Manuscripts in Review  (* undergraduate coauthor)  


 McCoy, M.W., Bolker, B.M., and *Schuster, K.L. (In Review) Predators induce among-individual variation in behavior, growth, and development. Ecology.


Publications (* undergraduate coauthor, † popular publication )  

McCoy, M.W. and R.D. Holt. (Acccepted). Predator shadows: Complex life histories as generators of spatially patterned indirect interactions across ecosystems - Oikos

McCoy, M.W. and J.F. Gillooly.( 2008) Predicting natural mortality rate in plants and animals. Ecology Letters 11: 710-716.
selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology: http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1116389

 McCoy, M.W., B. M. Bolker. (2008) Trait-mediated interactions: integrating size and density. Journal of Animal Ecology 77(3): 478-486.

Gillooly, J.F., M.W. McCoy, and A.P. Allen. (2007)  The energetics of protein evolution. Biology Letters 3:655–659 pdf
Press Release: http://news.ufl.edu/2007/10/03/evolver/

McCoy, K.M., McCoy, M.W., *Amick, A.M., Guillette, L.J.G., and St. Mary, C. (2007). Phenotypic plasticity in gonad growth: a mechanism for phenotypic correlations between growth and reproduction.  Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology 307A:637–646  pdf

McCoy,M. W., K. A. McCoy, and D. J. Levey. (2007). Teaching Biodiversity to Students in Inner City and Under-resourced Schools. The American Biology Teacher 69(8):473-476 pdf
American Biology Teacher feature article for BioOne: Link

McCoy, M.W. (2007) Conspecific density determines the magnitude and character of predator induced phenotype. Oecologia 153:871–878.  pdf

McCoy, M.W. , B.M. Bolker, C.W. Osenberg, B. Miner, and J.R Vonesh. (2006) Size correction: comparing morphological traits among populations and environments. Oecologia 148 (4): 547-554. pdf
               supplementary materials  R package

Edwards, T., K. A. McCoy, T. Barbeau, M.W. McCoy, * J. M. Thro, and L. Guillette. (2006) Environmental context determines nitrate toxicity in Southern toad (Bufo terrestris) tadpoles. Aquatic Toxicology 78 (1): 50-58. pdf

Knight, T.M., M. W. McCoy, J. M. Chase, K. A. McCoy and R. D. Holt. 2005. Trophic cascades across Ecosystems. Nature 437: 880-883. pdf
          Press Release: http://news.ufl.edu/2005/10/05/fish-plant/
         
selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology: http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1028565

Levey, D. J., S. Brooks, K. A. McCoy, and M. W. McCoy. (2005). Adding Spice to Florida Classrooms. Science Scope: April issue (A publication of the National Science Teachers Association)

 McCoy, M. W. and Alan H. Savitzky (2004). Feeding ecology of larval Ambystoma mabeei. Southeastern Naturalist. 3(3):409-416 . pdf

 McCoy, M. W.(2003). Predation on adult Bufo terrestris by Lethocerus sp. (Belostomatidae) Natural History Note. Herpetological Review.

 McCoy, M.W. , Donald J. Schwab, and Alan H. Savitzky. (2000). Range extension of Deirochelys reticularia reticularia. Distribution Note. Herpetological Review 31:111.

 McCoy, M. W. and Schwab, D.J. (2000). Survey of Amphibians and Reptiles on Naval Security Group Activity: Recommendations for long term Population Monitoring. Nongame and Endangered Wildlife. Virginia Department of  Game and Inland Fisheries. Technical Report submitted to Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. 69pp.

Madaris, K; R. Greenlee, D. Schwab, and Michael W. McCoy(1999). Virginia’s frog and toad monitoring protocol. Technical Report Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Richmond, Virginia.

† McCoy, M. W . (1999). The Global Decline of Amphibians. Habitats. Reprinted in Winter 1999 issue. A publication of The National Wildlife Federation.

† McCoy, M. W.(1998). The Global Decline of Amphibians. Wild in the Woods, an educator's newsletter supplement to "Virginia Wildlife" magazine, a publication of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

† McCoy, M. W.(1998). Mole Salamanders. Wild in the Woods, an educator's newsletter supplement to "Virginia Wildlife" magazine, a publication of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.