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Asexual Reproduction of the Sea Anemone Exaiptasia Pallida Under Artificial Moonlight
Get PDFMany cnidarians live in symbiosis with intracellular algae (dinoflagellates from the family Symbiodiniaceae), and are provided nutrition through photosynthesis; in exchange, cnidarians provide their algal symbionts with protection from predation. In the sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida (commonly referred to as ‘Aiptasia’), a model system for coral-symbiosis studies, planula larvae produced via sexual reproduction are initially aposymbiotic (without algae) and must obtain new algal symbionts each generation. In asexual reproduction, it is possible for pedal lacerates to acquire their algal symbionts from the parent. A previous study demonstrated that artificial moonlight can affect the rate of asexual reproduction in symbiotic Aiptasia, but it is unknown how asexual reproduction in aposymbiotic Aiptasia may differ. In this study, we hypothesized that the presence of algal symbionts and artificial moonlight together may enhance asexual reproduction in Aiptasia. We found that the rate of asexual reproduction in symbiotic anemones increased under blue light (artificial moonlight) but did not change under white light and no light. Meanwhile, the rate of asexual reproduction in aposymbiotic anemones did not considerably vary under the different light conditions. This study demonstrates how host reproduction is determined by the ability of photosynthetic endosymbionts to respond to light
Grieving Your Absence While You’re Still Here
Get PDF"Grieving Your Absence While You’re Still Here" by Angelina Nha Quan Tran
Generational Wanderers: Seasonal Migrant Labor Through Three Generations
No full textAfter the start World War, the United States found that manpower for agricultural work was limited, and thus began to outsource its seasonal labor to migrant farm workers. Despite the hardship of moving from place to place, and American citizen\u27s prickly acceptance of migrant families, these laborers all over the country during harvest seasons, often leaving their homes for months at a time. Drawing from the oral history of Natividad “Nati” Castillo, his families migration around the United States during the spring and summer months became a generational pilgrimage. Ultimately three generations of Castillos would follow the same migration pattern with little variation. While Nati’s personal migratory experience ends just before the Agricultural Workers Movement lead by Cesar Chavez, Nati\u27s oral history conceptualizes the migrants necessity of agricultural labor. Nati’s family, like many others, traveled on a seasonal, migrational track that moved out of the dry southern states, to northern states with plentiful crops waiting to be harvested. 
It\u27s My Time
No full textBaking, like baseball, requires immense amounts of practice to become great. Raoul Rodriguez, a first-gen graduate from CSULA, employs his love of both to illustrate joy in his life. The unfolding narrative captures the confidence, self-love, and conscientiousness that Raoul has developed and continues to work on. The joy characterized in these narratives is inspired by the surrounding characters that supported Raoul on his journey to finding measured self-confidence
Como La Sal Life is Flavored with Love
Get PDFYasmine Ztinztun is a Cal State LA graduate. She is originally from the San Fernando Valley and is the first born daughter of Mexican immigrants. She has always had a deep appreciation for her heritage and the connection she maintains to her culture and traditions. Recently she has struggled with a familial loss and the resulting grief. However, through the struggles she has endured she has come to appreciate the simple moments in life that offer comfort and solace. This narrative is a collection of snapshots that are unified under the themes of joy and family