Publications
and Presentations
Books
and Journals Edited
Andrea Mess, Daniel G. Blackburn, and Ulrich Zeller (2003). Symposium on
Evolutionary Transformations of Fetal Membranes and Reproductive Strategies,
(Sixth International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, University of Jena,
Germany). Journal
of Experimental Zoology.
Refereed
Scientific Papers and Book Chapters
* denotes a publication with a Trinity
undergraduate
*Knight,
S.M. Knight and Daniel G. Blackburn (2008).
Scanning electron microscopy of the fetal membranes of
an oviparous squamate, the corn snake Pituophis
guttatus (Colubridae). Journal of Morphology (in
press).
*Blackburn,
D.G. et al. Histology and ultrastructure
of the placental membranes of the viviparous brown snake, Storeria dekayi (Colubridae: Natricinae). Journal of Morphology
(under review).
Blackburn,
D.G. (2008). The
creationist attack on science and secular society. In: Secularism and Science in the 21st
Century (A. Keysar and B.A. Kosmin, eds.). Institute for the Study of Secularism in
Society and Culture.
Blackburn, D.G. and A. Flemming (2008). Morphology, development,
and evolution of fetal membranes and placentation in squamate reptiles. Journal of Experimental
Zoology B. Molecular
and Developmental Evolution (under review).
Thompson, M.B. and D.G. Blackburn. (2006). Evolution of viviparity in reptiles: introduction
to the symposium. Herpetological
Monographs 20: 129-130. PDF
Ecay,
T.W., J.R. Stewart, and D.G. Blackburn (2004).
Expression of calbindin-D28K by yolk sac and
chorioallantoic membranes of the corn snake, Elaphe guttata.
Journal of Experimental Zoology 302B: 517-525. Abstract PDF
Stewart, J.R., T.W. Ecay, and D.G. Blackburn (2004). Sources and timing of calcium mobilization
during embryonic development of the corn snake Pantherophis guttatus.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 139: 335-341. Abstract PDF
*
*
*
Mess, A., D.G. Blackburn, and U. Zeller (2003). Evolutionary
transformations of fetal membranes and reproductive strategies. Journal of Experimental Zoology 299A: 3-12.
Abstract
Flemming, A.F. and D.G. Blackburn (2003). Evolution of
placentotrophy in viviparous African and South American lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology 299A: 33-47.
Abstract
*
Blackburn, D.G., K.K. Weaber, J.R. Stewart, and M.B. Thompson (2003). Do pregnant lizards reabsorb or abort
inviable eggs? Morphological
evidence from an Australian skink, Pseudemoia pagenstecheri. Journal of Morphology 256: 219-234. Abstract PDF
Blackburn, D.G. and L.J. Vitt (2002). Specializations of the
chorioallantoic placenta in the Brazilian scincid lizard, Mabuya heathi: A new placental morphotype for reptiles. Journal of Morphology 254:121-131. Abstract
Blackburn, D.G., J.R. Stewart, D.C. Baxter,
and L.H. Hoffman (2002). Placentation
in garter snakes. Scanning EM of the placental membranes of Thamnophis ordinoides
and T. sirtalis. Journal
of Morphology 252:263-275. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (2000a). Classification of the reproductive patterns of
amniotes. Herpetological Monographs 14: 371-377. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (2000b). Reptilian viviparity: Past research, future directions, and
appropriate models. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Molecular
and Integrative Physiology 127: 391- 409. Abstract doi link
Blackburn,
D.G. (1999a). Are viviparity and egg-guarding evolutionarily labile in
squamates? Herpetologica 55: 556-572. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1999b). Placentas, placental analogues, and fetal nutrition
in reptiles and amphibians. Pages 840-847, in Encyclopedia of Reproduction. T.E. Knobil and J.D. Neill, eds. Academic Press. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1999c). Viviparity and oviparity: evolution and reproductive
strategies. Pages
994-1003, in Encyclopedia of Reproduction. T.E. Knobil and J.D.
Neill, eds. Academic Press, New York. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1999d). Why race is not a biological
concept. In: Race and Racism in Theory
and Practice (Berel Lang, editor), Rowman & and
Littlefield, New York.
Blackburn,
D.G. (1998a). Structure, function, and evolution of the
oviducts of squamate reptiles, with special reference to viviparity and
placentation. Journal of Experimental Zoology 282: 560-617. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1998b). Reconstructing the evolution of viviparity and
placentation. Journal of Theoretical Biology 192: 183-190. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1998c). Resorption of oviductal eggs and embryos in
squamate reptiles. Herpetological Journal 8: 65-71. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1998d). New
perspectives on the history of life.
Invited review of Biology as History.
Vol. 1. Systematic Biology as Historical Science,
edited by G. Pinna and M.T. Ghiselin. Vol 2.
New Perspectives on the History of Life: Essays on Systematic Biology as
Historical Narrative ,
edited by M.T. Ghiselin and G. Pinna. Quarterly
Review of Biology 73: 73. PDF
Blackburn, D.G., S. Kleis-San Francisco, and I.P. Callard (1998). Histology of abortive
eggs sites in the uterus of a viviparous, placentotrophic lizard, the skink Chalcides
chalcides. Journal of Morphology 235:
97-108. Abstract
*
Blackburn, D.G. and V.A. Bernardo (1998). Sexual dimorphism and testosterone
responsiveness in hypaxial muscles of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens.
Amphibia - Reptilia 19: 269-279. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1997). Invited Review Essay on River Out of Eden: A
Darwinian View of Life, by Richard Dawkins. Reports
of the National Center for Science Education 17 (2).
Blackburn, D.G. and I.P. Callard (1997). Morphogenesis
of the placental membranes in the viviparous, placentotrophic lizard
Chalcides chalcides (Squamata: Scincidae).
Journal of Morphology 231: 35-55. Abstract
* Epstein,
M.S. and D.G. Blackburn (1997). Histology and histochemistry
of androgen-stimulated nuptial pads in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens,
with notes on nuptial gland evolution. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75:
472-477. Abstract
*
Sidor, C. and D.G. Blackburn (1997). Effects of testosterone
administration and castration on the forelimb musculature of male leopard
frogs, Rana pipiens. Journal of Experimental Zoology 280: 28-37. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1996). Invited Review Essay on Dinosaur Extinction
and the End of an Era: What the Fossils Say, by J. David Archibald.
Creation/ Evolution 16(2): 41-43. (Journal of the National Center for Science
Education)
Blackburn,
D.G. (1995a). Saltationist and punctuated equilibrium models for the evolution
of viviparity and placentation. Journal of Theoretical Biology 174: 199-216. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1995b). Paleontology meets the creationist challenge. Creation/ Evolution
15: 26-38. (Journal of the National Center for Science
Education; refereed review).
*
Blackburn, D.G., R.S. Darrell, K.T. Lonergan, R.P. Mancini, and C.A. Sidor
(1995). Differential androgen sensitivity of sexually dimorphic forelimb
muscles of male leopard frogs, Rana pipiens : test of a model system.
Amphibia-Reptilia 16: 351-356. Abstract
*
Lynch, L. and D.G. Blackburn (1995). Effects of testosterone
administration and gonadectomy on nuptial pad morphology in overwintering male
leopard frogs, Rana pipiens. Amphibia-Reptilia 16: 113-121. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1994a). Discrepant usage of the term
"ovoviviparity" in the herpetological literature.
Herpetological Journal 4: 65-72. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1994b). Standardized criteria for the recognition of
developmental nutritional patterns in squamate reptiles. Copeia 1994:
925-935. Abstract PDF
Blackburn, D.G. and C.W. Schneider (1994). Old wine in a
new bottle: evolution by another name. Journal of Theoretical
Biology 171: 233 237.
Blackburn,
D.G. (1993a). Standardized criteria for the recognition of
reproductive modes in squamate reptiles. Herpetologica 49: 118-132. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1993b). Histology of the late-stage placentae of the matrotrophic skink Chalcides
chalcides (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Journal of
Morphology 216: 179-195. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1993c). Chorioallantoic placentation in squamate
reptiles: structure, function, development, and evolution. Journal of
Experimental Zoology 266: 414-430. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1993d). Lactation: historical patterns and potential for manipulation.
Journal of Dairy Science 76: 3195-3212. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1992a). Convergent evolution of viviparity,
matrotrophy, and specializations for fetal nutrition in reptiles and other
vertebrates. American Zoologist 32: 313-321. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1992b). Sperm storage in garter snakes. Bulletin
of the British Herpetological Society 41: 21 (short communication).
Blackburn, D.G. and L.J. Vitt (1992). Reproduction in viviparous South American lizards of the genus Mabuya.
In: Reproductive Biology of South American Vertebrates: Aquatic and
Terrestrial, pp. 150-164 (W. Hamlett, ed.).
Springer-Verlag, New York. Abstract
*
Yekta, N. and D.G. Blackburn (1992). Sexual dimorphism in mass and protein
content of the forelimb muscles of the northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens.
Canadian Journal of Zoology 70: 670-674. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1991). Evolutionary origins of the mammary gland.
Mammal Review 21: 81-96. Abstract
Vitt, L.J. and D.G. Blackburn (1991). Ecology and life history of the viviparous lizard Mabuya
bistriata (Scincidae) in the Brazilian Amazon. Copeia 1991:
916-927. Abstract PDF
Stewart, J.R., D.G. Blackburn, D.C. Baxter, and L.H. Hoffman
(1990). Nutritional provision to the embryos in Thamnophis
ordinoides (Squamata: Colubridae), a predominantly lecithotrophic placental
reptile. Physiological Zoology 63: 722-734.
Abstract
Blackburn, D.G., K.G. Osteen, W.P. Winfrey, and L.H. Hoffman
(1989). Obplacental giant cells of the domestic
rabbit: development, morphology, and immunolocalization
of intermediate filaments. Journal of Morphology 202: 185-203. Abstract
Blackburn, D.G., V. Hayssen, and C.J. Murphy (1989). The origins of
lactation and the evolution of milk: a review with new hypotheses. Mammal
Review 19: 1-26. Abstract
Blackburn,
D.G. (1988). Viviparity and testability. Science 241:
399 (refereed letter). PDF
Blackburn, D.G., J.M. Taylor, and H.A. Padykula (1988). The trophoblast concept and its application to therian mammals.
Journal of Morphology 196: 127-136. Abstract
Stewart, J.R., and D.G. Blackburn (1988). Reptile placentation:
structural diversity and terminology. Copeia 1988: 839-852. Abstract PDF
Blackburn, D.G. and H.E. Evans (1986). Why are there
no viviparous birds? American Naturalist 128: 165-190. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1985). Evolutionary origins of viviparity in the
Reptilia. II. Serpentes, Amphisbaenia, and Ichthyosauria. Amphibia -
Reptilia 5: 259-291. Abstract
Blackburn, D.G., H.E. Evans, and L.J. Vitt (1985). The evolution of fetal nutritional adaptations. In: Vertebrate Morphology(H.-R. Duncker and G.
Fleischer, eds.). Fortschritte der Zoologie 30: 437-439. Gustav Fischer,
Stuttgart. Abstract
Hayssen, V. and D.G. Blackburn (1985). alpha-Lactalbumin and the origins
of lactation. Evolution 39: 1147-1149. PDF
Blackburn, D.G., L.J. Vitt, and C.A. Beuchat (1984). Eutherian-like reproductive specializations in a viviparous
reptile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 81:
4860-4863. Abstract PDF
Blackburn,
D.G. (1984). From whale toes to snake eyes: comments on the reversibility of
evolution. Systematic Zoology 33: 241-245.
PDF
Vitt, L.J. and D.G. Blackburn (1983). Reproduction
in the lizard Mabuya heathi (Scincidae): a commentary on viviparity in
New World Mabuya. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61: 2798-2806. Abstract
Blackburn, D.G. (1982). Evolutionary origins of viviparity in the Reptilia. I. Sauria. Amphibia - Reptilia 3: 185-205. Abstract
Reprints:
daniel.blackburn at trincoll.edu
Publications
and Presentations in Science Education
Blackburn, D.G.
(2001). Development of an undergraduate
neuroscience program: Issues,
challenges, and strategies. Presentation
to the Project Kaleidoscope Workshop in Undergraduate Neuroscience Education:
From the Enchanted Loom to the World Wide Web.
Trinity College, June, 2001.
Blackburn,
D.G. and S. Raskin (2001). Building and revitalizing
undergraduate neuroscience programs.
Presentation to the 5th Annual NEURON
symposium, Wellesley University, April 2001.
Blackburn, D.G.
(1999). The role of
liberal arts colleges in science education and scholarship. Presentation to the symposium: "The
Liberal Arts College in the 21st Century: Challenges and Responsibilities." Trinity College, February, 1999.
Blackburn, D.G. (1996). Introduction; Chapter 2, Histological Techniques; Chapter 5,
Microscopic Neuroanatomy; Chapter 6, Macroscopic Neuroanatomy. In Methods
in Neuroscience: The Undergraduate Laboratory Experience (ed., D.
Blackburn). Trinity College Press, Hartford, Conn.
P. Kehoe, D. G.
Blackburn, J.E. Simmons, J. Bronzino, W. Mace, S. Raskin, and W. Church (1995).
Teaching neuroscience methods to advanced undergraduates. Poster
presentation to the 1995 NSF-sponsored meeting on undergraduate neuroscience
programs, Project Kaleidoscope, Davidson College, North Carolina.
Blackburn, D.G. (1994). Neuroanatomy and neuroanatomical methods.
Presentation to the NECUSE Workshop "Neuroscience Methodologies: The Undergraduate
Laboratory Experience." Trinity College, June 1994.
Blackburn,
D.G., P. Kehoe, J.E. Simmons, J. Bronzino, W. Mace, and S. Raskin (1994). An integrated course in neuroscience methods for advanced
undergraduates. Presentation to the American Society of Zoologists Annual
Meeting, Saint Louis, Missouri; January 1995. American Zoologist 34: 72A
(1994).
Blackburn, D.G. (1993). Phylogeny
and Classification. In "A Collection of Advanced
Biology Laboratory Exercises". New England
Consortium for Undergraduate Science Education.
Book
Reviews
Biology as History. Vol. 1. Systematic Biology as
Historical Science, edited by G. Pinna
and M.T. Ghiselin. Vol 2. New
Perspectives on the History of Life: Essays on Systematic Biology as Historical
Narrative ,
edited by M.T. Ghiselin and G. Pinna. Quarterly Review of Biology 73: 73 (1998).
River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life, by Richard Dawkins. Creation/
Evolution, 1997 (Journal of the National Center for Science Education) (1997).
Dinosaur Extinction and the End of an Era:
What the Fossils Say, by J. David
Archibald. Creation/ Evolution 16(2): 41-43. (Journal of the National Center
for Science Education) (1996)
Fish Evolution and Systematics: Evidence
from Spermatozoa, by B.G.M. Jamieson
(1992). CHOICE, November 1992.
The Monkeys of Arashiyama:
Thirty Five Years of Research in Japan and the West, edited by L.M. Fedigan and P.J.
Asquith (1991). CHOICE, March 1992, p. 317.
The Behaviour of
Pinnipeds, edited by D. Renouf (1991).
CHOICE, October 1991, p. 302.
The Natural History of
Shrews, by S. Churchfield
(1990). CHOICE, July/August
1991, p. 352.
Egg Incubation: Its
Effects on Embryonic Development in Birds and Reptiles, edited by D.C. Deeming and M.W.J. Ferguson (1991). CHOICE, October 1992, p. 364.
The Natural History of
Moles, by M.L. Gorman and R.D. Stone
(1990). CHOICE, March 1991, p.
336.
Abstracts
/ Symposium Presentations
* denotes presentations with Trinity
College undergraduates
Blackburn,
D.G. and A.F. Flemming (2007). Evolution of fetal
membranes and placentation in reptiles.
Invited presentation,
Symposium on Trends in Evolution of Amniote
Embryos. Proceedings of the 8th
International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, p. 12. Pierre and Marie Curie University, and Muséum
National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; July 2007.
* Knight, S.M. and D.G.
Blackburn (2007). Scanning electron
microscopy of the fetal membranes of an oviparous snake. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress
of Vertebrate Morphology, p. 67. Pierre
and Marie Curie University, and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle,
Paris, France; July 2007.
* Gavelis, G.S., Kent. D.
Dunlap, and Daniel G. Blackburn (2007). Placental specializations in the viviparous lizard Sceloporus jarrovi. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress
of Vertebrate Morphology, p. 44. Pierre and Marie Curie University, and Muséum National
d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; July 2007.
Blackburn, D.G. (2006). Evolution of matrotrophy in vertebrates. Third International Symposium on Live-Bearing
Fishes. Universidad Michoacana de San
Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Morelia,
Mexico; November, 2006.
Ecay, T., M.
Gustafson, J. Stewart, and D. Blackburn (2006). Mechanism
of calcium transport by the chorioallantoic membrane of an oviparous snake, Pantherophis guttatus. American Physiological
Society Intersociety Conference.
Virginia Beach Convention Center; Oct. 2006.
Blackburn, D.G. (2005). The reptilian model for the evolution of
viviparity: its potential and limitations.
Fifth World Congress of Herpetology, Univ. of Stellenbosch, Republic of
South Africa; June 2005, Conference Proceedings, p. 30.
Flemming, A.F., and D.G.
Blackburn (2005). Close contacts of the
giant kind: on placental interfaces in matrotrophic lizards. Fifth World Congress of Herpetology, Univ. of
Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa; June 2005, Conference Proceedings, p.
30.Conference Proceedings, p. 44.
* Blackburn, D.G., A.R.
Johnson, and J.L. Petzold (2005). Fetal
membranes as exaptations for viviparity: evidence from ultrastructural studies
of the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus. International Herpetological Congress,
University of Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa, 2005.
Ecay, T.W., J.R. Stewart, and
D.G. Blackburn (2005). Timing and
mechanism of calcium mobilization during embryonic development of the corn
snake. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology,
* Blackburn, D.G., A.R. Johnson, and J.L. Petzold (2005). Ultrastructure of the fetal membranes in the
oviparous corn snake, Pantherophis
guttatus. Society for Integrative
and Comparative Biology,
Stewart, J.R., T.W. Ecay, and
D.G. Blackburn (2004). Developmental expression
of calbindin-D28k in extraembryonic membranes of the corn snake Elaphe guttata. Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting:
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the
Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and
Reptiles.
Ecay, T.W., J.R. Stewart, and
D.G. Blackburn (2004). Mobilization of
calcium is coincident with expression of calbindin-D28K in the extraembryonic
membranes of the corn snake.
American Society for Cell
Biology,
* Blackburn, D.G., A.R.
Johnson, and J.L. Petzold (2003).
Placental ultrastructure in the brown snake Storeria dekayi. Society
for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Toronto Canada, January 2003. SICB 2002 (abstracts of the annual meeting),
in press. Abstract
Blackburn, D.G., and A.F.
Flemming (2002). Evolution of
placentotrophy in African and South American lizards. Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology, regional meeting of the Division of Vertebrate Morphology, Harvard
University, Cambridge Massachusetts, September 2002.).
* Johnson, A.R., J.L. Petzold,
and D.G. Blackburn (2002). Morphology
and evolution of fetal membranes in snakes.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, regional meeting of the
Division of Vertebrate Morphology, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts,
September 2002.
* Blackburn, D.G., K.K. Weaber, J.R. Stewart,
and M.B. Thompson (2001). Do pregnant
lizards reabsorb or abort inviable eggs?
Morphological evidence from an Australian skink, Pseudemoia pagenstecheri. Annual Meeting, Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology, Anaheim, California, January, 2002. SICB 2002, p. 128.
Blackburn, D.G. (2001). Evolution of specializations of the
extraembryonic membranes of reptiles and birds.
Symposium on Evolutionary Transformations of Fetal Membranes and
Reproductive Strategies, Sixth International Congress of Vertebrate
Morphology. University of Jena, Germany,
July, 2001. Journal of Morphology 248:
207.
Mess, A., D.G. Blackburn, and U. Zeller (2001). Evolutionary transformations of fetal
membranes and reproductive strategies. Symposium
on Evolutionary Transformations of Fetal Membranes and Reproductive Strategies,
Sixth International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology. University of Jena, Germany, July, 2001. Journal of Morphology 248: 261.
* Blackburn, D.G., J. L. Petzold, and A. R. Johnson
(2001). Cytology of the developing
extraembryonic membranes of an oviparous snake (Elaphe guttata). Sixth
International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology. University of Jena, Germany, July, 2001. Journal of Morphology 248: 207.
Flemming, A. F. and D.G. Blackburn. Evolution of placentotrophy in viviparous
African lizards. Symposium on Evolutionary Transformations of Fetal
Membranes and Reproductive Strategies, Sixth International Congress of
Vertebrate Morphology. University of
Jena, Germany, July, 2001. Journal of
Morphology 248: 230.
* Blackburn, D.G., A. R. Johnson, and J. L. Petzold (2001). Histology of the extraembryonic membranes of
the oviparous corn snake, Elaphe guttata. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology,
Chicago, Illinois (January 2001).
American Zoologist 39 (5): 114-115.
* Charlesworth, T., A.H. Lehman, and D.G.
Blackburn (2001). Cytology and
ultrastructure of the extraembryonic membranes of the quail, Coturnix coturnix.
Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology, Chicago, Illinois (January 2001). American Zoologist 39 (5): 141.
Blackburn, D.G. (1999).
Viviparity: past research, future directions, and appropriate models.
Invited presentation. Symposium on
The Evolution of Viviparity: the Physiological Issues, Recent Research, and
Future Directions. Fifth
International Congress of Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry. University of Calgary, Canada.
Blackburn, D.G. (1999). The role of liberal arts colleges in science education
and scholarship. Presentation to the
symposium: "The Liberal Arts College in the 21st Century: Challenges and
Responsibilities." Trinity College,
February, 1999.
Blackburn, D.G. (1998). A phylogenetic
analysis of viviparity in fishes. Invited presentation , International
Symposium on Viviparity in Fishes. Cuernevaca, Mexico, February, 1998.
* Blackburn, D.G., and K.K. Weaber.
Stress-induced termination of pregnancy in the viviparous lizard Pseudemoia
pagenstecheri. NEURON, 2nd Annual Symposium, Trinity College, May 1998.
* Blackburn, D.G., E.E. Fifield, S. Kleis-San
Francisco, and I.P. Callard (1998). Effects of reproductive hormones on the
uterus and liver of a viviparous placentotrophic lizard. Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston MA; January, 1998. American
Zoologist 37(5): 200.
* Lishnak, T., D.G. Blackburn, S. Kleis-San
Francisco, and I.P. Callard (1998). Oviductal histology in viviparous water
snakes Nerodia during the reproductive cycle. Society for Integrative
and Comparative Biology, Boston MA; January, 1998. American Zoologist 37(5):
200.
Blackburn, D.G. (1997). Uterine contributions
to placentation in viviparous reptiles. Invited presentation , International
Symposium on Structure and Function of the Uterus and Oviduct in Non-Mammalian
Vertebrates. University of Bristol, England, July, 1997. Journal of
Morphology 232: 236.
* Bernardo, V.A. and D.G. Blackburn (1997).
Effects of exogenous testosterone and castration on the hypaxial muscles of the
northern leopard frog Rana pipiens. NEURON, 1st Annual Symposium,
Trinity College, May 1997.
* Fifield, E.E.. J. Elzweig, and D.G.
Blackburn (1997). Hepatic and uterine responses to neuroendocrine and steroid
hormones in a viviparous lizard. NEURON, 1st Annual Symposium, Trinity College,
May 1997.
* Sidor, C. and D.G. Blackburn (1997). Effects
of testosterone treatment and castration on forelimb muscles of male leopard
frogs, Rana pipiens. NEURON, 1st Annual Symposium, Trinity College, May
1997.
* Fifield, E.E., Blackburn, D.G., and I.P.
Callard (1997). Effects of reproductive hormones on the uterus and liver of a
viviparous lizard. 51st Annual Eastern Colleges Biological Conference, Central
Connecticut University, April 1997.
Blackburn, D.G. (1995). A punctuated
equilibrium model for the evolution of viviparity in squamates. Proceedings of
the Joint Annual Meetings of the American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists; the American Elasmobranch Society; and the Herpetologists'
League, pp. 70-71. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Blackburn, D.G. and I.P. Callard (1995).
Morphogenesis and development of the placental membranes in the viviparous
lizard Chalcides chalcides. American Society
of Zoologists, Washington, D.C.; December 1995. American Zoologist 35: 18A.
Blackburn, D.G. (1994). Sexual dimorphism at
the cellular level: histology and histochemistry of forelimb muscles of the
leopard frog, Rana pipiens. American Society of Zoologists, Saint Louis,
Missouri; January 1995. American Zoologist 34: 130A.
* Sidor, C. and D.G. Blackburn (1994). Effects
of testosterone treatment and castration on forelimb muscles of male leopard
frogs, Rana pipiens. American Society of Zoologists, Saint Louis,
Missouri; January 1995. American Zoologist 34: 109A.
* Sidor, C. and D.G. Blackburn (1993). Effects
of testosterone administration and castration on forelimb muscles of male
leopard frogs. American Society of Zoologists, Vertebrate Morphology Division,
New England Regional Meeting. Brown University, Providence, R.I.; October, 1993.
Blackburn, D.G. (1992). Lactation: Historical
patterns and potential for manipulation. Invited presentation,Symposium on Limits to
Lactation: Lessons From Comparative Biology. Annual Meeting of the American
Dairy Science Association, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 1992.
Blackburn, D.G., J.R. Stewart, D.C. Baxter,
and L.H. Hoffman (1992). Scanning electron microscopy of the placental
membranes in viviparous garter snakes of the genus Thamnophis. American
Society of Zoologists, Vancouver, Canada; December, 1992. American Zoologist
32: 139A.
* Lynch, L. and D.G. Blackburn (1992). Effects
of testosterone cypionate administration and castration on the nuptial pad
histology of the male leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Eastern Colleges
Biological Conference, Tufts University, April 1992.
Blackburn, D.G. (1991a). Conceptual
constraints on understanding the evolution of form: origins of the mammary
gland. Presentation to the American Society of Zoologists, Vertebrate
Morphology Division, New England Regional Meeting. University of Massachusetts
at Amherst, October, 1991.
Blackburn, D.G. (1991b). Chorioallantoic
placentation in reptiles. Invited presentation. Proceedings of the Tenth
International Symposium on Morphological Sciences: Comparative Placentation
and Gestation in Vertebrates. Toronto, Canada, July 1991.
Blackburn, D.G. (1990). Convergent evolution
of adaptations for fetal nutrition in viviparous vertebrates. Invited
presentation, International Symposium: Evolution of Viviparity in
Vertebrates, sponsored by the American Society of Zoologists, San Antonio,
Texas, December, 1990.
Blackburn, D.G. (1989). A saltatory model for
the evolutionary origin of viviparity and placentotrophy in reptiles.
Centennial Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, Boston,
Massachusetts; December, 1989. American Zoologist 29: 133A.
Blackburn, D.G. (1988). Late-stage
placentation in the matrotrophic viviparous lizard Chalcides chalcides. American Society of Zoologists, San
Francisco, California; December, 1988. American Zoologist 28: 196A.
Stewart, J.R., D.G. Blackburn, D.C. Baxter,
and L.H. Hoffman (1988). Nutritional provision to embryos of the viviparous
snake Thamnophis ordinoides. American Society of Zoologists, San
Francisco, California; December, 1988. American Zoologist 28: 131A.
Osteen, K.G., D.G. Blackburn, and L.H. Hoffman
(1987). Luteotropic effect of rabbit obplacental giant cells. 20th Annual Meeting of the Society
for the Study of Reproduction. Urbana, Illinois; July 1987. Biology of
Reproduction 35, Suppl. 1.
Blackburn, D.G., K.G. Osteen, and L.H. Hoffman
(1987). Obplacental giant cells in the rabbit: in vivo and in vitro
studies. American Society of Zoologists, New Orleans, Louisiana; December,
1987. American Zoologist 27: 120A.
Blackburn, D.G. Eutherian-like placentation
and fetal nutrition in a viviparous reptile. 19th Annual Meeting of the Society
for the Study of Reproduction, Ithaca, New York; July 1986. Biology of
Reproduction 34, Supplement 1: 69.
Blackburn, D.G.. A review and revision of allantoplacental
morphotypes in reptiles. American Society of
Zoologists, Nashville, Tennessee; December, 1986. American Zoologist 26(4):
115A.
Stewart, J.R., and D.G. Blackburn. Reptile
placentation: structural diversity and terminology. American Society of
Zoologists, Nashville, Tennessee; December, 1986. American Zoologist 26(4):
114A.
Blackburn, D.G., L.J. Vitt, and H.E. Evans.
Reproductive adaptations in a viviparous scincid lizard. American Association of
Veterinary Anatomists, Ithaca, New York; August, 1983. Zentralblatt
Vet. Med. Reihe C. (Anatomia,
Histologia, Embryologia)
13: 262 [1984].
Evans, H.E. and D.G. Blackburn. Why are there
no viviparous birds? American Society of Zoologists Meeting, Denver, Colorado;
December, 1984. American Zoologist 24: 60A.
Blackburn, D.G. and L.J. Vitt. Placentation
and adaptations for fetal nutrition in a viviparous scincid lizard. American
Society of Zoologists Meeting, Denver, Colorado; December, 1984. American Zoologist
24: 64A.
Blackburn, D.G. Alternative interpretations of
mammalian reproductive evolution. American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; December, 1983. American Zoologist 23: 945.
Blackburn, D.G., H.E. Evans, and L.J. Vitt.
Evolutionary aspects of matrotrophy in viviparous vertebrates. Proceedings of
the First International Symposium on Vertebrate Morphology , p. 33; Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany, August, 1983.
Blackburn, D.G. Classification of the
reproductive modes of vertebrates. American Society of Zoologists, Louisville,
Kentucky; December, 1982. American Zoologist 22: 910.
Blackburn, D.G. An evolutionary analysis of
vertebrate viviparity. American Society of Zoologists, Dallas, Texas; December,
1981. American Zoologist 21: 936.
Blackburn, D.G., L.J. Vitt, and C.A. Beuchat.
Nutritive viviparity and placentation in the skink Mabuya heathi.
Memphis, Tennessee; July 1981. Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting: Society
for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and the Herpetologist's League, p.
33.
Blackburn, D.G. Comparative morphology,
evolution, and systematics of sceloporine lizards. Memphis, Tennessee; July
1981. Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting: Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles, and the Herpetologist's League, p. 33.
Blackburn, D.G., and F.H. Pough. Hypaxial
morphology of sand lizards and horned lizards. Joint Meeting of the Canadian
Society of Zoologists and the American Society of Zoologists. Toronto,
December. American Zoologist 17: 952.
Translations
- denotes publications with Trinity undergraduates
Beiträge zur Kenntnis der
Plazentation bei Haien und Reptilien.
B. Die Plazentation von Seps
chalcides", by N. J. ten Cate-Hoedemaker. Z. Zellforsch. mikrosk. Anat. 18: 299-345
(1933).
"Ueber die Entwicklung
von Seps chalcides", by E. Giacomini. Anat. Anz.
6: 548-551 (1891).
* with M. Roth. "Rapports anatomo-histologiques
établis au cours de la gestation
entre l'oeuf et l'oviducte maternel chez le lézard ovovivipare
Zootoca vivipara W. (Lacerta vivipara J.), by M. Panigel. Bull. Soc.
Zool. Fr. 76: 163-170 (1951).
* with M. Roth.
"Materiaux pour l'etude du developpement
du Seps chalcides", by E. Giacomini. Arch. Ital. Biol. 16: 332-359 (1891).
"Ueber eine neue Art
uterinaler Brutpflege bei Reptilien", by W. Haacke, Zool. Anz. 8: 435-439
(1885).
"Riesenzellen im Chorion
laeve des Kaninchens", by G. Petry and W. Kühnel. Experientia 22: 443 (1966).
"Ueber mehrkernige
Riesenzellen im Chorion laeve des Kaninchens", by W. Kühnel. Anat. Anz., Jena 150: 235-238 (1981).
"Zur näheren Kenntnis des
Mammarorgans von Echidna", by. C. Gegenbaur. Morphologische Jahrbuch 9: 604 (1884).
"In der Uteruswand während
der Gravidität auftretende metachromatische granulierte Zellverbände und ihre
Stellung zur 'Glandula myometralis'," by J. Asplund, U. Borell, and H.
Holmgren. Z. Mikrosk. Anat. Forsch.
(Leipzig) 48: 478-528 (1940). [excerpts]
"Untersuchungen über Physiologie
und Histologie des Eileiters der Reptilien und Vögel: nebst einem Beitrag zur
Fasergenese", by H. Giersberg.
Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Zoologie 70: 1-97 (1923) [excerpts].
with L. Miller: "Sulla maniera di gestazione e sugli
annessi embrionali del Gongylus ocellatus Forsk", by E.
Giacomini. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Inst. Bologna
(VI) 3: 401-445 (1906). [ongoing]
with L. Miller:
"L'oolisi della
Seps chalcides, by P. Mingazzini (1892). Atti Acc. Lincei (Rend V) 1: 41-45.
with L. Miller: "Osservazioni sui riassorbimento degli embrioni nella Seps chalcides", by G. Domini (1928). Arch.
zool. ital. (Torino) 12:
191-218.
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