Russell J Borski

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.

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).

The Efficacy of a Novel Selection of Bacillus spp. on Reducing Off-Flavor Compounds and Improving Flesh Quality

Liu, T., Boonpeng, N., Li, K., Yan, L., Amankwah, J. F., Satapornvanit, K., … Liu, L. (2025, April 30). Water, Vol. 17.

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).

Impacts of integration of mola with prawn–carp gher farming: An approach to enhance household fish consumption and family income

Islam, S. S., Mondal, S. R., Bir, J., Sabbir, W., Azad, M. A. K., Wahab, M. A., … Huq, K. A. (2024, March 17). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Vol. 3.

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.

Nutritional programming in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Effect of low dietary protein on growth and the intestinal microbiome and transcriptome

Deck, C. A., Salger, S. A., Reynolds, H. M., Tada, M. D., Severance, M. E., Ferket, P., … Borski, R. J. (2023, October 4). (D. K. Meena, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 18.

Evidence for a leptin–insulin axis in a fish, the tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Deck, C. A., Mankiewicz, J. L., & Borski, R. J. (2022, January 17). Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 253, pp. 13–25.

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.

Enhanced biodiversity of gut flora and feed efficiency in pond cultured tilapia under reduced frequency feeding strategies

Salger, S. A., Reza, J., Deck, C. A., Wahab, M. A., Baltzegar, D. A., Murr, A. T., & Borski, R. J. (2020, July 23). PLoS ONE, Vol. 15.

Epinephrine and glucose regulation of leptin synthesis and secretion in a teleost fish, the tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Mankiewicz, J. L., Deck, C. A., Taylor, J. D., Douros, J. D., & Borski, R. J. (2020, November 23). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 302, p. 113669.

Growth and survival of Ripon barbel (Barbus altianalis) larvae and juveniles fed five experimental diets in captivity

Aruho, C., Walakira, J. K., Owori-Wadunde, A., Nuwamanya, E., Bugenyi, F., Sserwadda, M., … Borski, R. J. (2020, August 22). Aquaculture Reports, Vol. 18.

Transcriptional regulation ofprolactinin a euryhaline teleost: Characterisation of gene promoters through in silico and transcriptome analyses

Seale, A. P., Malintha, G. H. T., Celino‐Brady, F. T., Head, T., Belcaid, M., Yamaguchi, Y., … Breves, J. P. (2020, September 5). Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Vol. 32.

Nongenomic glucocorticoid effects and their mechanisms of action in vertebrates

Johnstone, W. M., Honeycutt, J. L., Deck, C. A., & Borski, R. J. (2019, January 1). International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, Vol. 346, pp. 51–96.

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

Scientific Reports, 9(1).

Ecology of sleeping: the microbial and arthropod associates of chimpanzee beds

Thoemmes, M. S., Stewart, F. A., Hernandez-Aguilar, R. A., Bertone, M. A., Baltzegar, D. A., Borski, R. J., … Dunn, R. R. (2018, May 1). Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 5.

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.

Sex Control in Aquaculture

Guiguen, Y., Bertho, S., Herpin, A., & Fostier, A. (2018, November 2). SEX CONTROL IN AQUACULTURE, VOLS I AND II.

Control of leptin by metabolic state and its regulatory interactions with pituitary growth hormone and hepatic growth hormone receptors and insulin like growth factors in the tilapia ( Oreochromis mossambicus )

Douros, J. D., Baltzegar, D. A., Mankiewicz, J., Taylor, J., Yamaguchi, Y., Lerner, D. T., … Borski, R. J. (2016, July 20). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 240, pp. 227–237.

Leptin stimulates hepatic growth hormone receptor and insulin-like growth factor gene expression in a teleost fish, the hybrid striped bass

Won, E. T., Douros, J. D., Hurt, D. A., & Borski, R. J. (2016, February 4). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 229, pp. 84–91.

Overcompensation of circulating and local insulin-like growth factor-1 during catch-up growth in hybrid striped bass ( Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis ) following temperature and feeding manipulations

Picha, M. E., Biga, P. R., Galt, N., McGinty, A. S., Gross, K., Hedgpeth, V. S., … Borski, R. J. (2014, March 1). Aquaculture, Vol. 428, pp. 174–183.

Prolactin is a major inhibitor of hepatic Leptin A synthesis and secretion: Studies utilizing a homologous Leptin A ELISA in the tilapia

Douros, J. D., Baltzegar, D. A., Breves, J. P., Lerner, D. T., Seale, A. P., Grau, E. G., & Borski, R. J. (2014, March 23). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 207, pp. 86–93.

Characterization of membrane receptor binding activity for cortisol in the liver and kidney of the euryhaline teleost, Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Johnstone, W. M., Mills, K. A., Alyea, R. A., Thomas, P., & Borski, R. J. (2013, July 11). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 192, pp. 107–114.

Circulating levels of plasma IGF-I during recovery from size-selective harvesting in Menidia menidia

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 166(2), 222–227.

Endocrine regulation of prolactin cell function and modulation of osmoreception in the Mozambique tilapia

Seale, A. P., Yamaguchi, Y., Johnstone, W. M., Borski, R. J., Lerner, D. T., & Grau, E. G. (2013, May 27). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 192, pp. 191–203.

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.

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.

Cloning and characterization of leptin in a Perciform fish, the striped bass (Morone saxatilis): Control of feeding and regulation by nutritional state

Won, E. T., Baltzegar, D. A., Picha, M. E., & Borski, R. J. (2012, May 1). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 178, pp. 98–107.

In memory of Professor Howard A. Bern

Grau, E. G., Nishioka, R. S., Bern, A., Hirano, T., Borski, R., Clarke, C., … Young, G. (2012, February 28). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 176, pp. 121–123.

Differential effects of cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone on ion transport protein mRNA levels in gills of two euryhaline teleosts, Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Kiilerich, P., Tipsmark, C. K., Borski, R. J., & Madsen, S. S. (2011, January 31). Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 209, pp. 115–126.

Developmental Profile of Claudin‐3, ‐5, and ‐16 Proteins in the Epithelium of Chick Intestine

Ozden, O., Black, B. L., Ashwell, C. M., Tipsmark, C. K., Borski, R. J., & Grubb, B. J. (2010, April 13). The Anatomical Record, Vol. 293, pp. 1175–1183.

FXYD-11 associates with Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase in the gill of Atlantic salmon: regulation and localization in relation to changed ion-regulatory status

Tipsmark, C. K., Mahmmoud, Y. A., Borski, R. J., & Madsen, S. S. (2010, August 12). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 299, pp. R1212–R1223.

Ontogenesis of gonadal aromatase gene expression in atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) Populations with genetic and temperature‐dependent sex determination

Duffy, T. A., Picha, M. E., Won, E. T., Borski, R. J., McElroy, A. E., & Conover, D. O. (2010, April 20). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology, Vol. 313A, pp. 421–431.

Induced meiotic gynogenesis and sex differentiation in summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)

Colburn, H. R., Nardi, G. C., Borski, R. J., & Berlinsky, D. L. (2009, January 21). Aquaculture, Vol. 289, pp. 175–180.

Plasma ghrelin and growth hormone regulation in response to metabolic state in hybrid striped bass: Effects of feeding, ghrelin and insulin-like growth factor-I on in vivo and in vitro GH secretion

Picha, M. E., Strom, C. N., Riley, L. G., Walker, A. A., Won, E. T., Johnstone, W. M., & Borski, R. J. (2009, February 13). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 161, pp. 365–372.

Effects of cyclic feeding on compensatory growth of hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops×M. saxitilis) foodfish and water quality in production ponds

Turano, M. J., Borski, R. J., & Daniels, H. V. (2008, June 4). Aquaculture Research, Vol. 39, pp. 1514–1523.

Endocrine biomarkers of growth and applications to aquaculture: A minireview of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, and IGF-Binding proteins as potential growth indicators in fish

North American Journal of Aquaculture, Vol. 70, pp. 196–211.

Osmoregulation and expression of ion transport proteins and putative claudins in the gill of Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)

Tipsmark, C. K., Luckenbach, J. A., Madsen, S. S., Kiilerich, P., & Borski, R. J. (2008, March 15). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol. 150, pp. 265–273.

Regulation of endocrine and paracrine sources of Igfs and Gh receptor during compensatory growth in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops×Morone saxatilis)

Picha, M. E., Turano, M. J., Tipsmark, C. K., & Borski, R. J. (2008, July 15). Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 199, pp. 81–94.

Salinity regulates claudin mRNA and protein expression in the teleost gill

Tipsmark, C. K., Baltzegar, D. A., Ozden, O., Grubb, B. J., & Borski, R. J. (2008, January 10). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 294, pp. R1004–R1014.

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.

cDNA cloning and isolation of somatolactin in Mozambique tilapia and effects of seawater acclimation, confinement stress, and fasting on its pituitary expression

Uchida, K., Moriyama, S., Breves, J. P., Fox, B. K., Pierce, A. L., Borski, R. J., … Grau, E. G. (2008, December 25). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 161, pp. 162–170.

Compensatory Growth of Pond‐reared Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis, Fingerlings

Turano, M. J., Borski, R. J., & Daniels, H. V. (2007, May 25). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Vol. 38, pp. 250–261.

Differential regulation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and Na+,K+-ATPase in gills of striped bass, Morone saxatilis: effect of salinity and hormones

Madsen, S. S., Jensen, L. N., Tipsmark, C. K., Kiilerich, P., & Borski, R. J. (2007, January 1). Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 192, pp. 249–260.

Leptin stimulates pituitary prolactin release through an extracellular signal-regulated kinase-dependent pathway

Tipsmark, C. K., Strom, C. N., Bailey, S. T., & Borski, R. J. (2007, November 1). Journal of Endocrinology, Vol. 196, pp. 275–281.

Discordant regulation of hepatic IGF-I mRNA and circulating IGF-I during compensatory growth in a teleost, the hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops×Morone saxatilis)

Picha, M. E., Silverstein, J. T., & Borski, R. J. (2006, March 1). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 147, pp. 196–205.

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.

IGF-I and branchial IGF receptor expression and localization during salinity acclimation in striped bass

Tipsmark, C. K., Luckenbach, J. A., Madsen, S. S., & Borski, R. J. (2006, September 8). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 292, pp. R535–R543.

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.

Insulin-like growth factor-I cDNA cloning, gene expression and potential use as a growth rate indicator in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Cruz, E. M. V., Brown, C. L., Luckenbach, J. A., Picha, M. E., Bolivar, R. B., & Borski, R. J. (2005, August 10). Aquaculture, Vol. 251, pp. 585–595.

Involvement of phospholipase C and intracellular calcium signaling in the gonadotropin-releasing hormone regulation of prolactin release from lactotrophs of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Tipsmark, C. K., Weber, G. M., Strom, C. N., Grau, E. G., Hirano, T., & Borski, R. J. (2005, January 9). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 142, pp. 227–233.

VARIABLE INTAKE, COMPENSATORY GROWTH, AND INCREASED GROWTH EFFICIENCY IN FISH: MODELS AND MECHANISMS

Skalski, G. T., Picha, M. E., Gilliam, J. F., & Borski, R. J. (2005, June 1). Ecology, Vol. 86, pp. 1452–1462.

Cortisol rapidly suppresses intracellular calcium and voltage-gated calcium channel activity in prolactin cells of the tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Hyde, G. N., Seale, A. P., Grau, E. G., & Borski, R. J. (2004, March 9). American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 286, pp. E626–E633.

Effect of salinity on expression of branchial ion transporters in striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Tipsmark, C. K., Madsen, S. T. E. F. F. E. N. S., & Borski, R. J. (2004, November 23). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology, Vol. 301A, pp. 979–991.

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.

Fish Research and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Borski, R. J., & Hodson, R. G. (2003, January 1). ILAR Journal, Vol. 44, pp. 286–294.

Glucocorticoid receptor upregulation during seawater adaptation in a euryhaline teleost, the tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Dean, D. B., Whitlow, Z. W., & Borski, R. J. (2003, May 19). General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 132, pp. 112–118.

Characterization of pituitary IGF-I receptors: modulation of prolactin and growth hormone

Fruchtman, S., McVey, D. C., & Borski, R. J. (2002, August 1). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 283, pp. R468–R476.

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.

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

World Aquaculture, 33(1), 40–4569.

Signal transduction mechanisms mediating rapid, nongenomic effects of cortisol on prolactin release

Borski, R. J., Hyde, G. N., & Fruchtman, S. (2002, May 1). Steroids, Vol. 67, pp. 539–548.

Cortisol suppresses prolactin release through a non-genomic mechanism involving interactions with the plasma membrane

Borski, R. J., Hyde, G. N., Fruchtman, S., & Tsai, W. S. (2001, June 1). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 129, pp. 533–541.

Insulin-like growth factor-I augments prolactin and inhibits growth hormone release through distinct as well as overlapping cellular signaling pathways

Fruchtman, S., Gift, B., Howes, B., & Borski, R. (2001, June 1). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 129, pp. 237–242.

Induction of growth hormone (GH) mRNA by pulsatile GH-releasing hormone in rats is pattern specific

Borski, R. J., Tsai, W., Demott-Friberg, R., & Barkan, A. L. (2000, May 1). American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 278, pp. E885–E891.

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Disparately Regulates Prolactin and Growth Hormone Synthesis and Secretion: Studies Using the Teleost Pituitary Model

Fruchtman, S., Jackson, L., & Borski, R. (2000, August 1). Endocrinology, Vol. 141, pp. 2886–2894.

Nongenomic Membrane Actions of Glucocorticoids in Vertebrates

Borski, R. J. (2000, December 1). Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 11, pp. 427–436.

Effects of low salinity on growth and survival of Southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) larvae and juveniles

Nutrition and technical development of aquaculture: Proceedings of the twenty-seventh U.S.-Japan Aquaculture Symposium, Durham, New Hampshire, U.S.A., Nov. 1998, (1998 Nov.), 187–192.