* student coauthor
2024
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Joura, H.*, Makarem, J.*, and Sun, J.* Hot and Scared: How do heat waves and predation risk impact resource acquisition and allocation? Biology Letters. Accepted
Evalen, P.S.*, Barnhardt, E.N.*, Ryu, J.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Toxicity of glyphosate to animals: a meta-analytical approach. Environmental Pollution. 347, 123669.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Bui, D.*, Chen, J.*, and Zhao, W.* Availability of mates and food influence the plasticity in strategies mediating life-history tradeoffs in an insect. Oikos. 2024(3), e10337.
2023
Claunch, N.M., Lind, C., Lutterschmidt, D.I., Moore, I.T., Neuman-Lee, L., Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Taylor, E. Stress Ecology in Snakes in Snakes: Morphology, Function, and Ecology (Ed. David Penning). ISBN: 979-8-88697-855-1
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Choi, J.*, Choy, B.*, Perez, P.L.*, and Whitlock, J.* A simulated heat wave—but not herbicide exposure—alters resource investment strategy in an insect. Journal of Thermal Biology. 116, 103670.
Bonfoey, A.M.*, Padda, S.S.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Spatiotemporal variation in water availability drives insect community dynamics in an urban riparian zone. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-023-01375-3
Bonfoey, A.M.*, Chen, J.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Stress tolerance is influenced by artificial light at night during development and life-history strategy. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, jeb245195.
** Featured by Inside JEB **
2022
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Chun, P.*, Luc, D.*, Masuda, G.*, Rocha, A.*, and Sandhu, S.* Reproduction of a field cricket under high-intensity artificial light at night and a simulated heat wave. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 76, 109.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Whitlock, J.*, Vo, C.*, Evalen, P.*, and Bui, D.* Pesticides in a warmer world: Effects of glyphosate and warming across insect life stages. Environmental Pollution. 307, 119508.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Flight capacity drives circadian patterns of metabolic rate and alters resource dynamics. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 337, 666-674.
Padda, S.S.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Evaluating the effects of water and food limitation on the life history of an insect using a multiple-stressor framework. Oecologia. 198, 519-530.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Vo, C.* Spatial bet-hedging, thermal tradeoffs, and glyphosate: Crickets integrate multivariate information during oviposition. Animal Behaviour. 185, 105-112.
2021
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Chang, E.* Body condition indices are better surrogates for lean mass and water content than for body fat content in an insect. Journal of Zoology. 315, 131-137.
Padda, S.S.*, Glass, J.G.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. When it's hot and dry: Life-history strategy influences the effects of heat wave and water limitation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224.
** shortlisted for Outstanding Paper of 2021 at Journal of Experimental Biology **
2020
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Glass, J.G.* Life history and immune challenge influence metabolic plasticity to food availability and acclimation temperature. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 93, 271-281.
Brusch, G.A., Mills, A.M., Walman, R.M., Masuda, G.*, Byeon, A.*, DeNardo, D.F., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Dehydration enhances cellular and humoral immunity in a mesic snake community. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 333, 306-315.
** Featured on cover **
Johnson, D.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. City limits: Heat tolerance is influenced by body size and hydration state in an urban ant community. Ecology and Evolution. 10, 4944-4955.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Chu, I.*, and Koh, C.* When do looks matter? Effects of mate quality and environmental variability on lifetime reproduction. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74, 11.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Jeong, N.*, Johnson, D.*, and Meckfessel, N.* From phenoloxidase to fecundity: Food availability does not influence the costs of oxidative challenge in a wing-dimorphic cricket. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 190, 17-26.
2019
Glass, J.R.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Should I stay or should I go? Complex environments influence the developmental plasticity of flight capacity and flight-related trade-offs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 128, 56-69.
Todd, G.J.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Effects of Habitat Features and Season on Vertebrate Communities in Southern Georgia, U.S.A. Biodiversity. 20, 78-87.
Nguyen, K.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. When to fight? Disentangling temperature and circadian effects on aggression and agonistic contests. Animal Behaviour. 148, 1-8.
2018
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Johnson, D.* Moving targets: Determinants of nutritional preferences and habitat use in an urban ant community. Urban Ecosystems. 21, 1151-1158.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Joura, H.*, Makarem, J.*, and Sun, J.* Hot and Scared: How do heat waves and predation risk impact resource acquisition and allocation? Biology Letters. Accepted
Evalen, P.S.*, Barnhardt, E.N.*, Ryu, J.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Toxicity of glyphosate to animals: a meta-analytical approach. Environmental Pollution. 347, 123669.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Bui, D.*, Chen, J.*, and Zhao, W.* Availability of mates and food influence the plasticity in strategies mediating life-history tradeoffs in an insect. Oikos. 2024(3), e10337.
2023
Claunch, N.M., Lind, C., Lutterschmidt, D.I., Moore, I.T., Neuman-Lee, L., Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Taylor, E. Stress Ecology in Snakes in Snakes: Morphology, Function, and Ecology (Ed. David Penning). ISBN: 979-8-88697-855-1
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Choi, J.*, Choy, B.*, Perez, P.L.*, and Whitlock, J.* A simulated heat wave—but not herbicide exposure—alters resource investment strategy in an insect. Journal of Thermal Biology. 116, 103670.
Bonfoey, A.M.*, Padda, S.S.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Spatiotemporal variation in water availability drives insect community dynamics in an urban riparian zone. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-023-01375-3
Bonfoey, A.M.*, Chen, J.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Stress tolerance is influenced by artificial light at night during development and life-history strategy. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, jeb245195.
** Featured by Inside JEB **
2022
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Chun, P.*, Luc, D.*, Masuda, G.*, Rocha, A.*, and Sandhu, S.* Reproduction of a field cricket under high-intensity artificial light at night and a simulated heat wave. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 76, 109.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Whitlock, J.*, Vo, C.*, Evalen, P.*, and Bui, D.* Pesticides in a warmer world: Effects of glyphosate and warming across insect life stages. Environmental Pollution. 307, 119508.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Flight capacity drives circadian patterns of metabolic rate and alters resource dynamics. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 337, 666-674.
Padda, S.S.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Evaluating the effects of water and food limitation on the life history of an insect using a multiple-stressor framework. Oecologia. 198, 519-530.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Vo, C.* Spatial bet-hedging, thermal tradeoffs, and glyphosate: Crickets integrate multivariate information during oviposition. Animal Behaviour. 185, 105-112.
2021
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Chang, E.* Body condition indices are better surrogates for lean mass and water content than for body fat content in an insect. Journal of Zoology. 315, 131-137.
Padda, S.S.*, Glass, J.G.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. When it's hot and dry: Life-history strategy influences the effects of heat wave and water limitation. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224.
** shortlisted for Outstanding Paper of 2021 at Journal of Experimental Biology **
2020
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Glass, J.G.* Life history and immune challenge influence metabolic plasticity to food availability and acclimation temperature. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 93, 271-281.
Brusch, G.A., Mills, A.M., Walman, R.M., Masuda, G.*, Byeon, A.*, DeNardo, D.F., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Dehydration enhances cellular and humoral immunity in a mesic snake community. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 333, 306-315.
** Featured on cover **
Johnson, D.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. City limits: Heat tolerance is influenced by body size and hydration state in an urban ant community. Ecology and Evolution. 10, 4944-4955.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Chu, I.*, and Koh, C.* When do looks matter? Effects of mate quality and environmental variability on lifetime reproduction. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74, 11.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Jeong, N.*, Johnson, D.*, and Meckfessel, N.* From phenoloxidase to fecundity: Food availability does not influence the costs of oxidative challenge in a wing-dimorphic cricket. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 190, 17-26.
2019
Glass, J.R.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Should I stay or should I go? Complex environments influence the developmental plasticity of flight capacity and flight-related trade-offs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 128, 56-69.
Todd, G.J.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Effects of Habitat Features and Season on Vertebrate Communities in Southern Georgia, U.S.A. Biodiversity. 20, 78-87.
Nguyen, K.* and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. When to fight? Disentangling temperature and circadian effects on aggression and agonistic contests. Animal Behaviour. 148, 1-8.
2018
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Johnson, D.* Moving targets: Determinants of nutritional preferences and habitat use in an urban ant community. Urban Ecosystems. 21, 1151-1158.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Walman, R.M., and Mills, A.M. Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) and seasonality influence community refuge use. Biological Invasions. 20, 2849-2859
2017
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., French, S.S., Ahn, A.*, Webb, A.*, and Butler, M.W. Simulated heat waves have diverse effects on immune function and oxidative physiology in the cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 90, 434-444.
2017
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., French, S.S., Ahn, A.*, Webb, A.*, and Butler, M.W. Simulated heat waves have diverse effects on immune function and oxidative physiology in the cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 90, 434-444.
2016
Butler, M.W., Lutz, T.J.*, Fokidis, H.B., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Eating increases oxidative damage in a reptile. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219, 1969-1973.
Luoma, R.L.*, Butler, M.W., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Plasticity of immunity in response to eating. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219, 1965-1968.
Todd, G.J.*, Jodrey, A.D.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Immune activation influences the trade-off between thermoregulation and predator avoidance. Animal Behaviour. 118, 27-32.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Holcomb, L.M.*, and Luoma, R.L.* Context-dependent effects of complex environments on behavioural plasticity. Behavioral Ecology. 27, 237-244.
2015
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Jodrey, A.D.*, and Luoma, R.* Consequences of complex environments: Temperature and energy intake interact to influence growth and metabolic rate. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 187, 1-7.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Acker, M.*, Kovalko, I.*, and Adamo, S.A. The double-edged sword of immune defence and damage control: Do food availability and immune challenge alter the balance? Functional Ecology. 29, 1445-1452.
Butler, M.W., Lutz, T.J.*, Fokidis, H.B., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Eating increases oxidative damage in a reptile. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219, 1969-1973.
Luoma, R.L.*, Butler, M.W., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Plasticity of immunity in response to eating. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219, 1965-1968.
Todd, G.J.*, Jodrey, A.D.*, and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Immune activation influences the trade-off between thermoregulation and predator avoidance. Animal Behaviour. 118, 27-32.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Holcomb, L.M.*, and Luoma, R.L.* Context-dependent effects of complex environments on behavioural plasticity. Behavioral Ecology. 27, 237-244.
2015
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Jodrey, A.D.*, and Luoma, R.* Consequences of complex environments: Temperature and energy intake interact to influence growth and metabolic rate. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 187, 1-7.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Acker, M.*, Kovalko, I.*, and Adamo, S.A. The double-edged sword of immune defence and damage control: Do food availability and immune challenge alter the balance? Functional Ecology. 29, 1445-1452.
Dupoue, A., Michaud, B., Stahlschmidt, Z.R., and Lourdais, O. Physiological state influences evaporative water loss and microclimate preference in the snake Vipera aspis. Physiology & Behavior. 144, 82-89.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Adamo, S.A. Food-limited mothers favor offspring quality over offspring number: a principal components approach. Functional Ecology. 29, 88-95.
2014
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., O'Leary, M.E.*, and Adamo, S.A. Food limitation leads to risky decision-making and to tradeoffs with oviposition. Behavioral Ecology. 25, 23-27.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Adamo, S.A. Food-limited mothers favor offspring quality over offspring number: a principal components approach. Functional Ecology. 29, 88-95.
2014
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., O'Leary, M.E.*, and Adamo, S.A. Food limitation leads to risky decision-making and to tradeoffs with oviposition. Behavioral Ecology. 25, 23-27.
2013
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Adamo, S.A. Warm and cozy: Temperature and predation risk interactively affect oviposition-site selection. Animal Behaviour. 86, 553-558.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Adamo, S.A. Context dependency and generality of fever in insects. Naturwissenschaften (currently, The Science of Nature). 100, 691-696.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Lourdais, O., Lorioux, S., Butler, M.W., Davis, J.R., Salin, K., Voituron, Y., and DeNardo, D.F. Morphological and physiological changes during reproduction and their relationships to reproductive performance in a capital breeder. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 86, 398-409.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Rollinson, N.J., Acker, M.*, and Adamo, S.A. Are all eggs created equal? Food availability and the fitness tradeoff between reproduction and immune function. Functional Ecology. 27, 800-806.
Butler, M.W. (co-lead author), Stahlschmidt, Z.R. (co-lead author), Ardia, D.R., Davies, S.,Davis, J.R., Guillette Jr., L., Johnson, N.S., McCormick, S.D., McGraw, K.J., and DeNardo, D.F. Thermal sensitivity of immune function: Evidence against a generalist-specialist tradeoff among endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates. The American Naturalist. 181, 761-774.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Adamo, S.A. Warm and cozy: Temperature and predation risk interactively affect oviposition-site selection. Animal Behaviour. 86, 553-558.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and Adamo, S.A. Context dependency and generality of fever in insects. Naturwissenschaften (currently, The Science of Nature). 100, 691-696.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Lourdais, O., Lorioux, S., Butler, M.W., Davis, J.R., Salin, K., Voituron, Y., and DeNardo, D.F. Morphological and physiological changes during reproduction and their relationships to reproductive performance in a capital breeder. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 86, 398-409.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Rollinson, N.J., Acker, M.*, and Adamo, S.A. Are all eggs created equal? Food availability and the fitness tradeoff between reproduction and immune function. Functional Ecology. 27, 800-806.
Butler, M.W. (co-lead author), Stahlschmidt, Z.R. (co-lead author), Ardia, D.R., Davies, S.,Davis, J.R., Guillette Jr., L., Johnson, N.S., McCormick, S.D., McGraw, K.J., and DeNardo, D.F. Thermal sensitivity of immune function: Evidence against a generalist-specialist tradeoff among endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates. The American Naturalist. 181, 761-774.
2012
DeNardo, D.F., Lourdais, O., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Are females maternal manipulators, selfish mothers, or both? Insight from pythons. Herpetologica. 68, 299-307.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Shine, R., and DeNardo, D.F. The consequences of alternative parental care tactics in free-ranging pythons (Liasis fuscus) in tropical Australia. Functional Ecology. 26, 812-821.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Shine, R., and DeNardo, D.F. Temporal and spatial complexity of maternal thermoregulation in tropical pythons. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 85, 219-230.
DeNardo, D.F., Lourdais, O., and Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Are females maternal manipulators, selfish mothers, or both? Insight from pythons. Herpetologica. 68, 299-307.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Shine, R., and DeNardo, D.F. The consequences of alternative parental care tactics in free-ranging pythons (Liasis fuscus) in tropical Australia. Functional Ecology. 26, 812-821.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Shine, R., and DeNardo, D.F. Temporal and spatial complexity of maternal thermoregulation in tropical pythons. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 85, 219-230.
2011
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Taxonomic chauvinism revisited: Insight from parental care research. PLoS ONE. 6, e24192.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Brashears, J.B., and DeNardo D.F. Assessing the accuracy of ultrasonographic estimation of reproductive investment and effort in pythons. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 103, 772-778.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Kruse, M., DeNardo, D.F., Holland, N., and Kotler, B. Tolerance mechanisms in North American deserts: Biological and societal approaches to climate change. Journal of Arid Environments. 75, 681-687.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Brashears, J.B., and DeNardo D.F. The role of temperature and humidity in python nest-site selection. Animal Behaviour. 81, 1077-1081.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Davis, J.R., and DeNardo, D.F. Sexual variation in assimilation efficiency: Its link to phenotype and potential role in sexual size dimorphism. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 181, 383-389.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Parental care in snakes. In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes. R.D. Aldridge and D.M. Sever (eds). Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, NH. pp. 673-702.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Intra-offspring Tradeoffs of Python Egg-brooding Behavior. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Taxonomic chauvinism revisited: Insight from parental care research. PLoS ONE. 6, e24192.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Brashears, J.B., and DeNardo D.F. Assessing the accuracy of ultrasonographic estimation of reproductive investment and effort in pythons. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 103, 772-778.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Kruse, M., DeNardo, D.F., Holland, N., and Kotler, B. Tolerance mechanisms in North American deserts: Biological and societal approaches to climate change. Journal of Arid Environments. 75, 681-687.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Brashears, J.B., and DeNardo D.F. The role of temperature and humidity in python nest-site selection. Animal Behaviour. 81, 1077-1081.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Davis, J.R., and DeNardo, D.F. Sexual variation in assimilation efficiency: Its link to phenotype and potential role in sexual size dimorphism. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 181, 383-389.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Parental care in snakes. In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes. R.D. Aldridge and D.M. Sever (eds). Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, NH. pp. 673-702.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. Intra-offspring Tradeoffs of Python Egg-brooding Behavior. Ph.D. Dissertation.
2010
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Heulin, B., and DeNardo, D.F. The role of python eggshell permeability dynamics in a respiration-hydration tradeoff. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83, 576-586.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Parental behavior in pythons is responsive to both the hydric and thermal dynamics of the nest. Journal of Experimental Biology 213, 1691-1696. **Featured in Inside JEB and online at the British Broadcasting Corporation's "Big Picture" in Science & Environment**
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Heulin, B., and DeNardo, D.F. The role of python eggshell permeability dynamics in a respiration-hydration tradeoff. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83, 576-586.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Parental behavior in pythons is responsive to both the hydric and thermal dynamics of the nest. Journal of Experimental Biology 213, 1691-1696. **Featured in Inside JEB and online at the British Broadcasting Corporation's "Big Picture" in Science & Environment**
2009
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Obligate costs of parental care to offspring: egg brooding induced hypoxia creates smaller, slower, and weaker python offspring. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 98, 414-421.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Effect of nest temperature on egg-brooding dynamics in Children's pythons. Physiology & Behavior 98, 302-306. **Featured on cover**
2008
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Hoffman, T.C.M., and DeNardo, D.F. Postural shifts during egg-brooding and their impact on egg water balance in Children's pythons (Antaresia childreni). Ethology. 114, 1113-1121.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Alternating egg brooding behaviors create and modulate a hypoxic developmental micro-environment in Children's pythons (Antaresia childreni). Journal of Experimental Biology. 211, 1535-1540. **Featured in Inside JEB**
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Obligate costs of parental care to offspring: egg brooding induced hypoxia creates smaller, slower, and weaker python offspring. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 98, 414-421.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Effect of nest temperature on egg-brooding dynamics in Children's pythons. Physiology & Behavior 98, 302-306. **Featured on cover**
2008
Stahlschmidt, Z.R., Hoffman, T.C.M., and DeNardo, D.F. Postural shifts during egg-brooding and their impact on egg water balance in Children's pythons (Antaresia childreni). Ethology. 114, 1113-1121.
Stahlschmidt, Z.R. and DeNardo, D.F. Alternating egg brooding behaviors create and modulate a hypoxic developmental micro-environment in Children's pythons (Antaresia childreni). Journal of Experimental Biology. 211, 1535-1540. **Featured in Inside JEB**