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2023
We Travel Together: Examining the Drivers and Functions of Animal Movement in Biotic Seed Dispersal, Binod Borah
Edaphic and Climatic Regulation of Microbial Carbon-Use Efficiency in Managed Semi-Arid Systems, Kirsten R. Butcher
Consistent Nest Site Selection by Turtles Across Habitats With Varying Levels of Human Disturbance, Molly Folkerts Caldwell, Jorge E. López-Pérez, Daniel A. Warner, and Matthew E. Wolak; Diversity
The Mojave Poppy Bee (Perdita meconis) and a Primary Plant Host, the Las Vegas Bear Poppy (Arctomecon californica): Status and Interactions, Sarit Chanprame
Consequences of Host Life Cycles for Symbiont Genome Evolution, Ashley Elizabeth Dederich
The Impacts of Maturation and Experience on Volumetric Neuroplasticity in Solitary and Social Bees, Mallory A. Hagadorn
Effects of Diet on Gene Expression of Markers of the Gut‐Brain Axis in the Mouse Brain, Janna Hart
Population Physiology, Demography, and Genetics of Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) Residing in Urban and Natural Environments, Spencer B. Hudson
USU Army ROTC Cannon Assessment, Annalyn Jensen, Emma Sharp, Hunter Esplin, Spencer Fairbanks, and Tannon Merrill
Physiological Consequences of Adrenal Enlargement and Implications for Toxin Resistance in North American Snakes, Megen E. Kepas
Thermal Tolerance, Physiology, and Microhabitat Use of Eleutherodactylus Coqui Across an Elevational Gradient in Hawai‘i, Jack Marchetti
Linking Microbial Community Assembly in Flowers With Function Under Diverse Environmental Conditions: A Case Study Involving Erwinia amylovora, Christopher Skylar McDaniel
Notes on Lung Development in South African Ghost Frogs (Anura: Heleophrynidae), Jackson R. Phillips, Jens Reissig, and Gary Kyle Nicolau; African Journal of Herpetology
Status and Enhancement of Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) for Biological Control of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Northern Utah, Kate V. Richardson
Phenology of the Invasive Balsam Woolly Adelgid, Adelges piceae (Ratz.) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), on Subalpine Fir in Northern Utah, Elizabeth L. Rideout
Geographic Variation in Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria) Development and Performance as a Managed Pollinator in the Western United States, Morgan B. Scalici
Metapopulation Genomics of American Goshawks in the Intermountain West, Megan M. Sidran
Fractally Sampling Diversity-Environment Relationships to Understand Plant Assemblage Health Across Spatial Scales, Elizabeth G. Simpson
Assessing Stream Ecosystem Structure and Function in an Urban Canal and Logan River in Logan, Utah, Ellie Smith-Eskridge
The Effects of Recent Climate Change on Spring Phenology, With a Special Focus on Patterns of Bee Foraging, Michael Stemkovski
Antimicrobial Peptides in Transgenic Silkworm Silk, David Jaden Turner
2022
Natural History and Development of Melittobia acasta on Megachile rotunda , Alan R. Anderson
Nutrient Uptake and Water Quality in Great Salt Lake Wetland Impoundments, Rachel L. Buck
An Evaluation of Landscape, Climate, and Management Impacts on Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) in Agroecosystems, Morgan Elizabeth Christman
Insecticide Susceptibility and Resistance Detection in Phlebotomus argentipes Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), Shawna M. Hennings
Rainfall Increases Alpha and Has No Effect on the Beta Diversity of Animal-Dispersed Shrubs in Panama, Rosemary Hopson
Maternal Effects and Management of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees, Makenna May Johnson
Bugs, Bullets and Birds: Factors Affecting the Health and Survival of Ferruginous Hawk Nestlings in the Intermountain West, Ellis A. Juhlin
Biodiversity and Foraging Preferences of Bee Communities at Pinnacles National Park Over Time, Abigail M. E. Lehner
Global Change Effects on Carbon Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems, Guopeng Liang
Quantifying Floral Resource Availability Using Unmanned Aerial Systems and Machine Learning Classifications to Predict Bee Community Structure, Jesse Anjin Tabor
Immunological Tradeoffs and the Impacts of Urbanization on the Reproductive Ecology and Physiology of the Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana), Emily E. Virgin
Avian Species Distribution Models: Using Location Data to Inform Management Decisions, Marilyn E. Wright
2021
The Distribution of Oxytocin Receptor Messenger RNA in Human Brain Tissue: A Comparison of Sex and Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis, Sage S. Frehner
Age-Related Mushroom Body Expansion in Male Sweat Bees and Bumble Bees, Mallory A. Hagadorn, Karlee Eck, Matthew Del Grosso, Xavier Haemmerle, William T. Wcislo, and Karen M. Kapheim; Scientific Reports
Experience, but Not Age, is Associated With Volumetric Mushroom Body Expansion in Solitary Alkali Bees, Mallory A. Hagadorn, Makenna M. Johnson, Adam R. Smith, Marc A. Seid, and Karen M. Kapheim; Journal of Experimental Biology
Host Plant Use, Phenology, and Biological Control of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae; Halymorpha halys) in Northern Utah, Mark Cody Holthouse
Insights on Reticulate Evolution in Ferns, with Special Emphasis on the Genus Ceratopteris, Sylvia P. Kinosian
Investigating Routes and Effects of Pesticide Exposure on the Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria), Andi M. Kopit
The Periaqueductal Grey in Opioid Tolerance and Chronic Pain, Akila Ram
The Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae): Systematics, Biology, and Biogeography of a Little-Known Family, George Charles Waldren
Predator Defense and Host Selection Behavior of Billbugs (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), Desireè M. Wickwar
2020
The Role of the Recently Deorphanized G-Protein Coupled Receptor, GPR171, in Morphine Tolerance and Withdrawal, Leela Afrose
Recent Hybrids Recapitulate Ancient Hybrid Outcomes, Samridhi Chaturvedi, Lauren K. Lucas, C. Alex Buerkle, James A. Fordyce, Matthew L. Forister, Chris C. Nice, and Zachariah Gompert; Nature Communications
Stoichiometric and Stable Isotope Ratios of Wild Lizards in an Urban Landscape Vary with Reproduction, Physiology, Space and Time, Andrew M. Durso, Geoffrey David Smith, Spencer B. Hudson, and Susannah S. French; Conservation Physiology
Herbivory Changes Soil Microbial Communities and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in High-Latitude Wetlands, Karen M. Foley
Interactions Between Water-Stress and Maize Resistance to Spider Mites with Varied Host Specialization, Gunbharpur S. Gill
Investigating Nest Box Utilization by Bumble Bees and Reproductive Development of Male Bumble Bees, James Daniel Herndon
Organic Matter is a Mixture of Terrestrial, Autochthonous, and Wastewater Effluent in an Urban River, Julia E. Kelso and Michelle A. Baker; Frontiers in Environmental Science
Towards More Realistic Estimates of DOM Decay in Streams: Incubation Methods, Light, and Non-Additive Effects, Julia E. Kelso, Emma J. Rosi, and Michelle A. Baker; Freshwater Science
Applied Species Delimitation in Microbial Taxa and Plants, Austin C. Koontz
The First Gynandromorph of the Neotropical Bee Megalopta Amoena (Spinola, 1853) (Halictidae) with Notes on its Circadian Rhythm, Erin Krichilsky, Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo, Kate Hunter, Callum Kingwell, Chelsey Ritner, William Wcislo, and Adam Smith; Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Assessing the Effects of Cold Storage Regimes of North American Bombus Queens: Long Live the Humble Queen, Thuy - Tien Thai Lindsay
Investigating the Relationship Between Corticosterone and Glucose in a Reptile, Lorin A. Neuman-Lee, Spencer B. Hudson, Alison C. Webb, and Susannah S. French; The Journal of Experimental Biology
Anthropogenic Influences on Bacterial Assemblages in Stream Biofilms, Elizabeth M. Ogata
Combining Experimental Evolution and Genomics to Understand How Seed Beetles Adapt to a Marginal Host Plant, Alexandre Rêgo, Samridhi Chaturvedi, Amy Springer, Alexandra M. Lish, Caroline L. Barton, Karen M. Kapheim, Frank J. Messina, and Zachariah Gompert; Genes
Ecology and Economic Impact of the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae; Halyomorpha halys) in the Utah Agricultural Landscape, Zachary R. Schumm
Gold/QDs-Embedded-Ceria Nanoparticles: Optical Fluorescence Enhancement as a Quenching Sensor, Nader Shehata, Effat Samir, and Ishac Kandas; Applied Sciences
Impacts of Tourism on the Ecophysiology of the Endangered Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura), Alison C. Webb
2019
Motor Preparation for Compensatory Reach-to-Grasp Responses When Viewing a Wall-Mounted Safety Handle, David A.E. Bolton, David M. Cole, Jixun Zhan, Manhoud Mansour, Garrett Rydalch, Douglas W. McDannald, and Sarah E. Schwartz; Cortex
Quantifying the Predictability of Evolution at the Genomic Level in Lycaeides Butterflies, Samridhi Chaturvedi
Hydrologic Niches Explain Species Coexistence and Abundance in a Shrub-Steppe System, Andrew Kulmatiski, Peter B. Adler, and Karen M. Foley; Journal of Ecology
The Total Syntheses of JBIR-94 and Two Synthetic Analogs and Their Cytotoxicities Against A549 (CCL-185) Human Small Lung Cancer Cells, Cathy L. Mangum, Mica B. Munford, Alyssa Sam, Sandra K. Young, Jeremy T. Beales, Yagya Prasad Subedi, Chad D. Mangum, Tanner J. Allen, Miranda S. Liddell, Andrew I. Merrell, Diana I. Saavedra, Becky L. Williams, Nicole Evans, Joseph L. Beales, and Mike A. Christiansen; Tetrahedron Letters
Investment of Both Essential Fatty and Amino Acids to Immunity Varies Depending on Reproductive Stage., Taylor V. Pettit, R. John Pettit, Andrew M. Durso, and Susannah S. French; Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological and Integrative Physiology
Exploring the Physiology and Evolution of Hornworts, Tanner A. Robison
ReFernment: An R Package for Annotating RNA Editing in Plastid Genomes, Tanner A. Robison and Paul G. Wolf; Applications in Plant Sciences
Stop-Signal Reaction Time Correlates With a Compensatory Balance Response, Garrett Rydalch, Hayden B. Bell, K. L. Ruddy, and David A.E. Bolton; Gait & Posture
Effects of Soil-Borne Pathogens on Seedling Establishment Patterns in Forest Systems, Eric P. Sodja
Timing of Invasion by Africanized Bees Coincides with Local Extinction of a Specialized Pollinator of a Rare Poppy in Utah, USA, Amber D. Tripodi, Vincent J. Tepedino, and Zachary M. Portman; Journal of Apicultural Science
Preserving Evolutionary History with Improved Confidence, K. Bodie Weedop, A. Ø. Mooers, C. M. Tucker, and William D. Pearse; Animal Conservation
The Effect of Phylogenetic Uncertainty and Imputation on EDGE Scores, K. Bodie Weedop, Arne Ø. Mooers, Caroline M. Tucker, and William D. Pearse; Animal Conservation
Investigating the Roles of Bacterial Endosymbionts in the Evolution of Adelgidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), Kathryn M. Weglarz
Worldwide Relationships in the Fern Genus Pteridium (Bracken) Based on Nuclear Genome Markers, Paul G. Wolf, Carol A. Rowe, Sylvia P. Kinosian, Joshua P. Der, Peter J. Lockhart, Lara D. Shepherd, Patricia A. McLenachan, and John A. Thomson; American Journal of Botany
Comparison of Nest Defense Behaviors of Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) from Finland and Montana, Marilyn Wright, Risto Tornberg, Dustin H. Ranglack, and Nate Bickford; Animals
Silkworms with Spider Silklike Fibers Using Synthetic Silkworm Chow Containing Calcium Lignosulfonate, Carbon Nanotubes, and Graphene, Xiaoli Zhang, Ana Laura Licon, Thomas I. Harris, Paula F. Oliveira, Bailey J. McFarland, Blake E. Taurone, Brittney J. Walsh, Brianne E. Bell, Caleb T. Walker, Randolph V. Lewis, and Justin A. Jones; ACS Omega
2018
Comparative Pollination Efficacies of Bees on Raspberry and the Management of Osmia lignaria for Late Blooming Crops, Corey J. Andrikopoulos
Blue and Red Light Effects on Stomatal Oscillations, Trevor R. Ballard
Priming of Grasping Muscles When Viewing a Safety Handle is Diminished With Age, David A.E. Bolton, Sarah E. Schwartz, Manhoud Mansour, Garrett Rydalch, and Douglas W. McDannald; Maturitas
The Nesting Ecology of Woodpeckers in the Eastern Cascades and Their Interactions with Nest Competitors and Predators, Samuel D. Cowell
Integrated Management of Billbugs (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Intermountain West Turfgrass, Madeleine M. Dupuy
Organic Matter Sources, Composition, and Quality in Rivers and Experimental Streams, Julia E. Kelso
Phylogeny and Population Genetic Analyses Reveals Cryptic Speciation in the Bombus fervidus Species Complex (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Jonathan B. Koch, Juanita Rodriguez, James P. Pitts, and James P. Strange; PLoS ONE
Quaternary Climate Instability is Correlated with Patterns of Population Genetic Variability in Bombus huntii, Jonathan B. Koch, Rémy Vandame, Jorge Mérida-Rivas, Philippe Sagot, and James Strange; Ecology and Evolution
Routes of Pesticide Exposure in Solitary, Cavity-Nesting Bees, Andi M. Kopit and Theresa L. Pitts-Singer; Environmental Entomology
Characterization of Black Walnut Genotypes for Resistance to Thousand Cankers Disease, Frost Hardiness and Other Desirable Horticultural Traits, J. Elisa Lauritzen
Fern Genomes Elucidate Land Plant Evolution and Cyanobacterial Symbioses, Fay-Wei Li, Paul Brouwer, Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet, Shifeng Cheng, Jan de Vries, Pierre-Marc Delaux, Ariana Eily, Nils Koppers, Li-Yaung Kuo, Zheng Li, Mathew Simenc, Ian Small, Eric Wafula, Stephany Angarita, Michael S. Barker, Andrea Bräutigam, Claude dePamphilis, Sven Gould, Prashant S. Hosmani, Yao-Moan Huang, Bruno Huettel, Yoichiro Kato, Xin Liu, Steven Maere, Rose McDowell, Lukas A. Mueller, Klaas G. J. Nierop, Stefan A. Rensing, Tanner A. Robison, Carl J. Rothfels, Erin M. Sigel, Yue Song, Prakash R. Timilsena, Yves Van de Peer, Hongli Wang, Per K. I. Wilhelmsson, Paul G. Wolf, Xun Xu, Joshua P. Der, Henriette Schluepmann, Gane K.-S. Wong, and Kathleen M. Pryer; Nature Plants
Motor Affordance for Grasping a Safety Handle, Douglas W. McDannald, Manhoud Mansour, Garrett Rydalch, and David A.E. Bolton; Neuroscience Letters
Phenology of a Southern Population of Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), Anne Elise McManis
Developmental Parameters of a Southern Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Population Reveal Potential Source of Latitudinal Differences in Generation Time, Anne E. McManis, James A. Powell, and Barbara J. Bentz; The Canadian Entomologist
Target Sequence Capture of Nuclear-Encoded Genes for Phylogenetic Analysis in Ferns, Paul G. Wolf, Tanner A. Robison, Matthew G. Johnson, Michael A. Sundue, Weston L. Testo, and Carl J. Rothfels; Applications in Plant Sciences
2017
Understanding the Mechanisms of Insecticide Resistance in Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzoymia longipalpis Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), David Denlinger
Genetic Differentiation of Two Species of Buckwheat (Eriogonum), Jenessa Blotter Lemon
Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Toxin Resistance in Toad-Eating Snakes, Shabnam Mohammadi
The Role of the Fatty Acid Signaling Pathway in Dietary-Induced Obesity, Melissa N. Nelson
The Biogeography and Nesting Biology of Anthophora, with a Revision and Phylogeny of the Anthophora (Micranthophora), Michael C. Orr