Lowell Getz Vitae

BORN: 2l September l93l, Chesterfield, Illinois
Married, 2 Children

EDUCATION:

  • B.S. l953, University of Illinois, Zoology (Highest Honors)
  • M.S. l959, University of Michigan, Zoology
  • Ph.D. l960, University of Michigan, Zoology, (Advisor: W. H. Burt) (Mammalian Ecology)

EXPERIENCE:

  • l949, l950 Assistant (Fisheries), Illinois Department of Conservation (summers)
  • l95l Assistant (Waterfowl), Illinois Natural History Survey (summer)
  • l955-l957, l958-59 Teaching Fellow, University of Michigan
  • l957-l958 Predoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
  • l959 Instructor, University of Michigan (summer)
  • l959-l96l Research Associate (Molluscan Ecology), University of Michigan
  • l96l-l962 Instructor, University of Connecticut
  • l962-l966 Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Connecticut
  • l966-l969 Associate Professor of Zoology and Biology, University of Connecticut
  • l967-l968 Honorary Fellow in Zoology, University of Wisconsin
  • l969-l976 Professor of Zoology, University of Illinois
  • l977-1997 Professor, Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois
  • l975-l980 Head, Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois
  • 1982 (Fall) Acting Head, Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois
  • 1988-1991 Acting Head, Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois
  • 1991-1995 Head, Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution,University of Illinois
  • 1992-1996 Affiliate, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Illinois
  • 1997- Professor, emeritus

HONORS:

  • University Honors (Bronze Tablet), University of Illinois
  • Elected, Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science

HONORARY SOCIETIES:

  • Phi Eta Sigma
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Sigma
  • Sigma Xi

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

  • American Society of Mammalogists
  • Animal Behavior Society
  • British Ecological Society
  • Ecological Society of America
  • Society for the Study of Evolution
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Illinois Academy of Science
  • Psychonomic Society
  • Behavioral Ecology

NATIONAL CITATIONS:

  • American Men and Women of Science
  • Who's Who in America

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES:

University of Connecticut

  • Teaching Assistant Coordinator, 1961-1967
  • Graduate Awards and Aids, Chairman, 1968-1969

University of Illinois

  • Advisory Committee, 1969-1975; 1980-1981; l984-l989
  • Graduate Affairs Committee, Chairman, 1970-1971, 1980-1982, 1995-1997
  • Long-range Planning Committee, 1969-1971
  • Ecology Section Head, 1969-1971
  • Associate Department Head, 1974-1975
  • Courses and Teaching Evaluation, Chairman, 1974-1975
  • Undergraduate Program, Chairman, l984-1995

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:

University of Connecticut

  • Ecological Research Areas, Chairman, 1968-1969

University of Illinois

  • Committee on Natural Areas, Chairman, 1972-1997
  • School of Life Sciences Executive Committee, 1975-1980; 1982; 1988-1995
  • School of Life Sciences Ecology Ph.D. Program, Chairman, 1969-75
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Policy and Development Committee, 1976-77
  • College of Agriculture, Crop Production and Protection Task Group, 1973-l980
  • College of Agriculture, Strip-mine Reclamation Task Group, 1977-l980
  • Illinois Natural History Survey, Soybean Pest Management Program Steering Committee, 1979-l984
  • Graduate College Fellowship Review Committees (2), 1980-81
  • School of Life Sciences, Fellowship Committee, Chairman, 1980-1982; 1995-1997
  • School of Life Sciences, Superior Performance Awards Committee, Chairman, 1983-85
  • School of Life Sciences, By-laws Committee, l985-l986
  • Water Resources Center, Executive Committee, 1987-1992
  • Policy Advisory Board, Allerton Park and Conference Center, 1989-1992
  • LAS General Education Council 1996-1997

NATIONAL COMMITTEES:

American Society of Mammalogists

  • Editorial Board, 1964-1965
  • Membership Committee, 1978-1982
  • Awards Committee, 1979

Ecological Society of America

  • Membership Committee, Chairman, 1977-1982

Phi Sigma Society

  • Editor, The Biologist, 1966-1981
  • Executive Committee, 1967-1980

USDA/EPA

  • Corn/Soybean Integrated Pest Management Action Team, 1990-1993

MILITARY SERVICE

  • U. S. Army Security Agency, 1953-55 lst Lt.
  • Army Reserve 1955-1991, Rank: Col., Medical Service Corps (Retired)

FEDERAL GRANT SUPPORT:

  • NSF Habitat requirements of small mammals; 1962-1964; $13,500
  • NSF Habitat requirements of small mammals; 1964-1967; $22,500
  • NSF Mammals of New England; 1963-1965; $22,800 (with R. M. Wetzel)
  • NSF Population dynamics of microtine rodents; 1967-1969; $33,500
  • NIH Dispersal as a population regulatory mechanism; 1975-1979; $48,800 (direct costs)
  • NIH Supplement to above; 1976-1979; $20,820 (direct costs)
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Influence of Highways on Wildlife; 1976-1977; $48,500 (with J. R. Karr)
  • NSF Social organization and population regulation in Microtus; l979-l982 $55,000
  • NIH Social organization and population regulation in Microtus;1980-1982; $68,500 (direct costs)
  • EPA Microtus as potential pests in soybeans; 1979-1982; $6,300
  • NIH Social organization and population regulation in Microtus 1982-1987 $295,000 (direct costs)

OTHER:

  • U.S.Army: Consultant; 1994, 1995.

COURSES TAUGHT:

University of Michigan

  • Field Zoology

University of Connecticut

  • Ecology (Sophomore-Junior Level)
  • Vertebrate Zoology
  • Mammalogy
  • Malacology
  • Field Ecology

University of Wisconsin

  • Field Ecology

University of Illinois

  • Animal Ecology
  • Environmental Biology (nonbiology majors)
  • Biogeography-Paleocology
  • Field Ecology
  • Ecological Methods

Bibliography of Lowell L. Getz

1. l957. Color variation in pocket gophers, Thomomys. Jour. Mamm., 38:523-526.

2. l958. The wi

nter activities of Rana clamitans tadpoles. Copeia, l958:2l9.

3. l959. Notes on the ecology of slugs: Arion circumscriptus, Deroceras reticulatum, D. laeve. Amer. Midl. Nat., 6l:485-498.

4. l959. A hypodactylous Peromyscus leucopus. Turtox News, 37:73.

5. l959. Activity of Peromyscus leucopus. Jour. Mamm., 40:449-450.

6. l960. Standing crop of herbaceous vegetation in southern Michigan. Ecology, 4l:393-395.

7. l960. Populations of small mammals on an ecological island. Jack-Pine Warbler, 38:16-l9.

8. l960. A population study of the vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus. Amer. Midl. Nat., 64:392-405.

9. l960. Middle Pleistocene carnivores from southwestern Kansas. Jour. Mamm., 41:361-365.

10. l960. Home ranges of the bog lemming. Jour. Mamm., 41:404-405.

11. l960. A method for comparing curvatures of small skulls. Jour. Mamm., 41:526-527.

12. l960. Studies on the amphibians and reptiles of Mud Lake Bog in southern Michigan. Jack-Pine Warbler, 38:107-112. (H. Heatwole and L. Getz).

13. l960. An analysis of some of the factors influencing the local distribution of small mammals in southern Michigan. Disser. Abst., 2l No. 2.

14. l961. Factors influencing the local distribution of shrews. Amer. Midl. Nat., 65:67-88.

15. l961. Factors influencing the local distribution of Microtus and Synaptomys in southern Michigan. Ecology, 41:110-119.

16. l961. Hunting areas of the long-eared owl. Wilson Bull., 73:79-82.

17. l961. Temperatures in different vegetation types in southern Michigan. Jack-Pine Warbler, 39:132-147.

18. l96l. An attempt to infect mollusks with Acanthamoeba sp. Jour. Parasit., 47:842.

19. l96l. New locality records of some Kansas mammals. Jour. Mamm., 42:282-283.

20. l96l. Comparisons of adult and young Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis (Lea) in respect to moisture requirements. Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc., 80:2ll-220. (H. van der Schalie and L. Getz)

21. l96l. Home ranges, territoriality, and movement of the meadow vole. Jour. Mamm., 42:24-36.

22. l96l. Notes on the local distribution of Peromyscus leucopus and Zapus hudsonius. Amer. Midl. Nat., 65:486-500.

23. l96l. Responses of small mammals to live-traps and weather conditions. Amer. Midl. Nat., 66:l60-l70.

24. l962. Water balance in the Mongolian gerbil. Jour. Mamm., 43:l50-l54. (J. Winkelman and L. Getz)

25. l962. A local concentration of the least shrew. Jour. Mamm., 43:28l-282.

26. l962. Hybirds between American Pomatiopsis and Oriental Oncomelania snails. Jour. Trop. Med., ll:4l8-420. (H. van der Schalie, L. Getz and B. Dazo)

27. l962. Notes on the water balance of the redback vole. Ecology, 43:565-566.

28. l962. Localities for New Hampshire land mollusks. The Nautilus, 76:25-28.

29. l962. Reproductive isolation in the snails Pomatiopsis lapidaria and P. cincinnatiensis. Amer. Midl. Nat., 68:l89-l9l (H. van der Schalie and L. Getz)

30. l962. Color forms of Arion subfuscus in New Hampshire. The Nautilus, 76:70-72.

31. l962. Distribution and natural history of the snail, Pompatiopsis cincinnatiensis (Lea). Amer. Midl. Nat., 68:203-23l. (H. van der Schalie and L. Getz)

32. l962. Morphology and development of the sex organs in the snail Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis (Lea). Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc., 8l:332-340. (H. van der Schalie and L. Getz)

33. l962. Aggressive behavior of the meadow and prairie voles. Jour. Mamm., 43:35l-358.

34. l962. Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis and P. lapidaria as potential intermediate hosts of Schistosoma japonicum. Jour. Parasit., 48:498-499.

35. l963. Comparisons of temperature and moisture responses of the snail genera Oncomelania and Pomatiopsis. Ecology, 44:73-83. (H. van der Schalie and L. Getz)

36. l963. A comparison of the water balance of the prairie and meadow voles. Ecology, 44:202-207.

37. l963. Light preferences of molluscs. Ecology, 44:6l2-613.

38. l963. Arion in New England. The Nautilus, 77:14-16. (L. Getz and R. Wakefield)

39. l965. Humidities in vole runways. Ecology, 46:548-550.

40. l965. Longevity of two captive prairie voles. Jour. Mamm., 46:514.

41. l965. A molluskan faunule from the Seymour Formation of Baylor and Knox Counties, Texas. Paps. Mich. Acad. Sci., Arts & Ltrs., 50:275-297. (L. Getz and C. Hibbard)

42. l966. An 1870 collection of mussels from the Calumet River, Illinois. The Nautilus, 79:118-120.

43. l966. Salt tolerances of salt marsh meadow voles. Jour. Mamm., 47:201-207.

44. l967. Influence of stone walls on the local distribution of small mammals. Occ. Paps. in Biology, Univ. Conn., l:43-62. (N. Sinclair, L. Getz and F. Bock).

45. l967. Responses of selected small mammals to water. Occ. Paps. in Biology. Univ. Conn., l:71-81.

46. l967. Response of the meadow vole to woody vegetation. Occ. Paps. in Biology, Univ. Conn., l:63-69.

47. l968. Arboreal behaviour of the redback vole. Animal Behaviour, l6:4l8-424. (L. Getz and V. Ginsberg)

48. l968. Influence of light on the activity of the redback vole. Occ. Paps. in Biology, Univ., Conn. l:83-l07.

49. l968. Influence of microclimate and water balance on the local distribution of the redback vole and white-footed mouse. Ecology, 49:276-286.

50. l968. Relationship between ambient temperature and respiratory water losses of small mammals. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 24:335-342.

51. l968. A simple method to prevent winter trap mortality of small mammals. Jour. Mamm., 39:147. (D. Miller and L. Getz)

52. l968. Growth and ageing of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Growth, 32:57-69. (D. Hoffmeister and L. Getz)

53. l968. A biologist remembers and relates. (2 book reviews) The Biologist, 50:l89-l9l.

54. l968. Terrestrial slugs. The Biologist, 50:l48-l66. (L. Chichester and L. Getz)

55. l968. A comparison of the water balance of the forest deer mouse and white-footed mouse. Jour. Mamm., 49:520-522.

56. l968. Influence of weather on the activity of the redback vole. Jour. Mamm., 49:565-570.

57. l968. Arion fasciatus in Wisconsin. The Nautilus, 82:32-33.

58. l968. A method for measuring light intensity under dense vegetation. Ecology, 49:ll68-ll69.

59. l969. Botfly infections in a white-footed mouse population. Jour. Mamm., 50:277-283. (D. Miller and L. Getz).

60. l969. Laboratory studies of interactions between the white-footed mouse and redback vole. Canad. Field Nat., 93:l4l-l46.

61. l969. Life-history notes for Microtus pinetorum in Central Connecticut. Jour. Mamm., 50:777-784.

62. l969. The zoogeography and ecology of Arionid and Limacid slugs introduced into northeastern North America. Malacologia, 7:3l3-346. (L. Chichester and L. Getz)

63. l969. Aggressive behavior of the meadow and pine voles. Jour. Mamm., 50:637-639. (M. Novak and L. Getz)

64. l970. Habitat of the meadow vole during a "population low." Amer. Midl. Nat., 83:455-46l.

65. l970. Botfly infestations in a Microtus pennsylvanicus population in southern Wisconsin. Amer. Midl. Nat., 84:l87-l97.

66. l970. Influence of vegetation on the local distribution of the meadow vole in Southern Wisconsin. Occ. Pap. Biol., Univ. Conn., l:2l3-24l.

67. l97l. Introduced European slugs. The Biologist, 53:ll8-l27. (L. Chichester and L. Getz)

68. l97l. Microclimate, vegetation cover, and local distribution of the meadow vole. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci., 64:9-2l.

69. l97l. On the occurrence of Pomatiopsis cincinnetiensis in Wisconsin. Sterkiana, 43:20.

70. l972. Mechanism involved in cyclic fluctuation of vertebrate populations. The Biologist, 54:l63-l83.

71. l972. Factors influencing the local distribution of the redback vole. Clethrionomys gapperi in New England. Occ. Pops. Biol., Univ. Conn., 2:ll5l-l38. (D. Miller and L. Getz)

72. l972. Social structure and aggressive behavior in a population of Microtus pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 53:3l0-3l7.

73. l973. Factors influencing the local distribution of the redback vole, Clethrionomys gapperi, in New England, II. Vegetation cover, soil moisture and debris cover. Occ. Pops. Biol., Univ. Conn., 2:l59-l80. (D. Miller and L. Getz)

74. l973. A mammalogy text at last. The Biologist, 55:l28-l30.

75. l973. The terrestrial slugs of northeastern North America. Sterkiana, 51:11-42. (L. Chichester and L. Getz)

76. l974. Species diversity of terrestrial snails in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Nautilus, 88:6-9.

77. l974. "Fun in research," l974. The Biologist, 56:86-89.

78. l974. Arion subfuscus in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. The Nautilus, 88:66.

79. l974. A device for preventing disturbance of small mammal live-traps. Jour. Mamm., 55:447-449. (L. Getz and G. Batzli).

80. l975. The role of songbirds in agricultural pest management: a need for authentication. Ill. Aud. Bull., 8-9.

81. l975. Schistosomiasis in South America I. Current status in Brazil. The Biologist, 57:l43-l65. (L. Getz, H. Platt and P. Prather)

82. l975. An esterase phenotype correlated with dispersal in Microtus. Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci., 67:47l-475. (J. Pickering, G. S. Whitt and L. Getz)

83. l975. A method to prevent removal of trap bait by insects. Jour. Mamm., 56:955. (L. Getz and M. Prather)

84. l975. Textbooks in pest management. The Biologist, 57:l25-l28.

85. l976. Padre. The Biologist, 58:32-35.

86. l976. Runway use and population density of Microtus ochrogaster. J. Mamm., 57:772-776. (D. Carroll and L. Getz)

87. l977. Schistosomiasis in South America II. Potential for spread in Brazil. The Biologist, 59:33-49. (L. Getz, H. Platt and P. Callbeck)

88. l977. Comparisons of population dynamics of Peromyscus and Clethrionomys in New England. Jour. Mamm., 58:l-16. (D. Miller and L. Getz)

89. l977. Lead in urban and rural birds. Env. Pollution, l2:235-238. (L. Getz, L. Best and M. Prather)

90. l977. Lead concentrations in small mammals living near highways. Env. Pollution, l3:l5l-l57. (L. Getz, L. Verner and M. Prather).

91. l977. Schistosomiasis in South America. III. An evaluation of its current status and potential for spread in Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana, and Guyana. The Biologist, 59:50-60. (L. Getz, D. Avalos and P. Callbeck).

92. l977. Factors influencing local distribution and species diversity of forest small mammals in New England. Canad. Jour. Zool., 55:806-8l4. (D. Miller and L. Getz)

93. l977. Arthropod vectored zoonotic disease of Russia transmissible to humans. The Biologist, 59:l37-l60. (L. Getz and D. Avalos)

94. l977. Suppression of growth and reproduction of microtine rodents by social factors. Jour. Mamm., 58:583-59l. (G. Batzli, L. Getz and S. Hurley)

95. l977. Transport and distribution in a watershed ecosystem, p. l05-l34. In W. R. Boggess and B. G. Wixson [eds.]. Lead in the Environment. National Science Foundation (NSF/RA 7702l4). U.S. Printing Office. (L. Getz, A. Haney, H. Leland, P. Price, G. Rolfe, R. Workman, J. Hudson, R. Solomon, K. Reinbold).

96. l978. Interstate roadsides as dispersal routes for Microtus pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 59:208-2l2. (L. Getz, F. Cole and D. Gates).

97. l978. Speculation on social structure and population cycles of Microtine rodents. The Biologist, 60:l34-l47.

98. l978. Influence of interstate highways on small mammals, p. 81-91. In, C. M. Kirkpatrick [ed.]). Wildlife and People, Purdue Univ.

99. l978. Environmental biology programs at the University of Illinois, p. 221-226. In C. Schoenfeld and J. Disinger [ed.]). Environmental Education in Action - II. Ohio State Univ., Columbus.

100. l979. Arion subfuscus in Southeastern Michigan. The Nautilus, 93:36-37. (D. Blanchard and L. Getz)

101. l979. Comparisons of population demography of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus . Acta Theriol., 24:3l9-349 (L. Getz, L. Verner, F. Cole, J. Hofmann and D. Avalos)

102. l979. Luteinizing hormone and social stress in Microtus ochrogaster. Trans. Ill. Acad. Sci., 72:42-45. (J. Hauffe, V. Ramirez and L. Getz)

103. l979. The effects of flooding on floodplain arthropod distribution, abundance and community structure. Amer. Midl. Nat., l0l:286-299. (G. Uetz, K. Van der Laan, G. Summers, P. Gibson and L. Getz)

104. l980. Male-related pheromones and the activation of female reproduction in the prairie vole). Biol. Reprod., 23:1038-1045. (L. Getz, S. Carter, L. Gavish, J. McDermott and P. Arnold)

105. l980. Social organization in Microtus ochrogster populations. The Biologist, 62:56-69. (L.Getz and S. Carter)

106. l98l. Male urine stimulates localized and opposite changes in lutenizing hormone-releasing hormone and norepinephrine within the olfactory bulb of female Microtus ochrogaster. Science, 212:573-575 (D. Dluzen, V. Ramirez, S. Carter and L.Getz)

107. l98l. Further evidence for monogamy in the prairie vole. Animal Behaviour, 29:955-957 (L. Gavish, C. S. Carter and L.Getz)

108. l98l. The mating system by the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Behav. Ecol. and Sociobio., 8:189-194 (L. Getz, S. Carter and L. Gavish).

109. l981. Incest taboo between sibling Microtus ochrogaster. Jour. Mamm., 62:213-215 (M. McGuire and L. Getz)

110. l982. Microtus, Pp. l82-l83. In, Handbook of census methods for terrestrial vertebrates. D. E. Davis (ed)., CRC Press, Inc.

111. l982. Levels of male aggression in fluctuating populations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Can. Jour. Zool., 60:898-912 (J. Hofmann, L. Getz and B. Klatt)

112. l982. Handbook of Militarily Important Diseases of the World. Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

113. l983. Suppression of reproductive maturation in male-stimulated virgin female Microtus by a female urinary chemosignal. Behav. Processes, 8:59-64 (L. Getz, D. Dluzen and J. McDermott)

114. l983. Male-female interactions in prairie voles. Animal Behaviour, 31:511-517 (L. Gavish, S. Carter and L. Getz)

115. l984. Sibling recognition in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Animal Behaviour, 32:362-366 (L. Gavish, J. Hofmann and L. Getz)

116. l984. Home range overlap and nest cohabitation of male and female prairie voles. Am. Midl. Nat., ll2:3l4-3l9 (J. Hofmann, L. Getz and L. Gavish)

117. l985. Microtus habitats. Pp. 286-309. In, Biology of Microtus. R. H. Tamarin, [ed.], Spec. Publ. No. 8 Amer. Soc. Mamm.

118. l985. Comparison of the mating system and paternal behavior in Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 66:l65-l67. (S. Gruder-Adams and L. Getz)

119. l985. Significance of disperal in fluctuating populations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 66:338-347. (L. Verner and L. Getz)

120. l985. Relationships between social organization and behavioral endocrinology in a monogamous mammal. Adv. Stud. Behav., l6:l09-l45. (S. Carter, L. Getz and M. Cohen-Parsons).

121. l985. Social and hormonal determinants of reproductive patterns in the prairie vole, Pp. l8-36. In R. Giles and J. Balthazart (eds.), Neurobiology. Springer-Verlag. (S. Carter and L. Getz).

122. l986. Duration of postpartum estrus in the prairie vole. Bull. Psychonomic Soc., 24:300-30l. (J. Hofmann and L. Getz).

123. l986. Social organization in free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., l8:275-282. (L. Getz and J. E. Hofmann).

124. l986. Potential effects of small mammals in high intensity agricultural systems in east-central Illinois. USA. Agr. Ecosy. Envir., l5:39-50. (L. Getz and E. Brighty).

125. l986. Effectiveness of multiple-capture live-traps for field behavioral studies of microtine rodents. Bull. Psychonomic Soc., 24:72-74. (L. Getz, F. Cole and L. Verner)

126. l986. Behavioral and Physiological adaptations suggesting monogamy in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), Pp 4l-46. In, Behavioral ecology and Population Biology. L. C. Drickamer [ed.], I. E. C. Touloose. (S. Carter, D. Whitt and L. Getz)

127. l986. Relationship between social organization, mating system and habitats of microtine rodents. Acta Theriol. Sinica, 6:273-285. (L. Getz, J. Hofmann and L. Jike).

128. l986. Comparison of demography of sympatric populations of Microtus ochrogaster and Synpatomys cooperi. Acta Theriol., 28:385-400. (L. Beasley and L. Getz).

129. l987. Effect of multiple short-term exposures of pregnant Microtus ochrogaster to strange males. Jour. Mamm., 68:l66-l69. (J. Hofmann, L. Getz and L. Gavish)

130. l987. Vegetation characteristics of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus habitat in east-central Illinois. Jour. Mamm., 68:569-577. (B. Klatt and L. Getz)

131. l987. Fourteen years of population fluctuations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus in east central Illinois. Can. Jour. Zool. 65:l3l7-l325. (L. Getz, J. Hofmann, B. Klatt, L. Verner, R. Cole, and R. Lindroth).

132. l987. Mating system and population fluctuations of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Amer. Zool., 27:909-920. (L. Getz, J. Hofmann and S. Carter)

133. l987. Mating system, mate preference and rarity of blonde prairie voles. Trans. Ill. Acad. Sci., 80:227-232.

134. l988. Home ranges of prairie voles as determined by radiotracking and by powdertracking. Jour. Mamm., 69:l83-l86. (L. Jike, G. Batzli and L. Getz)

135. l988. Introduced European slugs on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Walkerana 2:301-303.

136. l988. Multiple exposures to adult males and reproductive activation of virgin female Microtus ochrogaster. Behav. Process., 17:57-61. (J. Hofmann and L. Getz).

137. l989. A fourteen year study of Blarina brevicauda populations in east-central Illinois. Jour. Mamm., 70:58-66.

138. l990. Potential for social interaction in a natural population of prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster. Canad. Jour. Zool., 68:391-398. (B. McGuire, T. Pizzuto and L. Getz).

139. l990. Survivorship of experimentally bled voles measured by recapture rates. J. Mamm., 7l:l04-l05, (B. Frase, T. Pizzuto and L. Getz).

140. l990. The effects of predation of snakes on social organization of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Amer. Midl. Nat., 123:365-371, (L. Getz, N. Solomon, T. Pizzuto).

141. l990. Social organization and mating system of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Social Systems and Population Cycles in Voles. R. H. Tamarin, et al. [eds]. Birkhauser Verlag AG. (L. Getz, B. McGuire, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto and B. Frase). Pp. 69-80.

142. l990. Patterns of visitation in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) reveal a role for males in population regulation. Social Systems and Population Cycles in Voles. R. H. Tamarin, et al. [eds]. Birkhauser Verlag AG. (B. McGuire, T. Pizzuto and L. Getz). Pp. 89-99.

143. l991. Response of young female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) to nonresident males: implications for population regulation. Canad. Jour. Zool., 69:1348-1355 (B. McGuire and L. Getz).

144. 1991. The old bridge at Chesterfield. Illinois Magazine, 30 (3): 17-18.

145.1992 Pattern of nest occupancy of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, in different habitats. Am. Midl. Nat., 128:197-202. (L. Getz, D. Gudermuth and S. Benson).

146. 1992.Blarina brevicauda as a predator on nestling voles. J. Mamm., 73:591-596. (L. Getz, C. Larson, K. Lindstrom).

147. 1993.Estimating philopatry and dispersal of microtine rodents through intensive live-trapping at nests of social groups. Bull. Psychonomic Soc., 30:233-236. (L. Getz, B. McGuire, and M. Snarski).

148. 1993.Monogamy and the prairie vole. Scientific American. 268 (No. 6): 100-106. (S. Carter and L. Getz).

149. 1993. A comparison of living singly and in male-female pairs in the prairie vole. Ethology, 94:265-278 (L. Getz and B. McGuire).

150. 1993. Social organization of the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster). J. Mamm., 74:44-58. (L. Getz, B. McGuire, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto, and B. Frase).

151. 1993. Reproductive activation of virgin female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) by paired and unpaired males. Behav. Process., 29:191-200. (S. Lyons and L. Getz).

152. 1993. Natal dispersal and philopatry in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) in relation to population density, season, and natal social environment. Behav. Ecol. and Sociobio., 32:293-302. (B. McGuire, L. Getz, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto, and B. Frase).

153. 1994. Natal dispersal and philopatry in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): settlement, survival, and potential reproductive success. Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution, 6:267-284. (L. Getz, B. McGuire, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto, and B. Frase).

154. 1994. Burrow morphology and social organization of Microtus ochrogaster. J. Mamm., 75:492-499. (P. Mankin and L. Getz)

155. 1994. Species diversity of terrestrial snails in the southern Appalachians. Malacology Review, 27:61-74. (L. Getz and G. Uetz)

156. 1994. Population dynamics of the short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda. In Advances in the biology of shrews. (J. J. Merritt, G. L. Kirkland and R. K. Rose, eds.). Bull Carnegie Museum. Pp. 27-38.

157. 1995. Communal nesting in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): an evaluation of costs and benefits based on patterns of dispersal and settlement. Canad. J. Zool., 73:383-391. (B. McGuire and L. Getz)

158. 1995. Physiological substrates of mammalian monogamy: the prairie vole model. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 19:303-314. (S. Carter, C. DeVries, and L. Getz)

159. 1996. Prairie-vole partnerships. Amer. Sci., 84:56-62. (L. Getz and S.

160. 1996. The estate sale. Good Old Days, 33 (10): 6, 30-31.

161. 1997. Examination of alternative hypotheses for cooperative breeding in rodents. In, Cooperative breeding in mammals. (N. G. Solomon and J.A. French, eds). Cambridge Univ. Press. pp. 199-230. (N. Solomon and L. Getz)

162. 1997. Communal nesting in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): formation, composition and persistence of communal groups. Canad. J. Zool., 75:525-534. (L. Getz and B. McGuire).

163. 1997. Factors affecting life expectancy of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Oikos, 80:362-370. (L. Getz, L. Simms, B. McGuire, and M. Snarski)

164. 1997. Natal philopatry in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, in a low food habitat. Amer. Midl. Nat., 138:412-413.

165. 1998. Inbreeding avoidance in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution. 10: 115-127. (L. Getz and S. Carter)

166. 1998. Female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) fail to form a new pair after loss of mate. Behavioural Processes. 43: 79-86. (T. Pizzuto and L. Getz)

167. 1998. The nature and frequency of social interactions among free-living prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 43: 271-279 (B. McGuire and L. Getz)

168. 1999. Peptides, steroids, and pair bonding. In, The integrative neurobiology of affiliation. (C. S. Carter, I. I. Lederhendler and B. Kirkpatrick, eds.). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. pp. 169-181. (S. Carter, C. DeVries, S. Taymans, L. Roberts, J. Williams, and L. Getz)

169. 1999. Diversity and stability of small mammals in tallgrass prairie habitat in central Illinois, USA. Oikos 85: 356-363 (L. Getz and J. Hofmann)

170. 2000. Nestling survival and population cycles in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 1723-1731. (L. Getz, L. Simms and B. McGuire)

171.2001. Twenty-five years of population fluctuations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus in three habitats in east-central Illinois. Journal of Mammalogy 82: 22-34.. (L. Getz, J. Hofmann, B. McGuire, and T. Dolan III)

172. 2002. Fitness consequences of sociality in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): influence of group size and composition. Animal Behaviour 64: 645-654. (B. McGuire, L. Getz, M. Oli)

173. 2003. Social behavior, reproduction and demography of the prairie vole,Microtusochrogaster. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution. 15: 105-118. L.L. Getz, B. McGuire and C.S. Carter

174. 2003.Pandemonium over Pilsen. The Forgotten Final Mission. Aviation History Magazine. January issue. 13:34-40, 76-78.

175. 2004. The Face in the Surf. World War II Magazine. June issue; cover story 19: 36-41.

176. 2004. Demography of fluctuating populations: temporal and phase-related changes in vital rates of Microtus ochrogaster. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73:201-215 (A. Ozgul, L. Getz and M. Oli)

177. 2004. Delayed density-dependent effects and population fluctuations in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Acta Zoologica Sinica. 50:1-8. (L. Getz, L. Simms, J. Hofmann, and B. McGuire)

178. 2004. Levels of female aggressiveness in fluctuating populations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Acta Theriologica Sincia 24:125-131 (J.E. Hofmann and L.L. Getz)

179. 2004. Does mate choice take place in free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster? Evidence from field data Acta Zoologica Sinica 50: 527-534 (L.L. Getz, B. McGuire, T. Pizzuto)

180. 2004. Population dynamics of the northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda: insights from a 25-year study. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 82: 1679-1686 (L.L. Getz, M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire)

181. 2004. Forty Seconds Over Eisenach. Aviation History. November issue. 15: 38-44, 60.

182. 2005. Return From Bremen. The Low Squadron is Gone. WW II History Magazine. January 2005. 4:54-61.

183.2005. Social organization and mating system of free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster: a review. Acta Zoologica Sinica. 51:178-186L. Getz, B. McGuire, S. Carter)

184.2005 Habitat-specific demography of sympatric vole populations over 25 years. Journal of Mammalogy. 86:561-568. (L.L. Getz, M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire)

185. 2005. Factors influencing movement distances of two species of sympatric voles. Journal of Mammalogy. 86:647-654. (L.L. Getz, M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire, A. Ozgul)

186. 2005. The influence of immigration on demography of sympatric voles. Acta Theriologica. 50: 323-342. (L.L. Getz, M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire)

187. 2005. Demography and social organization of a rural population of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). The American Midland Naturalist. 155:221-236. (B. McGuire, T. Pizzuto, W. Bemis, L. Getz)

188. 2005. Vole population flutuations. Why and when? Acta Theriologica Sinica. 25:209-218.

189. 2005. Use of National weather station records in field studies. Transactions of the Illinois Academy of Science. 98:49-54.

190. 2005. The last goodbye. Nostalgia Magazizne. 2:4-8

191. 2005. Vole population dynamics: factors affecting peak densities and amplitudes of annual Microtus ochrogaster population fluctuations. Basic and Applied Ecology 7:97-107. (L.L. Getz, M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire)

192. 2006. The Sagas of the “Short Snorters.” World War II Magazine. April issue. 21:50-56.

193. 2006. A trip back home. Nostalgia Magazine. In Press.

194.2006. Vole population fluctuations: factors that initiate and determine intervals between them in Microtus ochrogaster. Journal of Mammalogy (L.L. Getz, M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire)

195. 2006. Don Judy. His Long Flight From Mercer Island to Long Island. WW II History Magazine.

196. 2006. Efficacy of Monthly and Semi-monthly Trapping of Small Mammal Populations. American Midland Naturalist In Press (L.L.Getz, J.E. Hofmann, L.Simms, B. McGuire)

197. 2006. Dynamics of vole populations: an experimental evaluation of the influence of food resources. Acta Zoologica Sinica. (L.L.Getz, J.E. Hofmann, L.Simms, B. McGuire)

198. 2006. Availability of water for voles in green vegetation following a period of low precipitation. Transactions of the Illinois Academy of Science. In Press.

199. 2006. Vole population fluctuations: factors that initiate and determine intervals between them in Microtus pennsylvanicus. Journal of Mammalogy. In Presss (L.L. Getz, M,K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire)

Other:

1993. Versklavte nager (“Enslaved rodents”). Article discussing paper (No. 148) in Sci. Amer. Der Spiegel. 14 June 1993 (No. 24). pp. 228-229.

1993. Horomones of Monogamy. The prairie vole and the biology of mating. K. A. Fackelmann. Sci. News, 144:360-361, 365. Discussion of our work.

1995.Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Impact of Fog Oil Smoke on

Selected Threatened and Endangered Species Authors: Getz, Lowell L.; Reinbold, Keturah A.; Tazik, David J.; Hayden, Timothy J.; Cassels, Debra M.; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL

2002. You Dirty Love. Popular Science Magazine. 216 (October): 84-89. (Discussion of our work)

2004 Addicted to Love. Zoogoer 33: 14-21. (Chistopher Mims).

1997. “Mary Ruth” Memories of Mobile...We Still Remember, Stories from the 91st Bomb Group. 56 pp.

2001. “Mary Ruth” Memories of Mobile...We Still Remember, 142 pp. (web site: www.maryruth.org). Also available on the 91st Bomb Group web page.