PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed
Atrazine is an Immune Disruptor in Adult Northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens)MA Brodkin , H Madhoun, M Rameswaran, I Vatnick. 2007.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,26:80-85 (pdf)
Acid Exposure is an Immune Disruptor in Adult Rana pipiens. I. Vatnick, J. Andrews, M. Colombo, H. Madhoun, M. Rameswaran, and M. Brodkin. 2006. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 37-40 (pdf)
The influence of ambient temperature energy and protein content of the food on nitrogenous excretion in the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Carmi Korine, Itzick Vatnick, Ian G. van Tets and Berry Pinshow. 2006. Physiological and Biochemical Physiology 79:957-964 (pdf)
Effects of Acid Stress in Adult Rana pipiens M Brodkin, I Vatnick, M Simon, H Hopey, K Butler-Holston, and M Leonard. 2003. Journal of Experimental Zoology 298A (1): 16-22. (pdf)
New observations on urine contents in water deprived Negev desert rodents. C Korine, I Vatnick, I. Van Tets, and B Pinshow. 2003.Canadian Journal of Zoology 81 (5): 941-945. (pdf)
Effects of acid exposure on natural resistance and mortality of adult Rana pipiens. M.P. Simon, I. Vatnick, H.A. Hopey, K. Butler, C. Korver, C. Hilton, R.S. Weimann, and M.A. Brodkin. 2002. Journal of Herpetology: 36 (4): 697-699.(pdf)
Micoroclimatic characteristics of a primary tropical amazonian rain forest, ACEER, Iquitos, Peru. Stephen Madigosky and Itzick Vatnick. 2000. Selbyana 21(1):107-114.
The effects of exposure to mild acidic conditions on adult frogs (Rana pipiens and Rana clamitans): Mortality rates and pH preferences. I. Vatnick, MA Brodkin, MP Simon, BW Grant, CR Conte, M. Gleave, R. Myers, and MM Sadoff. 1999. Journal of Herpetology 33 (3):370-374 (pdf)
A multi-week inquiry for an undergraduate introductory biology laboratory. B. Grant and I. Vatnick. 1998. Journal of College Science Teaching l XXVIII (2):109-112 (pdf)
Incubation temperature of the pigeon embryo (Columba livia). I Vatnick and S Foertsch. 1998. Journal of Thermal Biology 23 (1):53-57 (pdf)
Ontogeny of fetal hepatic and placental growth and metabolism in sheep. I. Vatnick and AW Bell. 1992. American Journal of Physiology 263:R619-623 (pdf)
Chronic heat stress and prenatal development in sheep: II. Placental cellularity and metabolism. RJ. Early, BW McBride, I Vatnick, AW Bell. 1991. Journal of Animal Science 69:3610-3616 (pdf)
Growth and metabolism of the placenta after unilateral fetectomy in twin-pregnant ewes. I. Vatnick, P.A. Schoknecht, R. Darrigrand and A.W. Bell. 1991. Journal of Developmental Physiology 15:351-356 1
Effect of heat-stress on ovine placental growth in early pregnancy. I. Vatnick, G. Ignotz, B.W. McBride and A.W. Bell. 1991. Journal of Developmental Physiology 16:163-166
Regression of brown adipose tissue mitochondrial function and structure in neonatal goats. I. Vatnick, R.S. Tyzbir, J.G. Welch and A.P. Hooper. 1987. American Journal of Physiology 252 (Endocrinol. Metab. 15): E391-397 (pdf)
Abstracts, Proceedings and Others
Genetic Monogamy in Captive Pigeons (Columba livia) Assessed by DNA Fingerprinting Kruti K. Patel and Courtney Siegel Research Advisors: Dr. Frances E. Weaver and Dr. Itzick Vatnick 2005. BIOS Volume 76, Issue 2 pp. 97–101.
Review of workshop 305 Energy Balance- what we can teach our students that the textbooks do not. I Vatnick. HAPS Educator. Winter 2004: 27.
EPA Docket 2004 comment on Revised Atrazine Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) OPP-2003-0367-0142
Acid Stress suppresses the thioglycollate-stimulated inflammatory response of adult Rana pipiens. J. Colombo, I. Vatnick, M Brodkin, J. Andrews, E Piddington, M Rameswaran, and E Fiorini.2002. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42 (6): 1211.
Biology for Non-Majors –Who Knew ? I Like Biology. I. Vatnick, RW Morris. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42 (6): 1327.
Can Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) alter their urine composition in response to environmental change? C Korine, I Vatnick, I Van Tets and B Pinshow. 2001. American Zoologist 41 (6): 1496.
An Acidic Environment Results In Bacterial Colonization Of The Spleen Of Adult Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens). M Brodkin, M Leonard and I Vatnick. 2000. FASEB J 14 (4): A439.
Principles of design for a research-centered biology curriculum. I Vatnick and B Grant. American Zoologist 40 (6): 1244-1245.
The Effect Of Cold Exposure On Bacterial Content Of The Gut And Spleen Of Adult Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens). 2000. American Zoologist 39 (5): 448
The effect of an acidic environment on mortality, natural defense mechanisms and standard metabolism of adult Northern Leopard frogs (Rana pipiens). I. Vatnick, M. Brodkin, and M. Simon. 1999, The FASEB Journal 13 (4): A408.
Metabolic responses of Rana pipiens to an acidic environment. I. Vatnick, R. Myers and M. Brodkin. 1998. American Zoologist volume 37 no. 5 (abs)
Behavioral pH preference of frogs (Rana pipiens and clamitans) under laboratory conditions. I.Vatnick, B.W. Grant, C.R. Conte and R. Myers. 1996. American Zoologist 36 (5):
The development of metabolic and respiratory functions in pigeons (Columba livia). I Vatnick. 1998. FASEB Journal 10 (3):21.
Influences of nutrition and litter size on placental and fetal weights in late-pregnant sheep. A.W. Bell, R. Slepetis and I. Vatnick. 1988. FASEB Journal 2 (5):A1105
Nutritional and placental influences on prenatal growth in sheep. A.W. Bell, R. Slepetis, P.A. Schoknecht and I. Vatnick. 1988. In: Proceedings of Cornell Nutrition Conference 1988. Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853
Energy expenditure associated with placental Na+, K+-ATPase activity in chronically heat-stressed ewes. B.W. Mcbride, A.W. Bell, I. Vatnick and R.J. Early. 1988. Proceedings of Nutritional Society 47: 40A
Placental protein synthesis and DNA content in heat-stressed ewes. R.J. Early, A.W. Bell, B.W. McBride and I. Vatnick. 1988. FASEB Journal 2 (4):A538