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Congratulations to Rita Grunberg on two new publications!

1/16/2019

Here are some of the highlights in these lovely papers:

Divergence in Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus (Actinopterygii, Clupeidae), life history alters parasite communities:

Compared the parasite communities in two life history variant of Alewives, the ancestral anadromous type and the new landlocked resident.
Anadromous Alewives harbored a diverse parasite community that was structured based on host ontogenetic stage.
The landlocked, freshwater resident was infected with a depauperate parasite community and overall infrequently infected.
The data suggests the landlocked fish have lost their parasites when they colonized lake habitats, and highlights the role of parasitism in eco-evo feedbacks in aquatic systems.

Allometric and trait-based patterns in parasite stoichiometry (coauthored with formerE&E graduate student Rachel Paseka):

Using the framework of ecological stoichiometry (ES) we documented wide variation in organismal stoichiometry (C,N,P) across parasitic taxa and linked this variation to certain traits.
Phosphorus content was strongly linked to parasite body size, and this agreed with the growth rate hypothesis in ES.
Parasite life cycle stage did explain some variation in parasite stoichiometry. While, phylogeny, feeding strategy and trophic level did not.
Finally, we advocate for the use of ES to link parasites to ecosystem function.

Congrats to Michael Acquafredda on the new publication!

1/3/2019

The article is open-access which mean that it’s free and available to anyone interested in learning best practices for culturing this native and delicious bivalve species!

Some highlights from the paper include:
"1. Juvenile surfclam survival and growth were optimized at 20C.
2. Colder water increases survival but slows growth; warmer water causes mortality.
3. Variation across clam cohorts suggests parentage influences temperature tolerance.
4. Commercial surfclam seed production is readable in the Northeast US."

The full paper can be found at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513418301078

Congratulations to Rita Grunberg on two new publications!

Congrats to Michael Acquafredda on the new publication!

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