Works from 2023
Brilliant bird brains: object recognition in Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus smithsonianus), Kristen Covino, F. Dylan Titmuss, Joseph E. Brosseau, Dora C. Donacik, Meddie E. Ellms, Alyssa R. Nowicki, Daphne Okuyama, Jessica M. Robinson, Katherine A. Schickfus, Eliza L. Stanley, and Mary Elizabeth Everett
Generation of LexA enhancer-trap lines in Drosophila by an international scholastic network, Cory J. Evans, Ella S. Kim, Arjun Rajan, Kathleen Chang, Sanath Govindarajan, Clara Gulick, Eva English, Bianca Rodriguez, Orion Bloomfield, Stella Nakada, Charlotte Beard, Sarah O’Connor, Sophia Mastroianni, Emma Downey, Matthew Feigenbaum, Caitlin Tolentino, Abigail Pace, Marina Khan, Soyoun Moon, Jordan DiPrima, Amber Syed, Flora Lin, Yasmina Abukhadra, Isabella Bacon, John Beckerle, Sophia Cho, Nana Esi Donkor, Lucy Garberg, Ava Harrington, Mai Hoang, Nosa Lawani, Ayush Noori, and Euwie Park
Fly-CURE, a multi-institutional CURE using Drosophila, increases students' confidence, sense of belonging, and persistence in research, Julia A. Markle, Olivier Devergne, Seth M. Kelly, Paula A. Croonquist, Cory J. Evans, Melanie A. Hwalek, Victoria L. Straub, Danielle R. Hamill, Alexandra Peister, and David P. Puthoff
Ecuador Case Study: Transboundary Marine Conservation and Fisheries Management in Ecuador and Northern Peru, Demian A. Willette
Works from 2022
Injury-induced inflammatory signaling and hematopoiesis in Drosophila, Cory J. Evans, Ting Liu, Juliet R. Girard, and Utpal Banerjee
Sustainable seafood using octopus as a model, Ian G. Gleadall, Warwick H.H. Sauer, Hassan Moustahfid, Cheryl L. Ames, and Demian A. Willette
At-Home Yogurt Making to Investigate Microbiology Concepts: A Remote Biology Laboratory, Tatiana Kuzmenko, Jacqueline Raetz-Vigon, and Demian A. Willette
Valuation of ecosystem services of a nascent urban park in east Los Angeles, California, Kesterlyn Wilson and Demian A. Willette
Seagrasses Under Times of Change - Editorial, Gidon Winters, Mirta Teichberg, Hauke Reuter, Inés G. Viana, and Demian A. Willette
Works from 2021
From coast to coast to coast: Ecology and management of eelgrass systems across Canada, Sarah Joy Bittick
A functional genomics screen identifying blood cell development genes in Drosophila by undergraduates participating in a course-based research experience, Cory J. Evans, John M. Olson, Bama Charan Mondal, Pratyush Kandimalla, Ariano Abbasi, Mai M. Abdusamad, Osvaldo Acosta, Julia A. Ainsworth, Haris M. Akram, Ralph B. Albert, Elitzander Alegria-Leal, Kai Y. Alexander, Angelica C. Ayala, Nataliya S. Balashova, Rebecca M. Barber, Harmanjit Bassi, Sean P. Bennion, Miriam Beyder, Kush V. Bhatt, Chinmay Bhoot, Aaron W. Bradshaw, Tierney G. Brannigan, Boyu Cao, Yancey Y. Cashell, Timothy Chai, Alex W. Chan, Carissa Chan, Inho Chang, Jonathan Chang, Michael T. Chang, Patrick W. Chang, Stephen Chang, and Neel Chari
Plant-derived drug discovery in an introductory biology laboratory course, Tatiana Kuzmenko, Ashwarya Sharma, and Demian A. Willette
The last mile challenge: Certified seafood and federal labeling laws out of sync at the end of the supply chain in Los Angeles, California, Demian A. Willette, Sofia C. Esteves, Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Marie L. Smith, Kesterlyn Wilson, and Xiaoya Yuan
Characterizing Industrial and Artisanal Fishing Vessel Catch Composition Using Environmental DNA and Satellite-Based Tracking Data, Demian A. Willette, Gabriela Navarrete-Forero, Zachary Gold, Apollo Marco D. Lizano, Leonardo Gonzalez-Smith, and Giovanna Sotil
Works from 2020
Undergraduate Learning Outcomes for Achieving Data Acumen, Anna Bargagliotti, Karen Huchting, Wendy J. Binder, Lance Blakesley, Maire B. Ford, Zaki Eusufzai, Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Suzanne Larson, Natasha Miric, Robert Rovetti, Kala Seal, and Thomas Zachariah
Herbivory strength is similar or even greater in algal-compared to coral-dominated habitats on a recovering coral reef, Sarah Joy Bittick
Inaccurate and Biased Global Media Coverage Underlies Public Misunderstanding of Shark Conservation Threats and Solutions, Sarah Joy Bittick
Seasonally specific changes in migration phenology across 50 years in the Black-throated Blue Warbler, Kristen M. Covino
Spring migration of blackpoll warblers across North America, Kristen M. Covino
Investigating Los Angeles' urban roadway network from a biologically-formed perspective, Sophia Deen, Tatiana Kuzmenko, Demian A. Willette, and Hossein Asghari
Incorporating physiology into species distribution models moderates the projected impact of warming on Mediterranean marine species, Inbal Gamliel, Yehezkel Buba, Tamar Guy-Haim, Tal Garval, Demian A. Willette, Gil Rilov, and Jonathan Belmaker
Little giants: a rapidly invading seagrass alters ecosystem functioning relative to native foundation species, Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Kelcie L. Chiquillo, Candice Cross, Peggy Fong, Thomas Kelley, C. Anna Toline, Regina Zweng, and Demian A. Willette
Inconclusive evidence of sexual reproduction of invasive Halophila stipulacea: a new field guide to encourage investigation of flower and fruit production throughout its invasive range, Fee O.H. Smulders, Kelcie L. Chiquillo, Demian A. Willette, Paul H. Barber, and Marjolijn J.A. Christianen
Humanity’s best friend: A dog-centric approach to addressing global challenges, Eric Strauss
Growth and recovery after small-scale disturbance of a rapidly-expanding invasive seagrass in St. John, U.S., Virgin Islands, Demian A. Willette, Kelcie L. Chiquillo, Candice Cross, Peggy Fong, Thomas Kelley, C. Anna Toline, Regina Zweng, and Ranjan Muthukrishnan
The tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea: reviewing what we know from its native and invasive habitats, alongside identifying knowledge gaps, Gidon Winters, Sven Beer, Demian A. Willette, Inés G. Viana, Kelcie L. Chiquillo, Pedro Beca-Carretero, Betty Villamayor, Tomás Azcárate-García, Rachamim Shem-Tov, Bridget Mwabvu, Luciana Migliore, Alice Rotini, Michelle A. Oscar, Jonathan Belmaker, Inbal Gamliel, Ana Alexandre, Aschwin H. Engelen, Gabriele Procaccini, and Gil Rilov
Works from 2019
A rapidly expanding alga acts as a secondary foundational species providing novel ecosystem functions in the South Pacific, Sarah Joy Bittick
DNA barcoding cannot discriminate between Sardinella tawilis and S. hualiensis (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae), Alison Faye O. Chan, Adrian U. Luczon, Ian Kendrick C. Fontanilla, Perry S. Ong, Mudjekeewis D. Santos, Demian A. Willette, and Jonas P. Quilang
Longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851): a global review of population dynamics, ecology, fisheries, and considerations for future conservation and management, Shane P. Griffiths, Duncan Leadbitter, Demian A. Willette, Farhad Kaymaram, and Mohammed Moazzam
Expression-based cell lineage analysis in Drosophila through a course-based research experience for early undergraduates, John M. Olson, Cory J. Evans, Kathy T. Ngo, Hee Jong Kim, Joseph Duy Nguyen, Kayla G.H. Gurley, Truc Ta, Vijay Patel, Lisa Han, Khoa T. Truong-N, Letty Liang, Maggie K. Chu, Hiu Lam, Hannah G. Ahn, Abhik Kumar Banerjee, In Young Choi, Ross G. Kelley, Naseem Moridzadeh, Awais M. Khan, Omair Khan, Szuyao Lee, Elizabeth B. Johnson, Annie Tigranyan, Jay Wang, Anand D. Gandhi, Manish M. Padhiar, Joseph Hargan Calvopina, Kirandeep Sumra, Kristy Ou, Jessie C. Wu, Joseph N. Dickan, Sabrena M. Ahmadi, and Donald N. Allen
Visitors’ attachment to urban parks in Los Angeles, CA, Michele Romolini, Emily R. Simso, and Eric G. Strauss
Exploring how non-native seagrass species could provide essential ecosystems services: a perspective on the highly invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Caribbean Sea, Ines G. Viana, Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Demian A. Willette, and Lucy G. Gillis
Fruits and flowers of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Caribbean Sea, Demian A. Willette
Works from 2018
A tale of two algal blooms: negative effects of two dominant genera on seagrass and its epiphytes, Sarah Joy Bittick
Informing Canada’s commitment to biodiversity conservation: A science-based framework to help guide protected areas designation through Target 1 and beyond, Sarah Joy Bittick
Patterns of uncertainty in life-history and extinction risk for Arctic vertebrates, Sarah Joy Bittick
Breaking Boundaries in Computing in Undergraduate Courses, Kam D. Dahlquist, John David N. Dionisio, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, and Anna E. Bargagliotti
Accurate measurement of main aerosol constituents from heated tobacco products (HTPs): Implications for a fundamentally different aerosol, Hovik J. Gasparyan
Delivering on seafood traceability under the new U.S. import monitoring program, Demian A. Willette and Samantha H. Cheng
Rethinking solutions to seafood fraud, Demian A. Willette, Samantha H. Cheng, Jerry A. Greenberg, and Paul H. Barber
RE: eDNA to identify rare species in fisheries by-catch., Demian A. Willette, Gabriella Navarrete Forego, Apollo Marco Lizano, and Giovanna Sotil
Works from 2017
Empirical data demonstrates risk-tradeoffs between landscapes for herbivorous fish may promote reef resilience, Sarah Joy Bittick
Simultaneous synergist, antagonistic, and additive interactions between multiple local stressors all degrade algal turf communities on coral reefs, Sarah Joy Bittick
Effect of fuel deposition rate on departure fuel load of migratory songbirds during spring stopover along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Kristen M. Covino
Clinical implications of augmenter of liver regeneration in cancer: A systematic review, Deepa V. Dabir
Osm1 facilitates the transfer of electrons from Erv1 to fumarate in the redox-regulated import pathway in the mitochondrial intermembrane space, Deepa V. Dabir
Leg Loss and Fitness in Female Green Lynx Spiders Peucetia viridans (Araneae: Oxyopidae), Martina G. Ramirez
Seasonal expression of migratory behavior in a facultative migrant, the pine siskin, Heather E. Watts, Ashley R. Robart, Jasmine K. Chopra, and Carmela E. Asinas
Works from 2016
Measures of Relative Dentary Strength in Rancho La Brea Smilodon fatalis over Time, Wendy J. Binder, Kassaundra S. Cervantes, and Julie A. Meachen
Bolstered physical defences under nutrient-enriched conditions may facilitate a secondary foundational algal species in the South Pacific, Sarah Joy Bittick
Nutrients induce and herbivores maintain thallus toughness, a structural antiherbivory defense in Turbinaria ornata, Sarah Joy Bittick
Sediments influence accumulation of two macroalgal species through novel but differing interactions with nutrients and herbivory, Sarah Joy Bittick
Preliminary Report: A survey of aggressive behaviors in the American coot (Fulica americana) at Ballona Wetlands, California, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Mariele Anne Courtois, and Kiara Cerda
A “Rule-of-Five” Framework for Models and Modeling to Unify Mathematicians and Biologists and Improve Student Learning, Kam D. Dahlquist
GRNsight: a web application and service for visualizing models of small- to medium-scale gene regulatory networks, Kam D. Dahlquist, John David N. Dionisio, Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Nicole A. Anguiano, Anindita Varshneya, Britain J. Southwick, and Mihir Samdarshi
A potential mate influences reproductive development in female, but not male, pine siskins, Heather E. Watts, Bruce Edley, and Thomas P. Hahn
Works from 2015
A preliminary study of Argiope argentata as indicators of southern California metal contamination, Sarah A. Carratt and Martina G. Ramirez
DNA-Based Authentication of Botanicals and Plant-Derived Dietary Supplements: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?, Denise F. Coutinho Moraes, David W. Still, Michelle R. Lum, and Ann M. Hirsch
Fall migratory patterns of the Blackpoll Warbler at a continental scale, Kristen M. Covino
Patterns of testosterone in three Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbirds during spring passage, Kristen M. Covino
Parameter Estimation for Gene Regulatory Networks from Microarray Data: Cold Shock Response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kam D. Dahlquist, Ben G. Fitzpatrick, Erika T. Camacho, Stephanie D. Entzminger, and Nathan C. Wanner
Proteomic analysis of cardiac response to thermal acclimation in the eurythermal goby fish Gillichthys mirabilis, W. Wesley Dowd, Nishad Jayasundara, Lars Tomanek, and George N. Somero
Thermal Variation, Thermal Extremes and the Physiological Performance of Individuals, W. Wesley Dowd, Felicia A. King, and Mark W. Denny
Mining the phytomicrobiome to understand how bacterial coinoculations enhance plant growth, Nancy Fujishige
Micro-scale environmental variation amplifies physiological variation among individual mussels, Ana Gabriela Jimenez, Sarah Jayawardene, Shaina Alves, Jeremiah Dallmer, and Wesley W. Dowd
Mia40 Protein Serves as an Electron Sink in the Mia40-Erv1 Import Pathway, Sonya E. Neal, Deepa V. Dabir, Heather L. Tienson, Darryl M. Horn, Kathrin Glaeser, Rachel R. Ogozalek Loo, Antoni Barrientos, and Carla M. Koehler
Spiderling sex ratio and maternal investment in the bolas spider Mastophora cornigera (Araneae, Araneidae), Martina G. Ramirez
Variation among individuals in photoperiod responses: Effects of breeding schedule, photoperiod, and age-related photoperiodic experience in birds., Heather E. Watts
Annual Schedules, Heather E. Watts, Thomas P. Hahn, Kathleen R. Brazeal, Elizabeth M. Schultz, Helen E. Chmura, Jamie M. Cornelius, and Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton
Biological Timekeeping: Individual Variation, Performance, and Fitness, Heather E. Watts, Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton, and Thomas P. Hahn
Works from 2014
Effects of sediment depth on algal turf height are mediated by interactions with fish herbivory on a fringing reef, Sarah Joy Bittick
Differential Resource allocation of black mustard plants (Brassica nigra L.) with proximity to black walnut trees (Jug/ans californica L.) in a Southern California Riparian ecosystem, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Matt Cronrod, and Kellyanne Gold
Sub-Canopy Temperature Dynamics of a Native Tree Plantation from a Lowland Tropical Rainforest in Costa Rica, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Traci-Lynn Hirai, Stacie Samuelson, Cherie Hale, and Elizabeth Braker
Characterization of Sugar Diversity in Floral and Extra-Floral Nectar from the Coastal Coral Tree (Erythrina caffra Thunb.) in Southern California, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Kenny Morales, Renee Maser, Julius Doyle, and Mera Gobrial
Exploration of climate influences on the abundance of galls on red willow (Salix /aevigata) across two riparian communities in Southern California, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Rachael Sears, Tauras P. Vilgalys, Emily Hand, and Sara Morledge-Hampton
Insect visitation of peduncular and petiolar extrafloral nectar glands on castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) plants in Southern California, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Taylor Waters, and David Chirikian
Drosophila hematopoiesis: Markers and methods for molecular genetic analysis, Cory J. Evans, Ting Liu, and Utpal Banerjee
Stage-dependent plasticity of the anterior neural folds to form neural crest, Maxellende Ezin
The fossil record of phenotypic integration and modularity: A deep-time perspective on developmental and evolutionary dynamics, Anjali Goswami, Wendy J. Binder, Julie Meachen, and F. Robin O'Keefe
Pvr expression regulators in equilibrium signal control and maintenance of Drosophila blood progenitors, Bama C.haran Mondal, Jiwon Shim, Cory J. Evans, and Utpal Banerjee
Cranial morphometrics of the dire wolf, Canis dirus, at Rancho La Brea: temporal variability and its links to nutrient stress and climate, F. Robin O'Keefe, Wendy J. Binder, Stephen R. Frost, Rudyard W. Sadlier, and Blaire Van Valkenburgh
Works from 2013
Meiosis I Arrest Abnormalities Lead to Severe Oligozoospermia in Meiosis 1 Arresting Protein (M1ap)-Deficient Mice, Nelson Alexander Arango, Li Li, Deepa V. Dabir, Fotini Nicolau, Rafael Pieretti-Vanmarcke, Carla Koehler, John R. McCarrey, Naifang Lu, and Patricia K. Donahoe
La Diversidad de los Análisis de Diversidad La Diversidad de los Analisis de Diversidad [The Diversity of Diversity Analyses], Victor D. Carmona-Galindo and Tizziana V. Carmona
A preliminary study of Ricinus communis survivorship at Ballona Wetlands and Temescal Canyon, Los Angeles, California, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Daryle Hinton-Hardin, Jodi Kagihara, and Mary Rose Pascua
Differential bait preference and rate of attraction by Argentine ants (Linepithema humile Mayr) at freshwater and saltwater marsh sites in southern California, Victor D. Carmona-Galindo, Meghan Moore, and Melanie Tansuwan
Anthropogenic Impacts of Irrigation on the Arthropod Community Structure of a Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat in Los Angeles, Victor D. Carmona, Justin Aquino, and Mindi Catala
An Examination of Opuntia Littoralis Fruit Volume, Sugar Concentration, Number of Seeds and Average Seed Mass in Relation to Fitness, Victor D. Carmona, Kathleen Foster, and Carolyne Hoey
Relationship Between Elaiosome and EFN Gland Size in Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis L.), an Exotic Mymercophyte in Southern California, Victor D. Carmona, Andrew Henslin, and Lisa Liceaga
Assessing the Impact of Invasive Species Management Strategies on the Population Dynamics of Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L., euphorbiaceae) at Two Southern California Coastal Habitats, Victor D. Carmona, Daryle Hinton-Hardin, Jodi Kagihara, and Mary Rose T. Pascua
The Relationship Between Castor Bean Stem Diameter and Extrafloral Nectary Gland Size, Victor D. Carmona, Stephen Line, and Kevin Hong
A small molecule inhibitor of redox-regulated protein translocation into mitochondria, Deepa V. Dabir
Behavior and survival of Mytilus congeners following episodes of elevated body temperature in air and seawater, W. Wesley Dowd and George N. Somero
Variation of NimC1 expression in Drosophila stocks and transgenic strains, Viktor Honti, Gyöngyi Cinege, Gábor Csordás, Éva Kurucz, János Zsámboki, Cory J. Evans, Utpal Banerjee, and István Andó
Obligate versus rich patch opportunism: Evolution and endocrine mechanisms, Heather E. Watts
Works from 2012
Role of twin Cys-Xaa9-Cys motif cysteines in mitochondrial import of the cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis factor Cmc1, Deepa V. Dabir
Challenges for Biological Interpretation of Environmental Proteomics Data in Non-model Organisms, Wesley W. Dowd
Biophysics, environmental stochasticity, and the evolution of thermal safety margins in intertidal limpets, W. Wesley Dowd and M. W. Denny
Society, demography and genetic structure in the spotted hyena, Heather E. Watts
Non-photoperiodic regulation of reproductive physiology in the flexibly breeding pine siskin (Spinus pinus), Heather E. Watts and Thomas P. Hahn
