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†Bader, BD, JA Covi, ES Chang and DL Mykles (2009) Molting down-regulates myostatin expression in

the land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis: Implications for the regulation of claw muscle atrophy. Society for

Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting.

†Cho, IG, JA Covi, BD Bader, and DL Mykles (2009) Expression of a myostatin transcript in Carcinus

maenas: response to ecdysteroid levels. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual

meeting.

‡McDonald, A, L Martin, JA Covi, and DL Mykles (2009) Comparative analysis of NOS signaling in the

crustacean molting gland. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting.

Received Honorable Mention.

†Williams, SA, JA Covi, SA Chang, ES Chang, and DL Mykles (2009) A comparative study of MIH

signaling in the brachyuran molting gland. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual

meeting.

†Axtman, LM, JA Covi, BD Bader, JD Iman, and DL Mykles (2008) Sequencing the myostatin gene in the

American lobster, Homarus americanus and in the green crab, Carcinus maenas. National Institutes

of Health, Minority Summer Conference, Honolulu, HI

Won 3rd place in student poster competition.

†Bader, BD, HW Kim, JA Covi, ES Chang, and DL Mykles (2008) Quantitative expression of myostatin in

the tropical land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis: Implications for the regulation of muscle atrophy. Society

for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting.

†Ehlinger, CC, JA Covi, ES Chang, and DL Mykles (2008) Double-stranded RNA interference lowers

expression of molt-inhibiting hormone in the eyestalk of the land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis. Society

for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting.

‡McDonald, A, L Martin, ES Chang, JA Covi, and DL Mykles (2008) Increased nitric oxide synthase

expression in the activated molting gland of the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis. Society for Integrative

and Comparative Biology annual meeting.

Won The Crustacean Society Best Student Poster award.

†Brier, L, JA Covi, and DL Mykles (2007) Cloning and analysis of inhibitory smads in decapod crustaceans.

Celebrate Undergraduate Research & Creativity (CURC) Showcase, Colorado State University Fort

Collins, CO.

‡Flack, AL, AA McDonald, JA Covi, AM Gomez, SA Chang, ES Chang, and DL Mykles (2007) Regulation

of ecdysteroidogenesis in Carcinus maenas (European green crab): involvement of cyclic

nucleotides and the effects of eyestalk ablation on sensitivity to molt-inhibiting hormone. Celebrate

Undergraduate Research & Creativity (CURC) Showcase, Colorado State University Fort Collins,

CO.

†Martin, LA, JA Covi, and DL Mykles (2007) Cloning of receptor-regulated smad in the green crab

Carcinus maenas. Celebrate Undergraduate Research & Creativity (CURC) Showcase, Colorado

State University Fort Collins, CO.

†McDonald, AA, AL Flack, AM Gomez, ES Chang, JA Covi, and DL Mykles (2007) Role of nitric oxide

signaling in the crustacean molting gland of the European green crab. Celebrate Undergraduate

Research & Creativity (CURC) Showcase, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO.

†Riehl, J, T Lilly, S Medler, JA Covi, and DL Mykles (2007) Cloning and sequencing of troponin I isoforms

in the lobster, Homarus americanus. Celebrate Undergraduate Research & Creativity (CURC)

Showcase, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO.