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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. Adaptive regulation of digestive performance in the genus Python
   Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 210, no. 2, pp. 340–356, 2007
2. Strong response to anuran chemical cues by an extreme dietary specialist, the eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
   Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 85, no. 5, pp. 619–625, 2007
3. Metabolic and digestive response to food ingestion in a binge-feeding lizard, the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum)
   Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 210, no. 19, pp. 3430–3439, 2007
4. Effects of meal size, clutch, and metabolism on the energy efficiencies of juvenile Burmese pythons, Python molurus
   Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 148, no. 4, pp. 861–868, 2007
5. Cooking and grinding reduces the cost of meat digestion
   Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 148, no. 3, pp. 651–656, 2007
6. Specific Dynamic Action of Ambystomatid Salamanders and the Effects of Meal Size, Meal Type, and Body Temperature
   Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 720–735, 2006
7. New Insights into the Physiology of Natural Foraging
   Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 242–249, 2006
8. Effects of meal size, meal type, and body temperature on the specific dynamic action of anurans
   Journal of Comparative Physiology B, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 165–182, 2006
9. Physiological responses to feeding, fasting and estivation for anurans
   Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 208, no. 13, pp. 2595–2609, 2005
10. Evolutionary and Cellular Mechanisms Regulating Intestinal Performance of Amphibians and Reptiles
    Integrative and Comparative Biology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 282–294, 2005
11. Postprandial morphological response of the intestinal epithelium of the Burmese python ()
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 141, no. 3, pp. 280–291, 2005
12. Gastric function and its contribution to the postprandial metabolic response of the Burmese python Python molurus
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 206, no. 10, pp. 1621–1630, 2003
13. Non-invasive measure of body composition of snakes using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 136, no. 2, pp. 379–389, 2003
14. Effects of Meal Size, Meal Type, Body Temperature, and Body Size on the Specific Dynamic Action of the Marine Toad, Bufo marinus
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 557–571, 2002
15. Responses of python gastrointestinal regulatory peptides to feeding
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 98, no. 24, pp. 13637–13642, 2001
16. Effect of feeding on circulating micronutrient concentrations in the Burmese python (Python molurus)
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 129, no. 2-3, pp. 673–679, 2001
17. Evolution of Regulatory Responses to Feeding in Snakes
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 123–141, 2000
18. Insulin and Proglucagon-Derived Peptides from the Horned Frog, Ceratophrys ornata (Anura:Leptodactylidae)
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 143–154, 1999
19. Maintenance of Digestive Performance in the Turtles Chelydra serpentina, Sternotherus odoratus, and Trachemys scripta
    Copeia, vol. 1999, no. 1, p. 75, 1999
20. Nature, vol. 395, no. 6703, pp. 659–662, 1998
21. Characterization of Bradykinin-Related Peptides Generated in the Plasma of Six Sarcopterygian Species (African Lungfish, Amphiuma, Coachwhip, Bullsnake, Gila Monster, and Gray's Monitor)
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 108–114, 1998
22. Tachykinins (Substance P, Neurokinin A and Neuropeptide ?) and Neurotensin from the Intestine of the Burmese Python, Python molurus
    Peptides, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1505–1510, 1997
23. Specific Dynamic Action of a Large Carnivorous Lizard, Varanus albigularis
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, vol. 117, no. 4, pp. 515–522, 1997
24. Purification and characterization of islet hormones (insulin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide and somatostatin) from the Burmese python, Python molurus
    Regulatory Peptides, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 191–198, 1997
25. Digestive Response to the First Meal in Hatchling Burmese Pythons (Python molurus)
    Copeia, vol. 1995, no. 4, p. 947, 1995
26. Ecological Aspects of Foraging Mode for the Snakes Crotalus cerastes and Masticophis flagellum
    Herpetological Monographs, vol. 9, p. 169, 1995
27. Ecological Significance of Movements and Activity Range for the Sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes
    Copeia, vol. 1994, no. 3, p. 631, 1994
28. Bioenergetic Correlates of Foraging Mode for the Snakes Crotalus Cerastes and Masticophis Flagellum
    Ecology, vol. 75, no. 6, p. 1600, 1994