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33. Bradshaw AJ, Poo S, Malter TE, Strasbaugh RM, Bodner B, Hincher MR, Devan-Song A, Tabima J. (2026) Characterization of a core fungal community and captivity-induced gut “mycobiome” change in Fowler’s Toad. Ecology and Evolution, 16(4):e73430. PDF | URL 

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32. Kunkel DM, Long-Fox BL, Pittman C, Portmann J, Sheik M, Bates JM, Bentley A, Contreras DL, Ellwood ER, Lomas MW, Monfils AK, Moser WE, Nelson G, Poo S, Thiers B, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Webster MS, Zimkus BM, Pandey JL. (2026) Integrating biological and environmental data to solve key scientific and societal challenges. BioScience, 76:13-20. PDF | URL 

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31. Albritton M, Bolan J, Devan-Song A, Poo S. (2025) Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot). Endoparasites. Herpetological Review, 56(4):415-416. PDF

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30. Low M-R, Clements GR, Chong E, Giam X, Poo S, Quek YA, Ahmad Ghani NAA, Gasik L, Aziz SA. (2025) Lack of pollination knowledge among durian growers presents challenges and opportunities for fruit bat conservation. Tropical Conservation Science, 18:19400829251381929. PDF | URL 

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29. Malter TE, Strasbaugh RM, Bogisich A, Terry J, Saffle ET, Devan-Song A, Neuman-Lee LA, Poo S. (2025) Cross-generational effects of captive stress on adults and their released offspring in an amphibian. Journal of Herpetology, 59(1):51-59. PDF | URL​​​

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28. Bogisich A, Candia AK, Cantrell J, Collins C, Reichling SB, Poo S. (2025) Dusky gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) repatriation at a reintroduction site through zoo-led captive-release efforts. Zoo Biology, 2025:1-7. PDF | URL 

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27. Devan-Song A, Albritton M, Bolan J, Walden MA, Karraker NE, Poo S. (2024) Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot) Burrow Depths. Herpetological Review, 55(3):417-418. PDF | URL     PDF | URL 

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26. Bentley A, Thiers B, Moser WE, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Zimkus BM, Monfils AK, Franz NM, Bates JM, Boundy-Mills K, Lomas MW, Ellwood ER, Poo S, Contreras DL, Webster MS, Nelson G, Pandey JL. (2024) Community Action: Planning for Specimen Management in Funding Proposals. Bioscience, 2024:biae032. PDF | URL

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25. Poo S, Cheng Y-C, Fuh N-T, Chuang M-F, Kam Y-C. (2024) Sex-specific oviposition site selection in and arboreal treefrog with resource-defense mating system. Ethology, 130(5): e13444. PDF | URL 

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24. Poo S, Candia AK, Cohen KL, Erickson FT, Mason SA, Nissen BD, McNear AF, Reinig JJ, Sherrock JS, Aguiluz AR, Jacques LL, Jenkins HER, Devan-Song A. (2023) Hatching plasticity in a Southeast Asian treefrog mitigates submergence-induced mortality. Biotropica.  PDF | URL

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23. Hartzheim AM, Terry JL, Field EK, Hatdy NT, Poo S, Neuman-Lee LA. (2022) Immune and stress physiology of two captively-housed tortoise species. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, 339(2):220-233.  PDF | URL

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22. Poo S, Whitfield SM, Shepack A, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Nelson G, Goodwin J, Bogisich A, Brennan PLR, D’Agostino J, Koo MS, Mendelson JR, Snyder R, Wilson S, Aronsen GP, Bentley AC, Balckburn DC, Borths MR, Campbell ML, Conde DA, Cook JA, Daza JD, Dembiec DP, Dunnum JL, Early CM, Ferguson A, Greene A, Guralnick R, Janney C, Johnson D, Knightly F, Poulin S, Rocha L, Soltis PS, Thiers B, Chakrabarty P. (2022) Bridging the research gap between live collections in zoos and preserved collections in natural history museums. BioScience, 72(5): 449-460.  PDF | URL

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21. Poo S, Bogisich A, Mack M, Lynn BK, Devan-Song A. (2022) Post-release comparisons of amphibian growth reveal challenges with sperm cryopreservation as a conservation tool. Conservation Science and Practice, e572.  PDF | URL

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20. Reichling SB, Cantrell J, Roznik EA, Bogisich A, Poo S. (2022) First natural breeding of the endangered dusky gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) in captivity. Zoo Biology, 41, 354– 359.  PDF | URL

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19. Santymire RM, Sacerdote-Velat AB, Gygli A, Keinath DA, Poo S, Hinkson KM, McKeag EM. (2021) Using dermal glucocorticoids to determine the effects of disease and environment on the critically endangered Wyoming toad. Conservation Physiology, 9:coab093.  PDF | URL  

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18. Watt AM*, Marcec-Greaves R, Hinkson KM, Poo S, Roberts B, Pitcher TE. (2021) Effects of age on sperm quality metrics in endangered Mississippi gopher frogs (Lithobates sevosus) from captive populations used for controlled propagation and reintroduction efforts. Zoo Biology, 40:218-226.  PDF | URL  

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17. Hinkson KM, Poo S. (2020) Inbreeding depression in sperm quality in a critically endangered amphibian. Zoo Biology, 39:197-207.  PDF | URL  

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16. Poo S, Hinkson KM. (2020) Amphibian conservation using assisted reproductive technologies: Cryopreserved sperm affects offspring morphology, but not behavior, in a toad. Global Ecology and Conservation, 21:e00809.  PDF | URL

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15. Poo S, Hinkson KM. (2019) Applying cryopreservation to anuran conservation biology. Conservation Science and Practice, e91.   PDF | URL

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14. Hinkson KM, Baecher JA, Poo S. (2019) Cryopreservation and hormomal induction of spermic urine in a novel species: the smooth-sided toad (Rhaebo guttatus). Cryobiology, 89:109-111.  PDF | URL

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13. Poo S, Hinkson KM, Stege E. (2018) Effects of hibernation on sperm production and body condition in an endangered temperate amphibian. Reproduction, Fertility and Developmenty, 31:796-804.  PDF | URL

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12. Poo S, Low M-R. (2018) Multiple male amplexus in Feihyla hansenae (Family: Rhacophoridae). Herpetological Review, 49(3): 516-517.  PDF 

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11. Karraker NE, Fischer S, Aowphol A, Sheridan J, Poo S. (2018) Signals of forest degradation in the demography of common Asian amphibians. PeerJ, e4220.  PDF | URL

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10. Chuang M-F, Kee W-H, Sun J-S, You C-H, Kam Y-C, Poo S. (2018) Effects of predation risk and oviposition site value on male nest guarding behavior and offspring survival in an arboreal-breeding treefrog. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 71:122.  PDF | URL

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9. Poo S, Erickson FT, Mason SA, Nissen BD. (2017) Predation of Feihyla hansenae (Hansen’s bush frog) eggs by a nursery web spider. The Herpetological Bulletin, 139: 36-37.  PDF

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8. Poo S, Low M-R, Devan-Song A. (2016) Xenochrophis flavipunctatus (Yellow-spotted keelback water snake): Diet. Herpetological Review, 47(2):319.  PDF

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7. Poo S, Evans TA, Tan MK, Bickford DP. (2016) Dynamic switching in predator attack and maternal defense of prey. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 118: 901-910.  PDF | URL

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6. Poo S, Ragsdale AB, Jenkins HER, Jacques LL, Tan E, Karraker NE. (2016) Rhacophorus kio: Oviposition and nest construction. Herpetological Review, 47(1):119-120.  PDF

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5. Priyadarshana TS, Wijewardhane IH, Poo S. (2015) Pseudophilautus popularis (Common shrub frog): Male territorial combat and vocal interaction in Sri Lanka. The Herpetological Bulletin, 134:29-30.  PDF

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4. Poo S, Bickford DP. (2014) Hatching plasticity in a Southeast Asian Treefrog. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 68:1733-1740.  PDF | URL 

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3. Poo S, Bickford DP. (2013) The adaptive significance of egg attendance in a Southeast Asian treefrog. Ethology, 119(8):671-679.  PDF | URL 

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2. Bickford D, Poo S, Posa MRC. (2012) Southeast Asian biodiversity crisis. In Gower D, Johnson K, Richardson J, Rosen B, Rüber L, Williams S (eds) Biotic evolution and environmental change in Southeast Asia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.  PDF |URL

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1. Caldwell-Harris CL, Tong J, Lung W, Poo S. (2011) Physiological reactivity to emotional phrases in Mandarin—English bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingualism, 15(3):329-352.  PDF | URL

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