Faculty Publications
This is a collection of publications by faculty and staff in the Department of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa. Due to copyright restrictions, not all faculty and staff publications are available through our institutional repository. Only publications for which we have rights to deposit in our institutional repository are included in the collection.
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Submissions from 2007
The effects of seeding rate of prairie grasses and forbs on native plant establishment in a prairie reconstruction. Iowa Department of Transportation final report., Dave W, Williams and Daryl D. Smith
The Effects of Seeding Time on Native Plant Establishment in a Prairie Reconstruction, Dave W. Williams and Daryl D. Smith
Submissions from 2006
The Lem2 Gene Promoter Of Barley Directs Cell- And Development-Specific Expression Of GFP In Transgenic Plants, Tilahun Abebe, Ron Skadsen, Minesh Patel, and Heidi Kaeppler
Toward A Global Phylogeny Of The Brassicaceae, C. Donovan Bailey, Marcus A. Koch, Michael Mayer, Klaus Mummenhoff, Steve L. O'Kane, Suzanne I. Warwick, Michael D. Windham, and Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz
Mechanisms Of Cancer Prevention By Green And Black Tea Polyphenols, Lisa Ann Beltz, Diana Kay Bayer, Amber Lynn Moss, and Ira Mitchell Simet
New Distribution Records For Stenoponia Americana (Baker) And Stenoponia Ponera Traub And Johnson (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) With A Review Of Records From The Southwestern United States, Michael W. Hastriter, Glenn E. Haas, and Nixon Wilson
Distribution Of Phosphorus In A Biologically Restricted Lake In Iowa, USA, M. Z. Iqbal, E. J. Brown, and M. E. Clayton
A Review Of The Ceratophyllid Subfamily Dactylopsyllinae. Part 2. Dactylopsylla Jordan, 1929, And Foxella Wagner, 1929 (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), Robert E. Lewis and Nixon Wilson
Physaria Pulvinata (Brassicaceae), A New Species From Southwestern Colorado, Steve L. O'Kane and James L. Reveal
Response Of Hatchling Wood Turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) To An Aquatic Thermal Gradient, Jeff Tamplin
Morphological And Anatomical Development In The Vitaceae. Viii. Comparative Development Of Three Cyphostemma (Vitaceae) Species Reveals Important Vegetative And Reproductive Differences Among The Species, Trevor Wilson, Jean M. Gerrath, and Usher Posluszny
Submissions from 2005
An Update On The Other Telomerase Inhibitors: Non-G-Quadruplex Interactive Agent, Non-Antisense, Non-Reverse Transcriptase Telomerase Inhibitors, L. A. Beltz and K. P. Manfredi
Investigating Major Depressive Disorders from an Evolutionary Theory Perspective: Fitness Hindrances and the Social Navigation Hypothesis, Kimberly Cline-Brown and Paul J. Watson
Root Environmental Effects On Phi Thickening Production And Root Morphology In Three Gymnosperms, Jean M. Gerrath, Uta Matthes, Melissa Purich, and Douglas W. Larson
Cryptic Species In The Mexican Pocket Gopher Cratogeomys Merriami, Mark S. Hafner, Jessica E. Light, David J. Hafner, Sara V. Brant, Theresa A. Spradling, and James W. Demastes
Review of Empty Pastures: Confined Animals and the Transformation of the Rural Landscape By Terence J Centner, Laura L. Jackson
Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Development Within Microhabitats Of An Iowa Wetland, David R. Mercer, Sara L. Sheeley, and Edward J. Brown
Effects Of Larval Density And Predation By Toxorhynchites Amboinensis On Aedes Polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) Developing In Coconuts, David R. Mercer, George R. Wettach, and Julie L. Smith
Determining The Source Of Fecal Contamination In Recreational Waters, K. J. Meyer, C. M. Appletoft, A. K. Schwemm, J. C. Uzoigwe, and Edward J. Brown
Weather Influences On Demography Of The Yellow-Bellied Marmot (Marmota Flaviventris), Orlando A. Schwartz and Kenneth B. Armitage
Cultivation of Mesophilic Soil Crenarchaeotes in Enrichment Cultures from Plant Roots, Holly M. Simon, Courtney E. Jahn, Luke T. Bergerud, Marek K. Sliwinski, Paul J. Weimer, David K. Willis, and Robert M. Goodman
A Comparison Of Osmoregulation Among Subtropical Fiddler Crabs (Uca) From Southern Florida And California, Carl L. Thurman
"I'm Not The Science Type": Effect Of An Inquiry Biology Content Course On Preservice Elementary Teachers' Intentions About Teaching Science, Jeffrey Weld and Lucas Funk
Submissions from 2004
Expression Of Tri15 In Fusarium Sporotrichiodides, Nancy J. Alexander, Susan P. McCormick, Troy M. Larson, and James E. Jurgenson
Phosphorus Sequestration In Lake Sediment With Iron Mine Tailings, Maureen E. Clayton, Sarah Liegeois, and Edward J. Brown
Genetic Mapping Of Pathogenicity And Aggressiveness Of Gibberella Zeae (Fusarium Graminearum) Toward Wheat, Christian Joseph R. Cumagun, Robert L. Bowden, James E. Jurgenson, John F. Leslie, and Thomas Miedaner
Patterns Of Trichothecene Production, Genetic Variability, And Virulence To Wheat Of Fusarium Graminearum From Smallholder Farms In Nepal, Anne E. Desjardins, Andrew M. Jarosz, Ronald D. Plattner, Nancy J. Alexander, Daren W. Brown, and James E. Jurgenson
Morphological And Anatomical Development In The Vitaceae. Vii. Floral Development In Rhoicissus Digitata With Respect To Other Genera In The Family, Jean M. Gerrath, T. Wilson, and Usher Posluszny
Fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae, Ctenophthalmidae) From Rodents In Five Southwestern States, Glenn E. Haas, Nixon Wilson, and Chris T. McAllister
Systematic Revision Of Pocket Gophers Of The Cratogeomys Gymnurus Species Group, Mark S. Hafner, Theresa A. Spradling, Jessica E. Light, David J. Hafner, and John R. Demboski
Critical Period For Pupal Commitment In The Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes Aegypti, Que Lan and Christopher A. Grier
Low-Level Atrazine Exposure Decreases Cell Proliferation In Human Fibroblasts, Michelle K. Manske, Lisa A. Beltz, and Kavita R. Dhanwada
The Genus Physaria (Brassicaceae) In South America, Steve L. O'Kane and Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz
Inflorescence Development In A New Teosinte: Zea Nicaraguensis (Poaceae), Alan R. Orr and Marshall D. Sundberg
Spatial Heterogeneity of Crenarchaeal Assemblages Within Mesophilic Soil Ecosystems as Revealed by PCR-Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism Profiling, Marek K. Sliwinski
Comparison of Crenarchaeal Consortia Inhabiting the Rhizosphere of Diverse Terrestrial Plants with Those in Bulk Soil in Native Environments, Marek K. Sliwinski and Robert M. Goodman
DNA Data Support A Rapid Radiation Of Pocket Gopher Genera (Rodentia: Geomyidae), Theresa A. Spradling, Sara V. Brant, Mark S. Hafner, and Christopher J. Dickerson
Unravelling The Ecological Significance Of Endogenous Rhythms In Intertidal Crabs, Carl L. Thurman
Growth and Reproduction of Local Ecotype and Cultivated Varieties of Panicum virgatum and Coreopsis palmata Grown in Common Gardens, D. W. Williams, G. A. Houseal, and D. D. Smith
Submissions from 2003
Transberingia, A New Generic Name Replacing The Illegitimate Beringia (Brassicaceae), Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz and Steve L. O'Kane
Paraheliotropism In Two Phaseolus Species: Combined Effects Of Photon Flux Density And Pulvinus Temperature, And Consequences For Leaf Gas Exchange, Douglas G. Bielenberg, Jennifer D. Miller, and Virginia S. Berg
Systematics Of A Rare Species Of Pocket Gopher, Pappogeomys Alcorni, James W. Demastes, Andrea L. Butt, Mark S. Hafner, and Jessica E. Light
Effects of the Pesticides Atrazine, Metoachlor and Diazinon and Binary Mixtures on Proliferation of Human Fibroblasts, Kavita R. Dhanwada, Yijun Deng, and Maureen E. Clayton
A Learning Cycle Inquiry Into Plant Nutrition, Cherin A. Lee
Biting Rates And Developmental Substrates For Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) In Iquitos, Peru, David R. Mercer, Gustavo R. Spinelli, Douglas M. Watts, and Robert B. Tesh
Phylogenetic Position And Generic Limits Of Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae) Based On Sequences Of Nuclear Ribosomal Dna, Steve L. O'Kane and Ihsan Al-Shehbaz
The Power Of Practice: What Students Learn From How We Teach, Amy J. Phelps and Cherin Lee
Intentions And Beliefs In Students' Understanding And Acceptance Of Biological Evolution, Gale M. Sinatra, Sherry A. Southerland, Frances McConaughy, and James W. Demastes
Osmoregulation In Fiddler Crabs (Uca) From Temperate Atlantic And Gulf Of Mexico Coasts Of North America, C. Thurman
Osmoregulation By Six Species Of Fiddler Crabs (Uca) From The Mississippi Delta Area In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Carl Thurman
Efficacy And Durability Of Bacillus Anthracis Bacteriophages Used Against Spores, Michael H. Walter
Three Bacillus Anthracis Bacteriophages From Topsoil, Michael H. Walter and Dylan D. Baker
Ectoparasites Of Terrestrial Vertebrates Inhabiting The Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: An Inventory And Preliminary Biogeographical Analysis, Nixon Wilson and Lance A. Durden
Submissions from 2002
The Effects of Spatial and Temporal Scale on Analysis of Cophylogeny, James W. Demastes, Theresa A. Spradling, and Mark S. Hafner
Systematics And Phylogeography Of Pocket Gophers In The Genera Cratogeomys And Pappogeomys, James W. Demastes, Theresa A. Spradling, Mark S. Hafner, David J. Hafner, and David L. Reed
Cophylogeny Between Pocket Gophers and Chewing Lice, James W. Demastes, Theresa A. Spradling, Mark S. Hafner, and David L. Reed
Neural Crest Cell Motility In Valproic Acid, Leah C. Fuller, Shannon K. Cornelius, Charles W. Murphy, and Darrell J. Wiens
Occurrence Of Phi Thickenings Is Correlated With Gymnosperm Systematics, Jean M. Gerrath, Lori Covington, Jennifer Doubt, and Douglas W. Larson
Isolation And Characterization Of Microsatellite Loci From Galápagos Lava Lizards (Microlophus Spp.), M. A. Jordan, R. L. Hammond, H. L. Snell, H. M. Snell, and W. C. Jordan
A Genetic Map Of Gibberella Zeae (Fusarium Graminearum), J. E. Jurgenson, R. L. Bowden, K. A. Zeller, J. F. Leslie, N. J. Alexander, and R. D. Plattner
Teaching As You Would Have Them Teach: An Effective Elementary Science Teacher Preparation Program, Cherin Lee and Lisa Krapfl
Paysonia, A New Genus Segregated From Lesquerella (Brassicaceae), Steve L. O'Kane and Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz
Inflorescence Development In A High-Altitude Annual Mexican Teosinte (Poaceae), Alan R. Orr, Kevin Mullen, Darcey Klaahsen, and Marshall D. Sundberg
Phytostabilization Of Metal Mine Tailings Using Tall Fescue, G. M. Pierzynski, M. Lambert, B. A.D. Hetrick, D. W. Sweeney, and L. E. Erickson
Osmoregulation In Six Sympatric Fiddler Crabs (Genus Uca) From The Northwestern Gulf Of Mexico, Carl L. Thurman
The Development Of Coordinated Singing In Cooperatively Displaying Long-Tailed Manakins, Jill M. Trainer, David B. McDonald, and William A. Learn
Delayed Vocal Maturation In Polygynous Yellow-Rumped Caciques, Jill M. Trainer and Ryan J. Parsons
Nitrates/Nitrites Alter Human Lymphocyte Proliferation And Cytokine Production, I. V. Ustyugova, C. Zeman, K. Dhanwada, and L. A. Beltz
Changing Views Of Work And Family Roles: A Symbiotic Perspective, James Werbel and Michael H. Walter
Submissions from 2001
Immunotoxicity Of Explosives-Contaminated Soil Before And After Bioremediation, L. A. Beltz, D. R. Neira, C. A. Axtell, S. Iverson, W. Deaton, T. J. Waldschmidt, J. A. Bumpus, and C. G. Johnston
Primary Vascular Patterns In The Vitaceae, J. M. Gerrath, U. Posluszny, and N. Dengler
Analysis Of Inflorescence Organogenesis In Eastern Gamagrass, Tripsacum Dactyloides (Poaceae): The Wild Type And The Gynomonoecious Gsf1 Mutant, Alan R. Orr, Rahkee Kaparthi, Chester L. Dewald, and Marshall D. Sundberg
Can Computer Animations Affect College Biology Students' Conceptions About Diffusion & Osmosis?, Michael J. Sanger, Dorothy M. Brecheisen, and Brian M. Hynek
Differences In Rate Of Cytochrome-B Evolution Among Species Of Rodents, T. A. Spradling, M. S. Hafner, and J. W. Demastes
Locomotor Activity Of The Fiddler Crab, Uca Subcylindrica (Stimpson), Under Artificial Illumination, C. L. Thurman and A. M. Broghammer
Uniformity Of Long-Tailed Manakin Songs From Three Localities In Costa Rica, Jill M. Trainer and Ryan J. Parsons
An Undergraduate Science Laboratory Field Experience For Pre-Service Science Teachers, Jeffrey D. Weld and Donald P. French
Submissions from 2000
Social Enhancement Of Fitness In Yellow-Bellied Marmots, Kenneth B. Armitage and Orlando A. Schwartz
Ectoparasitic Insects Of Bats In British Columbia, Canada, Glen Chilton, Maarten J. Vonhof, B. V. Peterson, and Nixon Wilson
Coevolution and Subterranean Rodents, James W. Demastes, Theresa A. Spradling, and Mark S. Hafner
Source-Identified Seed: The Iowa Roadside Experience, Greg Houseal and Daryl D. Smith
Evidence For The Widespread Occurrence Of Ancient Forests On Cliffs, D. W. Larson, U. Matthes, J. A. Gerrath, N. W.K. Larson, J. M. Gerrath, J. C. Nekola, G. L. Walker, S. Porembski Dand, and A. Charlton
Simulate Microgravity And Hypergravity Attenuate Heart Tissue Development In Explant Culture, Peter Y. Lwigale, Joel E. Thurmond, William N. Norton, Brian S. Spooner, and Darrell J. Wiens
The Biodegradation Potential Of Vegetable-Based Hydraulic Fluids Using A Miniaturized Test Method, Lionel J. Rouzic, Terumi Mascarenhas, and Edward J. Brown
Identifying The Ca++ Signalling Sources Activating Chloride Currents In Xenopus Oocytes Using Ionomycin And Thapsigargin, Carl L. Thurman, Jon S. Burns, and Roger G. O'Neil
Isozyme And Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms From Cephalosporium Maydis In Egypt, Kurt A. Zeller, James E. Jurgenson, Elhamy M. El-Assiuty, and John F. Leslie
Submissions from 1999
Ianhedgea (Brassicaceae), A New Generic Name Replacing The Illegitimate Microsisymbrium, I. A. Al-Shehbaz and S. L. O'Kane
Generic Placement Of Species Excluded From Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae), Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz, Steve L. O'Kane, and Robert A. Price
Thymic Involution And HIV Progression, L. Beltz
The Effects Of Telomerase Inhibitors On Lymphocyte Function, Lisa A. Beltz, Robert Moran, Osama Elsawy, Jeffrey Sadler, and James Jurgenson
Pea (Pisum Sativum L.) Tendril-Surface Changes Are Correlated With Changes In Functional Development, Jean M. Gerrath, Richard Côté, and Melissa Farquhar
Establishing Tallgrass Prairie On Grazed Permanent Pasture In The Upper Midwest, Laura L. Jackson
Radiation Therapy And Patient Age In The Survival From Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Sue A. Joslyn
Activation Of A Delayed-Early Gene Encoding Mhr3 By The Ecdysone Receptor Heterodimer Ecr-B1-Usp-1 But Not By Ecr-B1-Usp-2, Que Lan, Kiyoshi Hiruma, Xiao Hu, Marek Jindra, and Lynn M. Riddiford
Effects Of Larval Density On The Size Of Aedes Polynesiensis Adults (Diptera: Culicidae), David R. Mercer
Molecular Evolution Of Cytochrome B Of Subterranean Mole Rats, Spalax Ehrenbergi Superspecies, In Israel, Eviatar Nevo, Avigdor Beiles, and Theresa Spradling
Carriers For Starter Cultures For The Production Of Garri, A Fermented Food Derived From Cassava, Nduka Okafor, Chibuzo Azubike, and Christopher Ibenegbu
Secretion Of Lysine In A Broth Medium By Lactic Bacteria And Yeasts Associated With Garri Production Using A Synthetic Gene, Nduka Okafor, B. C. Okeke, C. Umeh, and C. Ibenegbu
Ligand Regulation Of Juvenile Hormone Binding Protein Mrna In Mutant Manduca Sexta, Anthony P. Orth, Que Lan, and Walter G. Goodman
