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PUBLICATIONS

1) Porter, W.P. 1967. Solar radiation through the living body walls of vertebrates with emphasis on desert reptiles. Ecol. Monog. 37:  273-296.

2) Porter, W.P. and K.S. Norris. 1969. Lizard reflectivity change and its effect on body wall light transmission. Science 163 (3866): 482-484.

3) Porter, W.P. 1969. Animal research at the garden. Mo. Bot. Garden Bull. 57(2): 17-23.

4) Porter, W.P. 1969. Thermal radiation in metabolic chambers. Science 1661 (3901): 115-117.

*5) Porter, W.P. and D.M. Gates. 1969. Thermodynamic equilibria of animals with environment. Ecol. Monog. 39: 227-244.

6) Gates, D.M. and W.P. Porter. 1970. Energy budgets of animals. In Symposium on Physiological and Behavioral Temperature Regulation, J.D. Hardy, A.P. Gagge, and J.A. Stolwijk, eds. Springfield.

7) McCullough, E.M. and W.P. Porter. 1971. Computing clear day solar spectra for the terrestrial ecological environment. Ecology 52(6): 1008-1015.

8) Wathen, P., J.W. Mitchell and W.P. Porter. 1971. Theoretical and experimental studies of energy exchange from jack rabbit ears and  cylindrically shaped appendages. Biophys. J. 11(12): 1030-1047.

9) Beckman, W.A., J.W. Mitchell and W.P. Porter. 1971. Thermal model for prediction of a desert iguana's daily and seasonal behavior. Trans. ASME Paper No. 71-WA/HT-35: 1-7.

10) Beckman, W.A., J.W. Mitchell and W.P. Porter. 1973. Thermal model for prediction of a desert iguana's daily and seasonal behavior. J. Heat. Trans. (May): 257-262.

*11) Porter, W.P., J.W. Mitchell, W.A. Beckman and C.B. DeWitt. 1973. Behavioral implications of mechanistic ecology: Thermal and behavioral modeling of desert ectotherms and their micro-environment. Oecologia 13: 1-54.

12) Tracy, C.R., W.R. Welch, and W.P. Porter. 1973. Properties of Air. Tech. Rept. #1, Biophysical Ecology Lab., 18pp.

13) Schulte, T.M. and W.P. Porter. 1974. Environmental limitations of pheasant egg hatching success. Auk 91 (3): 522-531.

14) Wathen, P.M., J.W. Mitchell and W.P. Porter. 1974. Heat transfer from animal appendage shapes - cylinders, arcs, and cones. Trans. ASME Paper No. 73/WA/Bio 10: 1-8.

15) Porter, W.P. and C.R. Tracy. 1974. Modeling the effects of  temperature changes on the ecology of the garter snake and leopard frog. In Thermal Ecology Symposium, W. Gibbons and R. Sharitz, eds. Conf.-739505, pp. 594-609. Note: this was a reviewed paper by
outside reviewers.

16) Roberts, M.F., W.P. Porter and J.W. Mitchell. 1974. Central and peripheral components of metabolic response to cold in the hairless gerbil. J. Appl. Physiol. 37 (5): 712-715.

17) Mitchell, J.W., W.A. Beckman, R.T. Bailey and W.P. Porter. 1975. Microclimatic modeling of the desert. In Heat and Mass Transfer in the Biosphere, Part I, Transfer Processes in the Plant Environment, D.A. deVries and N.H Afgan, eds., Scripta Book Co., Washington D.C., pp. 275-286.

18) Porter, W.P., J.W. Mitchell, W.A. Beckman and C.R. Tracy. 1975. Environmental constraints on some predator-prey interactions. In Perspectives of Biophysical Ecology, D.M. Gates and R.B. Schmerl, eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 347-364.

19) Skuldt, D.J., W.A. Beckman, J.W. Mitchell and W.P. Porter. 1975. Conduction and radiation in artificial fur. In Perspectives of Biophysical Ecology, D.M. Gates and R.B. Schmerl, eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 549-558.

20) Porter, WP. 1975. Ultraviolet transmission properties of vertebrate tissues. CIAP Monograph on Climatic Impact Assessment.  Final Report, Part 1, Ch. 6, p 6-3-6-15. (This was a critically reviewed paper).

21) Porter, W.P. and R.L. Busch. 1978. Fractional factorial designs applied to growth and reproductive success in deer mice. Science 202: 907-910.

22) James, F.C. and W.P. Porter. 1979. Behavior-microclimate relationships in the African rainbow lizard. Copeia 1979 (4): 585-593.

23) Porter, W.P. and F.C. James. 1979. Behavioral implications of mechanistic ecology II: The African rainbow lizard, Agama agama Copeia 1979 (4): 594-619.

24) Tracy, C.R., W.R. Welch and W.P. Porter. 1980. Properties of air. A manual for use in biophysical ecology. 3rd ed. Technical manual. U.W. Laboratory for Biophysical Ecology. 41 pp.

25) Gebremedhin, K., C.O. Cramer and W.P. Porter. 1981. Predications and measurements of heat production and food and water requirements of Holstein calves in different environments. Trans. Am. Soc. Ag. Eng. 24(3): 715-720.

26) Roughgarden, J., W.P. Porter and D. Heckel. 1981. Resource, partitioning of space and its relationship to body temperature in Anolis lizard populations. Oecologia 50(2): 256-264.

27) Porter, W.P. and J. Jaeger. 1982. Impact of toxicants, disease and climate on growth and reproduction using Peromyscus maniculatus. Environmental Biology State-of-the-Art Seminar, P.A. Archibald, ed. Office of Exploratory Res. Publ. EPA-600/9-82-007. pp. 126-147.

28) Gebremedhim, K.G., W.P. Porter and C.O. Cramer. 1982. Heat exchange through the fur layer of calves in low velocity environments. Livestock Environment II. Proc. Second International Livestock Environment Symposium ASAE Publ. 3-82. pp. 545-556.

29) McClure, P.A. and W.P. Porter. 1983. Development of insulation in neonatal cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus). Physiol. Zool. 56(1): 18-32.

*30) Porter, W.P. and C.R. Tracy. 1983. Biophysical analyses of energetics, time-space utilization, and distributional limits. In Lizard Ecology: Studies of a model organism. Huey, Pianka and Schoener, eds. Harvard U. Pr., pp. 55-83.

31) Christian, K.A., C.R. Tracy and W.P. Porter. 1983. Seasonal shifts in body temperature and use of microhabitats by Galapagos land iguanas (Conolophus pallidus). Ecology 64(3): 463-468.

32) Gebremedhin, K.G., W.P. Porter and C.O. Cramer. 1983. Quantitative analysis of the heat exchange through the fur layer of Holstein calves. Trans. Am. Soc. Ag. Eng. 26 (1): 188-193.

*33) Porter, W.P., R. Hinsdill, A. Fairbrother, J. Olson, J. Jaeger, T. Yuill, S. Bisgaard, W.G. Hunter and K. Nolan. 1984. Toxicant-disease-environment interactions associated with suppression of immune system, growth, and reproduction. Science 224(4652): 1014-1017.

34) Christian, K.A., C.R. Tracy and W.P. Porter. 1984. Physiological and ecological consequences of sleeping-site selection by the Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus pallidus). Zool. 56(1): 18-32.

35) Christian, K.A., C.R. Tracy  and W.P. Porter. 1984. Diet, digestion, and food preferences of Galapagos land iguanas. Herpetologica 40(2): 205-212.

36) Gebremedhin, K.G., W.P. Porter and R.G. Warner. 1984. Heat flow through pelage of calves - A sensitivity analysis. Trans. ASAE 27(4): 1140-1143 & 1149.

37) Porter, W.P., and P.A. McClure. 1984. Climate effects on growth and reproduction potential in Sigmodon hispidus and Peromyscus maniculatus. In Winter Ecology of Small Mammals, J. Merritt, ed., Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Spec. Publ. No. 10. Pittsburgh.:173-181.

38) Conley, K.E. and W.P. Porter. 1985. Heat loss regulation: Role of appendages and torso in the deer mouse and the white rabbit. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 155: 423-431.

39) Christian, K.A., C.R. Tracy and W.P. Porter. 1985. Inter- and intra-individual variation in body temperatures of the Galapagos Island iguana (Conolophus pallidus). J Therm. Biol. 10(1): 47-50.

40) Christian, K.A., C.R. Tracy and W.P. Porter. 1986. The effect of cold exposure during incubation of Sceloporus undulatus eggs. Copeia 1986 (4): 1012-1014.

41) Porter, W.P., D.F. Parkhurst and P.A. McClure. 1986. Critical radius in homeotherms. Am. J. Physiol. 250 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 19): R699-R707.

42) Waldschmidt, S.R., S. Jones and W.P. Porter. 1986. The effect of body temperature and feeding regime on activity, passage time and digestive efficiency in the lizards Uta stansburiana and Sceloporus undulatus. Physiol. Zool. 59(3): 367-383.

43) Christian, K., W.P. Porter and C.R. Tracy. 1986. Core areas in the home ranges of the Galapagos land iguana Conolophus pallidus. J. Herpetology 20(2): 272-276.

44) Conley, K.E. and W.P. Porter. 1986. Heat loss from deer mice (Peromyscus): Evaluation of
seasonal limits to thermoregulation. J. Exp. Biol. 126: 249-269.

45) Waldschmidt, S.R., S. Jones and W.P. Porter. 1987 Reptilia (Ch. 9). In Animal Energetics, vol. 2, Bivalvia through Reptilia. T.J. Pandian and F.J. Vernberg, eds. Academic Press. pp. 553-619.

46) Waldschmidt, S.R., and W.P. Porter. 1987. A model and experimental test of the effect of body temperature and wind speed on ocular water loss in the lizard Uta stansburiana. Physiol. Zool. 60(6): 678-686.

47) Jones, S. and W.P. Porter. 1987. Physiological and environmental sources of  variation in reproduction: Prairie lizards in a food rich environment. Oikos 48: 325-335.

*48) Olson, L.J., B.J. Erickson, R.D. Hinsdill, J.A. Wyman, W.P. Porter, L.K. Binning, R.C. Bidgood and E.V. Nordheim. 1987. Aldicarb immunomodulation in mice: An inverse dose-response to parts per billion levels in drinking water. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 16: 433-439.

49) Waldschmidt, S.R. and W.P. Porter. 1987. A model and experimental test of the effect of  body temperature and wind speed on ocular water loss in the lizard Uta stansburiana. Physiol. Zool. 60(6): 678-686.

50) Bakko, E.B., W.P. Porter and B.A. Wunder. 1988. Body temperature patterns in black-tailed prairie dogs in the field. Can. J. Zool. 66: 1783-1789.

*51) Porter, W.P. 1989. New animal models and experiments for calculating growth potential at different elevations. Physiol. Zool. 62(2): 286-313.

52) Melcher, J.C., K.B. Armitage and W.P. Porter. 1989. Energy allocation in yellow-bellied marmots. Physiol. Zool. 62(2): 429-448.

53) SOFTWARE: Program SOLRAD by W.P. Porter. 1989. Calculates clear sky diffuse and direct solar radiation for any location on earth. Distributed by WISCWARE, U.W. Academic Computer Center. 1210 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706.

54) Dunham, A.E., K.L. Overall, W.P. Porter, and C.A. Forster. 1989. Implications of ecological energetics and biophysical and developmental constraints for life-history variation in dinosaurs. In Farlow, J.O., ed. Paleobiology of  the dinosaurs: Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 238. Bould, CO. 1-19.

55) Huey, R.B., C.R. Peterson, S.J. Arnold, and W.P. Porter. 1989. Hot rocks and not-so-hot rocks: Retreat-site selection by garter snakes and its thermal consequences. Ecology: 70(4): 931-944.

56)  Melcher, J.C., K.B. Armitage, and W.P. Porter. 1989. Thermal influences on activity and behavior in yellow-bellied marmots. Physiol. Zool.: in press.

*57) Boyd, C.A., M.H. Weiler and W.P. Porter. 1990. The behavioral and neurological changes associated with chronic exposure to low-level concentration of pesticide mixtures. J. Tox. & Env. Health 30: 209-221.

58) Webb, D.R., W.P. Porter and P.A. McClure. 1990. Development of insulation in juvenile rodents: Functional compromise in insulation. Functional Ecology 4: 251-256.

59) Price, J.I., B.S. Yandell, and W.P. Porter. 1992. Chemical ions affect survival of avian cholera organisms in pondwater. J. Wildlife Management: 56(2): 274-278.

60) Carmi,  N., B. Pinshow, W.P. Porter and J. Jaeger. 1992. Water and energy limitations on flight duration in small migrating birds. The Auk 109(2): 268-276.

*61) Grant, B.W. and W.P. Porter. 1992. Modeling global macroclimatic constraints on ectotherm energy budgets. Amer. Zool. 32: 154-178.

*62) Adolph, S.C. and W.P. Porter. 1993. Temperature, activity, and lizard life histories. Am. Nat. 142(2): 273-295.

*63) Porter, W.P., S. Green, N.L. Debbink, and I. Carlson. 1993. Groundwater pesticides: interactive effects of low concentrations of carbamates albicarb and methomyl and the triazine metribuzin on thyroxine and somatotropin levels in white rats. J. Tox. & Env. Health 40:15-34.

64) Stewart, W.E., S. Budaraju, W.P. Porter and J. Jaeger. 1993.  Prediction of forced ventilation in animal fur under ideal pressure distribution. Functional Ecology 7: 487-492.
 
65) Steudel, K., W.P. Porter and D. Sher. 1993. The Biophysics of Bergmann's rule:  A comparison of the effects of pelage and body size variation on metabolic rate.  Can. J. Zool. 72: 70-77.

66) French, Jr., J.B. and W.P. Porter. 1994.  Energy acquisition and allocation in Peromyscus maniculatus exposed to aldicarb and cool temperatures.  Ecology 13(6): 927-933..

67) Budaraju, S., Stewart, W.E. and W.P. Porter. 1994.  Prediction of forced ventilation in animal fur from a measured pressure distribution.  Proc. Roy. Soc. London  B 256: 41-46.

68) Porter, W.P., J.C. Munger, W.E. Stewart, S. Budaraju and J. Jaeger. 1994.  Endotherm energetics: from a scalable individual-based model to ecological applications.  Austral. J. Zool.42: 125-162.

69) Porter, W.P., C.J. Cole and C.R. Townsend. 1994. Captive maintenance and lineage senescence in parthenogenic lizards (Family Teiidae). in Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles, J.B. Murphy, K. Adler and J.T. Collins, eds. p.91-98. Publ. by the Soc. for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

70) Hatch, K.A., K.A. Sacksteder, I.W. Treichel, M.E. Cook and W.P. Porter. 1995. Early detection of catabolic state via change in 13C/12C ratios of blood proteins.  Biochem. and Biophys. Res. Comm. 212(3): 719-726.

71) Adolph, S.C. and W.P. Porter. 1996.  Growth, seasonality, and lizard life histories: age and size at maturity.  Oikos. 77: 267-278.

72) Karnieli, A, M. Shachak, H. Tsoar, E. Zaady, Y. Kaufman, A. Danin and W. Porter. 1996.  The effect of microphytes on the spectral reflectance of  vegetation in semi-arid regions. Remote Sensing of Environment. 57: 88-96.

73) Budaraju, S., W. E. Stewart and W. P. Porter. 1997. Mixed Convective Heat and Moisture Transfer from a Horizontal Furry Cylinder in Transverse Flow. Int. J. Heat & Mass Transfer 40:2273-2281.

74) Porter, W.P. and K. Paris. 1998. Creating a strategic plan and implementing quality management techniques in an academic department. Office of Quality Improvement publication U. Wis., Madison.

75) Porter, W.P., J. Jaeger and I. Carlson. 1999. Endocrine, immune and behavioral effects of aldicarb (carbamate), atrazine (triazine) and nitrate (fertilizer) mixtures at groundwater concentrations.  Toxicology and Industrial Health.  15 (1-2): 133-150.

76) Porter, W.P., S. Budaraju, W.E. Stewart and N. Ramankutty. 2000. Calculating Climate Effects on Birds and Mammals: Impacts on Biodiversity, Conservation, Population Parameters, and Global Community Structure. Am. Zool. 40(4): 597-630.

77) Mitchell, W. A. and W. P. Porter.  2001.  Foraging games and species diversity. Annales Zoologici.  38 (1): 89-98.

78) Hatch, K.A., S.R. McWilliams, I.W. Treichel, M.E.Cook, W.P. Porter, W.H. Karasov and J. Leafloor. 2001. Dietary protein stress induces   enrichment of tissues of Canada and Snow geese. Condor (in review).

79) Porter, W.P., J. Sabo, C. R. Tracy, J. Reichman, and N. Ramankutty. 2001. Physiology on a landscape scale: plant-animal interactions. Am Zool. (in review)

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