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Inferring The Evolutionary History Of Divergence Despite Gene Flow In A Lizard Species, Scincella Lateralis (Scincidae), Composed Of Cryptic Lineages, Nathan D. Jackson, Christopher C. Austin Sep 2012

Inferring The Evolutionary History Of Divergence Despite Gene Flow In A Lizard Species, Scincella Lateralis (Scincidae), Composed Of Cryptic Lineages, Nathan D. Jackson, Christopher C. Austin

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Although recent radiations are fruitful for studying the process of speciation, they are difficult to characterize and require the use of multiple loci and analytical methods that account for processes such as gene flow and genetic drift. Using multilocus sequence data, we combine hierarchical cluster analysis, coalescent species tree inference, and isolation-with-migration analysis to investigate evolutionary relationships among cryptic lineages of North American ground skinks. We also estimate the extent that gene flow has accompanied or followed diversification, and also attempt to account for and minimize the influence of gene flow when reconstructing relationships. The data best support seven largely …

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Sperm Cryopreservation In Live-Bearing Xiphophorus Fishes: Offspring Production From Xiphophorus Variatus And Strategies For Establishment Of Sperm Repositories, Huiping Yang, Rafael Cuevas-Uribe, Markita G. Savage, Ronald B. Walter, Terrence R. Tiersch Sep 2012

Sperm Cryopreservation In Live-Bearing Xiphophorus Fishes: Offspring Production From Xiphophorus Variatus And Strategies For Establishment Of Sperm Repositories, Huiping Yang, Rafael Cuevas-Uribe, Markita G. Savage, Ronald B. Walter, Terrence R. Tiersch

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Cryopreservation of sperm from Xiphophorus fishes has produced live young in three species: X. hellerii, X. couchianus, and X. maculatus. In this study, the goal was to establish protocols for sperm cryopreservation and artificial insemination to produce live young in X. variatus, and to identify needs for repository development. The objectives were to: 1) collect basic biological characteristics of males; 2) cryopreserve sperm from X. variatus, 3) harvest live young from cryopreserved sperm, and 4) discuss the requirements for establishment of sperm repositories. The 35 males used in this study had a body weight of 0.298±0.096g (mean±SD), body length of …

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Current Status Of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Of High Grade Gliomas And Recurrent Head And Neck Cancer, Rolf F. Barth, M. Graca H. Vicente, Otto K. Harling, W. S. Kiger, Kent J. Riley, Peter J. Binns, Franz M. Wagner, Minoru Suzuki, Teruhito Aihara, Itsuro Kato, Shinji Kawabata Aug 2012

Current Status Of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Of High Grade Gliomas And Recurrent Head And Neck Cancer, Rolf F. Barth, M. Graca H. Vicente, Otto K. Harling, W. S. Kiger, Kent J. Riley, Peter J. Binns, Franz M. Wagner, Minoru Suzuki, Teruhito Aihara, Itsuro Kato, Shinji Kawabata

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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a biochemically targeted radiotherapy based on the nuclear capture and fission reactions that occur when non-radioactive boron-10, which is a constituent of natural elemental boron, is irradiated with low energy thermal neutrons to yield high linear energy transfer alpha particles and recoiling lithium-7 nuclei. Clinical interest in BNCT has focused primarily on the treatment of high grade gliomas, recurrent cancers of the head and neck region and either primary or metastatic melanoma. Neutron sources for BNCT currently have been limited to specially modified nuclear reactors, which are or until the recent Japanese natural disaster, …

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The First Record Of A Trans-Oceanic Sister-Group Relationship Between Obligate Vertebrate Troglobites, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Matthew P. Davis, John S. Sparks Aug 2012

The First Record Of A Trans-Oceanic Sister-Group Relationship Between Obligate Vertebrate Troglobites, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Matthew P. Davis, John S. Sparks

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We show using the most complete phylogeny of one of the most species-rich orders of vertebrates (Gobiiformes), and calibrations from the rich fossil record of teleost fishes, that the genus Typhleotris, endemic to subterranean karst habitats in southwestern Madagascar, is the sister group to Milyeringa, endemic to similar subterranean systems in northwestern Australia. Both groups are eyeless, and our phylogenetic and biogeographic results show that these obligate cave fishes now found on opposite ends of the Indian Ocean (separated by nearly 7,000 km) are each others closest relatives and owe their origins to the break up of the southern supercontinent, …

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Multiple Independent Origins Of Mitochondrial Control Region Duplications In The Order Psittaciformes, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Erika S. Tavares, Lauren A. Gonzales, Jessica R. Eberhard, Cristina Y. Miyaki, Juan J. Sanchez, Alexis Hernandez, Heinrich Müeller, Gary R. Graves, Robert C. Fleischer, Timothy F. Wright Aug 2012

Multiple Independent Origins Of Mitochondrial Control Region Duplications In The Order Psittaciformes, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Erika S. Tavares, Lauren A. Gonzales, Jessica R. Eberhard, Cristina Y. Miyaki, Juan J. Sanchez, Alexis Hernandez, Heinrich Müeller, Gary R. Graves, Robert C. Fleischer, Timothy F. Wright

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Mitochondrial genomes are generally thought to be under selection for compactness, due to their small size, consistent gene content, and a lack of introns or intergenic spacers. As more animal mitochondrial genomes are fully sequenced, rearrangements and partial duplications are being identified with increasing frequency, particularly in birds (Class Aves). In this study, we investigate the evolutionary history of mitochondrial control region states within the avian order Psittaciformes (parrots and cockatoos). To this aim, we reconstructed a comprehensive multi-locus phylogeny of parrots, used PCR of three diagnostic fragments to classify the mitochondrial control region state as single or duplicated, and …

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Tracking The Emergence Of A New Breed Using 49,034 Snp In Sheep, James W. Kijas, James E. Miller, Tracy Hadfield, Russell Mcculloch, Elsa Garcia-Gamez, Laercio R. Neto, Noelle Cockett Jul 2012

Tracking The Emergence Of A New Breed Using 49,034 Snp In Sheep, James W. Kijas, James E. Miller, Tracy Hadfield, Russell Mcculloch, Elsa Garcia-Gamez, Laercio R. Neto, Noelle Cockett

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Domestic animals are unique in that they have been organised into managed populations called breeds. The strength of genetic divergence between breeds may vary dependent on the age of the breed, the scenario under which it emerged and the strength of reproductive isolation it has from other breeds. In this study, we investigated the Gulf Coast Native breed of sheep to determine if it contains lines of animals that are sufficiently divergent to be considered separate breeds. Allele sharing and principal component analysis (PCA) using nearly 50,000 SNP loci revealed a clear genetic division that corresponded with membership of either …

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Mapping The Biosphere: Exploring Species To Understand The Origin, Organization And Sustainability Of Biodiversity, Q. D. Wheeler, S. Knapp, D. W. Stevenson, J. Stevenson, S. D. Blum, B. M. Boom, G. G. Borisy, J. L. Buizer, M. R. De Carvalho, A. Cibrian, M. J. Donoghue, V. Doyle, E. M. Gerson, C. H. Graham, P. Graves, S. J. Graves, R. P. Guralnick, A. L. Hamilton, J. Hanken, W. Law, D. L. Lipscomb, T. E. Lovejoy, H. Miller, J. S. Miller, S. Naeem, M. J. Novacek, L. M. Page, N. I. Platnick, H. Porter-Morgan, P. H. Raven, M. A. Solis, A. G. Valdecasas, S. Van Der Leeuw Jul 2012

Mapping The Biosphere: Exploring Species To Understand The Origin, Organization And Sustainability Of Biodiversity, Q. D. Wheeler, S. Knapp, D. W. Stevenson, J. Stevenson, S. D. Blum, B. M. Boom, G. G. Borisy, J. L. Buizer, M. R. De Carvalho, A. Cibrian, M. J. Donoghue, V. Doyle, E. M. Gerson, C. H. Graham, P. Graves, S. J. Graves, R. P. Guralnick, A. L. Hamilton, J. Hanken, W. Law, D. L. Lipscomb, T. E. Lovejoy, H. Miller, J. S. Miller, S. Naeem, M. J. Novacek, L. M. Page, N. I. Platnick, H. Porter-Morgan, P. H. Raven, M. A. Solis, A. G. Valdecasas, S. Van Der Leeuw

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The time is ripe for a comprehensive mission to explore and document Earth's species. This calls for a campaign to educate and inspire the next generation of professional and citizen species explorers, investments in cyber-infrastructure and collections to meet the unique needs of the producers and consumers of taxonomic information, and the formation and coordination of a multi-institutional, international, transdisciplinary community of researchers, scholars and engineers with the shared objective of creating a comprehensive inventory of species and detailed map of the biosphere. We conclude that an ambitious goal to describe 10 million species in less than 50 years is …

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Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2012, Lsu Agcenter Jul 2012

Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2012, Lsu Agcenter

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Controlling A Master Switch Of Adipocyte Development And Insulin Sensitivity: Covalent Modifications Of Pparγ, Z. Elizabeth Floyd, Jacqueline M. Stephens Jul 2012

Controlling A Master Switch Of Adipocyte Development And Insulin Sensitivity: Covalent Modifications Of Pparγ, Z. Elizabeth Floyd, Jacqueline M. Stephens

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Adipocytes are highly specialized cells that play a central role in lipid homeostasis and the maintenance of energy balance. Obesity, an excessive accumulation of adipose tissue, is a major risk factor for the development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. A variety of studies suggest that obesity and T2DM can be linked to a breakdown in the regulatory mechanisms that control the expression and transcriptional activity of PPARγ. PPARγ is a nuclear hormone receptor that functions as a master switch in controlling adipocyte differentiation and development. Also important in controlling glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity, PPARγ …

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Assessment Of The Mass, Length, Center Of Mass, And Principal Moment Of Inertia Of Body Segments In Adult Males Of The Brown Anole (Anolis Sagrei) And Green, Or Carolina, Anole (Anolis Carolinensis), Pierre Legreneur, Dominique G. Homberger, Vincent Bels Jul 2012

Assessment Of The Mass, Length, Center Of Mass, And Principal Moment Of Inertia Of Body Segments In Adult Males Of The Brown Anole (Anolis Sagrei) And Green, Or Carolina, Anole (Anolis Carolinensis), Pierre Legreneur, Dominique G. Homberger, Vincent Bels

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This study provides a morphometric data set of body segments that are biomechanically relevant for locomotion in two ecomorphs of adult male anoles, namely, the trunk-ground Anolis sagrei and the trunk-crown Anolis carolinensis. For each species, 10 segments were characterized, and for each segment, length, mass, location of the center of mass, and radius of gyration were measured or calculated, respectively. The radii of gyration were computed from the moments of inertia by using the double swing pendulum method. The trunk-ground A. sagrei has relatively longer and stockier hindlimbs and forelimbs with smaller body than A. carolinensis. These differences between …

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A Novel Ascaroside Controls The Parasitic Life Cycle Of The Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis Bacteriophora, Jaime H. Noguez, Elizabeth S. Conner, Yue Zhou, Todd A. Ciche, Justin R. Ragains, Rebecca A. Butcher Jun 2012

A Novel Ascaroside Controls The Parasitic Life Cycle Of The Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis Bacteriophora, Jaime H. Noguez, Elizabeth S. Conner, Yue Zhou, Todd A. Ciche, Justin R. Ragains, Rebecca A. Butcher

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Entomopathogenic nematodes survive in the soil as stress-resistant infective juveniles that seek out and infect insect hosts. Upon sensing internal host cues, the infective juveniles regurgitate bacterial pathogens from their gut that ultimately kill the host. Inside the host, the nematode develops into a reproductive adult and multiplies until unknown cues trigger the accumulation of infective juveniles. Here, we show that the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora uses a small-molecule pheromone to control infective juvenile development. The pheromone is structurally related to the dauer pheromone ascarosides that the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans uses to control its development. However, none of the …

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Tools For The Identification Of Bioactives Impacting The Metabolic Syndrome: Screening Of A Botanical Extract Library Using Subcutaneous And Visceral Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-Based Assays, Benjamin M. Buehrer, David J. Duffin, Y. Renee Lea-Currie, David Ribnicky, Ilya Raskin, Jacqueline M. Stephens, William T. Cefalu, Jeffrey M. Gimble Jun 2012

Tools For The Identification Of Bioactives Impacting The Metabolic Syndrome: Screening Of A Botanical Extract Library Using Subcutaneous And Visceral Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-Based Assays, Benjamin M. Buehrer, David J. Duffin, Y. Renee Lea-Currie, David Ribnicky, Ilya Raskin, Jacqueline M. Stephens, William T. Cefalu, Jeffrey M. Gimble

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Plant extracts continue to represent an untapped source of renewable therapeutic compounds for the treatment and prevention of illnesses including chronic metabolic disorders. With the increase in worldwide obesity and its related morbidities, the need for identifying safe and effective treatments is also rising. As such, use of primary human adipose-derived stem cells represents a physiologically relevant cell system to screen for bioactive agents in the prevention and treatment of obesity and its related complications. By using these cells in a primary screen, the risk and cost of identifying artifacts due to interspecies variation and immortalized cell lines is eliminated. …

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Vitronectin Inhibits Neutrophil Apoptosis Through Activation Of Integrin-Associated Signaling Pathways, Hong Beom Bae, Jaroslaw W. Zmijewski, Jessy S. Deshane, Degui Zhi, Lawrence C. Thompson, Cynthia B. Peterson, David D. Chaplin, Edward Abraham Jun 2012

Vitronectin Inhibits Neutrophil Apoptosis Through Activation Of Integrin-Associated Signaling Pathways, Hong Beom Bae, Jaroslaw W. Zmijewski, Jessy S. Deshane, Degui Zhi, Lawrence C. Thompson, Cynthia B. Peterson, David D. Chaplin, Edward Abraham

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Vitronectin is present in large concentrations in serum and the extracellular matrix. Although vitronectin is known to modulate neutrophil adhesion and chemotaxis, and to contribute to neutrophil-associated proinflammatory processes, a role in apoptosis has not been demonstrated. In thepresent studies,wefound that neutrophils demonstrated more rapid progression to spontaneous or TNF-related apoptosisinducing ligand-induced apoptosis when incubated under vitronectinfree conditions thanwhen vitronectinwas present. The ability of native vitronectin to delay neutrophil apoptosis was not recapitulated by the vitronectin somatomedin B domain. In contrast, inclusion of the cyclo[Arg-Gly-Asp-D-Phe-Val] peptide in cultures containing vitronectin resulted in enhanced neutrophil apoptosis, showing that the vitronectin RGD …

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Food Deprivation Explains Effects Of Mouthbrooding On Ovaries And Steroid Hormones, But Not Brain Neuropeptide And Receptor Mrnas, In An African Cichlid Fish, Brian P. Grone, Russ E. Carpenter, Malinda Lee, Karen P. Maruska, Russell D. Fernald Jun 2012

Food Deprivation Explains Effects Of Mouthbrooding On Ovaries And Steroid Hormones, But Not Brain Neuropeptide And Receptor Mrnas, In An African Cichlid Fish, Brian P. Grone, Russ E. Carpenter, Malinda Lee, Karen P. Maruska, Russell D. Fernald

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Feeding behavior and reproduction are coordinately regulated by the brain via neurotransmitters, circulating hormones, and neuropeptides. Reduced feeding allows animals to engage in other behaviors important for fitness, including mating and parental care. Some fishes cease feeding for weeks at a time in order to provide care to their young by brooding them inside the male or female parent's mouth. Maternal mouthbrooding is known to impact circulating hormones and subsequent reproductive cycles, but neither the full effects of food deprivation nor the neural mechanisms are known. Here we ask what effects mouthbrooding has on several physiological processes including gonad and …

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The Tegula Tango: A Coevolutionary Dance Of Interacting, Positively Selected Sperm And Egg Proteins, Michael E. Hellberg, Alice B. Dennis, Patricia Arbour-Reily, Jan E. Aagaard, Willie J. Swanson Jun 2012

The Tegula Tango: A Coevolutionary Dance Of Interacting, Positively Selected Sperm And Egg Proteins, Michael E. Hellberg, Alice B. Dennis, Patricia Arbour-Reily, Jan E. Aagaard, Willie J. Swanson

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Reproductive proteins commonly show signs of rapid divergence driven by positive selection. The mechanisms driving these changes have remained ambiguous in part because interacting male and female proteins have rarely been examined. We isolate an egg protein the vitelline envelope receptor for lysin (VERL) from Tegula, a genus of free-spawning marine snails. Like VERL from abalone, Tegula VERL is a major component of the VE surrounding the egg, includes a conserved zona pellucida (ZP) domain at its C-terminus, and possesses a unique, negatively charged domain of about 150 amino acids implicated in interactions with the positively charged lysin. Unlike for …

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Oil Impacts On Coastal Wetlands: Implications For The Mississippi River Delta Ecosystem After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Gary L. Andersen, Donald M. Baltz, Rex H. Caffey, Kevin R. Carman, John W. Fleeger, Samantha B. Joye, Qianxin Lin, Edward Maltby, Edward B. Overton, Lawrence P. Rozas Jun 2012

Oil Impacts On Coastal Wetlands: Implications For The Mississippi River Delta Ecosystem After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Gary L. Andersen, Donald M. Baltz, Rex H. Caffey, Kevin R. Carman, John W. Fleeger, Samantha B. Joye, Qianxin Lin, Edward Maltby, Edward B. Overton, Lawrence P. Rozas

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On 20 April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which released a US governmentestimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, was responsible for the death of 11 oil workers and, possibly, for an environmental disaster unparalleled in US history. For 87 consecutive days, the Macondo well continuously released crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Many kilometers of shoreline in the northern Gulf of Mexico were affected, including the fragile and ecologically important wetlands of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta ecosystem. These wetlands are responsible for a third of the nation's fish production and, ironically, help to …

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High-Amylose Resistant Starch Increases Hormones And Improves Structure And Function Of The Gastrointestinal Tract: A Microarray Study, Michael J. Keenan, Roy J. Martin, Anne M. Raggio, Kathleen L. Mccutcheon, Ian L. Brown, Anne Birkett, Susan S. Newman, Jihad Skaf, Maren Hegsted, Richard T. Tulley, Eric Blair, June Zhou Jun 2012

High-Amylose Resistant Starch Increases Hormones And Improves Structure And Function Of The Gastrointestinal Tract: A Microarray Study, Michael J. Keenan, Roy J. Martin, Anne M. Raggio, Kathleen L. Mccutcheon, Ian L. Brown, Anne Birkett, Susan S. Newman, Jihad Skaf, Maren Hegsted, Richard T. Tulley, Eric Blair, June Zhou

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Background/Aims: Type 2 resistant starch from high-amylose maize (HAM-RS2) is associated with increased fermentation, increased expression of proglucagon (gene for GLP-1) and peptide YY (PYY) genes in the large intestine, and improved health. To determine what other genes are up- or downregulated with feeding of HAM-RS2, a microarray was performed. Methods: Adult, male Sprague Dawley rats were fed one of the following three diets for a 4-week study period: cornstarch control (CC, 3.74 kcal/g), dietary energy density control (EC, 3.27 kcal/g), and 30% HAM-RS2 (RS, 3.27 kcal/g). Rat microarray with ∼27,000 genes and validation of 94 representative genes with multiple …

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Loss Of Mhc And Neutral Variation In Peary Caribou: Genetic Drift Is Not Mitigated By Balancing Selection Or Exacerbated By Mhc Allele Distributions, Sabrina S. Taylor, Deborah A. Jenkins, Peter Arcese May 2012

Loss Of Mhc And Neutral Variation In Peary Caribou: Genetic Drift Is Not Mitigated By Balancing Selection Or Exacerbated By Mhc Allele Distributions, Sabrina S. Taylor, Deborah A. Jenkins, Peter Arcese

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Theory and empirical results suggest that the rate of loss of variation at Mhc and neutral microsatellite loci may differ because selection influences Mhc genes, and because a high proportion of rare alleles at Mhc loci may result in high rates of loss via drift. Most published studies compare Mhc and microsatellite variation in various contemporary populations to infer the effects of population size on genetic variation, even though different populations are likely to have different demographic histories that may also affect contemporary genetic variation. We directly compared loss of variation at Mhc and microsatellite loci in Peary caribou by …

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The African Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia Burtoni Uses Acoustic Communication For Reproduction: Sound Production, Hearing, And Behavioral Significance, Karen P. Maruska, Uyhun S. Ung, Russell D. Fernald May 2012

The African Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia Burtoni Uses Acoustic Communication For Reproduction: Sound Production, Hearing, And Behavioral Significance, Karen P. Maruska, Uyhun S. Ung, Russell D. Fernald

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Sexual reproduction in all animals depends on effective communication between signalers and receivers. Many fish species, especially the African cichlids, are well known for their bright coloration and the importance of visual signaling during courtship and mate choice, but little is known about what role acoustic communication plays during mating and how it contributes to sexual selection in this phenotypically diverse group of vertebrates. Here we examined acoustic communication during reproduction in the social cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni. We characterized the sounds and associated behaviors produced by dominant males during courtship, tested for differences in hearing ability associated with female …

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Adrenergic Alpha-1 Pathway Is Associated With Hypertension Among Nigerians In A Pathway-Focused Analysis, Nicholas P. Reder, Bamidele O. Tayo, Babatunde Salako, Adesola Ogunniyi, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles Rotimi, Richard S. Cooper May 2012

Adrenergic Alpha-1 Pathway Is Associated With Hypertension Among Nigerians In A Pathway-Focused Analysis, Nicholas P. Reder, Bamidele O. Tayo, Babatunde Salako, Adesola Ogunniyi, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles Rotimi, Richard S. Cooper

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Background: The pathway-focused association approach offers a hypothesis driven alternative to the agnostic genome-wide association study. Here we apply the pathway-focused approach to an association study of hypertension, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in 1614 Nigerians with genome-wide data. Methods and Results: Testing of 28 pathways with biological relevance to hypertension, selected a priori, containing a total of 101 unique genes and 4,349 unique single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) showed an association for the adrenergic alpha 1 (ADRA1) receptor pathway with hypertension (pp>10-5) SNPs offers a novel method for detecting the "missing heritability" of hypertension. These findings …

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Faculty Senate Newsletter, May 2012, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College May 2012

Faculty Senate Newsletter, May 2012, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

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Message from President: The relentless flow of bad news from the state capitol leads educators around the state to assume that they can do nothing to remedy the problems beleaguering Louisiana’s college campuses. In large measure, this despair is warranted, in part because lawmakers lack the incipient and sometimes superstitious respect for learning that keeps universities in large states up-and-running during even the hardest times. There are, however, a variety of steps that campuses can take to solve problems on the home turf and with that lay the groundwork not only for a quick recovery but also for better, happier, …

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Let‟S Be Adventurers: An Original Collection Of Poems, Short Stories, And Drama, Omega Genevieve Leslie May 2012

Let‟S Be Adventurers: An Original Collection Of Poems, Short Stories, And Drama, Omega Genevieve Leslie

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Evaluating The Performance Of F1 Brahman Sired Calves Compared To F1 Angus Sired Calves, Shari Alicia Mahoney May 2012

Evaluating The Performance Of F1 Brahman Sired Calves Compared To F1 Angus Sired Calves, Shari Alicia Mahoney

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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Tek) And Modern Natural Resource Policy In China: Pathways For Integration, Lauren Elizabeth Nyman May 2012

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Tek) And Modern Natural Resource Policy In China: Pathways For Integration, Lauren Elizabeth Nyman

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Excavation Of Transect 4 At The Eleanor Betty Site, A Submerged Classic Maya Salt Work, Belize, Taylor Aucoin May 2012

Excavation Of Transect 4 At The Eleanor Betty Site, A Submerged Classic Maya Salt Work, Belize, Taylor Aucoin

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Sous Le Macadam Deviancy, Abuse, And Underlying Hope In The Works Of Gisèle Pineau, Haley Bove May 2012

Sous Le Macadam Deviancy, Abuse, And Underlying Hope In The Works Of Gisèle Pineau, Haley Bove

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Engineering Design Of A Prototype Ammonia Absorption Tower, Andrew Warren Calogero May 2012

Engineering Design Of A Prototype Ammonia Absorption Tower, Andrew Warren Calogero

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Fresholds: Connecting Eating And Urbanity, Megan Claire Harris May 2012

Fresholds: Connecting Eating And Urbanity, Megan Claire Harris

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Patterns Of Sodium And Potassium Excretion And Blood Pressure In The African Diaspora, B. O. Tayo, A. Luke, C. A. Mckenzie, H. Kramer, G. Cao, R. Durazo-Arvizu, T. Forrester, A. A. Adeyemo, R. S. Cooper May 2012

Patterns Of Sodium And Potassium Excretion And Blood Pressure In The African Diaspora, B. O. Tayo, A. Luke, C. A. Mckenzie, H. Kramer, G. Cao, R. Durazo-Arvizu, T. Forrester, A. A. Adeyemo, R. S. Cooper

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Habitual levels of dietary sodium and potassium are correlated with age-related increases in blood pressure (BP) and likely have a role in this phenomenon. Although extensive published evidence exists from randomized trials, relatively few large-scale community surveys with multiple 24-h urine collections have been reported. We obtained three 24-h samples from 2704 individuals from Nigeria, Jamaica and the United States to evaluate patterns of intake and within-person relationships with BP. The average (±s.d.) age and weight of the participants across all the three sites were 39.9±8.6 years and 76.1±21.2 kg, respectively, and 55% of the total participants were females. Sodium …

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Exploring The Regulation Of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase In Retinal Amacrine Cells, Glynis B. Mattheisen May 2012

Exploring The Regulation Of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase In Retinal Amacrine Cells, Glynis B. Mattheisen

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