Submissions from 2015
Rufous-and-white wrens Thryophilus rufalbus do not exhibit a dear enemy effects towards conspecific or heterospecific competitors, Matthew M. Battiston, David R. Wilson, Brendan A. Graham, Kristin A. Kovach, and Daniel J. Mennill
Comparative organochlorine accumulation in two ecologically similar shark species (Carcharodon carcharias and Carcharhinus obscurus) with divergent uptake based on different life history, M. C. Beaudry, N. E. Hussey, B. C. Mcmeans, A. M. Mcleod, S. P. Wintner, G. Cliff, S. F.J. Dudley, and A. T. Fisk
Determinants of rapid response success for alien invasive species in aquatic ecosystems, B. Beric and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment, Keith I. Block, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Leroy Lowe, Amedeo Amedei, Ruhul A.R.M. Amin, Amr Amin, Katia Aquilano, Jack Arbiser, Alexandra Arreola, Alla Arzumanyan, Salman S. Ashraf, and Phillip Karpowicz
Is aggregated oviposition by the blow flies Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) really pheromone-mediated?, Bekka S. Brodie, Warren H.L. Wong, Sherah VanLaerhoven, and Gerhard Gries
Divergence thresholds and divergent biodiversity estimates: can metabarcoding reliably describe zooplankton communities?, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J.J. Chain, Teresa J. Crease, Hugh J. MacIsaac, and Melania E. Cristescu
Chemical cues and pheromones in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Tyler J. Buchinger, Michael J. Siefkes, Barbara S. Zielinski, Cory O. Brant, and Weiming Li
Poster Abstracts (Differences in diel cortisol rhythms in outbred stocks of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)), P. M. Capelle, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, Daniel D. Heath, J.W. Heath, and Oliver P. Love
Playback responses of socially monogamous black-fronted titi monkeys to simulated solitary and paired intruders, Christini B. Caselli, Daniel J. Mennill, Carla C. Gestich, Eleonore Z.F. Setz, and Júlio C. Bicca-Marques
Relative importance of vessel hull fouling and ballast water as transport vectors of nonindigenous species to the canadian arctic, F. T. Chan, Hugh J. MacIsaac, and S. A. Bailey
Incorporating stable isotopes into a multidisciplinary framework to improve data inference and their conservation and management application, H. M. Christiansen, A. T. Fisk, and N. E. Hussey
Behavior of Perch, Patrice Couture and Greg Pyle
Paclitaxel-induced transcriptional regulation of Fas signaling pathway is antagonized by dexamethasone, M. Crozier and L. A. Porter
Giant trevally spawning aggregation highlights importance of community fisheries management no-take zone, I. M. da Silva, T. Hempson, and N. E. Hussey
Toward accurate molecular identification of species in complex environmental samples: testing the performance of sequence filtering and clustering methods, Jullien M. Flynn, Emily A. Brown, Frederic J.J. Chain, Hugh J. MacIsaac, and Melania E. Cristescu
Evaluation and Interconversion of Various Indicator PCB Schemes for ΣpCB and dioxin-like PCB toxic equivalent levels in fish, N. Gandhi, S. P. Bhavsar, E. J. Reiner, T. Chen, D. Morse, G. B. Arhonditsis, and Ken G. Drouillard
Is mirex still a contaminant of concern for the North American Great Lakes?, N. Gandhi, R. W.K. Tang, S. P. Bhavsar, E. J. Reiner, D. Morse, G. B. Arhonditsis, Ken G. Drouillard, and T. Chen
Exploring seascape genetics and kinship in the reef sponge Stylissa carteri in the Red Sea, E. C. Giles, P. Saenz-Agudelo, N. E. Hussey, T. Ravasi, and M. L. Berumen
Differences in egg quantity and quality among hatchery- and wild-origin Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Michaela W. Haring, Tom A. Johnston, Murray D. Wiegand, Aaron T. Fisk, and Trevor E. Pitcher
Feather corticosterone reveals effect of moulting conditions in the autumn on subsequent reproductive output and survival in an Arctic migratory bird, N. Jane Harms, Pierre Legagneux, H. Grant Gilchrist, Joël Bêty, Oliver P. Love, Mark R. Forbes, Gary R. Bortolotti, and Catherine Soos
Pre-breeding energetic management in a mixed-strategy breeder, Holly L. Hennin, Pierre Legagneux, Joël Bêty, Tony D. Williams, Grant H. Gilchrist, Tyne M. Baker, and Oliver P. Love
Interspecific vocal discrimination in Neotropical wrens: Responses to congeneric signals in sympatry and allopatry, Kristina G. Hick, Stéphanie M. Doucet, and Daniel J. Mennill
Juvenile Greenland sharks Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in the Canadian Arctic, N. E. Hussey, A. Cosandey-Godin, R. P. Walter, K. J. Hedges, M. VanGerwen-Toyne, A. N. Barkley, S. T. Kessel, and A. T. Fisk
Expanded trophic complexity among large sharks, N. E. Hussey, M. A. MacNeil, M. C. Siple, B. N. Popp, S. F.J. Dudley, and A. T. Fisk
Tonic immobility as an anaesthetic for elasmobranchs during surgical implantation procedures, S. T. Kessel and N. E. Hussey
Close proximity detection interference with acoustic telemetry: The importance of considering tag power output in low ambient noise environments, S. T. Kessel, N. E. Hussey, D. M. Webber, S. H. Gruber, J. M. Young, M. J. Smale, and A. T. Fisk
Plasticity of trophic interactions among sharks from the oceanic south-western Indian Ocean revealed by stable isotope and mercury analyses, J. J. Kiszka, A. Aubail, N. E. Hussey, M. R. Heithaus, F. Caurant, and P. Bustamante
Comparison of the Toxicokinetics and Bioaccumulation Potential of Mercury and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Goldfish (Carassius auratus), J. Li, K. G. Drouillard, B. Branfireun, and G. Douglas Haffner
Spatial distributions of polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, tetrabromobisphenol A and bisphenol A in Lake Erie sediment, Z. Lu, R.J. Letcher, S. Chu, Jan J.H. Ciborowski, G. Douglas Haffner, K. G. Drouillard, S. L. MacLeod, and C. H. Marvin
Foreword, Hugh J. MacIsaac
Are the Great Lakes at risk of new fish invasions from trans-Atlantic shipping?, Hugh J. MacIsaac, B. Beric, S. A. Bailey, N. E. Mandrak, and A. Ricciardi
The Power of Physiology in Changing Landscapes: Considerations for the Continued Integration of Conservation and Physiology, Christine L. Madliger and Oliver P. Love
Assessing baseline stress physiology as an integrator of environmental quality in a wild avian population: Implications for use as a conservation biomarker, Christine L. Madliger, Christina A. D. Semeniuk, Christopher M. Harris, and Oliver P. Love
Telemetric and video assessment of female response to male vocal performance in a lek-mating manakin, Dugan F. Maynard, Kara-Anne A. Ward, Stéphanie M. Doucet, and Daniel J. Mennill
Ability of Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae to Recycle Food Waste, Trinh T.X. Nguyen, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and Sherah Vanlaerhoven
Loss of seasonal variability in nekton community structure in a tidal river: evidence for homogenization in a flow-altered system, J. A. Olin, P. W. Stevens, S. A. Rush, N. E. Hussey, and A. T. Fisk
Hybrid system increases efficiency of ballast water treatment, E. M. Paolucci, M. R. Hernandez, A. Potapov, M. A. Lewis, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
In-class use of laptop computers to enhance engagement within an undergraduate biology curriculum: Findings and lessons learned, Kirsten Poling, Julie Smit, and Dennis M. Higgs
Developmental role of plk4 in Xenopus laevis and Danio rerio: Implications for Seckel Syndrome, C. E. Rapchak, N. Patel, J. Hudson, and M. Crawford
Effect of Media on Biofilter Performance Following Ozonation of Secondary Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluent: Sand vs. GAC, M. J. Reaume, R. Seth, K. N. McPhedran, E. F. da Silva, and Lisa A. Porter
Dynamic sexual dichromatism produces a sex signal in an explosively breeding Neotropical toad: A model presentation experiment, Nicolas Rehberg-Besler, Daniel J. Mennill, and Stéphanie M. Doucet
Estimating the Number of Eggs in Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Egg Masses Using Photographic Analysis, J. Y. Rosati, V. A. Pacheco, M. A. Vankosky, and Sherah L. VanLaerhoven
Transmission Characteristics of Solo Songs and Duets in a Neotropical Thicket Habitat Specialist Bird, Luis Sandoval, Torben Dabelsteen, and Daniel J. Mennill
Reported off-leash frequency and perception of risk for gastrointestinal parasitism are not associated in owners of urban park-attending dogs: A multifactorial investigation, Anya F. Smith, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, Melanie J. Rock, and Alessandro Massolo
Rating impacts in a multi-stressor world: a quantitative assessment of 50 stressors affecting the Great Lakes, Sigrid D.P. Smith; P. B. McIntyre; Benjamin S. Halpern; Roger M. Cooke; Adrienne L. Marino; Gregory L. Boyer; Andy Buchsbaum; G. A. Burton; Linda M. Campbell; Jan Ciborowski, Jan J. H.; Patrick J. Doran; Dana M. Infante; Lucinda B. Johnson; Jennifer G. Read; Joan B. Rose; Edward S. Rutherford; Alan D. Steinman; and Allan J. David
Sources of diel variation in energetic physiology in an Arctic-breeding, diving seaduck, Rolanda J. Steenweg, Holly L. Hennin, Joël Bêty, H. Grant Gilchrist, Tony D. Williams, Glenn T. Crossin, and Oliver P. Love
Unreliable quantitation of species abundance based on high-throughput sequencing data of zooplankton communities, Changsen Sun; Yan Zhao; Li, Haitao Li, Haitao; Yanhong Dong; Hugh J. MacIsaac; and Aibin Zhan
Plant and prey quality interact to influence the foraging behaviour of an omnivorous insect, Dicyphus hesperus, Meghan A. Vankosky and Sherah L. VanLaerhoven
The deregulated promoter methylation of the Polo-like kinases as a potential biomarker in hematological malignancies, A. Ward, G. Sivakumar, S. Kanjeekal, C. Hamm, B. C. Labute, D. Shum, and John W. Hudson
Mid-winter temperatures, not spring temperatures, predict breeding phenology in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris, Tony D. Williams, Sophie Bourgeon, Allison Cornell, Laramie Ferguson, Melinda Fowler, Raime B. Fronstin, and Oliver P. Love
Effects of lipid extraction and the utility of lipid normalization models on δ13C and δ15N values in Arctic marine mammal tissues, D. J. Yurkowski, N. E. Hussey, Christina A. D. Semeniuk, S. H. Ferguson, and Aaron T. Fisk
Ascidians as models for studying invasion success, A. Zhan, E. Briski, D. G. Bock, S. Ghabooli, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Water diversions facilitate spread of non-native species, Aibin Zhan, Lei Zhang, Zhiqiang Xia, Ping Ni, Wei Xiong, Yiyong Chen, G. Douglas Haffner, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Rare biosphere exploration using high-throughput sequencing: research progress and perspectives, A. Zhan and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Submissions from 2014
Domestic ships as a potential pathway of nonindigenous species from the Saint Lawrence River to the Great Lakes, A. A. Adebayo, A. Zhan, S. A. Bailey, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Snow buntings sing individually distinctive songs and show inter-annual variation in song structure, Sarah Baldo, Daniel J. Mennill, Sarah Guindre-Parker, Hugh G. Gilchrist, and Oliver P. Love
Fortune favours the bold: A higher predator reduces the impact of a native but not an invasive intermediate predator, D. Barrios-O'Neill, J. T.A. Dick, M. C. Emmerson, A. Ricciardi, Hugh J. MacIsaac, M. E. Alexander, and H. C. Bovy
Deep impact: In situ functional responses reveal context-dependent interactions between vertically migrating invasive and native mesopredators and shared prey, D. Barrios-O'Neill, J. T.A. Dick, A. Ricciardi, Hugh J. MacIsaac, and M. C. Emmerson
A multifunctional visual display in elegant trogons targets conspecifics and heterospecifics, Pierre-Paul Bitton and Stéphanie M. Doucet
Effects of a simulated upwelling event on the littoral epilithic diatom community of an ancient tropical lake (Lake Matano, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia), Andrew J. Bramburger, P. B. Hamilton, and G. Douglas Haffner
A conceptual model of community dynamics during the transport stage of the invasion process: A case study of ships' ballast, E. Briski, F. T. Chan, Hugh J. MacIsaac, and S. A. Bailey
Variation in propagule and colonization pressures following rapid human-mediated transport: Implications for a universal assemblage-based management model, E. Briski, D. A.R. Drake, F. T. Chan, S. A. Bailey, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Bimodal cue complex signifies suitable oviposition sites to gravid females of the common green bottle fly, Bekka Brodie, Regine Gries, Alysha Martins, Sherah L. VanLaerhoven, and Gerhard Gries
Dawn chorus start time variation in a temperate bird community: Relationships with seasonality, weather, and ambient light, Adrianna Bruni, Daniel J. Mennill, and Jennifer R. Foote
Tackling invasive alien species in Europe: The top 20 issues, J. M. Caffrey, J. R. Baars, J. H. Barbour, P. Boets, P. Boon, K. Davenport, J. T.A. Dick, J. Early, L. Edsman, C. Gallagher, J. Gross, P. Heinimaa, C. Horrill, S. Hudin, and Hugh J. MacIssac
Vocal behavior of black-fronted titi monkeys (Callicebus nigrifrons): Acoustic properties and behavioral contexts of loud calls, Christini B. Caselli, Daniel J. Mennill, Júlio C. Bicca-Marques, and Eleonore Z.F. Setz
Assessing introduction risk using species’ rank-abundance distributions, F. T. Chan, J. Bradie, E. Briski, S. A. Bailey, N. Simard, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Richness - Abundance relationships for zooplankton in ballast water: Temperate versus Arctic comparisons, F. T. Chan, E. Briski, S. A. Bailey, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Effect of sample preparation techniques for carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of hydroxyapatite structures in the form of elasmobranch vertebral centra, H. M. Christiansen, N. E. Hussey, S. P. Wintner, G. Cliff, S. F.J. Dudley, and A. T. Fisk
The last frontier: Catch records of white sharks (carcharodon carcharias) in the northwest pacific ocean, H. M. Christiansen; V. Lin; Tanaka, S. Tanaka, S.; A. Velikanov; H. F. Mollet; S. P. Wintner; S. V. Fordham; A. T. Fisk; and N. E. Hussey
Song of the burbot: Under-ice acoustic signaling by a freshwater gadoid fish, Peter A. Cott, Anthony D. Hawkins, David Zeddies, Bruce Martin, Thomas A. Johnston, and Dennis M. Higgs
Bioamplification as a bioaccumulation mechanism for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in wildlife, J. M. Daley, G. Paterson, and K. G. Drouillard
Phylogenies of Microcystin-Producing Cyanobacteria in the Lower Laurentian Great Lakes Suggest Extensive Genetic Connectivity, Timothy W. Davis, Susan B. Watson, Mark J. Rozmarynowycz, Jan J.H. Ciborowski, Robert Michael McKay, and George S. Bullerjahn
Surfaceome Profiling Reveals Regulators of Neural Stem Cell Function, Brian DeVeale, Damaris Bausch-Fluck, Raewyn Seaberg, Susan Runciman, Vahe Akbarian, Phillip Karpowicz, Charles Yoon, Hannah Song, Rachel Leeder, Peter W. Zandstra, Bernd Wollscheid, and Derek van der Kooy
Advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing in invasion ecology using a comparative functional response approach, J. T.A. Dick, M. E. Alexander, J.M. M. Jeschke, A. Ricciardi, Hugh J. MacIsaac, T. B. Robinson, S. Kumschick, O. L.F. Weyl, A M. Dunn, M. J. Hatcher, R. A. Paterson, K. D. Farnsworth, and D. M. Richardson
Assemblage structure: an overlooked component of human-mediated species movements among freshwater ecosystems, D. Andrew R. Drake, Farrah T. Chan, Elizabeta Briski, Sarah A. Bailey, and Hugh J. MacIsaac
Use of a vial equilibration technique to measure the change in fugacity capacity of avian food and feces samples for 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene, K. G. Drouillard and R. J. Norstrom
Amino acid sequence of the AhR1 ligand-binding domain predicts avian sensitivity to dioxin like compounds: In vivo verification in European starlings, M. L. Eng, J. E. Elliott, S. P. Jones, T. D. Williams, Ken G. Drouillard, and S. W. Kennedy
Derivation of a Novel G2 Reporter System, Elizabeth Fidalgo da Silva, Sabrina Botsford, and Lisa A. Porter
The Role of Spatial Aggregation in Forensic Entomology, Justin G. Fiene, Gregory A. Sword, Sherah L. VanLaerhoven, and Aaron M. Tarone
Significance of toxaphene in Great Lakes fish consumption advisories, N. Gandhi, S. P. Bhavsar, R. W.K. Tang, K. G. Drouillard, and G. B. Arhonditsis
High levels of perfluoroalkyl acids in sport fish species downstream of a firefighting training facility at Hamilton International Airport, Ontario, Canada, S. B. Gewurtz, S. P. Bhavsar, S. Petro, C. G. Mahon, X. Zhao, D. Morse, E. J. Reiner, S. A. Tittlemier, E. Braekevelt, and Ken G. Drouillard
Singing seaside: Pacific Wrens (Troglodytes pacificus) change their songs in the presence of natural and anthropogenic noise, Danielle C. Gough, Daniel J. Mennill, and Erica Nol
Revisiting the condition-dependence of melanin-based plumage, Sarah Guindre-Parker and Oliver P. Love
Revisiting the condition‐dependence of melanin‐based plumage, Sarah Guindre‐Parker and Oliver P. Love
Spring peepers Pseudacris crucifer modify their call structure in response to noise, Dalal E.L. Hanna, David R. Wilson, Gabriel Blouin-Demers, and Daniel J. Mennill
Amino acid 15N trophic enrichment factors of four large carnivorous fishes, Danielle K. Hoen, Sora L. Kim, Nigel E. Hussey, Natalie J. Wallsgrove, Jeffrey C. Drazen, and Brian N. Popp
Corrigendum to Hussey et al. (2014) [Ecology Letters (2014) 17 768-768], N. E. Hussey, M. Aaron Macneil, B. C. Mcmeans, J. A. Olin, S. F.J. Dudley, G. Cliff, S. P. Wintner, S. T. Fennessy, and A. T. Fisk
Rescaling the trophic structure of marine food webs, N. E. Hussey, M. A. Macneil, B. C. Mcmeans, J. A. Olin, S. F.J. Dudley, G. Cliff, S. P. Wintner, S. T. Fennessy, and A. T. Fisk
Twenty five years of changes in Dreissena spp. populations in Lake Erie, Alexander Y. Karatayev, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Christopher Pennuto, Jan J.H. Ciborowski, Vadim A. Karatayev, Paul Juette, and Mark Clapsadl
Capacity building in stakeholders around Detroit River fish consumption advisory issues, Donna R. Kashian; Ann E. Krause; Sano, Larissa Sano, Larissa; Branda Nowell; and Ken G. Drouillard
Trophic ecology of common elasmobranchs exploited by artisanal shark fisheries off south-western Madagascar, J. J. Kiszka, K. Charlot, N. E. Hussey, M. R. Heithaus, B. Simon-Bouhet, F. Humber, F. Caurant, and P. Bustamante
Timing isn't everything: Responses of tropical wrens to coordinated duets, uncoordinated duets and alternating solos, Kristin A. Kovach, Michelle L. Hall, Sandra L. Vehrencamp, and Daniel J. Mennill
Functional Changes in Littoral Macroinvertebrate Communities in Response to Watershed-Level Anthropogenic Stress, Katya E. Kovalenko, Valerie J. Brady, Jan J.H. Ciborowski, Sergey Ilyushkin, and Lucinda B. Johnson
Congruence of community thresholds in response to anthropogenic stress in Great Lakes coastal wetlands, K. E. Kovalenko, V. J. Brady, T. N. Brown, Jan J.H. Ciborowski, N. P. Danz, J. P. Gathman, G. E. Host, R. W. Howe, L. B. Johnson, G. J. Niemi, and E. D. Reavie
No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an Arctic breeding bird, Pierre Legagneux, Lisha L. Berzins, Mark Forbes, Naomi Jane Harms, Holly L. Hennin, Sophie Bourgeon, H. G. Gilchrist, Joel Bety, Catherine Soos, Oliver P. Love, Jeffrey T. Foster, Sebastien Descamps, and Gary Burness
Multigenerational outbreeding effects in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Sarah J. Lehnert, Oliver P. Love, Trevor E. Pitcher, Dennis M. Higgs, and Daniel D. Heath
Evidence for baseline glucocorticoids as mediators of reproductive investment in a wild bird, Oliver P. Love, Christine L. Madliger, Sophie Bourgeon, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, and Tony D. Williams
Sublethal effects of cadmium on auditory structure and function in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), Jennifer Low and Dennis M. Higgs
The Cyclin-like Protein Spy1 Regulates Growth and Division Characteristics of the CD133+ Population in Human Glioma, Dorota Lubanska, Brenna A. Market-Velker, Ana C. deCarvalho, Tom Mikkelsen, Elizabeth Fidalgo da Silva, and Lisa A. Porter