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Amy Blair, PhD

Amy Blair teaches topics ranging from plant and animal anatomy and physiology to population and community ecology.

While her academic training focused largely on plant population ecology, she has more recently developed an interest in how slugs and earthworms impact plant communities.

Contact Us

Contact Amy Blair for information on Biology

563-333-6109

BlairAmyC@sau.edu

Education and Training

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources

  • PhD, Colorado State University, Ecology

  • MS, Georgia Southern University, Biology

  • BS, University of Iowa, Biology

Areas of Professional Interest

  • Ecological Society of America

  • Sigma Xi – John Deere Chapter

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Link, C. D., Blair, A.C., and Peters, B.J. (2023) The Effects of Heat Stress and Calorie Restriction on impaired Memory Retention in the terrestrial slug Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1744). American Malacological Bulletin, 40 (1), 1-8.

  • Steele, K.A., B.J. Peters, G.J. Price-Christenson, & A.C. Blair. 2021. Citric acid as a potential molluscicide and deterrent for the invasive slug Arion fasciatus. American Malacological Bulletin 38(2): 85-90.

  • Becker, A., R.A. Anderson, & A.C. Blair (2019). Eastern Iowa farmers' attitudes towards the incorporation of prairie strips in agricultural fields and economic incentives. RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences. Vol.12: Iss. 1, Article 2.

  • Price, G.J. & A.C. Blair. (2019). Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) as a potential driver of change in soil microbial community metabolism under controlled conditions. Bios 90(4): 218-226.

  • Presentation: Peters, B.J. & A.C. Blair. 2016. Terrestrial slugs as a model for inquiry-based experimentation in a majors general biology laboratory. National Association of Biology Teachers, Denver, CO.

  • Blair, A.C., B.J. Peters, & C.W. Bendixen. 2014. Promoting student inquiry using Zea mays (Corn) cultivars for hypothesis driven experimentation in a majors introductory biology course. The American Biology Teacher 76:333-336.

  • Peters, B.J. & A.C. Blair. 2013. Terrestrial slugs as a model organism for inquiry-based experimentation in a majors general biology laboratory. The American Biology Teacher 75:408-411.

  • Blair, A.C., D. Blumenthal, & R.A. Hufbauer. 2012. Hybridization and invasion: An experimental test with Diffuse Knapweed (Centaurea diffusa Lam.). Evolutionary Applications 5:17-28.

Presentations

  • Link, C.D.*, A.C. Blair, & B.J. Peters. 2024. The effects of heat stress and calorie restriction on impaired memory retention in the terrestrial slug Deroceras reticulatum. American Malacological Society annual meeting. Pasadena, CA.

  • Link, C.D.*, A.C. Blair, & B.J. Peters. 2024. The effects of heat stress and calorie restriction on impaired memory retention in the terrestrial slug Deroceras reticulatum. American Malacological Society annual meeting. Pasadena, CA.

  • Sheddan, D.R* & A.C. Blair. 2020. The effects of natural herbicides on invasive Alliaria petiolata and native woodland seedling germination and growth. Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah.

  • Peters, B.J., K. Steele*, & A.C. Blair. 2019. Citric acid as a potential molluscicide and deterrent for the invasive slug species Arion fasciatus. World Congress of Malacology, Pacific Grove, CA.

  • Blair, A.C. & B.J. Peters. 2019. Terrestrial slugs as a model for inquiry-based experimentation in a majors’ general biology laboratory. World Congress of Malacology, Pacific Grove, CA.

     


    *St. Ambrose University undergraduate student.