Research Publications

(last 15 years)

McIntosh, A.R. and B.L. Peckarsky. 1996. Differential behavioural responses of mayflies from stream with and without fish to trout odour. Freshwater Biology 35:141-148. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L. 1996. Alternative predator avoidance syndromes in stream-dwelling mayflies. Ecology 77:1888-1905. (pdf)

Vance, S. A. and B. L. Peckarsky. 1996. The infection of nymphal Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera) by the mermithid nematode Gasteromermis sp. Ecological Entomology 221:377-381. (pdf)

Zanatelle, B. and B.L. Peckarsky. 1996. Stoneflies as ecological engineers -- hungry predators reduce fine sediments in stream beds. Freshwater Biology 36:569-578. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L., S. D. Cooper, and A. R. McIntosh. 1997. Extrapolating from individual behavior to populations and communities in streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:375-390. (pdf)

Vance, S. A. and B. L. Peckarsky. 1997. The effect of mermithid parasitism on predation of nymphal Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera) by invertebrates. Oecologia 110:147-152. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L. and A. R. McIntosh.  1998.  Fitness and community consequences of avoiding multiple predators.  Oecologia 113:565- 576. (pdf)

McPeek, M. A. and B. L. Peckarsky.  1998.  Life histories and the strengths of species interactions: combining mortality, growth and fecundity effects.  Ecology 79:235-247. (pdf)

Taylor, B. W, C. R. Anderson, and B.L. Peckarsky.   1998 Effect of size at metamorphosis on stonefly fecundity, longevity, and reproductive success.  Oecologia. 114:494-502. (pdf)

McIntosh, A. R. and B. L. Peckarsky.  1999.  Criteria determining behavioural responses to multiple predators by a stream mayfly.  Oikos 85:554-564. (pdf)

McIntosh, A. R., B. L. Peckarsky and Brad W. Taylor.  1999.  Rapid size-specific changes in mayfly drift caused by alterations in fish odour.  Oecologia 118:256-264. (pdf)

Taylor, B. W, C. R. Anderson, and B.L. Peckarsky.  1999.  Egg diapause and semivoltinism in the Nearctic stonefly Megarcys signata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae).  Aquatic Insects 21:179-185. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L, B. W. Taylor, and C. C. Caudill.  2000. Hydrologic and behavioral constraints on oviposition of stream insects: implications for adult dispersal.  Oecologia 125:186-200. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L., B. W. Taylor, A. R. McIntosh, M. A. McPeek and D. A. Lytle.  2001. Variation in mayfly size at metamorphosis as a developmental response to risk of predation.  Ecology 82:740-757.
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Taylor, B. W, A. R. McIntosh and B. L. Peckarsky.  2001.  Sampling stream invertebrates using electroshocking techniques: implications for basic and applied research. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 58:1-9. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L., A. R. McIntosh, B. R. Taylor and J. Dahl.  2002.  Predator chemicals induce changes in mayfly life history traits:  a whole-stream manipulation.  Ecology 83:612-618. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L., A. R. McIntosh, C. C. Caudill and J. Dahl. 2002 Stabilizing selection on male body size of high altitude populations of Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51:530-537. (pdf)

Macneale, KH, GE Likens and BL Peckarsky. 2002.  Feeding strategies of an adult stonefly (Plecoptera): implications for egg production and dispersal. Verhandlungun Internationale Verein Limnologie 28(2):1140-1146.

Dahl, J and B. L. Peckarsky.  2002.  Induced morphological defenses in the wild: predator effects on a mayfly, Drunella coloradensis.  Ecology 83:1620-1634. (pdf)

Taylor, B. W., A. R. McIntosh, and B. L. Peckarsky.  2002. Large-scale invertebrate manipulations in stream ecosystems: invertebrate removal, algal response, and opportunities for innovation. Limnology and Oceanography 47:893-899. (pdf)

McIntosh, A. R., B. L. Peckarsky, and B. W. Taylor.  2002. The influence of predatory fish on mayfly drift: extrapolating from experiments to nature.  Freshwater Biology 47 (8):1497-1513. (pdf)

Caudill, C. C. and B. L. Peckarsky.  2003.  Lack of appropriate behavioral or developmental responses by mayfly larvae to trout predators. Ecology 84:2133-2144. (pdf)

Dahl, J and B. L. Peckarsky. 2003.  Developmental responses to predation risk in morphologically defended mayflies.  Oecologia 137:188-194. (pdf)

Hughes, J. M., P. B. Mather, M. Hillyer, C. Cleary and B. L. Peckarsky. 2003. Genetic structure in a montane mayfly Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), from the Rocky Mountains, Colorado.  Freshwater Biology 12:2149-2162. (pdf)

Dahl, J. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2003. Does living in streams with fish involve a cost of induced morphological defenses? Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1825-1828. (pdf)

Macneale, K. H., B. L. Peckarsky, and G. E. Likens. 2004. Contradictory results from different methods for measuring direction of insect flight. Freshwater Biology 49:1260-1268. (pdf)

McIntosh, A. R, B. L. Peckarsky, and B. W. Taylor. 2004. Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web. Ecology 85:2279-2290. (pdf)

McIntosh, A. R. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2004. Are mayfly anti-predator responses to fish odor proportional to risk? Archiv für Hydrobiologie 160:145-151. (pdf)

Peckarsky B.L., J. M. Hughes, M. Hillyer, and A. C. Encalada. 2005. Are populations of mayflies living in adjacent fish and fishless streams genetically distinct? Freshwater Biology 50: 42-51. (pdf)

Alvarez, M. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2005. How do grazers affect periphyton heterogeneity in streams? Oecologia 142: 576 – 587. (pdf)

Harper, M. P. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2005. Effects of pulsed and pressed disturbances on the benthic invertebrate community following a coal spill in a small stream in northeastern USA. Hydrobiologia 544:241-247. (pdf)

Macneale K. H., B. L. Peckarsky, and G. E. Likens. 2005. Stable isotopes identify dispersal patterns of a stonefly. Freshwater Biology 50:1117-1130. (pdf)

Harper, M. P. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2006. Emergence cues of a mayfly in a high altitude stream ecosystem: Implications for consequences of climate change. Ecological Applications 16:612-621. (pdf)

Encalada, A. C. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2006. Selective oviposition by the mayfly Baetis bicaudatus. Oecologia 148:526-537.  (pdf)

Encalada, A. C. and B. L. Pec karsky. 2007.  A comparative study of the cost of alternative mayfly oviposition behaviors.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61:1437-1448. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L., B. L. Kerans, A. R. McIntosh and B. W. Taylor. 2008. Predator effects on prey population dynamics in open systems. Oecologia 156:431-440. (pdf)

Wilcox, A, B. L. Peckarsky, B. W. Taylor and A. C. Encalada. 2008. Hydraulic and geomorphic effects on mayfly drift in high-gradient streams at moderate discharges. Ecohydrology 1:176-186. (pdf))

Orrock, J. L, J. H. Grabowski, J. H. Pantele, S. D. Peacor, B. L. Peckarsky, E. L. Preisser, A. Sih and E. E. Werner. 2008. Consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on metacommunities of competing prey. Special Feature. Ecology 89:2426-2435. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L, D. A. Bolnick, L. M. Dill, J. H. Grabowski, B. Luttbeg, J. L. Orrock, S. D. Peacor, E. L. Preisser, O. J. Schmitz and G.C. Trussell. 2008. Revisiting the Classics: Considering non-consumptive effects in textbook examples of predator-prey interactions. Special Feature. Ecology 89: 2416-2425. (pdf))

Schmitz, O. J., J. H. Grabowski, B. L. Peckarsky, E. L. Preisser, G. C. Trussell and J. R. Vonesh. 2008. From individuals to ecosystem function: toward an integration of evolutionary and ecosystem ecology. Special Feature. Ecology 89:2436-2445. (pdf)

Orrock, J. L., A. Sih, L. M. Dill, J. H. Grabowski, S. D. Peacor, B. L. Peckarsky, E. L. Preisser, J. R. Vonesh, and E. E. Werner. 2010. Predator effects in predator-free space: The remote effects of predators on prey. Special Feature on the Ecology of Fear. The Open Ecology Journal 3:22 – 30. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L. J. D. Allan, A. R. McIntosh and B. W. Taylor. 2010. Understanding the role of predation in open systems: the value of place-based research. Pages 185-206 In: Ian A. Billick and Mary V. Price, Editors. The Ecology of Place. University of Chicago Press. (pdf))

Fuller, M. R. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2011. Ecosystem engineering by beavers affects mayfly life histories. Freshwater Biology 56:959-979. (pdf)

Fuller, M. R. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2011. Does the morphology of beaver ponds alter downstream ecosystems? Hydrobiology 668 (1):35-48. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L., A. C. Encalada and A. R. McIntosh. 2011. Why do vulnerable mayflies thrive in trout streams? Feature Article in American Entomologist 57(3):152-164. (pdf))

Encalada, A. C. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2011. The influence of recruitment on within-generation population dynamics of a mayfly. Ecosphere 2(10):107.doi:10.1890/ES11-00103.1. (pdf)

Encalada, A. C. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2011. Large-scale manipulation of mayfly recruitment affects population size. Oecologia. DOI 10.1007/s00442-0112147-1. (pdf)

Teaching and Environmental Assessment Publications

Peckarsky, B. L., P. Fraissinet, M. A. Penton, and D. J. Conklin, Jr. 1990.    Freshwater macroinvertebrates of Northeastern North America. Cornell.    University Press, Ithaca, NY.  442 pp.

Peckarsky, B. L. 1996. Predator-prey interactions. Chapter 20 (pp. 431-451) In: R. Hauer and G. Lamberti (eds.) Methods in Stream Ecology, Academic Press, NY.

Peckarsky, B. L. 1997. Macroinvertebrates as indicators of stream habitat degradation.  Pp. 37-40 in: Streamkeepers. Aquatic Insects as Biomonitors. Xerces Society, Portland, OR. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L. 1998.The dual role of experiments in complex and dynamic natural systems.  pp. 311-423 in: Resetaritz, W. J. Jr. and J. Bernardo (eds). Experimental Ecology. Issues and Perspectives. Oxford Univ. Press.

Anderson, C.R, B. L. Peckarsky, and S. A. Wissinger. 1999. Tinajas of southeastern Utah.  Invertebrate reproductive strategies and the habitat templet. pp. 791-810 in: Batzer, D. P, R.B. Rader, and S. A. Wissinger (eds.). Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North America. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, NY.

Lytle, D. A. and B. L. Peckarsky. 2001. Spatial and temporal impacts of a diesel fuel spill on stream invertebrates. Freshwater Biology 46:1 - 12. (pdf)

Peckarsky, B. L. 2006. Predator-prey interactions. Chapter 24 In: R. Hauer and G. Lamberti (eds.) Methods in Stream Ecology, Academic Press, NY. Second edition. (pdf)