BRITTNEY G. BOROWIEC, Ph.D.
PEER-REVIEWED (ACADEMIC)
PUBLICATIONS
Copies of all publications available upon request. *Indicates equal contributions.












Preprints
Borowiec, B.G. A quick start guide for scientists engaging in science communication. OSF Preprints. doi: 10.31219/osf.io/kmztx
Accepted/In press
Borowiec, B.G. and Freud, C.A. 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.