Publications and creative works by faculty in the Department of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics, are collected here.

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Submissions from 2011

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The Tubulin Deglutamylase CCPP-1 Regulates the Function and Stability of Sensory Cilia in C. Elegans, Robert O'Hagan, Brian P. Piasecki, Malan Silva, Prasad Phirke, Ken C Q Nguyen, David H. Hall, Peter Swoboda, and Maureen M. Barr (2011)

Cryptic Gametic Interactions Confer Both Conspecific and Heterospecific Advantages in the Chrysochus (Coleopterachry:somelidae) Hybrid Zone, Merrill A. Peterson, Erica L. Larson, Margaret Brassil, Kati J. Buckingham, Danielle Juárez, Joseph Deas, Donna Mangloña, Michael A. White, Jonathan Maslan, Andrew Schweitzer, and Kirsten Monsen (2011)

Comparative Analyses of Effective Population Size Within and Among Species: Ranid Frogs as a Case Study, Ivan C. Phillipsen, W. Chris Funk, Eric A. Hoffman, Kirsten Monsen, and Michael S. Blouin (2011)

The Historical Biogeography of Mammalia, Mark S. Springer, Robert Meredith, Jan E. Janecka, and William J. Murphy (2011)

Submissions from 2010

Overclaiming and the Medial Prefrontal Cortex: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study, Franco Amati, Hanna Oh, Virginia S.Y. Kwan, Kelly Jordan, and Julian Keenan (2010)

Delayed onset of adult antifreeze activity in juveniles of the Antarctic icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus, Kevin T. Bilyk and Arthur L. DeVries (2010)

Freezing avoidance of the Antarctic icefishes (Channichthyidae) across thermal gradients in the Southern Ocean, Kevin T. Bilyk and Arthur L. DeVries (2010)

Population Structure and Conservation Genetics of the Oregon Spotted Frog, Rana Pretiosa, Michael S. Blouin, Ivan C. Phillipsen, and Kirsten Monsen (2010)

Population Structure of Zostera Marina (eelgrass) on the Western Atlantic Coast Is Characterized By Poor Connectivity and Inbreeding, James Campanella, Paul Bologna, John V. Smalley, Eric B. Rosenzweig, and Stephanie M. Smith (2010)

Zostera Marina Population Genetics in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, and Implications for Grass Bed Restoration, James Campanella, Paul Bologna, Stephanie M. Smith, Eric B. Rosenzweig, and John V. Smalley (2010)

A Truth That's Told with Bad Intent: An ERP Study of Deception, Ricardo E. Carrión, Julian Keenan, and Natalie Sebanz (2010)

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HnRNP A1 Interacts with the Genomic and Subgenomic RNA Promoters of Sindbis Virus and is Required for the Synthesis of G and SG RNA, Hongxing Gui, Chi Wei Lu, Sandra Adams, Victor Stollar, and Mei Ling Li (2010)

Secretion By the Nasal Salt Glands of Two Insectivorous Lizard Species Is Initiated By an Ecologically Relevant Dietary Ion, Chloride, Lisa Hazard, Claudia Lechuga, and Stephanie Zilinskis (2010)

Nutritional Quality of Natural Foods of Juvenile and Adult Desert Tortoises (Gopherus Agassizii): Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Digestibility, Lisa Hazard, Danielle R. Shemanski, and Kenneth A. Nagy (2010)

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A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea, Robert Meredith, Miguel A. Mendoza, Karen K. Roberts, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer (2010)

Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships and the Evolution of the Placenta in Poecilia (Micropoecilia) (Poeciliidaecyprinodontiformes), Robert Meredith, Marcelo N. Pires, David N. Reznick, and Mark S. Springer (2010)

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Comparison of PCR and RT-PCR in the First Report of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Amphibians in New Jersey, USA, Kirsten Monsen, Lisa Hazard, and Rakesh Dussa (2010)

Allochronic Isolation and Incipient Hybrid Speciation in Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Gabriel James Ording, Rodrigo J. Mercader, Matthew Aardema, and J. M. Scriber (2010)

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Disease Outbreaks Associated with Recent Hurricanes Cause Mass Mortality of Sea Urchins in Nova Scotia, R. E. Scheibling, Colette Feehan, and J. S. Lauzon-Guay (2010)

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The Genomics Education Partnership: Successful Integration of Research Into Laboratory Classes At a Diverse Group of Undergraduate Institutions, Christopher D. Shaffer, Consuelo Alvarez, Cheryl Bailey, Daron Barnard, Satish Bhalla, Chitra Chandrasekaran, Vidya Chandrasekaran, Hui Min Chung, Douglas R. Dorer, Chunguang Du, Todd T. Eckdahl, Jeff L. Poet, Donald Frohlich, Anya L. Goodman, Yuying Gosser, Charles Hauser, Laura L.M. Hoopes, Diana Johnson, Christopher J. Jones, Marian Kaehler, Nighat Kokan, Olga R. Kopp, Gary A. Kuleck, Gerard McNeil, Robert Moss, Jennifer L. Myka, Alexis Nagengast, Robert Morris, Paul J. Overvoorde, and Elizabeth Shoop (2010)

Phylogenetic Conservation of the Cell-Type-Specific Lan3-2 Glycoepitope in Caenorhabditis Elegans, Harper C. Vansteenhouse, Zachary A. Horton, Robert O'Hagan, Mei Hui Tai, and Birgit Zipser (2010)

Cytogenetics Meets Phylogenetics: A Review of Karyotype Evolution in Diprotodontian Marsupials, Michael Westerman, Robert Meredith, and Mark S. Springer (2010)

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Novel Role of C Terminus of Hsc70-Interacting Protein (CHIP) Ubiquitin Ligase on Inhibiting Cardiac Apoptosis and Dysfunction Via Regulating ERK5-Mediated Degradation of Inducible Camp Early Repressor, Chang Hoon Woo, Nhat Tu Le, Tetsuro Shishido, Eugene Chang, Hakjoo Lee, Kyung Sun Heo, Deanne M. Mickelsen, Yan Lu, Carolyn McClain, Thomas Spangenberg, Chen Yan, Carlos Molina, Jay Yang, Cam Patterson, and Jun Ichi Abe (2010)

Submissions from 2009

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The Multipurpose 15-Protofilament Microtubules in C. Elegans Have Specific Roles in Mechanosensation, Alexander Bounoutas, Robert O'Hagan, and Martin Chalfie (2009)

The Polychromatic Helitron Landscape of the Maize Genome, Chunguang Du, Nadezhda Fefelova, Jason Caronna, Limei He, and Hugo K. Dooner (2009)

Nutritional Quality of Natural Foods of Juvenile Desert Tortoises (Gopherus Agassizii): Energy, Nitrogen, and Fiber Digestibility, Lisa Hazard, Danielle R. Shemanski, and Kenneth A. Nagy (2009)

The Effect of Deception on Motor Cortex Excitability, Karen J. Kelly, Elizabeth Murray, Veronica Barrios, Jamie Gorman, Giorgio Ganis, and Julian Keenan (2009)

Soil Microbial Community Response to Nitrogen Enrichment in Two Scrub Oak Forests, Jennifer Krumins, John Dighton, Dennis Gray, Rima B. Franklin, Peter J. Morin, and Michael S. Roberts (2009)

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Indications of Potential Toxic/Mutagenic Effects of World Trade Center Dust on Human Lung Cell Cultures, Constantino G. Lambroussis, Barbara D. Soares, Sergio Perez, David Gaipa, Anise L. Elie, Caitlin M. Ament, Fahad T. Rouf, Lotfi M. Bassa, and Ann Marie DiLorenzo (2009)

Hybridization Leads to Host-Use Divergence in a Polyphagous Butterfly Sibling Species Pair, R. J. Mercader, Matthew Aardema, and J. M. Scriber (2009)

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Molecular Decay of the Tooth Gene Enamelin (ENAM) Mirrors the Loss of Enamel in the Fossil Record of Placental Mammals, Robert Meredith, John Gatesy, William J. Murphy, Oliver A. Ryder, and Mark S. Springer (2009)

A Phylogeny of Diprotodontia (Marsupialia) Based on Sequences for Five Nuclear Genes, Robert Meredith, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer (2009)

Breeding-Site Fidelity of Southeastern American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius Paulus), Karl E. Miller and John Smallwood (2009)

Why Are American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) Populations Declining in North America? Evidence from Nest-Box Programs, John Smallwood, Mark F. Causey, David H. Mossop, James R. Klucsarits, Bob Robertson, Sue Robertson, Joey Mason, Michael J. Maurer, Richard J. Melvin, Russell D. Dawson, Gary R. Bortolotti, John W. Parrish, Timothy F. Breen, and Kenneth Boyd (2009)

Southeastern American Kestrels Respond to an Increase in the Availability of Nest Cavities in North-Central Florida, John Smallwood and Michael W. Collopy (2009)

American Kestrel Breeding Habitat: The Importance of Patch Size, John Smallwood, Peter Winkler, Gretchen I. Fowles, and Melissa A. Craddock (2009)

Invasive and Non-Native Species in a Small New England Watershed (New York), Meiyin S Wu and Dennis Kalma (2009)

Assessing Hydrology, Vegetation, and Soil Characteristics of Adirondack Wetlands, Meiyin S Wu, Dennis Kalma, and Carol Treadwell (2009)

Submissions from 2008

Elucidating the Neural Correlates of Egoistic and Moralistic Self-Enhancement, Veronica Barrios, Virginia S.Y. Kwan, Giorgio Ganis, Jaime Gorman, Jennifer Romanowski, and Julian Keenan (2008)

Assessment of Turtle Grass (Thalassia Testudinum Ex Banks Konig) Community Structure in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Paul Bologna, Rita Papagian, Suzann Regetz, and Cathleen Dale (2008)

The Auxin Conjugate Hydrolase Family of Medicago Truncatula and Their Expression During the Interaction with Two Symbionts, James Campanella, Stephanie M. Smith, Dora Leibu, Shiri Wexler, and Jutta Ludwig-Müller (2008)

Stromal-Derived Factor-1α Induces a Non-Canonical Pathway to Activate the Endocrine-Linked Tac1 Gene in Non-Tumorigenic Breast Cells, Kelly E. Corcoran, Ashwani Malhotra, Carlos Molina, and Pranela Rameshwar (2008)

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Computational Prediction and Molecular Confirmation of Helitron Transposons in the Maize Genome, Chunguang Du, Jason Caronna, Limei He, and Hugo K. Dooner (2008)

Corticosterone Manipulation Reveals Differences in Hierarchical Organization of Multidimensional Reproductive Trade-Offs in R-Strategist and K-Strategist Females, L. T. Lancaster, Lisa Hazard, J. Clobert, and B. R. Sinervo (2008)

Old Hickory Records and John Abbots Drawings: North American Host Records Evaluated for Papilio Glaucus, Rodrigo J. Mercader, Matthew Aardema, and J. Mark Scriber (2008)

A Phylogeny and Timescale for Marsupial Evolution Based on Sequences for Five Nuclear Genes, Robert Meredith, Michael Westerman, Judd A. Case, and Mark S. Springer (2008)

A Phylogeny and Timescale for the Living Genera of Kangaroos and Kin (Macropodiformes Marsupialia) Based on Nuclear DNA Sequences, Robert Meredith, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer (2008)

A Timescale and Phylogeny for "Bandicoots" (Peramelemorphia: Marsupialia) Based on Sequences for Five Nuclear Genes, Robert Meredith, Michael Westerman, and Mark S. Springer (2008)

Gonadotropin Hormone Modulation of Testosterone, Immune Function, Performance, and Behavioral Trade-Offs Among Male Morphs of the Lizard Uta Stansburiana, Suzanne C. Mills, Lisa Hazard, Lesley Lancaster, Tapio Mappes, Donald Miles, Tuula A. Oksanen, and Barry Sinervo (2008)

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Acid-sensing ion channels interact with and inhibit BK K+ channels, Elena Petroff, Margaret P. Price, Vladislav Snitsarev, Huiyu Gong, Victoria Korovkina, Francois M. Abboud, and Michael J. Welsh (2008)

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Acid-sensing ion channels interact with and inhibit BK K+ channels, Elena Yermolaieva Petroff, Margaret P. Price, Vladislav Snitsarev, Huiyu Gong, Victoria Korovkina, Francois M. Abboud, and Michael J. Welsh (2008)

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Production of CFTR-Null and CFTR-ΔF508 Heterozygous Pigs By Adeno-Associated Virus - Mediated Gene Targeting and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, Christopher S. Rogers, Yanhong Hao, Tatiana Rokhlina, Melissa Samuel, David A. Stoltz, Yuhong Li, Elena Petroff, Daniel W. Vermeer, Amanda C. Kabel, Ziying Yan, Lee Spate, David Wax, Clifton N. Murphy, August Rieke, Kristin Whitworth, Michael L. Linville, Scott W. Korte, John F. Engelhardt, Michael J. Welsh, and Randall S. Prather (2008)

Investigations of Hemispheric Specialization of Self-Voice Recognition, Christine Rosa, Maryse Lassonde, Claudine Pinard, Julian Keenan, and Pascal Belin (2008)

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Effects of MEK5/ERK5 Association on Small Ubiquitin-Related Modification of ERK5Implications for Diabetic Ventricular Dysfunction After Myocardial Infarction, Tetsuro Shishido, Chang Hoon Woo, Bo Ding, Carolyn McClain, Carlos Molina, Chen Yan, Jay Yang, and Jun Ichi Abe (2008)

Morphology and Placental Mammal Phylogeny, Mark S. Springer, Robert Meredith, Eduardo Eizirik, Emma Teeling, and William J. Murphy (2008)

In-Game Fatigue Influences Concussions in National Hockey League Players, Sean T. Stevens, Maryse Lassonde, Louis De Beaumont, and Julian Keenan (2008)

Submissions from 2007

Impact of Differential Predation Potential on Eelgrass (Zostera Marina) Faunal Community Structure, Paul Bologna (2007)

Molecular Genetic Evidence Suggests Long Island as the Geographic Origin for the Present Population of Bay Scallops in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, James Campanella, Paul Bologna, L. E J Kim, and John V. Smalley (2007)

The Anatomical and Evolutionary Relationship Between Self-Awareness and Theory of Mind, Kevin Guise, Karen Kelly, Jennifer Romanowski, Kai Vogeley, Steven M. Platek, Elizabeth Murray, and Julian Keenan (2007)

Negative Regulation of TLR Responses By the Neuropeptide CGRP Is Mediated By the Transcriptional Repressor ICER, Marit D. Harzenetter, Alexander R. Novotny, Petra Gais, Carlos Molina, Felicitas Altmayr, and Bernhard Holzmann (2007)

"I Think I Know What You Mean": The Role of the Theory of Mind in Collaborative Communication, Meredyth Krych-Appelbaum, Julie Banzon Law, Dayna Jones, Allyson Barnacz, Amanda Johnson, and Julian Keenan (2007)

Assessing the Neural Correlates of Self-Enhancement Bias: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study, Virginia S.Y. Kwan, Veronica Barrios, Giorgio Ganis, Jamie Gorman, Claudia Lange, Monisha Kumar, Alejandro Shepard, and Julian Keenan (2007)

Below-Ground Hydraulic Conductance Is a Function of Environmental Conditions and Tree Size in Scots Pine, Jordi Martínez-Vilalta, E. Korakaki, Dirk Vanderklein, and M. Mencuccini (2007)

Tree Height and Age-Related Decline in Growth in Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.), Jordi Martínez-Vilalta, Dirk Vanderklein, and Maurizio Mencuccini (2007)

Evidence for Age- and Size-Mediated Controls of Tree Growth from Grafting Studies, Maurizio Mencuccini, Jordi Martínez-Vilalta, H. A. Hamid, Evi Korakaki, and Dirk Vanderklein (2007)

The Largest Mosasaur (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Missouri River Area (Late Cretaceous; Pierre Shale Group) of South Dakota and Its Relationship to Lewis and Clark, Robert Meredith, James E. Martin, and Paul N. Wegleitner (2007)

Relating Endocrinology, Physiology and Behaviour Using Species with Alternative Mating Strategies, D. B. Miles, B. Sinervo, Lisa Hazard, E. I. Svensson, and Daniel Costa (2007)

Cytonuclear Disequilibrium in Chrysochus Hybrids Is Not Due to Patterns of Mate Choice, Kirsten Monsen, Barbara M. Honchak, Stefanie E. Locke, and Merrill A. Peterson (2007)

Ancient and Continuing Darwinian Selection on Insulin-Like Growth Factor II in Placental Fishes, Michael J. O'Neill, Betty R. Lawton, Mariana Mateos, Dawn M. Carone, Gianni C. Ferreri, Tomas Hrbek, Robert Meredith, David N. Reznick, and Rachel J. O'Neill (2007)

Profiles of Cuticular Hydrocarbons Mediate Male Mate Choice and Sexual Isolation Between Hybridising Chrysochus (Coleopterachrysomelidae), Merrill A. Peterson, Susanne Dobler, Erica L. Larson, Danielle Juárez, Tim Schlarbaum, Kirsten Monsen, and Wittko Francke (2007)

Independent Evolution of Complex Life History Adaptations in Two Families of Fishes, Live-Bearing Halfbeaks (Zenarchopteridae, Beloniformes) and Poeciliidae (Cyprinodontiformes), David Reznick, Robert Meredith, and Bruce B. Collette (2007)

Mechano- and Chemosensitivity of Rat Nodose Neurones - Selective Excitatory Effects of Prostacyclin, Vladislav Snitsarev, Carol A. Whiteis, Mark W. Chapleau, and François M. Abboud (2007)

The Adequacy of Morphology for Reconstructing the Early History of Placental Mammals, Mark S. Springer, Angela Burk-Herrick, Robert Meredith, Eduardo Eizirik, Emma Teeling, Stephen J. O'Brien, and William J. Murphy (2007)

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Use of Diadema antillarum Spines by Juvenile Fish and Mysid Shrimp, Taryn Townsend and Paul AX Bologna (2007)

The Self and Social Cognition: The Role of Cortical Midline Structures and Mirror Neurons, Lucina Q. Uddin, Marco Iacoboni, Claudia Lange, and Julian Keenan (2007)

Plant Size, Not Age, Regulates Growth and Gas Exchange in Grafted Scots Pine Trees, Dirk Vanderklein, J. Martínez-Vilalta, S. Lee, and M. Mencuccini (2007)

Creation of Interconnected Potholes in a Cattail Marsh to Enhance Bird Habitat (New York), Meiyin S Wu and Kenneth Adams (2007)

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in-Vitro Investigations on Ultrasonic Control of Water Chestnut, Meiyin S Wu and J. Wu (2007)

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Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 5 Reduces Cardiac Apoptosis and Dysfunction via Inhibition of a Phosphodiesterase 3A/Inducible cAMP Early Repressor Feedback Loop, Chen Yan, Bo Ding, Tetsuro Shishido, Chang Hoon Woo, Seigo Itoh, Kye Im Jeon, Weimin Liu, Haodong Xu, Carolyn McClain, Carlos Molina, Burns C. Blaxall, and Jun Ichi Abe (2007)

Submissions from 2006

Molecular Cloning and Functional Identification of a Ribosome Inactivating/Antiviral Protein from Leaves of Post-Flowering Stage of Celosia Cristata and Its Expression in E. Coli, Mehbuba Begam, Sushil Kumar, Sribash Roy, James Campanella, and H. C. Kapoor (2006)

Assessing Within Habitat Variability in Plant Demography, Faunal Density, and Secondary Production in an Eelgrass (Zostera Marina L.) Bed, Paul Bologna (2006)

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A Minimally Invasive Method of Piscine Tissue Collection and an Analysis of Long-Term Field-Storage Conditions for Samples, James Campanella and John V. Smalley (2006)

Social Neuroscience: A New Journal, Jean Decety and Julian Keenan (2006)

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Retrotranspositions in Orthologous Regions of Closely Related Grass Species, Chunguang Du, Zuzana Swigoňová, and Joachim Messing (2006)

Turn Alternation in Response to Substrate Vibration By Terrestrial Isopods, Porcellio, Laevis (Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Rural and Urban Habitats, Kristi Houghtaling and Scott L. Kight (2006)

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Utilization Of Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus Gmelin) Microsatellite Markers For Phylogenetic Applications In Bay Scallops (Argopecten irradians Lamarck), Lilliana E.J. Kim, James J. Campanella, and Paul AX Bologna (2006)

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Indirect Effects of Food Web Diversity and Productivity on Bacterial Community Function and Composition, Jennifer Krumins, Z. T. Long, C. F. Steiner, and P. J. Morin (2006)

Transcriptional Regulation of Cyclin D2 By the PKA Pathway and Inducible Camp Early Repressor in Granulosa Cells, Luis C. Muñiz, Ghassan Yehia, Elisabeth Mémin, Pillarisetty V.A.L. Ratnakar, and Carlos Molina (2006)

Phylogenetic Relationships of the Cuscuses and Brushtail Possums (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) Using the Nuclear Gene BRCA1, Denise Raterman, Robert Meredith, Luis A. Ruedas, and Mark S. Springer (2006)

Self-Recognition, Color Signals, and Cycles of Greenbeard Mutualism and Altruism, Barry Sinervo, Alexis Chaine, Jean Clobert, Ryan Calsbeek, Lisa Hazard, Lesley Lancaster, Andrew G. McAdam, Suzanne Alonzo, Gwynne Corrigan, and Michael E. Hochberg (2006)

The Effect of Visors on Head and Facial Injury in National Hockey League Players, S. T. Stevens, M. Lassonde, Louis de Beaumont, and Julian Keenan (2006)

Feasibility Study of Effect of Ultrasound on Water Chestnuts, Junru Wu and Meiyin S Wu (2006)

Submissions from 2005

Bioinformatic Analysis of the Metal-Binding Protein Families and Heavy Metal Resistance Amongst Cyanobacteria, Tin N. Chu, Lee Lee, and Shankar Srinivasan (2005)

Functional Role of Phosphodiesterase 3 in Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis: Implication in Heart Failure, Bo Ding, Jun Ichi Abe, Heng Wei, Qunhua Huang, Richard A. Walsh, Carlos Molina, Allan Zhao, Junichi Sadoshima, Burns C. Blaxall, Bradford C. Berk, and Chen Yan (2005)

A Positive Feedback Loop of Phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) and Inducible Camp Early Repressor (ICER) Leads to Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis, Bo Ding, Jun Ichi Abe, Heng Wei, Haodong Xu, Wenyi Che, Toru Aizawa, Weimin Liu, Carlos Molina, Junichi Sadoshima, Burns C. Blaxall, Bradford C. Berk, and Chen Yan (2005)

Where in the Brain Is the Self?, Todd E. Feinberg and Julian Keenan (2005)

Me, Myself, and Lie: Tthe Role of Self-Awareness in Deception, Amanda K. Johnson, Allyson Barnacz, Toko Yokkaichi, Jennifer Rubio, Connie Racioppi, Todd K. Shackelford, Maryanne L. Fisher, and Julian Keenan (2005)

The Right Hemisphere and the Dark Side of Consciousness, Julian Keenan, Jennifer Rubio, Connie Racioppi, Amanda Johnson, and Allyson Barnacz (2005)

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A Phylogenomic Study of the Genus Alphavirus Employing Whole Genome Comparison, Aimée J. Luers, Sandra Adams, John V. Smalley, and James Campanella (2005)

Hemispheric Asymmetry and Deception Detection, Sarah R. Malcolm and Julian Keenan (2005)