Byers – Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Spatial Variation in Oyster Macroparasites Across the Georgia Coast

12JanuaryNikki Solano-Asamoah2022 ProjectsBenchwork, Byers, Empirical, Fieldwork, Wildlife

Sofia Markiewicz, a student at Scripps College, worked in the lab of Dr. Jeb Byers Abstract Oysters are a key coastal foundation species that have declined drastically across the US coasts due to the combined effects of overharvesting, pollution, and disease. With climate change, there The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a keystone species and

Assessing the impacts of Hyalophysa lynni infection on oxygen consumption of commercial shrimp

17NovemberAndrea Silletti2021 ProjectsByers, Empirical, Wildlife

Roland Berg, from Lewis & Smith College, worked with Megan Tomamichel and others in the lab of Dr. Jeb Byers. Abstract Shrimp black gill disease (sBG), caused by the parasite Hyalophysa lynni, may be contributing to the recent declines in commercial shrimp populations off the Southeastern US coast. H. lynni attaches to shrimp gill tissue,

Microparasite challenge and subsequent energy trade-offs in an invasive crab species

19DecemberAndrea Silletti2015 ProjectsByers, Empirical

Zain Aryanpour, a student at the University of Alabama, worked with Dr. Jeb Byers and Carrie Keogh to examine the cost of infection on immune response of an invasive crab species. Abstract: Invasive species often show phenotypic distinctions in relation to their native-range species. A topic of current interest in populations of invasive species is