Benjamin J Reading

A Study Toward More Ethical Commercial Aquaculture by Leveraging Rheotaxis

Raposo, A., Reading, B., Frinsko, M., & Roberts, D. L. (2025, October 13). Animals.

Advancing genetic improvement in the omics era: status and priorities for United States aquaculture

Andersen, L. K., Thompson, N. F., Abernathy, J. W., Ahmed, R. O., Ali, A., Al-Tobasei, R., … The Aquaculture Genomics, G. (2025, February 17). BMC Genomics, Vol. 26.

Correction: Advancing genetic improvement in the omics era: status and priorities for United States aquaculture

Andersen, L. K., Thompson, N. F., Abernathy, J. W., Ahmed, R. O., Ali, A., Al-Tobasei, R., … The Aquaculture Genomics, G. (2025, March 17). BMC Genomics, Vol. 26.

Effect of Pilot-Scale Decanter Centrifuge Processing Parameters on the Quality of Fish Meal Produced from Smoked Salmon Processing By-Products

Processes, 13(2), 511.

Evaluation of Pondside Tank Rearing Systems for Juvenile Striped Bass Production

Kendrick, E., Mamoozadeh, N., Cope, W. G., Borski, R., Clark, R. W., Hopper, M. S., … Reading, B. J. (2025, January 1). SSRN Electronic Journal.

Utilization of Fish Meal and Fish Oil from Smoked Salmon By-Products in Juvenile Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Feeds: Growth Performance, Nutritional Composition, and Shelf-Life Assessment of Upcycled Ingredients

Fishes, 10(5), 240.

Combinatorial metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis of muscle growth in hybrid striped bass (female white bass Morone chrysops x male striped bass M. saxatilis)

BMC Genomics, 25(1).

A supervised machine learning workflow for the reduction of highly dimensional biological data

Andersen, L. K., & Reading, B. J. (2023, November 25). Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences, Vol. 5.

Additional file 1 of Differential bumble bee gene expression associated with pathogen infection and pollen diet

Giacomini, J. J., Adler, L. S., Reading, B. J., & Irwin, R. E. (2023, January 1). Figshare.

Antiparasitic effects of peracetic acid on Striped Bass infested with Trichodina spp.

Farmer, B. D., Straus, D. L., Deshotel, M. B., Fuller, S. A., Reading, B. J., & Meinelt, T. (2023, December 14). North American Journal of Aquaculture, Vol. 4.

Differential bumble bee gene expression associated with pathogen infection and pollen diet

BMC Genomics, 24(1).

Discovery Proteomics and Absolute Protein Quantification Can Be Performed Simultaneously on an Orbitrap-Based Mass Spectrometer

Williams, T. I., Kowalchyk, C., Collins, L. B., & Reading, B. J. (2023, March 22). ACS Omega.

Machine learning and data mining methodology to predict nominal and numeric performance body weight values using Large White male turkey datasets

Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 32(4), 100366.

Machine learning reveals common transcriptomic signatures across rat brain and placenta following developmental organophosphate ester exposure

Newell, A. J., Jima, D., Reading, B., & Patisaul, H. B. (2023, July 3). Toxicological Sciences, Vol. 7.

Where Does Our Seafood Come From?

Reading, B., & Andersen, L. (2022, August 22).

Differential Bumble Bee Gene Expression Associated With Pathogen Infection And Pollen Diet

Giacomini, J. J., Adler, L. S., Reading, B. J., & Irwin, R. E. (2021, November 29).

The effect of piscidin antimicrobial peptides on the formation of Gram-negative bacterial biofilms

JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES, 45, 99–105.

The status of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, as a commercially ready species for U.S. marine aquaculture

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 52(3), 710–730.

Threats to Food and Agricultural Resources

[2021 Public-Private Analytic Exchange Program]. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/threats_to_food_and_agriculture_resources.pdf

Understanding the evolution of nutritive taste in animals: Insights from biological stoichiometry and nutritional geometry

Demi, L. M., Taylor, B. W., Reading, B. J., Tordoff, M. G., & Dunn, R. R. (2021, June 4). Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 6.

Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Cape Fear River Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) are associated with biomarkers of altered immune and liver function

Guillette, T. C., McCord, J., Guillette, M., Polera, M. E., Rachels, K. T., Morgeson, C., … Belcher, S. M. (2020, February 6). Environment International, Vol. 136.

Evaluation via Supervised Machine Learning of the Broiler Pectoralis Major and Liver Transcriptome in Association With the Muscle Myopathy Wooden Breast

Phillips, C. A., Reading, B. J., Livingston, M., Livingston, K., & Ashwell, C. M. (2020, February 25). Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 11.

Genomic population structure of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Fear River

LeBlanc, N. M., Gahagan, B. I., Andrews, S. N., Avery, T. S., Puncher, G. N., Reading, B. J., … Pavey, S. A. (2020, May 5). Evolutionary Applications.

Methods of domestic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) spawning that do not require the use of any hormone induction

Andersen, L. K., Clark, R. W., Hopper, M. S., Hodson, R. G., Schilling, J., Daniels, H. V., … Reading, B. J. (2020, October 10). Aquaculture, Vol. 533.

Paternal Strain Effects on Growth and Body Shape in Hybrid Striped Bass (White Bass ♀ × Striped Bass ♂)

Kenter, L. W., Kovach, A. I., Wojtusik, K. J., Reading, B. J., & Berlinsky, D. L. (2020, July 24). North American Journal of Aquaculture.

Regulating reproductive cycles for captive spawning

Volitional tank spawning of domestic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa)- induced ‘pace-setting’ females

Andersen, L. K., Clark, R. W., McGinty, A. S., Hopper, M. S., Kenter, L. W., Salger, S. A., … Reading, B. J. (2020, September 28). Aquaculture, Vol. 532.

Morphology and functional ontogeny of the digestive tract of Barbus altianalis larvae

African Zoology, 54(3), 137–149.

DNA methylation profiles correlated to striped bass sperm fertility

Woods, L. C., III, Li, Y., Ding, Y., Liu, J., Reading, B. J., Fuller, S. A., & Song, J. (2018, April 10). BMC Genomics, Vol. 19.

Genomic Enablement of Temperate Bass Aquaculture (Family Moronidae)

In H. Wang & X. Liang (Eds.), Breeding and Culture of Perch and Bass (pp. 314–317). Beijing: Science China Press (Chinese Academy of Sciences).

Knowing Bass: Accounting for Information Environments in Designing Online Public Outreach

Pigg, S., & Reading, B. J. (2018, January 1). Open Library of Humanities, Vol. 4.

Leptin Stimulates Cellular Glycolysis Through a STAT3 Dependent Mechanism in Tilapia

Douros, J. D., Baltzegar, D. A., Reading, B. J., Seale, A. P., Lerner, D. T., Grau, E. G., & Borski, R. J. (2018, August 21). Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol. 9.

Molecular cloning of vitellogenin gene promoters and in vitro and in vivo transcription profiles following estradiol-17β administration in the cutthroat trout

Mushirobira, Y., Nishimiya, O., Nagata, J., Todo, T., Hara, A., Reading, B. J., & Hiramatsu, N. (2018, June 30). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 267, pp. 157–166.

Oogenesis and Egg Quality in Finfish: Yolk Formation and Other Factors Influencing Female Fertility

Fishes, 3(4), 45.

Strain evaluation of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) cultured at different salinities

Kenter, L. W., Kovach, A. I., Woods, L. C., Reading, B. J., & Berlinsky, D. L. (2018, April 10). Aquaculture, Vol. 492, pp. 215–225.

The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1891), 20181977.

Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research

The Aquaculture Genomics, G., Abdelrahman, H., ElHady, M., Alcivar-Warren, A., Allen, S., Al-Tobasei, R., … Zhou, T. (2017, February 20). BMC Genomics, Vol. 18.

Ovarian expression and localization of clathrin (Cltc) components in cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki: Evidence for Cltc involvement in endocytosis of vitellogenin during oocyte growth

Mizuta, H., Mushirobira, Y., Nagata, J., Todo, T., Hara, A., Reading, B. J., … Hiramatsu, N. (2017, July 4). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol. 212, pp. 24–34.

Vitellogenesis in Fishes

In Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment. Reference Module in Life Sciences (2nd edition). Maryland Heights, Missouri: Elsevier.

A Diverse Family of Host-Defense Peptides (Piscidins) Exhibit Specialized Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Protozoal Activities in Fishes

Salger, S. A., Cassady, K. R., Reading, B. J., & Noga, E. J. (2016, August 23). PLoS ONE, Vol. 11.

Tissue localization of piscidin host-defense peptides during striped bass (Morone saxatilis) development

Salger, S. A., Reading, B. J., & Noga, E. J. (2016, December 26). Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Vol. 61, pp. 173–180.

Genetic variability in meiotic gynogenetic muskellunge,Esox masquinongy(Mitchell), estimated from segregation of microsatellite alleles

Reading, B. J., Wills, P. S., Heidinger, R. C., & Heist, E. J. (2015, February 27). Aquaculture Research, Vol. 47, pp. 2705–2715.

Machine learning reveals sex-specific 17β-estradiol-responsive expression patterns in white perch (Morone americana) plasma proteins

PROTEOMICS, 15(15), 2678–2690.

Mechanisms of Egg Yolk Formation and Implications on Early Life History of White Perch (Morone americana)

Schilling, J., Loziuk, P. L., Muddiman, D. C., Daniels, H. V., & Reading, B. J. (2015, November 18). PLoS ONE, Vol. 10.

Molecular cloning and partial characterization of a low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐related protein 13 (Lrp13) involved in vitellogenin uptake in the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)

Mushirobira, Y., Mizuta, H., Luo, W., Todo, T., Hara, A., Reading, B. J., … Hiramatsu, N. (2015, September 3). Molecular Reproduction and Development, Vol. 82, pp. 986–1000.

Ovarian yolk formation in fishes: Molecular mechanisms underlying formation of lipid droplets and vitellogenin-derived yolk proteins

Hiramatsu, N., Todo, T., Sullivan, C. V., Schilling, J., Reading, B. J., Matsubara, T., … Hara, A. (2015, February 7). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 221, pp. 9–15.

Transcriptomics of mRNA and egg quality in farmed fish: Some recent developments and future directions

Sullivan, C. V., Chapman, R. W., Reading, B. J., & Anderson, P. E. (2015, February 25). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 221, pp. 23–30.

Compartment Proteomics Analysis of White Perch (Morone americana) Ovary Using Support Vector Machines

Schilling, J., Nepomuceno, A., Schaff, J. E., Muddiman, D. C., Daniels, H. V., & Reading, B. J. (2014, February 4). Journal of Proteome Research, Vol. 13, pp. 1515–1526.

Lrp13 is a novel vertebrate lipoprotein receptor that binds vitellogenins in teleost fishes

Reading, B. J., Hiramatsu, N., Schilling, J., Molloy, K. T., Glassbrook, N., Mizuta, H., … Sullivan, C. V. (2014, September 13). Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 55, pp. 2287–2295.

Ovary Transcriptome Profiling via Artificial Intelligence Reveals a Transcriptomic Fingerprint Predicting Egg Quality in Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis

Chapman, R. W., Reading, B. J., & Sullivan, C. V. (2014, May 12). PLoS ONE, Vol. 9.

Proportional accumulation of yolk proteins derived from multiple vitellogenins is precisely regulated during vitellogenesis in striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Williams, V. N., Reading, B. J., Amano, H., Hiramatsu, N., Schilling, J., Salger, S. A., … Sullivan, C. V. (2014, March 20). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology, Vol. 321, pp. 301–315.

Dynamics of the Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Ovary Proteome Reveal a Complex Network of the Translasome

Journal of Proteome Research, 12(4), 1691–1699.

Molecular cloning and partial characterization of an ovarian receptor with seven ligand binding repeats, an orthologue of low-density lipoprotein receptor, in the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)

Luo, W., Ito, Y., Mizuta, H., Massaki, K., Hiramatsu, N., Todo, T., … Hara, A. (2013, July 1). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol. 166, pp. 263–271.

Multiple vitellogenins and product yolk proteins in striped bass, Morone saxatilis: molecular characterization and processing during oocyte growth and maturation

Williams, V. N., Reading, B. J., Hiramatsu, N., Amano, H., Glassbrook, N., Hara, A., & Sullivan, C. V. (2013, September 4). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 40, pp. 395–415.

Ovarian expression and localization of a vitellogenin receptor with eight ligand binding repeats in the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)

Mizuta, H., Luo, W., Ito, Y., Mushirobira, Y., Todo, T., Hara, A., … Hiramatsu, N. (2013, July 18). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 166, pp. 81–90.

Phylogenetic revision of the claudin gene family

Baltzegar, D. A., Reading, B. J., Brune, E. S., & Borski, R. J. (2013, May 28). Marine Genomics, Vol. 11, pp. 17–26.

Role for leptin in promoting glucose mobilization during acute hyperosmotic stress in teleost fishes

Baltzegar, D. A., Reading, B. J., Douros, J. D., & Borski, R. J. (2013, November 5). Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 220, pp. 61–72.

An ovary transcriptome for all maturational stages of the striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a highly advanced perciform fish

BMC Research Notes, 5(1), 111.

Multiple ovarian lipoprotein receptors in teleosts

Hiramatsu, N., Luo, W., Reading, B. J., Sullivan, C. V., Mizuta, H., Ryu, Y.-W., … Hara, A. (2012, February 11). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 39, pp. 29–32.

Vitellogenesis in Fishes

In A. P. Farrell (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment (pp. 635–646). London: Elsevier.

Disparate Binding of Three Types of Vitellogenin to Multiple Forms of Vitellogenin Receptor in White Perch

Reading, B. J., Hiramatsu, N., & Sullivan, C. V. (2010, October 6). Biology of Reproduction, Vol. 84, pp. 392–399.

Molecular characterization of two isoforms of piscidin 4 from the hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis)

Salger, S. A., Reading, B. J., Baltzegar, D. A., Sullivan, C. V., & Noga, E. J. (2010, October 17). Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Vol. 30, pp. 420–424.

Conserved and Variant Molecular and Functional Features of Multiple Egg Yolk Precursor Proteins (Vitellogenins) in White Perch (Morone americana) and other Teleosts

Reading, B. J., Hiramatsu, N., Sawaguchi, S., Matsubara, T., Hara, A., Lively, M. O., & Sullivan, C. V. (2008, September 2). Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 11, pp. 169–187.

Deduced primary structures of three vitellogenins and specific binding to putative multiple ovarian receptors in white perch (Morone americana)

Cybium, 32(2), 159–161.

Induction of Three Vitellogenins by 17beta-Estradiol with Concurrent Inhibition of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Axis in a Euryhaline Teleost, the Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)1

Davis, L. K., Hiramatsu, N., Hiramatsu, K., Reading, B. J., Matsubara, T., Hara, A., … Grau, E. G. (2007, May 16). Biology of Reproduction, Vol. 77, pp. 614–625.

Development of microsatellite markers for muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) and cross-species amplification in two other esocids

Molecular Ecology Notes, 3(3), 447–449.

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

Molecular Ecology Notes, 3(1), 59–61.