Dr. Carol A. Stepien

All Stories

1. 
   Accumulation of trace metals in tissues of the Oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from polluted waters in southwestern Ukraine

   Article • Estuarine Management and Technologies, December 2025, Pensoft Publishers

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

2. 
   The Government eDNA Working Group 7th eDNA Technical Exchange Workshop

   Article • Environmental DNA, July 2025, Wiley

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

3. 
   Integrating climate change, biological invasions, and infectious wildlife diseases

   Article • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, April 2025, Wiley

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien, Henry Gund Professor of Biology and One Health David Bruce Conn

4. 
   Biodiversity effects of the Russia–Ukraine War and the Kakhovka Dam destruction: ecological consequences and predictions for marine, estuarine, and freshwater communities in the northern Black Sea

   Article • Ecological Processes, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

5. 
   Summary, Overview, and Insights from the 3rd U.S. National Marine Environmental DNA Workshop (2024)

   Article • July 2024, MDPI AG

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

6. 
   Summary, Overview, and Insights from the 3rd U.S. National Marine Environmental DNA Workshop (2024)

   Article • July 2024, MDPI AG

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

7. 
   Population Genetic Differentiation of Walleye (Sander vitreus) across the Eastern Highlands of the United States

   Article • Fishes, December 2023, MDPI AG

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

8. 
   Evaluating Metabarcoding Markers for Identifying Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton Communities to Species in the Salish Sea: Morphological Comparisons and Rare, Threatened or Invasive Species

   Article • DNA, December 2023, MDPI AG

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

9. 
   Evaluating Metabarcoding Markers for Identifying Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton Communities to Species in the Salish Sea: Morphological Comparisons and Rare, Threatened or Invasive Species

   Article • November 2023, MDPI AG

   Dr. Carol A. Stepien

10. 
    Metabarcoding Markers for Identifying Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton Communities to Species in the Salish Sea: Morphological Comparisons and Rare, Threatened or Invasive Species

    Article • October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

11. 
    The Government eDNA Working Group 6th Annual eDNA Technical Exchange Workshop

    Article • Environmental DNA, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

12. 
    Otoliths of Caspian gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae): Morphological diversity and phylogenetic implications

    Article • PLOS One, May 2023, PLOS

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

13. 
    Neocosmopolitan distributions of invertebrate aquatic invasive species due to euryhaline geographic history and human-mediated dispersal: Ponto-Caspian versus other geographic origins

    Article • Ecological Processes, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

14. 
    The Second National Workshop on Marine eDNA: A workshop to accelerate the incorporation of eDNA science into environmental management applications

    Article • Environmental DNA, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

15. 
    Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification

    Article • Zootaxa, September 2022, Magnolia Press

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

16. 
    DNA Sequence Support for Reclassification of the Endemic Southern Caspian Sea Deepwater Goby as Neogobius bathybius (Formerly Ponticola; Perciformes: Gobiidae) and Recent Population Expansion of a Continuous Population

    Article • Ichthyology & Herpetology, April 2022, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

17. 
    Genetic trajectory of a fish virus over its history

    Article • PLOS One, May 2021, PLOS

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

18. 
    Addressing the "Paradox of the Plankton": Using Metabarcoding to Explore Zooplankton Diversity Patterns Across Chemical Conditions in the Salish Sea

    Article • ARPHA Conference Abstracts, March 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

19. 
    Genetic trajectories of zebra and quagga mussel invasions across three decades: Lake Erie versus Hudson River populations

    Article • Aquatic Invasions, January 2021, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Nathaniel Marshall, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

20. 
    Strategic considerations for invasive species managers in the utilization of environmental DNA (eDNA): steps for incorporating this powerful surveillance tool

    Article • Management of Biological Invasions, January 2021, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

21. 
    Intra‐Annual and Interannual Dynamics of Evaporation Over Western Lake Erie

    Article • Earth and Space Science, November 2020, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

22. 
    Evolutionary trajectory of fish Piscine novirhabdovirus (=Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus) across its Laurentian Great Lakes history: Spatial and temporal diversification

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

23. 
    Increasing confidence for discerning species and population compositions from metabarcoding assays of environmental samples: case studies of fishes in the Laurentian Great Lakes and Wabash River

    Article • Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, August 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

24. 
    SNP analyses highlight a unique, imperiled southern walleye (Sander vitreus) in the Mobile River Basin

    Article • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, August 2020, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

25. 
    Macroinvertebrate community diversity and habitat quality relationships along a large river from targeted eDNA metabarcode assays

    Article • Environmental DNA, May 2020, Wiley

    Nathaniel Marshall, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

26. 
    Detecting aquatic invasive species in bait and pond stores with targeted environmental (e)DNA high-throughput sequencing metabarcode assays: Angler, retailer, and manager implications

    Article • Biological Conservation, May 2020, Elsevier

    Nathaniel Marshall, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

27. 
    Genomic and immunogenic changes over the history of the Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS-IVb) fish virus (=Piscine novirhabdovirus) in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

28. 
    Global Observational Needs and Resources for Marine Biodiversity

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, July 2019, Frontiers

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

29. 
    Invasion genetics of the silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix across North America: Differentiation of fronts, introgression, and eDNA metabarcode detection

    Article • PLOS One, March 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

30. 
    Invasion genetics from eDNA and thousands of larvae: A targeted metabarcoding assay that distinguishes species and population variation of zebra and quagga mussels

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2019, Wiley

    Nathaniel Marshall, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

31. 
    Invasion genetics of the silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) across North America: Differentiation of fronts, introgression, and eDNA detection

    Article • August 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

32. 
    Genetic Divergence of Nearby Walleye Spawning Groups in Central Lake Erie: Implications for Management

    Article • North American Journal of Fisheries Management, June 2018, Wiley

    carey knight, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

33. 
    Effects of cortisol and lipopolysaccharide on expression of select growth-, stress- and immune-related genes in rainbow trout liver

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

34. 
    Genetic change versus stasis over the time course of invasions: trajectories of two concurrent, allopatric introductions of the Eurasian ruffe

    Article • Aquatic Invasions, January 2018, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Nathaniel Marshall, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

35. 
    Early detection monitoring for aquatic non-indigenous species: Optimizing surveillance, incorporating advanced technologies, and identifying research needs

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

36. 
    Role of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Matrix (M) Protein in Suppressing Host Transcription

    Article • Journal of Virology, July 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

37. 
    Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding assays to detect invasive invertebrate species in the Great Lakes

    Article • PLOS One, May 2017, PLOS

    Nathaniel Marshall, Dr. Carol A. Stepien

38. 
    Population genetic structure and comparative diversity of smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu: congruent patterns from two genomes

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

39. 
    Genetic patterns across an invasion's history: a test of change versus stasis for the Eurasian round goby in North America

    Article • Molecular Ecology, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

40. 
    The Effect of Algal Blooms on Carbon Emissions in Western Lake Erie: An Integration of Remote Sensing and Eddy Covariance Measurements

    Article • Remote Sensing, January 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

41. 
    Role of the invasive Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii (Actinopterygii: Odontobutidae) in the distribution of fish parasites in Europe: New data and a review

    Article • Biologia, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

42. 
    Two decades of genetic consistency in a reproductive population in the face of exploitation: patterns of adult and larval walleye (Sander vitreus) from Lake Erie’s Maumee River

    Article • Conservation Genetics, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

43. 
    Gene Diversification of Emerging Fish Virus: A Decade of Mutation in VHSv-IVb

    Article • PLOS One, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

44. 
    Diurnal to annual changes in latent, sensible heat, and CO 2 fluxes over a Laurentian Great Lake: A case study in Western Lake Erie

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, August 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

45. 
    The parasite community of gobiid fishes (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) from the Lower Volga River region

    Article • Biologia, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

46. 
    Temporal Population Genetic Structure of Yellow Perch Spawning Groups in the Lower Great Lakes

    Article • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

47. 
    Genetic History of Walleyes Spawning in Lake Erie's Cattaraugus Creek: a Comparison of Pre‐ and Poststocking

    Article • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

48. 
    A population genetic window into the past and future of the walleye Sander vitreus: relation to historic walleye and the extinct “blue pike” S. v. “glaucus”

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

49. 
    Conservation and management of fisheries and aquatic communities in Great Lakes connecting channels

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

50. 
    Genetic connectivity and diversity of walleye (Sander vitreus) spawning groups in the Huron–Erie Corridor

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

51. 
    Genetic diversity and divergence of yellow perch spawning populations across the Huron–Erie Corridor, from Lake Huron through western Lake Erie

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

52. 
    What's in a name? Taxonomy and nomenclature of invasive gobies in the Great Lakes and beyond

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

53. 
    Rapid and Sensitive qRT-PCR Assay for Fish VHSv Detection

    Article • PLOS One, August 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

54. 
    Phylogenetic and biogeographical relationships of theSanderpikeperches (Percidae: Perciformes): patterns across North America and Eurasia

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

55. 
    Genetic and morphometric differences demonstrate fine-scale population substructure of the yellow perchPerca flavescens: need for redefined management units

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

56. 
    A new StaRT-PCR approach to detect and quantify fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus (VHSv): Enhanced quality control with internal standards

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

57. 
    Waterscape genetics of the yellow perch (Perca flavescens): patterns across large connected ecosystems and isolated relict populations

    Article • Molecular Ecology, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

58. 
    Corrigendum to: “Evolution and biogeography of an emerging quasispecies: Diversity patterns of the fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus (VHSv)” [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 63 (2012) 327–347]

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

59. 
    Evolution and biogeography of an emerging quasispecies: Diversity patterns of the fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus (VHSv)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

60. 
    Temporal and Spatial Genetic Consistency of Walleye Spawning Groups

    Article • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, May 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

61. 
    Salinity tolerance of the invasive round goby: Experimental implications for seawater ballast exchange and spread to North American estuaries

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

62. 
    Fine-scale population genetic structure of the yellow perchPerca flavescensin Lake Erie

    Article • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, August 2011, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

63. 
    Historic speciation and recent colonization of Eurasian monkey gobies (Neogobius fluviatilis and N. pallasi) revealed by DNA sequences, microsatellites, and morphology

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

64. 
    Microsatellite loci for dreissenid mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) and relatives: markers for assessing exotic and native populations

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

65. 
    Expansion of tubenose gobies Proterorhinus semilunaris into western Lake Erie and potential effects on native species

    Article • Biological Invasions, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

66. 
    Systematics of the greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides complex: Consensus from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

67. 
    Population genetic history of the dreissenid mussel invasions: expansion patterns across North America

    Article • Biological Invasions, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

68. 
    Genetic Variation of 17 Wild Yellow Perch Populations from the Midwest and East Coast Analyzed via Microsatellites

    Article • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

69. 
    Landscape genetic patterns of the rainbow darterEtheostoma caeruleum: a catchment analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences and nuclear microsatellites

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

70. 
    Signatures of vicariance, postglacial dispersal and spawning philopatry: population genetics of the walleye Sander vitreus

    Article • Molecular Ecology, August 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

71. 
    Escape from the Ponto-Caspian: Evolution and biogeography of an endemic goby species flock (Benthophilinae: Gobiidae: Teleostei)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

72. 
    The Interplay of Morphology, Habitat, Resource Use, and Genetic Relationships in Young Yellow Perch

    Article • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

73. 
    Evolution and phylogeography of the tubenose goby genus Proterorhinus (Gobiidae: Teleostei): evidence for new cryptic species

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

74. 
    Population genetic diversity and phylogeographic divergence patterns of the yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

75. 
    Evolution and phylogeography of the tubenose goby genus Proterorhinus (Gobiidae: Teleostei): evidence for new cryptic species

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

76. 
    Invasion genetics of the Eurasian round goby in North America: tracing sources and spread patterns

    Article • Molecular Ecology, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

77. 
    Microsatellite loci for Ponto-Caspian gobies: markers for assessing exotic invasions

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

78. 
    Molecular, morphological, and biogeographic resolution of cryptic taxa in the Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides complex

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

79. 
    Occurrence of the Quagga Mussel (Dreissena bugensis) and the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Upper Mississippi River System

    Article • Journal of Freshwater Ecology, September 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

80. 
    Ancient divisions, recent expansions: phylogeography and population genetics of the round gobyApollonia melanostoma

    Article • Molecular Ecology, May 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

81. 
    Metazoan Parasites of Introduced Round and Tubenose Gobies in the Great Lakes: Support for the “Enemy Release Hypothesis”

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

82. 
    Erratum

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, February 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

83. 
    The invasive round goby Apollonia melanostoma (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) - a new intermediate host of the trematode Neochasmus umbellus (Trematoda: Cryptogonimidae) in Lake Erie, Ohio, USA

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, January 2008, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

84. 
    Genetic and biogeographic relationships of the racer goby Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from introduced and native Eurasian locations

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

85. 
    Genetic divergence and connectivity among river and reef spawning groups of walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) in Lake Erie

    Article • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, March 2007, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

86. 
    Broad- to fine-scale population genetic patterning in the smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieuacross the Laurentian Great Lakes and beyond: an interplay of behaviour and geography

    Article • Molecular Ecology, February 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

87. 
    Discordant Population Genetic Structuring of Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, in Lake Erie Based on Mitochondrial DNA Sequences and Nuclear DNA Microsatellites

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

88. 
    Invasion Genetics of Ponto-Caspian Gobies in the Great Lakes: A ‘Cryptic’ Species, Absence of Founder Effects, and Comparative Risk Analysis

    Article • Biological Invasions, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

89. 
    Genetic Diversity of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Versus Their Eurasian Source Populations: Insights for Risk Analysis

    Article • Risk Analysis, August 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

90. 
    Genetic variability and phylogeographical patterns of a nonindigenous species invasion: a comparison of exotic vs. native zebra and quagga mussel populations

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, March 2002, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

91. 
    PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SPOTTED SAND BASS, PARALABRAX MACULATOFASCIATUS: DIVERGENCE OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND PACIFIC COAST POPULATIONS

    Article • Evolution, September 2001, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

92. 
    Genetic diversity and evolutionary relationships of the troglodytic ‘living fossil’Congeria kusceri(Bivalvia: Dreissenidae)

    Article • Molecular Ecology, August 2001, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

93. 
    Genetic and Biogeographic Relationships of the Invasive Round (Neogobius melanostomus) and Tubenose (Proterorhinus marmoratus) Gobies in the Great Lakes Versus Eurasian Populations

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

94. 
    Population genetics, phylogeography, and systematics of the thornyhead rockfishes (Sebastolobus) along the deep continental slopes of the North Pacific Ocean

    Article • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, August 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

95. 
    Diagnostic Genetic Markers and Evolutionary Relationships among Invasive Dreissenoid and Corbiculoid Bivalves in North America: Phylogenetic Signal from Mitochondrial 16S rDNA

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, October 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

96. 
    Phylogeographical structure of the Dover sole Microstomus pacificus: the larval retention hypothesis and genetic divergence along the deep continental slope of the northeastern Pacific Ocean

    Article • Molecular Ecology, June 1999, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

97. 
    Population genetic structure, phylogeography and spawning philopatry in walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) from mitochondrial DNA control region sequences

    Article • Molecular Ecology, December 1998, Wiley

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

98. 
    Tandemly Repeated Sequences in the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region and Phylogeography of the Pike-PerchesStizostedion

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, December 1998, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

99. 
    Genetic Identity, Phylogeography, and Systematics of Ruffe Gymnocephalus in the North American Great Lakes and Eurasia

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 1998, Elsevier

    Dr. Carol A. Stepien

100. 
     Genetic Divergence in Antitropical Pelagic Marine Fishes (Trachurus, Merluccius, and Scomber) between North and South America

     Article • Copeia, August 1996, JSTOR

     Dr. Carol A. Stepien

101. 
     Regulation of color morphic patterns in the giant kelpfish, Heterostichus rostratus Girard: genetic versus environmental factors

     Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, September 1986, Elsevier

     Dr. Carol A. Stepien