18. Butler, J.M., E. Herath, A, Rimal, S.M. Whitlow, andK.P. Maruska. 2020. Galanin activation in feeding, parental care, and infanticide in a mouthbrooding African cichlid fish. Horm. Behav. 126: 104870.PDF
17. Butler, J.M. andK.P. Maruska.2020.Noise during mouthbrooding impairs maternal care behaviors and juvenile development and alters brain transcriptomes in the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni. Genes, Brain and Behavior. PDF
16. Maruska, K.P., J.M. Butler, K.E. Field, C.M. Forester, and A. Augustus. 2020. Neural activation patterns related to energetic status and maternal mouthbrooding in an African cichlid fish. Neuroscience. 446: 199-212.PDF
15. Butler, J.M., C.M. Anselmo, and K.P. Maruska.2020. Female reproductive state is associated with changes in distinct arginine vasotocin cell types in the preoptic area of Astatotilapia burtoni. J Comp Neurol. PDF
14. Maruska, K.P., J.M Butler, C.M. Anselmo, and G. Tandukar. 2020. Distribution of aromatase in the brain of African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni: Aromatase expression, but not estrogen receptors, varies with female reproductive state. J Comp Neurol. 528: 2499-2522.
13. Butler, J.M. and K.P. Maruska. 2020. Underwater noise impairs social communication during aggressive and reproductive encounters. Anim Behav. In press.
12. Butler, J.M., S.M. Whitlow, L.S. Rogers, R.L. Putland, A.F. Mensinger, and K.P Maruska.2019. Reproductive state-dependent plasticity in the visual system of an African cichlid fish. Horm Behav. 114: 104539.
11. Butler, J.M. and K.P. Maruska. 2019. Expression of tachykinin3 and related reproductive markers in the brain of the African cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni. J Comp Neurol. 527:1210-1227. PDF
10. Butler, J.M., S.M. Whitlow, D.A. Roberts, and K.P. Maruska.2018. Neural and behavioural correlates of repeated social defeat. Scientific Reports 8:6818. PDF
9. Maruska, K.P., J.M. Butler, and K.E. Field. 2018. Alternative Reproductive Phenotypes within Species. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction, 2nd edition, Volume 6: Comparative Reproduction (Skinner, M.K., Swanson, P., section eds). Elsevier.
8. Butler, J.M., S.M. Whitlow, A.P. Gwan, P. Chakrabarty, and K.P. Maruska. 2017. Swim bladder morphology changes with female reproductive state in the mouth brooding African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni.J Exp Biol. 220: 4463-4470 (featured in "Inside JEB" section). PDF
7. Nikonov, A.N., J.M. Butler, K.E. Field, J. Caprio, and K.P. Maruska. 2017. Reproductive and metabolic state differences in olfactory responses to amino acids in a mouth brooding African cichlid fish. J Exp Biol. 220: 2980-2992.PDF
6. Webb, J., K.P. Maruska,J.M Butler, and M. Schwalbe. The mechanosensory lateral line system of cichlid fishes: anatomy to behavior. In: The Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of Cichlid Fishes: A Contemporary Modern Synthesis. (Abate, ME, Noakes, DLG, eds). Springer Academic.
5. Maruska, K.P., J.M. Butler, K.E. Field and D.T. Porter. 2017. Localization of GABAergic, Glutamatergic, and Cholingergic Neurons in the Brain of the African Cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni. J Comp Neurol. 525: 610-638. PDF
4. Butler, J.M. and K.P. Maruska. 2016. Mechanosensory signaling as a potential mode of communication during social interactions in fishes. Invited Commentary, J Exp Biol. 219: 2781-2789.PDF
3. Butler, J.M., K.E. Field, andK.P. Maruska.2016. Cobalt chloride treatment used to ablate the lateral line system also impairs the olfactory system in three freshwater fishes. Plos One. 11(7): e0159521.PDF
2. Butler, J.M. andK.P. Maruska. 2016. The mechanosensory lateral line system activates socially-relevant brain regions during territorial interactions. Front Behav Neurosci. 10:93.PDF
1.Butler, J.M. and K.P. Maruska. 2015. The mechanosensory lateral line is used to assess opponents and mediate aggressive behaviors during territorial interactions in an African cichlid fish. J Exp Biol. 218: 3284-3294. (featured as "Editor's Choice" article and highlighted in "Inside JEB" section). PDF
