Refereed Journals
Vincent K, and Davidson C. 2015. The toxicity of glyphosate alone and glyphosate-surfactant mixtures to western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Boone MD, Bishop CA, Boswell LA, Brodman RD, Burger J, Davidson C, et al. 2014. Pesticide regulation amid the influence of industry. Bioscience 64:917-922.
Davidson, C., C. Williamson, K. Vincent, S. Simonich, K.S. Yip, J.M. Hero, and K.M. Kriger. 2013. Anuran population declines occur on an elevational gradient in the Western Hemisphere. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:503−518. LINK
Davidson, C., K. Stanley, and S. Simonich. 2012. Contaminant residues and declines of the Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) in the California Cascades, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31: 1895-1902.
Grasso, R. L., R. M. Coleman, and C. Davidson. 2010. Palatability and Antipredator Response of Yosemite Toads (Anaxyrus canorus) to Nonnative Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Copeia 2010 457-462.
Stanley, K., S. M. Simonich, D. Bradford, C. Davidson, and N. Tallent-Halsell. 2009. Comparison of pressurized liquid extraction and matrix solid phase dispersion for the measurement of semi-volatile organic compound accumulation in tadpoles. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28:2038-2043.
Davidson, C. and R. A. Knapp. 2007. Multiple stressors and amphibian declines: dual impacts of pesticides and fish on yellow-legged frogs. Ecological Applications 17: 587597.
Davidson, C.; Benard, M.; Shaffer, H. B.; Parker, J.; O’Leary, C.; Conlon, J. M.; Rollins-Smith, L. A. 2007. Effects of chytrid infection and carbaryl exposure on survival, growth and antimicrobial peptide defenses in foothill yellow-legged frogs (Rana boylii). Environmental Science and Technology 41:1771-1776.
Conlon, J. M., N. Al-Ghafari, L. Coquet, J. b. Leprince, d,, T. Jouenne, H. Vaudry, and C. Davidson. 2006. Evidence from peptidomic analysis of skin secretions that the red-legged frogs, Rana aurora draytonii and Rana aurora aurora, are distinct species. Peptides 27:1305 – 1312.
Conlon, J. M., A. Sonnevend, C. Davidson, A. Demandt and T. Jouenne. 2005. Host-defense peptides isolated from the skin secretions of the Northern red-legged frog Rana aurora aurora. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 29:83-90.
Davidson, C. 2004. Declining downwind: Amphibian population declines in California and historic pesticide use. Ecological Applications 14:1892-1902.
Conlon, J. M., A. Sonnevend, C. Davidson, D. Smith and P. F. Nielsen. 2004. The ascaphins: a family of antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretions of the most primitive extant frog, Ascaphus truei. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 320:170-175.
Conlon, J. M., A. Sonnevend, M. Patel, C. Davidson, P. F. Nielsen, T. Pal and L. A. Rollins-Smith. 2003. Isolation of peptides of the bevinin-1 family with potent cadidacidal activity from the skin secretions of the frog Rana boylii. Journal of Peptide Research 62:207-213.
Davidson, C., H. B. Shaffer, and M. R. Jennings. 2002. Spatial tests of the pesticide drift, habitat destruction, UV-B and climate change hypotheses for California amphibian declines. Conservation Biology 16: 1588-1601.
Davidson, C., H. B. Shaffer, and M. R. Jennings. 2001. Declines of the California red-legged frog: Spatial analysis of climate, UV-B, habitat and pesticides hypotheses. Ecological Applications 11:464-479.
Davidson, C. 2000. Economic growth and the environment: Alternatives to the limits paradigm. BioScience 50:433-440.
Davidson, C. 1998. Issues in measuring landscape fragmentation. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 26:32-37.
Shaffer, H. B., R. N. Fisher, and C. Davidson. 1998. The role of natural history collections in documenting species declines. Trends and Reviews in Evolution and Ecology 13:27-30.
Books
Elliot, L., Gerhardt, C. and Davidson, C. 2008. The Frogs and Toads of North America: A comprehensive guide to their identification, behavior and calls. Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Book Chapters
Boone, M.D., C Davidson, and C.M. Bridges. 2009. Evaluating the Impact of Pesticides in Amphibian Declines. In Amphibian Biology Volume 8: Diseases, Parasites, Maladies and Pollution, Heatwole, H. and J. Wilkinson, eds.
Davidson, C. and G. M. Fellers. 2005. Species account: Bufo canorus. In Status and Conservation of United States Amphibians. M. J. Lannoo editor. Smithsonian Institution Press. LINK
Vredenberg V., G. M. Fellers and C. Davidson. 2005. Species account: Rana muscosa. In Status and Conservation of United States Amphibians. M. J. Lannoo editor. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Audio Publications
Davidson, C. 1996. Audio field guide to the frog and toad calls of the Rocky Mountains and Southwest. CD/Cassette and booklet. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY.
Davidson, C. 1995. Audio field guide to frog and toad calls of the Pacific Coast. CD/Cassette and booklet. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY.
Selected agency reports
Davidson, C. 1995. An evaluation of six types of wildlife habitat models. Unpublished manuscript. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station and Region 5, San Francisco Ca.
Welsh, H., C. Davidson, A. Lind, and P. Manley. 1995. A comparison of wildlife habitat modeling approaches using the tailed frog. A report to the California Interagency Wildlife Task Group and the California Department of Fish and Game. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station and Region 5, San Francisco Ca.
Manley, P. and C. Davidson. 1993. Assessing risks and setting priorities for neotropical migrant birds in California. In Sharply Evans, Susan, ed. 1994. The Neotropical migrant bird reference book, Vol. II. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, San Francisco Ca. 1993.
Davidson, C. and P. Manley. 1992. An evaluation of a risk analysis for neotropical migrant birds in the western U.S. Submitted to the research committee of Partners in Flight – The Neotropical Migrant Bird Conservation Program.
Selected economics publications
Davidson, C. and M. Reich. 1988. Income inequality: An inter-industry analysis. Industrial Relations, 27:263-286.
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