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Laboratory Publications
(§undergraduate student author, *graduate student author,†post-doc author, lab members are bolded)

Rohr, J.R., McCoy, K.A.† in press. A qualitative meta-analysis reveals consistent effects of atrazine on freshwater fish and amphibians. Environmental Health Perspectives.

Raffel, T.R.†, Sheingold, J.L., Rohr, J.R. in press. Lack of pesticide toxicity to Echinostoma trivolvis eggs and miracidia. Journal of Parasitology.

Rohr, J.R., Raffel, T.R.†, Sessions, S.K. in press. Digenetic trematodes and their relationship to amphibian declines and deformities. In: Amphibian Biology. vol. 8. Amphibian Decline: Diseases, Parasites, Maladies, and Pollution. Series editor Heatwole, H. chap. 4. (PDF)

Rohr, J.R., Mahan, C.G., Kim, K. 2009. Response of arthropod biodiversity to foundation species declines: the case of the eastern hemlock. Forest Ecology and Management. 258: 1503-1510 (PDF, Abstract)

Clements, W.H., Rohr, J.R. 2009. Community responses to contaminants: Using basic ecological principles to predict ecotoxicological effects. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 28: 1789-1800 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Swan, A.§, Raffel, T.R.†, Hudson, P.J. 2009. Parasites, info-disruption, and the ecology of fear. Oecologia. 159: 447-454 (PDF, Abstract)

Raffel, T.R.†, Le Gros, R.J.§, Love, B.C., Rohr, J.R., Hudson, P.J. 2009. Parasite age-intensity relationships in red-spotted newts: does immune memory influence salamander disease dynamics? International Journal for Parasitology. 39: 231-241 (PDF, Abstract)

Delphia, C.M.*, Rohr, J.R., Stephenson, A.G., De Moraes, C.M., Mescher, M.C. 2009. Effects of genetic variation and inbreeding on volatile production in a field population of horsenettle. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170: 12-20 (PDF, Abstract)

Jennings, D.E.*, Gruber, S.H., Franks, B.R.*, Kessel, S.T.*, Robertson, A.L. 2008. Effects of large-scale anthropogenic development on juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) populations of Bimini, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 83: 369-377

Rohr, J.R., Raffel, T.R.†, Romansic, J.†, McCallum, H., Hudson, P.J. 2008. Evaluating the links between climate, disease spread, and amphibian declines. PNAS. 45: 17436-17441 (PDF, Abstract, Supplementary Materials)

Rohr, J.R., Schoetthofer, A.M., Raffel, T.R.†, Carrick, H.J., Halstead, N., Hoverman, J.T.†, Johnson, C.M., Johnson, L.B., Lieske, C., Piwoni, M.D., Schoff, P.K., Beasley, V.R. 2008. Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species. Nature. 455: 1235-1239 (PDF, Abstract, Supplementary Materials)

Raffel, T.R.†, Martin, L.B., Rohr, J.R. 2008. Parasites as predators: unifying natural enemy ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 23: 610-618 (invited submission) (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Raffel, T.R.†, Sessions, S.K., Hudson, P.J. 2008. Understanding the net effects of pesticides on amphibian trematode infections. Ecological Applications. 18: 1743-1753 (PDF, Abstract)

Raffel, T.R.†, Bommarito, T., Barry, D.S., Witiak, S.M., Shackleton, L.A. 2008. Widespread infection of the Eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) by a new species of Amphibiocystidium, a genus of fungus-like mesomycetozoan parasites not previously reported in North America. Parasitology. 135: 203-215

Tooker, J.F.†, Rohr, J.R., Abrahamson, W.G., De Moraes, C.M. 2008. Gall insects can avoid and alter indirect plant defenses. New Phytologist. 178: 657-671 (PDF, Abstract) The definitive version is available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/nph

Rohr, J.R., Kim, K., Mahan, C. 2007. Developing a monitoring program for invertebrates: guidelines and a case study. Conservation Biology. 21: 422-433 (PDF, Abstract)

Leslie, T.W.*, Hoheisel, G.A.*, Biddinger, D.J., Rohr, J.R., Fleischer, S.J. 2007. Transgenes sustain epigeal biodiversity in diversified vegetable farm systems. Environmental Entomology. 36: 234-244 (PDF, Abstract)

Lekberg, Y.†, Koide, R.T., Rohr, J.R., Aldrich-Wolfe, L., Morton, J.B. 2007. Role of niche theory and dispersal in the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. Journal of Ecology. 95: 95-105 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Kerby, J.*, Sih, A. 2006. Community ecology theory as a framework for predicting contaminant effects. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 21: 606-613 (invited submission) A featured article (PDF, Abstract)

Raffel, T.R.†, Rohr, J.R., Kiesecker, J.M., Hudson, P.J. 2006. Negative effects of changing temperature on amphibian immunity under field conditions. Functional Ecology. 20: 819-828 (PDF, Abstract)

Dobson, A.P, Cattadori, I. Holt, R.D., Ostfeld, R.S., Keesing, F., Krichbaum, K., Rohr, J.R., Perkins, S.E., Hudson, P.J. 2006. Sacred cows and sympathetic squirrels: The importance of biological diversity to human health. PLOS Medicine. 3: 714-718 (PDF)

Rohr, J.R., Sager, T.*, Sesterhenn, T.*, Palmer, B.D. 2006. Exposure, post-exposure, and density-mediated effects of atrazine on amphibians: Breaking down net effects into their parts. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114: 46-50 A featured article (PDF, Abstract)

Raffel, T.R.†, Dillard, J.R., Hudson, P.J. 2006. Field evidence for leech-borne transmission of amphibian Ichthyphonus sp. Journal of Parasitology. 92: 1256-1264. (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Crumrine, P.* 2005. Effects of an herbicide and an insecticide on pond community structure and processes. Ecological Applications. 15:1135-1147 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Palmer, B.D. 2005. Aquatic herbicide exposure increases salamander desiccation risk eight months later in a terrestrial environment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 24:1253-1258 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Park, D.†, Sullivan, A.M.*, McKenna, M.*, Propper, C.R., Madison D.M. 2005. Operational sex ratio in newts: field responses
and characterization of a constituent chemical cue. Behavioral Ecology. 16:286-293 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Elskus, A.A., Shepherd, B.S., Crowley, P.H., McCarthy, T.M.*, Niedzwiecki, J.H.*, Sager, T.*, Sih, A., Palmer, B.D. 2004. Multiple stressors and salamanders: Effects of an herbicide, food limitation, and hydroperiod. Ecological Applications. 14:1028-1040 (PDF, Abstract)

Sullivan, A.M.*, Madison, D.M., Rohr, J.R. 2004. Variation in the antipredator responses of three sympatric Plethodontid salamanders to predator-diet cues. Herpetologica. 60:401-408 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Elskus, A.A., Shepherd, B.S., Crowley, P.H., McCarthy, T.M.*, Niedzwiecki, J.H.*, Sager, T.*, Sih, A., Palmer, B.D. 2003. The lethal and sublethal effects of atrazine, carbaryl, endosulfan, and octylphenol on the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 22:2385-2392 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M., Sullivan, A.M.* 2003. On temporal variation and conflicting selection pressures: A test of theory using newts. Ecology. 84:1816-1826 (PDF, Abstract)

Sullivan, A.M.*, Madison, D.M., Rohr, J.R. 2003. Behavioural responses by red-backed salamanders to conspecific and heterospecific cues. Behaviour. 140:553-564 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M. 2003. Dryness increases predation risk in efts: Support for an amphibian decline hypothesis. Oecologia. 135: 657-664 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R. 2002. Temporal and spatial variation in newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) response to non-injured and injured conspecifics. Dissertation, Binghamton University (Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M. 2002. Notophthamlus viridescens (Eastern Red-Spotted Newt) Predation. Herpetological Review. 33:122-123 (Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M., Sullivan, A.M.* 2002. The ontogeny of chemically-mediated antipredator behaviours in newts (Notophthalmus viridescens): Responses to injured and non-injured conspecifics. Behaviour. 139:1043-1060 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M., Sullivan, A.M.* 2002. Sex differences and seasonal trade-offs in response to injured and non-injured conspecifics in red-spotted newts, Notophthalmus viridescens. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 52:385-393 (PDF, Abstract)

Madison, D.M., Sullivan, A.M.*, Maerz, J.C.*, McDarby, J.H., Rohr, J.R. 2002. A complex, cross-taxon, chemical releaser of anti-predator behavior in amphibians. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 28:2251-2262 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M. 2001. A chemically-mediated trade-off between predation risk and mate search in newts. Animal Behaviour. 62:863-869 (PDF, Abstract)

Rohr, J.R., Madison, D.M. 2001. Do newts avoid conspecific alarm substances: the predation hypothesis revisited. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (Ed. by Marchlewska-Koj, L. & Müller- Schwarze, D.), NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 295-304 (Abstract)

Rohr, J.R. 1997. Who likes who: Helping students understand the scientific method. Engaging Educators Across the Disciplines, 1997: 28-32

 

Submitted (pre-prints available upon request):
Koide, R.T., Rohr, J.R., Xu, B. Causes of spatial and temporal patterning of an ectomycorrhizal fungal community of Pinus resinosa Ait. Plantation. New Phytologist.

Jennings, D.E.*, Krupa, J.J., Raffel, T.R.†, Rohr, J.R. Evidence for competition between carnivorous plants and animals. American Naturalist.