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Submissions from 2022
Movement and Home Range of the Sickle Darter (Percina williamsi) in the Upper Emory River of Tennessee, USA, Kyler B. Hecke and J. Brian Alford
DNA Ligase IV Mutations Confer Shorter Lifespan and Increased Sensitivity to Nutrient Stress in Drosophila melanogaster, Rashmi Joshi, Surya Jyoti Banerjee, Jennifer Curtiss, and Amanda K. Ashley
Submissions from 2021
iPLA2-VIA is Required for Healthy Aging of Neurons, Muscle, and the Female Germline in Drosophila melanogaster, Surya Jyoti Banerjee, Adina Schonbrun, Sogol Eizadshenass, Shimshon Benji, Yaakov Tzvi Cantor, Liam Eliach, Matthew Lubin, Zev Narrowe, Jeremy Purow, Benjamin Shulman, Leib Wiener, and Josefa Steinhauer
The Drosophila melanogaster Neprilysin Nepl15 is Involved in Lipid and Carbohydrate Storage, Surya Jyoti Banerjee, Christine Woods, Micheal Burnett, Scarlet J. Park, William W. Ja, and Jennifer Curtiss
Wildfire Affects Expression of Male Sexual Plumage Through Suppressed Testosterone Circulation in a Tropical Songbird, Jordan Boersma, Douglas G. Barron, Daniel T. Baldassarre, Michael S. Webster, and Hubert Schwabl
Reduced Toxicity of Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821) May Result from Lowered Sodium β Toxin Gene Expression and Toxin Protein Production, Aimee Bowman, Chloe Fitzgerald, Jeff F. Pummill, Douglas D. Rhoads, and Tsunemi Yamashita
A Primer for Transitioning to Online Science Labs: “Identifying Potential Types of Guidance for Supporting Student Inquiry when Using Virtual and Remote Labs in Science”, Suparna Chatterjee
Spatiotemporal Assessment of Sickle Darter (Percina williamsi Page and Near, 2007) Distribution in the Upper Tennessee River Basin, Kyler B. Hecke and J. Brian Alford
Sea-Level Rise and the Persistence of Tree Islands in Coastal Landscapes, Michael S. Ross, Susana L. Stoffella, Rosario Vidales, John F. Meeder, David C. Kadko, Leonard J. Scinto, Suresh C. Subedi, and Jed R. Redwine
Trillium govanianum (Himalayan Trillium): Production, Distribution, Use and Conservation in Nepal, Santosh Thapa, Ripu Mardhan Kunwar, Binaya Adhikari, Hem Raj Paudel, and Suresh C. Subedi
Submissions from 2020
Using drosophila melanogaster to discover human disease genes: An educational primer for use with "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis modifiers in drosophila reveal the phospholipase d pathway as a potential therapeutic target", Surya Jyoti Banerjee, Shimshon Benji, Sarah Liberow, and Josefa Steinhauer
Environmental and Fish Assemblage Contrasts in Blackwater and Clearwater Streams, Susan A. R. Colvin, B. S. Helms, D. R. DeVries, and J. W. Feminella
Occupancy and Status of the Strawberry Darter in the Strawberry River Drainage of Arkansas, USA, Kyler B. Hecke and Steve E. Lochmann
Gymnosperm Species Richness Patterns Along the Elevational Gradient and its Comparison with Other Plant Taxonomic Groups in the Himalayas, Suresh C. Subedi, Khem Raj Bhattarai, Timothy M. Perez, and Jay P. Sah
Using Carbon Isotope Ratios to Verify Predictions of a Model Simulating the Interaction Between Coastal Plant Communities and Their Effect on Ground Water Salinity, Suresh C. Subedi, Leonel Sternberg, Donald L. DeAngelis, Michael S. Ross, and Danielle E. Ogurcak
Submissions from 2019
Headwater Streams and Wetlands are Critical for Sustaining Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services, Susan A. R. Colvin, S. Mažeika P. Sullivan, Patrick D. Shirey, Randall W. Colvin, Kirk O. Winemiller, Robert M. Hughes, Kurt D. Fausch, Dana M. Infante, Julian D. Olden, Kevin R. Bestgen, Robert J. Danehy, and Lisa Eby
High-Density Linkage Maps and Loci for Berry Color and Flower Sex in Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia), Jennifer Lewter, Margaret L. Worthington, John R. Clark, Aruna V. Varanasi, Lacy Nelson, Christopher L. Owens, Patrick Conner, and Gunawati Gunawan
Evidence for trait-based community assembly patterns in hardwood hammock forests, Suresh C. Subedi, J. Aaron Hogan, Michael S. Ross, Jay P. Sah, and Christopher Baraloto
Trait-based community assembly pattern along a forest succession gradient in a seasonally dry tropical forest, Suresh C. Subedi, Michael S. Ross, Jay P. Sah, Jed Redwine, and Christopher Baraloto
Genome Analyses of a New Mycoplasma Species from the Scorpion Centruroides vittatus, Tsunemi Yamashita, Douglas D. Rhoads, and Jeff F. Pummill
Submissions from 2018
Length, Body Depth, and Gape Relationships and Inference on Piscivory among Common North American Centrarchids, Anthony Fernando, Kyler B. Hecke, and Michael A. Eggleton
New Applications of Radio Frequency Identification Stations for Monitoring Fish Passage through Headwater Road Crossings and Natural Reaches, Ian R. MacLeod and Charles J. Gagen
Simulated Viral Infection in Early-life Alters Brain Morphology, Activity and Behavior in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata), Ahmet Kerim Uysal, Lynn B. Martin, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Douglas G. Barron, and Toru Shimizu
Submissions from 2017
Development and Characterization of Molecular Markers Associated with Female Plants in Muscadine Grape, Patrick Conner, Joann Conner, Paige Catotti, Jennifer Lewter, John R. Clark, and Luiz A. Biasi
Reduced Gene Flow in Two Common Headwater Fishes in the Ouachita Mountains: A Response to Stream Drying and In-steam Barriers, Kevin L. Schanke, Tsunemi Yamashita, and Charles J. Gagen
The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Scorpion Centruroides vittatus (Arachnida: Scorpiones), Tsunemi Yamashita, Douglas Rhoads, and Jeff F. Pummill
Submissions from 2016
Common Denominators of Swainson's Warbler Breeding Habitat in Bottomland Hardwood Forest in the White River Watershed in Southeastern Arkansas, Garu R. Graves and Bruce L. Tedford
Testosterone Activates Sexual Dimorphism Including Male-Typical Carotenoid but not Melanin Plumage Pigmentation in a Female Bird, Willow R. Lindsay, Douglas G. Barron, Michael S. Webster, and Hubert Schwabl
Subtle Benefits of Cooperation to Breeding Males of the Red-backed Fairywren, Ahva L. Potticary, Jenélle L. Dowling, Douglas G. Barron, Daniel T. Baldassarre, and Michael S. Webster
Inferring Implications of Climate Change in South Florida Hardwood Hammocks Through Analysis of Metacommunity Structure, Michael S. Ross, Jay P. Sah, Pablo L. Ruiz, Adam A. Spitzig, and Suresh C. Subedi
Submissions from 2015
Behavioral Competence: How Host Behaviors Can Interact to Influence Parasite Transmission Risk, Douglas G. Barron, S. S. Gervasi, J. N. Pruitt, and L. B. Martin
Do Androgens Link Morphology and Behaviour to Produce Phenotype-specific Behavioural Strategies?, Douglas G. Barron, Michael S. Webster, and Hubert Schwabl
Distribution Pattern of Vascular Plant Species of Mountains in Nepal and Their Fate Against Global Warming, Suresh C. Subedi, Khem Raj Bhattarai, and Ram Prasad Chauudhary
Submissions from 2014
Biodiversity and Invasibility: Distribution Patterns of Invasive Plant Species in the Himalayas, Nepal, Khem Raj Bhattarai, Inger Elisabeth Måren, and Suresh C. Subedi
Endocrine Correlates of Mate Choice and Promiscuity in Females of a Socially Monogamous Avian Mating System with Alternative Male Reproductive Phenotypes, Hubert Schwabi, Willow R. Lindsay, Douglas G. Barron, and Michael S. Webster
Submissions from 2013
A Test of Radio-transmitter Effects on Parental Investment and Productivity in the Northern Cardinal, Douglas G. Barron, Patrick J. Weatherhead, and Jeffrey D. Brawn
Body Condition Influences Sexual Signal Expression Independent of Circulating Androgens in Male Red-backed Fairy-wrens, Douglas G. Barron, Michael S. Webster, and Hubert Schwabl
Species Delimitation and Morphological Divergence in the Scorpion Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821): Insights from Phylogeography, Tsunemi Yamashita and Douglas D. Rhoads
Submissions from 2012
Effects of Military Activity on Breeding Birds, Douglas G. Barron, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Luke K. Butler, L. Michael Romero, and Patrick J. Weatherhead
Snake Behavior and Seasonal Variation in Nest Survival of Northern Cardinals Cardinalis cardinalis, Jinelle H. Sperry, Douglas G. Barron, and Patrick J. Weatherhead
Nutrient limitation in Two Everglades Tree Species Planted on Constructed Tree Islands, Suresh C. Subedi, Michael S. Ross, and Leonard J. Scinto
Submissions from 2010
Comparison of Gears for Sampling Littoral-Zone Fishes in Floodplain Lakes of the Lower White River, Arkansas, Michael A. Eggleton, John R. Jackson, and Benjamin J. Lubinski
Smallmouth Bass Summer Habitat Use, Movement, and Survival in Response to Low Flow in the Illinois Bayou, Arkansas, Andrew W. Hafs, Charles J. Gagen, and J. Keith Whalen
Submissions from 2009
Adult and Juvenile Paddlefish in Floodplain Lakes Along the Lower White River, Arkansas, Sandra J. Clark-Kolaks, John R. Jackson, and Steve E. Lochmann
Submissions from 2008
Teaching Evolution: Challenging Religious Preconceptions, Eric C. Lovely and Linda C. Kondrick
Relationships Between Floodplain Lake Fish Communities and Environmental Variables in a Large River-Floodplain Ecosystem, Benjamin J. Lubinski, John R. Jackson, and Michael A. Eggleton
Submissions from 2007
A Comparison of Shoreline Seines with Fyke Nets for Sampling Littoral Fish Communities in Floodplain Lakes, Sandra J. Clark, John R. Jackson, and Steve E. Lochmann
Molecular Identification of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Using PCR-RFLP, Jennifer A. Lewter and Allen L. Szalanski
Submissions from 2006
Genetic Variation Within and Between Strains of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Jennifer A. Lewter, Allen L. Szalanski, Rodney N. Nagoshi, Robert L. Meagher, Carrie B. Owens, and Randall G. Luttrell
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials and Flash Visual Evoked Potentials in Vietnamese Miniature Pot-bellied Pigs, George M. Strain, Bruce L. Tedford, and Marjorie S. Gill
Genetic Structure of Aedes vexans (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations from Central United States Based on Mitochondrial ND5 Sequences, Allen L. Szalanski, Carrie B. Owens, Jennifer A. Lewter, and Alberto B. Broce
Submissions from 2005
A Re-evaluation of U.S. State Fish-Stocking Recommendations for Small, Private, Warmwater Impoundments, Daniel C. Dauwalter and John R. Jackson
Quantification and Prediction of Stream Dryness in the Interior Highlands, Justin M. Homan, Nicholas M. Girondo, and Charles J. Gagen
The Life History of Phoxichilidium tubulariae (Pycnogonida: Phoxichilidiidae), Eric C. Lovely
Submissions from 2004
A Provisional Fish Index of Biotic Integrity for Assessing Ouachita Mountains streams in Arkansas, U.S.A, Daniel C. Dauwalter and John R. Jackson
Submissions from 2003
Responses of 'Resistant' Vertebrates to Habitat Loss and Fragmentation: The Importance of Niche Breadth and Range Boundaries, Robert K. Swihart, Thomas M. Gehring, Mary Beth Kolozsvary, and Thomas E. Nupp
Submissions from 2001
Assessing Competition Between Forest Rodents in a Fragmented Landscape of Midwestern USA, Thomas Nupp and Robert K. Swihart
Submissions from 2000
Landscape-Level Correlates of Small-Mammal Assemblages in Forest Fragments of Farmland, Thomas Nupp and Robert K. Swihart
Submissions from 1998
Ouachita Madtom (Noturus lachneri) Metapopulation Dynamics in Intermittent Ouachita Mountain Streams, Charles J. Gagen, Richard W. Standage, and Joseph N. Stoeckel
Two Instances of Kleptoparasitism in Passerines, Christopher J. Kellner and Robert J. Cooper
Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Lipid Peroxidation in Free Skin Grafts in Rats, Rose J. Lemarié, Giselle Hosgood, Jan VanSteenhouse, E. Clay Hodgin, Bruce L. Tedford, and George M. Strain
Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Population Attributes of White-Footed Mice and Eastern Chipmunks, Thomas E. Nupp and Robert K. Swihart
Creatine kinase level changes following electromyography in the normal anaesthetized dog, George M. Strain, Sharon C. Kerwin, Bruce L. Tedford, and Ronald P. Johnson
Air- and bone-conduction brainstem auditory evoked potentials and flash visual evoked potentials in cats, George M. Strain, Bruce L. Tedford, Martha A. Littlefield-Chabaud, and Lisa T. Treviño
Submissions from 1996
Episodic Acidification of Small Streams in the Northeastern United States: Effects on Fish Populations, J. P. Baker, J. Van Sickle, Charles J. Gagen, D. R. Dewalle, W. E. Sharpe, R. F. Carline, B. P. Baldigo, P. S. Murdoch, D. W. Bath, W. A. Kretser, H. A. Simonin, and P. J. Wigington
Effect of Forest Patch Area on Population Attributes of White-Footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Fragmented Landscapes, Thomas Nupp and Robert K. Swihart
Submissions from 1995
Ototoxicity assessment of a gentamicin sulfate otic preparation in dogs, George M. Strain, S. R. Merchant, T. M. Neer, and Bruce L. Tedford
Geographical Analysis of Scorpion Populations on Habitat Islands, Tsunemi Yamashita and Gary A. Polis
Submissions from 1994
Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Population Dynamics and Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdi) Occurrence in Relation to Acidic Episodes in Streams, R. F. Carline, Charles J. Gagen, and W. E. Sharpe
Downstream Movement and Mortality of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Exposed to Acidic Episodes in Streams, Charles J. Gagen, W. E. Sharpe, and R. F. Carline
Submissions from 1993
Mortality of Brook Trout, Mottled Sculpins, and Slimy Sculpins During Acidic Episodes, Charles J. Gagen, William E. Sharpe, and Robert F. Carline
Brain stem auditory evoked potentials from bone stimulation in dogs., George M. Strain, K. D. Green, A. C. Twedt, and Bruce L. Tedford
Flash and pattern reversal visual evoked potentials in C57BL/6J and B6CBAF1/J mice, George M. Strain and Bruce L. Tedford
Daily rhythm of plasma insulin in Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica) fed Ad libitum, Bruce L. Tedford and Albert H. Meier
Submissions from 1992
Water Chemistry and Fish Community Responses to Episodic Stream Acidification in Pennsylvania, USA, Robert F. Carline, David R. DeWalle, William E. Sharpe, Brian A. Dempsey, Charles J. Gagen, and Bryan Swistock
Changes in Fish Communities and Trout Management in Response to Acidification of Streams in Pennsylvania, Robert F. Carline, William E. Sharpe, and Charles J. Gagen
Brainstem Auditory‐Evoked Potential Assessment of Congenital Deafness in Dalmatians: Associations With Phenotypic Markers, George M. Strain, Michael T. Kearney, Ivan J. Gignac, Donald C. Levesque, Holly J. Nelson, Bruce L. Tedford, and Laura G. Remsen
Cortical Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Cows, George M. Strain, A. E. Kraus-Hansen, Bruce L. Tedford, and M. S. Claxton-Gill
Submissions from 1991
Postnatal Development of the Visual-Evoked Potential in Dogs., George M. Strain, R. M. Jackson, and Bruce L. Tedford
Hyperbaric Oxygen Effects on Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) Envenomation in Rabbits, George M. Strain, T. G. Snider, Bruce L. Tedford, and G. H. Cohn
Postnatal Development of the Brain Stem Auditory-Evoked Potential in Dogs., George M. Strain, Bruce L. Tedford, and R. M. Jackson
Submissions from 1990
Fish, Money, and Science in Puget Sound, Charles J. Gagen
Post-Fledging Behavior of American Kestrels in Central Kentucky, Christopher J. J. Kellner
Visual Evoked Potentials in the Clinically Normal Dog, George M. Strain, Rose M. Jackson, and Bruce L. Tedford
Submissions from 1989
Pumping Alkaline Groundwater to Restore a Put-And-Take Trout Fishery in a Stream Acidified by Atmospheric Deposition, Charles J. Gagen, William E. Sharpe, David R. Dewalle, and William G. Kimmel
Submissions from 1987
Net sodium loss and mortality of three salmonid species exposed to a stream acidified by atmospheric deposition, Charles J. Gagen and William E. Sharpe