David W. Foltz: Scientific Publications     = link to PDF copy

Foltz, D.W. 2007. An ancient repeat sequence in the ATP synthase-ß subunit gene of forcipulate sea stars. Journal of Molecular Evolution (in press).
Foltz, D. W., M. T. Bolton, S. P. Kelley and A. T. Nguyen. 2007. Combined mitochondrial and nuclear sequences support the monophyly of forcipulatacean sea stars. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 43: 627-634.
Manno, T. G., F. S. Dobson, J. L. Hoogland and D. W. Foltz. 2007. Coterie fission and gene dynamics in the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus). Journal of Mammalogy 88: 448-456.
Foltz, D. W., A. T. Nguyen, I. Nguyen and J. R. Kiger.  2007. Primers for the amplification of nuclear introns in sea stars of the family Asteriidae.  Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 874-876.

Foltz, D. W., A. W. Hrincevich and A. Rocha-Olivares. 2004. Apparent selection intensity for the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene varies with mode of reproduction in echinoderms. Genetica 122:115-125.

Rocha-Olivares, A., J. W. Fleeger and D. W. Foltz. 2004. Differential tolerance to environmental pollutants among cryptic species may contribute to reductions in genetic diversity at contaminated sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23: 2132-2137.

Curole, J. P., D. W. Foltz and K. M. Brown. 2004. Extensive allozyme monomorphism in a threatened species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera hembeli Conrad (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae). Conservation Genetics 5: 271-278.

Bebler, M. H. and D. W. Foltz. 2004. Genetic diversity in Hawaiian stream macroinvertebrates. Micronesica 37: 117-126.

Dobson, F. S., R. K. Chesser, J. L. Hoogland, D. W. Sugg and D. W. Foltz. 2004. The influence of social breeding groups on effective population size in black-tailed prairie dogs. Journal of Mammalogy 85: 146-154.

Gomez, S., J. W. Fleeger, A. Rocha-Olivares and D. W. Foltz. 2003. Four new species of Cletocamptus Schmankewitsch, 1875, closely related to Cletocamptus deitersi (Richard, 1897) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida). Journal of Natural History 37: 1-64.

Foltz, D. W. 2003. Invertebrate species with non-pelagic larvae have elevated levels of nonsynonymous substitutions and reduced nucleotide diversities. Journal of Molecular Evolution 57: 607-612.

Herke, S. W. and D. W. Foltz. 2002. Phylogeography of two squid (Loligo pealei and L. plei) in the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology 140: 103-115.

Rocha-Olivares, A., J. W. Fleeger and D. W. Foltz. 2001. Decoupling of molecular and morphological evolution in deep lineages of a meiobenthic harpacticoid copepod. Molecular Biology and Evolution 18: 1088-1102.

Flowers, J. M. and D. W. Foltz. 2001. Reconciling molecular systematics and traditional taxonomy in a species-rich clade of sea stars (Leptasterias subgenus Hexasterias). Marine Biology139: 475-483.

Staton, J. L., D. W. Foltz and D. L. Felder. 2000. Genetic variation and systematic diversity in the ghost shrimp genus Lepidophthalmus (Decapoda: Thalassinidea: Callianassidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 20: 157-169.

Hrincevich, A. W., A. Rocha-Olivares and D. W. Foltz. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of molecular lineages in a species-rich subgenus of sea stars (Leptasterias subgenus Hexasterias). American Zoologist 40: 365-374.

Snell, T. L., D. W. Foltz and P. W. Sammarco. 1998. Variation in morphology vs conservation of a mitochondrial gene in Montastraea cavernosa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Gulf of Mexico Science 16: 188-195.

Foltz, D. W. 1998. Distribution of intertidal Leptasterias along the Pacific coast of North American coast: a synthesis of allozymic and mtDNA data. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference (R. Mooi and M. Telford, Editors), A. A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands , pages 235-239.

Dobson, F. S., R. K. Chesser, J. L. Hoogland, D. W. Sugg and D. W. Foltz. 1997. Do black-tailed prairie dogs minimize inbreeding? Evolution 51: 970-978.

Foltz, D. W. 1997. Hybridization frequency is negatively correlated with divergence time of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in a sea star (Leptasterias spp.) species complex. Evolution 51: 283-288.

Hrincevich, A. W. and D. W. Foltz. 1996. Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in a sea star (Leptasterias spp.) species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 6: 408-415.

Hu, Y. P. and D. W. Foltz. 1996. Genetics of scnDNA polymorphisms in juvenile oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Part I: Characterizing the inheritance of polymorphisms in controlled crosses. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 5: 123-129.

Foltz, D. W. and Y. P. Hu. 1996. Genetics of scnDNA polymorphisms in juvenile oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Part II: Heterozygote deficiency and gametic disequilibrium in natural population samples. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 5: 130-137.

Foltz, D. W., W. B. Stickle, E. L. Campagnaro and A. E. Himel. 1996. Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms reveal additional genetic heterogeneity within the Leptasterias hexactis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) species complex. Marine Biology 125: 569-578.

Foltz, D. W., J. P. Breaux, E. L. Campagnaro, S. W. Herke, A. E. Himel, A. W. Hrincevich, J. W. Tamplin and W. B. Stickle. 1996. Limited morphological differences between genetically identified cryptic species within the Leptasterias hexactis complex (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 1275-1283.

Todaro, M. A., J. W. Fleeger, Y. P. Hu, A. W. Hrincevich and D. W. Foltz. 1996. Are meiofaunal species cosmopolitan? Morphological and molecular analysis of Xenotrichula intermedia (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida). Marine Biology 125: 735-742.

Foltz, D. W., S. K. Sarver and A. W. Hrincevich. 1995. Genetic structure of brackish water clams (Rangia spp.). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 23: 223-233.

Foltz, D. W. and W. B. Stickle. 1994. Genetic structure of four species in the Leptasterias hexactis complex along the Pacific coast of North America. Proceedings of the Eighth International Echinoderm Conference (B. David, A. Guille, J. P. Féral and M. Roux, Editors), A. A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands, pages 291-296.

Stickle, W. B. and D. W. Foltz. 1994. Habitat affinities of species in the Leptasterias hexactis complex along the Pacific coast of the continental United States. Proceedings of the Eighth International Echinoderm Conference (B. David, A. Guille, J. P. Féral and M. Roux, Editors), A. A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands, pages 353-358.

Katoh, M. and D. W. Foltz. 1994. Genetic subdivision and morphological variation in a freshwater snail species complex formerly referred to as Viviparus georgianus (Lea). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 53: 73-90.

Sarver, S. K. and D. W. Foltz. 1993. Genetic population structure of a species' complex of blue mussels (Mytilus spp.). Marine Biology 117: 105-112.

Foltz, D. W., S. E. Shumway and D. J. Crisp. 1993. Genetic structure and heterozygosity-related fitness effects in the marine snail Littorina littorea. American Malacological Bulletin 10: 55-60.

Stickle, W. B., D. W. Foltz, M. Katoh and H. L. Nguyen. 1992. Genetic structure and mode of reproduction in five species of sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Alaskan coast. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70: 1723-1728.

Sarver, S. K., M. C. Landrum and D. W. Foltz. 1992. Genetics and taxonomy of ribbed mussels (Geukensia spp.). Marine Biology 113: 385-390.

Sarver, S. K., M. Katoh and D. W. Foltz. 1992. Apparent overdominance of enzyme specific activity in two marine bivalves. Genetica 85: 231-239.

Liu, L.-L., D. W. Foltz and W. B. Stickle. 1991. Genetic population structure of the southern oyster drill Stramonita (=Thais) haemastoma. Marine Biology 111: 71-79.

Batzer, M. A., V. A. Gudi, J. C. Mena, D. W. Foltz, R. J. Herrera and P. L. Deininger. 1991. Amplification dynamics of human-specific (HS) Alu family members. Nucleic Acids Research 19: 3619-3623.

Kwast, K. E., D. W. Foltz and W. B. Stickle. 1990. Population genetics and systematics of the Leptasterias hexactis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) species complex. Marine Biology 105: 477-489.

Stickle, W. B., L.-L. Liu and D. W. Foltz. 1990. Allozymic and physiological variation in populations of sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp.). Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 144-149.

Schwagmeyer, P. L. and D. W. Foltz. 1990. Factors affecting the outcome of sperm competition in thirteen-lined ground squirrels. Animal Behaviour 39: 156-162.

Katoh, M. and D. W. Foltz. 1989. Biochemical evidence for the existence of a null allele at the leucine aminopeptidase-2 (Lap-2) locus in the oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). Genome 32: 687-690.

Foltz, D. W. and P. L. Schwagmeyer. 1989. Sperm competition in the thirteen-lined ground squirrel: differential fertilization success under field conditions. American Naturalist 133: 257-265.

Foltz, D. W., J. L. Hoogland and G. M. Koscielny. 1988. Effects of sex, litter size and heterozygosity on juvenile weight in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Journal of Mammalogy 69: 611-614.

Zouros, E. and D. W. Foltz. 1987. The use of allelic isozyme variation for the study of heterosis. Isozymes, Vol. 13 (M. C. Rattazzi, J. G. Scandalios and G. S. Whitt, Editors). Alan R. Liss Publisher, New York , pages 1-59.

Holley, M. E. and D. W. Foltz. 1987. Effects of multiple-locus heterozygosity and salinity on clearance rate in a brackish-water clam, Rangia cuneata (Sowerby). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 111: 121-131.

Foltz, D. W. 1986. Null alleles as a possible cause of heterozygote deficiencies in the oyster Crassostrea virginica and other bivalves. Evolution 40: 869-870.

Foltz, D. W. 1986. Segregation and linkage studies of allozyme loci in pair crosses of the oyster Crassostrea virginica. Biochemical Genetics 24: 941-956.

Foltz, D. W. and M. Chatry. 1986. Genetic heterozygosity and growth rate in Louisiana oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Aquaculture 57: 261-269.

Foltz, D. W. and D. P. Pashley. 1986. Estimating the degree of sperm precedence in laboratory mating experiments: a maximum likelihood method. Journal of Heredity 77: 477-478.

Desharnais, R. A., D. W. Foltz and E. Zouros. 1985. Maintenance of genetic polymorphism under conditions of genotype-dependent growth and size-selective mortality. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology 27: 279-288.

Zouros, E. and D. W. Foltz. 1984. Possible explanations of heterozygote deficiency in bivalve molluscs. Malacologia 25: 583-591.

Foltz, D. W., H. Ochman and R. K. Selander. 1984. Genetic diversity and breeding systems in terrestrial slugs of the families Limacidae and Arionidae. Malacologia 25: 593-605.

Foltz, D. W. and E. Zouros. 1984. Enzyme heterozygosity in the scallop Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin) in relation to age and size. Marine Biology Letters 5: 255-263.

Zouros, E. and D. W. Foltz. 1984. Minimal selection requirements for the correlation between heterozygosity and growth, and for the deficiency of heterozygotes, in oyster populations. Developmental Genetics 4: 393-405.

Foltz, D. W., H. Ochman, J. S. Jones and R. K. Selander. 1984. Genetic heterogeneity within and among morphological types of the parthenogenetic snail Potamopyrgus jenkinsi (Smith, 1889). Journal of Molluscan Studies 50: 242-245.

Foltz, D. W. and J. L. Hoogland. 1983. Genetic evidence of outbreeding in the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus). Evolution 37: 273-281.

Foltz, D. W., G. F. Newkirk and E. Zouros . 1983. Genetics of growth rate in the American oyster: absence of interactions among enzyme loci. Aquaculture 33: 157-165.

Zouros, E., S. M. Singh, D. W. Foltz and A. Mallet. 1983. Post-settlement viability in the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica): an overdominant phenotype. Genetical Research 41: 259-270.

Foltz, D. W., B. M. Schaitkin and R. K. Selander. 1982. Gametic disequilibrium in the self-fertilizing slug Deroceras laeve. Evolution 36: 80-85.

Foltz, D. W., H. Ochman, J. S. Jones, S. M. Evangelisti and R. K. Selander. 1982. Genetic population structure and breeding systems in arionid slugs (Mollusca: Pulmonata). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 225-241.

Hoogland, J. L. and D. W. Foltz. 1982. Variance in male and female reproductive success in a harem-polygynous mammal, the black-tailed prairie dog (Sciuridae: Cynomys ludovicianus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 11: 155-163.

Foltz, D. W. 1981. Genetic evidence for long-term monogamy in a small rodent, Peromyscus polionotus. American Naturalist 117: 665-675.

Selander, R. K. and D. W. Foltz. 1981. Gametic disequilibrium between esterase loci in populations of Cepaea nemoralis in western New York . Evolution 35: 190-192.

Foltz, D. W. 1981. Genetic measures of inbreeding in Peromyscus. Journal of Mammalogy 62: 470-476.

Foltz, D. W. and J. L. Hoogland. 1981. Analysis of the mating system in the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) by likelihood of paternity. Journal of Mammalogy 62: 706-712.