Sept. 17

Tolwinski, N.S. and Wieschaus, E. (2001) Armadillo nuclear import is regulated by cytoplasmic anchor Axin and nuclear anchor dTCF/Pan. Development 128: 2107-2117.

Meno, C. et al., (2001) Diffusion of Nodal Signaling Activity in the Absence of the Feedback Inhibitor Lefty2. Developmental Cell 1:127-138.

McClintock, J.M., Carlson, R., Mann, D.M. and Prince, V.E. (2001) Consequences of Hox gene duplication in the vertebrates: an investigation of the zebrafish Hox paralogue group 1 genes. Development 128:2471-2484.

Ma, G.T. et al. (2001) Nodal Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation and Placental Development. Developmental Biology 236:124-135.

Oct. 22

Griffin, C.T., Srinivasan, Y. Zheng, Y-W., Huang, W., Coughlin, S.R. (2001) A Role for Thrombin Receptor Signaling in Endothelial Cells During Embryonic Development 293: 1666-1670.
Epikopou, V. et al. (2001) Induction of the mammalian node requires Arkadia function in the extraembryonic lineages. Nature 410:825-830.

Oct. 29

Greco, V., Hannus, M. and Eaton, S. (2001) Argosomes: A Potential Vehicle for the Spread of Morphogens through Epithelia. Cell106:633-645.

Nov. 5

Zakany, J. et al.(2001) Localized and Transient Transcription of Hox Genes Suggests a Link between Patterning and the Segmentation Clock. Cell 106: 207-217.

Helfrich-Forster, C., et al.(2001) The Circadian Clock of Fruit Flies Is Blind after Elimination of All Known Photoreceptors. Neuron 30:249-261.

Nov. 19

Varga, Z.M. et al. (2001) Zebrafish smoothened functions in ventral neural tube specification and axon tract formation. Development 128:3497-3509.

Thanksgiving break

Nov. 26

Huang, Q. et al (2001) The Plasticity of Dendritic Cell Responses to Pathogens and Their Components. Science 294:870-875.

Hasson, P. et al.(2001) Brinker requires two corepressors for maximal and versatile repression in Dpp signalling. The EMBO Journal 20(20):5725-5736.

Dec. 10

Baker, N.E. and Yu, S.-Y. (2001) The EGF Receptor Defines Domains of Cell Cycle Progression and Survival to Regulate Cell Number in the Developing Drosophila Eye. Cell 104:699-708.

Agrawal, A.F., Brodie III, E.D., and Brown, J. (2001) Parent-offspring Coadaptation and the Dual Genetic Control of Maternal Care. Science 292:1710-1712.

McDonald, D.B.et al. (2001) Sexual selection on plumage and behavior in an avian hybrid zone: experimental tests of male-male interactions. Evolution 55(7):1443-1451.

Oct. 4

Storfer, A. and Sih, A. (1998) Gene flow and ineffective antipredator behavior in a stream-breeding salamander. Evolution 52(2): 558-565.

Oct. 11

Holland, B. and Rice, W. (1999) Experimental removal of sexual selection reverses intersexual antagonistic coevolution and removes a reproductive load. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 96:5083-5088. (April)

Oct. 18

Uy, J.A.C. and Borgia, G. (2000) Sexual selection drives rapid divergence in bowerbird display traits. Evolution 54(1):273-278.

Conway, C.J., and Martin, T.E. (2000) Evolution of passerine incubation behavior: Influence of food, temperature, and nest predation. Evolution 54(2): 670-685.

Nov. 1

Craig, C.L., et al. (2001) Signal polymorphism in the web-decorating spider Argiope argentata is correlated with reduced survivorship and the presence of stingless bees, its primary prey. Evolution 55(5):986-993.

Nov. 8

Podos, J. (2001) Correlated evolution of morphology and vocal signal structure in Darwin's finches. Nature 409:185-188.

Thanksgiving break

Nov. 29

Gil, D. et. al. (1999) Male Attractiveness and Differential Testosterone Investment in Zebra Finch Eggs. Science 286:126-128.

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Sept. 17

Rosen, M.J. and Mooney, R. (2000) Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributions to Auditory Selectivity in a Song Nucleus Critical for Vocal Plasticity. The Jour of Neuroscience 20(14):5437-5448.

Doupe, A.J. et al., The Song System: Neural Circuits Essential throughout Life for Vocal Behavior and Plasticity. In: Gazzaniga, ed., The New Cognitive Neurosciences (2nd ed.)

McKay, R. (2000) Stem cells-hype and hope. Nature 406:361-364.

Gage, F. (2000) Mammalian Neural Stem Cells. Science 287:1433-1438.

Oct. 1

H. Hodges, T. Veizovic, N. Bray, S.J. French, T.P. Rashid, A. Chadwick, S.Patel and J.A. Gray (2000) Conditionally immortal neuroepithelial stem cell grafts reverse age-associated memory impairments in rats. Neuroscience 101(4):945-955.

Oct. 8

Belkin, L. (July 1, 2001) The Made-to-Order Savior: Producing a Perfect Baby Sibling. The New York Times on the web.

Oct. 15

Brazelton, T., Rossi, F., Keshet, G., Blau, H. (2000) From Marrow to Brain: Expression of Neuronal Phenotypes in Adult Mice. Science 290:1775-1782.

Gould, E., Reeves, A.J., Graziano, M.S.A., Gross, C.G.(1999) Neurogenesis in the Neocortex of Adult Primates. Science 286:548-552.
Rakic, P. (1985) Limits of Neurogenesis in Primates. Science 227:1054-1056.
Specter, M. (2001) Rethinking the Brain. The New Yorker, July 23, 2001. pp. 42-53.

Oct. 29

Tole, S. and Grove, E. (2001) Detailed Field Pattern Is Intrinsic to the Embryonic Mouse Hippocampus Early in Neurogenesis. Jour of Neuroscience 21(5):1580-1589.

Nov. 5

Tokumoto, Y.M., Tang, D.G., Raff, M.C.(2001) Two molecularly distinct intracellular pathways to oligodendrocyte differentiation: role of a p53 family protein. The EMBO Journal 20(18):5261-5268.

Nov. 12

Society for Neuroscience/ Stem Cell Meeting

Nov. 19

Discussion of Neuroscience/ Stem Cell Meeting

Thanksgiving break

Nov. 26

Shinchara et al.(2001) Remodeling of the postnatal mouse testis is accompanied by dramatic changes in stem cell number and niche accessibility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. May 22;98(11):6186-91.

Dec. 3

Suter, D. and Forscher, P. (1998) An emerging link between cytoskeletal dynamics and cell adhesion molecules in growth cone guidance. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 8:106-116.

Supplemental reading: Kabir, N., A.W. Schaefer, A. Nakhost, W.S. Sossin and P. Forscher (2001) Protein Kinase C Activation Promotes Microtubule Advance in Neuronal Growth Cones by Increasing Average Microtubule Growth Lifetimes. The Journal of Cell Biology 152(5):1033-1043.