• Hopkins , WA . In Press. Amphibians as models for studying environmental change. J Institute for Laboratory Animal Research.
• Hopkins, WA., Hopkins L.B., Unrine, J. Snodgrass, J. Elliot J. In Press. Mercury concentrations in tissues of osprey from the Carolinas, USA . J Wildlife Management
• Winne, CW, Hopkins WA. In Press. Reproductive costs to locomotor performance differ between aquatic and terrestrial habitats in the semi-aquatic snake (Seminatrix pygaea). Functional Ecology
• Fort, D.J., R.L. Rogers, J.H. Thomas, W.A. Hopkins, C. Schlekat. In Press. Comparative developmental toxicity of nickel to Gastrophryne carolinensis, Bufo terrestris, and Xenopus laevis. Archives of Environ Contam Toxicology.
• Fletcher, D.E., W.A. Hopkins, T. Saldaña, J.A. Baionno, C. Arribas, M.M. Standora, C. Fernández-Delgado. 2006. Geckos as Indicators of Mining pollution. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 25(9):2432-2445.
• Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins, S.E. Durant, J.M. Unrine. 2006. Effects of competition and coal combustion wastes on recruitment and life history characteristics of salamanders in temporary wetlands. Aquatic Toxicology. 79:176-184.
• Unrine JM, B.P. Jackson, W.A. Hopkins, C.S. Romanek. 2006. Isolation and partial characterization of proteins involved in maternal transfer of selenium in the western fence lizard ( Sceloporus occidentalis ). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 25(7): 1864-1867.
• Hopkins , W.A., S.E. DuRant, B.P. Staub, C.L. Rowe, B.P. Jackson. 2006. Reproduction, embryonic development, and maternal transfer of contaminants in an amphibian Gastrophryne carolinensis . Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(5):661-666.
• Scholz, NL and W.A. Hopkins. 2006. The ecotoxicology of anticholinesterase pesticides: Data gaps and research challenges. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 25(5): 1185-1186.
• Holem, R.R, W. A. Hopkins, L.G. Talent. 2006. Effect of acute exposure to malathion and lead on sprint performance of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology. 51:111-116.
• Hopkins, W.A., C.T. Winne. 2006. Influence of body size on swimming performance of four species of neonatal natricine snakes acutely exposed to a cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticide. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. 25(5): 1208-1213.
• Hecker, M., M.B. Murphy, J.P. Giesy, and W.A. Hopkins. 2006. Induction of cytochrome P4501A in African brown house snake ( Lamprophis fuliginosus ) primary hepatocytes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(2):496-502.
• Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins, and L.G. Talent. 2005. Effects of body mass, feeding, and circadian cycles on metabolism in the lizard Sceloporus occidentalis . Journal of Herpetology 39(4):595-603.
• Sever, D.M. and W.A. Hopkins. 2005. Renal sexual segment of the ground skink, Scincella lateral (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae). Journal of Morphology 266:26-59.
• Grayson, K.L., L.W. Cook, M. J. Todd, D. Pierce, W. A. Hopkins, R.E. Gatten Jr., M.E. Dorcas. 2005. Effects of prey type on specific dynamic action, growth, and mass conversion efficiencies in the horned frog, Ceratophrys cranwelli. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology. 141:298-304
• Snodgrass, J.W., W.A. Hopkins, B.P. Jackson, J.A. Baionno, and J. Broughton. 2005. Influence of larval period on responses of overwintering green frog ( Rana clamitans ) larvae exposed to contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(6):1508-1514. [SREL Reprint # 2859]
• Punshon, T., B.P. Jackson, A. Lanzirotti, W.A. Hopkins, P.M. Bertsch, and J. Burger. 2005. Application of synchrotron x-ray microbeam spectroscopy to the determination of metal distribution and speciation in biological tissues. Spectroscopy Letters 38:343-363 [SREL Reprint # 2856]
• Metts, B.S., W.A. Hopkins and J.P. Nestor. 2005. Interaction of an insecticide with larval density in pond-breeding salamanders ( Ambystoma ). Freshwater Biology 50:685-696. [SREL Reprint # 2815]
• Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins and B.P. Jackson. 2005. Species- and stage-specific differences in trace element tissue concentrations in amphibians: implications for the disposal of coal-combustion wastes. Environmental Pollution 136:353-363. [SREL Reprint # 2854]
• Hopkins , W.A., B.P. Staub, J.A. Baionno, B.P. Jackson, and L.G. Talent. 2005. Transfer of selenium from prey to predators in a simulated terrestrial food chain. Environmental Pollution 134:447-456. [SREL Reprint # 2811]
• Hopkins , W.A., J.W. Snodgrass, J.A. Baionno, J.H. Roe, B.P. Staub, and B.P. Jackson. 2005. Functional relationships among selenium concentrations in the diet, target tissues, and nondestructive tissue samples of two species of snakes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(2):344-351. [SREL Reprint # 2809]
• Hopkins, W.A., C.T. Winne, S.E. DuRant. 2005. Differential swimming performance of two Natricine snakes exposed to a cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticide. Environmental Pollution 133:531-540.
• Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins, J.W. Snodgrass, J. D., and J.D. Congdon. 2004. The influence of circadian rhythms on pre- and post-prandial metabolism in the snake Lamprophis fuliginosus . Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology, Part A 139:159-168. [SREL Reprint # 2803]
• Unrine, J.M., C.H. Jagoe, W.A. Hopkins, and H.A. Brant. 2004. Adverse effects of ecologically relevant dietary mercury exposure in southern leopard frog ( Rana sphenocephala ) larvae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(12):2964-2970. [SREL Reprint # 2805]
• Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins, J.A. Baionno, B.P. Staub, C.L. Rowe, B.P. Jackson. 2004. Maternal transfer of selenium in Alligator mississippiensis nesting downstream from a coal burning power plant. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23: 1969-1972. [SREL Reprint # 2780]
• Sever, D.M., W.A. Hopkins. 2004. Oviductal sperm storage in the ground skink Scincella laterale Holbrook (Reptilia: Scincidae). J Experimental Zoology 301A:599-611. [SREL Reprint # 2771]
• Hopkins W.A., B.P. Staub, J.A. Baionno, B.P. Jackson, J.H. Roe, N.B. Ford. 2004 . Trophic and maternal transfer of selenium in brown house snakes (Lamprophis fuliginosus). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 58:285-293. [SREL Reprint # 2775]
• Hopkins, W.A., B.P. Staub, J.W. Snodgrass, B.E. Taylor, A.E. DeBiase, J.H. Roe, B.P. Jackson, and J. D. Congdon. 2004. Responses of benthic fish exposed to contaminants in outdoor microcosm—examining the ecological relevance of previous laboratory toxicity test. Aquatic Toxicology 68:1-12. [SREL Reprint # 2764]
• Snodgrass, J.W., W.A. Hopkins, J. Broughton, D. Gwinn, J.A. Baionno, J. Burger. 2004. Species-specific responses of developing anurans to coal combustion wastes. Aquatic Toxicology. 66:171-182. [SREL Reprint # 2731]
• Staub, B.P., W.A. Hopkins, J. Novak, and J.D. Congdon. 2004. Respiratory and reproductive characteristics of Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) inhabiting a coal ash settling basin. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46:96-101. [SREL Reprint # 2724]
• Dorcas , M.E. , W.A. Hopkins, J.H. Roe. 2004. Effects of body mass and temperature on standard metabolic rate in the eastern diamondback rattlesnake ( Crotalus adamanteus ). Copeia 1:145-151. [SREL Reprint # 2722]
• Hopkins, W.A., J.H. Roe, T.E. Philippi, J.D. Congdon. 2004. Standard and digestive metabolism in the banded water snake, Nerodia fasciata fasciata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 137:141-149. [SREL Reprint # 2721]
• Litzgus, J.D., W.A. Hopkins. 2003. Effect of temperature on metabolic rate of the mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum). Journal of Thermal Biology 28:595-600. [SREL Reprint # 2716]
• Bryan, L. W.A. Hopkins, J.A. Baionno, B.P. Jackson. 2003. Maternal Transfer of Contaminants to Eggs in Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscala) Nesting on Coal Fly Ash Basins. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 45:273-277. [SREL Reprint # 2697]
• Snodgrass, J.W., W.A. Hopkins, and J.H. Roe. 2003. Relationships among developmental stage, metamorphic timing, and concentrations of elements in bullfrogs ( Rana catesbelana ). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(7):1597-1604. [SREL Reprint # 2684]
• Jackson, B.P., W.A. Hopkins, and J. Baionno. 2003. Laser Ablation-ICP-MS analysis of dissected tissue: a conservation-minded approach to assessing contaminant exposure. Environmental Science and Technology 37:2511-2515. [SREL Reprint # 2683]
• Hopkins, W.A., J. W. Snodgrass, B. P. Staub, B. P. Jackson, J. D. Congdon. 2003 Altered swimming performance of benthic fish (Erimyzon sucetta) exposed to contaminated sediments. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 44(3):383-389. [SREL Reprint # 2689]
• Hopkins , W.A., C.P. Tatara, H.A. Brant, and C.H. Jagoe. 2003. Relationships between mercury body concentrations, standard metabolic rate, and body mass in eastern mosquitofish ( Gambusia holbrooki ) from three experimental populations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(3):586-590. [SREL Reprint # 2653]
• Ganser, L.R., W.A. Hopkins, L. O'Neil, S. Hasse , J. H. Roe, and D.M. Sever. 2003. Liver histopathology of the southern watersnake, Nerodia fasciata fasciata , following chronic exposure to trace element-contaminated prey from a coal ash disposal site. Journal of Herpetology 37(1):219-226 [SREL Reprint # 2666]
• Rowe, C.L., W.A. Hopkins, and J.D. Congdon. 2002. Ecotoxicological implications of aquatic disposal of coal combustion residues in the United States : a review. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment 80:207-276. [SREL Reprint # 2636]
• Jackson, B.P., P. Shaw-Allen, W. Hopkins and P.M. Bertsch. 2002. Trace element speciation in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) from a fly ash settling basin by liquid chromatography-ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 374: 203-211. [SREL Reprint # 2693]
• Hopkins, W. A., J. H. Roe, J. W. Snodgrass, B. P. Staub, B. P. Jackson, and J. D. Congdon. 2002. Effects of chronic dietary exposure to trace elements on banded water snakes ( Nerodia fasciata ). Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 21 (5):906-913. [SREL Reprint # 2599]
• Hopkins , W.A., J.W. Snodgrass, J.H. Roe, B.P. Staub, B.P. Jackson, and J. D. Congdon. 2002. Effects of food ration on survival and sublethal responses of lake chubsuckers ( Erimyzon sucetta ) exposed to coal combustion wastes. Aquatic Toxicology 57(3):191-202. [SREL Reprint # 2589]
• Rowe, C.L., W.A. Hopkins, J.D. Congdon. 2001. Integrating Individual-based Indices of Contaminant Effects: How Multiple Sublethal Effects May Ultimately Reduce Amphibian Recruitment from a Contaminated Breeding Site. The Scientific World 1:703-712. [SREL Reprint # 2569]
• Rowe, C.L., W.A. Hopkins, C. Zehnder, and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Metabolic costs incurred by crayfish ( Procambarus acutus ) in a trace element-polluted habitat: further evidence of similar responses among diverse taxonomic groups. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 129:275-283. [SREL Reprint # 2545]
• Hopkins, W.A., J.H. Roe, J.W. Snodgrass, B.P. Jackson, D.E. Kling, C.L. Rowe, and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Nondestructive indices of trace element exposure in squamate reptiles. Environmental Pollution 115:1-7. [SREL Reprint # 2559]
• Congdon, J.D., A.E. Dunham, W.A. Hopkins, C.L. Rowe, and T.G. Hinton. 2001. Resource allocation-based life histories: a conceptual basis for studies of ecological toxicology. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(8):1698-1703. [SREL Reprint # 2549]
• Rowe, C.L., W.A. Hopkins, and V.R. Coffman. 2001. Failed recruitment of southern toads (Bufo terrestris) in a trace element-contaminated breeding habitat: direct and indirect effects that may lead to a local population sink. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 40(3): 399-405. [SREL Reprint # 2517]
• Hopkins , W.A. 2000. Reptile toxicology: challenges and opportunities on the last frontier of vertebrate ecotoxicology. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 19(10):2391-2393. [SREL Reprint # 2475]
• Hopkins , W.A., J.W. Snodgrass, J.H. Roe, B.P. Jackson, J.C. Gariboldi, and J.D. Congdon. 2000. Detrimental effects associated with trace element uptake in lake chubsuckers ( Erimyzon sucetta ) exposed to polluted sediments. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 39:193-199. [SREL Reprint # 2455]
• Ryan, T. and W. A. Hopkins. 2000. Interaction of sex and size and the standard metabolic rate of paedomorphic Ambystoma talpoideum: Size does matter. Copeia 2000:808-812. [SREL Reprint # 2465]
• Hopkins , W.A., J.D. Congdon, and J.K. Ray. 2000. Incidence and impact of axial malformations in larval bullfrogs ( Rana catesbeiana ) developing in sites polluted by a coal burning power plant. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 19(4):862-868. [SREL Reprint # 2432]
• Hopkins , W.A., C.L. Rowe, and J.D. Congdon. 1999. Elevated trace element concentrations and standard metabolic rate in banded water snakes ( Nerodia fasciata ) exposed to coal combustion wastes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(6):1258-1263. [SREL Reprint # 2369]
• Hopkins, W.A., M.T. Mendonça, and J.D. Congdon. 1999. Responsiveness of the hypothalamo-pituitary-interrenal axis in an amphibian (Bufo terrestris) exposed to coal combustion wastes. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology C 122 (2):191-196. [SREL Reprint # 2340]
• Hopkins, W.A., M.T. Mendonça, C.L. Rowe, and J.D. Congdon. 1998. Elevated trace element concentrations in southern toads, Bufo terrestris, exposed to coal combustion wastes. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 35:325-329. [SREL Reprint # 2283]
• Hopkins, W.A., M.T. Mendonça, and J.D. Congdon. 1997. Increased circulating levels of testosterone and corticosterone in southern toads, Bufo terrestris, exposed to coal combustion wastes. General & Comparative Endocrinology. 108:237-246. [SREL Reprint # 2219]

Book Chapters (Peer-Reviewed only)

• Fletcher, D.E., W.A. Hopkins, C. Fernández-Delgado, M. M. Standora, J. Baionno, C. Arribas, T. Saldaña. In Press. Geckos as Indicators of Urban Pollution. In Urban Herpetology, J. Mitchell, R.Jung (eds).
• Hopkins, W.A. 2006. Use of tissue residues in reptile ecotoxicology: A call for integration and experimentalism. Pp 35-62 In New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, Volume 3: Reptile Toxicology. Taylor and Francis Publishers, London . Gardner S, Oberdorster E (eds).
• Unrine, J.U., C.H. Jagoe, W.A. Hopkins, H.A. Brant. 2004. Adverse effects of ecologically realistic dietary mercury exposure in larvae of the southern leopard frog, Rana sphenocephala. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Chapter 84. [SREL Reprint # 2777]
• Rowe, C.L., Hopkins, W.A., Bridges, C. 2003. Physiological ecology of amphibians in relation to susceptibility to natural and anthropogenic factors. Pp. 9-58. In Amphibian decline: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects. Eds Linder, G., Krest, S., Sparling, D. SETAC Press, Pensacola. [SREL Reprint # 2765]
• Bridges, C., Rowe, C.L., Hopkins, W.A. 2003. Amphibian conservation genetics. Pp. 59-72. In Amphibian decline: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects. Eds Linder, G., Krest, S., Sparling, D. SETAC Press, Pensacola. [SREL Reprint # 2766]
• Rowe, C.L. and Hopkins, W.A. 2003. Anthropogenic activites producing sink habitats for amphibians in the local landscape: A case study of lethal and sublethal effects of coal combustion residues in the aquatic environment. Pp.271-282. In Amphibian decline: An integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects. Eds Linder, G., Krest, S., Sparling, D. SETAC Press, Pensacola. [SREL Reprint # 2767]
• Jackson, B.P., Seaman, J. C., W. Hopkins. 2003. Arsenic and selenium speciation in a fly ash basin system. Pp. 203-218. In Chemistry of Trace Elements in Fly Ash. Kluwer, Amsterdam. Eds Sajwan, K.S., A.K. Alva, R.F. Keefer. [SREL Reprint # 2752]