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List of Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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1. Holt, R.D. 1977. Predation, apparent competition, and the structure of prey communities<\/a>. Theoretical Population Biology<\/em> 12: 197-229.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Holt, R.D. 1979. Report on species border research<\/a>. The Third Anolis Newsletter<\/em>. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. MacLean, W.P. and R.D. Holt. 1979. Distributional patterns in St. Croix Sphaerodactylus<\/em> lizards: the taxon cycle in action<\/a>. Biotropica<\/em> 11: 189-195.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Holt, R.D. 1979. Predation and the Structure of Ecological Communities. Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Holt, R.D. 1981. Review of “The Natural Selection of Populations and Communities”<\/a> by D.S. Wilson. Bioscience<\/em> 31: 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Holt, R.D. 1983. Optimal foraging and the form of the predator isocline<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 122: 521-541.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Holt, R.D. 1983. Immigration and the dynamics of peripheral populations<\/a>. Pages 680-694 in<\/em> <\/strong>K. Miyata and A. Rhodin, eds. Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology<\/em>. Harvard University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Holt, R.D. 1983. Models for peripheral populations: the role of immigration<\/a>. Pages 25-32 in<\/em> <\/strong>H.I. Freedman and C. Strobeck, eds. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics<\/em>. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Holt, R.D. 1984. Spatial heterogeneity, indirect interactions, and the coexistence of prey species<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 124: 377-406.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Gurri-Glass, G., R.D. Holt, and N. Slade. 1985. Infanticide as an evolutionary stable strategy<\/a>. Animal Behavior<\/em> 33: 384-391.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Holt, R.D. and J. Pickering. 1985. Infectious disease and species coexistence: a model of Lotka-Volterra form<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 126: 196-211.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Holt, R.D. 1985. Population dynamics in two-patch environments: some anomalous consequences of an optimal habitat distribution<\/a>. Theoretical Population Biology<\/em> 28: 181-208.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Holt, R.D. 1985. Density-independent mortality, non-linear competitive interactions, and species coexistence<\/a>. Journal of Theoretical Biology<\/em> 116: 479-493.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Holt, R.D. 1987. On the relation between niche overlap and competition: the effect of incommensurable niche dimensions<\/a>. Oikos<\/em> 48:110-114.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Holt, R.D. and B.P. Kotler. 1987. Short-term apparent competition<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 130:412-430.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Holt, R.D. 1987. Prey communities in patchy environments<\/a>. Oikos<\/em> 50:276-290.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Holt, R.D. 1987. Population dynamics and evolutionary processes: the manifold effects of habitat selection<\/a>. Evolutionary Ecology<\/em> 1:331-347.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Kotler, B.P. and R.D. Holt. 1989. Predation and competition: the interaction of two types of species interactions<\/a>. Oikos<\/em> 54:256-260.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Polis, G.A., C.A. Myers, and R.D. Holt. 1989. The ecology and evolution of intraguild predation<\/a>. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics<\/em> 20: 297-330.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Louda, S.M., K.H. Keeler, and R.D. Holt. 1990. Herbivore influences on plant performance and competitive interactions<\/a>. Pages 413-444 in<\/em> <\/strong>J.B. Grace and D. Tilman, eds. Perspectives in Plant Competition<\/em>. Academic Press, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Holt, R.D. 1990. The microevolutionary consequences of climate change<\/a>. Trends in Ecology and Evolution<\/em> 5: 311-315.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Holt, R.D. 1990. Birds under selection<\/a>. Review of “Evolutionary Dynamics of a Natural Population” by B.R. Grant and P.R. Grant. Science<\/em> 249: 306-307.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Hochberg, M.E. and R.D. Holt. 1990. The coexistence of competing parasites. I. The role of cross-species infection<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 136: 517-541.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Jaenike, J. and R.D. Holt. 1991. Genetic variation for habitat preference: evidence and explanation<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 137: S67-S90 (supplement).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. Holt, R.D. and K.C. Parker. 1991. Evolve: a desktop laboratory of evolution<\/a>. Quarterly Review of Biology<\/em> 66: 241-242.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. Holt, R.D. 1992. Theoretical ecology<\/a>. Pages 272-274 in<\/em> <\/strong>McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology<\/em>, volume 3. McGraw-Hill, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Holt, R.D. 1992. Population ecology<\/a>. Pages 191-196 in<\/em> <\/strong>McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology<\/em>, volume 3. McGraw-Hill, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Holt, R.D. 1992. A neglected facet of island biogeography: the role of internal spatial dynamics in area effects<\/a>. Theoretical Population Biology<\/em> 41: 354-371.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Gaines, M.S., M. Johnson, R.D. Holt, G.R. Robinson, and J. Diffendorfer. 1992. The effects of habitat fragmentation on small mammal populations<\/a>. Pages 875-885 in<\/em> <\/strong>D.R. McCullough and R.H. Barrett, eds. Wildlife<\/em> 2001. Elsevier Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. Polis, G.A. and R.D. Holt. 1992. Intraguild predation: the dynamics of complex trophic interactions<\/a>. Trends in Ecology and Evolution<\/em> 7: 151-155.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. Holt, R.D. and M.S. Gaines. 1992. The analysis of adaptation in heterogeneous landscapes: implications for the evolution of fundamental niches<\/a>. Evolutionary Ecology<\/em> 6:433-447.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. McPeek, M.A. and R.D. Holt. 1992. The evolution of dispersal in spatially and temporally varying environments<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 6: 1010-1027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. Robinson, G.R., R.D. Holt, M.S. Gaines, S.P. Hamburg, M.L. Johnson, H.S. Fitch, and E.A. Martinko. 1992. Diverse and contrasting effects of habitat fragmentation<\/a>. Science<\/em> 257: 524-526.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. Cohen, J.E., R.A. Beaver, S.H. Cousins, D.L. DeAngelis, L. Goldwasser, K.L. Heong, and R.D. Holt, 1993. Improving food webs<\/a>. Ecology<\/em> 74: 252-258.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. Marquet, P.A., R.D. Holt et al. 1993. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of patchiness: a marine-terrestrial perspective<\/a>. Pages 277-304 in<\/em> <\/strong>T. Powell, S. Levin, and J. Steele, eds. Patch Dynamics in Marine and Terrestrial Environments<\/em>. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. Holt, R.D. and M.P. Hassell. 1993. Environmental heterogeneity and the stability of host-parasitoid interactions<\/a>. Journal of Animal Ecology<\/em> 62: 89-100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. Holt, R.D. and M.S. Gaines. 1993. The influence of regional processes on local communities<\/a>. Examples from an experimentally fragmented landscape. Pages 260-276 in<\/strong><\/em>T. Powell, S. Levin, and J. Steele, eds. Patch Dynamics in Marine and Terrestrial Environments<\/em>. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. Holt, R.D. 1993. In peace, and in war.<\/a> Review of “Natural Enemies” by Michael J.Crawley. Nature<\/em> 362: 301.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. Holt, R.D. 1993. Ecology at the mesoscale: the influence of regional processes on local communities<\/a>. Pages 77-88 in<\/strong><\/em>R. Ricklefs and D. Schluter, eds. Species Diversity in Ecological Communities<\/em>. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. Holt, R.D. and J.H. Lawton. 1993. Apparent competition and enemy-free space in insect host-parasitoid communities<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 142: 623-645.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. Holt, R.D. 1993. Infectious diseases of wildlife, in theory and in practice<\/a>. Trends in Ecology and Evolution<\/em> 8: 2-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. Gaines, M.S., J. Foster, J.E. Diffendorfer, W.E. Sera, R.D. Holt, and G.R. Robinson. 1993. Population processes and biological diversity<\/a>. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference<\/em> 57: 252-262.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. Godfray, H.C.J., M.P. Hassell, and R.D. Holt. 1994. The population dynamic consequences of phenological asynchrony between parasitoids and their hosts<\/a>. Journal of Animal Ecology<\/em> 63: 1-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. Holt, R.D. 1994. Linking species and ecosystems: where’s Darwin?<\/a> Pages 273-279 in <\/em><\/strong>C. Jones and J. Lawton, eds. Linking Species and Ecosystems<\/em>. Chapman and Hall, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. Holt, R.D., J. Grover, and D. Tilman. 1994. Simple rules for interspecific dominance in systems with exploitative and apparent competition<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 144: 741-777.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. Holt, R.D. and J.H. Lawton. 1994. The ecological consequences of shared natural enemies<\/a>. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics<\/em> 25: 495-520.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. Gaines, M.S., J.E. Diffendorfer, J. Foster, F.P. Wray, and R.D. Holt. 1994. The effects of habitat fragmentation on population species of small mammals in eastern Kansas<\/a>. Polish Ecological Studies<\/em> 20: 159-171.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. Gomulkiewicz, R. and R.D. Holt. 1995. When does evolution by natural selection prevent extinction?<\/a> Evolution<\/em> 49: 201-207.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. Holt, R.D., D. Debinski, J. Diffendorfer, M. Gaines, E. Martinko, G. Robinson, and G. Ward. 1995. Perspectives from an experimental study of habitat fragmentation in an agroecosystem<\/a>. Pages 147-175 in <\/em><\/strong>D. Glen, M. Graves and H. Anderson, eds. Arable Ecosystems for the 21st Century<\/em>. Wiley, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. Diffendorfer, J.E., M.S. Gaines and R.D. Holt. 1995. Habitat fragmentation and movements of three small mammals<\/a>. Ecology<\/em> 76: 827-839.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51. Holt, R.D., S.W. Pacala, T.W. Smith, and J. Liu. 1995. Linking contemporary vegetation models and spatially explicit animal population models<\/a>. Ecological Applications<\/em> 5: 20-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

52. Read, A.F., S.D. Albon, J. Antonovics, V. Apanius, G. Dwyer, R.D. Holt, O. Judson, C.M. Lively, A. Martin-Lof, A.R. McLean, J.A.J. Metz, P. Schmid-Hempel, P.H. Thrall, S. Via, and K. Wilson. 1995. Group Report: Genetics and evolution of infectious diseases in natural populations<\/a>. Pages 450-477 in<\/em> <\/strong>B. Grenfell and A. Dobson, eds. Ecology of Infectious Diseases in Natural Populations<\/em>. Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

53. Diffendorfer, J.E., N.A. Slade, M.S. Gaines, and R.D. Holt. 1995. Population dynamics of small mammals in fragmented and continuous old-field habitats<\/a>. Pages 175-199 in <\/em><\/strong>W. Lidicker, ed. Landscape Approaches in Mammalian Ecology and Conservation<\/em>. University of Minnesota Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

54. Hochberg, M.E. and R.D. Holt. 1995. Refuge evolution and the population dynamics of coupled host-parasitoid associations<\/a>. Evolutionary Ecology<\/em> 9: 633-661.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

55. Holt, R.D, G.R. Robinson, and M.S. Gaines. 1995. Vegetation dynamics in an experimentally fragmented landscape<\/a>. Ecology<\/em> 76: 1610-1624.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

56. Holt, R.D. 1996. Food webs in space: an island biogeographic perspective<\/a>. Pages 313-323 in <\/em><\/strong>G. Polis and K. Winemiller, eds. Food Webs: Contemporary Perspectives<\/em>. Chapman and Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

57. Holt, R.D. 1996. Temporal and spatial aspects of food web structure and dynamics<\/a>. Pages 255-257 in <\/em><\/strong>G. Polis and K. Winemiller, eds. Food Webs: Contemporary Perspectives<\/em>. Chapman and Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58. Polis, G.A., R.D. Holt, B.A. Menge, and K.O. Winemiller. 1996. Time, space, and life history: influences on food webs<\/a>. Pages 435-460 in <\/em><\/strong>G. Polis and K. Winemiller, eds. Food Webs: Contemporary Perspectives<\/em>. Chapman and Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

59. Holt, R.D. 1996. Demographic constraints in evolution: towards unifying the evolutionary theories of senescence and niche conservatism<\/a>. Evolutionary Ecology<\/em> 10: 1-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60. Holt, R.D. 1996. Adaptive evolution in source-sink environments: direct and indirect effects of density-dependence on niche evolution<\/a>. Oikos<\/em> 75: 182-192.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

61. Maurer, B.A. and R.D. Holt. 1996. Effects of chronic pesticide stress on wildlife populations in complex landscapes: processes at multiple scales<\/a>. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry<\/em> 15: 420-426.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62. Holt, R.D. 1996. Darwin goes to the doctor<\/a>. Review of “Why We Get Sick” by R.M. Ness and G.C. Williams. Ecology<\/em> 77: 983-984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

63. Smith, V.H. and R.D. Holt. 1996. Resource competition and within-host disease dynamics<\/a>. Trends in Ecology and Evolution<\/em> 11: 386-389.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

64. Diffendorfer, J.E., R.D. Holt, N.A. Slade, and M.S. Gaines. 1996. Small mammal community patterns in old fields: distinguishing site-specific from regional processes<\/a>. Pages 421-466 in <\/em><\/strong>M.L. Cody and J.A. Smallwood, eds. Long-term Studies of Vertebrate Communities<\/em>. Academic Press, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

65. Holt, R.D. and M.A. McPeek. 1996. Chaotic population dynamics favors the evolution of dispersal<\/a>. The American Naturalist<\/em> 148: 709-718.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

66. Holt, R.D. 1996. Review of “Species Diversity in Space and Time”<\/a> by M.L. Rosenzweig. Quarterly Review of Biology<\/em> 71: 568.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

67. Holt, R.D. 1997. Rarity and evolution: some theoretical considerations<\/a>. Pages 209-234 in <\/em><\/strong>W.E. Kunin and K.J. Gaston, eds. The Biology of Rarity<\/em>. Chapman & Hall, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n