Franklin College

Assessing consequences of anthropogenic hybridization: Great Lakes mallard movement and resource selection

The release of domesticated animals is resulting in anthropogenic hybridization with their wild congeners and there is concern that these interactions are a risk to conservation. In North America, large-scale releases of domesticated mallards have continued for over a century, ye...

Occurrence of Norovirus and Hepatitis A Virus RNA in Agricultural Soil from Produce Farms in Ohio and Georgia

Although foodborne viruses are considered ubiquitous in the environment, studies on their presence in soil are largely lacking. In this field study, 168 agricultural soil samples were collected from farms in Georgia and Ohio over seven and eight months, respectively. A total RNA...