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 2014
Cold hardiness and deacclimation of overwintering Papilio zelicaon pupae, Caroline M. Williams, Nicolai Annegret, Brent J. Sinclair, Laura V. Ferguson, Mark A. Bernards, and Jessica J. Hellmann
Diagnosing predation risk effects on demography: can measuring physiology provide the means?, Liana Y. Zanette, Michael Clinchy, and Justin P. Suraci
Submissions from 2013
Regulation of succinate-fuelled mitochondrial respiration in liver and skeletal muscle of hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrels., Jason C L Brown, Dillon J Chung, Alex N Cooper, and James F Staples
Changes in the mitochondrial phosphoproteome during mammalian hibernation., Dillon J Chung, Beata Szyszka, Jason C L Brown, Norman P A Hüner, and James F Staples
Cold tolerance of the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), in Ontario., Matthew W. Clarke, Graham J. Thompson, and Brent J Sinclair
Overwintering in New Zealand stick insects, Alice B. Dennis, Luke T. Dunning, Christopher J. Dennis, Brent J. Sinclair, and Thomas R. Buckley
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
Metabolism of brain cortex and cardiac muscle mitochondria in hibernating 13-lined ground squirrels Ictidomys tridecemlineatus., Kirsten Gallagher and James F Staples
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
Does the Response of Insect Herbivores to Cadmium Depend on Their Feeding Strategy?, Joanna K. Konopka, Kazushi Hanyu, Sheila Macfie, and Jeremy N. McNeil
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
Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila: is the Bogert effect bogus?, Katherine A Mitchell, Brent J Sinclair, and John S Terblanche
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
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
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
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
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
Species-Specific Relationship between Transpiration and Cadmium Translocation in Lettuce, Barley and Radish, Mst. Fardausi Akhter and Sheila Macfie
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
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
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
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
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
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
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