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PEER-REVIEWED (ACADEMIC)

PUBLICATIONS

Copies of all publications available upon request. *Indicates equal contributions.

------------- In review or in revision -------------

Borowiec, B.G., Firth, B.L., Craig, P.M. Under review. O2 consumption during recovery from loss of equilibrium induced by warming, hypoxia, or exhaustive exercise in rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum). 

------------- 2024 -------------

Bundgård, A.M., Borowiec, B.G., and Lau, G.Y. 2024. Are reactive oxygen species always bad? Lessons from hypoxia ectotherms. J. Exp. Biol. 227 (6): jeb246549.

------------- 2023 -------------

Borowiec, B.G. and Leonard, E.M. 2023. Respiratory responses to hypoxia in fishes. The Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology (2nd Edition). Elsevier. [Invited Book Chapter] 

Turko, A.J., Firth, B.L., Craig, P.M., Eliason, E.J., Raby, G.D., Borowiec, B.G. 2023. Lab vs. field differences: a century-old dilemma for comparative physiologists. J. Exp. Biol. 226 (23): jeb246037

Rossi, G.S. and Borowiec, B.G. 2023. Fish muscle physiology and plasticity. The Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology (2nd Edition). Elsevier.  [Invited Book Chapter]

 

Borowiec, B.G., Wilkie, M.P., McDonald, A.E. 2023. Oxidative stress in mitochondria isolated from senescent sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 285: 111503.

Borowiec, B.G. 2023. Science communication in experimental biology: experiences and recommendations. J. Exp. Biol. 226(16): jeb245780. [Highlighted as a "Most-Read Centenary Article" by JEB Editors, Jan. 2024]

Borowiec, B.G. 2023. Ten simple rules for scientists engaging in science communication. PLoS Comput. Biol. 19(7): e1011251. 

Borowiec, B.G. and Freud, C.A. 2023. The 5 Fact Story. Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide. Springer Nature.  [Book Chapter]

------------- 2022 -------------

Borowiec, B.G., Birceanu, O., Wilson, J., McDonald, A.E., and Wilkie, M.P. 2022. Niclosamide is a much more potent toxicant of mitochondrial respiration than TFM in invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Environ. Sci. Tech. 56(18): 4970–4979.

Blewett, T.A., Binning, S.A., Weinrauch, A.M., Ivy, C.M., Rossi, G.S., Borowiec, B.G., Lau, G.Y., Aragao, I., Norin, T. 2022. Physiological and behavioural strategies of aquatic animals living in fluctuating environments. J. Exp. Biol. 225(9): jeb242503.

------------- 2021 -------------

Borowiec, B.G., Docker, M.F., Johnson, N.S., Moser, M.L., Zielinski, B., and Wilkie, M.P. 2021. Exploiting the unique physiology of lampreys to refine methods of control and conservation. J. Great Lakes Res. 47: S723-S741.

Borowiec, B.G., and Scott, G.R. 2021. Rapid and reversible modulation of blood haemoglobin content during diel cycles of hypoxia in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 261: 111054.

------------- 2020 -------------

Borowiec, B.G., and Scott, G.R. 2020. Hypoxia acclimation alters reactive oxygen species homeostasis and oxidative status in estuarine killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). J. Exp. Biol. 223: jeb222877.

Borowiec, B.G., Hoffman, R.D., Hess, C.D., Galvez, F., and Scott, G.R. 2020. Evolutionary variation in hypoxia tolerance and hypoxia acclimation responses in killifish from the family Fundulidae. J. Exp. Biol. 223: jeb209692 

Houpt, N., Borowiec, B.G., Bose, A.P.H., Brown, N.A., Scott, G.R., and Balshine, S. 2020. Parental males of the plainfin midshipman are physiologically resilient to the challenges of the intertidal zone. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 93(2): 111-128.

------------- 2019 -------------

Du, S.N.N., Choi, J.A., McCallum, E.S., McLean, A.R., Borowiec, B.G., Balshine, S., and Scott, G.R. 2019. Metabolic implications of wastewater exposure in bluegill sunfish. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C. 224: 108562

Bose, A.P.H.*, Borowiec, B.G.*, Scott, G.R., and Balshine, S. 2019. Nesting on high: reproductive and physiological consequences of living in the intertidal zone. Evol. Ecol. 33: 29 - 36.

------------- 2018 -------------

Borowiec, B.G., McClelland, G.B., Rees, B.B., and Scott, G.R. 2018. Distinct metabolic adjustments arise from acclimation to constant hypoxia and intermittent hypoxia in estuarine killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus).  J. Exp. Biol. 221: jeb190900. 

Tuong, D.D., Borowiec, B., Clifford, A., Filogonio, R., Somo, D., Huong, D.T.T., Phuong, N.T., Wang, T., Bayley, M., and Milsom, W.K. 2018. Ventilatory responses of the clown knifefish, Chitala ornata, to hypercarbia and hypercapnia. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 188: 581 - 589. 

Borowiec, B.G., O’Connor, C.M., Goodick, K., Scott, G.R., and Balshine, S. 2018. The preference for social affiliation renders fish willing to accept lower O2 levels. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 91: 716-724. 

------------- 2016 -------------

Borowiec, B.G.*, Crans, K.D.*, Khajali, F., Pranckevicius, N.A., Young, A., and Scott, G.R. 2016. Interspecific and environment-induced variation in hypoxia tolerance in sunfish. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 198: 59-71.

Du, S.N.N., Mahalingam, S., Borowiec, B.G., and Scott, G.R. 2016. Mitochondrial physiology and reactive oxygen species production are altered by acclimation to constant hypoxia and intermittent hypoxia in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). J. Exp. Biol. 219: 1130-1138. 

------------- 2015 -------------

Borowiec, B.G., Darcy, K.L., Gillette, G.M., and Scott, G.R. 2015. Distinct physiological strategies are used to cope with constant hypoxia and intermittent hypoxia in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). J. Exp. Biol. 218: 1198-1211. 

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