Faculty Published Abstracts and Presentations at Meetings
Published Abstracts
Names of faculty members are printed in bold. The list includes only those papers published
while faculty members worked at Troy University. Listed alphabetically by year.
2010
Bethala, S., J. McDaniel, J. Zhu, M. H. Alami, J. Gaston, and N. Billington. 2010. Population genetic variation in sauger and walleye. Southeastern Biology 57: 297-298.
Biebinger, B., and L. A. Blankinship. 2010. Survey of antibiotic sensitivity in cell phone isolate organisms. Southeastern Biology 57: 449.
Cohen, G. M. 2010. The sanguine future of microscope slides in the traditional undergraduate histology laboratory. Proc. Southeastern Microscopy Society 30: 18.
Daniels, M. and C. Magrath. 2010. Transcription termination in replicated impaired strains of S. cerevisiae. Southeastern Biology 57: 452.
Dey, I., P. Nahar, T. Slaney, and C. Magrath. 2010. Transcription termination activity of ARS elements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Southeastern Biology 57: 265-266.
Hill, M. K. and S. C. Landers. 2010. Kinorhyncha, Priapulida and Loricifera from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Southeastern Biology 57: 407.
Keener, B. R., A. R. Diamond, Jr., and C. J. Hansen. 2010. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Alabama Academy of Science (submitted).
Leverett, L. and M. Woods. 2010. The genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae) in Alabama. Southeastern Biology 57: 253.
Riviere, J. M. and S. C. Landers. 2010. Light and electron microscopic analysis of the parasitic ciliated protozoan Chromidina. Southeastern Biology 57: 427.
2009
Alami, M. H., N. Billington, S. Lyle, J. Gaston, and J. Zhu. 2009. Genetic variation in Great Plains and Mid-Western walleye populations. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 80: 107.
Barron, J. K. and S. C. Landers. 2009. Priapulida and Loricifera from the Gulf of Mexico. Southeastern Biology 56: 331.
Berry, B. and J. Gaston. 2009. Graphic organizers used as tools to differentiate and enhance science instruction in the classroom. Southeastern Biology 56(3): 366.
Blankinship, L.A. 2009. Comparison of methods for the extraction of genomic DNA from aerobic digest. Southeastern Biology 56: 343-344.
Braune, S. E. and S. C. Landers. 2009. Cross-infestation studies of apostome ciliated protozoa. Southeastern Biology 56: 345-346.
Chitrakar, S., N. Billington, P. M. Stewart, P. L. Witmer, and C. K. Metcalf. 2009. Use of a sedimentation risk index (SRI) to assess unpaved road-stream crossings in the upper Choctawhatchee River watershed. Southeastern Biology 56: 245-246.
Chitrakar, S., N. Billington, and P. M. Stewart. 2009. Unpaved road-stream crossings in Pike County, AL, assessed by use of a sedimentation risk index (SRI). Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 80: 115.
Cho, I. K., C. Magrath, R. Li, and A. Whatley. 2009. Induction of the cytochrome P450 enzyme in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) following exposure to wastewater treatment plant effluent. Southeastern Biology 56(3): 248.
Cho, I.K., and A. Whatley. 2009. Mutagenicity of Walnut Creek and Troy (Alabama) wastewater treatment plant influent and effluent. Southeastern Biology 56: 277.
Cohen, G. M. 2009. Blending Virtual Slides with Glass Slides in the Traditional Undergraduate Histology Laboratory. Proc. Southeastern Microscopy Society 29: 12.
Cohen, G.M. 2009. The histology laboratory: Don’t throw the microscopes away. Southeastern Biology 56: 366.
Dyess, K., and A. R. Diamond. 2009. The ten most common livestock poisoning plants of Southeast Alabama. Alabama Academy of Science 80(2): 126.
Leverett, L. and M. Woods. 2009. The genus Indigofera (Fabaceae) in Alabama. Southeastern Biology 56(3): 362.
Lyle, S.D., M. H. Alami, J. Gaston, R. N. Koigi, A. M. Wotawa, and N. Billington. 2009. Management implications of genetic variation in walleye populations. Southeastern Biology 56: 287-288.
Morris, M. W. 2009. Floristic survey of selected sites in the Shoal Creek Ranger District, Talladega National Forest, Alabama. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 80: 119.
Shrestha, P., M. W. Morris, and N. Billington. 2009. Genetic variation in bald cypress populations from southeastern Alabama. Southeastern Biology 56: 244-245.
Shrestha, P., N Billington, and M. W. Morris. 2009. Genetic variation in Pike County, Alabama, bald cypress populations. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 80: 107-108.
2008
Baker, A. F., P. M. Stewart, and T. P. Simon. 2008. Life history study of Procambarus suttkusi in southeastern Alabama. Journal of Crustacean Biology 28(3): in press.
Catrett, J. and P. Reynolds. 2008. Computational and Biological Screening Assays for Endocrine Disruptors. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science: in-press.
Chitrakar, S., N. Billington, and P. M. Stewart. 2008. Determination of sediment loading at unpaved road crossings in southeastern Alabama. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, 79:75-76.
Daniel, N. M. Parker, and J. Gaston. 2008. The interactive technology of classroom communication systems as an approach to actively engage science students and assess learning in the science classroom. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 79: in press.
Diamond, A. R. 2008. The Greenfly Orchid (Epidendrum magnoliae Muhl., Orchidaceae) in Alabama. Alabama Academy of Science 79(2): 91.
Jones, R. D. and S. C. Landers. 2008. Morphological analysis of the trematode parasite Alloglossidium. Southeastern Biology 55: 230-231.
Key, J., and M. Woods. 2008. The genus Rhynchosia (Fabaceae) in Alabama.
Southeastern Biology 55(3): 354.
Koigi, R. N., J. Gaston, N. Billington, R. E. Creech, A. M. Wotawa, and S. D. Lyle. 2008. Hybridization between walleye and sauger. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 79: 78-79.
Landers, S. C. 2008. Staining improvements for apostome ciliates using a modified Chatton-Lwoff technique. Southeastern Biology 55: 262.
Lyle, S., N. Billington, R. N. Koigi, J. Gaston, A. M. Wotawa, R. E. Creech, and C. Rasuck. 2008. Genetic variation in walleye and sauger populations determined by protein electrophoresis. Southeastern Biology 55(3): 238-239.
Lyle, S. and N. Billington. 2008. Genetic variation of walleye populations. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 79: 78.
Morris, M. W., J. Williams, M. Pschandl, and R. Van Cleave. 2008. A floristic study of Burks Mountain ultramafic woodland, Columbia County, Georgia. Southeastern Biology 55: 352-353.
Morris, M. W., R. N. Koigi, and C. Magrath. 2008. Integrated learning: First-Year Reading Initiative and Principles of Biology. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 79: 147.
Smith, Jennifer L., J. Gaston, and C. Ash. 2008. Sudden Cardiac Death and the Pre-Participation Screening of Student Athletes at Troy University. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 79: in press.
Wotawa, A. M. and N. Billington. 2008. Elucidation of genetic markers for distinguishing between the northern and southern walleye strains in Alabama via PCR-RFLP analysis. Southeastern Biology 55(3): 238.
Wotawa, A. M. and N. Billington. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA markers for identifying southern and northern strains of Alabama walleye. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, 79: 81.
2007
Barr, A. M., and N. Billington. 2007. Hybridization between sauger and walleye. Journal of Alabama Academy of Science 78: 104-105.
Barr, A. M., R. N. Koigi, J. Gaston, R. E. Creech, and N. Billington. 2007. Hybridization between walleye and sauger determined by protein electrophoresis. Southeastern Biologist 54: 232.
Bell, B. L. and Landers, S. C. 2007. Endocytosis and digestion in the parasitic dinoflagellate Haplozoon. Southeastern Biology 54: 322-323.
Billington, N., R. N. Koigi, R. P. Franckowiak, B. L. Sloss, J. Xiong, and W. Gardner. 2007. Population genetic structure of sauger in the upper Missouri River system. Southeastern Biologist 54: 110.
Chakravarty, T., M. W. Mullen, and P. M. Stewart. 2007. Phosporus concentrations and sources in the Choctawhatchee River, S.E. Alabama. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 78:XX.
Diamond, A. R. 2007. Rare vascular planst of Crenshae County, Alabama. Alabama Academy of Science 78(2): 118.
Ezell, P. T., and N. Billington. 2007. Limnology of southeastern Alabama water bodies. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 78: 105-106.
Farr, J. and A. R. Diamond. 2007. Species richness and diversity of treefrogs in Lillian Swamp Baldwin County, Alabama. Southeastern Biology 54(3): 240.
Koigi, R. N., N. Billington, J. Xiong, B. L. Sloss, R. Francowiak, and W. Gardner. 2007. Genetic structure of Montana sauger populations. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 78: 103.
Lyle, S., J. Gaston, A. M. Barr, R. N. Koigi, R. E. Creech, and N. Billington. 2007. Genetic variation in sauger and walleye determined by protein electrophoresis. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 78: 103-104.
McCall, A. F., P.M. Stewart, and T. P. Simon. 2007. Agonistic behavior of male Procambarus suttkusi. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 78:XX.
McCall, A. F., P. M. Stewart, and T. P. Simon. 2007. Life history of the crayfish, Procambarus suttkusi. Southeastern Biology 54(3): 247-248..
McCall, A. F., P. M. Stewart, and T. P. Simon. 2007. Aggressive interactions among Form I and Form II males of the crayfish, Procambarus suttkusi. Southeastern Biology 54(3): 248.
Reynolds, P. D. 2007. Stable expression of the androgen receptor in HeLa Cells. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 78: 107-108.
Stewart, J. L., P. L. Witmer, A. McKenzie, K. Hodges, and P. M. Stewart. 2007. Assessment of fish assemblages upstream and downstream of unpaved road stream crossings in two Choctawhatchee River subwatersheds. Journal of Alabama Academy of Science 78: 99.
Witmer, P. L., C. K. Metcalf, and P. M. Stewart. 2007. Indexing unpaved road stream crossing conditions in the Choctawhatchee watershed: pre-implementation risk rankings. Southeastern Biology 54(3): 251.
Woods, M. 2007. The genus Lespedeza in Alabama. Southeastern Biology 54(3): 300.
2006
Barr, A. and N. Billington. 2006. Protein electrophoretic distribution of genetic variation in sauger populations. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 50
Barr, A., R. N. Koigi, R. E. Creech, J. Gaston, and N. Billington. 2006. Genetic variation in sauger populations determined by protein electrophoresis. Southeastern Biology 53(2):103.
Barron, J., Amanda B., B. D. Cantrell, G. Childers, M. Clifton, S. Gowder, R. Van Cleave, and M. W. Morris. 2006. A floristic study of Ramblewood, Lumpkin County, Georgia. Southeastern Biology 53(2):108.
Bhattarai, S. and M. W. Mullen. 2006. The relationship of large woody debris and macroinvertebrate communities in wadeable streams in the Choctawhchee River System. Southeastern Biology 53 (2):115.
Billington, N. 2006. Whole-molecule mitochondrial DNA RELP variation in walleye and sauger. Southeasatern Biology 53(2):102.
Bhattarai, S. P. and A. Whatley. 2006. Induction of cytochrome P450 in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) following exposure to Troy (Alabama) waste water treatment plant effluent. Southeastern Biology 53 (2):101.
Cho, Y., D. Bai, and C. Magrath. 2006. Northern blot analysis of differentially induced transcription termination reporter genes. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 52.
Diamond, A. R. 2006. Rudbeckia auriculara (Perdue) Kral parasitized by Asphondylia rudbeckiaeconspicua Osten Sacken (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Alabama. Alabama Academy of Science 77(2): 47
Diamond, A. R., and M. Woods. 2006. The gymnosperms of southeastern and south central Alabama. Southeastern Biology 53(2): 300.
Ezell, P. T., B. M. Coale, J. M. Miller, and N. Billington. 2006. Comparison of Trophic State Index (TSI) for Southeast Alabama ponds. Southeastern Biology 53(2):100.
Gaston, J., R. N. Koigi, R. E. Creech, P. T. Ezell, and N. Billington. 2006. Hybridization and introgression between sauger and walleye determined by protein electrophoresis. J. Alabama Academy of Science 77: 52.
Harris, E. S. and S. C. Landers. 2006. Rotifer diversity in ponds and lakes at Troy University. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 48
Harris, E. S. and S. C. Landers. 2006. Survey of protists from lakes and ponds at Troy University. Southeastern Biology 53: 278-279.
Jiang, C., G. M. Cohen, and E. G. Spokas. 2006. Alkaline and acid phosphatase activities in mosquitofish gills after freshwater and seawater adaptation. Proc. Southeastern Biology 53 (3):374.
Jiang, C., G. M. Cohen, and E. G. Spokas. 2006. Distribution patterns and cellular localizations of acid and alkaline phosphatases in mosquitofish gills. Journal of Alabama Academy of Science 78 (2), in press.
Jiang, C. and G. M. Cohen. 2006. Nanoplast as an embedding medium for preserving soluble reaction products. Proc. Southeast. Electron. Micros. Soc. 26:4 (Abstract #7).
Johnson, M., M. Parker, J. Anderson, and J. Gaston. 2006. Graphic organizers as tools to differentiate science instruction in the secondary classroom. The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 86.
Koigi, R. N., J. Xiong, N. Billington, and W. Gardner. 2006. Genetic variation in Montana sauger and hybridization with walleye. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 53
McCall, A., J. Aplin, W. Robinson, and P. M. Stewart. 2006. Structure and function of fish assemblages in beaver ponds of the Choctawhatchee-Pea and Conecuh River watersheds, Alabama. J. Alabama Academy of Sciences 77(2): 50.
McHugh, R., S. Bhattarai, C. Magrath, P. Reynolds, and A. Whatley. 2006. A putative cytochrome p450 mRNA induced by exposure to waste water treatment effluent in channel catfish. Southeastern Biology 53(2):102.
McHugh, R., S. Bhattarai, C. Magrath. and A. Whatley. 2006. DNA sequence analysis of a putative cytochrome p450 from waste water treated channel catfish. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 58
Miller, J. M., and P. M. Stewart. 2006. Variations of life history among burrowing crayfish in the Cambarus digenes (Girard) complex. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77(2): 51
Nahar, P., K. Flinn, and C. Magrath. 2006. A transcription termination profile of the autonomous replication sequences from Chromosome III of Saccharomyces cerevisia. Southeastern Biology 53(2):106.
Nahar, P., K. Flinn, J. Noble, and C. Magrath. 2006. Transcription termination capacity of intergenic regions from S. cerevisiae. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 77: 58
Pilarczyk, M. M., P. M. Stewart. 2006. Contemporary and recent historical freshwater mussel assemblages in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Alabama and Florida. Southeastern Biology 53 (2):100.
Sawyer, J., F. Parauka, and P. M. Stewart. 2006. Summer resting areas of the Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, in the Conecuh/Escambia River System. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Sciences 77(2): in press.
Stewart, P. M., and M. M. Pilarczyk. 2006. Status of candidate mussel species in the Gulf coastal plains, SE Alabama. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Sciences 77(2): 63.
Whatley, A., S. P. Bhattarai, P. M. Stewart, C. Magrath, and P. D. Reynolds, P. 2006. Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) exposed to Troy (Alabama) wastewater treatment plant effluent. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Sciences 77 (2): 54.