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Submissions from 2014
Potential Use of Shrimp Biofloc Solids as an Alternative Fertilizer in Coastal Salt Marsh Plant Nursery Production, Heather M. Joesting and P. Biber
Temporal Patterns of Benthic Invertebrate Community Structure and Function in a Forested River-Floodplain of the Southeastern US (Altamaha River, GA), Erica L. Johnson and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Behavioral Epigenetics of Avian Immunity, Holly J. Kilvitis, Martyna Boruta, Andrea Lyn Liebl, Christina L. Richards, Aaron W. Schrey, and Lynn Martin
Epigenetic Response to Invasive Species: Short Term Potential of DNA Methylation, J. Leege, Travis R. Robbins, T. Langkilde, and Aaron W. Schrey
Multilocus Variation of the Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax Quadricarinatus) Recently Introduced to Puerto Rico, Nicholas A. Macias, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and J. S. Harrison
The Physiology of Range Expansion, Lynn Martin, A. Brace, Courtney A.C. Coon, L. Cooper, V. Fasenello, M. Haussmann, Titua Imboma, Holly J. Kilvitis, S. O'Brien, S. Richards, Aaron W. Schrey, and Andrea Lyn Liebl
Facultative Use of Large Accelerations for Bipedal Running in Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer, S. Farmer, and Eric J. McElroy
The Effects of Beaver Dams on Macroinvertebrate Communities of a Southeastern Coastal Plain Stream During Drought Conditions, Damon L. Mullis and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
The Effect of Multiple Obstacles on the Locomotor Behavior and Performance of a Terrestrial Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Seth Parker and Lance D. McBrayer
Leaf Litter Decomposition and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Along a Longitudinal Gradient of the Ogeechee River in Southeast GA, Tyler G. Reeves and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
A New Framework for Assessing and Averting Risks to Fragmented Populations of Stream Fish, James Henry Roberts
Genetic and Epigenetic Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Spartina alterniflora, Marta Robertson, Aaron W. Schrey, Ashley Shayter, C. J. Meals, and Christina L. Richards
Population Genetic and Epigenetic Response to Oil Stress in Spartina alterniflora, Marta Robertson, Aaron W. Schrey, Ashley Shayter, C. Meals, and Christina L. Richards
Effects of Substrate Manipulations on Fish Assemblages in Southeastern Coastal Plain River Systems, K. J. Robillard, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Stephen P. Vives
A Case for Developing Long-Term Macroinvertebrate Assemblage Datasets in Headwater Streams at the LUQ-LTER, Puerto Rico, Keysa G. Rosas, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Alonso Ramirez
Invited Lecture by Subhrajit Saha, Subhrajit Saha
Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Subhrajit Saha
Poster in Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition’ organized by the FAO, United Nation, Subhrajit Saha
The Effect of Fire-Based Habitat Disturbances on the Genetic Characteristics of Florida Scrub Herpetofauna, Aaron W. Schrey, K. Adams, J. Bongang, E. Brunner, J. Lee, Kyle G. Ashton, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky
Ecological Epigenetics of Herpetofauna in the Fire Maintained Florida Scrub Habitat, Aaron W. Schrey, Travis R. Robbins, D. Vo, T. Nguyen, J. Lee, P. Plair, E. Makatura, Bridget Frederick, Alexandria K. Ragsdale, K. Adams, A. Hall, T. Shoop, Kyle G. Ashton, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky
Developing Quantitative and Analytic Skills in Undergraduates Using Conservation Examples, Donna Vogler, Eleanor Sterling, Ana Porzecanski, Adriana Bravo, Nora Bynum, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Denny S. Fernandez del Viso, Laurie Freeman, Stuart Ketcham, Timothy Leslie, and John Mull
Submissions from 2013
Trends in Ecological Microarray Studies, Mariano Alvarez, Aaron W. Schrey, and Christina L. Richards
Consequences of Catastrophic Amphibian Declines on the Food Web Attributes of a Neotropical Stream, Thomas R. Barnum, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, John M. Drake, Amanda T. Rugenski, Therese C. Frauendorf, Susan S. Kilham, Matt R. Whiles, Karen R. Lips, and Catherine M. Pringle
Food Web Properties Persist Following Amphibian Extirpations in a Neotropical Stream, Thomas R. Barnum, John M. Drake, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Amanda T. Rugenski, Therese C. Frauendorf, Susan S. Kilham, Matt R. Whiles, Karen R. Lips, and Catherine M. Pringle
The Role of Androgen Production on Female Social Status in a Semi Free-Ranging Population of Lemur catta, Tiffany Burgess, J. Michelle Cawthorn, and Brian Koehler
Student Interpretation of Conservation Data: Does their Reach exceed their Grasp, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Eleanor Sterling, Ana Porzecanski, Adriana Bravo, Nora Bynum, Denny S. Fernandez del Viso, Laurie Freeman, Stuart Ketcham, Timothy Leslie, John Mull, Terry Theodose, and Donna Vogler
Aquatic Invertebrates as Indicators of Ecosystem Recovery, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Invertebrate Community Response to Natural Disturbances in Freshwater Ecosystems, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Succeeding in the US Classroom, José Checo Colón-Gaud
SFS Instars: A Mentoring Program to Increase Diversity in the Next Generation of Freshwater Scientists, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Judy Li, Patina K. Mendez, Tamara D. Sluss, Marcelo Ardon-Sayao, and Krista A. Capps
Microbial Diversity on Leaves of Quercus Prinus during Different Stages of Breakdown, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, G. Pittman, and J. Scott Harrison
Genetic and Epigenetic Population Structure in Spartina alterniflora, Christy M. Foust, Aaron W. Schrey, and Christina L. Richards
Are Roads a Barrier to Gene Flow in a Sand Burrowing Lizard, the Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon Reynoldsi?, A. Fox, Aaron W. Schrey, E. McCoy, and H. Mushinsky
Leaf Litter Decomposition and Macroinvertebrate Communities of a 6th Order Blackwater River in the Southeastern Coastal Plain, K. Franks, T. Goehrig, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Effects of an Intensive New Faculty Workshop on Teaching, Delena Bell Gatch, Michelle Cawthorn, and Joy W. Darley
Effects on Teaching of an Intensive Summer New Faculty Workshop, Delena Bell Gatch, Michelle Cawthorn, and Joy W. Darley
Breaking it Down: Shredder Influence on Microbial Diversity during Leaf Breakdown, S. Harper, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, J. Harrison, and Tiehang Wu
Shrimp Biofloc Solids as an Alternative to Commercial Fertilizer in Coastal Salt Marsh Plant Nursery Production, Heather M. Joesting, P. Biber, and R. Blaylock
Using Salt Marsh Plants in the Phytoremediation of Liquid Effluent in Enhanced Marine Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Heather M. Joesting, P. Biber, R. Blaylock, and D. Drennan
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to Drought Conditions in a Coastal Plains Floodplain, Erica Johnson and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Consumer-Resource Linkages during Seasonal Flooding in a Coastal Plains Floodplain (Altamaha River, Georgia), Erica Johnson and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Is There an Epigenetic Basis to Avian Immunity?, Holly J. Kilvitis, M. Boruta, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and Lynn Martin
Epigenetic Variation: A Mechanism to Overcome Reduced Diversity in Novel Environments?, Andrea Lyn Liebl, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and Lynn Martin
Lessons Learned From Scholars Lost, James Lobue, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, and Brian Koehler
Population Differentiation of an Invasive Crayfish Cherax Quadricarinatus on the Island of Puerto Rico, N. Macias and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Abundance, Distribution, and Genetic Variation of the Non-Native Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) on the Island of Puerto Rico, Nicholas Macias and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Mechanisms of Range Expansion in One of the World's Most Common Urban Birds, the House Sparrow, Lynn Martin, Courtney A. C. Coon, A. Brace, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and Andrea Lyn Liebl
From Foraging to Functional Morphology: The Integrative Ecology of the Florida Scrub Lizard, Lance D. McBrayer
Linking Patterns of Locomotor Behavior & Performance to Predator Avoidance and the Ecology of a Small Reptile, Lance D. McBrayer
Abundance and Diversity of Adult Flying Insects in Two Altamaha River Floodplains with Differing Hydrology, Damon Mullis and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Providing Context via Guided Inquiry and Service Learning. Vision and Change in Biology Undergradaute Education: Chronicling Change, L. Regassa and Stephen Vives
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Phenotypic Plasticity, Christina L. Richards, Martyna Boruta, Oliver Bossdorf, Courtney A.C. Coon, Christy M. Foust, Randall A. Hughes, Holly J. Kilvitis, Andrea Lyn Liebl, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Massimo Pigliucci, Marta Robertson, and Aaron W. Schrey
Fire Ant Invasion Status Accounts for Variation in DNA Methylation of Lizard Populations, Travis R. Robbins, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and T. Langkilde
Assessment of Fish Assemblage Utilization of Floodplain Hábitat throughout Flood Pulse Event in Georgia's Altamaha River, K. Robillard, Stephen Vives, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Assessment of Fish Assemblage Utilization of Floodplain Hábitat throughout Flood Pulse Event in Georgia’s Altamaha River, K. Robillard, Stephen Vives, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Carbon Storage In Traditional Grassland-Orchard Agroforestry Systems In Central Europe: A Potential That Needs To Be Considered, Subhrajit Saha
Conservation Genetics of Florida Scrub Reptiles and Ecological Epigenetics in Invasion Biology, Aaron W. Schrey
Ecological Epigenetics: Beyond MS-AFLP, Aaron W. Schrey, Mariano Alvarez, Christy M. Foust, Holly J. Kilvitis, Andrea L. Liebl, Lynn Martin, Christina L. Richards, and Marta Robertson
The Effect of Distance and Season on the Giving Up Density (GUD) of Oldfield Mice, Peromyscus polionotus, F. Sesay, S. Matike-Tita, S. Riera, M. Meagley, K. Edwards, K. Heying, C. Reinert, C. Lumpkin, and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Developing and Assessing Process Skills in Conservation Biology and Other Integrative Fields, Eleanor Sterling, Ana L. Porzecanski, Nora Bynum, Adriana Bravo, Barbara J. Abraham, Romi L. Burks, J. Michelle Cawthorn, John A. Cigliano, Liliana M. Davalos, Denny S. Fernandez del Viso, Laurie J. Freeman, Carole S. Griffiths, Martha J. Groom, Stuart R. Ketcham, Tom A. Langen, Timothy W. Leslie, Joshua M. Linder, John F. Mull, Douglas E. Ruby, David L. Stokes, Terry A. Theodose, Donna W. Vogler, and Kate M. Hanson
Macroinvertebrates Associated with Beaver Dams in a Southeastern Coastal Plain River System, D. Vickers, Damon Mullis, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Aquatic Invertebrates Associated with Beaver Dams in a Southeastern Coastal Plain River System, Donald Vickers, Damon Mullis, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Student Interpretation of Conservation Data: Does Their Reach Exceed their Grasp, Donna Vogler, Eleanor Sterling, Ana Porzecanski, Adriana Bravo, Nora Bynum, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Laurie Freeman, Stuart Ketcham, Timothy Leslie, John Mull, and Terry Theodose
Do Right-Pawed Dogs Have Right-Handed Owners and Vice Versa?, S. Wade and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Submissions from 2012
Production in a Desert Lizard as a Consequence of Prey Availability and Annual Variation in Climate, Roger A. Anderson, Lance D. McBrayer, C. J. Fabry, and P. J. Dugger
Shifts in Pedagogy for Noyce Scholars as a Result of Assisting Pre-Service Elementary and Middle School Teachers in Mathematics Performance Assessments, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Using a Practicum Experience for Selecting SMART (Science and Mathematics Achievement via Research and Teaching) Scholars at Georgia Southern University, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Sprint Sensitivity to Substrate and Ecomorphological Correlates in Six Terrestrial Lizard Species, Clint E. Collins, Roger A. Anderson, and Lance D. McBrayer
Assessment and Monitoring of Floodplain Communities in the Coastal Plains during Flooding and Dry-Down (Altamaha River Basin, GA), Jose Checo Colón-Gaud and Erica Johnson
Macroinvertebrate Responses to Extreme Drought Conditions in a Southeastern Floodplain, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Erica Johnson, and Damon L. Mullis
Organic Matter Dynamics in Tropical Island Streams: Allochthonous Inputs, Particulate Exports, and Benthic Standing Stocks, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Alonso Ramirez, Keysa Rosas, and P. Olaya
“Brown bag” seminar, Christopher P. Cutler
Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Spartina alterniflora Across a Salt Gradient, Christy M. Foust, Aaron W. Schrey, and Christina L. Richards
Comparison of Genetic Structure of the Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Scrub on Lake Wales Ridge in Central Florida, A. M. Fox, Aaron W. Schrey, E. D. McCoy, and H. R. Mushinsky
Ontogenetic Diet Shifts among Neotropical Stream Macroinvertebrates, T. Frauendorf, Amanda Rugenski, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Matt Whiles
Factors Affecting Decomposition Rates in Temperate vs. Tropical Leaves, S. Harper and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Tallaperla (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) Growth Rates when Fed Different Leaf Diets and Their Influence on Litter Breakdown, S. Harper and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Assessment and Monitoring of Floodplain Communities in Coastal Plains during Flooding and Dry-Down (Altamaha River Basin, GA), Erica Johnson and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Development of High-Yielding Sweetgum Plantation Systems for Bioenergy Production in the Southeastern United States, Donald J. Kaczmarek, Brian C. Wachelka, Jeff Wright, Victor C. Steel, Doug P. Aubrey, David R. Coyle, and Mark D. Coleman
SFS Instars: A Mentoring Program to Increase Diversity in the Next Generation of Freshwater Scientists, Judith Li, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Patina Mendez, Tamarra Sluss, and Marcelo Ardon-Sayao
Physiological Mechanisms of Range Expansion in the House Sparrow, Lynn Martin, Courtney A. C. Coon, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and Andrea Lyn Liebl
The Florida Scrub Lizard: A Model Organism for Integrative Ecological Research, Lance D. McBrayer
Accelerating to a Standstill: A Benefit of Bipedal Locomotion in Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer, Eric J. McElroy, S. Farmer, and Derek B. Tucker
A Philosophical Discussion on Animal Behavior and Quantum Computing, Lance D. McBrayer and Wen-Ran Zhang
The Correlation Between Locomotor Performance and Hindlimb Kinematics During Burst Locomotion in the Florida Scrub Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Eric J. McElroy, Kristen L. Archambeau, and Lance D. McBrayer
How Much Can Students Gain in Data Analysis and Critical Thinking Skills in One Semester?, Ana L. Porzecanski, Adriana Bravo, Eleanor Sterling, Nora Bynum, Barbara J. Abraham, Romi L. Burks, J. Michelle Cawthorn, John A. Cigliano, Liliana M. Davalos, Denny S. Fernandez del Viso, Laurie Freeman, Martha J. Groom, Stuart R. Ketcham, Tom A. Langen, Joshua M. Linder, John F. Mull, Douglas E. Ruby, Terry A. Theodose, and Donna W. Vogler
Poster in ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meetings, Subhrajit Saha
The Relative Significance of Genetic and Epigenetic Diversity for House Sparrow Colonization of Kenya, Aaron W. Schrey, Andrea L. Liebl, Christina L. Richards, and Lynn Martin
Sprint Performance and Running Behavior of Obstacle Crossing in the Lizards Crotaphytus bicinctores, Gambelia wislizenii, Aspidoscelis tigris and Sceloporus occidentalis, Jessica Self and Lance D. McBrayer
Overcoming Obstacles: The Effect of Obstacles on Locomotor Performance and Behavior, Derek B. Tucker and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2011
A Trio of Experiences: SMART Scholars at Georgia Southern University, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Pre-Professional Block as a NOYCE Scholar Preparation and Selection Tool, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
The Effect of Substrate Particle Size on Sprint Performance in Three Species of Desert Lizards, Clint E. Collins, Jessica Self, Roger A. Anderson, and Lance D. McBrayer
Conservation of Natural Resources: The Role of Environmental Science, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Consumer Responses to Catastrophic Amphibian Declines in Neotropical Streams, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Invited speaker, 8th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Christopher P. Cutler
Trophic Basis of Production in a Neotropical Headwater Stream, T. Frauendorf, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Matt Whiles, Karen Lips, Catherine Pringle, and Susan Kilham
Potential Direct and Indirect Effects of Omnivorous Shrimp on Mayfly Naiads in a Tropical Island Stream: A Laboratory Study, N. Macias, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, A. Ramirez, and P. Torres
Namibia’s Lacertid Lizards: Model Organisms to Study Trait Evolution, Lance D. McBrayer
Morphological Diversification in Three Southern African Radiations of Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer and Donald B. Miles
