This page collects the publications and presentations of the faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

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Publications from 2026

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Evolutionary conservation of midline axon guidance activity between Drosophila and Tribolium Frazzled, Piyasi Ghosh, Benjamin C. Wadsworth, Logan Terry, and Timothy A. Evans

Publications from 2025

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A new species of parrot snake, Leptophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Brazilian Cerrado, Nelson R. Albuquerque, Roullien H. Martins, Priscila Carvalho, Donald B. Shepard, and Diego J. Santana

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ModE Regulates Alternative Nitrogenase Expression in theMethanogen Methanosarcina acetivorans, Melissa Chanderban and Daniel J. Lessner

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Night-time warming and prey availability interact to influence physiology in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus), Allison R. Litmer, Morgan K. Pelley, and Steven J. Beaupre

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Dictyostelids: The second major group of slime molds, P. Liu, Z.J. Zhang, J.H. Ge, Y. Zou, Z. Li, S. Li, Y. Li, and S.L. Stephenson

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Relationships between larval fish drift, time of day and discharge in an Ozark stream, Daniel D. Magoulick and Christy L. Graham

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GeoGenIE: a deep learning approach to predict geographic provenance of biodiversity samples from genomic SNPs, Bradley T. Martin, Zachery D. Zbinden, Michael E. Douglas, Marlis R. Douglas, and Tyler K. Chafin

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Freshwater Turtle Assemblages and Densities in Agricultural Ditches and Aquaculture Ponds of Eastern Arkansas, Andrhea D. Massey, John D. Willson, and Brett A. Degregorio

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A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection, Weston Gerald Perrine, Erin Sauer, Ashley C. Love, Ashley Morris, Johnathan Novotny, and Sarah DuRant

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Three reference genomes for freshwater diatom ecology and evolution, Wade R. Roberts and Andrew J. Alverson

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Unraveling the Influence of Structural Complexity,Environmental, and Geographic Factors on Multi-TrophicBiodiversity in Forested Landscapes, Ayanna St Rose and Kusum Naithani

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Divergent sensory transcriptomic profiles in positive and negative learning in Bicyclus Anynana butterflies, Yi Ting Ter and Erica L. Westerman

Publications from 2024

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Sheep Grazing Influences the Abundance, Diversity, and Community Composition of Wild Bees and Other Insects in Livestock Pastures, Roshani Sharma Acharya, Timothy B. Leslie, Joan Burke, Kusum Naithani, Emily Fitting, Kelly Loftin, and Neelendra K. Joshi

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Deoxynivalenol and Fumonisin Predispose Broilers to Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis Lameness, Khawla Alharbi, Nnamdi Ekesi, Amer Hasan, Andi Asnayanti, Jundi Liu, Raj Murugesan, Shelby Ramirez, Samuel Rochell, Michael T. Kidd, and Adnan Alrubaye

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Evaluation of resistance patterns and bioremoval efficiency of hydrocarbons and heavy metals by the mycobiome of petroleum refining wastewater in Jazan with assessment of molecular typing and cytotoxicity of Scedosporium apiospermum JAZ-20, Fuad Ameen, Mohammad J. Alsarraf, Tarad Abalkahail, and Steven Lee Stephenson

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Early 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-Glycosides Supplementation: An Efficient Feeding Strategy Against Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis Lameness in Broilers Assessed by Using an Aerosol Transmission Model, Andi Asnayanti, Khawla Alharbi, Anh Dang Trieu Do, Layla Al-Mitib, Kathrin Buhler, Jan Dirk Van der Klis, Javier Gonzalez, Michael T. Kidd, and Adnan A. Alrubaye

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Assessing the Impact of Spirulina platensis and Organic Trace Minerals on the Incidence of Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis Lameness in Broilers Using an Aerosol Transmission Model, Andi Asnayanti, Amer Hasan, Khawla Alharbi, Intisar Abdullah Hassan, Walter Bottje, Samuel J. Rochell, Marco A. Rebollo, Michael T. Kidd, and Adnan A.K. Alrubaye

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Structural Molecular and Developmental Evidence for Cell-type Diversity in Cnidarian Mechanosensory Neurons, Julia Baranyk, Kristen Malir, Miguel A.P. Silva, Sakura Rieck, Gracie Scheve, and Nagayasu Nakanishi

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Isolation of Naegleria lustrarea N. Sp. (Excavata, Discoba, Heterolobosea) from the Feces of Ambystoma annulatum (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas, Brian M. Becker, Idan Banson, James M. Walker, Anant Deshwal, Matthew W. Brown, and Jeffrey D. Silberman

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Water Regime and Fertilizer-Phosphorus Source Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice, Diego Della Lunga, Kris R. Brye, Trenton L. Roberts, Jonathan Brye, Michelle Evans-White, Daniel J. Lessner, and Christopher G. Henry

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Struvite-Phosphorus Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Plant and Soil Response in a Furrow-irrigated Rice Production System in Eastern Arkansas, Diego Della Lunga, Kristofor R. Brye, Trenton L. Roberts, Jonathan Brye, Michelle Evans-White, Christopher G. Henry, Daniel J. Lessner, and Chandler Arel

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Development and Preliminary Validation of the Sexual Minority Identity Emotion Scale, Jacob Goffnet, Samantha Robinson, Anna Hamaker, Mohammod Mahmudar Rahman, Sheree M. Schrager, and Jeremy T. Goldbach

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Meta-analytical evidence for frequency-dependent selection across the tree of life, Miguel Gomez-Llano, Ronald D. Bassar, Erik I. Svensson, Simon P. Tye, and Adam M. Siepielski

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Risk of invasive waterfowl interaction with poultry production: Understanding potential for avian pathogen transmission via species distribution models, Reilly T. Jackson, Percival Matzinger Marshall, Chris R. Burkhart, Julia Schneck, Grant Kelly, and Caleb P. Roberts

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The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms, Kathryn J. Judy, Eveline Pinseel, Kala M. Downey, Jeffrey A. Lewis, and Andrew J. Alverson

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An integrative approach clarifies species delimitation and biogeographic history of Debregeasia (Urticaceae), Amos Kipkoech, Ke Li, Richard I. Milne, Oyetola Olesegun Oyebanji, Moses C. Wambulwa, Xiao-Gang Fu, Dennis A. Wakhungu, Zheng-Yuan Wu, and Jie Liu

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Modern building structures are a landscape-level driver of bat–human exposure risk in Kenya, Tamika Lunn, Reilly T. Jackson, Paul W. Webala, Joseph G. Ogola, and Kristian M. Forbes

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Kenyan Free-Tailed Bats Demonstrate Seasonal Birth Pulse Asynchrony with Implications for Virus Maintenance, Tamika J. Lunn, Reilly T. Jackson, Paul W. Webala, Joseph Ogola, and Kristian M. Forbes

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Does Daily Activity Overlap of Seven Mesocarnivores Vary Based on Human Development?, Leah E. McTigue, Ellery V. Lassiter, Mike Shaw, Emily Johansson, Ken Wilson, and Brett DeGregorio

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GC-MS Analysis and Evaluation of Antioxidant, Anticancer, Cytotoxicity, and Hypoglycemic Properties of the Libyan Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract on Alloxan-Induced Diabetes in Mice, Osama Abdel-Hafeez Mohammed Al-Bedak, Ahlam Rashed, Seham T.M. Oskandali, Nouri Kushlaf, Amal Eishebani, Samira A. Alacrouk, Fadia T.M. Oshkandale, Manal Eisheli, Zahur R. Almesai, Ameerah Shaeroun, Steven L. Stephenson, and Fuad Ameen

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A Hypothesis-Based Hop Microbiology Laboratory Module Testing The Plausibility of the Mythical Origin of the India Pale Ale, Julio Molina Pineda, Amanda N. Scholes, and Jeffrey A. Lewis

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Contractile vacuoles: a rapidly expanding (and occasionally diminishing?) understanding, Kiran J. More, Harpreet Kaur, Alastair G.B. Simpson, Frederick W. Spiegel, and Joel B. Dacks

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Reducing DNA Extraction Costs Through Factorial Design for the DNAdvance Kit, Carson J. Neal, Zachery D. Zbinden, Michael E. Douglas, and Marlis R. Douglas

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Noise Leads to the Perceived Increase in Evolutionary Rates Over Short Time Scales, Brian C. O'Meara and Jeremy M. Beaulieu

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Resolution of Respect: Conrad Alan Istock (1936–2023), Steven Hecht Orzack, Julia Bell, Judith Bronstein, William Etges, and Shripad Tuljakpurkar

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Transitions Into Freezing Environments Linked With Shifts in Phylogenetic Integration Between Vitaceae Leaf Traits, Charles Tomo Parins-Fukuchi, Gregory W. Stull, Jun Wen, and Jeremy M. Beaulieu

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Turtle species and ecology drive carapace microbiome diversity in three seasonally interconnected wetland habitats, Matthew Parks, Jun Sheng Lee, Kassandra Camua, and Ethan Hollender

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A Review of Rattlesnake Venoms, Phuc Phan, Anant Deshwal, Tyler Anthony McMahon, Matthew Slikas, Elodie Andrews, Brian Becker, and Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar

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Molecular Genomic Analyses of Enterococcus cecorum from Sepsis Outbreaks in Broilers, Douglas D. Rhoads, Jeff Pummill, and Adnan Ali Khalaf Alrubaye

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Diverse Origins of Near-identical Antifreeze Proteins in Unrelated Fish Lineages Provide Insights Into Evolutionary Mechanisms of New Gene Birth and Protein Sequence Convergence, Nathan Rives, Vinita Lamba, C.H. Christina Cheng, and Xuan Zhuang

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Balancing ecology and practicality to rank waterbodies for preventative invasive species management, Caleb P. Roberts, William E. Grant, Matthew L. Horton, Lindsey A.P. LaBrie, Miranda R. Peterson, Jane S. Rogosh, and Hsiao-Hsuan Wang

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Diatom Abundance in the Polar Oceans is Predicted by Genome Size, Wade R. Roberts, Adam M. Siepielski, and Andrew J. Alverson

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Bat humoral immunity and its role in viral pathogenesis, transmission, and zoonosis, Anne A. Roffler, Daniel P. Maurer, Tamika J. Lunn, Tarja Sironen, Kristian M. Forbes, and Aaron G. Schmidt

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Burkholderia Cenocepacia and Pseudomonas Fluorescens Compositions and Methods of using the Same, Clemencia M. Rojas, Ruben O. Morawicki, Ines Pinto, and Alejandro Rojas

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Natural Variation in Yeast Reveals Multiple Paths for Acquiring Higher Stress Resistance, Amanda N. Scholes, Tara N. Stuecker, Stephanie E. Hood, Cader J. Locke, Carson L. Stacy, Qingyang Zhang, and Jeffrey A. Lewis

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Prospective Exploratory Evaluation of Cepheid Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Response Cartridge: A Focus on Adolescents and Young Adults, Marva Seifert, Donald G. Catanzaro, Michael Gracia, Naomi Hillery, Sabira Tahseen, Faisal Masood, Uzma Majeed, Rebecca E. Colman, Rehan Syed, Antonino Catanzaro, and Timothy Rodwell

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Mitigating Toxic Metal Exposure Through Leafy Greens: A Comprehensive Review Contrasting Cadmium and Lead in Spinach, Angelia L. Seyfferth, Matthew A. Limmer, Benjamin R. Runkle, and Rufus L. Chaney

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A Simple, Inexpensive Alkaline Method for Bacterial DNA Extraction from Environmental Samples for PCR Surveillance and Microbiome Analyses, Abdulkarim Shwani, Bin Zuo, Adnan Alrubaye, Jiangchao Zhao, and Douglas D. Rhoads

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Ad fontes: Divergence-Time Estimation and the Age of Angiosperms, Stephen A. Smith and Jeremy M. Beaulieu

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Current and future environmental suitability for bats hosting potential zoonotic pathogens in rural Kenya, Ruut Uusitalo, Reilly T. Jackson, Tamika J. Lunn, Essi M. Kohonen, Joseph G. Ogala, Paul W. Wabala, Tarja A. Sironen, and Kristian M. Forbes