Recent Publications
* Indicates undergrad mentee, ** now Arietta
Published, peer-reviewed articles:
[18] K Ferraro, N Sommer, AZA Arietta, T Ferraro. (2023). Revisiting two dogmas of conservation science. Conservation Biology. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14101. [link]
[17] HVN Radhamoni, SA Queenborough, AZA Arietta, HS Suresh, HS Dattaraja, SS Kumar, R Sukumar, LS Comita. (2023). Local- and landscape-scale drivers of terrestrial herbaceous plant diversity along a tropical rainfall gradient in Western Ghats, India. Journal of Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14075. [link]
[16] N Sommer, Y Alshwairikh, AZA Arietta, DK Skelly, R Buchkowski. (2023). Intensity-of-risk interacts with functional types to predict prey metabolic responses to predators. Oikos. doi.org/10.1111/oik.09664. [link]
[15] JS Santangel, [...], AZA Arietta, et al. (2022). Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover. Science 375, 1275-1281. doi:10.1126/science.abk0989 [link]
[14] F Rowland, E Schyling, JL Richardson, AZA Arietta, S Rodrigues, A Rubinstein, LK Freidenburg, MC Urban, DK Skelly, M Benard. (2022). Asynchrony, density dependence, and persistence in amphibian populations. Ecology. doi:10.1002/ecy.3696 [link] [pdf]
[13] CR Bevier, MR Lambert, AZA Arietta, TB Persons, GJ Watkins-Colwell. (2022). Early life of the Mink frog (Rana septentrionalis): From fertilization to metamorphosis. Journal of Herpetology. doi.org/10.1643/h2021133. [link] [pdf]
[12] R Dougherty, AZA Arietta, J Higbie, T Green. (2022, in press). Solar farm development impacts on eastern box turtle home ranges. Ichthyology & Herpetology.
[11] AZA Arietta & DK Skelly. (2021). Rapid microgeographic evolution in response to climate change. Evolution. doi: 10.1111/evo.14350. [link] [pdf]
[10] AZA Arietta. (2021). Estimation of forest canopy structure and understory light using spherical panorama images from smartphone photography. Forestry cpb034. doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpab034. [link] [blog] [pdf] [preprint]
[9] LJ Moore, AZA Arietta, DT Spencer, MP Huijser, B Walder, FD Abra. (2021). On the road without a map: Why we need an 'Ethic of Road Ecology.' Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.774286 [link] [blog] [pdf]
[8] AZA Arietta, LK Freidenburg, M Urban, S Rodrigues, A Rubinstein, DK Skelly. (2020). Phenological delay despite warming in wood frog (Rana sylvatica) reproductive timing: a 20-year study. Ecography 52. doi: 10.1111/ecog.05297. [link] [blog] [pdf]
[7] K Gahm*, AZA Arietta, DK Skelly. (2020). Temperature-mediated tradeoff between development and performance in larval wood frogs (Rana sylvatica). Journal of Experimental Zoology A. doi: 10.1002/jez.2434 [link] [blog] [pdf]
[6] BL Bodensteiner, GA Agudelo-Cantero, AZA Arietta, AR Gunderson, MM Muñoz, JM Refsnider, EJ Gangloff. (2020). Thermal adaptation revisited: how conserved are thermal traits of reptiles and amphibians? Journal of Experimental Zoology A. doi.org/10.1002/jez.2414 [link] [pdf]
[5] AZA Arietta, A Rubinstein, LK Freidenburg, PNK Johnson*. (2020). Aberrant coloration (hypomelanism) in multiple wild populations of Rana sylvatica associated with early mortality and developmental delay. Northeastern Naturalist 27(4), 641-648. [pdf]
[4] JL Richardson, GS Silveira, I Soto-Medrano, AZA Arietta, C Mariani, AC Pertile, T Carvalho-Pereira, JE Childs, A Ko, F Costa, A Caccone. (2019). Significant genetic impacts accompany an urban rat control campaign in Salvador, Brazil. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7(115). doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00115 [link] [blog]
[3] AZ Andis**. (2018). A new, noninvasive method of batch-marking amphibians across developmental stages. Herpetology Conservation and Biology. 13(2), 423-432. [link] [blog]
[2] AZ Andis**, MP Huijser, L Broberg. (2017). Performance of arch-style road crossing structures from relative movement rates of large mammals. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 5(122). doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00122 [link] [blog]
[1] AZ Andis**, R Dvorak, L Ronald. (2016). Thoughts from the future. International Journal of Wilderness. 22(2): 21-24. [link]
Articles in prep:
AZA Arietta, LK Freidenburg, S Bolden, A Rubinstein, E Schmidt, and DK Skelly. Machine learning uncovers shifting physiological rates in response to recent climate change.
Book chapters:
DK Skelly, AZA Arietta, M Lambert. "Green frogs thrive in the suburbs." Feral Atlas: the more-than-human Anthropocene, edited by Anna L. Tsing, et al., Stanford University Press, 2020. doi.org/10.21627/2020fa [link] [blog]
Natural history notes:
AZA Arietta, LK Freidenburg, GJ Watkins-Colwell. (in press, 2022). AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM (Spotted Salamander). Vertebral abnormality and polydactyly. Herpetological Review. [pdf]
Y Alshwairikh, AZA Arietta, S Jordan, K Messer. (2021). RANA SYLVATICA (Wood Frog). USA: ALASKA: Northwest Arctic Borough: Ambler River. Geographical Distribution Record. Herpetological Review. 52(3): 572 [pdf] [blog]
AZ Andis**. (2018). ANAXYRUS BOREAS (= BUFO BOREAS) (Western Toad). USA: ALASKA: The Unorganized Borough: Middle Island, Barrier Islands group. Geographical Distribution Record. Herpetological Review. 49(4): 706 [pdf] [blog]
My PhD research asks a simply formulated, but nearly intractable question: What is the smallest temporal and spatial scales at which functionally meaningful evolution occurs?
I study rapid and microgeographic adaptation in wood frog populations using manipulative experiments both in the lab and field, coupled with population genomics.
Roads are a major burden for wildlife and ecosystems. Roads impact wildlife through direct mortality from vehicle collisions and also indirect effects associated with habitat loss and fragmentation, behavioral avoidance, pollution, etc. that always accompany roads. I am interested in figuring out how we can design roads to be more wildlife friendly.
Designated Wilderness areas are the best set of instructions we have to understand the natural dynamics of ecosystems, and they are the baselines by which we can compare future change. I am especially interested in the philosophy and ethics behind the wilderness concept and the practical application of wilderness management and stewardship.
