{"id":5,"date":"2015-10-18T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-04T22:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:58:57","slug":"kyle-dehaan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/tierney\/lab-members\/kyle-dehaan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle DeHaan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/tierney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2015\/10\/Kyle-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-68 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/tierney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2015\/10\/Kyle-4-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle 4\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/tierney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2015\/10\/Kyle-4-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/tierney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2015\/10\/Kyle-4.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>My research interests can be separated into three areas: (1) aquatic predator-prey relationships and how physiology relates to the inter-species interactions; (2) the riparian-aquatic interface and how changes in one affect the other; (3) evolutionary changes in the physiology of aquatic organisms in the face of a changing ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Understanding trophic interactions is critical to properly understanding ecological systems, but also for predicting possible changes to an ecosystem following disturbance. This is especially true in aquatic systems due to their inherent sensitivity to disturbances. Predator-prey dynamics are related to energy flows, water cycling, and nutrient cycling <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">within ecosystems. Community functioning is linked to physiological&nbsp;characteristics of individual organisms such movement, perception, acclimation&nbsp;and homeostasis, among many others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Ecosystems do not exist in a vacuum. They affect one another in complex ways, and organisms that exist near the interfaces of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">distinct ecosystems can have an effect on ecosystem level functioning. The&nbsp;interface between aquatic and riparian systems is interesting since there is&nbsp;allochthonous input of nutrients to aquatic from riparian, as well as from&nbsp;aquatic to riparian ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;In order to survive and thrive, organisms adapt to their environments. On an evolutionary scale, certain species are more <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">closely related than to others. Examining the differences can help explain why&nbsp;organisms exist where they do, why some species are more successful, and how&nbsp;environmental stresses influence further organismal changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong>Research Goals:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">My research will be investigating the link between fish physiology and aquatic ecology. Specifically, how swimming performance varies within an invasive species, and how it relates to the individuals\u2019 feeding behaviour, morphometric and genetic variation, and susceptibility to parasitism. Variation between fish at the invasion front and those in established areas will also be looked at. This research will shed light on how phenotypic plasticity within populations of invasive fish affects the spread and likelihood of future invasions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My research interests can be separated into three areas: (1) aquatic predator-prey relationships and how physiology relates to the inter-species interactions; (2) the riparian-aquatic interface and how changes in one affect the other; (3) evolutionary changes in the physiology of aquatic organisms in the face of a changing ecosystem. 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