| Title | State-Structured Species Interactions and Their Consequences Across Levels of Biological Organization |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Segui, Leah Mupas |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Integrative Biology |
| Degree | Ph. D. |
| Pagination | 113 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Willamette River Basin, Siletz River, Signal crayfish = Pacifastacus leniusculus, Ringed crayfish = Faxonius neglectus neglectus (Orconectes n. neglectus), introduced species, crustaceans, microbes, life history, diet, community ecology |
| Notes | Animal diets vary at different stages in life. In fact, as the author of this intriguing doctoral dissertation notes, the food consumption differences between members of one species at different life stages may be greater than diet differences between separate species. How does ecological theory account for this? In this work, the author uses the native signal crayfish as a lens for exploring the role of stage structure in species interactions and the broader food web. “Overall, my work has demonstrated the importance of incorporating stage structure in ecological studies and that this information advances both ecological theory and applied efforts” (from the Abstract). |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/9g54xq08j |
