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Wednesday Nite @ the Lab

Sex, Bugs & Rock 'n Roll in the World of Host-Parasite Interactions

Event Details

Date
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Time
7 p.m.
Description
Kara Cromwell. Let's look at an ecological drama that unfolds beneath the surface of bubbling Rocky Mountain streams. Mayflies are abundant, common aquatic insects that may serve as keystone species, but they are vulnerable to a parasitic nematode worm that changes their sex lives, and probably more. We are asking what causes epidemics and whether being parasitized affects how mayflies get along with their other archenemy, the wiley trout. Live videostream at biotech.wisc.edu/webcams.
Cost
Free

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