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Biology of the invasive New Zealand mudsnail in the GYE
The invasive New Zealand mudsnail arrived in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) in 1987 and is also invasive in several other parts of the world. In my talk, I will address interactions between this snail and native ... -
Tetons alpine streams: unsung heroes of diversity and vulnerability
Alpine streams are the highest-elevation headwaters of major river basins like the Mississippi and Columbia. Unique ecosystems in their own right, alpine streams support a diversity of animals, plants, and microbes that ... -
Life on the edge: history and status of Teton Range bighorn sheep
The Teton Range is home to a small population of bighorn sheep whose conservation status is of concern because of its small size, isolation from neighboring herds, low genetic diversity, and loss of historic winter range. ... -
Life in the tropics: dispersal, reproduction, and survival in tropical birds
Tropical species are predicted to be more vulnerable to environmental changes than many temperate zone species. The majority of future bird extinctions are predicted to be in the tropics owing to continued land-use change ... -
The role of the acoustic environment in shaping behavior, community structure, and evolution
Growth in transportation networks, resource extraction, motorized recreation and urban development is responsible for chronic noise exposure across the globe, including remote wilderness sites. Increased noise levels reduce ... -
Life on the rocks: A portrait of the American Mountain Goat
Bruce Smith’s three years studying and photographing mountain goats in Montana’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area began a 40-year fascination with our continent’s premier mountaineer. In a beautiful and informative ... -
Preparing teachers for a globalized era: An examination of teaching practices in Kenya
In an increasingly globalized1 21st century, an education that is student-centered is invaluable because it supports the development of collaborative, communication and problem-solving skills (Cooke-Canitz, 2013; Kambutu ... -
Culturally Responsive and Anti-Biased Teaching Benefits Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine pre-service teachers’ perceptions of a culturally responsive, anti-bias curriculum. Additionally, this study explored how the use of culturally responsive course work ... -
Whiteness Isn't an Accident: How My Irish Family Became White
During her ten day trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland, scholar and creative writer Sarah Duncan examined, through exploring her own Irish family history, the connections between Irish migration and the construction of ... -
Integrating the Other
While Europe has become a destination goal for millions of displaced persons, Germany is unique for the drastic growth of their accepted refugee and asylum seeker population over the past few years. The influx of asylum ... -
Critical Ethnographic Analysis of Rural Latinas' Educational Experiences, A
While existing research overwhelmingly focuses on the experiences of "urban" Latinos/as, little is known about the educational experiences of rural town Latinos/as. As U.S. demographics continue to trend upward in the ...
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