Submissions from 2017
Soft cysteine signaling network: The functional significance of cysteine in protein function and the soft acids/bases thiol chemistry that facilitates cysteine modification, Ryan S. Wible and Thomas R. Sutter
Size of nest-cavity entrance influences male attractiveness and paternal provisioning in house wrens, D. S. Will, E. E. Dorset, C. F. Thompson, and S. K. Sakaluk
Submissions from 2016
Chilling slows anaerobic metabolism to improve anoxia tolerance of insects, Leigh Boardman, Jesper G. Sørensen, Vladimír Koštál, Petr Šimek, and John S. Terblanche
Cold tolerance is unaffected by oxygen availability despite changes in anaerobic metabolism, Leigh Boardman, Jesper G. Sørensen, Vladimír Koštál, Petr Šimek, and John S. Terblanche
Erratum: Corrigendum to “Physiological and molecular mechanisms associated with cross tolerance between hypoxia and low temperature in Thaumatotibia leucotreta” (Journal of Insect Physiology (2015) 82 (75–84) (S002219101500181X) (10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.09.001)), Leigh Boardman, Jesper G. Sørensen, and John S. Terblanche
Elevated corticosterone during egg production elicits increased maternal investment and promotes nestling growth in a wild songbird, E. Keith Bowers, Rachel M. Bowden, Charles F. Thompson, and Scott K. Sakaluk
Within-female plasticity in sex allocation is associated with a behavioural polyphenism in house wrens, E. K. Bowers, C. F. Thompson, and S. K. Sakaluk
No effect of blood sampling or phytohaemagglutinin injection on postfledging survival in a wild songbird, Emerson Keith Bowers, Scott K. Sakaluk, and Charles F. Thompson
Pre-embedding double-label immunoelectron microscopy of chemically fixed tissue culture cells, Lou G. Boykins, Jonathan C.R. Jones, Carlos E. Estraño, and Steven D. Schwartzbach
Don't put all your eggs in one basket: a cost-effective and powerful method to optimize primer choice for rRNA environmental community analyses using the Fluidigm Access Array, Shawn P. Brown, Astrid Ferrer, James W. Dalling, and Katy D. Heath
A community of clones: Snow algae are diverse communities of spatially structured clones, Shawn P. Brown, Mark C. Ungerer, and Ari Jumpponen
Role of EGF receptor ligands in TCDD-induced EGFR down-regulation and cellular proliferation, Christina M. Campion, Sandra Leon Carrion, Gayatri Mamidanna, and Carrie Hayes Sutter
Stochastic Simulation Service: Bridging the Gap between the Computational Expert and the Biologist, Brian Drawert, Andreas Hellander, Ben Bales, and Debjani Banerjee
The time interval between sequential mating affects the response of male meadow voles to previous mates, Michael H. Ferkin and Adam C. Ferkin
The closed spiracle phase of discontinuous gas exchange predicts diving duration in the grasshopper Paracinema tricolor, Agnieszka Gudowska, Leigh Boardman, and John S. Terblanche
Phylogeny and evolution of the superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia), Stephanie Haddad and Duane D. Mckenna
Spring temperatures influence selection on breeding date and the potential for phenological mismatch in a migratory bird, E. Keith Bowers, Jennifer L. Grindstaff, Sheryl Swartz Soukup, and Nancy E. Drilling
A method to quantify the dependence of spur heights on offset current in a CP-PLL, Michael Peter Kennedy, Hongjia Mo, Zhen Huang, and Joao Paulo Lana
Survival after pathogen exposure in group-living insects: don't forget the stress of social isolation!, P. Kohlmeier, K. Holländer, and J. Meunier
Aboveground net primary productivity in a riparian wetland following restoration of hydrology, Melissa Koontz, Christopher Lundberg, Robert Lane, and John Day
Changes in corticosterone concentrations and behavior during Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus), Ashley C. Love, Sarah L. Foltz, James S. Adelman, and Ignacio T. Moore
Comparison of the simulated performance of two divider controllers in a fractional-N frequency synthesizer with a piecewise-linear charge-pump nonlinearity, Dawei Mai, Hongjia Mo, and Michael Peter Kennedy
Patterns of gene flow between crop and wild carrot, Daucus carota (Apiaceae) in the United States, Jennifer R. Mandel, Adam J. Ramsey, Massimo Iorizzo, and Philipp W. Simon
Comparative analysis of differential colpitts and cross-coupled VCOs in 180 nm Si-Ge HBT technology, Valerio Marotta, Giuseppe Macera, Michael Peter Kennedy, and Ettore Napoli
The low power and wide tuning range advantages of Armstrong VCOs in 180 nm Si-Ge HBT technology, Valerio Marotta, Giuseppe Macera, Michael Peter Kennedy, and Ettore Napoli
Host competence: An organismal trait to integrate immunology and epidemiology, Lynn B. Martin, S. C. Burgan, James S. Adelman, and Stephanie S. Gervasi
The speed and metabolic cost of digesting a blood meal depends on temperature in a major disease vector, Marshall D. McCue, Leigh Boardman, Susana Clusella-Trullas, Elsje Kleynhans, and John S. Terblanche
Frequency of exogenous hormone therapy impacts spermiation in male Fowler's toad (Bufo fowleri), Caitlin E. McDonough, Michelle W. Martin, Carrie K. Vance, and Judith A. Cole
Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle-plant interface, Duane D. McKenna, Erin D. Scully, Yannick Pauchet, and Kelli Hoover
Comparison of analytical predictions of the noise floor due to static charge pump mismatch in fractional-n frequency synthesizers, Hongjia Mo, Guosheng Hu, and Michael Peter Kennedy
Masked dithering of MASH digital delta-sigma modulators with constant inputs using linear feedback shift registers, Hongjia Mo and Michael Peter Kennedy
Management of free-roaming horses, Cassandra M.V. Nuñez, Alberto Scorolli, Laura Lagos, and David Berman
Localizing proteins in fixed Giardia lamblia and live cultured mammalian cells by confocal fluorescence microscopy, Lilian Nyindodo-Ogari, Steven D. Schwartzbach, Omar Skalli, and Carlos E. Estraño
Synemin Molecular Features and the Use of Proximity Ligation Assay to Study Its Interactions, Madhumita Paul and Omar Skalli
Comparison of SNP and microsatellite genotyping panels for spatial assignment of individuals to natal range: A case study using the American black bear (Ursus americanus), Emily E. Puckett and Lori S. Eggert
Taxa, petitioning agency, and lawsuits affect time spent awaiting listing under the US Endangered Species Act, Emily E. Puckett, Dylan C. Kesler, and D. Noah Greenwald
Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), Emily E. Puckett, Jane Park, Matthew Combs, and Michael J. Blum
SParSE++: Improved event-based stochastic parameter search, Min K. Roh and Bernie J. Daigle
Elementary teachers’ use of content knowledge to evaluate students’ thinking in the life sciences, Jaime L. Sabel, Cory T. Forbes, and Leslie Flynn
Spatial and successional dynamics of microbial biofilm communities in a grassland stream ecosystem, Allison M. Veach, James C. Stegen, Shawn P. Brown, and Walter K. Dodds
Does oxygen limit thermal tolerance in arthropods? A critical review of current evidence, Wilco C.E.P. Verberk, Johannes Overgaard, Rasmus Ern, Mark Bayley, Tobias Wang, Leigh Boardman, and John S. Terblanche
Physiological mechanisms of dehydration tolerance contribute to the invasion potential of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) relative to its less widely distributed congeners, Christopher W. Weldon, Leigh Boardman, Danica Marlin, and John S. Terblanche
Spatiotemporal factors affecting detection of black bears during noninvasive capture-recapture surveys, Clay M. Wilton, Jeff Beringer, Emily E. Puckett, and Lori S. Eggert
A cure time model for joint prediction of outcome and time-to-outcome, Yuanyang Zhang, Bernie J. Daigle, Mitchell Cohen, and Linda Petzold
Identification of disease states associated with coagulopathy in trauma, Yuanyang Zhang, Tie Bo Wu, Bernie J. Daigle, and Mitchell Cohen
Submissions from 2015
Immune Systems: Linking Organisms, Populations, and Evolution through Disease, James S. Adelman
Feeder use predicts both acquisition and transmission of a contagious pathogen in a north american songbird, James S. Adelman, Sahnzi C. Moyers, Damien R. Farine, and Dana M. Hawley
House finch responses to Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection do not vary with experimentally increased aggression, James Stephen Adelman, Ignacio Tomás Moore, and Dana Michelle Hawley
Physiological and molecular mechanisms associated with cross tolerance between hypoxia and low temperature in Thaumatotibia leucotreta, Leigh Boardman, Jesper G. Sørensen, and John S. Terblanche
Oxygen safety margins set thermal limits in an insect model system, Leigh Boardman and John S. Terblanche
Immune activation generates corticosterone-mediated terminal reproductive investment in a wild bird, E. Keith Bowers, Rachel M. Bowden, Scott K. Sakaluk, and Charles F. Thompson
Increased extra-pair paternity in broods of aging males and enhanced recruitment of extra-pair young in a migratory bird, E. Keith Bowers, Anna M. Forsman, Brian S. Masters, and Bonnie G.P. Johnson
Persistent sex-by-environment effects on offspring fitness and sex-ratio adjustment in a wild bird population, E. Keith Bowers, Charles F. Thompson, and Scott K. Sakaluk
Eggshell porosity covaries with egg size among female house wrens (troglodytes aedon), but is unrelated to incubation onset and egg-laying order within clutches, E. K. Bowers, A. White, A. Lang, and L. Podgorski
Phylogenetic diversity analyses reveal disparity between fungal and bacterial communities during microbial primary succession, Shawn P. Brown and Ari Jumpponen
Fungi and Algae Co-Occur in Snow: An Issue of Shared Habitat or Algal Facilitation of Heterotrophs?, Shawn P. Brown, Bradley J.S.C. Olson, and Ari Jumpponen
Scraping the bottom of the barrel: Are rare high throughput sequences artifacts?, Shawn P. Brown, Allison M. Veach, Anne R. Rigdon-Huss, and Kirsten Grond
Inferring single-cell gene expression mechanisms using stochastic simulation, Bernie J. Daigle, Mohammad Soltani, Linda R. Petzold, and Abhyudai Singh
Orthotopic models of pediatric brain tumors in zebrafish, C. J. Eden, B. Ju, M. Murugesan, and T. N. Phoenix
Large-scale molecular phylogeny of metallic wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea) provides new insights into relationships and reveals multiple evolutionary origins of the larval leaf-mining habit, Amanda M. Evans, Duane D. Mckenna, Charles L. Bellamy, and Brian D. Farrell
The response of rodents to scent marks: Four broad hypotheses, Michael H. Ferkin
A protocol for targeted enrichment of intron-Containing sequence markers for recent radiations: A phylogenomic example from Heuchera (Saxifragaceae), Ryan A. Folk, Jennifer R. Mandel, and John V. Freudenstein
Integrating life science content & instructional methods in elementary teacher education, Cory Forbes, Jaime Sabel, and Laura Zangori
Elementary teachers’ use of formative assessment to support students’ learning about interactions between the hydrosphere and geosphere, Cory T. Forbes, Jaime L. Sabel, and Mandy Biggers
Alpha Actinin-1 Regulates Cell-Matrix Adhesion Organization in Keratinocytes: Consequences for Skin Cell Motility, Kevin J. Hamill, Sho Hiroyasu, Zachary T. Colburn, and Rosa V. Ventrella
Environmental substrates alter survival and foraging efficiencies in tadpoles, Shane M. Hanlon, Kyle J. Lynch, Jacob L. Kerby, and Matthew J. Parris
The effects of a fungicide and chytrid fungus on anuran larvae in aquatic mesocosms, Shane M. Hanlon, Kyle J. Lynch, Jacob L. Kerby, and Matthew J. Parris
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis exposure effects on foraging efficiencies and body size in anuran tadpoles, Shane M. Hanlon, Kyle J. Lynch, Jake Kerby, and Matthew J. Parris
Repeated stressors in adulthood increase the rate of biological ageing, Michaela Hau, Mark F. Haussmann, Timothy J. Greives, and Christa Matlack
Cascading costs of reproduction in female house wrens induced to lay larger clutches, C. J. Hodges, E. K. Bowers, C. F. Thompson, and S. K. Sakaluk
Skin bacteria provide early protection for newly metamorphosed southern leopard frogs (Rana sphenocephala) against the frog-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Whitney M. Holden, Shane M. Hanlon, Douglas C. Woodhams, and Timothy M. Chappell
Development of antimicrobial peptide defenses of southern leopard frogs, Rana sphenocephala, against the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Whitney M. Holden, Laura K. Reinert, Shane M. Hanlon, and Matthew J. Parris
Morphology, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics of Bark Beetles, Jiri Hulcr, Thomas H. Atkinson, Anthony I. Cognato, and Bjarte H. Jordal
Analyses of sporocarps, morphotyped ectomycorrhizae, environmental ITS and LSU sequences identify common genera that occur at a periglacial site, Ari Jumpponen, Shawn P. Brown, James M. Trappe, and Efrén Cázares
Phase noise and spur performance limits for fractional-N frequency synthesizers, Michael Peter Kennedy, Hongjia Mo, and Yann Donnelly
Spurious tones in digital delta-sigma modulators resulting from pseudorandom dither, Michael Peter Kennedy, Hongjia Mo, and Brian Fitzgibbon
Comparison of a feed-forward phase domain model and a time domain behavioral model for predicting mismatch-related noise floor and spurs in fractional-N frequency synthesizers, Michael Peter Kennedy, Hongjia Mo, and Guosheng Hu
The noise and spur delusion in fractional-N frequency synthesizer design, Michael Peter Kennedy, Hongjia Mo, Zhida Li, Guosheng Hu, Paolo Scognamiglio, and Ettore Napoli
Response to Comment on "phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution", K. M. Kjer, J. L. Ware, J. Rust, and T. Wappler
PO-CALC: A novel tool to correct common inconsistencies in the measurement of phenoloxidase activity, Philip Kohlmeier, Heiko Dreyer, and Joël Meunier
Euglenoid flagellates: A multifaceted biotechnology platform, Juraj Krajčovič, Matej Vesteg, and Steven D. Schwartzbach
Epilepsy care in the southern Caribbean, Gregory Krauss, Sherry Sandy, David O.C. Corbin, Jacqueline Bird-Compton, Frances Jack, Beverly Nelson, Tuula O. Jalonen, Amza Ali, Taryn Fortuné, Dave Clarke, Jacqueline Okolie, and Mackenzie C. Cervenka
Using phylogenomics to resolve mega-families: An example from Compositae, Jennifer R. Mandel, Rebecca B. Dikow, and Vicki A. Funk
Pervasive mitochondrial sequence heteroplasmy in natural populations of wild carrot, Daucus carota spp. carota L, Jennifer R. Mandel and David E. McCauley
Environmental requirements trump genetic factors in explaining narrow endemism in two imperiled Florida sunflowers, Chase M. Mason, Caitlin D.A. Ishibashi, Ashley M. Rea, and Jennifer R. Mandel
Phylogeny and evolution of Staphyliniformia and Scarabaeiformia: Forest litter as a stepping stone for diversification of nonphytophagous beetles, Duane D. Mckenna, Brian D. Farrell, Michael S. Caterino, and Charles W. Farnum
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution, Duane D. Mckenna, Alexander L. Wild, Kojun Kanda, and Charles L. Bellamy
The UWIMONA Pediatric Epileptic Seizure Screening Questionnaire was equivalent to clinical assessment in identifying children with epilepsy, Roxanne Melbourne-Chambers, Dave Clarke, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Judy Tapper, and Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid
Comments on efficient dithering in digital delta-sigma modulator, Hongjia Mo and Michael Peter Kennedy
Effective (Spur-Free) dithering of digital delta-sigma modulators with pseudorandom dither, Hongjia Mo and Michael Peter Kennedy
Interactions between social behaviour and the acute phase immune response in house finches, Sahnzi C. Moyers, Kara B. Kosarski, James S. Adelman, and Dana M. Hawley
Association mapping in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) reveals independent control of apical vs. basal branching, Savithri U. Nambeesan, Jennifer R. Mandel, John E. Bowers, and Laura F. Marek
Sociality increases juvenile survival after a catastrophic event in the feral horse (Equus caballus), Cassandra M.V. Nuñez, James S. Adelman, and Daniel I. Rubenstein
Polymerase matters: Non-proofreading enzymes inflate fungal community richness estimates by up to 15%, Alena K. Oliver, Shawn P. Brown, Mac A. Callaham, and Ari Jumpponen
The impact of phytoestrogens on sexual behavior and cognition in rodents, Lyndsey M. Pierson and Michael H. Ferkin
Phylogeographic analyses of American black bears (Ursus americanus) suggest four glacial refugia and complex patterns of postglacial admixture, Emily E. Puckett, Paul D. Etter, Eric A. Johnson, and Lori S. Eggert
Roles and potential clinical applications of intermediate filament proteins in brain tumors, Quincy Quick, Madhumita Paul, and Omar Skalli
Phylogeny and classification of Cucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia), James A. Robertson, Adam Ślipiński, Matthew Moulton, and Floyd W. Shockley
Promoting prospective elementary teachers’ learning to use formative assessment for life science Instruction, Jaime L. Sabel, Cory T. Forbes, and Laura Zangori
