Publications

This list is organized according to the subjects I and my students (usually) conduct research in​

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(updated March 2024)

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Publications on migration biology

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Davis, A.K. 2022. Monarchs reared in winter in California are not large enough to be migrants. Comment on James et al. first population study on winter breeding monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the urban South Bay of San Francisco, California. Insects. 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13010063

 

Davis, A.K. 2021. Captive-reared migratory monarchs fly in the wrong direction: a critique of Wilcox et al. Conservation Physiology 9(1): https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coab063.

 

Davis, A.K.*, F.M. Smith and A.M. Ballew. 2020. A poor substitute for the real thing: captive-reared monarch butterflies are weaker, paler and have less elongated wings than wild migrants. Biology Letters. 16: 20190922.

 

Davis, A.K.* and E. Cornelius Ruhs. 2019. A themed collection of research articles focused on stress physiology of bird migration. Animal Migration 6: 1-3.

 

Davis, A.K. 2018. New insights on the migration of monarch butterflies in North America: a focused collection of studies. Animal Migration 5:59-60.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J. de Roode. 2018. Effects of the parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, on wing characteristics important for migration in the monarch butterfly. Animal Migration 5: 84-93.

 

Altizer, S.M., K.A. Hobson, A.K. Davis, J.C. de Roode, and L.I. Wassenaar. 2015. Do healthy monarchs migrate farther? Tracking natal origins of parasitized vs. uninfected monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico. PLoS One 10(11): DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141371.

 

Davis, A.K.* and L. Dyer. 2015. Long-term trends in eastern North American monarch butterflies: a collection of studies focusing on spring, summer, and fall dynamics. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108(5): 661-663.

 

Badgett, G. and A.K. Davis.* 2015. Population trends of monarchs at a northern monitoring site: analyses of 19 years of fall migration counts at Peninsula Point, MI. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108(5): 700-706.

 

Howard, E. and A.K. Davis.* 2015. Investigating long-term changes in the spring migration of monarch butterflies using 18 years of data from Journey North, a citizen science program. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108(5): 664-669.

 

Davis, A.K. 2015. Can a blood-feeding ectoparasitic fly affect songbird migration? Examining body condition and fat reserves of 5 bird species in relation to hippoboscid fly parasitism. Ecological Parasitology and Immunology, Volume 4 (2015), Article ID 235907, 7 Pages.

 

Howard, E. and A.K. Davis.* 2015. Tracking the fall migration of eastern monarchs with Journey North roost sightings: new findings about the pace of fall migration. pages 207-214 in Oberhauser, K.S., Nail, K.R. and Altizer, S (eds.). Monarchs in a changing world: Biology and conservation of an iconic insect.Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.

 

Davis, A.K. 2015. Opinion: conservation of monarch butterflies could be enhanced with analyses (and publication) of citizen science tagging data. Insect Conservation and Diversity 8(2): 103-106.

 

Cornelius, E.A., A.K. Davis and S.M. Altizer. 2014. How important are haemoparasites to migratory songbirds? Evaluating physiological tradeoffs with infection in three neotropical migrants during stopover in coastal Georgia. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87(5): 719-28.

 

Satterfield, D. and A.K. Davis.* 2014. Variation in wing characteristics of monarch butterflies during migration: Earlier migrants have redder and more elongated wings. Animal Migration 2: 1-7.

 

Howard, E. and A.K. Davis.* 2012. Mortality of migrating monarch butterflies from a wind storm on the shore of Lake Michigan, USA. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera.

 

McCord, J.W. and A.K. Davis*. 2012. Characteristics of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) that stopover at a site in coastal South Carolina during fall migration. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 45: 1-8.

 

Davis, A.K. 2012. Are migratory monarchs really declining in eastern North America? Examining evidence from two fall census programs. Insect Conservation and Diversity 5: 101-105.

 

Davis, A.K.*, N.P. Nibbelink and E. Howard. 2012. Identifying large- and small-scale characteristics of migratory stopover sites of monarch butterflies with citizen-science observations. International Journal of Zoology, Article ID 149026, 9 pages. (Invited submission for special issue on citizen science).

 

Howard, E. and A.K. Davis.* 2011. A simple numerical index for assessing the spring migration of monarch butterflies using data from Journey North, a citizen-science program. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65(4).

 

Howard, E., H. Aschen, and A.K. Davis*. 2010. Citizen science observations of monarch butterfly overwintering in the southern United States. Psyche 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/689301.

 

McCord, J.W. and A.K. Davis*. 2010. Biological observations of monarch butterfly behavior at a migratory stopover site: results from a long-term tagging study in coastal South Carolina. Journal of Insect Behavior 23: 405-418.

 

Altizer, S. and A.K. Davis. 2010. Populations of monarch butterflies with different migratory behaviors show divergence in wing morphology. Evolution 64(4): 1018-1028.

 

Davis, A.K.* and E. Rendon-Salinas. 2010. Are female monarch butterflies declining in eastern North America? Evidence of a 30-year change in sex ratios at Mexican overwintering sites. Biology Letters 6: 45-47.

 

Howard, E. and A.K. Davis.* 2009. The fall migration flyways of monarch butterflies in eastern North America revealed by citizen scientists. Journal of Insect Conservation 13(3): 279-286.

 

Brindza, L., L.P. Brower, A.K. Davis and T. Van Hook. 2008. Comparative success of monarch butterfly migration to overwintering sites in Mexico from inland and coastal sites in Virginia. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 62(4): 189-200.

 

Gibbs, D., D. Walton, L.P. Brower and A.K. Davis*. 2006. Monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) migration monitoring at Chincoteague, VA and Cape May, NJ: a comparison of long-term trends. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 79(2): 156-164.

 

Walton, D., L.P. Brower and A.K. Davis*. 2005. Long-term monitoring and fall migration patterns of the monarch butterfly in Cape May, NJ. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98(5): 682-689.

 

Davis, A.K.* and E. Howard. 2005. Spring recolonization rate of monarch butterflies in eastern North America: new estimates from citizen-science data. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 59(1): 1-5.

 

Meitner, C.J., L.P. Brower and A.K. Davis*. 2004. Migration patterns and environmental effects on stopover of monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) at Peninsula Point, MI. Environmental Entomology 33(2): 249-257.

 

Howard, E. and A.K. Davis*. 2004. Documenting the spring movements of monarch butterflies with Journey North, a citizen science program. Pages 105-114 in K. Oberhauser and M. Solensky (eds.). The monarch butterfly. Biology and conservation. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY.

 

Davis, A.K.* and M.S. Garland. 2004. Stopover ecology of monarchs in coastal Virginia: using ornithological techniques to study monarch migration. Pages 89-96 in K. Oberhauser and M. Solensky (eds.). The monarch butterfly. Biology and conservation. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY.

 

Garland, M.S. and A.K. Davis*. 2002. An examination of monarch butterfly autumn migration in coastal Virgina. American Midland Naturalist 147: 170-174.

 

Davis, A.K.* and M.S. Garland. 2002. An evaluation of three methods of counting migrating monarch butterflies in varying wind conditions. Southeastern Naturalist 1(1): 55-68.

 

Davis, A.K. 2001. Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) fat deposition in southern Nova Scotia. Northeastern Naturalist 8(2): 149-162.

 

Davis, A.K.*, and P. Arcese. 2000. An examination of migration in Song Sparrows using banding recovery data. North American Bird Bander 24(4): 122-128.

 

Publications on stress and stress physiology

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Davis, A.K.*, and A.V. Anerao. 2023. Startle responses of jorō spiders (Trichonephila clavata) to artificial disturbance. Arthropoda 2023, 1(2). -67. https://www.mdpi.com/2813-3323/1/2/9

 

Davis, A.K.*, R.R.E. Ladd, F. Smith and A. Shattuck. 2023. Sex-specific effects of a parasite on stress-induced freezing behavior in a natural beetle-nematode system. PLoS One. Published: March 14, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281149

 

Ashley, E.A., A.K. Davis, V. K. Terrell, C. Lake, C. Carden, L. Head, R. Choe, and J.C. Maerz. 2021. Effects of salinity on hatchling Diamond-backed terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) growth, behavior, and stress physiology.  Herpetologica 77(1): 45-55.  

 

Davis, A.K. 2020. Evaluating cardiac reactions of monarch butterflies to human handling across three life stages. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 74(1): 43-50.

 

Ebot-Ojong, F., E. Jurado and A.K. Davis*. 2019. Direct measurement of fight or flight behavior in a beetle reveals individual variation and the influence of parasitism. PLoS One - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216387

 

Davis, A.K.*, H. Schroeder, I. Yeager and J. Pearce. 2018. Effects of simulated highway noise on heart rates of larval monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus: implications for roadside habitat suitability. Biology Letters 14: DOI: 20180018.

 

Davis, A.K.* and D.L. Maney. 2018. The use of glucocorticoid hormones or leukocyte profiles to measure stress in vertebrates: what’s the difference? Methods in Ecology & Evolution 9(6): 1556-1568. 

 

Davis, A.K.*, B. Coogler, and I. Johnson. 2017. The heartrate reaction to acute stress in horned passalus beetles (Odontotaenius disjunctus) is negatively affected by a naturally-occurring nematode parasite. Insects 8(4): 110; doi:10.3390/insects8040110 (Special Issue on Parasite-Insect Interactions).

 

Davis, A.K.*, D. Vasquez, J. LeFeuvre, S. Sims, M. Craft, and A. Vizurraga. 2016. Parasite manipulation of its host's physiological reaction to acute stress: experimental results from a natural beetle-nematode system. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. Online Early - link

 

Fratto, M., V.O. Ezenwa and A.K. Davis*. 2014. Infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum buffers the effects of acute stress on innate immunity in house finches. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87(2): 257-264.

 

Davis, A.K. 2014. Lifting capacity of horned passalus beetles during passive and stressed states. Journal of Insect Behavior 27(4): 496-502.

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Davis, A.K. 2012. Investigating the optimal rearing strategy for Ambystoma salamanders using a hematological stress index. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(1): 95-100.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2011. Assessing stress levels of captive-reared amphibians with hematological data: implications for conservation initiatives. Journal of Herpetology 45(1): 40-44.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2010. Effects of exogenous corticosterone on circulating leukocytes of a salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) with unusually abundant eosinophils. International Journal of Zoology 2010: DOI: 10.1155/2010/735937.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.R. Milanovich. 2010. Lead-phase and red-stripe color morphs of red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) differ in hematological stress indices: a consequence of differential predation pressure? Current Zoology 56(2): 238-243.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2009. Effects of larval density on hematological stress indices in salamanders. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology 311A: 697-704.

 

Davis, A.K.*, D.L. Maney, and J.C. Maerz. 2008. The use of leukocyte profiles to measure stress in vertebrates: a review for ecologists. Functional Ecology 22: 760-772.

 

Davis, A.K.*, N.E. Diggs, P.P. Marra, and R.J. Cooper. 2008. Hematological stress indices show no effect of radio-transmitters on wintering hermit thrushes. Journal of Field Ornithology 79(3): 293-297.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2008. Sex-related differences in hematological stress indices of breeding, paedomorphic mole salamanders. Journal of Herpetology 42(1): 197-201.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2008. Comparison of hematological stress indicators in recently captured and captive paedomorphic mole salamanders, Ambystoma talpoideum. Copeia 2008(3): 613-617.

 

Lindstrom, K.M., D. Hawley, A.K. Davis, and M. Wikelsky. 2005. Seasonal variation in corticosterone and mycoplasma infection dynamics in wintering house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 143(3): 231-239.

 

Publications on animal physiology, parasites and disease

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Davis, A.K.* and B.L. Frick. 2022. Physiological evaluation of newly invasive joro spiders (Trichonephila clavata) in the southeastern USA compared to their naturalized cousin, Trichonephila clavipes. Physiological Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12385

 

Majewska, A. A., A.K. Davis, S. Altizer and J.C. de Roode. 2022. Parasite dynamics in North American monarchs predicted by host density and seasonal migratory culling. Journal of Animal Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13678.

 

Davis, A.K.*,  C. Hurd, C. Brandon, and D. Vasquez. 2021. Walking while parasitized: effects of a naturally-occurring nematode on locomotor activity of horned passalus beetles. Journal of Insect Behavior  34: 84-95.

 

Davis, A.K.*, L. Calderon, J. LeFeuvre, S. Sims, J. Pearce, and C. Prouty. 2019. Healing while parasitized: impact of a naturally-occurring nematode during energy-intensive wound-healing in a beetle. Physiological Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/phen.12317.

 

Morffe, J., N. García, A.K. Davis, K. Hasegawa and R.A. Carreno. 2019. Morphological and molecular characterization of Xyo pseudohystrix Travassos & Kloss, 1958 (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Hystrignathidae) from Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger, 1800) (Coleoptera: Passalidae) from USA and discussion on its taxonomic status. Zootaxa. 4619 (2): 391-400.

 

Davis, A.K.* and C. Golladay. 2019. A survey of leukocyte profiles of red-backed salamanders from Mountain Lake, Virginia, and associations with host parasite types. Comparative Clinical Pathology 28(6): 1743-1750.

 

Davis, A.K.* and C. Prouty. 2019. The sicker the better: nematode-infected passalus beetles provide enhanced ecosystem services. Biology Letters 15: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0842.

 

Morffe, J., García, N., Breugelmans, K., Hasegawa, K. and A.K. Davis. 2019. Morphological and molecular characterization of Lepidonema magnum Morffe & García, 2010 (Oxyuridomorpha: Hystrignathidae) from Passalus interstitialis Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Passalidae) from Cuba and new locality records for the species. Zootaxa 4551(2): 221-230.

 

Davis, A.K.*, G. Toledo and R.L. Richards. 2016. Investigating temporal changes and effects of elevation on the prevalence of a rickettsial blood parasite in red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in Virginia, USA. Comparative Clinical Pathology 25(6): 1303-1307.

 

Calderon, L.I. and A.K. Davis.* 2016. Observations of Steinernema nematode and tachinid fly parasites in horned passalus beetles, Odontotaenius disjunctus, from Georgia, USA. Comparative Parasitology 83(2): 265-268.

 

LeFeuvre, J. and A.K. Davis*. 2015. Effects of a naturally-occurring nematode parasite on lifting strength and captivity-related body mass patterns in horned passalus beetles, Odontotaenius disjunctus. The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 744-750.

 

Chambouvet, A., D.J. Gower, M. Jirku, M.J. Yabsley, A.K. Davis, G. Leonard, F. Maguire, T. Doherty-Bone, G. Bittencourt, M. Wilkinson, and T.A. Richards. 2015. Cryptic infection of a broad taxonomic and geographic diversity of tadpoles by Perkinsea protists. PNAS. Online Early - doi: 10.1073/pnas.1500163112.

 

DuRant, S.E., W.A. Hopkins, A.K. Davis, and L.M. Romero. 2015. Evidence of ectoparasite-induced endocrine disruption in an imperiled giant salamander, the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 2297-2304.

 

Morffe, J. García, N. and A.K. Davis. 2015. Redescription of the females of Hystrignathus rigidus Leidy, 1950 (Nematoda: Hystrignathidae), parasites of Odontotaenius disjunctus (Coleoptera: Passalidae) from Eastern USA. Zootaxa 3941(1): 131-136.

 

Vasquez, D., A. Willoughby and A.K. Davis.* 2015. Fighting while parasitized: can nematode infections affect the outcome of staged combat in beetles? PLoS One 10(4): e0121614. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121614.

 

Raffel, T.R., N.T. Halstead, T.A. McMahon, A.K. Davis, and J.R. Rohr. 2015. Temperature variability and moisture synergistically interact to exacerbate an epizootic disease. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2039. Published 7 January 2015.

 

Barriga-Vallejo, C., O. Hernández-Gallegos, I. Hunt Von Herbing, A.E. López-Moreno, M. de Lourdes Ruiz-Gómez, G. Granados-Gonzalez, M.V. Garduño-Paz, J.F. Méndez-Sánchez, J. Banda-Leal and A.K. Davis*. 2015. Assessing population health of the Toluca Axolotl Ambystoma rivulare (Taylor, 1940) from Mexico, using leukocyte profiles. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10(2): 592-601.

 

Davis, A.K.* and E. Cornelius. 2013. Do infections lead to higher feather mite loads in birds? A test with mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches. The Auk 130(4): 708-714.

 

Sander, S.E., S. Altizer, J.C. de Roode, and A.K. Davis.* 2013. Genetic factors and host traits predict spore morphology for a butterfly pathogen. Insects (Special Issue on Insect Pathogens). Vol 4: 447-462.

 

Davis, A.K.*, W. Hood and G. Hill. 2013. Blood parasites in house finches from eastern and western North America: are eastern birds resistant to infection? EcoHealth 10: 290-297.

 

Cox, D. and A.K. Davis.* 2013. Effect of a parasitic nematode, Chondronema passali Leidy (Incertae sedis), on the size and strength of the horned passalus, Odontotaenius disjunctus Illiger (Coleoptera: Passalidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(2): 1-7.

 

Davis, A.K.* and T. Floyd. 2013. Evaluating levels of genotoxic stress in eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) using the erythrocyte micronucleus assay. Comparative Clinical Pathology. Online Early - DOI 10.1007/s00580-013-1761-1.

 

Davis, A.K.*, A.C. Benz, L. Ruyle, W.M. Kistler, B.C. Shock, and M. Yabsley. 2013. Searching before it’s too late: a survey of blood parasites in Ctenosaura melanosterna, a critically endangered reptile of Honduras. ISRN Parasitology. vol. 2013, Article ID 495304, 6 pages, 2013. doi:10.5402/2013/495304.

 

Davis, A.K.* and W.A. Hopkins. 2013. Widespread trypanosome infections in a population of eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in Virginia, USA. Parasitology Research 112(1): 453-456.

 

Davis, A.K.*, R.V. Horan, A.M. Grosse, B.B. Harris, B.S. Metts, D.E. Scott and T.D. Tuberville. 2011. Gender differences in haemogregarine infections in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(4): 1047-1049.

 

Davis, A.K.*, L. Ruyle and J.C. Maerz. 2011. Effect of trapping method on leukocyte profiles of Black-chested Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura melanosterna): implications for zoologists in the field. ISRN Zoology vol. 2011, Article ID 384825, 8 pages.

 

Davis, A.K.* and S.C. Sterrett. 2011. Prevalence of haemogregarine parasites in three freshwater turtle species in a population in northeast Georgia, USA. International Journal of Zoological Research 7(2): 156-163.

 

Davis, A.K. 2010. Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) is more severe in left eyes than right. Avian Biology Research 3(4): 153-156.

 

Davis, A.K.* and K. Cecala. 2010. Intraerythrocytic rickettsial inclusions in Ocoee salamanders (Desmognathus ocoee): prevalence, morphology and comparisons with inclusions of Plethodon cinereus. Parasitology Research 107: 363-367.

 

Keel, M.K., A.M. Ruiz, A.T. Fisk, W.K. Rumbeiha, A.K. Davis, and J.C. Maerz. 2010. Soft-tissue mineralization of bullfrog larvae (Rana catesbeiana) at a wastewater treatment facility. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 22: 655-660.

 

Ruiz, A.M., J.C. Maerz, A.K. Davis, M.K. Keel, A.R. Ferreira, M.J. Conroy, L. Morris, and A.T. Fisk. 2010. Patterns of development and abnormalities among tadpoles in constructed wetland receiving treated wastewater. Environmental Science and Technology. 44: 4862-4868.

 

Davis, A.K.*, M.K. Keel, A. Ferreira and J.C. Maerz. 2010. Effects of chytridiomycosis on circulating white blood cell distributions of bullfrog larvae (Rana catesbeiana). Comparative Clinical Pathology 19(1): 49-55.

 

Davis, A.K.*, J.L. DeVore, J.R. Milanovich, K. Cecala, J.C. Maerz and M. Yabsley. 2009. New findings from an old pathogen: intraerythrocytic bacteria (Family Anaplasmatacea) in red-backed salamanders Plethodon cinereus. EcoHealth 6(2): 219-228.

 

Davis, A.K.* and A.M. Durso. 2009. White blood cell differentials of northern cricket frogs (Acris c. crepitans) with a compilation of published values from other amphibians. Herpetologica 65(3): 260-267.

 

Davis, A.K.*, J.R. Milanovich, J.L. DeVore, and J.C. Maerz. 2009. An investigation of factors influencing erythrocyte dimensions of red-backed salamanders. Animal Biology 59: 201-209.

 

Davis, A.K. 2009. Metamorphosis-related changes in leukocyte profiles of larval bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana). Comparative Clinical Pathology 18(2): 181-186.

 

Hartup, B.K, A. Oberc, B. Stott-Messick, A.K. Davis, and E.C.H. Swarthout. 2008. Blood parasites of house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) from Georgia and New York. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(2): 469-474.

 

Maney, D.L., A.K. Davis, C.T. Goode, A. Reid, and C. Showalter. 2008. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration predicts leukocyte parameters during the breeding season in northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). Ethology 114: 369-380.

 

Davis, A.K.* and K.L. Holcomb. 2008. Intraerythrocytic inclusion bodies in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta picta) with measurements of affected cells. Comparative Clinical Pathology 17(1): 51-54.

 

Davis, A.K.*, M. Yabsley, K. Keel, and J.C. Maerz. 2007. Discovery of a novel alveolate pathogen affecting southern leopard frogs in Georgia: description of the disease and host effects. Ecohealth 4(3): 310-317.

 

Hawley, D.M., Davis, A.K., and A.A. Dhondt. 2007. Transmission-relevant behaviours shift with pathogen infection in wild house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 752-757.

 

Davis, A.K. 2005. Effects of handling time and repeated sampling on avian white blood cell counts. Journal of Field Ornithology 76(4): 334-338.

 

Dhondt, A.A., Altizer, S., Cooch, E.G., Davis, A.K., Dobson, A.P., Driscoll, M.J.L., Hartup, B.K., Hawley, D.M., Hochachka, W.M., Hosseini, P.R., Jennelle, C.S., Kollias, G.V., Ley, D.H., Swarthout, E.C.H., and Sydenstricker, K.V. 2005. Dynamics of a novel pathogen in an avian host: mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches. Acta Tropica 94(1): 77-93.

 

Davis, A.K.*, K. Cook and S. Altizer. 2004. Leukocyte profiles in wild House Finches with and without mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a recently emerged bacterial disease. Ecohealth 1: 362-373.

 

Altizer, S., A.K. Davis, K.C. Cook and J.J. Cherry. 2004. Age, sex, and season affect the risk of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in a southeastern house finch population. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82(5): 755-763.

 

Faustino, C., C.S. Jennelle, V. Connolly, A.K. Davis, E.C. Swarthout, E.G. Cooch, and A.A. Dhondt. 2004. Mycoplasmal gallisepticum infection dynamics in a House Finch population: empirical analysis of seasonal variation in survival, encounter and transmission rate. Journal of Animal Ecology 73(4): 651-669.

 

Publications on animal color and morphology

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Davis, A.K.*, N. Nibbelink and C.J. Deneka. 2022. Revisiting geographic variation in melanism of monarch butterfly larvae in North America using iNaturalist photos. Journal of Thermal Biology 110. Online.

 

Kiphart, R.J. and A.K. Davis.* 2016. Scientific note: observations of queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) larvae with unusual pigmentation in south Texas, USA. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 26(2): 23-26.

 

Davis, A.K.*, and M. Holden. 2015. Measuring intraspecific variation in flight-related morphology of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus): which sex has the best flying gear? Journal of Insects. Article ID 591705, 6 pages.

 

Davis, A.K. 2014. Wing color variation is related to larval energy reserves in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Physiological Entomology. Online Early - DOI: 10.1111/phen.12069.

 

Johnson, H., M.J. Solensky, D. Satterfield and A.K. Davis.* 2014. Does skipping a meal matter to a butterfly's appearance? Effects of larval food stress on wing morphology and color in monarch butterflies. PLoS One 9(4): DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093492.

 

Davis, A.K.*, N. Woodall, J. Moskowitz, N. Castleberry and B.J. Freeman. 2013. Temporal change in fur color in museum specimens of mammals: reddish-brown species get redder with storage time. International Journal of Zoology. vol. 2013, Article ID 876347, 6 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/876347.

 

Davis, A.K.*, J. Chi, C. Bradley, and S. Altizer. 2012. The redder the better: wing color predicts flight performance in monarch butterflies. PLoS One 7(7): e41323. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041323.

 

Fratto, M.A. and A.K. Davis.* 2011. Do black-furred animals compensate for high solar absorption with smaller hairs? A test with a polymorphic squirrel species. Current Zoology 57(6): 731-736.

 

Dav-is, A.K.*, S.P. Brummer, and J. Shivik. 2010. Sexual differences in hair morphology of coyote and white-tailed deer: males have thicker hair. Annales Zoologici Fennici 47: 411-416.

 

Davis, A.K.* and S.B. Castleberry. 2010. Pelage color of red bats (Lasiurus borealis) varies with body size: an image analysis of museum specimens. Current Zoology 56(4): 401-405.

 

Davis, A.K. 2009. Gender and size-based variation in wing color in large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) in Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 8(4): 723-732.

 

Davis, A.K. 2009. Wing color of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in eastern North America across life stages: migrants are ‘redder’ than breeding and overwintering stages. Psyche 2009: doi:10.1155/2009/705780.

 

Davis, A.K.* and A. Grosse. 2008. Measuring fluctuating asymmetry in plastron scutes of yellow-bellied sliders: the importance of gender, size and body location. American Midland Naturalist 159: 340-348.

 

Davis, A.K.* and K.L. Grayson. 2008. Spots of adult male red-spotted newts are redder and brighter than females: evidence for a role in mate selection? The Herpetological Journal 18: 83-89.

 

Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2007. Spot symmetry predicts body condition in spotted salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum. Applied Herpetology 4: 195-205.

 

Davis, A.K.*, N. Cope, A. Smith and M.J. Solensky. 2007. Wing color predicts future mating success in male monarch butterflies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100(2): 339-344.

 

Todd, B.D. and A.K. Davis. 2007. Sexual dichromatism in the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 1008-1013.

 

Davis, A.K.*, B. Farrey and S. Altizer. 2005. Variation in thermally induced melanism in monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from three North American populations. Journal of Thermal Biology 30(5): 410-421.

 

Publications on research techniques

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Davis, A.K.* and J.C. Maerz. 2022. Assessing leukocyte profiles of salamanders and other amphibians: a herpetologists' guide. Book chapter in: Salamanders: Methods and Protocols, edited by J.D. Currie and A.W. Seifert. Springer Press.

 

Davis, A.K.*, K.M. Clancy and T. Sasaki. 2021. How to take an ant’s pulse: a procedure for non-destructively monitoring baseline and stimulated heart rate in Formicidae. Entomologica Experimentalis et Applicata 169(9): 807-812. 

 

Davis, A.K.* and S. Orakzai. 2016. A simple method for observing and measuring heart rates in live monarchs (Danaus plexippus) and other large butterflies. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 70(2): 96-98.

 

Davis, A.K.*, B. Attarha and T.J. Piefke. 2013. Measuring the strength of horned passalus beetles (Odontotaenius disjunctus): Revisiting an old topic with modern technology. Journal of Insect Science vol 13. no. 107.

 

Rivera, M. and A.K. Davis*. 2013. Evaluating a method for non-destructively obtaining small volumes of blood from gilled amphibians. Herpetological Review 44(3): 428-430.

 

Davis, A.K. 2010. A technique for rapidly quantifying mammal hair morphology for zoological research. Folia Zoologica 59(2): 87-92.

 

Davis, A.K.*, L.L. Connell, A. Grosse and J.C. Maerz. 2008. A fast, non-invasive method of measuring growth in tadpoles using image analysis. Herpetological Review 39: 56-58.

 

Davis, A.K. 2008. Ontogenetic changes in erythrocyte morphology in larval mole salamanders, Ambystoma talpoideum, measured with image analysis. Comparative Clinical Pathology 17(1): 23-28.

 

Davis, A.K. 2007. A simple, computer-assisted method for obtaining and counting hemocytes in milkweed bugs. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 123: 203-206.

 

Davis, A.K.* and K.L. Grayson. 2007. Improving natural history research with image analysis: the relationship between skin color, sex, size and stage in adult red-spotted newts (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2(1): 67-72.

 

Davis, A.K. 2005. A comparison of age, size and health of House Finches captured with two trapping methods. Journal of Field Ornithology 76(4): 339-344.

 

Davis, A.K.*, B. Farrey and S.M. Altizer. 2004. Quantifying monarch butterfly larval pigmentation using digital image analysis. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 113: 145-147.

 

Davis, A.K.*, S. M. Altizer and E. Friedle. 2004. A non-destructive, automated method of counting spores of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha in infected monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Florida Entomologist 87(2): 231-234.

 

Milligan, J., A.K. Davis*, and S. Altizer. 2003. Errors associated with using colored leg bands to identify wild birds. Journal of Field Ornithology 74 (2):111-118.

 

Short publications on natural history of vertebrates and insects

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Schronce, A. and A.K. Davis.* 2022. Novel observation: northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perches on an invasive jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata) web and steals food. Insects. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/11/1049

 

Shattuck, A., C. Martinez-Mejia, C., F. Smith and A.K. Davis*. 2022. Observations and pictures of eggs of the horned passalus beetle, Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger) (Passalidae). The Coleopterists' Bulletin 76(3): 350-353.

 

Davis, A.K. 2019. Possible case of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in a northern cardinal in Georgia. The Oriole. vol 83: 15-19.

 

Davis, A.K.*, H. Leaf and D. Edenfield. 2019. Observations of a brood site of triceratops beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at the Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Journal of Entomological Science.

 

Breithaupt, M., R. Hall and A.K. Davis.* 2013. A preliminary survey of birds killed by window collisions in Georgia based on museum specimens. The Oriole 77(1-2): 9-17.

 

Davis, A.K.*, E. Cornelius and D. Cox. 2013. Tachinid parasitism in adult horned passalus beetles (Odontotaenius disjunctus) at the Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah, GA. Journal of Entomological Science 48(3): 1-3.

 

Davis, A.K. 2010. Ambystoma talpoideum (mole salamander). Polymelia. Herpetological Review 41(3): 327-328.

 

Davis, A.K. 2008. Nesting female house finch spontaneously develops mycoplasmal conjunctivitis. The Oriole 73(1-4): 12-17.

 

Davis, A.K. 2008. Factors influencing fidelity of house finches to a feeding station. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(2): 371-377.

 

Davis, A.K. 2007. Incidence and effect of hippoboscid flies in relation to mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in House Finches in Georgia. North American Bird Bander 32(3): 109-113.

 

Davis, A.K. 2007. Walking trails in a nature preserve alter terrestrial salamander distributions. Natural Areas Journal 27(4): 385-389.

 

Hotchkiss, E.R., A.K. Davis*, J.J. Cherry and S. Altizer. 2005. Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis and the behavior of wild house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) at bird feeders. Bird Behavior 17(1): 1-8.

 

Farrey, B. and A.K. Davis*. 2004. Monarch butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with 3 tubercle pairs in South Florida. Florida Entomologist 87(3): 408-411.

 

Davis, A.K. 1998. The incidence of Hippoboscid flies on Nova Scotia landbirds. Northeastern Naturalist 5(1): 83-88.

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Projects in Other Research Areas

 

Crossley, M.S., T.D. Meehan, M.D. Moran, J. Glassberg, W.E. Snyder, and A.K. Davis. 2022. Opposing global change drivers counterbalance trends in breeding North American monarch butterflies. Global Change Biology. Early Access. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16282.

 

Prouty, C., P. Barriga, A.K.Davis, V. Krischik and S. Altizer. 2021. Host plant species mediates impact of neonicitinoid exposure to monarch butterflies. Insects 2021, 12. . https://doi.org/10.3390/ insects12110999

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Majewska, A.A., Sims, S., Wenger, S.J., A.K. Davis and S. Altizer. 2018. Do characteristics of pollinator-friendly gardens predict the diversity, abundance, and reproduction of butterflies? Insect Conservation and Diversity 11: 370-382.

 

Government reports

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Davis, A.K., S. Altizer, K. Oberhauser and L. Ries. 2009. Recommendations for integrating monarch butterfly monitoring data in North America to address conservation and management needs. Report to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

 

News articles authored

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Davis, A.K. 2012. Better red than dead. American Butterflies Magazine. Summer Issue 2012. pages 18-19.

 

Davis, A.K. 2008. For the Record: Scientists from the Warnell School and College of Veterinary Medicine collaborate to identify emerging frog disease. The Log (Warnell Alumni Magazine). Spring 2008. 22.

 

Davis, A.K.* and S. Altizer. 2002. Southern exposure: new study shows unexpectedly high House Finch eye disease in Atlanta, Georgia. Birdscope. Spring. 12-13.

 

Davis, A.K. 2001. Tracking an avian epidemic. Birdscope. 15(2): 12-13.