REU Site: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm

REU 站点：弗吉尼亚大学布兰迪实验农场的生态学和进化生物学

• 批准号: 1659816
• 负责人: Kyle Haynes
• 金额: $ 50.01万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-02-15 至 2024-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659816&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Evolutionary; Biology

This REU Site award to University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, VA, will support the training of 10 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2021. The program will be conducted at University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce, VA. Students will carry out research in ecology or evolutionary biology, with many projects focusing on the impacts of human activities. The study organisms for most projects will be plants and/or insects. Questions students may investigate include, for example, the effects of pharmaceuticals in sewage on aquatic invertebrates and effects of urbanization on native bee colonies. Students will carry out research in the field, lab, or greenhouse, analyze their data, and present their results through a scientific poster, a final written report, and an oral presentation. Students will also attend workshops on topics such as gaining admission to graduate school and research ethics. Interested undergraduates are encouraged to apply, especially students from non-research colleges, students from underrepresented ethnic groups, and students at an early academic stage. Applications must be submitted using the program's online application system (https://sites.google.com/site/blandyreu/apply). Faculty mentors will select participants based on several aspects: compatibility of student-mentor research interests, relevance of undergraduate coursework, degree of academic achievement, and qualifications described in letters of recommendation. It is anticipated that a total of 10 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Students will also learn how to teach young children aspects of their research.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://sites.google.com/site/blandyreu/ , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Kyle Haynes at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Mary McKenna at [e-mail]).

这个REU网站奖给弗吉尼亚大学，位于弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔，将支持10名学生在2017年至2021年的夏天11周的培训。该项目将在弗吉尼亚州博伊斯的弗吉尼亚大学布兰迪实验农场进行。学生将进行生态学或进化生物学的研究，许多项目侧重于人类活动的影响。大多数项目的研究生物将是植物和/或昆虫。学生可以调查的问题包括，例如，污水中的药物对水生无脊椎动物的影响和城市化对本地蜂群的影响。学生将在现场，实验室或温室进行研究，分析他们的数据，并通过科学海报，最终书面报告和口头报告来展示他们的结果。学生们还将参加研讨会的主题，如获得录取研究生院和研究伦理。鼓励有兴趣的本科生申请，特别是来自非研究型大学的学生，来自代表性不足的民族的学生，以及处于早期学术阶段的学生。申请必须使用该计划的在线申请系统（https：//sites.google.com/site/blandyreu/apply）提交。教师导师将根据几个方面选择参与者：学生导师研究兴趣的兼容性，本科课程的相关性，学术成就的程度，以及推荐信中描述的资格。 预计共有10名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将接受该方案的培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。学生还将学习如何教幼儿方面的研究。一个共同的基于网络的评估工具，由生物基础设施司资助的所有REU网站程序使用将被用来确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://sites.google.com/site/blandyreu/，或联系PI（凯尔海恩斯博士，[e-mail]）或共同PI（玛丽麦肯纳博士，[e-mail]）。

项目成果

The potential for elevated soil salinity to enhance the ecological trap effect of roadside pollinator habitat

• DOI: 10.1007/s10841-023-00526-3
• 发表时间: 2023-10-13
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION
• 影响因子: 1.9
• 作者: Lovett，David H.;Carr，David E.
• 通讯作者: Carr，David E.

Best of a bad job or masters of illusion: Do nest light conditions make the eggs of brood parasitic brown‐headed cowbirds ( Molothrus ater ) more similar to the eggs of their hosts?

最好的坏工作或幻觉大师：巢穴的光照条件是否会使巢中寄生的褐头牛鹂（Molothrus ater）的蛋与宿主的蛋更相似？

• DOI: 10.1111/eth.13109
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Ethology
• 影响因子: 1.7
• 作者: Rutledge, Samantha;Carr, David E.;Hauber, Mark E.;Hanley, Daniel;Goymann, ed., Wolfgang
• 通讯作者: Goymann, ed., Wolfgang

Interactions between artificial light at night, soil moisture, and plant density affect the growth of a perennial wildflower

• DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04679-9
• 发表时间: 2020-06-12
• 期刊: OECOLOGIA
• 影响因子: 2.7
• 作者: Hey, Melissa H.;DiBiase, Elizabeth;Haynes, Kyle J.
• 通讯作者: Haynes, Kyle J.

Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality

• DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2023.07.007
• 发表时间: 2023-07
• 期刊: Basic and Applied Ecology
• 影响因子: 3.8
• 作者: Kyle J. Haynes;Geoffrey Miller;Madaris C. Serrano-Perez;Melissa H. Hey;Lauren K. Emer