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Lema, S.C., Dickey, J.T., Schultz, I.R., Swanson, P. 2009. Thyroid hormone regulation of mRNAs encoding thyrotropin beta-subunit, glycoprotein alpha-subunit, and thyroid hormone receptors alpha and beta in brain, pituitary gland, liver and gonads of an adult teleost, Pimephales promelas. Journal of Endocrinology 202, 43-54. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C., Dickey, J.T., Schultz, I.R., Swanson, P. 2008. Dietary exposure to 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE-47) alters thyroid status and thyroid hormone- regulated gene transcription in the pituitary and brain. Environmental Health Perspectives 116, 1694-1699. request PDF reprint DeBose, J.L., Lema, S.C., Nevitt, G.A. 2008. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate as a foraging cue for reef fishes. Science 319, 1356. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C., Dickey, J.T. and Swanson, P. 2008. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of multiple cDNA variants for thyroid-stimulating hormone ß subunit (TSHß) in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). General and Comparative Endocrinology 155, 472-480. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. 2008. The phenotypic plasticity of Death Valley's pupfish. American Scientist 96, 28-36. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C., Schultz, I.R., Scholz, N.L., Incardona, J.P. and Swanson, P. 2007. Neural defects and cardiac arrhythmia in fish larvae following embryonic exposure to 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 47). Aquatic Toxicology 82, 296-307. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. 2006. Population divergence in plasticity of the AVT system and its association with aggressive behaviors in a Death Valley pupfish. Hormones and Behavior 50, 183-193. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2006. An ecophysiological mechanism for morphological plasticity in pupfish and its relevance to conservation efforts for endangered Devils Hole pupfish. Journal of Experimental Biology 209, 3499-3509. request PDF reprint Kihslinger, R.L., Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2006. Environmental rearing conditions produce forebrain differences in wild Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology 145, 145-151. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C., Hodges, M.J., Marchetti, M.P. and Nevitt, G.A. 2005. Proliferation zones in the salmon telencephalon and evidence for environmental influence on proliferation rate. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology 141, 327-335. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2004. Exogenous vasotocin alters aggression during agonistic exchanges in male Amargosa River pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae). Hormones and Behavior 46, 628-637. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2004. Evidence that thyroid hormone induces olfactory cellular proliferation in salmon during a sensitive period for imprinting. Journal of Experimental Biology 207, 3317-3327. request PDF reprint
Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2004. Variation in vasotocin immunoreactivity in the brain of recently isolated populations of a Death Valley pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 135, 300-309. request PDF reprint Watters, J.V., Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2003. Phenotype management: A new approach to habitat restoration. Biological Conservation 112, 435-445. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. and Kelly, J.T. 2002. The production of communication signals at the air-water and water-substrate boundaries. Journal of Comparative Psychology 116, 145-150. request PDF reprint Lema, S.C. and Nevitt, G.A. 2001. Re-evaluating NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry as an indicator of nitric oxide synthase: An examination of the olfactory system of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Neuroscience Letters 313, 1-4. request PDF reprint