Journal Articles (Biological Sciences)

2005

Fortin, D., Beyer, H. L., Smith, D. W., Boyce, M. S., Mao, J. S., Duchesne, T.

A trophic cascade recently has been reported among wolves, elk, and aspen on the northern winter range of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, but the mechanisms of indirect interactions within this food chain have yet to be established. We investigated whether the observed trophic cascade...

1990

Mege, R. M., Edelman, G. M., Gallin, W. J., Jaffe, S. H., Friedlander, D. R., Cunningham, B. A., Goldberg, J. L., Matsuzaki, F.

Abstract. The liver cell adhesion molecule (L-CAM) and N-cadherin or adherens junction-specific CAM (A-CAM) are structurally related cell surface glycoproteins that mediate calcium-dependent adhesion in different tissues. We have isolated and characterized a full-length cDNA clone for chicken...

1998

Docherty, K., Chang, J.P., Blázquez, M., Trudeau, V.L., Bosma, P.T.

An RNA-arbitrarily primed PCR differential display strategy was used to identify candidate genes in the pituitary that are up-regulated by endogenously activated g-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systems that may also be involved in the control of reproduction. Goldfish were injected with the GABA...

2010

Paszkowski, C.A., Hanisch, J.R., Tonn, W.M., Scrimgeour, G.J.

Stable isotope analysis has emerged as an important tool in aquatic ecology. For fish, dorsal muscle from sacrificed individuals has traditionally been used in stable isotope studies; however, there are many instances when lethal sampling is undesirable. We evaluated the feasibility of using...