• Using laboratory techniques such as isotopic and genetic analyses to decipher community and population processes

• Employing modeling approaches to approximate large scale processes

• Interactions between animal populations and ecosystem processes

• Population ecology of amphibians, reptiles and small mammals

• Formation of habitat preference in juvenile amphibians

• Landscape connectivity of amphibian populations

• Siren and Amphiuma 

• Land-use Effects on Amphibian Populations (LEAP)

• Natal Habitat Preference Induction in Juvenile Salamanders

• Population Ecology of Greater Sirens and Two-Toed Amphiumas (2006-Present)

• Creating Sex-Specific Markers for Greater Sirens

Luhring, T.M. and R.M. Holdo. In prep. Body Size as an Adaptation for Drought Survival in Stochastic Aquatic Environments: An Age-Structured Approach. American Naturalist.

Luhring, T.M. and Z.D. Ross. In review. Gastrophryne carolinensis. Predation. Herpetological Review.

Crawford, B.A., Hickman, C.R., and T. M. Luhring. In review. Testing the threat-sensitive hypothesis with predator familiarity and dietary specificity. Ethology.

Earl, J.E., T.M. Luhring, B.K. Williams, and R.D. Semlitsch. Published Online. Aquatic salamander larvae show increased performance with increases in canopy cover. Freshwater Biology.

Luhring, T. M., J. D. Willson, and C. T. Winne. 2011. Nerodia fasciata. Inter-Wetland Movement. Herpetological Review 42:100-101

Luhring, T.M. 2010. Siren sp (Siren) predation. Herpetological Review 41:470

Schalk, C. M., T. M. Luhring, and B. A. Crawford. 2010. Summer microhabitat use of the greater siren (Siren lacertina) and two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) in an isolated wetland. Amphibia-Reptilia 31:251-256.

Luhring, T. M., and B. D. Todd. 2010. Siren intermedia (Lesser Siren). Drought survival. Herpetological Review 41:60.

Schalk, C. M., and T. M. Luhring. 2010. Vagility of aquatic salamanders: Implications for wetland connectivity. Journal of Herpetology 44:104-109.

Luhring, T. M. 2009. Using PIT tags to evaluate non-individual-specific marks under field conditions: a case study with Greater Siren (Siren lacertina). Herpetological Review 40:170-173.

Todd, B. D., T. M. Luhring, B. B. Rothermel, and J. W. Gibbons. 2009. Effects of forest removal on amphibian migrations: implications for habitat and landscape connectivity. Journal of Applied Ecology 46:554-561.

Luhring, T. M. and C. A. Jennison. 2008. A new stratified aquatic sampling technique for aquatic vertebrates. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23:445-450.

Todd, B. D., B. R. Rothermel, R. N. Reed, T. M. Luhring, K. Schlatter, T. Trenkamp, and J. W. Gibbons. 2008. Habitat alteration increases invasive fire ant abundance to the detriment of amphibians and reptiles. Biological Invasions 10:539-546.

Luhring, T. M. 2008. “Problem species” of the Savannah River Site such as Brimley’s chorus frog, Pseudacris brimleyi, demonstrate the hidden biodiversity concept on an intensively-studied government reserve. Southeastern Naturalist 7:371-373.

Luhring, T. M. 2007. Reptiles and amphibians of boy scout camp Linwood-Hayne: Results from an undergraduate-initiated three year opportunistic inventory. Georgia Journal of Science 65:104-111.

Luhring, T. M. 2007. Siren lacertina (greater siren) Diet. Herpetological Review 38:317.

Luhring, T. M. and C. A. Young. 2006. Innovative techniques for sampling stream salamanders. Herpetological Review 37:181-183.

Rothermel, B. R. and T. M. Luhring. 2005 Burrow availability and desiccation risk of mole salamanders (Ambystoma talpoideum) in harvested versus unharvested forest stands. Journal of Herpetology 39:619-626.

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Articles:

Gibbons, J. W., and T. M. Luhring. 2009. Reptiles. Pages 497-505. In: G. E. Likens, ed. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Volume 3. Oxford: Elsevier.

Luhring, T. M., and G. W. Barrett. 2007. Nesting ecology of the golden mouse: An oikos engineer. Pages 151-165. In: G. W. Barrett and G. A. Feldhamer, eds. The Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation. Springer. New York, NY.

Technical Literature, and Other Publications:

Luhring, T.M. 2010. Predation by a Green Heron (Butorides virescens) on a Greater Siren (Siren lacertina). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 45:33.

Schalk, C. M., B. A. Crawford, and T. M. Luhring. 2009. Siren lacertina (greater siren) Predation. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 44:56.

Luhring, T. M. 2008. Auditory surveys. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Reptiles and Amphibians, with application to the United States and Canada. PARC Technical Report. Aiken, South Carolina.

Luhring, T. M. 2008. Leaf-litterbag surveys. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Reptiles and Amphibians, with application to the United States and Canada. PARC Technical Report. Aiken, South Carolina.

Luhring, T. M. 2008. Trashcan traps. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Reptiles and Amphibians, with application to the United States and Canada. PARC Technical Report. Aiken, South Carolina.

Reed, R. N., T. M. Luhring, and A. D. Tucker. 2008. Appendix III: Determination of age, sex and reproductive condition. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Reptiles and Amphibians, with application to the United States and Canada. PARC Technical Report. Aiken, South Carolina.

Darley, M., A. Howard, C. Flaute, K. Miller, T. Luhring, L. Martin and C. Ketter. 2006. A laboratory manual for principals of biology II: Biology 1108L. Fourth Edition. Contemporary Publishing Company of Raleigh. Raleigh, NC.