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Constraints On Patterns Of Abundance And Aggregation In Biological Systems, Kenneth J. Locey
Constraints On Patterns Of Abundance And Aggregation In Biological Systems, Kenneth J. Locey
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Understanding the mechanisms that structure biological systems is a primary goal of biology. My research shows that the biological structure is constrained in important ways by general variables such as the number of base pairs in a genome and the number of individuals and species in a community. I used a combination of macroecology, bioinformatics, statistics, mathematics, and advanced computing to pursue my research and published several peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and open-source software as a result.
I was funded through a combination of fellowships and scholarships awarded by the Utah State University School of Graduate Studies, College of Science, and …