Submissions from 2013
RESEARCH ARTICLE: Evaluating Stormwater Canals for Water Quality in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Frank J. Dirrigl Jr., Courtney J. Huston, and Marisol Bazaldua
Biochemical, nutrient and inhibitory characteristics of Streptomyces cultured from a hypersaline estuary, the laguna Madre (Texas), Luis E. Espinoza, Anita L. Davelos Baines, and Kristine L. Lowe
Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal three new species of Cantharellus within 20 m of one another in western Wisconsin, USA, Matthew J. Foltz, Kathryn E. Perez, and Thomas J. Volk
Getting to Evo-Devo: Concepts and Challenges for Students Learning Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Anna Hiatt, Gregory K. Davis, Caleb Trujillo, Mark Terry, Donald P. French, Rebecca M. Price, Kathryn E. Perez, and Diane Ebert-May
Effects of habitat size and isolation on species immigration–extinction dynamics and community nestedness in a desert river system, Seiji Miyazono and Christopher M. Taylor
Abundance and Size of Sand Crabs, Lepidopa benedicti (Decapoda: Albuneidae), In Southern Texas, Jessica H. Murph and Zen Faulkes
The EvoDevoCI: A Concept Inventory for Gauging Students’ Understanding of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Kathryn E. Perez, Anna Hiatt, Gregory K. Davis, Caleb Trujillo, Donald P. French, Mark Terry, and Rebecca M. Price
Arthropod abundance and diversity in street trees of south Texas, USA, Alexis Racelis, Ann T. Vacek, Carol Goolsby, John Brush, and John A. Goolsby
Mitigating Predatory Ants Promotes Establishment of Biological Control of Arundo by Arundo Scale in the Cattle Fever Tick Quarantine Zone, A. Velez-Bonner, W. L. A. Osbrink, D. W. Thomas, Kenneth R. Summy, A. T. Showler, A. Perez de Leon, and John A. Goolsby
Submissions from 2012
Short Lesson Plan Associated with Increased Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory and Potential Change in Three Alternate Conceptions of Macroevolution in Undergraduate Students, Joel K. Abraham, Kathryn E. Perez, Nicholas Downey, Jon C. Herron, and Eli Meir
Alternative therapies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, Jameela Banu, Erika Varela, and Gabriel Fernandes
Vertical transmission of learned signatures in a wild parrot, Karl S. Berg, Soraya Delgado, Kathryn A. Cortopassi, Steven R. Beissinger, and Jack W. Bradbury
Range expansion of Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) in Texas, Timothy Brush and Mark H. Conway
Environmental Flows Recommendations Report. Final Submission to the Environmental Flows Advisory Group, Rio Grande, Rio Grande Estuary, and Lower Laguna Madre Basin and Bay Stakeholders Committee, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Hudson R. DeYoe, David Buzan, Jude A. Benavides, Carlos Marin, R. J. Edwards, and W. Pulich Jr.
Effectiveness of Pan Trapping as a Rapid Bioinventory Method of Freshwater Shoreline Insects of Subtropical Texas, Frank J. Dirrigl Jr.
Land Snails in Ephemeral Pools at Ottine Swamp, Gonzales County, Texas, Frank J. Dirrigl and Robert H. Mohlenbrock
Presentation Tips, Zen Faulkes
Accurate Spectral Measurements and Color Infrared Imagery of Excised Leaves Exhibiting Gaussian Curvature from Healthy and Stressed Plants, Christopher R. Little and Kenneth R. Summy
Anti-invasive and anti-adhesive activities of a recombinant disintegrin, r-viridistatin 2, derived from the Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), Sara E. Lucena, Ying Jia, Julio G. Soto, Jessica Parral, Esteban Cantu, Jeremy Brannon, Kristina Lardner, Carla J. Ramos, Agustin I. Seoane, and Elda. E. Sánchez
Water Lily and Cosmic Serpent: Equivalent Conduits of the Maya Spirit Realm, J. Andrew McDonald and Brian Stross
Phenotypic characterization and 16S rDNA identification of culturable non-obligate halophilic bacterial communities from a hypersaline lake, La Sal del Rey, in extreme South Texas (USA), Kristen Phillips, Frederic Zaidan, Omar R. Elizondo, and Kristine L. Lowe
CYPERUS ALBOSTRIATUS (CYPERACEAE) NEW TO NORTH AMERICA AND FIMBRISTYLIS CYMOSA (CYPERACEAE) NEW TO TEXAS, David J. Rosen, Richard Carter, Alfred Richardson, and Ken King
Submissions from 2011
Contact calls are used for individual mate recognition in free-ranging green-rumped parrotlets, Forpus passerinus, Karl S. Berg, Soraya Delgado, Rae Okawa, Steven R. Beissinger, and Jack W. Bradbury
A moderate elevation of circulating levels of IGF-I does not alter ErbB2 induced mammary tumorigenesis, Robert K. Dearth, Isere Kuiatse, Yu-Fen Wang, Lan Liao, Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Powel H. Brown, Jianming Xu, and Adrian V. Lee
Techniques to Facilitate the Acquisition of Accurate Spectral Measurements and Multispectral Imagery of Plant Foliage Under Artificial Lighting Conditions, Yuridia Patricia Gandy, Ashish Mamachen, Adarsh Mamachen, Jonathan Lieman, Michael W. Persans, Jason Parsons, Elamin E. Ibrahim, James H. Everitt, Christopher R. Little, and Kenneth R. Summy
A phylogenetic assessment of breeding systems and floral morphology of North American Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae), J. Andrew McDonald, Joshua R. McDill, Debra R. Hansen, and Beryl B. Simpson
Isolation of a naturally-occurring nickel resistance plasmid from a rare hypersaline estuary (Laguna Madre, Texas, USA) for potential use as a bio-indicator of metal contamination, Tiffany L. Molina, Roshni Patel, Daren D. Molina, Michael W. Persans, and Kristine L. Lowe
Color Polymorphism of Sand Crabs, Lepidopa Benedicti (Decapoda: Anomura: Albuneidae), Unnam Nasir and Zen Faulkes
The role of freshwater inflow in lagoons, rivers, and bays, Terence A. Palmer, Paul A. Montagna, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Richard D. Kalke, and Hudson R. DeYoe
The direct role of enzyme hydrolysis on ammonium regeneration rates in estuarine sediments, Afonso C. Souza, Tamara K. Pease, and Wayne S. Gardner
Phylogenetic analysis of serine proteases from Russell's viper (Daboia russelli siamensis) and Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma venom, Pattadon Sukkapan, Ying Jia, Issarang Nuchprayoon, and John C. Pérez
Effects of Leaf Excision and Sample Storage Methods on Spectral Reflectance by Foliage of Giant Reed, Arundo donax, Kenneth R. Summy, Jonathan Lieman, Yuridia Patricia Gandy, Adarsh Mamachen, Ashish Mamachen, John A. Goolsby, and Patricia J. Moran
Submissions from 2010
Parity-induced decrease in systemic growth hormone alters mammary gland signaling: A potential role in pregnancy protection from breast cancer, Robert K. Dearth, David A. Delgado, Jill K. Hiney, Thushangi Pathiraja, Steffi Oesterreich, Dan Medina, W. Les Dees, and Adrian V. Lee
Use of Archive Aerial Photography for Monitoring Black Mangrove Populations, James H. Everitt, C. Yang, Frank W. Judd, and Kenneth R. Summy
The spread of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.), in the North American pet trade, Zen Faulkes
Molecular cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding metalloproteinases from snake venom glands, Ying Jia and John C. Perez
Are beaches' suitability as sand crab habitat affected by human recreation?, Jessica H. Murph and Zen Faulkes
Common algogenic chemicals do not cause nociceptive responses in Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), Sakshi Puri and Zen Faulkes
Do Decapod Crustaceans Have Nociceptors for Extreme pH?, Sakshi Puri and Zen Faulkes
Detection of Incipient Pest Infestations on Glasshouse Crops Using Multispectral Imagery and a Common Vegetation Index, Kenneth R. Summy, Christopher R. Little, James H. Everitt, Ruben A. Mazariegos, J. V. French, Mamoudou Setamou, and Jesus Mata
Factors Affecting the Spatial Distribution of Black Mangrove on the Dredged-Material or “Spoil” Islands in the Lower Laguna Madre of Texas, Violet Yeager, Kenneth R. Summy, Frank W. Judd, Robert I. Lonard, Ruben A. Mazariegos, James H. Everitt, Michael R. Heep, and Thomas Whelan
Submissions from 2009
Characterization of arsenic-tolerant bacterial cultures from the Lower Laguna Madre of south Texas, Gemma A. Berlanga, Michael W. Persans, Thomas Eubanks, and Kristine L. Lowe
GREAT CURASSOW AND CRESTED GUAN NEAR CIUDAD VICTORIA, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO, Timothy Brush
Range Expansions and New Breeding Records of Birds in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Timothy Brush
Spectral Reflectance and Digital Image Relations Among Five Aquatic Weeds, James H. Everitt, Kenneth R. Summy, and Chenghai Yang
cDNA cloning, expression and fibrin(ogen)olytic activity of two low-molecular weight snake venom metalloproteinases, Ying Jia, Sara E. Lucena, Esteban Cantu, Elda E. Sánchez, and John C. Perez
Assessing threat of introduction of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish Marmorkrebs into North American waters, Stephanie A. Jimenez and Zen Faulkes
Establishment of a research colony of Marmorkrebs, a parthenogenetic crayfish species, Stephanie A. Jimenez and Zen Faulkes
Seasonal Production and Biomass of the Seagrass, Halodule wrightii Aschers. (Shoal Grass), in a Subtropical Texas Lagoon, Joseph L. Kowalski, Hudson R. DeYoe, and Terry C. Allison
Comparison of leaf-clipping and leaf-piercing techniques as applied to the seagrass Syringodium filiforme, Joseph L. Kowalski, Hudson R. DeYoe, Christian P. Krull, and Terry C. Allison
Observations of flotsam entrapment in the northern Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia R. Rhombifer), Jason Ortega and Frederic Zaidan
Seasonality and Movement of Adventive Populations of the Arundo Wasp (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a Biological Control Agent of Giant Reed in the Lower Rio Grande Basin in South Texas, Alexis Racelis, Carol Goolsby, and Patrick J. Moran
Endogenous n-3 fatty acids protect ovariectomy induced bone loss by attenuating osteoclastogenesis, Md Mizanur Rahman, Arunabh Bhattacharya, Jameela Banu, Jing X. Kang, and Gabriel Fernandes
TOURNEFORTIA HIRSUTISSIMA (BORAGINACEAE) NEW TO THE FLORA OF TEXAS, Alfred Richardson and Ken King
Large-scale patterns in trematode richness and infection levels in marine crustacean hosts, David W. Thieltges, Brian L. Fredensborg, Anja Studer, and Robert Poulin
Submissions from 2008
The conservation ecology of North American pleurocerid and hydrobiid gastropods, Kenneth M. Brown, Brian Lang, and Kathryn E. Perez
Additions to the Breeding Avifauna of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Timothy Brush
Complementary DNA sequencing and identification of mRNAs from venomous gland of Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma, Ying Jia, Bruno A. Cantu, Elda E. Sánchez, and John C. Pérez
Dune and Vegetation Stability at South Padre Island, Texas, United States of America, Frank W. Judd, Kenneth R. Summy, Robert I. Lonard, and Ruben A. Mazariegos
Undergraduate Research: A Bridge to Graduate Education in Agricultural Biotechnology for Hispanics, Eliezer S. Louzada, Hilda Sonia de Rio, Allison J. Abell, Gerson Peltz, and Michael W. Persans
A review of freshwater gastropod conservation: challenges and opportunities, Steven J. Lysne, Kathryn E. Perez, Kenneth M. Brown, Russell L. Minton, and Jeffrey D. Sides
EVALUATING SIGNATURES OF GLACIAL REFUGIA FOR NORTH ATLANTIC BENTHIC MARINE TAXA, Christine A. Maggs, Rita Castilho, David Foltz, Christy Henzler, Marc Taimour Jolly, John Kelly, Jeanine Olsen, Kathryn E. Perez, Wytze Stam, and Risto Väinölä
Importance of Native Seeds in White-Winged Dove Diets Dominated by Agricultural Grains, Kenneth D. Pruitt, David G. Hewitt, Nova J. Silvy, and Steve Benn
Failure to replicate evidence of decapod crustacean nociception, Sakshi Puri and Zen Faulkes
NEPTUNIA PLENA (FABACEAE: MIMOSOIDEAE) REDISCOVERED IN TEXAS, Alfred Richardson and Ken King
Using Color Infrared Imagery to Detect Sooty Mold and Fungal Pathogens of Glasshouse-propagated Plants, Kenneth R. Summy and Christopher R. Little
Production of marine trematode cercariae: a potentially overlooked path of energy flow in benthic systems, David W. Thieltges, Xavier de Montaudouin, Brian L. Fredensborg, K. Thomas Jensen, Janet Koprivnikar, and Robert Poulin
Submissions from 2007
Great Green Macaws and the annual cycle of their food plants in Ecuador, Karl S. Berg, Jacqueline Socola, and Rafael R. Angel
Physiological responses of Aureoumbra lagunensis and Synechococcus sp. to nitrogen addition in a mesocosm experiment, Hudson R. DeYoe, Edward J. Buskey, and Frank J. Jochem
Compromised weaponry enhances crayfish tailflipping, Sandra Y. Espinoza and Zen Faulkes
Sensory modulation of crustacean non-giant tailflipping, Sandra Y. Espinoza and Zen Faulkes
Re-occurrence of the tropical green macroalga, Penicillus capitatus (Chlorophyta: Bryopsidales), in Lower Laguna Madre of South Texas., Joseph L. Kowalski, Donald L. Hockaday, Gilbert H. Boza Jr., and Hudson R. DeYoe
CHANGES IN SHELL MORPHOLOGY OF ELIMIA COMALENSIS (GASTROPODA: PLEUROCERIDAE) FROM THE EDWARDS PLATEAU, TEXAS, Russell L. Minton, Scott A. Reese, Kim Swanger, Kathryn E. Perez, and David M. Hayes
Breeding ecology of the Altamira Oriole in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Scott M. Werner, Sallie J. Hejl, and Timothy Brush
Effects of temperature and illumination on background matching in Mediterranean geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus), Frederic Zaidan and Pamela L. Wiebusch
Submissions from 2006
Seasonal roosts of Red-lored Amazons in Ecuador provide information about population size and structure, Karl S. Berg and Rafael R. Angel
Roles of Intra-fruit Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Controlling Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Seed Development and Storage Reserve Deposition, J. Blasiak, Anxiu Kuang, Chakavak S. Farghangi, and M. E. Musgrave
Loss of Escape-Related Giant Neurons in a Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Argus, Sandra Y. Espinoza, Lana Breen, Nisha Varghese, and Zen Faulkes
Digging Mechanisms and Substrate Preferences of Shovel Nosed Lobsters, Ibacus peronii (Decapoda: Scyllaridae), Zen Faulkes
CAPRARIA MEXICANA (SCROPHULARIACEAE) IN CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS: REDISCOVERED IN THE UNITED STATES, Alfred Richardson and Ken King
Submissions from 2005
Ascidians of South Padre Island, Texas, with a Key to Species, Gretchen Lambert, Zen Faulkes, Charles C. Lambert, and Virginia L. Scofield
Seed Storage Reserves and Glucosinolates in Brassica rapa L. Grown on the International Space Station, M. E. Musgrave, Anxiu Kuang, L. K. Tuominen, L. H. Levine, and R. C. Morrow
Effects of oxidative stress on Ascidia interrupta embryogenesis, Anna Stwora, Virginia L. Scofield, and Zen Faulkes
Submissions from 2004
Breeding Abundance and Nest-Site Distribution of the Altamira Oriole at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Timothy Brush and Christopher R. Hathcock
HOODED ORIOLE NEST FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH A NOVEL NEST SITE, Kevin Ellison and Timothy Brush
Community ecology of freshwater, brackish and salt marshes of the Rio Grande Delta, Frank W. Judd and Robert I. Lonard
Factors Controlling Seagrass Revegetation onto Dredged Material Deposits: A Case Study in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas, James E. Kaldy, Kenneth H. Dunton, Joseph L. Kowalski, and Kun-Seop Lee
Recovery of Vegetation Following a Wildfire in a Barrier Island Grassland, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, Robert I. Lonard, Frank W. Judd, Elizabeth H. Smith, and Chenghai Yang
The vascular flora of the Palo Alto National Battlefield Historic Site, Cameron County, Texas, Robert I. Lonard, Alfred T. Richardson, and N. L. Richard
The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks, Charles Lydeard, Robert H. Cowie, Winston F. Ponder, Arthur E. Bogan, Philippe Bouchet, Stephanie A. Clark, Kevin S. Cummings, Terrence J. Frest, Oliver Gargominy, and Kathryn E. Perez
Systematics of Ipomoea subgenus Quamoclit (Convolvulaceae) based on ITS sequence data and a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis†, Richard E. Miller, J. Andrew McDonald, and Paul S. Manos
Response of Brood-Parasitic Bronzed Cowbird to Playback of the Song of Audubon's Oriole, Steven G. Monk and Timothy Brush
Regional Ecological Resource Assessment of the Rio Grande Riparian Corridor: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Anthropogenic Effects on Riparian Communities in Semi-arid Environments, Jay Raney, Amy Neuenschwander, Frank W. Judd, Gene Paull, Melba Crawford, Robert I. Lonard, Tatiana Encheva, Thomas Tremblay, and William White
Evaluation of Artificial Lighting Sources for the Acquisition of Color Infrared Imagery Under Glasshouse Conditions, Kenneth R. Summy, Christopher R. Little, Ruben A. Mazariegos, Diana Lee Hinojosa-Kettelkamp, Jeri Carter, Shireen Yousef, and Robert Valdez
A guide to growing healthy trees in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Valley Proud Environmental Council, Texas Forest Service, Texas Urban Forestry Council, Brownsville Public Utilities Board, Brownsville Beautification Committee, Joe Ideker, Steve Benn, Beau Hollingsworth, Chris Best, and Robert I. Lonard
Submissions from 2003
First nesting attempt of Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivacea) in the United States, Timothy Brush
Effects of mesozooplankton removal and ammonium addition on planktonic trophic structure during a bloom of the Texas ‘brown tide’: a mesocosm study, Edward J. Buskey, Hudson R. DeYoe, Frank J. Jochem, and Tracy A. Villareal
Effects of mesozooplankton removal and ammonium addition on planktonic trophic structure during a bloom of the Texas ‘brown tide’: a mesocosm study, Edward J. Buskey, Hudson R. DeYoe, Frank J. Jochem, and Tracy A. Villareal
Phenology of Acacia berlandieri, A. minuata, A. rigidula, A. schaffneri, and Chloroleuconebano in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas during a Drought, Melissa R. Eddy and Frank W. Judd
An Overview of Aircraft Remote Sensing in Integrated Pest Management, James H. Everitt, Kenneth R. Summy, D. E. Escobar, and M. R. Davis