UC Biology Department News!

2008. Vo, K.*, T. McCarthy, S. Wise, and B. Buchanan. The effect of artificial night lighting and time of day on activity in the aquatic snail (Physa acuta). Northeast Natural History Conference X. New York Museum of Natural History. Albany, NY.

2008 – Publication - McCarthy TM & Sih A. 2008. Relatedness of mates influences mating behavior and reproductive success of the hermaphroditic freshwater snail Physa gyrina. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 10: 77-94.

2008 - manuscript submitted - Burak Güçlü, Greer K. Mahoney, Lorraine J. Pawson, Adam K. Pack, and Robert L. Smith. Compartmental cable model predicts directional sensitivity and voltage-sensitive terminal branches in slowly-adapting Type I mechanoreceptive fibers. Submitted to Journal of Neuroscience.

2007 - Publication - Dickey BF & McCarthy TM. Predator-prey interactions between crayfish (Orconectes juvenilis) and snails (Physa gyrina) are affected by spatial scale and chemical cues. Invertebrate Biology, 126: 57-66.

2007. McCarthy, J. June*, B. Buchanan, S. Wise, and T. Provost. Nocturnal Light Levels Alter Testosterone Concentrations and the Onset of Reproduction in Hermaphroditic Freshwater Snails. The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON.

2007 - Invited Presentation - Faculty member Tom McCarthy presented a seminar entitled: Exploring implications of the risk allocation hypothesis: sex and death to the Biology Department at Hamilton College.

2007 - Invited Presentation - Faculty member Tom McCarthy presented a seminar entitled: Genetic similarity influences mating behavior and reproductive success in a hermaphroditic snail, Physa gyrina to the Utica Marsh Council at the Annual Dinner.

2007 - Publication - Moore, D. L.  Re-establishment of Long-Absent Aquatic Macrophytes in Western Lake Erie. pp. 163-169. In Hartig, Zarull, Cibrowski, Gannon, Wilke, Norwood, and Vincent, eds. State of the Atrait: Status and Trends of Key Indicators 2007. Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 315 pp. http://www.epa.gov/med/grosseile_site/indicators/plankton.html

2007 - Publication - Taylor, R., B. Buchanan, and J. Doherty. Sexual Selection in the Squirrel Treefrog, Hyla squirella: The Role of Multimodal Cue Assessment in Female Choice. Animal Behaviour 74:1753-1763

2007 - Publication - Pawson, L., A Pack, and S Bolanowski. Possible glutaminergic interaction between the capsule and neurite of Pacinian corpuscles. Somatosens Mot Res. 24(1-2):85-95.

2007 - Presentation - A.K. Pack. Exercises that increase students’ confidence with the primary literature as measured through use of quoted text and number of references in a term paper. Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

2007 - Presentation: G.K. Mahoney, B. Güçlü, L. J. Pawson, A. K. Pack, R.T. Verrillo, R.L. Smith, and S.J. Bolanowski. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the Merkel-cell distribution in the monkey finger. Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

2007 - Publication: State of the Strait Report - US EPA - with contributions by Faculty member David Moore - 75 scientists and about 50 organizations developed this important report.

2007 - Conference Presentation - Students Ewa Szymanska ('08) and Amanda Butler ('08) will present posters and make oral presentations on their research at the American Society of Microbiology Meetings in Toronto.

2007 - Invited Presentation - Faculty member Sharon Wise invited to speak at Starlight 2007: International Conference in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe the Stars, La Palma, Canary Islands

2007 - Award - Faculty member Larry Aaronson is honored as the 2007 Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award Laureate.

2007 - News Article: AAAS Science Now: Bright Nights Dim Survival Chances - describes research by UC Students Heidi Savage ('06), Kaylyn Bingel ('05), Jessica June ('06), and Faculty Sharon Wise, Tom McCarthy, and Bryant Buchanan.

2007 - News Article: Voice of America News. Audio and Online. Urban Glow Hides Stars, Disrupts Animal Life. - describes research by UC Students Heidi Savage ('06), Kaylan Bingel ('05), Jessica June ('06), and Faculty Sharon Wise, Tom McCarthy, and Bryant Buchanan.

2007- News Article: Scripps Howard News Service. Scientists discuss possible dangers of nighttime light.  - describes research by UC Students Heidi Savage ('06), Kaylan Bingel ('05), Jessica June ('06), and Faculty Sharon Wise, Tom McCarthy, and Bryant Buchanan.

2007 - News Article: Could bright nights mean lights-out for species? Scientists discuss dangers of a lack of darkness. Seattle Post Intelligencer Online: - describes research by UC Students Heidi Savage ('06), Kaylan Bingel ('05), Jessica June ('06), and Faculty Sharon Wise, Tom McCarthy, and Bryant Buchanan.

2007 - Invited Presentation - Faculty member Bryant Buchanan invited to provide Introductory Presentation: Ecological and Human Health Concerns:What Can Wildlife Tell Us? and to Moderate the Symposium on Ecological and Human Health Concerns at conference: The Night: Why Dark Hours Are So Important, International Dark Sky Association, Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC

2007 - News Article: Zoogoer: Night, Interrupted - discusses light pollution research by UC students Heidi Savage ('06) and Kaylan Bingel ('05) and professors Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan

2006. Presentation: L.J. Pawson, A.K. Pack, M.C. Anzalone, B. Güçlü, P.J. Cox, L.T. Prestia, R.L. Smith, R.T. Verrillo, and S.J. Bolanowski. The effect of amiloride on Pacinian corpuscles (PCs). Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

2006. Presentation: G.K. Mahoney, B Güçlü, L.J. Pawson, Y. Ikuta, A.K. Pack, R.T. Verrillo, R.L. Smith, and S.J. Bolanowski. Morphometric analyses of epidermal ridges and Merkel cells in monkeys. Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

2006 - News Article: Science News: Light All Night - discusses light pollution research including that by Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan

2006 - Grant: Ewa Szymanska ('08) was awarded a $700 grant from Sigma Xi to complete her research with Larry Aaronson.

2006 - News Article: The COMmunicator: Sometimes the War Continues: Merima Ramovic, MS I- University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine profiles UC BIO grad Merima Ramovic, '05.

2006 - Publication: Wise, S. E. and B. W. Buchanan. 'The influence of artificial illumination on the nocturnal behavior and physiology of salamanders: studies in the laboratory and field.' Chapter 10 in Rich, C. and T. Longcore (Eds). Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. Island Press.

2006 - Publication: Buchanan, B. W. 'Observed and potential effects of light pollution on anuran amphibians.' Chapter 9 in Rich, C. and T. Longcore (Eds). Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. Island Press.

2005 - Presentation: McCarthy TM, Keyes J* & Cade WH. Male calling and phonotactic behaviors in the field cricket, Gryllus texensis. Presented at:
-- Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting
-- 9th International Conference of the Orthopterists’ Society

2005 - Grant: Heidi Savage ('06) was awarded a $100 grant from the Faculty Resources Committee to complete her research on the effects of artificial night lighting on melatonin concentraion in tadpoles with Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan.

2005 Grant - 2005 - News: $750,000 Grant! National Institutes of Health - Dr. Adam Pack (with Verrillo, Ronald) - "Morphological organization of cutaneous mechanoreceptors" (reviewed in Integrated, Functional, and Cognitive Neurosciene, IFCN) grant period: 5/1/05-4/30/08

2005 - Publication: Moore, David L. "Wildflowers", Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press.

2005 - News Article: The Spectator - Two green thumbs up for Hamilton's new facility - UC's Dave Moore assists Hamilton Plant Collection

2004 - News Article: Newsday.com - "When Light isn't Fantastic" - includes light pollution research at UC by Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan.

2004 - News Article: Conservation in Practice - "Degraded Darkness" text available at: 'Degraded Darkness' - includes light pollution research at UC by Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan.

2004 - Publication: McCarthy TM. Effects of pair-type and isolation time on mating interactions of a freshwater snail, Physa gyrina (Say, 1821). American Malacological Bulletin, 19: 47-55.

2004 -Publication: Rohr JR, Elskus AA, Shepherd BS, Crowley PH, McCarthy TM, Niedzwiecki JH, Sager T, Sih A & Palmer BD. Multiple stressors and salamanders: effects of an herbicide, food limitation, and hydroperiod. Ecological Applications, 14: 1028-1040.

2004 - Publication: Wise, S. E. , F. D. Verret*, and R. G. Jaeger. Tail autotomy in territorial salamanders influences scent marking by residents and behavioral responses of intruders to resident chemical cues. Copeia 2004:165-172.

2004 - Presentation: Owens, T. M*. and B. W. Buchanan. Poster. Ultraviolet Visual Capabilities of the Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus. Northeast Natural History Conference VIII.

2004 - Presentation: Kenny, T, L.*, S. E. Wise, and B. W. Buchanan. Poster. Sound Production and Social Interactions in the Red-Backed Salamander. Northeast Natural History Conference VIII.

2004 - Presentation: Jackson, E.*, B. Buchanan, and S. Wise. Poster. An Evaluation of Illumination Levels Available to Leaf Litter Organisms that Reside in or Below the Leaf Litter. Northeast Natural History Conference VIII.

2004 - Presentation: Buchanan, B. W. and S. W. Wise. Artificial night lighting alters emergence time in nocturnally active terrestrial salamanders. Northeast Natural History Conference VIII.

2003 - News: Posters on the Hill - Students Julia van Kessel and Tarah Scanlon, along with Larry Aaronson, present their research to the US Congress.

2003 - Presentation: Ecology of the Night Symposium, Muskoka, Canada - Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan present their research.

2003 - Presentation: Sharon Wise Pine Barrens Research Forum - Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY.

2003 - Presentation: Bryant Buchanan Pine Barrens Research Forum - Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY.

2003 - News Article: Light Pollution Taking Toll on Wildlife - National Geographic article discusses research by Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan

2003 - Publication: Schreppel, Connie, S. Dean Ramsey, David A. Cornwall, Rodney Mutter, David Moore . Evaluation of the Use of Water Treatment Residuals for Greenhouse Production. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. NYSERDA Agreement # 6595. 88 pp. 

2003 - Publication: White, TL, Kurtz, DB. The relationship between metacognitive awareness of olfactory ability and age in people reporting chemosensory disturbances. American Journal of Psychology , 116(1): 99-110.

2003 - Publication: Schwartz, J. J., B. W. Buchanan, and H. C. Gerhardt. 2003. Acoustic interactions among male gray treefrogs in a chorus setting. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 53:9-19.

2002 - News Article: Science News - "Deprived of Darkness" - includes light pollution research at UC by Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan

2002 - News Article: California Wild - Turn off the Lights! - News article from California Academy of Sciences concerning research by Sharon Wise and Bryant Buchanan

2002 - News: S. Wise and S. Walls organize the "Jaeger Symposium": Herpetologists’ League, Kansas City.

2002 - News Article: Toronto Globe and Mail - Blinded by the light - concerning research by Bryant Buchanan.

2002 - Presentation: Buchanan, B. W. The visual ecology of the red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus. Jaeger Symposium: Herpetologists’ League, Kansas City.

2002. Presentation: Wise, S. and B. Buchanan. The effects of artificial illumination on the ecology and behavior of salamanders.  Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting  Urban Wildlands Group - UCLA Institute for the Environment Conference, Los Angeles. 

2002 - Presentation: Buchanan, B. W. Observed and Potential effects of artificial light on the behavior, ecology, and evolution of nocturnal frogs.  Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting - Urban Wildlands Group - UCLA Institute for the Environment Conference, Los Angeles.