Journal articles
2023 Wiggins, J.M., J. Landers, J. W. Agan, and S. F. Fox. When do Young Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) First Copulate with and Fertilize Females? Herpetologica, 79:91–97. URL: https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00039
2023 Carlson, T., E. Cabrera-Guzmán and S. Fox. Explosive Fall Breeding of the Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) in the Ozark Plateau of Oklahoma, USA. Southwestern Naturalist, 67:87-94. URL: https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-67.2.87
2021 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Perea-Fox, H. Núñez, and S. F. Fox. Maternal care and secretive behaviour of neonates in the highly social lizard Liolaemus leopardinus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the central Chilean Andes may relate to size-specific bird predation. Behaviour 158:195–223. PDF
2020 Santoyo-Brito, E., H. Núñez, W. E. Cooper, Jr., and S. F. Fox. Comparison of escape behavior between solitary and grouped Liolaemus leopardinus lizards from the central Chilean Andes. Herpetologica 76: 285–289. PDF
2020 Fox, S. F., F. J. Rodríguez-Romero, and A. A. Crosby. Juvenile-juvenile social signalling: a case for precocial sexual selection in the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris (Squamata: Crotaphytidae)? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 130: 336–344. (Full article)
2020 Wiggins, J. M., E. Santoyo-Brito, J. B. Scales, and S. F. Fox. Gene dose indicates presence of sex chromosomes in Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris), a species with temperature-influenced sex determination. Herpetologica 76: 27-30. PDF
2018 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Fox, and H. Núñez. Age estimation through skeletochronology and mark-recapture of free-living individuals in a population of a high-elevation, viviparous lizard from Chile, Liolaemus leopardinus. Phyllomedusa 17: 101-112.
2017 Fox, S. F., E. Santoyo-Brito, and H. Núñez. LIOLAEMUS NITIDUS (Shining Tree Iguana). OCULAR SINUS BLEEDING. Herpetological Review 48:651.
2017 2017 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Fox, and M. Anderson. Incubation temperature modifies sex ratio of hatchlings in Collared Lizards, Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Herpetology 51:197-201. PDF
2015 Santoyo-Brito, E. and S. F. Fox. Test and evaluation of various techniques to study refuged lizards in the field. Southwestern Naturalist 60:336-339. PDF
2015 2015 Garvin, S. D., B. H. Noden, J. W. Dillwith, S. F. Fox, M. E. Payton, and R. W. Barker. Sylvatic infestation of reptiles of Oklahoma with immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 52:873-878. PDF
2014 Moore, D. B., D. B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, and S. F. Fox. Spatial use and selection of habitat in a reintroduced population of alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii). Southwestern Naturalist 59:30-37. PDF
2014 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Fox, and H. Núñez. Predation by the Rufous-banded Miner, Geositta rufipennis, on the Lizard Liolaemus leopardinus. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile: 63: 69-72. PDF
2014 Santoyo-Brito E., H. Núñez, and S. Fox. LIOLAEMUS BELLII (Dusky Lizard). PREDATION. Herpetological Review 45: 130-131. PDF
2013 Moore, D. B., D. B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, and S. F. Fox. Growth and viability of a translocated population of alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:141-148. PDF
2012 Sasaki, K., S. F. Fox, and D. Duvall. Reproductive ecology and human caused mortality in the Japanese mamushi snake (Gloydius blomhoffii) on the northernmost main island of Japan. Journal of Herpetology 46:689-695. PDF
2012 Santoyo-Brito, E., M. L. Anderson, and S.F. Fox. An artificial nest chamber for captive Crotaphytus collaris that increases clutch success and promotes natural behavior. Herpetological Review 43:430-432. PDF
2012 Santoyo-Brito, E., and S.F. Fox. Force fed radio-transmitter technique for finding refuged lizards. The Southwestern Naturalist 57:459-460. PDF
2012 Anderson, M. L., L. A. White, and S. F. Fox. A comparison of two methods to assess territorial aggression in the lizard Uta stansburiana. Herpetological Review 44:72-77. PDF
2012 Anderson, M. L., C. N. Cavalieri, F. Rodriguez-Romero, and S. F. Fox. The differential effect of tail autotomy on sprint performance between the sexes in the lizard Uta stansburiana. Journal of Herpetology 46:648-652. PDF
2011 Pincheira-Donoso, D., S. F. Fox, J. A. Scolaro, N. Ibargüengoytía, J. C. Acosta, V. Corbalán, M. Medina, J. Boretto, H. J. Villavicencio, and D. J. Hodgson. Body size dimensions in lizard ecological and evolutionary research: exploring the predictive power of mass estimation equations in two Liolaemidae radiations. Herpetological Journal 21:35-42. PDF
2011 Cavalieri, C. N., D. T. Lynch, and S. F. Fox. Using a portable reader for non-invasive detection of PIT-tagged skinks under coverboards. Herpetological Review 42:181-184. PDF
2010 Sasaki, K., Y. Sasaki, and S. F. Fox. Endangered traditional beliefs in Japan: Influences on snake conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 5:474–485. PDF
2010 Echelle, A. A., J. C. Hackler, J. B. Lack, S. R. Ballard, J. Roman, S. F. Fox, D. M. Leslie, Jr., & R. A. Van Den Bussche. Conservation genetics of the alligator snapping turtle: cytonuclear evidence of range-wide bottlenecking and unusually pronounced geographic structure. Conservation Genetics 11:1375-1387. PDF
2010 Cavalieri, C. N., and S. F. Fox. Some natural history notes on the brooding behavior and social system of two Oklahoma skinks, Plestiodon fasciatus and Plestiodon obtusirostris. Reptiles and Amphibians 17:201-205. PDF
2009 Riedle, J. D., P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. Habitat associations of aquatic turtle communities in eastern Oklahoma. Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 89:19-29. PDF
2009 Murphy, A. R., M. G. Gardner, and S. F. Fox. Isolation of microsatellites via enrichment and a sequence tagged method (STM) in a South American lizard with suspected parental care, Liolaemus leopardinus. Conservation Genetics Resources. 1:13–16. PDF
2009 Karsten, K. B., L. N. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox, and C. J. Raxworthy. Sexual selection on body size and secondary sexual characters in two closely related, sympatric chameleons in Madagascar. Behavioral Ecology 20:1079-1088. PDF
2009 Karsten, K. B., L. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox, and C. J. Raxworthy. Social behavior of two species of chameleons in Madagascar: insights into sexual selection. Herpetologica 65:54-69. PDF
2009 Karsten, K. B., L. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox, and C. J. Raxworthy. Population densities and conservation assessments for three species of chameleons in the Toliara region of south-western Madagascar. Amphibia-Reptilia 30:341-350. PDF
2008 Wack, C. L., S. F. Fox, E. C. Hellgren, and M. B. Lovern. Effects of sex, age, and season on plasma steroids in free-ranging Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum). Gen. Comp. Endocrin. 155:589-596. PDF
2008 Sasaki, K., S. F. Fox, and D. Duvall. Rapid evolution in the wild: changes in body size, life-history traits, and behavior in hunted Japanese mamushi snake (Gloydius blomhoffii) populations. Conservation Biology 23:93-102. PDF
2008 Riedle, J. D., P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, J. C. Hackler, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. Population structure of the alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, on the western edge of its distribution. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7: 100–104. PDF
2008 Karsten, K. B., L. N. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox and C. J. Raxworthy. A unique life history among tetrapods: an annual chameleon living mostly as an egg. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105:8980-8984. (Excerpted in N.Y. Times, Discovery channel, National Geographic channel, Science News, New Scientist, Fox News, MSNBC; and featured interviews with NPR, BBC, and CBC). PDF
2008 Husak, J. F., S. F. Fox, and R. A. Van den Bussche. Faster male lizards are better defenders not sneakers. Animal Behaviour. 75:1725-1730. PDF
2008 Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. Sexual selection on locomotor performance. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10:213-228. PDF
2007 Moody, R. W., D. A. Endriss, E. C. Hellgren, and S. F. Fox. Studying a population of Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in an urban/military environment. Iguana 14:8-17. PDF
2007 Endriss, D. A., E. C. Hellgren, S. F. Fox, and R. W. Moody. Demography of an urban population of the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) in central Oklahoma. Herpetologica 63: 320–331. PDF
2006 Riedle, J. D., P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. Microhabitat use, home range, and movements of the alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii,in Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 51:35-40. PDF
2006 Husak, J.F., J.M. Macedonia, S.F. Fox, and R.C. Sauceda. Predation cost of conspicuous male coloration in collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): an experimental test using clay-covered model lizards. Ethology 112:572–580. PDF
2006 Husak, J. F., M. B. Lovern, S. F. Fox, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. Faster lizards sire more offspring: sexual selection on whole-animal performance. Evolution 60:2122-2130. PDF
2006 Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. Field use of sprint speed by collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): compensation and sexual selection. Evolution 60:1888-1895. PDF
2006 Husak, J. F., A. K. Lappin, S. F. Fox, and J. A. Lemos-Espinal, Bite-force performance predicts dominance in male Venerable Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus antiquus). Copeia 2006:301-306. PDF
2006 Fox, S. F., A. L. Greer, R. Torres-Cervantes, and J. P. Collins. First case of ranavirus-associated morbidity and mortality in natural populations of a South American frog, Atelognathus patagonicus. Dis. Aquat. Org. 72:87-92. PDF
2005 Stark, R.C., S.F. Fox, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Male Texas horned lizards increase daily movements and area covered in spring: evidence for mate searching polygyny? Journal of Herpetology 39:169-173. PDF
2005 Ortubay, S., V. Cussac, M. Battini, J. Barriga, J. Aigo, M. Alonso, P. Macchi, M. Reissig, J. Yoshioka, and S. Fox. Is the decline of birds and amphibians in a steppe lake of northern Patagonia a consequence of limnological changes following fish introduction? Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 16: 93-105. PDF
2005 Loehl, C., T. B. Wigley, P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, S. Rutzmoser, R. E. Thill, and M. A. Melchiors. Herpetofaunal species richness responses to forest landscape structure in Arkansas. For. Ecol. Manag. 209:293-308. PDF
2005 Fox, S. F., J. H. Yoshioka, M. E. Cuello, and C. Ubeda. Status, distribution, and ecology of a threatened semi-aquatic frog (Atelognathus patagonicus) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Copeia. 2005:920-928. PDF
2005 Cooper, W.E. Jr., L.J. Vitt, J.P. Caldwell, and S.F. Fox. Relationships among foraging variables, phylogeny, and foraging modes, with new data for nine North American lizard species. Herpetologica 61:250-259. PDF
2005 Riedle, J.D., P.A. Shipman, S.F. Fox, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Status and distribution of the alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, in Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 50:79-84. PDF
2004 Husak, J.F., J.K. McCoy, S.F. Fox, and T.A. Baird. Is coloration of juvenile male collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) female mimicry?: an experimental test. Journal of Herpetology 38:156-160. PDF
2003 Husak, J.F. and S.F. Fox. Spatial organization and the dear enemy phenomenon in adult female collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Herpetology 37:211-215. PDF
2003 Husak, J.F. and S.F. Fox. Adult male collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris, increase aggression towards displaced neighbours. Animal Behaviour 65:391-396. PDF
2001 Cooper, W.E. Jr., L.J. Vitt, J.P. Caldwell, and S.F. Fox. Foraging modes of some American lizards: relationships among measurement variables and discreteness of modes. Herpetologica 57:65-76. PDF
2000 Stark, R.C. and S.F. Fox. Use of fluorescent powder to track horned lizards. Herpetol. Rev. 31:230-231. PDF
2000 Jones, B., S.F. Fox, D.M. Leslie, Jr., D.M. Engle, and R.L. Lochmiller. Herpetofaunal responses to brush management with herbicide and fire in the Cross Timbers. Journal of Range Management 53:154-158. PDF
2000 Fox, S.F. and J.K. McCoy. The effects of tail loss on survival, growth, reproduction, and sex ratio of offspring in the lizard Uta stansburiana in the field. Oecologia. 122:327-334. PDF
1999 Shipman, P., D.L. Crosswhite, and S.F. Fox. Diet of the Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in southeastern Oklahoma. Amer. Midl. Nat. 141:398-401. PDF
1999 Crosswhite, D.L., S.F. Fox, and R.E. Thill. Comparison of methods for collecting reptiles and amphibians in upland forests of the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 79:45-50. PDF
1998 Fox, S.F., J.M. Conder, and A.E. Smith. Sexual dimorphism in the ease of tail autotomy: Uta stansburiana with and without previous tail loss. Copeia 1998:376-382. [Excerpted in Winter 1999 issue of Nature Australia] PDF
1998 Crosswhite, D.L., S.F. Fox, D.M. Leslie, Jr., and M.S. Gregory. Distribution of the Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in southeastern Oklahoma. Proceedings Oklahoma Academy Science 78:11-14.
1997 McCoy, J.K., H.J. Harmon, T.A. Baird, and S.F. Fox. Geographic variation in sexual dichromatism in the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris, (Sauria: Crotaphytidae). Copeia. 1997:565-571. PDF
1997 Carothers, J.H., S.F. Fox, P.A. Marquet, F.M. Jaksic. Thermal characteristics of 10 Andean lizards of the genus Liolaemus in central Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 70:297-309.
1997 Baird, T.A., S.F. Fox, and J.K. McCoy. Population differences in the roles of size and coloration in intra- and intersexual selection in the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris: influence of habitat and social organization. Behavioral Ecology 8:506-517. PDF
1996 McCoy, J.K. and S.F. Fox. Is Barisia rudicollis (Sauria:Anguidae) arboreal? A morphological analysis. Southwest. Natur. 41:359-364. PDF
1996 Cooper, W.E., C.S. DePerno, and S.F. Fox. Prey chemical discrimination and strike-induced chemosensory searching in lizards: their absence in a crotaphytid lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) and a proposal for research in zoos. Zoo Biology 15:239-253. PDF
1994 McCoy, J.K., S.F. Fox, and T.A. Baird. Geographic variation in sexual dimorphism in the collared lizard,Crotaphytus collaris (Sauria: Crotaphytidae). Southwest. Natur. 39:328-335. PDF
1994 Fox, S.F., S.S. Perea-Fox, and R. Castro Franco. Development of the tail autotomy adaptation at high and low elevations in Mexico under disparate levels of predation. Southwest. Natur. 39:311-322. PDF
1992 McCoy, J.K. and S.F. Fox. Redescription of the Mexican lizard Barisia rudicollis [Weigman] (Sauria:Anguidae). Copeia 1992:1114-1117. PDF
1992 Heger, N.A., and S.F. Fox. Viability of lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) eggs exposed to simulated flood conditions. J. Herp. 26:338-341. PDF
1992 Fox, S.F. and T.A. Baird. The dear enemy phenomenon in the collared lizard,Crotaphytus collaris, with a cautionary note on experimental methodology. Animal Behaviour 44:780-782. PDF
1990 Medel, R. G., P. A. Marquet, S. F. Fox, and F. M. Jaksic. Depredación sobre lagartijas en Chile central: importancia relativa de atributos ecológicos y morfológicos. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 63:261-266. PDF
1990 Fox, S.F., N.A. Heger, and L.S. DeLay. Social cost of tail loss in Uta stansburiana: lizard tails as status-signalling badges. Animal Behavior 39:549-554. PDF
1989 Núñez, H. and S.F. Fox. Liolaemus puritamensis, a new species of iguanid lizard previously confused with Liolaemus multiformis (Squamata: Iguanidae). Copeia 1989:456-460. PDF
1988 Medel, R.G., J.E. Jiménez, S.F. Fox, and F.M. Jaksíc. Experimental evidence that high population frequencies of lizard tail autotomy indicate inefficient predation. Oikos 53:321-324. PDF
1987 Dorschner, K.W., S.F. Fox, M. Keener, and R.D. Eikenbary. Lotka-Volterra competition revisited: the importance of intrinsic rates of increase to the unstable equilibrium. Oikos 48:55-61. PDF
1984 Ferguson, G.W., and S.F. Fox. Annual variation of survival advantage of large juvenile side-blotched lizards, Uta stansburiana: its causes and evolutionary significance. Evolution 38:342-349. PDF
1982 Fox, S.F. and M.A. Rostker. The social cost of tail loss in Uta stansburiana. Science 218:692-693. (Excerpted in N.Y. Times, Newsweek, New Scientist, International Wildlife, and Voice of America.) PDF
1981 Fox, S.F., E. Rose, and R. Myers. Dominance and the acquisition of superior home ranges in the lizard Uta stansburiana. Ecology 62:888-893. PDF
1978 Fox, S.F. Natural selection among behavioral phenotypes of the lizard Uta stansburiana. Ecology 59:834-847. PDF
1978 Baker, M.C., and S.F. Fox. Dominance, survival and enzyme polymorphism in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis). Evolution 32:607-711. PDF
1978 Baker, M.C. and S.F. Fox. Differential survival in common grackles sprayed with turgitol. American Naturalist 112:675-682. PDF
1975 Fox, S.F. Natural selection among morphological phenotypes in the lizard Uta stansburiana. Evolution 29:95-107. PDF
1968 Banks, E.M., and S.F. Fox. Relative aggression of two sympatric rodents; a preliminary report. Communications in Behavioral Biology, Part A, 2:51-58
Books, book chapters and reviews
2009 Fox, S. F. Life history and behavior. Chapter in Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide (L. Jones and R. Lovich, editors). Rio Nuevo Press, Tucson, AZ.
2005 Pincheira-Donoso, D. y Núñez, H. 2005. Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae): taxonomía, sistemática y evolución. Foreward by S. F. Fox. Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile Nº 59: 7-486.
2004 Fox, S.F., P. A. Shipman, R.E. Thill, J.P. Phelps, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Amphibian communities under diverse forest management in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. In Ouachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research. October 26-28 1999, Hot Springs, Arkansas. J.M. Guldin, editor, pp. 164-173. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
2004 Shipman, P.A., S.F. Fox, R.E. Thill, J.P. Phelps, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Reptile communities under diverse forest management in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. In Ouachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research. October 26-28 1999, Hot Springs, Arkansas. J.M. Guldin, editor, pp. 174-182. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
2004 Crosswhite, D.L., S.F. Fox, and R.E. Thill. Herpetological habitat relations in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. In Ouachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research. October 26-28 1999, Hot Springs, Arkansas. J.M. Guldin, editor, pp. 273-282. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
2004 Fox, S. F. Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity (Book Review). Copeia 2004:955-957. PDF
2003 Fox, S.F., J.K. McCoy, and T.A. Baird (eds.) Lizard social behavior. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.
2003 Fox, S.F. and P.A. Shipman. Social behavior at high and low elevations: environmental release and phylogenetic effects in Liolaemus. In Lizard social behavior, S.F. Fox, J.K. McCoy, and T.A. Baird, eds., pp. 310-355. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. PDF
2003 McCoy, J.K., T.A. Baird, and S.F. Fox. Sexual selection, social behavior, and the environmental potential for polygyny. In Lizard social behavior, S.F. Fox, J.K. McCoy, and T.A. Baird, eds., pp. 149-171. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.
1983 Fox, S.F. Fitness, home range quality, and social rank in Uta stansburiana. In Lizard Ecology: Studies on a Model Organism. R.B. Huey, E.R. Pianka, and T.W. Schoener (eds), pp 149-168. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
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