Scholarly Pubs

Peer Review Academic Publications

Abbott MN, Peck SL. 2016. Emerging Ethical Issues Related to the Use of Brain-Computer Interfaces for Patients with Total Locked-in Syndrome. Neuroethics 8. doi:10.1007/s12152-016-9296-1

Schuster, Haley and Steven L. Peck. 2016. Mars Ain’t the Kind of Place to Raise Your Kid♯: Ethical Implications of Pregnancy on Missions to Colonize other Planets. Life Sciences, Society and Policy. 12:10. doi: 10.1186/s40504-016-0043-5

Ahmadou H. Dicko, Renaud Lancelot, Momar Talla Seck, Laure Guerrini, Baba Sall, Mbargou Low, Marc J.B. Vreysen, Thierry Lefrançois, Fonta Williams, Steven L. Peck, and Jérémy Bouyer. 2014. Using species distribution models to optimize vector control: the tsetse eradication campaign in Senegal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 11 (28) : 10149-10154

Peck, S. L. 2014. Perspectives on why digital ecologies matter: Combining population genetics and ecologically informed agent-based models with GIS for managing dipteran livestock pests. Acta Tropica. 138S (2014) S22–S25

Cottrell, S. J. L. Jenson, and S. L. Peck. 2014. Resuscitation and resurrection: The ethics of cloning cheetahs, mammoths, and Neanderthals. Life Sciences, Society and Policy 10:3 doi:10.1186/2195-7819-10-3

Vargas, R.I., J.D. Stark, J. Banks, L. Leblanc, N. Manoukis, S. L. Peck. 2013. Spatial dynamics of two oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids, Fopius arisanus (Sonan) and diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), in a guava orchard in Hawaii. Economic Entomology 42(5) 888-901.

Peck, S. L. 2013. Life as Emergent Agential Systems: Tendencies without Teleology in an Open Universe. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 48 (4): 984-1000.

Peck, S. L. 2013. Digital ecologies as Tractarian systems. Philosophy Study. 3 (1) : 64-69

Peck, S. L. and Jérémy Bouyer. 2012a. Mathematical modeling, spatial complexity, and critical decisions in tsetse control. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5): 1477—1486.

Peck, S. L. 2012b. Networks of habitat patches in tsetse fly control: implications of metapopulation structure on assessing local extinction probabilities. Ecological Modelling 246: 99–102.

Peck, S. L. 2012c. Agent-based models as fictive instantiations of ecological processes.” Philosophy & Theory in Biology. Vol. 4.e303 (2012): 12.

Froerer KM, Peck SL, McQuate GT. 2011. Evaluation of readmission ink as a marker for dispersal studies with the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. Journal of Insect Science 11:125, available online: insectscience.org/11.125

K.M. Froerer, S.L. Peck, G.T. McQuate, R.I. Vargas, E.B. Jang, and D.O. McInnis. 2010. Long distance movement of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Puna, Hawaii: How far can they go? American Entomologist 56(2): 88-94.

Peck, S. L. 2010. Death and ecological crisis. Agriculture and Human Values 27:105-109.

Rasmussen, J., M. Belk, and S. L. Peck. 2009. Endangered species augmentation: a case study of alternative rearing methods. Animal Conservation 8:225–232

Peck, S. L. 2009. Whose boundary? An individual species perspectival approach to borders. Biological Theory. 4(3): 274-279.

Bell A.V., R. B. Rader, S. L. Peck, and A. Sih. 2009. The positive effects of negative interactions: Can avoidance of competitors or predators increase resource sampling by prey? Theoretical Population Biology. 76:52-58.

Peck, S. L. 2008. The Hermeneutics of Ecological Simulation. Biology and Philosophy 23:383-402.

Caprio, M. A., N. Storer, M. S. Sisterson, S. L. Peck and A. de H. N. Maia. 2008. Assessing the risk of the evolution of resistance to pesticides using spatially complex simulation models. In Whalon, Sanchez, and Hollingworth, Global Pesticide Resistance in Arthropods, CABI Publishing, Cambridge, MA.

Belk, M.C., Benson, L.J., Rasmussen, J., and Peck, S.L. 2008. Hatchery-induced morphological variation in an endangered fish: a challenge for hatchery-based recovery efforts. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65.3 (2): 401-408.

McQuate, G. T., A. H. Bokonon-Ganta, and S. L. Peck. 2007. Background population biology and prospects for suppression of the solanaceous fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 39:1-5.

Peck, S. L., G. T. McQuate, R. I. Vargas, D. C. Seager, H. C. Revis, E. B. Jang, D. O. McInnis. 2005. The movement of sterile male Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a Hawaiian agroecosystem. Journal of Economic Entomology. 98(5): 1539-1550.

Mc Quate G. T., S. L. Peck, P. G. Barr, and C. D. Sylva. 2005. Comparative evaluation of Spinosad and Phloxine B as toxicant in protein baits for suppression of three fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) species. Journal of Economic Entomology 98 (4): 1170-1178.

Peck, S. L. 2004. Simulation as experiment: a philosophical reassessment for biological modeling. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19 (10): 530 534.

Peck, S. L. and G. T. McQuate. 2004. Ecological Aspects of Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Maui, Hawaii: movement and host preference. Environmental Entomology 33(6): 1722 1731.

(many authors), Peck, S. L. 2004. Minutes FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Environmental Protection Agency Regarding: Product Characterization, Human Health Risk, Ecological Risk, And Insect Resistance Management For Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt) Cotton Products June 8 10, 2004, Arlington, Virginia. U.S. EPA SAP Report No. 2004.

Storer N.P., S. L. Peck, F. Gould, J. W. Van Duyn and G. G. Kennedy. 2003. Spatial processes in the evolution of resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt transgenic corn and cotton in a mixed agroecosystem: a biology-rich stochastic simulation model. Economic Entomology 96(1): 156-172.

Storer N.P., S. L. Peck, F. Gould, J. W. Van Duyn and G. G. Kennedy. 2003 Sensitivity analysis of a spatially-explicit stochastic simulation model of the evolution of resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt transgenic corn and cotton. Economic Entomology. 96(1): 173-187.

Peck, S.L. 2003. Randomness, contingency, and faith: Is there a science of subjectivity? Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. 38(1):5-24. (Also included in the Critical Concepts in Religious Studies Volume: Religion and Science Edited by Sara Fletcher Harding, Nancy Morvillo)

Peck, S. L. 2001. Antimicrobial and Insecticide Resistance Modeling: Is it time to start talking? Trends in Microbiology. 9(6):286-292.

Vargas, R.I., S.L. Peck, G.T. McQuate, C. G. Jackson, J.D. Stark and J.D. Armstrong. 2001. Potential for areawide integrated management of Mediterranean fruit fly with a braconid parasitoid and a novel bait spray. Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (4): 817 825.

McQuate, G. T. and S. L. Peck. 2001. Suppression of Mediterranean fruit fly populations over mountainous areas through aerial phloxine B-Protein Bait Sprays: regional Medfly program in Guatemala. In Keng Hong Tan (ed.) Area Wide Control of Fruit Flies and Other Insect Pests. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. Penang, Malaysia.

McQuate, G. T and S. L. Peck. 2001. Enhancement of attraction of male Bactrocera latifrons to alpha-Ionol (Diptera: Tephritidae) by addition of a synergist, cade oil. Journal of Economic Entomology 94(1):39-46.

Peck, S. L. 2001. Ecological Modeling: A guide for the nonmodeler. Conservation Biology in Practice 2(3) : 36 39.

Peck, S. L. 2000 A tutorial for understanding ecological modeling papers for the nonmodeler. American Entomologist 46(1):40-49.

Peck, S. L. and G. T. McQuate. 2000. Field Tests of malathion replacements spinosad and photoactive dyes for suppression of wild Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) populations. Journal of Economic Entomology 93(2): 280-289.

Peck, S. L., S. Ellner, and F. Gould. 2000. Varying Migration and Deme Size, and the Feasibility of the Shifting Balance. Evolution 54 (1):324-327.

Alcantara Licudine, J.P.; N. L. Bui, Q. X. Li, G. T. McQuate, S. L. Peck. 2000. Method for determination of xanthene dyes in guava fruits and its application in a field dissipation study. Journal of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International. 83(3): 563 568.

Hellkamp, A.S., J. M. Bay, C. L. Campbell, K. N. Easterling, D. A. Fiscus, G. R. Hess, B. F. McQuaid, M. J. Munster, G. L. Olson, S. L. Peck, S. R. Shafer, K. Sidik, and M. B. Tooley. 2000. Assessment of the condition of agricultural lands in six mid Atlantic states. Journal of Environmental Quality 29:795-804.

Hess, G. R., C. L. Campbell, D. A. Fiscus, A. S. Hellkamp, B. F. McQuaid, M. J. Munster, S. L. Peck, and S. R. Shafer. 2000. A conceptual model and indicators for assessing the ecological condition of agricultural lands. Journal of Environmental Quality 29:728-737.

Peck, S. L., F. Gould, and S. Ellner. 1999. The spread of resistance in spatially extended systems of transgenic cotton: Implications for the management of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Economic Entomology 92:1-16.

Peck, S. L., S. Ellner, and F. Gould. 1998. A spatially explicit, stochastic model demonstrates the feasibility of Wright’s shifting balance theory. Evolution 52:1834-1839.

Peck, S. L., C. L. Campbell, and B. McQuaid. 1998. Using ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a biological indicator of agroecosystem condition. Environmental Entomology 27(5): 1102-1110.

McQuate, G. T., R. T. Cunningham, S. L Peck, and P. H. Moore. 1999. Suppressing oriental fruit fly populations with phloxine B-protein bait spays. Pesticide Science 55 (5): 574-576.

Anderson, N. D., H. S. Stubbs, S. L. Peck, and J. W. Slusher. 1999. Ants: Using Biological Indicators to Investigate Environmental Conditions (Monitoring the Environment Series). Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, NC.

Christenson, R., M., S. Duh, K. Newby, E. Ohman, R. Califf, Granger, S. L. Peck, K. Pieper, P. Armstorng, H. Katus, and E. Topel for the GUSTO-IIa Investigators. 1998. Cardiac troponin T and cardiac troponin I: relative value in short-term risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes. Clinical Chemistry 44(3):494-501.

Peck, S. L. and S. Ellner. 1997. The effect of economic thresholds and life history parameters on the evolution of pesticide resistance in a regional setting. American Naturalist, 149:44-65.

Peck, S. L. 1997. Spatial Aspects of the Evolution of Pesticide Resistance: Models and Recommendations. A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: Departments of Biomathematics and Entomology. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC.

R. Christenson, Vollmer, R. Califf. S. L. Peck, M. O. Hanesian, Duh, E. Topel, K. Newby, and M. Ohman for the TAMI-7 Study Group. 1997. Assessment of coronary reperfusion after thrombolysis with a model combining myoglobin, creatine kinase-MB, and clinical variables. Circulation 96:1776-1782.

Neher, D. A., S. L. Peck, J. O. Rawlings and C. L. Campbell. 1995. Measures of nematode community structure for an agroecosystem monitoring program and sources of variability among and within agricultural fields. Plant and Soil. 107:167 181.

Hawks, S. R., S. L. Peck and Lynn Smith. 1993. Impact to first aid education: occurrence of emergency helping among college students. Journal of Health Education. 24(6):379.

Hawks, S. R. and S. L. Peck. 1992. Non-traditional teaching methods for emergency care education: student perceptions. Journal of Health Education. 23(1):39-44.

Hawks, S. R., S. L. Peck, and K. Vail-Smith. 1992. An educational test of health behavior models in relation to emergency helping. Health Psychology. 11(6):396-402.

Hellkamp, A. S., S.R. Shafer, C. L. Campbell, J.M. Bay, D.A. Fiscus, G.R. Hess, B.F. Mcquaid, M. J. Munster, G.L. Olson, S.L. Peck, K.N. Easterling, K. Sidik, and M.B. Tooley. 1998. Assessment of the condition of agricultural lands in five Mid-Atlantic states. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 51:317-324.

Meyer, J. R. , C. L. Campbell, T. J. Moser, G. R. Hess, J. O. Rawlings, S. L. Peck, and W. W. Heck. 1992. Indicators of the ecological status of agroecosystems. In Ecological Indicators volume 1. ed. D. H. Mckenzie, D. D. Hyatt and V. J. McDonald. Elsevier Applied Science London and New York.

Sevilla, D.C., N.B. Wagner, R. Pegnes, S.L. Peck, E.M. Mikat, R.E. Ideker, G. Hutchings, K.A. Reimer, D. B. Hackel, and R. H. Selvester. 1992. Correlation of the complete version of the Selvester QRS scoring system with quantitative anatomic findings for multiple left ventricular myocardial infarcts. American Journal of Cardiology 69(5):465-469.

Clemmensen, P., E.M Ohman, D. C. Sevilla, S. L. Peck, N. B. Wagner, P. S. Quigley, P. Grande, K. L. Lee and G. S. Wagner. 1990. Changes in standard electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation predictive of successful reperfusion in acute myocardial Infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 66:1407-1411.

Harrell, F. E., S. E. Marcus, P. M. Layde, S.K. Broste, E.F. Cook, D. P. Wagner, L.H. Muhlbaier, and S.L. Peck. 1990. Statistical methods in SUPPORT. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 43 Supplement: 89S-98S.

Hawks, S. R., S. L. Peck, B. Hafen & K. Karren. 1990. Rating stress in EMS: A Responder Survey. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 15 (9):55-57.

Sevilla, C. D., N. Wagner, R. White, S. L. Peck, R. Ideker, D. Hackel, K. Reimer, R. Selvester, G. Wagner. 1990. Anatomic validation of electrocardiographic estimation of the size of acute or healed myocardial Infarcts. The American Journal of Cardiology. 65:1301-1307.

Book Reviews

Peck, S. L. 2008. Review. Stauffer, Howard B. 2008. Contemporary Bayesian and frequentist statistical research methods for natural resource scientists. Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey. xv + 400 p. $100.00, ISBN: 978-0-470-16504-1. Ecology. 89:3258-3259.

Peck, S. L. 1999. Review of Gurney, W. S. C., and R. M. Nesbet. 1998. Ecological dynamics. Oxford University Press, NY. Reviewed in Ecology 80:728-729.

Peck, S. L. 1999. Review of Turchin, P. 1998. Quantitative analysis of movement: measuring and modeling population redistribution in animals and plants. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts. Reviewed in Ecology 80:1451-1452.

Presentations and Posters

Abbott MN, Peck SL. Emerging Ethical Issues Related to the Use of Brain-Computer Interfaces for Patients with Total Locked-In Syndrome. DMU Research Symposium. Des Moines, IA. 2016 .

Peck SL. Complex Experiments: Using Agent-based Models To Provide Causal Insight Into Ecological Community Structure. The Twenty-Fifth Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. Atlanta, Georgia. 2016 .

Invited Talk: Peck SL. Evolving Faith. Summerhays Lecture. Provo, UT. 2016.

Peck, S. L.and Jérémy Bouyer. Using agent-based models to explore the effect of ecological complexity on tsetse suppression programs. Conference on Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution. Collège de France, Paris, July 8-10, 2015

Schuster, Haley. Ethical Implications of Pregnancy on Mars Mission. The 18th Annual Mars Society, Washington, DC, August 14-16, 2015

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. Using agent-based models to explore the effect of ecological complexity on tsetse suppression programs. Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Tucson, AZ. April 7-9, 2014.

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. Evolution and Ecology in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium: 30th Annual Meeting 14-16 February 2012. Provo, UT

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. American Perspectives on Environmental Ethics. Advanced Ethics King’s School, Worcester, April, 2013.

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. The effect of ecological complexity on tsetse suppression programs. Applying GIS and Population Genetics for Managing Livestock Insect Pest. London, UK 15-19 April 2013

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. Conjuring the natural world out of digital fictions: the role of narrative in complex ecological computer simulation. Humanities Center Winter Symposium, sponsored by the Humanities Center and Office of Digital Humanities. March 2013 Provo, UT

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. Evolution in Science Fiction and Fantasy. What is the Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium: 30th Annual Meeting 14-16 February 2012.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. Use of the metapopulation theory and individual-based models to improve pest control. Quels outils pour un changement d’échelle dans la gestion des insectes d’intérêt économique? (New tools for a change of scale in pest management). CIRAD, October, 2011, Montpellier, France. Conference Keynote Address

Plutynski, A., Peck, S. L. and F. Adler. 2011 Microbial Evolution and Public Health: A Multilevel Perspective. The International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology Annual Meeting. July, 2011, Salt Lake City, UT.

Peck, S. L. 2011. Mormonism’s Current Experience with Creationism: Responses and challenges. The International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology Annual Meeting. July, 2011, Salt Lake City, UT.

Peck, S. L. 2011. Life as Emergent Agential Systems: Tendencies Without Teleology. What is Life: Theology, Science & Philosophy. June, 2011. Krakow, Poland.

Peck, S. L. 2011. ‘After the manner of their language:’ The epistemological implications of complexity theory on the hermeneutics of prophetic discourse. The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology. April, 2011. Provo, UT

Peck, S. L. 2011. Evolution and Ecology in Science Fiction. Life, the Universe and Everything: The Marion H. “Doc” Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy. February, 2011. Provo, UT

Peck, S. L. 2010. ‘New Wine in Old Bottles? Novel Philosophical Problems in Representing Ecological Systems with Agent-Based Models. MODELS AND SIMULATIONS 4. The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto, May 7-9.

Peck, S. L. 2010. “The Implications of Evolution and Consciousness for Key LDS Doctrines. 2010 Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology Annual Meeting: The Measure of Their Creation—Theological Anthropology. Utah Valley University. 25-27 March.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2010. Metapopuations theory in tsetse control. Applying GIS and Population Genetics for Managing Livestock Insect Pests” from 22-26 Feb 2010, in Bali, Indonesia.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2009. Networks of habitat patches in tsetse fly control: implications of metapopulation structure on assessing local extinction probability. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Indianapolis, Dec. 15, 2009

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2009. Conjuring Ecologies: Hermeneutics, Representation, Construction and Modeling. Department of Integrated Studies, Utah Valley University, July.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2009. The Ethics of Tsetse Fly Eradication, Philosophy Department Ethics Class. University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L., J. Odenbaugh. Ecological boundaries: Whose? 2008 Edges & Boundaries of Biological Objects Workshop: Ecosystems. Department of Philosophy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2007. The hermeneutics of ecological simulation. UFZ Centre for Environmental Research AND Max-Planck-Gesellschaf zur Förderung der Wissenschaften. Leipzig, Germany. Feb. 2007.

Charles A. G., S L. Peck, D. Onstad. 2006. Simulation in Bt. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana 12 Dec. 2006.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2005. The management of insect resistance to transgenic crops in small hectare metapopulations. Fifth Asia-Pacific Congress of Entomology. Jeju Korea. October.

Peck, S. L., A. Bell and R. Vargas. 2005. Wide area control of Bactrocera cucurbitae: A mathematical model of wide area suppression. Hawaiian Entomological Society, 2005 Pacific Entomology Conference. April. 2005.

Peck, S. L. 2004. An ecologist’s view of LDS culture and the current environmental crisis. Symposium: Our Stewardship: Perspectives on Nature. Brigham Young University, February 27-28.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. 2004. Development and management of insect resistance against transgenic plants. Korea Conference on Innovative Science and Technology-2004-GM Crops and Foods: Potential Safety and Environmental Impact. November 9-12, 2004. Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST). Gyeongju, Korea.

Invited talk: Peck, S. L. Grant T. McQuate, Roger Vargas, Don McInnis, Eric Jang, Hannah Revis. 2004. Confronting models with data. Annual Fruit Fly Areawide Pest Management Progress Review and Conference. April 26-28, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. 2004. Modeling Resistance issues in model comparison. Resistance Management Modeling Workshop. Held May 11-12, 2004 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bell, A. R. (undergraduate student) and S. L. Peck. 2004. Colony behavior in Tetramorium caespitum. Entomology Society of America Annual Meeting, November 14-17, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Bell, Adrian V., S. L. Peck, and Roger I. Vargas. 2004. Delay equation modeling of fruit fly area-wide control. Entomology Society Meetings, Entomology Society of America Annual Meeting, November 14-17, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Peck S. L. 2003. The spread of antibiotic resistance in a spatially structured hierarchy of metapopulations. European Society for Evolutionary Biology 9th Congress, Leeds, Aug. 18-24.

Peck, S. L., Craig Seager, Grant T. McQuate, Roger Vargas, Don McInnis, Eric Jang. 2003. Movement of Melon Fly Bactrocera cucurbitae. Pacific Entomology Conference, Hawaiian Entomological Society, Feb. 19 20.

Invited Talk: Peck S.L. 2002. The role of modeling in managing antibiotic resistant organisms. Forum on Infectious Diseases: Resistance. Feb. 6-7. National Academy of Sciences:

Peck. S. L. 2001 Invited symposium panel discussant. Studies in antibiotic resistance and insecticide resistance: commonalties, differences, and new directions. North Central Weed Science Society. December 13, in Milwaukee, WI.

Invited Talk: Peck, S. L. 2000. A computer simulation model of the movement and population dynamics of the Malaysian fruit fly (Bactrocera latifrons): Implications for management. Exotic Fruit Fly Research Symposium. September 10-12, Riverside California.

Peck, S. L. and G. T. McQuate. 2000. The invasion of the solanaceous fruit fly on the island of Maui: An example of an invasion cascade. Ecology Society of America 85th Annual Meeting, August 6-10 Snowbird, Utah.

Peck, S. L. and G. T. McQuate. 1999. The comparison of three pesticides used to control Mediterranean fruit fly infestations. Pacific Entomology Conference. Honolulu, HI. February 22-23, 1999.

Peck, S. L. and G. T. McQuate. 1999. Control of Mediterranean fruit flies using bait sprays of spinosad and phloxine B: Possible malathion alternatives for fruit fly control programs. Poster abstract, p. 55 in Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting of the Working Group on Fruit Flies of the Western Hemisphere, 4 9 July, 1999, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Peck, S. L. 1998. A spatially explicit stochastic model demonstrates the feasibility of Wright’s shifting balance theory. Pacific Branch Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. June 22-24, 1998.

Peck, S. L. 1998. Theoretical population biology, evolutionary ecology, chaos and other ignored considerations in fruit fly action programs. Poster at The Fifth International Symposium on Fruit flies of Economic Importance. Penang, Malaysia, June 1-5, 1998.

Peck, S. L., G. T. McQuate, R. T. Cunningham and N. J. Liquido. 1998. Field tests of the effectiveness of xanthene dye bait sprays in the control of two species of tephritid fruit flies. Poster at The Fifth International Symposium on Fruit flies of Economic Importance. Penang, Malaysia, June 1-5, 1998.

McQuate, G. T. and S. L. Peck. 1998. Suppression of Mediterranean fruit fly populations over mountainous areas through aerial phloxine B-protein bait sprays: Regional Medfly program in Guatemala (MOSCAMED-Guatemala, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, USDA ARS. Poster at The Fifth International Symposium on Fruit flies of Economic Importance. Penang, Malaysia, June 1-5, 1998.

McQuate, G. T. and S. L. Peck. 1998. Mortality of Mediterranean fruit flies following feeding on phloxine B – Protein baits, with and without uranine, and subsequent exposure to a range of different light intensities. Poster at The Fifth International Symposium on Fruit flies of Economic Importance. Penang, Malaysia, June 1-5, 1998.

Peck, S. L. 1996. The spread of resistance in spatially extended systems of transgenic crops. Entomology Society of America Meetings. Louisville, KY, Dec 8-12 1996.

Peck, S. L. 1995. Using ants as an indicator of agroecosystem condition. Presented at the EMAP Science Symposium. research Triangle Park, NC, 7 9 March 1995.

Peck, S. L. 1994. Spatial aspects of the population biology of insecticide resistant alleles in large inhomogeneous regions: a 2D cellular automata model. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN, Aug 7-11, 1994.

Neher, D. A. and S. L Peck. 1994. Measures of nematode community structure for a national monitoring program and sources of variability among and within agricultural fields. Poster. Symposium on Biodiversity View points and Current Research. University of North Carolina, chapel Hill, 29 January 1994.

Peck, S. L. 1994. The use of insects in ecological monitoring. Symposium on the results of recent Research in Ecological Monitoring and Assessment. Research Triangle Park, NC, April 12 14 1994.

Hellkamp A., G. Hess, M. Munster, S. L. Peck and C. L. Campbell. 1994. EMAP Agroecosystems: Designing a report card for U. S. agroecosystem health. Poster. 1st International Symposium on Ecosystem Health and Medicine. Ottawa, Ontario, 19 23 June 1994.

Neher, D. A., J. O. Rawlings and S. L. Peck. 1993. Measures of nematode community structure for a national monitoring program and sources of variability among and within agricultural fields. Poster. Conference of the Soil Ecology Society. Lansing, Michigan, 3 6 May 1993.

Peck, S. L. 1993. Using insects as indicators of the environmental health of agroecosystems on a regional and national level. Poster presented at the Ecological Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin. 31 Jul- 4 Aug, 1993.

Bailey, B., S. Ellner, A. R. Gallant, D. Nychka and S. L. Peck. 1993. Local Lyapunov exponents: predictability depends on where you are. Presented by B. Bailey at the Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, San Francisco California, August 8-12, 1993.

Peck, S. L. 1993. The use of insects for monitoring the condition of the nation’s agroecosystem in EMAP. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis Indiana, Dec 12-16, 1993.

Peck, S. L., J. O. Rawlings and A. L. Finkner. 1991. Sampling design issues in ecological monitoring for EMAP-Agroecosystems. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, San Antonio Texas Aug. 4-8, 1991.

Peck, S. L., J. O. Rawlings and A. L. Finkner. 1991. Sampling design options for EMAP-Agroecosystems. Presented at the American Statistical Association meetings. Atlanta, 18 22 August 1991.