Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation (open access)

Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation

Article describes study which investigated the contributions of both genetic and plastic components for differences in body shape in two species of Lake Malawi cichlids using wild‐caught specimens and a common garden experiment.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Husemann, Martin; Tobler, Michael; McCauley, Cagney; Ding, Baoqing & Danley, Patrick D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developmental Transcriptomic Analyses for Mechanistic Insights Into Critical Pathways Involved in Embryogenesis of Pelagic Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena Hippurus) (open access)

Developmental Transcriptomic Analyses for Mechanistic Insights Into Critical Pathways Involved in Embryogenesis of Pelagic Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena Hippurus)

This article characterizes the developmental transcriptome of mahi-mahi by means of high throughput sequencing at three critical developmental stages.
Date: July 10, 2017
Creator: Xu, Elvis Genbo; Mager, Edward M.; Grosell, Martin; Stieglitz, John D.; Hazard, E. Starr; Hardiman, Gary et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does flooding effect the apparent survival and body condition of a ground foraging migrant passerine? (open access)

Does flooding effect the apparent survival and body condition of a ground foraging migrant passerine?

This study demonstrates the vulnerability of species to extreme hydrological events, an increasing threat due to climate change.
Date: April 10, 2017
Creator: Reiley, Bryan M.; Benson, Thomas J.; Everitts, Jeremy & Bednarz, James C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evidence for the Involvement of Electrical, Calcium and ROS Signaling in the Systemic Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching and Photosynthesis (open access)

Evidence for the Involvement of Electrical, Calcium and ROS Signaling in the Systemic Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching and Photosynthesis

Article presents study in which pulse amplitude-modulated Chl fluorescence imaging and surface electrical potential measurements accompanied by pharmacological treatments were employed to study stimuli-induced electrical signals in leaves from a broad range of plant species and in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants.
Date: February 10, 2017
Creator: Białasek, Maciej; Górecka, Magdalena; Mittler, Ron & Karpiński, Stanisław
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spatial and Temporal Mapping of Key Lipid Species in Brassica napus Seeds (open access)

Spatial and Temporal Mapping of Key Lipid Species in Brassica napus Seeds

This article describes the use of matrix-assisted laser/desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) to study the spatial distribution of two major lipid species, triacylglycerols and phosphatidylcholines.
Date: February 10, 2017
Creator: Woodfield, Helen K.; Sturtevant, Drew; Borisjuk, Ljudmilla; Munz, Eberhard; Guschina, Irina A.; Chapman, Kent D. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa (open access)

An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa

This article aims to update existing Texas bumble bee presence databases, model statewide species distributions, and identify conservation target areas.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Beckham, Jessica L. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library