2009 publications by UNCG Biology Faculty:

Reproductive morphology of Sargentodoxa cuneata (Lardizabalaceae) and its systematic implications.
Wang, H.-F., Kirchoff, B. K., Qin, H.-N., Zhu, Z.-X. 2009.
Plant Systematics and Evolution 280: 207–217.

Early floral development of Heliconia latispatha Benth., a key taxon for understanding the evolution of flower development in the Zingiberales.
Kirchoff, B. K., L.P. Lagomarsino, W. H. Newman, M. E. Bartlett and C. D. Specht. 2009.
American Journal of Botany 96: 580-593.

The genetic basis of transgressive ovary size in honey bee workers.
Linksayer T.A., Rueppell O., Siegel A., Kaftanoglu O., Page R.E. Jr., Amdam G.V.A. 2009
Genetics, 183: 693-707.

Urbanization shifts trophic dynamics of arthropod  communities on a common desert host plant.
Marussich, W.A. and S.H. Faeth. 2009.
Urban Ecosystems 12:265-286.

Host Culling as an Adaptive-management Tool for Chronic Wasting Disease in White-Tailed Deer – a Modeling Study.
G. Wasserberg, Rolley,R.E., Osnas,E. & Samuel,M.D. 2009.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 457–466.

Distribution of hybrid fungal symbionts and environmental stress.  
Hamilton, C.E., S.H. Faeth and T.E. Dowling. 2009.
Microbial Ecology 58:408-413.

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers live longer in small than in large colonies
Olav Rueppell, Osman Kaftanouglu, Robert E. Page Jr. 2009
Experimental Gerontology 44 (6): 447-452.

The multidimensional partnership of EcR and USP.
Henrich, VC, JM Beatty ,H Ruff, J Callender, M Grebe, and M Spindler-Barth
In: Ecdysone: Structures and Functions, Edited by Guy Smagghe. 2009, Springer Science, pp 361-375.

The nurse’s load: Early-life exposure to brood-rearing affects behavior and lifespan in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Gro V. Amdam, Olav Rueppell, M. Kim Fondrk, Robert E. Page, C. Mindy Nelson
Experimental Gerontology 44 (6-7): 467-471.

Temperature-sensitive alternative oxidase protein content and its relationship to floral reflectance in natural Plantago lanceolata populations.
Ann L. Umbach, Elizabeth P. Lacey, and Scott J. Richter. 2009
New Phytologist 181: 662-671.

Correcting the errors from variable sea salt retention and water of hydration in loss on ignition analysis: Implications for studies of estuarine and coastal waters.
Robert H. Stavn, Hans J. Rick, Alexander V. Falster. 2009
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 81(4): 575-582.

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