Conidiation is a common and critical asexual reproductive mode in fungi. The ascomycetes, the largest group in the kingdom Fungi undergo conidiation. The wide array of morphological difference in a conidiophore and conidial ...

In the neuronal circuits of natural and artificial agents, memory is usually implemented with recurrent connections, since recurrence allows past agent state to affect the present, on-going behavior. Here, an interesting ...

Powerful people perform observable agentic behaviors (e.g., directing tasks), and people expect powerful people to act in these agentic ways. Furthermore, Role Congruity Theory predicts that people are disliked when their ...

Pheromones play an important role in conspecific mate preference across taxa. While the mechanisms underlying the pheromonal basis of reproductive isolation are well characterized in insects, we know far less about the ...

This dissertation is centered on problems within the history and philosophy of biology. The project identifies the philosophical roots of the current ecological movement and shows how a version of philosophical naturalism ...

Physical activity is a well-established preventative for many diseases, yet the average United States citizen does not engage in regular exercise. Thus, there is a need to understand the biological and environmental ...