Biology
Our faculty are interested in a wide range of organisms and research areas. They have received funding from the John Templeton Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other prestigious funding agencies and foundations.
Areas of Research include:
- Animal behavior
- Bioinformatics
- Cell biology
- Development
- Ecology
- Evolution
- Genetics
- Marine biology
- Molecular biology
- Molecular evolution/systematics
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Population biology
- Signal Transduction
Submissions from 2008
Evolution of complex fruiting-body morphologies in homobasidiomycetes, David S. Hibbett and Manfred Binder
Between transcription and translation: Re-defining RNA and regulation, Margaret C.W. Ho, Sara E. Goetz, Ben J. Schiller, John M. Allen, and Robert A. Drewell
Taxonomic identity in microbial eukaryotes: A practical approach using the testate amoeba Centropyxis to resolve conflicts between old and new taxonomic descriptions, Daniel J.G. Lahr, Philip J. Bergmann, and Sônia G.B.C. Lopes
Molecular evolution and diversity of lignin degrading heme peroxidases in the agaricomycetes, Ingo Morgenstern, Shlomit Klopman, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2007
Systematics and biogeography of the widespread Neotropical gekkonid genus Thecadactylus (Squamata), with the description of a new cryptic species, Philip J. Bergmann and Anthony P. Russell
Contributions of rpb2 and tef1 to the phylogeny of mushrooms and allies (Basidiomycota, Fungi), P. Brandon Matheny, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, Judd M. Curtis, Young Woon Lim, R. Henrik Nilsson, Karen W. Hughes, Valérie Hofstetter, Joseph F. Ammirati, Conrad L. Schoch, Ewald Langer, Gitta Langer, David J. McLaughlin, Andrew W. Wilson, Tobias Frøslev, Zai Wei Ge, Richard W. Kerrigan, Jason C. Slot, Zhu Liang Yang, Timothy J. Baroni, Michael Fischer, Kentaro Hosaka, Kenji Matsuura, Michelle T. Seidl, Jukka Vauras, and David S. Hibbett
Chromatin looping mediates boundary element promoter interactions, Susan E. Celniker and Robert A. Drewell
After the gold rush, or before the flood? Evolutionary morphology of mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes) in the early 21st century, David S. Hibbett
A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi, David S. Hibbett, Manfred Binder, Joseph F. Bischoff, Meredith Blackwell, Paul F. Cannon, Ove E. Eriksson, Sabine Huhndorf, Timothy James, Paul M. Kirk, Robert Lücking, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, François Lutzoni, P. Brandon Matheny, David J. McLaughlin, Martha J. Powell, Scott Redhead, Conrad L. Schoch, Joseph W. Spatafora, Joost A. Stalpers, Rytas Vilgalys, M. Catherine Aime, André Aptroot, Robert Bauer, Dominik Begerow, Gerald L. Benny, Lisa A. Castlebury, Pedro W. Crous, Yu Cheng Dai, Walter Gams, David M. Geiser, Gareth W. Griffith, and Cécile Gueidan
Phylogenetic relationships of Auriculoscypha based on ultrastructural and molecular studies, T. K.Arun Kumar, Gail J. Celio, P. Brandon Matheny, David J. McLaughlin, David S. Hibbett, and P. Manimohan
Phylogenetic placement of Diplocystis wrightii in the Sclerodermatineae (Boletales) based on nuclear ribosomal large subunit DNA sequences, Rebecca Louzan, Andrew W. Wilson, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
Diversification of NRT2 and the origin of its fungal homolog, Jason C. Slot, Kelly N. Hallstrom, Patrick B. Matheny, and David Hibbett
Horizontal transfer of a nitrate assimilation gene cluster and ecological transitions in fungi: A phylogenetic study, Jason C. Slot and David S. Hibbett
The ectomycorrhizal status of Calostoma cinnabarinum determined using isotopic, molecular, and morphological methods, Andrew W. Wilson, Erik A. Hobbie, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2006
Culture isolation and culture-independent clone libraries reveal new marine Synechococcus ecotypes with distinctive light and N physiologies, Nathan A. Ahlgren and Gabrielle Rocap
Measurement of Prochlorococcus ecotypes using real-time polymerase chain reaction reveals different abundances of genotypes with similar light physiologies, Nathan A. Ahlgren, Gabrielle Rocap, and Sallie W. Chisholm
An overview of the higher level classification of Pucciniomycotina based on combined analyses of nuclear large and small subunit rDNA sequences, M. Catherine Aime, P. Brandon Matheny, Daniel A. Henk, Elizabeth M. Frieders, R. Henrik Nilsson, Meike Piepenbring, David J. McLaughlin, Les J. Szabo, Dominik Begerow, José Paulo Sampaio, Robert Bauer, Michael Weiß, Franz Oberwinkler, and David Hibbett
Unraveling cis-regulatory mechanisms at the abdominal-A and Abdominal-B genes in the Drosophila bithorax complex, Omar S. Akbari, Adam Bousum, Esther Bae, and Robert A. Drewell
The human and mouse H19 imprinting control regions harbor an evolutionarily conserved silencer element that functions on transgenes in Drosophila, Katharine L. Arney, Esther Bae, Cory Olsen, and Robert A. Drewell
Differential segmental growth of the vertebral column of the rat (Rattus norvegicus), Philip J. Bergmann, Amanda D. Melin, and Anthony P. Russell
Effects of temperature on maximum acceleration, deceleration and power output during vertical running in geckos, Phillip Bergmann and Duncan J. Irschick
Molecular systematics and biological diversification of Boletales, Manfred Binder and David S. Hibbett
Evolutionary relationships of Mycaureola dilseae (Agaricales), a basidiomycete pathogen of a subtidal rhodophyte, Manfred Binder, David S. Hibbett, Zheng Wang, and William F. Farnham
Research Coordination Networks: A phylogeny for kingdom Fungi (Deep Hypha), Meredith Blackwell, David S. Hibbett, John W. Taylor, and Joseph W. Spatafora
A new Sparassis species from Spain described using morphological and molecular data, Jaime B. Blanco-Dios, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
Phylogeny and a new species of Sparassis (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): Evidence from mitochondrial atp6, nuclear rDNA and rpb2 genes, Yu Cheng Dai, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
The 3′ portion of the mouse H19 Imprinting-Control Region is required for proper tissue-specific expression of the Igf2 gene, H. Hagège, R. Nasser, M. Weber, L. Milligan, N. Aptel, C. Jacquet, R. A. Drewell, L. Dandolo, M. A. Surani, G. Cathala, and T. Forné
A phylogenetic overview of the Agaricomycotina, David S. Hibbett
Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny, Timothy Y. James, Frank Kauff, Conrad L. Schoch, P. Brandon Matheny, Valérie Hofstetter, Cymon J. Cox, Gail Celio, Cécile Gueidan, Emily Fraker, Jolanta Miadlikowska, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Alexandra Rauhut, Valérie Reeb, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Anja Amtoft, Jason E. Stajich, Kentaro Hosaka, Gi Ho Sung, Desiree Johnson, Ben O'Rourke, Michael Crockett, Manfred Binder, Judd M. Curtis, Jason C. Slot, Zheng Wang, Andrew W. Wilson, Arthur Schüßler, Joyce E. Longcore, Kerry O'Donnell, Sharon Mozley-Standridge, David Porter, and David Hibbett
Major clades of Agaricales: A multilocus phylogenetic overview, P. Brandon Matheny, Judd M. Curtis, Valérie Hofstetter, M. Catherine Aime, Jean Marc Moncalvo, Zai Wei Ge, Zhu Liang Yang, Jason C. Slot, Joseph F. Ammirati, Timothy J. Baroni, Neale L. Bougher, Karen W. Hughes, D. Jean Lodge, Richard W. Kerrigan, Michelle T. Seidl, Duur K. Aanen, Matthew DeNitis, Graciela M. Daniele, Dennis E. Desjardin, Bradley R. Kropp, Lorelei L. Norvell, Andrew Parker, Else C. Vellinga, Rytas Vilgalys, and David S. Hibbett
Resolving the phylogenetic position of the Wallemiomycetes: An enigmatic major lineage of Basidiomycota, P. Brandon Matheny, Jasmin A. Gossmann, Polona Zalar, T. K.Arun Kumar, and David S. Hibbett
Evolution of glutamine synthetase in heterokonts: Evidence for endosymbiotic gene transfer and the early evolution of photosynthesis, Deborah L. Robertson and Aurélien Tartar
Evolution of helotialean fungi (Leotiomycetes, Pezizomycotina): A nuclear rDNA phylogeny, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, Conrad L. Schoch, Peter R. Johnston, Joseph W. Spatafora, and David S. Hibbett
Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Leotiomycetes based on rDNA data, Zheng Wang, Peter R. Johnston, Susumu Takamatsu, Joseph W. Spatafora, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2005
Effects of temperature on maximum clinging ability in a diurnal gecko: Evidence for a passive clinging mechanism?, Philip J. Bergmann and Duncan J. Irschick
The phylogenetic distribution of resupinate forms across the major clades of mushroom-forming fungi (Homobasidiomycetes), Manfred Binder, David S. Hibbett, Karl Henrik Larsson, Ellen Larsson, Ewald Langer, and Gitta Langer
Lower level relationships in the mushroom genus Cortinarius (Basidiomycota, Agaricales): A comparison of RPB1, RPB2, and ITS phylogenies, T. G. Frøslev, P. B. Matheny, and D. S. Hibbett
Automated phylogenetic taxonomy: An example in the homobasidiomycetes (Mushroom-forming fungi), David S. Hibbett, R. Henrik Nilsson, Marc Snyder, Mario Fonseca, Janine Costanzo, and Moran Shonfeld
A phylogeographically distinct and deep divergence in the widespread Neotropical turnip-tailed gecko, Thecadactylus rapicauda, D. J.C. Kronauer, P. J. Bergmann, J. M. Mercer, and A. P. Russell
Mammalian postnatal growth estimates: The influence of weaning on the choice of a comparative metric, Amanda D. Melin, Philip J. Bergmann, and Anthony P. Russell
Response of glutamine synthetase gene transcription and enzyme activity to external nitrogen sources in the diatom Skeletonema costatum (Bacillariophyceae), Misaki Takabayashi, Frances P. Wilkerson, and Deborah Robertson
Life history and systematics of the aquatic discomycete Mitrula (Helotiales, Ascomycota) based on cultural, morphological, and molecular studies, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
New Asian species of the genus Anamika (euagarics, hebelomatoid clade) based on morphology and ribosomal DNA sequences, Zhu L. Yang, Patrick B. Matheny, Zai Wei Ge, Jason C. Slot, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2004
Modulated but conserved segmental growth of the original tail in Callisaurus draconoides (Phrynosomatidae) and Calotes versicolor (Agamidae), Philip J. Bergmann, Amanda M. Hobbs, Miranda L. Kavalench, and Anthony P. Russell
Phylogenetic relationships of cyphelloid homobasidiomycetes, Philomena Bodensteiner, Manfred Binder, Jean Marc Moncalvo, Reinhard Agerer, and David S. Hibbett
Sparassis cystidiosa sp. nov. from Thailand is described using morphological and molecular data, Dennis E. Desjardin, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
The evolutionary implications of exploitation in mycorrhizas 1, Keith N. Egger and David S. Hibbett
Trends in morphological evolution in homobasidiomycetes inferred using maximum likelihood: A comparison of binary and multistate approaches, David S. Hibbett
Assembling the fungal tree of life: Progress, classification, and evolution of subcellular traits, François Lutzoni, Frank Kauff, Cymon J. Cox, David McLaughlin, Gail Celio, Celiobryn Dentinger, Mahajabeen Padamsee, David Hibbett, Timothy Y. James, Elisabeth Baloch, Martin Grube, Valérie Reeb, Valérie Hofstetter, Conrad Schoch, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Jolanta Miadlikowska, Joseph Spatafora, Desiree Johnson, Sarah Hambleton, Michael Crockett, Robert Shoemaker, Gi Ho Sung, Robert Lücking, Thorsten Lumbsch, Kerry O'Donnell, Manfred Binder, Paul Diederich, Damien Ertz, Cécile Gueidan, Karen Hansen, Richard C. Harris, and Kentaro Hosaka
Phylogenetic relationships of Sparassis inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA and RNA polymerase sequences, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, Yu Cheng Dai, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2003
Tail growth in Chamaeleo dilepis (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Functional implications of segmental patterns, Philip J. Bergmann, Sarah Lessard, and Anthony P. Russell
Lamella and scansor numbers in Thecadactylus rapicauda (Gekkonidae): Patterns revealed through correlational analysis and implications for systematic and functional studies, Philip J. Bergmann and Anthony P. Russell
Another fossil agaric from Dominican amber, David S. Hibbett, Manfred Binder, Zheng Wang, and Yale Goldman
Phylogeny and genetic diversity of Bridgeoporus nobilissimus inferred using mitochondrial and nuclear rDNA sequences, Gail L. Redberg, David S. Hibbett, Joseph F. Ammirati, and Russell J. Rodriguez
Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche differentiation, Gabrielle Rocap, Frank W. Larimer, Jane Lamerdin, Stephanie Malfatti, Patrick Chain, Nathan A. Ahlgren, Andrae Arellano, Maureen Coleman, Loren Hauser, Wolfgang R. Hess, Zackary I. Johnson, Miriam Land, Debbie Lindell, Anton F. Post, Warren Regala, Manesh Shah, Stephanie L. Shaw, Claudia Steglich, Matthew B. Sullivan, Claire S. Ting, Andrew Tolonen, Eric A. Webb, Erik R. Zinser, and Sallie W. Chisholm
Submissions from 2002
Characterization of the intergenic RNA profile at abdominal-A and abdominal-B in the Drosophila bithorax complex, Esther Bae, Vincent C. Calhoun, Michael Levine, Edward B. Lewis, and Robert A. Drewell
Higher-level phylogenetic relationships of homobasidiomycetes (mushroom-forming fungi) inferred from four rDNA regions, Manfred Binder and David S. Hibbett
Transcription defines the embryonic domains of cis-regulatory activity at the Drosophila bithorax complex, Robert A. Drewell, Esther Bae, John Burr, and Edward B. Lewis
Methylation-dependent silencing at the H19 imprinting control region by MeCP2, Robert A. Drewell, Carolyn J. Goddard, Jean O. Thomas, and M. Azim Surani
Evolution of complex fruiting-body morphologies in homobasidiomycetes, David S. Hibbett and Manfred Binder
Copper toxicity and cyanobacteria ecology in the Sargasso Sea, Elizabeth L. Mann, Nathan Ahlgren, James W. Moffett, and Sallie W. Chisholm
A new species of Cudonia based on morphological and molecular data, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2001
A conserved imprinting control region at the HYMAI/ZAC domain is implicated in transient neonatal diabetes mellitus, Takahiro Arima, Robert A. Drewell, Katharine L. Arney, Jun Inoue, Yoshio Makita, Akira Hata, Mitsuo Oshimura, Norio Wake, and M. Azim Surani
Epigenetic reprogramming of the genome - From the germ line to the embryo and back again, Katharine L. Arney, Sylvia Erhardt, Robert A. Drewell, and M. Azim Surani
Growth of the original tail in Anolis grahami: Isometry of the whole is a product of regional differences, P. J. Bergmann and A. P. Russell
Phylogenetic relationships of the marine gasteromycete Nia vibrissa, Manfred Binder, David S. Hibbett, and Hans P. Molitoris
Shiitake mushrooms and molecular clocks: Historical biogeography of Lentinula, David S. Hibbett
Evolution of marine mushrooms, David S. Hibbett and Manfred Binder
Analysis of character correlations among wood decay mechanisms, mating systems, and substrate ranges in homobasidiomycetes, David S. Hibbett and Michael J. Donoghue
N-terminal intramolecularly conserved histidines of three domains in Gonylaulax luciferase are responsible for loss of activity in the alkaline region, L. Li, L. Liu, R. Hong, D. Robertson, and J. W. Hastings
Different Regulatory Mechanisms Modulate the Expression of a Dinoflagellate Iron-Superoxide Dismutase, O. Keith Okamoto, Deborah L. Robertson, Thomas F. Fagan, J. Woodland Hastings, and Pio Colepicolo
Members of a dinoflagellate luciferase gene family differ in synonymous substitution rates, O. K. Okamoto, L. Liu, D. L. Robertson, and J. W. Hastings
Glutamine synthetase in marine algae: New surprises from an old enzyme, Deborah L. Robertson, G. Jason, Smith Randal, and S. Alberte
Maximal caudal autotomy in Podarcis hispanica (Lacertidae): The caudofemoralis muscle is not sundered, A. P. Russell, P. J. Bergmann, and L. J. Barbadillo
Phylogenetic analyses of Aleurodiscus s.l. and allied genera, Sheng Hua Wu, David S. Hibbett, and Manfred Binderc
Submissions from 2000
A novel imprinted gene, HYMAI, is located within an imprinted domain on human chromosome 6 containing ZAC, Takahiro Arima, Robert A. Drewell, Mitsuo Oshimura, Norio Wake, and M. Azim Surani
Deletion of a silencer element disrupts H19 imprinting independently of a DNA methylation epigenetic switch, R. A. Drewell, J. D. Brenton, J. F.X. Ainscough, S. C. Barton, K. J. Hilton, K. L. Arney, L. Dandolo, and M. A. Surani
Phylogeny of Calostoma, the gelatinous-stalked puffball, based on nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences, Brandi D. Hughey, Gerard C. Adams, Tom D. Bruns, and David S. Hibbett
Phylogenetic species recognition and species concepts in fungi, John W. Taylor, David J. Jacobson, Scott Kroken, Takao Kasuga, David M. Geiser, David S. Hibbett, and Matthew C. Fisher
Submissions from 1999
A silencer element identified in Drosophila is required for imprinting of H19 reporter transgenes in mice, J. D. Brenton, R. A. Drewell, S. Viville, K. J. Hilton, S. C. Barton, J. F.X. Ainscough, and M. A. Surani
Phylogenetic relationships among species of Phillipsia inferred from molecular and morphological data, Karen Hansen, Donald H. Pfister, and David S. Hibbett
Characterization of IS 1676 from Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1, P. A. Lessard, X. M. O'Brien, N. A. Ahlgren, S. A. Ribich, and A. J. Sinskey
Phylogenetic relationships of cantharelloid and clavarioid homobasidiomycetes based on mitochondrial and nuclear rDNA sequences, Elizabeth M. Pine, David S. Hibbett, and Michael J. Donoghue
Characterization of a cDNA encoding glutamine synthetase from the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum (Bacillariophyceae), Deborah L. Robertson, G. Jason Smith, and Randall S. Alberte
Submissions from 1998
Integrating phylogenetic analysis and classification in fungi, David S. Hibbett and Michael J. Donoghue
Phylogeny and biogeography of Lentinula inferred from an expanded rDNA dataset, David S. Hibbett, Karen Hansen, and Michael J. Donoghue
Submissions from 1997
Is Phellinites digiustoi the oldest homobasidiomycete?, David S. Hibbett, Michael J. Donoghue, and P. Barry Tomlinson
Fossil mushrooms from Miocene and Cretaceous ambers and the evolution of homobasidiomycetes, David S. Hibbett, David Grimaldi, and Michael J. Donoghue
Evolution of gilled mushrooms and puffballs inferred from ribosomal DNA sequences, David S. Hibbett, Elizabeth M. Pine, Ewald Langer, Gitta Langer, and Michael J. Donoghue
Submissions from 1996
Phylogenetic evidence for horizontal transmission of group I introns in the nuclear ribosomal DNA of mushroom-forming fungi, David S. Hibbett
Implications of phylogenetic studies for conservation of genetic diversity in shiitake mushrooms, David S. Hibbett and Michael J. Donoghue
Isolation and characterization of glutamine synthetase from the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum, Deborah L. Robertson and Randall S. Alberte
Submissions from 1995
Cretaceous mushrooms in amber, D. S. Hibbett, D. Grimaldi, and M. J. Donoghue
Submissions from 1994
Mitochondrial DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms in natural populations of Lentinula edodes, M. Fukuda, Y. F. Nakai, D. S. Hibbett, T. Matsumoto, and Y. Hayashi
Postmeiotic nuclear behavior in Lentinus, Panus, and Neolentinus, D. S. Hibbett, S. Murakami, and A. Tsuneda
The secotioid form of Lentinus tigrinus: Genetics and development of a fungal morphological innovation, D. S. Hibbett, A. Tsuneda, and S. Murakami
Submissions from 1993
Sporocarp ontogeny in Panus (Basidiomycotina): Evolution and classification, D. S. Hibbett, S. Murakami, and A. Tsuneda
Submissions from 1992
Evolutionary relationships within the fungi: Analyses of nuclear small subunit rRNA sequences, Thomas D. Barns, Rytas Vilgalys, Susan M. Barns, Dolores Gonzalez, David Hibbett, David J. Lane, Luc Simon, Shawn Stickel, Timothy M. Szaro, William G. Weisburg, and Mitchell L. Sogin
Multiple evolutionary origins of prochlorophytes within the cyanobacterial radiation, Ena Urbach, Deborah L. Robertson, and Sallie W. Chisholm
Submissions from 1991
Evolutionary relationships of Lentinus to the Polyporaceae: evidence from restriction analysis of enzymatically amplified ribosomal DNA, D. S. Hibbett and R. Vilgalys
