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EEOB PhD student, Joey Jaros was recently featured in Columbus Monthly. Jaros teaches a class at the Franklin Park Conservatory that combines the effects of invasive species in the Columbus region…
Diversification and coexistence amid widespread and persistent gene flow in Andean trees
Ellen J Quinlan, James B Pease, Jhonatan Sallo Bravo, Alfredo F Fuentes, William Farfan-Rios, Miles R…
EEOB Research Scientist, Ieva Roznere, was awarded a three-year grant for native mussel restoration from the National Park Service (NPS). Funding will allow placement of a stream side facility for…
EEOB Postdoctoral Scholar, Shannon Kuznar, is working at the Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS) to image the brains of various species of deep-sea fish to infer their behaviors…
Soil sanctuaries: Experimental manipulations enhance ground-nesting bee habitat
A. Fredenburg, K. Goodell. 2026. Ecosphere 17(10): e70781. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70781
AbstractAs the…
Pollen tube integrity is critical for thermotolerance in tomato and is enhanced by loss of SlRALF1
Rasha Althiab Almasaud, Sorel V. Yimga Ouonkap, Jared Ingram, Yahir Oseguera, Mohamed Alkassem…
Mites
Hans Klompen. 2026. Mites. In Rattan Lal. Encyclopedia of Soil Science (3rd ed.). Ch 342. CRC Press. DOI: 10.1081/e-ess3
AbstractMites (Acari) form the most diverse…
Recovery from extreme desiccation enhanced by humid air and elevated CO2 in a widespread desert plant
Seth C. Boffa, Lloyd R. Stark, Casey M. Schine, Mandy L. Slate, John C. Brinda, Jenna T. B…
Reimagining Scientific Discovery: Collective Intelligence Through the Convergence of Citizen Science and Computational Systems
Saiph Savage, Lea Shanley, Lucy Fortson, Corey Jackson, Kevin…
Each semester, EEOB's undergraduate research lab prepares a university‑wide newsletter highlighting current funding opportunities, research jobs, internships, and scholarships available to…
How Tough a Passage? Nonnative Fish Entrainment Survivability at a Major Dam in the Western USA
Barrett Friesen, Casey A. Pennock, Phaedra Budy. 2026. DOI: 10.1002/rra.70188
AbstractThe…
Temporal links in avian migration schedules across the annual cycle
Brlík, Vojtěch; Procházka, Petr; Rushing, Clark; Storch, David; Schmaljohann, Heiko; Bulla, Martin; Skinner, Aaron; Jahn, Alex;…
Chronic Predation Risk Induces Sex-Specific Effects in Behavior but Does Not Induce Long-Term Oxidative Damage in the Threespined Stickleback
Michaela M. Rogers, Jennifer K. Hellmann. 2026…
Nathan Whelan, EEOB Associate Professor and Director of the Museum of Biological Diversity, received an award from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) that will support work on the…
EEOB Assistant Professor, Casey Pennock, secured an additional $230K under his 5-year cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation. His work will inform recovery efforts of threatened and…
From Andes to the dry diagonal: phylogenomics and trait evolution elucidate the radiation of cacti in South American drylands.
Monique Romeiro-Brito, Flávia M. Lanna, Milena C. Telhe, Bryan C…
Rapid and repeated evolution of increased competitive ability in a global invader
Dávid U. Nagy, Ragan M. Callaway, S. Luke Flory, Christopher D. Barratt, Walter Durka, Ylva Lekberg, Marilia S…
Ecological stability of zooplankton communities in changing arctic lakes over three decades
Casey A. Pennock, Gary P. Thiede, Phaedra Budy, Anne Giblin, Chris Luecke, George W. Kling. Ecology…
From Data to Discovery: Characterizing the Scope and Limitations of Seedling Trait Studies in the U.S. With the EPiC Database
Nia M Johnson, Leah J Lenzo, Amelia G Renner, Sofia M A Al‐Shayeb,…
A multi-model framework for evaluating and partitioning environmental change impacts on fish population dynamics: a case study with Lake Erie Yellow Perch
Luoliang Xu, George C Brooks, Rujia Bi,…
Two new species of the subgenus Aliolus Say of the genus Eubazus Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Brachistinae) from the United States
Cheng-jin Yan, Zhenhua Zu, Cornelis van Achterberg, Sufeng…
EEOB Professor, Stu Ludsin, gave the first plenary address at the 2026 American Fisheries Society (AFS) meeting in Columbus. Watch the video on Vimeo website. His introduction and presentation…
From collection trays to AI-ready data: An operational framework for automated batch entomological specimen processing
East, Alyson & Rayeed, S M & Campolongo, Elizabeth & Cain, Nathan & Earl,…
The convergent evolution of the pelvic suction cup: A unique key innovation in spiny-finned fishes
Emily P. Mcfarland, Aline P. M. Medeiros, Carmen D. R. Pedraza-Marrón, Lily C. Hughes, Stacy…
Beyond phoresy: ecological patterns, effects of host attributes, and temporal variation in mites...
Maria Beatriz Nunes-Souza, Maria Eduarda Barbosa Almeida, Erika Luiza dos Santos Torres, Hans…
Jeanne Serb, Professor and Chair of EEOB was recently featured on the Voices of Excellence podcast. She discussed how eyes evolved independently across animals, and outlined her research…
Determining ecological niche overlap between reservoir Blue Catfish and other sport fishes using stable isotopes and stomach contents
Jacob L Bentley , Stephen M Tyszko , Joseph D Conroy , Stuart…