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 2009
Mendel's Search for True-Breeding Hybrids, William D. Stansfield
The Coriolis Effect, William D. Stansfield
The Most Widely Publicized Gender Problem in Human Genetics, William D. Stansfield and Matthew A. Carlton
Collaborative Research: An Effective Way to Collect Data for Stock Assessments and Evaluate Marine Proteced Areas in California, Dean E. Wendt and Richard M. Starr
Density Dependence and the Economic Efficacy of Marine Reserves, Crow White
Evaluating Connectivity between Marine Protected Areas Using CODAR High-Frequency Radar, Brian Zelenke, Mark A. Moline, Burt H. Jones, Steven R. Ramp, Greg B. Crawford, John L. Largier, Eric J. Terrill, Newell Garfield III, Jeffrey D. Paduan, and Libe Washburn
Submissions from 2008
Oligonucleotide Primers for the Detection of Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates Reveal Novel Luciferase Sequences and Information on the Molecular Evolution of This Gene, Andrea Baker, Ian Robbins, Mark A. Moline, and Maria Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez
Genome size is a strong predictor of cell size and stomatal density in angiosperms, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Ilia J. Leitch, Sunil Patil, Arjun Pendharkar, and Charles A. Knight
Integrating Across Life-History Stages: Consequences of Natal Habitat Effects on Dispersal, Michael F. Benard and Shannon J. McCauley
Sub-Kilometer Length Scales in Coastal Waters, Shelley M. Blackwell, Mark A. Moline, Andrew Schaffner, Thomas Garrison, and Grace Chang
Dispersal of the Hudson River Plume in the New York Bight: Synthesis of Observational and Numerical Studies During LaTTE, Robert J. Chant, John Wilkin, Weifeng Zhang, Byoung-Ju Choi, Eli Hunter, Renato Castelao, Scott Glenn, Joe Jurisa, Oscar Schofield, Robert Houghton, Josh Kohut, Thomas K. Frazer, and Mark A. Moline
Synergistic applications of autonomous underwater vehicles and regional ocean modeling system in coastal ocean forecasting, Yi Chao, Zhijin Li, John D. Farrara, Mark A. Moline, Oscar M.E. Schofield, and Sharanya J. Majumdar
Correlated evolution of genome size and cell volume in diatoms (Bacillariophyceae), Jessica A. Connolly, Matthew J. Oliver, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Charles A. Knight, Lars Tomanek, and Mark A. Moline
An Automated Temperature-Based Option for Estimating Surface Activity and Refuge Use Patterns in Free-Ranging Animals, J R. Davis, E N. Taylor, and D F. DeNardo
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate as a Foraging Cue for Reef Fishes, Jennifer L. DeBose, Sean C. Lema, and Gabrielle A. Nevitt
A Fossil Skull of the Extant Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans Lacapède, 1802) from the Late Miocene of Orange County, California, Harry L. Fierstine
Changes in Biotic and Abiotic Processes Following Mangrove Clearing, Elise Granek and Benjamin I. Ruttenberg
Maternal effects of carotenoid consumption in guppies (Poecilia reticulata), Gregory F. Grether, Gita R. Kolluru, K. Lin, M. A. Quiroz, G. Robertson, and A. J. Snyder
Improved fine-scale transport model performance using AUV and HSI feedback in a tidally dominated system, L. F. Hibler, A. R. Maxwell, L. M. Miller, N. P. Kohn, D. L. Woodruff, M. J. Montes, J. H. Bowles, and Mark A. Moline
Genome Size Scaling through Phenotype Space, Charles A. Knight and Jeremy M. Beaulieu
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, Sean C. Lema, Jon T. Dickey, Irvin R. Schultz, and Penny Swanson
Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of multiple cDNA variants for thyroid-stimulating hormone β subunit (TSHβ) in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), Sean C. Lema, Jon T. Dickey, and Penny Swanson
Climate Change and the Future of California's Endemic Flora, Scott R. Loarie, Benjamin E. Carter, Katherine Hayhoe, Sean McMahon, Richard Moe, Charles A. Knight, and David D. Ackerly
Predator Induction of Spine Length in Larval Leucorrhinia intacta (Odonata), Shannon McCauley, Christopher J. Davis, and Earl E. Werner