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2016
Nagy,K.A.,G.Kuchling,L.S.Hillard,andB.T.Henen.(2016)Weatherandsexratiosofhead-startedAgassiz’sdesert
tortoiseGopherusagassiziijuvenileshatchedinnaturalhabitatenclosures.EndangeredSpeciesResearch30:145155.(Researcharticle)(Linktopdf)
Ellsworth,E.,M.R.Boudreau,K.Nagy,J.L.Rachlow,andD.L.Murray.(2016).Differentialsex-relatedwinter
energeticsinfree-rangingsnowshoehares(Lepusamericanus).CanadianJournalofZoology94:115-121.(Research
article)(linktopdf)
2015
Nagy,K.A.,S.Hillard,S.Dickson,andD.J.Morafka.(2015).Effectsofartificialrainonsurvivorship,bodycondition,
andgrowthofhead-starteddeserttortoises(Gopherusagassizii)releasedtotheopendesert.Herpetological
ConservationandBiology10:535-549.(Researcharticle)(Linktopdf)
Nagy,K.A.,L.S.Hillard,M.W.Tuma,andD.J.Morafka.(2015).Head-starteddeserttortoises(Gopherusagassizii):
Movements,survivorshipandmortalitycausesfollowingtheirrelease.HerpetologicalConservationandBiology
10:203-215.(Researcharticle)(linktopdf)
2014
Gienger,C.M.,C.R.Tracy,andK.A.Nagy.(2014).Lifeintheslowlane:GilaMonstershavelowratesofenergyuse
andwaterflux.Copeia2014:279-287.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
2012
Nagy,K.A.,andG.G.Montgomery.,(2012).Fieldmetabolicrate,waterfluxandfoodconsumptionbyfree-living
silkyanteaters(Cyclopesdidactylus)inPanama.Edentata13:61-65.(Shortcommunication)(emailNagyforpdf)
2011
Davy,C.M.,T.Edwards,A.Lathrop,M.Bratton,M.Hagan,B.Henen,K.A.Nagy,J.Stone,L.S.Hillard,andR.W.
Murphy(2011)PolyandryandmultiplepaternitiesintheThreatenedAgassiz’sdeserttortoise,Gopherusagassizii.
ConservationGenetics12:1313-1322.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,M.W.Tuma,andL.S.Hillard(2011)Shellhardnessmeasurementinjuveniledeserttortoises,
Gopherusagassizii.HerpetologicalReview42:191-195.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
2010
Hazard,L.C.,D.R.Shemanski,andK.A.Nagy(2010)Nutritionalqualityofnaturalfoodsofjuvenileandadult
deserttortoises(Gopherusagassizii):Calcium,phosphorus,andmagnesiumdigestibility.JournalofHerpetology
44:135-147.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
2009
Nagy,K.A.andD.R.Shemanski(2009)Observationsondietandseeddigestioninasanddunelizard,Meroles
anchietae.AfricanJournalofHerpetology58:39-43.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Hazard,L.C.,D.R.Shemanski,andK.A.Nagy(2009)Nutritionalqualityofnaturalfoodsofjuvenileandadult
deserttortoises(Gopherusagassizii):Energy,nitrogen,andfiberdigestibility.JournalofHerpetology43:38-48.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
2007
Brown,T.K.andK.A.Nagy(2007)Lizardenergeticsandthesit-and-waitvs.wide-foragingparadigm.Pp.120-140
in:S.M.Reilly,L.D.McBrayer,andD.B.Miles,eds.,TheEvolutionaryConsequencesofForagingMode.Cambridge
UniversityPress.(Bookchapter)(emailNagyforpdf)
2005
Nagy,K.A.(2005)Fieldmetabolicrateandbodysize.TheJournalofExperimentalBiology
208:1621-1625.(Invitedreviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Brown,T.K.,K.A.Nagy,andD.J.Morafka.(2005)Costsofgrowthintortoises.Journalof
Herpetology39:19-23.(Researcharticle)
2004
Nagy,K.A.(2004)WaterEconomyofFree-livingDesertAnimals.Pages291-297inAnimalsand
Environments.InternationalCongressSeries1275,Elsevier,Inc.,Amsterdam.(Invitedreview
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(2004)HeterotrophicEnergyFlows.Pages159-172inEncyclopediaofEnergy.Elsevier
Inc.,NewYork.(Invitedreviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
2003
Lagarde,F.,X.Bonnet,B.Henen,K.Nagy,J.Corbin,A.Lacroix,andC.Trouve.(2003)Plasma
steroidandnutrientlevelsduringtheactiveseasoninwildTestudohorsfieldi.Generaland
ComparativeEndocrinology134:139-146.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Lagarde,F.,X.Bonnet,J.Corbin,B.Henen,K.Nagy,B.Mardonov,andG.Naulleau.(2003)
Foragingbehaviouranddietofanectothermicherbivore:Testudohorsfieldi.Ecography26:236-
242.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Lagarde,F.,X.Bonnet,J.Corbin,B.Henen,K.Nagy,B.Mardonov,andG.Naulleau.(2003)
Foragingbehaviouranddietofanectothermicherbivore:Testudohorsfieldi.Ecography26:236-
242.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Christopher,M.M.,K.H.Berry,B.T.Henen,andK.A.Nagy.(2003)Clinicaldiseaseandlaboratory
abnormalitiesinfree-rangingdeserttortoisesinCalifornia(1990-1995).JournalofWildlife
Diseases39:35-56.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Whiting,M.J.,K.A.Nagy,andP.W.Bateman.(2003)Evolutionandmaintenanceofsocialstatussignaling
badges.Pages47-82inS.F.Fox,J.K.McCoy,andT.A.Baird(eds),LizardSocial
Behavior.JohnsHopkinsUniv.Press,Baltimore(Invitedresearchandreviewchapter)(emailNagyforpdf)
2002
Nagy,K.A.,B.T.Henen,D.B.Vyas,andI.R.Wallis.(2002)Aconditionindexforthedeserttortoise
(Gopherusagassizii).ChelonianConservationandBiology4:425-429.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(2002)Dry,dryagain.NaturalHistory111:50-55.(Invitedpopularpressarticleondesert
tortoises)(emailNagyforpdf)
Henen,B.T.,K.A.Nagy,X.Bonnet,andF.Lagarde.(2002)Clutchsizeandfecundityofwild
Horsfield'stortoises(Testudohorsfieldi):timeandbodysizeeffects.Chelonii3:135-143.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Lagarde,F.,X.Bonnet,K.Nagy,B.Henen,J.Corbin,andG.Naulleau.(2002)Ashortspringbefore
alongjump:theecologicalchallengetothesteppetortoise(Testudohorsfieldi).CanadianJournal
ofZoology80:493-502.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Salatas,J.H.,P.C.Frederick,K.A.Nagy,andG.E.Williams.(2002)Validationofthelabeled-water
methodforestimatingfoodconsumptioninnestlingherons.TheAuk119:551-556.(Research
note)(emailNagyforpdf)
Martin,K.,andK.Nagy.(2002)Animalphysiologyandglobalenvironmentalchange.Pages136-139
inT.Munn(ed),EncyclopediaofGlobalEnvironmentalChange,Vol.2,TheEarthSystem:
BiologicalandEcologicalDimensionsofGlobalEnvironmentalChange.JohnWiley,Chichister,
U.K.(Invitedreviewchapter)(emailNagyforpdf)
2001
Lagarde,F.,X.Bonnet,B.T.Henen,J.Corbin,K.A.Nagy,andG.Naulleau.(2001)Sexualsize
dimorphisminsteppetortoises(Testudohorsfieldi):growth,maturity,andindividualvariation.
CanadianJournalofZoology79:1433-1441.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(2001)Foodrequirementsofwildanimals:Predictiveequationsforfree-living
mammals,reptiles,andbirds.NutritionAbstractsandReviews,SeriesB71:21R-32R.(Invited
reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Wilson,D.S.,K.A.Nagy,C.R.Tracy,D.J.Morafka,andR.A.Yates.(2001)Waterbalancein
neonateandjuveniledeserttortoises,Gopherusagassizii.HerpetologicalMonographs15:158-
170.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,G.l.Kooyman,andP.J.Ponganis.(2001)Energeticcostofforaginginfree-diving
EmperorPenguins.PhysiologicalandBiochemicalZoology74:541-547.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Bonnet,X.,F.Lagarde,B.T.Henen,J.Corbin,K.A.Nagy,GNaulleau,K.Balhoul,O.Chastel,A.
LegrandandR.Cambag.(2001)Sexualdimorphisminsteppetortoises(Testudohorsfieldii):
influenceoftheenvironmentandsexualselectiononbodyshapeandmobility.BiologicalJournal
oftheLinneanSociety72:357-372.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
2000
Nagy,K.A.,andS.D.Bradshaw.(2000)Scalingofenergyandwaterfluxesinfree-livingarid-zone
Australianmarsupials.JournalofMammalogy81:962-970.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Mautz,W.J.,andK.A.Nagy.(2000)Xantusiidlizardshavelowenergy,water,andfoodrequirements.
PhysiologicalandBiochemicalZoology73:480-487.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(2000)Energycostsofgrowthinneonatereptiles.HerpetologicalMonographs14:378-
387.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1999
Brown,M.B.,K.H.Berry,I.M.Schumacher,K.A.Nagy,M.M.Christopher,andP.A.Klein.(1999)
SeroepidemiologyoftheupperrespiratorytractdiseaseinthedeserttortoiseintheWestern
MojaveDesertofCalifornia.JournalofWildlifeDiseases35:716-727.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Wilson,D.S.,C.R.Tracy,K.A.Nagy,andD.J.Morafka.(1999)Physicalandmicrohabitat
characteristicsofburrowsusedbyjuveniledeserttortoises(Gopherusagassizii).Chelonian
ConservationandBiology3:448-453.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Wallis,I.R.,B.T.Henen,andK.A.Nagy.(1999)Eggsizeandannualeggproductionbyfemaledesert
tortoises(Gopherusagassizii):theimportanceoffoodabundance,bodysize,anddateofegg
shelling.JournalofHerpetology33:394-408.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Wilson,D.S.,D.J.Morafka,C.R.Tracy,andK.A.Nagy.(1999)Winteractivityofjuveniledesert
tortoises(Gopherusagassizii)intheMojaveDesert.JournalofHerpetology33:496-501.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,I.A.Girard,andT.K.Brown.(1999)Energeticsoffree-rangingmammals,reptilesand
birds.AnnualReviewofNutrition19:247-277.(Invitedreviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,&Gavrilov,V.M.(1999)Energeticsandtheecologyofbirdspecies.In:
Adams,N.J.&Slotow,R.H.(eds)Proc.22Int.Ornithol.Congr.,Durban:336-337.
Johannesburg:BirdLifeSouthAfrica.(Invitedreviewnote)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,V.M.Gavrilov,A.B.Kerimov,andE.V.Ivankina.(1999)Relationshipsbetweenfield
metabolicrate,basalmetabolicrateandterritorialityinpasserines.In:Adams,N.J.andSlotow,R.H.(eds)
Proceedingsofthe22ndInternationalOrnithologicalCongress,Durban:390-400.Johannesburg:BirdlifeSouth
Africa(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Christopher,M.M.,K.H.Berry,I.R.Wallis,K.A.Nagy,B.T.Henen,andC.C.Peterson.(1999)
Referenceintervalsandphysiologicalterationsinhematologicandbiochemicalvaluesoffree-ranging
deserttortoisesintheMojaveDesert.JournalofWildlifeDiseases35:212-238.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
1998
Henen,B.T.,C.C.Peterson,I.R.Wallis,K.H.Berry,andK.A.Nagy.(1998)Effectsofclimatic
variationonfieldmetabolismandwaterrelationsofdeserttortoises.Oecologia117:365-373.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,B.T.Henen,andD.B.Vyas.(1998)Nutritionalqualityofnativeandintroducedfood
plantsofwilddeserttortoises.JournalofHerpetology32:260-267.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Kunz,T.H.,S.K.Robson,andK.A.Nagy.(1998)EconomyofharemmaintenanceintheGreater
Spear-nosedBat,Phyllostomushastatus.JournalofMammalogy79:631-642.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
1997
Christopher,M.M.,K.A.Nagy,I.Wallis,J.K.Klaassen,andK.H.Berry.(1997).Laboratoryhealth
profilesofDesertTortoisesintheMojaveDesert:Amodelforhealthstatusevaluationof
chelonianpopulations.Pages76-82inProceedings:Conservation,Restoration,andManagement
ofTortoisesandTurtles–AnInternationalConference.NewYorkTurtleandTortoiseSociety,
NewYork.(Researchchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Degen,A.A.,I.S.Khokhlova,M.Kam,andK.A.Nagy.(1997)Bodysize,granivoryandseasonal
dietaryshiftsindesertgerbillinerodents.FunctionalEcology11:53-59.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,D.J.Morafka,andR.A.Yates.(1997).Youngdeserttortoisesurvival:energy,water,
andfoodrequirementsinthefield.ChelonianConservationandBiology2:396-404.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Znari,M.,andK.A.Nagy.(1997).Fieldmetabolicrateandwaterfluxinfree-livingBibron'sAgama
(AgamaimpalearisBoettger,1874)inMorocco.Herpetologica53:81-88.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Martin,K.L.M,andK.A.Nagy(1997).Waterbalanceandthephysiologyoftheamphibiantoamniote
transition.Pages399-423inS.S.SumidaandK.L.M.Martin,eds.,AmnioteOrigins:Completing
theTransitiontoLand.AcademicPress,SanDiego.(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
1995
Pinshow,B.,A.A.Degen,R.Yosef,M.Kam,andK.A.Nagy.(1995)Energyandwaterusebygreat
greyshrikenestlingsinunpredictabledesertenvironments.ProceedingsWesternFoundation
VertebrateZoology6:182-185.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,C.Meienberger,S.D.Bradshaw,andR.D.Wooller.(1995)Fieldmetabolicrateofa
smallmarsupialmammal,thehoneypossum(Tarsipesrostratus).JournalofMammalogy76:862-
866.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Peters,E.L.,S.A.Ibrahim,C.R.Tracy,F.W.Whicker,andK.A.Nagy.(1995)Estimationofthe
metabolicrateoftheDesertIguana(Dipsosaurusdorsalis)byaradionuclidetechnique.
PhysiologicalZoology68:316-341.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andS.D.Bradshaw.(1995)Energetics,osmoregulation,andfoodconsumptionbyfree-living
desertlizards,Ctenophorus(=Amphibolurus)nuchalisAmphibia-Reptilia16:25-35.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1994
Nagy,K.A.,andM.J.Gruchacz.(1994)Seasonalwaterandenergymetabolismofthedesert-dwelling
kangaroorat(Dipodomysmerriami).PhysiologicalZoology67:1461-1478.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andM.H.Knight.(1994)Energy,water,andfoodusebyspringbokantelope(Antidorcas
marsupialis)intheKalahariDesert.JournalofMammalogy75:860-872.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Secor,S.M.,andK.A.Nagy.(1994)BioenergeticcorrelatesofforagingmodeforthesnakesCrotalus
cerastesandMasticophisflagellum.Ecology75:1600-1614.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1994)Fieldbioenergeticsofmammals:whatdeterminesfieldmetabolicrate?Australian
JournalofZoology42:43-53.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1994)Seasonalwater,energyandfoodusebyfree-living,arid-habitatmammals.
AustralianJournalofZoology42:55-63.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1993
Obst,B.S.,andK.A.Nagy.(1993)StomachoilandtheenergybudgetofWilson'sStorm-Petrel
nestlings.TheCondor95:792-805.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Mehlum,F.,G.W.Gabrielsen,andK.A.Nagy.(1993)EnergyexpenditurebyBlackGuillemots
(Cepphusgrylle)duringchick-rearing.ColonialWaterbirds16:45-52.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Meienberger,C.,I.R.Wallis,andK.A.Nagy.(1993)Foodintakerateandbodymassinfluencetransit
timeanddigestibilityinthedeserttortoise(Xerobatesagassizii).PhysiologicalZoology66:847-
862.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andYinGuan.(1993)Thedoublylabeledwatermethod:interlaboratorycomparisonof
stableisotopemeasurements.ActaTheriologicaSinica13:142-148.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Williams,J.B.,W.R.Siegfried,S.J.Milton,N.J.Adams,W.J.R..Dean,M.A.DuPlessis,S.Jackson,
andK.A.Nagy.(1993)Fieldmetabolism,waterrequirements,andforagingbehaviorofwild
ostrichesintheNamib.Ecology74:390-404.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A..,M.K.Seely,andR.Buffenstein.(1993)Surprisinglylowfieldmetabolicrateofadiurnal
desertgecko,Rhoptropusafer.Copeia1993:216-219.(Researchnote)(emailNagyforpdf)
1992
Nagy,K.A.(1992)Thedoublylabeledwatermethodinecologicalenergeticsstudiesofterrestrial
vertebrates.BulletindeSocieteEcophysiologie,SupplementT.XVII:9-14.(Invitedreviewarticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andB.S.Obst.(1992)FoodandenergyrequirementsofAdeliePenguins(Pygoscelis
adeliae)ontheAntarcticPeninsula.PhysiologicalZoology65:1271-1284.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Obst,B.S.,andK.A.Nagy.(1992)FieldenergyexpendituresoftheSouthernGiant-Petrel.Condor
94:801-810.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Degen,A.A.,B.Pinshow,R.Yosef,M.Kam,andK.A.Nagy.(1992)Energeticsandgrowthrateof
NorthernShrike(Laniusexcubitor)nestlings.Ecology73:2273-2283.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Geffen,E.,A.A.Degen,M.Kam,R.Hefner,andK.A.Nagy.(1992)Dailyenergyexpenditureand
waterfluxoffree-livingBlanford'sfoxes(Vulpescana),asmalldesertcarnivore.Journalof
AnimalEcology61:611-617.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1991
Nagy,K.A.,B.C.Clarke,M.K.Seely,D.Mitchell,andJ.R.B.Lighton..(1991)Waterandenergy
balanceinNamibiandesertsand-dunelizardsAngolosaurusskoogi(Andersson,1916).Functional
Ecology5:731-739.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andB.S.Obst.(1991)Bodysizeeffectsonfieldenergyrequirementsofbirds:what
determinestheirfieldmetabolicrates?ActaXXCongressusInternationalisOrnithologici:pp.793-
799.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Degen,A.A.,A.Hazan,M..Kam,andK.A.Nagy.(1991).Seasonalwaterinfluxandenergy
expenditureoffree-livingsandrats.JournalofMammalogy72:652-657.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,S.D.Bradshaw,andB.T.Clay.(1991)Fieldmetabolicrate,waterflux,andfood
requirementsofshort-nosedbandicoots,Isoodonobesulus(Marsupialia:Peramelidae).Australian
JournalofZoology39:299-305.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Williams,J.B.,P.C.Withers,S.D.Bradshaw,andK.A.Nagy.(1991)Metabolismandwaterfluxof
captiveandfree-livingAustralianparrots.AustralianJournalofZoology39:131-142.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Adams,N.J.,R.W.Abrams,W.R.Siegfried,K.A.Nagy,andI.R.Kaplan.(1991).Energyexpenditure
andfoodconsumptionbybreedingCapegannetsMoruscapensis.MarineEcologyProgressSeries
70:1-9.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Tiebout,H.M.III,andK.A.Nagy.(1991)Validationofthedoublylabeledwatermethod(3HH18O)
formeasuringwaterfluxandCO2productioninthetropicalhummingbirdAmaziliasaucerottei.
PhysiologicalZoology64:362-374.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1990
Nagy,K.A.,G.D.Sanson,andN.K.Jacobsen.(1990)Comparativefieldenergeticsoftwomacropod
marsupialsandaruminant.AustralianWildlifeResearch17:591-599.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,W.J.Foley,I.R.Kaplan,D.Meredith,andM.Minigawa.(1990)Doublylabeledwater
validationinthemarsupialPetauroidesvolans.AustralianJournalofZoology38:469-477.(Researcharticle)(email
Nagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1990)Introduction.Pages1-16inA.M.Prentice,editor,"TheDoublyLabeledWater
MethodForMeasuringEnergyExpenditure:TechnicalRecommendationsForUseInHumans".
InternationalDietaryEnergyConsultancyGroup,InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,
NAHRES-4,Vienna.(Reviewchapterinbook)](emailNagyforpdf)
Foley,W.J.,J.C.Kehl,K.A.Nagy,I.R.Kaplan,andA.C.Borsboom.(1990)Energyandwater
metabolisminfree-livinggreatergliders,Petauroidesvolans.AustralianJournalofZoology38:1-
9.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Speakman,J.R.,K.A.Nagy,D.Masman,W.G.Mook,S.D.Poppitt,G.E.Strathearn,andP.A.Racey.
(1990)Interlaboratorycomparisonofdifferentanalyticaltechniquesforthedeterminationof
oxygen-18abundance.AnalyticalChemistry62:703-708.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,A.J.Bradley,andK.D.Morris.(1990)Fieldmetabolicrates,waterfluxes,andfeeding
ratesofquokkas,Setonixbrachyurus,andtammars,Macropuseugenii,inWesternAustralia.
AustralianJournalofZoology37:553-560.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Peterson,C.C.,K.A.Nagy,andJ.Diamond.(1990)Sustainedmetabolicscope.Proceedingsofthe
NationalAcademyofSciences87:2324-2328.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Kenagy,J.G.,D.Masman,S.M.Sharbaugh,andK.A.Nagy.(1990)Energyexpenditureduring
lactationinrelationtolittersizeinfree-livinggolden-mantledgroundsquirrels.JournalofAnimal
Ecology59:73-88.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Kurta,A.,T.H.Kunz,andK.A.Nagy.(1990)Energeticsandwaterfluxoffree-livingbigbrownbats
(Eptesicusfuscus)duringpregnancyandlactation.JournalofMammalogy71:59-65.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
1989
Kurta,A.,G.P.Bell,K.A.Nagy,andT.H.Kunz.(1989)Waterbalanceoffree-ranginglittlebrownbats
(Myotislucifugus)duringpregnancyandlactation.CanadianJournalofZoology67:2468-2472.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Wilson,R.P.,K.A.Nagy,andB.S.Obst.(1989)Foragingrangesofpenguins.PolarRecord25:303-
307.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Rundel,P.W.,J.R.Ehleringer,andK.A.Nagy(editors)(1989)"StableIsotopesinEcological
Research".Springer-Verlag,NewYork.(Book)(purchaseonline)
Kurta,A.,G.P.Bell,K.A.Nagy,andT.H.Kunz.(1989)Energeticsofpregnancyandlactationinfree-ranging
littlebrownbats(Myotislucifugus).PhysiologicalZoology62:804-818.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andC.C.Peterson.(1988)"ScalingofWaterFluxRateinAnimals".Universityof
CaliforniaPublicationsinZoology,Volume120.UniversityofCaliforniaPress,Berkeley.(Book)
Nagy,K.A.,A.K.Lee,R.W.Martin,andM.R.Fleming.(1988)Fieldmetabolicrateandfood
requirementofasmalldasyuridmarsupial,Sminthopsiscrassicaudata.AustralianJournalof
Zoology36:293-299.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Kenagy,J.G.,S.M.Sharbaugh,andK.A.Nagy.(1989)Annualcycleofenergyandtimeexpenditurein
agolden-mantledgroundsquirrelpopulation.Oecologia78:269-282.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1989)Fieldbioenergetics:Accuracyofmodelsandmethods.PhysiologicalZoology
62:237-252.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1989)Doubly-labeledwaterstudiesofvertebratephysiologicalecology.Pages270-287in
P.W.Rundel,J.R.Ehleringer,andK.A.Nagy(editors),"StableIsotopesinEcologicalResearch".
Springer-Verlag,NewYork.(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andM.H.Knight.(1989)ComparativefieldenergeticsofaKalahariskink(Mabuya
striata)andagecko(Pachydactylusbibroni).Copeia1989:13-17.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1988
Gessaman,J.A.,andK.A.Nagy.(1988)Energymetabolism:errorsingasexchangeconversionfactors.
PhysiologicalZoology61:507-513.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Powers,D.R.,andK.A.Nagy.(1988)Fieldmetabolicrateandfoodconsumptionbyfree-livingAnna's
Hummingbirds(Calypteanna).PhysiologicalZoology61:500-506.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andA.A.Degen.(1988)Dodesertgeckosconserveenergyandwaterbybeingnocturnal?
PhysiologicalZoology61:495-499.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Gessaman,J.A.,andK.A.Nagy.(1988)Transmitterloadsaffecttheflightspeedandmetabolismof
homingpigeons.Condor90:662-668.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1988)Energeticsofdesertreptiles.Pages165-186inP.K.GhoshandI.Prakash(editors),
"EcophysiologyofDesertVertebrates".ScientificPublishers,Jodhpur,India.(Reviewchapterin
book)(emailNagyforpdf)
Kunz,T.H.,andK.A.Nagy.(1988)Methodsofenergybudgetanalysis.Chapter18inT.H.Kunz
(editor),"EcologicalandBehavioralMethodsfortheStudyofBats".SmithsonianInstitution
Press,Washington,D.C.(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1988)Seasonalpatternsofwaterandenergybalanceindesertvertebrates.JournalofArid
Environments14:201-210.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Pettit,T.N.,K.A.Nagy,H.I.Ellis,andG.C.Whittow.(1988)IncubationenergeticsoftheLaysan
Albatross.Oecologia74:546-550.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1987
Mautz,W.J.,andK.A.Nagy.(1987)Ontogeneticchangesindiet,fieldmetabolicrate,andwaterfluxin
theherbivorouslizardDipsosaurusdorsalis.PhysiologicalZoology60:640-658.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Bradshaw,S.D.,H.SaintGirons,G.Naulleau,andK.A.Nagy.(1987)Materialandenergybalanceof
somecaptiveandfree-rangingreptilesinwesternFrance.Amphibia-Reptilia8:129-142.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Kam,M.,A.A.Degen,andK.A.Nagy.(1987)Seasonalenergy,water,andfoodconsumptionofNegev
ChukarsandSandPartridges.Ecology68:1029-1037.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1987)Fieldmetabolicrateandfoodrequirementscalinginmammalsandbirds.Ecological
Monographs57:111-128.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Obst,B.S.,K.A.Nagy,andR.E.Ricklefs.(1987)EnergyutilizationbyWilson'sStorm-Petrel
(Oceanitesoceanicus).PhysiologicalZoology60:200-210.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1987)Howdodesertanimalsgetenoughwater?Pages89-98inL.BerkovskyandM.G.
Wurtele,editors,"ProgressinDesertResearch".RowmanandLittlefield,Totowa,NewJersey.
(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.andC.C.Peterson.(1987)Waterfluxscaling.Pages131-140inP.Dejours,L.Bolis,C.R.
Taylor,andE.R.Weibel(editors),"ComparativePhysiology:LifeinWaterandonLand".Fidia
ResearchSeries,Volume9,LivianaPress,Pavoda,Springer-Verlag.(Researchchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Gabrielsen,G.W.,F.Mehlum,andK.A.Nagy.(1987)Dailyenergyexpenditureandenergyutilization
offree-rangingBlack-leggedKittiwakes.TheCondor89:126-132.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1986
Adams,N.J.,C.R.Brown,andK.A.Nagy.(1986)Energyexpenditureoffree-rangingWandering
AlbatrossesDiomedeaexulans.PhysiologicalZoology59:583-591.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Degen,A.A.,M.Kam,A.Hazan,andK.A.Nagy.(1986)Energyexpenditureandwaterfluxinthree
sympatricdesertrodents.JournalofAnimalEcology55:421-429.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Bell,G.P.,G.A.Bartholomew,andK.A.Nagy.(1986)Therolesofenergetics,watereconomy,
foragingbehavior,andgeothermalrefugiainthedistributionofthebat,Macrotuscalifornicus.
JournalofComparativePhysiologyB156:441-450.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Ehleringer,J.R.,P.W.Rundel,andK.A.Nagy.(1986)Stableisotopesinphysiologicalecologyand
foodwebresearch.TrendsinEcologyandEvolution1:42-45.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Buttemer,W.A.,A.M.Hayworth,W.W.Weathers,andK.A.Nagy.(1986)Time-energybudget
estimatesofavianenergyexpenditure:Physiologicalandmeteorologicalconsiderations.
PhysiologicalZoology59:131-149.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andP.A.Medica.(1986)PhysiologicalecologyofdeserttortoisesinsouthernNevada.
Herpetologica42:73-92.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1985
Crum,B.G.,J.B.Williams,andK.A.Nagy.(1985)Cantritiatedwater-dilutionspaceaccuratelypredict
totalbodywaterinChukarPartridges?JournalofAppliedPhysiology59:1383-1388.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Williams,J.B.,andK.A.Nagy.(1985)WaterfluxandenergeticsofnestlingSavannahSparrowsinthe
field.PhysiologicalZoology58:515-525.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andG.C.Suckling.(1985)Fieldenergeticsandwaterbalanceofsugargliders,Petaurus
breviceps(Marsupialia:Petauridae).AustralianJournalofZoology33:683-691.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andR.W.Martin.(1985)Fieldmetabolicrate,waterflux,foodconsumptionandtime
budgetofkoalas,Phascolarctoscinereus(Marsupialia:Phascolarctidae),inVictoria.Australian
JournalofZoology33:655-665.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Gettinger,R.D.,W.W.Weathers,andK.A.Nagy.(1985)Energeticsoffree-livingnestlingHouse
Finches:measurementswithdoublylabeledwater.TheAuk102:643-644.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andP.A.Medica.(1985)Alteredenergymetabolisminanirradiatedpopulationoflizards
attheNevadaTestSite.RadiationResearch103:98-104.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Goldstein,D.L.,andK.A.Nagy.(1985)Resourceutilizationbydesertquail:timeandenergy,foodand
water.Ecology66:378-387.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Williams,J.B.,andK.A.Nagy.(1985)DailyenergyexpenditurebyfemaleSavannahSparrowsfeeding
nestlings.TheAuk102:187-190.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1984
Nagy,K.A.,W.R.Siegfried,andR.P.Wilson.(1984)Energyutilizationbyfree-rangingJackass
Penguins,Spheniscusdemersus.Ecology65:1648-1655.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Weathers,W.W.,W.A.Buttemer,A.M.Hayworth,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)Anevaluationoftimebudget
estimatesofdailyenergyexpenditureinbirds.TheAuk101:459-472.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Williams,J.B.,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)Validationofthedoublylabeledwatertechniqueformeasuring
energymetabolisminSavannahSparrows.PhysiologicalZoology57:325-328.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Shoemaker,V.H.,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)OsmoregulationintheGalapagosmarineiguana,
Amblyrhynchuscristatus.PhysiologicalZoology57:291-300.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andV.H.Shoemaker.(1984)FieldenergeticsandfoodconsumptionoftheGalapagos
marineiguana,Amblyrhyncuscristatus.PhysiologicalZoology57:281-290.(Researcharticle)
(emailNagyforpdf)
Flint,E.N.,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)Flightenergeticsoffree-livingSootyTerns.TheAuk101:288-294.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Williams,J.B.,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)DailyenergyexpenditureofSavannahSparrows:comparisonof
time-energybudgetanddoublylabeledwaterestimates.TheAuk101:221-229.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Bennett,A.F.,R.B.Huey,H.John-Alder,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)Theparasoltailandthermoregulatory
behaviorofthecapegroundsquirrelXerusinaurus.PhysiologicalZoology57:57-62.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Huey,R.B.,A.F.Bennett,H.John-Alder,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)Locomotorcapacityandforaging
behaviourofKalaharilacertidlizards.AnimalBehaviour32:41-50.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,R.B.Huey,andA.F.Bennett.(1984)FieldenergeticsandforagingmodeofKalahari
lacertidlizards.Ecology65:588-596.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Merker,G.P.,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)Energyutilizationbyfree-rangingSceloporusvirgatuslizards.
Ecology65:575-581.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Weathers,W.W.,andK.A.Nagy.(1984)DailyenergyexpenditureandwaterfluxinBlack-rumped
Waxbills(Estrildatroglodytes).ComparativeBiochemistryandPhysiology77A:453-458.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1983
Kobayashi,D.,W.J.Mautz,andK.A.Nagy.(1983)Evaporativewaterloss:humidityacclimationin
Anoliscarolinensislizards.Copeia1983:701-704.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1983)Ecologicalenergetics.Pages24-54inR.B.Huey,E.R.Pianka,andT.W.Schoener
(editors),"LizardEcology:StudiesofaModelOrganism",HarvardUniversityPress,Cambridge,
Massachusetts.(Researchchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1983)"TheDoublyLabeledWater(3HH18O)method:AGuideToItsUse".UCLA
PublicationNumber12-1417,45pp.(Handbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
1982
Nagy,K.A.(1982)Energyrequirementsoffree-livingiguanidlizards.Pages49-59inG.M.Burghardt
andA.S.Rand(editors),"IguanasoftheWorld:TheirBehavior,EcologyandConservation".
NoyesPublishers,ParkRidge,NewJersey.(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1982)Fieldstudiesofwaterrelations.Pages483-501inC.GansandF.H.Pough(editors),
"BiologyoftheReptilia",Volume12.AcademicPress,LondonandNewYork.(Reviewchapter
inbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Smith,A.P.,K.A.Nagy,M.R.Fleming,andB.Green.(1982)Energyrequirementsandwaterturnover
infree-livingLeadbeater'spossums,Gymnobelideusleadbeateri(Marsupialia:Petauridae).
AustralianJournalofZoology30:737-749.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1980
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Weathers,W.W.,andK.A.Nagy.(1980)Simultaneousdoublylabeledwater( HH O)andtime
budgetestimatesofdailyenergyexpenditureinPhainopeplanitens.TheAuk97:861-867.(Researcharticle)(email
Nagyforpdf)
Bickler,P.E.,andK.A.Nagy.(1980)Effectsofparietalectomyonenergyexpenditureinfree-ranging
lizards.Copeia1980:923-925.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andG.G.Montgomery.(1980)Fieldmetabolicrate,waterfluxandfoodconsumptionin
three-toedsloths(Bradypusvariegatus).JournalofMammalogy61:465-472.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1980)CO2productioninanimals:analysisofpotentialerrorsinthedoublylabeledwater
method.AmericanJournalofPhysiology238:R466-R473.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andD.P.Costa.(1980)Waterfluxinanimals:analysisofpotentialerrorsinthetritiated
watermethod.AmericanJournalofPhysiology238:R454-R465.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1979
Nagy,K.A.,andK.Milton.(1979)Energymetabolismandfoodconsumptionbywildhowlermonkeys
(Alouattapalliata).Ecology60:475-480.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andK.Milton.(1979)Aspectsofdietaryquality,nutrientassimilationandwaterbalance
inwildhowlermonkeys(Alouattapalliata).Oecologia39:249-258.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Congdon,J.D.,R.E.Ballinger,andK.A.Nagy.(1979)Energetics,temperatureandwaterrelationsin
winteraggregatedSceloporusjarrovi(Sauria:Iguanidae).Ecology60:30-35.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1978
Pearson,A.K.,P.Licht,K.A.Nagy,andP.A,Medica.(1978)Endocrinefunctionandreproductive
impairmentinanirradiatedpopulationofthelizardUtastansburiana.RadiationResearch76:610-
623.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Congdon,J.D.,W.W.King,andK.A.Nagy.(1978)ValidationoftheHTO-18methodfor
determinationofCO2productionoflizards(genusSceloporus).Copeia1978:360-362.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,R.S.Seymour,A.K.Lee,andR.Braithwaite.(1978)Energyandwaterbudgetsinfreeliving
Antechinusstuartii(Marsupialia:Dasyuridae).JournalofMammalogy59:60-68.(Research
article)(emailNagyforpdf)
1977
Nagy,K.A.,andP.A.Medica.(1977)Seasonalwaterandenergyrelationsoffree-livingtortoisesin
Nevada:apreliminaryreport.ProceedingsoftheDesertTortoiseCouncilSymposium1977:152-
157.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Shoemaker,V.H.,andK.A.Nagy.(1977)Osmoregulationinamphibiansandreptiles.AnnualReviews
ofPhysiology39:449-471.(Reviewarticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Bennett,A.F.,andK.A.Nagy.(1977)Energyexpenditureinfree-ranginglizards.Ecology58:697-700.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1977)CellulosedigestionandnutrientassimilationinSauromalusobesus,aplant-eating
lizard.Copeia1977:355-362.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1976
Edney,E.B.,andK.A.Nagy.(1976)Waterbalanceandexcretion.Pages106-132inJ.Blighetal.
(editors),"EnvironmentalPhysiologyofAnimals".BlackwellScientificPublishers,Oxford.
(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyforpdf)
Shoemaker,V.H.,K.A.Nagy,andW.R.Costa.(1976)Energyutilizationandtemperatureregulationby
jackrabbits(Lepuscalifornicus)intheMojaveDesert.PhysiologicalZoology49:364-375.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,V.H.Shoemaker,andW.R.Costa.(1976)Water,electrolyteandnitrogenbudgetsof
jackrabbits(Lepuscalifornicus)intheMojaveDesert.PhysiologicalZoology49:351-363.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andJ.N.Stallone.(1976)TemperaturemaintenanceandCO2concentrationinaswarm
clusterofhoneybees,Apismellifera.ComparativeBiochemistryandPhysiology55A:169-171.
(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Costa,W.R.,K.A.Nagy,andV.H.Shoemaker.(1976)Observationsofthebehaviorofjackrabbits
(Lepuscalifornicus)intheMojaveDesert.JournalofMammalogy57:399-402.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
1975
Nagy,K.A.(1975)Waterandenergybudgetsoffree-livinganimals:Measurementusingisotopically
labeledwater.Pages227-245inN.F.Hadley(editor)."EnvironmentalPhysiologyofDesert
Organisms".Dowden,HutchisonandRoss,Stroudsberg,Pennsylvania.(Reviewchapterinbook)(emailNagyfor
pdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1975)Nitrogenrequirementanditsrelationtodietarywaterandpotassiumcontentinthe
lizardSauromalusobesus.JournalofComparativePhysiology104:49-58.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,andV.H.Shoemaker.(1975)Energyandnitrogenbudgetsofthefree-livingdesertlizard
Sauromalusobesus.PhysiologicalZoology48:252-262.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Wood,R.A.,K.A.Nagy,N.S.MacDonald,S.T.Wakakuwa,R.J.Beckman,andH.Kaaz.(1975)
Determinationofoxygen-18inwatercontainedinbiologicalsamplesbychargedparticle
activation.AnalyticalChemistry47:646-650.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1973
Nagy,K.A.(1973)Behavior,dietandreproductioninadesertlizard,Sauromalusobesus.Copeia
1973:92-102.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.,D.K.Odell,andR.S.Seymour.(1973)Temperatureregulationbytheinflorescenceof
philodendron.Science178:1195-1197.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
1972
Bradshaw,S.D.,V.H.Shoemaker,andK.A.Nagy.(1972)Theroleofadrenalcorticosteroidsinthe
regulationofkidneyfunctioninthelizard,Dipsosaurusdorsalis.ComparativeBiochemistryand
Physiology43A:621-635.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Nagy,K.A.(1972)Waterandelectrolytebudgetsofafree-livingdesertlizard,Sauromalusobesus.
JournalofComparativePhysiology79:39-62.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)
Shoemaker,V.H.,K.A.Nagy,andS.D.Bradshaw.(1972)Studiesonthecontrolofelectrolyteexcretion
bythenasalglandofthelizard,Dipsosaurusdorsalis.ComparativeBiochemistryandPhysiology
42A:749-757.(Researcharticle)(emailNagyforpdf)