Daniel Becker

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Resolving odd avian leukocyte morphology?

I'm analyzing blood slides from eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) and have come across some odd leukocyte morphology. Heterophils are simple to ID (rod-shaped granules, attached). However, we're...

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Alternative connectivity metrics for the incidence function model?

Hello, I'm studying patch occupancy of a small cavity-nesting bird in relation to land cover types, presence of competing species, etc. I'm hoping to estimate key parameters of Hanski's incidence...

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Optimization problem for PGLS in gls in R?

Hello, I am fitting a series of phylogenetic generalized least squares (PGLS) models in R, using the gls function within the nlme package. Rather than use the pgls function in caper, I am...

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How long will complement proteins persist in -80 C frozen serum?

I am attempting to optimize a basic microbial killing assay using previously collected serum samples of my study species. The microbe of interest is E. coli ATCC 8739, the defense against which is...

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