Papers

Tomasi, T.E. (1978) Function of venom in the short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda. J. Mamm. 59:852-854.

Tomasi, T.E. (1979) Echolocation by the short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda. J. Mamm. 60:751-759.

Tomasi, T.E. (1984) Investigations into the evolutionary and physiological causes of elevated metabolic rates in shrews (Soricidae). Ph.D. dissertation. University of Utah. University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Tomasi, T.E. (1984) Shrew metabolic rates and thyroxine utilization. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 78A:431-435

Tomasi, T.E. and R.S. Hoffman (1984) Sorex preblei in Utah and Wyoming. J. Mamm. 65:708

Tomasi, T.E. (1985) Basal metabolic rates and thermoregulatory abilities in four small mammals. Can. J. Zool. 63:2534-2537.

Tomasi, T.E., J.S. Hamilton and B.A. Horwitz (1987). Thermogenic capacity in shrews. J. Thermal Biol. 12:143-147

Tomasi, T.E. and B.A. Horwitz. (1987) Thyroid function and cold acclimation in the hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Amer. J. Physiol. 525:E260-E267

Tomasi, T.E. (1987) Checking the checklist (Non-refereed letter to the editor). Cryptozoology 6:108-109.

Tomasi, T.E. (1991) Thyroid hormone utilization rates in mammals. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 100A:503-516.

Tomasi, T.E. and A.S. Gleit. (1992) The allometry of thyroxine utilization rates in mammals. (in Mammalian Energetics: Interdisciplinary Views of Metabolism and Reproduction, T.E. Tomasi and T.H. Horton eds.). Cornell University Press.

Tomasi, T.E. and D.A. Mitchell. (1994) Seasonal differences in metabolism and thyroid hormone utilization in the cotton rat. J. Mamm. 75:520-528.

Tomasi, T.E. and D.A. Mitchell. (1996) Photoperiod and temperature effects on metabolism and thyroid hormone utilization in the cotton rat. Comp. Biochem. & Physiol. 113A:267-274.

Tomasi, T.E. and A.M. Stribling. (1996) Thyroid function in the 13-lined ground squirrel. Pp 263-269 in Adaptations to the Cold. (F. Geiser, A.J. Hulbert, & S.C. Nicol, eds). Univ of New England Press, Armidale, Australia Books

Tomasi, T.E., T.J. Tucker, and E.C. Hellgren. (1998) Thyroid hormone concentrations in black bears (Ursus americanus): hibernation and pregnancy effects. General & Comparative Endocrinology 109:192-199.

Carden, M., D. Schmitt, T. Tomasi, J. Bradford, D. Moll, and J. Brown. (1998) Utility of serum progesterone and prolactin analysis for assessing reproductive status in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Animal Reproduction Science 53:133-142.

Nicol, S.C., N.A. Andersen, and T.E. Tomasi. (2000) Seasonal variations in thyroid hormone levels in free-living echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus). General & Comparative Endocrinology 117: 1-7.

French, J. Jr., M.B. Voltura, and T.E. Tomasi. (in press - July 2001) Effects of pre- and post-natal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure on metabolic rate and thryoid hormones of white-footed mice. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Tomasi, T.E., J. Ashcraft, and E. Britzke. (in press - July 2001) The effects of fungicides on thyroid function, metabolism, and thermoregulation in cotton rats. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Duer, C., M. Carden, T. Tomasi, and D. Schmitt (2002) Utility of maternal serum total testosterone analysis for fetal gender determination in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).  Animal Reproduction Science 69:47-52.

Tomasi, T.E., P. Elsken-Lacy, J.A. Perry, and K. Withers (2004)  Pesticide effects on body temperature of torpid/hibernating rodents (Peromyscus leucopus and Spermophilus tridemlineatus).  Pp 273‑282 in Life in the Cold: Evolution, Mechanisms, Adaptation, and Application. (B.  Barnes and H. Carey, eds). Biological Papers of the University of Alaska: 27.

Miranda B. Dunbar and Thomas E. Tomasi (2006)  Arousal patterns, metabolism, and a winter energy budget of eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis). Journal of Mammalogy 87:1096-1102.
 

 Duer, C., M. Carden, and T. Tomasi (2007)  Detection of fetal gender differences in maternal serum progesterone concentrations of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Animal Reproduction Science 97:278-283.

 

Dzurick, C. and T. Tomasi (2008)  Ambient temperature and the hibernation energy budget of the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis).  Pp. 381-390 in Hypometabolism in Animals: Hibernation, Torpor and Cryobiology (B. G. Lovegrove and A. E. McKechnie, eds). University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

 

 

Books

Tomasi, T.E. and T.H. Horton (editors). (1992) Mammalian Energetics: Interdisciplinary Views of Metabolism and Reproduction. Cornell University Press.

 

Manuscripts in prep

Kelly, S and T.E. Tomasi.  Ambient temperature effects on metabolism in torpid bats (Myotis lucifugus and Pipistrellus subflavus).    (submitted to the Journal of Mammalogy).\

Stribling A.M. and T.E. Tomasi. Thyroid hormones and the onset of hibernation in the 13-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus.

Tomasi, T.E., S.G. Reed, and R.F. Wilkinson. Reproductive endocrinology of the Ozark hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi. (to be submitted to General & Comparative Endocrinology).

Tomasi, T.E. Age-related changes in thyroid function in the cotton rat. (to be submitted to a journal of aging research)

 

Unpublished data

Tomasi, T.E. Effects of chronic cold on the distributions of thyroxine and triiodothyronine in bodily tissues

Tomasi, T.E. The influence of photoperiod on the thyroid function of hamsters

Mitchell, D.A. and T.E. Tomasi. Seasonal energetics of the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) from southwest Missouri. (to be submitted to Physiological Zoology)

Shoemaker, D. and T.E. Tomasi. Photoperiodic control of reproduction in male hispid cotton rats, Sigmondon hispidus. (to be submitted to Journal of Mammalogy)

Walker, L. and T.E. Tomasi. Changes in thyroid function associated with pregnancy in golden hamsters. (to be submitted to American Journal of Physiology).

 

Teaching Materials

Horton, T.H. and T.E. Tomasi (1984) Manual for Introductory Physiology: Correspondence study. Division of Continuing Education, University of Utah, pp. 1-49.

Tomasi, T.E. (1986) Laboratory Manual for Systemic Physiology (revision). Department of Animal Physiology; University of California (Davis), pp. 1-107.

Tomasi, T.E. (1986) Teaching Assistant Manual for Systemic Physiology (revision). Department of Animal Physiology; University of California (Davis), pp. 1-140.

Tomasi, T.E. (1986) Manual for the Teaching Assistant Coordinator for Systemic Physiology. Department of Animal Physiology; University of California (Davis), pp. 1-28.

Tomasi, T.E. (1997) Invertebrate chemoreception. In: Student Experiments in Physiology. (D.U. Silverthorn, B.R. Johnson and A.E. Mills; eds). Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Tomasi, T.E. (1997) Reproductive endocrinology. In: Student Experiments in Physiology. (D.U. Silverthorn, B.R. Johnson and A.E. Mills; eds). Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.