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1249
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369

Overview

James A. Pfister is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, Pfister's work delves into subfields such as Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics of Pfister's research include Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties, Plant-based Medicinal Research, Botanical Research and Chemistry, Berberine and alkaloids research, Plant and fungal interactions, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and Plant Virus Research Studies.

Pfister has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers, including:

  • Nutrition and Feeding Behavior of Goats and Sheep Grazing Deciduous Shrub-Woodland in Northeastern Brazil, 2021, Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University)

Other recent publications in venues where Pfister is frequently involved include multiple papers in Toxicon and Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. Although some papers from related collaborators appear in these journals, those specific to Pfister concentrate on topics related to the toxic effects and biochemical analysis of various plants and their impact on animal health.

Frequent collaborators in Pfister's research include:

  • Daniel Cook
  • Kevin D. Welch
  • Dale R. Gardner
  • Clinton A. Stonecipher
  • Franklin Riet-Corrêa

These co-authors are engaged in related studies, often jointly exploring areas such as plant toxicity and animal interactions.

Pfister's publications are frequently found in these scientific journals:

  • Toxicon
  • Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University)
  • Rangelands

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of Learning in Diet Selection with Reference to Phytotoxicosis in Herbivores

    Frederick D. Provenza;James A. Pfister;Carl D. Cheney

  • Sheep and goat preference for and nutritional value of Mediterranean maquis shrubs

    J. Rogosic;J. A. Pfister;Frederick D. Provenza;D. Grbesa

  • Tall Larkspur Ingestion: Can Cattle Regulate Intake Below Toxic Levels

    James A. Pfister;Frederick D. Provenza;Gary D. Manners;Dale R. Gardner

  • Locoweeds: effects on reproduction in livestock.

    Panter Ke;James Lf;Stegelmeier Bl;Ralphs Mh

  • Dietary Selection by Goats and Sheep in a Deciduous Woodland of Northeastern Brazil

    James A. Pfister;John C. Malechek

  • Larkspur (Delphinium spp.) poisoning in livestock.

    J A Pfister;D R Gardner;K E Panter;G D Manners

  • Detection of monofluoroacetate in Palicourea and Amorimia species.

    Stephen T. Lee;Daniel Cook;Franklin Riet-Correa;James A. Pfister

  • Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Senecio madagascariensis from Australia and Hawaii and assessment of possible livestock poisoning

    Dale R. Gardner;Mark S. Thorne;Russell J. Molyneux;James A. Pfister

  • Toxicity and chemical phenology of norditerpenoid alkaloids in the tall larkspurs (Delphinium species)

    Gary D. Manners;Kip E. Panter;Michael H. Ralphs;James A. Pfister

  • Herbivore response to anti-quality factors in forages.

    K L Launchbaugh;Frederick D Provenza;J A Pfister

  • The Voluntary Forage Intake and Nutrition of Goats and Sheep in the Semi-Arid Tropics of Northeastern Brazil

    James A. Pfister;James A. Pfister;John C. Malechek;John C. Malechek

  • Production of the alkaloid swainsonine by a fungal endosymbiont of the Ascomycete order Chaetothyriales in the host Ipomoea carnea.

    Daniel Cook;Wesley T. Beaulieu;Ivan W. Mott;Franklin Riet-Correa

  • Effects of predator fecal odors on feed selection by sheep and cattle

    James A. Pfister;Dietland Müller-Schwarze;David F. Balph

  • Conditioned Taste Aversion: Potential for Reducing Cattle Loss to Larkspur

    Mark A. Lane;Michael H. Ralphs;John D. Olsen;Frederick D. Provenza

  • Dose response of sheep poisoned with locoweed (Oxytropis sericea).

    Bryan L. Stegelmeier;Lynn F. James;Kip E. Panter;Dale R. Gardner

  • Dietary and fecal concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in penned white-tailed deer does

    Larry D. Howery;James A. Pfister

  • Brachiaria spp. poisoning in sheep in Brazil: experimental and epidemiological findings.

    M. B. Castro;H. L. Santos;V. S. Mustafa;C. V. Gracindo

  • Effects of phenology, site, and rumen fill on tall larkspur consumption by cattle.

    James A. Pfister;Gary D. Manners;Michael H. Ralphs;Zhao Xiao Hong

  • Toxic alkaloid concentration in tall larkspur species in the western U.S

    M.H. Ralphs;G.D. Manners;J.A. Pfister;D.R. Gardner

  • Grazing Behaviour of Llamas, Alpacas and Sheep in the Andes of Peru*

    J.A. Pfister;F. San Martin;L. Rosales;D.V. Sisson

  • Management of three toxic Delphinium species based on alkaloid concentrations

    James A Pfister;Michael H Ralphs;Dale R Gardner;Bryan L Stegelmeier

  • Monofluoroacetate-Containing Plants That Are Potentially Toxic to Livestock

    Stephen T. Lee;Daniel Cook;James A. Pfister;Jeremy G. Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

Franklin Riet-Correa
Franklin Riet-Correa Federal University of Campina Grande
Frederick D. Provenza
Frederick D. Provenza Utah State University
Russell J. Molyneux
Russell J. Molyneux University of Hawaii at Hilo
Don C. Adams
Don C. Adams University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Gary L. Bennett
Gary L. Bennett Agricultural Research Service
Stephen Demarais
Stephen Demarais Mississippi State University
John W. Keele
John W. Keele Agricultural Research Service
Serge Yan Landau
Serge Yan Landau Agricultural Research Organization
Juan J. Villalba
Juan J. Villalba Utah State University
Rebecca E. Irwin
Rebecca E. Irwin North Carolina State University

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