ALLEN G. GIBBS
PUBLICATIONS
Drapeau, M.D., A.G. Gibbs, W.S. Neckameyer and A.D. Long (2003). Why do yellow1 males of Drosophila melanogaster have poor mating success? Submitted.
Gibbs, A.G., M.C. Perkins, and T.A. Markow (2003). No place to hide: microclimates of Sonoran Desert Drosophila. Journal of Thermal Biology In press.
Montooth, K.L. and A.G. Gibbs (2003). Cuticular pheromones and water balance in the housefly, Musca domestica. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 135: 457-465.
Gibbs, A.G., F. Fukuzato and L.M. Matzkin (2003). Evolution of water conservation mechanisms in desert Drosophila. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 1183-1192.
Marron, M.T., T.A. Markow, K.J. Kain and A.G. Gibbs (2003). Effects of starvation and desiccation on energy metabolism in Drosophila. Journal of Insect Physiology 49: 261-270.
Gibbs, A.G. (2002). Evolution of water balance in desert insects: lessons from non-charismatic microfauna. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 133: 781-789.
Gibbs, A.G. (2002). Lipid melting and cuticular permeability: new insights into an old problem. Journal of Insect Physiology 48: 391-400.
Gibbs, A.G. and T.A. Markow (2001). Effects of age on water balance in Drosophila species. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74: 520-530.
Gibbs, A.G. and L.M. Matzkin (2001). Evolution of water balance in the genus Drosophila. Journal of Experimental Biology 204: 2331-2338.
Patel, S.J., D.R. Nelson and A.G. Gibbs (2001). Chemical and physical analyses of wax ester properties. 8 pp. Journal of Insect Science, 1.4. Available online: insectscience.org\1.4
Nghiem, D., A.G. Gibbs, M.R. Rose and T.J. Bradley (2000). Postponed aging and desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Experimental Gerontology 35: 957-969.
Borash, D.J., V.A. Pierce, A.G. Gibbs and L.D. Mueller (2000). Evolution of ammonia and urea tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster: resistance and cross-tolerance. Journal of Insect Physiology 46: 763-769.
Young, H.P., J.K. Larabee, A.G. Gibbs and C. Schal (2000). Relationship between tissue-specific hydrocarbon profiles and their melting temperatures in the cockroach Blatella germanica (L.). Journal of Chemical Ecology 26: 1245-1263.
Frank, C.L., A. Gibbs, E.S. Dierenfeld and J.V. Kramer (2000). The effects of diet ?-tocopherol content on mammalian torpor. In: Life in the Cold. G. Heldmaier, S. Klaus, and M. Klingenspor, eds. Springer-Verlag, New York. pp. 207-213.
Gibbs, A.G. (1999). Laboratory selection for the comparative physiologist. Journal of Experimental Biology 202: 2709-2718.
Rourke, B.C. and A.G. Gibbs (1999). Effects of lipid phase transitions on cuticular permeability: model-membrane and in situ studies. Journal of Experimental Biology 202: 3255-3262.
Pierce, V.A., L.D. Mueller and A.G. Gibbs (1999). Osmoregulation in Drosophila melanogaster selected for urea tolerance. Journal of Experimental Biology 202: 2349-2358.
David, C.L., V.A. Pierce, D.W. Aswad and A.G. Gibbs (1999). The effect of urea exposure on isoaspartyl content and protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase activity in Drosophila melanogaster. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 124: 423-427.
Gibbs, A.G., A.K. Louie and J.A. Ayala (1998). Effects of temperature on cuticular lipids and water balance in a desert Drosophila: Is thermal acclimation beneficial? Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 71-80.
Gibbs, A.G. (1998). Waterproofing properties of cuticular lipids. American Zoologist 38: 471-482.
Gibbs, A.G. (1998). The role of lipid physical properties in barrier function. American Zoologist 38: 268-279.
Gibbs, A.G. and E.L. Crockett (1998). Integrative and comparative aspects of lipid biology. American Zoologist 38: 265-267.
Chippindale, A.K., A.G. Gibbs, M. Sheik, K.J. Yee, M. Djawdan, T.J. Bradley and M.R. Rose (1998). Resource allocation and the evolution of desiccation resistance in laboratory-selected Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 52: 1342-1352.
Borash, D.J., A.G. Gibbs, A. Joshi and L.D. Mueller (1998). Maintenance of a genetic polymorphism by selection in a changing environment. American Naturalist 151: 148-156.
Gibbs, A.G. (1997). Biochemistry at depth. In: Fish Physiology. Vol. XVI. W.S. Hoar, D.J. Randall and A.P. Farrell, eds. pp. 239-278.
Gibbs, A.G., A.K. Chippindale and M.R. Rose (1997). Physiological mechanisms of evolved desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology 200: 1821-1832.
Gibbs, A. (1995). Physical properties of insect cuticular hydrocarbons: model mixtures and interactions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 112: 667-672.
Gibbs, A. and J.G. Pomonis (1995). Physical properties of insect cuticular hydrocarbons: the effects of chain length, methyl-branching and unsaturation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 112: 243-249.
Gibbs, A., M. Kuenzli and G.J. Blomquist (1995). Sex- and age-related changes in the biophysical properties of cuticular lipids of the housefly, Musca domestica. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 29: 87-97.
Gibbs, A. (1995). Temperature, pressure, and the sodium pump: the role of homeoviscous adaptation. In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes. Vol. 5. P.W. Hochachka and T.P. Mommsen, eds. pp. 197-212.
Gibbs, A. and T.A. Mousseau (1994). Thermal acclimation and genetic variation in cuticular lipids of the lesser migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes): effects of lipid composition on biophysical properties. Physiological Zoology 67: 1523-1543.
Gibbs, A., T.A. Mousseau and J.H. Crowe (1991). Genetic and acclimatory variation in biophysical properties of insect cuticle lipids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 88: 7257-7260.
Gibbs, A. and J.H. Crowe (1991). Intra-individual variation in cuticular lipids studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Insect Physiology 37: 743-748.
Somero, G.N., E. Dahlhoff and A. Gibbs (1991). Biochemical adaptations of deep-sea animals: insights into biogeography and ecological energetics. In: Marine Biology, Its Accomplishment and Future Prospect. J. Mauchline and T. Nemoto, eds. Hokusen-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo. pp. 39-57.
Gibbs, A. and G.N. Somero (1990). Na+-K+-adenosine triphosphatase activities in gills of marine teleost fishes: changes with depth, size and locomotory activity level. Marine Biology 106: 315-321.
Gibbs, A. and G.N. Somero (1990). Pressure adaptation of teleost gill Na+/K+-adenosine triphosphatase: role of the lipid and protein moieties. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 160: 431-439.
Gibbs, A. and G.N. Somero (1989). Pressure adaptation of Na+/K+-ATPase in gills of marine teleosts. Journal of Experimental Biology 143: 475-492.
Nevenzel, J.C., A. Gibbs and A.A. Benson (1985). Plasmalogens in the gills of aquatic animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 82: 293-297.
Feder, M.E., A.G. Gibbs, G.A. Griffith and J. Tsuji (1984). Thermal acclimation of metabolism in salamanders: fact or artefact? Journal of Thermal Biology 9: 255-260.
Feder, M.E., D.B. Seale, M.E. Boraas, R.J. Wassersug and A.G. Gibbs (1984). Functional conflicts between feeding and gas exchange in suspension-feeding tadpoles, Xenopus laevis. Journal of Experimental Biology 110: 91-98.
Satel, S.L., A.G. Gibbs and M.E. Feder (1982). Resistance of the shell membrane and mineral layer to diffusion of oxygen and water in flexible-shelled eggs of the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Respiration Physiology 49: 279-291.
Research performed by members of my lab:
Pierce, V.A., R. Etienne and K. Fortunat (2001). Mechanisms of urea tolerance in urea-adapted populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology 204: 2699-2707.
Rourke, B.C. (2000). Altitudinal variation in respiratory and cuticular water loss from the lesser migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes. Journal of Experimental Biology 203: 2699-2712.
Watkins, T.B. (2000). The effects of acute and developmental temperature on burst swimming speed and myofibrillar ATPase activity in tadpoles of the Pacific tree frog, Hyla regilla. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73: 356-364.
Manuscripts in preparation:
Bukowski, T.C., E. Toro and A.G. Gibbs. Effects of mating on desiccation resistance in the spiny orbweaving spider, Micrathena gracilis.
Cleaves, L.S., T.A. Markow and A.G. Gibbs. Cold tolerance and cold hardening in Drosophila species.
Drapeau, M.D., W.S. Neckameyer, A.G. Gibbs and A.D. Long. Pleiotropic effects of yellow mutations in Drosophila.
Gibbs, A.G. and R.A. Johnson. Discontinuous ventilation in insects: the chthonic hypothesis does not hold water.
Gibbs, A.G. and R.A. Johnson. Lipid melting and cuticular permeability in desert harvester ants.
Gibbs, A.G. and C.H. Vanier. Genetic and environmental variation in cuticular wax esters of grasshoppers, Melanoplus sanguinipes.
Johnson, R.A. and A.G. Gibbs. Effects of mating status on cuticular hydrocarbons, metabolism and water balance in the desert harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus.
Klein, B.A. and A.G. Gibbs. Signatures of sleep in Polistes wasps.
Manuscripts in contemplation (data collection complete, but writing not started yet):
Bukowski, T.C., K.S. Powers and A.G. Gibbs. Energetics of courtship and copulation in a subsocial spider.
Gibbs, A.G. and B.A. Klein. Discontinuous gas exchange in Polistes wasps.