Publications of Chris Beachy

Richter, J., L. Martin, and C.K. Beachy.  2009.  Increased larval density induces accelerated metamorphosis independently of growth rate in the frog Rana sphenocephala.  Journal of Herpetology 43:551-554. (PDF)

Monaghan, J.R., L.G. Epp, S.Putta, R.B. Page, J.A. Walker, C.K. Beachy, W. Zhu, G.M. Pao, I.M. Verma, T. Hunter, S.V. Bryant, D.M. Gardiner, T.T. Harkins, and S.R. Voss.  2009.  Microarray and cDNA sequence analysis of transcription during nerve-dependent limb regeneration.  BMC Biology 7:1. (PDF)

Cotter, J.D., A. Storfer, R.B. Page, C.K. Beachy, and S.R. Voss.  2008.   Transcriptional response of Mexican axolotls to Ambystoma tigrinum virus (ATV) infection.  BMC Genomics 9:493. (PDF)

Page, R. B., S.R. Voss, A. K. Samuels, J. J. Smith, S. Putta, and C. K. Beachy.  2008.  Effect of thyroid hormone concentration on the transcriptional response underlying induced metamorphosis in the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma).  BMC Genomics 9:78. (PDF)

Monaghan, J.R., J.A. Walker, R. Page, S. Putta, C.K. Beachy, and S.R. Voss.  2007. Early gene expression during natural spinal cord regeneration in the salamander Ambystoma mexicanum.  Journal of Neurochemistry 101:27-40. (PDF)

Page, R. B., J. R. Monaghan, A. K. Samuels, J. J. Smith, C. K. Beachy, and S. R. Voss.  2007.  Microarray analysis identifies keratin loci as sensitive biomarkers for thyroid hormone disruption in the salamander Ambystoma mexicanum.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology 145:15-27.  (PDF)

Hickerson, C-A. M., E. L. Barker, and C. K. Beachy. 2005. Determinants of metamorphic timing in the black-bellied salamander, Desmognathus quadramaculatus. Southeastern Naturalist 4:33-50. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. Gyrinophilus gulolineatus. 2005. In Lannoo, M. (Ed.). Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. Gyrinophilus palleucus. 2005. In Lannoo, M. (Ed.).  Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. 2005. In Lannoo, M. (Ed.).  Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. Gyrinophilus subterraneus. 2005. Pp. In Lannoo, M. (Ed.).  Amphibian declines: The conservation status of United States species. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K., and R. C. Bruce. 2003. Life history of a small form of the plethodontid salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus. Amphibia-Reptilia 24:13-26. (PDF)

Adams, D. C., and C. K. Beachy. 2001. Morphometric variation in southern Appalachian populations of the plethodontid salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Herpetologica 57:353-364. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 2001. Effects of growth history and thyroxine-induced acceleration on metamorphic timing in the toad Bufo americanus (Amphibia, Anura). Copeia 2001:829-834. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K., T. H. Surges, and M. Reyes. 1999. Effects of developmental and growth history on metamorphosis in the gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor (Amphibia, Anura). Journal of Experimental Zoology 283:522-530. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1997. Courtship behavior in the plethodontid salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Herpetologica 54:288-296. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1997. Effects of predatory larval salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) on metamorphic parameters of prey salamanders (Eurycea wilderae) in a stream community. Copeia 1977:131-137. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1996. Reduced courtship success between parapatric populations of the plethodontid salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Copeia 1996:199-203. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1995. Age at maturation, body size, and life-history evolution in the salamander family Plethodontidae. Herpetological Review 26:179-181. (PDF)

Voss, S. R., D. G. Smith, C. K. Beachy, and D. G. Heckel. 1995. Allozyme variation in neighboring isolated populations of the plethodontid salamander Leurognathus marmoratus. Journal of Herpetology 29:493-497. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1995. Effects of larval growth history on metamorphosis in a stream dwelling salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus). Journal of Herpetology 29:375 382. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1994. Effects of two species of predatory salamanders on a prey species of salamander in a stream community. Herpetologica 50:129-136. (PDF)

Bruce, R. C., C. K. Beachy, P. G. Lenzo, S. P. Pronych, and R. J. Wassersug. 1994. Effects of lung reduction on rheotactic performance in amphibian larvae. Journal of Experimental Zoology 268:377-380. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1993. Guild structure in streamside salamander communities: a test for interactions among larval plethodontid salamanders. Journal of Herpetology 27:465-468. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1993. Differences in variation in egg size for several species of salamanders that use different larval habitats. Brimleyana 18:1-12 (PDF)

Beachy, C. K., and R. C. Bruce. 1992. Lunglessness in plethodontid salamanders is consistent with the hypothesis of a mountain stream origin: a response to Ruben and Boucot. American Naturalist 139:839-847. (PDF)

Beachy, C. K. 1991. Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander). Predation. Herpetological Review 22:128. (PDF)