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 2009
Out of the Palaeotropics? Historical biogeography and diversification of the cosmopolitan ectomycorrhizal mushroom family Inocybaceae, P. Brandon Matheny, M. Catherine Aime, Neale L. Bougher, Bart Buyck, Dennis E. Desjardin, Egon Horak, Bradley R. Kropp, D. Jean Lodge, Kasem Soytong, James M. Trappe, and David S. Hibbett
The search for the fungal tree of life, David J. McLaughlin, David S. Hibbett, François Lutzoni, Joseph W. Spatafora, and Rytas Vilgalys
Submissions from 2008
Hydrophobins Sc3 and Sc4 gene expression in mounds, fruiting bodies and vegetative hyphae of Schizophyllum commune, Goutami Banerjee, Deborah L. Robertson, and Thomas J. Leonard
Experience-induced changes in sugar taste discrimination, Kristina M. Gonzalez, Catherine Peo, Todd Livdahl, and Linda M. Kennedy
Evolution of complex fruiting-body morphologies in homobasidiomycetes, David S. Hibbett and Manfred Binder
Molecular evolution and diversity of lignin degrading heme peroxidases in the agaricomycetes, Ingo Morgenstern, Shlomit Klopman, and David S. Hibbett
Dictyostelium Sun-1 connects the centrosome to chromatin and ensures genome stability, Huajiang Xiong, Francisco Rivero, Ursula Euteneuer, Subhanjan Mondal, Sebastian Mana-Capelli, Denis Larochelle, Annette Vogel, Berthold Gassen, and Angelika A. Noegel
Submissions from 2007
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
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
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
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
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
Field and laboratory comparison of hatch rates in Aedes albopictus (Skuse), Christopher J. Vitek and Todd P. Livdahl
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
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
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
Chimeric analysis of the small GTPase RacE in cytokinesis signaling in Dictyostelium discoideum, Madhavi Agarwal, Nicholas A. Guerin, and Denis A. Larochelle
Phylogenetic relationships of cyphelloid homobasidiomycetes, Philomena Bodensteiner, Manfred Binder, Jean Marc Moncalvo, Reinhard Agerer, and David S. Hibbett
Polymorphic foraging behavior among Caenorhabditis elegans: Frequency- and density-dependent selection, John J. Dennehy and Todd P. Livdahl
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
Evolution of Gab family adaptor proteins, Tetteh Abbeyquaye, Juan Riesgo-Escovar, Thomas Raabe, and Justin R. Thackeray
The identification of Pats1, a novel gene locus required for cytokinesis in Dictyostelium discoideum, Jonathan C. Abysalh, Lisa L. Kuchnicki, and Denis A. Larochelle
Another fossil agaric from Dominican amber, David S. Hibbett, Manfred Binder, Zheng Wang, and Yale Goldman
Distinct phospholipase C-γ-dependent signaling pathways in the Drosophila eye and wing are revealed by a new small wing allele, Rishikesh Mankidy, Jeremy Hastings, and Justin R. Thackeray
Phospholipase C-γ contains introns shared by src homology 2 domains in many unrelated proteins, Charlene M. Manning, Wendy R. Mathews, Leah P. Fico, and Justin R. Thackeray
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
Submissions from 2002
The three-dimensional model of Dictyostelium discoideum racE based on the human rhoA-GDP crystal structure, Madhavi Agarwal, Donald J. Nelson, and Denis A. Larochelle
Higher-level phylogenetic relationships of homobasidiomycetes (mushroom-forming fungi) inferred from four rDNA regions, Manfred Binder and David S. Hibbett
A user's guide to restriction enzyme-mediated integration in Dictyostelium, Nicholas A. Guerin and Denis A. Larochelle
Evolution of complex fruiting-body morphologies in homobasidiomycetes, David S. Hibbett and Manfred Binder
A new species of Cudonia based on morphological and molecular data, Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
Submissions from 2001
Phylogenetic relationships of the marine gasteromycete Nia vibrissa, Manfred Binder, David S. Hibbett, and Hans P. Molitoris
Larval rearing conditions affect kin-mediated cannibalism in a treehole mosquito, J. J. Dennehy, P. Robakiewicz, and T. Livdahl
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
Phylogenetic analyses of Aleurodiscus s.l. and allied genera, Sheng Hua Wu, David S. Hibbett, and Manfred Binderc
Submissions from 2000
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
Molecular analysis of racE function in Dictyostelium, Denis A. Larochelle, Noel Gerald, and Arturo De Lozanne
Extinction transition in bacterial colonies under forced convection, T. Neicu, A. Pradhan, D. A. Larochelle, and A. Kudrolli
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
First record of Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Massachusetts, J. J. Dennehy and T. Livdahl
Intraguild predation among larval treehole mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, and Ae. triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae), in laboratory microcosms, J. S. Edgerly, M. S. Willey, and T. Livdahl
Submissions from 1998
A seasonal shift in egg-laying behaviour in response to cues of future competition in a treehole mosquito, J. S. Edgerly, M. McFarland, P. Morgan, and T. Livdahl
Submissions from 1993
The community ecology of Aedes egg hatching: implications for a mosquito invasion, JANICE S. EDGERLY, MICHELLE S. WILLEY, and TODD P. LIVDAHL
Submissions from 1992
Density-dependent interactions within a complex life cycle: the roles of cohort structure and mode of recruitment, J. S. Edgerly and T. P. Livdahl
Submissions from 1991
Prospects for an invasion: Competition between Aedes albopictus and native Aedes triseriatus, Todd P. Livdahl and Michelle S. Willey
Submissions from 1987
Egg hatching inhibition: field evidence for population regulation in a treehole mosquito, Todd P. Livdahl and Janice S. Edgerly
Submissions from 1986
Cannibalism among Aedes triseriatus larvae, Robert K. Koenekoop and Todd P. Livdahl
Submissions from 1984
The complex hatching response of Aedes eggs to larval density, Todd P. Livdahl, Robert K. Koenekoop, and Stephen G. Futterweit
Interspecific interactions and the r-K continuum: laboratory comparisons of geographic strains of Aedes triseriatus., T. P. Livdahl
Non-linear interactions of populations and the importance of estimating per capita rates of change., T. P. Livdahl and G. Sugihara
Submissions from 1983
Statistical difficulties in the analysis of predator functional response data, Todd P. Livdahl