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Chemical Cues And Pheromones In The Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon Marinus), Tyler J. Buchinger, Michael J. Siefkes, Barbara S. Zielinski, Cory O. Brant, Weiming Li
Chemical Cues And Pheromones In The Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon Marinus), Tyler J. Buchinger, Michael J. Siefkes, Barbara S. Zielinski, Cory O. Brant, Weiming Li
Biological Sciences Publications
Chemical cues and pheromones guide decisions in organisms throughout the animal kingdom. The neurobiology, function, and evolution of olfaction are particularly well described in insects, and resulting concepts have driven novel approaches to pest control. However, aside from several exceptions, the olfactory biology of vertebrates remains poorly understood. One exception is the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), which relies heavily upon olfaction during reproduction. Here, we provide a broad review of the chemical cues and pheromones used by the sea lamprey during reproduction, including overviews of the sea lamprey olfactory system, chemical cues and pheromones, and potential applications to population management. …
Close Proximity Detection Interference With Acoustic Telemetry: The Importance Of Considering Tag Power Output In Low Ambient Noise Environments, S. T. Kessel, N. E. Hussey, D. M. Webber, S. H. Gruber, J. M. Young, M. J. Smale, A. T. Fisk
Close Proximity Detection Interference With Acoustic Telemetry: The Importance Of Considering Tag Power Output In Low Ambient Noise Environments, S. T. Kessel, N. E. Hussey, D. M. Webber, S. H. Gruber, J. M. Young, M. J. Smale, A. T. Fisk
Biological Sciences Publications
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Divergence Thresholds And Divergent Biodiversity Estimates: Can Metabarcoding Reliably Describe Zooplankton Communities?, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J.J. Chain, Teresa J. Crease, Hugh J. Macisaac, Melania E. Cristescu
Divergence Thresholds And Divergent Biodiversity Estimates: Can Metabarcoding Reliably Describe Zooplankton Communities?, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J.J. Chain, Teresa J. Crease, Hugh J. Macisaac, Melania E. Cristescu
Biological Sciences Publications
DNA metabarcoding is a promising method for describing communities and estimating biodiversity. This approach uses high-throughput sequencing of targeted markers to identify species in a complex sample. By convention, sequences are clustered at a predefined sequence divergence threshold (often 3%) into operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that serve as a proxy for species. However, variable levels of interspecific marker variation across taxonomic groups make clustering sequences from a phylogenetically diverse dataset into OTUs at a uniform threshold problematic. In this study, we use mock zooplankton communities to evaluate the accuracy of species richness estimates when following conventional protocols to cluster hypervariable …
Exploring Seascape Genetics And Kinship In The Reef Sponge Stylissa Carteri In The Red Sea, E. C. Giles, P. Saenz-Agudelo, N. E. Hussey, T. Ravasi, M. L. Berumen
Exploring Seascape Genetics And Kinship In The Reef Sponge Stylissa Carteri In The Red Sea, E. C. Giles, P. Saenz-Agudelo, N. E. Hussey, T. Ravasi, M. L. Berumen
Biological Sciences Publications
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Mid-Winter Temperatures, Not Spring Temperatures, Predict Breeding Phenology In The European Starling Sturnus Vulgaris, Tony D. Williams, Sophie Bourgeon, Allison Cornell, Laramie Ferguson, Melinda Fowler, Raime B. Fronstin, Oliver P. Love
Mid-Winter Temperatures, Not Spring Temperatures, Predict Breeding Phenology In The European Starling Sturnus Vulgaris, Tony D. Williams, Sophie Bourgeon, Allison Cornell, Laramie Ferguson, Melinda Fowler, Raime B. Fronstin, Oliver P. Love
Biological Sciences Publications
In many species, empirical data suggest that temperatures less than 1 month before breeding strongly influence laying date, consistent with predictions that short lag times between cue and response are more reliable, decreasing the chance of mismatch with prey. Here we show in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) that mid-winter temperature ca 50–90 days before laying (8 January–22 February) strongly (r2 = 0.89) predicts annual variation in laying date. Mid-winter temperature also correlated highly with relative clutch size: birds laid later, but laid larger clutches, in years when mid-winter temperatures were lower. Despite a high degree of breeding synchrony (mean laying …
Rating Impacts In A Multi-Stressor World: A Quantitative Assessment Of 50 Stressors Affecting The Great Lakes, Sigrid D.P. Smith, P. B. Mcintyre, Benjamin S. Halpern, Roger M. Cooke, Adrienne L. Marino, Gregory L. Boyer, Andy Buchsbaum, G. A. Burton, Linda M. Campbell, Jan Ciborowski, Jan J. H., Patrick J. Doran, Dana M. Infante, Lucinda B. Johnson, Jennifer G. Read, Joan B. Rose, Edward S. Rutherford, Alan D. Steinman, Allan J. David
Rating Impacts In A Multi-Stressor World: A Quantitative Assessment Of 50 Stressors Affecting The Great Lakes, Sigrid D.P. Smith, P. B. Mcintyre, Benjamin S. Halpern, Roger M. Cooke, Adrienne L. Marino, Gregory L. Boyer, Andy Buchsbaum, G. A. Burton, Linda M. Campbell, Jan Ciborowski, Jan J. H., Patrick J. Doran, Dana M. Infante, Lucinda B. Johnson, Jennifer G. Read, Joan B. Rose, Edward S. Rutherford, Alan D. Steinman, Allan J. David
Biological Sciences Publications
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Toward Accurate Molecular Identification Of Species In Complex Environmental Samples: Testing The Performance Of Sequence Filtering And Clustering Methods, Jullien M. Flynn, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J.J. Chain, Hugh J. Macisaac, Melania E. Cristescu
Toward Accurate Molecular Identification Of Species In Complex Environmental Samples: Testing The Performance Of Sequence Filtering And Clustering Methods, Jullien M. Flynn, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J.J. Chain, Hugh J. Macisaac, Melania E. Cristescu
Biological Sciences Publications
Metabarcoding has the potential to become a rapid, sensitive, and effective approach for identifying species in complex environmental samples. Accurate molecular identification of species depends on the ability to generate operational taxonomic units (OTUs) that correspond to biological species. Due to the sometimes enormous estimates of biodiversity using this method, there is a great need to test the efficacy of data analysis methods used to derive OTUs. Here, we evaluate the performance of various methods for clustering length variable 18S amplicons from complex samples into OTUs using a mock community and a natural community of zooplankton species. We compare analytic …
Unreliable Quantitation Of Species Abundance Based On High-Throughput Sequencing Data Of Zooplankton Communities, Changsen Sun, Yan Zhao, Li, Haitao Li, Haitao, Yanhong Dong, Hugh J. Macisaac, Aibin Zhan
Unreliable Quantitation Of Species Abundance Based On High-Throughput Sequencing Data Of Zooplankton Communities, Changsen Sun, Yan Zhao, Li, Haitao Li, Haitao, Yanhong Dong, Hugh J. Macisaac, Aibin Zhan
Biological Sciences Publications
No abstract provided.