Susannah French

Publications | Abstracts

• French, S., Moore, M.C, Demas, G.E, (2009). Ecoimmunology: The organism in context. Intergrative and Comparative Biology
• Chester, E.M, French, S., Demas, G.E, (2009). Evidence for a trade-off between immunity and reproduction in the pregnant Siberian hamster?. Integrative and Comparative Biology
• French, S., McLemore, R., Vernon, B., Johnston, G.I, Moore, M.C, (2007). Evidence for a trade-off between immunity and reproduction in the pregnant Siberian hamster? . Integrative and Comparative Biology
• French, S., DeNardo, D.F, Johnston, G.I, Moore, M.C, (2006). Immune and reproductive systems compete for resources in female tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus). Integrative and Comparative Biology
• French, S., Moore, M.C, (2005). Immune Function Varies with Reproductive Stage in Female and Male Tree Lizards, Urosaurus ornatus. Integrative and Comparative Biology
• French, S., Moore, M.C, (2004). Effects of stress on immune function in male tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus). Integrative and Comparative Biology

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Book Chapters

• Smith, G.D, Lucas, L.D, French, S., (2013). Town and Country Lizards: Physiological Ecology of Side-blotched Lizards Across a Variable Landscape: In Reptiles in Research: Investigations of Ecology, Physiology, and Behavior from Desert to Sea.
• Demas, G.E, Greives, T.J, Chester, E.M, French, S., (2011). The energetics of immunity: Mechanisms mediating trade-offs in eco-immunology: Ecoimmunology. Oxford University Press

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

• Neuman-Lee, L.A, Van Wettere, A., French, S., (2019). Interrelations among Multiple Metrics of Immune and Physiological Function in a Squamate, the Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis).. Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 92:1, 12-23.
• Neuman-Lee, L.A, French, S., (2017). Endocrine-reproductive-immune interactions in female and male Galápagos marine iguanas . Hormones and Behavior , - .
• Neuman-Lee, L., Grieves, T., Hopkins, G.R, French, S., (2017). The role of the kisspeptin system in regulation of the reproductive endocrine axis and territorial behavior in male side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) . Hormones and Behavior , 89, 48 - 54.
• Spence, A.A, Hopkins, G.R, Neuman-Lee, L.A, Smith, G.D, Brodie, E.D, French, S., (2017). Detrimental effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on amphibian life stages.. Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 90:3, 37-47.
• Neuman-Lee, L.A, Brodie Jr, E.D, Hansen, T., Brodie III, E.D, French, S., (2017). To stress or not to stress: Physiological responses to tetrodotoxin in resistant gartersnakes vary by sex. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. , 209, 34-40.
• Ranglack, D.H, Neuman-Lee, L.A, French, S., Du Toit, J.T, (2016). Considerations of context and scale when using fecal glucocorticoids to indicate stress in large mammals: a study of wild American plains bison. Peer J Preprints, doi: 4:e2092v1 *
• Skinner, H.M, Durso, A.M, Neuman-Lee, L.A, Durham, S.L, Mueller, S.D, French, S., (2016). Effects of Diet Restriction and Diet Complexity on Life History Strategies in Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 325:9, 626–637.
• Hopkins, G.R, Brodie, E.D, Neuman-Lee, L.A, Mohammadi, S., Hopkins, Z.M, French, S., (2016). Physiological Responses to Salinity Vary with Proximity to the Ocean in a Coastal Amphibian. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 89:4, 322-330.
• French, S., Chester, E.M, Demas, G.E, (2016). Timing of Maternal Immunization Affects Immunological and Behavioral Outcomes of Adult Offspring in Siberian Hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Journal of Experimental Zoology A
• Neuman-Lee, L.A, Brodie, E.D, Hansen, T., Brodie III, E.D, French, S., (2016). Comparing the natural and anthropogenic sodium channel blockers tetrodotoxin and indoxacarb in gartersnakes. Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 325:4, 255-264.
• French, S., (2015). Effects of temperature on embryonic and early larval growth anddevelopment in the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa). . Journal of Thermal Biology, 51, 89-95.
• Neuam-Lee, L., Fokidis, H.B, Spence, A.R, Van der Walt, M., Smith, G.D, Durham, S., French, S., (2015). Food restriction and chronic stress alter energy use and affect immunity in an infrequent feeder. Functional Ecology, 29:11, 1453-1462.
• Stokes, A.N, Ray, A.M, Buktenica, M.W, Gall, B.G, Paulson, E., Paulson, D., French, S., Brodie III, E.D, Brodie, E.D, (2015). Otter predation on Taricha granulosa and variation in tetrodotoxin levels with elevation.. Northwestern Naturalist, 96:1
• Neuman-Lee, L.A, Carr, J., Vaughn, K., French, S., (2015). Physiological effects of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE-47) on pregnant gartersnakes and resulting offspring. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 219, 143-151.
• Neuman-Lee, L.A, Stokes, A.N, Greenfield, S., Hopkins, G.R, Brodie, E.D, French, S., (2015). The role of corticosterone and toxicity in the antipredator behavior of the Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa).. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 213, 59-64.
• Goller, M., Goller, F., French, S., (2014). A heterogeneous thermal environment enables remarkable behavioral thermoregulation in Uta stansburiana. Ecology and Evolution, 4:17, 3319–3329.
• Stokes, A.N, Ducey, P.K, Neuman-Lee, L., Hanifin, C.T, French, S., Pfrender, M.E, Brodie, III, E.D, Brodie, Jr, E.D, (2014). Confirmation and distribution of tetrodotoxin for the first time in terrestrial invertebrates: two terrestrial flatworm species (Bipalium adventitium and Bipalium kewense). PloS one, 9:6, e100718.
• Hopkins, G.R, Brodie, E.D, French, S., (2014). Developmental and evolutionary history affect survival in stressful environments. PLOS ONE, 9:4, e95174.
• Gall, B.G, Stokes, A.N, Pett, J.J, Spivey, K.L, French, S., Brodie, III, E.D, Brodie, Jr., E.D, (2014). Tetrodotoxin concentrations within a clutch and across embryonic development in eggs of the rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) . Toxicon , 90:0, 249 - 254.
• Neuman-Lee, L.A, French, S., (2014). Wound healing reduces stress-induced immune changes: Evidence for immune prioritization in the side-blotched lizard.. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 184:5, 623-629.
• French, S., Chester, E.M, Demas, G.E, (2013). Maternal immune activation affects neuroendocrine and behavioral responses in adult offspring. Physiology and Behavior
• French, S., (2013). Sublethal contaminant exposure alters behavior in a common insect: Important implications for trophic transfer. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes, 48:6, 442-448.
• Knutie, S.A, Koop, J.A, French, S., Clayton, D.H, (2013). Experimental test of the effect of introduced hematophagous flies on corticosterone levels of breeding Darwin’s finches. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 193, 68-71.
• Hopkins, G.R, French, S., Brodie, E.D, (2013). Increased frequency and severity of developmental deformities in rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) embryos exposed to road deicing salts (NaCl & MgCl2). Environmental Pollution, 173, 264-269.
• Hopkins, G.R, French, S., Brodie, E.D, (2013). Potential for local adaptation in response to an anthropogenic agent of selection: effects of road deicing salts on amphibian embryonic survival and development. Evolutionary Applications, 6:2, 384-392.
• Gall, B.G, Amber, S.N, French, S., Brodie, E.D, Brodie, E.D, (2012). Female newts (Taricha granulosa) produce tetrodotoxin laden eggs after long term captivity. Toxicon, 60, 1057-1062.
• French, S., Nueman-Lee, L.A, (2012). Improved ex vivo method for microbiocidal activity across vertebrate species. Biology Open, 1:5, 482-487.
• Hopkins, G.R, Gall, B.G, French, S., Brodie, E.D, (2012). Interfamily variation in amphibian early life-history traits: raw material for natural selection? . Ecology and Evolution, 2:7, 1637-1643.
• Carlton, E.D, Demas, G.E, French, S., (2012). Leptin, a neuroendocrine mediator of immune responses, inflammation, and sickness behaviors. Hormones and Behavior, 62:3, 272-279.
• Gall, B.G, Stokes, A.N, French, S., Brodie, E.D, Brodie, E.D, (2012). Predatory caddisfly larvae sequester tetrodotoxin from their prey, eggs of the rough-skinned newt . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38, 1351-1357.
• Lucas, L.D, French, S., (2012). Stress-induced tradeoffs in a free-living lizard across a variable landscape: Consequences for individuals and populations . Public Library of Science One, 7:11, e49895.
• Stokes, A.N, Williams, B.L, French, S., (2012). An improved competitive inhibition enzymatic immunoassay method for tetrodotoxin quantification.. Biological Proceedures Online, 12:14, 3. doi: 10.1186/1480-9222-14-3
• Demas, G.E, Zysling, D.A, Beechler, B., Muehlbwin, M., French, S., (2011). Beyond Phytohemagglutinin: Assessing Vertebrate Immune Function Across Ecological Contexts. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80:4, 710-730.
• French, S., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Young, J.K, Durham, S., Gerber, L.R, (2011). Human disturbance influences reproductive success and growth rate in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Public Library of Science One, 6:3, 176-186.
• French, S., Dearing, M., Demas, G.E, (2011). Leptin as a physiological mediator of energetic trade-offs in eco-immunology: Implications for disease. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 51:4, 505-513.
• Demas, G.E, Adarno, S.A, French, S., (2011). Neuroendocrine-Immune Crosstalk in Vertebrates and Invertebrates: Implications for Host Defense. Functional Ecology, 25:1, 29-39.
• Gall, B.G, Stokes, A.N, French, S., Schlepphorst, E.A, Brodie, E.D, Brodie, E.D, (2011). Tetrodotoxin levels in larval and metamorphosed newts (Taricha granulosa) and palatability to predatory dragonflies. Toxicon, 57, 978-983.
• Garcia, N.W, Greives, T.J, Zysling, D.A, French, S., Chester, E.M, Chester, G.E, (2010). Exogenous insulin enhances humoural immune responses in short- but not long-day Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 277, 2211-2218.
• Ruiz, M., French, S., Demas, G.E, Martins, E.P, (2010). Food supplementation and testosterone interact to influence reproductive behavior and immune function in Sceloporous graciosus. Hormones and Behavior, 57, 134-139.
• French, S., DeNardo, D.F, Greives, T.J, Strand, C.R, Demas, G.E, (2010). Human disturbance alters endocrine and immune responses in the Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Hormones and Behavior, 58:5, 792-799.
• Greives, T.J, French, S., Zysling, D.A, Garcia, N.W, Demas, G.E, (2010). The glutamate agonist NMDA blocks gonadal regression and enhances antibody response to an immune challenge in the photoperiodic Siberian Hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 180:2, 267-277.
• French, S., Moore, M.C, Demas, G.E, (2009). Ecological immunology: The organism in context. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 49:3, 246-253.
• French, S., Greives, T.J, Zysling, D.A, Chester, E.M, Demas, G.E, (2009). Leptin increases maternal investment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 276, 4003-4011.
• French, S., Moore, M.C, (2008). Immune function varies with reproductive stage and context in female and male tree lizards, Urosaurus ornatus. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 255:1, 148-156.
• French, S., Fokidis, H.B, Moore, M.C, (2008). Variation in stress and innate immunity in the tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) across an urban–rural gradient. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 178:8, 997-1005.
• French, S., McLemore, R., Vernon, B., Johnston, G.I, Moore, M.C, (2007). Corticosterone modulation of reproductive and immune systems trade-offs in female tree lizards: long term corticosterone manipulations via injectable gelling material.. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210, 2859-2865.
• French, S., Johnston, G.I, Moore, M.C, (2007). Immune activity suppresses reproduction in food-limited female tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus). Functional Ecology, 21:6, 1115-1122.
• French, S., Denardo, D.F, Moore, M.C, (2007). Trade-Offs between the reproductive and immune systems: Facultative responses to resources or obligate responses to reproduction? . The American Naturalist, 170, 79-89.
• French, S., Matt, K.S, Moore, M.C, (2006). The effects of stress on wound healing in male tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 145:2, 128-132.
• French, S., Rowe, K.C, Heske, E.J, (2003). Distribution of eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) in the Shawnee National Forest, southern Illinois: Why are they missing from the eastern Shawnee? . American Midland Naturalist, 150:1, 194-198.

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