Biological Sciences, School of
School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
2000
Expression of a Dominant-Negative Mutant of p21ras Inhibits Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Activation of Nuclear Factor-kB in Primary Astrocytes, Kalipada Pahan, Xiaojuan Lu, Michael J. McKinney, Charles Wood, Faruk G. Sheikh, and John R. Raymond
Variation at Tri- and Tetranucleotide Repeat Microsatellite Loci in the Fruit Bat Genus Cynopterus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), Jay F. Storz
Dispersion and site fidelity in a tent-roosting population of the short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) in southern India, Jay F. Storz, J. Balasingh, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, K. Emmanuel, and Thomas H. Kunz
Social structure of a polygynous tent-making bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Megachiroptera), Jay F. Storz, Hari Bhat, and Thomas H. Kunz
Stochastic Variation in Food Availability Influences Weight and Age at Maturity, Brigitte Tenhumberg, Andrew J. Tyre, and Bernie Roitberg
Hidden mechanisms generate negative feedbacks in a stochastic model: A comment on Murray, Andrew J. Tyre and Brigitte Tenhumberg
Swapping space for time and unfair tests of ecological models, Andrew J. Tyre, Brigitte Tenhumberg, Michael A. McCarthy, and Hugh P. Possingham
Parasite Community Structure in Pimephales promelas (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Two Converging Streams, M. A. Weichman and John A. Janovy Jr.
Clonal Growth of Lithospermum caroliniense (Boraginaceae) in Contrasting Sand Dune Habitats, Stephen G. Weller, Kathleen H. Keeler, and Barbara A. Thomson
Host Specificity in Metamera sillasenorum, n. sp., a Gregarine Parasite of the Leech Helobdella triserialis with Notes on Transmission Dynamics, Megan R. Wise de Valdez, John J. Janovy Jr., and John C. Wise
1999
Grassland Vegetation Changes and Nocturnal Global Warming, Richard D. Alward, James K. Detling, and Daniel G. Milchunas
Relationships between Body Composition, Body Size and Alternative Reproductive Tactics in a Lekking Sandpiper, the Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), Gwendolyn C. Bachman and F. Widemo
PYOVERDINE PRODUCTION BY PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA EXPOSED TO METALS OR AN OXIDATIVE STRESS AGENT, Kim-Hien Thi Dao, Katherine E. Hamer, Christine L. Clark, and Lawrence G. Harshman
Pyoveridine Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exposed to Metals or an Oxidative Stress Agent, Kim-Hien Thi Dao, Katherine E. Hamer, Christine L. Clark, and Lawrence G. Harshman
Deliberate Introductions of Species: Research Needs, John J. Ewel, Dennis J. O'Dowd, Joy Bergelson, Curtis C. Daehler, Carla M. D'Antonio, Luis Diego Gómez, Doria R. Gordon, Richard J. Hobbs, Alan Holt, Keith R. Hopper, Colin E. Hughes, Marcy LaHart, Roger R. B. Leakey, William G. Lee, Lloyd L. Loope, David H. Lorence, Svata M. Louda, Ariel E. Lugo, Peter B. McEvoy, David M. Richardson, and Peter M. Vitousek
The Life Cycle of a Horsehair Worm, Gordius robustus (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea), Ben Hanelt and John J. Janovy Jr.
Ecdysteroid Titers in Mated and Unmated Drosophila melanogaster Females, Lawrence G. Harshman, Anne M. Loeb, and Beth A. Johnson
Coordinate Transcriptional Control in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus, Cynthia Haseltine, Rafael Montalvo-Rodriguez, Elisabetta Bini, Audrey Carl, and Paul H. Blum
Female responses to isolated signals from multimodal male courtship displays in the wolf spider genus Schizocosa (Araneae: Lycosidae), Eileen Hebets and George W. Uetz
Review of The Avian Brood Parasites: Deception at the Nest by Paul A. Johnsgard; Oxford University Press, 1997, John J. Janovy Jr.
Chlorella Virus PBCV-1 Encodes a Functional Homospermidine Synthase, Annette Kaiser, Michael Vollmert, Dorothea Tholl, Michael V. Graves, James Gurnon, Weimei Xing, Amber D. Lisec, Kenneth Nickerson, and James L. Van Etten
Comparison of Common Cytotypes of Andropogon gerardii (Andropogoneae, Poaceae), Kathleen H. Keeler and Geoffrey A. Davis
Ecologically Sound Biological Control for Invasive Species?: Review of Pedro Barbosa, ed., Conservation Biological Control, Svata M. Louda
INSECT LIMITATION OF WEEDY PLANTS AND ITS ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS, Svata M. Louda
Plant Hybrid Zones and Insect Host Range Expansion, Diana Pilson
Carmoviruses (Tombusviridae), Feng Qu and Thomas Jack Morris
Bacterial Growth State Distinguished by Single-Cell Protein Profiling: Does Chlorination Kill Coliforms in Municipal Effluent?, David Rockabrand, Teresa Austin, Robyn Kaiser, and Paul H. Blum
REPORT OF THE SUNFLOWER WORKING GROUP, Allison Snow, Helen Alexander, Joe Caroline, Svata M. Louda, Diana Pilson, Craig Roseland, Gerald Seiler, Diane Shanahan, and Jeff Wolt
Genetic Consequences of Mammalian Social Structure, Jay F. Storz
Cynopterus sphinx, Jay F. Storz and Thomas H. Kunz
The Endocrine Genetics of Wing Polymorphism in Gryllus: Critique of Recent Studies and State of the Art, Anthony J. Zera
Evolutionary Endocrinology of Juvenile Hormone Esterase: Functional Relationship with Wing Polymorphism in the Cricket, Gryllus firmus, Anthony J. Zera and Yuan Huang
1998
Evolutionary Change in a Receiver Bias: A Comparison of Female Preference Functions, Alexandra Basolo
Life-history decisions under predation risk: Importance of a game perspective, Amos Bouskila, Michael E. Robinson, Bernard D. Roitberg, and Brigitte Tenhumberg
Differential Gene Expression in Insects: Transcriptional Control, Lawrence G. Harshman and Anthony A. James
Endemicity and Regional Biodiversity in Nebraska's Breeding Avifauna, Paul A. Johnsgard
Population Biology of Intraspecific Polyploidy in Grasses, Kathleen H. Keeler
Population Growth of Rhinocyllus conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Two Species of Native Thistles in Prairie, Svata M. Louda
Geographical variation in male courtship behavior and sexual isolation in wolf spiders of the genus Schizocosa, Gary L. Miller, Gary L. Stratton, Patricia R. Miller, and Eileen Hebets
Roles of DnaK and RpoS in Starvation-Induced Thermotolerance of Escherichia coli, David Rockabrand, Kevin Livers, Tess Austin, Robyn Kaiser, Debra Jensen, Richard Burgess, and Paul H. Blum
Molecular Characterization of the α-Glucosidase Gene (malA) from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus, Michael Rolfsmeier, Cynthia Haseltine, Elisabetta Bini, Amy Clark, and Paul H. Blum
The Physiology of Life-History Trade-offs: Experimental Analysis of a Hormonally Induced Life-History Trade-off in Gryllus assimilis, Anthony J. Zera, Jason Potts, and Kari Kobus
1997
Relationship between Yeast Polyribosomes and Upf Proteins Required for Nonsense mRNA Decay, Audrey L. Atkin, Laura R. Schenkman, Margot Eastham, Jeffrey N. Dahlseid, Michael J. Lelivelt, and Michael R. Culbertson
Evidence for Natural Biological Control: Insects Decrease Survival and Growth of a Native Thistle, John A. Guretzky and Svata M. Louda
Selective Feeding by Phyllostomid Fruit Bats in a Subtropical Montane Cloud Forest, David Herníndez-Conrique, Luis Iñiguez-Dávalos, and Jay F. Storz
Evolutionary Constraints on Population Structure: The Parasites of Fundulus zebrinus (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) in the South Platte River of Nebraska, John J. Janovy Jr., Scott D. Snyder, and Richard E. Clopton
Evolutionary Implications of Meiotic Chromosome Behavior, Reproductive Biology, and Hybridization in 6X and 9X Cytotypes of Andropogon gerardii (Poaceae), Guillermo A. Norrmann, Camilo L. Quarín, and Kathleen H. Keeler
Gregarina triboliorum (Eugregarinida: Gregarinidae) n. sp. from Tribolium confusum and Resolution of the Confused Taxonomic History of Gregarina minuta Ishii, 1914, Stephanie Watwood, John J. Janovy Jr., Erica Peterson, and Mary Ann Addison
Physiology and Ecology of Dispersal Polymorphism in Insects, Anthony J. Zera and Robert F. Denno
Flight-Muscle Polymorphism in the Cricket Gryllus firmus: Muscle Characteristics and Their Influence on the Evolution of Flightlessness, Anthony J. Zera, Jeffry Sall, and Kimberly Grudzinski
1996
The Phylogenetic Distribution of a Female Preference, Alexandra Basolo
PCR-RFLPs Differentiate McConaughy and Kamloop Strains of Rainbow Trout in Mixed Populations, Ronald L. Bromley, Douglas Siegel-Causey, Mike Cachelin, and Richard S. Holland
Birds of the Cedar Point Biological Station Area, Keith and Garden Counties, Nebraska: Seasonal Occurrence and Breeding Data, Charles R. Brown, Mary Bomberger Brown, Paul A. Johnsgard, Josef Kren, and William C. Scharf
A Re-evaluation of Hotspot Settlement in Lekking Sage Grouse, Robert M. Gibson
Female Choice in Sage Grouse: The Roles of Attraction and Active Comparison, Robert M. Gibson
Habitat and Courtship Behavior of the Wolf Spider Schizocosa retrorsa (Banks) (Araneae, Lycosidae), Eileen Hebets, Gail E. Stratton, and Gary Miller
In Memoriam: John Teague Self (1906-1995), John J. Janovy Jr.
Movement of Crop Transgenes into Wild Plants, Kathleen H. Keeler, Charles E. Turner, and Margaret R. Bolick
Review of Linda W. Davis, Weed Seeds of the Great Plains, Svata M. Louda
Behavioral Basis of Second Intermediate Host Specificity among Four Species of Haematoloechus (Digenea: Haematoloechidae), Scott D. Snyder and John J. Janovy Jr.
Pattern and Duration of Copulation in Wolf Spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae), Gail E. Stratton, Eileen Hebets, Patricia R. Miller, and Gary L. Miller
Artificial Selection on JHE Activity in Gryllus assimilis: Nature of Activity Differences Between Lines and Effect on JH Binding and Metabolism, Anthony J. Zera, Jeffrey Sall, and Robert Schwartz
1995
The Majority of Yeast UPF1 Co-localizes with Polyribosomes in the Cytoplasm, Audrey L. Atkin, Nicola Altamura, Peter Leeds, and Michael R. Culbertson
Submaximal Oviposition Rates in a Mymarid Parasitoid: Choosiness Should Not Be Ignored, Amos Bouskila, Ian C. Robertson, Michael E. Robinson, Bernard D. Roitberg, Brigitte Tenhumberg, Andrew J. Tyre, and Ed vanRanden
Interaction of Diffuse Competition and Insect Herbivory in Limiting Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia fragilis (Cactaceae), Jutta C. Burger and Svata M. Louda
Repeatability of Maximal Aerobic Performance in Belding’s Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus beldingi, M. A. Chappell, Gwendolyn C. Bachman, and J. P. Odell
Getting the Lay of the Land: Introducing North American Native Grasslands, Anthony Joern and Kathleen H. Keeler
Introduction from The Changing Prairie: North American Grasslands, Anthony Joern and Kathleen H. Keeler
Reproductive Structure and Organogenesis in a Cottonwood, Populus deltoides (Salicaceae), Robert B. Kaul
Population Processes, Kathleen H. Keeler and Anthony Joern
Preface from The Changing Prairie: North American Grasslands, Kathleen H. Keeler and Anthony Joern
Purification, Characterization, and Submitochondrial Localization of a 58-Kilodalton NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase, Michael H. Luethy, Jay J. Thelen, Andrew F. Knudten, and Thomas Elthon
Isolation, Sequencing, and Analysis of a 14-3-3 Brain Protein Homolog from Pea (Pisum sativum L.), Bratislav Stankovic, Ana Garit-Stankovic, Christopher M. Smith, and Eric Davies
Estimating Predatory Efficiency of Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Cereal Fields, Brigitte Tenhumberg
Syrphids as natural enemies of cereal aphids in Germany: Aspects of their biology and efficacy in different years and regions, Brigitte Tenhumberg and Hans-Michael Poehling
RNA determinants of junction site selection in RNA virus recombinants and defective interfering RNAs, K. Andrew White and Thomas Jack Morris
Evolutionary Endocrinology of Juvenile Hormone Esterase in Gryllus assimilis: Direct and Correlated Responses to Selection, Anthony J. Zera and Caiqiu Zhang
1994
Food Restriction Effects on the Body Composition of Free-living Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus belding, Gwendolyn C. Bachman
Host Specificity of Rhabdochona canadensis (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) in Nebraska, Michael A. Barger and John J. Janovy Jr.
Wild Medicine: Review of Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie by Kelly Kindscher, Kathleen H. Keeler
Purification, Characterization, and Submitochondrial Localization of the 32-Kilodalton NADH Dehydrogenase from Maize, Andrew F. Knudten, Jay J. Thelen, Michael Hans Luethy, and Thomas Elthon
Experimental evidence for insect impact on populations of short-lived, perennial plants, and its application in restoration ecology, Svata M. Louda
Differential resource consumption obviates a potential flight–fecundity trade-off in the sand cricket (Gryllus firmus), S. Mole and Anthony J. Zera
Characterization of the unique intron - exon junctions of Euglena gene(s) encoding the polyprotein precursor to the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein of photosystem II, Umesh Shyamsunder Muchhal and Steven D. Schwartzbach
Second Intermediate Host-Specificity of Haematoloechus complexus and Haematoloechus medioplexus (Digenea: Haematoloechidae), Scott D. Snyder and John J. Janovy Jr.
Enhanced Competitiveness of Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus Defective Interfering RNAs by Segment Duplication or Nucleotide Insertion, K. Andrew White and T. Jack Morris
1993
The Niche of the Gill Parasite Dactylogyrus banghami (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) on Notropis stramineus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), Jill A. Anderson, Kimberly J. Blazek, Tamara J. Percival Cook, and John J. Janovy Jr.
The functional analysis of nonsense suppressors derived from in vitro engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae tRNATrp genes, Audrey L. Atkin, M. A. Riazia, C. L. Greer, K. L. Roye, and J. B. Bell
Developmental Niche Structure in the Gregarine Assemblage Parasitizing Tenebrio molitor, Richard E. Clopton and John J. Janovy Jr.
Nubenocephalus nebraskensis n. gen., n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Actinocephalidae) from Adults of Argia bipunctulata (Odonata: Zygoptera), Richard E. Clopton, Tamara J. Percival Cook, and John J. Janovy Jr.
Patterns of Morphological Variation of Salsuginus yutanensis (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) over Space and Time, Michael T. Ferdig, Mary Ann McDowell, John J. Janovy Jr., and Richard E. Clopton
Differential Mating Success of Male Wing Morphs of the Cricket, Gryllus rubens, Cami L. Holtmeier and Anthony J. Zera
Meristic and Organogenetic Variation in Ruppia occidentalis and R. maritima, Robert B. Kaul
Fifteen Years of Colony Dynamics in Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the Western Harvester Ant, in Western Nebraska, Kathleen H. Keeler
The presequence of Euglena LHCPII, a cytoplasmically synthesized chloroplast protein, contains a functional endoplasmic reticulum-targeting domain, Ram Kishore, Umesh S. Muchhal, and Steven D. Schwartzbach
Arabidopsis GLABROUS1 Gene Requires Downstream Sequences for Function, John C. Larkin, David G. Oppenheimer, Susan Pollock, and M. David Marks
Molecular Approaches for Control of Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus, H. B. Scholthof, M. Borja, Thomas Jack Morris, and A. O. Jackson
1992
Characterization of the tRNATrp genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Audrey L. Atkin, R. W. Henry, K. L. Roy, and J. B. Bell
Host Stadium Specificity in the Gregarine Assemblage Parasitizing Tenebrio molitor, Richard E. Clopton, John J. Janovy Jr., and Tamara J. Percival Cook