Publications

  1. Zimmer, R.K., D.P. Cook, and J.F. Case. 1979. Chemosensory induced bradycardia in the kelp crab, Pugettia producta(Randall). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 38: 135-150.
  2. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., and J.F. Case. 1982. Odors influencing foraging behaviour of the California spiny lobster, Panulirus
    interruptus    , and other decapod Crustacea. Marine Behaviour and Physiology 9: 35-58.
  3. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., and J.F. Case. 1982. Organization of food search in the kelp crab, Pugettia producta (Randall). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 50:237-255.
  4. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., and J.F. Case. 1983. A proposed dual role of odor in foraging by the California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus. Biological Bulletin 164: 341-353.
  5. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., J.E. Tyre, W.C. Michel, and J.F. Case. 1984. Chemical mediation of feeding in a marine decapod crustacean: The importance of suppression and synergism.Biological Bulletin 167: 339-353.
  6. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., W.C. Michel, J.E. Tyre, and J.F. Case. 1984. Chemical induction of feeding in California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus (Randall): Responses to molecular weight fractions of abalone. Journal of Chemical Ecology 10: 957-971.
  7. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., J.E. Tyre, and J.F. Case. 1985. Chemical attraction causing aggregation in the spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, and its probable ecological significance. Biological Bulletin 169: 106-118.
  8. Case, J.F., W.C. Michel, R.K. Zimmer-Faust, and D.P. Cook. 1986. Effects of oil pollution and oil production pollution on chemoreception and behavior of marine organisms. Pp. 39-64 in D.V. Dorigan and F.L. Harrison (eds.), Physiological Responses of Marine Organisms to Environmental Stresses. US Department of Energy Press, Washington, DC.
  9. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., 1987. Crustacean chemical perception: Tuning to energy and nutrient reward? Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences 510: 735-738.
  10. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., and E. Spanier. 1987. Gregariousness and sociality in spiny lobsters: Implications for den habitation.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 105: 57-71.
  11. Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1987. Crustacean chemical perception: Towards a theory on optimal chemoreception. Biological Bulletin 172: 10-29.
  12. Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1987. Substrate selection and use by a deposit feeding crab.Ecology 68: 955-970.
  13. MacDonald, J.D., J.R. Shields, and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1988. Acute toxicities of eleven heavy metals to early life history stages of the yellow crab Cancer anthonyi. Marine Biology 98: 201-207.
  14. Spanier, E., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1988. Some physical properties of shelter that influence den preference in spiny lobsters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 121: 137-149.
  15. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., R.A. Gleeson, and W.E.S. Carr. 1988. The behavioral response of spiny lobsters to ATP: Evidence for mediation by P2-like chemosensory receptors. Biological Bulletin 175: 167-174.
  16. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., J.M. Stanfill, and S.B. Collard, III. 1988. A fast, multi-channel fluorometer for investigating aquatic chemoreception and odor trails. Limnology and Oceanography 33: 1586-1594.
  17. Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1989. The relationship between chemoreception and foraging behavior in crustaceans. Limnology and Oceanography 34: 1071-1085.
  18. Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1990. Foraging strategies of deposit feeding crabs. Pp. 567-578 in R.N. Hughes (ed.), Behavioural Mechanisms in Foraging. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  19. Weissburg, M.J., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1991. Ontogeny versus phylogeny in determining patterns of chemoreception: Initial studies with fiddler crabs. Biological Bulletin 181: 205-215.
  20. Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1991. Chemical signal-to-noise detection by spiny lobsters. Biological Bulletin 181: 419-426.
  21. Moore, P.A., R.K. Zimmer-Faust, S.L. BeMent, M.J. Weissburg, J.M. Parrish, and G.A.Gerhardt. 1992. Measurements of microscale patchiness in a turbulent aquatic odor plume using a semiconductor-based microprobe. Biological Bulletin 183: 138-142.
  22. Lawton, P., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1992. Context-sensitivity in crab foraging studies.American Zoologist 32: 396-404.
  23. Tamburri, M.N., R.K. Zimmer-Faust, and M.L. Tamplin. 1992. Natural sources and properties of chemical inducers mediating settlement of oyster larvae: A re-examination. Biological Bulletin 183: 327-338.
  24. Weissburg, M.J., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1993. Life and death in moving fluids: Hydrodynamic effects on chemosensory-mediated predation. Ecology 74: 1428-1443.
  25. Zimmer-Faust, R.K. 1993. ATP: A potent prey attractant evoking carnivory. Limnology and Oceanography 38: 1271-1275.
  26. Moore, P.A., M.J. Weissburg, J.M. Parrish, R.K. Zimmer-Faust, and G.A. Gerhardt. 1993. Spatial distributions of odors in simulated benthic boundary layer flows. Journal of Chemical Ecology 19: 255-279.
  27. Lopez-de-Victoria, G., D.R. Fielder, R.K. Zimmer-Faust, and C.R. Lovell. 1994. Motile behavior of Azospirillum species in response to aromatic compounds. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 39: 107-114.
  28. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., D.R. Fielder, K.L. Heck, Jr., L.D. Coen, and S.G. Morgan. 1994. Effects of tethering on predatory escape by juvenile blue crabs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 111: 299-303.
  29. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., and M.N. Tamburri. 1994. Chemical identity and ecological implications of a waterborne, larval settlement cue. Limnology and Oceanography 39: 1075-1087.
  30. Turner, E.J., R.K. Zimmer-Faust, M.A. Palmer, and M. Luckenbach. 1994. Settlement of oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae: Effects of water flow and a water-soluble chemical cue. Limnology and Oceanography 39: 1579-1593.
  31. Weissburg, M.J., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1994. Odor plumes and how blue crabs use them in finding prey. Journal of Experimental Biology 197: 349-375.
  32. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., C.M. Finelli, N.D. Pentcheff, and D.S. Wethey. 1995. Odor plumes and animal navigation in turbulent water flow: A field study. Biological Bulletin 188: 511-516.
  33. Lopez-de-Victoria, G., R.K. Zimmer-Faust, and C.R. Lovell. 1995. Computer-assisted video motion analysis: A powerful technique for investigating motility and chemotaxis. Journal of Microbiological Methods 23: 329-341.
  34. Nevitt, G.A., N.D. Pentcheff, K.J. Lohmann, and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1995. Evidence for hydrodynamic orientation by spiny lobsters in a patch reef environment. Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 2049-2054.
  35. Lohmann, K.J., N.D. Pentcheff, G.A. Nevitt, G. Stetten, R.K. Zimmer-Faust, H.E. Jarrard, and L.C. Boles. 1995. Magnetic orientation of spiny lobsters in the ocean: Experiments with underseas coil systems. Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 2041-2048.
  36. Rabalais, N.N. F.R. Burditt, Jr., L.D. Coen, B.E. Cole, C. Eleuterius, K.L. Heck, Jr., T.A. Teague, S.G. Morgan, H.M. Perry, F.M. Truesdale, R.K. Zimmer-Faust, and R.J. Zimmerman. 1995. Settlement of Callinectes sapidus megalopae on artificial collectors in four Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Bulletin of Marine Science 57: 855-876.
  37. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., P.B. O’Neill, and D.W. Schar. 1996. The relationship between predator activity state and sensitivity to prey odor. Biological Bulletin 190: 82-87.
  38. Morgan, S.G., R.K. Zimmer-Faust, K.L. Heck, Jr., and L.D. Coen. 1996. Population regulation of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Postlarval supply. Marine Ecology Progress Series 133: 73-88.
  39. Tamburri, M.N., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1996. Suspension-feeding: Basic mechanisms controlling recognition and ingestion of larvae. Limnology and Oceanography 41: 1188-1197.
  40. Tamburri, M.N., C.M. Finelli, D.S. Wethey, and R.K. Zimmer-Faust.1996. Chemical induction of larval settlement behavior in flow.Biological Bulletin 191: 367-373.
  41. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., M.P. de Souza, and D.C. Yoch. 1996. Bacterial chemotaxis and its potential role in marine dimethylsulfide production and biogeochemical sulfur cycling. Limnology and Oceanography 41: 1330-1334.
  42. Zimmer-Faust, R.K., M.N. Tamburri, and A.W. Decho. 1997. Chemosensory ecology of oyster larvae: Benthic - pelagic coupling. Pp. 37-50 in D.L. Hartline, P. Lenz, and J.E. Purcell (eds.), Sensory Ecology and Physiology of Zooplankton. Gordon and Breach, Toronto.
  43. Gee, C.C., and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1997. Effects of walls, paternity and ageing on sperm motility. Journal of Experimental Biology 200: 3185-3192.
  44. Browne, K.A., M.N. Tamburri, and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1998. Modeling quantitative structure - activity relationships between animal behaviour and environmental signal molecules. Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 245-258.
  45. Decho, A.W., K.A. Browne, and R.K. Zimmer-Faust. 1998. Chemical cues: Why basic peptides are signal molecules in marine environments. Limnology and Oceanography 43: 1410-1417.
  46. Stone, G., E. Kristof, M. Cole, T. Tucker, and R. Zimmer. 1998. Ropecam: New technology for recording video images of deep sea animals. Marine Technology Society Journal 18: 505-513.
  47. Zimmer, R.K., J.E. Commins, and K.A. Browne. 1999. Regulatory effects of environmental chemical signals on search behavior and foraging success. Ecology 80: 1432-1446.
  48. Finelli, C.M., N.D. Pentcheff, R.K. Zimmer, and D.S. Wethey. 1999. Odor transport in turbulent flows: Constraints on animal navigation. Limnology and Oceanography 44: 1056-1071.
  49. Lee, E.S., A.J. Lewitus, and R.K. Zimmer. 1999. Chemoreception in a marine cryptophyte: Behavioral plasticity in response to amino acids and nitrate. Limnology and Oceanography 44: 1330-1334.
  50. Zimmer, R.K., and C.A. Butman. Submitted. Chemical signaling processes in the marine environment. Biological Bulletin
  51. Finelli, C.M., N.D. Pentcheff, R.K. Zimmer, and D.S. Wethey. 2000. Physical constraints on ecological processes: The effects of prey odor and hydrodynamics on foraging. Ecology 81: in press.

Examples of manuscripts in preparation

  1. Browne, K.A., and R.K. Zimmer. Controlled field release of a waterborne chemical cue stimulates planktonic larvae to settle and metamorphose.
  2. Zimmer, R.K. Modeling animal perception of chemical stimuli in the ocean environment.
  3. Zimmer, R.K., and M.E. Hay. Chemical ecology of marine communities (for publication in M. Bertness, S. Gaines, and M. Hay (eds.), Marine Community Ecology, Sinauer Press).
  4. Fingerut, J.T., and R.K. Zimmer. The roles of larval behavior, chemistry, and hydrodynamics in regulating a marine parasite- host interaction.
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