Selected Publications
Murtaugh, P.A. 2009. Performance of several variable-selection methods applied to real
ecological data. Ecology Letters 12: 1061-1068.
Murtaugh, P.A., and M.G. Schlax. 2009. Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals. Global Environmental Change 19: 14-20.
Murtaugh, P.A. 2008. No evidence for an interactive effect of herbivore and predator diversity on herbivore abundance in the experimental mesocosms of Douglass et al. (2008). Ecology Letters 11: E6-E8.
Hoffman, M.A., R.A. Harter, B.T. Hayes, E.M. Wojtys, and P.A. Murtaugh. 2008. The interrelationships among sex hormone concentrations, motoneuron excitability, and anterior tibial displacement in women and men. Journal of Athletic Training 43: 364-372.
Murtaugh, P.A. 2007. Simplicity and complexity in ecological data analysis. Ecology 88: 56-62.
Murtaugh, P.A., and P.S. Pooler. 2006. Evaluating ecological indicators: Lakes in the northeastern United States. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 119: 83-96. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A., and D.S. Birkes. 2006. An empirical method for inferring species richness from samples. Environmetrics 17: 129-138. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A. 2003. On rejection rates of paired intervention analysis: Reply. Ecology 84: 2799-2802. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A. 2003. On detecting hump-shaped relationships in ecology: A bootstrap test for monotonicity. Environmetrics 14: 611-616. 2003.
Murtaugh, P.A. 2002. On rejection rates of paired intervention analysis. Ecology 83: 1752-1761. (PDF)
Derryberry, D.R., and P.A. Murtaugh. 2000. A scale-location adjustment for proportional hazards deviance residuals. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 29: 2583-2591.
Murtaugh, P. A., L. D. Burns, and J. Schuster. 1999. Predicting the retention of university students. Research in Higher Education 40: 355-371.
Murtaugh, P. A., and D. L. Phillips. 1998. Temporal correlation of classifications in remote sensing. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 3: 1-12.
Murtaugh, P. A., and D. R. Derryberry. 1998. Models of connectance in food webs. Biometrics 54: 754-761.
King, C. E., and P. A. Murtaugh. 1997. Effects of asexual reproduction on the neighborhood area of cyclical parthenogens. Hydrobiologia 358: 55-62.
Murtaugh, P. A., and J. P. Kollath. 1997. Variation of trophic fractions and connectance in food webs. Ecology 78: 1382-1387.
Murtaugh, P. A. 1996. The statistical evaluation of ecological indicators. Ecological Applications 6: 132-139. (PDF)
Lieber, M.M., P.A. Murtaugh, G.M. Farrow, R.P. Myers, and M.L. Blute. 1995. DNA ploidy and surgically treated prostrate cancer: Important independent association with prognosis for patients with prostate carcinoma treated by radical prostatectomy. Cancer 75: 1935-1943.
Murtaugh, P. A. 1995. Criteria for testing character displacement [Technical Comment]. Science 268: 1065.
Murtaugh, P. A. 1994. Statistical analysis of food webs. Biometrics 50: 1199-1202.
Murtaugh, P. A., E. R. Dickson, G. van Dam, M. Malinchoc, P. M. Grambsch, A. Langworthy, and C. H. Gips. 1994. Primary biliary cirrhosis: Prediction of short-term survival based on repeated patient visits. Hepatology 20: 126-134.
Laskowski, E. R., and P. A. Murtaugh. 1992. Snow skiing injuries in physically disabled skiers. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 20: 553-557.
Murtaugh, P. A., and L. D. Fisher. 1990. Bivariate binary models of efficacy and toxicity in dose-ranging trials. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 19: 2003-2020.
Murtaugh, P.A. 1981. Selective predation by Neomysis mercedis in Lake Washington. Limnology and Oceanography 26: 445-453. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A., and M.G. Schlax. 2009. Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals. Global Environmental Change 19: 14-20.
Murtaugh, P.A. 2008. No evidence for an interactive effect of herbivore and predator diversity on herbivore abundance in the experimental mesocosms of Douglass et al. (2008). Ecology Letters 11: E6-E8.
Hoffman, M.A., R.A. Harter, B.T. Hayes, E.M. Wojtys, and P.A. Murtaugh. 2008. The interrelationships among sex hormone concentrations, motoneuron excitability, and anterior tibial displacement in women and men. Journal of Athletic Training 43: 364-372.
Murtaugh, P.A. 2007. Simplicity and complexity in ecological data analysis. Ecology 88: 56-62.
Murtaugh, P.A., and P.S. Pooler. 2006. Evaluating ecological indicators: Lakes in the northeastern United States. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 119: 83-96. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A., and D.S. Birkes. 2006. An empirical method for inferring species richness from samples. Environmetrics 17: 129-138. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A. 2003. On rejection rates of paired intervention analysis: Reply. Ecology 84: 2799-2802. (PDF)
Murtaugh, P.A. 2003. On detecting hump-shaped relationships in ecology: A bootstrap test for monotonicity. Environmetrics 14: 611-616. 2003.
Murtaugh, P.A. 2002. On rejection rates of paired intervention analysis. Ecology 83: 1752-1761. (PDF)
Derryberry, D.R., and P.A. Murtaugh. 2000. A scale-location adjustment for proportional hazards deviance residuals. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 29: 2583-2591.
Murtaugh, P. A., L. D. Burns, and J. Schuster. 1999. Predicting the retention of university students. Research in Higher Education 40: 355-371.
Murtaugh, P. A., and D. L. Phillips. 1998. Temporal correlation of classifications in remote sensing. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 3: 1-12.
Murtaugh, P. A., and D. R. Derryberry. 1998. Models of connectance in food webs. Biometrics 54: 754-761.
King, C. E., and P. A. Murtaugh. 1997. Effects of asexual reproduction on the neighborhood area of cyclical parthenogens. Hydrobiologia 358: 55-62.
Murtaugh, P. A., and J. P. Kollath. 1997. Variation of trophic fractions and connectance in food webs. Ecology 78: 1382-1387.
Murtaugh, P. A. 1996. The statistical evaluation of ecological indicators. Ecological Applications 6: 132-139. (PDF)
Lieber, M.M., P.A. Murtaugh, G.M. Farrow, R.P. Myers, and M.L. Blute. 1995. DNA ploidy and surgically treated prostrate cancer: Important independent association with prognosis for patients with prostate carcinoma treated by radical prostatectomy. Cancer 75: 1935-1943.
Murtaugh, P. A. 1995. Criteria for testing character displacement [Technical Comment]. Science 268: 1065.
Murtaugh, P. A. 1994. Statistical analysis of food webs. Biometrics 50: 1199-1202.
Murtaugh, P. A., E. R. Dickson, G. van Dam, M. Malinchoc, P. M. Grambsch, A. Langworthy, and C. H. Gips. 1994. Primary biliary cirrhosis: Prediction of short-term survival based on repeated patient visits. Hepatology 20: 126-134.
Laskowski, E. R., and P. A. Murtaugh. 1992. Snow skiing injuries in physically disabled skiers. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 20: 553-557.
Murtaugh, P. A., and L. D. Fisher. 1990. Bivariate binary models of efficacy and toxicity in dose-ranging trials. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 19: 2003-2020.
Murtaugh, P.A. 1981. Selective predation by Neomysis mercedis in Lake Washington. Limnology and Oceanography 26: 445-453. (PDF)