Biology Faculty, Staff, Student Scholarship
This collection holds the creative and scholarly works of the Department of Biology's faculty, staff, and students. It includes scholarly content such as journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, etc.
Submissions from 2025
Neuropeptide-Dependent Spike Time Precision and Plasticity in Circadian Output Neurons, Bryan Chong, Vipin Kumar, Dieu Linh Nguyen, Makenzie A. Hopkins, Faith S. Ferry, Lucia K. Spera, Elizabeth M. Paul, Anelise N. Hutson, and Masashi Tabuchi
Edge Feathering Across Forest-Meadow Ecotones Increases Light Heterogeneity and Understory Plant Diversity, Aruni Kadawatha and Jean H. Burns
Behavior of Rio Sao Francisco Piranhas in Response to Changes in Space and Density, Ronald G. Oldfield, Josie E. Thal, and Kristen E. Lukas
Tradeoffs in the Energetic Value of Neuromodulation in a Closed-Loop Neuromechanical System, Zhuojun Yu, Peter J. Thomas, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2024
Full Hill-Type Muscle Model of the I1/I3 Retractor Muscle Complex in Aplysia Californica, Qianxue Chen, Jiayi Shen, Samantha Pao, Yu Huan, Gregory P. Sutton, Jeffery P. Gill, and Hillel J. Chiel
Repeated Stimulation of feeding Mechanoafferents in Aplysia Generates Responses Consistent with the Release of Food, Hillel J. Chiel
Multiple Changes in Connectivity Between Buccal Ganglia Mechanoafferents and Motor Neurons with Different Functions After Learning That Food is Inedible in Aplysia, Hillel J. Chiel and Jeffery Gill
Single-Fly Genome Assemblies Fill Major Phylogenomic Gaps across the Drosophilidae Tree of Life, K. Nicole Crown, Sarah E. Diamond, and Ryan A. Martin
Lamellipodia-Mediated Osteoblast Haptotaxis Guided by Fibronectin Ligand Concentrations on a Multiplex Chip, Xiaotian Feng, Seoyoung Jeong, Melissa L. Carr, Radhika P. Atit, and Samuel E. Senyo
Biotic Interactions Vary Across Species' Ranges and Are Likely Conserved through Geological Time, Iulian Gherghel and Ryan Andrew Martin
Scaling of Buccal Mass Growth and Muscle Activation Determine the Duration of Feeding Behaviours in the Marine Mollusc Aplysia Californica, Jeffery P. Gill, Anna Skalski De Campos, Katherine X. Wang, Isha V. Kaza, Victoria X. Fan, and Hillel J. Chiel
Fabrication and Validation of Sub-Cellular Carbon Fiber Electrodes, Yu Huan and Hillel J. Chiel
Intracellular Neural Control of an Active Feeding Structure in Aplysia Using a Carbon Fiber Electrode Array, Yu Huan, Benjamin N. Tibbetts, and Hillel J. Chiel
Melanism in Polymorphic Terrestrial Snakes: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review, Ryan A. Martin
Psychological and Social Well-Being of Bony Fishes in Zoos and Aquariums (Ii), Ronald G. Oldfield
Life in a Fishbowl: Space and Environmental Enrichment Affect Behaviour of Betta Splendens, Ronald G. Oldfield and Emily K. Murphy
Biomechanics of Transduction by Mechanosensory Cilia for Prey Detection in Aquatic Organisms, Faye Piephoff and Brian K. Taylor
Variation in Diet and Leafy Browse Offerings AmongColobus Monkeys (Colobus spp.) and Langurs(Trachypithecus spp.) in AZA Facilities, Maura R. Plocek and Noah T. Dunham
Submissions from 2023
Tutorial: Using NEURON for Neuromechanical Simulations, Hillel J. Chiel and Peter J. Thomas
Factor in Fear: Interference Competition in Polymorphic Spadefoot Toad Tadpoles and Its Potential Role in Disruptive Selection, Ryan A. Martin
When Will a Changing Climate Outpace Adaptive Evolution?, Ryan A. Martin and Sarah E. Diamond
Modular Design of a Polymer-Bilayer-Based Mechanically Compliant Worm-Like Robot, Austin S. Mills, Shane Riddle, Hillel J. J. Chiel, Roger D. Quinn, and Kathryn A. Daltorio
Spatiotemporal Walking Gait Kinematics of Semi-Arboreal Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens), Maura R. Plocek and Noah T. Dunham
Phase Shift Between Joint Rotation and Actuation Reflects Dominant Forces and Predicts Muscle Activation Patterns, R. D. Quinn and Hillel J. Chiel
Selective Infrared Neural Inhibition Can Be Reproduced by Resistive Heating, Junqi Zhuo, Chloe E. Weidrick, Yehe Liu, Michael A. Moffitt, Hillel J. Chiel, and Michael W. Jenkins
Submissions from 2022
Biomechanical and Sensory Feedback Regularize the Behavior of Different Locomotor Central Pattern Generators, Kaiyu Deng, Hillel J. Chiel, and Roger D. Quinn
Variational and Phase Response Analysis for Limit Cycles with Hard Boundaries, with Applications to Neuromechanical Control Problems, Jeffery P. Gill, Hillel J. Chiel, Peter J. Thomas, and Peter J. Thomas
A Theory of City Biogeography and the Origin of Urban Species, Ryan A. Martin
Reproductive Biology of Gazella Arabica: Predictors of Offspring Weight and Short- and Long-Term Offspring Survival, Ryan A. Martin
You Can’t Betray a Fish: One Reason Eating Fish may Cause Less Harm than Eating Cows, Ronald G. Oldfield
The Mid‑Pleistocene Transition: A Delayed Response to an Increasing Positive Feedback?, Anne Willem Omta and Peter Thomas
Analyzing Modeled Torque Profiles to Understand Scale-Dependent Active Muscle Responses in the Hip Joint, Fletcher R. Young, Hillel J. Chiel, Roger D. Quinn, and Roger D. Quinn
Use of an Invertebrate Animal Model (Aplysia Californica) to Develop Novel Neural Interfaces for Neuromodulation, Junqi Zhuo, Jeffrey P. Gill, Michael W. Jenkins, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2021
Carbon Fiber Electrodes for Intracellular Recording and Stimulation, Yu Huan, Jeffrey P. Gill, and Hillel J. Chiel
In a Nutshell, A Reciprocal Transplant Experiment Reveals Local Adaptation and Fitness Trade-offs in Response to Urban Evolution in an Acorn-Dwelling Ant, Ryan A. Martin, Lacy D. Chick, Matthew L. Garvin, and Sarah E. Diamond
Optimizing Thermal Block Length During Infrared Neural Inhibition to Minimize Temperature Thresholds, Junqi Zhuo, Matthew T. McPheeters, Micael W. Jenkins, Hillel J. Chiel, and Michael W. Jenkins
Isotonic Ion Replacement Can Lower the Threshold for Selective Infrared Neural Inhibition, Junqi Zhuo, Zihui Ou, Yuhan Zhang, Elizabeth M. Jackson, Sachin S. Shankar, Matthew T. McPheeters, Hillel J. Chiel, and Michael W. Jenkins
Submissions from 2020
Neurotic: Neuroscience Tool for Interactive Characterization, Hillel J. Chiel
Rapid Adaptation to Changing Mechanical Load by Ordered Recruitment of Identified Motor Neurons, Hillel J. Chiel
Is Romania Ready To Face the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak? The Role of Incoming Travelers and that of Romanian Diaspora, Iulian Gherghel
Postglacial Recolonization of North America by Spadefoot Toads: Integrating Niche and Corridor Modeling to Study Species’ Range Dynamics over Geologic Time, Iulian Gherghel and Ryan Andrew Martin
Evidence for the Evolution of Thermal Tolerance, but not Desiccation Tolerance, in Response to Hotter, Drier City Conditions in a Cosmopolitan, Terrestrial Isopod, Aaron R. Yilmaz, Sarah E. Diamond, and Ryan A. Martin
Submissions from 2019
Thermal Block of Action Potentials is Primarily Due to Voltage-Dependent Potassium Currents: A Modeling Study, Michael W. Jenkins and Hillel J. Chiel
Design and Actuation of a Fabric-Based Worm-Like Robot, Akhil Kandhari, Anna Mehringer, Hillel J. Chiel, Roger D. Quinn, and Kathryn A. Daltorio
Soft-Surface Grasping: Radular Opening in Aplysia Californica, Catherine E. Kehl, Joey Wu, Sisi Lu, Richard F. Drushel, Rebekah K. Smoldt, and Hillel J. Chiel
Evolution, Not Transgenerational Plasticity, Explains the Adaptive Divergence of Acorn Ant Thermal Tolerance Across an Urban–Rural Temperature Cline, Ryan A. Martin, Lacy D. Chick, Aaron R. Yilmaz, and Sarah E. Diamond
Successful and Unsuccessful Attempts to Swallow in a Reduced Aplysia Preparation Regulate Feeding Responses and Produce Memory at Different Neural Sites, Jeffrey M. McManus and Hillel J. Chiel
Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels are Critical for Infrared Inhibition of Action Potentials: An Experimental Study, Junqi Zhuo, Matthew T. McPheeters, Michael W. Jenkins, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2018
A Roadmap for Urban Evolutionary Ecology, Sarah E. Diamond and Ryan A. Martin
Anti-Correlated Cortical Networks Arise From Spontaneous Neuronal Dynamics at Slow Timescales, Nathan X. Kodama, Tianyi Feng, James J. Ullett, Hillel J. Chiel, Siddharth S. Sivakumar, and Roberto F. Galán
Submissions from 2017
Selective Inhibition of Small-Diameter Axons Using Infrared Light, Emilie H. Lothet, Kendrick M. Shaw, Hui Lu, Junqi Zhuo, Yves T. Wang, Shi Gu, Hillel J. Chiel, and Michael W. Jenkins
Precipitation Drives Global Variation in Natural Selection, Ryan A. Martin
Submissions from 2016
The Interplay between Plasticity and Evolution in Response to Human-Induced Environmental Change, Sarah E. Diamond and Ryan A. Martin
Robustness, Flexibility, and Sensitivity in a Multifunctional Motor control Model, David N. Lyttle, Jeffrey P. Gill, Peter J. Thomas, and Hillel J. Chiel
Communication-Microelectrode Detection of Cholesterol Efflux From the Human Buccel Mucosa, Xiaochun Yu, Thomas J. Kelley, Hillel J. Chiel, and James D. Burgess
Submissions from 2015
Preparing the Periphery for a Subsequent Behavior: Motor Neuronal Activity During Biting Generates little Force but Prepares a Retractor Muscle to Generate larger Forces During Swallowing in Aplysia, Hui Lu, Jeffrey M. McManus, Miranda J. Cullins, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2014
Modeling of the Dorsal Gradient across Species Reveals Interaction between Embryo Morphology and Toll Signaling Pathway during Evolution, Priscilla Ambrosi, Juan Sebastian Chahda, Hannah R. Koslen, Hillel J. Chiel, and Claudia Mieko Mizutani
Alternating Current and Infrared Produce an Onset-Free Reversible Nerve Block, Emilie H. Lothet, Kevin L. Kilgore, Niloy Bhadra, Narendra Bhadra, Tina Vrabec, Yves T. Wang, Michael W. Jenkins, and Hillel J. Chiel
Parental Care in the Cuatro Ciénegas cichlid, Herichthys minckleyi (Teleostei: Cichlidae), Ronald G. Oldfield and M. Xavier Nieves
The Significance of Dynamical Architecture for Adaptive Responses to Mechanical Loads During Rhythmic Behavior, Kendrick M. M. Shaw, David N. Lyttle, Jeffrey P. Gill, Miranda J. Cullins, Jeffrey M. McManus, Hui Lu, Peter J. Thomas, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2013
Transient and Selective Suppression of Neural Activity With Infrared Light, Michael W. Jenkins, Hui Lu, Jeffrey M. McManus, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2012
Does Diet Breadth Resolve Variation in Climate Driven Range Shifts of Ohio Butterflies?, Lydia Beera, Angie Lenard, and Sarah E. Diamond
Changes in Expression Profiles of Energy Metabolism and Cellular Calcium Balance Genes in the Mammalian Inner Ear During Development, Audrey Freedman
Wheelchair Athlete Concussion Baseline Data: A Pilot Retrospective Analysis, Jonathan Lee, Michael Harper, Michael Uihlein, and Kenneth Lee
Widespread Disruptive Selection in the Wild is Associated with Intense Resource Competition, Ryan A. Martin
Behavioral Observations Surrounding a Diet Change of Zoo-Housed Matschie's Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei), Sarah Miller, Noah T. Dunham, and Diana Koester
Determination of Potential Azotobacter vinelandii Bacteriophage Gene Sequences: A Bioinformatics Approach, Anish Reddy and Sarah Bagby
Changes in Meiotic Crossover Distribution and Frequency In Response to Chromosome Structural Variants, Christiana Wang and Nicole Crown
Optimizing Aplysia californica's Living Conditions, Ruiying Xu
Submissions from 2011
Aggression and Welfare in a Common Aquarium Fish, the Midas Cichlid, Ronald G. Oldfield
Submissions from 2010
Submissions from 2009
The Brain in its Body: Motor Control and Sensing in a Biomechanical Context, Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 2008
The Distribution, and Size Implications of the Human Skeletal Anomaly Medial Cuneiform Bipartum, Allison Early, Lyman Jellema, and Bruce Latimer
Identifying Simple Sequence Repeats in the Flax Genome, Sachin Gadani, Cory Johnson, and Chris A. Cullis
Submissions from 2006
Neuromechanics of Coordination During Swallowing in Aplysia Californica, Hui Ye, Douglas W. Morton, and Hillel J. Chiel
Neuromechanics of Multifunctionality during Rejection in Aplysia Californica, Hui Ye, Douglas W. Morton, and Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 1988
An Identified Histaminergic Neuron Can Modulate the Outputs of buccal-Cerebral Interneurons in Aplysia via Presynaptic Inhibition, Hillel J. Chiel
Submissions from 1986
Activity of an Identified Histaminergic Neuron, and its Possible Role in Arousal of Feeding Behavior in Semi-Intact Aplysia, Hillel J. Chiel
An Identified Histaminergic Neuron Modulates Feeding Motor Circuitry in Aplysia, Hillel J. Chiel
Sensory Function and Gating of Histaminergic Neuron C2 in Aplysia, Hillel J. Chiel