Submissions from 2023
A deeper understanding of noise effects on cetaceans, Jason N. Bruck
A Quieter Ocean: Experimentally Derived Differences in Attentive Responses of Tursiops truncatus to Anthropogenic Noise Playbacks before and during the COVID-19-Related Anthropause, Paige E. Stevens, Veda Allen, and Jason N. Bruck
Submissions from 2022
Understanding across the senses: cross-modal studies of cognition in cetaceans, Jason N. Bruck and Adam A. Pack
Cross-modal perception of identity by sound and taste in bottlenose dolphins, Jason N. Bruck, Sam F. Walmsley, and Vincent M. Janik
Evolutionary analyses of visual opsin genes in frogs and toads: Diversity, duplication, and positive selection, Ryan K. Schott, Leah Perez, Matthew Kwiatkowski, Vance Imhoff, and Jennifer M. Gumm
Submissions from 2021
Propranolol Sensitizes Vascular Sarcoma Cells to Doxorubicin by Altering Lysosomal Drug Sequestration and Drug Efflux, Jhuma Saha, Jong Hyuk Kim, Clarissa N. Amaya, Caleb M. Witcher, Ali Khammanivong, Derek M. Korpela, David R. Brown, Josephine Taylor, Brad A. Bryan, and Erin B. Dickerson
Cetacean AcousticWelfare in Wild and Managed-Care Settings: Gaps and Opportunities, Paige E. Stevens, Heather Hill, and Jason N. Bruck
Submissions from 2020
With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is building a specialized drone to help us study dolphins in the wild, Jason N. Bruck
Bias and Misrepresentation of Science Undermines Productive Discourse on Animal Welfare Policy: A Case Study, Kelly Jaakkola, Jason N. Bruck, Richard C. Connor, Stephen H. Montgomery, and Stephanie L. King
Can the FUT 2 Gene Variant Have an Effect on the Body Weight of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery? - Preliminary, Exploratory Study, Natalia Komorniak, Alexandra Martynova-Van Kley, Armen Nalian, Wiktoria Wardziukiewicz, Karolina Skoniecznaa-Zydecka, Daniel Styburski, Joanna Palma, Bartosz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Kaseja, and Ewa Stachowska
Spectroscopic Study on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm in the Presence of the Aptamer-DNA Scaffolded Silver Nanoclusters, Bidisha Sengupta, Prakash Adhikari, Esther Mallet, Ronald Havner, and Prabhakar Pradhan
Submissions from 2019
Diversity and shifts of the bacterial community associated with Baikal sponge mass mortalities, Sergei Belikov, Natalia Belkova, Tatiana Butina, Lubov Chernogor, Alexandra Martynova-Van Kley, Armen Nalian, Colin Rorex, Igor Khanaev, Olga Maikova, and Sergey Feranchuk
"Chemical Signals" entry in Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Jason N. Bruck
"Long Term Memory" entry in Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Jason N. Bruck
"Day/Night Cycles" entry in Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Jason N. Bruck and Jared R. Bruck
"Visual Perception" entry in Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Jason N. Bruck and Tabitha Gunnars
"Sensitization" entry in Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Jason N. Bruck and Paige E. Stevens
Whole leaf photosynthetic light response in a carnivorous plant species Sarracenia alata, K. A. Hopkins and Dennis A. Gravatt
Structural and Functional Determinants of Rodent and Human Surfactant Protein A: A Synthesis of Binding and Computational Data, Armen Nalian, Todd M. Umstead, Ching-Hui Yang, Patricia Silveyra, Neal J. Thomas, Joanna Floros, Francis X. McCormack, and Zissis C. Chroneos
Arachidin-1 and Arachidin-3 Modulation of Rotavirus-infected MA104 Cells, Caleb M. Witcher, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Hannah N. Lockwood, Macie N. Mattila, Stormey B. Wisdom, Luanna L. Saade Ferreira, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Judith M. Ball, and Rebecca D. Parr
Submissions from 2018
The roles of inter- and intra-sexual selection in behavioral isolation between native and invasive pupfishes, Cory Becher and Jennifer M. Gumm
"Dead Reckoning" entry in Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Jason N. Bruck
Grief In Animals: Does An Orca Have To Be A Human With Fins For Us To Care?, Jason N. Bruck
The Effects of Ultraviolet Light on Anthocyanin Accumulation in the Adventitious Roots of Sedum wrightii (Crassulaceae), Lila D. Kerr, Dennis A. Gravatt, and Robert J. Wiggers
Manipulating hedgerow quality: Embankment size influences animal biodiversity in a peri-urban context, S. Lecq, A. Loisel, Stephen J. Mullin, and Xavier Bonnet
A Time Course Study of Rotavirus-Infected Intestinal Cells Treated with Stilbenoids and the Regulation of Apoptosis, Rebecca D. Parr, Caleb M. Witcher, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Hannah L. Wilson, Stormey Wisdom, Macie N. Mattila, Essence B. Strange, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, and Judith M. Ball
Submissions from 2017
Dinosaur nest ecology and predation during the Late Cretaceous: was there a relationship between upper Cretaceous extinction and nesting behavior?, John Bois and Stephen J. Mullin
Species differences in egocentric navigation: the effect of burrowing ecology on a spatial cognitive trait in mice, Jason N. Bruck, Noah A. Allen, Kelsey E. Brass, Brian A. Horn, and Polly Campbell
Ontogenetic shifts in the diet of plains hog-nosed snakes (Heterodonnasicus) revealed by stable isotope analysis, Andrew M. Durso and Stephen J. Mullin
Utilization of Pyrosequencing to Monitor the Microbiome Dynamics of Probiotic Treated Poultry (Gallus gallus domesticus) during Downstream Poultry Processing, Vamsy Priya Guttala, Enrique G. Medrano, Joey Bray, and Beatrice Clack
Importance of ground refuges for the biodiversity in agricultural hedgerows, S. Lecq, A. Loisel, F. Brischoux, Stephen J. Mullin, and Xavier Bonnet
3D-Printed Fish Models for Testing Guppy Mate Choice, John F. Stewart, Michael E. Moore, Lance Forshee, Kathryn D. Boyles, Moria G. Harmon, Jason N. Bruck, and Donald P. French
Submissions from 2016
Forest Management Bolsters Native Snake Populations in Urban Parks, Xavier Bonnet, S. Lecq, J. L. Lassay, Jean-Marie Ballouard, C. Barbraud, J. Souchet, Stephen J. Mullin, and G. Provost
Spatial Distribution of Earthworms in an East Texas Forest Ecosystem, Melissa A. Bozarth, Kenneth W. Farrish, George A. Damoff, James Van Kley, and J. Leon Young
Inhibition of Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella oxytoca by Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and Garlic Pills, Lucinda Choules, Dennis A. Gravatt, Stephen M. Kosovich, Wei Yuan, Ping Wang, and Ron Havner
Habitat Use And Avoidance by Foraging Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in East Texas, John N. Macey, Brent Burt, Daniel Saenz, and Richard N. Conner
Road-Edge Effects on Herpetofauna in a Lowland Amazonian Rainforest, Ross J. Maynard, Nathalie C. Aall, Daniel Saenz, Paul S. Hamilton, and Matthew Kwiatkowski
Experimental applications, Stephen J. Mullin
A Serosurvey Of Cats For Rickettsia Antibodies, Robert J. Wiggers
Submissions from 2015
Morphologic and Taxonomic Analysis of the Weedy and Cultivated Amaranthus hybridus Species Complex, Dinesh Adhikary and Donald B. Pratt
Investigation of Stilbenoids as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis, Judith M. Ball, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Katelyn D. Defrates, Emily Hambleton, Megan E. Hurlburt, Lingling Fang, Tianhong Yang, Luis Nopo-Olazabal, Richard L. Atwill, Pooj Ghai, and Rebecca D. Parr
Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in Wildlife Conservation Education, Jean-Marie Ballouard, Stephen J. Mullin, Rastko Ajtic, José Carlos Brito, El Hassan ElMouden, Mehmet Erdogan, Monica Feriche, Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Pavol Prokop, Aida Sánchez, Xavier Santos, Tahar Slimani, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Ljiljana Tomovic, Muhammet Uşak, Marco Zuffi, and Xavier Bonnet
The Frequency of Ticks Carrying Rickettsia sp., Sarah C. Canterberry, Daniel J. Bennett, and Robert J. Wiggers
Learning and Behavior in Reef Fish: Fuel for Microevolutionary Change?, J. A. Drew and Jennifer M. Gumm
Effects of urbanization on the occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: do urban environments provide refuge from the amphibian chytrid fungus?, Daniel Saenz, Taylor L. Hall, and Matthew Kwiatkowski
Submissions from 2014
Effect of Origanum chemotypes on broiler intestinal bacteria, Liliana Betancourt, Fernando Rodriguez, Vienvilay Phandanouvong, Claudia Ariza-Nieto, Michael Hume, David Nisbet, German Afanador-Tellez, Alexandra Martynova-Van Kley, and Armen Nalian
Attack Intensity by Two Species of Territorial Damselfish (Pomacentridae) as Estimates of Competitive Overlap with Two Species of Wrasse (Labridae), A. Black, V. Imhoff, J. M. Leese, S. Weiman, Jennifer M. Gumm, M. Richter, and Murray Itzkowitz
No Evidence for Color or Size Preference in Either Sex of a Dichromatic Stream Fish, Percina Roanoka, Patrick J. Ciccotto, Jennifer M. Gumm, and Tamra C. Mendelson
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Influence Expression of Defensive Behavior in Plains Hog‐Nosed Snakes [Abstract], Andrew M. Durso and Stephen J. Mullin
Relationships between the Weedy (Amaranthaceae) and the Grain Amaranths [Abstract], Kiel D. Kielinski, Felix Jimenez, Eric N. Jellen, Peter J. Maughan, Scott M. Smith, and Donald B. Pratt
Recent Findings of Olixon banskii in the Nearctic with Notes on Its Biology (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae), Volker Lohrmann, Zachary H. Falin, Daniel J. Bennett, and Michael S. Engel
Assessing Multiple Endpoints of Atrazine Ingestion on Gravid Northern Watersnakes (Nerodia Sipedon) and Their Offspring [Abstract], L. A. Neuman-Lee, K. F. Gaines, K. A. Baumgartner, J. R. Voorhees, J. M. Novak, and Stephen J. Mullin
Cloning, Expression, Sequence Analysis and Homology Modeling of the Prolyl Endoprotease from Eurygaster integriceps Puton, Ravi Chandra Yandamuri, Ranjeeta Gautam, Charles Darkoh, Vanitha Dareddy, Mustapha El-Bouhssini, and Beatrice A. Clack
Submissions from 2013
Mutational Analysis of the Rotavirus NSP4 Enterotoxic Domain that Binds to Caveolin-1, Judith M. Ball, Megan E. Schroeder, Cecelia V. Williams, Friedhelm Schroeder, and Rebecca D. Parr
Decades-long social memory in bottlenose dolphins, Jason N. Bruck
Male Association Preference for Conspecifics in the Redband Darter, Etheostoma luteovinctum (Teleostei: Percidae) Based on Visual Cues, Patrick J. Ciccotto, Jennifer M. Gumm, and Tamra C. Mendelson
Differential jumping performance in newly metamorphosed Blanchard's cricket frogs, Acris blanchardi (Anura: Hylidae), from fish- and invertebrate-dominated ponds, Taylor L. Hall, Daniel Saenz, and Matthew Kwiatkowski
Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Peruvian Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus and A. hybridus) Germplasm Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers [Abstract], Felix Jimenez, Peter J. Maughan, Aquilino Alvarez, Kiel D. Kielinski, Scott M. Smith, Donald B. Pratt, David B. Elzinga, and Eric N. Jellen
Differential Habitat Use by Common Watersnakes (Nerodia Sipedon), Lorin A. Neuman-Lee, Andrew M. Durso, Nicholas M. Kiriazis, Melanie J. Olds, and Stephen J. Mullin
Effects of Storage Conditions on the Morphology and Titer of Lentiviral Vectors, H. Rahman, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, R. S. Stewart, and Sarah C. Canterberry
Synergistic effects of the invasive Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) and climate change on aquatic amphibian survival, Daniel Saenz, Erin M. Fucik, and Matthew Kwiatkowski
Sexual Selection acting on a Speciation Trait in Darters (Percidae: Etheostoma), Tory H. Williams, Jennifer M. Gumm, and Tamra C. Mendelson
Submissions from 2012
Effects of an Invasive Plant, Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera), on Development and Survival of Anuran Larvae, Taylor B. Cotten, Matthew Kwiatkowski, Daniel Saenz, and Michael Collyer
New Species of Macrocephalic Halictine Bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) [Abstract], Michael S. Engel, Ismael A. Hinojosa-Diaz, and Daniel J. Bennett
Sex Recognition of Female-like Sneaker Males in the Comanche Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon Elegans, Jennifer M. Gumm
Sex Recognition of Female-like Sneaker Males in the Comanche Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon Elegans, Jennifer M. Gumm
Differences in Spectral Sensitivity Within and Among Species of Darters (genus Etheostoma), Jennifer M. Gumm, Ellis R. Lowe, and Tamra C. Mendelson
A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Ochid Bes of the Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) [Abstract], R. Niemack, Ismael A. Hinojosa-Diaz, Daniel J. Bennett, and C. S. Chaboo
Biodiversity and Biogeography of Sakhalin Island, T. W. Pietsch, V. V. Bogatov, S. Yu Storozhenko, A. S. Lelej, V. Yu Barkalov, H. Takahashi, S. L. Joneson, S. K. Kholin, K. A. Glew, J. A. Harpel, P. V. Krestov, E. A. Makarchenko, N. Minakawa, M. Ohara, Daniel J. Bennett, T. R. Anderson, R. L. Crawford, L. A. Prozorova, Y. Kuwahara, S. V. Shedko, M. Yabe, P. J. Woods, and D. E. Stevenson
Linking Sexual Selection and Behavioral Isolation in a Colorful Species of Stream Fish, Etheostoma Barrenense (Abstract Only), Tory H. Williams, Jennifer M. Gumm, and Tamra C. Mendelson
Submissions from 2011
A New Species of Quexua from Southeastern Peru (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae), Daniel J. Bennett
Vegetation and Avian Response to Prescribed Fire on Glade Habitats in the Missouri Ozarks., Brent Burt, Christopher E. Comer, Andrea L. Bell, Brian P. Oswald, and Warren C. Conway
Rotavirus NSP4: Cell Type-dependent Transport Kinetics to the Exofacial Plasma Membrane and Release from Intact Infected Cells, Thomas F. Gibbons, Stephen M. Storey, Cecelia V. Williams, Avery McIntosh, DeAnne M. Mitchel, Rebecca D. Parr, Friedhelm Schroeder, and Judith M. Ball
Spectral Characteristics of Male Nuptial Coloration in Darters (Etheostoma), Jennifer M. Gumm, K. D. Feller, and T. C. Mendelson
The Evolution of Multi-component Visual Signals in Darters (genus Etheostoma), Jennifer M. Gumm and Tamra C. Mendelson
Management of Interactions Between Endangered Species Using Habitat Restoration, Jennifer M. Gumm, Jennifer L. Snekser, J. M. Leese, K. P. Little, J. K. Leiser, V. E. Imhoff, B. Westrick, and M. Itzkowitz
Evolutionary losses of facial stripes in New World pitvipers, Matthew Kwiatkowski and Brent Burt
Submissions from 2010
How Habitat Features Shape Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) Navigation, Jason N. Bruck and Jill M. Mateo
Interactions Between Inter- and Intrasexually Selected Behaviors in the Beaugregory Damselfish (Stegastes leucostictus), Jennifer M. Gumm, N. A. Van Breukelen, M. Draud, and Murray Itzkowitz
Development and characterization of 16 microsatellite markers for the Louisiana pine snake, Pituophis ruthveni, and two congeners of conservation concern, Matthew Kwiatkowski, Christopher M. Somers, Ray G. Poulin, D. Craig Rudolph, Jessica Martino, Tracey D. Tuberville, Cris Hagen, and Stacey L. Lance
Occurrence of Anisophylly and Anisoclady within the Amaranthaceae [Abstract], Donald B. Pratt and Lynn G. Clark
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Detected in Amphibians from National Forests in Eastern Texas, USA, Daniel Saenz, Brendan T. Kavanagh, and Matthew Kwiatkowski
Submissions from 2009
A Remarkable Tiphiiform Wasp in Mid-Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae), Michael S. Engel, Jaime Ortega-Blanco, and Daniel J. Bennett
Ecological Parameters of Coluber constrictor etheridgei, with Comparisons to Other Coluber constrictor Subspecies, Robert R. Fleet, D. Craig Rudolph, J. D. Camper, and J. Niederhofer
Thermoregulation of Male Elaphe Spiloides in an Agriculturally-Fragmented Forest in Illinois, C. Drew Foster, Sarabeth Klueh, and Stephen J. Mullin
Fin-mutant Female Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Exhibit Differences in Association Preferences for Male Fin Length, Jennifer M. Gumm, Jennifer L. Snekser, and M. Kathryn Lovine
Association Preferences of Unisexual Amazon Mollies (Poecilia formosa): Differential Response to Swords Based on Sex of the Bisexual Parental Species, Jennifer M. Gumm and Maria Thaker
Demographics of a Geographically-Isolated Population of Threatened Salamander (Caudata: Ambystomatidae) in Central Illinois, Stephen J. Mullin and Sarabeth Klueh
Snakes: Ecology and Conservation, Stephen J. Mullin and Richard A. Seigel
A Primitive Aphidiine Wasp in Albian Amber from Spain and a Northern Hemisphere Origin for the Subfamily (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), Jaime Ortega-Blanco, Daniel J. Bennett, Xavier Delclòs, and Michael S. Engel
A survey of reptiles and amphibians on Kinmen Island, Taiwan, Daniel Saenz, Heather V. Podlipny, Pei-Yu Tasi, Brent Burt, and Hsiao-Wei Yuan
Submissions from 2008
The Ophionine Wasps of Hawaii (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Daniel J. Bennett
Pison Menkei, a New Crabronid Wasp in Dominican Amber, Daniel J. Bennett and Michael S. Engel
Form, Function, and Fitness: Pathways to Survival., Brent Burt, James B. Johnson, and Thomas J. DeWitt
Anoblepsis, a New, Bizarre Braconid Wasp Genus in Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Michael S. Engel and Daniel J. Bennett
Speed and Endurance Of Thamnophis hammondii Are Not Affected By Consuming the Toxic Frog Xenopus laevis, C. Drew Foster and Stephen J. Mullin
Sexual Selection and Alternative Reproductive Tactics in Cyprinodon Elegans, Jennifer M. Gumm
Conservation and Conflict Between Endangered Desert Fishes, Jennifer M. Gumm, Jennifer L. Snekser, and Murray Itzkowitz
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis as a Tool To Determine Batch Similarity of Probiotic Cultures of Porcine Cecal Bacteria, Michael Hume, Charles M. Scanlan, Roger B. Harvey, Kathleen Andrews, James D. Snodgrass, Armen Nalian, Alexandra Martynova-Van Kley, and David Nisbet
Development and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers for the Grain Amaranths [Abstract], Melanie A. Mallory, Rozaura V. Hall, Andrea R. McNabb, Donald B. Pratt, Eric N. Jellen, and Peter J. Maughan
