Recent Student Research at WSU

(student names in boldface)

Published Manuscripts:

Meyers, R.A. and R.P. Myers.  2005. Mandibular bowing and mineralization in Brown Pelicans. Condor 107:447-451.

Meyers, R.A.and E.F. Stakebake. 2005. Anatomy and histochemistry of spread-wing posture in birds. 3. Immunohistochemistry of flight muscles and the “shoulder lock” in albatrosses. J. Morphol. 263: 12-29.

Colton, L. and J.B. Clark. 2002. Comparison of DNA isolation methods and storage conditions for successful amplification of Drosophila genes using PCR. Dros. Info. Service 84:180-182.
 

Meyers, R.A. and B. M. Clarke. 1998. How do flap-neck chameleons move their flaps? Copeia 1998(3): 759-761.
 

Meyers, R.A. and E. Mathias. 1997. Anatomy and histochemistry of spread-wing posture in birds. 2. Gliding flight in the California gull, Larus californicus: A paradox of fast fibers and posture. J. Morphology 233(3):237-247.
 

Bates, C. B., and G. Z. Wurst. 1996. Effect of Local Variation on Life History Characteristics of Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum in Utah. Encyclia, 73:275-283

Published Abstracts:

Gray, P., Meyers, R. and Bernal, D. 2005. The effect of temperature on the metabolic biochemical capacity in the hearts of warm bodied sharks. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45(6):1139.

McFarland, J. and Meyers, R.A 2005. Anatomy and histochemistry of hindlimb flight posture in shorebirds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45(6):1166.

Meyers, R.A, Schmutz, D. and Goller, F. 2005. Histochemical analysis of songtbird syringeal muscles. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45(6):1167.

Stakebake, E. F. and R.A. Meyers. 2000. The albatross shoulder lock: A biomechanical and immunohistochemical study. American Zoologist 40(6):1220.
 

Meyers, R.A., T.R. Button, B.M.Clarke and J.W. Hermanson. 1997. The horse soleus muscle: postural sensor or vestigial structure? Amer. Zool. 37(5): 59A.
 

Mathias, E.R., B.A. Chadwell, and R.A.  Meyers. 1995. Gliding flight in gulls: The paradox of fast muscle fibers and posture. Amer. Zool. 35(5):119A.
 

Meyers, R.A., S.P. Murray, and E.R. Mathias. 1995. Spread-wing posture in the double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus: Anatomy and histochemistry. Amer. Zool. 35(5): 119A. 

Wurst, G. Z., and R. G. Lucas. 1998. Age structure in Utah Tiger Salamander populations. Amer. Zool. 38(5):50A.

Presentations:

Gray, P., Meyers, R. and Bernal, D. 2006. The effect of temperature on the metabolic biochemical capacity in the hearts of warm bodied sharks. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, FL

McFarland, J. and Meyers, R.A 2006. Anatomy and histochemistry of hindlimb flight posture in shorebirds. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, FL

Meyers, R.A, Schmutz, D. and Goller, F. 2006. Histochemical analysis of songtbird syringeal muscles. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, FL

Bentley, M.J., J.W. Wilson, and J. B. Clark. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of the HeT-A transposable element in the melanogaster species subgroup of Drosophila. Molecular evolution: A meeting on evolution, genomics, and bioinformatics (Organized by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution). Sorrento, Italy. June 13-16, 2002.
 

Hill, H. and J. Cavitt. 2002. Effects of female condition on male parental care in starlings. Utah Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, Ogden, Utah, August 23-24, 2002.
 

McKinley, K., J. Clark., and J. Cavitt. 2002. Seasonal variation of offspring sex ratio in starlings. Utah Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, Ogden, Utah, August 23-24, 2002.
 

Myers, R.P. and R.A. Meyers.  2002. Pouch morphology and function in the Brown Pelican. Meeting of the Utah Ornithological Society, Ogden, Utah, August 23-24, 2002.
 

Ray, T. and J. Cavitt. 2002. The use of green nesting material to reduce parasites. Utah Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, Ogden, Utah, August 23-24, 2002.
 

Stakebake, E. F. and Meyers, R.A .2002. Slow muscle fibers make albatrosses the elite of soaring birds. Meeting of the Utah Ornithological Society, Ogden, Utah, August 23-24, 2002.
 

Spears, L. and J. F. Cavitt. 2001. The effects of avian pox on plumage coloration in male House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Salt Lake City, UT
 

Stakebake, E. F. and R.A. Meyers. 2001. The albatross shoulder lock: A biomechanical and immunohistochemical study. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, IL.
 

Cavitt, J.F. and V. Nelson. 2000. The effects of fire and climatic variation on the relative abundance of Greater Prairie Chickens. XVII North American Prairie Conference, Mason City, Iowa. 

Mull, J.F., A. Lindhal, and J.Hatch. 2000. The Great Salt Lake: An ecosystem services perspective. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Snowbird, Utah, August 2000.
 

Wurst, G.Z., J.F. Mull, and R. Waldron. 2000. Diet and cannibal morphology in salamanders. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 2000.
 

Meyers, R.A.,  T.R. Button, B.M.Clarke and J.W. Hermanson. 1998. The horse soleus muscle: sensor or vestigial structure? Society of Integrative and Comparative Biologists, Boston, MA.
 

Mull, J., G. Z. Wurst, C. Harris, A. Brevard and R. Lucas. 1998. Correlations between diet and morphology in Utah Tiger Salamanders. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci. Regional Meeting; Logan, UT.
 

Mull, J.F. and D. Dompreh. 1998. Composition of the canopy ant fauna in a West African rain forest. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, August 1998.

Meyers, R.A. and B.M. Clarke. 1997.  The flap neck chameleon: How does it move its flaps? American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Seattle, WA.

Naylor, D. and G. Z. Wurst. 1997.  Relationship of thyroid gland morphology to life history in Utah Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum). Annual meeting of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Ogden, UT.

Naylor, D. and G. Z. Wurst. 1997. Thyroid morphology and life history in Utah Tiger Salamanders. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Clarke, B. M. and R.A. Meyers. 1997. Neck-flap movement in Chamaeleo dilepis: A model undergraduate research project. Annual meeting of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Ogden, UT.

Mathias, E.R., B.A. Chadwell, and R.A Meyers. 1995. Gliding flight in gulls: The paradox of fast muscle fibers and posture. American Society of Zoologists, Washington, D.C.

Meyers, R.A., S.P. Murray,and E.R. Mathias. 1995. Spread-wing posture in the double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus: Anatomy and histochemistry. American Society of Zoologists, Washington, D.C.