{"id":488,"date":"2024-10-11T10:22:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbs.wsu.edu\/aquaticslab\/?page_id=488"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:48:05","slug":"robustness-and-resilience-of-aquatic-biosystems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbs.wsu.edu\/aquaticslab\/robustness-and-resilience-of-aquatic-biosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"REU: Robustness and Resilience of Aquatic Biosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5-198x198.png\" alt=\"NSF Logo\" class=\"wp-image-513\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5-396x398.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5-792x796.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5-1528x1536.png 1528w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-5.png 1722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Summer 2026 Applications now opened!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-color-background--gray-10 wsu-border--color-crimson wsu-border--add-left\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Application<strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etap.nsf.gov\/award\/7516\/opportunity\/11636\">Click here to apply!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">&nbsp;Deadline for applications March 2, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">For more information contact <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dr. Erica Crespi at: <a href=\"mailto:erica.crespi@wsu.edu\">erica.crespi@wsu.edu<\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"Person measuring Chinook salmon in the field.\" class=\"wp-image-500\" width=\"327\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image.png 206w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/image-138x198.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_6371-scaled-e1763056292208-792x759.jpeg\" alt=\"Student doing research on fish physiology using Loligo Aquatic Respirometry System.\" class=\"wp-image-679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_6371-scaled-e1763056292208-792x759.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_6371-scaled-e1763056292208-396x379.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_6371-scaled-e1763056292208-768x736.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_6371-scaled-e1763056292208-198x190.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_6371-scaled-e1763056292208.jpeg 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-792x499.jpeg\" alt=\"2025 REU Cohort kayaking on the Clearwater River.\" class=\"wp-image-683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-792x499.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-396x249.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-768x484.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-1536x967.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-2048x1290.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/10\/IMG_7525-scaled-e1763056224303-198x125.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--color-crimson wsu-color-background--white\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 Weeks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer experience (late May &#8211; early August) dedicated to learning new skills for success in STEM careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">$7,000<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stipend provided while you undergo training, plus: benefits, travel and housing expenses, food allowance, and research expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 Positions <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Number of positions available for the 2025 summer program: <strong>You can be one of them! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation of this program is built upon Relationships, Reciprocity, Respect, &amp; Responsibility, plus lots of research skills!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate status (freshman-junior when applying) at any college or university with interests in aquatic biosystems and applications to real-world problems<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-color-background--gray-10 wsu-border--color-crimson wsu-border--add-right\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">REU students will obtain the following:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Hands-on research experience using cutting-edge biotechnology\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to WSU\u2019s Aquatics Phenomics Research Center, Salmonid Research Center, Outdoor Amphibian Research Facility; may include fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest. \u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field, experimental, bioinformatic, and computational approaches to better understand biological systems \u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep understanding of relationships, networks, and interactions within biological systems from molecules to landscapes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appreciation of how aquatic biosystems interact with human cultural and economic systems\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientific literacy and communication skills\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional development &amp; networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous knowledge and western science approaches to systems thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentoring about career paths that value knowledge of biological systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__23977\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>Research themes and projects<\/strong><\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__23977\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Theme 1: Evolutionary biomechanical systems<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Evolutionary biomechanics of feeding systems in fishes. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Mentor:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katherine Corn<\/strong>, School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-792x737.png\" alt=\"Figure that illustrates data about which fish jaw types are suction feeders and which are biters. \" class=\"wp-image-612\" width=\"428\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-792x737.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-396x368.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-768x714.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-198x184.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image.png 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Environmental change can also cause selection for different behaviors, such as feeding, which could drive morphological change and adaptive radiations.  Fishes that eat prey attached to the substrate are a key component of aquatic ecosystems. These herbivores and detritivores, collectively referred to as \u2018substrate biters\u2019, can be up to 70% of the biomass of aquatic communities; they form a direct trophic link between primary producers and high-level predators; and in coral reef ecosystems, substrate grazers consume algae that competes with coral for precious space. Substrate biters can access a wide range of prey with diverse functional properties, from biting chunks out of sponges to picking at coral polyps or scraping algae from the surface of a rock. How do fishes modify their feeding mechanism in order to better access attached prey, and how does this change with variation in the functional properties of the prey? REU student will use high-speed videography to capture biting strikes by fishes in the laboratory to provide insight into the modifications to the feeding apparatus that are required for capturing functionally diverse prey and shed light on the factors that have contributed to the exceptional radiation of herbivores and detritivores in marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Theme 2: Integrated systems response to environmental change<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2023\/09\/Fish-Lab_7753-792x607.jpg\" alt=\"Undergrad students work with a Graduate student conduction a respirometry trial with juvenile chinook salmon in Professor Paul Wheeler\u2019s Fish Lab in Professor Paul Wheeler\u2019s Fish Lab on the campus of Washington State University, Tuesday, June, 6, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-267\" width=\"437\" height=\"332\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rapidly changing in climates and landscapes are causing dramatic change in aquatic ecosystems such that both animals and plants must be able to tolerate or bounce back from changes in biotic and abiotic factors. Revealing and applying common rules that govern the robustness and resilience of biological systems is an important and indispensable step toward finding solutions for preventing species survival. However, we lack an overarching understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that enable biological systems to appropriately respond to alterations in their environment and withstand or recover from perturbations. Studying biochemical-physiological\/sensory-behavioral systems is essential for understanding adaptive responses to environmental change. These researchers span sensory biology, ecotoxicology, cardiovascular physiology and developmental biology to investigate how environmental stressors affect aquatic systems through the interactions of molecular networks, developmental and physiological systems, and organismal-level behaviors and performance.&nbsp; <em>Students interested in integrated systems response to climate change will work in together learning concepts, skills, and research projects:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-1-792x874.png\" alt=\"Tigriopus californicus magnified under the microscope\" class=\"wp-image-613\" width=\"389\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-1-792x874.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-1-396x437.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-1-768x847.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-1-179x198.png 179w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/12\/image-1.png 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Intertidal invertebrate systems. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\"><strong>Mentor<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wes Dowd<\/strong>, School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dowd lab studies how marine invertebrates not only tolerate, but thrive, in extreme intertidal environments where abiotic conditions vary dramatically over two cycles a day. One line of research in the Dowd lab examines how marine mussels deal with environmental fluctuations that come with living in the intertidal zone. Daily low tides leave these sessile intertidal invertebrates exposed to extreme heat. Furthermore, neighboring individual mussels can reach very different peak body temperatures during the same low-tide period. As a result, they experience unique levels of thermal stress. REU students will be able to study the effects of variable levels of heat stress on individual California mussels,&nbsp;<em>Mytilus californianus<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The objective of this project is to assess the effect of heterogenous acclimation temperatures on variation in survival, growth, byssal thread production, and protein expression response of&nbsp;<em>M. californianus<\/em>&nbsp;after exposure to acute heat stress events. This project includes working directly with the animals in a controlled aquarium setting to simulate tides and extreme environmental events, performing performance analyses and collecting tissue biopsies for physiological measurements, and possibly analyzing large proteomics datasets. In a second avenue of research, REUs will be able to study the physiological consequences of multi-factorial environmental variation in splashpool copepods (<em>Tigriopus californicus<\/em>). This tiny arthropod is an excellent model system and exhibits remarkable physiological tolerances; salinity, temperature, oxygen, and pH all cycle in sometimes dramatic \u2013 and unpredictable \u2013 fashion in these splashpools. Performance, including time to first reproduction, whole-animal metabolic rates (in the Loligo respirometry systems), and preferences for different combinations of environmental variables, will be measured on individuals reared under realistic patterns of variation in the laboratory. We will explore the emergent properties of performance under co-occurring variation in salinity, temperature, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels within their current ranges observed in tide pools and in future conditions, which will ultimately better resolve resiliency to environmental change.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-792x496.jpg\" alt=\"Chinook fry\" class=\"wp-image-85\" width=\"503\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-792x496.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-396x248.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-2048x1283.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-990x620.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2022\/01\/chinook-fry-3.0-2-1188x744.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrated response of multiple stressors in salmonid fishes.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Shartau<\/strong>, School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Animals must respond to environmental change to survive. The&nbsp;Shartau&nbsp;lab studies how fishes tolerate stress in response to natural and human-driven environmental changes. Salmon and other fishes native to Washington State and elsewhere are increasingly stressed by temperature change, hypoxia, and other factors affecting water quality. The objective of this project is to quantify responses to different types of environmental change in fish, including the impact of co-occurring stressors. Students will use state-of-the-art equipment to measure oxygen consumption, behavior, and swim performance under various environmental conditions. The goal of this work is to use physiology to address conservation related questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ecotox-physio-developmental responses to road run-off<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Erica Crespi<\/strong>, School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5-792x1223.png\" alt=\"Photos of Xenopus tropicalis embryos in 6PPD-quinone dose-response experiment: top, control; middle, mid dose, Bottom, high dose, with curved tail and defective vasculature.\" class=\"wp-image-731\" width=\"338\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5-792x1223.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5-396x612.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5-768x1186.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5-994x1536.png 994w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5-128x198.png 128w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-5.png 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Road run-off is affecting water quality in an increasing number of wetlands as impervious surface expands along with urban and suburban areas with increased traffic. A major effect is salinization of wetlands and even ground water due to de-icing salt run-off; in addition, there is the potential for heavy metal run-off, as well as a newly described toxin, 6-PPD-quinone, a leachate from tires, that has been shown to adversely affect some salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. Preliminary work conducted by 2025 REU Nina Allen showed that 6PPD-quinone has similar adverse effects on frog embryos, with developmental delays and vasculature defects similar to those observed in fishes (see inset pictures of <em>Xenopus tropicalis<\/em> embryos in 6PPD-quinone dose-response experiment: top, control; middle, mid dose, Bottom, high dose). Yet much is unknown about the effects of 6PPD-quinone on other aquatic animals or other developmental stages of amphibians, or how it interacts with salinity to affect development, physiology and overall health of aquatic animals. Furthermore, virtually nothing is known about bioaccumulation or retention times across trophic levels of 6PPD-quinone throughout aquatic communities. REUs interested in filling these knowledge gaps will work in the Crespi Lab and in collaboration with University of Idaho researchers who have derived methods to measure this compound in tissues.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\"><strong>Theme 3: Integrative Host-parasite systems<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sbs.wsu.edu\/d63def27-5815-446b-a337-80529cf0192f\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-792x586.jpg\" alt=\"Juvenile wood frog, one of the study species in the described research\" class=\"wp-image-713\" width=\"501\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-792x586.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-396x293.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-1536x1137.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-2048x1515.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/woodfrog-warne-198x147.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Disease physiology\/immunology and ecology are fields fundamentally built around systems thinking. The study of host-parasite systems spans levels of biological organization, and epidemiological models seek to link how interactions between pathogens and hosts influence the spread of pathogens among host and even populations or communities. Thus, studies are thus ideal for studying robustness and resilience in biological systems. It is imperative we understand the complex ways in human-induced changes in the environment will alter host- parasite dynamics to ultimately be able to predict how anthropogenic change will affect the likelihood and outcome of epidemics. This interdisciplinary research team aims to understand how environmental stressors alter host physiology to alter the severity of disease outcomes at the individual- and population-levels and across life history stages in amphibians. This research has important applications for amphibian conservation and the surveillance of emerging pathogens through the international pet trade.&nbsp;<em>Students interested in amphibian host-parasite systems will work in together learning concepts, building skills, and developing research projects<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Amphibian host-pathogen systems:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Erica Crespi<\/strong>, <strong>Jesse Brunner<\/strong>, School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Ranavirus &#8211; amphibian system under stress<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-4.png\" alt=\"Path diagram depicting the influence of elevated salinity on gut microbiome and host immunology to cause more severe viral infections.\" class=\"wp-image-730\" width=\"347\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-4.png 548w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-4-396x500.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/image-4-157x198.png 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Recent research has shown that chronically elevated salinity experienced in the field or in the lab causes more severe infections of ranavirus, a common water-borne virus, in wood frog tadpoles by increasing stress hormones and reducing immune activity. However, it is unclear the mechanisms that cause this individual-level effect of salinity on host susceptibility or how salinity would affect the likelihood of a widespread epidemic or a mass-mortality event\u2014both population-level processes. Potential REU projects include several types to explore within-host systems of susceptibility, including gut microbiome-host immune and endocrine interactions that lead to increased disease susceptibility, as well as testing candidate microbial metabolites that enhance immune response as new therapies to fight infections. Potential population-level experiments will aim to parameterize epidemiological models to predict outcomes of infection in amphibians. For example, REUs could use video monitoring systems to observe the number of contacts between larval amphibians in with pathogen exposures to parameterize variance in transmission rates depending on environmental conditions in epidemiological models.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-792x1056.jpeg\" alt=\"Array of experimental tanks used to simulate and study disease dynamics in ponds.\" class=\"wp-image-714\" width=\"299\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-792x1056.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-396x528.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-149x198.jpeg 149w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/IMG_2797-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Bd and Bsal &#8211; amphibian systems<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Another deadly amphibian pathogen associated with population decline is the chytrid fungus,&nbsp;<em>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis&nbsp;<\/em>(Bd), and&nbsp;<em>B. salamandrivorans&nbsp;<\/em>is a closely related pathogen threatening salamander species. Long-term studies of the effects of Bd on Cascades frogs has shown that the juvenile stage right after metamorphosis is when this species is most vulnerable to infection, and that larval environmental conditions influence infection after metamorphosis. REUs could participate in experiments in which environmental conditions vary during larval development and after metamorphosis to determine the mechanisms underlying the effects of larval environment on Bd or Bsal infections, and these findings can inform epidemiological models to try and predict population-level outcomes. As in the ranavirus system, REUs could also test potential new therapies to boost gut microbiome-immune system interactions to fight infections, and test these therapies in semi-naturalistic &#8220;mesocosms&#8221; (experimental ponds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Fish host-pathogen systems<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Tom Waltzek<\/strong>, <\/em>College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington Disease Diagnostic Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon-792x263.jpg\" alt=\"Man holding an adult sturgeon\" class=\"wp-image-711\" width=\"557\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon-792x263.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon-396x131.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon-1536x509.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon-198x66.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/12\/Sturgeon.jpg 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Waltzek\u2019s research team is funded by Oregon Sea Grant, USDA, and the CDC to study emerging infectious diseases threating aquaculture, wildlife, and public health. Their research focuses on the evolution, pathology, and disease dynmics of Herpesviruses and Iridoviruses in a variety of fishes, including salmon and sturgeon. He is the Editor in Chief for&nbsp;<em>Diseases of Aquatic Organisms<\/em>, Assistant Editor for the&nbsp;<em>Journal of Aquatic Animal Health<\/em>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<em>Journal of Wildlife Disease<\/em>, Member of the World Organization of Aquatic Health Committee on Iridoviruses, and Chair of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Herpesviruses and Iridoviruses. REUs interested in aquatic animal health sciences, as well as generally host-pathogen systems, will be working on research aimed at protecting salmon and sturgeon fisheries in an ever-changing climatic landscape.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__37892\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>Student recruitment and selection<\/strong><\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__37892\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\"><strong>Application and Selection Procedure: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will apply to the <a href=\"https:\/\/etap.nsf.gov\/award\/7516\/opportunity\/10141\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/etap.nsf.gov\/award\/7516\/opportunity\/10141\">NSF ETAP website<\/a>. <strong>Applications will be accepted between<\/strong> <strong>Dec. 10, 2025 -Feb 16, 202<\/strong>6. The program will be open to first through third-year students currently enrolled in 2- and 4-year institutions. Applicants must not have participated in another NSF REU program and must be a US Citizen, US National or US Permanent Resident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The application includes:  <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Current institution\/major<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>STEM courses taken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name and email of one reference (e.g., instructor, mentor, advisor) that we will contact. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applicants will be asked to submit short statements describing:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Interests and motivation for applying to the R&amp;R Aquatic Biosystems REU Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiences working in collaborative teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Career goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which R&amp;R research areas they find most interested in pursuing. Applicants will also rank research areas\/faculty of most interest. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful applicants will be notified via email by March 14th. If selected applicants decline the offer, we will immediately send out offers to those on the wait list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__74693\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>The Research Environment<\/strong>\u00a0<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__74693\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Washington State University is a public, land-grant research university dedicated to improving lives by serving the public good. R&amp;R REUs will be living in the Northside Dormitory on the Pullman Campus, which is the largest campus in the WSU system. Pullman sits on the Palouse region within the Columbia River Watershed in eastern Washington, with close access to rivers, lakes and mountains for recreation. R&amp;R REUs will interact with the research community of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research faculty, as well as other undergraduate students participating NSF-funded REU programs during shared workshops and the Summer Research Symposium held at the end of the experience. Please see the following links for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/about\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/about\/\">About WSU<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/\">Pullman Campus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/housing.wsu.edu\/residence-halls\/northside\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/housing.wsu.edu\/residence-halls\/northside\/\">NorthSide Residence Hall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/northside-exterior-banner-792x297.jpg\" alt=\"Northside Residence Hall building on WSU campus. \" class=\"wp-image-537\" width=\"941\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/northside-exterior-banner-792x297.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/northside-exterior-banner-396x149.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/northside-exterior-banner-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/northside-exterior-banner-198x74.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2024\/10\/northside-exterior-banner.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Research Facilities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The REUs in this program will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities that will allow them to make the cross-scale connections of functional biological systems. In addition to the research labs of each faculty, REUs will be able to conduct their research projects in the Aquatics Phenomics Research Center, Salmon Research Center, the Airport Gardens Outdoor Amphibian Research Facility, and the following WSU core facilities: Franceschi Microscopy and Imaging Center and the Stable Isotope Core (both within same building complex as APRC) as well as the Genomics Core, Center for Reproductive Biology Gene Editing Core, and the Washington Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory. Students will have access to WSU Libraries and associated databases and data storage on the secure One Drive cloud. Students will also have access to the Kamiak supercomputing cluster.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Communication of Expectations of Behavior and Reporting of Harassment or Disrespectful Behavior&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students and Mentors are expected to abide by the WSU Standards of Conduct for Students and the WSU Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment, Executive Policy 15. Discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, are prohibited at WSU. Concerns under these policies can be reported to the Center for Community Standards or Compliance and Civil Rights, respectively. Both of these offices have policies and procedures for responding to reports, including formal investigative procedures, resolution protocols, and provision of supportive measures and resource referrals. WSU encourages students to report misconduct and disciplinary sanctions are imposed for violation of university policy. Students will be informed of these expectations and reporting procedures upon arrival at WSU via Percipio on-demand training sessions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training Sessions (total time &#8211; about 1.5 hours) will include:  <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Overview of Executive Policy 15: WSU Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compliance and Civil Rights Reporting Options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microaggressions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title IX: Know Your Rights courses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Crespi (Program Director), students, and mentors will have an informal discussion session facilitated by someone from the Office of Compliance and Civil Rights during the first week\u2019s activities to review expected behaviors and reporting procedures tailored to the lab, animal facilities, field, and on campus, with reference to these training videos This session will give students the opportunity to ask questions and facilitate trusted relationships with mentors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__34139\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\"><strong>2025 REU Cohort<\/strong><\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__34139\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-792x594.jpeg\" alt=\"2025 Cohort at the Point Defiance Zoo: front r-l: Tammi Morellano, Sofia Yildirim, Jessica Matthew, Ana Rowley, Tamia Love. Back r-l: Grace Curtis (R&amp;R REU Assistant Director), Adel Bordas, Chris Close, Jing Grader, Nick Kessler, Nina Allen, Tyler Robinson, Ruby Moore (missing: Thomas Holloway).\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-792x594.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-396x297.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/2861\/2025\/11\/2025-Cohort-Point-Defiance-198x149.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2025 Cohort at the Point Defiance Zoo: front r-l: Tammi Morellano, Sofia Yildirim, Jessica Matthew, Ana Rowley, Tamia Love. Back r-l: Grace Curtis (R&amp;R REU Assistant Director), Adel Bordas, Chris Close, Jing Grader, Nick Kessler, Nina Allen, Tyler Robinson, Ruby Moore (missing: Thomas Holloway).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 Robustness and Resilience of Aquatic Biosystems REU Mentee List<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Erica Crespi<\/strong>, Director: erica.crespi@wsu.edu<br><strong>Grace Curtis<\/strong>, Assistant Director: grace.curtis@wsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>First and Last Name<\/td><td>Current Enrollment Institution Name<\/td><td>Primary Mentor(s)<\/td><td>Team and Project<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ruby Moore<\/td><td>Florida State University<\/td><td>Dr. Katherine Corn<\/td><td>Biomechanical systems of fishes: The Evolution of the Intramandibular Joint in Reef Fishes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sofia Yildirim<\/td><td>Saint Mary&#8217;s College of California<\/td><td>Dr. Katherine Corn<\/td><td>Biomechanical systems of fishes: Feeding Performance Across Functional Niche Space<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jessica Matthew<\/td><td>University of South Dakota<\/td><td>Dr. Jen Wisecaver<\/td><td>Genomic systems and algal blooms: Interspecific Variation in Growth Rate in the Cryptic Species Complex,<br>Prymnesium parvum<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nina Allen<\/td><td>University of Wisconsin Madison<\/td><td>Dr. Zhihua Jiang\/Dr. Erica Crespi<\/td><td>Genomic systems of aquatic organisms: Phenomics of 6PPD-quinone Exposure in Xenopus tropicalis Embryos<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tammi (Jaralynn) Morellano<\/td><td>University of Tulsa<\/td><td>Dr. Zhihua Jiang<\/td><td>Genomic systems of aquatic organisms: Molecular Response to Hydrostatic Pressure Throughout Zebrafish<br>Embryogenesis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chris Close<\/td><td>Eastern Washington University<\/td><td>Dr. Jesse Brunner<\/td><td>Host-pathogen systems: Testing the EIicacy of Biosecurity Practices in the Ranavirus-Lithobates<br>sylvaticus System<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nicholas Kessler<\/td><td>Washington State University<\/td><td>Dr. Jesse Brunner<\/td><td>Host-pathogen systems: Sequential Contact and Disinfection: Testing Aquarium Net Fomite-mediated<br>Transmission of Ranavirus in Wood Frogs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tamia Love<\/td><td>North Carolina A &amp; T State University<\/td><td>Dr. Erica Crespi<\/td><td>Host-pathogen systems: Mitigating Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infections in Juvenile Wood Frogs<br>Through Dietary Short-Chain Fatty Acid Supplementation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tyler Robinson<\/td><td>Washington State University<\/td><td>Dr. Erica Crespi<\/td><td>Host-pathogen systems: Butyrate health eIects on Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infected wood frogs<br>(Lithobates sylvaticus)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ana Rowley<\/td><td>Scripps College<\/td><td>Dr. Wes Dowd<\/td><td>Intertidal invertebrate systems and climate change: Community Physiology in Splashpools: Interactions of Primary Producer and<br>Consumer Responses to Thermal Stress<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adel Bordas<\/td><td>Oregon State University<\/td><td>Drs. 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