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 Frank M.
WilhelmAssistant
Professor (Limnology)
Post-doc, 1999-2001, University of Otago,
New Zealand
Ph.D., 1999, University of Alberta,
Canada
M.Sc., 1994, Trent University, Canada
B.Sc. (Honors), 1991, Trent University, Canada
Research Interests
- ecology of aquatic
macroinvertebrates
- influence of
temperature on life history and reproductive
strategies
- predator-prey
relationships (invert.-invert., fish-invert.)
- nutrient cycling
through benthic-pelagic coupling
Click here for
current projects.
Graduate
Students
Nick Gaskill MSc (Duster@siu.edu)
- Plasticity in life history and
behavior of Hyalella azteca (Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) in
response to chemical cues indicating predation risk.
Alicia Jacobs
MSc (biologysi@hotmail.com)
- Effects of aerator installation on the distribution
and vertical migration of
zooplankton and Chaoborus in Campus Lake.
Darrin Martin
MSc (Darrin@siu.edu)
- The zooplankton community succession and phosphorus dynamics in a
newly dredged Midwestern pond. Watershed management strategies
to reduce nutrient input to Campus Lake.
Undergraduate
Students
Stacie Flood (sflood@siu.edu)
Kurt Seifert (k_seifert_8@yahoo.com)
- Using 3D software to visualize the diel vertical migration of
Chaoborus in the SIUC wildlife pond.
Lab graduates
Mike Venarsky MSc (Vesuccio@siu.edu)
- The lifespan,
reproductive timing and population genetics of the endangered
Illinois cave amphipod Gammarus acherondytes, (Gammaridae)
Mike Lencioni (BEd 2004 fall)
- Predation rates and size selectivity
of Chaoborus larvae in Campus Lake
View a copy of
Mike's Poster
(Adobe acrobat 2.6MB)
Nick Gaskill (BS 2004
spring)
- Effects of juvenile Lepomis
sunfish predation on the littoral invertebrate community of a shallow eutrophic lake in the Midwestern United States
Alicia
Jacobs (BS 2003 fall)
- The impact of Chaoborus larvae on
zooplankton abundance and size structure in a shallow Midwest U.S.
Lake. (Alicia's webpage)
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