Faculty & Research

Recent Publications by the Biology Department

Ernst, Susan G. (2011). Offerings from an Urchin. Developmental Biology 358: 285-294.

Tseng, Ai-Sun; Carneiro, Katia; Lemire, Joan; Levin, Michael (2011). HDAC Activity is Required during Xenopus Tail Regeneration. PLoS ONE

Anand, Ranjith; Shah, Kartik; Niu, Hengyao; Sung, Patrick; Mirkin, Sergei; Freudenreich, Catherine (in press). Overcoming natural replication barriers: Differential helicase requirements. Nucleic Acids Research

Diederich, C.M.,  J.N. Jarrett, O. R. Chaparro, C.J. Segura, S.M. Arellano, and J. A. Pechenik. 2011. Low salinity stress experienced by larvae does not affect post-metamorphic growth or survival in three calyptraeid gastropods. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 397: 94-105.

Taris, N., T. Comtet, R. Stolba, R. Lasbleiz, J. A. Pechenik, and F. Viard. 2010. Experimental induction of larval metamorphosis by a naturally-produced halogenated compound (dibromomethane) in the invasive mollusc Crepidula fornicata.  J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 393: 71-77.

Orians CM, Thorn A, Gomez S (2011). Herbivore-induced resource sequestration in plants: why bother? Oecologia 167:1-9

William J. Biggers, Anthony Pires, Jan A. Pechenik, Eric Johns, Priyam Patel, Theresa Polson & John Polson (2011): Inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase induce larval settlement and metamorphosis of the polychaete annelid Capitella teleta.   Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. DOI:10.1080/07924259.2011.588006

Vandenberg LN. 2011. Laterality defects are influenced by timing of treatments and animal model. In press, Differentiation.

Vandenberg LN. 2011. Exposure to bisphenol A in Canada: invoking the precautionary principle. Canadian Medical Association Journal (Epub Feb 22). doi: cmaj.101408v1-cmaj.101408.

Vandenberg LN, Pennarola B*, Levin M. 2011. Low frequency vibrations alter patterning of the left-right axis in developing Xenopus embryos. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23306.

Vandenberg LN, Morrie RD*, Adams DS. 2011. V-ATPase-dependent ectodermal voltage and pH regionalization are required for craniofacial morphogenesis. Developmental Dynamics 240: 1889-904.

*Tufts undergraduate student


Publications from previous years:

2010-20112009-2010  |  2008-2009



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