Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus female, from the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. © Ryan P. O'Donnell

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EDUCATION

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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. O'Donnell, R.P. 2004. Effects of environmental conditions on owl responses to broadcast calls. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 40(1):101-106.
  2. O'Donnell, R.P., N.B. Ford, R. Shine, & R.T. Mason. 2004. Male red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, determine female mating status from pheromone trails. Animal Behaviour 68(4):677-683.
  3. O'Donnell, R.P., R. Shine, & R.T. Mason. 2004. Seasonal anorexia in the male red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56(5):413-419.
  4. Shine, R., R.P. O’Donnell, T. Langkilde, M.D. Wall, & R.T. Mason. 2005. Snakes in search of sex: the relation between mate-locating ability and mating success in male garter snakes. Animal Behaviour 69(6):1251-1258.
  5. O'Donnell, R.P. & S.J. Arnold. 2005. Evidence for selection on thermoregulation: effects of temperature on embryo mortality in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans. Copeia 2005(4):930-934.
  6. O’Donnell, R.P., E.P. Urling, C. Sato, & M.P. Hayes. 2005. First record of a masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) in the Willapa Hills, Washington. Northwestern Naturalist 86(3):154-156.
  7. Hoyer, R.F., R.P. O'Donnell, & R.T. Mason. 2006. Current distribution and status of sharp-tailed snakes (Contia tenuis) in Oregon. Northwestern Naturalist 87(3):195-202.
  8. O’Donnell, R.P. & R.T. Mason. 2007. Mating is correlated with a reduced risk of predation in female red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. American Midland Naturalist 157(1):235-238.
  9. O'Donnell, R.P. 2007. Erroneous historical records of climbing salamanders (Aneides) in Washington State, U.S.A. Northwest Science 81(3):239-245.
  10. O'Donnell, R.P., K. Staniland, & R.T. Mason. 2007. Experimental evidence that oral secretions of northwestern ring-necked snakes (Diadophis punctatus occidentalis) are toxic to their prey. Toxicon 50(6):810-815.
  11. O'Donnell, R.P., T. Quinn, M.P. Hayes, & K.E. Ryding. 2007. Comparison of three methods for surveying amphibians in forested seep habitats in Washington State. Northwest Science 81(4):274-283.
  12. O'Donnell, R.P. 2008. Terrestrial foot-paddling by a glaucous-winged gull. Western Birds 39(1):33-35.
  13. O'Donnell, R.P. & D. McCutchen. 2008. A sharp-tailed snake (Contia tenuis) in the San Juan Islands: Western Washington's first record in 58 years. Northwestern Naturalist 89(2):107-109.
  14. Latta IV, L. C., R. P. O'Donnell, & M. E. Pfrender. 2009. Vertical distribution of Chlamydomonas changes in response to grazer and predator kairomones. Oikos 118(6):853-858.
  15. O'Donnell, R.P., S.R. Supp, and S.M. Cobbold. In press. Hindrance of conservation biology by delays in the submission of manuscripts. Conservation Biology. (Press coverage in Nature.)
  16. O'Donnell, R.P. & A.P. Rayburn. In review. Frogs on the edge: Predicted and actual biases in the protection of peripheral populations in the United States.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

  1. O'Donnell, R.P., K. Staniland, & R.T. Mason. 2002. The ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus) - A venomous colubrid? Northwestern Naturalist 83(2):79.
  2. O'Donnell, R.P. 2004. Lampropeltis getula californiae (California kingsnake). Oviposition site. Herpetological Review 35(4):401.
  3. O’Donnell, R.P., E.P Urling, M.P. Hayes, & T. Quinn. 2005. A comparison of two methods for detecting amphibians in seeps. Northwestern Naturalist 86(2):110.
  4. O'Donnell, R.P. 2005. Gambelia wislizenii (Long-nosed leopard lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 36(3):318-319.
  5. O’Donnell, R.P., J.G. MacCracken, L.M. Beatty, & R.T. McGinnis. 2006. Geographic distribution. Rana cascadae (Cascades frog). Herpetological Review 37(1):102.
  6. O'Donnell, R.P., C.H. Richart, & M.P. Hayes. 2006. Diet of the Columbia torrent salamander, Rhyacotriton kezeri: preliminary findings. Northwestern Naturalist 87(2):181.
  7. O'Donnell, R.P. 2007. Meeting manners: unspoken rules of polite meeting attendance and presentation. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 88(3):271-274.
  8. Richart, C.H., M.P. Hayes, R.P. O’Donnell, K. Young, R. Crawford, & C. Maynard. 2007. Comparative diet of four species of terrestrial forest-dwelling amphibians (Rana aurora, Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Ambystoma gracile, and Rhyacotriton kezeri) in Western Washington. Northwestern Naturalist 88(2):121-122.
  9. Lahti, M.E. & R.P. O'Donnell. 2008. Phrynosoma cornutum (Texas horned lizard). Mortality. Herpetological Review 39(1):89.
  10. O'Donnell, R.P. 2008. Aspidoscelis velox (Plateau striped whiptail). Predator evasion behavior. Herpetological Review 39(2):220-221.
  11. Tyson, J.A., K.A. Douville, M.P. Hayes, & R.P. O'Donnell. 2009. Rhyacotriton olympicus (Olympic torrent salamander). Maximum larval size. Herpetological Review 40(1):67.
  12. O'Donnell, R.P. & A.P. Rayburn. 2009. Frogs on the edge: Predicted and actual biases in the protection of peripheral populations in the United States. Northwestern Naturalist 90(2):184.

REPORTS

  1. MacCracken, J.G, R.P. O'Donnell, & M.P. Hayes. 2006. Effects of vegetation retention on stream-associated amphibians: some pre-treatment data. Report to the Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Committee of the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, Washington.
  2. O’Donnell, R.P., C.M. Culumber, & K. Mock. 2007. Population fragmentation and conservation genetics of northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) in the Glen Canyon / Canyonlands Region: 2007 progress report. Report to the Southwest Biological Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona.
  3. Drost, C., L. Gelczis, R.P. O’Donnell, K. Mock, J. Baker, & C.M. Culumber. 2008. Population status and viability of leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) in Grand Canyon, Glen Canyon, and Canyonlands. Report to the Bureau of Reclamation, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Grand Canyon National Park. 42 pp.
  4. O'Donnell, R.P. and K. Mock. 2008. Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Divergence in Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) in the Glen Canyon and Canyonlands Regions of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Report to the Southwest Biological Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona.

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