Anthony / Hickerson Lab
Introduced species are much more common than most people realize. This is especially true when one considers non-native invertebrate species such as earthworms (most species in eastern North America are of European or Asian origin) or other members of detrital food webs such as millipedes, centipedes, and isopods. We are interested in how introduced fauna interacts with native species in predatory and competitive contexts.
Selected publications - introduced species
Ziemba, J.L., C.M. Hickerson, and C.D. Anthony. 2016. Invasive Asian earthworms negatively impact keystone terrestrial salamanders. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0151591. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151591.
Ziemba, J.L., A.C. Cameron, K. Daut, C.M. Hickerson, and C.D. Anthony. 2015. The presence of an invasive Asian earthworm alters terrestrial salamander microhabitat use in laboratory microcosms. Canadian Journal of Zoology 93:805-811. 10.1139/cjz-2015-0056.
Anthony, C.D., C.M. Hickerson, and M.D. Venesky. 2007. Responses of juvenile terrestrial salamanders to introduced (Lithobius forficatus) and native centipedes (Scolopocryptops sexspinosus). Journal of Zoology 271:54-62.
Hickerson, C.M., C.D. Anthony, and B.M. Walton. 2005. Edge effects and intraguild predation in native and introduced centipedes: evidence from the field and from laboratory microcosms. Oecologia 146:100-119.
