Dr. Rachel Bowden
School Director & Distinguished Professor of Ecological Physiology
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SLB Science Laboratory Building 244
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
BSC 299.001 Independent Honor Study
BSC 290.007 Research In Biological Sciences
BSC 599.001 Research In The Biological Sciences
BSC 299.002 Independent Honor Study
BSC 290.007 Research In Biological Sciences
BSC 599.001 Research In The Biological Sciences
Teaching Interests & Areas
Ecological Physiology of Animals;
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy;
Graduate and Undergraduate Seminars
Research Interests & Areas
Maternal resource provisioning to offspring;
Sex determination;
Ecoimmunology
Post-Doc Zoology & Genetics
Iowa State University
Ph D Biology
Indiana University
Bloomington
BA Environmental, Population, and Organismal Biology
University of Colorado
Boulder
Million Dollar Club
ISU
2015
Outstanding University Researcher
ISU
2013
Outstanding College Researcher Award - Sciences
ISU College of Arts & Sciences
2012
Grants and Contracts
Nature of systemic and mucosal B cell function in reptiles
Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
National Institutes of Health. June 15 2018 - June 30 2022
Induced immunity as a source of maternal effects on offspring phenotype (renewal application - resubmission)
Scott Kitchener Sakaluk, Charles Thompson, Rachel Michelle Bowden, E Keith Bowers, Laura Anne Vogel, .
National Institutes of Health. September 6 2017 - August 31 2020
MRI: Acquisition of a high speed cell sorter for interdisciplinary student research and training in Biological Sciences
Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Nathan T. Mortimer, Ben Sadd.
National Science Foundation. September 1 2017 - August 31 2021
Book, Chapter
Freshwater turtles
Rachel Michelle Bowden.
(2010), 3, 462-68, Encyclopedia of Animal Behaviour, Oxford: Academic Press.
Journal Article
Responsiveness to cold snaps by turtle embyros depends on exposure timing and duration
Clinton R Warren, Anthony T Breitenbach, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ryan T Paitz.
(2025)
To bob or not to bob: Context-dependence of an antipredator response in neotropical harvestmen
Austin C Calhoun, Kerrigan B Tobin, Dylan M Poorboy, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ben M Sadd.
(2025)
Experiencing short heat waves early in development changes thermal responsiveness of turtle embryos to later heat waves
Anthony T Breitenbach, Rosario A Marroquín-Flores, Ryan T Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 226, (2023)
Effects of Constant and Fluctuating Temperatures on Gene Expression During Gonadal Development
Anthony T Breitenbach, Rachel M Bowden, Ryan T Paitz.
Integrative and Comparative Biology, (2022)
Sex-specific effects of hatching order on nestling baseline corticosterone in a wild songbird
Madison A Rittinger, Rachel M Bowden, Logan A Sauers, Ryan T Paitz, Christine J Poppe, Charles F Thompson, Scott K Sakaluk.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 319, 113964, (2022)
Temperature fluctuations and estrone sulfate affect gene expression via different mechanisms to promote female development in a species with temperature-dependent sex determination
Rosario A Marroquín-Flores, Ryan T Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, (2022)
Understanding how variable thermal environments affect the molecular mechanisms underlying temperature-sensitive phenotypes: lessons from sex determination
Ryan T Paitz, Anthony T Breitenbach, Rosario A Marroquin-Flores, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 225, jeb242373, (2022)
Brief exposure to warm temperatures reduces intron retention in Kdm6b in a species with temperature-dependent sex determination
Rosario Marroquin-Flores, Rachel M Bowden, Ryan T Paitz.
Biology Letters, (2021)
Is thermal responsiveness affected by maternal estrogens in species with temperature-dependent sex determination?
Rachel M Bowden, Ryan T Paitz.
Sexual Development, (2021), DOI: 10.1159/000515187
Characterizing the timing of yolk testosterone metabolism and the effects of metabolites on development in avian eggs
Nicole Campbell, Rachel Angles, Rachel M Bowden, Joseph M Casto, Ryan T Paitz.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, jeb210427, (2020)
Comment on: Carter AW, Paitz RT, Bowden RM. 2019. The Devil is in the Details: Identifying Aspects of Temperature Variation that Underlie Sex Determination in Species with TSD. Integrative and Comparative Biology 59:1081-8 Reply
Amanda W Carter, Ryan T Paitz, Rachel M Bowden.
Integrative and Comparative Biology60, 60, 1351-1354, (2020)
Using naturalistic incubation temperatures to demonstrate how variation in the timing and continuity of heat wave exposure influences phenotype
Anthony T Breitenbach, Amanda W Carter, Ryan T Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences, 287, 20200992, (2020)
Intestinal B cells in the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta: Anatomical distribution and implications for ecological interactions with pathogenic microbes
Marc Ashford, Sarah Palackdharry, Ben Sadd, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Journal of Experimental Zoology, 331, 407-415, (2019)
Posthatching parental care and offspring growth vary with maternal corticosterone level in a wild bird population
E Keith Bowers, Charles F Thompson, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Scott K Sakaluk.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, (2019)
Red-eared slider hatchlings (Trachemys scripta) show a seasonal shift in behavioral types
Haley Nichols, Amanda W Carter, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Zoology, 331, 485-493, (2019)
The devil is in the details: identifying aspects of temperature variation that underlie sex determination in species with TSD
Amanda W Carter, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59, 1081-1088, (2019)
The world is not flat: accounting for the dynamic nature of the environment as we move beyond static experimental manipulations
Rachel Michelle Bowden, Timothy Greives.
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59, 1033-1037, (2019)
Evidence of embryonic regulation of maternally derived yolk corticosterone
Amanda W Carter, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ryan Paitz.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 221, jeb 182600, (2018)
Short heatwaves during fluctuating incubation regimes produce females under temperature-dependent sex determination with implications for sex ratios in nature
Amanda Carter, Ben Sadd, Tracey Tuberville, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Scientific Reports, 8, 3, (2018)
Temperature fluctuations and maternal estrogens as critical factors for understanding temperature-dependent sex determination in nature
Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ryan Paitz.
Journal of Experimental Zoology, 329, 177-184, (2018)
Characterizing the distribution of steroid sulfatase during embryonic development: when and where might metabolites of maternal steroids be reactivated?
Ryan Paitz, Kristin Duffield, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 (24), 4567-4570, (2017)
Immunocompetence in a long-lived ectothermic vertebrate is temperature dependent but shows no decline in older adults
Laura M Zimmerman, Amanda W Carter, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura A Vogel.
Functional Ecology, 31, 1383-1389, (2017)
Introduction to ecoimmunology: An integrative approach
Rachel Michelle Bowden, Susannah French, Gregory Demas.
Journal of Experimental Zoology, 327, 219-221, (2017)
Seasonal shifts in sex ratios are mediated by maternal effects and fluctuating incubation temperatures
Amanda W Carter, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ryan T Paitz.
Functional Ecology, 31, 876-884, (2017)
The effect of environmental temperature on reptilian peripheral blood B cell functions
Sarah Palackdharry, Ben M Sadd, Laura A Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Hormones and Behavior, 88, 87-94, (2017)
Elevated corticosterone during egg production elicits increased maternal investment and promotes nestling growth in a wild songbird
E Keith Bowers, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Charles Thompson, Scott Kitchener Sakaluk.
Hormones and Behavior, 83, 6-13, (2016)
Pre- and post-natal effects of corticosterone on fitness-related traits and the timing of endogenous corticosterone production in a songbird
Meghan S Strange, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Charles Thompson, Scott Kitchener Sakaluk.
Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 325A, 347-359, (2016)
Temperature experienced during incubation affects antioxidant capacity but not oxidative damage in hatchling red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Lisa A Treidel, Amanda W Carter, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 219, 561-570, (2016), doi:10.1242/jeb.128843
Turtle hatchlngs show behavioral types that are robust to environmental manipulations during development
Amanda W Carter, Ryan Paitz, Katie E McGhee, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Physiology and Behavior, 155, 46-55, (2016)
Immune activation generates corticosterone-mediated terminal reproductive investment in a wild bird
E. Keith Bowers, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Scott Kitchener Sakaluk, Charles Thompson.
American Naturalist, 185, 769-783, (2015)
Preovulatory maternal effects on intra- and interpopulation variation in sex ratios and phenotypic characteristics of Magdalena River turtles (Podocnemis lewyana)
Vivian P Paez, Laura Echeverri-G, Brian C Bock, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Lina Hinestroza, .
Herpetologica, 71, 196-202, (2015)
The in ovo conversion of oestrone to oestrone sulfate is rapid and subject to inhibition by Bisphenol A.
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Biology letters, 11 (4), 20140946, (2015), 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0946
A vertebrate cytokine primer for eco-immunologists
L M Zimmerman, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Functional Ecology, 28, 1061-1073, (2014)
Constancy in an inconstant world: moving beyond constant temperatures in the study of reptilian incubation
Rachel Michelle Bowden, Amanda W Carter, Ryan T Paitz.
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54, 830-840, (2014)
Constancy in an inconstant world: moving beyond constant temperatures in the study of reptilian incubation.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, A W Carter, Ryan Paitz.
Integrative and comparative biology, 54 (5), 830-40, (2014), 10.1093/icb/icu016
Corticosterone levels during the nesting process in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta)
Ryan T Paitz, Sandrine G Clairardin, Amelia Gould, Justin W Hicke, Laura M Zimmerman, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Herpetology, 48, 567-570, (2014)
Humoral immune responses are maintained with age in a long-lived ectotherm, the red-eared slider turtle
L M Zimmerman, S G Clairardin, R T Paitz, J W Hicke, K Lamagdeleine, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 216, 633-640, (2013)
Humoral immune responses are maintained with age in a long-lived ectotherm, the red-eared slider turtle.
L M Zimmerman, S G Clairardin, Ryan Paitz, J W Hicke, K A LaMagdeleine, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
The Journal of experimental biology, 216 (Pt 4), 633-40, (2013), 10.1242/jeb.078832
In ovo inhibition of steroid metabolism by bisphenol-a as a potential mechanism of endocrine disruption
S G Clairardin, R T Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280, 20131773, (2013)
Red-eared slider turtles lack response to immunization with keyhole limpet hemocyanin but have high levels of natural antibodies
L. M. Zimmerman, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
ISRN Zoology, 2013, 858941, (2013)
Seasonal, condition-dependent, and individual variation in testosterone in a natricine snake
R King, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Herpetology, 47, 179-183, (2013)
Sulfonation of maternal steroids is a conserved metabolic pathway in vertebrates.
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Integrative and comparative biology, 53 (6), 895-901, (2013), 10.1093/icb/ict027
The sulfonation of maternal steroids is a conserved metabolic pathway in vertebrates
Ryan T Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53, 895-901, (2013)
The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage
H B Shaffer, P Minx, G M Borchert, Rachel Michelle Bowden, R T Paitz, L M Zimmerman, +50 Additional Authors.
Genome Biology, 14, R28, (2013)
The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage.
H B Shaffer, P Minx, D E Warren, A M Shedlock, R C Thomson, N Valenzuela, J Abramyan, C T Amemiya, D Badenhorst, K K Biggar, Glen Borchert, C W Botka, Rachel Michelle Bowden, E L Braun, A M Bronikowski, B G Bruneau, L T Buck, B Capel, T A Castoe, M Czerwinski, K D Delehaunty, S V Edwards, C C Fronick, M K Fujita, L Fulton, T A Graves, R E Green, W Haerty, R Hariharan, O Hernandez, L W Hillier, A K Holloway, D Janes, F J Janzen, C Kandoth, L Kong, A P de Koning, Y Li, R Literman, S E McGaugh, L Mork, M O'Laughlin, Ryan Paitz, D D Pollock, C P Ponting, S Radhakrishnan, B J Raney, J M Richman, J St John, T Schwartz, A Sethuraman, P Q Spinks, K B Storey, N Thane, T Vinar, L M Zimmerman, W C Warren, E R Mardis, R K Wilson.
Genome biology, 14 (3), R28, (2013), 10.1186/gb-2013-14-3-r28
Yolk-albumen testosterone in a lizard with temperature-dependent sex determination: relation with development
V R Huang, Rachel Michelle Bowden, D Crews.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 186, 67-71, (2013)
Characterizing the metabolism and movement of yolk estradiol during embryonic development in the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta).
R. T. Paitz, A. R. Sawa, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 176 (3), 507-12, (2012)
Embryonic exposure to corticosterone modifies the juvenile stress response and elevates oxidative stress.
M. F. Haussmann, A. S. Longnecker, N. M. Marchetto, Steven Anthony Juliano, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Proceedings of the Royal Society London: Biological Sciences., 279 (1732), 1447-56, (2012)
No evidence that estrogens affect the development of the immune system in the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta
L. M. Zimmerman, R. T. Paitz, S. G. Clairardin, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Hormones & Behavior, 62, 331-336, (2012)
No evidence that estrogens affect the development of the immune system in the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta.
L M Zimmerman, Ryan Paitz, S G Clairardin, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Hormones and behavior, 62 (3), 331-6, (2012), 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.04.009
Reproductive allocation in female house wrens is not influenced by experimentally altered male attractiveness
Susan C Grana, Scott Kitchener Sakaluk, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Melissa A Doellman, Laura Anne Vogel, Charles Thompson.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66, 1247-1258, (2012)
Biological activity of oestradiol sulfate in an oviparous amniote: Implications for maternal steroid effects.
R. T. Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Proceedings of the Royal Society London:Biological Sciences., 278 (1714), 2005-10, (2011)
Biological activity of oestradiol sulphate in an oviparous amniote: implications for maternal steroid effects.
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 278 (1714), 2005-10, (2011), 10.1098/rspb.2010.2128
Embryonic modulation of maternal steroids in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Joseph M Casto.
Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 278 (1702), 99-106, (2011), 10.1098/rspb.2010.0813
Embryonic modulation of maternal steroids in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
R. T. Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden, J. M. Casto.
Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, 278 (1702), 99-106, (2011)
Field-measured heritability of the threshold for sex determination in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination
S. E. McGaugh, Rachel Michelle Bowden, C-H. Kuo, F. J. Janzen.
Evolutionary Ecology Research, 13, 75-90, (2011)
The ontogeny of post-maturation resource allocation in a turtle.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, R. T. Paitz, F. J. Janzen.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 84 (2), 204-11, (2011)
The ontogeny of postmaturation resource allocation in turtles.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ryan Paitz, F J Janzen.
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 84 (2), 204-11, (2011), 10.1086/658292
Climate and predation dominate juvenile and adult recruitment in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination
L. E. Schwanz, R.-J. Spencer, Rachel Michelle Bowden, F. J. Janzen.
Ecology, 91 (10), 3016-26, (2010)
Inheritance of nesting behavior across natural environmental variation in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination.
S. E. McGaugh, L. E. Schwanz, Rachel Michelle Bowden, J. E. Gonzalez, F. J. Janzen.
Proceedings of the Royal Society London: Biological Sciences, 277 (1685), 1219-26, (2010)
Phagocytic B cells in a reptile
L. M. Zimmerman, Laura Anne Vogel, Kevin Andrew Edwards, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Biology Letters, 6 (2), 270-3, (2010)
Progesterone metabolites, "xenobiotic-sensing" nuclear receptors, and the metabolism of maternal steroids.
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
General and comparative endocrinology, 166 (2), 217-21, (2010), 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.011
Progesterone metabolites, “xenobiotic-sensing” nuclear receptors, and the metabolism of maternal steroids.
R. T. Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 166 (2), 217-21, (2010)
Temperature fluctuations affect offspring sex but not morphological, behavioral, or immunological traits in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta
R. T. Paitz, S. G. Clairardin, A. M. Griffin, M.C. N. Holgersson, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 88 (5), 479-86, (2010)
Temperature, phenotype, and the evolution of temperature-dependent sex determination: how do natural incubations compare to laboratory incubations?
R. T. Paitz, A. Gould, M. Holgersson, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 314B (1), 86-93, (2010)
Temporal variation in extrinsic factors dominates early life-history demography in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination.
L. E. Schwanz, R.-J. Spencer, Rachel Michelle Bowden, F. J. Janzen.
Ecology, 91 (10), 3016-26, (2010)
Understanding the vertebrate immune system: Insights from the reptilian perspective
L. M. Zimmerman, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 213 (5), 661-71, (2010)
Variation in the seasonal patterns of innate and adaptive immunity in the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta)
L. M. Zimmerman, R. T. Paitz, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 1477-83, (2010)
Variation in the seasonal patterns of innate and adaptive immunity in the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta).
L M Zimmerman, Ryan Paitz, Laura Anne Vogel, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
The Journal of experimental biology, 213 (Pt 9), 1477-83, (2010), 10.1242/jeb.037770
A modified yolk biopsy technique improves survivorship of turtle eggs
Rachel Michelle Bowden, L. Smithee, R. T. Paitz.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology., 82 (5), 611-615, (2009)
A modified yolk biopsy technique improves survivorship of turtle eggs.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, L Smithee, Ryan Paitz.
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 82 (5), 611-15, (2009), 10.1086/596579
Living at extremes: development at the edges of viable incubation temperatures under constant and fluctuating conditions
H. L. Les, R. T. Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 82 (2), 105-12, (2009)
Living at extremes: development at the edges of viable temperature under constant and fluctuating conditions.
H L Les, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 82 (2), 105-12, (2009), 10.1086/590263
Nesting ecology and offspring recruitment in a long-lived turtle
L. E. Schwanz, Rachel Michelle Bowden, R.-J. Spencer, F. J. Janzen.
Ecology, 90 (6), 1709, (2009)
Rapid decline in the concentrations of three yolk steroids during development: is it embryonic regulation?
R. T. Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 161 (2), 246-51, (2009)
A proposed role of the sulfotransferase/sulfatase pathway in modulating yolk steroid effects.
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Integrative and comparative biology, 48 (3), 419-27, (2008), 10.1093/icb/icn034
Experience pays: offspring survival increases with female age.
Ryan Paitz, H K Harms, Rachel Michelle Bowden, F J Janzen.
Biology letters, 3 (1), 44-6, (2007)
Experimental test of the effects of fluctuating incubation temperatures on hatchling phenotype.
H L Les, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological genetics and physiology, 307 (5), 274-80, (2007), 10.1002/jez.374
Long-term sex reversal by oestradiol in amniotes with heteromorphic sex chromosomes.
S Freedberg, Rachel Michelle Bowden, M A Ewert, D R Sengelaub, C E Nelson.
Biology letters, 2 (3), 378-81, (2006), 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0454
Age and season impact resource allocation to eggs and nesting behavior in the painted turtle.
H K Harms, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden, F J Janzen.
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 78 (6), 996-1004, (2005), 10.1086/432920
Hormone levels in yolk decline throughout development in the red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans).
Rachel Michelle Bowden, M A Ewert, C E Nelson.
General and comparative endocrinology, 129 (3), 171-7, (2002)
Maternally derived yolk hormones vary in follicles of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, M A Ewert, S Freedberg, C E Nelson.
The Journal of experimental zoology, 293 (1), 67-72, (2002), 10.1002/jez.10094
Concentrations of steroid hormones in layers and biopsies of chelonian egg yolks.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, M A Ewert, J L Lipar, C E Nelson.
General and comparative endocrinology, 121 (1), 95-103, (2001), 10.1006/gcen.2000.7579
Environmental sex determination in a reptile varies seasonally and with yolk hormones.
Rachel Michelle Bowden, M A Ewert, C E Nelson.
Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 267 (1454), 1745-9, (2000), 10.1098/rspb.2000.1205
Other
Humoral immune function in long-lived ectotherms, the reptiles
Laua A Vogel, Sarah Palackdharry, Laura M Zimmerman, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Springer, (2nd edition), 843-859, (2019)
Presentations
Identifying B cells in hatchling and adult Trachemys scripta, red-eared slider turtles
Hanna Paton, Allison Mool, Christen Fairow, Whitney Hurst, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Immunology 2022, Portland, OR, May 6, 2022
Use of a monoclonal antibody to identify B cells in Trachemys scripta, the red-eared slider turtle
Hanna Paton, Allison Mool, Christen Fairow, Whitney Green, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Autumn Immunology Conference 2021, Chicago, IL, November, 2021
Purification, biotinylation, and testing of a monoclonal antibody to identify B cells in Trachemys scripta, the red-eared slider turtle
Hanna Paton, Allison Mool, Whitney Green, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
AAI Immunology 2021, Online, May, 2021
Working With Turtle Immune Cells And Antibodies In The Lab: Determining Experimental Conditions
Beto Araiza, Paige Farchmin, Ceara Abbott, Micaela Ryan, Whitney Green, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Autumn Immunology Conference 2019, Chicago, IL, November 22, 2019
So many turtles, so little time
Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Savannah River Ecology Labs, Aiken, SC, May, 2019
So many turtles, so little time
Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, March, 2019
Heat Wave Timing, Continuity, and Length Affect Temperature-dependent Sex Determination in a Freshwater Turtle
Tony Breitenbach, Amanda Carter, Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL, January, 2019
Formation of ILF-like structures in hatchling T. scripta
Marc Ashford, Jake Jasinski, Sarah Palackdharry, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL, November, 2017
Do moms put enzymes into eggs to protect embryos from exposure to environmental chemicals?
Ryan Paitz, Maggie Gillard, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA, January, 2017
The effect of environmental temperatures on reptilian B cell function
Sarah Marrochello, Ben Sadd, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Laura Anne Vogel.
Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL, November, 2015
Do vertebrate eggs contain maternally derived steroidogenic enzymes that are susceptible to inhibition by endocrine disruptors?
Ryan Paitz, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, West Palm Beach, FL, January 3, 2015
Does sex vary with season via maternal estrogens when temperatures fluctuate?
Amanda W Carter, Rachel Michelle Bowden, Ryan Paitz.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, West Palm Beach, FL, January 3, 2015
Effects of season and incubation temperature fluctuation frequency on oxidative stress in hatchling red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta)
Lisa A Treidel, Amanda W Carter, Rachel Michelle Bowden.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, West Palm Beach, FL, January 3, 2015