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2011 Publications

• Drs. Karim Essani and Bruce Bejcek, and biological sciences graduate student Krystal Anderson, recently had the following book chapter accepted:
  • "Yatapoxvirus, Poxviridae, Chordopoxvirinae" in The Springer Index of Viruses, 2nd. Ed., Heidelberg, Germany.
• Dr. David Karowe had the following paper published:
  • "Elevated CO2 Increases Constitutive Phenolics and Trichomes, but Decreases Inducibility of Phenolics in Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae)." in the Journal of Chemical Ecology: Volume 37, Issue 12 (2011), Page 1332-1340.
• Dr. Chuck Ide and graduate student Renee Zaya had the following papers accepted for publication in the journal Aquatic Toxicology:
  
  • "Atrazine exposure affects growth, body condition and liver health in Xenopus laevis tapoles."
  • "Exposure to atrazine affects the expression of key genes in metabolic parthways integral to energy homeostasis in Xenpous laevis tadpoles."
• Dr. John Geiser had the following paper accepted for publication:
  • " Early Embryonic Development Role-Playing in a Large Introductory Biology Lecture," in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.
• Dr. Silvia Rossbach, graduate student Petra Kohler and undergraduate student Ee-Leng Choong had the following paper accepted for publication:
  • "The RpiR-like Repressor IoIR Regulates Inositol Catabolism in Sinorhizobium meliloti."
• Dr. David Karowe with Josh Radi, a Western Michigan University Presidential Scholar working in his lab, had the following paper published:
  • "Are the Phytoestrogens Genistein and Daidzein Anti-Herbivore Defenses? A test Using the Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)" in the Journal of Chemical Ecology: Volume 37, Page 830-837.
• Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs with biological sciences graduate students Taylor Paskin and T.R. Iqbal as co-authors, had the following paper published:
  • "Olfactory bulb recovery following reversible deafferentation with repeated detergen application in the adult zebrafish" in Neuroscience.
• Dr. Yan Lu had a paper accepted for publication in the journal Plant Signaling and Behavior:
  
  • "The Occurrence of a Thylakoid-Localized Small Finger Protein in Land Plants."