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- *MacKenzie, A.F., *Basque, K., *Maltby, E.A., *Hodgson, M., *Nicholson, A., *Wilson, E., Stuart, R., Smith-Palmer, T., and Wyeth, R.C. 2021. Effectiveness of several commercial non-toxic antifouling technologies for aquaculture netting at reducing mussel biofouling. Aquaculture 543: 736968. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736968.
- Wyeth, R.C., *Holden, T., *Jalala, H., and Murray, J.A. 2021. Rare-earth magnets influence movement patterns of the magnetically sensitive nudibranch Tritonia exsulans in its natural habitat. The Biological Bulletin: 240(2): 105-117. doi:1086/713663.
- *Fraser, M.R., *Winsor, T., Williams, P.J., Wyeth, R.C., and Garbary, D.J. 2021. Assessing the viability of pre-industrial sediment prior to remediation using primary producer (Zostera marina and Spartina alterniflora) growth and survival. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.: 78(4): 361–370. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2019-0415.
- Eliuk, L.K.*, Brown, S.*, Wyeth, R.C., and Detwiler, J.T. 2020. Parasite-modified behaviour in non-trophic transmission: trematode parasitism increases the attraction between snail intermediate hosts. Can. J. Zool.: 417–424. doi:10.1139/cjz-2019-0251.
- *Young, A.P., Jackson, D.J., and Wyeth, R.C. 2020. A technical review and guide to RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization. PeerJ 8: e8806. PeerJ Inc. doi:10.7717/peerj.8806.
- *Young, A.P., *Landry, C.F., Jackson, D.J., and Wyeth, R.C. 2019. Tissue-specific evaluation of suitable reference genes for RT-qPCR in the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. PeerJ 7: e7888. doi:10.7717/peerj.7888.
- *Ni, P., *Murphy, K.J., Wyeth, R.C., Bishop, C.D., Li, S., and Zhan, A. 2019. Significant population methylation divergence and local environmental influence in an invasive ascidian Ciona intestinalis at fine geographical scales. Mar Biol 166(11): 143. doi:10.1007/s00227-019-3592-3.
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*Murphy, K.J., Sephton, D., Klein, K., Bishop, C.D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2019. Abiotic conditions are not sufficient to predict spatial and interannual variation in abundance of Ciona intestinalis in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series 628: 105–123. doi:10.3354/meps13076.
- *MacKenzie, A.F., *Maltby, E.A., Harper, N., Bueley, C., Olender, D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2019. Periodic ultraviolet-C illumination for marine sensor antifouling. Biofouling 0(0): 1–11. doi:10.1080/08927014.2019.1616698.
Free access link. - Wang, T., Wyeth, R.C., *Liang, D., Bose, U., Ni, G., McManus, D.P., and Cummins, S.F. 2019. A Biomphalaria glabrata peptide that stimulates significant behaviour modifications in aquatic free-living Schistosoma mansoni PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13(1): e0006948. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006948.
- Wyeth, R.C. 2019. Olfactory navigation in aquatic gastropods. Journal of Experimental Biology 222(Suppl 1): jeb185843. doi:10.1242/jeb.185843. [Invited article.]
- *Merlo, E.M., *Milligan, K.A., *Sheets, N.B., Neufeld, C.J., Eastham, T.M., *Estores-Pacheco, A.L.K., Steinke, D., Hebert, P.D.N., Valdés, Á., and Wyeth, R.C. 2018. Range extension for the region of sympatry between the nudibranchs Hermissenda opalescens and Hermissenda crassicornis in the northeastern Pacific. FACETS 3(1): 764–776. doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0060
- Wyeth, R.C., and Wonham, M.J. 2018. Patterns vs. Causes and Surveys vs. Experiments: Teaching Scientific Thinking. The American Biology Teacher 80(3): 203–213. doi:10.1525/abt.2018.80.3.203. Link to PDF
- *Webber, M.P., *Thomson, J.W.S., Buckland-Nicks, J., Croll, R.P., and Wyeth, R.C. 2017. GABA-, histamine-, and FMRFamide-immunoreactivity in the visual, vestibular and central nervous systems of Hermissenda crassicornis. Journal of Comparative Neurology 525(16): 3514–3528. doi:10.1002/cne.24286.
- *Doyle, J.M., *Merovitch, N., Wyeth, R.C., *Stoyek, M.R., Schmidt, M., Wilfart, F., Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2017. A simple automated system for appetitive conditioning of zebrafish in their home tanks. Behavioural Brain Research 317: 444–452.
- *Stewart, M.J., Wang, T., Harding, B.I., Bose, U., Wyeth, R.C., Storey, K.B., and Cummins, S.F. 2016. Characterisation of Reproduction-Associated Genes and Peptides in the Pest Land Snail, Theba pisana. PLOS ONE 11(10): e0162355. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162355.
- *Ells, V., *Filip, N., Bishop, C.D., DeMont, M.E., Smith-Palmer, T., Wyeth, R.C. 2016. A true test of color effects on marine invertebrate settlement: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 483: 156–161.
- Filip, N.*, Pustam, A.*, Ells, V.*, Grosicki, K.M.T.*, Yang, J.*, Oguejiofor, I.*, Bishop, C.D., DeMont, M.E., Smith-Palmer, T., Wyeth, R.C. 2016. Fouling-release and chemical activity effects of a siloxane-based material on tunicates. Marine Environmental Research 116: 41–50. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.015
- Smith-Palmer, T., *Lin, S., *Oguejiofor, I., *Leng, T.,*Pustam, A., Graham, L.L., , Bishop, C.D., Wyeth, R.C., DeMont, M.E. Pink, D. 2016. In Situ Confocal Raman Microscopy of Hydrated Early Stages of Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Various Surfaces in a Flow Cell. Applied Spectroscopy 70(2): 289–301.
- *Schwarz, J.S., *McCullagh, G.B., Wyeth, R.C. 2016. Detection of substrate-associated odour cues versus prey-associated cues by the oral veil in Tritonia diomedea. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology 49(2): 93–107.
- *Vasey, G., Lukeman, R., and Wyeth, R.C. 2015. Additional navigational strategies can augment odor-gated rheotaxis for navigation under conditions of variable flow. Integrative and Comparative Bioology. 55(3): 447–460
- *Carrigan, I.D., Croll, R.P., and Wyeth, R.C. 2015. Morphology, innervation and peripheral sensory cells of the siphon of Aplysia californica. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 523(16): 2409–2425.
- *McCullagh, G.B., Bishop, C.D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2014. One rhinophore probably provides sufficient sensory input for odour-based navigation by the nudibranch mollusc, Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 4149–4158.
- *Ryan, S., *Livingstone, S., *Barry, J., Williams, P.J., Wyeth, R.C. 2014. Laboratory comparison of American lobster, Homarus americanus, foraging responses to invasive green crab, Carcinus maenas, and two traditional finfish baits. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology. 47: 291–297
- Cummins,S.F., Wyeth,R.C. 2014. Olfaction in Gastropods. In Neuroecology and neuroethology in molluscs: the interface between behavior and environment, p45-72. Edited by: Winlow, B. and Di Cosmo, A. Nova Science Publishers Ltd, Hauppauge, New York, USA
- Heyland, A., Croll, R., *Goodall, S., *Kranyak, S., Wyeth, R.C. 2014. Trichoplax adherens, an enigmatic basal metazoan with potential. In Methods in Molecular Biology: Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and other Marine Invertebrate Model Systems, p45-61. Stricker, S., Carroll, D., Eds. Humana Press, New York.
- *Pustam, A., *Smith, C., *Deering, C., *Grosicki, K.M., *Leng, T.Y., *Lin, S., *Yang, J., Pink, D., Gill, T., Graham, L., Derksen, D., Bishop, C., DeMont, M.E., Wyeth, R.C., and Smith-Palmer, T. 2014. Interactions of protamine with the marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas sp. NCIMB 2021. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 58: 225–230.
- Wyeth, R.C., *Braubach, O.R., Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2011. Videograms: a method for repeatable unbiased quantitative behavioural analysis without scoring or tracking. In Zebrafish Neurobehavioral Protocols, Neuromethods 51: 15-33. Kalueff, A.V and Cachat, J.M. Eds. Humana Press, New York.
- *Braubach, O.R., Wyeth, R.C., Murray, A., Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2011. A simple and effective method to condition olfactory behaviors in groups of zebrafish. In Zebrafish Neurobehavioral Protocols, Neuromethods 51: 85-97. Kalueff, A.V and Cachat, J.M. Eds. Humana Press, New York
- Wyeth, R.C. and Croll, R.P. 2011. Peripheral sensory cells in the cephalic sensory organs of Lymnaea stagnalis. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 519: 1894-1913.
- Wyeth, R.C. 2010. Should animals navigating over short distances switch to a magnetic compass sense? Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 4:42.
- Wyeth, R.C., Croll, R.P., Willows, A.O.D., and Spencer, A.N. 2009. 1-Phenoxy-2-propanol is a useful anaesthetic for gastropods used in neurophysiology. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 176(2): 121-128.
- Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Field behavior of the nudibranch mollusc, Tritonia diomedea. Biological Bulletin. 210(2):81-96. [featured as the Editor’s pick and provided the cover artwork for the journal issue]
- Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Odours detected by rhinophores mediate orientation to flow in the nudibranch mollusc, Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 209(8):1441-1453.
- Wyeth, R.C., Woodward, O.M., and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Orientation and navigation relative to water flow, prey, conspecifics, and predators by the nudibranch mollusc, Tritonia diomedea. Biological Bulletin. 210(2):97-108.
- Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Adaptation of underwater video surveillance for near substratum current measurement. Biological Bulletin. 211(2):101-105.
- Govindarajan, A., Chen, T., Wyeth, R.C., Willows, A.O.D., Böhringer, K.F. 2004. Intracellular neuronal recording with flexible micro-machined probe implants. Solid State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head, SC, USA.
- Holman, G., Hanein, Y., Wyeth, R.C., Willows, A.O.D., Denton, D.D., and Böhringer, K.F. 2002. Silicon micro-needles with flexible interconnections. 2nd International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology, Madison, WI, USA.
- Hanein, Y., Böhringer, K.F., Wyeth, R.C., and Willows, A.O.D. 2002. Towards MEMS probes for intracellular recording. Sensors Update. 10(1.3):1-29. Invited article.
- Hanein, Y., Lang, U., Theobald, J., Wyeth, R.C., Daniel, T., Denton, D.D., Willows, A.O.D. and Böhringer, K.F. 2001. Intracellular recording with high aspect ratio MEMS neuronal probes. 11th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators, Munich, Germany.
- Mackie, G.O. and Wyeth, R.C. 2000. Conduction and coordination in deganglionated ascidians. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78:1626-1639.
- Wyeth, R.C. 1999. Video and electron microscopy of particle feeding in sandwich cultures of the hexactinellid sponge, Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni. Invertebrate Biology. 118(3):236-242.
- Wyeth, R.C., Leys, S.P., and Mackie, G.O. 1996. Use of sandwich cultures for the study of feeding in the hexactinellid sponge Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni (Lambe, 1892). Acta Zoologica. 77:227-232.