The majority of Biology faculty members are actively engaged in research and committed to providing our majors with opportunities to join them in the research process.
Submissions from 2019
The Effects of Ship Wakes in the Venice Lagoon and Implications for the Sustainability of Shipping in Coastal Waters, Gian Marco Scarpa, Luca Zaggia, Giorgia Manfe, Giuliano Lorenzetti, Kevin E. Parnell, Tarmo Soomere, John Rapaglia, and Emanuela Molinaroli
RCrab: An R Analytics Tool to Visualize and Analyze the Movement of Horseshoe Crabs in Long Island Sound, Ismael Youssef, Samah Senbel, Jo-Marie Kasinak, and Jennifer Mattei
An Interactive Application for Tracking the Movement of the Limulus Polyphemus throughout Long Island Sound (LIS), Ismael Youssef, Samah Senbel, and Jennifer Mattei
Submissions from 2018
Chemical Ecology and Sociality in Aphids: Opportunities and Directions, Patrick Abbot, John Tooker, and Sarah P. Lawson
Environmental Cues and Dietary Antioxidants Affect Breeding Behavior and Testosterone of Male European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)., Katherine M. Carbeck, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Pietro B. D'Amelio, Wolfgang Goymann, Lisa Trost, Barbara J. Pierce, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Dzialo, Ulf Bauchinger, and Scott R. McWilliams
High Phenolic Content Fails to Deter Mesograzer Consumption of Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil) in New England, LaTina Steele, Courtney Ray, and Michele Guidone
An Analysis of White-Handed Gibbon Male Song Reveals Speech-Like Phrases, Thomas A. Terleph, S. Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard
Male White-Handed Gibbons Flexibly Time Duet Contributions, Thomas A. Terleph, S. Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard
Inflammation and Immune Evasion Coexist in Treponema Pallidum-infected Skin, Rodolfo Trujillo, Jorge Cervantes, Kelly L. Hawley, Adriana R. Cruz, Sankhiros Babapoor, Michael Murphy, Soheil S. Dadras, and Juan C. Salazar
Submissions from 2017
Conversion of Ammonia-Pretreated Switchgrass to Biofuel Precursors by Bacterial-Fungal Consortia Under Solid-State and Submerged-State Cultivation, Abhiney Jain, Sandra H. Bediako, William H. Baughman, and J. Michael Henson
Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) Induces Caudal Defects During Embryonic Development, Nicole M. Roy, Ewelina Zambrzycka, and Jenna Santangelo
Conservation Status of the American Horseshoe Crab, (Limulus Polyphemus): A Regional Assessment, David R. Smith, H. Jane Brockmann, Mark Beekey, Timothy L. King, Michael J. Millard, and Jaime Zaldívar-Rae
Fast Shoreline Erosion Induced by Ship Wakes in a Coastal Lagoon: Field Evidence and Remote Sensing Analysis, Luca Zaggia, Giuliano Lorenzetti, Giorgia Manfe, Gian Marco Scarpa, Emanuela Molinaroli, Kevin E. Parnell, John Rapaglia, Maria Gionta, and Tarmo Soomere
Submissions from 2016
A PES Study of Factors Influencing Metal Partitioning in Aquatic Systems: “Design of Experiment As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn”, Eid A. Alkhatib, John Rapaglia, and Leon Theim
The Mating-Type Genes of the Basidiomycetes, Daniela Freihorst, Thomas J. Fowler, Kirk A. Bartholomew, J. Stephen Horton, Erika Kothe, and Marjatta Raudaskoski
Correlation Analysis of Enzyme activities and Deconstruction of Ammonia-pretreated Switchgrass by Bacterial-fungal Communities, Abhiney Jain, H. Sandra Pelle, and J. Michael Henson
Glyphosate Induces Neurotoxicity in Zebrafish, Nicole M. Roy, Bruno Carneiro, and Jeremy Ochs
Glyphosate Induces Cardiovascular Toxicity in Danio Rerio, Nicole M. Roy, Jeremy Ochs, Ewelina Zambrzycka, and Ariann Anderson
Hedgehog Inhibition Causes Complete Loss of Limb Outgrowth and Transformation of Digit Identity in Xenopus Tropicalis, Geffrey F. Stopper, Katherine L. Richards-Hrdlicka, and Günter P. Wagner
Age Related Decline in Female Lar Gibbon Great Call Performance Suggests That Call Features Correlate with Physical Condition, Thomas A. Terleph, S. Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard
Ship-Induced Depression Wakes and Shoreline Erosion, Luca Zaggia, Giuliano Lorenzetti, Georgia Manfe, Gian Marco Scarpaf, K. E. Parnell, John Rapaglia, and E. Molinaroli
Submissions from 2015
The Mismanagement of Limulus polyphemus in Long Island Sound, U.S.A.: What Are the Characteristics of a Population in Decline?, Mark Beekey and Jennifer Mattei
Horseshoe Crab Research in Urban Estuaries: Challenges and Opportunities, Jennifer Mattei, Mark L. Botton, Mark Beekey, and Christina P. Colón
Ship-Induced Solitary Riemann Waves of Depression in Venice Lagoon, Kevin E. Parnall, Tarmo Soomere, Luca Zaggia, Artem Rodin, Giuliano Lorenzetti, John Rapaglia, and Gian Marco Scarpaf
A GIS Typology to Locate Sites of Submarine Groundwater Discharge, John Rapaglia, Carley Grant, Henry Bokuniewicz, Tsvi Pick, and Jan Scholten
Ship-Wake Induced Sediment Remobilization: Effects and Proposed Management Strategies for the Venice Lagoon, John Rapaglia, Luca Zaggia, Kevin E. Parnall, Giuliano Lorenzetti, and Athanasios T. Vafeidis
Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity of Lead in the Danio rerio Body, Nicole M. Roy, Sarah DeWolf, and Bruno Carneiro
Seagrass Deterrence to Mesograzer Herbivory: Evidence from Mesocosm Experiments and Feeding Preference Trials, LaTina Steele and John F. Valentine
Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) Great Call Reveals Individual Caller Identity, Thomas A. Terleph, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard
Submissions from 2014
Use of Stable and Radiogenic Isotopes in Oil Spill Cases, Virginia Grace Grace Barros, T. M. N. Oliveira, R. Spandre, Gian Maria Zuppi, and John Rapaglia
Utilization of the Invasive Alga Gracilaria Vermiculophylla (Ohmi) Papenfuss by the Native Mud Snail Ilyanassa Obsoleta (Say), Michele Guidone, Christine Newton, and Carol S. Thornber
Site-specific Regulation of Adult Neurogenesis by Dietary Fatty Acid Content, Vitamin E and Flight Exercise in European Starlings, Zachary J. Hall, Ulf Bauchinger, Alexander R. Gerson, Edwin R. Price, Lillie A. Langlois, Michael Boyles, Barbara J. Pierce, Scott R. McWilliams, David F. Sherry, and Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton
The Fat of the Matter: How Dietary Fatty Acids Can Affect Exercise Performance, Barbara J. Pierce and Scott R. McWilliams
Neural Alterations from Lead Exposure in Zebrafish, Nicole M. Roy, Sarah DeWolf, Alexius Schutt, Ashia Wright, and LaTina Steele
Sarpa Salpa Herbivory on Shallow Reaches of Posidonia Oceanica Beds, LaTina Steele, Kelly M. Darnell, Just Cebrián, and Jose Luis Sanchez-Lizaso
Submissions from 2013
Horseshoe Crab Eggs: A Rare Resource for Predators in Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey, Jennifer Mattei, and Barbara J. Pierce
Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Saltwater Intrusion Length into the Coastal Aquifer, Partido de La Costa, Argentina, Silvina Carretero, John Rapaglia, Henry Bokuniewicz, and Eduardo Kruse
Sediment Resuspension by Ship Wakes in the Venice Lagoon, Morgan Gelinas, Henry Bokuniewicz, John Rapaglia, and Kamazima M.M. Lwiza
Examination of Ulva Bloom Species Richness and Relative Abundance Reveals Two Cryptically Co-Occurring Bloom Species in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Michele Guidone and Carol S. Thornber
A Case Study in Elementary Statistics: The Florida Panther Population, Andrew Lazowski and Geffrey F. Stopper
Using RNAi in C. elegans to Demonstrate Gene Knockdown Phenotypes in the Undergraduate Biology Lab Setting, Nicole M. Roy
Mathematics in Conservation: The Case of the Endangered Florida Panther, Geffrey F. Stopper and Andrew Lazowski
Submissions from 2012
Snail Grazing Facilitates Growth of Two Morphologically Similar Bloom-Forming Ulva Species Through Different Mechanisms, Michele Guidone, Carol S. Thornber, Emily Vincent, and Sedonia Sipes
Isotopic, Geophysical and Biogeochemical Investigation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge: IAEA-UNESCO Intercomparison Exercise at Mauritius Island, P. P. Povinec, W. C. Burnett, A. Beck, H. Bokuniewicz, M. Charette, M. E. Gonneea, M. Groening, T. Ishitobi, E. Kontar, L. Liong Wee Kwong, D. E. P. Marie, W. S. Moore, J. A. Oberdorfer, R. Peterson, R. Ramessur, John Rapaglia, T. Stieglitz, and Z. Top
Quantification of Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Optimal Radium Sampling Distribution in the Lesina Lagoon, Italy, John Rapaglia, Sotirios Koukoulas, Luca Zaggia, Michal Lichter, Georgia Manfe, and Athanasios T. Vafeidis
Brief Embryonic Strychnine Exposure in Zebrafish Causes Long-Term Adult Behavioral Impairment with Indications of Embyronic Synaptic Changes, Nicole M. Roy, Brianna Arpie, Joseph Lugo, Elwood Linney, Edward D. Levin, and Daniel Cerutti
Salt Marsh Accretion and Storm Tide Variation: an Example from a Barrier Island in the North Sea, Mark Schuerch, John Rapaglia, V. Liebetrau, A. Vafeidis, and K. Reise
Idiosyncratic Responses of Seagrass Phenolic Production Following Sea Urchin Grazing, LaTina Steele and John F. Valentine
Submissions from 2011
Project Limulus: Ecology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs In Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey
Expression And Rapid Experience‐Dependent Regulation Of Type‐A Gabaergic Receptors In The Songbird Auditory Forebrain, Jin Kwon Jeong, Thomas A. Terleph, Kaiping Burrows, Liisa A. Tremere, and Raphael Pinaud
