John R Godwin

Evaluation of Environmental DNA as a Surveillance Tool for Invasive House Mice (Mus musculus)

Environmental DNA, 7(1).

Gonadal Transcriptome Differences Between the Sexes in Wild Caught Southern Flounder ( Paralichthys lethostigma) During a Critical Development Period

Harned, S., Mankiewicz, J. L., Smith, E., Borski, R. J., Guerrero, R. F., Reiskind, M. B., & Godwin, J. (2025, October 22).

Estrogenic influences on agonistic behavior in teleost fishes

Stennette, K. A., & Godwin, J. R. (2024, March 5). Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 161.

Southern Flounder: Major Milestones and Remaining Knowledge Gaps in Their Biology, Ecology, and Fishery Management

Midway, S. R., Scharf, F. S., Dance, M. A., Brown-Peterson, N. J., Ballenger, J. C., Beeken, N. S., … White, S. B. (2024, May 7). Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, Vol. 4.

Temperature regulates sex determination and growth in the paralichthid flatfish California halibut

MacNamara, R., Mankiewicz, J. L., Salger, S. A., Stuart, K., Borski, R. J., Godwin, J., & Drawbridge, M. (2024, April 29). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology, Vol. 4.

Age-related accumulation of persistent organic chemicals in captive king penguins (<i>Aptenodytes patagonicus</i>)

TERAJIMA, T., SHIBAHARA, A., NAKANO, Y., KOBAYASHI, S., GODWIN, J. R., NAGAOKA, K., … MIZUKAWA, K. (2022, January 1). Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, Vol. 84, pp. 1551–1555.

Characterization and distribution of kisspeptins, kisspeptin receptors, GnIH, and GnRH1 in the brain of the protogynous bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum)

Lamm, M. S., Lamb, A. D., Klapheke, B. P., Tyler, W. A., & Godwin, J. R. (2022, March 10). Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, Vol. 4.

Leveraging a natural murine meiotic drive to suppress invasive populations

Gierus, L., Birand, A., Bunting, M. D., Godahewa, G. I., Piltz, S. G., Oh, K. P., … Thomas, P. Q. (2022, November 8). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 119.

Estrogenic signaling and sociosexual behavior in wild sex‐changing bluehead wrasses, Thalassoma bifasciatum

Prim, J. H., Phillips, M. C., Lamm, M. S., Brady, J., Cabral, I., Durden, S., … Godwin, J. (2021, November 9). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology, Vol. 11.

Population genomics of invasive rodents on islands: Genetic consequences of colonization and prospects for localized synthetic gene drive

Oh, K. P., Shiels, A. B., Shiels, L., Blondel, D. V., Campbell, K. J., Saah, J. R., … Piaggio, A. J. (2021, February 22). Evolutionary Applications, Vol. 14, pp. 1421–1435.

Resistance to natural and synthetic gene drive systems

Price, T. A. R., Windbichler, N., Unckless, R. L., Sutter, A., Runge, J. N., Ross, P. A., … Lindholm, A. K. (2020, September 24). Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

Conservation and diversity in expression of candidate genes regulating socially-induced female-male sex change in wrasses

Thomas, J. T., Todd, E. V., Muncaster, S., Lokman, P. M., Damsteegt, E. L., Liu, H., … Gemmell, N. J. (2019, June 11). PeerJ, Vol. 7.

Controlling invasive rodents via synthetic gene drive and the role of polyandry

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1909), 20190852.

Exploratory behaviour is associated with microhabitat and evolutionary radiation in Lake Malawi cichlids

Johnson, Z. V., Moore, E. C., Wong, R. Y., Godwin, J. R., Streelman, J. T., & Roberts, R. B. (2019, December 30). Animal Behaviour, Vol. 160, pp. 121–134.

Locally Fixed Alleles: A method to localize gene drive to island populations

Sudweeks, J., Hollingsworth, B., Blondel, D. V., Campbell, K. J., Dhole, S., Eisemann, J. D., … Lloyd, A. L. (2019, November 1). Scientific Reports, Vol. 9.

Locally Fixed Alleles: A method to localize gene drive to island populations

Rodent gene drives for conservation: opportunities and data needs

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1914), 20191606.

Stress, novel sex genes, and epigenetic reprogramming orchestrate socially controlled sex change

Science Advances, 5(7), eaaw7006.

Sustainability as a Framework for Considering Gene Drive Mice for Invasive Rodent Eradication

Sustainability, 11(5), 1334.

Towards a genetic approach to invasive rodent eradications: Assessing reproductive competitiveness between wild and laboratory mice

In C. R. Veitch, M. N. Clout, A. R. Martin, J. C. Russell, & C. J. West (Eds.), Island invasives: scaling up to meet the challenge (pp. 64–70).

Warmer waters masculinize wild populations of a fish with temperature-dependent sex determination

Scientific Reports, 9(1).

Developing gene drive technologies to eradicate invasive rodents from islands

Journal of Responsible Innovation, 5(sup1), S121–S138.

Female Mimicry by Sneaker Males Has a Transcriptomic Signature in Both the Brain and the Gonad in a Sex-Changing Fish

Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35(1), 225–241.

Socially controlled sex change in fishes

Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Vol 2: Non-Mammalian Hormone-Behavior Systems, 3rd Edition, 31–46.

Correlated evolution of personality, morphology and performance

Kern, E. M. A., Robinson, D., Gass, E., Godwin, J., & Langerhans, R. B. (2016, June 2). Animal Behaviour, Vol. 117, pp. 79–86.

Sexual plasticity: A fishy tale

Molecular Reproduction and Development, 84(2), 171–194.

Characterizing the neurotranscriptomic states in alternative stress coping styles

BMC Genomics, 16, 425.

Large-scale transcriptome sequencing reveals novel expression patterns for key sex-related genes in a sex-changing fish

Biology of Sex Differences, 6(1).

Neurotranscriptome profiles of multiple zebrafish strains

Wong, R. Y., & Godwin, J. (2015, June 7). Genomics Data, Vol. 5, pp. 206–209.

The Need for Speed: Neuroendocrine Regulation of Socially-controlled Sex Change

Lamm, M. S., Liu, H., Gemmell, N. J., & Godwin, J. R. (2015, May 16). Integrative and Comparative Biology, Vol. 55, pp. 307–322.

Limited sex-biased neural gene expression patterns across strains in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Wong, R. Y., McLeod, M. M., & Godwin, J. (2014, January 1). BMC Genomics, Vol. 15.

The next generation of rodent eradications: Innovative technologies and tools to improve species specificity and increase their feasibility on islands

Campbell, K. J., Beek, J., Eason, C. T., Glen, A. S., Godwin, J., Gould, F., … Baxter, G. S. (2014, November 7). Biological Conservation, Vol. 185, pp. 47–58.

Behavioral and neurogenomic transcriptome changes in wild-derived zebrafish with fluoxetine treatment

Wong, R. Y., Oxendine, S. E., & Godwin, J. (2013, January 1). BMC Genomics, Vol. 14.

Estrogenic Control of Behavioral Sex Change in the Bluehead Wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53(6), 951–959.

Influence of environmental conditions and facility on faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in captive pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Scarlata, C. D., Elias, B. A., Godwin, J., Powell, R. A., Shepherdson, D., Shipley, L. A., & Brown, J. L. (2013, July 27). Animal Welfare, Vol. 22, pp. 357–368.

Masculinizing Effect of Background Color and Cortisol in a Flatfish with Environmental Sex-Determination

Mankiewicz, J. L., Godwin, J., Holler, B. L., Turner, P. M., Murashige, R., Shamey, R., … Borski, R. J. (2013, August 14). Integrative and Comparative Biology, Vol. 53, pp. 755–765.

Adapting the Open Field Test to Assess Anxiety-Related Behavior in Zebrafish

In Neuromethods (pp. 181–189).

Comparing behavioral responses across multiple assays of stress and anxiety in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Behaviour, 149(10-12), 1205–1240.

Nonapeptides and Social Behavior in Fishes

Godwin, J., & Thompson, R. (2012, January 27). Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 61, pp. 230–238.

Relationship between fecal hormone concentrations and reproductive success in captive pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Scarlata, C. D., Elias, B. A., Godwin, J. R., Powell, R. A., Shepherdson, D., Shipley, L. A., & Brown, J. L. (2012, June 28). Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 93, pp. 759–770.

Variation in gene transcript profiles of two V1a-type arginine vasotocin receptors among sexual phases of bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum)

Lema, S. C., Slane, M. A., Salvesen, K. E., & Godwin, J. (2012, October 17). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 179, pp. 451–464.

Characterizing gonadal and adrenal activity by fecal steroid analyses in pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Scarlata, C. D., Elias, B. A., Godwin, J. R., Powell, R. A., Shepherdson, D., Shipley, L. A., & Brown, J. L. (2011, March 5). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 171, pp. 373–380.

Sexual Phenotype Differences in zic2 mRNA Abundance in the Preoptic Area of a Protogynous Teleost, Thalassoma bifasciatum

McCaffrey, K., Hawkins, M. B., & Godwin, J. (2011, August 3). PLoS ONE, Vol. 6.

Flatfish as Model Research Animals: Metamorphosis and Sex Determination

In Practical Flatfish Culture and Stock Enhancement (pp. 286–302).

Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sex Change and Alternate Sexual Phenotypes in Sex-Changing Reef Fishes

In Reproduction and Sexuality in Marine FishesPatterns and Processes (pp. 272–306).

Neuroendocrinology of sexual plasticity in teleost fishes

Godwin, J. (2010, February 21). Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, Vol. 31, pp. 203–216.

Sex Change in Reef Fishes: Behavior and Physiology

In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior (pp. 160–166).

Species interactions along a continuum: The fig wasp mutualism

EcoEdNet.

Sex determination in flatfishes: Mechanisms and environmental influences

Luckenbach, J. A., Borski, R. J., Daniels, H. V., & Godwin, J. (2008, December 12). Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol. 20, pp. 256–263.

Social determination of sex in reef fishes

Godwin, J. (2008, December 14). Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol. 20, pp. 264–270.

Environmental Manipulation of Growth and Sexual Maturation in Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens

Shewmon, L. N., Godwin, J. R., Murashige, R. S., Daniels, H. V., & Losordo, T. M. (2007, August 24). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Vol. 38, pp. 383–394.

Aromatase immunoreactivity in the bluehead wrasse brain, Thalassoma bifasciatum: Immunolocalization and co-regionalization with arginine vasotocin and tyrosine hydroxylase

Marsh, K. E., Creutz, L. M., Hawkins, M. B., & Godwin, J. (2006, October 12). Brain Research, Vol. 1126, pp. 91–101.

Effective UV dose and pressure shock for induction of meiotic gynogenesis in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) using black sea bass (Centropristis striata) sperm

Morgan, A. J., Murashige, R., Woolridge, C. A., Luckenbach, J. A., Watanabe, W. O., Borski, R. J., … Daniels, H. V. (2006, June 5). Aquaculture, Vol. 259, pp. 290–299.

Temperature affects insulin-like growth factor I and growth of juvenile southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma

Luckenbach, J. A., Murashige, R., Daniels, H. V., Godwin, J., & Borski, R. J. (2006, October 10). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol. 146, pp. 95–104.

Aromatase cytochrome P450: cloning, intron variation, and ontogeny of gene expression in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)

Luckenbach, J. A., Early, L. W., Rowe, A. H., Borski, R. J., Daniels, H. V., & Godwin, J. (2005, January 1). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology, Vol. 303A, pp. 643–656.

Perinatal exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds alters behavior and brain in the female pine vole

ENGELL, M., GODWIN, J., YOUNG, L., & VANDENBERGH, J. (2005, November 23). Neurotoxicology and Teratology, Vol. 28, pp. 103–110.

The distributions of the duplicate oestrogen receptors ER-βa and ER-βb in the forebrain of the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus): evidence for subfunctionalization after gene duplication

Hawkins, M. B., Godwin, J., Crews, D., & Thomas, P. (2005, March 22). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Vol. 272, pp. 633–641.

Fluoxetine-treated male wrasses exhibit low AVT expression

Semsar, K., Perreault, H. A. N., & Godwin, J. (2004, October 28). Brain Research, Vol. 1029, pp. 141–147.

Induction of diploid gynogenesis in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) with homologous and heterologous sperm

Luckenbach, J. A., Godwin, J., Daniels, H. V., Beasley, J. M., Sullivan, C. V., & Borski, R. J. (2004, June 22). Aquaculture, Vol. 237, pp. 499–516.

Multiple mechanisms of phenotype development in the bluehead wrasse

Semsar, K., & Godwin, J. (2004, April 18). Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 45, pp. 345–353.

Fluoxetine treatment decreases territorial aggression in a coral reef fish

PERREAULT, H., SEMSAR, K., & GODWIN, J. (2003, September 1). Physiology & Behavior, Vol. 79, pp. 719–724.

Social Influences on the Arginine Vasotocin System Are Independent of Gonads in a Sex-Changing Fish

Semsar, K., & Godwin, J. (2003, May 15). Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 23, pp. 4386–4393.

Arginine vasotocin effects on courtship behavior in male white perch (Morone americana)

Salek, S. J., Sullivan, C. V., & Godwin, J. (2002, July 1). Behavioural Brain Research, Vol. 133, pp. 177–183.

Ecology meets endocrinology: environmental sex determination in fishes

Godwin, J., Luckenbach, J. A., & Borski, R. J. (2002, December 19). Evolution & Development, Vol. 5, pp. 40–49.

Gonadal differentiation and effects of temperature on sex determination in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)

Luckenbach, J. A., Godwin, J., Daniels, H. V., & Borski, R. J. (2002, December 2). Aquaculture, Vol. 216, pp. 315–327.

Hormones, Brain, and Behavior in Reptiles

Godwin, J., & Crews, D. (2002, January 1). Elsevier EBooks, Vol. 2, pp. 545–585.

Multiple mechanisms for phenotype development

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 42(6), 1309.

Optimization of North American flounder culture: a controlled breeding scheme.

World Aquaculture, 33(1), 40–4569.

Courtship and Tank Spawning Behavior of Temperate Basses (GenusMorone)

Salek, S. J., Godwin, J., Sullivan, C. V., & Stacey, N. E. (2001, September 1). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 130, pp. 833–847.

Courtship behavior of male white perch, Morone americana: evidence for control by androgens

Salek, S. J., Sullivan, C. V., & Godwin, J. (2001, November 1). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol. 130, pp. 731–740.

Manipulations of the AVT System Shift Social Status and Related Courtship and Aggressive Behavior in the Bluehead Wrasse

Semsar, K., Kandel, F. L. M., & Godwin, J. (2001, August 1). Hormones and Behavior, Vol. 40, pp. 21–31.

Androgenic Regulation of Steroid Hormone Receptor mRNAs in the Brain of Whiptail Lizards

Godwin, N., Hartman, N., Nag, N., & Crews, N. (2000, July 1). Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Vol. 12, pp. 599–606.

Hypothalamic Arginine Vasotocin mRNA Abundance Variation Across Sexes and with Sex Change in a Coral Reef Fish

Godwin, J., Sawby, R., Warner, R. R., Crews, D., & Grober, M. S. (2000, January 1). Brain Behavior and Evolution, Vol. 55, pp. 77–84.

Hormonal regulation of progesterone receptor mRNA expression in the hypothalamus of whiptail lizards: Regional and species differences

Godwin, J., & Crews, D. (1999, May 1). Journal of Neurobiology, Vol. 39, pp. 287–293.

Sex Differences in the Nervous System of Reptiles

Godwin, J., & Crews, D. (1997, December 1). Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Vol. 17, pp. 649–669.

Behavioural sex change in the absence of gonads in a coral reef fish

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 263(1377), 1683–1688.

Intrahypothalamic Implantation of Progesterone in Castrated Male Whiptail Lizards (Cnemidophorus inornatus) Elicits Courtship and Copulatory Behavior and Affects Androgen Receptor- and Progesterone Receptor-mRNA Expression in the Brain

Journal of Neuroscience, 16(22), 7347–7352.

Progesterone Inhibits Female-Typical Receptive Behavior and Decreases Hypothalamic Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in Whiptail Lizards (GenusCnemidophorus)

Hormones and Behavior, 30(2), 138–144.

Phylogenetic and Habitat Influences on Mating System Structure in the Humbug Damselfishes (Dascyllus, Pomacentridae)

Bulletin of Marine Science, 57(3), 637–652.

Reptilian sex steroid receptors: Amplification, sequence and expression analysis

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 55(2), 261–269.

Sex Differences in Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Regulation in the Brain of Little Striped Whiptail Lizards

Neuroendocrinology, 62(3), 293–300.

Behavioural aspects of protandrous sex change in the anemonefish, Amphiprion melanopus, and endocrine correlates

Animal Behaviour, 48(3), 551–567.