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56. Wilburn, D.B., K.E. Bowen, R.G. Gregg, J. Cai, P.W. Feldhoff, L.D. Houck, R.C. Feldhoff. 2012. Proteomic and UTR analyses of a rapidly evolving hypervariable family of vertebrate pheromones. Evolution 66: 2227-2239.pdf
55. Eddy, S.L., K.M. Kiemnec-Tyburczy, J.C. Uyeda, and L.D. Houck. 2012. The influence of sequential male courtship behaviors on courtship success and duration in a terrestrial salamander,Plethodonshermani. Ethology 118: 1240-1250.
54. Kiemnec-Tyburczy, K.M., S.L. Eddy, A.J. Chouinard, and L.D. Houck. 2012. Low prevalence of Batrachochytriumdendrobatidis in two plethodontid salamanders from North Carolina, USA. Herpetological Review 43: 85-87.pdf
53. Kiemnec-Tyburczy, K. M., S. K. Woodley, R. A. Watts, S. J. Arnold, and L. D. Houck. 2012. Expression of vomeronasal receptors and related signaling molecules in the nasal cavity of a caudate amphibian (Plethodonshermani). Chemical Senses 37: 335-346.pdf
52. Kiemnec-Tyburczy, K.M., S.K. Woodley, P.W. Feldhoff, R.C. Feldhoff, and L. D. Houck. 2011. Dermal application of courtship pheromones does not influence receptivity in female Red-legged salamanders (Plethodonshermani). J Herpetology 45: 169-173.pdf
51. Vaccaro E.A, P.W. Feldhoff, R.C. Feldhoff, and L.D. Houck. 2011. Pheromone-mediated responses to sexual and nonsexual stimuli in a plethodontid salamander. Animal Behaviour 80:983-989.
50. Houck, L.D., E.A. Vaccaro and K.M. Kiemnec-Tyburczy. 2010. Consistency of male courtship behavior in a plethodontid salamander. J. Herpetology 44: 645-648.pdf
49. Palmer, C., A. Picard, R. Watts, L.D. Houck, and S.J. Arnold. 2010. Rapid evolution of Plethodontid Modulating Factor (PMF), a hypervariable salamander courtship pheromone, is driven by positive selection. Jour. Molec. Evol. 70:427-440.pdf
48. Houck, L.D. and P.A. Verrell. 2010. Evolution of primary sexual characters in amphibians. Janet L. Leonard & Alex Córdoba-Aguilar (Eds.), IN: The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals, pp. 409-424. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pdf
47. Vaccaro, E. A., P. W. Feldhoff, R. C. Feldhoff and L. D. Houck . 2010. A pheromone mechanism for swaying female mate choice: enhanced affinity for a sexual stimulus in a woodland salamander. Animal Behavior 80: 983-989.pdf
46. Vaccaro, E. A., Feldhoff, P. W., Feldhoff, R. C., and Houck, L. D. 2009. Male courtship pheromones suppress female tendency to feed but not to flee in a plethodontid salamander. Animal Behaviour 78: 1421-1425.pdf
45. Houck, L.D. 2009. Pheromone communication in amphibians and reptiles. Annual Review of Physiology 71: 161-176.pdf
44. Schubert, S.N., Wack, C.L., Houck, L.D., Feldhoff, P.W., Feldhoff, R.C., Woodley, S.K. 2009. Exposure to pheromones increases plasma corticosterone concentrationsin a terrestrial salamander. Gen. Comp. Endo. 161: 271-275.pdf
43. Houck, L.D., R.A. Watts, S.J. Arnold, K.E. Bowen, K.M. Kiemnec, H.A. Godwin, P.W. Feldhoff and R.C. Feldhoff. 2008. A recombinant courtship pheromone affects sexual receptivity in a plethodontid salamander. Chemical Senses 33:623-631. pdf
42. Laberge, F., R.C. Feldhoff, P.W. Feldhoff and L.D. Houck. 2008. Courtship pheromone-induced c-FOS-likeimmunolabeling in the female salamander brain. Neuroscience 151: 329-339.pdf
41. Fontana, M.F., L.D. Houck and N. Staub. 2007. In situ localization of plethodontid courtship pheromone mRNA in formalin-fixed tissue. Gen. Comp. Endocrinology 150:480-485. pdf
40. Houck, L.D., C.A. Palmer, R.A. Watts, S.J. Arnold, P.W. Feldhoff and R.C. Feldhoff. 2007. A new vertebrate courtship pheromone, PMF, affects female receptivity in a terrestrial salamander. Animal Behaviour73(2):315-320. pdf
39. Palmer, C.A., R.A. Watts,L.D.Houck, A.L. Picard, and S.J. Arnold. 2007. Evolutionary replacement of pheromone components in a salamander signaling complex: more evidence for phenotypic-molecular decoupling.Evolution 61: 202-215. pdf
38. Palmer, C.A., D.M. Hollis, R.A. Watts, L.D. Houck, M.A. McCall, R.G. Gregg, P.W. Feldhoff, R.C. Feldhoff and S.J. Arnold. 2007. Plethodontid modulating factor, hypervariable salamander courtship pheromone in the three-finger protein superfamily. The FEBS Journal 274:2300-2310.pdf
37. Houck, L.D., L.S. Mead, R.A. Watts, S.J. Arnold, P.W. Feldhoff and R.C. Feldhoff. 2007. A candidate vertebrate pheromone, SPF, increases female receptivity in a salamander. Pp. 213-221. In: J. Hurst, R. Beynon, and D. Muller-Schwarze, (Eds.), Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11. Springer, New York.pdf
36. Schubert, S.N., L.D. Houck, P.W. Feldhoff, R.C. Feldhoff and S.K. Woodley. 2006. Effects of androgens on behavioral and vomeronasal responses to chemosensory cues in male terrestrial salamanders (Plethodonshermani). Hormones and Behavior. 50: 469-476. pdf
35. Wirsig-Wiechmann, C., L.D. Houck, J.M. Wood, P.W. Feldhoff and R.C. Feldhoff. 2006. Male pheromone protein components activate female vomeronasal neurons in the plethodontid salamander, Plethodonshermani. BMC Neuroscience 7:26. doi:10.1186/1471-2202-7-26. pdf
34. Palmer, C.A. and L.D. Houck. 2005. Responses to sex- and species-specific chemical signals in allopatric and sympatric salamander species. Pp. 32-41 In: R.T. Mason, M.P. LeMaster and D. Muller-Schwarze, (Eds.), Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, 10. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, NY. pdf
33. Palmer, C.A., R. Watts, R. Gregg, M. McCall, L. Houck, R. Highton and S. Arnold. 2005. Lineage-specific differences in evolutionary mode in a salamander courtship pheromone: evidence for a molecular tango. Molec. Biol. Evolution 22:2243-2256. pdf
32. Watts, R.A., C.A. Palmer, R.C. Feldhoff, P.W. Feldhoff, L.D. Houck, A.G. Jones, M.E. Pfrender, S.M. Rollmann and S.J. Arnold. 2004. Stabilizing selection on behavior and morphology masks positive selection on the signal in a salamander pheromone signaling complex. Molecular Biology and Evolution 21:1032-1041.pdf
31. Harding, J. A., G. R. Almany, L. D. Houck and M.A. Hixon. 2003. Experimental analysis of monogamy in the Caribbean Cleaning Goby, Gobiosomaevelynae. Animal Behaviour 65:865–874.pdf
30. Houck, L. D. and Arnold, S. J. 2003. Courtship and mating. Pp. 383-424 In: D. M. Sever (ed), Phylogeny and Reproductive Biology of Urodela (Amphibia). Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire. 627 pp. pdf
29. Rollmann, S. M., L. D. Houck and R. C. Feldhoff. 2003. Conspecific and heterospecific pheromone effects on female receptivity. Animal Behaviour. 66:857-861.pdf
28. Wirsig-Wiechmann, C.R., Houck, L.D., Feldhoff, P.W. and Feldhoff, F.C. 2002. Pheromonal activation of vomeronasal neurons in plethodontid salamanders. Brain Research Interactive, 952: 335-344.pdf
27. Rollmann, S. M., L. D. Houck and R. C. Feldhoff. 2000. Population variation in salamander courtship pheromones. J. Chemical Ecology 26(12):2713-2722.pdf
26. Bruce, R.C., R. Jaeger, and L.D. Houck (Eds). 2000. The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. 485 pp.
25. Feldhoff, R. C., S. M. Rollmann and L. D. Houck. 1999. Chemical analyses of courtship pheromones in a plethodontid salamander. In: Advances in Chemical Signals in Vertebrates; pp 117125; R. E. Johnston, D. MüllerSchwarze and P. Sorensen (Eds.). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
24. Rollmann, S.M., Houck, L.D., and Feldhoff, R.C. 1999. Proteinaceous pheromone affecting female receptivity in a terrestrial salamander. Science 285: 19071909. pdf
23. Houck, L.D. 1998. Integrative studies of amphibians: from molecules to mating. Amer. Zool. (38):108-117.pdf
22. Houck, L. D., A. M. Bell, N. L. Reagan-Wallin and R.C. Feldhoff. 1998. Effects of experimental delivery of male courtship pheromones on the timing of courtship in a terrestrial salamander, Plethodonjordani (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Copeia 1998(1):214-219.pdf
21. Houck, L.D., M. T. Mendonca, T.K. Lynch, and D.E. Scott. 1996. Courtship behavior and plasma levels of androgens and corticosterone in male marbled salamanders, Ambystomaopacum (Ambystomatidae). Gen. & Comp. Endocrinology 104:243-252.pdf
20. Houck, L.D. and L.C. Drickamer (Eds). 1996. Foundations of Animal Behavior: Classic Papers with Commentaries. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
19. Houck, L.D. and S.K. Woodley. 1995. Field studies of steroid hormones and male reproductive behaviour in amphibians. Pp. 677-703 IN: Amphibian Biology, Vol. 2, Social Behaviour. H. Heatwole and B. Sullivan (Eds.). Surrey Beatty and Sons, Chipping Norton, Australia.
18. Houck, L.D. and D.M. Sever. 1994. The role of the skin in reproduction and behavior. Pp. 351-381 IN: Amphibian Biology, Vol. 1, The Integument, H. Heatwole and G. Barthalamus (Eds.). Surrey Beatty and Sons, Chipping Norton, Australia.pdf
17. Houck, L.D. and P.A. Verrell. 1993. Courtship behavior in plethodontid salamanders: a review. Herpetologica 49:175-184.pdf
16. Houck, L.D. and N.L. Reagan. 1990. Male courtship pheromones increase female receptivity in a plethodontid salamander. Animal Behaviour 39:729-734.pdf
15. Marks, S.B., and L.D. Houck. 1989. Partial cost of spermatophore production in the salamanderDesmognathusochrophaeus. J. Herpetol. 23:81-84.pdf
14. Houck, L.D., S.J. Arnold and A.R. Hickman. 1988. Tests for sexual isolation in plethodontid salamanders (genus Desmognathus). J. Herpetol. 22:186-191.pdf
13. Houck, L.D. 1988. The effect of body size on male courtship success in a plethodontid salamander. Animal Behavior 36:837-842.
12. Houck, L.D. and H. Francillon-Vieillot. 1988. Tests for age and size effects on mating success in aplethodontid salamander. Amphibia-Reptilia 9:135-144.
11. Houck, L.D. 1986. The evolution of salamander courtship pheromones. IN: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, Vol. IV: Ecology, Evolution, and Comparative Biology. D. Duvall, D. Muller-Schwarze and R.M. Silverstein (Eds.), Plenum Press, New York. Pp. 173-190.
10. Houck, L.D., S.J. Arnold and S.G. Tilley. 1985. Sperm competition in a plethodontid salamander: preliminary results. J. Herpetol. 19: 420-423.pdf
9. Sever, D.M. and L.D. Houck. 1985. Preliminary observations on spermatophore formation in Desmognathusochrophaeus (Plethodontidae). Copeia 1985: 394-402.pdf
8. Houck, L.D., S.J. Arnold and R.A. Thisted. 1985. A statistical analysis of sexual selection in the plethodontid salamander Desmognathusochrophaeus. Evolution 39: 370-386. pdf
7. Houck, L.D. and K. Schwenk. 1984. The potential for sperm competition in a plethodontid salamander. Herpetologica 40: 410-415.pdf
6. Bennett, A.F. and L.D. Houck. 1983. The energetic cost of courtship and aggression in a plethodontid salamander. Ecology 64: 979-985.pdf
5. Houck, L.D. 1982. Growth rates and age at sexual maturity for the neotropical salamander,Bolitoglossasubpalmata. Copeia 1982(2):474- 478.pdf
4. Arnold, S.J. and L.D. Houck. 1982. Courtship pheromones: evolution by natural and sexual selection. Pp. 173-211 IN: Biochemical Aspects of Evolutionary Biology, M. Nitecki (Ed.), Univ. Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.pdf
3. Houck, L.D. 1980. Courtship behavior in the plethodontid salamander, Desmognathuswrighti. Amer. Zool. (Abs.) 20:825.
2. Houck, L.D. 1977b. Life history patterns and reproductive biology of neotropical salamanders. Pp. 43-72 IN: Reproductive Biology of Amphibians, D.H. Taylor and S.I. Guttman, (Eds.), Plenum Press, NY.
1. Houck, L.D. 1977a. The reproductive biology of a neotropical salamander, Bolitoglossarostrata (Urodela: Plethodontidae). Copeia 1977(1):70-83.pdf