Publications

 

Books

Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitzky, K. D. Wells, and M. C. Brandley. 2015. Herpetology. 4^th edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA.

Wells, K. D. 2007. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. Winner of Best Single-Volume Science Reference Book for 2007 from Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers. A Choice magazine Outstanding Academic Title for 2008.

Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitsky, and K. D. Wells. 2004. Herpetology. 3^rd edition. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitsky, and K. D. Wells. 2001. Herpetology. 2^nd edition. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitsky, and K. D.Wells. 1998. Herpetology. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

 

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Wells, K. D. and J. J. Schwartz. 2007. The behavioral ecology of anuran communication, pp. 44-86. In: P. M. Narins, A. S. Feng, R. R. Fay, and A. N. Popper, eds. Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, Springer Verlag, New York.

Wells, K. D. 2003. Behavior, pp. 44-50. In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol 6: Amphibians. Gale Publishing Group.

Wells, K. D. 2002. William Charles Wells and the races of man, pp. 71-81. In: J. P. Jackson, Jr., ed. Science, Race, and Ethnicity. University of Chicago Press [reprinted in an anthology from 1973 paper in Isis].

Wells, K. D. 2001. The energetics of calling in frogs, pp. 45-60. In: M. J. Ryan, ed. Anuran Communication. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.

Wells, K. D. and C. R. Bevier. 1997. Contrasting patterns of energy substrate use in two species of frogs that breed in cold weather. Herpetologica, 53:70-80.

Wells, K. D., T. L. Taigen and J. A. O’Brien. 1996. The effect of temperature on calling energetics of the spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer). Amphibia-Reptilia 17:1-10.

Wells, K. D., T. L. Taigen, S. W. Rusch, and C. R. Bevier. 1995. Seasonal and nightly variation in glycogen reserves of calling gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor). Herpetologica 51:359-368.

Runkle, L. S., K. D. Wells, C. C. Robb, and S. L. Lance. 1994. Individual, nightly, and seasonal variation in calling behavior of the gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor: implications for energy expenditure. Behav. Ecol. 5:318-325.

Lance, S. L. and K. D. Wells. 1993. Are spring peeper satellite males physiologically inferior to calling males? Copeia 1993:1162-1166.

Pough, F. H., W. E. Magnussun, M. J. Ryan, K. D. Wells, and T. L. Taigen. 1992. Behavioral Energetics, pp. 395-436. In: M. E. Feder and W. W. Burggren, eds. Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Wells, K. D. and T. L. Taigen. 1989. Calling energetics of a neotropical treefrog, Hyla microcephala. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 25:13-22.

Wells, K. D. 1989. Vocal communication in a neotropical treefrog, Hyla ebraccata: responses of males to graded aggressive calls. Copeia 1989:461-466.

Wells, K. D. and K. M. Bard. 1988. Parental behavior of an aquatic-breeding tropical frog, Leptodactylus bolivianus. J. Herpetol. 22:359-362.

Wells, K. D. 1988. The effect of social interactions of anuran vocal behavior, pp. 433-454. In: B. Fritsch, et al., eds. The Evolution of the Amphibian Auditory System. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Wells, K. D. and K. M. Bard. 1987. Vocal communication in a neotropical treefrog, Hyla ebraccata: responses of females to advertisement and aggressive calls. Behaviour 101:200-210.

Wells, K. D. and T. L. Taigen. 1986. The effect of social interactions on calling energetics in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 19:9-18.

Taigen, T. L., K. D. Wells, and R. L. Marsh. 1985. The enzymatic basis of high metabolic rates in calling frogs. Physiol. Zool. 58:719-726.

Taigen, T. L. and K. D. Wells. 1985. The energetics of vocalization by an anuran amphibian, Hyla versicolor. J. Comp. Physiol. B 155:163-170.

Schwartz, J. J. and K. D. Wells. 1985. Intra- and interspecific vocal behavior of the neotropical treefrog Hyla microcephala. Copeia 1985:27-38.

Wells, K. D. and J. J. Schwartz. 1984. Vocal communication in a neotropical treefrog, Hyla ebraccata: aggressive calls. Behaviour 91:128-145.

Schwartz, J. J. and K. D. Wells. 1984. Vocal behavior of the neotropical treefrog Hyla phlebodes. Herpetologica 40:452-463.

Wells, K. D. and T. L. Taigen. 1984. Reproductive behavior and aerobic capacities of male American toads (Bufo americanus): Is behavior constrained by physiology? Herpetologica 40:292-298.

Wells, K. D. and J. J. Schwartz. 1984. Vocal communication in a neotropical treefrog, Hyla ebraccata: advertisement calls. Anim. Behav. 32:405-420.

Schwartz, J. J. and K. D. Wells. 1984. Interspecific acoustic interactions of the neotropical treefrog, Hyla ebraccata. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 14:211-224.

Schwartz, J. J. and K. D. Wells. 1983. The influence of background noise on the behavior of a neotropical treefrog, Hyla ebraccata. Herpetologica 39:121-129.

Schwartz, J. J. and K. D. Wells. 1983. An experimental study of acoustic interference between two species of neotropical treefrogs. Anim. Behav. 31:181-190.

Wells, K. D. and J. J. Schwartz. 1982. The effect of vegetation on the propagation of calls in the neotropical frog Centrolenella fleischmanni. Herpetologica 38:449-455.

Wells, K. D. and B. J. Greer. 1981. Vocal responses to conspecific calls in a neotropical hylid frog Hyla ebraccata. Copeia 1981:615-624.

Wells, K. D. 1981. Territorial behavior of the frog Eleutherodactylus urichi in Trinidad. Copeia 1981:726-728.

Wells, K. D. 1981. Parental behavior of male and female frogs, pp. 184-197. In: Natural Selection and Social Behavior, ed. by R. D. Alexander and D. Tinkle. Chiron Press, NY.

Wells, K. D. 1980. Evidence for growth of tadpoles during parental transport in Colostethus inguinalis. J. Herpetol. 14:428-430.

Wells, K. D. 1980. Spatial associations among individuals in a population of slimy salamanders (Plethodon glutinosus). Herpetologica 36:271-275.

Greer, B. J. and K. D. Wells. 1980. Territorial and reproductive behavior of the tropical American frog Centrolenella fleischmanni. Herpetologica. 36:318-326.

Wells, K. D. 1980. Social behavior and communication of a dendrobatid frog, Colostethus trinitatis. Herpetologica 36:189-199.

Wells, K. D. 1980. Behavioral ecology and social organization of a dendrobatid frog (Colostethus inguinalis). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 6:199-209.

Wells, K. D. 1979. Reproductive behavior and male mating success in a neotropical toad, Bufo typhonius. Biotropica 11:301-307.

Wells, K. D. 1978. Territoriality in the green frog (Rana clamitans): vocalizations and agonistic behaviour. Anim. Behav. 26:1051-1063.

Wells, K. D. 1978. Courtship and parental behavior in a Panamanian poison-arrow frog, Dendrobates auratus. Herpetologica 34:148-155.

Wells, K. D. 1977. The courtship of frogs, pp. 233-262. In: The Reproductive Biology of Amphibians, ed. by D. H. Taylor and S. I. Guttman. Plenum Press, NY.

Wells, K. D. 1977. Territoriality and male mating success in the green frog (Rana clamitans). Ecology 58:750-762.

Wells, K. D. 1977. The social behaviour of anuran amphibians. Anim. Behav. 25:666-693.

Wells, K. D. and R. A. Wells. 1976. Patterns of movement in a population of slimy salamanders, Plethodon glutinosus, with notes on aggregations. Herpetologica 32:156-162.

Wells, K. D. 1976. Multiple egg clutches in the green frog, Rana clamitans. Herpetologica 32:85-87.

Wells, K. D. 1973. The historical context of natural selection: the case of Patrick Matthew. J. Hist. Biol. 6:225-258.

Wells, K. D. 1973. William Charles Wells and the races of man. Isis 64:215-225.

Wells, K. D. 1971. Sir William Lawrence (1783-1867): a study of pre-Darwinian ideas on heredity and variation. J. Hist. Biol. 4:319-361.

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