[Peer Reviewed Journal Articles]

2024:

  • Meyer K, A Stasse, B-Y Lee, J Sevigny, G Bradt, B Brown. Diet of the Range Expanding Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire. Submitted to BMC Genomics.

  • Stasse A, B-Y Lee, B Brown. Haplosporidium nelsoni and Perkinsus marinus occurrence in water of Great Bay Estuary, NH. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (In press).

2023:

  • Brown B., G Moore, H Mogensen, T Sims-Harper, J Gibson, B-Y Lee, C Wardinski, G Jarrett. A baseline for microplastic occurrence in three New England estuaries. Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics, 3:2

  • Stasse A, K Meyer, E Williams, G Bradt, B Brown. First documentation of mating blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire. Northeastern Naturalist, 30:N8-N12

  • Milne G, J Miksis-Olds, A Stasse, B-Y Lee, D Wildord, B Brown. Evaluating Connectivity of Coastal Marine Habitats in the Gulf of Maine by Integrating Passive Acoustics and Metabarcoding. Oceanography, 36:100-101

2022:

  • Stasse, A, Cheng, ML, Meyer, K, Bumbera, N, Van Volkom, K, Laferriere, Dijkstra, JA, & Brown BL. Temporal Dynamics of Eastern Oyster Larval Abundance in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire. J. of Shellfish Research, 40:471-478

2021:

  • Jenkins JJ, KR Hartop, G Bukhara, DE Howton, KL Smalling, SV Size, ML Hladik, D Johnson, RO Draugelis—Dale, BL Brown (2021) Juvenile African clawed crogs ( Xenopus laevis) express growth, metamorphosis, mortality, gene expression, and metabolic changes when exposed to Thiamethoxam and Clothianidin. International Journal of Molecular Science, 10.3390/ijms222413291.

  • Cheng, ML, Lippmann, TC, Dijkstra, JA, Bradt, G, Cook, S, Choi, JG., & Brown, BL (2021) A baseline for microplastic particle occurrence and distribution in Great Bay Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170:112653.

2020:

  • Giannopoulos, G, Hartop, KR, Brown, BL, Song, B, Elsgaard, L, & Franklin, RB (2020) Trace metal availability affects greenhouse gas emissions and microbial functional group abundance in freshwater wetland sediments. Frontiers in microbiology. 11:560861.

  • Reddington, K, Reddington, K, Eccles, D, O'Grady, J, Drown, DM, Hansen, LH, Nielsen, TK, Ducluzeau, AL, Leggett, RM, Heavens, D, Peel, N, Snutch, TP, Bayega, A, Oikonomopoulos, S, Ragoussis, I, Barry, T, van der Helm, E, Jolic, D, Richardson, H, Jansen, H, Tyson, JR, Jain, M, & Brown, BL (2020) Metagenomic analysis of planktonic riverine microbial consortia using nanopore sequencing reveals urban influence on river ecology. GigaScience. 9:1-12.

2019:

  • Giannopoulos, G, Lee, DY, Neubauer, SC, Brown, BL, & Franklin, RB (2019) A simple and effective sampler to collect undisturbed cores from tidal marshes. BioRxiv.

  • Hamner S, Brown BL, Hasan, NA, Franklin, MJ, Doyle, J, Eggers, MJ, Colwell, RR, & Ford, TE (2019) Metagenomic profiling of microbial pathogens in the Little Bighorn River, Montana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16: 1097.

  • Jenkins, J, Chauvin, M, Johnson, D, Brown, BL, Bailey, J, Kelly, A, & Kinter, B (2019) Defensible standardized policy assessments for grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella, Cyprinidae) intercepted from the commercial supply chain. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 45:371-383.

2018:

  • Koch, J, Steffen, C, Goekler, J, Marteney, R, Jagels, J, & Brown, BL (2018) Comparison of diploid and triploid saugeye in Kansas impoundments. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 38:446-453.

2017:

  • Brown, BL, Watson, M, Minot, SS, Rivera, MC, & Franklin, RB (2017) MinION™ nanopore sequencing of environmental metagenomes: a synthetic approach. GigaScience. 6:1-10.  Lead article.

  • Jain, M, Tyson, JR, Loose, M, Ip, CLC, Eccles, DA, O’Grady, J, Malla, S, Leggett, RM, Wallerman, O, Hansen, HJ, Zalunin, V. Birney, E. Brown, BL, Snutch, TP, & Olsen, HE (2017) MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium: Phase 2 data release and analysis of R9 chemistry. F1000Research. 6:760.

  • Jenkins, JA, Draugelis-Dale, RO, Glennon, RP, Kelly, AM, Brown, BL, Morrison, JR  (2017) An accurate method for measuring triploidy of larval fish spawns. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 79:224-237. 

2015:

  • Brown, BL, LePrell, RV, Franklin, RB, Rivera, MC, Cabral, FM, Eaves, HL, Gardiakos, V, Keegan, KP, & King, TL (2015). Metagenomic analysis of planktonic microbial consortia from a non-tidal urban-impacted segment of James River. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 10:65

  • Caplins, SA, Friedline, CJ, Brown, BL, & Turbeville, JM (2015) Microsatellites of the self-compatible nemertean Prosorhochmus americanus (Hoplonemertea). Conservation Genetics Resources. 7:399–401.

  • Fetherman, ER, Lepak, JM, Brown, BL, & Harris, DJ (2015) Optimizing times of initiation for triploid walleye production using pressure shock treatment.  North American Journal of Aquaculture. 77:471-477.

  • Ip, C, Loose, M, Tyson, J, Cesare, M, Brown, BL, Jain, M, Leggett, R, Eccles, D, Zalunin, V, Urban, J, Piazza, P, Bowden, R, Paten, B, Mwaigwisya, S, Batty, E, Simpson, J, Snutch, T, Birney, E, Buck, D, Goodwin, S, Jansen, H, O'Grady, J., & Olsen, H, & MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium. (2015) MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium: Phase 1 data release and analysis. F1000Research. 4:1075.

  • Kester, KM, Eldeib, GM, & Brown, BL (2015) Genetic differentiation of two host-foodplant complex sources of the parasitic wasp, Cotesia congregatga (Say) [Hymenoptera: Braconidae]. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: Ecology and Population Biology. 108: 1014-1025.


2014:

  • Aunins, AW, Epifanio, JM, & Brown, BL (2014) Genetic evaluation of supplementation-assisted American shad restoration in James River, Virginia.  Marine and Coastal Fisheries 6: 127-141.

  • Kellogg, ML, Smyth, AR, Luckenbach, MW, Carmichael, RH, Brown, BL, Cornwell, JC, Piehler, MF, Owens, MS, Dalrymple, DJ, & Higgins, CB (2014) Use of oysters to mitigate eutrophication in coastal waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 151: 156-168.

  • King, TL, Henderson, AP, Kynard, BE, Kieffer, MC, Peterson, DL, Aunins, AW, & Brown, BL (2014) A nuclear perspective on delineating evolutionarily significant lineages in polyploids: the case of the endangered shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). PLOS ONE 9: e102784

  • Michalak, K, Czesny, S, Epifanio, J, Snyder, R, Schultz, E, Velotta, J, McCormick, S, Brown, BL, Santopietro, G, & Michalak, P (2014) Beta-thymosin gene polymorphism facilitates freshwater invasiveness of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus). Journal of Experimental Zoology A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology 321A:233-240.

2013:

  • Aunins, AW, Brown, BL, Balazik, M, & Garman, G (2013) Migratory movements of American shad in the James River fall-zone, Virginia. North American Journal of Fish Management. 33:569-575.

  • Higgins, CB, Stephenson, K, Tobias, C, Piehler, MF, Smyth, A, Dame, R, & Brown, BL (2013) Effect of aquacultured oyster biodeposition on sediment N2 production in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 473: 7-27.

  • Morrissey, EM, Jenkins, AS, Brown, BL, & Franklin, RB (2013) Resource availability effects on nitrate-reducing microbial communities in a freshwater wetland. Wetlands. 33:301-310.

2011:

  • Ashe, K, Chiu, WL, Khalifa, AM, Nicolas, AN, Brown, BL, DeMartino, RR, Alexander, CP, Waggener, CT, Fischer-Stenger, K, & Stewart, JK (2011) Vesicular monoamine transporter-1 (VMAT-1) mRNA and immunoreactive proteins in mouse brain. Neuroendocrinology Letters. 32: 253-258.

  • Campbell, AH, Meritt, DW, Franklin, RB, Boone, EL, Nicely, CT, & Brown, BL (2011) Effects of age and composition of field-produced biofilms on oyster larval setting. Biofouling 27: 255-265.

  • Franklin, RB, Campbell, AH, Higgins, CB, Barker, MK, & Brown, BL (2011) Enumerating bacterial cells on bioadhesive coated slides. Journal of Microbial Methods 87: 154-160.

  • Higgins, CB, Stephenson, K, & Brown, BL (2011) Nutrient bioassimilation capacity of aquacultured oysters: quantification of an ecosystem service. Journal of Environmental Quality. 40:0271-277.

2010:

  • Kester, KM, Toothman, MH, Brown, BL, Street, WS, & Cruz, T (2010) Recovery of environmental human DNA by insects. Journal of Forensic Science 55: 1545-1551.

2009:

  • Wang, HP, Li, L, Wallat, G, Brown, BL, Yao, H, Gao, Z, Tiu, L, O’Bryant, P, Rapp, D, & MacDonald, R (2009) Evaluation of relative growth performance and genotype by environment effects for cross-bred yellow perch families reared in communal ponds using DNA parentage analyses. Aquaculture Research. 2009: 1-11.

  • Zhan, A, Wang, Y, Brown, BL, & Wang, P. (2009) Isolation and Characterization of Novel Microsatellite Markers for Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 10: 18–27.

2008:

  • Shrinivas, K, Kester, KM, Mitchell, ADSS, Martin, PAW, & Brown, BL (2008) Molecular markers to determine ecological fate of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. Molecular Ecology Resources. Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 1145-1148.

  • Toothman, MH, Kester, KM, Champagne, J, Cruz, TD, Street IV, WS, & Brown, BL (2008) Characterization of human DNA in environmental samples. Forensic Science International. 178: 7-15.

2007:

  • Brown, BL, Li, L, Givens, CB, Wang, HP, Wallat, GK, & Tiu, LG (2007) Genetic evaluation of six yellow perch broodstock groups. Aquaculture: 271: 142-151.

  • Li, L, Wang, HP., Givens, CB, Czesny, S, & Brown, BL (2007) Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Molecular Ecology Notes. 7: 600-603.

2005:

  • Brown, BL, Butt, AJ, Meritt, D, & Paynter, KT (2005) Evaluation of resistance to Dermo in eastern oyster strains tested in Chesapeake Bay. Aquaculture Research. 36: 1544-1554.

  • Brown, BL, Butt, AJ, Shelton, SW, Meritt, D, & Paynter, KT (2005) Resistance of Dermo in eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica (Gmellin), of North Carolina but not Chesapeake Bay heritage. Aquaculture Research. 36: 1391-1399.

  • Rudd, ML, Nicolas, AN, Brown, BL, Fischer-Stenger, K., & Stewart, J.K. (2005) Peritoneal macrophages express the serotonin transporter. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 159: 113-118.

  • Webb, SR, Garman, GC, McIninch, SP, Nerad, TA, Peglar, MT, Gillevet, PM, & Brown, BL (2005) Etiology of ulcerative lesions of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) from James River, Virginia.  Parasitology Research. 97: 358-366.

2003:

  • Ettinger, MR, Webb, SR, Harris, SA, McIninch, SP, Garman, GC, & Brown, BL (2003) Distribution of free-living amoebae in James River, Virginia, USA. Parasitology Research. 89: 6-15.


2002:

  • Jensen, MK, Kester, KM, Kankare, M, & Brown, BL (2002) Characterization of microsatellite loci in the parasitoid, Cotesia congregata (Say) [Hymenoptera]. Molecular Ecology Notes 2:346-348.

  • Webb, SR, Garman, GC, McIninch, SP & Brown, BL (2002) Amoebae associated with ulcerative lesions of fish from tidal freshwater of the James River, Virginia. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 14: 68-76.

2001:

  • Anderson, J, Webb, S, Fischer, R, Kester, K, & Brown, BL (2001) Baseline and in vivo total photoluminescence of endospore material using the parasitoid wasp C. congregata. Applied Spectroscopy, 55: 684-689.

  • Couch, CR, Waters, JM, Pagels, JF, & Brown, BL (2001) Genetic structuring of relict populations of the red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi). J. Mammal. 82: 152-164.

  • Schultz, SLW, Steinkoenig, EL, & Brown, BL (2001) Ploidy of feral grass carp in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. N. Amer. Jouranl of Fish Management. 21:96-101.

2000:

  • Brown, BL, Schultz, SLW, & White, FKH (2000) A convenient field method of tissue preservation for flow cytometric ploidy assessment of grass carp. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 129: 1354-1359.

  • Brown, BL, Franklin, DE., Gaffney, P, Hong, M, DenDanto, D., & Kornfield, I. (2000). Characterization of microsatellite loci useful in ecological and aquaculture genetics of oysters. Molecular Ecology. 9: 2217-2219.

  • Brown, BL, Gunter, T, Waters, J, & Epifanio, J (2000) Evaluating genetic diversity associated with propagation-assisted restoration of American shad. Conservation Biology 14: 294-303.

  • Butt, AJ, & Brown, BL (2000) The cost of nutrient reduction: a case study of Chesapeake Bay. Coastal Management. 28: 175-185.

  • Day, JM, Franklin, DE, & Brown, BL (2000) Use of competitive PCR to detect and quantify Haplosporidium nelsoni infection (MSX disease) in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Molec. Mar. Biol. 2: 456-465.

  • Niculescu, VA, Chinnici, JP, & Brown, BL (2000) Attitudes in physics education: an alternative approach to teaching physics to non-science college students. J. Math Sci. Collab. Explor. 3: 119-129.

  • Waters, J, Epifanio, J, Gunter, T, & Brown, BL (2000) Homing behaviour facilitates subtle population differentiation among river populations of Alosa sapidissima: microsatellites and mtDNA. J. Fish Biol. 56: 622-636.

[Book Chapters]

  • King, TL, Eackles, MS., Aunins, AW, Brockmann, HJ, Hallerman, E, & Brown, BL (2015) Conservation genetics of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus): allelic diversity , zones of genetic discontinuity, and regional differentiation. Chapter 4 in: ML Botton, ed., Changing global perspectives on biology, conservation, and management of horseshoe crabs. Springer, New York. ISBN 978-319-19542-1

  • Brown, BL & Epifanio, JM (2003) Nuclear DNA. Chapter 6 in Genetic Principles and Practices for Fisheries Scientists. pp. 101-123, E.M. Hallerman editor. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland.

  • Hallerman, EM, Brown, BL, & Epifanio, J (2003) Introduction to Fisheries Genetics Principles. Chapter 1 in Genetic Principles and Practices for Fisheries Scientists. pp. 3-20 E.M. Hallerman editor. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland.