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Submissions from 2019

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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

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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

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Chemical Ecology and Sociality in Aphids: Opportunities and Directions, Patrick Abbot, John Tooker, and Sarah P. Lawson

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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

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High Phenolic Content Fails to Deter Mesograzer Consumption of Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil) in New England, LaTina Steele, Courtney Ray, and Michele Guidone

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An Analysis of White-Handed Gibbon Male Song Reveals Speech-Like Phrases, Thomas A. Terleph, S. Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard

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Male White-Handed Gibbons Flexibly Time Duet Contributions, Thomas A. Terleph, S. Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard

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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

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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

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Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) Induces Caudal Defects During Embryonic Development, Nicole M. Roy, Ewelina Zambrzycka, and Jenna Santangelo

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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

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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

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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

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The Mating-Type Genes of the Basidiomycetes, Daniela Freihorst, Thomas J. Fowler, Kirk A. Bartholomew, J. Stephen Horton, Erika Kothe, and Marjatta Raudaskoski

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Correlation Analysis of Enzyme activities and Deconstruction of Ammonia-pretreated Switchgrass by Bacterial-fungal Communities, Abhiney Jain, H. Sandra Pelle, and J. Michael Henson

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Glyphosate Induces Neurotoxicity in Zebrafish, Nicole M. Roy, Bruno Carneiro, and Jeremy Ochs

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Glyphosate Induces Cardiovascular Toxicity in Danio Rerio, Nicole M. Roy, Jeremy Ochs, Ewelina Zambrzycka, and Ariann Anderson

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Horseshoe Crab Research in Urban Estuaries: Challenges and Opportunities, Jennifer Mattei, Mark L. Botton, Mark Beekey, and Christina P. Colón

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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

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A GIS Typology to Locate Sites of Submarine Groundwater Discharge, John Rapaglia, Carley Grant, Henry Bokuniewicz, Tsvi Pick, and Jan Scholten

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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

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Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity of Lead in the Danio rerio Body, Nicole M. Roy, Sarah DeWolf, and Bruno Carneiro

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Seagrass Deterrence to Mesograzer Herbivory: Evidence from Mesocosm Experiments and Feeding Preference Trials, LaTina Steele and John F. Valentine

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Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) Great Call Reveals Individual Caller Identity, Thomas A. Terleph, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, and Ulrich H. Reichard

Submissions from 2014

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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

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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

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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

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The Fat of the Matter: How Dietary Fatty Acids Can Affect Exercise Performance, Barbara J. Pierce and Scott R. McWilliams

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Neural Alterations from Lead Exposure in Zebrafish, Nicole M. Roy, Sarah DeWolf, Alexius Schutt, Ashia Wright, and LaTina Steele

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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

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Horseshoe Crab Eggs: A Rare Resource for Predators in Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey, Jennifer Mattei, and Barbara J. Pierce

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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

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Sediment Resuspension by Ship Wakes in the Venice Lagoon, Morgan Gelinas, Henry Bokuniewicz, John Rapaglia, and Kamazima M.M. Lwiza

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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

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A Case Study in Elementary Statistics: The Florida Panther Population, Andrew Lazowski and Geffrey F. Stopper

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Using RNAi in C. elegans to Demonstrate Gene Knockdown Phenotypes in the Undergraduate Biology Lab Setting, Nicole M. Roy

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Mathematics in Conservation: The Case of the Endangered Florida Panther, Geffrey F. Stopper and Andrew Lazowski

Submissions from 2012

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Idiosyncratic Responses of Seagrass Phenolic Production Following Sea Urchin Grazing, LaTina Steele and John F. Valentine

Submissions from 2011

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Project Limulus: Ecology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs In Long Island Sound, Mark Beekey

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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

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Dynamic Glucoregulation and Mammalian-Like Responses to Metabolic and Developmental Disruption in Zebrafish, Agata Jurczyk, Nicole M. Roy, Rabia Bajwa, Philipp Gut, Kathryn Lipson, Chaoxing Yang, Laurence Covassin, Waldemar J. Racki, Aldo A. Rossini, Nancy Phillips, Didier Y. R. Stainier, Dale L. Greiner, Michael A. Brehm, Rita Bortell, and Philip Diiorio