Peer-Reviewed Publications (*Denotes Undergraduate Student **Denotes Graduate Student)
12. Penning, D. A., & Moon, B. R. (in prep). Identifying the mechanisms of predation: in vitro measurements of force and endurance from the expaxial muscles of kingsnakes (Lampropeltis holbrooki) and ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus). Target: Journal of Morphology
11. Penning, D. A., **Sawvel, B., & Moon, B. R. (in prep). The scaling of terrestrial strike performance in western ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus). Target: Journal of Experimental Zoology
10. Penning, D. A. (2018). Quantitative axial myology in two constricting snakes: Lampropeltis holbrooki and Pantherophis obsoletus. Journal of Anatomy 232: 1016-1024
9. Penning, D. A., & Moon, B. R. (2017). The king of snakes: morphology and performance of intraguild predators (Lampropeltis) and their prey (Pantherophis). Journal of Experimental Biology 220: 1154-1161
8. Penning, D. A. (2017). The gluttonous king: The effects of meal size and repeated feeding on constriction performance in kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula). Journal of Zoology 302: 119-125
7. Penning, D. A. (2016: in press). The scaling of bite force and constriction performance in kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula):
proximate determinants and correlated performance. Integrative Zoology 12: 121-131
6. Penning, D. A., *Sawvel, B., and Moon, B. R. (2016). Debunking the viper's strike: harmless snakes kill a common assumption. Biology Letters. 2016011
5. Penning, D. A., and Dartez, S. F. (2016). Size, but not experience, affects the ontogeny of constriction performance in ball
pythons (Python regius). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 325: 194-199
4. Penning, D. A., Dartez, S. F., and Moon, B. R. (2015). The big squeeze: scaling of constriction pressure in two of the world's
largest snakes, Python reticulatus and P. molurus bivittatus. Journal of Experimental Biology 218(21): 2264-3367
3. Penning, D. A., and Cairns, S. (2015: In Press). Prey-handling behavior of naive Pantherophis guttatus. Journal of
Herpetology 50: 196-202
2. Penning, D. A., *Gann, E., *Thomas, W., *Carlson, T., Mittelhauser, J., Bilbrey, L., and Cairns. S. (2013). An evaluation of
techniques for measurements of snake length. Journal of Kansas Herpetology (Collinsorum) 2(1/2): 20-24 [PDF]
1. Penning, D. A., and Cairns, S. (2012). Growth rates of neonate red cornsnakes, Pantherophis guttatus (Colubridae), when
fed in mutually exclusive mass-ratio feeding categories. Herpetological Review 43(4): 605-607. [PDF]
Popular Publications
2. Penning, D. A. 2012. Burmese Mountain Tortoises. REPTILES USA: 2013:28–35.
Website link: www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtles-Tortoises/Turtle-Care/Burmese-Mountain-Tortoise-Care/
1. Penning, D.A. 2009. Go Long: How to Breed the Elongated Tortoise. REPTILES Magazine. July: 20–23.
12. Penning, D. A., & Moon, B. R. (in prep). Identifying the mechanisms of predation: in vitro measurements of force and endurance from the expaxial muscles of kingsnakes (Lampropeltis holbrooki) and ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus). Target: Journal of Morphology
11. Penning, D. A., **Sawvel, B., & Moon, B. R. (in prep). The scaling of terrestrial strike performance in western ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus). Target: Journal of Experimental Zoology
10. Penning, D. A. (2018). Quantitative axial myology in two constricting snakes: Lampropeltis holbrooki and Pantherophis obsoletus. Journal of Anatomy 232: 1016-1024
9. Penning, D. A., & Moon, B. R. (2017). The king of snakes: morphology and performance of intraguild predators (Lampropeltis) and their prey (Pantherophis). Journal of Experimental Biology 220: 1154-1161
8. Penning, D. A. (2017). The gluttonous king: The effects of meal size and repeated feeding on constriction performance in kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula). Journal of Zoology 302: 119-125
7. Penning, D. A. (2016: in press). The scaling of bite force and constriction performance in kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula):
proximate determinants and correlated performance. Integrative Zoology 12: 121-131
6. Penning, D. A., *Sawvel, B., and Moon, B. R. (2016). Debunking the viper's strike: harmless snakes kill a common assumption. Biology Letters. 2016011
5. Penning, D. A., and Dartez, S. F. (2016). Size, but not experience, affects the ontogeny of constriction performance in ball
pythons (Python regius). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 325: 194-199
4. Penning, D. A., Dartez, S. F., and Moon, B. R. (2015). The big squeeze: scaling of constriction pressure in two of the world's
largest snakes, Python reticulatus and P. molurus bivittatus. Journal of Experimental Biology 218(21): 2264-3367
3. Penning, D. A., and Cairns, S. (2015: In Press). Prey-handling behavior of naive Pantherophis guttatus. Journal of
Herpetology 50: 196-202
2. Penning, D. A., *Gann, E., *Thomas, W., *Carlson, T., Mittelhauser, J., Bilbrey, L., and Cairns. S. (2013). An evaluation of
techniques for measurements of snake length. Journal of Kansas Herpetology (Collinsorum) 2(1/2): 20-24 [PDF]
1. Penning, D. A., and Cairns, S. (2012). Growth rates of neonate red cornsnakes, Pantherophis guttatus (Colubridae), when
fed in mutually exclusive mass-ratio feeding categories. Herpetological Review 43(4): 605-607. [PDF]
Popular Publications
2. Penning, D. A. 2012. Burmese Mountain Tortoises. REPTILES USA: 2013:28–35.
Website link: www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtles-Tortoises/Turtle-Care/Burmese-Mountain-Tortoise-Care/
1. Penning, D.A. 2009. Go Long: How to Breed the Elongated Tortoise. REPTILES Magazine. July: 20–23.