peer-reviewed research manuscripts
*Student co-authors
Peterson EK, Carsella J, Varian-Ramos CW, *Schiffer SK, *Staples SK, Varian-Ramos CW, Diawara M (in review) Concentrations of lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) in a terrestrial food chain at a Colorado Superfund site. Chemosphere.
Peterson EK, Jones CD, Sandmeier FC, *Arellano Rivas AP, *Back CA, *Canney A, *Fender J, *Gomez M, *Gorski J, *Heintzelman N, *Healey K, *Kester M, *Klinger D, *Liao A, Varian-Ramos CW, Vanden Heuvel B (2021) Drought influences biodiversity in a semi-arid shortgrass prairie in southeastern Colorado. Journal of Arid Environments, 195:104633. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104633 [pdf]
Chock RY, Clucas B, Peterson EK, Blackwell BF, Blumstein DT, Church K, Fernandez-Juricic E, Francescoli G, Greggor A, Kemp P, Pinho G, Sanzenbacher P, Schulte BA, Toni P (2021) Potential impacts of solar power facilities on wildlife from an animal behavior perspective. Conservation Science and Practice, e319. DOI: 10.1002/csp2.319 [pdf]
*Back C, *Healey K, *Staples SK, Peterson EK, Vanden Heuvel B (2020) Natural history of plant species at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. El Rio, 1(1):43-50 [pdf]
Peterson EK, *Stark A, Hollocher KT, Varian-Ramos CW, Possidente B (2020) Exposure to lead (Pb2+) eliminates avoidance of Pb-treated oviposition substrates in a dose-dependent manner in female vinegar flies. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 104(5):588-594. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02825-w [pdf]
Peterson EK, Possidente B, *Stark A, Hollocher KT, Carrico P (2019) Intraspecific genetic variation in reproductive strategies in susceptibility to developmental lead (Pb2+) exposure in a model system, Drosophila melanogaster. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 103(2): 233-239. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02650-w [pdf]
Yukilevich R, Peterson EK (2019) The evolution of male and female mating preferences in Drosophila speciation. Evolution, 1-15. DOI: 10.1111/evo.13752 [pdf]
Peterson EK,*Long HE (2018) Experimental protocol for using Drosophila as an invertebrate model system for toxicity testing in the laboratory. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 137: e57450. DOI: 10.3791/57450 [pdf]
Peterson, E.K., Wilson, D.T., Possidente, B., Possidente, D., McDaniel, P., Morley, E., Possidente, D., Hollocher, K.T., Ruden, D.M., Hirsch, H.V.B. (2017). Accumulation, elimination, sequestration, and genetic variation of lead (Pb2+) loads within and between generations in a model system, Drosophila melanogaster. Chemosphere, 181: 368-375. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.091 [pdf]
Peterson EK, Yukilevich R, Kehlbeck J, LaRue KM, *Ferraiolo K, Hollocher K, Hirsch HVB, Possidente B (2017) Asymetrical positive assortative mating induced by developmental lead (Pb2+) exposure in a model system, Drosophila melanogaster. Current Zoology, 63(2): 195-203. DOI: 10.1093/cz/zox016 [pdf]
Peterson EK, Buchwalter DB, Kerby JL, Lefauve MK, Varian-Ramos CW, Swaddle JP (2017) Integrative behavioral eco-toxicology (IBET): Bringing together fields to establish new insight to behavioral ecology, toxicology, and conservation. Current Zoology, 63(2): 185-194. DOI: 10.1093/cz/zox010 [pdf]
Peterson EK, Schulte BA (2016) Impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on beavers and otters with implications for ecosystem ramifications. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 157:33-45. DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-704X.2016.03212.x [pdf]
Peterson EK, Carsella J, Varian-Ramos CW, *Schiffer SK, *Staples SK, Varian-Ramos CW, Diawara M (in review) Concentrations of lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) in a terrestrial food chain at a Colorado Superfund site. Chemosphere.
Peterson EK, Jones CD, Sandmeier FC, *Arellano Rivas AP, *Back CA, *Canney A, *Fender J, *Gomez M, *Gorski J, *Heintzelman N, *Healey K, *Kester M, *Klinger D, *Liao A, Varian-Ramos CW, Vanden Heuvel B (2021) Drought influences biodiversity in a semi-arid shortgrass prairie in southeastern Colorado. Journal of Arid Environments, 195:104633. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104633 [pdf]
Chock RY, Clucas B, Peterson EK, Blackwell BF, Blumstein DT, Church K, Fernandez-Juricic E, Francescoli G, Greggor A, Kemp P, Pinho G, Sanzenbacher P, Schulte BA, Toni P (2021) Potential impacts of solar power facilities on wildlife from an animal behavior perspective. Conservation Science and Practice, e319. DOI: 10.1002/csp2.319 [pdf]
*Back C, *Healey K, *Staples SK, Peterson EK, Vanden Heuvel B (2020) Natural history of plant species at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. El Rio, 1(1):43-50 [pdf]
Peterson EK, *Stark A, Hollocher KT, Varian-Ramos CW, Possidente B (2020) Exposure to lead (Pb2+) eliminates avoidance of Pb-treated oviposition substrates in a dose-dependent manner in female vinegar flies. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 104(5):588-594. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02825-w [pdf]
Peterson EK, Possidente B, *Stark A, Hollocher KT, Carrico P (2019) Intraspecific genetic variation in reproductive strategies in susceptibility to developmental lead (Pb2+) exposure in a model system, Drosophila melanogaster. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 103(2): 233-239. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02650-w [pdf]
Yukilevich R, Peterson EK (2019) The evolution of male and female mating preferences in Drosophila speciation. Evolution, 1-15. DOI: 10.1111/evo.13752 [pdf]
Peterson EK,*Long HE (2018) Experimental protocol for using Drosophila as an invertebrate model system for toxicity testing in the laboratory. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 137: e57450. DOI: 10.3791/57450 [pdf]
Peterson, E.K., Wilson, D.T., Possidente, B., Possidente, D., McDaniel, P., Morley, E., Possidente, D., Hollocher, K.T., Ruden, D.M., Hirsch, H.V.B. (2017). Accumulation, elimination, sequestration, and genetic variation of lead (Pb2+) loads within and between generations in a model system, Drosophila melanogaster. Chemosphere, 181: 368-375. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.091 [pdf]
Peterson EK, Yukilevich R, Kehlbeck J, LaRue KM, *Ferraiolo K, Hollocher K, Hirsch HVB, Possidente B (2017) Asymetrical positive assortative mating induced by developmental lead (Pb2+) exposure in a model system, Drosophila melanogaster. Current Zoology, 63(2): 195-203. DOI: 10.1093/cz/zox016 [pdf]
Peterson EK, Buchwalter DB, Kerby JL, Lefauve MK, Varian-Ramos CW, Swaddle JP (2017) Integrative behavioral eco-toxicology (IBET): Bringing together fields to establish new insight to behavioral ecology, toxicology, and conservation. Current Zoology, 63(2): 185-194. DOI: 10.1093/cz/zox010 [pdf]
Peterson EK, Schulte BA (2016) Impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on beavers and otters with implications for ecosystem ramifications. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 157:33-45. DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-704X.2016.03212.x [pdf]
peer-reviewed STEM EDUCATION manuscripts
Bickford N, Peterson EK, Jensen PA, Thomas DA (2020) Undergraduates who are merely interested in research are better students than their peers. Education Sciences, 10(6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10060150 [pdf]
Peterson, E.K., Carrico, P. (2015). Laboratory exercise in behavioral genetics using team-based learning. Journal of College Biology Teaching, 41(2): 33-40. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1086540 [pdf]
Peterson, E.K., Carrico, P. (2015). Laboratory exercise in behavioral genetics using team-based learning. Journal of College Biology Teaching, 41(2): 33-40. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1086540 [pdf]
Editor-reviewed book chapters
Seymour B, Peterson EK, Chock RY (2021) Conservation behavior: The effects of light pollution on insects. In: Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field. Eds. Zimbler-DeLorenzo H, Margulis SW, 2nd edition, Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego CA.
science publications for general public
Peterson, E.K. (2013). Using grazing for management of invasive plants: an interview with conservation biologists Dr. Gary Kleppel and Caroline Girard-Cartier, M.S. The Conservation Behaviorist, 11(2): 5-6.
Peterson, E.K. (2013). Hybridization within canine species: the problem and its implications for conservation behavior research. The Conservation Behaviorist, 11(1): 6.
Peterson, E.K. (2012). Orangutans and Palm Oil. The Conservation Behaviorist, 10(2): 5.
Peterson, E.K. (2013). Hybridization within canine species: the problem and its implications for conservation behavior research. The Conservation Behaviorist, 11(1): 6.
Peterson, E.K. (2012). Orangutans and Palm Oil. The Conservation Behaviorist, 10(2): 5.