Scott A Wissinger CV

2006-2010 Science Division Teacher-Scholar Professorship, Allegheny College
2007 Visiting Erskine Fellow, College of Science, Canterbury University, New Zealand
2001- Professor of Biology and Env. Science Departments, Allegheny College
1997-2001 Chair, Biology Department, Allegheny College
1995-1996 Chair, Environmental Science Department, Allegheny College
1992-2000 Associate Professor, Biology and Env. Science Departments, Allegheny College
1991-1992 Chair, Environmental Science Department, Allegheny College
1990-1991 Visiting Assistant Professor, Entomology Department, Cornell University
1989-present Principal Investigator, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
1986-1992 Assistant Professor, Biology and Env. Science Departments, Allegheny College
1984-1986 David Ross Graduate Research Fellow, Purdue University

Introductory Biology I : Physiology and Ecology
Introduction to Environmental Science
Stream Ecology
Wetlands Ecology & Conservation
Junior Seminar in Wetlands Community Ecology
Freshman Seminar in Conservation Biology
Liberal Studies Writing Seminar: Ecology & Conservation of French Creek Watershed
Senior Research Seminar

35 Independent Research Projects (sophomores and juniors)
38 NSF funded Summer Research Assistants
7 REU students (5 through RMBL site grant and 2 grant supplements)
128 Senior Research Advisees; see recent Abstracts

2007 National Science Foundation REU Supplement for Amanda Klemmer. "Effects of top predator population cycles on detritus processing and ecosystem function." $4,600.

2002-2007 National Science Foundation RUI: "Collaborative Research on Mechanisms Underlying Salamander Population Fluctuations." $515,732. (with Howard Whiteman).

2002-2005 National Science Foundation CCLI. Adaptation and implementation of a watershed model: The French Creek Watershed Research Program at Allegheny College $166,000. Rachel O'Brien, P. and R. Bowden, Co-PI.

2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar Program, Nov. 2001-April 2002. Impacts of Introduced Salmonid Fishes on Native Biota on New Zealand Lakes (Host; Angus McIntosh, University of Canterbury.

1998-1999 National Science Foundation. REU Supplement for Erika Bilger. "Tradeoffs Between Rapid Growth Temporary Habitats and Predator Avoidance in Permanent Subalpine Wetlands." $5000.

1994-1999 National Science Foundation. RUI: "Intraguild Predation and Cannibalism among Caddisfly Larvae in High Elevation Ponds" DEB 9407856. $208,000.

1993-1996. National Science Foundation. Undergraduate Curriculum and Course Development Award: Reducing roadblocks to Learning in Introductory biology: A Computer-Module Development Project (Co-Pi) $101,000.

1992-1995 USDA Forest Service, Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory "Monitoring acidification in the Mexican Cut Watershed in central Colorado". $6000.

1992-1993 Colorado Division of Wildlife. "Effects of acidification on a unique population of high altitude salamanders in Colorado". Co-Pi with Howard Whiteman. $3500.

1990-1995 The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Field Office. "Long-term studies of the aquatic fauna in the Mexican Cut Nature Reserve" $10,000.

1990-1994 Pennsylvania Electric Company Research Fund. "Amphibians as early warning indicators of regional acidification" $35,000.

1990-1991 Pew Charitable Trust Midwest Science Cluster: "Support for summer field assistants at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory". $4000.

1989-1991 Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Allegheny College: "Direct and indirect effects of acidification on the benthic invertebrates in a subalpine watershed in central Colorado. $18,000.

1989-1994 National Science Foundation: "Benthic food webs in ponds" BSR-8958253. $243,000.

1984-1986 David Ross Graduate Research Fellowship, Purdue University $12,000.

Fulbright Senior Scholar – New Zealand 2001-2002
Presidential Young Investigator, National Science Foundation 1989-1994.
Best Student Paper in Basic Research, 1986, Annual Meeting North American Benthological Society.
Best Student Paper in Ecology, 1985 Annual Meeting of American Society of Zoologists.
David Ross Graduate Research Fellow, Purdue University.

Rader, R.R., D.P. Batzer, and S.A. Wissinger (eds). 2001. Bioassessment and Management of North American Freshwater Wetlands. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.

Batzer, D.P., R.R. Rader, and S.A. Wissinger. (eds). 1999. Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.

Wissinger, S.A., *H.S. Greig, and A.R. McIntosh. 2009. Absence of species replacements between permanent and temporary lentic communities in New Zealand. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. in press

Jannot, J.E., S.A. Wissinger, and J.R. Lucas. 2008. Diet and a developmental time constraint alter life history trade-offs in a caddis fly (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. in press.

*Inkley, M.D., S.A. Wissinger, and B.L. Baros. 2008. Effects of drying regime on microbial colonization and shredder preference in seasonal woodland wetlands. Freshwater Biology 53: 435–445.

Jannot, J.E., *E. Bruneau, and S.A. Wissinger. 2007. Effects of larval energetic resources on life history and adult allocation patterns in a caddisfly (Trichoptera: Phryganeidae). Ecological Entomology 32:376-383

Denoel, M., H.H. Whiteman, S. A. Wissinger. 2007. Foraging tactics in alternative heterochronic salamander morphs: trophic quality of ponds matters more than water permanency. Freshwater Biology 52:1667-1676.

*Eden, C., H.W. Whiteman, L. Duobinis-Gray, and S.A. Wissinger. 2007. Accuracy assessment of skeletochronology in the Arizona tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum). Copeia 2:471-477.

Wissinger, S.A., A.R. McIntosh, and *H.S. Greig. 2006. Impacts of introduced brown and rainbow trout on benthic invertebrate communities in shallow New Zealand lakes. Freshwater Biology 51:2001-2028.

Batzer, D.P, R. Cooper, and S.A. Wissinger. 2006. Wetland Animal Ecology, IN: Batzer, D.P, and R.R. Sharitz (ed.) Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands. University of California Press

Denoël, M., H.H. Whiteman, and S.A. Wissinger. 2006. Temporal shift of diet in alternative cannibalistic morphs of the tiger salamander. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89:373-382.

Wissinger, S.A., *J.C. Whissel, and *C. Eldermire. 2006. Predator defense along a permanence gradient: roles of case structure, behavior, and developmental phenology in caddisflies. Oecologia 148:667-678.

Whiteman, H.H. and S.A. Wissinger. 2005. Amphibian population cycles and long-term data sets, p.177-184 IN: M.J. Lannoo (ed.) Conservation and Status of North American Amphibians. Univ. California Press.

Wissinger, S.A., *C. Eldermire and *J.C. Whissel. 2004. The role of larval cases in reducing aggression and cannibalism among caddisflies in temporary wetlands. Wetlands 24(4): 777-783.

Wissinger, S.A., *J. Steinmetz, *J.S. Alexander, and W.S. Brown. 2004. Larval cannibalism, time constraints, and adult fitness in caddisflies that inhabit temporary wetlands. Oecologia 138(1):39-47.

Wissinger, S.A., W.S. Brown and *J.E. Jannot. 2003. Caddisfly life histories along permanence gradients in high-altitude wetlands in Colorado (USA). Freshwater Biology 48(2): 255-270.

Wissinger, S.A., *S.G. Ingmire, and *J.L. Bogo. 2001. Plant and invertebrate communities as indicators of success for wetlands restored for wildlife, p. 207-236 IN: Rader, Batzer, and Wissinger.

*Gallie, J.A., R.L. Mumme, and S.A. Wissinger. 2001. Experience has no effect on the development of chemosensory recognition of predators by tadpoles of the American toad, Bufo americanus. Herpetologica 57:376-383.

Wissinger, S.A., H.H. Whiteman, *G.B. Sparks, *G.L. Rouse, and W.S. Brown. 1999. Foraging trade-offs along a predator-permanence gradient in subalpine wetlands. Ecology 80:2102-2116.

Wissinger, S.A. and *L.J. Gallagher. 1999. Beaver pond wetlands in northwestern Pennsylvania: Modes of colonization and succession after drought. Chapter 15, IN: Batzer, Rader and Wissinger.

Wissinger, S.A., *A.J. Bohonak, *H.H. Whiteman, and W.S. Brown. 1999. Subalpine wetlands in Colorado: Habitat Permanence, Salamander Predation, and Invertebrate Communities. Chapter 31, IN: Batzer, Rader, and Wissinger.

Anderson, C.R., B.L. Peckarsky, and S.A. Wissinger. 1999. Tinajas of Southeastern Utah: Invertebrate Reproductive Strategies and the Habitat Templet. Chapter 32, IN: Batzer, Rader, and Wissinger.

Wissinger, S.A. 1999. Ecology of wetland invertebrates: synthesis and applications for conservation and management. Chapter 41 IN: Batzer, Rader and Wissinger.

Wissinger, S.A. 1997. Cyclic colonization in predictably ephemeral habitats: a template for biological control in annual crop systems. Biological Control 10:4-15.

Wissinger, S.A., *G.B. Sparks, *G.L. Rouse, W.S. Brown, and H. Steltzer. 1996. Intraguild predation and cannibalism among larvae of detritivorous caddisflies in subalpine wetlands. Ecology 77:2421-2430.

Batzer, D.P. and S.A. Wissinger. 1996. Ecology of insect communities in nontidal wetlands. Annual Review of Entomology 41:75-100.

Whiteman, H.H., S.A. Wissinger, and W.S. Brown. 1996. Growth and foraging consequences of facultative paedomorphosis in the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum. Evolutionary Ecology 10:429-422.

Whiteman, H.H., S.A. Wissinger, and *A. Bohonak. 1994. Seasonal movement patterns in a subalpine population of the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 72:1780-1787.

Wissinger, S.A. and *J. McGrady. 1993. Intraguild predation and competition between larval dragonflies: direct and indirect effects on shared prey. Ecology 74:207-218

*Ode, P. and S.A. Wissinger. 1993. Interaction between chemical and tactile cues in mayfly detection of stoneflies. Freshwater Biology. 30:351-357.

Wissinger, S.A. 1992. Niche overlap and the potential for competition and intraguild predation between size-structured populations. Ecology 73:1431-1444.

Wissinger, S.A. and H.H. *Whiteman. 1992. Fluctuation in a Rocky Mountain population of salamanders: Anthropogenic acidification of natural variation? Journal of Herpetology 26:377-391.

*Whiteman, H.H. and S.A. Wissinger. 1991. Differences in the antipredator behavior of three plethodontid salamanders to snake attack. Journal of Herpetology 25:352-355.

Wissinger, S.A. 1989. Seasonal variation in the intensity of competition and predation among dragonfly larvae. Ecology 70:1017-1027.

Wissinger, S.A. 1989. Comparative population ecology of the dragonflies Libellula lydia and Libellula luctuosa Odonata:Libellulidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 67:931-936.

Wissinger, S.A. 1988. Spatial distribution, life history, and estimates of survivorship in a fourteen-species assemblage of larval dragonflies (Odonata:Anisoptera). Freshwater Biology 20:329-340.

Wissinger, S.A. 1988. Life history and size structure of larval dragonfly populations. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 7:13-28.

Wissinger, S.A. 1988. Effects of food availability on larval development and inter-instar predation rates among larvae of Libellula lydia and Libellula luctuosa (Odonata:Anisoptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 66:543-549.

Presentations and Published Abstracts (Since 1995; * indicates undergraduate student co-author)

Wissinger, S.A., *M. Inkley, *M.L. Mumford, and B. Baros. 2008. Inundation schedule of leaf litter affects microbial colonization and shredder preference in temporary woodland wetlands. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 25(1): 217-218.

*Klemmer, A. and S.A. Wissinger. 2008. Changes in ecosystem processes as a result of fluctuating densities of detritivores. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 25(1): 217.

Greig, H.S., A.R. McIntosh, and S.A. Wissinger. 2008. Unexpected variations in predator impacts across a pond disturbance gradient: A consequence of trait-mediated interactions. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 25(1): 126.

Wissinger, S.A. and H.H. Whiteman. Causes and consequences of population fluctuations in a highly size-structured population. 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 4-10, 2007, San Jose, CA. ABSTRACT

*Panetta, A.M. and S.A. Wissinger. Effects of pool size and habitat heterogeneity on colonization in subalpine wetlands. 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 4-10, 2007, San Jose, CA. ABSTRACT

Greig, H.S. and S.A. Wissinger. Multiple, predictable selection pressures lead to life history canalization in a temporary pond caddisfly. 93rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 4-10, 2007, San Jose, CA. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A., H.H. Whiteman, M. Denoel, H. Greig, and *K. Butkas. The effects of long-term population fluctuations on invertebrate communities in alpine ponds. 92nd Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, August 6-11, 2006, Memphis, TN

Wissinger, S.A. and H.H. Whiteman and *M. Galatowitsch. Mechanisms underlying long-term fluctuations in a subalpine population of tiger salamanders. 91st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, August 7-12, 2005, Montreal, Canada.

Wissinger, S.A. Complementary roles of long-term censuses & short-term experiments for understanding population fluctuations. Presented at Symposium on the Gunnison Basin as a Model Ecosystem: Celebrating 75 Years of Research, Aug. 14-17, 2004, Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado

Jannot, J.E., and S.A. Wissinger. 2004. Seasonal time constraints and the development-size trade-off: pond drying delays development in a wetland caddisfly (Limnephilus externus). Bulletin of North American Benthological Society 21 (1): 304. ABSTRACT

*Mumford, M.L. and S.A. Wissinger. 2004. Caddisfly life history and physiological adaptations for survival in temporary wetlands. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 21 (1):405 ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A. 2004. Seasonal time constraints and the development-size trade-off: pond drying delays development in a wetland caddisfly (Limnephilus externus). Bulletin of North American Benthological Society 21 (1):304. ABSTRACT

*Mattie, S.E., S.A. Wissinger and *J.E. Jannot. 2003. Caddisfly case building under differing predation and drying regimes. Bulletin North American Benthological Society 20 (1):332. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A. and A.R. McIntosh. 2003. Benthic invertebrate communities in permanent and temporary lentic habitats in New Zealand. Bulletin North American Benthological Society 20 (1):296. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A. and A.R. McIntosh. 2002. Benthic invertebrate communities in trout and troutless lakes in New Zealand. Bulletin of North American Benthological Society. 19:103 ABSTRACT

*Schultheis, R.D. and S.A. Wissinger. 2002. The effects of fish introductions in Colorado high elevation lakes. Bulletin of North American Benthological Society. 19:129 ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A. and *E.E. Bilger. 2001. Caddisfly cannibalism in subalpine temporary wetlands: mechanisms and life history. Bulletin of North American Benthological Society. 18:215. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A, *J.L. Bogo, *S.R. Bolden, and *S.G. Ingmire. 2000. Benthic invertebrate and plant communities in restored and natural wetlands in northwestern Pennsylvania. Bulletin of North American Benthological Society 17:57. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A. 1999. Wetlands as unique habitats with distinct assemblages of plants and animals. Bulletin of North American Benthological Society 16:181. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A., *J. Whissel, *C. Eldermire, and W. Brown. 1998. The role of caddis cases in deterring predators along a predator-permanence gradient in high-elevation wetlands. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 15:142. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A. 1997. Foraging Behaviors and Indirect Effects in Communities: When can we expect interaction modifications vs. interactions chains? Bulletin of Ecological Society of America.

Wissinger, S.A., *J.S. Alexander, *J. A. Steinmetz, and *S. M. Kilby. 1997. Cannibalism among detritivorous caddisflies in subalpine wetlands: fitness effects dietary supplementation. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 14:135. ABSTRACT

Wissinger, S.A., *G. Sparks, *G. Rouse, and W. Brown 1995. Salamander predation mediates caddisfly coexistence in subalpine wetlands. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 12:137.

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