Biology Publications

 

An overarching research theme in the Department of Biology is the exploration of how organisms respond and adapt to changing environments. While covering a wide spectrum of topics, research interests can be broadly grouped into four major groupings. These clusters are loosely labeled as “Animal Physiology”, “Cell and Molecular Biology”, “Ecology and Evolution” and “Plant Stress Biology”, with significant inter-connectedness across clusters.

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Submissions from 2013

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Identification of cold-responsive genes in a New Zealand alpine stick insect using RNA-Seq., Luke T Dunning, Alice B Dennis, Duckchul Park, Brent J Sinclair, Richard D Newcomb, and Thomas R Buckley

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Metabolism of brain cortex and cardiac muscle mitochondria in hibernating 13-lined ground squirrels Ictidomys tridecemlineatus., Kirsten Gallagher and James F Staples

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The effects of hibernation on the contractile and biochemical properties of skeletal muscles in the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus., Rob S James, James F Staples, Jason C L Brown, Shannon N Tessier, and Kenneth B Storey

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Does the Response of Insect Herbivores to Cadmium Depend on Their Feeding Strategy?, Joanna K. Konopka, Kazushi Hanyu, Sheila Macfie, and Jeremy N. McNeil

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Pb Distribution in Bones from the Franklin Expedition: Synchrotron X-Ray Fluorescence and Laser Ablation/Mass Spectroscopy, Ronald Martin, Steven Naftel, Sheila Macfie, Keith Jones, and Andrew J. Nelson

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Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila: is the Bogert effect bogus?, Katherine A Mitchell, Brent J Sinclair, and John S Terblanche

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Identification, expression, and taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidases in non-angiosperm plants., Karina Neimanis, James F Staples, Norman P A Hüner, and Allison E McDonald

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Selective mobilization of saturated fatty acids in isolated adipocytes of hibernating 13-lined ground squirrels Ictidomys tridecemlineatus., Edwin R Price, Christopher Armstrong, Christopher G Guglielmo, and James F Staples

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Cross-tolerance and cross-talk in the cold: relating low temperatures to desiccation and immune stress in insects., Brent J Sinclair, Laura V Ferguson, Golnaz Salehipour-shirazi, and Heath A MacMillan

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Adaptations to hibernation in lung surfactant composition of 13-lined ground squirrels influence surfactant lipid phase segregation properties., Lakshmi N M Suri, Antonio Cruz, Ruud A W Veldhuizen, James F Staples, Fred Possmayer, Sandra Orgeig, and Jesus Perez-Gil

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Increased abundance of frost mRNA during recovery from cold stress is not essential for cold tolerance in adult Drosophila melanogaster., H Udaka, A Percival-Smith, and B J Sinclair

Submissions from 2012

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Species-Specific Relationship between Transpiration and Cadmium Translocation in Lettuce, Barley and Radish, Mst. Fardausi Akhter and Sheila Macfie

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Reduced Translocation of Cadmium from Roots Is Associated with Increased Production of Phytochelatins and Their Precursors, Mst. Fardausi Akhter, Brian McGarvey, and Sheila Macfie

Submissions from 2011

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Mutations in the P3 Protein of Soybean mosaic virus G2 Isolates Determine Virulence on Rsv4-Genotype Soybean, R. V. Chowda-Reddy, Haiyue Sun, Hongyan Chen, Vaino Poysa, Hong Ling, Mark Gijzen, and Aiming Wang

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PEX11β Induces Peroxisomal Gene Expression and Alters Peroxisome Number during Early Xenopus laevis Development, Mark A. Fox, Logan A. Walsh, Michelle Nieuwesteeg, and Sashko Damjanovski

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Ontogenetic De Novo Copy Number Variations (CNVs) as a Source of Genetic Individuality: Studies on Two Families with MZD Twins for Schizophrenia, Sujit Maiti, Kiran Halagur Bhoge Gowda Kumar, Christina A. Castellani, Richard O'Reilly, and Shiva M. Singh

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Compost Application Affects Metal Uptake in Plants Grown in Urban Garden Soils and Potential Human Health Risk, Hollydawn Murray, Trevor A. Pinchin, and Sheila M. Macfie

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Amyloid Beta Resistance in Nerve Cell Lines Is Mediated by the Warburg Effect, Jordan T. Newington, Andrea Pitts, Andrew Chien, Robert Arseneault, David Schubert, and Robert C. Cumming

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Accumulation of Cadmium in Near-Isogenic Lines of Durum Wheat (Triticum Turgidum L. Var Durum): the Role of Transpiration, C. J. Quinn, A. Mohammad, and Sheila M. Macfie

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IGF-1 Increases Invasive Potential of MCF 7 Breast Cancer Cells and Induces Activation of Latent TGF-β1 Resulting in Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition, Logan A. Walsh and Sashko Damjanovski

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Retinoic Acid Is a Key Regulatory Switch Determining the Difference between Lung and Thyroid Fates in Xenopus laevis, Jean H. Wang, Steven J. Deimling, Nicole E. D'Alessandro, Lin Zhao, Fred Possmayer, and Thomas A. Drysdale

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Analysis of Common Bean Expressed Sequence Tags Identifies Sulfur Metabolic Pathways Active in Seed and Sulfur-rich Proteins Highly Expressed in the Absence of Phaseolin and Major Lectins, Fuqiang Yin, Agnieszka Pajak, Ralph Chapman, Andrew Sharpe, Shangzhi Huang, and Frédéric Marsolais

Submissions from 2010

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Production of Organic Acids and Adsorption of Cd on Roots of Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum), Bolaji A. Adeniji, Mackenzie T. Budimir-Hussey, and Sheila M. Macfie

The Effect of Performance Feedback on Student Help-Seeking and Learning Strategy Use: Do Clickers Make a Difference?, Debra L. Dawson, Ken N. Meadows, and Tom Haffie

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Brassinosteroid-mediated Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis Shows Interactions with Abscisic Acid, Ethylene and Salicylic Acid Pathways, Uday K. Divi, Tawhidur Rahman, and Priti Krishna