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Welcome to the Wilson Lab!
My approach to research is
multidimensional. First, I use large-scale observational
studies and meta-analysis of existing data from the literature
to discover patterns in nature. Then, I identify mechanisms
mediating these patterns through laboratory and field-based
experimentation.
As a limnologist, I am
interested in aquatic plant-herbivore interactions and
identifying the ecological and evolutionary consequences of
intraspecific genetic and phenotypic variation on aquatic
communities. My current research, in part, focuses on the
ecology of cyanobacterial blooms, with an emphasis on
understanding how biotic and abiotic factors influence
cyanobacterial bloom formation while also describing how these
events influence community structure and water quality.
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News
February 2009
December 2008
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The Ecological Biology cluster of the National
Science Foundation has just recommended a collaborative research
proposal that Ace
Sarnelle and I submitted for funding!! This project
will elucidate the consequences of herbivore adaptations on
food-web structure. I will be
recruiting at least one graduate student to assist with this
project. Interested students should contact me via
email about this opportunity.
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Michael Chislock has been awarded a $1000 grant
through the Sigma Xi
Grants-in-Aid of Research program to do some cool research with
Daphnia, the noblest of organisms.
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We have finally had time to create our
consulting business, CyanoPros, to help lake managers with water quality
problems. We offer a large suite of services at
significantly reduced rates compared to similar labs.
Funds derived from this effort will support student research and
professional outreach activities at Auburn University.
Contact us if you have any questions about our
services.
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Recent papers
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Sarnelle, O. and A. E. Wilson. 2008 Type
III functional response in Daphnia. Ecology
89(6):1723-1732.
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Wilson, A. E., D. C. Gossiaux, T. O.
Höök, J. P. Berry, P. F. Landrum, J. Dyble, and S. J.
Guildford. 2008. Evaluation of the human health threat associated
with the hepatotoxin, microcystin, in the muscle and liver
tissues of yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic
Sciences 65(7):1487-1497.
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Knoll, L. B., O. Sarnelle, S. K. Hamilton, C. E.
H. Kissman,
A. E. Wilson, J. B. Rose, and M. R. Morgan. 2008. Invasive zebra
mussels
(Dreissena polymorpha)
increase cyanobacterial toxin concentrations in low-nutrient
lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
65(3):448-455.
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Tillmanns, A. R., A. E. Wilson, F. R.
Pick, and O. Sarnelle. 2008. Meta-analysis of cyanobacterial effects on
zooplankton population growth rate: species-specific
responses. Fundamental and Applied Limnology
171(4):285-295.
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