FACULTY RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY AT AUSTIN COLLEGE
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
AND
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Diggs, G. M., Jr. 1995. Systematic treatment of the genera Arctostaphylos
and Comarostaphylis (Ericaceae). in J. L. Luteyn (ed.) Ericaceae
- Part II, the Superior-Ovaried Genera. Flora Neotropica Monograph 66:
133--193.
Kosnik, M. A., G. M. Diggs, Jr., P. A. Redshaw, and B. Lipscomb. 1996.
Natural hybridization among three sympatric Baptisia (Fabaceae)
species in north central Texas. Sida
17(2):479-500.
Austin, D. F., G. M. Diggs, Jr., and B. L. Lipscomb. 1997. Calystegia
(Convolvulaceae) in Texas. Sida 17:837--840.
Lipscomb, B. L. and G. M. Diggs, Jr. 1998. The use of animal-dispersed
seeds and fruits in forensic botany. Sida 18:335-346.
O'Kennon, R J., G. M. Diggs, Jr., and R.K. Hoggard. 1998. Plantago coronopus
(Plantaginaceae) new to Texas. Sida 18:356-358.
Stanford, J. W. and G. M. Diggs, Jr. 1998. Pteris vittata L. (Pteridaceae),
a new fern for Texas. Sida 18:359-360.
Diggs, G. M., Jr., B. L. Lipscomb, and R. J. O'Kennon. 1999. Shinners and
Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. This work is an illustrated
systematic treatment of the 2,376 taxa of vascular plants occurring in
the North Central Texas region. There are over 2,300 line drawings and
174 color photographs. (Published in the Sida Miscellany series through
the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX).
John F. Enwright, III, Fred Schaufele, and Richard N. Day. (submitted).
A Pit-1 Homeodomain Mutant Blocks The Intranuclear Recruitment Of CCAAT/Enhancer
Binding Protein Alpha (C/EBPa) Required For Prolactin Gene Transcription,
Mol Endocrinol.
Weiqun Liu, John F. Enwright III, William Hyun, Richard N. Day and
Fred Schaufele. (2002). CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein alpha uses distinct
domains to prolong pituitary cells in the Growth 1 and DNA Synthesis phases
of the cell cycle, BMC Cell Biology. 3(1): 6. see this paper in BMC
Fred Schaufele, John F. Enwright, III, Xia Wang, Cheryl Teoh, Roopali
Srihari, Robin Erickson, Ormond A. MacDougald, and Richard N. Day. (2001).
CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Proteina Assembles Essential Cooperating Factors
in Common Subnuclear Domains, Mol Endocrinol. 15: 1665-1676.
John Enwright, III, Fred Schaufele, and Richard N. Day. (2001).
Protein interactions involving the CCAAT-enhancer binding protein alpha
help direct growth hormone gene expression. Endocrine Soceity ENDO 2001
Conference. June 2001.
Enwright, J.F., Schaufele, F., and Day, R.N. (2000). Protein
interactions in the living pituitary cell nucleus involving the CCAAT/enhancer
binding protein alpha. Endocrine Soceity ENDO 2000 Conference. June 2000.
Enwright, J.F., and Grainger, R.M. (2000). Altered retinoid signaling
in the heads of Sey embryos. Developmental Biology 221, 10-22.
Goldsmith, S.K, Z. Stewart, S. Adams, and A. Trimble. 1996. Body Size,
Male Aggression, and Male Mating Success in the Cottonwood Borer, Plectrodera
scalator (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 9:719-728.
Goldsmith, S.K. and J. Alcock. 1993. The Mating Chances of Small Males
of the Cerambycid Beetle Trachyderes mandibularis Differ in Different
Environments. Journal of Insect Behavior 6:351-360.
"Melatonin supplementation does not prevent photostimulatory effects
of night interruption lighting in Japanese Quail" --Published in the Journal
of Pineal Research.
"The effects of 6-n-propyl, 2-thiouracil (PTU) on the development
of thermoregulation in Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)" --Poster presented
with Kim Snipes and Angela McMellen at the 1997 AOU meetings in Minneapolis.
"Thermoregulatory ability in neonatal Japanese Quail" --Poster presented
with Kim Snipes and Elliott Carmen at the 1996 AOU meetings in Biose, ID.
Student research with Devin Trousdale, Elliott Carman, Angela McMellen,
Jason Wallce and Shane Hall. --This research has been elucidating 1) the
(non)role of melatonin in control of seasonal reproduction in quail, 2)
the development of thrermoregulatory ability in neonatal quail, and 3)
the avian utilization of brush piles.
B. Olson & J. Pierce. A Trematode Metacercaria Causing Gill Cartilage
Proliferation in Oregon Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The Journal
of Wildlife Diseases (forthcoming).
Kosnik, M. A., G. M. Diggs, Jr., P. A. Redshaw, and B. Lipscomb. 1996.
Natural hybridization among three sympatric Baptisia (Fabaceae) species
in north central Texas. Sida 17(2):479-500.
Presentations:
A Naturalist on the Texas Frontier: Dr. Gideon Lincecum. Texas State Historical
Society, March 1997.
How Cloth Was Dyed During the Civil War in Washington County, Texas. Texas
Folklore Society, March 1997.
Other:
Planning Committee for Conference on Curriculum Development at UTexas-Austin,
May 1997.
IES/IAS Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Education
Wyckoff, E. E., J. A. Stoebner, K. E. Reed, and S. M. Payne. 1997. "Cloning
of a Vibrio cholerae vibriobactin gene cluster: Identification of
genes required for early steps in siderophore biosynthesis." J. Bacteriol.
In press.
Pope, L. M., K. E. Reed, and S. M. Payne. 1995. "Increased protein secretion
and adherence to HeLa cells by Shigella spp. following growth in
the presence of bile salts." Infect. Immun. 63:3642-3648.
Schulze, P.C., (editor). 1996. Engineering Within Ecological Constraints.
National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. 213 p.
Schulze, P.C., R.A. Frosch, & P.G. Risser. 1996. Overview and perspectives.
pp. 1-10 in: P.C. Schulze (ed.), Engineering within Ecological Constraints.
National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. 213 p.
Schulze, P.C., H.E. Zagarese, & C.E. Williamson. 1995. Competition
between crustacean zooplankton in continuous cultures. Limnology &
Oceanography. 40:33-45.
Schulze, P.C., C.E. Williamson, & B.R. Hargreaves. 1995. Evaluation
of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as a tool for studying the distribution
and abundance of zooplankton. Journal of Plankton Research 17:1233-1243.
Schulze, P.C., (editor). 1999. Indicators of Environmental Performance
and Ecosystem Condition. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. 303 p.
"The effects of 6-n-propyl, 2-thiouracil (PTU) on the development of
thermoregulation in Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)" --Poster presented
with Wayne Meyer and Angela McMellen at the 1997 AOU meetings in Minneapolis.
"Thermoregulatory ability in neonatal Japanese Quail" --Poster presented
with Wayne Meyer and Elliott Carmen at the 1996 AOU meetings in Biose,
ID.
Student research with Devin Trousdale, Elliott Carman, Angela McMellen,
Jason Wallce and Shane Hall. --This research has been elucidating 1) the
(non)role of melatonin in control of seasonal reproduction in quail, 2)
the development of thrermoregulatory ability in neonatal quail.
