Whether by the spear or the plow, humans have been homogenizing the mammal communities of North America for 10,000-plus years, says research co-led by Nebraska’s Kate Lyons.
Experiments from Nebraska’s Pallabi Kundu, Eileen Hebets and fellow arachnologists have shown that wolf spiders are capable of manipulating air particles to communicate during courtship.
Recent achievements for the campus community were earned by Sasitharan Balasubramaniam, Morgan Cade, Jordan Gonzales, Priscilla Grew, Katrina Jagodinsky, Elizabeth Karnopp, Srivatsan Kidambi, Eunhong Lee, Regan Myers, Jill I’Donnell, Erin Ramsdell, Witawas Srisa-an and Cassidy Taladay. Click through to learn more.
Exploring a more sustainable way to build, Associate Professor Jason Griffiths’ students are designing and constructing Mizer Ruin, a 200 sq. ft., micro-dwelling using eastern redcedar at the University of Nebraska’s Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Neb.
Some male wolf spiders seem to get luckier than others when it comes to courting females. The secret of their courtship? It’s complicated, says a new study led by Nebraska’s Noori Choi and Eileen Hebets.
Leigh Jahnke, a senior biological sciences and Spanish major, has earned a Fulbright award to teach English in Spain.