Research Publications
Steele ZT, Caceres K, Stoner DC, Jameson AD1, Stout V, Stoner DC, Hersey KR, Gerson AR, Newsome SD, Ditmer MA, Whiteman JP. 2026. Oxygen isotopes indicate that Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) can be seasonally non-obligate drinkers. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology 99:170–186. Click here to view.
Sturgeon DJE, Steele ZT, Pienaar EF. 2026. Exploring Non-traditional Pet Owners’ Attachment to Their Pets Using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS). Anthrozoös 39:299–313. Click here to view.
Steele ZT, Lashley MA. 2025. Reviewing human dimensions of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) hunting research and synthesizing future directions. Wildlife Society Bulletin (13th National Wild Turkey Symposium) 49: e1645. Click here to view
Steele ZT, Caceres K, David ZA, Shollenberger LM, Gerson AR, Newsome SD, Whiteman JP. 2025. Validating a novel capability of assessing pathways of animal water gain and loss. Royal Society Open Science 12:241942. Click here to view
Steele ZT, Caceres K, Panebianco A. 2024. First record of an established population of introduced green anole (Anolis carolinensis) in Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA, with an updated statewide distribution map of the species. Northeastern Naturalist. Click here to view.
Steele ZT. 2024. The ecological applications of Δ17O: Validating a novel technique for assessing animal metabolism and water intake. PhD Dissertation. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
Goodman CM, Claunch NM, Steele ZT, Episcopio-Sturgeon DJ, Romagosa CM. 2024. Colorful lizards and the conflict of collection. Human-Wildlife Interactions 18:10. Click here to view
Steele ZT, Caceres K, Jameson AD, Griego M, Rogers EJ, Whiteman JP. 2024. A protocol for distilling animal body water from biological samples and measuring oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes via cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 60:229–250.
Steele ZT. 2023. A Review of Common Factors Among Successful and Failed Efforts to Eradicate Invasive Vertebrates in Florida. Southeastern Naturalist 22: 222–253. Click Here to View.
Steele ZT, Pienaar EF. 2023. Educators’ and visitors’ perceptions of invasive species education in zoos. Visitor Studies 26: 143-159. Click Here to View.
Pienaar EF, Episcopio-Sturgeon DJ, Steele ZT. 2022. Investigating public support for biosecurity measures to mitigate pathogen transmission through the herpetological trade. PloS one 17: e0262719. Click Here to View.
Steele ZT, Pienaar EF. 2021. Knowledge, reason and emotion: using behavioral theories to understand people’s support for invasive animal management. Biological Invasions 23:3513-3527. Click Here to View.
Kahler JS, Rivera JW, Steele ZT ,Morales-Giner P, Rivera CJ, Ahossin CF, Kaur A, Episcopio-Sturgeon DJ. 2021. Advancing applied research in conservation criminology through the evaluation of corruption prevention, enhancing compliance, and reducing recidivism. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2:698755. Click Here to View.
Steele ZT. 2020. Understanding Public Perception, Support for Management Actions, and Knowledge of Non-Native and Invasive Species in Florida. MSc Thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Click Here to View.
Media
"Picarro Spotlight: Measuring Water Gains and Losses in Deer Mice"
"Scaring neighbors and causing community tension: Study uncovers cost of invasive chameleons"
"Orange County residents like invasive chameleons — not their collectors, study finds"
"Invasive lizards infest Central Florida neighborhood. But there’s a bigger problem"
"Chameleon Invasion: Cute Reptiles, Creepy Collectors"
https://www.chameleons.info/l/chameleon-invasion-cute-reptiles-creepy-collectors/
"New Introduced Population of Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) in Norfolk, Virginia"
"ODU Students Apply Novel Technique in New Mexico Field Research"
https://www.odu.edu/article/odu-students-apply-novel-technique-new-mexico-field-research
Interview after receiving Old Dominion University Graduate Summer Award
"Zachary Steele Analyzes How Aquariums, Zoos Teach About Invasive Species"
"Exit Interview: Zach Steele"
http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/wecdept/2020/08/10/exit-interview-zach-steele/