Abstract
Science Atlantic Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology (AF&B) conference is held annually by the Science Atlantic Biology committee in the conjunction of Aquaculture and Fisheries Committee, which allows undergraduate students to present their results of research. In various research projects, students have chance to make hypotheses on this pro-ject, design experiments to accept or deny their hypotheses using real research methods, analyze the data and then draw their conclusions. This particular learning style is vital in post-secondary biology learning, which has been well impregnated in biology programs at all universities in the Maritime. AF&B conference not only promote this learning style, but also help undergraduates in science communication. Every year, awards are granted to the students giving the best research presentations at annual AF&B conference. 2019 AF&B conference was held at Crandall University on March 8th-10th, which attracted science students from 13 universities in all Maritime Provinces of Canada to par-ticipate. The following are conference abstracts, which are categorized into three parts: oral presentation in biology, oral presentation in Aquaculture & Fisheries and poster presentation.
Highlights
Tickborne pathogens are a significant health risk within Atlantic Canada
Students have chance to make hypotheses on this project, design experiments to accept or deny their hypotheses using real research methods, analyze the data and draw their conclusions. This particular learning style is vital in post-secondary biology learning, which has been well impregnated in biology programs at all universities in the Maritime
Awards are granted to the students giving the best research presentations at annual AF&B conference. 2019 AF&B conference was held at Crandall University on March 8th-10th, which attracted science students from 13 universities in all Maritime Provinces of Canada to participate
Summary
Tickborne pathogens are a significant health risk within Atlantic Canada. Much attention has been paid to Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete bacteria most commonly associated with Lyme disease in North America. This study aims to test the effects of low, normal, and high dissolved oxygen levels on the development and sex ratio of diploid and triploid populations. Call activity can be used to estimate nesting density, so acoustic monitoring may be an effective tool for assessing populations of Leach’s Storm-petrels on remote breeding islands. The results of this study indicate that anti-B. burgdorferi antibodies are detectable in a high proportion of dairy cows in these regions of Nova Scotia. A commonly used recreational drug, is a ligand known to interact with the endocannabinoid system, inducing the psychoactive and medicinal effects seen in users This project looks to examine how stress affects gene expression and protein synthesis of the two cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2, in the brain and spleen of mummichogs (Fundulous diaphanous) following stress.
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