2012
An Alternative Approach: Teaching Evolution in a Natural History Museum Through the Topic of Vector-Borne Disease
Pickering J, Fawcett L, Munstermann L. An Alternative Approach: Teaching Evolution in a Natural History Museum Through the Topic of Vector-Borne Disease. Evolution: Education And Outreach 2012, 5: 62-67. DOI: 10.1007/s12052-012-0398-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary conceptsNatural History MuseumModern evolutionary theoryComplex transmission cyclesEvolutionary issuesEvolutionary pressurePresent treeExtensive collectionEvolutionary theoryHistory MuseumVector-borne diseasesTransmission cycleWest Nile virusYale Peabody MuseumIntricate interplayVector borne diseasesNile virusBroad arrayImportant roleHuman healthBiodiversityEvolutionCoevolutionMuseum's extensive collectionsPathogens
2001
Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA
Andreadis T, Anderson J, Munstermann L, Wolfe R, Florin D. Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 774-779. PMID: 11761373, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRock pool habitatsArtificial container habitatsField-collected specimensTree holesHuman bait methodContainer habitatsRain poolsBait methodRock holesJaponicusSod grassBird bathsOchlerotatus japonicusHabitatsAdult femalesWest Nile virusLight trapsTire casingsAbundanceNile virusStream bedWide surveyAlgaeWestern HemisphereLarvae