Rebecca Noel MacKayNorthwestern Oklahoma State University | NWOSU · Department of Biology
Rebecca Noel MacKay
Doctor of Philosophy
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Introduction
I recently graduated with my PhD from BGSU and will be starting an assistant professorship of biology at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in August.
Additional affiliations
January 2016 - May 2017
Position
- Graduate Assistant
Description
- I was a GA for marine biology for majors, marine biology for non-majors, ichthyology, and marine chemistry. I helped teach, run labs, and grade.
August 2015 - May 2018
Position
- Master's Student
Description
- I have conducted research on Wassaw Sound, GA. I examine the faunal makeup of the sound via otter trawls approximately every other month.
January 2014 - May 2014
Position
- Student
Description
- I conducted an experiment to determine the prevalence of Strep B on dogs in the local animal shelter.
Education
August 2018 - May 2022
August 2015 - May 2018
August 2011 - May 2015
Publications
Publications (3)
Parasites can alter a wide range of host behaviors resulting in changes in organismal interactions and ecosystem processes. One of the most important behaviors that controls food web dynamics is herbivore grazing because an alteration in grazing behavior leads to changes in trophic dynamics and ecosystem processes by changing the abundance and dive...
Predator prey interactions are a key part of ecosystem function, and non-consumptive effects fall under the landscape of fear theory. Under the landscape of fear, the antipredator responses of prey are based on the spatial and temporal distribution of predatory cues in the environment. However, the aversive stimuli (fear) are not the only stimuli p...
The expression of an individual animal’s behaviour can be placed along many different personality spectra. Parasite load can alter animal behaviour and, thus, fitness. The personality traits of rusty crayfish, Faxonius rusticus , were analysed in three different behavioural contexts: foraging, exploration, and threatened. Each crayfish was tested i...
