PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (* denotes undergraduate author)
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L. Cassin Sackett, T.E. Callicrate, R.C. Fleischer 2018. Mixed evidence for parallel evolution of disease-related genes in Hawai'ian honeycreeper population exposed to malaria. Molecular Ecology. Accepted.
L. Cassin Sackett, 2017. Does the host matter? Variable effects of host traits on parasite heterogeneity. International Journal of Parasitology. In Press.
G. Castellanos-Morales, J. Ortega, R. Castillo-Gámez, L.C. Sackett, L. Eguiarte 2015. Genetic variation and structure in contrasting geographic distributions: widespread vs. restricted black-tailed prairie dogs (subgenus Cynomys). Journal of Heredity 106: 478-490. Download PDF
L.C. Sackett, A. Seglund, R.P. Guralnick, M.M. Mazzella*, D.M. Wagner, J.D. Busch, A.P. Martin 2014. Evidence for two subspecies of Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), and the general importance of the subspecies concept. Biological Conservation 174: 1-11. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.03.010. Download PDF
L.C. Sackett, S.K. Collinge, A.P. Martin 2013. Do pathogens reduce genetic diversity of their hosts? Variable effects of sylvatic plague in black-tailed prairie dogs. Molecular Ecology 22: 2441-2555. Download PDF
L. C. Sackett, T. B. Cross, R. T. Jones, W. Johnson, K. Ballare, C. Ray, S. Collinge, A. P. Martin 2012. Connectivity of prairie dog colonies in an altered landscape: inferences from analysis of microsatellite DNA variation. Conservation Genetics 13: 407-418. Download PDF
S.H. Paull, S. Song, K. M. McClure, L. C. Sackett, M. Kilpatrick, P. T. J. Johnson 2012. From superspreaders to disease hotspots: linking transmission across hosts and space. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (10): 75-82. Download PDF
L. C. Sackett, L. K. Etchberger, M. N. Mazzella*, D. D. Lim*, A. P. Martin 2009. Characterization of 18 microsatellite loci for three species of prairie dogs. Molecular Ecology Resources 10(1): 232-236. Download PDF
J.M. Basey, L.C. Sackett, N.S. Robinson 2008. Optimal science lab design: impacts of various components of lab design on students’ attitudes toward lab. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2(1). Download PDF
M.I. Litaor, T. R. Seastedt, L. C. Sackett 2008. An analysis of the nutrient status of alpine soils of the Colorado Front Range using the N:P ratio index. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72(6): 1628-1636. Download PDF
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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A. P. Martin and L. C. Sackett 2012. Assessing the subspecies status within Cynomys gunnisoni. Final report prepared for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO.
L. C. Sackett 2009. Recolonization after plague in black-tailed prairie dogs. Final report prepared for the Boulder County Nature Association, Boulder, CO. Available at http://bcna.org/library/Sackett_finalreport09.pdf
L. C. Sackett 2009. Post-plague recolonization in black-tailed prairie dogs. Final report prepared for Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder, CO.
L. C. Sackett 2007. Genetic effects of post-plague recolonization in black-tailed prairie dogs. Final report prepared for Boulder County Open Space, Longmont, CO.
F.M. Dunnivant, L. DeMuth, S. Ferguson, R. Kormanyos, S. McConnell, L. Sackett*, J. Schulte 2006. Environmental Laws. In: A Basic Introduction to Pollutant Fate and Transport: An Integrated Approach with Chemistry, Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Legislation, F.M. Dunnivant, E. Anders. John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
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L. Cassin Sackett, T.E. Callicrate, R.C. Fleischer 2018. Mixed evidence for parallel evolution of disease-related genes in Hawai'ian honeycreeper population exposed to malaria. Molecular Ecology. Accepted.
L. Cassin Sackett, 2017. Does the host matter? Variable effects of host traits on parasite heterogeneity. International Journal of Parasitology. In Press.
G. Castellanos-Morales, J. Ortega, R. Castillo-Gámez, L.C. Sackett, L. Eguiarte 2015. Genetic variation and structure in contrasting geographic distributions: widespread vs. restricted black-tailed prairie dogs (subgenus Cynomys). Journal of Heredity 106: 478-490. Download PDF
L.C. Sackett, A. Seglund, R.P. Guralnick, M.M. Mazzella*, D.M. Wagner, J.D. Busch, A.P. Martin 2014. Evidence for two subspecies of Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), and the general importance of the subspecies concept. Biological Conservation 174: 1-11. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.03.010. Download PDF
L.C. Sackett, S.K. Collinge, A.P. Martin 2013. Do pathogens reduce genetic diversity of their hosts? Variable effects of sylvatic plague in black-tailed prairie dogs. Molecular Ecology 22: 2441-2555. Download PDF
L. C. Sackett, T. B. Cross, R. T. Jones, W. Johnson, K. Ballare, C. Ray, S. Collinge, A. P. Martin 2012. Connectivity of prairie dog colonies in an altered landscape: inferences from analysis of microsatellite DNA variation. Conservation Genetics 13: 407-418. Download PDF
S.H. Paull, S. Song, K. M. McClure, L. C. Sackett, M. Kilpatrick, P. T. J. Johnson 2012. From superspreaders to disease hotspots: linking transmission across hosts and space. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (10): 75-82. Download PDF
L. C. Sackett, L. K. Etchberger, M. N. Mazzella*, D. D. Lim*, A. P. Martin 2009. Characterization of 18 microsatellite loci for three species of prairie dogs. Molecular Ecology Resources 10(1): 232-236. Download PDF
J.M. Basey, L.C. Sackett, N.S. Robinson 2008. Optimal science lab design: impacts of various components of lab design on students’ attitudes toward lab. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2(1). Download PDF
M.I. Litaor, T. R. Seastedt, L. C. Sackett 2008. An analysis of the nutrient status of alpine soils of the Colorado Front Range using the N:P ratio index. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72(6): 1628-1636. Download PDF
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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A. P. Martin and L. C. Sackett 2012. Assessing the subspecies status within Cynomys gunnisoni. Final report prepared for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO.
L. C. Sackett 2009. Recolonization after plague in black-tailed prairie dogs. Final report prepared for the Boulder County Nature Association, Boulder, CO. Available at http://bcna.org/library/Sackett_finalreport09.pdf
L. C. Sackett 2009. Post-plague recolonization in black-tailed prairie dogs. Final report prepared for Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder, CO.
L. C. Sackett 2007. Genetic effects of post-plague recolonization in black-tailed prairie dogs. Final report prepared for Boulder County Open Space, Longmont, CO.
F.M. Dunnivant, L. DeMuth, S. Ferguson, R. Kormanyos, S. McConnell, L. Sackett*, J. Schulte 2006. Environmental Laws. In: A Basic Introduction to Pollutant Fate and Transport: An Integrated Approach with Chemistry, Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Legislation, F.M. Dunnivant, E. Anders. John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken, NJ.