| Department
of Biology: Faculty Contact Information and Research
Interests |
| Dr.
Brian Bagatto
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Interest
Areas:
- Developmental physiology
of vertebrates
- Physiological variability
in developing vertebrates
- Environmental effects
on developing vertebrates
- Development of the cardiovascular
system in verte brates
- Development of the catecholamine
cascade in vertebrates
- Evolution in developmental
processes
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Selected
References
- Bagatto, B.,
B. Pelster, and W.W. Burggren. 2001. Growth and metabolism
of larval zebrafish: effects of swim training. Journal
of Experimental Biology - in press.
- Bagatto, B.,
D.A. Crossley, and W.W. Burggren. 2000. Physiological
variability in neonatal armadillo quadruplets: within
and between litter differences. Journal of Experimental
Biology 203:1733-40.
- Bagatto, B.
and R.P. Henry. 2000. Bimodal respiration
in two species of Central American turtles: effects
of forced submergence. Comparative Biochemistry and
Physiology Part A 126(1):57-63.
- Bagatto, B.
and R.P. Henry. 1999. Aquatic gas exchange in the snapping
turtle, Chelydra serpentina.Journal of Herpetology
33(3):490-492.
- Bagatto, B.
and R.P. Henry. 1999. Exercise and forced submergence
in the pond slider (Trachemysscripta) and soft
shell turtle (Apalone ferox): influence on bimodal
gas exchange, diving behaviour, and blood acid-base
status. Journal of Experimental Biology 202(3):267-278.
- Bagatto, B.,
C. Guyer, B. Hauge, and R.P. Henry. 1997. Bimodal respiration
in two species of Central American turtles, Staurotypus
triporcatus and Kinosternon leucostomum.
Copeia 1997(4):834-839.
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Dr.
R. Todd Blackledge
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Research
Interests
- behavioral ecology
- evolution of behavior
- spider silk biomechanics
- evolutionary ecology of spider webs
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| Selected
References
- Blackledge,
T.A. & R.G. Gillespie. In press. Convergent evolution
of web building behaviors in an adaptive radiation of
Hawaiian spiders. Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences.
- Blackledge,
T.A., R.A. Cardullo & C.Y. Hayashi. 2005. Polarized
light microscopy, variability in spider silk diameters,
and the mechanical characterization of spider silk.
Invertebrate Zoology. In press.
- Hayashi,
C.Y., T.A. Blackledge & R.V. Lewis. 2004. Molecular
and mechanical characterization of spider aciniform
silk: Uniformity of Iterated Sequence Modules in a Novel
Member of the Spider Silk Fibroin Gene Family. Molecular
Biology and Evolution. 21:1950-1959.
- Blackledge,
T.A., J. A. Coddington, & R. G. Gillespie. 2003.
The evolution of three-dimensional spider webs as predator
defenses. Ecology Letters.6:13-18.
- Blackledge,
T.A., G. J. Binford, & R. G. Gillespie. 2003. Community
structure in an adaptive radiation of Hawaiian spiders.
Annales Zoologici Fennici. 40:293-303.
- Blackledge,
T.A. & R.G. Gillespie. 2002. Estimation of capture
areas of spider webs in relation to web asymmetry. Journal
of Arachnology. 30:70-77.
- Blackledge,
T.A. & J.W. Wenzel. 2001. Prey capture as a determinate
of tangle web architecture in Dictyna volucripes. Ethology
Ecology & Evolution. 13:105-113.
- Blackledge,
T.A. & J.W. Wenzel. 2001. Silk mediated defense
by an orb web spider against predatory muddauber wasps.
Behaviour. 138:155-171.
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| Dr.
R. Joel Duff
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Research
Interests
- Land plant phylogeny
- Evolution of RNA editing
in plants
- Molecular evolution
of ribosomal DNA genes in plants
- Phylogenetics of Hornworts
(Bryophyta)
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Selected
References
- Duff,
R. Joel and Francisco Moore. 2005. Pervasive RNA Editing
Inferred among Hornwort rbcL transcripts except Leiosporoceros.
Journal of Molecular Evolution. 61: 571-578.
- Cargill,
C. S. Karen S. Renzaglia, Juan Carlos Villarreal and
R. Joel Duff. 2005. Generic Concepts within Hornworts
(Phylum Anthocerotophyta). Australian Systematic Botany.
18:1-10
- Duff,
R. Joel, C. Cargill, J. C. Villarreal and K. S. Renzaglia.
2004. Phylogenetic relationships of the hornworts based
on rbcL sequence data: novel relationships and new insights.
Annals Missouri Botanical Garden. 98: 41-58.
- Duff,
R. Joel, W. R. Hoeh, D. Cook, and S. W. Weeks. 2004.
Isolation and characterization of thirteen polymorphic
loci from the clam shrimp Eulimnadia texana (Crustacea:
Spinicaudata). Molecular Ecology Notes (On-line publication:
May 11, 2004; In press September 2004)
- Weeks,
S. C. and R. J. Duff. 2002. A genetic comparison of
two species of clam shrimp in the genus Eulimnadia:
An electrophoretic approach. Hydrobiologia. 486: 295-302.
- Nickrent,
D. L, Parkinson, Palmer, and R. J. Duff. 2000. Multigene
phylogeny of plants: hornworts are basal and mosses
are sister to liverworts. Molecular Biology Evolution.
17(12):1885-1895.
- Wood,
A. J., R. J. Duff, and M. J. Oliver. 2000. The translational
apparatus of Tortula ruralis: polysomal retention of
transcripts encoding the ribosomal proteins RPS14, RPS16,
and RPL23 in desiccated and rehydrated gametophytes.
Journal Experimental Botany. 51: 1-8. (October 2000)
- Duff,
R. Joel and E. E. Schilling 2000. The chloroplast structure
and consensus gene order of Isoetes (Isoetaceae) is
similar to the liverwort Marchantia. American Fern Journal
90:51-59.
- Renzaglia,
Karen, R. J. Duff, D. L. Nickrent, and D. Garabary.
2000. Vegetative and reproductive innovations of early
land plants: implications for a unified phylogeny. Transactions
of the Royal Society, London 355:769-793.
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| Dr.
Dan Ely
|
Interest Areas
- Mechanisms of hypertension
- neural, hormonal, and genetic
- Stress physiology
- Heart preservation
studies for transplant
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Selected
References
- Milsted,
A., Serova, L., Sabban,E., Dunphy, G., Turner, M.,
Ely, D. Regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription
by Sry. Neuroscience Letters 369:203-207,2004.
- Toot,J.
Dunphy,G.,Turner, M., Ely,D. The SHR Y-chromosome
increases testosterone and aggression, but decreases
serotonin as compared to the WKY Y-chromosome in the
rat model. Behav. Gen. 34:515-524,2004.
- Turner,M.
Jenkins, C. Milsted, A., Ely, D. Sex Chromosomes,
Ch. 1 in Principles of Sex Based Differences in Physiology,
.V. Miller, M. Hay, eds., Elsevier Pub. Pp.1-13, 2004.
- Andrews,
E. Jenkins,C., Seachrist, D., Dunphy, G., Ely, D.
Social stress increases blood pressure and cardiovascular
pathology in a normotensive rat model. Clin. Exptl.
Hyper. 25:85-101, 2003.
- Kensicki,
E., Dunphy,G., Milsted,A. , Ely D. Estradiol Increases
Sodium Intake in Female Normotensive and Hypertensive
Rats. J. Appl. Physiol. 93:479-483,2002.
- Sharma
U, Dunphy G, Ely D. Testosterone increased blood pressure
and decreased renal tyrosine hydroxylase activity
in SHR/y and Wistar-Kyoto rats. Clin Exptl Hyper.
24:141-153,2002.
- Caplea
A., Seachrist D., Daneshvar H., Dunphy G., Ely D.
Noradrenergic content and turnover rate in kidney
and heart shows gender and strain differences. J Appl.
Physiol. 92:567-571,2002.
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Interest Areas:
- Transplant immunology.
- Cell-mediated immunology.
- Investigation of autoimmune
diseases.
- Characterization of
suppressive cells.
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Selected
References
- Holda, J.H. LPS activation
of bone marrow natural suppressor cells. Cellular Immonol.
141, 518-527, 1992.
- Holda, J.H., Maier,
T., Claman, H.N. IL-3, IL-4 and IL-6 enhance IFN-g dependent
bone marrow natural suppressor activity. Cellular Immunol.
125, 459-468, 1990.
- Maier, T., Holda, J.H.,
Claman, H.N. Murine natural suppressor (NS) cells in
the newborn, in bone marrow, and after cyclophosphamide:
Genetic variations and dependence on IFN-g. J. Immunol.
143: 491-498, 1989.
|
Dr.
Martha Kory
- Phone: (330) 972-7154
- Office: ASEC-W
277
- email: mmk1@uakron.edu
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Interest Areas:
- Medical bacteriology
- mechanisms of pathogenicity.
- Phenotypic and genotypic
characterization of bacteriophages of medically significant
bacteria.
- General bacteriology.
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Selected
References
-
Yamokoski, E.A., B.W. Buczynski, N. Stojilovic, J.W.
Seabolt, L.M. Bloe, R. Foster, N. Zito, M.M. Kory, R.P.
Steiner and R.D. Ramsier. 2005. Influence of exposure
conditions on bacterial adhesion to zirconium alloys.
J. ASTM International, 2(7): 1-14.
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Buczynski, B.W.,
M.M. Kory, R.P. Steiner, T.A. Kittinger, R.D. Ramsier.
2003. Bacterial adhesion to zirconium surfaces. Colloids
and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 30: 167-175.
- Huynh, T.D., Kory, M.M.
The seasonal distribution of some bacteriophages in
the Akron sewage treatment plant. Ohio J. Sci. 93:48-50,
1993.
- Kramer, C.M., Kory,
M.M. Bacteria that degrade p-chlorophenol isolated from
a continuous culture system. Can. J. Microbiol. 38:34-37,
1992.
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Interest Areas
- Marine and freshwater
microbial food webs
- Trophic cascades
- Nutrient dynamics
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Selected
References
- Gardner, W.S., Yang,
L., Cotner, J.B., Johengen, T.H., and Lavrentyev,
P.J. 2001. Nitrogen dynamics in sandy freshwater
sediments (Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron). Journal of Great
Lakes Research 27: 84-97
- Lavrentyev,
P.J., Gardner, W.S., and Yang, L. 2000. Effects
of the zebra mussel on nitrogen cycling and the microbial
community at the sediment-water interface.
Aquatic Microbial Ecology 21: 187-194
- Gardner, W.S., Lavrentyev,
P.J., Bootsma, H.A.,
Cavaletto, J.F., and Cotner, J.B.
2000.
Effects of natural light on nitrogen dynamics
in diverse aquatic environments.
Archiv für
Hydrobiologie Ergebnisse Limnologie 27: 64-73
- Gardner, W.S., Cavaletto,
J.F., Bootsma, H.A., Lavrentyev,
P.J. and. Troncone, F.
1998.
Nitrogen cycling rates and light effects in
tropical Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Limnology and Oceanography 43: 1814-1825
- Lavrentyev, P.J.,
Bootsma, H.A., Johengen, T.H., Cavaletto, J.F and
Gardner, W.S. 1998. Microbial plankton response to
resource limitation: Insights from the community structure
and seston stoichiometry in Florida Bay, USA. Marine
Ecology Progress Series 165: 45-57.
- Lavrentyev, P.J.,
Gardner, W.S., and Johnson, J.R. 1997. Cascading trophic
effects on aquatic nitrification: Experimental evidence
and potential implications. Aquatic Microbial Ecology
13: 161-175.
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Interest Areas
- Anatomy
and development of vertebrate central nervous system
(CNS)
-
Molecular mechanisms underlying development of vertebrate
sensory systems
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Expression and function of cell adhesion molecule cadherins
in the development of vertebrate nervous tissue
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Selected
References
- Liu,
Q., J. A. Marrs, E. Azodi, A. E. Kerstetter, S. G. Babb,
and L. Hashimi. 2004.Differential expression of cadherins
in the developing and adult zebrafish olfactory system.
J. Comp. Neurol., 478:269-281.
- Liu,
Q., E. Azodi, A. E. Kerstetter, and A. L. Wilson. 2004.
Cadherin-2 and cadherin-4 in developing, adult and regenerating
zebrafish cerebellum. Dev. Brain Res., 150:63- 71.
- Kerstetter,
A. E., E. Azodi, J. A. Marrs, and Q. Liu. 2004. Cadherin-2
function in the cranial ganglia and lateral line system
of developing zebrafish. Dev. Dynamics, 230:137-143.
- Liu,
Q., A. E. Kerstetter, E. Azodi, and J. A. Marrs. 2003.
Cadherin-1, -2 and -11 expression and cadherin-2 function
in the pectoral limb bud and fins of developing zebrafish.
Dev. Dynamics, 228:734-739.
- Liu,
Q., R. D. Ensign, and E. Azodi. 2003. Cadherin-1, -2,
and -4 expression in the cranial ganglia and lateral
line system of developing zebrafish. Gene Expression
Patterns, 3:653-658.
- Liu,
Q., R. L. Londraville, E. Azodi, S. G. Babb, C. Chiappini-williamson,
J. A. Marrs, and P. A. Raymond. 2002. Up-regulation
of cadherin-2 and cadherin-4 in regenerating visualstructures
of adult zebrafish. Exp. Neurol., 177:396-406.
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Interest Areas:
- Fat metabolism in
lower vertebrates (fish)
- Calcium cycling proteins,
leptin
- Temperature's effects
on protein function
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Selected
References
- Tschantz, D.R., E.L.
Crockett, P.H. Niewiarowski, and R.L. Londraville.
2002. Cold acclimation strategy is highly variable among
the sunfishes (Centrarchidae) Physiol. Biochem. Zool.
75:544-556.
- R. L. Londraville
and C.S. Duvall. 2002. Murine leptin injections increase
intracellular fat metabolism in green sunfish (Lepomis
cyanellus) Gen. and Comp Endocrin. 129:56-62.
- Liu Q., R.L. Londraville,
E. Azodi, S.G. Babb, C. Chiappini, J.A. Marrs, and P.
A. Raymond. 2002. Up-Regulation of Cadherin-2 and Cadherin-4
in Regenerating Visual Structures of Adult Zebrafish.
Experimental Neurology 177:396-406
- R.L. Londraville,
T. D. Cramer, J.P.C. Franck, A. Tullis, and B.A. Block.
2000. Cloning of a neonatal calcium atpase isoform (SERCA
1B) from extraocular muscle of adult blue marlin (Makaira
nigricans). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 127:223-233.
- Johnson, R.M., T.M.
Johnson, and R.L. Londraville. 2000. Evidence
for leptin expression in fishes. J. Exp. Zool. 286(7):718-724
- Niewiarowski, P.H.,
M.L. Balk, and R.L. Londraville. 2000. Murine
leptin injection raises metabolic rate in an ectotherm.
J. Exp. Biol. 203 (2):295-300
- Crockett, E.L.,
R.L. Londraville, E.E. Wilkes, and M.C. Popesco.
1999. Enzymes from energy metabolism and fatty
acid-binding protein in gill tissues from temperate
and Antarctic fishes. J. Exp. Zool. 284 (3):276-285
- Franck, J.P.C., J.
Morrissete, J.E. Keen, R.L. Londraville, M.
Beamsley, B.A. Block. 1998. Cloning and characterization
of fiber type specific ryanodine receptor isoforms in
skeletal muscles of fish. Am. J. Physiol. 275:C401-C415.
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Interest Areas:
- Mechanisms regulating
gene expression in hypertension: genomic imprinting
in females.
- The role of the Y
chromosome in development and maintenance of hypertension.
- Characterization of
the SHR Y chromosome hypertension locus.
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Selected
References
- Milsted
A, Serova L, Sabban EL, Dunphy G, Turner ME, Ely DE:
Regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription
by Sry. Neuroscience Letters, in press 2004.
- Melaiye
A, Simons RS, Milsted A, Pingitore F, Wesdemiotis C
, Tessier CA, Youngs WJ: Formation of Water Soluble
Pincer Silver (I) Carbene Complexes, A Novel Antimicrobial
Agent. J. Med. Chem. 47:973-977, 2004.
- Turner
M, Jenkins C, Milsted A, Ely D: Chapter 1: Sex Chromosomes
in "Principles of Sex Based Differences in Physiology",
Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology, Vol. 34, pages
1-14, 2003.
- Passerini
AG, Milsted A, Rittgers SE: Shear stress magnitude and
directionality modulate growth factor gene expression
in preconditioned vascular endothelial cells. Journal
of Vascular Surgery 37:182-190, 2003.
- Neves
LAA, Santos RAS, Khosla MC, Milsted A: Angiotensin-(1-7)
regulates the levels of angiotensin II receptor subtype
AT1 mRNA differentially in a strain-specific fashion.
Regulatory Peptides 95:99-107, 2000.
- Ely
D, Turner M, Milsted A: Review of the Y chromosome and
hypertension. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res. 33:679-691, 2000.
- Milsted
A, Marcelo MC, Turner ME, Ely DL: Female WKY and SHR/y
rats have the same genotype but different patterns of
expression of renin and angiotensinogen. J. Hypertens.
16:823-828, 1998.
- Turner
ME, Ely DL, Milsted A: The rat Y chromosome. Rat Genome
4:78-83, 1998.
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Interest Areas:
- Plant-Pollinator interactions
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Foraging Behavior
of Nectar Feeders
- Effects of Population
Size and Habitat Fragmentation
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Selected
References
- 2004
Mitchell, RJ. Heritability of nectar traits: why do
we know so little? Ecology 85:1527-1533. (Invited paper
for Special Feature on Community and Evolutionary Ecology
of Nectar).
- Ashman,
T-L, TM Knight, J. Steets, P Amarasekare, M Burd, D
Campbell, M Dudash, M Johnston, SJ Mazer, RJ Mitchell,
MT Morgan, WG Wilson. 2004. Pollen Limitation of Plant
Reproduction: Ecological and Evolutionary Causes and
Consequences. Ecology 85:2408-2421
- Mitchcell,
RJ, JD Karron, KG Holmquist, JM Bell. 2004 The influence
of Mimulus ringens floral display size on pollinator
visitation patterns. Functional Ecology 18:116-124.
- Brown,
BJ, RJ Mitchell, SA Graham. 2002. Competition for pollination
between an invasive species (Purple loosestrife) and
a native congener. Ecology 83:2238-2336.
- Mitchell,
RJ. 1997. Effects of pollen quantity on progeny vigor:
evidence from the desert mustard Lesquerella fendleri.
Evolution 51:1679-1684.
- Mitchell,
RJ. 1994. Effects of floral traits, pollinator visitation
and plant size on Ipomopsis aggregata fruit production.
American Naturalist 143:870-889.
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Areas of Interest:
- The evolutionary consequences
of gene-gene interactions
- Theoretical population
genetics
- Experimental evolution
in bacteria
- The interface between
micro and macro evolution
- The
evolution of novelty
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Selected
Publications
- Moore, Francisco
B.-G., and D. E. Rozen, and R. E. Lenski. 2000.
Pervasive compensation for deleterious mutations in
experimental populations of E.
coli. Proceedings of the Royal Society London
B. 267: 515-522.
- Whitlock, M. C., P.
C. Phillips, F. B.-G. Moore and S. J. Tonsor.
1995. Multiple fitness peaks and epistasis. Annual
Review of Ecology and Systematics 26: 601-629.
- Moore, Francisco
B.-G., and
S. J. Tonsor. 1994. A simulation of Wright's shifting-balance
process: migration and the three phases. Evolution
48: 69-80.
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Interest Areas:
- Ecology and Population
biology of reptiles.
- Physiological ecology.
- Evolution of life
histories.
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- Angilletta, M.J., Jr.,
Niewiarowski, P.H., Dunham, A.E., Leache´, A.D., and
Porter, W.P. 2004. Bergmann’s Clines in Ectotherms:
Illustrating a Life-History Perspective with Sceloporine
Lizards. Evolution 164(6): In Press.
-
Niewiarowski, P.H.,
Angilletta, M.J., Jr., and Leache, A.D. 2004. Phylogenetic
comparative analysis of life-history variation among
populations of the lizard sceloporus undulatus: An example
and prognosis. Evolution, 58(3), 2004, pp. 619–633.
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Boone, M.D., Scott, D.E., and
Niewiarowski, P.H. 2002. Effects of Hatching Time for
Larval Ambystomatid Salamanders: the Boon of Predation?
Copeia 2002:511-517.
-
Currens, C., Niewiarowski,
P.H., and Whiteman, H. 2002. Variation in resting
metabolic rates of metamorphic and paedomorphic mole
salamanders: an energy budget approach to a life history
polymorphism. Copeia 2002: 489-495.
-
Niewiarowski, P.H.
2001. Energy Budget, Growth Rates, and Thermal Constraints:
Toward an Integrative approach to the Study of Life History
Variation. American Naturalist 157:421-433.
-
Niewiarowski, P.H., M.L. Balk,
and R.L. Londraville. 2000. Murine injection raises
metabolic rate in an ectotherm. J. Exp. Biol. 203
(2):295-300.
- Chazal, A.C. and Niewiarowski, P.H. (1998). An experimental test of the effects
of clearcutting on the growth, survival and reproduction of
the Mole Salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum. Ecological
Applications 8(4):1133-1143.
- Niewiarowski, P. H. and
Dunham, A. E. 1994. Evolution of reproductive effort in squamate reptiles: Costs, trade-offs, and assumptions
reconsidered. Evolution 48(1): 137-145
- Niewiarowski,
P. H., and Roosenburg, W. M. 1993. Reciprocal transplant
reveals sources of variation in growth rates of the lizard
Sceloporus undulatus. Ecology 74:1992-2002.
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Dr.
Don Ott
- Phone: (330) 972-7164
- Office: ASEC-W
380
- email: dott@uakron.edu
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Interest Areas:
- Role of the cytoskeleton
in organelle Translocation in Vaucheria.
- Molecular phylogeny
of the genus Vaucheria.
- Association of the
parasitic rotifer, Proales, in Vaucheria.
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Selected
References
-
Ott,
Donald W. and Carla K. Oldham-Ott. 2003. Eustigmatophyceae,
Raphidophyceae, and Tribophyceae. In: Freshwater Algae
of North America. J.D. Wehr and R.G. Sheath Eds. Academic
Press: San Diego, Ca., pp. 423-469.
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Arrington, S.A., M.J. Zeleznik, D.W.Ott, and L.K.
Ju. 2003. Effects of Polyethleneimine on cyanobacterium
Anabaena flos-aquae during cell flocculation and flotation.
Enzyme and Microbial Technology.32:290-293.
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Weeks, SC, V Marcus, R Salisbury, and D. Ott. 2002.
Cyst development in the conchostracan shrimp, Eulimnadia
texana. Hydrobiologia 486:289-294
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Wallace, R.L., D.W. Ott, S.L. Stiles, and C.K. Oldham-Ott.
2001. Bed and Breakfast: the parasitic life of Proales
werneckii (Ploimida: Proalidae) within the alga Vaucheria
(Xanthophyceae: Vaucheriales). Hydrobiologia 446/447:129-137
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Verb, R.G., M.L. Vis, D.W. Ott, & R.L. Wallace.
1999. New records of Vaucheria species (Xanthophyceae)
with associated Proales werneckii (Rotifera) from
North America. Crytogamie Algologie 20(2):67-73.
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Pulfer,
S.K., D.W. Ott, D.J. Smith. 1997. Incorporation of
Nitric-Oxide Releasing Cross-
linked Polyethyleneimine Microspheres into
Vascular Grafts. J. of Biomed.
Materials Res. 37(2):182-186.
-
Chase,
G. G., J. Steffen, and D. W. Ott. 1995. Microscopic
Observation of Filter Cake Formation. Sep. Technol.
4:118-122.
-
Ott, Donald William. 1992. The Role of the Cytoskeleton
in Organelle Translocation in Vaucheria longicaulis.
In: The Cytoskeleton of the Algae, Menzel, D., Ed.
CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl., pp. 255-272.
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| Dr.
Jean Pan
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Interest Areas:
- Plant and microbial
ecology
- Plant fungal interactions
- Clonal
plant biology
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Selected
References
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Interest
Areas:
- Sexual differentiation
of nervous system
- Reproductive biology
- Developmental endocrinology.
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Selected
References
- Jenkins, C., R. Salisbury,
D. Ely. 1994. Castration lowers and testosterone restores
blood pressure in several rat strains on high sodium
diets. Clin. and Experimental Hypertension 16:611-625.
- Ely, D., J. Falvo, G.
Dunphy, A. Caplea, R. Salisbury,
M. Turner. 1994. The spontaneously hypertensive rat
Y chromosome produces an early testosterone rise in
normotensive rats. J. Hypertension 12:769:774.
- Ely, D., Salisbury,
R.L., Hadi, D., Turner, M., Johnson, M. 1991. Androgen
receptor and the testes influence hypertension in a
hybrid rat model. Hypertension 17:1104- 1110.
- Krieg, R.J., Jr., Batson,
J.M., Martha, P.N., Jr., Matt, D.W., Salisbury, R.L.,
Evans, W.S. 1990. Gonadotrophin releasing hormone-stimulated
luteinizing hormone secretion by perifused pituitary
cells from normal, gonadectomized and testicular feminized
rats. Endocrinology 126:3022-3027.
- Salisbury, R.L., Reed,
J., Ward, I.L., Weisz, J. 1989. Plasma Luteinizing Hormone
Levels in Normal and Prenatally Stressed Male and Female
Rat Fetuses and Their Mothers. Biology of Reproduction
40:111-117.
- Roselli, R.E., R.L.
Salisbury, J.A. Resko. 1987. Genetic evidence for androgen-dependent
and independent control of aromatase activity in the
rat brain. Endocrinology 121:2205-2210.
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Interest Areas:
- Genetics of hypertension.
- Population genetics.
- Mammalian Y chromosomes.
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Selected
References
-
Milsted A, Serova L, Sabban EL, Dunphy G, Turner ME,
Ely DL. Regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription
by Sry.Neurosci Lett. 369(3):203-7, 2004
- Toot
J, Dunphy G, Turner M, Ely D. The SHR Y-chromosome increases
testosterone and aggression, but decreases serotonin
as compared to the WKY Y-chromosome in the rat model.
Behav Genet. 34(5):515-24, 2004.
- Turner
M, Jenkins C, Milsted A, Ely D: Chapter 1: Sex Chromosomes
in "Principles of Sex Based Differences in Physiology",
Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology, Vol. 34, pages
1-14, 2003.
- Ely,
D., Turner, M., and Milsted, A.: Review of the Y chromosome
and hypertension. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res., in press,
2000.
- Turner,
M.E., Ely, D.L., Milsted, A.: The rat Y chromosome.
Rat Genome 4:78-83, 1998.
- Milsted,
A., Marcelo, M.C., Turner, M.E., and Ely, D.L.: Female
WKY and SHR/y rats have the same genotype but different
patterns of expression of renin and angiotensinogen.
J. Hypertens. 16:823-828, 1998.
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Interest Areas:
- Evolution of sex-determining
mechanisms in crustacea.
- Ecology and evolution
of freshwater fish.
- Population biology
of aquatic animals.
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Selected
References
- Duff,
RJ WR Hoeh, DG Cook and SC Weeks. 2004. Isolation and
characterization of thirteen polymorphic microsatellite
loci from the clam shrimp Eulimnadia texana (Crustacea:
Spinicaudata). Molecular Ecology Notes 4:397-399
- Weeks,
SC. 2004. Seven generations of inbreeding does not purge
inbreeding depression in the clam shrimp, Eulimnadia
texana. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17:475-484.
- Weeks,
SC and RL Bernhardt. 2004. Maintenance of androdioecy
in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia texana: Field estimates
of inbreeding depression and relative male survival.
Evolutionary Ecology Research 6:227-242.
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Weeks, SC, J Hutchison, and N Zucker. 2001. Maintenance
of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia
texana: Do hermaphrodites need males for complete fertilization?
Evolutionary Ecology 15:205-221.
- Hollenbeck,
VG, SC Weeks, W Gould, and N Zucker. 2002. Maintenance
of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp Eulimnadia texana:
Sexual encounter rates and outcrossing success. Behavioral
Ecology 13:561-570
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