Publications

31. Little, A.G., and Seebacher, F. (2021). Physiological performance curves: when are they useful?Frontiers in Physiology, section Environmental, Aviation and Space Physiology. In press.

30. Seebacher, F. and Little, A.G. (2021). Plasticity of performance curves in ectotherms: individual variation modulates population responses to environmental change. Frontiers in physiology, p.1564.

29. Little, A.G., Pamenter, M.E., Sitaraman, D., Templeman, N.M., Willmore, W.G., Hedrick, M.S. and Moyes, C.D. (2021). Utilizing comparative models in biomedical research. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 256, p.110938.

28. Little, A.G. (2021). Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Thermal Acclimation in Ectotherms: physiological mechanisms and ecoevolutionary implications. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, p.111285.

27. Loughland, I., Little, A.G., Seebacher, F. (2021) DNA methyltransferase 3a mediates developmental thermal plasticity. BMC biology. 19:1-11.

26. Little, A.G., Loughland, I. and Seebacher, F. (2020). What do warming waters mean for fish physiology and fisheries?. Journal of Fish Biology, 97(2), pp.328-340.

25. Kraskura, K., Hardison, E.A., Little, A.G., Dressler, T., Prystay, T.S., Hendriks, B., Farrell, A.P., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G. and Eliason, E.J. (2020). Sex-specific differences in swimming, aerobic metabolism and recovery from exercise in adult coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) across ecologically relevant temperatures. Conservation Physiology, 9(1), p.coab016.

24. Little, A.G.*, Anderson, H.*, Fisher, D.N., McEwen, B., Culbert, B., Balshine, S., Pruitt, J.N. (2020) Behavioral and physiological evidence that increasing group size ameliorates the impacts of social disturbance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223 (14).

23. Little, A.G., Hardison, E., Kraskura, K., Dressler, T., Prystay, T., Pruitt, J.N., Farrell, A.P., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., and Eliason, E.J. (2020) Reduced lactate dehydrogenase activity in the heart and suppressed sex hormone levels are associated with female-biased mortality during thermal stress in Pacific salmon. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214841 doi: 10.1242/jeb.214841.

22. Little, A.G.*, Dressler, T.*, Kraskura, K., Hardison, E., Hendriks B., Prystay, T. Farrell, A.P., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., and Eliason, E.J. (2020). Maxed out: Optimizing accuracy, precision and power for field measures of maximum metabolic rate in fishes. Physiological Biochemistry and Zoology. 93:243-254.

21. Little, A.G., Fisher, D.N., Schoener, T.W., Pruitt, J.N. (2019) Population differences in aggression are shaped by cyclone-induced selection. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3:1294-1297.

20. Little, A.G.*, Pruitt, J.N.*, Majumdar S.J., Schoener, T.W., Fisher, D.N. (2019) Engineering the future of tropical cyclone ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 3:588-590.

19. Little, A.G. (2018) Local regulation of thyroid hormone signaling. In Vitamins and Hormones (Vol. 106, pp. 1-17). Academic Press.

18. Little, A.G., Lau, G., Mathers, M., Leary S.C. & Moyes, C.D. (2018) Comparative Biochemistry of Cytochrome c Oxidase in Animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 224:170-184.

17. Seebacher & Little, A.G. (2017) The importance of thermal plasticity for endothermic thermoregulation. Frontiers in Physiology, 8:575.

16. Little, A.G. & Seebacher, F. (2016) Thermal conditions experienced during differentiation affect metabolic and contractile phenotypes of mouse myotubes. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 311: R000–R000, 2016.

15. James, R., Little, A.G., Tallis, J. & Seebacher, F. (2016) Thyroid hormone influences muscle mechanics in carp (Cyprinus carpio) independently from SERCA activity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219: 2806-2808.

14. Little, A.G. (2016) A review of the peripheral levels of regulation by thyroid hormone. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 10.1007/s00360-016-0984-2 (Editor-in-chief’s Highlight Article).

13. Little, A.G. & Seebacher, F. (2016) Acclimation, Acclimatization, and Seasonal Variation in Amphibians and Reptiles. Amphibian and Reptile Adaptation and Environment: Interplay Between Physiology and Behaviour. Taylor & Francis Books, Inc.

12. Seebacher, F., Little, A.G. & James, R. (2015) Skeletal muscle contractile function predicts activity and behaviour in zebrafish. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218: 3878-3884.

11. Little, A.G. & Seebacher, F. (2015) Temperature determines toxicity: bisphenol A reduces thermal tolerance in fish. Environmental Pollution, 197: 84-89.

10. Seebacher, F., Ducret, V., Little, A.G., & Adriaenssens, B. (2014) Generalist-specialist trade-off during thermal acclimation. Royal Society Open Science, 2: 140251.

9. Tallis, J., James, R. S., Little, A. G., Cox, V. M., Duncan, M. J., & Seebacher, F. (2014). Early effects of ageing on the mechanical performance of isolated locomotory (EDL) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle using the work-loop technique. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 307: R670-R684.

8. Little, A. G., & Seebacher, F. (2014). The evolution of endothermy is explained by thyroid hormone-mediated responses to cold in early vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217: 1642-1648.

7. Little, A.G. & Seebacher, F. (2014) Thyroid Hormone Regulates Cardiac Performance during Cold Acclimation in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Biology, 217: 718-725.

6. Little, A.G. & Seebacher, F. (2013) Thyroid Hormone Regulates Muscle Function During Cold Acclimation in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Biology, 216:3514-3521.

5. Seebacher, F., Beaman, J. & Little, A.G. (2013) Capacity and Regulation of Thermal Acclimation Vary Between Generations in the Short-lived Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki). Functional Ecology, 28:137-148.

4. Little, A.G., Kunisue, T., Kannan, K. & Seebacher, F. (2013) Thyroid Hormone Actions are Temperature-Specific and Regulate Thermal Acclimation in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC Biology, 11.1: 26.

3. Little, A.G., Lougheed, S.C. & Moyes, C.D. (2012) Evolution of Mitochondrial-Encoded Cytochrome Oxidase Subunits in Endothermic Fish: The Importance of Taxon-Sampling in Codon-Based Models. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63:679-684.

2. Little, A.G., Kocha, T., Lougheed, S.C. & Moyes, C.D. (2010) Evolution of Energy Metabolism: Origins of Nuclear-Encoded Cytochrome Oxidase Subunits. Physiological Genomics, 42:76-84. Journal Cover and Editor’s Choice.

1. Little, A.G., Lougheed, S.C. & Moyes, C.D. (2010) Evolutionary Affinity of Billfishes (Xiphiidae and Istiophoridae) and Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes): Independent and Trans-subordinal Origins of Endothermy in Teleost Fishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56:897-904.

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