Recent publications by UNCG Biology Faculty:

Myosin heavy chain kinases play essential roles in Ca2+, but not cAMP, chemotaxis and the natural aggregation of Dictyostelium discoideum.
Wessels D, Lusche DF, Steimle PA, Scherer A, Kuhl S, Wood K, Hanson B, Egelhoff TT, Soll DR. 2012.
Journal of Cell Science. 2012 Oct 15;125(Pt 20):4934-44.

Neurotransmitters, Benthic Diatoms and Metamorphosis a Marine Snail.
Leise, E.M. and Cahoon, L.B. 2012.
In Snails: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. NovaPublishers.com, eds. E. Hämäläinen and S. Järvinen, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. pp1-43.

Hydrodynamics and Marine Optics during Cold Fronts at Santa Rosa Island, Florida.
Keen, T.R. and R.H. Stavn. 2012.
Journal of Coastal Research, 28(5):1081-1095.

Hybridization of Neotyphodium endophytes enhances competitive ability of the host grass.
Saari, S. and S.H. Faeth. 2012.
New Phytologist 195(1):231-236.

Multiple mating but not recombination causes quantitative increase in offspring genetic diversity for varying genetic architectures.
Rueppell, O., Meier, S., Deutsch, R. 2012.
PLoS One, 7(10):e47220.

Complex pleiotropy characterizes the pollen hoarding syndrome in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.).
Page, R.E., Fondrk, M.K., Rueppell, O. 2012.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66: 1459-1466.

Genetics of reproduction and regulation of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) social behavior.
Page, R.E., Rueppell, O., Amdam, G.V. 2012.
Annual Review of Genetics, 46: 97-119.

Fitness Effects of Floral Plasticity and Thermoregulation in a Thermally Changing Environment.
Lacey, E.P., M.E. Lovin, S.J. Richter. 2012.
American Naturalist 180(3): 342-353.

Urban Biodiversity: Patterns, Processes and Implications for Conservation.
Faeth, S. H; Saari, S. and C. Bang. 2012.
In: eLS 2012, John Wiley & Sons Ltd: Chichester. doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0023572

Fungal endophytes of grasses and arthropod communities: lessons from plant-herbivore interactions.
Faeth, S.H. and S. Saari. 2012.
Fungal Ecology (invited review) 5(3): 364-371.

Control of arthropod abundances, richness and composition in a heterogeneous desert city.
Bang, C., S.H. Faeth and J. S. Sabo. 2012.
Ecological Monographs 82(1) 85-100.

Direct effect of acaricides on pathogen loads and gene expression levels in honey bees Apis mellifera.
Boncristiani, H., Underwood, R., Schwarz, R., Evans, J. D., Pettis, J., & vanEngelsdorp, D. (2012).
Journal of Insect Physiology, 58(5), 613–620. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.011

Israeli acute paralysis virus in Africanized honey bees in southeastern Brazilian Apiaries.
Teixeira, E. W., Chen, Y. P., Message, D., Boncristiani, H. F., Pettis, J. S., & Evans, J. D. (2012).
Journal Of Apicultural Research, 51(3), 282–284. doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.51.3.11

Pleiotropy of segregating genetic variants that affect honey bee worker life expectancy.
Dixon L.R., McQuage M.R., Lonon E.J., Buehler D., Seck O., Rueppell O. (2012).
Experimental Gerontology, 47: 631-637.

Worker ovary size and activation of Russian honey bees (Apis mellifera L.).
Munday M., Rinderer T.E., Rueppell O. (2012).
Journal of Apicultural Research, 51: 147-149.

Effects of causal networks on the structure and stability of resource allocation trait correlations.
Gove, R., R. Erwin, N. Zweber, W. Chen, J. Rychtář, and D. L. Remington. (2012).
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 293:1-14.

Fungal Grass Endophytes And Arthropod Communities: Lessons From Plant Defence Theory And Multitrophic Interactions.
Faeth, S.H., Saari, S. (2012).
Fungal Ecology, 5:364-371.

Mass-specific scattering cross sections of suspended sediments and aggregates: theoretical limits and applications.
Stavn, Robert H. (2012.)
Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 1: 201-219.

A review on self-destructive defense behaviors in social insects.
Shorter, J.R. and Rueppell, O. (2012).
Insectes Sociaux, 59: 1-10.

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