Submissions from 2015
Similarities and Differences of X and Y Chromosome Homologous Genes, SRY and SOX3, in Regulating the Renin-Angiotensin System Promoters, Fabriano C. Araujo, Amy Milsted, Ingrid K. M. Watanabe, Helen L. Del Puerto, Robson A. S. Santos, Jozef Lazar, Fernando M. Reis, and Jeremy W. Prokop
Mechanical Properties of the Chitin-Calcium-Phosphate "Clam Shrimp" Carapace (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata): Implications for Taphonomy and Fossilization, Timothy I. Astrop, Vasav Sahni, Todd A. Blackledge, and Alyssa Y. Stark
Modular Color Evolution Facilitated by a Complex Nanostructure in Birds, Chad M. Eliason, Rafael Maia, and Matthew D. Shawkey
Forecasting Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of Wetland Habitat in the Midwestern United States, Heath W. Garris, Randall J. Mitchell, Lauchlan H. Fraser, and Linda R. barrett
Does Body Size Predict Foraging Effort? Patterns of Material Investment in Spider Orb Webs, M. Gregoric, M. Kuntner, and T. A. Blackledge
The Value of Artificial Stimuli in Behavioral Research: Making the Case for Egg Rejection Studies in Avian Brood Parasitism, Mark E. Hauber, Lainga Tong, Miklos Ban, Rebecca Croston, Tomas Grim, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Matthew D. Shawkey, Andrew B. Barron, and Csaba Moskat
The Effect of Dissolved Polyunsaturated Aldehydes on Microzooplankton Growth Rates in the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Waters, Peter J. Lavrentyev, Gayantonia Franze, James J. Pierson, and Diane K. Stoecker
Differential Expression of Protocadherin-19, Protocadherin-17, and Cadherin-6 in Adult Zebrafish Brain, Qin Liu, Sunil Bhattarai, Nan Wang, and Alicja Sochacka-Marlowe
Codelivery of DNA and siRNA via Arginine-Rich PEI-Based Polyplexes, Shan Lu, Viola B. Morris, and Vinod Labhasetwar
Modeling the Environmental Growth of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans and its Impact on the White-nose Syndrome Epidemic, Hannah T. Reynolds, Tom Ingersoll, and Hazel A. Barton
Ontogeny of an Iridescent Nanostructure Composed of Hollow Melanosomes, Matthew D. Shawkey, Liliana D'Alba, Ming Xiao, Matthew Schutte, and Richard Buchholz
Submissions from 2014
Microbial Diversity in a Venezuelan Orthoquartzite Cave Is Dominated by the Chloroflexi (Class Ktedonobacterales) and Thaumarchaeota Group I.1c, Hazel Barton, Juan G. Giarrizzo, Paula Suarez, Charles E. Robertson, Mark J. Broering, Eric D. Banks, Parag A. Vaishampayan, and Kasthisuri Venkateswaran
Prey Capture Adhesives Produced by Orb-Weaving Spiders, Todd Blackledge, Ali Dhinojwala, Vasav Sahni, and B D. Opell
the Expression Phenotype of SNPs Linked to the Risk for Prostate Cancer, Xin Chen, Zhenyu Jia, Michael McClelland, Farah Rahmatpanah, and Dan Mercola
Melanin-Based Color of Plumage: Role of Condition and of Feathers’ Microstructure, Liliana B. D'Alba, Matthew D. Shawkey, Caroline Van Hemert, Karen A. Spencer, Britt J. Heidinger, Lisa Gill, Neil P. Evans, Pat Monaghan, and Colleen M. Handel
Caffeine Protects Cerebral Artery Function in the Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure Model of Preeclampsia, Spencer Dennis, Brittany A. Balser, Robert Powers, Jacqueline Novak, and Rolando Ramirez
Melanocortin/melanocortin receptors, Robert M. Dores, Richard L. Londraville, Jeremy Prokop, Perry Davis, Nathan Dewey, and Natalie Lesinski
Sexual Plumage Dichromatism in a Size Monomorphic Seabird, Branislav Igic
A Nanostructural Basis for Gloss of Avian Eggshells, Branislav Igic, Daphne Fecheyr-Lippens, Ming Xiao, Andrew Chan, Daniel Hanley, Patricia R.L. Brennan, Tomas Grim, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Mark E. Hauber, and Matthew D. Shawkey
Age-Related Changes Heart Function in the Female SHR, a Model of Postmenopausal Cardiovascular Physiology, Joseph McCarthy, Rolando Ramirez, and Jacqueline Novak
Gecko Adhesion as a Model System for Integrative Biology, Interdisciplinary Science, and Bioinspired Engineering, Peter H. Niewiarowski, K. Autumn, and J. Puthoff
Reduction of Water Surface Tension Significantly Impacts Gecko Adhesion Underwater, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Ali Dhinojwala, Alyssa Y. Stark, and Brandon McClung
Surface Chemistry and Self-drying in the Gecko Adhesive System. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Alyssa Y. Stark, N Wucinich, I Badge, Ali Dhinojwala, and E L. Paoloni
Expression of Collagen Type 1a1 and 3a1 Isoforms in Aortic Adventitial Fibroblast Cultured from Ovariectomized and Intact Long Evans Rats, Veronica Ringel, Denise Boyd, Jacqueline Novak, Rolando Ramirez, and Adam C. Underwood
Nesting Habitat Creation Enhances Recruitment in a Predator-Free Environment: Malaclemys Nesting at the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project, Willem M. Roosenburg, Dana M. Spontak, Sean P. Sullivan, Eva L. Matthews, Melanie L. Heckman, Ryan J. Trimbath, Robert P. Dunn, Emily A. Dustman, Lisa Smith, and Leah J. Graham
Carotenoid-Dependent Signals and the Evolution of Plasma Carotenoid Levels in Birds, Mirre J.P. Simons, Rafael Maia, Bas Leenknegt, and Simon Verhulst
Self-Drying: A Gecko's Innate Ability to Remove Water from Wet Toe Pads, Alyssa Y. Stark, Eva L. Paoloni, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Ali Dhinojwala, and N Wucinich
A Spinning Puzzle of the Release of a Giant Multinucleate Multiflagellate Zoospore, Javier Urzay, Donald W. Ott, and Manu Prakash
A Field Test of a Model for the Stability of Androdioecy in the Freshwater Shrimp, Eulimnadia Texana, Stephen C. Weeks, C Benvenuto, S K. Reed, Robert Joel Duff, Zhong Hui Duan, and P David
Submissions from 2013
Effect of Topology on the Adhesive Forces between Electrospun Polymer Fibers Using a T-Peel Test, Florencia Montini Ballarin, Todd Blackledge, Nicole L. Capitos Davis, Partrica M. Frontini, Gustavo A. Abraham, and Shing-Chung Wong
Spider Silk: Molecular Structure and Function in Webs, Todd Blackledge
Mechanical Performance of Spider Orb Webs Is Tuned for High-Speed Prey, Todd Blackledge, Andrew T. Sensenig, S P. Kelly, and K A. Lorentz
The Gallbladder of the Electric Ray Torpedo Marmorata Risso Deplays Excrescent Cholecystocytes with Merocrine and Apocrine-Like Secretions, Donald Ott, J Gilloteaux, and Carla K. Oldham-Ott
Evidence of Selfing Hermaphroditism in the Clam Shrimp Cyzicus Gynecia (Branchiopoda Spinicaudata), Donald Ott, Stephen Weeks, Justin S. Brantner, and R Joel Duff
Androdioecy and Hermaphroditism in Five Species of Clam Shrimp (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from India and Thailand, Donald Ott, Stephen Weeks, Robert Joel Duff, and Justin S. Brantner
Analysis of Sry Duplications On the Rattus Norvegicus Y-Chromosome, Jeremy W. Prokop, Adam C. Underwood, Monte E. Turner, Nic Miller, Dawn Pietzrak, Sarah Scott, Chris Smith, and Amy Milsted
Surface Wettability Plays a Significant Role in Gecko Adhesion Underwater, Alyssa Y. Stark, Ila Badge, N Wucinich, T Sullivan, Peter H. Niewiarowski, and Ali Dhinojwala
The Effect of Water on the Gecko Adhesive System, Alyssa Y. Stark, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Ali Dhinojwala, and I Badge
Submissions from 2012
Spider Silk: A Brief Review and Prospectus on Research Linking Biomechanics and Ecology in Draglines and Orb Webs, Todd Blackledge
Environmentally Induced Post-Spin Property Changes in Spider Silks: Influences of Web Type, Spidroin Composition and Ecology, Todd Blackledge, Sean J. Blamires, Chun-lin Wu, and I-Min Tso
Post-Secretion Processing Influences Spider Silk Performance, Todd Blackledge, Sean J. Blamires, Chun-lin Wu, and I-Min Tso
Cobweb-Weaving Spiders Produce Different Attachment Discs for Locomotion and Prey Capture, Todd Blackledge, Ali Dhinojwala, Vasav Sahni, and Jared Harris
The Phylogenetic Placement of Psechridae within Entelegynae and the Convergent Origin of Orb-like Webs, Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Gregoric, Matjaz Kuntner, and Ingi Agnarsson
Biomaterial Evolution Parallels Behavioral Innovation in the Origin of Orb-lIke Spider Webs, Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Kuntner, Mohammad Marhabaie, and Thomas C. Leeper
Sequential Origin in the High Performance Properties of Orb Spider Dragline Silk, Todd Blackledge, Jose Perez Rigueiro, Gustavo R. Plaza, and Belen Perea
Spider Orb Webs Rely on Radial Threads to Absorb Prey Energy, Todd Blackledge, Andrew T. Sensenig, Kimberly A. Lorentz, and Sean P. Kelly
Direct Evidence of Phospholipids in Gecko Footprints and Spatula– Substrate Contact Interface Detected Using Surface-Sensitive Spectroscopy, Ping Yuan Hsu, Liehui Ge, Xiaopeng Li, Alyssa Y. Stark, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Peter H. Niewiarowski, and Ali Dhinojwala
Dynamic Self-Cleaning in Gecko Setae via Digital Hyperextension, Shihao Hu, Stephanie Lopez, Peter H. Niewiarowski, and Zhenhai Xia
Faster but Not Stickier: Invasive House Geckos Can Out-Sprint Resident Mournful Geckos in Moorea, French Polynesia, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Alyssa Y. Stark, Brandon McClung, and Briana Chambers
The Effect of Surface Water and Wetting on Gecko Adhesion, Peter H. Niewiarowski, A. Y., and T. Sullivan
Amino Acid Function and Docking Site Prediction Through Combining Disease Variants, Structure Alignments, Sequence Alignments, and Molecular Dynamics: A Study of the HMG Domain, Jeremy W. Prokop, Thomas C. Leeper, Zhong-Hui Duan, and Amy Milsted
Submissions from 2011
Histochemical and Ultrastructural Analyses of Adhesive Setae of Lizards Indicate that They Contain Lipids in Addition to Keratins, L. Alibardi, D. Edward, R. Bouhenni, Ali Dhinojwala, and Peter H. Niewiarowski
Prey Capture in Orb Weaving Spiders: Are We Using the Best Metric?, Todd Blackledge
Plasticity in Major Ampullate Silk Production in Relation to Spider Phylogeny and Ecology, Todd Blackledge, Cecilia Boutry, and Milan Rezak
A Review on Spider Silk Adhesion, Todd Blackledge, Ali Dhinojwala, and Vasav Sahni
Changes in the Adhesive Properties of Spider Aggregate Glue during the Evolution of Cobwebs, Todd Blackledge, Ali Dhinojwala, and Vasav Sahni
Darwin's Bark Spider: Giant Prey in Giant Orb Webs (Araneidae: Caerostris Darwini), Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Gregoric, Ingi Agnarsson, and Matjaz Kuntner
Darwin's Bark Spider: Giant Prey in Giant Orb Webs (Caerostris Darwini, Araneae: Araneidae), Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Gregoric, Ingi Agnarsson, and Matjaz Kuntner
How Did the Spider Cross the River? Behavioral Adaptations for River-Bridging Webs in Caerostris Darwini (Araneae: Araneidae), Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Gregoric, Ingi Agnarsson, and Matjaz Kuntner
Damping Capacity Is Evolutionarily Conserved in the Radial Silk of Orb-Weaving Spiders, Todd Blackledge, Sean P. Kelly, Andrew Sensenig, and Kimberly A. Lorentz
The Form and Function of Spider Orb Webs: Evolution from Silk to Ecosystems, Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Kuntner, and Ingi Agnarsson
Evolution of Stenophagy in Spiders (Araneae): Evidence Based on the Comparative Analysis of Spider Diets, Todd Blackledge, Stano Pekar, and Jonathan A. Coddington
Adult Spiders Use Tougher Silk: Ontogenetic Changes in Web Architecture and Silk Biomechanics in the Orb-Weaver Spider, Todd Blackledge, Andrew T. Sensenig, and Ingi Agnarsson
New Curimatid, Cyphocharax laticlavius (Ostariophysi, Characiformes), from Amazonian Ecuador, with a Major Range Extension for C. gouldingi, Todd Blackledge and Richard P. Vari
The Gallbladder of Uranoscopus Scaber L. (Teleost Perciform Fish) is Lined by Specialized Cholecystocytes, Donald Ott, J Gilloteaux, and Carla K. Oldham-Ott
Submissions from 2010
Evolution of Supercontraction in Spider Silk: Structure-Function Relationship from Tarantulas to Orb-Weavers, Todd Blackledge and Cecilia Boutry
Viscoelastic Solids Explain Spider Web Stickiness, Todd Blackledge, Ali Dhinojwala, and Vasav Sahni
Systematics of the New Asutralasian Orb-Weaving Spider Genus Backobourkia (Aranea: Araneidae: Araneinae), Todd Blackledge, Volker W. Framenau, Nadine Duperre, and Cor J. Vink
High-Performance Spider Webs: Integrating Biomechanics, Ecology and Behaviour, Todd Blackledge, Aaron MT Harmer, Joshua S. Madin, and Marie E. Herberstein
Bioprospecting Finds the Toughest Biological Material: Extraordinary Silk from a Giant Riverine Orb Spider, Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Kuntner, and Ingi Agnarsson
Behavioral and Biomaterial Coevolution in Spider Orb Webs, Todd Blackledge, Andrew T. Sensenig, and Ingi Agnarsson
Webs in Vitro and in Vivo: Spiders Alter Their Orb Web Spinning Behavior in the Laboratory, Todd Blackledge, Andrew T. Sensenig, Ingi Agnarsson, and Taylor M. Gondek
Do Electrospun Polymer Fibers Stick?, Todd Blackledge, Qiang Shi, Kai-Tak Wan, and Shing-Chung Wong
Dry Adhesion Based on Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers, Todd Blackledge, Sching Chung Wong, Kai Tak Wan, and J Najem
Estrogen Receptor-Alpha in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Regulates Social Affiliation in Male Prairie Voles (Microtus Ochrogaster), Kelly Lei, Bruce S. Cushing, Sergei Musatov, Sonoko Ogawa, and Kristin M. Kramer
Webs in Vitro and in Vivo: Spiders Alter their Orb-Web Spinning Behavior in the Laboratory, Andrew Sensenig, Ingi Agnarsson, Taylor M. Gondek, and Todd A. Blackledge
Submissions from 2009
Guided Inquiry Lab Exercises in Development and Oxygen Consumption Using Zebrafish, Brian Bagatto
Can a Spider Web Be Too Sticky? Tensile Mechanics Constrains the Evolution of Capture Spiral Stickiness in Orb-Weaving Spiders, Todd Blackledge and Ingi Agnarsson
Biomechanical Variation of Silk Links Spinning Plasticity to Spider Web Function, Todd Blackledge and Cecilia Boutry
Supercontraction Forces in Spider Dragline Silk Depend on Hydration Rate, Todd Blackledge, Cecilia Boutry, Ingi Agnarsson, and Shing-Chung Wong
How Super Is Supercontraction? Persistent versus Cyclic Response to Humidity in Spider Dragline Silk, Todd Blackledge, Cecilia Boutry, Shing-Chung Wong, and Avinash Baji
Fecundity Increase Supports Adaptive Radiation Hypothesis in Spider Web Evolution, Todd Blackledge, Jonathan A. Coddington, and Ingi Agnarsson
Spider Silk as a Novel High Performance Muscle Driven by Humidity, Todd Blackledge, Ali Dhinojwala, Ingi Agnarsson, and Vasav Sahni
Shifting Continents, Not Behaviours: Independent Colonization of Solitary and Subsocial Anelosimus Spider Lineages on Madagascar (Araneae, Theridiidae), Todd Blackledge, Matjaz Kuntner, Ingi Agnarsson, and Jonathan A. Coddington
Reconstructing Web Evolution and Spider Diversification in the Molecular Era, Todd Blackledge, Nikolaj Scharff, Jonathan A. Coddington, and Tamas Szuts
Effects of Microzooplankton Growth and Trophic Interactions on Herbivory in Coastal and Offshore Environments, Matthew R. First, Harlan L. Miller III, Peter J. Lavrentyev, James L. Pinckney, and Adrian B. Burd
Avian Incubation Inhibits Growth and Diversification of Bacterial Assemblages On Eggs, Matthew D. Shawkey, Mary K. Firestone, Eoin L. Brodie, and Steven R. Beissinger
Which Sry Locus Is the Hypertensive Y Chromosome Locus?, Monte E. Turner, Joel Farkas, Jeff Dunmire, Daniel Ely, and Amy Milsted
Can Males Successfully Invade Hermaphroditic Populations of Clam Shrimp (Eulimnadia Texana)?, Stephen C. Weeks
Inbreeding Effects On Sperm Production in Clam Shrimp (Eulimnadia Texana), Stephen C. Weeks, Sadie K. Reed, Donald W. Ott, and Franca Scanabissi
Submissions from 2008
Effects of Population Size and Density On Pollinator Visitation, Pollinator Behavior, and Pollen Tube Abundance in Lupinus Perennis, Christopher E. Bernhardt, Randall J. Mitchell, and Helen J. Michaels
The Common House Spider Alters the Material and Mechanical Properties of Cobweb Silk in Response to Different Prey, Todd Blackledge and Cecilia Boutry
Spider Silk Aging: Initial Improvement in a High Performance Material Followed by Slow Degradation, Todd Blackledge, Cecilia Boutry, and Ingi Agnarsson
Fine Dining or Fortress? Functional Shifts in Spider Web Architecture by the Western Black Widow Latrodectus Hesperus, Todd Blackledge, Jacquelyn M. Zevenbergen, and Nicole K. Schneider
Estrogen Receptors in the Medial Amygdala Inhibit the Expression of Male Prosocial Behavior, Bruce S. Cushing, Adam Perry, Sergei Musatov, and Sonoko Ogawa
Grazing and Virus-Induced Mortality of Microbial Populations Before and During the Onset of Annual Hypoxia in Lake Erie, Christopher J. Gobler, Timothy W. Davis, Sarah N. Deonarine, Matthew A. Saxton, Peter J. Lavrentyev, and Frank J. Jochem
Sticky Gecko Feet: The Role of Temperature and Humidity, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Stephanie Lopez, Liehui Ge, Emily Hagan, and Ali Dhinojwala
Submissions from 2007
Nodal Signaling is Required for Closure of the Anterior Neural Tube in Zebrafish, Allisan Aquilina-Beck, Kristine Ilagan, Qin Liu, and Jennifer O. Liang
Wet Webs Work Better: Humidity, Supercontraction and the Performance of Spider Orb Webs, Todd Blackledge and Cecilia Boutry
Functionally Independent Components of Prey Capture Are Architecturally Constrained in Spider Orb Webs, Todd Blackledge and Chad M. Eliason