Integrative and Comparative Biology

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Marvalee H. Wake

What is "Integrative Biology"?
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 239-241; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.239 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Motonori Hoshi, Kazuya Kobayashi, Sachiko Arioka, Sumitaka Hase, and Midori Matsumoto

Switch from Asexual to Sexual Reproduction in the Planarian Dugesia ryukyuensis
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 242-246; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.242 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David L. Kirk

Seeking the Ultimate and Proximate Causes of Volvox Multicellularity and Cellular Differentiation
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 247-253; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer R. Kimbell and Margaret J. McFall-Ngai

The Squid-Vibrio Symbioses: From Demes to Genes
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 254-260; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Donoghue and Brian R. Moore

Toward an Integrative Historical Biogeography
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 261-270; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Mounolou, Guillaume Queney, Gérard Bolet, Nicole Dennebouy, and Monique Monnerot

Integrative Biology and Genetic Resources Management
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 271-275; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.271 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John S. Pearse

The Promise of Integrative Biology: Resurrection of the Naturalist
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 276-277; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.276 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edwin L. Cooper

Comparative Immunology
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 278-280; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Werner E. G. Müller and Isabel M. Müller

Origin of the Metazoan Immune System: Identification of the Molecules and Their Functions in Sponges
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 281-292; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher J. Bayne

Origins and Evolutionary Relationships Between the Innate and Adaptive Arms of Immune Systems
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 293-299; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomas Ganz

The Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Innate Immunity
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 300-304; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.300 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith E. Humphries and Timothy P. Yoshino

Cellular Receptors and Signal Transduction in Molluscan Hemocytes: Connections with the Innate Immune System of Vertebrates
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 305-312; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert I. Lehrer, J. Andrew Tincu, Steven W. Taylor, Lorenzo P. Menzel, and Alan J. Waring

Natural Peptide Antibiotics from Tunicates: Structures, Functions and Potential Uses
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 313-322; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael S. Quesenberry, Hafiz Ahmed, Maria T. Elola, Nuala O'Leary, and Gerardo R. Vasta

Diverse Lectin Repertoires in Tunicates Mediate Broad Recognition and Effector Innate Immune Responses
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 323-330; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.323 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary W. Litman, Jeffrey A. Yoder, John P. Cannon, and Robert N. Haire

Novel Immune-type Receptor Genes and the Origins of Adaptive and Innate Immune Recognition
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 331-337; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.331 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simona Bartl, Meredith Baish, Irving L. Weissman, and Marilyn Diaz

Did the Molecules of Adaptive Immunity Evolve from the Innate Immune System?
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 338-346; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John J. Marchalonis, G. Kerr Whitfield, and Samuel F. Schluter

Rapid Evolutionary Emergence of the Combinatorial Recognition Repertoire
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 347-359; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.347 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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Richard A. Cloney

Histology: An Interactive Virtual Microscope
Integr. Comp. Biol. 2003 43: 360; doi:10.1093/icb/43.2.360 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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