PUBLICATIONS
**Denotes graduate student; *denotes undergraduate student
30. Crowder C**, Ward JL. 2022. Embryonic antipredator defenses and behavioral carryover effects in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76, 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-022-03136-2.
29. Swank, A*., Blevins, K*., Bourne, A*, & Ward, J. 2022. Do microplastics impair male dominance interactions in fish? A test of the vector hypothesis. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e8620. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8620
28. Swank A*, Wang L**, Ward JL, Schoenfuss H. 2021. Multigenerational effects of a complex urban contaminant mixture on the behavior of larval and adult fish in multiple fitness contexts. Science of the Total Environment. 791: 148095
27. TerMarsch H**, Ward JL. 2020. Animal-generated hydrodynamic flows influence female mate choice and male contests in a freshwater fish. Animal Behaviour 169: 119-128
26. Ward JL, Korn T**, Auxier A*, Schoenfuss H. 2020. Temperature and estrogen alter predator-prey interactions between fish species. Integrative Organismal Biology. 2(1): https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa008
25. Korn T*, Ward JL, Schoenfuss H. 2020. Temperature-dependent biomarkers of estrogenic exposure in a piscivore freshwater fish. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 79(1):156-166
24. Cox M**, Ward JL, Matsuura M*, Aing R*, Schoenfuss H, Kohno S. 2019. Estrone exposure interacts with temperature to alter predator evasion performance and systemic mRNA abundances. Science of the Total Environment. 692:519-528
23. Rearick DC**, Ward JL, Venturelli P, Schoenfuss H. 2018. Environmental estrogens cause predation-induced population decline in freshwater fish. Royal Society Open Science.
22. Schoenfuss H, Ward JL. 2018. Can’t find the rhythm. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 14: 660-663
21. Ward JL. 2018. Conspicuous signal evolution in heterogenous environments. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 72: 119
20. Cox M**, Peterson K**, Tan D, Novak P, Schoenfuss H, Ward JL. 2018. Temperature modulates estrone degradation and biological effects of exposure on fathead minnows. Science of the Total Environment. 621:1591-1600
19. Ward JL, Cox M**, Schoenfuss H. 2017. Thermomodulation of anthropogenic estrogen exposure on a freshwater fish at two life stages. Hormones and Behavior. 94:21-32.
18. Tanner J**, Ward JL, Shaw R, Bee M. 2017. Multivariate selection on a complex phenotypic signal. Evolution. 71:1742-1754.
17. Lee N, Ward JL, Vélez A**, Michey C, Bee, MA. 2017. Frogs exploit natural scene statistics to solve cocktail-party-like problems. Current Biology. 27:743-759
16. Ward JL, Love EK**, Baugh A, Gordon N, Tanner J**, Bee M. 2015. Progesterone and prostaglandin F2α induce species-typical female preferences for male sexual displays in Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Physiology and Behavior 152: 280-287.
15. Glotzbecker G**, Ward JL, Walters D, Blum M. 2015. Turbidity alters social interactions between native and invasive stream fishes. Freshwater Biology. 60: 1784-1793.
14. Ward JL, Buerkle N*, Bee M. 2013. Spatial release from masking in an ecologically relevant temporal pattern discrimination task in gray treefrogs. Hearing Research 306: 63-75.
13. Ward JL, Love EK**, Velez A**, O’Bryan L**, Bee MA. 2013. Multitasking males and multiplicative females: dynamic signalling and receiver preferences in Cope’s grey treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Animal Behaviour 86: 231-243.
• Selected as an Editors’ Choice ‘Research In Focus’ paper
• Media coverage: CBS news, Minnesota tribune, msnNOW, Austrian Tribune, Newser, IT World, ABC.es, Science Newsline LatinosPost, Inkfish, iScienceTimes, Science Recorder, PentagonPost (not a complete list)
12. Schrode K**, Ward JL, Velez A**, Bee M. 2012. Female preferences for spectral call properties in the western genetic lineage of Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 66: 1595-1606. (Schrode and Ward are dual first authors).
11. Ward JL, Blum M. 2012. Exposure to an environmental estrogen breaks down sexual isolation between native and invasive species. Evolutionary Applications. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00283.x.
• Selected as an Editors’ Choice paper
• Media coverage: Scientific American, Munich Times, Science Illustrated, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Mother Nature Network, PhysOrg, Minnesota Public Radio, Science Daily, Down to Earth, London Scientific Press
10. Ward JL, Blum M, Walters D, Freeman B, Porter B, Burkhead N. 2012. Discordant introgression in a rapidly expanding hybrid swarm. Evolutionary Applications. doi:10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00249.x.
9. Ward JL, McLennan D. 2009. Female mate choice based upon complex visual cues in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Behavioral Ecology. 20:1323-1333.
8. Ward JL, McLennan D. 2009. Historical and ecological correlates of body shape in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 96:767-783.
7. Ward JL, Mohapatra S, Mitchell A. 2008. An overview of policies for regulating and managing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes. Environment International. 34: 1148-1156.
6. Ward JL, McLennan DA. 2008. Interpopulation differences in courtship and spawning behaviour of the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. American Midland Naturalist 60(1): 82–95.
5. McLennan DA, Ward JL. 2008. Conservation and diversification of agonistic displays of the brook stickleback Culaea inconstans. Environmental Biology of Fishes 82:377-384.
4. Brooks DR, Bilewitch J, Condy C, Evans DC, Folinsbee KE, Fröbisch J, Halas D, Hill S, Mattern M, Tsuji L, Ward JL, Wahlberg N, Zamparo D, Zanatta D. 2007. Quantitative phylogenetic analysis in the 21st century: progress and prognosis. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 78:225-252 (alphabetical authorship denotes equal contributions by all authors).
3. Ward JL, McLennan DA. 2006. Changes in agonistic, courtship and parental displays of the male brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans, across the breeding cycle. Behaviour. 143: 33-56.
2. Ward JL, McLennan DA. 2006. The relative influences of sexual and natural selection upon the evolution of male nuptial colouration in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Behaviour. 143:483-510.
1. Ward JL, Saleh N, Dunham D, Rahman N. 2004. Individual discrimination in the big-clawed snapping shrimp, Alpheus heterochelis. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology. 37(1): 35-42.
30. Crowder C**, Ward JL. 2022. Embryonic antipredator defenses and behavioral carryover effects in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76, 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-022-03136-2.
29. Swank, A*., Blevins, K*., Bourne, A*, & Ward, J. 2022. Do microplastics impair male dominance interactions in fish? A test of the vector hypothesis. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e8620. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8620
28. Swank A*, Wang L**, Ward JL, Schoenfuss H. 2021. Multigenerational effects of a complex urban contaminant mixture on the behavior of larval and adult fish in multiple fitness contexts. Science of the Total Environment. 791: 148095
27. TerMarsch H**, Ward JL. 2020. Animal-generated hydrodynamic flows influence female mate choice and male contests in a freshwater fish. Animal Behaviour 169: 119-128
26. Ward JL, Korn T**, Auxier A*, Schoenfuss H. 2020. Temperature and estrogen alter predator-prey interactions between fish species. Integrative Organismal Biology. 2(1): https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa008
25. Korn T*, Ward JL, Schoenfuss H. 2020. Temperature-dependent biomarkers of estrogenic exposure in a piscivore freshwater fish. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 79(1):156-166
24. Cox M**, Ward JL, Matsuura M*, Aing R*, Schoenfuss H, Kohno S. 2019. Estrone exposure interacts with temperature to alter predator evasion performance and systemic mRNA abundances. Science of the Total Environment. 692:519-528
23. Rearick DC**, Ward JL, Venturelli P, Schoenfuss H. 2018. Environmental estrogens cause predation-induced population decline in freshwater fish. Royal Society Open Science.
22. Schoenfuss H, Ward JL. 2018. Can’t find the rhythm. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 14: 660-663
21. Ward JL. 2018. Conspicuous signal evolution in heterogenous environments. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 72: 119
20. Cox M**, Peterson K**, Tan D, Novak P, Schoenfuss H, Ward JL. 2018. Temperature modulates estrone degradation and biological effects of exposure on fathead minnows. Science of the Total Environment. 621:1591-1600
19. Ward JL, Cox M**, Schoenfuss H. 2017. Thermomodulation of anthropogenic estrogen exposure on a freshwater fish at two life stages. Hormones and Behavior. 94:21-32.
18. Tanner J**, Ward JL, Shaw R, Bee M. 2017. Multivariate selection on a complex phenotypic signal. Evolution. 71:1742-1754.
17. Lee N, Ward JL, Vélez A**, Michey C, Bee, MA. 2017. Frogs exploit natural scene statistics to solve cocktail-party-like problems. Current Biology. 27:743-759
16. Ward JL, Love EK**, Baugh A, Gordon N, Tanner J**, Bee M. 2015. Progesterone and prostaglandin F2α induce species-typical female preferences for male sexual displays in Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Physiology and Behavior 152: 280-287.
15. Glotzbecker G**, Ward JL, Walters D, Blum M. 2015. Turbidity alters social interactions between native and invasive stream fishes. Freshwater Biology. 60: 1784-1793.
14. Ward JL, Buerkle N*, Bee M. 2013. Spatial release from masking in an ecologically relevant temporal pattern discrimination task in gray treefrogs. Hearing Research 306: 63-75.
13. Ward JL, Love EK**, Velez A**, O’Bryan L**, Bee MA. 2013. Multitasking males and multiplicative females: dynamic signalling and receiver preferences in Cope’s grey treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Animal Behaviour 86: 231-243.
• Selected as an Editors’ Choice ‘Research In Focus’ paper
• Media coverage: CBS news, Minnesota tribune, msnNOW, Austrian Tribune, Newser, IT World, ABC.es, Science Newsline LatinosPost, Inkfish, iScienceTimes, Science Recorder, PentagonPost (not a complete list)
12. Schrode K**, Ward JL, Velez A**, Bee M. 2012. Female preferences for spectral call properties in the western genetic lineage of Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 66: 1595-1606. (Schrode and Ward are dual first authors).
11. Ward JL, Blum M. 2012. Exposure to an environmental estrogen breaks down sexual isolation between native and invasive species. Evolutionary Applications. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00283.x.
• Selected as an Editors’ Choice paper
• Media coverage: Scientific American, Munich Times, Science Illustrated, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Mother Nature Network, PhysOrg, Minnesota Public Radio, Science Daily, Down to Earth, London Scientific Press
10. Ward JL, Blum M, Walters D, Freeman B, Porter B, Burkhead N. 2012. Discordant introgression in a rapidly expanding hybrid swarm. Evolutionary Applications. doi:10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00249.x.
9. Ward JL, McLennan D. 2009. Female mate choice based upon complex visual cues in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Behavioral Ecology. 20:1323-1333.
8. Ward JL, McLennan D. 2009. Historical and ecological correlates of body shape in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 96:767-783.
7. Ward JL, Mohapatra S, Mitchell A. 2008. An overview of policies for regulating and managing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes. Environment International. 34: 1148-1156.
6. Ward JL, McLennan DA. 2008. Interpopulation differences in courtship and spawning behaviour of the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. American Midland Naturalist 60(1): 82–95.
5. McLennan DA, Ward JL. 2008. Conservation and diversification of agonistic displays of the brook stickleback Culaea inconstans. Environmental Biology of Fishes 82:377-384.
4. Brooks DR, Bilewitch J, Condy C, Evans DC, Folinsbee KE, Fröbisch J, Halas D, Hill S, Mattern M, Tsuji L, Ward JL, Wahlberg N, Zamparo D, Zanatta D. 2007. Quantitative phylogenetic analysis in the 21st century: progress and prognosis. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 78:225-252 (alphabetical authorship denotes equal contributions by all authors).
3. Ward JL, McLennan DA. 2006. Changes in agonistic, courtship and parental displays of the male brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans, across the breeding cycle. Behaviour. 143: 33-56.
2. Ward JL, McLennan DA. 2006. The relative influences of sexual and natural selection upon the evolution of male nuptial colouration in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. Behaviour. 143:483-510.
1. Ward JL, Saleh N, Dunham D, Rahman N. 2004. Individual discrimination in the big-clawed snapping shrimp, Alpheus heterochelis. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology. 37(1): 35-42.