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Characterization of the Cutaneous Bacterial Communities of Two Giant Salamander Subspecies by Hernández-Gómez, Obed, Kimble, Steven J. A., Briggler, Jeffrey T., Williams, Rod N.

“…Pathogens currently threaten the existence of many amphibian species. In efforts to combat global declines, researchers have characterized the amphibian…”
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Unexpectedly low rangewide population genetic structure of the imperiled eastern box turtle Terrapene c. carolina by Kimble, Steven J A, Rhodes, Jr, O E, Williams, Rod N

“…Rangewide studies of genetic parameters can elucidate patterns and processes that operate only over large geographic scales. Herein, we present a rangewide…”
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Mosquitoes as a Potential Vector of Ranavirus Transmission in Terrestrial Turtles by Kimble, Steven J. A, Karna, Ajit K, Johnson, April J, Hoverman, Jason T, Williams, Rod N

“…Ranaviruses are significant pathogens of amphibians, reptiles, and fishes, contributing to mass mortality events worldwide. Despite an increasing focus on…”
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Of contigs and quagmires: next-generation sequencing pitfalls associated with transcriptomic studies by DeWoody, J. Andrew, Abts, Kendra C., Fahey, Anna L., Ji, Yanzhu, Kimble, Steven J. A., Marra, Nicholas J., Wijayawardena, Bhagya K., Willoughby, Janna R.

“…Molecular ecologists have good reasons to be excited about the newest DNA/RNA sequencing technologies. However, this exuberance should be tempered with a hefty…”
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Are Coronal Loops Isothermal or Multithermal? by Schmelz, J. T, Nasraoui, K, Rightmire, L. A, Kimble, J. A, Zanna, G. Del, Cirtain, J. W, DeLuca, E. E, Mason, H. E

“…Surprisingly few solar coronal loops have been observed simultaneously with TRACE and SOHO/Coronal Diagnostics Spectrometer (CDS), and even fewer analyses of…”
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Relatedness and other finescale population genetic analyses in the threatened eastern box turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) suggest unexpectedly high vagility with important conservation implications by Kimble, Steven J. A, Rhodes, O. E., Jr, Williams, Rod N

“…Genetic analyses of populations are essential to the conservation of threatened and cryptic taxa such as Chelonians. Turtles and tortoises are among the most…”
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DERIVING PLASMA DENSITIES AND ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES FROM SERTS DIFFERENTIAL EMISSION MEASURE ANALYSIS by SCHMELZ, J. T, KIMBLE, J. A, SABA, J. L. R

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Isothermal and Multithermal Analysis of Coronal Loops Observed with AIA by Schmelz, J. T, Jenkins, B. S, Worley, B. T, Anderson, D. J, Pathak, S, Kimble, J. A

“…The coronal filters in the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) aboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory peak at different temperatures; the series covers the…”
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Atmospheric Imaging Assembly Response Functions: Solving the Fe viii Problems with Hinode EIS Bright Point Data by Schmelz, J. T., Jenkins, B. S., Kimble, J. A.

“…The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory is a state-of-the-art imager with the potential to perform an unprecedented…”
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DERIVING PLASMA DENSITIES AND ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES FROM SERTS DIFFERENTIAL EMISSION MEASURE ANALYSIS by Schmelz, J T, Kimble, J A, Saba, J L R

“…We use high-resolution spectral emission line data obtained by the SERTS instrument during three rocket flights to demonstrate a new approach for constraining…”
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Isothermal and Multithermal Analysis of Coronal Loops Observed with Atmospheric Imaging Assembly. II. 211 Å Selected Loops by Schmelz, J. T, Worley, B. T, Anderson, D. J, Pathak, S, Kimble, J. A, Jenkins, B. S, Saar, S. H

“…An important component of coronal loop analysis involves conflicting results on the cross-field temperature distribution. Are loops isothermal or multithermal?…”
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WARM AND FUZZY: TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY ANALYSIS OF AN Fe xv EUV IMAGING SPECTROMETER LOOP by SCHMELZ, J. T, RIGHTMIRE, L. A, SAAR, S. H, KIMBLE, J. A, WORLEY, B. T, PATHAK, S

“…The Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) and X-Ray Telescope (XRT) were designed in part to work together. They have the same spatial resolution and cover…”
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Genetically derived effective population size estimates of herpetofaunal species should be used with caution by Kimble, Steven J. A., Unger, Shem D., Williams, Rod N.

“…Effective population size (NE) is an important parameter for conservation of threatened wildlife. Current estimators of NE that use genetic data, however, may…”
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BRIGHT POINTS: MULTITHERMAL ANALYSIS AS A TEST OF STEADY HEATING MODELS by Schmelz, J T, Winebarger, A R, Kimble, J A, Pathak, S, Golub, L, Jenkins, B S, Worley, B T

“…X-ray bright points are small, million-degree features in the solar atmosphere composed of short coronal loops. They are magnetically driven structures…”
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Intrapopulation variation in boldness differs while average boldness is similar across populations of a widespread turtle by Carlson, Bradley E., Carter, Sarah E., Hulbert, Austin C., Hyslop, Natalie L., Free Kashon, E. A., Kimble, Steven J. A., Lisk, Julie, McElroy, Cara, Mook, Jennifer L., Refsnider, Jeanine M., Roe, John H., Tetzlaff, Sasha J., Windmiller, Bryan

“…Variation in personality among conspecific animals can be found both among and within populations. Spatially varying ecological factors can lead to differences…”
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The reduction of genetic diversity in threatened vertebrates and new recommendations regarding IUCN conservation rankings by Willoughby, Janna R., Sundaram, Mekala, Wijayawardena, Bhagya K., Kimble, Steven J.A., Ji, Yanzhu, Fernandez, Nadia B., Antonides, Jennifer D., Lamb, Maureen C., Marra, Nicholas J., DeWoody, J. Andrew

“…Genetic diversity is necessary for evolutionary response to changing environmental conditions such as those facing many threatened and endangered species. To…”
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Migratory Flyways May Affect Population Structure in Double-Crested Cormorants by KIMBLE, STEVEN J. A., DORR, BRIAN S., HANSON-DORR, KATIE C., RHODES, OLIN E., DEVAULT, TRAVIS L.

“…Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) recovered from a demographic bottleneck so well that they are now considered a nuisance species at breeding…”
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Local adaptation of the MHC class IIβ gene in populations of wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) correlates with proximity to agriculture by Hernández-Gómez, Obed, Kimble, Steven J.A., Hua, Jessica, Wuerthner, Vanessa P., Jones, Devin K., Mattes, Brian M., Cothran, Rickey D., Relyea, Rick A., Meindl, George A., Hoverman, Jason T.

“…Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes code for membrane-embedded proteins that are involved in parasite/pathogen recognition. The link between the MHC…”
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A Severe Ranavirus Outbreak in Captive, Wild-Caught Box Turtles by Kimble, Steven J. A., Johnson, April J., Williams, Rod N., Hoverman, Jason T.

“…A Ranavirus outbreak in a captive population of wild-caught individuals was monitored using clinical evaluations and real-time PCR in 317 wild box turtles held…”
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Temporal Variance in Hematologic and Plasma Biochemical Reference Intervals for Free-Ranging Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) by Kimble, Steven J. A., Williams, Rod N.

“…Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) populations are in decline, likely due to anthropogenic forces and disease, necessitating hematologic and…”
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