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[84]. Rudzki, E.N., Kuebbing, S.E., Clark, D.R., Gharaibeh, B., Janecka, M.J., Kramp, R., Kohl, K.D., Mastalski, T., Ohmer, M.E.B., Turcotte, M.M., Richards-Zawacki, C.L. (2022) A guide for developing a field research safety manual that explicitly considers risks for marginalized identities in the sciences. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Online Ahead of Print.
[83]. Kramp., R.D., Kohl, K.D., Stephenson, J.F. (2022) Skin bacterial microbiome diversity predicts lower activity levels in female, but not male, guppies, Poecilia reticulata. Biology Letters. 18: 20220167.
[82]. Yawitz., T.A., Barts, N., Kohl, K.D. (2022) Comparative digestive morphology and physiology of five species of Peromyscus under controlled environment and diet. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 271: 111265.
[81]. Kohl, K.D., Dieppa-Colón, E., Goyco-Blas, J., Peralta-Martínez, K., Scafidi, L., Shah, S., Zawacki, E., Barts, N., Ahn, Y., Hedayati, S., Secor, S.M., Rowe, M.P. (2022) Gut microbial ecology of five species of sympatric desert rodents in relation to herbivorous and insectivorous feeding strategies. Integrative and Comparative Biology. Online Ahead of Print.
[80]. Trevelline, B.K., Kohl, K.D. (2022) The gut microbiome influences diet selection behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119: e2117537119. [link]
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[79]. Fontaine, S.S., Mineo, P.M., Kohl, K.D. (2022) Experimental manipulation of microbiota reduces host thermal tolerance and fitness under heat stress in a vertebrate ectotherm. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6: 405-417. [link]
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[78]. MacLeod, K.J., Kohl, K.D., Trevelline, B.K., Langkilde, T. (2022) Context-dependent effects of glucocorticoids on the lizard gut microbiome. Molecular Ecology. 31: 185-196.
[77]. Stapleton, T.E., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2022) Plant secondary compound- and antibiotic-induced community disturbances improve the establishment of foreign gut microbiota. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 98: fiac005.
[76]. Jorge, F., Brealey, J.C., Brindley, P.J., Buysse, M., Cantacessi, C., Duron, O., Fichorova, R., Fitzpatrick, C.R., Hahn, M., Hunter, C., Hervé, V., Knoll, L.J., Kohl, K.D., Lalle, M., Lukeš, J., Martínez, J.M., Perkins, S.L., Poulin, R., Rosario, K., Schneider, A.C., Schriml, L.M., Thompson, L.R., Walls, R.L., Dheilly, N.M. (2022). MIxS-SA: a MIxS extension defining the minimum information standard for sequence data from symbiont-associated micro-organisms. ISME Communications. 2: 1-5.
[75]. Weinstein, S.B., Martínez-Mota, R., Stapleton, T.E., Klure, D.M., Greenhalgh, R., Orr, T.J., Dale, C., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2021) Microbiome stability and structure is governed by host phylogeny over diet and geography in woodrats (Neotoma spp.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118: e2108787118. [link]
[74]. Maurer, M., Peralta Martínez, K., Trevelline, B.K., Tripoli, D., Dearing, M.D., Derting, T., Martinez Mota, R., Pasch, B., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Diet alters rodent fecal pellet size: implications for paleoecological and demographic studies using fecal dimensions. Journal of Mammalogy. 102: 1619-1626. [link]
[73]. Alrubaye, H., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Abundance and compositions of B-vitamin producing microbes in the mammalian gut vary based on feeding strategies. mSystems. 6: e00313-21. [link]
[72]. Bo, T.B., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Stabilization and optimization of host-microbe-environment interactions as a potential reason for the behavior of natal philopatry. Animal Microbiome. 3: 26 [link]
[71]. Fontaine, S.S., Mineo, P.M., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Changes in the gut microbial community of the eastern newt (Notophthalamus viridescens) across its three distinct life stages. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97: fiab021. [link]
[70]. Newman, J., Maurer, M., Forbey, J.S., Brittas, R., Johansson, Ö, Nielsen, Ó.K., Willebrand, T., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Low activities of digestive enzymes in the guts of herbivorous grouse (Aves: Tetraoninae) Journal of Ornithology. Accepted. [link]
[69]. Fontaine, S.S., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Optimal integration between host physiology and functions of the gut microbiome. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 20190594. [link]
[68]. Bo., T.B., Zhang, X.Y., Kohl, K.D., Wen. J., Tian, S.J., Wang, D.H. (2020) Coprophagy prevention alters microbiome, metabolism, neurochemistry, and cognitive behavior in a small mammal. ISME Journal. 14: 2625-2645. [link]
[67]. Fontaine, S.S., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Gut microbiota of invasive bullfrog tadpoles responds more rapidly to temperature than a non-invasive congener. Molecular Ecology. 29: 2449-2462. [link]
[66]. Trevelline, B.K., Stephenson, J.F., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Two’s company, three’s a crowd: exploring how host-parasite-microbiota interactions may influence disease susceptibility and conservation of wildlife. Molecular Ecology. 29: 1402-1405. [link]
[65]. Trevelline, B.K., Sosa, J., Hartup, B.K., Kohl, K.D. (2020) A bird’s eye view of phylosymbiosis: weak signatures of phylosymbiosis among all 15 species of cranes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 287: 20192988. [link]
[64]. Kohl, K.D. (2019) Ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying patterns of phylosymbiosis in host-associated microbial communities. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 20190251. [link]
[63]. Martínez-Mota, R., Kohl, K.D., Orr, T.J., Dearing, M.D. (2020) Natural diets promote retention of the native gut microbiota in captive rodents. ISME Journal. Online Ahead of Print. [link]
[62]. Berlow, M., Kohl, K.D., Derryberry, E.P. (2019) Evaluation of non-lethal gut microbiome sampling methods in a passerine bird. Ibis. Online Ahead of Print.
[61]. Dheilly, N.M., Martínez Martínez, J., Rosario, K., Brindley, P.J., Fichorova, R.N., Kaye, J.Z., Kohl, K.D., Knoll, L.J., Lukeš, J., Perkins, S.L., Poulin, R., Schriml, L., Thompson, L.R. (2019) Parasite microbiome project: Grand Challenges. PLoS Pathogens. 15: e1008028. [link]
[60]. Trevelline, B.K., MacLeod, K.J., Langkilde, T., Kohl, K.D. (2019) Gestation alters the gut microbiota of an oviparous lizard. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95: fiz086. [link]
[59]. Marón, C.F., Kohl, K.D., Chirife, A., Di Martino, M., Penadés Fons, M., Navarro, M.A., Beingesser, J., McAloose, D., Uzal, F., Dearing, M.D., Rowntree, V.J., Uhart, M. (2019) Symbiotic microbes and potential pathogens in the intestine of stranded southern right whale calves (Eubalaena australis). Anaerobe. 57: 107-114. [Link]
[58]. Trevelline, B.K., Fontaine, S.S., Hartup, B.K., Kohl, K.D. (2019) Conservation biology needs a microbial renaissance: a call for the consideration of host-associated microbiota in wildlife management practices. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286: 20182448. [Link]
[57]. Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2019) Age-related changes in the gut microbiota of wild House Sparrow nestlings. Ibis. 161: 184-191. [Link]
[56]. Li, G., Li, J., Kohl, K.D., Yin, B., Wei, W., Wan, X., Xu, B., Zhang, Z. (2019) Dietary shifts influenced by livestock grazing shape the gut microbiota composition and co-occurrence networks in a local rodent species. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88: 302-314. [Link]
[55]. Fontaine, S.S., Novarro, A.J., Kohl, K.D. (2018) Environmental temperature alters the digestive performance and gut microbiota of a terrestrial amphibian. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221: 187559. [Link]
[54]. Kohl, K.D., Oakeson, K.F., Orr, T.J., Miller, A.W., Forbey, J.S., Phillips, C.D., Dale, C., Weiss, R.B., Dearing, M.D. (2018) Metagenomic sequencing provides insights into microbial detoxification in the guts of small mammalian herbivores (Neotoma spp.). FEMS Microbiology Letters. 94: fiy184. [Link]
[53]. Forbey, J.S., Liu, R., Caughlin, T.T., Matocq, M.D., Vucetich, J.A., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D., Felton, A.M. (2018) Using physiologically-based models to predict population responses to phytochemicals by wild vertebrate herbivores. Animal. 12: s383-s398. [Link]
[52]. Nadkarni, N.M., Kohl, K.D. (2018) Elements of disturbance that affect epiphyte vitality in a temperate rainforest: an experimental approach. Journal of Plant Ecology. Online Ahead of Print. [Link]
[51]. Trevelline, B.K., MacLeod, K.J., Knutie, S.A., Langkilde, T., Kohl, K.D. (2018) In ovo microbial communities: a potential mechanism for the initial acquisition of gut microbiota among oviparous vertebrates. Biology Letters. 14: 20180225. [Link]
[50]. Wiebler, J.M., Kohl, K.D., Lee, R.E., Costanzo, J.P. (2018) Urea hydrolysis by gut bacteria in a hibernating frog: Evidence for urea-nitrogen recycling in Amphibia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285: 20180241. [Link]
[49.] Kohl, K.D. (2018) A microbial perspective on the ‘Grand Challenges in Comparative Animal Physiology’. mSystems. 3: e00146-17. [Link] [PDF]
[48.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D., Bordenstein, S.R. (2018) Microbial communities exhibit host-species distinguishability and phylosymbiosis along the length of the gastrointestinal tract. Molecular Ecology. 27: 1874-1883. [Link]
[47.] Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Bordenstein, S.R., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2018) Gut microbes limit growth in House Sparrow nestlings (Passer domesticus), but not through limitation in digestive capacity. Integrative Zoology. 13: 139-151. [Link] [PDF]
[46.] Knutie, S.A., Gabor, C., Kohl, K.D., Rohr, J.R. (2018) Do host-associated gut microbiota mediate the effect of an herbicide on disease risk in frogs? Journal of Animal Ecology. 87: 489-499. [Link]
[45.] Kohl, K.D., Varner, J., Wilkening, J.L., Dearing, M.D. (2017) Gut microbial communities of American pikas (Ochotona princeps): evidence for phylosymbiosis and adaptations to novel diets. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87: 323-330. [Link]
[44.] Kohl, K.D., Oakeson, K., Dunn, D., Meyerholz, D.K., Dale, C., Weiss, R.B., Dearing, M.D. (2017) Patterns of host gene expression associated with harboring a foregut microbial community. BMC Genomics. 18: 697. [Link]
[43.] Knutie, S.A., Wilkinson, C.L., Kohl, K.D., Rohr, J.R. (2017) Early-life disruption of amphibian microbiota decreases later-life resistance to parasites. Nature Communications. 8: 86. [Link] [PDF]
[42.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2017) With a little help from my friends: Microbial partners in integrative and comparative biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 669-673. [Link]
[41.] Knutie, S.A., Shea, L.A., Kupselaitis, M., Wilkinson, C.L., Kohl, K.D., Rohr, J.R. (2017) Early-life diet affects host microbiota and later-life defenses against parasites in frogs. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 732-742. [Link]
[40.] Dearing, M.D., Kohl, K.D. (2017) Beyond Fermentation: Other important services provided to endothermic herbivores by their gut microbiota. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 723-731. [Link]
[39.] Kohl. K.D. (2017) An introductory ‘how-to’ guide for integrating microbiome research into integrative and comparative biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 674-681. [Link]
[38.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2017) Intestinal lymphatic transport: an overlooked pathway for understanding absorption of plant secondary compounds in vertebrate herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43: 290-294. [Link]
[37.] Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Magallanes, M., Brinkerhoff, J.D., Laspiur, A., Acosta, J.C., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Bordenstein, S.R. (2017) Gut microbial ecology of lizards: insights into diversity in the wild, effects of captivity, variation across gut regions, and transmission. Molecular Ecology. 26: 1175-1189. [Link]
[36.] Brooks, A.W.‡, Kohl, K.D.‡, Brucker, R.M.‡, van Opstal, E., Bordenstein, S.R. (2016) Phylosymbiosis: relationships and functional effects of microbial communities across host evolutionary history. PLoS Biology. 14: e2000225. (‡ Co-first authors)
[Link] [PDF]
[35.] Kohl, K.D., Carey, H.V. (2016) A place for host-microbe symbiosis in the comparative physiologist’s toolbox. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219: 3496-3504. [Link] [PDF]
[34.] Kohl, K.D., Ciminari, M.E., Chediack, J.G., Leafloor, J.O., Karasov, W.H., McWilliams, S.R., Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2016) Modulation of digestive enzyme activities in the avian digestive tract in relation to diet composition and quality. Journal of Comparative Physiology – B. 187: 339-351. [Link].
[33.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2016) The woodrat gut microbiota as an experimental system for understanding microbial metabolism of dietary toxins. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 1165. [Link] [PDF].
[32.] Kohl, K.D., Connelly, J.W., Dearing, M.D., Forbey, J.S. (2016) Microbial detoxification in the gut of a specialist avian herbivore, the Greater Sage-Grouse. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363: fnw144. [Link] [PDF].
[31.] Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Magallanes, M., Laspiur, A., Acosta, J.C., Bordenstein, S.R., Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2016) Physiological and microbial adjustments allow facultative herbivory in an omnivorous lizard. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219: 1903-1912. [Link] [PDF].
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[30.] Kohl, K.D., Sadowska, E.T., Rudolf, A., Dearing, M.D., Koteja, P. (2016) Experimental evolution on a wild mammal species results in modification of gut microbial communities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 634 [Link] [PDF].
[29.] Kohl, K.D., Yahn, J. (2016) Effects of environmental temperature on the gut microbial communities of tadpoles. Environmental Microbiology. 18:1561-1565. [Link] [PDF].
[28.] Kohl, K.D., Samuni-Blank, M., Izhaki, I., Gerchman, Y., Lymberakis, P., Kurnath, P., Arad, Z., Karasov, W.H., Dearing, M.D. (2016) Effects of fruit toxins on intestinal and microbial β-glucosidase activities of seed-predating and seed-dispersing rodents (Acomys spp.). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 89: 198-205. [Link] [PDF].
[27.] Kohl, K.D., Stengel, A., Dearing, M.D. (2016) Inoculation of tannin-degrading bacteria into novel hosts increases performance on tannin-rich diets. Environmental Microbiology. 18: 1720-1729. [Link] [PDF]
[84]. Rudzki, E.N., Kuebbing, S.E., Clark, D.R., Gharaibeh, B., Janecka, M.J., Kramp, R., Kohl, K.D., Mastalski, T., Ohmer, M.E.B., Turcotte, M.M., Richards-Zawacki, C.L. (2022) A guide for developing a field research safety manual that explicitly considers risks for marginalized identities in the sciences. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Online Ahead of Print.
[83]. Kramp., R.D., Kohl, K.D., Stephenson, J.F. (2022) Skin bacterial microbiome diversity predicts lower activity levels in female, but not male, guppies, Poecilia reticulata. Biology Letters. 18: 20220167.
[82]. Yawitz., T.A., Barts, N., Kohl, K.D. (2022) Comparative digestive morphology and physiology of five species of Peromyscus under controlled environment and diet. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 271: 111265.
[81]. Kohl, K.D., Dieppa-Colón, E., Goyco-Blas, J., Peralta-Martínez, K., Scafidi, L., Shah, S., Zawacki, E., Barts, N., Ahn, Y., Hedayati, S., Secor, S.M., Rowe, M.P. (2022) Gut microbial ecology of five species of sympatric desert rodents in relation to herbivorous and insectivorous feeding strategies. Integrative and Comparative Biology. Online Ahead of Print.
[80]. Trevelline, B.K., Kohl, K.D. (2022) The gut microbiome influences diet selection behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119: e2117537119. [link]
o Profiled by Medical News Today – www.tinyurl.com/DietSelect
[79]. Fontaine, S.S., Mineo, P.M., Kohl, K.D. (2022) Experimental manipulation of microbiota reduces host thermal tolerance and fitness under heat stress in a vertebrate ectotherm. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6: 405-417. [link]
o Profiled by Phys.org – www.tinyurl.com/TadpoleHeat
[78]. MacLeod, K.J., Kohl, K.D., Trevelline, B.K., Langkilde, T. (2022) Context-dependent effects of glucocorticoids on the lizard gut microbiome. Molecular Ecology. 31: 185-196.
[77]. Stapleton, T.E., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2022) Plant secondary compound- and antibiotic-induced community disturbances improve the establishment of foreign gut microbiota. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 98: fiac005.
[76]. Jorge, F., Brealey, J.C., Brindley, P.J., Buysse, M., Cantacessi, C., Duron, O., Fichorova, R., Fitzpatrick, C.R., Hahn, M., Hunter, C., Hervé, V., Knoll, L.J., Kohl, K.D., Lalle, M., Lukeš, J., Martínez, J.M., Perkins, S.L., Poulin, R., Rosario, K., Schneider, A.C., Schriml, L.M., Thompson, L.R., Walls, R.L., Dheilly, N.M. (2022). MIxS-SA: a MIxS extension defining the minimum information standard for sequence data from symbiont-associated micro-organisms. ISME Communications. 2: 1-5.
[75]. Weinstein, S.B., Martínez-Mota, R., Stapleton, T.E., Klure, D.M., Greenhalgh, R., Orr, T.J., Dale, C., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2021) Microbiome stability and structure is governed by host phylogeny over diet and geography in woodrats (Neotoma spp.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118: e2108787118. [link]
[74]. Maurer, M., Peralta Martínez, K., Trevelline, B.K., Tripoli, D., Dearing, M.D., Derting, T., Martinez Mota, R., Pasch, B., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Diet alters rodent fecal pellet size: implications for paleoecological and demographic studies using fecal dimensions. Journal of Mammalogy. 102: 1619-1626. [link]
[73]. Alrubaye, H., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Abundance and compositions of B-vitamin producing microbes in the mammalian gut vary based on feeding strategies. mSystems. 6: e00313-21. [link]
[72]. Bo, T.B., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Stabilization and optimization of host-microbe-environment interactions as a potential reason for the behavior of natal philopatry. Animal Microbiome. 3: 26 [link]
[71]. Fontaine, S.S., Mineo, P.M., Kohl, K.D. (2021) Changes in the gut microbial community of the eastern newt (Notophthalamus viridescens) across its three distinct life stages. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97: fiab021. [link]
[70]. Newman, J., Maurer, M., Forbey, J.S., Brittas, R., Johansson, Ö, Nielsen, Ó.K., Willebrand, T., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Low activities of digestive enzymes in the guts of herbivorous grouse (Aves: Tetraoninae) Journal of Ornithology. Accepted. [link]
[69]. Fontaine, S.S., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Optimal integration between host physiology and functions of the gut microbiome. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 20190594. [link]
[68]. Bo., T.B., Zhang, X.Y., Kohl, K.D., Wen. J., Tian, S.J., Wang, D.H. (2020) Coprophagy prevention alters microbiome, metabolism, neurochemistry, and cognitive behavior in a small mammal. ISME Journal. 14: 2625-2645. [link]
[67]. Fontaine, S.S., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Gut microbiota of invasive bullfrog tadpoles responds more rapidly to temperature than a non-invasive congener. Molecular Ecology. 29: 2449-2462. [link]
[66]. Trevelline, B.K., Stephenson, J.F., Kohl, K.D. (2020) Two’s company, three’s a crowd: exploring how host-parasite-microbiota interactions may influence disease susceptibility and conservation of wildlife. Molecular Ecology. 29: 1402-1405. [link]
[65]. Trevelline, B.K., Sosa, J., Hartup, B.K., Kohl, K.D. (2020) A bird’s eye view of phylosymbiosis: weak signatures of phylosymbiosis among all 15 species of cranes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 287: 20192988. [link]
[64]. Kohl, K.D. (2019) Ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying patterns of phylosymbiosis in host-associated microbial communities. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 375: 20190251. [link]
[63]. Martínez-Mota, R., Kohl, K.D., Orr, T.J., Dearing, M.D. (2020) Natural diets promote retention of the native gut microbiota in captive rodents. ISME Journal. Online Ahead of Print. [link]
[62]. Berlow, M., Kohl, K.D., Derryberry, E.P. (2019) Evaluation of non-lethal gut microbiome sampling methods in a passerine bird. Ibis. Online Ahead of Print.
[61]. Dheilly, N.M., Martínez Martínez, J., Rosario, K., Brindley, P.J., Fichorova, R.N., Kaye, J.Z., Kohl, K.D., Knoll, L.J., Lukeš, J., Perkins, S.L., Poulin, R., Schriml, L., Thompson, L.R. (2019) Parasite microbiome project: Grand Challenges. PLoS Pathogens. 15: e1008028. [link]
[60]. Trevelline, B.K., MacLeod, K.J., Langkilde, T., Kohl, K.D. (2019) Gestation alters the gut microbiota of an oviparous lizard. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95: fiz086. [link]
[59]. Marón, C.F., Kohl, K.D., Chirife, A., Di Martino, M., Penadés Fons, M., Navarro, M.A., Beingesser, J., McAloose, D., Uzal, F., Dearing, M.D., Rowntree, V.J., Uhart, M. (2019) Symbiotic microbes and potential pathogens in the intestine of stranded southern right whale calves (Eubalaena australis). Anaerobe. 57: 107-114. [Link]
[58]. Trevelline, B.K., Fontaine, S.S., Hartup, B.K., Kohl, K.D. (2019) Conservation biology needs a microbial renaissance: a call for the consideration of host-associated microbiota in wildlife management practices. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286: 20182448. [Link]
[57]. Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2019) Age-related changes in the gut microbiota of wild House Sparrow nestlings. Ibis. 161: 184-191. [Link]
[56]. Li, G., Li, J., Kohl, K.D., Yin, B., Wei, W., Wan, X., Xu, B., Zhang, Z. (2019) Dietary shifts influenced by livestock grazing shape the gut microbiota composition and co-occurrence networks in a local rodent species. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88: 302-314. [Link]
[55]. Fontaine, S.S., Novarro, A.J., Kohl, K.D. (2018) Environmental temperature alters the digestive performance and gut microbiota of a terrestrial amphibian. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221: 187559. [Link]
[54]. Kohl, K.D., Oakeson, K.F., Orr, T.J., Miller, A.W., Forbey, J.S., Phillips, C.D., Dale, C., Weiss, R.B., Dearing, M.D. (2018) Metagenomic sequencing provides insights into microbial detoxification in the guts of small mammalian herbivores (Neotoma spp.). FEMS Microbiology Letters. 94: fiy184. [Link]
[53]. Forbey, J.S., Liu, R., Caughlin, T.T., Matocq, M.D., Vucetich, J.A., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D., Felton, A.M. (2018) Using physiologically-based models to predict population responses to phytochemicals by wild vertebrate herbivores. Animal. 12: s383-s398. [Link]
[52]. Nadkarni, N.M., Kohl, K.D. (2018) Elements of disturbance that affect epiphyte vitality in a temperate rainforest: an experimental approach. Journal of Plant Ecology. Online Ahead of Print. [Link]
[51]. Trevelline, B.K., MacLeod, K.J., Knutie, S.A., Langkilde, T., Kohl, K.D. (2018) In ovo microbial communities: a potential mechanism for the initial acquisition of gut microbiota among oviparous vertebrates. Biology Letters. 14: 20180225. [Link]
[50]. Wiebler, J.M., Kohl, K.D., Lee, R.E., Costanzo, J.P. (2018) Urea hydrolysis by gut bacteria in a hibernating frog: Evidence for urea-nitrogen recycling in Amphibia. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285: 20180241. [Link]
[49.] Kohl, K.D. (2018) A microbial perspective on the ‘Grand Challenges in Comparative Animal Physiology’. mSystems. 3: e00146-17. [Link] [PDF]
[48.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D., Bordenstein, S.R. (2018) Microbial communities exhibit host-species distinguishability and phylosymbiosis along the length of the gastrointestinal tract. Molecular Ecology. 27: 1874-1883. [Link]
[47.] Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Bordenstein, S.R., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2018) Gut microbes limit growth in House Sparrow nestlings (Passer domesticus), but not through limitation in digestive capacity. Integrative Zoology. 13: 139-151. [Link] [PDF]
[46.] Knutie, S.A., Gabor, C., Kohl, K.D., Rohr, J.R. (2018) Do host-associated gut microbiota mediate the effect of an herbicide on disease risk in frogs? Journal of Animal Ecology. 87: 489-499. [Link]
[45.] Kohl, K.D., Varner, J., Wilkening, J.L., Dearing, M.D. (2017) Gut microbial communities of American pikas (Ochotona princeps): evidence for phylosymbiosis and adaptations to novel diets. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87: 323-330. [Link]
[44.] Kohl, K.D., Oakeson, K., Dunn, D., Meyerholz, D.K., Dale, C., Weiss, R.B., Dearing, M.D. (2017) Patterns of host gene expression associated with harboring a foregut microbial community. BMC Genomics. 18: 697. [Link]
[43.] Knutie, S.A., Wilkinson, C.L., Kohl, K.D., Rohr, J.R. (2017) Early-life disruption of amphibian microbiota decreases later-life resistance to parasites. Nature Communications. 8: 86. [Link] [PDF]
[42.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2017) With a little help from my friends: Microbial partners in integrative and comparative biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 669-673. [Link]
[41.] Knutie, S.A., Shea, L.A., Kupselaitis, M., Wilkinson, C.L., Kohl, K.D., Rohr, J.R. (2017) Early-life diet affects host microbiota and later-life defenses against parasites in frogs. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 732-742. [Link]
[40.] Dearing, M.D., Kohl, K.D. (2017) Beyond Fermentation: Other important services provided to endothermic herbivores by their gut microbiota. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 723-731. [Link]
[39.] Kohl. K.D. (2017) An introductory ‘how-to’ guide for integrating microbiome research into integrative and comparative biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57: 674-681. [Link]
[38.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2017) Intestinal lymphatic transport: an overlooked pathway for understanding absorption of plant secondary compounds in vertebrate herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43: 290-294. [Link]
[37.] Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Magallanes, M., Brinkerhoff, J.D., Laspiur, A., Acosta, J.C., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Bordenstein, S.R. (2017) Gut microbial ecology of lizards: insights into diversity in the wild, effects of captivity, variation across gut regions, and transmission. Molecular Ecology. 26: 1175-1189. [Link]
[36.] Brooks, A.W.‡, Kohl, K.D.‡, Brucker, R.M.‡, van Opstal, E., Bordenstein, S.R. (2016) Phylosymbiosis: relationships and functional effects of microbial communities across host evolutionary history. PLoS Biology. 14: e2000225. (‡ Co-first authors)
[Link] [PDF]
[35.] Kohl, K.D., Carey, H.V. (2016) A place for host-microbe symbiosis in the comparative physiologist’s toolbox. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219: 3496-3504. [Link] [PDF]
[34.] Kohl, K.D., Ciminari, M.E., Chediack, J.G., Leafloor, J.O., Karasov, W.H., McWilliams, S.R., Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2016) Modulation of digestive enzyme activities in the avian digestive tract in relation to diet composition and quality. Journal of Comparative Physiology – B. 187: 339-351. [Link].
[33.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2016) The woodrat gut microbiota as an experimental system for understanding microbial metabolism of dietary toxins. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 1165. [Link] [PDF].
[32.] Kohl, K.D., Connelly, J.W., Dearing, M.D., Forbey, J.S. (2016) Microbial detoxification in the gut of a specialist avian herbivore, the Greater Sage-Grouse. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363: fnw144. [Link] [PDF].
[31.] Kohl, K.D., Brun, A., Magallanes, M., Laspiur, A., Acosta, J.C., Bordenstein, S.R., Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2016) Physiological and microbial adjustments allow facultative herbivory in an omnivorous lizard. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219: 1903-1912. [Link] [PDF].
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[30.] Kohl, K.D., Sadowska, E.T., Rudolf, A., Dearing, M.D., Koteja, P. (2016) Experimental evolution on a wild mammal species results in modification of gut microbial communities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7: 634 [Link] [PDF].
[29.] Kohl, K.D., Yahn, J. (2016) Effects of environmental temperature on the gut microbial communities of tadpoles. Environmental Microbiology. 18:1561-1565. [Link] [PDF].
[28.] Kohl, K.D., Samuni-Blank, M., Izhaki, I., Gerchman, Y., Lymberakis, P., Kurnath, P., Arad, Z., Karasov, W.H., Dearing, M.D. (2016) Effects of fruit toxins on intestinal and microbial β-glucosidase activities of seed-predating and seed-dispersing rodents (Acomys spp.). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 89: 198-205. [Link] [PDF].
[27.] Kohl, K.D., Stengel, A., Dearing, M.D. (2016) Inoculation of tannin-degrading bacteria into novel hosts increases performance on tannin-rich diets. Environmental Microbiology. 18: 1720-1729. [Link] [PDF]
[25.] Kohl, K.D., Coogan, S.C.P., Raubenheimer, D. (2015) Do wild carnivores forage for prey or for nutrients?: Evidence for nutrient specific foraging in vertebrate predators. BioEssays. 37: 701-709. [Link] [PDF]
[24.] Chalmers, J.W., Mock, K.E., Kohl, K.D., Madsen, K.J., Nadkarni, N.M. (2015) Clonality and dynamics of leaf abscission of Gambel oaks at small spatial scales in Utah. Forest Science. 61: 829-833. [Link]
[23.] Kohl, K.D., Luong, K., Dearing, M.D. (2015) Validating the use of trap-collected feces for studying the gut microbiome of a small mammal (Neotoma lepida). Journal of Mammalogy. 96: 90-93. [Link] [PDF]
[22.] Kohl, K.D., Cary, T.L., Karasov, W.H., Dearing, M.D. (2015) Larval exposure to polychlorinated biphenyl 126 (PCB-126) causes persistent alteration of the amphibian gut microbiota. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 34: 1113-1118. [Link]
[21.] Kohl, K.D., Pitman, E., Robb, B.C., Connelly, J.W., Dearing, M.D., Forbey, J.S. (2015) Monoterpenes as inhibitors of digestive enzymes and counter-adaptations in a specialist avian herbivore. Journal of Comparative Physiology – B. 185: 425-434. [Link] [PDF]
[20.] Kohl, K.D., Miller, A.W., Dearing, M.D. (2015) Evolutionary irony: evidence that “defensive” plant spines act as a proximate cue to attract a mammalian herbivore. Oikos. 124: 835-841. [Link] [PDF]
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[19.] Kohl, K.D., Marón, C.F., Chirife, A., Di Martino, M., Dearing, M.D., Rowntree, V.J. (2015) Intestinal lactase activity in southern right whale calves (Eubalaena australis). Marine Mammal Science. 31: 398-403. [Link] [PDF]
[18.] Kohl, K.D., Amaya, J., Passement, C.A., Dearing, M.D., McCue, M.D. (2014) Unique and shared responses of the gut microbiota to prolonged fasting: a comparative study across five classes of vertebrate hosts. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 90: 883-894. [Link] [PDF]
[17.] Kohl, K.D., Weiss, R.B., Cox, J., Dale, C., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Gut microbes of mammalian herbivores facilitate intake of plant toxins. Ecology Letters. 17: 1238-1247. [Link] [PDF]
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[16.] Kohl, K.D., Miller, A.W., Marvin, J.E., Mackie, R., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Herbivorous rodents (Neotoma spp.) harbor active and abundant foregut microbiota. Environmental Microbiology. 16: 2869-2878. [Link] [PDF]
[15.] Kohl, K.D., Skopec, M.M., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Captivity results in disparate loss of gut microbial diversity in closely related hosts. Conservation Physiology. 2: cou009. [Link] [PDF]
[14.] Miller, A.W., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2014) The gastrointestinal tract of the white-throated woodrat (Neotoma albigula) harbors distinct consortia of oxalate-degrading bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80: 1595-1601. [Link] [PDF]
[13.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Wild-caught rodents retain a majority of their natural gut microbiota upon entrance into captivity. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 6: 191-195. [Link] [PDF]
[12.] Brzęk, P., Kohl, K.D., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2013) Activity of intestinal carbohydrases responds to multiple dietary signals in nestling House sparrows. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216: 3981-3987. [PDF]
[11.] Kohl, K.D., Cary, T.L., Karasov, W.H., Dearing, M.D. (2013) Restructuring of the amphibian gut microbiota through metamorphosis. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 5: 899-903. [Link] [PDF]
[10.] Samuni-Blank, M., Izhaki, I., Dearing, M.D., Karasov, W.H., Gerchman, Y., Kohl, K.D., Lymberakis, P., Kurnath, P., Arad, Z. (2013) Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed-predating versus seed-dispersing congeneric rodents. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216: 3667-3673. [PDF]
[9.] Kohl, K.D., Stengel, A., Samuni-Blank, M., Dearing, M.D. (2013) Effects of anatomy and diet on gastrointestinal pH in rodents. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 319: 225-229. [Link] [PDF]
[8.] Brzęk, P., Ciminari, M.E., Kohl, K.D., Lessner, K., Karasov, W.H., Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2013) Effect of age and diet composition on activity of pancreatic enzymes in birds. Journal of Comparative Physiology – B. 183: 685-697. [PDF]
[7.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2012) Experience matters: prior exposure to plant toxins enhances diversity of gut microbes in herbivores. Ecology Letters. 15: 1008-1015. [PDF]
[6.] Kohl, K.D. (2012) Diversity and function of the avian gut microbiota. Journal of Comparative Physiology - B. 182: 591-602. [PDF]
[5.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2011) Induced and constitutive responses of digestive enzymes to plant toxins in an herbivorous mammal. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 4133-4140. [PDF]
[4.] Kohl, KD., Weiss, R.B., Dale, C., Dearing, M.D. (2011) Diversity and novelty of the gut microbial community of an herbivorous rodent (Neotoma bryanti). Symbiosis. 47: 47-54. [PDF]
[3.] Brzęk, P., Kohl, K.D.. Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2011) Fully reversible phenotypic plasticity of digestive physiology in young House sparrows: lack of long-term effect of early diet composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 2755-2760. [PDF]
[2]. Kohl, K.D., Brzęk, P., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2011) Pancreatic and intestinal carbohydrases are matched to dietary starch level in wild passerine birds. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 84: 195-203. [PDF]
[1.] Brzęk, P., Kohl, K.D., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2009) Developmental adjustments of House sparrow (Passer domesticus) nestlings to diet composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 212: 1284-1293 [PDF]
[24.] Chalmers, J.W., Mock, K.E., Kohl, K.D., Madsen, K.J., Nadkarni, N.M. (2015) Clonality and dynamics of leaf abscission of Gambel oaks at small spatial scales in Utah. Forest Science. 61: 829-833. [Link]
[23.] Kohl, K.D., Luong, K., Dearing, M.D. (2015) Validating the use of trap-collected feces for studying the gut microbiome of a small mammal (Neotoma lepida). Journal of Mammalogy. 96: 90-93. [Link] [PDF]
[22.] Kohl, K.D., Cary, T.L., Karasov, W.H., Dearing, M.D. (2015) Larval exposure to polychlorinated biphenyl 126 (PCB-126) causes persistent alteration of the amphibian gut microbiota. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 34: 1113-1118. [Link]
[21.] Kohl, K.D., Pitman, E., Robb, B.C., Connelly, J.W., Dearing, M.D., Forbey, J.S. (2015) Monoterpenes as inhibitors of digestive enzymes and counter-adaptations in a specialist avian herbivore. Journal of Comparative Physiology – B. 185: 425-434. [Link] [PDF]
[20.] Kohl, K.D., Miller, A.W., Dearing, M.D. (2015) Evolutionary irony: evidence that “defensive” plant spines act as a proximate cue to attract a mammalian herbivore. Oikos. 124: 835-841. [Link] [PDF]
***Featured by New Scientist***
[19.] Kohl, K.D., Marón, C.F., Chirife, A., Di Martino, M., Dearing, M.D., Rowntree, V.J. (2015) Intestinal lactase activity in southern right whale calves (Eubalaena australis). Marine Mammal Science. 31: 398-403. [Link] [PDF]
[18.] Kohl, K.D., Amaya, J., Passement, C.A., Dearing, M.D., McCue, M.D. (2014) Unique and shared responses of the gut microbiota to prolonged fasting: a comparative study across five classes of vertebrate hosts. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 90: 883-894. [Link] [PDF]
[17.] Kohl, K.D., Weiss, R.B., Cox, J., Dale, C., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Gut microbes of mammalian herbivores facilitate intake of plant toxins. Ecology Letters. 17: 1238-1247. [Link] [PDF]
***Featured by National Geographic***
[16.] Kohl, K.D., Miller, A.W., Marvin, J.E., Mackie, R., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Herbivorous rodents (Neotoma spp.) harbor active and abundant foregut microbiota. Environmental Microbiology. 16: 2869-2878. [Link] [PDF]
[15.] Kohl, K.D., Skopec, M.M., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Captivity results in disparate loss of gut microbial diversity in closely related hosts. Conservation Physiology. 2: cou009. [Link] [PDF]
[14.] Miller, A.W., Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2014) The gastrointestinal tract of the white-throated woodrat (Neotoma albigula) harbors distinct consortia of oxalate-degrading bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80: 1595-1601. [Link] [PDF]
[13.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2014) Wild-caught rodents retain a majority of their natural gut microbiota upon entrance into captivity. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 6: 191-195. [Link] [PDF]
[12.] Brzęk, P., Kohl, K.D., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2013) Activity of intestinal carbohydrases responds to multiple dietary signals in nestling House sparrows. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216: 3981-3987. [PDF]
[11.] Kohl, K.D., Cary, T.L., Karasov, W.H., Dearing, M.D. (2013) Restructuring of the amphibian gut microbiota through metamorphosis. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 5: 899-903. [Link] [PDF]
[10.] Samuni-Blank, M., Izhaki, I., Dearing, M.D., Karasov, W.H., Gerchman, Y., Kohl, K.D., Lymberakis, P., Kurnath, P., Arad, Z. (2013) Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed-predating versus seed-dispersing congeneric rodents. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216: 3667-3673. [PDF]
[9.] Kohl, K.D., Stengel, A., Samuni-Blank, M., Dearing, M.D. (2013) Effects of anatomy and diet on gastrointestinal pH in rodents. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 319: 225-229. [Link] [PDF]
[8.] Brzęk, P., Ciminari, M.E., Kohl, K.D., Lessner, K., Karasov, W.H., Caviedes-Vidal, E. (2013) Effect of age and diet composition on activity of pancreatic enzymes in birds. Journal of Comparative Physiology – B. 183: 685-697. [PDF]
[7.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2012) Experience matters: prior exposure to plant toxins enhances diversity of gut microbes in herbivores. Ecology Letters. 15: 1008-1015. [PDF]
[6.] Kohl, K.D. (2012) Diversity and function of the avian gut microbiota. Journal of Comparative Physiology - B. 182: 591-602. [PDF]
[5.] Kohl, K.D., Dearing, M.D. (2011) Induced and constitutive responses of digestive enzymes to plant toxins in an herbivorous mammal. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 4133-4140. [PDF]
[4.] Kohl, KD., Weiss, R.B., Dale, C., Dearing, M.D. (2011) Diversity and novelty of the gut microbial community of an herbivorous rodent (Neotoma bryanti). Symbiosis. 47: 47-54. [PDF]
[3.] Brzęk, P., Kohl, K.D.. Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2011) Fully reversible phenotypic plasticity of digestive physiology in young House sparrows: lack of long-term effect of early diet composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 2755-2760. [PDF]
[2]. Kohl, K.D., Brzęk, P., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2011) Pancreatic and intestinal carbohydrases are matched to dietary starch level in wild passerine birds. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 84: 195-203. [PDF]
[1.] Brzęk, P., Kohl, K.D., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Karasov, W.H. (2009) Developmental adjustments of House sparrow (Passer domesticus) nestlings to diet composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 212: 1284-1293 [PDF]