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Using Multiscale Environmental and Spatial Analyses to Understand Natural and Anthropogenic Influence on Fish Communities in Four Canadian Rivers by Sparks-Jackson, Beth L., Esselman, Peter C., Wilson, Chris, Carl, Leon M.

“…Science-based conservation of riverine fishes can be best targeted with specific information about spatial-ecological controls on the community, including…”
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The genetics of chemoreception in the labella and tarsi of Aedes aegypti by Sparks, Jackson T., Bohbot, Jonathan D., Dickens, Joseph C.

“…The yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti is a major vector of human diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and West Nile viruses. Chemoreceptor…”
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The maxillary palp of Aedes aegypti, a model of multisensory integration by Bohbot, Jonathan D., Sparks, Jackson T., Dickens, Joseph C.

“…Female yellow-fever mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti, are obligate blood-feeders and vectors of the pathogens that cause dengue fever, yellow fever and Chikungunya…”
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Gustatory receptor expression in the labella and tarsi of Aedes aegypti by Sparks, Jackson T., Vinyard, Bryan T., Dickens, Joseph C.

“…The yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, infects a growing number of people every year with dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses. Contact…”
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Electrophysiological Responses of Gustatory Receptor Neurons on the Labella of the Common Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae) by Sparks, Jackson T., Dickens, Joseph C.

“…We recorded electrical responses from sensory cells associated with gustatory sensilla on the labella of female Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say to salt, sucrose,…”
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Mini review: Gustatory reception of chemicals affecting host feeding in aedine mosquitoes by Sparks, Jackson T., Dickens, Joseph C.

“…Mosquitoes vector dangerous human diseases during blood feeding. Gustatory (taste) receptor neurons in the mosquito provide important chemical information…”
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The species–area relationship for a highly fragmented temperate river system by Carl, Leon M., Esselman, Peter C., Sparks‐Jackson, Beth L., Wilson, Chris C.

“…Despite the importance of species–area relationships (SARs) to conservation, SARs in human‐fragmented rivers have received little attention. Our aim was to…”
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Membrane Proteins Mediating Reception and Transduction in Chemosensory Neurons in Mosquitoes by Sparks, Jackson T, Botsko, Gina, Swale, Daniel R, Boland, Linda M, Patel, Shriraj S, Dickens, Joseph C

“…Mosquitoes use chemical cues to modulate important behaviors such as feeding, mating, and egg laying. The primary chemosensory organs comprising the paired…”
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Great Lakes coastal fish habitat classification and assessment by Kovalenko, Katya E., Johnson, Lucinda B., Riseng, Catherine M., Cooper, Matthew J., Johnson, Kristofer, Mason, Lacey A., McKenna, James E., Sparks-Jackson, Beth L., Uzarski, Donald G.

“…Basin-scale assessment of fish habitat in Great Lakes coastal ecosystems would increase our ability to prioritize fish habitat management and restoration…”
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Olfactory Disruption: Toward Controlling Important Insect Vectors of Disease by Sparks, Jackson T, Bohbot, Jonathan D, Dickens, Joseph C

“…Chemical repellents are used to decrease contacts between insect disease vectors and their hosts, thus reducing the probability of disease transmission. The…”
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Chemosensory Responses to the Repellent Nepeta Essential Oil and Its Major Component Nepetalactone by Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), a Vector of Zika Virus by Sparks, Jackson T., Bohbot, Jonathan D., Ristić, Mihailo, Mišić, Danijela, Skorić, Marijana, Mattoo, Autar, Dickens, Joseph C.

“…Nepeta essential oil (Neo; catnip) and its major component, nepetalactone, have long been known to repel insects including mosquitoes. However, the neural…”
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ATG8 is conserved between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and psychrophilic, polar-collected fungi by Ivory, Brenna J, Smith, Hannah M, Cabrera, Elizabeth, Robinson, Meaghan R, Sparks, Jackson T, Solem, Amanda, Ishihara, Jun-Ichi, Takahashi, Hiroki, Tsuji, Masaharu, Segarra, Verónica A

“…Autophagy is a conserved catabolic process by which eukaryotic cells respond to stress by targeting damaged or unneeded molecules or organelles for…”
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Physiological recordings and RNA sequencing of the gustatory appendages of the yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Sparks, Jackson T, Dickens, Joseph C

“…Electrophysiological recording of action potentials from sensory neurons of mosquitoes provides investigators a glimpse into the chemical perception of these…”
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A spatially constrained clustering program for river valley segment delineation from GIS digital river networks by Brenden, T.O., Wang, L., Seelbach, P.W., Clark, R.D., Wiley, M.J., Sparks-Jackson, B.L.

“…River valley segments are adjacent sections of streams and rivers that are relatively homogeneous in hydrology, limnology, channel morphology, riparian…”
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Bitter-sensitive gustatory receptor neuron responds to chemically diverse insect repellents in the common malaria mosquito Anopheles quadrimaculatus by Sparks, Jackson T, Joseph C. Dickens

“…Female mosquitoes feed on blood from animal hosts to obtain nutritional resources used for egg production. These contacts facilitate the spread of harmful…”
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The insect SNMP gene family by Vogt, Richard G., Miller, Natalie E., Litvack, Rachel, Fandino, Richard A., Sparks, Jackson, Staples, Jon, Friedman, Robert, Dickens, Joseph C.

“…SNMPs are membrane proteins observed to associate with chemosensory neurons in insects; in Drosophila melanogaster, SNMP1 has been shown to be essential for…”
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Physiological Recordings and RNA Sequencing of the Gustatory Appendages of the Yellow-fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti by Sparks, Jackson T., Dickens, Joseph C.

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Ecological units and spatial pattern in river ecosystems by Sparks-Jackson, Beth Louise

“…Rivers are advective, largely unidirectional ecological networks whose spatial patterning reflects both catchment and network structural characteristics. I…”
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The intricate molecular landscape of insect chemosensation: The Sensory Neuron Membrane Protein gene family by Sparks, Jackson Thomas

“…SNMPs (Sensory Neuron Membrane Proteins) are members of a gene family characterized by human CD36. This family has diverse functions including transportation…”
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Ecological units and spatial pattern in river ecosystems by Sparks-Jackson, Beth Louise

“…Rivers are advective, largely unidirectional ecological networks whose spatial patterning reflects both catchment and network structural characteristics. I…”
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