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Blass GRC, Gaffin DD (2008) Light wavelength biases of scorpions Animal Behaviour, 76:365-373. |
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Lewis R, Parker B, Gaffin D, Hoefnagels M (2007) Life, 6th ed. McGraw-Hill Corporation. (General biology textbook). |
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Fet V, Gaffin DD (2004) Preface. Proceedings of the 3rd Scorpiology Symposium, American Arachnological Society 28th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma, 28 June 2004. Euscorpius 17: i-–v. |
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Porterfield JZ, Gaffin DD, Porterfield C, Johnston C (2004) Screening for scorpions: a non-invasive approach to tracking the movements of arachnids in sand. Proceedings of the 3rd Scorpiology Symposium, American Arachnological Society 28th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma, 28 June 2004. Euscorpius 17:17-23 |
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Bost KC, Gaffin DD (2004) Sand scorpion home burrow navigation in the laboratory. Proceedings of the 3rd Scorpiology Symposium, American Arachnological Society 28th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma, 28 June 2004. Euscorpius 17:1-5. |
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Gaffin DD, Walvoord ME (2004) Scorpion peg sensilla: are they the same or are they different? Proceedings of the 3rd Scorpiology Symposium, American Arachnological Society 28th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma, 28 June 2004. Euscorpius 17:7-15. |
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Steinmetz SB, Bost KC, Gaffin DD (2004) Response of male Centruroides vittatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) to aerial and substrate-borne chemical signals. Euscorpius 12:1-6. |
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Lewis R, Gaffin D, Hoefnagels M, Parker B (2004) Life, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill Corporation. (General biology textbook). |
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Gaffin DD (2002) Electrophysiological analysis of synaptic interactions within peg sensilla of scorpion pectines. Microscopy Research and Technique 58:325-334. |
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Lewis R, Gaffin D, Hoefnagels M, Parker B (2002) Life, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Corporation. (General biology textbook). |
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Gaffin DD (2001) Electrophysiological evidence of synaptic interactions between sensory neurons in peg sensilla of Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821) (Scorpiones: Buthidae). In: Fet V, Selden PA, editors. Scorpions 2001. In memoriam Gary A. Polis. Burnham Beeches, Bucks: British Arachnological Society. pp 325-330.
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Gaffin DD, Brownell PH (2001) Chemosensory behavior and physiology. In: Brownell PH, Polis GA, editors. Scorpion Biology and Research. Oxford University Press. pp 184-203.
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Camp EA, Gaffin DD (1999) Escape behavior mediated by negative phototaxis in the scorpion Paruroctonus utahensis (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae). The Journal of Arachnology 27:679-684. |
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Gaffin DD, Brownell PH (1997) Electrophysiological evidence of synaptic interaction within chemosensory peg sensilla of scorpion pectines. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 181:301-307. |
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Gaffin DD, Brownell PH (1997) Response properties of chemosensory peg sensilla on the pectines of scorpions. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 181:291-300. |
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Gaffin DD, Wennstrom KL, Brownell PH (1992) Water detection in the desert sand scorpion Paruroctonus mesaensis (Scorpionida, Vejovidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 170:623-629. |
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Gaffin DD, Brownell PH (1992) Evidence of chemical signaling in the sand scorpion, Paruroctonus mesaensis (Scorpionida:Vejovidae). Ethology, 91:59:69.
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Gaffin DD, Jubran I (1991) TSG Software: Data acquisition and analysis program. Biotechnology Software, 8:4-7. |
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Gaffin DD, Gaffin AZ (1988) Thinking objectively: a biological approach to designing neural networks. Micro Cornucopia, 44:26-31. |
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| Posters |
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Knowlton ED, Gaffin DD (2008) A new approach to examining scorpion peg sensilla: the mineral oil flood technique. Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, June 25-30, 2008, University of California; Berkeley, California. |
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Gaffin DD (2007) Scorpion peg sensilla: a rapid, parallel-sampling system for acquiring ground-based, chemosensory information. Proceedings from the Seventh International Congress of Neuroethology, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, British Collumbia, Canada. |
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McKee R, Gaffin DD (2004) Non-visual orientation of sand scorpons. Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, June 23-27, 2004, University of Oklahoma; Norman, Oklahoma. |
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Steinmetz S, Gaffin DD (2002) Response of male Centruroides vittatus to aerial and substrate-borne chemical signals. Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, June 2002, University of California; Riverside, California. |
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Gaffin DD (1999) The Faculty-in-Residence Program at the University of Oklahoma. Annual Conference of the First-Year Experience, February 21, 1999, University of South Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina. |
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Gaffin DD, Camp EA (1998) Response properties of scorpion pectinal nerves to chemical and mechanical stimulation. Proceedings from the Fifth International Congress of Neuroethology, UC San Diego; La Jolla, California. |
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| Student projects |
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Carter SN (2003) Is the mechanoreceptor involved in the neural circuitry of scorpion peg sensilla? Honors Thesis. |
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Hines MA (2002) Use of a micro-engineered chemical delivery device to evaluate scorpion peg sensillum response to organic stimulants. Honors Thesis. |
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Stephens AV (2000)
Seismic echolocation: do scorpions use this novel method of orientation to aid in locomotion? Honors Thesis. |
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Falgiani M (1999) Electrophysiological investigation of the sensitivity of scorpion basitarsal compound slit sensilla to vibratory stimuli. Honors Thesis. |
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Parizi M (1998) Investigation of spiking frequency of chemosensitive neurons in scorpion pectines in relation to photoperiod. Honors Thesis. |
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