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Submissions from 2015
Aspiring to an Altered Stable State: Rebuilding of Bay Scallop Populations and Fisheries Following Intensive Restoration, Stephen T. Tettelbach, Bradley J. Peterson, John M. Carroll, Bradley T. Furman, Scott W. T. Hughes, Jason Havelin, James R. Europe, Dennis M. Bonal, Andrew J. Weinstock, and Christopher F. Smith
Behavioral and Ecological Differences of the Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus woodi) in Scrub and Sandhill Habitat, Steven C. Williams and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2014
The European Eel NCCβ Gene Encodes a Thiazide-Resistant Na-Cl Cotransporter, Eduardo R. Argaiz, Erika Moreno, Christopher P. Cutler, Norma Hilda Vázquez, Maria Chavez-Canales, and Gerardo Gamba
Stem Girdling Affects the Quantity of CO2 Transported in Xylem as well as CO2 Efflux from Soil, Jasper Bloeman, Laura Agneessens, Lieven Van Meulebroek, Doug P. Aubrey, Mary Anne McGuire, Robert O. Teskey, and Kathy Steppe
Palatable Species of Amphibians are More Heavily Impacted by Visual and Chemical Cues of Predatory Fish, Jonathan Brink, Eddie Barnett, Nicholas Stacy, Alex Collier, and Brett A. Larson
Initial Versus Longer-Term Effects of Tadpole Extirpation on Algal Resources and Nitrogen Cycling in a Neotropical Stream, Scott Connelly, Catherine M. Pringle, Thomas Barnum, Meshagae Hunte-Brown, Susan Kilham, Matt R. Whiles, Karen R. Lips, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Roberto Brenes
Successful Knockdown of Aquaporin 1 (AQP1) Protein Expression in American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) Gastrointestinal Tract Using Direct-Infusions of Vivo-Morpholinos, Christopher P. Cutler and Paige Tanner
Bio-diverse integrated farms: Means for reducing rural poverty, Purnabha Dasgupta, Rupak Goswami, Nasim Ali, Sudarsan Biswas, and Subhrajit Saha
The Sucking Lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) Of Georgia, USA: Hosts, Geographical Distributions, and Medical/Veterinary Importance, Lance A. Durden, Edie E. Willis, Allison M. Garretson, and Marina E. Eremeeva
The Lineage-Specific Evolution of Aquaporin Gene Clusters Facilitated Tetrapod Terrestrial Adaptation, Roderick Nigel Finn, François Chauvigné, Jón Baldur Hlidberg, Christopher P. Cutler, and Joan Cerdà
Do Omnivorous Shrimp Influence Mayfly Nymphs in a Tropical Island Stream?, Nicholas A. Macías, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Jonathan W. Duggins, and Alonso Ramírez
Surveillance for Microbes and Range Expansion in House Sparrows, Lynn Martin, Courtney A.C. Coon, Andrea Lyn Liebl, and Aaron W. Schrey
The European Eel NCCβ Encodes for an Electroneutral NaCl Cotransporter That Is Not Sensitive to Thiazide Diuretics, Erika Moreno, Christopher P. Cutler, María Chávez-Canales, Norma Vázquez, and Gerardo Gamba
Aggression, Mate Choice, and Secondary Succession: The Rise and Fall of a Hybrid Zone, Travis R. Robbins, Lorelei E. Walker, Kelvin D. Gorospe, Stephen A. Karl, Aaron W. Schrey, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky
Standardized Methods for Sampling Fishes in Streams of Panama, James Henry Roberts and Paul L. Angermeier
The Role of Ecologocial Epigenetics in Integrative Biology, Aaron W. Schrey, Joshua Banta, Holly J. Kilvitis, and Christina L. Richards
Range Expansion of Kenyan House Sparrows (Passer domesticus): Evidence of Genetic Admixture and Human-Mediated Dispersal, Aaron W. Schrey, Andrea L. Liebl, Christina L. Richards, and Lynn Martin
Population Structure of the Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus woodi) in an Anthropogenically Fragmented Forest, Derek B. Tucker, Lance D. McBrayer, and J. Scott Harrison
Prescribed Fire and Oak Sapling Physiology, Demography and Folivore Damage in an Ozark Woodland, D. Alexander Wait and Doug P. Aubrey
Bacterial Community in the Biofilm of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) PreBiofilter in Bench-Scale Pilot Plants for Surface Water Pretreatment, Tiehang Wu, George Yuzhu Fu, Michael Sabula, and Tommy Brown
Submissions from 2013
Use of Stable Isotope Ratios to Characterize Potential Shifts in the Isotopic Niches of Algal-Grazing Insect Following and Amphibian Decline in a Neotropical Stream, Thomas R. Barnum, Piet Verburg, Susan S. Kilham, Matt R. Whiles, Karen R. Lips, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Catherine M. Pringle
Internal Recycling of Respired CO2 May Be Important for Plant Functioning under Changing Climate Regimes, Jasper Bloeman, Mary Anne McGuire, Doug P. Aubrey, Robert O. Teskey, and Kathy Steppe
Transpiration and Assimilation of Xylem-transported CO2 Are Closely Linked, Jasper Bloeman, Mary Anne McGuire, Doug P. Aubrey, Robert O. Teskey, and Kathy Steppe
Transport of Root-derived CO2 via the Transpiration Stream Affects Aboveground Carbon Assimilation and CO2 Efflux in Trees, Jasper Bloeman, Mary Anne McGuire, Doug P. Aubrey, Robert O. Teskey, and Kathy Steppe
Rock-Dwelling Lizards Exhibit Less Sensitivity of Sprint Speed to Increases in Substrate Rugosity, Clint E. Collins, Jessica D. Self, Roger A. Anderson, and Lance D. McBrayer
Optimal Nitrogen Application Rates for Three Intensively-managed Hardwood Tree Species in the Southeastern USA, David R. Coyle, Doug P. Aubrey, Jacek P. Siry, Roberto R. Volfovicz-Leon, and Mark D. Coleman
Immunohistochemical Localization of Multiple Aquaporins in Eel (Anguilla rostrata) Kidney, Christopher P. Cutler, Shelbe Harry, Taylor Phelps, Jordan Garrett, and Daniel Ogden
Energy Flow and the Trophic Basis of Macroinvertebrate and Amphibian Production in a Neotropical Stream Food Web, Therese C. Frauendorf, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Matt R. Whiles, Thomas R. Barnum, Karen R. Lips, Cathy M. Pringle, and Susan S. Kilham
Sexual Dimorphism in the Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis (Sauria: Anguidae): Implications for Sexual Selection, Margarita García-Bastida, David Lazcano, Lance D. McBrayer, and Roberto Mercado-Hernández
Work-in-Progress: The Impact of MatLab Marina - A Virtual Learning Environment on Student Learning in a Computing for Engineers Course, Priya T. Goeser, Wayne M. Johnson, S. L. Bernadin, and Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens
Determining Socioeconomic Drivers of Urban Forest Fragmentation With Historical Remote Sensing Images, Chongfeng Gong, Shixiao Yu, Heather M. Joesting, and Jiquan Chen
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to Drought Conditions in a Coastal Plains Floodplain, Erica L. Johnson and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Evaluation of Composts from Agricultural Wastes with Fish Pond Sediment as Bulking Agent to Improve Compost Quality, Tanmoy Karak, Pradip Bhattacharyya, Ranjit K. Paul, Tapati Das, and Subhrajit Saha
Ecological Epigenetics, Holly J. Kilvitis, Mariano Alvarez, Christy M. Foust, Aaron W. Schrey, Marta Robertson, and Christina L. Richards
Patterns of DNA Methylation Throughout a Range Expansion of an Introduced Songbird, Andrea L. Liebl, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards, and Lynn Martin
Genetic and Morphometric Divergence of an Invasive Bird: The Introduced House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Brazil, Marcos R. Lima, Regina H. F. Macedo, Thaís L. F. Martins, Aaron W. Schrey, Lynn Martin, and Staffan Bensch
On the Incidences of Cannibalism in the Lizard Genus Sceloporus: Updates, Hypotheses, and the First Case of Siblicide, Travis R. Robbins, Aaron W. Schrey, Shannen McGinley, and Aaron Jacobs
Ecological Epigenetics: Beyond MS-AFLP, Aaron W. Schrey, Mariano Alvarez, Christy M. Foust, Holly J. Kilvitis, J. D. Lee, Andrea Lyn Liebl, Lynn Martin, Christina L. Richards, and Marta Robertson
The Ontogeny of Escape Behavior, Locomotor Performance, and Hind Limb Morphology in Sceloporus woodi, Reed B. Stiller and Lance D. McBrayer
Evaluating Relationships between Mercury Concentrations in Air and in Spanish Moss, Kathryn T. Sutton, Risa A. Cohen, and Stephen P. Vives
Disease-Driven Amphibian Declines Alter Ecosystem Processes in Tropical Streams, Matt R. Whiles, Robert O. Hall Jr., Walter K. Dodds, Piet Verburg, Alex D. Huryn, Catherine M. Pringle, Karen R. Lips, Susan Kilham, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Amanda T. Rugenski, Scot D. Peterson, and Scott Connelly
Submissions from 2012
Influence of Repeated Canopy Scorching on Soil CO2 Efflux, Doug P. Aubrey, Behzad Mortazavi, Joseph J. O'Brien, Jason D. McGee, Joseph J. Hendricks, Kevin A. Kuehn, Robert O. Teskey, and Robert J. Mitchell
Characterization of Aquaporin 4 Protein Expression and Localization in Tissues of the Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), Christopher P. Cutler, Sheena Harmon, Jonathan Walsh, and Kia Burch
Aquaporin 4 is a Ubiquitously Expressed Isoform in the Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Shark, Christopher P. Cutler, Bryce MacIver, Gordon Cramb, and Mark L. Zeidel
Vivo-Morpholino Knockdown of Aquaporin 1 (AQP1) Protein Expression in American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) Gastrointestinal Tract, Christopher P. Cutler and Denyia Smith
Contrasting Genetic Differentiation of a Poorly Dispersing Lizard in Connected and Fragmented Scrub Habitats, Stacy Heath, Aaron W. Schrey, Kyle G. Ashton, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky
Faculty and student perceptions of post-exam attendance, Trent W. Maurer, Laura Frost, Diana Sturges, Simone Charles, Debbie Allen, Michelle Cawthorn, and Cherry C. Brewton
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
Sequential Analyses of Foraging Behavior and Attack Speed in Ambush and Widely Foraging Lizards, Eric J. McElroy, Lance D. McBrayer, Steven C. Williams, Roger A. Anderson, and Steven M. Reilly
Performance and Three-Dimensional Kinematics of Bipedal Lizards During Obstacle Negotiation, Jeffrey P. Olberding, Lance D. McBrayer, and Timothy E. Higham
Interpreting Seasonality from Modern and Archaeology Fishes on the Georgia Coast, Elizabeth J. Reitz, Bruce M. Saul, J. W. Moak, Gwendolyn Denise Carroll, and Charles W. Lambert
Invasion of Diverse Habitats by Few Japanese Knotweed Genotypes Is Correlated with Epigenetic Differentiation, Christina L. Richards, Aaron W. Schrey, and Massimo Pigliucci
Within-Genotype Epigenetic Variation Underlies the Phenotypic Plasticity That Allows for a Broad Niche Width, Aaron W. Schrey and Christina L. Richards
Utilizing a Multifaceted Approach to Assess the Current Distribution and Conservation Status of an Uncommon Species: The Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) in Florida, S. Smiley, E. McCoy, Aaron W. Schrey, and H. Mushinsky
Overcoming Obstacles: The Effect of Obstacles on Locomotor Performance and Behavior, Derek B. Tucker and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2011
Improving Learning Outcomes in Large Environmental Science Classrooms through Short-Term Service-Learning Projects, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Lissa M. Leege, and Elizabeth Congdon
Water Balance and Aquaporins, Christopher P. Cutler
Characterization of Aquaporin 8 Isoform Expression in Eel (Anguilla sp.) Intestine, Christopher P. Cutler, Jonathan Walsh, Marcela Kuijpers, and Chris Katsekis
Characterization of Aquaporin 8 Isoform Expression in Eel (Anguilla sp.) Intestine, Christopher P. Cutler, Jonathan Walsh, Marcela Kuijpers, Chris Katsekis, Marqwon Day, and Denyia Smith
Chemical Environment Effects on Kβ/Kα Ratio: An X-Ray Fluorescence Experiment, C. R. Durham, J. M. Chase, Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, William Baird, and Clifford W. Padgett
How Muscles Define Maximum Locomotor Performance in Lizards: An Analysis Using Swing and Stance Phase Muscles, Timothy E. Higham, Paul G. Korchari, and Lance D. McBrayer
How to Climb a Tree: Lizards Accelerate Faster, but Pause More, When Escaping on Vertical Surfaces, Timothy E. Higham, Paul G. Korchari, and Lance D. McBrayer
Democratizing Science and Science Education through Citizen Science in the Satilla Watershed, L. L. Jenkins, Gwendolyn Denise Carroll, and M. P. Mueller
Characterization of Aquaporin 1 (AQP1) Protein Expression in American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Marcela Kuijpers, Jonathan Walsh, Chris Katsekis, and Christopher P. Cutler
The Impact of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) on Herpetofauna Species Richness and Biodiversity in a Savanna Woodland of Northern Tanzania, Nabil A. Nasseri, Lance D. McBrayer, and Bruce A. Schulte
Effects of Training and Testosterone on Muscle-Fiber Types and Locomotor Performance in Male Six-Lined Racerunners (Aspidoscelis sexlineata), Jennifer L. O'Conner, Lance D. McBrayer, Timothy E. Higham, Jerry F. Husak, Ignacio T. Moore, and David C. Rostal
The socioeconomic context of carbon sequestration in agroforestry: A case study from homegardens of Kerala, India, Subhrajit Saha, Taylor V. Stein, P. K. Ramachandran Nair, and Michael G. Andreu
Attack Based Indices, Not Movement Patterns, Reveal Intraspecific Variation in Foraging Behavior, Steven C. Williams and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2010
Potential Functional Redundancy and Resource Facilitation between Tadpoles and Insect Grazers in Tropical Headwater Streams, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Matt R. Whiles, Roberto Brenes, Susan Kilham, Karen R. Lips, Catherine M. Pringle, Scott Connelly, and Scot D. Peterson
Stream Invertebrate Responses to a Catastrophic Decline in Consumer Diversity, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Matt R. Whiles, Karen R. Lips, Catherine M. Pringle, Susan Kilham, Roberto Brenes, and Scot D. Peterson
Art Meet Chemistry, Chemistry Meet Art: Case Studies, Current Literature and Instrumental Methods Combine to Create a Hands-On Experience for Non-Majors and Instrumental Analysis Students, Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Clifford W. Padgett, D. Jamieson, K. Verges, and J. Chase
Seasonal Variation in Testosterone and Performance in Non-Territorial Male Lizards, Timothy A. Gowan, Lance D. McBrayer, and David C. Rostal
A New County Record for Amphiuma means, Jocelyn Hyers, Angel Shepard, and Lance D. McBrayer
A New County Record for Storeria occipitomaculata, Daniel G. May and Lance D. McBrayer
Getting Up to Speed: Acceleration Strategies in the Florida Scrub Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Eric J. McElroy and Lance D. McBrayer
Performance Capacity of Fiddler Crab Males With Regenerated Versus Original Claws and Success by Claw Type in Territorial Contests, Denson K. McLain, Lance D. McBrayer, Ann E. Pratt, and S. M. Moore
The Effect of Temperature on Gill Aquaporin 3 (AQP3) mRNA Expression in Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus): Correlations With Branchial Osmotic Water Permeability, Jonathan Walsh, David Pretzel, and Christopher P. Cutler
Submissions from 2009
Watershed assessment plan for Franklin County and the City of Carnesville, Georgia: Biological assessment, Gwendolyn Carroll, J. L. Shelton, and C. Rhett Jackson
Intestinal Expression of Aquaporins in the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla): Effects of SW Acclimation on Isoform Expression, Gordon Cramb, Brian Powell, Caroline J. Osborne, Anne-Sophie Martinez, Christopher P. Cutler, and Svetlana Kalujnaia
The Molecular Basis of Osmoregulation, and Ion and Water Transport in Teleostean Fish, Christopher P. Cutler, Stephane Brezillion, Songul Bekir, Robert Sterling, and Gordon Cramb
Immunohistochemical Localization and Expression of Aquaporin Water Channel Membrane Transport Protein Homologues in the Osmoregulatory Tissues of the Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), Christopher P. Cutler and Gordon Cramb
Aquaporin 8 (AQP8) Intestinal mRNA Expression Increases in Response to Salinity Acclimation in Yellow and Silver European Eels (Anguilla anguilla), Christopher P. Cutler, Clair Phillips, Neil Hazon, and Gordon Cramb
Expression and Functional Characterization of Four Aquaporin Water Channels From the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla), Bryce MacIver, Christopher P. Cutler, Jia Yin, Miles G. Hill, Mark L. Zeidel, and Warren Hill
Concordance Between Locomotor Morphology and Foraging Mode in Lacertid Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer and Jessica E. Wylie
A Method for Constructing an Adjustable Platform to Obtain Lateral Photographs of Larval Anurans, Matthew C. Schacht and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2008
Bite Force in Vertebrates: Opportunities and Caveats for Use of a Nonpareil Whole-Animal Performance Measure, Roger A. Anderson, Lance D. McBrayer, and Anthony Herrel
Predation Stress Impacts Tadpole Behavior, Growth and Overall Size at Metamorphosis, Crystina Bronk, Alex Collier, and Brett A. Larson
Environmental Service Learning: Relevant, Rewarding, and Responsible, J. Michelle Cawthorn and Lissa M. Leege
The Impact of Predation Stress by Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) on the Growth and Development of Leopard Frog Tadpoles (Rana sphenocephala), Alex Collier, Crystina C. Bronk, Brett A. Larson, and Stephen Taylor
Differential Expression of Absorptive Cation-Chloride Cotransporters in the Intestinal and Renal Tissues of the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla), Christopher P. Cutler and Gordon Cramb
Environmental Service Learning Reinforces Classroom Concepts and Engenders Environmental Responsibility, Lissa M. Leege and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Review of Sex, Size & Gender Roles: Evolutionary Studies of Sexual Size Dimorphism, Lance D. McBrayer
Use of Trees by the Texas Ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta) in Eastern Texas, Josh B. Pierce, Robert R. Fleet, Lance D. McBrayer, and D. Craig Rudolph
Submissions from 2007
Aquaporin Channels in Teleost and Elasmobranch Fish, Christopher P. Cutler
Cloning and Identification of Four Aquaporin Genes in the Dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias), Christopher P. Cutler
Nucleotide and Derived-Amino Acid Sequence of a Putative Atlantic Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) Aquaporin 4 cDNA, Christopher P. Cutler
The Role of Aquaporin 3 in Teleost Fish, Christopher P. Cutler, Anne-Sophie Martinez, and Gordon Cramb
Cortisol Regulates Eel (Anguilla anguilla) Aquaporin 3 (AQP3) mRNA Expression Levels in Gill, Christopher P. Cutler, Clair Phillips, Neil Hazon, and Gordon Cramb
Preparation and Spectroscopic Characterization of MoS2 and MoSe2 Nanoparticles, B. C. Helmly, W. E. Lynch, and Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens
Functional Basis for Intersexual Differences in Bite Force in the Lizard Anolis carolinensis, Anthony Herrel, Lance D. McBrayer, and Peter M. Larson
