Among the winners of this year’s CSUN Faculty awards are two members of the Biology Department, Associate Professors Nyssa Silbiger and Casey terHorst. Silbiger, who…
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This CSUN biologist is set to appear on JEOPARDY!
CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Casey terHorst will pursue trivia, and Daily Doubles, this Thursday on the mothership of quiz gameshows, JEOPARDY! TerHorst taped the…
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terHorst reviews the predictability of evolution in “tangled banks” of interacting species
Image: Butterflyfish and corals on a part of the Great Barrier Reef, a diverse community of interacting species threatened by climate change (Wikimedia: Wise Hok…
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CSUN biologists test whether coral symbionts can beat the heat
Climate change has warmed ocean temperatures, increasing the risk and frequency of coral bleaching, a stress response in which corals expel the colorful algal symbionts…
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Colloquium: terHorst on the limits of eco-evolutionary interactions
This week’s seminar in the Biology Department colloquium series will be presented by CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Casey terHorst. terHorst studies the ecological impacts of…
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Invasive wildflower grows bigger, but not more competitive, in new territory
The invasive wildflower Medicago polymorpha has evolved to grow more rapidly in its new range, but this change is not associated with stronger competitive ability against…
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This invasive plant succeeds by evolving to compete
Experiments with the invasive wildflower Medicago polymorpha show that the plant evolved to be a tougher competitor as it established itself in new habitats, including California.…
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terHorst Lab alumnus publishes model of predator-prey dynamics
Biology alumnus Sam Fleischer, now a Ph.D. student at UC Davis, has published results from his undergraduate research with Associate Professor Casey terHorst in the…
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