Submissions from 2011
The Fungicide Chlorothalonil Is Nonlinearly Associated with Corticosterone Levels, Immunity, and Mortality in Amphibians, Taegan A. McMahon, Neal T. Halstead, Steve Johnson, Thomas R. Raffel, John M. Romansic, Patrick W. Crumrine, Raoul K. Boughton, and Lynn B. Martin
Ecological and Genetic Studies of the Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) in Central and South Florida/Research to Benefit the Conservation of the Florida Sand Skink, Henry R. Mushinsky, Earl D. McCoy, Alessandro Catenazzi, Eric Britt, Aaron W. Schrey, and Steve Godley
The Hairy Problem of Epigenetics In Evolution, Christina L. Richards and Jonathan F. Wendel
University of South Florida St. Petersburg Student Research Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, article 3 : Modeling a Molecular Dynamic Simulation of the STAT3 Monomer, Jessica Ruekberg, Demetrios Kiriopoulos, Kevin Moore, Deby L. Cassill, and Leon Hardy
The Underpinnings of the Relationship of Species Richness with Space and Time, Samuel M. Scheiner, Alessandro Chiarucci, G. A. Fox, Mathew R. Helmus, Daniel J. McGlinn, and Michael R. Willig
Fire Alters Patterns of Genetic Diversity Among 3 Lizard Species in Florida Scrub Habitat, Aaron W. Schrey, Kyle G. Ashton, Stacy Heath, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky
Fire Increases Variance in Genetic Characteristics of Florida Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi,) Local Populations, Aaron W. Schrey, Alicia M. Fox, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
Broad-scale Latitudinal Patterns of Genetic Diversity Among Native European and Introduced House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Populations, Aaron W. Schrey, M. Grispo, M. Awad, M. B. Cook, Earl D. McCoy, Henry R. Mushinsky, T. Albayrak, S. Bensch, T. Burke, L. K. Butler, R. Dor, H. B. Fokidis, H. Jensen, T. Imboma, M. M. Kessler-Rios, A. Marzal, I. R.K. Stewart, H. Westerdahl, D. F. Westneat, P. Zehtindjiev, and L. B. Martin
Measuring Isotope Fractionation by Autotrophic Microorganisms and Enzymes, Kathleen M. Scott, Gordon A. Fox, and Peter R. Girguis
Inferring Microhabitat Preferences of Lilium Catesbaei (Liliaceae), Kristen Penney Sommers, Michael Elswick, Gabriel I. Herrick, and Gordon A. Fox
Revised Recovery Plan for the Mojave Population of the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus Agassizii), US Fish and Wildlife Service, C R. Tracy, W Boarman, D Delehanty, J Heato, Earl D. McCoy, K Nussear, B Hagerty, P Medica, D Morafka, and R Averill-Murray
Critical Patch Size Generated by Allee Effect in Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), E. Vercken, A. M. Kramer, P. C. Tobin, and J. M. Drake
Pheromone Trail Following in Three Dimensions by the Freshwater Copepod Hesperodiaptomus shoshone, Jeannette Yen, Jennifer K. Sehn, Kimberly Catton, Andrew Kramer, and Orlando Sarnelle
Submissions from 2010
Skew selection theory applied to the wealth and welfare of nations., Susan F. Allen and Deby L. Cassill
Ballistic Tongue Projection in Chameleons Maintains High Performance at Low Temperature, Christopher V. Anderson and Stephen M. Deban
Community-acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus: Characterization, risk factors, and treatment, Hossam M. Ashour
Experimental Alteration of DNA Methylation Affects the Phenotypic Plasticity of Ecologically Relevant Traits in Arabidopsis Thaliana, O. Bossdorf, D. Arcurri, Christina L. Richards, and M. Pigliucci
The evolution of cooperative hierarchies through natural selection processes., Deby L. Cassill and Alison Watkins
Embryonic mortality as a cost of communal nesting in the delicate skink, E. Cheetham, J. Sean Doody, B. Stewart, and P. Harlow
Anthropogenic influences on the spatial ecology of a semi-arid python, B. Corey and J. Sean Doody
Conceptual Model for Thermal Limits on the Distribution of Reptiles, J. Sean Doody and Jennifer A. Moore
Long-Term Effects of Fire and Fire-Return Interval on Population Structure and Growth of Iong Leaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill), Chelcy R. Ford, Emily S. Minor, and Gordon A. Fox
Extending eusociality to include vertebrate family units., Benjamin E. Hardisty and Deby L. Cassill
Memes and the ecological niche., Benjamin E. Hardisty and Deby L. Cassill
Cephalopod species richness in the wider Caribbean region., Heather L. Judkins, Michael Vecchione, Jose Torres, and Clyde F.E. Roper
Experimental Demonstration of Population Extinction Due to a Predator-driven Allee Effect, Andrew M. Kramer and John M. Drake
How Should the Risk Associated with the Introduction of Biological Control Agents Be Estimated?, Earl D. McCoy and J Howard Frank
Is the Florida Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) a Dietary Specialist?, Earl D. McCoy, Nicolett Ihász, Eric J. Britt, and Henry R. Mushinsky
Skeletochronology of the Threatened Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon (Neoseps) reynoldsi, Earl D. McCoy, Henry R. Mushinsky, W J. Shockley, and Marvin R. Alvarez
Long Generation Time Delays the Genetic Response to Habitat Fragmentation in the Threatened Florida Sand Skink, Earl D. McCoy, Jonathan Q. Richmond, Henry R. Mushinsky, Eric J. Britt, and J Steve Godley
Measuring Wetland Health: Monitoring Anuran Calling Activity at Urban and Non-urban Cypress Domes, Henry R. Mushinsky, Earl D. McCoy, A C. Deyle, and Jacqueline C. Guzy
Plant Phenotypic Plasticity in a Changing Climate, A. B. Nicotra, O. K. Atkin, S. P. Bonser, A. M. Davidson, E J. Finnegan, U Mathesius, P Poot, M D. Purugganan, Christina L. Richards, F. Valladares, and M Van Kleunan
A Review of “Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans”, John C. Ogden
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP): A First Step to Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) in the Wider Caribbean, John C. Ogden
What Role Does Heritable Epigenetic Variation Play in Phenotypic Evolution?, Christina L. Richards, Oliver Bossdorf, and Massimo Pigliucci
Understanding Natural Epigenetic Variation, Christina L. Richards, Oliver Bossdorf, and Koen J.F. Verhoeven
Evaluating Adaptive Processes for Conservation and Management of Estuarine and Coastal Resources, Christina L. Richards, John P. Wares, and Joshua A. Mackie
Plasticity, Not Adaptation to Salt Level, Explains Variation Along a Salinity Gradient in a Salt Marsh Perennial, Christina L. Richards, Susan N. White, Mar A. McGuire, Steven J. Franks, Lisa A. Donovan, and Rodney Maurico
Transgressive Aggression in Sceloporus Hybrids Confers Fitness Through Advantages in Male Agonistic Encounters, Travis R. Robbins, Jonathan N. Pruitt, Lorelei E. Straub, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky
A Qualitative Meta-Analysis Reveals Consistent Effects of Atrazine on Freshwater Fish and Amphibians, Jason R. Rohr and Krista A. McCoy
Linking Global Climate and Temperature Variability to Widespread Amphibian Declines Putatively Caused by Disease, Jason R. Rohr and Thomas R. Raffel
Buccal Pumping Mechanics of Xenopus laevis Tadpoles: Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Factors, William G. Ryerson and Stephen M. Deban
Invasive species control: understanding conflicts between researchers and the general community, Richard Shine and J. Sean Doody
Arsenic Trioxide Induces a Beclin-1-Independent Autophagic Pathway Via Modulation of SnoN/SkiL Expression in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells, Dawn M. Smith, Shetal Patel, Fadi Raffoul, Edward M. Haller, Gordon B. Mills, and Meera Nanjundan
Modulation of Hyaluronan Production by CD44 Positive Glioma Cells, Marzenna Wiranowska, Sharron Ladd, Lynn C. Moscinski, Bobbye Hill, Edward M. Haller, Katalin Mikecz, and Anna Plaas
Submissions from 2009
Control of emerging infectious agents causing nosocomial and community-acquired cross infections in immunocompromised hosts, Hossam M. Ashour
Species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative aerobic bacteria in hospitalized cancer patients, Hossam M. Ashour and Amany El-Sharif
Complex Rearrangements Lead to Novel Chimeric Gene Fusion Polymorphisms at the Arabidopsis MAF2-5 Flowering Time Gene Cluster, Ana L. Caicedo, Christina L. Richards, Ian M. Ehrenreich, and Michael D. Purugganan
The Importance of Data Discovery and Management in Advancing Ecosystem-Based Management, Christina Carollo, Dave J. Reed, John C. Ogden, and David Palandro
Polyphasic wake/sleep episodes in the fire ant, Solenopsis Invicta., Deby L. Cassill, Skye Brown, Devon Swick, and George Yanev
Survival of the Misfits : Why Most Sperm are Duds & Other Interesting Tales of Evolution, Deby L. Cassill and Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.
Ambidextrous Mandibles in the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta., Deby L. Cassill and Devon Singh
Activity of Trunk Muscles During Aquatic and Terrestrial Locomotion in Ambystoma maculatum, Stephen M. Deban and Nadja Schilling
Communal Egg-laying in Reptiles and Amphibians: Evolutionary Patterns and Hypotheses, J. Sean Doody
Superficial lizards in cold climates: Nest site choice along an elevational gradient, J. Sean Doody
Population-level declines in Australian predators caused by an invasive species, J. Sean Doody, Brian Green, David Rhind, Christina M. Castellano, and R. Sims
Nesting Behavior of the Pig-Nosed Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta, in Australia, J. Sean Doody, Matthew Pauza, Bret Stewart, and Chris Camacho
Telemetry tagging methods for some freshwater reptiles, J. Sean Doody, John Roe, Phillip Mayes, and Lesley Ishiyama
Masticophis Flagellum Selects Florida Scrub Habitat at Multiple Spatial Scales, Brian J. Halstead, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
Are Morphological Specializations of the Hyolingual System in Chameleons and Salamanders Tuned to Demands on Performance?, Anthony Herrel, Stephen M. Deban, Vicky Schaerlaeken, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, and D. Adriaens
Analysis of Sediment and Gut Contents of the Sand Dollars Mellita tenuis, Encope michelini, and Encope aberrans off the Central Florida Gulf Coast, Susan E. Hilber and John M. Lawrence
Understanding Disease in Desert Tortoise Populations: A Brief Summary of Knowledge and Recommendations Pertinent to Conservation, P Hudson, K S. Berry, C R. Tracy, Earl D. McCoy, K Ralls, M Reed, and R Steidl
Cephalopods of the broad Caribbean: Distribution, abundance and ecological importance., Heather L. Judkins
First records of Asperoteuthis acanthoderma (Lu, 1977) (Cephalopoda: Oegopsidae: Chiroteuthidae), from the North Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida., Heather L. Judkins, Debi Ingrao, and Clyde F.E. Roper
Cephalopods (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico., Heather L. Judkins, Michael Vecchione, and Clyde F.E. Roper
The Evidence for Allee Effects, Andrew M. Kramer, Brian Dennis, Andrew M. Liebhold, and John M. Drake
Biogeochemical Function and Heterogeneity in Arid-Region Riparian Zones, David B. Lewis, Tamara K. Harms, John D. Schade, and N B. Grimm
People and Coral Reefs, John C. Ogden
Reviewed Work: A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End by J. E. N. Veron, John C. Ogden
Perspectives on Ecological and Evolutionary Systems Biology, Christina L. Richards, Yoshie Hanzawa, Manpreet Katari, Ian M. Ehrenreich, Kathleen E. Englemann, and Michael D. Purugganan
Serodiagnosis of brucellosis in cattle and humans in Egypt, Mohamed H. Samaha, Tarek R. Mohamed, Ramadan M. Khoudair, and Hossam M. Ashour
Dichotomies in perceived predation risk of drinking wallabies in response to predatory crocodiles, David Steer and J. Sean Doody
Submissions from 2008
Epigenetics for Ecologists, O. Bossdorf, Christina L. Richards, and Massimo Pigliucci
Locomotor Function of Forelimb Protractor and Retractor Muscles of Dogs: Evidence of Strut-like Behavior at the Shoulder, David R. Carrier, Stephen M. Deban, and Timna Fischbein
Young fire ant workers feign death and survive aggressive beighbors., Deby L. Cassill, Kim Vo, and Brandie Becker
Plestiodon Reynoldsi Albinism, Alessandro Catenazzi, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
A Call to Action for Coral Reefs, Richard E. Dodge, Charles Birkeland, Marea Hatziolos, Joan Kleypas, Stephen R. Palumbi, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Rob van Woesik, John C. Ogden, Richard B. Aronson, Billy D. Causey, and Francis Staub
Wildlife Habitat and Wildlife Utilization of Phosphate-Mined Lands, D Durbin, S Gonzalez, K Robbins, N Halstead, H R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
Tidal Influence on a Fringing Mangrove Intertidal Fish Community as Observed By in Situ Video Recording: Implications for Studies of Tidally Migrating Nekton, William L. Ellis and Susan S. Bell
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) colonization and infection in intravenous and inhalational opiate drug abusers, Amany El-Sharif and Hossam M. Ashour
Ecology of testate amoebae (thecamoebians) in subtropical Florida lakes., Jaime Escobar, Thomas J. Whitmore, William F. Kenney, and Jason H. Curtis
Discrete Analysis (Matrix Models), Gordon A. Fox
Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Egypt, Gamal F. Gad, Ramadan A. El-Domany, and Hossam M. Ashour
Sympatric Masticophis flagellum and Coluber Constrictor Select Prey at Different Levels of Taxonomy, Brian J. Halstead, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
Allee Effect Limits Colonization Success of Sexually Reproducing Zooplankton, Andrew M. Kramer, Orlando Sarnelle, and Roland A. Knapp
Limits to Genetic Bottlenecks and Founder Events Imposed by the Allee Effect, Andrew Kramer and Orlando Sarnelle
Food Restriction Compromises Immune Memory in Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) by Reducing Spleen-Derived Antibody-Producing B Cell Numbers, Lynn B. Martin, Kristen J. Navara, Michael T. Bailey, Chelsea R. Hutch, Nicole D. Powell, John F. Sheridan, and Randy J. Nelson
A Data Aggregation Problem in Studies of Upper Respiratory Tract Disease of the Gopher Tortoise, Earl D. McCoy
Using an Ecological Ethics Framework to Make Decisions about the Relocation of Wildlife, Earl D. McCoy and Kristin Berry
A Future with Small Populations of the Gopher Tortoise, Earl D. McCoy, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Robin D. Moore
Reviewed Work: Wild Caribbean: The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands by Michael Bright, John C. Ogden
Plasticity in Salt Tolerance Traits Allows for Invasion of Novel Habitat by Japanese Knotweed s. l. (Fallopia japonica and F.×bohemica, Polygonaceae), Christina L. Richards, Ramona L. Walls, John P. Bailey, Radha Parameswaran, Tara George, and Massimo Pigliucci
Translocation of the Gopher Tortoise: Difficulties Associated with Assessing Success, Susannah C. Riedl, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
Translocation of the Gopher Tortoise: Difficulties Associated with Assessing Success, Susannah C. Riedl, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy
Ecology of Coral Reefs in the US Virgin Islands, Caroline S. Rogers, Jeff Miller, Erinn M. Muller, Peter Edmunds, and John C. Ogden
Evaluating the Links Between Climate, Disease Spread, and Amphibian Declines, Jason R. Rohr, Thomas R. Raffel, John M. Romansic, Hamish McCallum, and Peter J. Hudson
Multicenter study of Brucellosis in Egypt, Hassan Samaha, Meshref Al-Rowaily, Ramadan M. Khoudair, and Hossam M. Ashour
Small-Scale Distribution of the Sand Dollars Mellita tenuis and Encope michelini (Clypeasteroida, Echinodermata) off the Central Florida Gulf Coast, James G. Swigart and John M. Lawrence
Arsenic contamination of lake sediments in Florida: Evidence of herbicide mobility from watershed soils., Thomas J. Whitmore, Melanie A. Riedinger-Whitmore, Joseph M. Smoak, Keith V. Kolasa, Ethan A. Goddard, and Richard Bindler
