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M. L. Niemiller

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Ecology· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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B. Molano-Flores· 1 shared D. B. Fenolio· 1 shared D. Soares· 1 shared E. Knittle· 1 shared J. B. Benito· 1 shared J. Benito· 1 shared K. A. Ober· 1 shared L. E. Paddock· 1 shared

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Phylogenomics and Biogeography of North American Trechine Cave Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

J. B. Benito, K. A. Ober, M. L. Niemiller

This study presents a time-calibrated molecular phylogeny of North American cave beetles, revealing Miocene origins and dispersal patterns that challenge previous Pleistocene colonization hypotheses.

bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2023 · PreprintEcology

BeeDNA: microfluidic environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for connecting plant and pollinator communities

L. R. Harper, M. L. Niemiller, J. Benito, L. E. Paddock, E. Knittle, B. Molano-Flores, M. A. Davis

This study evaluates microfluidic eDNA metabarcoding for monitoring pollinator communities, finding it effective for detecting target species and common arthropods in greenhouse and field settings.

bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2021Ecology

Evolution Of Coprophagy And Nutrient Absorption In A Cave Salamander

D. Soares, R. Roenfeldt, S. Hammond, M. E. Slay, D. B. Fenolio, M. L. Niemiller

This study investigates diet breadth expansion in grotto salamanders, finding coprophagy occurs but is insufficient for nutrition, suggesting behavioral adaptation precedes physiological changes.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2017Animal Behavior & Cognition