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Student Publications Archive 2013-2017

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Biology Department Refereed Publications with Undergraduate Authors 2013-17

Faculty co-authors in bold
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2017

  1. Acio-Pizzarello*, C.R., Acio*, A.A., Choi*, E.J., Bond*, K., Kim*, J., Kenan*, A.C., Chen*, J. and Forsyth, M.H., 2017. Determinants of the regulation of Helicobacter pylori adhesins include repeat sequences in both promoter and coding regions as well as the two-component system ArsRS. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 
  1. Allen, J.D., Klompen*, A.M.L., Alpert*, E.J. and Reft, A.J., 2017. Obligate planktotrophy in the Götte’s larva of Stylochus ellipticus (Platyhelminthes). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development, 61(2), pp.110-118. 
  1. Allen, J.D., Schrage*, K.R., Foo**1, S.A., Watson, S.A. and Byrne, M., 2017. The Effects of Salinity and pH on Fertilization, Early Development, and Hatching in the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar. Diversity, 9(1), p.13. 
  1. Corso*, A.D., Huettenmoser*, J.C., Trani*, O.R., Angstadt, K., Bilkovic, D.M., Havens, K.J., Russell, T.M., Stanhope, D. and Chambers, R.M., 2017. Experiments with By-Catch Reduction Devices to Exclude Diamondback Terrapins and Retain Blue Crabs. Estuaries and Coasts, pp.1-7. 
  1. Cristol, D.A., Akst*, J.G., Curatola*, M.K., Dunlavey**, E.G., Fisk**, K.A. and Moody, K.E., 2017. Age-Related Differences In Foraging Ability Among Clam-Dropping Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 129(2), pp.301-310. 
  1. Dahal*, A. and Hinton, S.D. Antagonistic Roles for STYX Pseudophosphatase in neurite outgrowth. Biochemical Societies Transactions. 45(2) pp.381-387. 
  1. Deschaine*, B.M., Heysel*, A.R., Lenhart*, B.A. and Murphy, H., 2017. Biofilm formation and toxin production provide a fitness advantage in mixed colonies of natural yeast isolates. bioRxiv, p.178.  
  1. Edger, P.P., Smith**, R.D., McKain, M.R., Cooley, A.M., Vallejo-Marin, M., Yuan, Y.W., Bewick, A.J., Ji, L., Platts, A.E., Bowman, M.J. and Childs, K., Washburn, JD., Schmitz, R., Smith, G.D., Pires, J.C., and Puzey, J.R. et al. 2017. Subgenome dominance in an interspecific hybrid, synthetic allopolyploid, and a 140-year-old naturally established neo-allopolyploid monkeyflower. The Plant Cell Online, pp.tpc-00010. 
  1. Edwards*, K.M., Rice, G.W. and Sanderson, S.L., Separating oil from water: suspension-feeding goldfish ingest liquid vegetable oil. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 74(4), pp.524-532. 
  1. Hayes, J.A., Kottick, A., Picardo, M.C.D., Halleran*, A.D., Smith**, R.D., Smith, G.D., Saha, M.S. and Del Negro, C.A., 2017. Transcriptome of neonatal preBötzinger complex neurones in Dbx1 reporter mice. Scientific Reports, 7. 
  1. Heideman, P.D., Flores*, K.A., Sevier*, L.M. and Trouton*, K.E., 2017. Effectiveness and Adoption of a Drawing-to-Learn Study Tool for Recall and Problem Solving: Minute Sketches with Folded Lists. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 16(2), p.ar28. 
  1. Hunt, G., Martins, J. F., Puckett, T. M., Lockwood, R., Swaddle, J. P., Hall*, C. S. and Stedman, J. 2017. Sexual dimorphism and sexual selection in cytheroidean ostracodes from the Late Cretaceous of the US Coastal Plain. Paleobiology, 1-22.
  1. Jirinec**, V., Cristol, D.A. and Leu, M., 2017. Songbird community varies with deer use in a fragmented landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning, 161, pp.1-9. 
  1. Julian**1, P., Chambers, R. and Russell, T., 2017. Iron and Pyritization in Wetland Soils of the Florida Coastal Everglades. Estuaries and Coasts, 40(3), pp.822-831. 
  1. Malapati*, H., Millen*, S.M. and Buchser, W.J., 2017. The axon degeneration gene SARM1 is evolutionarily distinct from other TIR domain-containing proteins. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, pp.1-14. 
  1. Marty*, R., Dolan, C.B., Leu, M. and Runfola, D., 2017. Taking the health aid debate to the subnational level: the impact and allocation of foreign health aid in Malawi. BMJ global health, 2(1), p.e000129. 
  1. McCaig**, C.M., Lin, X., Farrell**, M., Rehain-Bell*, K. and Shakes, D.C., 2017. Germ cell cysts and simultaneous sperm and oocyte production in a hermaphroditic nematode. Developmental Biology. 
  1. Peterson*, E.K., Buchwalter, D.B., Kerby, J.L., LeFauve, M.K., Varian-Ramos, C.W. and Swaddle, J.P., 2017. Integrative behavioral ecotoxicology: bringing together fields to establish new insight to behavioral ecology, toxicology, and conservation. Current Zoology, 63(2), pp.185-194. 
  1. Runfola, D., BenYishay, A., Tanner, J., Buchanan, G., Nagol, J., Leu, M., Goodman, S., Trichler, R. and Marty*, R., 2017. A Top-Down Approach to Estimating Spatially Heterogeneous Impacts of Development Aid on Vegetative Carbon Sequestration. Sustainability, 9(3), p.409. 
  1. Skelly, D.A., Magwene, P.M., Meeks*, B. and Murphy, H.A., 2017, April. Known mutator alleles do not markedly increase mutation rate in clinical Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. In R. Soc. B (Vol. 284, No. 1852, p. 20162672). The Royal Society. 
  1. Smith**, R.D., Kinser**, T.J., Smith, G.D. and Puzey, J.R., 2017. A likelihood ratio test for changes in homeolog expression bias. bioRxiv, p.119438. 
  1. Stanton**1, K.A., Edger, P.P., Puzey, J.R., Kinser**, T., Cheng, P., Vernon, D.M., Forsthoefel, N.R. and Cooley, A.M., 2017. A Whole-Transcriptome Approach to Evaluating Reference Genes for Quantitative Gene Expression Studies: A Case Study in Mimulus. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 7(4), pp.1085-1095. 
  1. Swaddle, J.P., Diehl*, T.R., Taylor*, C.E., Fanaee*, A.S., Benson*, J.L., Huckstep*, N.R. and Cristol, D.A., Exposure to dietary mercury alters cognition and behavior of zebra finches. Current Zoology, 63(2), pp.213-219. 
  1. Swaddle, J.P. and Ingrassia**, N.M., 2017. Using a sound field to reduce the risks of bird-strike: an experimental approach. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57(1), pp.81-89. 
  1. Varian-Ramos, C.W., Whitney**, M., Rice, G.W. and Cristol, D.A., 2017. Form of Dietary Methylmercury does not Affect Total Mercury Accumulation in the Tissues of Zebra Finch. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, pp.1-8. 
  1. Whitney**, M. and Cristol, D.A., 2017. Rapid depuration of mercury in songbirds accelerated by feather molt. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 
  1. Whitney**, M.C. and Cristol, D.A., Impacts of sublethal mercury exposure on birds: A detailed review. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. pp. 1-51. 
  1. Winter*, E.S., Schwarz, A., Fabig, G., Feldman, J.L., Pires-daSilva, A., Müller-Reichert, T., Sadler, P.L. and Shakes, D.C., Cytoskeletal variations in an asymmetric cell division support diversity in nematode sperm size and sex ratios. Development, pp.dev-153841. 
  1. Wolf**, S.E., Swaddle, J.P., Cristol, D.A. and Buchser, W.J., 2017. Methylmercury Exposure Reduces the Auditory Brainstem Response of Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, pp.1-11. 

2016

  1. Beal, J., Haddock-Angelli, T., Gershater, M., De Mora, K., Lizarazo, M., Hollenhorst, J. and Rettberg, R. et al. 2016. Reproducibility of fluorescent expression from engineered biological constructs in E. coli. PloS one, 11(3), p.e0150182. (William & Mary undergraduate iGem team members among multiple co-authors: A.Halleran*, C. Golino*, J. Marken*, J. Maniaci*, M. LeFew*, P. Vij*, E. Cryan*) 
  1. Bramley*, J.C., Collins*, S.V., Clark*, K.B. and Buchser, W.J., Avian axons undergo Wallerian degeneration after injury and stress. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 202(11), pp.813-822.Buck**, K.A., Varian-Ramos, C.W., Cristol, D.A. and Swaddle, J.P., 2016. Blood mercury levels of zebra finches are heritable: implications for the evolution of mercury resistance. PloS one, 11(9), p.e0162440. 
  1. Fashing, N.J., Ueckermann, E.A., Fashing, P.J., Nguyen, N., Back*, A.M. and Allison, L.A., Bryobia abyssiniae (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae), a new species from the highlands of Ethiopia. International Journal of Acarology, 42(7), pp.366-376. 
  1. Jirinec**, V., Isdell**, R.E. and Leu, M., Prey availability and habitat structure explain breeding space use of a migratory songbird. The Condor. 
  1. Jirinec**, V., Varian, C.P., Smith, C.J. and Leu, M., Mismatch between diurnal home ranges and roosting areas in the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina): Possible role of habitat and breeding stage. The Auk, 133(1), pp.1-12. 
  1. Kaugars*, K.E., Rivers*, C.I., Saha, M.S. and Heideman, P.D., 2016. Genetic variation in total number and locations of GnRH neurons identified using in situ hybridization in a wild‐source population. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 325(2), pp.106-115. 
  1. Marken*, J.P., Halleran*, A.D., Rahman, A., Odorizzi*, L., LeFew*, M.C., Golino*, C.A., Kemper, P. and Saha, M.S., 2016. A Markovian Entropy Measure for the Analysis of Calcium Activity Time Series. PloS one, 11(12), p.e0168342. 
  1. Martins*, K., Hagedorn, B., Ali, S., Kennish, J., Applegate, B., Leu, M., Epp, L., Pallister, C. and Zwollo, P., 2016. Tissue Phthalate Levels Correlate With Changes in Immune Gene Expression in a Population of Juvenile Wild Salmon. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 71(1), pp.35-47. 
  1. McInturff*, S.P. and Buchser, W.J., A portable device for recording evoked potentials, optimized for pattern ERG. Biomedical Engineering/Biomedizinische Technik, 61(1), pp.69-76. 
  1. Ohkuni K., Takahashi Y., Fulp A., Lawrimore J., Au W.C., Pasupala N., Levy-Myers* R., Warren J., Strunnikov A., Baker R.E., Kerscher O., Bloom K., Basrai M.A.. 2016. SUMO-Targeted Ubiquitin Ligase (STUbL) Slx5 regulates proteolysis of centromeric histone H3 variant Cse4 and prevents its mislocalization to euchromatin. Biol. Cell, 2016 mbc.E15-12-0827. 
  1. Potvin, D.A., Curcio*, M.T., Swaddle, J.P. and MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A., 2016. Experimental exposure to urban and pink noise affects brain development and song learning in zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata). PeerJ, 4, p.e2287. 
  1. Roggero, V.R., Zhang**, J., Parente*, L.E., Doshi*, Y., Dziedzic, R.C., McGregor*, E.L., Varjabedian*, A.D., Schad*, S.E., Bondzi, C. and Allison, L.A., 2016. Nuclear import of the thyroid hormone receptor α1 is mediated by importin 7, importin β1, and adaptor importin α1. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 419, pp.185-197. 
  1. Sanderson, S.L., Roberts*, E., Lineburg*, J. and Brooks*, H., 2016. Fish mouths as engineering structures for vortical cross-step filtration. Nature communications, 7, p.11092. 
  1. Saxton, M.A., Naqvi*, N.S., Rahman*, F., Thompson*, C.P., Chambers, R.M., Kaste, J.M. and Williamson, K.E., 2016. Site-specific environmental factors control bacterial and viral diversity in stormwater retention ponds. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 77(1), pp.23-36. 
  1. Swaddle, J.P., Moseley, D.L., Hinders, M.K. and Smith*, E.P, 2016. A sonic net excludes birds from an airfield: implications for reducing bird strike and crop losses. Ecological Applications, 26(2), pp.339-345. 
  1. Vallejo-Marín, M., Cooley, A.M., Lee, M.Y., Folmer*, M., McKain, M.R. and Puzey, J.R., 2016. Strongly asymmetric hybridization barriers shape the origin of a new polyploid species and its hybrid ancestor. American journal of botany, 103(7), pp.1272-1288.

 2015

  1. Allen, J.D., Armstrong*, A.F. and Ziegler*, S.L., 2015. Environmental induction of polyembryony in echinoid echinoderms. The Biological Bulletin, 229(3), pp.221-231. 
  1. Caudill*, M.T., Spear*, E.L., Varian-Ramos, C.W. and Cristol, D.A., PHA-Stimulated immune-responsiveness in mercury-dosed zebra finches does not match results from environmentally exposed songbirds. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 94(4), pp.407-411. 
  1. Dalgleish, H.J., Lichti, N.I., Schmedding*, N. and Swihart, R.K., 2015. Exposure to herbivores increases seedling growth and survival of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) through decreased interspecific competition in canopy gaps. Restoration Ecology, 23(5), pp.655-661. 
  1. Halleran*, A., Clamons*, S. and Saha, M., Transcriptomic characterization of an infection of Mycobacterium smegmatis by the cluster A4 mycobacteriophage Kampy. PloS one, 10(10), p.e0141100. 
  1. Halleran*, A.D., Sehdev*, M., Rabe*, B.A., Huyck**, R.W., Williams*, C.C. and Saha, M.S., 2015. Characterization of tweety gene (ttyh1-3) expression in Xenopus laevis during embryonic development. Gene Expression Patterns, 17(1), pp.38-44. 
  1. Henry*, K.A., Varian-Ramos, C.W., Cristol, D.A. and Bradley, E. L. Oxidative damage in livers of zebra finches dosed with mercury. Ecotoxicology, 24(3). pp.520-526. 
  1. Holley**, L.L., Heidman**, M.K., Chambers, R.M. and Sanderson, S.L., 2015. Mucous contribution to gut nutrient content in American gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum. Journal of fish biology, 86(5), pp.1457-1470. 
  1. Huyck**, R.W., Nagarkar*, M., Olsen*, N., Clamons*, S.E. and Saha, M.S., 2015. Methylmercury exposure during early Xenopus laevis development affects cell proliferation and death but not neural progenitor specification. Neurotoxicology and teratology, 47, pp.102-113. 
  1. Isdell**, R.E., Chambers, R.M., Bilkovic, D.M. and Leu, M., Effects of terrestrial–aquatic connectivity on an estuarine turtle. Diversity and Distributions, 21(6), pp.643-653. 
  1. Kight**, C.R. and Swaddle, J.P., Eastern bluebirds alter their song in response to anthropogenic changes in the acoustic environment. Integrative and comparative biology, 55(3), pp.418-431. 
  1. Kobiela**, M.E., Cristol, D.A. and Swaddle, J.P., 2015. Risk-taking behaviours in zebra finches affected by mercury exposure. Animal Behaviour, 103, pp.153-160. 
  1. Leung, W., Shaffer, C.D., Reed, L.K., Smith, S.T., Barshop, W., Dirkes, W., Dothager, M., Lee, P., Wong, J., Xiong, D. and Yuan, H. et al. 2015. Drosophila Muller F elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 million years of evolution. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 5(5), pp.719-740.
  1. Maddux** (Lemelin), S.L., Cristol, D.A., Varian-Ramos, C.W. and Bradley, E.L., 2015. The effect of mercury on baseline corticosterone in a breeding songbird. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 94(2), pp.135-139. (Masters student Elizabeth Kiernan** (McMurray) is one of multiple co-authors) 
  1. Mahjoub**, G., Hinders, M.K. and Swaddle, J.P., Using a “Sonic Net” to deter pest bird species: excluding European starlings from food sources by disrupting their acoustic communication. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 39(2), pp.326-333. 
  1. Martins*, K., Applegate, B., Hagedorn, B., Kennish, J. and Zwollo, P., Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate inhibits B cell proliferation and reduces the abundance of IgM-secreting cells in cultured immune tissues of the rainbow trout. Fish & shellfish immunology, 44(1), pp.332-341. 
  1. McCullagh**1, E.A., Cristol, D.A. and Phillips, J.B., 2015. Plumage color and reproductive output of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) nesting near a mercury-contaminated river. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 50(10), pp.1020-1028. 
  1. Sharp**, K., Bucci, D., Zelensky*, P.K., Chesney*, A., Tidhar, W., Broussard, D.R. and Heideman, P.D., 2015. Genetic variation in male sexual behaviour in a population of white-footed mice in relation to photoperiod. Animal behaviour, 104, pp.203-212. 
  1. Subramanian**, K.S., Dziedzic, R.C., Nelson*, H.N., Stern*, M.E., Roggero, V.R., Bondzi, C. and Allison, L.A., 2015. Multiple exportins influence thyroid hormone receptor localization. Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 411, pp.86-96. 
  1. Sutter**, L.A., Chambers, R.M. and Perry, J.E., 2015. Seawater intrusion mediates species transition in low salinity, tidal marsh vegetation. Aquatic Botany, 122, pp.32-39. 
  1. Taylor*, C.E. and Cristol, D.A., Tissue mercury concentrations and survival of tree swallow embryos, nestlings and young adult females on a contaminated site. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 95(4), pp.459-464. 
  1. Vasiliu, D., Clamons*, S., McDonough*, M., Rabe*, B. and Saha, M., 2015. A Regression-Based Differential Expression Detection Algorithm for Microarray Studies with Ultra-Low Sample Size. PloS one, 10(3), p.e0118198. 
  1. Zwollo, P., Ray*, J.C., Sestito*, M., Kiernan** (McMurray), E., Wiens, G.D., Kaattari, S., StJacques**, B. and Epp, L., 2015. B cell signatures of BCWD-resistant and susceptible lines of rainbow trout: A shift towards more EBF-expressing progenitors and fewer mature B cells in resistant animals. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 48(1), pp.1-12. 

2014

  1. Carlson**, J.R., Cristol, D.A. and Swaddle, J.P., 2014. Dietary mercury exposure causes decreased escape takeoff flight performance and increased molt rate in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Ecotoxicology, 23(8), pp.1464-1473. 
  1. Chambers, R.M., Hatch*, R.L. and Russell, T.M., 2014. Effect of Water Management on Interannual Variation in Bulk Soil Properties from the Eastern Coastal Everglades. Wetlands, 34(1), pp.47-54. 
  1. Cristol, D.A., Johnson**, K.M., Jenkins**, K.D. and Hawley*, D.M., 2014. Timing of feather molt related to date of spring migration in male white‐throated sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 321(10), pp.586-594. 
  1. Fidler*, A., Boulay*, L. and Wawersik, M., 2014. Sonication-facilitated Immunofluorescence Staining of Late-stage Embryonic and Larval Drosophila Tissues In Situ. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (90). 
  1. Flowers*, B.M., Rusnak**, L.E., Wong*, K.E., Banks*, D.A., Munyikwa*, M.R., McFarland*, A.G. and Hinton, S.D., 2014. The pseudophosphatase MK-STYX induces neurite-like outgrowths in PC12 cells. PloS one, 9(12), p.e114535. 
  1. Gilliand*, S.C., Chambers, R.M. and LaMar, M.D., 2014, April. Modeling the effects of crab potting and road traffic on a population of diamondback terrapins. In Proceedings of the Symposium on BEER (Vol. 1, No. 1). 
  1. Harvey*, V.C., Acio*, C.R., Bredehoft*, A.K., Zhu*, L., Hallinger**, D.R., Quinlivan-Repasi**, V., Harvey*, S.E. and Forsyth, M.H., Repetitive sequence variations in the promoter region of the adhesin-encoding gene sabA of Helicobacter pylori affect transcription. Journal of bacteriology, 196(19), pp.3421-3429. 
  1. Helsley*, K.R., Brown*, T.M., Furlong*, K. and Williamson, K.E., Applications and limitations of tea extract as a virucidal agent to assess the role of phage predation in soils. Biology and fertility of soils, 50(2), pp.263-274. 
  1. Lewis*, B.B., Miller*, L.E., Herbst*, W.A. and Saha, M.S., The role of voltage‐gated calcium channels in neurotransmitter phenotype specification: Coexpression and functional analysis in Xenopus laevis. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 522(11), pp.2518-2531. 
  1. Moore*, C.S., Cristol, D.A., Maddux** (Lemelin), S.L., Varian‐Ramos, C.W. and Bradley, E.L., Lifelong exposure to methylmercury disrupts stress‐induced corticosterone response in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 33(5), pp.1072-1076. 
  1. Murray*, J.R., Stanciauskas*, M.E., Aralere*, T.S. and Saha, M.S., Dissection and Downstream Analysis of Zebra Finch Embryos at Early Stages of Development. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (88). 
  1. Scholer**1, M.N., Leu, M. and Belthoff, J.R., 2014. Factors associated with Flammulated Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl occupancy in southern Idaho. Journal of Raptor Research, 48(2), pp.128-141. 
  1. Schwab*, D.B. and Allen, J.D., Size-specific maternal effects in response to predator cues in an intertidal snail. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 499, pp.127-141. 
  1. Sutter**, L.A., Perry, J.E. and Chambers, R.M., 2014. Tidal freshwater marsh plant responses to low level salinity increases. Wetlands, 34(1), pp.167-175. 
  1. Wang, X., Hayes, J.A., Revill, A.L., Song**, H., Kottick, A., Vann, N.C., LaMar, M.D., Picardo, M.C.D., Akins, V.T., Funk, G.D. and Del Negro, C.A., 2014. Laser ablation of Dbx1 neurons in the pre-Bötzinger complex stops inspiratory rhythm and impairs output in neonatal mice. Elife, 3, p.e03427. 
  1. Westerbeck**, J.W., Pasupala, N., Guillotte**, M., Szymanski*, E., Matson, B.C., Esteban, C. and Kerscher, O., A SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase is involved in the degradation of the nuclear pool of the SUMO E3 ligase Siz1. Molecular biology of the cell, 25(1), pp.1-16. 
  1. White**, A.E. and Cristol, D.A., Plumage coloration in belted kingfishers (Megaceryle alcyon) at a mercury-contaminated river. Waterbirds, 37(2), pp.144-152. 
  1. White*, J.T., DeSanto*, C.L., Gibbons*, C., Lardner*, C.K., Panakos*, A., Rais*, S., Sharp**, K., Sullivan*, S.D., Tidhar, W., Wright*, L., Berrigan, D., and Heideman, P.D. 2014. Insulins, leptin and feeding in a population of Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse) with variable fertility. Hormones and behavior, 66(1), pp.169-179. 
  1. Upperman*, A.J., Russell, T.M. and Chambers, R.M., The influence of recreational crabbing regulations on diamondback terrapin by-catch. Northeastern Naturalist, 21(1), pp.12-22. 
  1. Williamson, K.E., Harris*, J.V., Green*, J.C., Rahman*, F. and Chambers, R.M., 2014. Stormwater runoff drives viral community composition changes in inland freshwaters. Frontiers in microbiology, 5. 

2013 

  1. Barr*, J.E., Munyikwa*, M. R., Frazier*1, E. A., and Hinton, S. D. The pseudophosphatase MK-STYX inhibits stress granule assembly independently of Ser149 phosphorylation of G3BP-1. FEBS, 280, pp.273-284. 
  1. Caverly*, E., Kaste, J.M., Hancock, G.S. and Chambers, R.M., Dissolved and particulate organic carbon fluxes from an agricultural watershed during consecutive tropical storms. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(19), pp.5147-5152. 
  1. Chin*1, S.Y., Willson, J.D., Cristol, D.A., Drewett, D.V. and Hopkins, W.A., 2013. Altered behavior of neonatal northern watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon) exposed to maternally transferred mercury. Environmental pollution, 176, pp.144-150. 
  1. Chin*1, S.Y., Willson, J.D., Cristol, D.A., Drewett, D.V. and Hopkins, W.A., 2013. High levels of maternally transferred mercury do not affect reproductive output or embryonic survival of northern watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon). Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 32(3), pp.619-626. 
  1. Drewett, D.V., Willson, J.D., Cristol, D.A., Chin*1, S.Y. and Hopkins, W.A., 2013. Inter‐and intraspecific variation in mercury bioaccumulation by snakes inhabiting a contaminated river floodplain. Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 32(5), pp.1178-1186. 
  1. Fairman**, C.M., Bailey, L.L., Chambers, R.M., Russell, T.M. and Funk, W.C., 2013. Species-specific effects of acidity on pond occupancy in Ambystoma salamanders. Journal of Herpetology, 47(2), pp.346-353. 
  1. Jackson**, A.K., Froneberger*, J.P. and Cristol, D.A., Habitat near nest boxes correlated with fate of eastern bluebird fledglings in an urban landscape. Urban Ecosystems, 16(2), pp.367-376. 
  1. Johnson, A.S., Salyers*, J.M., Alcorn*1, N.J., Ellers, O. and Allen, J.D., Externally visible fluorochrome marks and allometries of growing sea urchins. Invertebrate Biology, 132(3), pp.251-269. 
  1. Lewis**, C.A., Cristol, D.A., Swaddle, J.P., Varian-Ramos, C.W. and Zwollo, P., 2013. Decreased immune response in zebra finches exposed to sublethal doses of mercury. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 64(2), pp.327-336. 
  1. Ma**1 Q, Wawersik M, Matunis E., 2014. The Jak-STAT target Chinmo prevents sex transformation of adult stem cells in the Drosophilatestis niche. Developmental Cell, 31(4) pp.474-86. 
  1. MacMurray**, E., Barr*, M., Bruce*, A., Epp, L. and Zwollo, P., 2013. Alternative splicing of the trout Pax5 gene and identification of novel B cell populations using Pax5 signatures. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 41(2), pp.270-281. 
  1. Murray*, J.R., Varian‐Ramos, C.W., Welch*, Z.S. and Saha, M.S., 2013. Embryological staging of the Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata. Journal of morphology, 274(10), pp.1090-1110. 
  1. Postaski**, L.L., Capelli, G.M. and Chambers, R.M., Occurrence and distribution of the freshwater amphipods Gammarus pseudolimnaeus and Gammarus fasciatus in Southeastern Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist, 20(4), pp.609-623. 
  1. Reding*, L.P., Swaddle, J.P. and Murphy, H.A., 2013. Sexual selection hinders adaptation in experimental populations of yeast. Biology letters, 9(3), p.20121202. 
  1. Schouten*, J., Clister*, T., Bruce*, A., Epp, L. and Zwollo, P., 2013. Sockeye salmon retain immunoglobulin-secreting plasma cells throughout their spawning journey and post-spawning. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 40(2), pp.202-209. 
  1. Smith**, J.C. and Sanderson, S.L., 2013. Particle retention in suspension-feeding fish after removal of filtration structures. Zoology, 116(6), pp.348-355. 
  1. Szymanski*, E.P. and Kerscher, O., 2013. Budding yeast protein extraction and purification for the study of function, interactions, and post-translational modifications. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (80). 
  1. Wilson**, L.C. and Swaddle, J.P., 2013. Manipulating the perceived opportunity to cheat: An experimental test of the active roles of male and female zebra finches in mate guarding behavior. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 67(7), pp.1077-1087.

(*undergraduate student; ** graduate student; 1mentored student from another institution; faculty co-authors in bold)

 (updated 9/20/2017)