Follow

Submissions from 2013

Identifying Local Scale Food Web Variation using Stable δ13C and δ15N Isotopes in a central Indiana Reservoir and Downstream River, Stephen J. Jacquemin, C. Miller, and Mark Pyron

Effects of Allometry, Sex, and River Location on Morphological Variation of Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens in the Wabash River, USA, Stephen J. Jacquemin and Mark Pyron

PDF

The Science (and Pseudoscience) of DNA Profiling, Dan E. Krane

Link

Environmental Influences on Growth and Defence Responses of the Invasive Shrub, Lonicera maackii, to Simulated and Real Herbivory in the Juvenile Stage, Deah Lieurance and Don Cipollini

Exotic Lonicera Species both Escape and Resist Specialist and Generalist Herbivores in the Introduced Range in North America, Deah Lieurance and Don Cipollini

Effects of Water Velocity on the Size and Shape of Rusty Crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, William L. Perry, Anthony M. Jacks, Daniel Fiorenza, Madeleine Young, Richard Kuhnke, and Stephen J. Jacquemin

A New StaRT-PCR Approach to Detect and Quantify Fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSv): Enhanced Quality Control with Internal Standards, Lindsey R. Pierce, James C. Willey, Erin L. Crawford, Vrushalee V. Palsule, Douglas W. Leaman, Mohamed Faisal, Robert K. Kim, Brian S. Shepherd, Lauren M. Stanoszek, and Carol A. Stepien

Link

Development, Validation and Use of New Instrumentation for Assessing Student Interest in Science, Morgan Presley, Troy D. Sadler, and William L. Romine

Evolution of Mating Systems and Sexual Size Dimorphism in North American cyprinids, Mark Pyron, T. E. Pitcher, and Stephen J. Jacquemin

Water Conservation Features of Ova of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Chad Michael Rigsby, Don Cipollini, Evan M. Amstutz, Terrance J. Smith, and Jay A. Yoder

PDF

Tossing the Coin for Half Life, William L. Romine

Exploring Secondary Students' Knowledge and Misconceptions about Influenza: Development, Validation, and Implementation of a Multiple-Choice Influenza Knowledge Scale, William L. Romine, Lloyd H. Barrow, and William R. Folk

Link

RNA Interference by Feeding In Vitro–Synthesized Double-Stranded RNA to Planarians: Methodology and Dynamics, Labib Rouhana, Jennifer A. Weiss, David J. Forsthoefel, Hayoung Lee, Ryan S. King, Takeshi Inoue, Norito Shibata, Kiyokazu Agata, and Phillip A. Newmark

Link

Regulation of Histone mRNA by PIWI Homologs in Planarian Stem Cells, Labib Rouhana, Jennifer A. Weiss, and Phillip A. Newmark

Fungal Endophyte Infection and Host Genetic Background Jointly Modulate Host Response to an Aphid-transmitted Viral Pathogen, Megan A. Rúa, Rebecca L. McCulley, and Charles E. Mitchell

The Effect of Local Adaptation on Mycorrhizal Fungi-host Relationships, Megan A. Rúa, Bridget J. Piculell, and Jason D. Hoeksema

Link

Elevated CO2Spurs Reciprocal Positive Effects Between a Plant Virus and an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus, Megan A. Rúa, James Umbanhowar, Shuijin Hu, Kent O. Burkey, and Charles E. Mitchell

PDF

Game-Based Curricula in Biology Classes: Multi-Level Assessment of Science Learning, Troy D. Sadler, William L. Romine, and Parker E. Stuart

Game-Based Curricula in Biology Classes: Differential Effects Among Varying Academic Levels, Troy D. Sadler, William L. Romine, Parker E. Stuart, and Dominike Merle-Johnson

Respiratory Signaling of Locus Coeruleus Neurons during Hypercapnic Acidosis in the Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Joseph Michael Santin and Lynn K. Hartzler

Temperature Influences CO2/pH-Sensitivity in Locus Coeruleus Neurons of the Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Joseph Michael Santin and Lynn K. Hartzler

Temperature Influences Neuronal Activity and CO2/pH Sensitivity of Locus Coeruleus Neurons in the Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Joseph Michael Santin, Kayla Christine Watters, Robert W. Putnam, and Lynn K. Hartzler

Changes in Urban Forest Plant Communities After Three Decades of Fragmentation, Holly L. Schlotman, Thomas P. Rooney, and David A. Rogers

Distribution of Snags in Temperate Forest Stands of Different Land Use History, Evangeline M. Shank and Thomas P. Rooney

PDF

Progress towards a phylogeny of world Tachinidae. Year 1, John O. Stireman III, James E. O'Hara, Michael C. Moulton, Pierfilippo Cerretti, and Isaac S. Winkler

Link

Multi-Level Assessment of Science Learning in the Context of a Game-Based Curriculum, Parker E. Stuart, Troy D. Sadler, William L. Romine, and Dominike Merle-Johnson

Link

Tuungane Project Baseline Ecological Study: An Assessment of the Near-shore Biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika in Mahale Mountains National Park and Surrounding Villages, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Peter B. McIntyre, Colin Apse, Tim Tear, and Ishmael Kimirei

Viral Pathogen Production and Virus-plant Interactions are Controlled by Nitrogen and Phosphorus Supply, Briana K. Whitaker, Megan A. Rúa, and Charles E. Mitchell

Beta Diversity and Community Structure of a Neotropical Anuran Assemblage (Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru), Eric Woebbe and Thomas P. Rooney

Submissions from 2012

PDF

Distribution, Population Size, and Structure of Himalayan Grey goral Naemorhedus goral bedfordi (Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in Pakistan, Fakhar -i- Abbas, Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl, Afsar Mian, Tanveer Akhtar, and Thomas P. Rooney

Link

Will Biotic Interactions Ever be Predictable: Insights from Combining Correlational and Process-Based Tree Species Distribution Models, Volker Bahn, Stephen Matthews, Xavier Morin, Louis Iverson, Anatha Prasad, Matthew Peters, Jens-Christian Svenning, and Brian J. McGill

Link

Reproductive Isolation in Caenorhabditis briggsae: Dysgenic Interactions Between Maternal- and Zygotic-effect Loci Result in a Delayed Development Phenotype, Scott Everet Baird and Rachael Stonesifer

Fungal Superhighways: Common Mycorrhizal Networks Enhance Below Ground Communication?, E. Kathryn Barto, Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer, Don Cipollini, and Matthias C. Rillig

Expression and Costs of Induced Defense Traits in Alliaria petiolata, a Widespread Invasive Plant, Don Cipollini and Deah Lieurance

Microbes as Targets and Mediators of Allelopathy in Plants, Don Cipollini, Chad Michael Rigsby, and E. Kathryn Barto

Effects of Host Functional Traits on Pathogen Load and Host Tolerance of Infectious Disease: An Experimental Test, James P. Cronin, Martin G. Dekkers, Miranda E. Welsh, Megan A. Rúa, and Charles E. Mitchell

The Effects of Conductivity on Periphyton Productivity and Enzyme Activity from Lake Tahoe and Lake Tanganyika Cultures, S. A. Drerup and Yvonne Vadeboncoeur

Morphology of Elimia livescens (Mollusca: Pleuroceridae) in Indiana, U.S.A. Covaries with Environmental Variation, Ashley Dunithan, Stephen J. Jacquemin, and Mark Pyron

Link

Novel Insights into Tritrophic Interaction Diversity and Chemical Ecology Using 16 Years of Volunteer-Supported Research, Lee A. Dyer, D. L. Wagner, Harold F. Greeney, Angela M. Smilanich, Tara J. Massad, Moria L. Robinson, Mark S. Fox, Rebecca F. Hazen, Andrea E. Glassmire, Nicholas A. Pardikes, Kirsha B. Frederickson, Clark V. Pearson, Grant Gentry, and John O. Stireman III

PDF

Morphological Variation of Rusty Crayfish Orconectes rusticus (Cambaridae) with Gender and Local Scale Spatial Gradients, Luke Etchison, Stephen J. Jacquemin, Michael Allen, and Mark Pyron

Revisiting the evolution of ecological specialization, with emphasis on insect–plant interactions, M. L. Forister, Lee A. Dyer, M. S. Singer, John O. Stireman III, and J. T. Lill

Benthic–planktonic Coupling, Regime Shifts, and Whole-lake Primary Production in Shallow Lakes, Motomi Genkai-Kato, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Lone Liboriussen, and Erik Jeppesen

PDF

Time of Day Regulates Subcellular Trafficking, Tripartite Synaptic Localization, and Polyadenylation of the Astrocytic Fabp7 mRNA, Jason R. Gerstner, William M. Vanderheyden, Timothy LaVaute, Cara J. Westmark, Labib Rouhana, Allan I. Pack, Marvin Wickens, and Charles F. Landry

Link

Temporal and Spatial Morphological Variation of Northern Crayfish (Orconectes virilis)., Stephen J. Jacquemin, Luke Etchison, and Mark Pyron

Link

Variation in Rusty Crayfish Size and Shape Relative to Habitat., Stephen J. Jacquemin, D. Fiorenza, M. Young, A. M. Jacks, and W. L. Perry

Link

The Influence of Preservation on Fish Morphology in Museum Collections., Stephen J. Jacquemin, Kevin Gaston, and Thomas Lauer

Link

Freshwater Drum Dietary Niche and Specialization in the Wabash River, USA, Stephen J. Jacquemin and Mark Pyron

Link

Fish Assemblages, Substrate, and Current Velocity of the Wabash River., Stephen J. Jacquemin, Mark Pyron, Luke Etchison, and Reuben Goforth

PDF

Artifacts and Noise in DNA Profiling, Dan E. Krane

PDF

DNA Technology in Court, Dan E. Krane

PDF

Generating Forensic DNA Profiles, Dan E. Krane

PDF

Implications of Database Searches for DNA Profiling Statistics, Dan E. Krane

PDF

Observer Effects in DNA Profiling, Dan E. Krane

PDF

Statistical Weights of Mixed DNA Profiles, Dan E. Krane

PDF

Statistical Weights of Single Source DNA Profiles, Dan E. Krane

PDF

What Can Go Wrong with DNA Profiling, Dan E. Krane

Do Perennial Habitat Fragments Support Greater Parasitoid Diversity and Pest Regulation in Ephemeral Crops?, D. K. Letourneau, Sara G. Bothwell Allen, and John O. Stireman III

Perennial Habitat Fragments, Parasitoid Diversity and Parasitism in Ephemeral Crops, D. K. Letourneau, Sara G. Bothwell Allen, and John O. Stireman III

Damage Levels from Arthropod Herbivores on Lonicera maackii Suggest Enemy Release in its Introduced Range, Deah Lieurance and Don Cipollini

Linking Fish Diversity to Primary Productivity: Direct and Indirect Feedback Pathways in Lake Tanganyika, Peter B. McIntyre, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Benjamin Kraemer, Munubi Nanziga Renalda, and Samuel A. Drerup

On the Contribution of Allometry to Morphological Variation in a Freshwater Gastropod Elimia livescens, Dustin A.S. Owen, Anna Settineri, Stephen J. Jacquemin, and Mark Pyron

PDF

Heterogeneity in Genetic Diversity among Non-Coding Loci Fails to Fit Neutral Coalescent Models of Population History, Jeffrey L. Peters, Trina E. Roberts, Kevin Winker, and Kevin G. McCracken

Moderate Exercise Improves the Metabolic Response to a Fat/Sugar Overload but Exacerbates Cardiac Damage, Roberta L. Pohlman, Mahmoud Alghamri, Ana Carolina C Bechara, Lynn K. Hartzler, L. David Mirkin, Vera Farah, and Mariana Morris

PDF

Effects of Moderate Swim Exercise on Adiposity and Metabolic Function in Mice, Roberta L. Pohlman, Ana Carneiro, Vera Farah, Lynn K. Hartzler, and Mariana Morris

PDF

Correlation of Air Displacement Plethysmography with Alternative Body Fat Measurement Techniques in Men and Women, Brittany L. Reinert, Roberta L. Pohlman, and Lynn K. Hartzler

The Influence of Depth, Rugosity, Food Quality and Primary Productivity on Abundances of Algivorous Fishes in Lake Tanganyika, Munubi Nanziga Renalda, R. A. Satchell, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, and Peter B. McIntyre

Customization of Curriculum Materials in Science: Motives, Challenges, and Opportunities, William L. Romine and Tanvi Banerjee

PDF

Exploring the Impact of Knowledge and Social Environment on Influenza Prevention and Transmission in Midwestern United States High School Students, William L. Romine, Tanvi Banerjee, William S. Barrow, and William R. Folk

Link

The AUI: A Valid Instrument to Measure High School Students' Knowledge of Flu Transmission and Management, William L. Romine, Lloyd H. Barrow, and William R. Folk

Thermal Diffusivity of Rhyolitic Glasses and Melts: Effects of Temperature, Crystals and Dissolved Water, William L. Romine, Alan G. Whittington, Peter I. Nabelek, and Anne M. Hofmeister

PDF

PRMT5 and the Role of Symmetrical Dimethylarginine in Chromatoid Bodies of Planarian Stem Cells, Labib Rouhana, Ana P. Vieira, Rachel H. Roberts-Galbraith, and Phillip A. Newmark

Fungal Endophyte Infection and Host Genotype Jointly Modulate Host Response to an Aphid-transmitted Viral Pathogen, Megan A. Rúa, Rebecca L. McCulley, and Charles E. Mitchell

The Role of Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Altering Pathogen Dynamics for Tall Fescue in a Managed Grassland, Megan A. Rúa, Rebecca L. McCulley, and Charles E. Mitchell

Chetogena scutellaris (Diptera: Tachinidae), an Endoparasite of Larval Strymon acis bartrami (Lycaenidae), Mark H. Salvato, Holly L. Salvato, and John O. Stireman III

Chemosensitive Signaling of Locus Coeruleus Neurons in the Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Joseph Michael Santin and Lynn K. Hartzler

Variation in Fecal Phosphorus Content among Lake Tanganyika Cichlids, R. A. Satchell, Benjamin Kraemer, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, and Peter B. McIntyre

PDF

The Sign and Strength of Plant-Soil Feedback for the Invasive Shrub, Lonicera maackii, Varies in Different Soils, Kelly Schradin and Don Cipollini

Link

Rampant Host and Defensive Phenotype Associated Diversification in a Goldenrod Gall Midge, John O. Stireman III, Hilary Devlin, and Patrick Abbot

Link

Forensic DNA Statistics: Still Controversial in Some Cases, William C. Thompson, Laurence D. Mueller, and Dan E. Krane

Is There Light after Depth? Spatial Variation in Periphyton Chlorophyll and Productivity in Oligotrophic Lakes, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Shawn P. Devlin, Peter B. McIntyre, and M. J. Vander Zanden

Link

Decoupling Litter Barrier And Soil Moisture Influences on the Establishment of an Invasive Grass, Robert J. Warren II, Volker Bahn, and Mark A. Bradford

The Interaction Between Propagule Pressure, Habitat Suitability and Density‐Dependent Reproduction in Species Invasion, Robert J. Warren II, Volker Bahn, and Mark A. Bradford

Interspecific Comparison of Constitutive Ash Phloem Phenolic Chemistry Reveals Compounds Unique to Manchurian Ash, a Species Resistant to Emerald Ash Borer, Justin G.A. Whitehill, Stephen O. Opiyo, Jennifer L. Koch, Daniel A. Herms, Don Cipollini, and Pierluigi Bonello

Link

Thermo-Rheological Feedbacks in Silicic Lavas and Ignimbrites, Alan G. Whittington, Genevieve Robert, Graham D. Andrews, Geoffroy Avard, William L. Romine, and Jiyang Ye

Link

Positive Feedback Does Not Occur Between Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Eurasian Earthworms, Alexandra M. Zelles and Thomas P. Rooney

Submissions from 2011

Independent Estimates of Population History Help Unlock the Genetic Signatures in Duck Populations, Volker Bahn, Joshua H. Miller, and Jeffrey L. Peters

Differences in Arbuscular mycorrhizal Fungal Communities Associated with Sugar Maple Seedlings in and Outside of Invaded Garlic Mustard Forest Patches, Kathryn Barto, Pedro M. Antunes, Kristina Stinson, Alexander M. Koch, John N. Klironomos, and Don Cipollini

Optimal Productivity in Aquatic Ecosystems: Theoretical Insights and Observations from the Littoral Zone of Lake Tanganyika, A. M. Bein, Peter B. McIntyre, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, C. S. DeMazancourt, and M. Loreau

Estimating Benthic Invertebrate Production in Lakes: A Comparison fo Methods and Scaling from Individual Taxa to the Whole-lake Level, Katrina J. Butkas, Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, and M. J. Vander Zanden

Food Diary Strategies for Body Fat Loss, Cortney Kay Campbell and Lynn K. Hartzler

Link

Emerging Roles of FAM14 Family Members (G1P3/ISG 6–16 and ISG12/IFI27) in Innate Immunity and Cancer, Venugopalan Cheriyath, Douglas W. Leaman, and Ernest C. Borden

Distribution and Host Range of a Powdery Mildew Fungus Infecting Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata, in Southwestern Ohio, Victoria Ciola and Don Cipollini

Biogeographic Variation in Resistance of the Invasive Plant, Alliaria Petiolata, to a Powdery Mildew Fungus, Don Cipollini, S. Davis, D. Lieurance, and Volker Bahn

Distinguishing Defensive Characteristics in the Phloem of Ash Species Resistant and Susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer, Don Cipollini, Justin G.A. Whitehill, Jeff R. Powell, Pierluigi Bonello, and Daniel A. Herms

Comparison of Genetic Population Structure of Endangered Scirpus ancistrochaetus using Two Methods, Kendra Cipollini, Douglas Burks, Don Cipollini, Philip Lavretsky, Kendra C. Millam, and Jeffrey L. Peters

Habitat Assessment and Conservation Status of Endangered Northeastern Bulrush, Kendra Cipollini and Don Cipollini

PDF

Abundance and Trends of Woodpecker Populations in the Wright State Biology Preserve, Brittany Damron and Thomas P. Rooney

Phylogenetics of Tachinidae (Diptera) with an Emphasis on Sub-family Structure, Daniel Davis and John O. Stireman III

Overlapping Defense Responses to Water Limitation and Pathogen Attack and their Consequences for Resistance to Powdery Mildew Disease in Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata, Stephanie Enright and Don Cipollini

Magnitude-Dependent Variation in Peak Height Balance at Heterozygous STR Loci, Jason R. Gilder, Keith Inman, William Shields, and Dan E. Krane