This collection represents a sample of faculty work from the Biology Department. The Biology Department faculty members have an extensive knowledge of modern biology from molecules and cells through organisms, populations, and ecosystems, and their instruction emphasizes the conceptual, historical, and technical progression of biological science. Many faculty members have specialization in specific areas of biology.

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Submissions from 2021

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Wildfire as a natural stressor and its effect on female phenotype and ornament development, Stacey L. Weiss and Robert M. Brower

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Plant–plant interactions change during succession on nurse logs in a northern temperate rainforest, Carrie L. Woods, Katy Maleta, and Kimmy Ortmann

Submissions from 2020

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Subfunctionalization of phytochrome B1/B2 leads to differential auxin and photosynthetic responses, Keisha D. Carlson, Sneha Bhogale, Drew Anderson, Alondra Zaragoza-Mendoza, and Andreas Madlung

Submissions from 2019

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Elementary student outreach activity demonstrating the use of phage therapy heroes to combat bacterial infections, Mya Breitbart, Kema Malki, Natalie A. Sawaya, Chelsea Bonnain, and Mark O. Martin

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Predatory lizards perceive plant-derived volatile odorants, Jay K. Goldberg, Genevieve Pintel, Stacey L. Weiss, and Emília P. Martins

Submissions from 2017

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Skin lipids of the striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) correlate with female receptivity and reproductive quality alongside visual ornaments, Jay K. Goldberg, Alisa K. Wallace, and Stacey L. Weiss

Submissions from 2014

The Amoeba In The Room: Lives Of The Microbes, Mark O. Martin

Submissions from 2013

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Differences in relative abundance and size structure of the sea stars Pisaster ochraceus and Evasterias troschelii among habitat types in Puget Sound, Washington, USA, Joel K. Elliott and Tanya L. Rogers

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Task Specialization And Odor Effects On Proboscis Extension Conditioning In Bumblebees (bombus Huntii), Susannah Hannaford, Amelia Sattler, Jessica Siegel, and Robin L. Foster

Consideration of the California/Oregon/Washington population of the Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) as a Distinct Population Segment under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, Peter Hodum

Estado poblacional de la Fardela Blanca de Masatierra (Pterodroma defilippiana) en el Archipiélago Juan Fernández, Peter Hodum

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Field notes on the Pink-foot: Learning to save an amazing seabird, Peter Hodum

Programa de conservación del Rayadito de Másafuera (Aphrastura masafuerae), Peter Hodum

Programas de restauración de hábitat crítico para aves amenazadas en el Archipiélago Juan Fernández, Peter Hodum

Teaching Students To See Through ‘Microbial Eyes', Mark O. Martin

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The Hospital Microbiome Project: Meeting Report for the 2nd Hospital Microbiome Project, Chicago, USA, January 15th, 2013, Mark O. Martin, Benjamin D. Shogan, Daniel P. Smith, Aaron I. Packman, Scott T. Kelley, Emily M. Landon, Seema Bhangar, Gary J. Vora, Rachael M. Jones, Kevin Keegan, Brent Stephens, Tiffanie Ramos, Benjamin C. Kirkup, Hal Levin, Mariana Rosenthal, Betsy Foxman, Eugene B. Chang, Jeffrey Siegel, Sarah Cobey, Gary An, John C. Alverdy, Paula J. Olsiewski, Rachel Marrs, Mark Hernandez, Scott Christley, Michael Morowitz, Stephen Weber, and Jack Gilbert

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Drosophila PRL-1 Is a Growth Inhibitor That Counteracts the Function of the Src Oncogene, Krystle T. Pagarigan, Bryce Bunn, Jake Goodchild, Travis K. Rahe, Julie F. Weiss, and Leslie J. Saucedo

Determining The Potential Activity Of Wnt Signaling In Zebrafish Oocyte Maturation Through Examination Of (2-)catenin And Dishevelled Mrna Concentrations, N. B. Pincus and Alyce Ann Demarais

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Effect of stress on female-specific ornamentation, Stacey L. Weiss, Emily E. Mulligan, Dawn Wilson, and David Kabelik

Submissions from 2012

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Historical Biogeography Of The North American Glacier Ice Worm, Mesenchytraeus Solifugus (annelida: Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae), C. Roman Dial, Roman J. Dial, Ralph Saunders, Shirley A. Lang, Ben Lee, Peter H. Wimberger, Megan S. Dinapoli, Alexander S. Egiazarov, Shannon L. Gipple, Melanie R. Maghirang, Daniel J. McArdle, Stephanie R. Yudkovitz, and Daniel H. Shain

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A Bayesian method for the joint estimation of outcrossing rate and inbreeding depression, Vanessa A. Koelling, P. J. Monnahan, and J. K. Kelly

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The influence of intertidal location and temperature on the metabolic cost of emersion in Pisaster ochraceus, Alexa Tullis, S Pincebourde, C J. Monaco, and E K. Fly

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Pteridine, Not Carotenoid, Pigments Underlie The Female-specific Orange Ornament Of Striped Plateau Lizards (sceloporus Virgatus), Stacey L. Weiss, K. Foerster, and J. Hudon

Submissions from 2011

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Thioredoxin-family protein EYE2 and Ser/Thr kinase EYE3 play interdependent roles in eyespot assembly, Joseph S. Boyd, Telsa M. Mittelmeier, Mary Rose Lamb, and Carol L. Dieckmann

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Reply To Van Liew And Vann "Sonic Echocardiography: What Does It Mean When There Are No Bubbles In The Left Ventricle?", Jonathan E. Elliott, Yujung Choi, Steven S. Laurie, Ximeng Yang, Igor M. Gladstone, and Andrew T. Lovering

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Effect Of Initial Gas Bubble Composition On Detection Of Inducible Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Shunt During Exercise In Normoxia, Hypoxia, Or Hyperoxia, Jonathan E. Elliott, Yujung Choi, Steven S. Laurie, Ximeng Yang, Igor M. Gladstone, and Andrew T. Lovering

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La fardela blanca: ¡Un viajero americano en peligro!, Peter Hodum

Monitoreo de la población reproductora de la Fardela Blanca (Puffinus creatopus) en Isla Santa Clara, Peter Hodum

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A Study assessing the potential of negative effects in interdisciplinary math-biology instruction, Andreas Madlung, M. Bremer, E. Himelblau, and Alexa Tullis

Ringing a Microbial Dinner Bell, Mark O. Martin

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EndoGI modulates Notch signaling and axon guidance in Drosophila, Leslie J. Saucedo, David D. O'Keefe, and Bruce A. Edgar

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The cost of incline locomotion in ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata) of different sizes, Alexa Tullis and Scott C. Andrus

Submissions from 2010

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Molecular mechanisms of maternal/fetal nutrient transfer in viviparous Poeciliid fishes – a role for ?-catenin?, Alyce DeMarais

Gas Bubble Composition Does Not Affect The Detection Of Exercise-induced Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Shunt In Hypoxia, Normoxia Or Hyperoxia, Jonathan E. Elliott, Yujung Choi, Steven S. Laurie, Ximeng Yang, Igor M. Gladstone, and Andrew T. Lovering

Age, But Not Task-specialization, Is Associated With Differences In Brain Structure In Bumblebee, Bombus Huntii, Workers, Susannah Hannaford, R. L. Foster, and C. Bossart

Estimación poblacional y evaluación de la clasificación de la Fardela Blanca de Masatierra (Pterodroma defilippiana), Peter Hodum

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On the ecology and conservation of the critically endangered Másafuera Rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae), Peter Hodum, Jorge A. Tomasevic, and Cristián F. Estades

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Genetic factors associated with mating system cause a partial reproductive barrier between two parapatric species of Leavenworthia (Brassicaceae), Vanessa A. Koelling and Rodney Mauricio

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Genome Organization and Gene Expression. Chapter 2, Andreas Madlung

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Differential sensitivity of the Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptome and enhancers to the effects of genome doubling, Andreas Madlung, Daniela Pignatta, Brian P. Dilkes, Suk-Young Yoo, Isabelle M. Henry, Rebecca W. Doerge, Z. Jeffrey Chen, and Luca Comai

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Book Review: Adroitly and Persuasively Preaching to the Microbial Choir, Mark O. Martin, E. A. Kennedy, and J. A. Bernard

Chemical Cues Indicate Familiarity And Body Size In Striped Plateau Lizards, Stacey L. Weiss and A. F. Fritzsche

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An RFLP assay to determine if Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk. (Mytilidae; Bivalvia) is of Northern or Southern hemisphere origin, K. M. Westfall, Peter H. Wimberger, and J. P. A. Gardner

The Expression Of Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Protein Bub-1 In Zebrafish (danio Rerio) Oocytes, Mandi J. Wood and Alyce Ann Demarais

Submissions from 2009

A role for aneuploidy in evolution?, Andreas Madlung

The role of mitotic instability and aneuploidy in the evolution of allopolyploids in the genus Arabidopsis, Andreas Madlung

Submissions from 2008

Plan nacional para la conservación de la fardela de vientre blanco Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864 en Chile, Peter Hodum and A. Hinojosa Saez

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Arginine vasotocin (AVT) immunoreactivity relates to testosterone but not territorial aggression in the tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus, David Kabelik, Stacey L. Weiss, and Michael C. Moore

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Steroid hormones alter neuroanatomy and aggression independently in the tree lizard, David Kabelik, Stacey L. Weiss, and Michael C. Moore

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C2 Domain Protein Min1 Promotes Eyespot Organization In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Telsa M. Mittelmeier, Peter Berthold, Avihai Danon, Mary Rose Lamb, Alexander Levitan, Michael E. Rice, and Carol L. Dieckmann

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Differences in morphology and habitat use among the native mussel Mytilus trossulus, the non-native M. galloprovincialis, and their hybrids in Puget Sound, Washington, Peter Wimberger, Joel Elliott, Kathleen Holmes, Rachel Chambers, and Kate Leon

Submissions from 2007

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Distribution and abundance of the Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides, Peter Hodum, Jeroen C. S. Creuwels, Sally Poncet, and Jan A. van Franeker

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Assessing western gull predation on purple sea urchins in the rocky intertidal using optimal foraging theory, Peter Hodum, E. Fernández-Juricic, and C. L. Snellen

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Self-pollen interference is absent in wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum, Brassicaceae), a species with sporophytic self-incompatibility, Vanessa A. Koelling and Keith Karoly

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The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals The Evolution Of Key Animal And Plant Functions, Sabeeha S. Merchant, Simon E. Prochnik, Olivier Vallon, Elizabeth H. Harris, Steven J. Karpowicz, George B. Witman, Astrid Terry, Asaf Salamov, Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin, Laurence Marechal-Drouard, Wallace F. Marshall, Liang-hu Qu, David R. Nelson, Anton A. Sanderfoot, Martin H. Spalding, Vladimir V. Kapitonov, Qinghu Ren, Patrick Ferris, Erika Lindquist, Harris Shapiro, Susan M. Lucas, Jane Grimwood, Jeremy Schmutz, Pierre Cardol, Heriberto Cerutti, Guillaume Chanfreau, Chun-long Chen, Valerie Cognat, Martin T. Croft, and Rachel Dent

Functional Morphology And Physiology Of Tail Vibration In Snakes, Brad R. Moon and Alexa Tullis

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An MYH9 human disease model in flies: site-directed mutagenesis of the Drosophila non-muscle myosin II results in hypomorphic alleles with dominant character, Wayne L. Rickoll, Josef D. Franke, Ruth A. Montague, and Daniel P. Kiehart

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Filling out the Hippo pathway, Leslie Saucedo and Bruce A. Edgar

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Corticosterone stimulates hatching of late-term tree lizard embryos, Stacey L. Weiss, Michael C. Moore, and Gwynne Johnston

Submissions from 2006

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Mats of Beggiatoa bacteria reveal that organic pollution from lumber mills inhibits growth of Zostera marina, Joel Elliott, Erin Spear, and Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria

Biology and conservation of the Juan Fernández Archipelago seabird community, Peter Hodum

Characterization Of The Eye3 And Min1 Proteins Required For Eyespot Assembly In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Telsa M. Mittelmeier, A. Danon, Mary Rose Lamb, A. Levitan, Michael E. Rice, and C. Dieckmann

The Evolution Of High-performance Tail Muscles In Snakes, Brad R. Moon and Alexa Tullis

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Female-specific Color Is A Signal Of Quality In The Striped Plateau Lizard (sceloporus Virgatus), Stacey L. Weiss

Submissions from 2005

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Matrotrophic transfer of fluorescent microspheres in Poeciliid fishes, Alyce DeMarais, Danylle Oldis, and J. M. Quattro

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Genomic changes in synthetic Arabidopsis polyploids, Andreas Madlung, Anand P. Tyagi, Brian Watson, Hongmei Jiang, Trevor Kagochi, Rebecca W. Doerge, Robert Martienssen, and Luca Comai

Temporal And Spatial Memory In Foraging Bumblebees, E. McCullough, R. Foster, and Susannah Hannaford

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Rod mutations associated with MYH9-related disrupt nonmuscle myosin-IIA assembly, Wayne L. Rickoll, Josef D. Franke, Fan Dong, Michael J. Kelley, and Daniel P. Kiehart

Using The Sulfide-oxidizing Bacterium Beggiatoa As An Indicator Of Inhibiting Levels Of Hydrogen Sulfide For Zostera Marina, Erin Spear, Joel K. Elliott, and Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria

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The metabolic and biochemical responses of a tropical elasmobranch to alterations in environmental temperature, Alexa Tullis and M. I. Baillie

Submissions from 2004

Biology and conservation of the Juan Fernández Archipelago seabird community, Peter Hodum and Michelle D. Wainstein

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Sensitivity of 70-mer oligonucleotides and cDNAs for microarray analysis of gene expression in Arabidopsis and its related species, Andreas Madlung, Hyeon-Se Lee, Jianlin Wang, Lu Tian, Hongmei Jiang, Michael A. Black, Brian Watson, Lewis Lukens, J. Chris Pires, Jiyuan J. Wang, Luca Comai, Thomas C. Osborn, R. W. Doerge, and Z. Jeffrey Chen

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Activation of aggressive behavior by progesterone and testosterone in male tree lizards, Urosaurus ornatus, Stacey L. Weiss and Michael C. Moore

Submissions from 2003

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Comment On "predator Classification By The Sea Pen Ptilosarcus Gurneyi (cnidaria): Role Of Waterborne Chemical Cues And Physical Contact With Predatory Sea Stars", Je Dalby and Joel K. Elliott

Effects Of Age And Caste On The Brain And Mushroom Bodies Of The Bumblebee, Bombus Huntii, Susannah Hannaford, Rl Foster, J. Gibson, and Amelia Sattler

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Do the different “heteromes” cause genomic shock in newly formed allopolyploids?, Andreas Madlung, Luca Comai, Caroline Josefsson, and Anand Tyagi

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Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids, Andreas Madlung, Thomas C. Osborn, J. Chris Pires, James A. Birchler, Donald L. Auger, Z. Jeffery Chen, Hyeon-Se Lee, Luca Comai, R. W. Doerge, Vincent Colot, and Robert A. Martienssen

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Rheb promotes growth and is a component of the insulin/TOR signalling pathway, Leslie Saucedo, Xinsheng Gao, Dominic A. Chiarelli, Ling Li, Duoija Pan, and Bruce A. Edgar

Submissions from 2002

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Nesting distributions of Galápagos boobies (Aves: Sulidae): an apparent case of amensalism, Peter Hodum, Howard M. Townsend, Kathryn P. Huyvaert, and David J. Anderson

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Methylation and Phenotypic and Transcriptional Changes in Synthetic Arabidopsis Allotetraploids, Andreas Madlung, Ricardo W. Masuelli, Brian Watson, Steve H. Reynolds, Jerry Davison, and Luca Comai

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Talin is essential for integrin function in Drosophila, Wayne L. Rickoll, Nicholas H. Brown, Stephen L. Gregory, Liselotte I. Fessler, Mary Prout, Robert A.H. White, and James W. Fristrom

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Why size matters: altering cell size, Leslie Saucedo and Bruce A. Edgar

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Effect of captivity in semi-natural enclosures on the reproductive endocrinology of female lizards, Stacey L. Weiss, D. H. Jennings, and Michael C. Moore

Submissions from 2001

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Direct evidence for mother-to-embryo transfer of nutrients in the livebearing fish Gambusia geiseri, Alyce DeMarais, Edie Marsh-Matthews, and Paul Skierkowski

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Thermal ecology and ecological energetics of California spotted owls, Peter Hodum, Wesley W. Weathers, and Jennifer A. Blakesley

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Characterization of the EYE2 gene required for eyespot assembly in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Mary Rose Lamb, Douglas G. W. Roberts, and Carol L. Dieckmann

Size Dependence Of Rattling Performance And Enzyme Activities Of Rattlesnake Shaker Muscle, Alexa Tullis and Brad R. Moon

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The effect of reproduction on food intake of a sit-and-wait foraging lizard, Sceloporus virgatus, Stacey L. Weiss

Submissions from 2000

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Thermoregulation in Antarctic fulmarine petrels, Peter Hodum, W. W. Weathers, and K. L. Gerhart

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Isolation and characterization of Leishmania mutants defective in glycosomal protein import, Wayne L. Rickoll, Jane Mannion-Henderson, John A. Flaspohler, Kayde R. Lemley, and Marilyn Parsons

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P76MDM2 inhibits the ability of p90MDM2 to destabilize p53, Leslie Saucedo

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Growth and metabolism in embryonic white spotted bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum: Comparison with embryonic birds and reptiles, Alexa Tullis and Greggory Peterson

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Growth And Metabolism In The Embryonic White-spotted Bamboo Shark, Chiloscyllium Plagiosum: Comparison With Embryonic Birds And Reptiles, Alexa Tullis and Greggory L. Peterson

Submissions from 1999

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Eyespot-assembly mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Mary Rose Lamb, Susan K. Dutcher, Cathy K. Worley, and Carol L. Dieckmann

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The E7 oncoprotein of human papillomavirus type 16 stabilizes p53 through a mechanism independent of p19ARF, Leslie Saucedo, Scott E. Seavey, Marisa Holubar, and Mary Ellen Perry

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The function and regulation of reproductive color of female striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus), Stacey Weiss

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Isolation And Characterization Of Twelve Microsatellite Loci For Rockfish (sebastes), Peter A. Wimberger, Jenni Burr, Andy Gray, Andres Lopez, and Paul Bentzen

Submissions from 1998

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Larval Condition And Vulnerability To Predation: An Analysis Based On Mixed-prey Experiments, Joel K. Elliott and William C. Leggett

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Improving Recovery Planning for Threatened and Endangered Specie, Peter Hodum, Theodore C. Foin, Seth P. D. Riley, Anitra L. Pawle, Debra R. Ayres, Tina M. Carlse, and Paul V. Switze

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The Sta-1 Mutation Prevents Assembly Of Starch Granules In Nitrogen-starved Cells And Serves As A Useful Morphological Marker During Sexual Reproduction In Chlamydomonas Monoica (chlorophyceae), Wayne L. Rickoll, David Rehkopf, C. Dunn, Amy Malmberg, and Karen VanWinkle-Swift