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Welcome to the WilsonLab at Auburn University!
My approach to research is
multidimensional. First, I use large-scale observational
studies and meta-analysis of existing data from the literature
to discover patterns in nature. Then, I identify mechanisms
mediating these patterns through laboratory and field-based
experimentation.
As an ecologist, I am
interested in aquatic plant-herbivore interactions and
identifying the ecological and evolutionary consequences of intraspecific genetic and phenotypic variation on aquatic
communities and ecosystems. My current research, in part, focuses on the
ecology of cyanobacterial blooms with an emphasis on
understanding how biotic and abiotic factors influence
cyanobacterial bloom formation.
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News
April 2012
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Alan has been offered a semester fellowship at
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Global Research Institute to participate in
research, teaching, and outreach activities centered on global
water issues. Get ready, Chapel Hill!
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Daisuke's paper describing how hypoxia
influences Lake Erie Daphnia mendotae has been
accepted. Good job, Daisuke! Goto, D., K. Lindelof,
D. L. Fanslow, S. A. Ludsin, J. J. Roberts, H. A. Vanderploeg,
A. E. Wilson, and T. O. Höök. In press.
Ecological consequences of hypolimnetic hypoxia on survival
and growth potential of Daphnia mendotae in the central
basin of Lake Erie. Aquatic Biology.
(PDF)
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Michael has garnered another award - a Harry
Merriwether Fellowship. This award was given to only
four AU graduate students for their outstanding scholarship.
You continue to rock, Michael!
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Enrique has been offered a one-year AU
Undergraduate Research Fellowship to continue conducting
research in the WilsonLab. He will be spending a
significant amount of time at the
MacArthur Agro-Ecology
Research Center in Florida. Good job, dude!
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Betina's awesome meta-analysis paper generally
describing biodiulution of microcystin in aquatic foodwebs has
finally been accepted. Good work, Betina!
Kozlowsky-Suzuki, B., A. E. Wilson, and A. Ferrao-Filho.
In press. Biomagnification or biodilution of
microcystins in aquatic foodwebs? Meta-analyses of laboratory
and field studies. Harmful Algae.
(PDF)
March 2012
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Sadly, the court case associated with the Ogeechee River fish kill (the
largest kill (38,000+ dead fish) in Georgia history) has
been dismissed by the judge - read more
here (GreenLaw)
or
here (SavannahNow) Hutton Brown and Don Stack plan to
appeal. Go get 'em guys!
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We held our second water quality workshop
associated with our USGS
cyanobacterial bloom network project in Auburn. Our
students were awesome!
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Del Anderson (2011 REU student), Katie LeMay
(2011 REU student), Michael Chislock, Courtney Ellison (2011
REU student), Jo-Marie Kasinak, and Enrique Doster had a good
time at SEEC
2012 in Clemson, SC. Del, Michael, and Jo-Marie
presented some of their research. Good job, y'all!
February 2012
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Our Sparks in Science and Math
prison seminar series has officially begun at Elmore
Correctional Center thanks to support from the AU College of
Agriculture, College of Science and Math, and Outreach office.
Kyes Stevens has been instrumental in this effort where
seven AU faculty will give weekly lectures to our students at
the prison.
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Rusty Wright, Barry Rosen, and I just held our first water
quality workshop associated with our new
USGS project.
We had a bunch of excellent students. We will be
organizing a similar meeting in Auburn in March 2012.
January 2012
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I just completed another successful trip to
Purdue to hangout with
Tomas Höök
and his students to discuss our Lake Michigan river plume
project.
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I was able to return to a local daycare to
teach the kids about aquatic foodwebs and aquatic-terrestrial
linkages. I wish I had the kids' energy and the
teachers' patience.
December 2011
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Katie LeMay, one of our 2011 REU superstars,
just learned that her
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research proposal was selected
for funding. You continue to rock, Katie! Good
job.
November 2011
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I just returned from another fun-filled trip
teaching limnology in Can Tho, Viet Nam, at Can Tho
University. This year's class of 20 students was
jam-packed with field experiments and limnological sampling.
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Recent papers
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Goto, D., K. Lindelof, D. L. Fanslow, S. A.
Ludsin, J. J. Roberts, H. A. Vanderploeg, A. E. Wilson,
and T. O. Höök. In press. Ecological consequences of
hypolimnetic hypoxia on survival and growth potential of
Daphnia mendotae in the central basin of Lake Erie.
Aquatic Biology.
(PDF)
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Kozlowsky-Suzuki, B., A. E. Wilson, and A. Ferrao-Filho.
In press. Biomagnification or biodilution of
microcystins in aquatic foodwebs? Meta-analyses of laboratory
and field studies. Harmful Algae.
(PDF)
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Logan, S. W., L. E. Robinson, A. E. Wilson, and W. A.
Lucas. 2011. Getting the fundamentals of movement: A
meta-analysis of the effectiveness of motor skill
interventions in young children as assessed by the test of
gross motor development. Child: Care, Health &
Development 38(3):305-315. (PDF)
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White, J. D., R. B. Kaul, L. B. Knoll, A. E.
Wilson, and O. Sarnelle. 2011. Large variation
in vulnerability to grazing within a population of the
colonial phytoplankter, Microcystis aeruginosa. Limnology and Oceanography 56(5):1714-1724
(PDF)
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Berry, J. P., E. Lee, K. Walton, A. E.
Wilson, and F. Bernal-Brooks. 2011. Microcystin
production by a persistent cyanobacterial bloom in Lago de
Patzcuaro (Michoacan, Mexico), and apparent bioaccumulation of
the toxin in small commercial catches of fish.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
30(7):1621-1628.
(PDF)
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Wilson, A. E., R. B. Kaul, and O.
Sarnelle. 2010. Growth rate consequences of
coloniality in a harmful phytoplankter. PLoS ONE
5(1):e8679. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008679
(PDF)
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