Biology Faculty Articles
Submissions from 2006
Life history of Sialis (Megaloptera: Sialidae) in a lentic and lotic ecosystem in Central Texas, Jason L. Locklin, Thomas L. Arsuffi, and David E. Bowles
Effects of low-head barriers on stream fishes: Taxonomic affiliations and morphological correlates of sensitive species, Robert L. McLaughlin, Louise Porto, David L.G. Noakes, Jeffrey R. Baylis, Leon M. Carl, Hope R. Dodd, Jon D. Goldstein, Daniel B. Hayes, and Robert G. Randall
Does temporal variation in predation risk influence the intensity of antipredator responses? A test of the risk allocation hypothesis, Reehan S. Mirza, Alicia Mathis, and Douglas P. Chivers
Mechanisms of coexistence and competition between ants and land hermit crabs in a Bahamian archipelago, Lloyd W. Morrison
Post-release host-specificity testing of Pseudacteon tricuspis, a phorid parasitoid of Solenopsis invicta fire ants, Lloyd W. Morrison and Sanford D. Porter
Land hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) densities and patterns of gastropod shell use on small Bahamian islands, Lloyd W. Morrison and David A. Spiller
Management of blue green algae and taste and odor with cutrine-plus in McDaniel Lake, Greene Co., Missouri, Russell G. Rhodes, Reynaldo J. Gumucio, and Kim A. Medley
Movement patterns and home range use of the Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), Timothy C. Roth and Brian D. Greene
Diet-dependent differences in digestive efficiency in two sympatric species of box turtles, Terrapene carolina and Terrapene ornata, Matt D. Stone and Don Moll
Potential for niche overlap in roosting sites between Nycticeius humeralis (evening bats) and Eptesicus fuscus (big brown bats), John C. Timpone, Justin G. Boyles, and Lynn W. Robbins
Submissions from 2005
Marine subsidies alter the diet and abundance of insular and coastal lizard populations, Kyle Barrett, Wendy B. Anderson, D. Alexander Wait, L. Lee Grismer, Gary A. Polis, and Michael D. Rose
Preliminary survey of the mayflies (Ephemeroptera) and caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park, David E. Baumgardner and David E. Bowles
Use of an underground winter roost by a male evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis), Justin G. Boyles, Brad M. Mormann, and Lynn W. Robbins
Sinus headache: A neurology, otolaryngology, allergy, and primary care consensus on diagnosis and treatment, Roger K. Cady, David W. Dodick, Howard L. Levine, Curtis P. Schreiber, Eric J. Eross, Michael Setzen, Harvey J. Blumenthal, William R. Lumry, Gary D. Berman, and Paul L. Durham
Variation in carbon isotope discrimination in relation to plant performance in a natural population of Cryptantha flava, B. B. Casper, I. N. Forseth, and D. Alexander Wait
Smooth muscle α-actinin interaction with smitin, Richard J. Chi, Scott G. Olenych, Kyoungtae Kim, and Thomas C. S. Keller III
Cross-resistance of largemouth bass to glochidia of unionid mussels, Benjamin J. Dodd, M. Christopher Barnhart, Constance L. Rogers-Lowery, Todd B. Fobian, and Ronald V. Dimock
Do reservoirs facilitate invasions into landscapes?, John E. Havel, Carol Eunmi Lee, and M. Jake Vander Zanden
Environmental limits to a rapidly spreading exotic cladoceran, John E. Havel, Jonathan B. Shurin, and John R. Jones
An exact form of the breeder’s equation for the evolution of a quantitative trait under natural selection, John S. Heywood
Phylogeny of the Perognathus longimembris species group based on mitochondrial cytochrome-b: How many species?, Mark L. McKnight
Arthropod diversity and allochthonous-based food webs on tiny oceanic islands, Lloyd W. Morrison
Predicted range expansion of the invasive fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in the eastern United States based on the VEMAP global warming scenario, Lloyd W. Morrison, Michael D. Korzukhin, and Sanford D. Porter
Testing for population-level impacts of introduced Pseudacteon tricuspis flies, phorid parasitoids of Solenopsis invicta fire ants, Lloyd W. Morrison and Sanford D. Porter
A re-examination of Orthothecium hyalopiliferum (Hypnales), Paul L. Redfearn and Bruce Allen
Seabird guano influences on desert islands: soil chemistry and herbaceous species richness and productivity, D. A. Wait, D. P. Aubrey, and W. B. Anderson
Life history attributes of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in Lake Taneycomo and associated tributaries in Southwestern Missouri, Carl K. Wakefield and Daniel W. Beckman
Submissions from 2004
Propagation and Restoration of Mussel Species of Concern: Endangered Species Grant Interim Report, M. Christopher Barnhart
2004 Freshwater Mussel Survey of the Big Piney River and Roubidoux Creek, Pulaski County, Missouri, M. Christopher Barnhart, Jennifer Wigger, and Matt Duzan
CGRP-Receptor Antagonists - A Fresh Approach to Migraine Therapy?, Paul L. Durham
CGRP receptor antagonists: A new choice for acute treatment of migraine?, Paul L. Durham
Neuronal expression and regulation of CGRP promoter activity following viral gene transfer into cultured trigeminal ganglia neurons, Paul L. Durham, Penny X. Dong, Kevin T. Belasco, Jeffrey Kasperski, William W. Gierasch, Lars Edvinsson, Donald D. Heistad, Frank M. Faraci, and Andrew F. Russo
Sexual and seasonal variation in foraging patterns in the Stinkpot, Sternotherus odoratus, in Southwestern Missouri, Dawn K. Ford and Don L. Moll
Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Dynamics of Plankton in a Terminal Multiple-Series Reservoir, John E. Havel and Kristen R. Pattinson
Mechanisms, effects, and scales of dispersal in freshwater zooplankton, John E. Havel and Jonathan B. Shurin
Priority use of chemical over visual cues for detection of predators by neotenic graybelly salamanders, Eurycea multiplicata griseogaster, Caleb R. Hickman, Matthew D. Stone, and Alicia Mathis
Survey of endangered and special concern mussel species in the Sac, Pomme de Terre, St. Francis, and Black River systems of Missouri, 2001-2003, Christian Hudson and M. Christopher Barnhart
Effect of Fgd1 on Cortactin in Arp2/3 Complex-Mediated Actin Assembly, Kyoungtae Kim, Peng Hou, Jerome L. Gorski, and John A. Cooper
Influence of physical stress, distress cues, and predator kairomones on the foraging behavior of Ozark zigzag salamanders, Plethodon angusticlavius, R. Todd Watson, S. Alicia Mathis, and Ronda Thompson
Submissions from 2003
Allelopathic interference of plant-water relationships by parahydroxybenzoic acid, Richard R. Barkosky and Frank A. Einhellig
Culture and Restoration of Mussel Species of Concern: Final Report, M. Christopher Barnhart
Small island biogeography in the Gulf of California: lizards, the subsidized island biogeography hypothesis, and the small island effect, K. Barrett, D. A. Wait, and W. B. Anderson
Population characteristics, growth, and spatial activity of Siren intermedia in an intensively managed wetland, Paul W. Frese, Alicia Mathis, and Robert F. L. Wilkinson Jr.
Dormancy, cold hardiness, and spring frost hazard in Vitis amurensis hybrids under continental climatic conditions, László G. Kovács, Patrick L. Byers, Martin L. Kaps, and José Saenz
Use of chemical cues in detection of conspecific predators and prey by newts, Notophthalmus viridescens, Alicia Mathis
Overriding the oddity effect in mixed-species aggregations: group choice by armored and nonarmored prey, Alicia Mathis and Douglas P. Chivers
Do Experience and Body Size Play a Role in Responses of Larval Ringed Salamanders, Ambystoma annulatum, to Predator Kairomones? Laboratory and Field Assays, Alicia Mathis, Kevin L. Murray, and Caleb R. Hickman
Invasibility of a reservoir to exotic Daphnia lumholtzi: experimental assessment of diet selection and life history responses to cyanobacteria, K. R. Pattinson, J. E. Havel, and R. G. Rhodes
Extrapair paternity and breeding synchrony in Gadwalls (Anas strepera) in North Dakota, Jeffrey L. Peters, Gwenda L. Brewer, and L. Michelle Bowe
Population declines of a long-lived salamander: a 20+-year study of hellbenders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Benjamin A. Wheeler, Ethan Prosen, Alicia Mathis, and Robert F. Wilkinson
Submissions from 2002
Propagation and Culture of Mussel Species of Concern Annual Report for 2002, M. Christopher Barnhart
A survey for American burying beetles in Southwest Missouri, M. Christopher Barnhart and Robert Brown
Comparison of aging methods and validation of otolith ages for the rainbow darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, Daniel W. Beckman
Distribution of the Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana, in Missouri, Eric R. Britzke and Lynn W. Robbins
Utility of maternal serum total testosterone analysis for fetal gender determination in asian elephants (Elephas maximus), Connie Duer, Melissa Carden, Dennis Schmitt, and Thomas E. Tomasi
New Insights into the Molecular Actions of Serotonergic anti-migraine Drugs, Paul L. Durham and Andrew F. Russo
Estimating dispersal from patterns of spread: Spatial and local control of lake invasions, John E. Havel, Jonathan B. Shurin, and John R. Jones
New members of the stilbene synthase gene family from the Vitis aestivalis-derived grape cultivar Norton, Hesheng Hou, Sándor Fekete, and László G. Kovács
Smitin, a Novel Smooth Muscle Titin-like Protein, Interacts with Myosin Filaments in vivo and in vitro, Kyoungtae Kim and Thomas C. S. Keller III
Tissue moisture loss during sample preparation lowers exotherm temperatures in dormant grape buds, László G. Kovács, Guoqiang Du, and Pinghai Ding
Physiological response curve analysis using nonlinear mixed models, Michael S. Peek, Estelle Russek-Cohen, Alexander D. Wait, and Irwin N. Forseth
Hydrologic connections and overland dispersal in an exotic freshwater crustacean, Jonathan B. Shurin and John E. Havel
Infection Rates of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis by Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in Southwest Missouri, John G. Steiert and Felicia Gilfoy
Chrysomela scripta, Plagiodera versicolora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidia), and Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) track specific leaf developmental stages, D. Alexander Wait, James S. Coleman, and Clive G. Jones
Submissions from 2001
Subsidized Island Biogeography Hypothesis: another new twist on an old theory, W. B. Anderson and D. A. Wait
Fish Hosts and Culture of Mussel Species of Special Concern: Annual Report for 2000, M. Christopher Barnhart
Rules and exceptions in conservation genetics: genetic assessment of the endangered plant Cordylanthus palmatus and its implications for management planning, Erica Fleishman, Alan E. Launer, Kathy Rehm Switky, Ulla Yandell, John Heywood, and Dennis D. Murphy
Shading by shrubs in a desert system reduces the physiological and demographic performance of an associated herbaceous perennial, I. N. Forseth, D. A. Wait, and B. B. Casper
Effects of pre- and postnatal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure on metabolic rate and thyroid hormones of white-footed mice, John B. French, Mary Beth Voltura, and Thomas E. Tomasi
Using Amphibians and Reptiles to learn the Process of Science, Janice Schnake Greene and Brian D. Greene
Competition Between Native and Exotic Daphnia: In situ Experiments, Jennifer L. Johnson and John E. Havel
A genetic approach to resolving taxonomic ambiguity among Pleurobema (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the eastern Gulf Coast, Karen L. Kandl, Hsiu-Ping Liu, Robert S. Butler, Walter R. Hoeh, and Margaret Mulvey
Latent infection by leafroll agent GLRaV-3 is linked to lower fruit quality in French-American hybrid grapevines Vidal blanc and St. Vincent, László G. Kovács, Hideaki Hanami, Mark Fortenberry, and Martin L. Kaps
Phylogenetic relationships of the Cochliopinae (Rissooidea: Hydrobiidae): An enigmatic group of aquatic gastropods, Hsiu-Ping Liu, Robert Hershler, and Fred G. Thompson
Pheromonal markers as indicators of parasite load: Parasite-mediated behavior in salamanders (Plethodon angusticlavius), Daria S. Maksimowich and Alicia Mathis
Effects of Hypoxia on Egg Capsule Conductance in Ambystoma (Class Amphibia, Order Caudata), N. E. Mills, M. Christopher Barnhart, and R. D. Semlitsch
Pollination limitation to reproductive success in the Missouri evening primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa (Onagraceae), Jennifer M. Moody-Weis and John S. Heywood
Variation in search-phase calls of bats, Kevin L. Murray, E. R. Britzke, and Lynn W. Robbins
Effects of fungicides on thyroid function, metabolism, and thermoregulation in cotton rats, Thomas E. Tomasi, John Ashcraft, and Eric Britzke
Apoptosis is promoted by the dsRNA-activated factor (DRAF1) during viral infection independent of the action of interferon or p53, Brian K. Weaver, Osamu Ando, K. Prasanna Kumar, and Nancy C. Reich
Submissions from 2000
Caffeic acid-induced changes in plant-water relationships and photosynthesis in leafy spurge Euphorbia esula, Richard R. Barkosky, Frank A. Einhellig, and Jack L. Butler
Fish Hosts and Culture of Mussel Species of Special Concern: Annual Report for 1999, M. Christopher Barnhart and Michael S. Baird
Opercular flaps as sexual ornaments for male longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis): Male condition and male-male competition, Kaye Goddard and Alicia Mathis
A Biology Laboratory Internship Program: Improving Preservice Teacher Education, Janice Schnake Greene
Reconstructing the history of intercontinental dispersal in Daphnia lumholtzi by the use of genetic markers, John E. Havel, John K. Colbourne, and Paul D. N. Hebert
Diversity of crustacean zooplankton in riparian wetlands: Colonization and egg banks, John E. Havel, E. Matt Eisenbacher, and Alice A. Black
Parasitized salamanders are inferior competitors for territories and food resources, Daria S. Maksimowich and Alicia Mathis
The influence of residency status on agonistic behavior of male and female Ozark zigzag salamanders Plethodon angusticlavius, Alicia Mathis, David W. Schmidt, and Kimberly A. Medley
Differential use of visual and chemical cues in predator recognition and threat-sensitive predator-avoidance responses by larval newts (Notophthalmus viridescens), S. Alicia Mathis and F. Vincent
Seasonal variations in thyroid hormone levels in free-living echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Stewart C. Nicol, Niels A. Andersen, and Thomas E. Tomasi
Does the Aquatic Salamander, Siren intermedia, Respond to Chemical Cues from Prey?, Aaron M. Sullivan, Paul W. Frese, and S. Alicia Mathis
Effects of hunger and predation risk on foraging behavior of graybelly salamanders, Eurycea multiplicata, Jill Whitham and Alicia Mathis
Submissions from 1999
Diets of two sympatric neotropical salamanders, Bolitoglossa mexicana and B. rufescens, with notes on reproduction for B. rufescens, Michael T. Anderson and Alicia Mathis
Mechanisms of hydroquinone-induced growth reduction in leafy spurge, Richard R. Barkosky, Jack L. Butler, and Frank A. Einhellig
Alarm pheromones of rainbow darters: Responses to skin extracts of conspecifics and congeners, A. M. Commens and Alicia Mathis
Estimating time of death of deer in Missouri; a comparison of three indicators, B. M. Hadley, Lynn W. Robbins, and D. A. Beffa
Estimating time of death of deer in Missouri; a comparison of three indicators, Bradley Michael Hadley, Lynn W. Robbins, and David A. Beffa
Phylogenetic Relationships within the Aquatic Snail Genus Tryonia: Implications for Biogeography of the North American Southwest, Robert Hershler, Hsiu-Ping Liu, and Margaret Mulvey
Phylogeny, classification and floral evolution of water lilies (Nymphaeaceae; Nymphaeales): A synthesis of non-molecular, rbcL, matK, and 18S rDNA data, Donald H. Les, Edward L. Schneider, Donald J. Padgett, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, and Michael Zanis
The roles of body size and experience in agonistic displays of the ozark zigzag salamander, Plethodon angusticlavius, Alicia Mathis and Eric Britzke
