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Submissions from 2024

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Evaluating Multiple Oyster Reef Restoration Practices Across Space and Time in Coastal Rhode Island, Patrick D. Barrett, Eric G. Schneider, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Torrie Hanley, Conor McManus, William Helt, Heather Kinney, and Randall Hughes

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Dietary Fatty Acids and Flight-Training Influence the Expression of the Eicosanoid Hormone Prostacyclin in Songbirds, Wales A. Carter, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Działo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Network Modulation at Stable States, Ben Collins, Jason Shulman, Ethan Speakman, Hailey Martin, Jennifer Reiss, Jennifer Myers, Gregg Roman, and Gemunu H. Gunaratne

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Tissue-Specific RNA-Seq Defines Genes Governing Male Tail Tip Morphogenesis in C. Elegans, Karin Kiontke, R. Antonio Herrera, D. Adam Mason, Alyssa Woronik, Stephanie Vernooy, Yash Patel, and David H. Fitch

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Morphologically Defined Substages of Tail Morphogenesis in C. Elegans Males, Karin Kiontke, Alyssa Woronik, and David H. Fitch

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Lighting Pathways to Success in STEM: A Virtual Laboratory Meeting Programme (LaMP) Mutually Benefits Mentees and Host Laboratories, Katie E. Lotterhos, Moisés A. Bernal, Megan Phifer-Rixey, and Torrie Hanley

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Non-STEM Majors COVID-19 Vaccine Impressions Improve, and Misconceptions Resolve, After Podcast Assignment, Christina N. Morra, Sarah J. Adkins, M. Elizabeth Barnes, Obadiah J. Pirlo, Ryleigh Fleming, Sarah P. Glass, Michael L. Howell, and Samiksha A. Raut

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Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) Disrupts Neuromast Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, Evelyn Paquette, John Paul Giacalone, Michael Fumo, and Nicole M. Roy

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Restricted Dispersal and Phenotypic Response to Water Depth in a Foundation Seagrass, Erik E. Sotka, Randall Hughes, Torrie Hanley, and Cynthia G. Hays

Submissions from 2023

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Morphology, Evolution, and the Whole Organism Imperative: Why Evolutionary Questions Need Multi-trait Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics, Benjamin M. Auerbach, Kristen R. R. Savell, and Elizabeth R. Agosto

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Mitochondrial Metabolism in Blood More Reliably Predicts Whole-Animal Energy Needs Compared to Other Tissues, Stefania Casagrande, Maciej Dzialo, Lisa Trost, Kasja Malkoc, Edyta T. Sadowska, Michaela Hau, Barbara J. Pierce, Scott R. McWilliams, and Ulf Bauchinger

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Concerted Phenotypic Flexibility of Avian Erythrocyte Size and Number in Response to Dietary Anthocyanin Supplementation, Maciej Dzialo, Amadeusz Bryla, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Katherine M. Carbeck, Olivia Fatica, Lisa Trost, Barbara J. Pierce, Edyta T. Sadowska, Scott R. McWilliams, and Ulf Bauchinger

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Conceptualizing the Construct of Ocean Identity, Miriah R. Kelly, Jo-Marie Kasinak, Emma McKinley, Caitlin McLaughlin, Jamie M.P. Vaudrey, and Jennifer Mattei

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Di-butyl Phthalate Disrupts Muscle, Motor and Sensory Neuron Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, Evelyn Paquette, Alissa Rodrigues, Michael Fumo, John Paul Giacalone, and Nicole Roy

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Coastal Environments in the West of Ireland: Sea, Land, and Spirit, John B. Roney ed. and Mark Beekey ed.

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Evidence for a Single, Ancient Origin of a Genus-Wide Alternative Life History Strategy, Kalle Tunström, Alyssa Woronik, Joseph J. Hanly, Pasi Rastas, Anton Chichvarkhin, Andrew D. Warren, Akito Kawahara, Sean D. Schoville, Vincent Ficarrotta, Adam H. Porter, Ward B. Watt, Arnaud Martin, and Christopher W. Wheat

Submissions from 2022

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Di-butyl Phthalate (DBP) Induces Defects During Embryonic Eye Development in Zebrafish, Sophie Barbagallo, Cassidy Baldauf, Emily Orosco, and Nicole M. Roy

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Our Natural World, Jennifer Mattei

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Conservation and Restoration of Estuaries and Coasts: Horseshoe Crabs as Flagship Species, Jennifer Mattei, Mark L. Botton, Satoquo Seino, Alfredo Quarto, Jaruwan (Ning) Enright, J. Vanitha, Hsu Chia Chi, Joe Cheung, and John T. Tanacredi

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The Power of Citizen Science: 20 Years of Horseshoe Crab Community Research Merging Conservation, Education, and Management, Jennifer Mattei, Jo-Marie Kasinak, Samah Senbel, and Kirk A. Bartholomew

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Hindbrain Defects Induced By Di-butyl Phthalate (DBP) in Developing Zebrafish Embryos, Evelyn Paquette, Naomi Mumper, Alissa Rodrigues, Morgan Voulo, Sierrah Rich, and Nicole M. Roy

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Mixed Models for the Relationship Between Latitude, Temperature, and Human Postcranial Form, Kristen R. R. Savell, David C. Katz, Timothy D. Weaver, and Benjamin M. Auerbach

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Radon (222Rn) as Tracer for Submarine Groundwater Discharge Investigation—Limitations of the Approach at Shallow Wind-Exposed Coastal Settings, Michael Schubert, Jan Scholten, Matthias Kreuzburg, Eric Petermann, Mariele Lopes de Paiva, Dennis Kohler, V. Liebetrau, John Rapaglia, and Michael Schlüter

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International Horseshoe Crab Conservation and Research Efforts: 2007- 2020: Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs Species Globally, John T. Tanacredi ed., Mark L. Botton ed., Paul K. Shin ed., Yumiko Iwasaki ed., Sin Gin Cheung ed., Kit Yue Kwan ed., and Jennifer Mattei ed.

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Long-Distance Vocal Signaling in White-Handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar), Thomas A. Terleph, Chanpen Saralamba, and Ulrich H. Reichard

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Using Optimal Transport to Improve Spherical Harmonic Quantification of Complex Biological Shapes, Zexuan Wang, Wenxi Yang, Katharine Ryan, Sumita Garai, Benjamin M. Auerbach, and Li Shen

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Laser Microdissection for Species-agnostic Single-tissue Applications, Alyssa Woronik, Karin Kiontke, Raya S. Jallad, R. Antonio Herrera, and David H. Fitch

Submissions from 2021

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Design Process in the Urban Context - Mobility and Health in Special Flood Hazard Area, Virginia Grace Barros, John Rapaglia, Maiko B. Richter, and Jean F. Andrighi

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Variability of 222Rn in the Sandy Aquifer of Buenos Aires Coast, Silvina Carretero, John Rapaglia, Leandro Rodrigues Capítulo, and Eduardo Kruse

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Dietary Linoleic Acid, Antioxidants, and Flight Training Influence the Activity of Oxidative Enzymes in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), Wales A. Carter, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Flight and Dietary Antioxidants Influence Antioxidant Expression and Activity in A Migratory Bird, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Wales A. Carter, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Salad with Clams: Prey Choice of an Intentionally Carnivorous Turtle, Kayleigh R. Erazmus, Luca Luiselli, and Russell L. Burke

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Flight Training And Dietary Antioxidants have Mixed Effects On The Oxidative Status of Multiple Tissues In A Female Migratory Songbird, Abigail E. Frawley, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Katherine M. Carbeck, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryla, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Season, Anthocyanin Supplementation, and Flight Training Have Mixed Effects on the Antioxidant System of Migratory European Starlings, Abigail E. Frawley, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Katherine M. Carbeck, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Gephyrin-Lacking PV Synapses on Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons, Dika A. Kuljis, Kristina D. Micheva, Ajit Ray, Waja Wegner, Ryan Bowman, Daniel V. Madison, Katrin I. Willig, and Alison L. Barth

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How Birds During Migration Maintain (Oxidative) Balance, Scott R. McWilliams, Wales A. Carter, Clara Cooper-Mullin, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Abigail E. Frawley, Barbara J. Pierce, and Megan Skrip

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A Random Forest Regression Model for Predicting the Movement of Horseshoe Crabs in Long Island Sound, Samah Senbel, Jo-Marie Kasinak, and Jennifer Mattei

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A Complex Interplay Between Balancing Selection and Introgression Maintains a Genus-Wide Alternative Life History Strategy, Kalle Tunstrom, Alyssa Woronik, Joseph J. Hanly, Pasi Rastas, Anton Chichvarkhin, Andrew D. Warren, Akito Kawahara, Sean D. Schoville, Vincent Ficarrotta, Adam H. Porter, Ward B. Watt, Arnaud Martin, and Christopher W. Wheat

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EUAdb: A Resource for COVID-19 Test Development and Comparison, Alyssa Woronik, Henry W. Shaffer, Karin Kiontke, Jon M. Laurent, Ronald Zambrano, Mariah Daley, Jef D. Boeke, and David H. Fitch

Submissions from 2020

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The Effects of Dietary Linoleic Acid and Hydrophilic Antioxidants on Basal, Peak, and Sustained Metabolism in Flight‐trained European Starlings, Wales A. Carter, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Dietary Antioxidants Attenuate the Endocrine Stress Response during Long-duration Flight of a Migratory Bird, Stefania Casagrande, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Lisa Trost, Barbara J. Pierce, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, and Scott R. McWilliams

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Flight Training in a Migratory Bird Drives Metabolic Gene Expression in the Flight Muscle but not Liver, and Dietary Fat Quality Influences Select Genes, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Wales A. Carter, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams

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A Naïve Population of European Oyster Ostrea edulis with Reduced Susceptibility to the Pathogen Bonamia ostreae: Are S-strategy life Traits Providing Protection?, Sian Egerton, Sharon A. Lynch, Maria Prado-Alvarez, Grace Flannery, Elaine Brennan, Tristan Hugh-Jones, David Hugh-Jones, and Sarah C. Culloty

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Pollen Composition Significantly Impacts the Development and Survival of the Native Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina Calcarata, Sarah P. Lawson, Kiley B. Kennedy, and Sandra M. Rehan

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The Energy Savings-Oxidative Cost Trade-Off for Migratory Birds During Endurance Flight, Scott R. McWilliams, Barbara J. Pierce, Andrea Wittenzellner, Lillie A. Langlois, Sophia Engel, John R. Speakman, Olivia Fatica, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Wolfgang Goymann, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryla, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, and Ulf Bauchinger

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Evolvability in Human Postcranial Traits Across Ecogeographic Regions, Kristen R. R. Savell

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Thermal Effects on Red Muscle Contractile Performance in Deep-Diving, Large-Bodied Fishes, Ashley Stoehr, Jeanine M. Donley, Scott A. Aalbers, Douglas A. Syme, Chugey Sepulveda, and Diego Bernal

Submissions from 2019

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Biogenic Amines Shift During the Pre-reproductive to Reproductive Transition in the Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina calcarata, Chelsea N. Cook, Sarah P. Lawson, Colin S. Brent, and Sandra M. Rehan

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Di-butyl phthalate (DBP) Induces Craniofacial Defects during Embryonic Development in Zebrafish, Tanner Jergensen, Danielle Cusmano, and Nicole M. Roy

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Structures of Coastal Resilience, Jennifer Mattei