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Experimental evolutionary studies are excellent approaches to study the coadaptation of the musculoskeletal with locomotor behavior in real time. My dissertation examines mice from 4 replicate High Runner (HR) lines bred for voluntary wheel running as young adults and their 4 no…

This dissertation is an examination of growth, behavior, and dispersal during the early life stages of marine fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. Understanding movements of early life stages is a key part of managing exploited fish populations. Position in the water column can impact …

Plants exhibit an extraordinary diversity of life history strategies, which has allowed them to colonize every region of the world. Each species’ unique ecological and evolutionary history has shaped their relative allocation to reproduction and survival. Broadly, plants can exp…