Alayna Mackiewicz

Alayna Mackiewicz
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • PhD Student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Current institution
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Current position
  • PhD Student
Education
August 2019 - August 2024
August 2015 - December 2018
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Field of study
  • Biology

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Publications (5)
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In addition to providing animals with a source of directional or ‘compass’ information, Earth’s magnetic field also provides a potential source of positional or ‘map’ information that animals might exploit to assess location. In less than a generation, the idea that animals use Earth’s magnetic field as a kind of map has gone from a contentious hyp...
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In coastal waters, anthropogenic activity and its associated sound have been shown to negatively impact aquatic taxa that rely on sound signaling and reception for navigation, prey location, and intraspecific communication. The oyster toadfish Opsanus tau depends on acoustic communication for reproductive success, as males produce ‘boatwhistle’ cal...
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No PDF available ABSTRACT For the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau, vocal communication and sound detection are critical for reproductive success, however, little is known about how they respond to changes in their acoustic environment. Passive acoustic monitoring was conducted in Eel Pond, MA, USA in the summer months (2017–2019) to investigate vocali...

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