Biology Faculty Articles
Submissions from 2014
Survival of invasive aquatic plants after air exposure and implications for dispersal by recreational boats, Lindsey Bruckerhoff, John Havel, and Susan Knight
An Exploratory Study of Salivary Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Levels Relative to Acute Interventions and Preventative Treatment with OnabotulinumtoxinA in Chronic Migraine, Roger Cady, Ira Turner, Kent Dexter, M. E. Beach, Ryan Cady, and Paul Durham
Dual orexin receptor antagonist 12 inhibits expression of proteins in neurons and glia implicated in peripheral and central sensitization, Ryan J. Cady, Jennifer E. Denson, L. Q. Sullivan, and Paul L. Durham
Preliminary observations on the role of Sirtuin genes in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Physiology, M. Cucurachi, M. Busconi, C. Fogher, B. Hubbard, D. A. Sinclair, Laszlo G. Kovacs, R. Oláh, P. Winterhagen, A. Perl, and L. Bavaresco
Identification of sex and parasitism via pheromones by the Ozark zigzag salamander, Benjamin Dalton and Alicia Mathis
Winter energetics of female Indiana bats Myotis sodalis, K. M. Day and Thomas Tomasi
Temporal Transcriptional Regulation of IL-10-Induced Anti-Inflammatory Genes in LPS-Triggered Macrophages, A. F. Dillow, L. N. Cardwell, T. J. Smith, B. D. Groppe, B. A. Peterson, M. A. Sickman, and Brian K. Weaver
Effects of a Diazinon Formulation on Unialgal Growth Rates and Phytoplankton Diversity, Steven Doggett and Russell G. Rhodes
Resistance to desiccation in aquatic invasive snails and implications for their overland dispersal, John E. Havel, L. A. Bruckerhoff, M. Funkhouser, and A Gemberling
Landmark learning by juvenile salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), Whitney L. Heuring and Alicia Mathis
Shifty salamanders: transient trophic polymorphism and cannibalism within natural populations of larval ambystomatid salamanders, D. M. Jefferson, M. Ferrari, S. Alicia Mathis, K. Hobson, Eric R. Britzke, Adam L. Crane, Andrew R. Blaustein, and Douglas P. Chivers
Screening grape hybrid families with molecular markers linked to resistance genes, D. Katula-Debreceni, A. Szoke, A. K. Lencsés, E. Kiss, P. Kozma, S. Hoffmann, A. Veres, and Laszlo G. Kovacs
Production of a periplasmic trehalase in Gluconobacter oxydans and growth on trehalose, K. Kosciow, N. Zahid, Paul B. Schweiger, and U. Deppenmeier
Metabolomic, behavioral, and reproductive effects of the aromatase inhibitor fadrozole hydrochloride on the unionid mussel Lampsilis fasciola, Jeremy A. Leonard, W. Gregory Cope, M. Christopher Barnhart, and Robert B. Bringolf
Metabolomic, behavioral, and reproductive effects of the synthetic estrogen 17 α-ethinylestradiol on the unionid mussel Lampsilis fasciola, Jeremy A. Leonard, W. Gregory Cope, M. Christopher Barnhart, and Robert B. Bringolf
Ontogeny of gonad and genital morphology in juvenile alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii), Day B. Ligon, K. Backues, B. M. Fillmore, and D. M. Thompson
Pattern-recognition ecological niche models fit to presence-only and presence-absence data, Sean Maher, Christophe F. Randin, Antoine Guisan, and John M. Drake
Patterns of host and flea communities along an elevational gradient in Colorado, S. P. Maher and R. M. Timm
Notes on the diets of seven sympatric snakes in the genera Agkistrodon, Nerodia, Sistrurus, and Thamnophis, D. T. McKnight, J. R. Harmon, J. L. McKnight, and Day B. Ligon
Shell and pattern abnormalities in a population of western chicken turtles (Deirochelys reticularia miaria). Herpetol, D. T. McKnight and Day B. Ligon
A Comparison of Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae) from a Late-Archaic Archeological Excavation with Recently Sampled Verdigris River, Kansas, Populations, Edwin J. Miller, John T. Tomasic, and M. Christopher Barnhart
Nest-site selection among reintroduced Macrochelys temminckii, Jessica L. Miller, Denise M. Thompson, John Heywood, and Day B. Ligon
Estimating clutch size using eggshell fragments in depredated Macrochelys temminckii nests, Jessica L. Miller, Denise M. Thompson, and Day B. Ligon
Sex ratios in naturally incubating Macrochelys temminckii nests, a species with type II temperature-dependent sex determination, J. L. Miller and Day B. Ligon
Spatial use and selection of habitat in a reintroduced population of alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii), D. B. Moore, Day B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, and S. F. Fox
The small-island effect: Empty islands, temporal variability and the importance of species composition, Lloyd W. Morrison
The ants of remote Polynesia revisited, L. W. Morrison
Range expansion and distributional limits of the nine-banded armadillo in the United States: an update of Taulman \& Robbins (1996), J. F. Taulman and Lynn W. Robbins
Aquatic invasive species: general trends in the literature and introduction to the special issue, Sidinei M. Thomaz, Katya E. Kovalenko, John E. Havel, and Lee B. Kats
Use of automated radio telemetry to detect nesting activity in ornate box turtles, Terrapene ornata, Charles R. Tucker, Thomas A. Radzio, Jeramie T. Strickland, Ed Britton, David K. Delaney, and Day B. Ligon
Quantitative imaging of cell dynamics in mouse embryos using light-sheet microscopy, Ryan S. Udan, Victor G. Piazza, Chih-wei Hsu, Anna=Katerina Hadjantonakis, and Mary E. Dickinson
Effect of carbon nanotubes on plant growth and gas exchange using Arabidopsis thaliana, Rajeeva Voleti and D. Alexander Wait
IL-10 inhibits LPS-induced expression of miR-147 in murine macrophages, Brian K. Weaver and L. N. Cardwell
From membranes to organelles: emerging roles for dynamin-like proteins in diverse cellular processes, Michelle Williams and Kyoungtae Kim
Characterization of a periplasmic quinoprotein from Sphingomonas wittichii that functions as aldehyde dehydrogenase, J. Zeiser, L. H. Muhlenbeck, Paul B. Schweiger, and U. Deppenmeier
Submissions from 2013
Otolith annulus formation and growth of two redhorse suckers (Moxostoma: Catastomidae), Daniel W. Beckman and D T. Howlett
Missouri: First record of limnobium spongia from the ozarks physiographic region, David E. Bowles
Evidence of overwintering in water hyacinth, eichhornia crassipes pontederiaceae in Southwestern Missouri, USA, David E. Bowles and Beth D. Bowles
New Missouri County records and review of the distribution and disease vector potential of ornithodoros kelleyi (Arachnida: Ixodida: Argasidae) and cimex adjunctus (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cimicidae), David E. Bowles, Richard G. Robbins, Harold J. Harlan, and Terry L. Carpenter
Merope tuber (Mecoptera: Meropeidae) from the interior highlands of the United States, David E. Bowles and Robert W. Sites
Implication of Yeast Dynamin-Related Protein Vps1 in Endocytosis and Organelle Fission, A Brummett, M Williams, J Hayden, and Kyoungtae Kim
Inclusion of cocoa as a dietary supplement represses expression of inflammatory proteins in spinal trigeminal nucleus in response to chronic trigeminal nerve stimulation, Ryan J. Cady, Jennifer E. Denson, and Paul L. Durham
Learning about danger by young hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis): are antipredator strategies ontogenetically plastic?, Adam L. Crane and Alicia S. Mathis
Detecting danger from prey-guild members: behavioural and metabolic responses of Ozark zigzag salamanders to alarm secretions from earthworms, A L. Crane, M Lampe, and S. Alicia Mathis
Two mechanisms involved in trigeminal CGRP release: implications for migraine treatment, Paul L. Durham and C. Masterson
Biomarkers associated with migraine and their potential role in migraine management, Paul L. Durham and S Papapetropoulos
Feeding Behavior of Captive-Reared Juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii), M. B. East, B. M. Fillmore, and Day B. Ligon
Temporal changes in an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) population, M. B. East, J. D. Reidle, and Day B. Ligon
Comparison of diet among reintroduced and wild juvenile alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) and adult female ouachita map turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis), Mitchell B. East and Day B. Ligon
Assessment of toxicity test endpoints for freshwater mussel larvae (glochidia), Andrea Fritts, M. Christopher Barnhart, Megan Bradley, Na Liu, W. Gregory Cope, Edward Hammer, Robert B. Bringolf, and R. Bringolf
Vps1 in the late endosome-to-vacuole traffic, J Hayden, M Williams, A Granich, H Ahn, B Tenay, J. Lukehart, C Highfill, S Dobard, and Kyoungtae Kim
Fluoxetine alters adult freshwater mussel behavior and larval metamorphosis, Peter D. Hazelton, William G. Cope, Shad Moeshe, Tamara J. Pandolfo, Jason B. Belden, M. Christopher Barnhart, and Robert B. Bringolf
Vps1, a recycling factor for the traffic from early endosome to the late Golgi, J Lukehart, C Highfill, and Kyoungtae Kim
An Effective Method For Increasing the Catch-Rate of Pitfall Traps, Donald T. McKnight, Tyler L. Dean, and Day B. Ligon
Growth and viability of a translocated population of alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii), D. B. Moore, Day B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, and S. F. Fox
Nestedness in insular floras: Spatiotemporal variation and underlying mechanisms, Lloyd W. Morrison
Asymmetric reduction of diketones by two Gluconobacter oxydans oxidoreductases, Paul B. Schweiger, H Gross, J Zeiser, and U Deppenmeier
A new hero emerges: another exceptional mammalian spine and its potential adaptive significance, William T. Stanley, Lynn W. Robbins, Jean M. Malekani, Sylvestre Gambalemoke Mbalitini, Dudu Akaibe Migurimu, Jean Claude Mukinzi, and Jan Hulselmans
Inactivation of Tor proteins affects the dynamics of endocytic proteins in early stage of endocytosis, B Tenay, E Kimberlin, M Williams, D Juliette, J Fakilahyel, and Kyoungtae Kim
Larval growth and the potential for head-starting of eastern and ozark hellbenders (cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis and c. a. bishopi), Shem D. Unger and Alicia Mathis
A Comparison of Sperm Health in Declining and Stable Populations of Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis and Ca bishopi), Shem Unger, S. Alicia Mathis, and Robert Wilkinson
Submissions from 2012
Validation of aging techniques and growth of the river redhorse, Moxostoma carinatum, in the James River, Missouri, Daniel W. Beckman and Christian A. Hutson
A Rapid and Inexpensive Bioassay to Evaluate the Decontamination of Organophosphates, David M. Claborn, Skylar A. Martin-Brown, Sanjay Gupta Sagar, and Paul L. Durham
Socially facilitated antipredator behavior by ringed salamanders (Ambystoma annulatum), A L. Crane, C McGrane, and S. Alicia Mathis
Selective sweep at the Rpv3 locus during grapevine breeding for downy mildew resistance, Gabriele Di Gaspero; Dario Copetti; Courtney Coleman; Simone Diego Castellarin; Rudolf Eibach; Pál Kozma; Thierry Lacombe; Gregory Gambetta; László Kovács; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
The invasion history of the exotic freshwater zooplankter Daphnia lumholtzi (Cladocera, Crustacea) in North America: a genetic analysis, Dagmar Frisch, John E. Havel, and Lawrence J. Weider
Validation of a Novel Rat-Holding Device for Studying Heat- and Mechanical-Evoked Trigeminal Nocifensive Behavioral Responses, Filip G. Garrett, Jordan L. Hawkins, Allison E. Overmeyer, Joshua B. Hayden, and Paul L. Durham
Partial Life-Cycle and Acute Toxicity of Perfluoroalkyl Acids to Freshwater Mussels, Peter D. Hazelton, William G. Cope, Tamara J. Pandolfo, S. Mosher, Mark J. Strynar, M. Christopher Barnhart, and Robert B. Bringolf
Spatial and Temporal Trends of Freshwater Mussel Assemblages in the Meramec River Basin, Missouri, USA, J. E. Hinck, Stephen E. McMurray, Andrew D. Roberts, M. Christopher Barnhart, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Ning Wang, and Tom Augspurger
Insights into eisosome assembly and organization, Kyoungtae Kim and E. Murphy
Selection for Run1-Ren1 dihybrid grapevines using microsatellite markers, C Li, A Erwin, D Pap, C Coleman, A D. Higgins, Erzebet Kiss, P Kozma, Sarolta Hoffmann, David W. Ramming, and Laszlo G. Kovacs
Interspecific Variation in Temperature Effects on Embryonic Metabolism and Development in Turtles, Day B. Ligon and M. B. Lovern
Acute and Persistent Effects of Pre- and Posthatching Thermal Environments on Growth and Metabolism in the Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans, Day B. Ligon, Charles C. Peterson, and Matthew B. Lovern
Learning to avoid dangerous habitat types by aquatic salamanders, Eurycea tynerensis, S. Alicia Mathis and S. D. Unger
Biological control of Solenopsis Fire Ants by Pseudacteon parasitoids: Theory and practice, Lloyd W. Morrison
Implementing an instructional framework and content literacy strategies into middle and high school science classes, Sarah B. Nixon, Georgianna L. Saunders, and J. E. Fishbeck
Part 2: In vitro cytotoxicity studies of two ML 2 complexes (M = Pd, Pt; L = 2-cyano-2-isonitroso-N-morpholylacetamide, HMCO, Jessica Ratcliff, Paul Durham, Michael Keck, Andriy Mokhir, and Nikolay Gerasimchuk
Acoustically Detecting Indiana Bats: How Long Does It Take?, S. Romeling, C. Ryan Allen, and Lynn William Robbins
Spatial ecology and habitat use of the western foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) on Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (Missouri), J. Shew, Brian D. Greene, and F. Durbian
Age determination, growth, and population structure of the striped shiner and duskystripe shiner, Bryan R. Simmons and Daniel W. Beckman
Electronically-Controlled Drug Release System to Promote Wound Healing, Siqiang Zhu; Joseph Mbugua; Mark Chase; Theodore R. Nicholson; June-Ho Jung; Jeffrey Maskrod; Carrie V. Vause; Eve Fabrizio; Paul L. Durham; and For complete list of authors, see publisher's website.
Submissions from 2011
Phytoplankton abundance and contributions to suspended particulate matter in the Ohio, Upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, Paul A. Bukaveckas, Amy MacDonald, Anthony Aufdenkampe, John H. Chick, John E. Havel, Richard Schultz, Ted Angradi, David W. Bolgrien, Terrie M. Jicha, and Debra Taylor
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Promotes Cellular Changes in Trigeminal Neurons and Glia Implicated in Peripheral and Central Sensitization, Ryan J. Cady, Joseph R. Glenn, Kael M. Smith, and Paul L. Durham
Do Gill Parasites Influence the Foraging and Antipredator Behaviour of Rainbow Darters, Etheostoma Caeruleum?, Adam L. Crane, Andrea K. Fritts, S. Alicia Mathis, John C. Lisek, and M. Christopher Barnhart
Landmark learning by the Ozark zigzag salamander Plethodon angusticlavius, Adam L. Crane and Alicia Mathis
Predator-recognition training: A conservation strategy to increase postrelease survival of hellbenders in head-starting programs, Adam L. Crane and Alicia Mathis
Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Ozark Zigzag Salamanders to Stimuli from an Invasive Predator: The Armadillo, A. L. Crane, C. E. McGrane, and S. Alicia Mathis
Optimized Frequency Measures for Monitoring Trends in Tallgrass Prairie, Michael D. DeBacker, John S. Heywood, and Lloyd W. Morrison
Insights into the mechanism of onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine, Paul L. Durham and Roger Cady
Ingestion by a freshwater turtle alters germination of bottomland hardwood seeds, Jean P. Elbers and Don Moll
Ontogenetic shift in response to amphibian alarm cues by banded sculpins (cottus carolinae), Brian G. Gall and Alicia Mathis
Requirements of Slm proteins for proper eisosome organization, endocytic trafficking and recycling in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Chitra Kamble, Sandhya Jain, Erin Murphy, and Kyoungtae Kim
Field Test of Digital Photography Biomass Estimation Technique in Tallgrass Prairie, Sherry A. Leis and Lloyd W. Morrison
Conservation and Management of Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) in Missouri, Stephen E. McMurray, M. Christopher Barnhart, J. Scott Faiman, Travis L. Moore, Andrew D. Roberts, and Bryan R. Simmons
Why do some small islands lack vegetation? Evidence from long-term introduction experiments, Lloyd W. Morrison
Black-tailed prairie dog population dynamics at Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska: A 28-year record, Lloyd W. Morrison and David G. Peitz
Pil1, an eisosome organizer, plays an important role in the recruitment of synaptojanins and amphiphysins to facilitate receptor-mediated endocytosis in yeast, Erin R. Murphy, Jacob Boxberger, Robert Colvin, Suk Je Lee, Geoffrey Zahn, Fred Loor, and Kyoungtae Kim
Treatment of mast cells with carbon dioxide suppresses degranulation via a novel mechanism involving repression of increased intracellular calcium levels, J. W. Strider, C. G. Masterson, and Paul L. Durham
Review of the Interactions between Catfishes and Freshwater Mollusks in North America, Jeremy S. Tiemann, Stephen E. McMurray, M. Christopher Barnhart, and G. Thomas Watters
Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847 - Central American River Turtle, Tortuga Blanca, Hickatee, Richard C. Vogt, John R. Polisar, Don L. Moll, and Gracia Gonzalez-Porter
