Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Jordan, Heather
Committee Member
Ward, Samuel
Committee Member
Ballinger, Matthew
Date of Degree
8-8-2023
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Biological Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract
Anthropogenic activities such as construction and agriculture directly affect its surrounding environments. Many studies have focused on how megafauna and flora are impacted by human activities, however, relatively little is known how new occupation of land affects smaller organisms such as insects and microbes. Additionally, other stressors such as predation can impact host physiology. The grasshopper species Melanopussanguinipes was chosen to be used in a study to measure how stress caused by artificial sound and predation can alter exoskeleton and gut microbiomes once exposed to these stressors.
Recommended Citation
Bond, Alanna, "The interaction between predation and sound pollution on the internal and external microbiome of the grasshoppers Melanopus sanguinipes" (2023). Theses and Dissertations. 5868.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5868