1. 1.Willig, M. R., D. L. Moorhead, S. B. Cox, and J. C. Zak.  1996.  Functional diversity of soil bacterial communities in the Tabonuco Forest: the interaction of anthropogenic and natural disturbance.  Biotropica 28:471-483.
   

2. 2.Gross, K. L., M. R. Willig, L. Gough. R. Inouye, and S. B. Cox.  2000.  Species diversity and productivity at different spatial scales in herbaceous plant communities.  Oikos 89:417-427.
   

3. 3.Scheiner, S. M., S. B. Cox, M. R. Willig, G. G. Mittelbach, C. Osenberg, and M. Kaspari.  2000.  Species richness: species area curves and Simpson’s paradox.  Evolutionary Ecology Research 2:791-802.
   

4. 4.Cox, S. B., M. R. Willig, and F. N. Scatena.  2002.  Variation in surface soils of the Luquillo Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico: a multivariate approach.  Plant and Soil 247:189-198.
   

5. 5.Stevens, R. D., S. B. Cox, R. Strauss, and M. R. Willig.  2003.  Patterns of functional diversity across an extensive environmental gradient:  vertebrate consumers, hidden treatments and latitudinal trends.  Ecology Letters 6: 1099-1108.
   

6. 6.Pepper, C., M. Nascarella, E. Marsland, J. Montford, L. Wood, S. Cox, C. Bradford, T. Burns, and S. Presley.  2004.  Threatened or endangered?  Keystone species or public health threat? The black-tailed prairie dog, the Endangered Species Act, and the imminent threat of bubonic plague.  Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law 24: 355-391.
   

7. 7.Radtke, C. W., C. L. Polydore, S. B. Cox, and G. P. Cobb.  2005.  Vapor phase analysis of isobutyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, n-propyl acetate and their respective alcohols using solid phase microextraction - gas chromatography with a mass selective detector.  Journal of Chromatography A 1066: 225-230.
   

8. 8.Smith, P. N., Utley, S. J., Cox, S. B., Anderson, T. A., McMurry, S. T.  2005.  Monitoring Perchlorate Exposure and Thyroid Hormone Status among Raccoons Inhabiting a Perchlorate-Contaminated Site.  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 102:337-347.
   

9. 9.Boyd, J. W., C. K. Eckman, N. A. Romero, S. S. Ramkumar, S. B. Cox, and G. P. Cobb.  2006.  The use of a thermogravimetric analyzer for the generation of analytical vapor standards of organophosphate pesticides.  Analytica Chimica Acta 558: 35-41.
   

10. 10.Cobb, G. P., M. T. Abel, T. R. Rainwater, G. P. Austin, S. B. Cox, R. J. Kendall, E. J. Marsland, T. A. Anderson, B. D. Leftwich, J. C. Zak, and Presley, S. M.  2006.  Metal distributions in New Orleans following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: a continuation study.  Environmental Science and Technology 40: 4571 - 4577.
    

11. 11.Cox, S. B., C. P. Bloch, R. D. Stevens, and L. Huenneke.  2006.  Productivity and diversity in an arid ecosystem: a long-term perspective.  Plant Ecology 186: 1-12.
    

12. 12.Luo, H., S. B. Cox, W. Gao, J. Yu, and J. S. Wang.  2006.  Metabolic profiling in validation of plasma biomarkers for green tea polyphenols.  Metabolomics 2: 235-241.
    

13. 13.Pan, X., B. Zhang, S. B. Cox, T. A. Anderson, and G. P. Cobb.  2006.  Determination of N-nitroso derivatives of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in soils by pressurized liquid extraction and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.  Journal of Chromatography A. 1107: 2-8.
    

14. 14.Presley, S. M., T. R. Rainwater, G. P. Austin, S. G. Platt, J. C. Zak, G. P. Cobb, E. J. Marsland, K. Tian, B. Zhang, T. A. Anderson, S. B. Cox, M. T. Abel, B. D. Leftwich, J. R. Huddleston, R. M. Jeter, and R. J. Kendall.  2006.  Assessment of pathogens and toxicants in New Orleans, LA following Hurricane Katrina.  Environmental Science and Technology 40: 468-474.
    

15. 15.Ramachandran, B. R., A. B. Gentles, S. B. Cox, and E. E. Smith.  2006.  Age-dependent characterization of pendrin gene expression in the various tissues of deer mice.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 145: 338-345.
    

16. 16.Smith, J. N., X. Pan, B. A. Gentles, Smith, E. E., A. I. Stormberg, S. B. Cox, and G. P. Cobb.  2006.  Reproductive effects of the anaerobic rdx metabolite TNX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine) on laboratory deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus).  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25: 446-451.
    

17. 17.Wang, Z., L. Tang, G. Sun, Y. Tang, Y. Xie, S. Wang, X. Hu, W. M. Gao, S. B. Cox, and J. S. Wang.  2006.  Etiological study of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in an endemic region: a population-based case control study in Huaian, China.  BMC Cancer 6:287.
    

18. 18.Zhang, B., X. Pan, S. B. Cox, G. P. Cobb, and T. A. Anderson.  2006.  Evidence that miRNAs are different from other RNAs.  Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 63: 246-254.
    

19. 19.Brausch, J. M., S. B. Cox, and P. N. Smith.  2006.  Pesticide usage on the Southern High Plains and acute toxicity fo four chemicals to the fairy shrimp Thamnocephalus platyurus.  Texas Journal of Science 58:309-324.
    

20. 20.Abel, M., S. M. Presley, T. R. Rainwater, G. P. Austin, S. B. Cox, L. McDaniel, E. J. Marsland, B. D. Leftwich, T. A. Anderson, R. J. Kendall, and G. P. Cobb.  2007.  Spatial and temporal evaluation of metal concentrations in soils and sediments from New Orleans, LA following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26: 2108-2114.
    

21. 21.Brunjes, K. J., S. A. Severt, J. Liu, X. Pan, J. Brausch, S. B. Cox, G. P. Cobb, S. T. McMurry, R. J. Kendal, and P. N. Smith.  2007.  Effects of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) exposure on reproduction and hatchling development in Northern bobwhite quail.  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 70: 682-687.
    

22. 22.Pan, X., M. San Francisco, C. Lee, K. M. Ochoa, X. Xu, B. Zhang, S. B. Cox, and G. P. Cobb.  2007.  Examination of the mutagenicity of RDX and its N-nitroso metabolites using the Salmonella reverse mutation assay.  Mutation Research 629: 64-69.
    

23. 23.Bell, C. W., N. E. McIntyre, S. B. Cox, D. T. Tissue, and J. C. Zak.  2008.  Soil microbial responses to temporal variations of moisture and temperature in a Chihuahuan desert grassland in Big Bend National Park: implications on predicting responses to global climate change.  Microbial Ecology 56: 153-167.
    

24. 24.Chalcraft, D. R., S. B. Cox, C. Clark, E. E. Cleland, K. Suding, E. Weiher, and D. Pennington.  2008. Scale-dependent responses of plant biodiversity to nitrogen enrichment.  Ecology 89:2165-2171.
    

25. 25.Lui, J., S. B. Cox, B. Beall, K. J. Brunjes, X. Pan, R. J. Kendall, T. A. Anderson, S. T. McMurry, G. P. Cobb, and P. N. Smith.  2008.  Effects of HMX exposure opon metabolic rate of northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) in ovo.  Chemosphere 71: 1945-1949.
    

26. 26.Ramkumar, S S., A H. Love, U. R. Sata, C. J. Koester, W. J. Smith, G. A. Keating, L. W. Hobbs, S. B. Cox, W. M. Lagna, and R. J. Kendall.  2008. Next-generation nonparticulate dry nonwoven pad for chemical warfare agent decontamination.  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 47:9889-9895.
    

27. 27.Tang, L., M. Tang, H. Luo, T. Huang, J. Yu, L. Zhang, W. Gao, S. B. Cox, and J. S. Wang.  2008.  Modulation of aflatoxin biomarkers in human blood and urine by green tea polyphenol intervention.  Carcinogenesis 29: 411-417.
    

28. 28.Wang, J. S., H. Luo, P. Wang, L. Tang, J. Yu, T. Huang, S. B. Cox, and W. Gao.  2008.  Validation of green tea polyphenol biomarkers in a Phase II human intervention trial.  Food and Chemical Toxicology 46: 232-240.
    

29. 29.Zhang, B., S. B. Cox, S. T. McMurry, W. A. Jackson, G. P. Cobb, and T. A. Anderson.  2008.  Effect of two major N-nitroso hexahyrdro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) metabolites on earthworm reproductive success.  Environmental Pollution 153: 658-667.
    

30. 30.*Anderson, J. A. H., M. J. Hooper, J. C. Zak, and S. B. Cox.  2009.  Characterization of the structural and functional diversity of indigenous soil microbial communities in smelter-impacted and non-impacted soils.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28: 534-541.
    

31. 31.*Anderson, J. A. H., M. J. Hooper, J. C. Zak, and S. B. Cox.  2009.  Molecular and functional assessment of bacterial community convergence in metal-amended soils.  Microbial Ecology 58: 10-22.
    

32. 32.Bell, C. W., V. Acosta Martinez, N. E. McIntyre, S. B. Cox, D. T. Tissue, and J. C. Zak.  2009.  Linking microbial community structure and function to seasonal differences in soil moisture and temperature in a Chihuahuan desert grassland.  Microbial Ecology 58: 827-842.
    

33. 33.Rajagopalan, S., T. Anderson, S. Cox, G. Harvey, Q. Cheng, and W. A. Jackson.  2009.  Perchlorate in wet deposition across North America.  Environmental Science and Technology 43: 616-622.
    

34. 34.Smith, J. N., M. A. Espino, J. Jui, N. A. Romero, S. B. Cox, and G. P. Cobb.  2009.  Multigenerational effects in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) exposed to hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (TNX).  Chemosphere 75: 910-914.
    

35. 35.Wu, H. M., T. J. McBride, J. P. Isanhart, S. B. Cox, and M. J. Hooper.  2009.  Responses of glutamate cysteine ligase and glutathione to oxidants in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus).  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72: 1572-1578.
    

36. 36.Abel, M. T., B. Suedel, S. M. Presley, T. R. Rainwater, G. P. Austin, S. B. Cox, L. N. McDaniel, R. Rigdon, T. Goebel, R. Zartman, B. D. Leftwich, T. A. Anderson, R. J. Kendall, and G. P. Cobb.  2010. Spatial distribution of lead concentrations in urban soils of New Orleans, Louisiana USA.  Environmental Geochemistry and Health 32: 379-389.
    

37. 37.*Anderson, J. A. H., J. E. Canas, M. K. Long, J. C. Zak, and S. B. Cox.  2010.  Bacterial community dynamics in high and low bioavailability soils following laboratory exposure to a range of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 38-44.
    

38. 38.Brausch, J. M., B. R. Blackwell, B. N. Beall, Blake, C. Caudillo, K. Venkata, C. Godard-Codding, S. B. Cox, G. P. Cobb, P. N. Smith.  2010.  Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus).  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A. 73: 540-551.
    

39. 39.*Erickson, R. A., S. M. Presley, L. J. S. Allen, K. R. Long, and S. B. Cox.  2010.  A stage structured, Aedes albopictus population model.  Ecological Modelling 221:1273-1282.
    

40. 40.*Erickson, R. A., S. M. Presley, L. J. S. Allen, K. R. Long, and S. B. Cox.  2010.  A dengue model with a dynamic Aedes albopictus vector population.  Ecological Modelling 221: 2899-2908.
    

41. 41.*Gelca, R., K. Surowiec, T. A. Anderson, and S. B. Cox.  2010.  Photolytic breakdown of fullerene C60 cages in an aqueous suspension.  Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 10: 1-5.
    

42. 42.Mahan, J.R., W. Conaty, J. Neilsen, P. Payton, and S. B. Cox.  2010.  Field performance in agricultural settings of a wireless temperature monitoring system based on a low-cost infrared sensor.  Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 71, 176-181.
    

43. 43.Vance-Chalcraft, H. D., M. R. Willig, S. B. Cox, A. E. Lugo, and F. N. Scatena.  2010.  Relationship between aboveground biomass and multiple measures of biodiversity in subtropical forest of Puerto Rico.  Biotropica 42: 290-299.
    

44. 44.Wolcott, R. D., S. B. Cox, and S. E. Dowd.  2010.  Healing and healing rates of chronic wounds in the age of molecular pathogen diagnostics.  Journal of Wound Care 19: 276-284.
    

* Indicates a student in the Cox Lab