Articles
Gene transcripts encoding hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) exhibit tissue- and muscle fiber type-dependent responses to hypoxia and hypercapnic hypoxia in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (with Kristin M. Hardy, Chandler R. Follett, and Louis E. Burnett), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2012)
Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) is a transcription factor that under low environmental oxygen regulates the...
Tissue-specific thyroid hormone regulation of gene transcripts encoding iodothyronine deiodinases and thyroid hormone receptors in striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri) (with Kaitlin M. Johnson), General and Comparative Endocrinology (2011)
In fish as in other vertebrates, the diverse functions of thyroid hormones are mediated at...
Physical habitat and social conditions across a coral reef shape spatial patterns of intraspecific behavioral variation in a demersal fish (with Meagan N. Schrandt, Kristin M. Hardy, and Kaitlin M. Johnson), Marine Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective (2011)
As coral reef ecosystems decline in health worldwide, reef-associated fishes are being impacted by changes...
Adaptive Divergence in the Thyroid Hormone Signaling Pathway in the Stickleback Radiation (with Jun Kitano, J. Adam Luckenbach, Seiichi Mori, Yui Kawagishi, Makoto Kusakabe, Penny Swanson, and Catherine L. Peichel), Current Biology (2010)
During adaptive radiations, animals colonize diverse environments, which requires adaptation in multiple phenotypic traits
Diurnal rhythms of behavior and brain mRNA expression for arginine vasotocin, isotocin, and their receptors in wild Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae) (with Lauren J. Wagstaff and Nina M. Gardner), Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (2010)
Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae) occupy remote desert habitats that vary widely in environmental conditions...
Identification of multiple vasotocin receptor cDNAs in teleost fish: Sequences, phylogenetic analysis, sites of expression, and regulation in the hypothalamus and gill in response to hyperosmotic challenge, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (2010)
Vasopressin and its homolog vasotocin regulate hydromineral balance, stress responses, and social behaviors in vertebrates....
The metabolic demands of swimming behavior influence the evolution of skeletal muscle fiber design in the brachyuran crab family Portunidae (with Kristin M. Hardy and Stephen T. Kinsey), Marine Biology (2010)
We investigated the influence of intracellular diffusion on muscle fiber design in several swimming and...
Thyroid hormone regulation of mRNAs encoding thyrotropin β-subunit, glycoprotein α-subunit, and thyroid hormone receptors α and β in brain, pituitary gland, liver, and gonads of an adult teleost, Pimephales promelas (with Jon T. Dickey, Irvin R. Schultz, and Penny Swanson), Journal of Endocrinology (2009)
Thyroid hormones (THs) regulate growth, morphological development, and migratory behaviors in teleost fish, yet little...
Dietary Exposure to 2,2´,4,4´-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether (PBDE-47) Alters Thyroid Status and Thyroid Hormone–Regulated Gene Transcription in the Pituitary and Brain (with Jon T. Dickey, Irvin R. Schultz, and Penny Swanson), Environmental Health Perspectives (2008)
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate as a Foraging Cue for Reef Fishes (with Jennifer L. DeBose and Gabrielle A. Nevitt), Science (2008)
Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of multiple cDNA variants for thyroid-stimulating hormone β subunit (TSHβ) in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) (with Jon T. Dickey and Penny Swanson), General and Comparative Endocrinology (2008)
We cloned and sequenced full-length cDNAs encoding the β subunit of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSHβ) from...
The phenotypic plasticity of Death Valley's pupfish: desert fish are revealing how the environment alters development to modify body shape and behavior, American Scientist (2008)
Death Valley seems an unlikely spot to go fishing. Nonetheless, seven species of pupfish survive...
Neural defects and cardiac arrhythmia in fish larvae following embryonic exposure to 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 47) (with Irvin R. Schultz, Nathaniel L. Scholz, John P. Incardona, and Penny Swanson), Aquatic Toxicology (2007)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are added to plastics, polyurethane foam, and textiles as a flame...
Environmental rearing conditions produce forebrain differences in wild Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (with R. L. Kihslinger and G. A. Nevitt), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2006)
Recent studies suggest that hatchery-reared fish can have smaller brain-to-body size ratios than wild fish....
Testing an ecophysiological mechanism of morphological plasticity in pupfish and its relevance to conservation efforts for endangered Devils Hole pupfish (with Gabrielle A. Nevitt), The Journal of Experimental Biology (2006)
Imperiled species that have been translocated or established in captivity can show rapid alterations in...
Population divergence in plasticity of the AVT system and its association with aggressive behaviors in a Death Valley pupfish, Hormones and Behavior (2006)
Behavioral differences can evolve rapidly in allopatry, but little is known about the neural bases...
Proliferation zones in the salmon telencephalon and evidence for environmental influence on proliferation rate (with Mark J. Hodges, Michael P. Marchetti, and Gabrielle A. Nevitt), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2005)
Cell proliferation occurs in the brain of fish throughout life. This mitotic activity contributes new...
Exogenous vasotocin alters aggression during agonistic exchanges in male Amargosa River pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae) (with Gabrielle A. Nevitt), Hormones and Behavior (2004)
Pupfishes in the Death Valley region have rapidly differentiated in social behaviors since their isolation...
Evidence that thyroid hormone induces olfactory cellular proliferation in salmon during a sensitive period for imprinting (with Gabrielle A. Nevitt), The Journal of Experimental Biology (2004)
Salmon have long been known to imprint and home to natal stream odors, yet the...
Variation in vasotocin immunoreactivity in the brain of recently isolated populations of a death valley pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis (with Gabrielle A. Nevitt), General and Comparative Endocrinology (2004)
Pupfishes in the Death Valley region of California and Nevada comprise a monophyletic group of...
Phenotype management: a new approach to habitat restoration (with Jason V. Watters and Gabrielle A. Nevitt), Biological Conservation (2003)
The goal of habitat restoration is to provide environmental conditions that promote the maintenance and...
The Production of Communication Signals at the Air–Water and Water–Substrate Boundaries (with John T. Kelly), Journal of Comparative Psychology (2002)
The 2 interfaces of the aquatic environment, the boundary between air–water and water–substrate, have distinctive...
Re-evaluating NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry as an indicator of nitric oxide synthase: an examination of the olfactory system of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) (with Gabrielle A. Nevitt), Neuroscience Letters (2001)
The NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemical technique is commonly used to localize the nitric oxide (NO)-producing enzyme...