Biological Sciences

Papers Hot off the Press

(Cal Poly students' names in bold)

Blakey' lab

  • Bolas, E.C., Pingatore, A.D., Mathur, M., Blumstein, D.T., Sikich, J.A., Smith, J.A., Benson, J.F., Riley, S.P.D., Blakey, R.V. 2024. Human recreation influences activity of a large carnivore in an urban landscape. Biological Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110812 

Bobich' lab

  • Mirza, H., Tucker, L., Méndez-Alonzo, R., Bobich, E.G., & Ewers, F.W. 2023. Comparative leaf water absorption between chaparral island and mainland taxa: A common garden experiment. Aliso 41: 9-18 https://doi.org/10.5642/aliso.KHEH2335 

Bonisoli-Alquati's lab

  • Saggese, M.D., Bloom, P.H., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Kinyon, G., Overby, N., Koedel, A., Eagleton, A., Blumhagen, E., Maestas, J.M., Casalins, L., & Ojeda, V., 2024. Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) from Southern California are exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides despite recent bans. Journal of Raptor Research 58: 1-8 https://doi.org/10.3356/jrr245 
  • Brander, S.M., Senathirajah, K., Fernandez, M., Weis, J.S., Kumar, E., Jahnke, A., Hartman, N., Alava, J.J., Farrelly, T., Carney Almroth, B., Groh, K.J., Syberg, K., Buerkert, J.S., Abeynayaka, A., Booth, A.M., Cousin, X., Herzke, D., Monclús, L., Morales-Caselles, C., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Al-Jaibachi, R., & Wagner, M. 2024. The time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treaty. Science of the Total Environment 949: 174881 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174881
  • Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Snider, A.M., Perez-Umphrey, A.A., Eagles-Smith, C., Jackson, A., Moyo, S., Polito, M., Stouffer, P.C, & Taylor, S.S. 2024. Mercury concentrations and stable isotopes in Seaside Sparrows and Marsh Rice Rats across the Mississippi river plume. Ecotoxicology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-024-02789-1 

Claisse's lab

  • Fuentes Calderon, B.E., Eagleton, J.L., Williams, C.M., & Claisse, J.T. 2024. Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) from artificial reefs and cooler island natural reefs consume more animal material, which is associated with greater adult size and body condition. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 580: 152048. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098124000637 
  • Birt, M., McLean, D.L., Case, M., Jaworski, S., Speed, C.W., Pygas, D., Driessen, D., Fullwood, L., Harvey, E., Vaughan, B., Macreadie, P.I. & Claisse, J.T. 2024. Contribution of offshore platforms and surrounding habitats to fish production in the Bass Strait, south-east Australia. Continental Shelf Research 274: 105209 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2024.105209
  • Knights, A.M., Lemasson, A.J., Firth, L.B., Bond, T., Claisse, J., et al. 2024. Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning. Journal of Environmental Management 352: 119897 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119897

Ear's lab

  • Trujillo, E.N., Flores, B.A., Romero, I.V., Moran, J.A., Leka, A., Ramirez, A.D., Ear, J. & Mercer F.  2024. Complement receptor 3 is required for maximum in vitro trogocytic killing of the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis by human neutrophil-like cells. Parasite Immunology 46: e13025 http://doi.org/10.1111/pim.13025 

Liu's lab

Mercer's lab

  • Trujillo, E.N., Flores, B.A., Romero, I.V., Moran, J.A., Leka, A., Ramirez, A.D., Ear, J. & Mercer F.  2024. Complement receptor 3 is required for maximum in vitro trogocytic killing of the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis by human neutrophil-like cells. Parasite Immunology 46: e13025 http://doi.org/10.1111/pim.13025 
  • Bhakta, S.B., Lundgren, S.M., Sesti, B.N.Flores, B.A., Akdogan, E., Collins, S.R., Mercer F. 2024. Neutrophil-like cells derived from the HL-60 cell-line as a genetically-tractable model for neutrophil degranulation. PLoS One 19: e0297758 http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297758 

Scordato's lab

  • Fawthrop, R., Cerca, J., Pacheco, G., Sætre, G.P., Scordato, E.S., Ravinet, M., & Rowe, M. 2024. Understanding human-commensalism through an ecological and evolutionary framework. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 13: S0169-5347 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.10.006
  • Lackey, A.C.R., Scordato, E.S.C., Keagy, J., Tinghitella, R.M., & Heathcote, R.J.P. 2024. The role of mate competition in speciation and divergence: A systematic review. Journal of Evolutionary Biology voae111 https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae111
  • Stankowski, S., Cutter, A.D., Satokangas, I., Lerch, B.A., Rolland, J., Smadja, C.M., Carolina, J., Marzal, S., Cooney, C.R., Feulner, P.G.D., Chaves, F.M., Domingos, B.D., ... Scordato, E.S.C. …, & Kulmuni, J. 2024. Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society 3: kzae001 https://doi.org/10.1093/evolinnean/kzae001 

Sharma's lab

  • Sharma, B., Pandher, M.K., Alcaraz Echeveste, A.Q., Romo, R.K., & Bravo, M. 2024. Delphinium as a model for development and evolution of complex zygomorphic flowers. Frontiers in Plant Science 15: 1453951 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1453951 

Smith's lab

  • Whitaker, S.G., Raimondi, P.T. , Smith, J.R., Lenihan, H., Gaines, S., & Miller, R. 2024. Decline of a North American rocky intertidal foundation species linked to extreme dry, downslope Santa Ana winds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12: 1291310 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1291310

Snyder's lab

Steele's lab

  • Farahmand, F., Sidikpramana, M., Gomez, A.R., Rivera, L.J., Trzeciak, J.R., Sharif, S., Tang, Q., Leinninger, G.M., Güler, A.D., & Steele, A.D. 2024. Dopamine production in neurotensin receptor 1 neurons is required for diet-induced obesity and increased day eating on a high-fat diet. Obesity https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24066

Valdés' lab

  • Galià-Camps, C., Schell, T.,  Enguídanos,  A., Pegueroles,  C., Arnedo,  M., Ballesteros,  M., Valdés,  A., & Greve, C. 2024. Jumping through hoops: Structural rearrangements and accelerated mutation rates on Dendrodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) mitogenomes rumble their evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108218 
  • Ekimova, I.A., Nikitenko, E.D., Stanovova, M.V., Schepetov, D.M., Antokhina, T.I. & Valdés, A. 2024. Integrative taxonomy and phylogeography of the genus Acanthodoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in the Russian seas, with the description of a new genus. Zoosystematica Rossica 33: 244–273 https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2024.33.2.244
  • Ekimova, I.A., Schepetov, D., Green, B., Stanovova, M.V., Antokhina, T.I., Gosliner, T.M., Malaquias, M.A.E., & Valdés, A. 2024. Scaling the high latitudes: evolution, diversification, and dispersal of Coryphella nudibranchs across the Northern Hemisphere. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108214 
  • Raubold, L.M., Lopez-Anido, R.N., Pirro, S., Valdés, A., & Goodheart, J.A. 2024. The complete genome sequences of seven species of nudibranchs (Nudibranchia, Gastropoda). Biodiversity Genomes 2024: 10.56179/001c.118546 https://doi.org/10.56179/001c.118546
  • Grishina, D., Schepetov, D., Antokhina, T., Malaquias, M., Valdés, A., & Ekimova, I. 2024. Panmixia and local endemism: A revision of the Eubranchus rupium species complex with a description of new species. Invertebrate Systematics 38: IS24032 https://doi.org/10.1071/IS24032

Zhao' lab

Arensburger's lab

  • Labbé, F., Abdeladhim, M., Abrudan, J., Araki, A.S., Araujo, R.N., Arensburger, P., Benoit, J. ., Brazil, R.P., Bruno, R.V., Rivas, G.B. da S., de Abreu, V.C., Charamis, J., Coutinho-Abreu, I.V., da Costa-Latgé, S.G., Darby, A., Dillon, V.M., Emrich, S.J., Fernandez-Medina, D., Gontijo, N.F., … McDowell, M.A. 2023. Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010862 
  • Smith, J., Alfieri, J.M., Anthony, N., Arensburger, P., Athrey, G.N., Balacco, J., Balic, A., Bardou, P., Barela, P., Bigot, Y., Blackmon, H., Borodin, P.M., Carroll, R., Casono, M.C., Charles, M., Cheng, H., Chiodi, M., Cigan, L., Coghill, L.M., … Zhou, H. 2023. Fourth report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2022. Cytogenetic and Genome Research https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376

Beardsley's lab

  • Sotola, V.A., Berg, C.S., Samuli, M., Chen, H., Mantel, S.J., Beardsley, P., Yuan, Y.-W., Sweigart, A.L., & Fishman, L. 2023. Genomic mechanisms and consequences of diverse postzygotic barriers between monkeyflower species. Genetics https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyad156

Blakey's lab

  • Doty, A.C., Crawford, R.D, Blakey, R.V. 2023. Bat roosting strategies and torpor expression in a wildfire-affected landscape during summer. Fire Ecology 19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-023-00199-y
  • Russo, N.J., Davies, A.B., Blakey, R.V., Ordway, E.M., Smith, T.B. 2023. Feedback loops between 3D vegetation structure and ecological functions of animals. Ecology Letters https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14272 

Bonisoli-Alquati's lab

  • Pérez-Umphrey, A.A., Settlecowski, A.E., Elbers, J.P., Williams, S.T., Jonsson, C.B., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Snider, A.M., & Taylor, S.S. 2023. Genetic variants associated with hantavirus infection in a reservoir host are related to regulation of inflammation and immune surveillance. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 105525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105525
  • Woltmann, S., Roeder, M., Snider, A.M., Perez-Umphrey, A.A., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Stouffer, P.C., & Taylor, S.S. 2023. Observations of mixed parentage and male-biased primary sex ratio in Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima) nests along the Gulf of Mexico. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131: 750-757.
  • Secomandi, S., Gallo, G.R., Sozzoni, M., [...] Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Jarvis, E.D., Gianfranceschi, L., Formenti, G., 2023. A chromosome-level reference genome and pangenome for barn swallow population genomics. Cell Reports 42: 111992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.111992 
  • Theissinger, K., Fernandes, C., Formenti,  [...], Jarvis, E.D., Bálint, M., Ciofi, C., Waterhouse, R.M., Mazzoni, C.J., Höglund, J., European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Consortium [incl. Bonisoli Alquati, A.] 2023. How genomics can help biodiversity conservation. Trends in Genetics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2023.01.005

Claisse's lab

  • Knights, A.M., Lemasson, A., Firth, L., Beaumont, N., Birchenough, S., Claisse, J.T., et al. 2023. To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets? Journal of Environmental Management 350 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119644 
  • Watson, S.M., McLean, D.L., Balcom, B.J., Birchenough, S.N., Brand, A.M., Camprasse, E.C., Claisse, J.T., Coolen, J.W., Cresswell, T., Fokkema, B. and Gourvenec, S., Henry, L.A., Hewitt, C.L., Love, M.S., MacIntosh, A.E., Marnane, M., McKinley, E., Micallef, S., Morgan, D., Nicolette, J., Ounanian, K., Patterson, J., Seath, K., Selman, A.G.L., Suthers, I.M., Todd, V.L.G., Tung, A., & Macreadie, P.I. 2023. Offshore decommissioning horizon scan: Research priorities to support decision-making activities for oil and gas infrastructure. Science of the Total Environment 878: 163015 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163015
  • Grime, B.C., Sanders, R., Ford, T., Burdick, H., & Claisse, J.T. 2023. Urchin gonad response to kelp forest restoration on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 122: 1-18 https://doi.org/10.3160/0038-3872-122.1.1

Ear's lab

  • Abd El-Hafeez, A.A., Sun, N., Chakraborty, A., Ear, J., Roy, S., Chamarthi, P., Rajapakse, N., Das, S., Luker, K.E., Hazra, T.K., Luker, G.D., & Ghosh, P. 2023. Regulation of DNA damage response by trimeric G-proteins. iScience 26: 105973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.105973

Jellyman's lab

  • Najera, J., Berry, M.M., Ramirez, A.D., Reyes, B.R., Angel, A., Jellyman, J.K., Mercer, F. 2023. Bovine neutrophils kill the sexually-transmitted parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using trogocytosis. Veterinary Research Communications 16 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-023-10260-5

Lappin's lab

  • Powell, A.R., Deban, S.M., & Lappin, A.K. 2023. Sustained force production by the jaw‐adductor muscles of a megalophagous frog, Ceratophrys cranwelli. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 339:437-435 https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2690
  • Schuett, G.W., Peterson, K.H., Powell, A.R., Taylor, J.D., Alexander, J.R., Lappin, A.K. 2023. Female–female aggression in the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum). Royal Society Open Science 10: 221466 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221466 
  • Powell, A.R., Deban, S.M., & Lappin, A.K. 2023. Sustained force production by the jaw‐adductor muscles of a megalophagous frog, Ceratophrys cranwelli. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2690

Lima's lab

  • Minns, M.S., Liboro, K., Lima, T.S. et al. 2023. NLRP3 selectively drives IL-1β secretion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected neutrophils and regulates corneal disease severity. Nature Communications 14: 5832 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41391-7 
  • Lima, T.S. 2023. Beyond an inflammatory mediator: Interleukin-1 in neurophysiology. Experimental Physiology https://doi.org/10.1113/EP090780 

Mercer's lab

  • Najera, J., Berry, M.M., Ramirez, A.D., Reyes, B.R., Angel, A., Jellyman, J.K., Mercer, F. 2023. Bovine neutrophils kill the sexually-transmitted parasite Tritrichomonas foetus using trogocytosis. Veterinary Research Communications 16 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-023-10260-5 
  • Molgora, B.M., Mukherjee, S.K., Baumel-Alterzon, S., Santiago, F.M., Muratore, K.A., Sisk, A.E. Jr, Mercer, F., Johnson, P.J. 2023. Trichomonas vaginalis adherence phenotypes and extracellular vesicles impact parasite survival in a novel in vivo model of pathogenesis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17: e0011693 http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011693 
  • Bergersen, K.V., Ramirez, A.D., Kavvathas, B., Mercer, F., & Wilson, E.H. 2023. Human neutrophil-like cells demonstrate antimicrobial responses to the chronic cyst form of Toxoplasma gondii. Parasite Immunology e13011 https://doi: 10.1111/pim.13011 

Scordato's lab

  • Broyles, G.G., Myers, B., Friedman, N.R., Gawin, D.F., Mohd-Taib, F.S., Sahlan, P.G., Seneviratne, S.S., de Silva, N.C.G., Lekamlage, T.T., Hund, A.K. & Scordato, E.S.C. 2023. Evolutionarily labile dispersal behavior and discontinuous habitats enhance population differentiation in island vs. continentally distributed swallows. Evolution https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpad179

Smith's lab

  • Whitaker, S.G., Ambrose, R.F., Anderson,L., Fales, R.F., Smith, J.R., Sutton, S.G., Miller, R. 2023. Ecological restoration using intertidal foundation species: considerations and potential for rockweed restoration. Ecosphere 14: e4411 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4411

Snyder's lab

  • Overton, M.S., Manuel, R.D., Lawrence, C.M., & Snyder, J.C. 2023. Viruses of the Turriviridae: an emerging model system for studying archaeal virus-host interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1258997 

Valdés' lab

  • Moreno, K., Rico, D.M., Middlebrooks, M., Medrano, S., Valdés, A., & Krug, P.J. 2023. A cryptic radiation of Caribbean sea slugs revealed by integrative analysis: Cyerce ‘antillensis’ (Sacoglossa: Caliphyllidae) is six distinct species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society  zlad111, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad111
  • Innabi, J., Stout, C.C., & Valdés, A. 2023. Seven new “cryptic” species of Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) from New Caledonia. ZooKeys 1152: 45–95 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.98258
  • Turani, M., Valdés, A., & Malaquias, M.A.E. 2023. Molecular phylogeny of the marine snail genus Haminoea Turton & Kingston, 1830 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Cephalaspidea): A framework to study marine diversity and speciation. Zoologica Scripta http://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12627
  • Ekimova, I., Nikitenko, E., Stanovova, M., Schepetov, D., Antokhina, T., Malaquias, M.A.E., Valdés, A. 2023. Unity in diversity: Morphological and genetic variability, integrative systematics and phylogeography of wide-spread nudibranch mollusc Onchidoris muricata. Systematics and Diversity 21: 2246472 https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2023.2246472
  • Hendrickx, M.E. & Valdés, A. 2023. Notes on deep-water heterobranch sea slugs from the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Geomare Zoologica 5: 67–73.
  • Urgorri, V., Regaliza, G.G., Valdés, A., Señaris, M.P., Díaz-Agras, G. 2023. Redescription of Algarvia alba García-Gómez & Cervera, 1989 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Aeolidioidea) from the Ría de Ferrol (Galicia, NW Iberian Peninsula). Nova Acta Científica Compostelana 30 https://doi.org/10.15304/nacc.id9218 
  • Córdoba González, D., Enguídanos, A., Valdés, A., Pontes, M., Ballesteros, M. 2023. Where do I come from? Phylogenetic analysis of Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from the Catalonian coast (NE Spain). Cahiers de Biologie Marine 64: 325-336 http://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.72CAEE19

Adler-Moore and Olson's lab

  • Slarve, M., Holznecht, N., Reza, H., Gilkes, A., Slarve, I., Olson, J., Ernst, W., On Ho, S., Adler-Moore, J., & Fujii, G. 2022. Recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus antigens Asp f 3 and Asp f 9 in liposomal vaccine protect mice against invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Vaccine https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.057

Arensburger's lab

  • Zaghloul, H.A.H., Hice, R., Arensburger, P., & Federici, B.A. 2022. Early in vivo transcriptome of Trichoplusia ni ascovirus core genes. Journal of General Virology 103: 1–12 https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001737
  • Zaghloul, H.A.H., Arensburger, P., and Federici, B.A. 2022. Host cytoskeleton gene expression is correlated with the formation of Ascovirus reproductive viral vesicles. Viruses 14: 1444 https://doi.org/10.3390/v14071444

Beardsley's lab

  • Beardsley, P.M., Csikari, M., Ertzman, A., & Jeffus, M. 2022. BioInteractive’s free online professional learning course on evolution: Overview and evaluation. American Biology Teacher 84: 68–74.
  • Thacker, I., Seyranian, V., Madva, A., Duong, N.T., & Beardsley, P. 2022. Social connectedness in physical isolation: Online teaching practices that support under-represented undergraduate students’ feelings of belonging and engagement in STEM. Education Sciences 12: 61 https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12020061
  • Pekary, M.M., Jellyman, J.K., Giang, M.T., & Beardsley, P.M. 2021. Examining the impact of case studies on student learning, interest, motivation, and belonging in undergraduate human physiology. HAPS Educator 25: 30–43.

Bonisoli-Alquati's lab

  • Snider, A.M., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Pérez-Umphrey, A.A., Woltmann, S., Stouffer, P.C., Taylor, S.S., 2022. Diet and disturbance: Seaside Sparrow resource use driven by oiling and Hurricane Isaac. Frontiers Environ Science 10: 978325 https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.978325
  • Lombardo, G., Migliore, N.R., Colombo, G., Capodiferro, M.R., Formenti, G., Caprioli, M., [...] Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Rubolini, D., Ferretti, L., Achilli, A., Gianfranceschi, L., Olivieri, A., Torroni, A., [+20 others] 2022. The mitogenome relationships and phylogeography of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Molecular Biology and Evolution 39: msac113 https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac113 
  • Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Møller, A.P., Rudolfsen, G., Mousseau, T.A. 2022. Birds as bioindicators of radioactive contamination and its effects. In: Wood, M.D., Mothersill, C.E., Tsakanova, G., Cresswell, T., Woloschak, G.E. (eds) Biomarkers of Radiation in the Environment. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2101-9_11
  • Pérez-Umphrey, A.A., Jonsson, C.B., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Snider, A.M., Stouffer, P.C., & Taylor, S.S. 2022. Sex and habitat drive hantavirus prevalence in Marsh Rice Rat populations impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Ecosphere 13: e3929. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3929
  • Snider, S.M., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Pérez-Umphrey, A.A., Stouffer, P.C., & Taylor, S.S. 2022. Metabarcoding of stomach contents and fecal samples provide similar insights about Seaside Sparrow diet. Ornithological Applications 124: duab060 https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duab060
  • Formenti, G., Theissinger, K., Fernandes, C., Bista, I., Bombarely, A., Bleidorn, C., Ciofi, C., Crottini, A. [...], Bonisoli-Alquati, A. [...], & Zammit, G. 2022. The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics. Trends in Ecology & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.008

Claisse's lab

  • Pondella, D.J., Claisse, J.T., & Williams, C.M. 2022. Theory, practice, and design criteria for utilizing artificial reefs to increase production of marine fishes. Frontiers in Marine Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmars.2022.983253
  • Williams, C.M., Eagleton, J.L., Pondella, D.J., & Claisse, J.T. 2022. Habitat type and environmental conditions influence the age and growth of a temperate marine damselfish. Frontiers in Marine Science 9 doi 10.3389/fmars.2022.988158
  • McLean, D.L., Ferreira, L.C., Benthuysen, J.A., Miller, K.J., Schläppy, M.-L., Ajemian, M.J., Berry, O., Birchenough, S.N.R., Bond, T., Boschetti, F., Bull, A.S., Claisse, J.T., [...], & Thums, M. 2022. Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity. Global Change Biology 28: 3515-3536 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16134

Jellyman's lab

  • Pekary, M.M., Jellyman, J.K., Giang, M.T., & Beardsley, P.M. 2021. Examining the impact of case studies on student learning, interest, motivation, and belonging in undergraduate human physiology. HAPS Educator 25: 30–43.

Ortiz's lab

  • Desharnais, R.A., Muchlinski, A.E., Ortiz, J.L., Alvidrez, R.I., & Gatza, B.P. 2022. Timescale analyses of population fluctuations in coexisting populations of a native and invasive Tree Squirrel. Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8779

Questad's lab

  • Questad, E.J., Uowolo, A., Brooks, S., & Cordell, S. 2022. Shifting limitations to restoration across dryland ecosystems in Hawaii. Sustainability 14: 5421 doi:10.3390/su14095421
  • Questad, E.J., Antill, M., Liu, N., Stavros, E.N., Townsend, P.A., Bonfield, S., & Schimel, D. 2022. A camera-based method for collecting rapid vegetation data to support remote-sensing studies of shrubland biodiversity. Remote Sensing 14: 1933 doi:10.3390/rs14081933

Scordato's lab

Smith's lab

Steele's lab

  • Scarpa, L.L., Wanken, B., Smidt, M., Mistlberger, R.E. and Steele, A.D. 2022. Mice hypomorphic for Pitx3 show robust entrainment of circadian behavioral and metabolic rhythms to scheduled feeding. Cell Reports 38 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109865

Talmadge's lab

  • Kay, J.C., Colbath, J., Talmadge, R.J., & Garland, T. Jr. 2022. Mice from lines selectively bred for
    voluntary exercise are not more resistant to muscle injury caused by either contusion or wheel running. PLoS ONE 17(11): e0278186 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278186 

Valdés' lab

  • Córdoba González, D., Enguidanos, A., Valdés, A. & Ballesteros, M. 2022. Changing feeding habits and ontogenetic dimorphism in juveniles and adults Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Marine Science 23: 827-849 http://doi.org/10.12681/mms.29735 
  • García-Méndez, K., Padula, V. & Valdés, A. 2022. Integrative systematics of the genus Dondice Marcus, 1958 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Myrrhinidae) in the Western Atlantic. Marine Biodiversisty 52: 42 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-022-01273-5
  • Valdés, A., Stout, C., & Kim, M. 2022. New species of Aldisa Bergh, 1878 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Cadlinidae) from New Caledonia (western Pacific) and Reunion (Indian Ocean). The Nautilus 136: 21–28.
  • Galià-Camps, C., Cervera, J.L., Valdés, A., & Ballesteros, M. 2022. Attack on crypsis: Molecular and morphological study of Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Atlantic Ocean reinstates Dendrodoris temarana Pruvot-Fol, 1953. Zootaxa 5133: 383–406 doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5133.3.4
  • Krug, P.J., Caplins, S.A., Algoso, K., Thomas, K., Valdés, A., Wade, R., Wong, N.L.W.S., Eernisse, D.J. & Kocot, K.M. 2022. Phylogenomic resolution of the root of Panpulmonata, a hyperdiverse radiation of gastropods: new insight into the evolution of air breathing. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289: 2021185520211855 doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1855
  • Ekimova, I., Valdés, A., Malaquias, M. A. E., Rauch, C., Chichvarkhin, A., Mikhlina, A. & Schepetov, D. 2022. High-level taxonomic splitting in allopatric taxa causes confusion downstream: A revision of the nudibranch family Сoryphellidae. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society zlab109 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab109 

Arensburger's lab

  • Zaghloul, H.A.H., Hice, R.H., Arensburger, P., Bideshi, D.K. and Federici, B.A. 2021. Extended in Vivo Transcriptomes of Two Ascoviruses with Different Tissue Tropisms Reveal Alternative Mechanisms for Enhancing Virus Reproduction in Hemolymph.  Scientific Reports 11: 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95553-y.
  • Chaw, R.C., Clarke, T.H., Arensburger, P., Ayoub, N.A., and Hayashi, C.Y. 2021. Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Candidate Genes for Defining Spider Silk Gland Types.  Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 135: 103594  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103594.
  • Aymeric, A.L., Arensburger, P., Arnaoty, A., Asgari, S., Batailler, M., Beauclair, L., Belleann, C. et al. 2021. Genomics two repeated motifs enriched within some enhancers and origins of replication are bound by SETMAR isoforms in human colon cells. Genomics 113: 1589–1604  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.03.032
  • Helou, L., Beauclair, L., Dardente, H., Arensburger, P., Buisine, N., Jaszczyszyn, Y., Guillou, F., Lecomte, T., Kentsis, A., and Bigot, Y. 2021. The C-Terminal Domain of PiggyBac Transposase Is Not Required for DNA Transposition.  Journal of Molecular Biology 433: 166805  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2020.166805 .

Bonisoli-Alquati's lab

  • Hart, M.E., Perez-Umphrey, A., Stouffer, P.C., Burns, C.B., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Taylor, S.S., et al. 2021. Nest survival of Seaside Sparrows (Ammospiza maritima) in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0259022. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259022
  • Moyo, S., Bennadji, H., Laguaite, D., Pérez-Umphrey, A.A., Snider, A.M., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Olin, J.A., Stouffer, P.C., Taylor, S.S., López-Duarte, P.C., Roberts, B.J., Hooper-Bui, L., Polito, M.J. 2021. Stable isotope analyses identify trophic niche partitioning between sympatric terrestrial vertebrates in coastal saltmarshes with differing oiling histories.  PeerJ 9:e11392  https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11392

Claisse's lab

  • Williams, J.P., Claisse, J.T., Pondella II, D.J., Williams, C.M., Robart, M.J., Scholz, Z., Jaco, E.M., Ford, T., Burdick, H., & Witting, D. 2021. Sea urchin mass mortality rapidly restores kelp forest communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 664: 117–131 doi 10.3354/meps13680

Ear's lab

  • Ear, J., Abd El-Hafeez, A.A., Roy, S., Ngo, T., Rajapakse, N., Choi, J., Khandelwal, S., Ghassemian, M., McCaffrey, L., Kufareva, I., Sahoo, D., Ghosh, P. 2021. A long isoform of GIV/Girdin contains a PDZ binding module that regulates localization and G-protein binding. J Biol Chem 3: 100493 doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100493
  • Sharma, A., Lee, J., Fonseca, A.G., Moshensky, A., Kothari, T., Sayed, I.M., Ibeawuchi, S.R., Pranadinata, R.F., Ear, J., Sahoo, D., Crotty-Alexander, L.E., Ghosh, P., and Das, S. 2021. E-cigarettes compromise the gut barrier and trigger inflammation. iScience 24:102035 doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102035

LaMunyon's lab

  • Peterson, J.J., Tocheny, C.E., Prajapati, G., LaMunyon, C.W., & Shakes, D.C. 2001. Subcellular patterns of SPE-6 localization reveal unexpected complexities in Caenorhabditis elegans sperm activation and sperm function. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 11: jkab288 https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab288

Liu's lab

  • Nafie, E., Lolarga, J., Lam. B., Guo, J., Abdollahzadeh, E., Rodriguez, S., Glackin, C., and Liu, J. 2021. Harmine inhibits breast cancer cell migration and invasion by inducing the degradation of Twist1. PLoS ONE 16: e0247652. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247652

Ortiz's lab

Questad's lab

  • Questad, E.J., Fitch, R.L., Paolini, J., Hernandez, E., & Suding, K.N. 2021. Nitrogen addition, not heterogeneity, alters the relationship between invasion and native decline in California grasslands. Oecologia https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05049-9

Scordato's lab

  • Schield, D.R., Scordato, E.S.C., Smith, C.C.R., Carter, J.K., Cherkaoui, S.I., Gombobaatar, S., Hajib, S., Hanane, S., Hund, A.K., Koyama, K., Liang, W., Liu, Y., Magri, N., Rubtsov, A., Sheta, B., Turbek, S.P., Wilkins, M.R., Yu, L., Safran, R.J. 2021. Sex‐linked genetic diversity and differentiation in a globally distributed avian species complex. Molecular Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15885

Smith's lab

  • Miner, C.M. , Burnaford, J.L. , Ammann, K. , Becker, B.H., Fradkin, S.C., Ostermann-Kelm, S., Smith, J.R., Whitaker, S.G., and Raimondi, P.T. 2021.  Latitudinal variation in long-term stability of North American rocky intertidal communities . Journal of Animal Ecology  90 : 2077– 2093 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13504

Steele's lab

  • Assali, D.R., Sidikpramana, M., Villa, A., Falkenstein, J., and Steele, A. D. 2021. Type 1 dopamine receptor (D1R)-independent circadian food anticipatory activity in mice. PLoS ONE 16: e0242897 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242897

Talmadge's lab

  • Simpson, B., Rich, M.M., Voss, A.A., Talmadge, R.J. 2021. Acetylcholine receptor subunit expression in Huntington's disease mouse muscle. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports 28: 101182 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.101182
  • Romer, S.H., Metzger, S., Peraza, K., Wright, M.C., Jobe, D.S., Song, L.S., Rich, M.M., Foy, B.D., Talmadge, R.J., & Voss, A.A. 2021. A mouse model of Huntington's disease shows altered ultrastructure of transverse tubules in skeletal muscle fibers. Journal of General Physiology 153: e202012637 doi:10.1085/jgp.202012637

Valdés' lab

  • Ekimova, I., Valdés, A., Stanovova, M., Mikhlina, A., Antokhina, T., Neretina, T., Chichvarkhina, O., & Schepetov, D. 2021. Connected across the ocean: Taxonomy and biogeography of deep-water Nudibranchia from the Northwest Pacific reveal trans-Pacific links and two undescribed species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00526-8
  • Feliciano, K., Malaquias, M. A. E., Stout, C., Brenzinger, B., Gosliner, T. M., & Valdés, A. 2021. Molecular and morphological analyses reveal pseudocryptic diversity in Micromelo undatus (Bruguière, 1792) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplustridae).  Systematics and Biodiversity doi:  10.1080/14772000.2021.1939458

Zhao's lab

  • Tan, L., Tran, L., Ferreyra, S., Moran, J.A., Skovgaard, Z., Trujillo, A., Ibili, E. & Zhao, Y. 2021. Down Regulation of SUV39H1 and CITED2 Exerts Additive Effect on Promoting Adipogenic Commitment of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development doi: 10.1089/scd.2020.0190

Arensburger's lab

  • Zaghloul, H. A. H., Hice, R., Bideshi, D. K., Arensburger, P. and Federici, B. A. 2020. Mitochondrial and innate immunity transcriptomes from Spodoptera frugiperda larvae infected with the Spodoptera frugiperda Ascovirus. Journal of Virology 94: e01985-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01985-19

Bonisoli-Alquati's lab

  • Mothersill, C., Oughton, D., Schofield, […] Bonisoli-Alquati, A., et al. 2020. From tangled banks to toxic bunnies; A reflection on the issues involved in developing an ecosystem approach for environmental radiation protection.  International Journal of Radiation Biology  https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2020.1793022
  • Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Xu, W., Stouffer, P.C. & Taylor, S.S. 2020. Transcriptome analysis indicates a broad range of toxic effects of Deepwater Horizon oil on Seaside Sparrows.  Science of the Total Environment, 720: 137583  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137583
  • Rhodes Jr, O.E., Bréchignac, F., Bradshaw, C., Hinton, T.G., Mothersill, C., Arnone III, J.A., Aubrey, D.P., Barnthouse, L.W., Beasley, J.C., Bonisoli-Alquati, A. and Boring, L.R., et al. 2020. Integration of ecosystem science into radioecology: A consensus perspective. Science of The Total Environment, 740: 140031 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140031

Claisse's lab

  • Meyer-Gutbrod, E.L., Love, M.S., Schroeder, D.M., Claisse, J.T. , Kui, L., and Miller, R.J. 2020. Forecasting the legacy of offshore oil and gas platforms on fish community structure and productivity. Ecological Applications 30: e02185 https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2185  

Ewers' lab

  • Holmlund, H.I., Davis, S.D. Ewers, F.W.,  Aguirre, N.M., Sapes, G., Sala, A., & Pittermann, J. 2020. Positive root pressure is critical for whole-plant desiccation recovery in two species of terrestrial resurrection ferns, Journal of Experimental Botany , 71: 1139–1150  https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz472

Jellyman's lab

  • Jellyman, J.K., Fletcher, A.J.W., Fowden, A.L., & Giussani, D.A. 2019. Glucocorticoid maturation of fetal cardiovascular function. Trends in Molecular Medicine doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2019.09.005

LaMunyon's lab

  • Clark, J.N., Prajapati, G., Aldaco, F.K., Sokolich, T.J., Keung, S.S., Austin, S.P., Valdés, A.A. & LaMunyon, C.W. 2020. Functionally non-redundant paralogs  spe-47  and  spe-50  encode FB-MO associated proteins and interact with  him-8 . PLoS ONE 15(12): e0230939. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230939

Mercer's lab

  • Bhakta, S.B., Moran, J.A. & Mercer, F. 2020 Neutrophil interactions with the sexually transmitted parasite Trichomonas vaginalis: implications for immunity and pathogenesis. Open Biology 10: 200192 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.200192
  • Riestra, A.M., Morales, A.J. & Mercer, F. 2019. Targeting the achievement gap: Strategies toward removing inequities in undergraduate immunology education. Frontiers in Immunology 10:2906 doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.02906
  • Stranford, S.A., Owen, J.A., Mercer, F. & Pollock, R.R. 2020. Active learning and technology approaches for teaching immunology to undergraduate students. Frontiers in Public Health 8:114 doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00114

Ortiz's lab

  • Ortiz, J.L., Conkey, A.T., Brennan, L.A., Fedynich, L., & Green, M. 2020. Incorporating research into the Undergraduate Wildlife Management Curriculum. Natural Sciences Education 49: e20028 https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20028 

Scordato's lab

  • Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S., Zhang, Z., Evans, M. and Safran, R.J. 2020. Analysing phenotypic variation in barn swallows ( Hirundo rustica) across China to assess subspecies status.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 131: 319–331  https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa112
  • Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S., Lee, M.B., Xing, X., Pan, X., Liu, Y., Safran, R.J. and Pagani‐Núñez, E. 2021. The impact of urbanization on body size of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica gutturalisEcology and Evolution 11: 612–625  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7088

Smith's lab

  • Morris, A.K. & Smith, J.R. 2020. First record and putative introduction of the subtropical brown alga Padina durvillei Bory (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotales) in southern California, USA. BioInvasions Records 9: 50–59 https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.1.07

Steele's lab

  • Grippo, R.M., Tang, Q., Zhang, Q., Chadwick, S.R., Gao, Y., Altherr, E.B., Sipe, L., Purohit, A. M., Purohit, N.M., Sunkara, M.D., Cios, K.J., Sidikpramana, M., Spano, A.J., Campbell, J.N., Steele, A.D., Hirsh, J., Deppmann, C.D., Wu, M., Scott, M.M., Güler, A.D. 2020. Dopamine signaling in the suprachiasmatic nucleus enables weight gain associated with hedonic feeding. Current Biology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.029

Talmadge's lab

  • Wang, X., Burke, S.R.A., Talmadge, R.J., Voss, A.A., & Rich, M.M. 2020. Depressed neuromuscular transmission causes weakness in mice lacking BK potassium channels. Journal of General Physiology 152: e201912526. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201912526

Valdés' lab

  • Jung, D.-W., Gosliner, T.M., Choi, T.-J., Kil, H.-J., Chichvarkhin, A., Goddard, J.H.R., & Valdés, A. 2020. The Return of the Clown: Pseudocryptic speciation in the North Pacific clown nudibranch,   Triopha catalinae  (Cooper, 1863)   s.l.   identified by integrative taxonomic approaches.   Marine Biodiversity 50: 48  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01107-2
  • Bazzicalupo, E., Crocetta, F., Gosliner, T.M., Berteaux-Lecellier, V., Camacho-García, Y., Chandran, S. & Valdés, A. 2020. Molecular and morphological systematics of  Bursatella leachii de Blainville, 1817 and  Stylocheilus striatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 reveals cryptic diversity in pantropically distributed taxa (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia).  Invertebrate Systematics 34:  535–568  https://doi.org/10.1071/IS19056 
  • Ghanimi, H., Goddard, J.H.R., Chichvarkhin, A., Gosliner, T.M., Jung, D.-W. & Valdés, A. 2020. An integrative approach to the systematics of the Berthella californica species complex (Heterobranchia: Pleurobranchidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies  doi:10.1093/mollus/eyaa001
  • Ghanimi, H., Schrödl, M., Goddard, J.H.R., Ballesteros, M., Gosliner, T.M., Buske, Y., Valdés, A. 2020. Stargazing under the sea: molecular and morphological data reveal a constellation of species in the Berthella stellata (Risso, 1826) species complex (Mollusca, Heterobranchia, Pleurobranchidae).  Marine Biodiversity  50: 11  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01027-w
  • Clark, J.N., Prajapati, G., Aldaco, F.K., Sokolich, T.J., Keung, S.S., Austin, S.P., Valdés, A.A. & LaMunyon, C.W. 2020. Functionally non-redundant paralogs  spe-47  and  spe-50  encode FB-MO associated proteins and interact with  him-8 . PLoS ONE 15(12): e0230939. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230939

Arensburger's lab

  • Beauclair, L., Ramé, C., Arensburger, P., Piégu, B., Guillou, F., Dupont, J. & Bigot, Y. 2019. Sequence properties of certain GC rich avian genes, their origins and absence from genome assemblies: Case studies. BMC Genomics 20: 734. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-6131-1 
  • Piégu, B., Arensburger, P., Beauclair, L., Chabault, M., Raynaud, E., Coustham, V., Brard, S. et al. 2019. Variations in genome size between wild and domesticated lineages of fowls belonging to the Gallus gallus species. Genomics  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2019.10.004

Bobich's lab

  • Fitch, R.L., Questad, E.J., &  Bobich, E.G. 2019. Soil resource availability and its effect on the ecophysiology and establishment of Stipa pulchra. Journal of Plant Ecology rty055 https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rty055
  • Quon, L.H., Bobich, E.G., Questad, E.J. 2019. Facilitation and herbivory during restoration of California coastal sage scrub. Restoration Ecology doi:10.1111/rec.12966

Claisse's lab

  • Zellmer, A.J., Claisse, J.T., Williams, C.M. , Schwab, S., & Pondella, D.J. 2019. Predicting optimal sites for ecosystem restoration using stacked-species distribution modeling. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:3  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00003
  • Claisse, J.T., Love, M.S., Meyer-Gutbrod, E.L.,  Williams, C.M., & Pondella, II D.J. 2019. Fishes with high reproductive output potential on california offshore oil and gas platforms. Bulletin of Marine Science 95: 515–534  https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2019.0016
  • Love, M.S., Claisse, J.T., &  Roeper, A. 2019. An analysis of the fish assemblages around 23 oil and gas platforms off california with comparisons with natural habitats. Bulletin of Marine Science 95: 477–514  https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2018.0061
  • Love, M.S., Kui, L., & Claisse, J.T. 2019. The role of jacket complexity in structuring fish assemblages in the midwaters of two california oil and gas platforms. Bulletin of Marine Science 95: 597–616  https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1131
  • Meyer-Gutbrod, E.L., Love, M.S., Claisse, J.T., Page, H.M., Schroeder, D.M., & Miller, R.J. 2019. Decommissioning impacts on biotic assemblages associated with shell mounds beneath southern california offshore oil and gas platforms. Bulletin of Marine Science 95: 683–702 https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2018.0077
  • Pondella, D.J., II, Piacenza, S.E., Claisse, J.T.,  Williams, C.M., Williams, J.P., Zellmer, A.J., & Caselle, J.E. 2019. Assessing drivers of rocky reef fish biomass density from the southern california bight. Marine Ecology Progress Series 628: 125–140 https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v628/p125-140/  

Ewers's lab

  • Méndez-Alonzo, R., Ewers, F.W., Jacobsen, A.L. et al. 2019.  Covariation between leaf hydraulics and biomechanics is driven by leaf density in Mediterranean shrubs.  Trees 33: 507–519  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-018-1796-7

Questad's lab

  • Morrison, G. & Questad, E.J. 2019. Elevated soil nitrogen, but not phosphorous, increases growth and reproduction in Crimson Fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum (Poaceae). Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 146: 262–268  https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-19-00013.1
  • Myers, B.M., Questad, E.J., Hubbell, M.D., & Moriarty, D.W. 2019. Trends in Bird Species Richness in the Midst of Drought. Western Birds 50:74–91 doi:10.21199/WB50.2.2
  • Litle, J., L.H. Quon, M.L. Antill, E.J. Questad, and W.M. Meyer, III. 2019. Vertebrate herbivory on shrub seedlings in California sage scrub: important but understudied interactions. Plant Ecology  https://rdcu.be/bustS
  • Fitch, R.L., Questad, E.J., &  Bobich, E.G. 2019. Soil resource availability and its effect on the ecophysiology and establishment of Stipa pulchra. Journal of Plant Ecology rty055 https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rty055
  • Quon, L.H., Bobich, E.G., Questad, E.J. 2019. Facilitation and herbivory during restoration of California coastal sage scrub. Restoration Ecology doi:10.1111/rec.12966

Scordato's lab

  • Scordato, E.S.C., Smith, C.C.R., Semenov, G.A., Liu, Y., Wilkins, M.R., Liang, W., Rubtsov, A., Sundev, G., Koyama, K., Turbek, S.P., Wunder, M.B., Stricker, C.A. and Safran, R.J. 2019. Migratory divides coincide with reproductive barriers across replicated avian hybrid zones above the Tibetan Plateau. Ecology Leters https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13420
  • Safran, R.J., Levin, I.I., Fosdick, B.K., McDermott, M.T., Semenov, G.A., Hund, A.K., Scordato E.S.C., and Turbek, S.P. 2019. Using networks to connect individual-level reproductive behavior to population patterns.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.03.009

Sharma's lab

  • Sharma, B., Meaders, C.,  Wolfe, D., Holappa, L., Walcher-Chevillet, C., & Kramer, E.M. 2019. Homologs of LEAFY and UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS promote the transition from inflorescence to floral meristem identity in the Cymose Aquilegia coeruleaFrontiers in Plant Science 10: 1218  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01218
  • Sharma, B., Batz, T.A., Kaundal, R., Kramer, E.M., Sanders, U.R., Mellano, V.J., Duhan, N., & Larson, R.B. 2019. Developmental and molecular changes underlying the vernalization-induced transition to flowering in  Aquilegia coerulea (James).  Genes 10: 734  https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/10/734 

Smith's lab

  • Jhaveri, P. K. & Smith, J. R. 2019. Evaluation of two outreach tools, an educator program and a mobile tidepool exhibit, in reducing deleterious visitor activities and raising marine protected area awareness in rocky intertidal ecosystems of southern California, USA.  Ocean & Coastal Management 178 : 104821.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104821

Valdés' lab

  • Ekimova, I., Valdés, A., Chichvarkhin, A., Antokhina, T., Lindsay, T., Schepetov, D. 2019. Diet-driven ecological radiation and allopatric speciation result in high species diversity in a temperate-cold water marine genus   Dendronotus  (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia).   Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106609
  • Golestani, H., Crocetta, F., Padula, V., Camacho-García, Y., Langeneck, J., Poursanidis, D., Pola, M., Yokeş, M.B., Cervera, J.L., Jung, D.-W., Gosliner, T.M., Araya, J.F., Hooker, Y., Schrödl, M., & Valdés, A. 2019. The little Aplysia coming of age: from one species to a complex of species complexes in   Aplysia parvula  (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia).   Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz028
  • Valdés, A. 2019. Northeast Pacific benthic shelled sea slugs.   Zoosymposia   13: 242–304   http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.21
  • King, C-J., Ellingson, R.A., Goddard, J.H.R., Johnson, R.F., Valdés, A. 2019. Range expansion or range shift? Population genetics and historic range data analyses of the predatory benthic sea slug   Phidiana hiltoni (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia).   Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences  118: 1–20  https://scholar.oxy.edu/scas/vol118/iss1/1/

Arensburger's lab

  • Deshpande, S.A., Meiselman, M., Hice, R.H., Arensburger, P., Rivera-Perez, C., Kim, D.H., Croft, R.L., Noriega, F.G. & Adams, M.E. 2018. Ecdysis triggering hormone receptors regulate male courtship behavior via antennal lobe interneurons in Drosophila. General and Comparative Endocrinology  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.12.003
  • Piégu, B., Arensburger, P., Guillou, F., & Bigot, Y. 2018. But where did the centromeres go in the chicken genome models?  Chromosome Research   https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-018-9585-0 .

Bobich's lab

  • Bergman, B.A., Bobich, E.G., Davis, S.D., Utsumi, Y., & Ewers, F.W. 2018. Dense but flexible wood–How leaf nodes impact xylem mechanics in Juglans californica. IAWA Journal 39: 372–381 doi:10.1163/22941932-20170205 

Claisse's lab

  • Williams, J. P.,  Williams, C. M., Blanchette, C. A., Claisse, J. T., Pondella, D. J., & Caselle, J. E. 2018. Where the Weird Things are: A Collection of Species Range Extensions in the Southern California Bight. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 117: 89-202  https://doi.org/10.3160/3850.1
  • Pondella, D. J., Williams, J. P.,  Williams, C. M.,  Claisse J. T., & Witting, D. 2018. Restoring a Nearshore Rocky Reef Ecosystem in the Challenge of an Urban Setting. In: Bortone, S. A. (ed) Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, pp 165-186.
  • Pondella, D. J., II, Robart, M. J., Claisse, J.T. , Williams, J. P., Williams, C.M. , Zellmer, A. J., & Piacenza, S.E. 2018. Spatial and temporal fishing patterns at the outer banks of the Southern California Bight. Western North American Naturalist  78: 341-357. 
  • Fowler, A.M., Jørgensen, A.M., Svendsen, J.C., Macreadie, P.I., Jones, D.O.B., Boon, A.R., Booth, D..J, Brabant, R., Callahan, E., Claisse, J.T., Dahlgren, T.G., Degraer, S., Dokken, Q.R., Gill, A.B., Johns, D.G., Leewis, R.J., Lindeboom, H.J., Linden, O., May, R., Murk, A.J., Ottersen, G., Schroeder, D.M., Shastri, S.M., Teilmann, J., Todd, V., Van Hoey, G., Vanaverbeke, J., & Coolen, J.W.P. 2018. Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment doi:10.1002/fee.1827
  • Claisse, J.T., Blanchette, C.A., Dugan, J.E., Williams, J.P., Freiwald, J., Pondella, D.J., Schooler, N.K., Hubbard, D.M., Davis, K., Zahn, L.A., Williams, C.M., & Caselle, J.E. 2018 Biogeographic patterns of communities across diverse marine ecosystems in southern California. Marine Ecology 39: e12453  doi:10.1111/maec.12453
  • Zellmer, A.J., Claisse, J.T., & Williams, C.M., Pondella, D.J. 2018. Long‐term, spatial marine harvest intensity as an indicator of human impact on shallow rocky reef ecosystems. Marine Ecology 39: e12463 doi:10.1111/maec.12463
  • Robinette, D.P., Howar, J., Claisse, J.T., & Caselle, J.E. 2018. Can nearshore seabirds detect variability in juvenile fish distribution at scales relevant to managing marine protected areas? Marine Ecology 39: e12485  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/maec.12485

Ewers's lab

  • Bergman, B.A., Bobich, E.G., Davis, S.D., Utsumi, Y., & Ewers, F.W. 2018. Dense but flexible wood–How leaf nodes impact xylem mechanics in Juglans californica. IAWA Journal 39: 372–381 doi:10.1163/22941932-20170205   

Questad's lab

  • Hernández, E., Questad, E.J., Meyer III, W.M. and Suding, K.N. 2018. The effects of nitrogen deposition and invasion on litter fuel quality and decomposition in a Stipa pulchra grassland. Journal of Arid Environments  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.11.003

Scordato's lab

  • Smith, C.C.R, Scordato, E.S.C., Taylor, S.A., Tittes, S., Vergara, D. (2018) Book Review: Molecular Population Genetics by Matthew Hahn. Molecular Ecology 27: 4976-4977  *all authors contributed equally https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.14960
  • Scordato, E.S.C. (2018) Male competition drives song divergence along an ecological gradient in an avian ring species.  Evolution 72: 2360–2377  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/evo.13604
  • Smith, C.C.R, Flaxman, S.M., Scordato E.S.C., Kane, N.C., Hund, A.K., Sheta, B.M., Safran, R.J. Barn swallow demographic inference using approximate Bayesian computation and whole genome data shows signal for founder event during the Holocene.  Molecular Ecology 27: 4200-4212. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mec.14854
  • Hund, A.K., Churchill, A., Faist, A., Havrilla, C., Love Stowell, S., McCreery, H., Ng, J., Pinzone, C., Scordato, E.S.C. (2018) Transforming Mentorship in STEM by Training Scientists to be Better Leaders.  Ecology & Evolution 8:9962-9974. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.4527
  • Fitzpatrick, C.L., Mendelson, T.C., Rodriguez, R.L., Safran, R.J., Scordato, E.S.C., Servedio, M.R., Stern, C.A., Symes, L.B., and Kopp, M. (2018) Theory meets empiry: a citation network analysis. BioScience 68:805-812 https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/10/805/5075650
  • Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Safran, R.J., and Evans, M.R. Ventral plumage colour is under sexual selection in a Northeastern Chinese barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica gutturalis) population. (2018)  Journal of Ornithology 159:675-685. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-018-1555-y
  • Tinghitella, R.M., Lackey, A.C.R., Martin, M.D., Dijkstra, P.D., Drury, J.P., Heathcote, R.J.P., Keagy, J., Scordato, E.S.C., Tyers, A.M. (2018) A major player need not be the only player in speciation: a response to comments on Tinghitella et al. Behavioral Ecology 29: 802:803 https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/29/4/802/4963869
  • Wilkins M.R., Scordato E.S.C., Semenov, G., Karaardıç H., Shizuka, D., Rubtsov, A., Pap P., Shen S., Safran R.J. (2018)  Patterns of Barn Swallow ( Hirundo rustica) Song Divergence at Continental and Global Scales. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 123:824-849  https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/123/4/825/4943524

Steele's lab

  • Aguayo, A., Martin, C.M., Huddy, T.F., Ogawa-Okada, M., Adkins, J.L., & Steele, A.D. 2018. Sex differences in circadian food anticipatory activity are not altered by individual manipulations of sex hormones or sex chromosome copy number in mice. PLoS ONE 13(1): e0191373 doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191373

Smith's lab

  • Miner, C.M., J.L. Burnaford, R.F. Ambrose, L. Antrim, H. Bohlmann, C.A. Blanchette, J.M. Engle, S.C. Fradkin, R. Gaddam, C.D.G. Harley, B.G. Miner, S.N. Murray, J.R. Smith, S.G. Whitaker, P.T. Raimondi. 2018. Large-scale impacts of sea star wasting disease (SSWD) on intertidal sea stars and implications for recovery. PLOS ONE 13(3): e0192870 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192870

Valdés' lab

  • Valdés, A., Lundsten, L., & Wilson, N.G. 2018. Five new deep-sea species of nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Cladobranchia) from the Northeast Pacific.   Zootaxa 4526: 401–433  https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4526.4.1
  • Bazzicalupo, E., Crocetta, F., Estores-Pacheco, K., Golestani, H., Bazairi, H., Giacobbe, S., Jaklin, A., Poursanidis, D., Chandran, S., Cervera Currado, J. L., & Valdés, A. 2018. Population genetics of Bursatella leachii (De Blainville, 1817) and implications for the origin of the Mediterranean population. Helgoland Marine Research 72: 19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s10152-018-0521-7
  • Krug, P.J., Wong, N.L.W.S., Medina, M., Gosliner, T.M., & Valdés, A. 2018. Cryptic speciation yields remarkable mimics: a new genus of sea slugs that masquerade as toxic algae ( Caulerpa spp.). Zoologica Scripta  https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12310
  • Medrano, S., Krug, P.J., Gosliner, T.M., Kumar, A.B., & Valdés, A. 2018. Systematics of   Polybranchia  Pease, 1860 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Sacoglossa) based on molecular and morphological data.   Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society   https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zly050
  • Krug, P.J., Berriman, J.S., & Valdés, A. 2018. Phylogenetic systematics of the shelled sea slug genus Oxynoe Rafinesque, 1814 (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa), with integrative descriptions of seven new species. Invertebrate Systematics 32: 950-1003 https://doi.org/10.1071/IS17080 
  • Merlo, E.M., Milligan, K.A., Sheets, N.B., Neufeld, C.J., Eastham, T.M., Estores-Pacheco, K.A.L., Steinke, D., Hebert, P,D.N., Valdés, A., & Wyeth, R.C. 2018. Range extension for the region of sympatry between the nudibranchs   Hermissenda opalescens  and   Hermissenda crassicornis  in the Northeastern Pacific.   FACETS  3: 764-776   doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0060
  • Berriman, J.S., Ellingson, R.A., Awbrey, J.D., Rico, D.M., Valdés, A., Wilson, N.G., Aguilar, A., Herbert, D.G., Hirano, Y.M., Trowbridge, C.D., Krug, P.J. 2018. A biting commentary: Integrating tooth characters with molecular data doubles known species diversity in a lineage of sea slugs that consume “killer algae.”   Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution   doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.027