Biological Sciences Department faculty research and scholarly activities reflect the social and cultural relevance of their work. Faculty are continuously engaged in projects funded by private, state and federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research and the National Institutes of Health. Robust faculty research programs provide opportunities for co-authorship with colleagues, domestically and internationally, and with Cal Poly graduate and undergraduate students.
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Submissions from 2005
Use of Cover and Response to Cover Type Edges by Female Sierra Nevada Red Foxes in Winter, John F. Benson, John D. Perrine, Richard T. Golightly Jr., and Reginald H. Barrett
Making Babies by the Flip of a Coin?, Matthew A. Carlton and William D. Stansfield
Weathering Effects on Biodegradation and Toxicity of Hydrocarbons in Groundwater, Marie G. Dreyer, Yarrow M. Nelson, and Christopher L. Kitts
A New Aglyptorhynchus (Perciformes: Scombroidei) From the Lincoln Creek Formation (Late Oligocene, Washington, U.S.A.), Harry L. Fierstine
Xiphiorhynchus cf. X. Eocaenicus (Woodward, 1901), (Scombroidei: Xiphiidae: Xiphiorhynchinae) from the middle Eocene of Mississippi, the first Transatlantic distribution of a species of Xiphiorhynchus, Harry L. Fierstine and James E. Starnes
Carotenoid availability affects the development of a colour-based mate preference and the sensory bias to which it is genetically linked, Gregory F. Grether, Gita R. Kolluru, F. Helen Rodd, Jennifer de la Cerda, and Kaori Shimazaki
A Multi-platform Bathyphotometer for Fine-Scale, Coastal Bioluminescence Research, Christen M. Herren, Steven H.D. Haddock, Cyril Johnson, Cristina M. Orrico, Mark A. Moline, and James F. Case
Correct Author Citation for Cirsium eatonii var. Eriocephalum (Asteraceae: Cardueae), David J. Keil
Does intracellular metabolite diffusion limit post-contractile recovery in burst locomotor muscle?, Stephen T. Kinsey, Pragyansri Pathi, Kristin M. Hardy, Amanda Jordan, and Bruce R. Locke
The Large Genome Constraint Hypothesis: Evolution, Ecology and Phenotype, Charles A. Knight, Nicole A. Molinari, and Dmitri A. Petrov
The effects of resource availability on alternative mating tactics in guppies (Poecilia reticulata), Gita R. Kolluru and Gregory F. Grether
Proliferation zones in the salmon telencephalon and evidence for environmental influence on proliferation rate, Sean C. Lema, Mark J. Hodges, Michael P. Marchetti, and Gabrielle A. Nevitt
The Relationship Between Pelagic Larval Duration and Range Size in Tropical Reef Fishes: A Synthetic Analysis, Sarah E. Lester and Benjamin I. Ruttenberg
Genetic Analysis of Two Bile Salt Hydrolase Activities in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, Olivia McAuliffe, Raul J. Cano, and Todd R. Klaenhammer
Relationship Between Habitat Distribution, Growth Rate, and Plasticity in Congeneric Larval Dragonflies, S. J. McCauley
Integration of Flowering Signals in Winter-Annual Arabidopsis, Scott D. Michaels, Edward Himelblau, Sang Yeol Kim, Fritz M. Schomburg, and Richard M. Amasino
Adaptive Sampling of Phytoplankton Responses to Episodic Physical Forcing in the Nearshore Coastal Ocean, Mark A. Moline
An Autonomous Vehicle Approach for Quantifying Bioluminescence in Ports and Harbors, Mark A. Moline, Paul Bissett, Shelley Blackwell, James Mueller, Jeff Sevadjian, Charles Trees, and Ron Zaneveld
Taxonomic Revision and Stratigraphic Provenance of Histiophorus rotundus Woodward 1901 (Teleostei, Perciformes), Kenneth A. Monsch, Harry L. Fierstine, and Robert E. Weems
Select Listeria monocytogenes Subtypes Commonly Found in Foods Carry Distinct Nonsense Mutations in inlA, Leading to Expression of Truncated and Secreted Internalin A, and Are Associated with a Reduced Invasion Phenotype for Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells, K. K. Nightingale, K. Windham, K. E. Martin, M. Yeung, and M. Wiedmann
Microbial Activity of Soil Following Steam Treatment, Barbara Orchard, Yarrow M. Nelson, Lynne Maloney, Christopher L. Kitts, and Paul Lundegard
Elevated Levels of Trace Elements in Cores of Otoliths and Their Potential for Use as Natural Tags, Benjamin I. Ruttenberg, Scott L. Hamilton, Michael J.H. Hickford, Georges L. Paradis, Michael S. Sheehy, Julie D. Standish, Ofer Ben-Tzvi, and Robert R. Warner
Patterns, Causes and Consequences of Regional Variation in the Ecology and Life History of a Reef Fish, Benjamin I. Ruttenberg, Alison J. Haupt, Angel I. Chiriboga, and Robert R. Warner
The Bell Family Legacies, William D. Stansfield
Hybrid Xerogel Films as Novel Coatings for Antifouling and Fouling Release, Ying Tang, John A. Finlay, Gregory L. Kowalke, Anne E. Meyer, Frank V. Bright, Maureen E. Callow, James A. Callow, Dean E. Wendt, and Michael R. Detty