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Invertebrate Biology
The growing enthusiasm for STEAM (STEM + Arts) initiatives reflects the rich potential for inquir... more The growing enthusiasm for STEAM (STEM + Arts) initiatives reflects the rich potential for inquiry and integration between arts and sciences. Biologically informed poetry is an active interdisciplinary area of creation and analysis that requires biologically attuned illustration and translation to retain its STEAM effectiveness across linguistic barriers. Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel laureate, was a keen observer and informed scholar who wove his scientific knowledge into his poetry. He was particularly obsessed with the sea and featured marine invertebrates in many of his works. The molluscs in his poem “Mollusca Gongorina” are unusual in being specified by their Latin genera. In this zoopoetic analysis, we first ask whether the 11 specimens can be identified to species and find that eight have ready identifications based on morphology in the poem's text, and three have likely identifications based on the poem's themes. We then examine illustrations and translations...
Studies in Higher Education
Methods............................................................................................. more Methods...............................................................................................................2
Emerging infectious diseases are a concern for wildlife and human health. To understand, prevent,... more Emerging infectious diseases are a concern for wildlife and human health. To understand, prevent, and control infectious diseases, it can be helpful to use mathematical models. West Nile virus is a new infectious disease in North America. The virus is transmitted back and forth continually between mosquitoes and birds, and occasionally is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans. We developed a mathematical model to represent the West Nile virus outbreak in North America. We then used the model to determine whether it would be more effective to remove mosquitoes or remove birds to prevent disease outbreaks. Our model showed that reducing mosquito abundances would help prevent an outbreak. Reducing bird abundances, however, would have the opposite effect, increasing the chance of an outbreak.
Mathematical Epidemiology, 2008
New Perspectives in Mathematical Biology, 2010
... for the spreading speed (Figure 8). Future model extensions involve more realistic bird movem... more ... for the spreading speed (Figure 8). Future model extensions involve more realistic bird movement models ... Dynamics of Emerging Wildlife Disease 75 Figure 11 Spatial data at first glance (based on ... stage on a fish sampled at point x. First, we require a mathematical model for the ...
DESCRIPTION Letter from several members of the EPA Science Advisory Board Panel on Ballast Water ... more DESCRIPTION Letter from several members of the EPA Science Advisory Board Panel on Ballast Water and the National Acedemy of Sciences/National Research Council Committee on Ballast Water claiming that the EPA misstated the SAB Panel's findings as support for its proposed discharge standards
Research in Science Education, 2009
... DO9112; No of Pages SP Norris (*) .JS Macnab Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching a... more ... DO9112; No of Pages SP Norris (*) .JS Macnab Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning, University of Alberta, 7-104 Education North, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada e-mail: stephen.norris@ualberta.ca ...
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2004
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2001
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2005
Biological Invasions, 1999
The relationships between invasion pressure, post-transport inoculant survival, and regional susc... more The relationships between invasion pressure, post-transport inoculant survival, and regional susceptibility to invasion are poorly understood. In marine ecosystems, the movement and release of ballast water from ocean-going ships provides a model system by which to examine the interplay among these factors. One of the largest estuaries in North America, the Chesapeake Bay, receives tremendous amounts of foreign ballast water
Biological Invasions, 1999
Although ecologists commonly talk about the impacts of nonindigenous species, little formal atten... more Although ecologists commonly talk about the impacts of nonindigenous species, little formal attention has been given to defining what we mean by impact, or connecting ecological theory with particular measures of impact. The resulting lack of generalizations regarding invasion impacts is more than an academic problem; we need to be able to distinguish invaders with minor effects from those with
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2005
... in explaining recurrent outbreaks of infectious childhood diseases (CT Bauch).- Modeling infl... more ... in explaining recurrent outbreaks of infectious childhood diseases (CT Bauch).- Modeling influenza: Pandemics and seasonal epidemics (Fred Brauer).- Mathematical models of influenza: The role of cross-immunit. quarantine and age structure (M. Nun. C. Castillo Chave. ...
Invertebrate Biology
The growing enthusiasm for STEAM (STEM + Arts) initiatives reflects the rich potential for inquir... more The growing enthusiasm for STEAM (STEM + Arts) initiatives reflects the rich potential for inquiry and integration between arts and sciences. Biologically informed poetry is an active interdisciplinary area of creation and analysis that requires biologically attuned illustration and translation to retain its STEAM effectiveness across linguistic barriers. Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel laureate, was a keen observer and informed scholar who wove his scientific knowledge into his poetry. He was particularly obsessed with the sea and featured marine invertebrates in many of his works. The molluscs in his poem “Mollusca Gongorina” are unusual in being specified by their Latin genera. In this zoopoetic analysis, we first ask whether the 11 specimens can be identified to species and find that eight have ready identifications based on morphology in the poem's text, and three have likely identifications based on the poem's themes. We then examine illustrations and translations...
Studies in Higher Education
Methods............................................................................................. more Methods...............................................................................................................2
Emerging infectious diseases are a concern for wildlife and human health. To understand, prevent,... more Emerging infectious diseases are a concern for wildlife and human health. To understand, prevent, and control infectious diseases, it can be helpful to use mathematical models. West Nile virus is a new infectious disease in North America. The virus is transmitted back and forth continually between mosquitoes and birds, and occasionally is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans. We developed a mathematical model to represent the West Nile virus outbreak in North America. We then used the model to determine whether it would be more effective to remove mosquitoes or remove birds to prevent disease outbreaks. Our model showed that reducing mosquito abundances would help prevent an outbreak. Reducing bird abundances, however, would have the opposite effect, increasing the chance of an outbreak.
Mathematical Epidemiology, 2008
New Perspectives in Mathematical Biology, 2010
... for the spreading speed (Figure 8). Future model extensions involve more realistic bird movem... more ... for the spreading speed (Figure 8). Future model extensions involve more realistic bird movement models ... Dynamics of Emerging Wildlife Disease 75 Figure 11 Spatial data at first glance (based on ... stage on a fish sampled at point x. First, we require a mathematical model for the ...
DESCRIPTION Letter from several members of the EPA Science Advisory Board Panel on Ballast Water ... more DESCRIPTION Letter from several members of the EPA Science Advisory Board Panel on Ballast Water and the National Acedemy of Sciences/National Research Council Committee on Ballast Water claiming that the EPA misstated the SAB Panel's findings as support for its proposed discharge standards
Research in Science Education, 2009
... DO9112; No of Pages SP Norris (*) .JS Macnab Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching a... more ... DO9112; No of Pages SP Norris (*) .JS Macnab Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning, University of Alberta, 7-104 Education North, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada e-mail: stephen.norris@ualberta.ca ...
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2004
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2001
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2005
Biological Invasions, 1999
The relationships between invasion pressure, post-transport inoculant survival, and regional susc... more The relationships between invasion pressure, post-transport inoculant survival, and regional susceptibility to invasion are poorly understood. In marine ecosystems, the movement and release of ballast water from ocean-going ships provides a model system by which to examine the interplay among these factors. One of the largest estuaries in North America, the Chesapeake Bay, receives tremendous amounts of foreign ballast water
Biological Invasions, 1999
Although ecologists commonly talk about the impacts of nonindigenous species, little formal atten... more Although ecologists commonly talk about the impacts of nonindigenous species, little formal attention has been given to defining what we mean by impact, or connecting ecological theory with particular measures of impact. The resulting lack of generalizations regarding invasion impacts is more than an academic problem; we need to be able to distinguish invaders with minor effects from those with
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2005
... in explaining recurrent outbreaks of infectious childhood diseases (CT Bauch).- Modeling infl... more ... in explaining recurrent outbreaks of infectious childhood diseases (CT Bauch).- Modeling influenza: Pandemics and seasonal epidemics (Fred Brauer).- Mathematical models of influenza: The role of cross-immunit. quarantine and age structure (M. Nun. C. Castillo Chave. ...