Articles

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A Pharm-Ecological Perspective of Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant-Herbivore Interactions (with M. Denise Dearing, Elisabeth M. Gross, Colin M. Orians, Erik E. Sotka, and William J. Foley), Journal of Chemical Ecology (2013)

We describe some recent themes in the nutritional and chemical ecology of herbivores and the...

 

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Phytochemistry Predicts Habitat Selection by an Avian Herbivore at Multiple Spatial Scales (with Graham G. Frye, John W. Connelly, and David D. Musil), Ecology (2013)

Animal habitat selection is a process that functions at multiple, hierarchically structured spatial scales. Thus...

 

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Mechanisms for Eliminating Monoterpenes of Sagebrush by Specialist and Generalist Rabbits (with Lisa A. Shipley, Edward M. Davis, Laura A. Felicetti, and Stuart McLean), Journal of Chemical Ecology (2012)

Pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) are one of only three vertebrates that subsist virtually exclusively on...

 

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Inhibition of Snowshoe Hare Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity as a Mechanism of Deterrence for Papyriferic Acid in Birch (with Xinzhu Pu, Dong Xu, Knut Kielland, and John Bryant), Journal of Chemical Ecology (2011)

The plant secondary metabolite papyriferic acid (PA) deters browsing by snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) on...

 

Toxic Scat: A Mechanism to Prevent Overdosing on Plant Chemicals by Grouse (with Graham Frye and Xinzhu Pu), Grouse News (2011)

Although abundant and accessible, plants pose significant challenges to herbivores. The high fiber content and...

 

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Modelling Nutritional Interactions: From Individuals to Communities, Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2010)

Nutrient acquisition is a major context for ecological interactions among species but ecologists and nutritionists...

 

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PharmEcology: A Pharmacological Approach to Understanding Plant-Herbivore Interactions: An Introduction to the Symposium (with William J. Foley), Integrative & Comparative Biology (2009)

A central goal in understanding the ecology and evolution of animals is to identify factors...

 

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Exploitation of Secondary Metabolites by Animals: A Response to Homeostatic Challenges (with Alan L. Harvey, Michael A. Huffman, Fred D. Provenza, Roger Sullivan, and Deniz Tasdemir), Integrative & Comparative Biology (2009)

We propose that the exploitation of the bioactive properties of secondary metabolites (SMs) by animals...

 

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Revisiting the Dietary Niche: When is a Mammalian Herbivore a Specialist? (with Lisa A. Shipley and Ben D. Moore), Integrative & Comparative Biology (2009)

Understanding dietary specialization in herbivores has theoretical and practical implications in ecology, yet defining niche...

 

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The Emerging Role of Pharmacology in Understanding Consumer–Prey Interactions in Marine and Freshwater Systems (with Erik E. Sotka, Michael Horn, Alistair G. B. Poore, David Raubenheimer, and Kristen E. Whalen), Integrative & Comparative Biology (2009)

Within our lakes, streams, estuaries, and oceans, there is an astounding chemodiversity of secondary metabolites...

 

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Ambient Temperature Influences Diet Selection and Physiology of an Herbivorous Mammal, Neotoma albigula (with M. D. Dearing, J. D. McLister, and L. Santos), Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (2008)

The whitethroat woodrat (Neotoma albigula) eats juniper (Juniperus monosperma), but the amount of juniper in...

 

Contributions to Books

The Herbivore's Prescription: A Pharm-Ecological Perspective on Host Plant Use by Vertebrate and Invertebrate Herbivores (with Mark D. Hunter), The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: From Genes to Global Processes (2012)
 

Presentations

Invited Symposium Speaker: Positive Effects of PSMs on Ecology and Health of Vertebrates and Invertebrates, British Ecological Society Annual Symposium, 2010: The Integrative Role of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Ecological Systems (2010)
 

Student Mentored Work

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All Leaves Are Not Created Equal: Variation Among Leaves in Chemical Defenses and Nutritional Quality (with Xochi Campos, Amy C. Ulappa, and Xinzhu Pu), College of Arts and Sciences Poster Presentations (2011)

Coevolution among plants and herbivores has led to variation in plant defenses and herbivore foraging....

 

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Developing New Methods to Quantify Stress in Wildlife Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (with Brandon Harper and Shin Pu), College of Arts and Sciences Poster Presentations (2011)

Stress levels in wildlife species are an accurate indicator of an animal’s well-being and can...

 

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To Eat or Not to Eat? Developing Biomarkers for Diet Selection by Herbivores (with Kristina Gehlken, Peter Olsoy, Amy Ulappa, and Nancy Glenn), College of Arts and Sciences Poster Presentations (2011)

A major goal in conservation biology is to explain habitat use by animals. Remote sensing...