2008

Chung-Davidson YW, Bryan MB, Teeter J, Bedore CN and Li W. 2008. Neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to weak electric fields in adult sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus). Hormones and Behavior. In press (corrected proof available online)

Bryan MB, Scott AP and Li W. 2008. Sex steroids and their receptors in lampreys. Steroids. 73(1) 1-12.

2007

Li W, Twohey M, Jones M and Wagner M. 2007. Research to guide use of pheromones to control sea lamprey. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 33 (special issue 2): 70-86.

Yun SS and Li W. 2007. Identification of an antimicrobial aminosterol squalamine in the white blood cells of sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Journal of Lipid Research. In press.

Bryan MB, Scott AP and Li W 2007. The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) has a receptor for androstendione. Biology of Reproduction. 77: 688-696. (This article was highlighted in the Editors’ Choice section, Science 317: 723).

Young BA, Bryan MB, Glenn JR, Yun SS, Scott AP and Li W. 2007. Dose-response relationship of 15 alpha-hydroxylated sex steroids to gonadotropin-releasing hormones and pituitary extract in male sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 151(1): 108-115.

2006

Johnson NS , Luehring MA, Siefkes MJ and Li W 2006. Mating pheromone reception and induced behavior in ovulating female sea lampreys. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26(1): 88-96.

Corkum LD, Arbuckle WJ, Belanger AJ, Gammon DB, Li W, Scott AP and Zielinski B 2006. Evidence of a male sex pheromone in the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Biological Invasions 8(1): 105-112.

Bryan MB, Young BA, Close DA, Semeyn J, Robinson TC, Bayer J and Li W 2006. Comparison of synthesis of 15 alpha-hydroxylated steroids in males of four North American lamprey species. General and Comparative Endocrinology 146(2): 149-156.

Belanger RM, Corkum LD, Li W and Zielinski BS 2006. Olfactory sensory input increases gill ventilation in male round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) during exposure to steroids. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology a-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 144(2): 196-202.

2005

Siefkes MJ, Winterstein SR and Li W 2005. Evidence that 3-keto petromyzonol sulphate specifically attracts ovulating female sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Animal Behaviour 70: 1037-1045.

Rees CB, Wu H and Li W 2005. Cloning of CYP1A in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Aquaculture 246(1-4): 11-23.

Rees CB, McCormick SD and Li W 2005. A non-lethal method to estimate CYP1A expression in laboratory and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology 141(3): 217-224.

Li W 2005. Potential multiple functions of a male sea lamprey pheromone. Chemical Senses 30: I307-i308.

Johnson NS , Siefkes MJ and Li W 2005. Capture of ovulating female sea lampreys in traps baited with spermiating male sea lampreys. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25(1): 67-72.

Gammon DB, Li W, Scott AP, Zielinski BS and Corkum LD 2005. Behavioural responses of female Neogobius melanostomus to odours of conspecifics. Journal of Fish Biology 67(3): 615-626.

Bryan MB, Zalinski D, Filcek KB, Libants S, Li W and Scribner KT 2005. Patterns of invasion and colonization of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in North America as revealed by microsatellite genotypes. Molecular Ecology 14(12): 3757-3773.

Arbuckle WJ, Belanger AJ, Corkum LD, Zielinski BS, Li W, Yun SS, Bachynski S and Scott AP 2005. In vitro biosynthesis of novel 5 beta-reduced steroids by the testis of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus. General and Comparative Endocrinology 140(1): 1-13.

2004

Bryan MB, Scott AP, Young BA, Cerny I & Li W. 15?-Hydroxyprogesterone in Male Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L. Steroids, in press.

Belanger, A.J., Arbuckle W.L., Corkum, L.D., Gammon, G.B., Li W., Scottt, A..P., Zielinski B.S. Behavioural and electrophysiological responses by reproductive female round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) to odours released by conspecific males. Journal of Fish Biology, in press.

Chung, Y.-W., Teeter, J. and Li, W. 2004. Brain pathways and behavioral responses to weak electric fields in parasitic sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus. Behavioral Neuroscience, in press.

Chung, Y.-W., Rees, C., Wu, H. and Li, W. 2004. Expression patterns of ß-Naphthoflavone induced CYP1A in brain of Juvenile Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush. Journal of Experimental Biology, in press.

Johnson N, Siefkes MJ and Li W. 2004. Capturing Ovulating Female Sea Lampreys in Pheromone Baited Traps. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, In press.

Li W, Siefkes MJ, Scott AP, and Teeter JH. 2004. Sex pheromone communication in the sea lamprey: implications for integrated management. Journal of Great Lakes Research, in press.

Li W, Scott AP, Siefkes MJ, Yun, SS & Zielinski B. 2004. A male pheromone in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus): an overview. Comparative physiology and Biochemistry, in press.

Siefkes MJ and Li W. 2004. Detection and discrimination of bile acids of mature male sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) by the olfactory epithelium of conspecific females. J. Comp. Physiol. A, 190: 193-199.

Rees CB and Li W. 2004. Development and application of A real-time quantitative PCR assay for measuring CYP1A mRNA levels in three genera of salmonids. Aquatic Toxicolology. 66: 357-368.

Young, B., Bryan, M., Sower, S., Scott, A and Li, W. 2004. 15?-Hydroxytestosterone Induction by GnRH I and GnRH III in Atlantic and Great Lakes Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 136: 276-281.

Young BA, Sower SA, Bryan MB & Li W. The Effect of Chemosterilization on Sex Steroid Production in Male Sea Lampreys. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, in press.

Rees, C.B., Wu, H., Li, W. 2004. Cloning of CYP1A in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Journal of Aquaculture, in press.

Twohey, M.B., Sorensen, P.W. and Li, W. 2004. How might new knowledge of pheromone communication in sea lampreys contribute to an integrated sea lamprey management program. Journal of Great Lakes Research, in press.

Zielinski, B., Arbuckle, W., Belanger, A., Corkum, L.D., Li, W. Scott, A.P. 2004. Evidence for the Release of Sex Pheromones by Male Round Gobies (Neogobius melanostomus). Journal of Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, In Press.

2003

Rees, C.B., McCormick, S.D., Li, W. 2003. Quantitative PCR analysis of CYP1A induction in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Aquatic Toxicology, 62(1): 67-78.

Bryan, M.B., Libants, S.V., Warrillow, J.A., Li, W., Scribner, K.T. 2003. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the landlocked sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Conservation Genetics. 4(1): 113-116.
Yun, S-S., Scott, A. P., and Li, W. 2003. Pheromones of the male sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L: structural studies on a new compound, 3-keto allocholic acid, and 3-keto petromyzonol sulfate. Steroids. 68, 297-304.

Siefkes, M.J., Bergstedt, R.A., Twohey, M.B., and Li, W. 2003. Chemosterilization of male sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus does not affect sex pheromone release. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 60: 23-31.

Siefkes, M.J., Zielinski, B., Scott, A.P., Yun, S-S., and Li, W. 2003. Male sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, excrete a sex pheromone from gill epithelia. Biology of Reproduction, 69: 125-132.

Frontini, A., Zaidi, A., Hua, H., Wolak, T., Greer, A., Kafitz, K., Li, W., Zielinski, B. 2003. Olfactory bulb Organization in the Larval Stage of the Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus: Discrete Subsets of Olfactory Glomeruli with Golf Localization and with 5HT Innervation. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 465: 27-37.

Bryan, M.B., Scott, A.P., Yun, S.S., Cerny, I., Li, W. 2003. 15?-Hydroxytestosterone produced in vitro and in vivo in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 132: 418-426.

Siefkes, M.J. and Li, W. 2003. Electrophysiological evidence for detection and discrimination of pheromonal bile acids by the olfactory epithelium of female sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) Accepted by the Journal of Comparative Physiology A.

Yun, S-S, Scott, A. P., Bayer, J. M, Seelye, J. G., Close, D, and Li, W. 2003. HPLC and ELISA analyses of larval bile acids from Pacific and western brook lampreys. Steroids, 515-523.

Rees, C and Li, W. 2003. Development and application of a real-time quantitative PCR assay for determining CYP1A transcripts in three genera of salmonids. Aquatic Toxicology, in press.

Li, W., Siefkes, M.J., Scott, A.P., and Teeter, J.H. 2003. Sex pheromone communication in the sea lamprey: implications for integrated management. Journal of Great Lakes Research. In press.

2002

Li, W., Scott, A. P., Siefkes, M. J., Yan, H., Liu, Q., Yun, S. and Gage, D. 2002. Bile acid secreted by male sea lamprey that acts as a sex pheromone. Science. 296, 138-141.

Yun, S-S., Siefkes, M. J., Scott. A. P., and Li. W. 2002. Development and application of an ELISA for a sex pheromone released by the male sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 129: 163-170.

Weiming Li, Associate Professor
Michigan State University
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Laboratory (Natural Resources) - (517) 432-1141
Wet Laboratory - (517) 432-8087
Fax: (517) 432-1699
liweim@msu.edu