Caitlin E. McDonough
Syracuse University
12 Papers
14 Citations
Caitlin E. McDonough is an academic researcher from Syracuse University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Oocyte activation & Endangered species. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 12 publications. Previous affiliations of Caitlin E. McDonough include Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute & Beloit College.
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Papers
An alternative hypothesis for the evolution of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals
TL;DR: The authors hypothesize an ancestral condition of indiscriminate sexual behaviours directed towards all sexes, rather than a state in which different-sex sexual behaviour is a baseline and same-sexSexual behaviour is anomalous.
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CaV3.2 T-type channels mediate Ca2+ entry during oocyte maturation and following fertilization
Miranda L. Bernhardt,Yingpei Zhang,Christian Erxleben,Elizabeth Padilla-Banks,Caitlin E. McDonough,Yi-Liang Miao,David L. Armstrong,Carmen J. Williams +7 more
TL;DR: Overall, these data show that CaV3.2 T-type channels have prev8iously unrecognized roles in supporting the meiotic-maturation-associated increase in ER Ca2+ stores and mediating Ca2- influx required for the activation of development.
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Reproductive Impacts of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Wildlife Species: Implications for Conservation of Endangered Species.
TL;DR: Drawing from other investigations into nonthreatened wildlife species, opportunities for new approaches to advance understanding and potentially mitigate the effects of EDCs on endangered species to enhance their fertility are highlighted.
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Frequency of exogenous hormone therapy impacts spermiation in male Fowler’s toad (Bufo fowleri)
Caitlin E. McDonough,Michelle W. Martin,Carrie K. Vance,Carrie K. Vance,Judith A. Cole,Andrew J. Kouba +5 more
TL;DR: Examination of the effects of the frequency of hormone-induced spermiation on sperm quantity and quality in Fowler's toad by comparing four levels of hormone injection frequencies recommends that hormone injections be spaced a minimum of 2 weeks apart to optimise the health of the animals, assisted breeding, IVF or collection of gametes for genome resource banking.
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Regulator of G-protein signaling 2 (RGS2) suppresses premature calcium release in mouse eggs
Miranda L. Bernhardt,Katie M. Lowther,Elizabeth Padilla-Banks,Caitlin E. McDonough,Katherine N. Lee,Alexei V. Evsikov,Tracy F. Uliasz,Peter Chidiac,Carmen J. Williams,Lisa M. Mehlmann +9 more
TL;DR: Findings indicate that RGS2 functions as a brake to suppress premature Ca2+ release in eggs that are poised on the brink of development, preventing egg activation prior to fertilization.