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 2010
Nonylphenol in Marine Organisms in North American Estuaries: Trophic Chain Accumulation and Proteomic Responses, Lars Tomanek, J. M. Diehl, S. E. Johnson, K. Xia, and S. J. Teh
The Proteomic Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis and M. trossulus to Acute Temperature Stress, Lars Tomanek and Marcus Zuzow
The Proteomic Response of the Mussel Congeners Mytilus gallaprovincialis and M. trossulus to Acute Heat Stress: Implications for Thermal Tolerance Limits and Metabolic Costs of Thermal Stress, Lars Tomanek and Marcus J. Zuzow
Proteomic Analysis of the Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, in Response to Acute Heat Stress, M. W. Webb, M. Devian, and L. Tomanek
Ocean Currents Help Explain Population Genetic Structure, Crow White, Kimberly A. Selkoe, James Watson, David A. Siegel, Danielle C. Zacherl, and Robert J. Toonen
Submissions from 2009
Phylogeography of the North American red fox: vicariance in Pleistocene forest refugia, Keith B. Aubry, Mark J. Statham, Benjamin N. Sacks, John D. Perrine, and Samantha M. Wisely
Biology of Ultramafic Rocks and Soils: Research Goals for the Future, Robert S. Boyd, Arthur R. Kruckeberg, and Nishanta Rajakaruna
Bryophytes of Adjacent Serpentine and Granite Outcrops on the Deer Isles, Maine, U.S.A, Laura R. E. Briscoe, Tanner B. Harris, William Broussard, Eva Dannenberg, Fred C. Olday, and Nishanta Rajakaruna
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Data-assimilative Ocean Forecasting System off the Central California Coast, Yi Chao, Zhijin Li, John Farrara, James C. McWilliams, James Bellingham, Xavier Capet, Francisco Chavez, Jei-Kook Choi, Russ Davis, Jim Doyle, David M. Fratantoni, Peggy Li, Patrick Marchesiello, Mark A. Moline, Jeff Paduan, and Steve Ramp
Surgical Removal of Right-to-Left Cardiac Shunt in the American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Causes Ventricular Enlargement But Does Not Alter Apnoea or Metabolism During Diving, John Eme, June Gwalthney, Jason M. Blank, Tomasz Owerkowicz, Gildardo Barron, and James W. Hicks
Exhaustive Exercise Training Enhances Aerobic Capacity in American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis), John Eme, Tomasz Owerkowicz, June Gwalthney, Jason M. Blank, Bryan C. Rourke, and James W. Hicks
First Record of the Extinct Sawfish Propristis Schweinfurthi Dames, 1883 (Batoidea: Pristiformes: Pristidae) from the Middle Eocene of Spain, Francesc Farrés and Harry L. Fierstine
Hydrothermal and thermal time models for the invasive grass, Arundo donax, Anthony Graziani and Scott J. Steinmaus
Adiantum viridimontanum, Aspidotis densa, Minuartia marcescens, and Symphyotrichum rhiannon: Additional Serpentine Endemics from Eastern North America, Tanner Harris and Nishanta Rajakaruna
Forward and Reverse Genetics of Rapid-Cycling Brassica oleracea, Edward Himelblau, Laurie Mentzer, Erin J. Gilchrist, Kelly Buono, Colleen Bizzell, Robert Vogelzang, Thomas Osborn, Richard M. Amasino, Isobel A.P. Parkin, and George W. Haughn
Food availability and parasite infection influence mating tactics in guppies (Poecilia reticulata), Gita R. Kolluru, Gregory F. Grether, Eric Dunlop, and Sandra H. South
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, Sean C. Lema, Jon T. Dickey, Irvin R. Schultz, and Penny Swanson
Biological Effects Within No-Take Marine Reserves: A global Synthesis, Sarah E. Lester, Benjamin S. Halpern, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jane Lubchenco, Benjamin I. Ruttenberg, Steven D. Gaines, Satie Airamé, and Robert R. Warner
Genome size as a predictor of guard cell length in Arabidopsis thaliana is independent of environmental conditions, Barry H. Lomax, F. Ian Woodward, Ilia J. Leitch, Charles A. Knight, and Janice A. Lake
A Hump-Shaped Relationship Between Isolation and Abundance of Notonecta irrorata Colonists in Aquatic Mesocosms, Shannon J. McCauley, Christopher J. Davis, Jennifer Nystrom, and Earl E. Werner
Antifouling Character of 'Active' Hybrid Xerogel Coatings with Sequestered Catalysts for the Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide, Daniell M. McMaster, Stephanie M. Bennett, Ying Tang, John A. Finlay, Gregory L. Kowalke, Brian Nedved, Frank V. Bright, Maureen E. Callow, James A. Callow, Dean E. Wendt, Michael G. Hadfield, and Michael R. Detty
Bioluminescence to Reveal Structure and Interaction of Coastal Planktonic Communities, Mark A. Moline, Shelley M. Blackwell, James F. Case, Steven H.D. Haddock, Christen M. Herren, Cristina M. Orrico, and Eric Terrill
Advances in Serpentine Geoecology: A Retrospective, Nishanta Rajakaruna and Robert S. Boyd
Serpentine Geoecology of Eastern North America: A Review, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Tanner B. Harris, and Earl B. Alexander
Ornithocoprophilous Plants of Mount Desert Rock, a Remote Bird-Nesting Island in the Gulf of Maine, U.S.A, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Nathaniel S. Pope, Jose Perez-Orozco, and Tanner B. Harris