GVL Publications
Auringer, G., M. A. Campbell, P. A. L. Goertler, and A. J. Finger (2023) Lampreys in California (Lampetra spp. and
Entosphenus spp.): Mitochondrial phylogenetic analysis reveals previously unrecognized lamprey diversity. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 43(6):1511-1530. (url)
Nagarajan, R. P., A. Holmes, and A. Schreier (2023) Reference sequence database for eDNA metabarcoding of San Francisco
estuary fishes and invertebrates [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0p2ngf25z
Stagg, J., Goodman, A., Mitchell, L., Funk, E., and Schreier, A. (2023) Proofing field and laboratory species identification
procedures developed for the non-native Osmerid species wakasagi (Hyposmesus nipponensis) using SHERLOCK-based genetic verification. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Sciences 21(4):2. (url)
LaCava, M. E. F., Griffiths, J. S., Ellison, L., Carson, E. W., Hung, T-C., and Finger A. J. (2023) Loss of plasticity in maturation
timing after ten years of captive spawning in a delta smelt conservation hatchery. Evolutionary Applications. (url)
LaCava, M. E. F., Donohue, I. M., Badger, M. E., Hung T-C., Ellison, L., Rahman, M. M., Kelvas, K., Finger, A. J., and Carson, E.
W. (2023) Assessing captive spawning strategies for supplementation production of Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (url).
Baerwald, M. R., Funk, E. C., Goodbla, A. M., Campbell, M. A., Thompson, T., Meek, M. H., & Schreier, A. D. (2023). Rapid
CRISPR‐Cas13a genetic identification enables new opportunities for listed Chinook salmon management. Molecular Ecology Resources. (url)
Campbell M.A., Hale M.C., Jalbert C.S., Dunker K., Sepulveda A.J., López J.A., Falke J.A. and Westley PAH. 2023. Genomics
reveals the origins and current structure of a genetically depauperate freshwater species in its introduced Alaskan range. Evolutionary Applications. 16, 1119-1134. (url)
Campbell MA. (2023, February 7). DNA unveils new freshwater fish species in California. California WaterBlog.
https://californiawaterblog.com/2023/01/29/dna-unveils-new-freshwater-fish-species-in-california
Nagarajan, R. P., A. Holmes, and A. Schreier (2023) Reference sequence database for eDNA metabarcoding of San Francisco
estuary fishes and invertebrates [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0p2ngf25zll
Campbell M.A., Badger M.E., Starotska A.B., Hawks T. and Finger A.J. 2023. Molecular phylogenetic and population
genetic relationships of a putative species of sucker (Catostomus sp.) from Surprise Valley in the Great Basin, USA. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 152, 273– 286. (url) Featured Paper
Campbell M.A., Habibi E., Auringer G., Stephens M., Conway K., Rodzen, J., Conway K.W., and Finger A.J. Molecular
systematics of Redband Trout from Genome-Wide DNA Sequencing substantiates the description of a new taxon (Salmonidae: Oncorhynchus mykiss calisulat) from the McCloud River. Zootaxa. 5254 (1):001-029. (url)
White, S. L., D. A. Fox, T. Beridze, S. K. Bolden, R. L. Johnson, T. F. Savoy, F. Scheele, A. D. Schreier, and D. C. Kazyak. 2023.
Expanding captive culture industry threatens decades of global sturgeon conservation. Fisheries 48(2):54-61. (url)
Blair, S. R. K., A. Schreier, M. Escalona, A. Finger, S. Joslin, R. Sahasradbudhe, M. Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, N. Chumchim, E. R.
Morris, H. Mangelson, and J. Hull. 2023. A draft reference genome of the Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp, Branchinecta lynchi.
Journal of Heredity 114(1):81-87. (url)
Blair, S. R. K., A. Schreier, M. Escalona, A. Finger, S. Joslin, R. Sahasradbudhe, M. Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, N. Chumchim, E. R.
Morris, H. Mangelson, and J. Hull. 2023. A chromosome-level reference genome for the Versatile Fairy Shrimp. Branchinecta lindahli. Journal of Heredity 114(1):74-80. (url)
Delomas, T. A., S. C. Willis, B. Parker, D. Miller, P. Anders, A. Schreier, S. Narum. Genotyping SNPs and inferring ploidy by
amplicon sequencing for polyploid, ploidy variable species. Molecular Ecology Resources 21(7):2288-1298. (pdf)
Saglam, I. K., Hobbs, J., Baxter, R., Lewis, L., Benjamin, A.*, and Finger, A. J. (2021) Genomic study of longfin smelt (Spirinchus
thaleichthys) in the northeastern Pacific reveals regional patterns of genetic drift, structure, and gene flow. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. (pdf)
Kieran S. R.*, Hull, J., Finger, A. J. (2021) Environmental DNA sampling provides new management strategies for vernal pool
branchiopods in California. PLoS One (pdf)
Coen, A.*, M. Fish, R. Lovell, J. Rodzen, R. Schwartz, and A. Schreier. 2021. High levels of genetic divergence detected in
Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus) suggest two divergent translocation sources. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 150(3):375-387. (pdf)
Schreier, A. D., J. P. Van Eenennaam, P. Anders, S. Young, and J. Crossman. 2021. Spontaneous autopolyploidy in the
Acipenseriformes, with recommendations for management. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31:159-180. (pdf)
Leal, M.J., J. P. Van Eenennaam, A. D. Schreier, and A. E. Todgham. 2021. Reduced growth may be linked to lower aerobic
scope in juvenile triploid white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Aquaculture 534:736157 (pdf)
Willis, S. C., B. Parker, A. D. Schreier, R. Beamesderfer, D. Miller, S. Young, and S. R. Narum. 2022. Population structure of
White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Columbia River inferred from single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Diversity 14(12):1045. (url)
Blair, S. R. K., J. Hull, M. Escalona, A. Finger, S. Joslin, R. Sahasradbudhe, M. P. A. Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, N. Chumchim, E. R.
Morris, S. Velazquez, and A. Schreier. 2022. The reference genome of the Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp, Lepidurus packardi.
Journal of Heredity 113(6):706-711. (url)
Su Y, Moyle PB, Campbell MA, Finger AJ, O’Rourke S, Baumsteiger J, and Miller MR. 2022. Population genomic analysis of the
speckled dace species complex (Rhinichthys osculus) identifies three species-level lineages. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 151:695–710 https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10388. Featured Paper and ‘Most Downloaded’ paper in first year.
Moyle PB and Campbell MA. 2022. Cryptic Species of Freshwater Sculpin (Cottidae: Cottus) in California. Zootaxa. 5154: 501-
527. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5154.5.1
Campbell MA, Joslin SEK, Goodbla AM, Willmes M, Hobbs JA, Lewis LS and Finger AJ. 2022. Polygenic discrimination of
migratory phenotypes in an estuarine forage fish. G3. jkac133. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkac133
Nagarajan, R., M. Bedwell, A. Holmes, T. Sanches, S. Acuña, M. Baerwald, M. Barnes, S. Blankenship, R. E. Connon,
K. Deiner, D. Gille, C. S. Goldberg, M. E. Hunter, C. L. Jerde, G. Luikart, R. S. Meyer, A. Watts, and A. Schreier. 2022. Environmental DNA methods for ecological monitoring and biodiversity assessment in estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts 45:2254-2273. (url)
Farrell, C.J., B. M. Johnson, A. G. Hansen, C. A. Myrick, E. C. Anderson, T. A. Delomas, A. D. Schreier, and J. P. Van
Eenennaam. 2022. Cytological and molecular approaches for ploidy determination: results from a wild Walleye population. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42:849-856. (url)
Finger AJ, Benjamin A, Crookshanks C., Campbell MA and Saglam IK. 2022. Broad- and fine-scale structure across the
distribution of the Relict Dace (Relictus solitarius) in the Great Basin Desert, USA. Conservation Science and Practice. e12672. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12672
Karim, N., L-W. Lin, J. P. Van Eenennaam, N. A. Fangue, A. D. Schreier, M. A. Phillips, and R. H. Rice. Epidermal cell cultures
from white and green sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus and medirostris): expression of TGM1-like transglutaminases and CYP4501A. PLoS One 17(3):e0265218. (url)
Mauduit, F., A. Segarra, M. Mandic, A. Todgham, M. Baerwald, A. Schreier, N. Fangue, and R. Connon. Understanding risks
and consequences of pathogen infections on the physiological performance of outmigrating Chinook Salmon. Conservation Physiology 10(1):coab102. (url)
Gille, D.A., B. T. Barney, A. Segarra, M. R. Baerwald, A. D. Schreier, and R. E. Connon. 2022. Investigation of molecular
pathogen screening assays for use in delta smelt. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 20(1):4. (url)
Campbell MA, Featured in the SHOAL New Species Report: https://shoalconservation.org/new-species-2022-report-released/
Struch, R.*, E. Pulster, A. Schreier, and S. Murawski. (2019) Hepatobiliary analyses suggest chronic PAH exposure in hakes
(Urophycis spp.) following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 38(12):2740-2749. (pdf)
Thorstensen, M.*, P. Bates, K. Lepla, and A. Schreier. (2019) To breed or not to breed? Maintaining genetic diversity in white
sturgeon supplementation programs. Conservation Genetics 20:997-1007. (pdf)
Fiske, A.*, J. Van Eenennaam, A. Todgham, S. Young, C. Holem-Bell, A. Goodbla, A. Schreier. (2019) A comparison of
methods for determining ploidy in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Aquaculture 507:435-442. (pdf)
Leal, M. J., J. P. Van Eenennaam, A. D. Schreier, A. E. Todgham. (2019) Triploidy in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus):
effects of acute stress and warm acclimation on physiological performance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology 229:10-17. (pdf)
Mahardja, B., Hobbs, J.A., Ikemiyagi, N., Healey, B., Benjamin, A., and Finger, A.J. (2019) Role of freshwater floodplain-tidal
slough complex in the persistence of the endangered delta smelt. PLoS ONE 14(1): e0208084. (pdf)
Kieran S. K.*, Hull, J. and Finger, A. J. (2020) Using environmental DNA to monitor the spatial distribution of the California
Tiger Salamander Ambystoma californiense. Journal of Wildlife Management. (pdf)
Baerwald, M. R., A. M. Goobla, R. P. Nagarajan, J. S. Gootenberg, O. O. Abudayyeh, F. Zheng, and A. D. Schreier. Rapid and
accurate species identification for ecological studies and monitoring using CRISPR-based SHERLOCK. Molecular Ecology Resources 20:961-970.
Mahardja, B., A. Goodman, A. Goodbla, A. D. Schreier, C. Johnston, D. Contreras, L. McMartin, and R. C. Fuller. 2020.
Introduction of Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodei into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 18(2): Article 3. (pdf)
Sanches*, T. M. and A. D. Schreier. 2020. Optimizing an environmental DNA protocol for monitoring threatened Chinook
Salmon in the San Francisco Estuary: balancing sensitivity, cost and time. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0233522.
Leal, M. J., J. P. Van Eenennaam, A. D. Schreier, and A. E. Todgham. (2020) Diploid and triploid white sturgeon (Acipenser
transmontanus) differ in magnitude but not kinetics of physiological responses to exhaustive exercise at ambient and elevated temperatures. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 77:666-673. (pdf)
Nagarajan, R. P., A. Goodbla, E. Graves, M. Baerwald, M. Holyoak, and A. Schreier. (2020) Non-invasive genetic monitoring for
the threatened valley elderberry longhorn beetle. PLoS ONE 15(1):e0227333.
Schreier, A. D. and P. Stevens. (2020) Further evidence of lower Columbia River green sturgeon spawning. Environmental
Biology of Fishes 103(2):201-208. (pdf)
Van Eenennaam, J. P., A. Fiske*, M. J. Leal, C. Cooley-Rieders, A. E. Todgham, F. S. Conte, and A. D. Schreier. (2020)
Mechanical shock during egg de-adhesion and post-ovulatory ageing contribute to spontaneous autopolyploidy in white sturgeon culture (Acipenser transmontanus). Aquaculture 515:734530 (open access)
2018
Lessard J, Cavallo B, Anders P, Sommer T, Schreier B, Gille D, Schreier A, Finger A, Hung T, Hobbs J, May B, Schultz A,
Burgess O, and Clarke R (2018) Considerations for the use of captive-reared Delta Smelt for species recovery and research. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Sciences 16(3):3. (pdf)
Finger, AJ, Mahardja, BM, Benjamin, A, Lindberg, J, Ellison, L, Fisch, K, Hung, T-C, May, BP (2018) Evidence of domestication
selection in a conservation hatchery for Delta Smelt. Journal of Heredity, 109(6):689-699). (pdf)
Leal M, Clarke BE, Van Eenennaam JP, Schreier AD, and Todgham AE. (2018) The effects of warm temperature acclimation on
constitutive stress, immunity, and metabolism in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) of different ploidies. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 224:23-34. (pdf)
Benjamin A, Saglam IK, Mahardja B, Hobbs J, Hung T, and Finger AJ. (2018) Use of single nucleotide polymorphisms identifies
backcrossing and species misidentifications among three San Francisco Estuary osmerids. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1048-9. Conservation Genetics. (pdf)
Kirsch JE, Feeney RF, Goodbla A, Hart C, Jackson ZJ, Schreier A, and Smith R. (2018) The First Record of the Large-scale
Loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus (Cobitidae) in the 3 United States. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(1):246-254. (pdf)
2017
Finger AJ, Schumer G, Benjamin A, and Blankenship S. (2017) Evaluation and Interpretation of Genetic Effective Population
Size of Delta Smelt from 2011-2014. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal 15(2): 1-11. (pdf)
Wells CP, Tomalty KM, Floyd CH, McElreath MB, May BP, VanVuren DH. (2017) Determinants of multiple paternity in a
fluctuating population of ground squirrels. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71:42. (pdf)
Clark LV and Drauch Schreier A. (2017) Resolving microsatellite genotype ambiguity in populations of allopolyploid and
diploidized autopolyploid organisms using negative correlations between alleles. Molecular Ecology Resources. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12639 (pdf)
Gille DA, Van Eenennaam JP, Famula TR, Schreier AD, Beer K, Struffenegger P, Renschler B, Bishop S, and Doroshov SI. (2017)
Finishing diet, genetics, and other culture conditions affect ovarian adiposity and caviar yield in cultured white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Aquaculture 474:121-129. (pdf)
2016
Meek M, Wells C, Tomalty K, Ashander J, Cole E, Gille D, Putnam G, Rose J, Savoca M, Yamane L, Hull J, Rogers D,
RosenblumD, Shogren J, Swaisgood R, May B. (2016) We should not be afraid to talk about fear of failure in conservation. Biological Conservation, 194:218-219. (pdf)
Dowling TE, Markle DF, Tranah GJ, Carson EW, Wagman DW, May BP. (2016) Introgressive Hybridization and the Evolution of
Lake-adapted Catostomid Fishes. PLOS One, 11(3): 2016 (pdf)
Hildebrand LH, Drauch Schreier A, Lepla K, McAdam SO, McLellan J, Parsley M, Paragamian V, Young S. (2016) Status of
White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) throughout the species range, threats to survival, and prognosis for the future. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 32(Suppl 1): 261-312. (pdf)
Schreier A, Langness OP, Israel, JA, Van Dyke, E. (2016) Further investigation of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) distinct
population segment composition in non-natal estuaries and preliminary evidence of Columbia River spawning. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99(12):1021-1032. (pdf)
Meek MH, Baerwald MR, Stephens MR, Goodbla AM, Miller MR, Tomalty KMH, May B. (2016) Sequencing improves our ability
to study threatened migratory species: genetic population assignment in California’s Central Valley Chinook salmon. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2493 (pdf)
Schreier BM, Baerwald MR, Conrad JL, Schumer GP, May B. (2016) Examination of predation on early life stage Delta Smelt in
the San Francisco Estuary using DNA diet analysis. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145(4):723-733. (pdf)
Baerwald MR, Meek MH, Stephens MR, Nagarajan RP, Goodbla AM, Tomalty KMH, Thorgaard GH, May B, Nichols KM. (2016)
Migration-related phenotypic divergence is associated with epigenetic modifications in rainbow trout. Molecular Ecology, 25(8):1785-1800. (pdf)
Benjamin, A., May, B., O’Brien, J., Finger, A.J. (2016) Conservation genetics of an urban desert fish, the Arroyo chub.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 145(2):277-286. (pdf).
Brandl SC, Schreier BM, Conrad JL, May B, Baerwald MR. (2016) Generation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction
detectability half-lives and comparison of sampling protocols for genetic diet studies of San Francisco Estuary fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145(3):441-449. (pdf)
Verhille C, Dabruzzi T, Cocherell D, Mahardja B, Feyrer F, Foin T, Baerwald M, Fangue N. (2016) Inter-population differences in
salinity tolerance and osmoregulation of juvenile wild and hatchery-born Sacramento splittail. Conservation Physiology 4(1): cov063. (pdf)
2015
May, B. and M.E. Delany. Meiotic Models to Explain Classical-Linkage, Pseudolinkage, and Chromosomal Pairing in Tetraploid
Derivative Salmonid Genomes: II. Wright is Still Right. (2015) Journal of Heredity 106(6):762-766 (pdf).
Klimley, A., E. Chapman, J. Cech, D. Cocherell, N. Fangue, M. Gingras, Z. Jackson, E. Miller, J. Poletto, A. Schreier, A.
Seesholtz, K. Sulak, M. Thomas, D. Woodbury, M. Wyman. (2015) Sturgeon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin watershed: new insights to support conservation and management. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Sciences 13(4).
Van Dam, A.R., L.P., Martinez, A.J. Chavez, and B.P. May. (2015) Range wide phylogeography of Dactylopius coccus
(Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 108(3):299-310. (pdf)
LaCava, M., K. Fisch, M., Nagel, J., Lindberg, B.P. May, A.J. Finger. (2015) Spawning behavior of cultured Delta Smelt in a
conservation hatchery. North American Journal of Aquaculture 77(3):255-266. (pdf)
Lew RM, Finger AJ, Baerwald MR, Goodbla A, May B, Meek MH. (2015) Using next-gen sequencing to assist a conservation
hatchery: A SNP panel for the genetic management of endangered Delta Smelt. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144(4):767-779. (pdf)
Tomalty KMH, Meek MH, Stephens MR, Rincon G, Fangue NA, May BP, Baerwald MR. (2015) Transcriptional response to acute
thermal stress in juvenile Chinook Salmon determined by RNAseq. G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics 5(7):1335-1349. (pdf)
Feyrer F, Hobbs J, Acuna S, Mahardja B, Grimaldo L, Baerwald M, Johnson RC, Teh S. (2015) Metapopulation structure of a
semi-anadromous fish in a dynamic environment. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72:709-721. (pdf)
Schreier A, Stephenson S, Rust P, Young S. (2015) The case of the endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser
transmontanus) highlights the importance of post-release genetic monitoring in captive and supportive breeding programs. Biological Conservation 192:74-81. (pdf)
Mahardja B, May B, Feyrer F, Coalter R, Fangue N, Foin T, Baerwald MR. (2015) Interannual variation in connectivity and
comparison of contemporary effective population size between two splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) populations in the San Francisco Estuary. Conservation Genetics 16(2):385-398. (pdf)
Finger, A.J. and B. May. (2015) Conservation genetics of a desert fish species: The Lahontan tui chub (Siphateles bicolor ssp.).
Conservation Genetics 16:743-758. (pdf)
Gille, D., F.R. Famula, B.P. May, and A.D. Schreier. (2015) Evidence for a maternal origin of spontaneous autopolyploidy in
cultured white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Aquaculture 435:467-474. (pdf)
Meek, M.H., C. Wells, K.M. Tomalty, J. Ashander, E.M. Cole, D.A. Gille, B.J. Putman, J.P. Rose, M.S. Savoca, L. Yamane, J.M.
Hulla,f, D.L. Rogers, E.B. Rosenblumh, J.F. Shogreni, R.R. Swaisgood, and B. May. (2015) Fear of failure in conservation: the problem and potential solutions to aid conservation of extremely small populations. Biol. Cons. 184:209-217. (pdf)
Welsh, A.B., M.R. Baerwald, M. Friday, and B. May. (2015) The effect of multiple spawning events on cohort genetic diversity of
lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Kaministiquia River. Env. Biol. Fish. 98:755–762. (pdf)
Brandl, S., G. Schumer, B. Schreier, J. L. Conrad, B. May and M. R. Baerwald. (2015) Ten real-time PCR assays for detection of
fish predation at the community level in the San Francisco Estuary-Delta. Molecular Ecology Resources 15:278-284. (pdf)
2014
Fetherman ER, Winkelman DL, Baerwald MR, Schisler GJ. 2014. Survival and Reproduction of Myxobolus cerebralis-Resistant
Rainbow Trout Introduced to the Colorado River and Increased Resistance of Age-0 Progeny. (2014) PLoS One 9(5): e96954.
Fisch, K.M., B. Mahardja, R.S. Burton, and B. May. (2014) Hybridization between delta smelt and two other species within the
family Osmeridae in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Conservation Genetics 15:489–494. (pdf)
Jones, K.L., D.H. Van Vuren, M.B. McEachern, K.R. Crooks, J.W. Dragoo, and B. May. (2014) Spatial and Genetic Organization
of the Island Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis amphiala. Southwest. Nat., 58(4):481-486. (pdf)
Lavretsky, P., R.S. Schwartz, M.R. Baerwald, and B. May. (2014) Developing major histocompatibility markers in a species of
concern: the Sacramento Perch Archoplites interruptus. J. Fish. Biol. 85:1766-1776. (pdf)
Meek, MH, MR Stephens, KM Tomalty, BP May, and MR Baerwald. (2014) Genetic considerations for sourcing steelhead
reintroductions: investigating possibilities for the San Joaquin River. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 12(1).
Meek, M., M. Stephens, A. Wong., K. Tomalty, B. May, M. Baerwald. (2014) Genetic characterization of California’s Central
Valley Chinook salmon. Ecology. 95:1431-1431. (pdf)
Tomalty, K., M. Stephens, M. Baerwald, K. Börk, M. Meek, and B. May. (2014) Examining the Causes and Consequences of
Hybridization During Chinook Salmon Reintroductions: Using the San Joaquin River as a Restoration Case Study of Management Options. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 12(2).
Hayden S, Bekaert M, Goodbla A, Murphy WJ, Davalos LM , Teeling EC. (2014) A Cluster of Olfactory Receptor Genes linked
to Frugivory in Bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 31(4), 917-927. (pdf)
2013
Finger, A. J., Parmenter, S., and May B. P. (2013) Conservation of the Owens Pupfish: Genetic Effects of Multiple Translocations
and Extirpations, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 142(5):1430-1443. (pdf)
Baerwald MR. (2013) Temporal expression patterns of rainbow trout immune-related genes in response to Myxobolus
cerebralis exposure. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 35: 965-971. (pdf)
Deiner, K, J.M. Hull, and B. May. (2013) Eight novel microsatellite loci developed from vernal pool fairy shrimp. J. Fish & Wild.
Man. 4:134-138. (pdf)
Deiner, K.,R. Knapp, D. Boiano, and B. May. (2013) Increased accuracy of species lists developed for alpine lakes using
morphology and barcodes for identification. Mol. Ecol. Res. 13: 820–831. (pdf)
Fisch, K.M., J.A. Ivy, R. S. Burton, B. May. (2013) Evaluating the performance of captive breeding techniques for conservation
hatcheries: A case study of the Delta smelt captive breeding program. J. Hered. 104:92-104. (pdf)
Schreier, A. D., B. May, and D. A. Gille. (2013) Incidence of spontaneous autopolyploidy in cultured populations of white
sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. Aquaculture 416-417:141-145. (pdf)
Chen, Y., S. Parmenter, and B. May. (2013) Genetic characterization of variation and management implications for the
endangered Mohave tui chub. Cons. Gen. 14:11-20. (pdf)
Meek, M. H., A. P. Wintzer, N. Shepherd, and B. May. (2013) Genetic diversity and reproductive mode in two non-native
hydromedusae, Maeotias marginata and Moerisia sp., in the upper San Francisco Estuary, California. Biol. Invasions. 15(1): 199-212. (pdf)
Drauch Schreier, A., B. Mahardja, and B. May. (2013) Variable patterns of population structure revealed across the range of the
ancient octoploid white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142(5):1273-1286. (pdf)
Nelson, T. C., P. Doukakis, S. T. Lindley, A. Drauch Schreier, J. E. Hightower, L. R. Hildebrand, R. E. Whitlock, and M. A. H.
Webb. (2013) Modern technologies for an ancient fish: tools to inform management of migratory sturgeon stocks. PLoS ONE 8(8):e71552.
Wintzer, A., M. Meek, and P. Moyle. (2013) Abundance, size, and diel feeding ecology of Blackfordia virginica (Mayer, 1910), a
non-native hydrozoan in the lower Napa and Petaluma Rivers, California (USA). Aquatic Invasions. 8(2): 147-156. (pdf)
2012
Drauch Schreier, A., B. Mahardja, and B. May. (2012) Hierarchical patterns of population structure in the endangered Fraser
River white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, and implications for conservation. Can. J. Fish. & Aquat. Sci. 69:1968-1980. (pdf)
Baerwald, M.R., B.M. Schreier, G. Schumer, and B. May. (2012) Detection of Threatened Delta Smelt in the Gut Contents of the
Invasive Mississippi Silverside in the San Francisco Estuary Using TaqMan Assays. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 141:1600-1607. (pdf)
Mahardja, B., B. May, and M. Baerwald. (2012) Characterization of 36 additional microsatellite loci in splittail (Pogonichthys
macrolepidotus) and cross-amplification in five other native Californian cyprinid species. Cons. Gen. Res. 4(4):917-921. (pdf)
Meek, M., A. Wintzer, W. Wetzel, and B. May. (2012) Climate change likely to facilitate the invasion of the non-native hydroid,
Cordylophora caspia, in the San Francisco Estuary, CA. PLos ONE. 7(10): e46373. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046373 (pdf)
Petersen, J.L., M.R. Baerwald, J.M. Ibarra, and B. May. (2012) A first-generation linkage map of the Pacific lion-paw scallop:
initial evidence of QTL for size traits and markers linked to orange shell color. Aquaculture. 350-353:200-209. (pdf)
Schreier, A. D., J. Rodzen, S. Ireland, and B. May. (2012) Genetic techniques inform conservation aquaculture of the
endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. Endang. Species Res. 16:65-75. (pdf)
Sukmanomon, S., W. Kamonrat, S. Poompuang, T. Nguyen, D. M. Bartley, B. May, U. Na-Nakorn. (2012) Genetic changes, intra-
and interspecific introgression in farmed Nile tilapia in Thailand. Aquaculture 324-325:44-54. (pdf)
Van Dam, A.R. and B. May. (2012) A new species of Dactylopius Costa (Dactylopius gracilipilus sp. nov.) (Hemiptera:
Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) from the Chihuahuan Desert, Texas, U.S.A. . Zootaxa 3573:33-39. (pdf)
2011
Baerwald, M., J. Petersen, R. Hedrick, G. Schisler, and B. May. (2011) A major effect quantitative trait locus for whirling disease
resistance identified in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Heredity. 106:920-926. (pdf)
Baerwald, M., G. Schumer, B. Schreier, and B. May. (2011) TaqMan assays for the genetic identification of delta smelt
(Hypomesus transpacificus) and wakasagi smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis). Mol. Ecol. Res. 11:784-785. (pdf)
Baerwald, M.R., M. R. Stephens, K. S. Bork, M. H. Meek, K. Tomalty, and B. May. (2011) Spring-run Chinook salmon genetic
management plan – San Joaquin River Restoration Program. 118 pgs. Scientific genetic management plan for the CA Dept. of Fish and Game.
Finger, A. J., E. C. Anderson, M. R. Stephens, and B. P. May. (2011) Application of a method for estimating effective population
size and admixture using diagnostic SNPs: Implications for conservation of threatened Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris) in Silver King Creek, California. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 68:1369-1386 (pdf).
Fisch, K.M., J.M. Henderson, R.S. Burton, and B. May. (2011) Population genetics and conservation implications for the
endangered delta smelt in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Cons. Gen. 12:1421-1434 (pdf).
Floyd, C. H., D.H. Van Vuren, K.R. Crooks, K.L. Jones, D.K. Garcelon, N.M. Belfiore, J.W. Dragoo, and B. May. (2011) Genetic
differentiation of island spotted skunks, Spilogale gracilis amphiala. J. Mam. 92(1):148-158 (pdf).
McEachern, M.B., D.H. Van Vuren, C.H. Floyd, B. May, and J.M. Eadie. (2011) Bottlenecks and rescue effects in a fluctuating
population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis). Cons. Gen. 12:285-296 (pdf).
Mejia , O., L. G. Herrera, B. May, R. A. Medellin, and J. J. Flores-Martinez. (2011) Effective population size dynamics of Myotis
vivesi during the Pleistocene and Holocene climatic changes. Acta Chiropterologica. 13:33-40.
Schreier, A.D., D. Gille, B. Mahardja, and B. May. (2011) Neutral markers confirm the octoploid origin and reveal spontaneous
polyploidy in white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. J. Appl. Ichthiol. 27:24-33 (pdf).
Wintzer, A.P., M.H. Meek, P.B. Moyle, and B. May. (2011) Ecological insights into the polyp stage of non-native hydrozoans in
the San Francisco Estuary. Aquat. Ecol. 45:151–161 (pdf).
Wintzer, A., M. Meek, and P. Moyle. (2011b) Trophic ecology of two non-native hydrozoans in the upper San Francisco Estuary:
implications for the Pelagic Organism Decline. Marine and Freshwater Res. 62(8): 952-961. Cover story. (pdf)
Wintzer, A., M. Meek, and P. Moyle. (2011c) Life history and population dynamics of Moerisia sp., a non-native hydrozoan in
the upper San Francisco Estuary (U.S.A.). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Sci. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2011.05.017. (pdf)
Meredith RW, Janecka JE, Gatesy J, Ryder OA, Fisher CA, Teeling EC, Goodbla A, Eizirik E, Simão TLL, Stadler T, Rabosky DL,
Honeycutt RL, Flynn JJ, Ingram CM, Steiner C, Williams TL, Robinson TJ, Burk-Herrick A, Westerman M, Ayoub NA, Springer MS, Murphy WJ. (2011) Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Extant Mammal Diversification. Science, 334, 521-524. (pdf)
2010
Floyd, C. H., J.J. Flores Martínez, , L.G. Herrera, O. Mejia, and B. May. (2010) Conserving the endangered Mexican fishing bat
(Myotis vivesi): genetic variation indicates extensive gene flow among islands in the Gulf of California. Cons. Gen. 11:813-82 (pdf).
Israel, J.A. and B. May. (2010) Indirect estimates of breeding population size in the polyploid green sturgeon (Acipenser
medirostris). Mol. Ecol. 19:1058-107 (pdf).
Israel, J.A. and B. May. (2010) Characterization and evaluation of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the anadromous fish
Spirinchus thaleichthys. Cons. Gen. Res. 2:227-230 (pdf).
Simmons, R.E., P. Lavretsky, B. May. (2010) Introgressive hybridization of redband trout in the Upper McCloud River watershed.
Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 139(1):201-213. (pdf)
Petersen, J.L., J.M. Ibarra, and B. May. (2010) Nuclear and mtDNA lineage diversity in wild and cultured Pacific lion-paw
scallop (Baja California Peninsula, Mexico). Mar. Biol. 157:2751–2767 (pdf).
2009
Chen, Y., S. Reid, and B. May. (2009) Genetic relationships among tui chub populations in the Cow Head and surrounding
basins of the Northwestern Great Basin. Cons. Gen. 10:101-114 (pdf).
Finger, A.J., M.R. Stephens, N.W. Clipperton and B. May. (2009) Six diagnostic SNP markers for detecting introgression
between cutthroat and rainbow trout. Mol. Ecol. Res. 9:759-763 (pdf).
Fisch, K., J.L. Petersen, M.R. Baerwald, and B.P. May. (2009) Characterization of 24 microsatellite loci in delta smelt, Hypomesus
transpacificus, and their cross-species amplification in two other smelt species of the Osmeridae family. Mol. Ecol. Res. 9:405-408 (pdf).
Israel, J.A., K.J. Bando, E.C. Anderson, and B. May. (2009) Polyploid microsatellite data reveal stock complexity among
estuarine North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris). Can. J. Fish. Aqu. Sci. 66:1491-1504 (pdf).
Meek, M., M. Baerwald, A. Wintzer, and B. May. (2009) Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in two non-native
hydromedusae in the San Francisco Estuary: Maeotias marginata and Moerisia sp. Cons. Gen. Res. 1:205-208 (pdf).
Petersen, J.L., J.M. Ibarra, and B. May. (2009) Thirty-seven additional microsatellite loci in the Pacific lion-paw scallop
(Nodipecten subnodosus) and cross-amplification in other Pectinids. Cons. Gen. Res. 1:101-105 (pdf).
Stephens, M.R., N.W. Clipperton, and B.P. May. (2009) Subspecies-informative TaqMan probes for evaluating introgression
between native golden trout and introduced rainbow trout. Mol. Ecol. Res. 9:339-343 (pdf).
2008
Baerwald, M., V. Bien, F. Feyrer, and B. May. Distribution of genetically differentiated splittail populations during nonspawning
season. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 137:1335-1345 (pdf).
Baerwald, M., A. Welsh, R. Hedrick, and B. May. Discovery of genes implicated in whirling disease infection and resistance in
rainbow trout using genome-wide expression profiling. BMC Genomics 9:37 (pdf).
Börk, K.S, A. Drauch, J. Israel, J. Pedroia, J. Rodzen, and B. May. Development of new microsatellite primers for green and
white sturgeon. Cons. Gen. 9:973-979 (pdf)
Petersen, J. L., A. M. Ibarra, J. L. Ramirez, and B. May. An induced mass spawn of the hermaphroditic lion-paw scallop: Genetic
assignment of maternal and paternal parentage. J. Hered. 99:337-348 (pdf).
Schwartz, R.S. and B. May. Genetic Evaluation of Isolated Populations for Use in Reintroductions Reveals Significant Genetic
Bottlenecks in Potential Stocks of Sacramento Perch. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 137:1764-1777 (pdf).
Welsh, A., T. Hill, H. Quinlan, C. Robinson, and B. May. Genetic assessment of lake sturgeon population structure in the Great
Lakes. N. Am. J. Fish. Man. 28:572–591 (pdf).
Williamson, K.S., R. Phillips, and B. May. Characterization of a chromosomal rearrangement responsible for producing
“apparent” XY-female fall Chinook salmon in California. J. Hered. 99:483-490 (pdf).
2007
Baerwald, M.R., V. Bien, F. Feyrer, and B. May. Genetic analysis reveals two distinct Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthyes
macrolepidotus) populations. Cons. Gen. 8:159-167.
Chen, Y., S. Parmenter, and B. May. Introgression between Lahontan and endangered Owens tui chubs, and apparent
discovery of a new tui chub in the Owens Valley, California. Conserv. Genet. 8:221-238. (pdf).
Feyrer, F., J. Hobbs, M. Baerwald, T. Sommer, Q. Yin, K. Clark, B. May and W. Bennett. Otolith microchemistry provides
information complementary to microsatellite DNA for migratory fish. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 136:469-476. (pdf)
Hull, J.M., D. Tufts, J. Topinka, B. May, and H. Ernest. Development of 19 microsatellite loci for Swainson’s hawks (Buteo
swainsoni) and other buteos. Molecular Ecology Notes 7:346-349. (pdf).
Lindley, S.T., R. Schick, E. Mora, P. Adams, J. Anderson, S. Greene, C. Hanson, B. May, D. McEwan, R. MacFarlane, C. Swanson,
and J. Williams. Framework for Assessing Viability of Threatened and Endangered Chinook Salmon and Steelhead in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basin . San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. Vol. 5, Issue 1 (1-26), Article 4. (pdf).
Meredith, E. P., J.A. Rodzen, J. D. Banks, R. Schaefer, H. B. Ernest, T. R. Famula and B. P. May. Microsatellite analysis of three
subspecies of Elk (Cervus elaphus) in California. Journal of Mammalogy 88(3):801-808. (pdf)
Papa R., J.A. Israel, F. N. Marzan, and B. May. Assessment of genetic variation among reproductive ecotypes of Klamath River
steelhead reveals differentiation associated with different run-timings. J. Appl. Icthy. (pdf)
Williamson, K. and B. May. Mitochondrial DNA Haplotype Diversity in Apparent XY Female Fall-Run and Spring-Run Chinook
Salmon in California’s Central Valley. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 136: 1480-1486 (pdf).
2006
Cordes, J.F., M.R. Stephens, M.A. Blumberg, and B. May. Identifying introgressive hybridization in native populations of
California Golden Trout based on molecular markers. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 135:110-128. (pdf).
Ibarra, A.M., J.L. Petersen, T.R. Famula, and B. May. Characterization of 35 microsatellite loci in the Pacific lion-paw scallop
(Nodipecten subnodosus) and their cross-species amplification in four other scallops of the Pectinidae family. Mol. Ecol. Notes. 6:153-156 (pdf).
Lindley, S.T., R.S. Schick, A. Agrawal, M. Goslin, T. Pearson, E. Mora, J. J. Anderson, B.P. May, S. Greene, C. Hanson, A. Low, D.
McEwan, R.B. MacFarlane, C. Swanson and J.G. Williams. Historical population structure of Central Valley steelhead and its alteration by dams. SF Est. Wtshd. Sci. 4(1): Article 3 (pdf).
Sprowles, A.E., M.R. Stephens, N.W. Clipperton, and B.P. May. Fishing for SNPs: a targeted locus approach for Single
Nucleotide Polymorphism discovery in rainbow trout. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 135:1698-1721. (pdf).
Tranah, G.J., and B. P. May. Patterns of Intra- and Interspecies Genetic Diversity in Klamath River Basin Suckers. Trans. Am Fish.
Soc. 135:306–316 (pdf).
Welsh, A. and B. May. Development and standardization of disomic microsatellite markers for lake sturgeon genetic studies. J.
Appl. Icthy. (pdf).
2005
Bayard de Volo, S., RT Reynolds, JR Topinka, B. May and MF Antolin. Population genetic structure and the utility of muliti-locus
genotyping for mark-recapture studies of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). J. Raptor Res. 39:286-295. (pdf)
Cordes, J.F., D.L. Perkins, H.L.Kincaid, and B. May. Genetic analysis of fish genomes and populations: allozyme variation within
and among Atlantic salmon from downeast rivers of Maine. J. Fish Biology. 67:104-117. (pdf)
Floyd, C.H., D. Van Vuren, and B. May. Marmots on Great Basin mountaintops: using genetics to test an ecological paradigm.
Ecology. 86: 2145-2153. (pdf)
Flores Martínez, J.J., C. H. Floyd, L.G. Herrera, and B. May. Genetic variation and population size of the endangered fishing
bat, Myotis vivesi, in Isla Partida. Pp. 187-192 in Contribuciones Mastozoológicas en Homenaje a Bernardo Villa (V. Sánchez-Cordero y R. A. Medellín, eds.). Instituto de Biología, UNAM; Instituto de Ecología, UNAM; CONABIO. México. 706 pp.
Leunda, P.M., R. Miranda, J. Madoz, S. Parmenter, Y. Chen, and B. May. Threatened fishes of the world: Siphateles bicolor
snyderi (Miller, 1973) (Cyprinidae). Env. Biol. Fish. 73:109-110 (pdf)
Rodrigue, K.L., B.P. May, T.R. Famula, and M.E. Delany. Meiotic instability of chicken ultra-long telomeres and mapping of a 2.8
megabase array to the W-sex chromosome. Chrom. Res.13:581-591. (pdf)
Teglas, M.B., B. May, P.R. Crosbie, M.R. Stephens, and W.M. Boyce. Genetic structure of the tick Ornithodoros coriaceus
(Acarina: Argasidae) in California, Nevada and Oregon. J. Med. Entomol. 42:247-253.
Williamson, K. and B. May. Homogenization of fall-run chinook salmon gene pools in the Central Valley of California, USA. N.
Am. J. Fish. Man. 25:993–1009. (pdf)
Williamson, K. and B. May. Inheritance studies implicate a genetic mechanism for apparent sex-reversal in Chinook salmon.
Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 134:1253–1261. (pdf)
2004
Baerwald, M.R. and B. May. Characterization of microsatellite loci for five members of the minnow family Cyprinidae found in
the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta. Mol. Ecol. Notes. 4:385-390 (pdf).
Cordes, J.F., J.A. Israel and B. May. Conservation of Paiute cutthroat: the genetic legacy of population transplants in an
endemic California salmonid. CA Fish and Game. 90-101-118 (pdf).
Flores-Martínez, J.J., C. Floyd, L.G. Herrera, and B. May. Genetic variation and population size in the fishing bat, Myotis vivesi,
in Isla Partida. In: Homenaje a Bernardo Villa, Eds., R. Medellín and V. Sánchez-Cordero. Publ. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Pp. 185-190 (pdf).
Hogan, Z.S., P.B. Moyle, B. May, M.J. Vander Zanden and I.G. Baird. Imperiled Giants of the Mekong: Ecologists struggle to
understand—and protect—Southeast Asia’s large migratory catfish. Am. Sci. 92:228-237b (pdf).
Israel, J.A., J.F. Cordes, M.A. Blumberg, and B. May. Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation among collections of green
sturgeon. N. Am. J. Fish. Man. 24:922-931 (pdf).
Moen, T., J.J. Agresti, A. Cnaani, H. Moses, T.R. Famula, G. Hulata, G.A.E. Gall, B. May. A genome scan of a four-way tilapia
cross supports the existence of a quantitative trait locus for cold tolerance on linkage group 23. Aqua. Res. 35:893-904 (pdf).
Rodriguez, F., S. LaPatra, S. Williams, T. Famula and B. May. Genetic markers associated with resistance to infectious
hematopoietic necrosis in rainbow and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) backcrosses. Aquaculture 241:93-115 (pdf).
Rodzen, J.A., T. Famula, and B. May. Estimation of parentage and relatedness in the polyploid white sturgeon Acipenser
transmontanus using a dominant marker approach for duplicated microsatellite loci. Aquaculture 232:165-182 (pdf).
Schwartz, R.S. and B. May. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus). Mol. Ecol.
Notes. 4:694-697 (pdf).
Stadelmann, B., L.G. Herrera, J. Arroyo-Cabrales, J.J. Flores-Martínez, B.P. May, and M. Ruedi. Molecular systematics of the
fishing bat Myotis (Pizonyz) vivesi. J. Mammo. 85:133–139 (pdf).
Topinka, J.R., A.J. Donovan, and B. May. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Kearney’s bluestar (Amsonia kearneyana) and
cross-amplification in other Amsonia species. Mol. Ecol. Notes. 4:710-712 (pdf).
Topinka, J.R. and B. May. Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis
atricapillus) and cross-amplification in other raptor species. Cons. Gen. 5:861-864 (pdf).
Tranah, G.J., D.E. Campton and B. May. Genetic evidence for hybridization of pallid and shovelnose sturgeon. J. Hered.
95:474-480 (pdf).
2003
Beyer, J. and B. May. A graph-theoretic approach to the partition of individuals into full-sib families. Mol. Ecol. 12:2243-2250
(pdf).
Ernest, H., W.M. Boyce, V. Bleich, B. May, S. Stiver, and S. Torres. Genetic structure of mountain lion (Puma concolor)
populations in California. Cons. Gen. 3:353-366 (pdf).
May, B. Allozyme variation. In: Population Genetics: Principles and Applications for Fisheries Scientists, Ed. E. Hallerman. Amer.
Fish. Soc. Pp. 23-36.
McQuown, E., C.C. Krueger, H.L. Kincaid, G.A.E. Gall, and B. May. Genetic comparison of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
populations: differentiation based on allelic frequencies at seven microsatellite loci. J. Great Lakes Res. 29:3-13 (pdf).
Tranah, G.J., M.J. Bagley, J.J. Agresti, and B. May. Development of codominant markers for identifying species hybrids. Cons.
Gen. 4:537-541 (pdf).
Welsh, A.B., M. Blumberg, and B. May. Identification of microsatellite loci in lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, and their
variability in green sturgeon, A. medirostris. Mol. Ecol. Notes 3:47-55 (pdf).
Whitehead, A., S.L. Anderson, K.M Kuivila, J.L. Roach, and B. May. Genetic variation among interconnected populations of
Catostomus occidentalis: implications for distinguishing impacts of contaminants from biogeographic structuring. Mol. Ecol. 12: 2817-2833 (pdf).
2002
Blankenship, S.M., B. May, and D. Hedgecock. Evolution of a perfect simple-sequence-repeat locus in the context of its
flanking sequence. Mol. Biol. Evol. 19:1943-1951 (pdf).
Hogan, Z. S. and B. May. Twenty-seven new microsatellites for the migratory Asian catfish family Pangasiidae. Mol. Ecol. Notes.
2:38-41 (pdf).
McQuown, E., G.A.E. Gall, and B. May. Characterization and inheritance of six microsatellite loci in lake sturgeon (Acipenser
fulvescens). Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 131:299-307. (pdf).
Meredith, E.P. and B. May. Microsatellite loci in the Lahontan tui chub, Gila biocolor obesa, and their utililization in other chub
species. Mol. Ecol. Notes. 2:156-158 (pdf).
Rodzen, J.A. and B. May. Inheritance of microsatellite loci in the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Genome 45:1064-
1076 (pdf).
Smith, C.T., R.J. Nelson, S. Pollard, E. Rubridge, S.J. McKay, J. Rodzen, B. May, and B. Koop. Population genetic analysis of
white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Fraser River. J. Appl. Icthy. 18:307-312 (pdf).
Williamson, K.S., J.F. Cordes, and B. May. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) and cross-species amplification in other salmonids. Mol. Ecol. Notes. 2:17-19 (pdf).
Williamson, K. and B. May. Incidence of phenotypic female chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) positive for the Y-
chromosome specific marker OtY1 in the Central Valley. J. Aquat. An. Health. 176-183 (pdf).
Zhu, B., F. Zhou, H. Cao, Z. Shao, N. Zhao, B. May, and J. Chang. Analysis of genetic variation in the Chinese sturgeon,
Acipenser sinensis: estimating the contribution of artificially produced larvae in a wild population J. Appl. Icthy. 18:301-306 (pdf).
2001
Bagley, M.J., S. Anderson, and B. May. Choice of methodology for assessing genetic impacts of environmental stressors:
polymorphism and reproducibility of RAPD and AFLP fingerprints. Ecotoxicology 10:239-244 (pdf).
Jenneckens I., J.-N. Meyer, G. Hörstgen-Schwark, B. May, L. Debus, A. Ludwig. A fixed allele at microsatellite LS-39 exhibiting
species-specificity for black caviar producer Acipenser stellatus. J. Appl. Icthyol. 17:39-42 (pdf).
Pyatskowit, J., C.C. Krueger, H.L. Kincaid, and B. May. Inheritance of microsatellite loci in the polyploid derivative lake sturgeon
(Acipenser fulvescens). Genome 44:185-191 (pdf).
Tranah, G.J., J.J. Agresti, and B. May. New microsatellite loci for suckers (Catostomidae): primer homology in Catostomus,
Chasmistes, and Deltistes. Mol. Ecol. Notes 1:55-60 (pdf).
Tranah, G.J., H.L. Kincaid, C.C. Krueger, D.E. Campton, B. May. Reproductive isolation in sympatric populations of pallid and
shovelnose sturgeon. N. Am. J. Fish. Man. 21:367-373 (pdf).
2000
Agresti, J.J., S. Seki, A. Cnaani, S. Poompuang, E. M. Hallerman, N. Umiel, G. Hulata, G. A.E. Gall, and B. May. Breeding new
strains of tilapia: development of an artificial center of origin and linkage map based on AFLP and microsatellite loci. Aquaculture. 185:43-56 (pdf).
Belfiore, N.M. and B. May. Variable microsatellite loci in red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, and their characterization in
other crayfish taxa. Mol. Ecol. 12:2231-2234 (pdf).
Ernest, H.B., M.C.T. Penedo, B. May, M. Syvanen, and W.M. Boyce. Molecular tracking of mountain lions in the Yosemite Valley
region in California: genetic analysis using microsatellites and fecal DNA. Mol. Ecol. 9: 433-441 (pdf).
Ludwig, A., B. May, L. Debus, and I, Jenneckens. Heteroplasmy in the mtDNA Control Region of Sturgeon (Acipenser, Huso
and Scaphirhynchus) Genetics 156:1933-1947 (pdf).
McQuown, E.C., B.L. Sloss, R.J. Sheehan, J. Rodzen, G. Tranah, and B. May. Microsatellite analysis of genetic variation in
sturgeon: new primer sequences for Scaphirynchus and Acipenser. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 129:1380-1388 (pdf).
1999
Gavin, T.A., P.W. Sherman, E. Yensen, and B. May. Taxonomic status of Spermophilus brunneus and S. b. endemicus with
comparison to other western spermophilus. J. Mam. 80:156-168.
Seki, S, J.J. Agresti, , G.A.E. Gall, N. Taniguchi, and B. May. AFLP analysis of genetic diversity in three populations of ayu
(Plecoglossus altivelis). Fish. Sci. 65:888-899.
1998
Gavin, T.A., R.T. Reynolds, S.M. Joy, and B. May. Genetic evidence for low frequency of extra-pair fertilizations in Northern
goshawks. Condor. 100:556-560 (pdf).
May, B. Starch gel electrophoresis of allozymes. In: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations: A Practical Approach. 2nd Ed.
A.R. Hoelzel, ed. Oxford Univ. Press. Pp. 1-28 and 371-378.
May, B. Book Review. Molecular Systematics of Fishes, T.D. Kocher and C.A. Stepiens, eds. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 127:857-858.
Rodzen, J., J.J. Agresti, G. Tranah, and B. May. Agarose overlays allow simplified staining of polyacrylamide gels.
Biotechniques. 25:584.
1997
May, B., T.A. Gavin, P.W. Sherman, and T.M. Korves. Characterization of microsatellite loci in the Northern Idaho ground
squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus. Mol. Ecol. 6:399-400 (pdf).
May, B., C.C. Krueger, and H.L. Kincaid. Genetic variation at microsatellite loci in sturgeon: primer sequence homology in
Acipenser and Scaphirhynchus. Can. J. Fish. & Aquat. Sci. 54: 1542-1547 (pdf).
1996
Legge, J.T., R. Roush, B. May, R. DeSalle, and A. Vogler. Genetic criteria for establishing evolutionarily significant units in
Cryan’s buckmoth. Cons. Biol. 10(1):85-98 (pdf).
Marsden, J.E., A. Spidle, and B. May. Review of genetic studies of Dreissena spp. Amer. Zool. 36:259-270 (pdf).
Mills, E.L., G. Rosenberg, A.P. Spidle, M. Ludyanskiy, Y. Pligin, and B. May. A review of the biology and ecology of the quagga
mussel (Dreissena bugensis): a second species of freshwater dreissenid introduced to North America. Submitted to Amer. Zool. 36: 271-286.
1995
Marsden, J. E., A. Spidle, and B. May. Genetic similarity among zebra mussel populations within North America and within
Europe. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52:836-847 (pdf).
Perkins, D.L., J. Fitzsimons, J.E. Marsden, C.C. Krueger, and B. May. Differences in reproduction among hatchery strains of lake
trout at eight spawning areas in Lake Ontario: genetic evidence from mixed-stock analysis. J. Great Lakes Res. 21:364-374.
Spidle, A.P., E.L. Mills, and B. May. Absence of naturally occurring hybridization between the quagga mussel (Dreissena
bugensis) and the zebra mussel (D. polymorpha). Can. J. Zool. . 73:400-403 (pdf).
Spidle, A.P., E.L. Mills, and B. May. Differential response to changes in salinity and temperature in the quagga and zebra
mussels (Dreissena bugensis Andrusov and D. polymorpha Pallas). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52:2108-2119
1994
Aiken, S.G., L.L. Consaul, A. Spidle, and B. May. Allozyme and morphological observations on Festuca hyperborea, compared
with F. baffinensis and F. brachyphylla (Poaceae) from the Canadian Arctic. Nord. J. Bot. 14(2): 137-143.
Grewe, P.M., C.C. Krueger, C.F. Aquadro, and B. May. Stability of allozyme and mitochondrial DNA markers among three year
classes of lake trout propagated from Seneca Lake, New York. N. Amer. J. Fish. Man. 14:467-474 (pdf).
Grewe, P.M., C.C. Krueger, J.E. Marsden, C.F. Aquadro, and B. May. Hatchery origins of naturally produced lake trout fry
captured in Lake Ontario: temporal and spatial variability based on allozyme and mitochondrial DNA data. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 123:309-320.
Krueger, C.C., D.L. Perkins, R.J. Everett, D.R. Schreiner, and B. May. Genetic variation in naturalized rainbow trout (steelhead)
from Minnesota tributaries to Lake Superior. J. Great Lakes Res. 20:299-316.
Spidle, A.P., J.E. Marsden, and B. May. Identification of the Great Lakes quagga mussel as Dreissena bugensis from the
Dnieper River, Ukraine, on the basis of allozyme variation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 51:1485-1489 (pdf).
1993
Grewe, P.M., C.C. Krueger, C.F. Aquadro, E. Bermingham, H. L. Kincaid, and B. May. Mitochodrial DNA variation among lake
trout (Salvelinus namaycush) strains stocked into Lake Ontario. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 50:2397-2403.
Kincaid, H. L. , C.C. Krueger, and B. May. Genetic variation among remnant groups of the Green Lake strain of lake trout:
preservation of the remnant Green Lake gene pool. N. Am. J. Fish. Man. 13:318-325 (pdf).
Marsden, J.E., C.C. Krueger, P.M. Grewe, H.L. Kincaid, and B. May. Genetic comparison of naturally-spawned and artificially-
propagated Lake Ontario lake trout fry: evaluation of a stocking strategy for species rehabilitation. N. Am. J. Fish. Man. 13:304-317 (pdf).
May, B. and P. M. Grewe. Fate of maternal mtDNA following Cobalt60 inactivation of maternal nuclear DNA in unfertilized
salmonid eggs. Genome 36:725-730.
May, B. and K. R. Johnson. Composite linkage map of salmonid fishes (Salvelinus, Salmo, and Oncorhynchus). In: Genetic
Maps: Locus Maps of Complex Genomes. O’Brien, S.J. (ed.) Cold Spring Harbor. 4:309-317.
Perkins, D.L., C.C. Krueger, and B. May. Heritage brook trout in Northeastern USA: genetic variability within and among
populations. Trans. Am Fish. Soc.122:515-532.
Royse, D.J. and B. May. Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for the genetic analysis of edible mushrooms. In: Genetics and
Breeding of Edible Mushrooms. Chang, S.T., J.A. Buswell, and P.G. Miles (ed.). pp. 225-247. Gordon and Breach Sci. Pub. Phil.
1992
May, B. Starch gel electrophoresis of allozymes. In: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations: A Practical Approach. A.R.
Hoelzel, ed. Oxford Univ. Press. pp. 1-27 and 271-280.
May, B. and J.E. Marsden. Genetic identification and implications of another invasive species of Dreissenid mussel in the Great
Lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 49:1501-1506.
Staub, J.E., L.D. Knerr, D.J.Holder, and B. May. Phylogenetic relationships among several African Cucumis species. Can. J.
Botany. 70:509-517.
St. Leger, R.J. Allee, L.L, May. B, Staples, R.C and Roberts, D.W. World-wide distribution of genetic variation among isolates of
Beauveria spp. Mycol. Res. 96:1007-1015.
St. Leger, R. J., B. May, L. Allee, D. C. Frank, R. C. Staples, and D. W. Roberts. Genetic differences in allozymes and in formation
of infection structures among isolates of the Entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae. J. Inv. Path. 60:89-101.
1991
Bowden, C.G., D.J. Royse, and B. May. Linkage relationships of allozyme encoding loci in shitake, Lentinula edodes. Genome
34:652-657.
Gavin, T.A., R.A. Howard, and B. May. Geographic variation in allozyme frequencies in red-winged blackbirds: the California
conundrum. Auk 108:602-611 (pdf).
Krueger, C.C., and B. May. Ecological and Genetic Effects of Salmonid Introductions in North America. Can. J. Fish. & Aq. Sci.
48:1-12.
Kukuk, P.F. and B. May. Colony dynamics in a primitively eusocial halictine bee, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) zephyrus,
(Hymenoptera: halictidae). Insectes Sociaux 38:171-189.
1990
Dixon, P. M., and B. May. Genetic diversity and population structure of a rare plant, Northern Monkshood (Aconitum
noveboracense). In:Ecosystem Management: rare species and significant habitats. Proc. 15th Natural Areas Meeting. NY state museum bulletin No. 471. pp. 167-175.
Hajek, A.E., R.A. Humber, J.S. Elkinton, B. May, S.R. Walsh, and J.C. Silver. Allozyme and RFLP analyses confirm Entomophaga
maimaiga responsible for 1989 epizootics in North American gypsy moth populations. PNAS. 87:6979-6982 (pdf).
Kukuk, P.F. and B. May. Diploid males in a primitively eusocial bee, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) zephyrum (Hymenoptera:
Halictidae). Evolution 44:1522-1528 (pdf).
May, B. and C.C. Krueger. Use of allozyme data for population analysis. In: Electrophoretic and Isoelectric Focussing
Techniques in Fisheries Management. D.H. Whitmore, (ed.). pp. 157-172. CRC Press.
Royse, D.J., and B. May. Interspecific allozyme variation among Morchella spp. and its inferences for systematics within the
genus. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 18:475-479 (pdf).
Campbell MA, Hammer MP, Adams MB and Unmack PJ. 2024. Evolutionary relationships and fine-scale geographic
structuring in the temperate percichthyid genus Gadopsis (blackfishes) to support fisheries and conservation management. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 199, 108159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108159
Habibi E, Miller MR, Schreier AD, Campbell MA, Hung T-C, Gille DA, Baerwald MR and Finger AJ. Single
generation epigenetic change in captivity and reinforcement in subsequent generations in a delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) conservation hatchery. Molecular Ecology. 00. e17449. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17449
Holmes, A. E., M. R. Baerwald, J. Rodzen, B. M. Schreier, B. Mahardja, and A. J. Finger. (2024) Evaluating environmental
DNA detection of a rare fish in turbid water using field and experimental approaches. PeerJ 12:e16453 DOI 10.7717/peerj.16453. (url)
Nagarajan, R. P., L. Sanders, N. Kolm, A. Perez, T. Senegal, B. Mahardja, M. R. Baerwald, and A. D. Schreier (2024) CRISPR
based environmental DNA detection for a rare endangered estuarine species. Environmental DNA, online early (url)
Rogers et al. 2024. Genomic and common garden data reveal significant genetic differentiation in an endangered plant
species, San Fernando Valley spineflower Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-024-01610-0