Journal Articles and Book Chapters-

• Motta, P.J., T.C. Tricas, R.E. Hueter and A.P. Summers (1997). Feeding mechanism and functional morphology of the jaws of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhinidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 200(21):2765-2780.
• Summers, A.P. (1997). A bibliography of Samuel Walton Garman. In Plagiostomia - the Sharks, Skates and Rays, A.P. Summers ed., Benthic Press, Los Angeles, CA.
• Summers, A.P. and T.J. Koob (1997). A biographical sketch of Samuel Walton Garman. In Plagiostomia - the Sharks, Skates and Rays, A.P. Summers ed., Benthic Press, Los Angeles, CA.
• Summers, A.P. and J.C. O'Reilly (1997). Kinematics of locomotion in two species of caecilian, Typhlonectes natans and Dermophis mexicanus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 121(1):65-76.
• Sharf, F., R. Yetter, A.P. Summers and F. Juanes (1998). Enhancing diet analyses of piscivorous fishes in the Northwest Atlantic through identification and reconstruction of original prey sizes from ingested remains. Fishery Bulletin 96(3):575-588.
• Summers, A.P., K.F. Darouian, A.M. Richmond and E.L. Brainerd (1998). Kinematics of terrestrial and aquatic feeding in Terrapene carolina, with implications for the evolution of feeding in cryptodire turtles (REPTILIA: TESTUDINES). Journal of Experimental Zoology 281:280-287.
• Summers, A.P., T.J. Koob and E.L. Brainerd (1998) Stingrays strut their stuff. Nature 395(6701): 450-451.
• Bennett, W., A.P. Summers and E.L. Brainerd (1999). Confirmation of the passive exhalation hypothesis for a terrestrial caecilian, Dermophis mexicanus. Copeia 1999(1):206-209.
• Liem, K.F. and A.P. Summers (1999). Gross anatomy and functional morphology of the muscles. In The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. Edited by W. Hamlett. Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore.
• Leonard, J.B.K., A.P. Summers and T.J. Koob (1999) Routine and standard metabolic rate of embryonic little skate (Raja erinacea): the cost of active pumping. Journal of Experimental Zoology 283(1): 13-18.
• Summers, A.P., K.E. Hartel and T.J. Koob. (1999) Agassiz, Garman, the Albatross and the deep-sea fishes. Marine Fisheries Review. 61(4):58-68.
• Liem, K.F. and A.P. Summers. (2000) Functional morphology, ecological modeling and feeding specializations - an integrative approach. Jan Osse Festschrift, Netherlands Journal of Zoology 50(2):245-259.
• O'Reilly, J.C., A.P. Summers and D.A. Ritter (2000) The evolution of the functional role of trunk muscles during locomotion in adult amphibians. American Zoologist.
• Summers, A.P. (2000). Stiffening the stingray skeleton - an investigation of durophagy in myliobatid stingrays (Chondrichthyes, Batoidea, Myliobatidae) Journal of Morphology.243:113-126.
• Jansen, K. P., A. P. Summers, and P. R. Delis. (2001) Spadefoot toads (Scaphiopus holbrookii holbrookii) in an urban landscape: effects of non-natural substrates on burrowing in adults and juveniles. Journal of Herpetology 35:141-145.
• Summers, A.P. and L.A. Ferry-Graham. (2001) Respiratory modes and mechanics of the hedgehog skate (Leucoraja erinacea) - testing the continuous flow model. Journal of Experimental Biology 204(9):1577-1587.
• Summers, A.P., M.H. Wake. (2001) A clarification regarding the holotype of Caecilia volcani (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Copeia 2001(2): 561-2.
• Koob, T.J. and A.P. Summers (2002) Tendon – bridging the gap. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 133(4) 905-909.
• Motta, P.J. T. Tricas, R.L. Hueter and A.P. Summers. (2002) The kinematics of the feeding mechanism of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. Copeia 2002(1): 24-38 .
• Mussi, M., A.P. Summers, and P. Domenici. (2002) Gait transition speed, pectoral fin-beat frequency and amplitude in three species of Surfperch, Cymatogaster aggregata, Embiotoca lateralis,and Damalychtis vacca. Journal of Fish Biology 61: 1282-1293.
• Summers, A.P. and Koob, T.J. (2002) The evolution of tendon. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 133(4):1159-1170.
• Summers, A.P., and L.A. Ferry-Graham (2003) Respiration in elasmobranchs: new models of aquatic ventilation. In ‘Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution’ V. Bels, J-P Gasc, and A. Casinos editors. BIOS, England. pp 87-100
• Kajiura, S.M., J. B. Forni, and A.P. Summers. (2003) Maneuvering in carcharhinid and sphyrnid sharks: the role of the hammerhead shark cephalofoil. Zoology 106(1): 19-28.
• Wake, M.H., and A.P. Summers. (2003) Morphology. In Key Concepts and Approaches in Evolutionary Development Biology, B. K. Hall and W. M. Olson eds., Harvard University Press. Pp 268-275.
• Summers, A.P. M.M. Koob-Emunds, S.M. Kajiura, and T.J. Koob. (2003) A novel fibrocartilaginous tendon from an elasmobranch fish (Rhinoptera bonasus). Cell and Tissue Research 312: 221-227.
• Summers, A.P., R.A. Ketcham, T. Rowe (2004) Structure and Function of the Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci) Cranium Through Ontogeny: Development of a Hard Prey Specialist.Journal of Morphology 260:1–12 .
• Blackledge,T.A., A.P. Summers and C.Y. Hayashi (2005) Gumfooted lines in black widow cobwebs and the mechanical properties of spider capture silk . Zoology 108:41-46.
• Kajiura, S.M., J. B. Forni, and A.P. Summers. (2005) Olfactory morphology of carcharhinid and sphyrnid sharks – does the cephalofoil confer a sensory advantage? Journal of Morphology 264: 253-263. (cover)
• Schaefer, J.T. and A.P. Summers (2005) Batoid wing skeletal structure: novel morphologies, mechanical implications, and phylogenetic patterns. Journal of Morphology 264: 298-313.
• Dean, M.N., C.D.N. Wilga and A.P. Summers (2005) Eating without hands or tongue - specialization, elaboration and the evolution of prey processing mechanisms in cartilaginous fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society – Biology Letters1(3) 357-361 .
• Kajiura, S.M., J.B. Forni, J.P. Tyminski and A.P. Summers. (2005) The sexually dimorphic cephalofoil of bonnethead sharks, Sphyrna tiburo Biological Bulletin; 209: 1-5 (cover)
• Summers, A.P. and M.H. Wake (2005) Streptostyly and the biomechanics of the caecilian jaw closing mechanism. Zoology 108:307-315.
• Dean, M.N., Chiou, W. & Summers, A.P. (2005) Morphology and ultrastructure of prismatic cartilage calcification. Microscopy & Microanalysis. 11: 1196-1197.
• Summers, A.P. and J.M. Long Mechanics of skeletal tissues of fishes. (2006) Fish Physiology Volume23, G.V. Lauder and B. Shadwick, editors, Academic Press. pp 141-178.
• Dean, M.N. and A.P. Summers (2006) Cartilage in the skeleton of cartilaginous fishes Zoology 109:164-168
• Porter, M.E., J.L. Beltrán, T.J. Koob and Summers A.P. (2006) Material properties and biochemical composition of mineralized vertebral cartilage in seven elasmobranch species (Chondrichthyes). Journal of Experimental Biology 209:2920-2928.
• Swanson, B., Blackledge, T.A., Summers, A.P., and Hayashi, C.Y. (2006) Spider dragline silk: correlated and mosaic evolution in high performance biological materials. Evolution 60:2539–2551.
• Gorb, S.N., S. Niederegger, C. Y. Hayashi, A. P. Summers, W. Vötsch, and P. Walther (2006) Silk-like secretion from tarantula feet. Nature 443:407.
• Dean, M.N., J.J. Bizzaro and A.P. Summers (2007) The evolution of cranial design, diet and feeding mechanisms in batoid fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 47:70-81.
• Porter, M.E., T.J. Koob and A.P. Summers (2007) The contribution of mineral to the material properties of vertebral cartilage from the smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus). Journal of Experimental Biology 210:3319-3327.
• Dean, M.N. E. Azizi, and A.P. Summers (2007) Uniform strain in broad muscles: Active and passive effects of the twisted tendon of the ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 3395-3406.

Notes and Other Publications

• Delis, P.R. and A.P. Summers (1996). Hyla gratiosa (Barking Treefrog) reproduction. Herpetological Review 27(1):18-19.
• Koob, T.J. and A.P. Summers (1996). On the hydrodynamic shape of Little Skate (Raja erinacea) egg capsules. Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory 35:108-111.
• Ferry-Graham, L. and A.P. Summers (1999) Ventilation in the small skate, Leucoraja erinacea, as indicated by sonomicrometry. Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory 39:97-99.
• Richmond, A.M., T.F. Tyning and A.P. Summers (1999) Bufo americanus (American Toad) depth record. Herpetological Review 30(2):90-91.
• Summers, A.P. Caecilia volcani species account. (2001) Catalog of North American Amphibians. 721.1-2.
• Ferry-Graham, L.A. and A.P. Summers (2001) Ventilatory modes of elasmobranch fishes. Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. 41: 31-32.
• Vredenberg, V. and A.P. Summers (2001) Chytridiomycosis in Rana muscosa. Herpetological Review.32(3):151-152
• Summers, A.P. (2004) Fast Fish. Nature 429: 31-32
• Summers, A.P. (2005) Warm hearted crocs. Nature 434:833-834.
• Dean, M.N. and A.P. Summers (2007) Fish feeding not a drag. Nature 445:827 – 828.