Summer Environmental StudyColby McArthur
2023 The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
Effects of Climate on Epigenetics of Yellow-Bellied Marmots
McArthur’s project at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado will facilitate identification of the effects of climate factors on hibernation emergence timing in yellow-bellied marmot populations. By comparing the epigenetics that result from the weather as well as the phenological effects they have on the marmot populations, McArthur will illuminate the mechanisms of epigenetic-driven change. The project will determine if DNA methylation is the mechanism of phenotypic plasticity in the population.
The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
To promote environmental studies by students who are residents of New Jersey or nonresidents studying in New Jersey or its adjacent waters.
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