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Title: How Does A Polymorphic Colony Divide Labor Among Its Modules? Colonial Development in the Marine Invertebrate, Bugulina stolonifera Abstract: Bryozoans are a diverse phylum of marine and freshwater colonial invertebrates containing approximately 6...

Title: Physical Mechanisms of Force Production for Swimming in Fishes Abstract: Fishes must swim effectively to perform many behaviors that are important for evolutionary fitness. So, understanding how a fish’s body morphology, mechanical properties, and...

Title: Gene to Genus: Systematics and Population Dynamics in Lamiini Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with Focus on Monochamus Dejean Abstract: Herbivorous insects make up more than a third of the multicellular species on Earth. The discovery...

Title: Surveying Mount Improbable: Computational Challenges Facing Evolution Abstract: [In my defense, I will talk about chapters 4 and 5 of my thesis.] Since its origins on earth, life has overcome challenges that appear to be improbable. For life to...

Title: Evolution and Ecological Consequences of Diverse Traits in Tropical Pitcher Plants (Nepenthes ) Abstract: Plants play a major role in Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity, and by extension so do their interactions with other organisms. The role of...