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Louise Emmons

Research Associate

I study the ecology and distribution of tropical mammals, and have worked chiefly in Gabon, Sabah (Borneo), Peru, and Bolivia. A driving interest has been in the assemblage characteristics of high-diversity tropical mammal communities. My taxonomic research focuses on the New World rodent family Echimyidae (spiny rats). Current field research comprises a long term study of the mammal faunas at the savanna-forest interface in Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia (in its 18th year). 

Department / Division
Vertebrate Zoology / Mammals
Education
  • Ph.D.: Cornell University, 1975
  • B.A.: Sarah Lawrence College, 1965
Research Interests

Tropical rainforest mammals, especially rodents; Neotropical forest and southern savanna mammals

Publications
Journal Article
  • Bronson, Ellen, Deem, Sharon L., Westermann, Lena C. Patino, Alpire, Sixto Angulo, and Emmons, Louise H. 2021. "Field Anesthesia of the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in Bolivia." Journal of wildlife diseases, 57, (3) 618–622. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-20-00033.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Fabre, Pierre-Henri. 2018. "A Review of the Pattonomys/Toromys Clade (Rodentia: Echimyidae), with Descriptions of a New Toromys Species and a New Genus." American Museum Novitates, 3894, (3894) 1–52. https://doi.org/10.1206/3894.1.
  • Fabre, Pierre-Henri, Upham, Nathan S., Emmons, Louise H., Justy, Fabienne, Leite, Yuri L. R., Loss, Ana Carolina, Orlando, Ludovic, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Patterson, Bruce D., and Douzery, Emmanuel J. P. 2017. "Mitogenomic phylogeny, diversification, and biogeography of South American spiny rats." Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34, (3) 613–633. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw261.
  • Henson, Lauren H., Songsasen, Nucharin, Waddell, Will, Wolf, Karen N., Emmons, Louise H., Gonzalez, Susana, Freeman, Elizabeth, and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2017. "Characterization of Genetic Variation and Basis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Toll-like Receptor 5 Gene of the Red Wolf and Maned Wolf." Endangered Species Research, 32 135–144. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00790.
  • Mannise, Natalia, Cosse, Mariana, González, Susana, Emmons, Louise H., Barbanti Duarte, José Mauricio, Beccaceci, Marcelo D., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2017. "Maned wolves retain moderate levels of genetic diversity and gene flow despite drastic habitat fragmentation." Endangered Species Research, 34 449–462. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00859.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2016. "Observations on hard-ground nesting of Podocnemis unifilis in Bolivia." Herpetological Review, 47, (2) 186–188.
  • González, Susana, Cosse, Mariana, Franco, María del Rosario, Emmons, Louise H., Vynne, Carly, Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti, Beccacesi, Marcelo D., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2015. "Population Structure of mtDNA Variation due to Pleistocene Fluctuations in the South American Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus, Illiger, 1815): Management Units for Conservation." The Journal of Heredity, 106 459–468. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esv043.
  • Bravo, Adriana, Harms, Kyle Edward, and Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "Keystone resource (Ficus) chemistry explains lick visitation by frugivorous bats." Journal of mammalogy, 93, (4) 1099–1109. https://doi.org/10.1644/11-MAMM-A-333.1.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Patton, James L. 2012. "Taxonomic revision of Bolivian Juscelinomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) with notes on morphology and ecology." Mammalia, 76, (3) 285–294. https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2012-0020.
  • Laurance, William F., Carolina Useche, D., Rendeiro, Julio, Kalka, Margareta, Bradshaw, Corey J. A., Sloan, Sean P., Laurance, Susan G., Campbell, Mason, Abernethy, Kate, Alvarez, Patricia, Arroyo-Rodriguez, Victor, Ashton, Peter, Benítez-Malvido, Julieta, Blom, Allard, Bobo, Kadiri S., Cannon, Charles H., Cao, Min, Carroll, Richard, Chapman, Colin, Coates, Rosamond, Cords, Marina, Danielsen, Finn, De Dijn, Bart, Dinerstein, Eric, Donnelly, Maureen A. et al. 2012. "Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas." Nature, 489 290–294. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11318.
  • Solari, Sergio, Pacheco, Ví, Vivar, Elena, and Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "A new species of Monodelphis (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from the montane forests of central Perú." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 125, (3) 295–307. https://doi.org/10.2988/11-33.1.
  • Queirolo, Diego, Moreira, Jose Roberto, Soler, Lucia, Emmons, Louise H., Rodrigues, Flavio H. G., Pautasso, Andres A., Luis Cartes, Jose, and Salvatori, Valeria. 2011. "Historical and current range of the Near Threatened maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus in South America." Oryx, 45, (2) 296–303. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605310000372.
  • Bravo, Adriana, Harms, Kyle Edward, and Emmons, Louise H. 2010. "Puddles created by geophagous mammals are potential mineral sources for frugivorous bats (Stenodermatinae) in the Peruvian Amazon." Journal of Tropical Ecology, 26, (02) 173–184. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467409990472.
  • Bravo, Adriana, Harms, Kyle Edward, and Emmons, Louise H. 2010. "Preference for Collpa Water by frugivorous bats (Artibeus): An experimental approach." Biotropica, 42, (3) 276–280. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00639.x.
  • Carleton, Michael D., Emmons, Louise H., and Musser, Guy G. 2009. "A new species of the rodent genus Oecomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini) from eastern Bolivia, with emended definitions of O. concolor (Wagner) and O. mamorae (Thomas)." American Museum Novitates, 3661 1–32.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2009. "Long-Term Variation in Small Mammal Abundance in Forest and Savanna of Bolivian Cerrado." Biotropica, 41, (4) 493–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00500.x.
  • Bravo, Adriana, Harms, Kyle Edward, Stevens, Richard D., and Emmons, Louise H. 2008. "Collpas: Activity hotspots for frugivorous bats (Phyllostomidae) in the Peruvian Amazon." Biotropica, 40, (2) 203–210. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00362.x.
  • Bronson, Ellen, Emmons, Louise H., Murray, Suzan, Dubovi, E. J., and Deem, Sharon L. 2008. "Serosurvey of pathogens in domestic dogs on the border of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 39, (1) 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1638/2006-0046.1.
  • Schipper, Jan, Chanson, Janice S., Chiozza, Federica, Cox, Neil A., Hoffmann, Michael, Katariya, Vineet, Lamoreux, John, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stuart, Simon N., Temple, Helen J., Baillie, Jonathan, Boitani, Luigi, Lacher, Thomas E., Jr., Mittermeier, Russell A., Smith, Andrew T., Absolon, Daniel, Aguiar, John M., Amori, Giovanni, Bakkour, Noura, Baldi, Ricardo, Berridge, Richard J., Bielby, Jon, Black, Patricia Ann, Blanc, J. Julian, Brooks, Thomas M. et al. 2008. "The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge." Science, 322, (5899) 225–230. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1165115.
  • Munshi-South, Jason, Emmons, Louise H., and Bernard, Henry. 2007. "Behavioral monogamy and fruit availability in the large treeshrew (Tupaia tana) in Sabah, Malaysia." Journal of Mammalogy, 88, (6) 1427–1438. https://doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-295R1.1.
  • van Vliet, N., Nasi, R., Emmons, Louise H., Feer, F., Mbazza, P., and Bourgarel, M. 2007. "Evidence for the local depletion of bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis, within the Ipassa Man and Biosphere Reserve, north-east Gabon." African Journal of Ecology, 45 440–443.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Chatelet, P., Cournac, L., Vilca V., V., del Aguila, L. F., and Dubois, M. A. 2006. "Seasonal change in leaf-area index at three sites along a South American latitudinal gradient." Ecotropica, 12 87–102.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Chavez, V., Rocha, N., Phillips, B., Phillips, I., del Aguila, L. F., and Swarner, M. 2006. "The non-flying mammals of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (Bolivia)." Revista Boliviana de Ecología y Conservación Ambiental, (15) 23–46.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Swarner, M., Vargas-Espinoza, A., Tschapka, Marco, Azurduy, H., and Kalko, Elisabeth Klara Viktoria. 2006. "The forest and savanna bat communities of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (Bolivia)." Revista Boliviana de Ecología y Conservación Ambiental, (15) 47–57.
  • Kerr, S. F., Emmons, Louise H., Melby, P. C., Chang Liu, Perez, Villegas, M., and Miranda, R. 2006. "Leishmania amazonensis infections in Oryzomys acritus and Oryzomys nitidus from Bolivia." American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 75, (6) 1069–1073.
  • Azurduy, H. and Emmons, Louise H. 2005. "Nota sobre dos nuevas especies de murciélagos para Bolivia." Ecología en Bolivia, 40, (2) 53–57.
  • Deem, Sharon L. and Emmons, Louise H. 2005. "Exposure of free-ranging maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) to infectious and parasitic disease agents in the Noël Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 36, (2) 192–197.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Patton, J. L. 2005. "A new species of Oryzomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from eastern Bolivia." American Museum Novitates, 3478 1–26.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Roly, Peña F., Sixto, Angulo A., and Matthew, J. Swarner. 2005. "Bathing behavior of giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)." Edentata, 6 41–43.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Deem, Sharon L., Rodden, Melissa D., and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2004. "The Secret Wolf." Zoogoer, 33, (6) 14–21.
  • Trolle, M. and Emmons, Louise H. 2004. "A record of a dwarf brocket from lowland Madre de Dios, Peru." Deer News, 19 2–5.
  • Vargas-Espinoza, A., Aguirre, Luis F., Swarner, M. J., Emmons, Louise H., and Teran, M. 2004. "Distribución de Vampyrum spectrum en Bolivia y comentarios sobre su estado de conservación." Ecología en Bolivia, 39 46–51.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Dubois, M. A. 2003. "Leaf-Area Index change across river-beach successional transects in S. E. Peru." Journal of Tropical Ecology, 19, (4) 473–477.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Foster, R. H., and Moskovits, D. 2002. "Rapid Assessment Program 1992 Expedition to Pando, Bolivia." RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment, 24 77–82.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Leite, L. R., Kock, D., and Costa, L. P. 2002. "A review of the named forms of Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) with the description of a new species from coastal Brazil." American Museum Novitates, 3380 1–40.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Luna, L., and Romo, M. 2001. "Mammals of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, Peru." RAP Working Papers, 12 105–109, 255-257.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2000. "Stealth moms." Natural History, 109, (9) 72–78.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1999. "Two new species of Juscelinomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Bolivia. 3280. 15 pp." American Museum Novitates, (3280) 1–15.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1999. "A new genus and species of abrocomid rodent from Peru (Rodentia: Abrocomidae)." American Museum Novitates, 3279 1–14.
  • Bermingham, Eldredge, Coates, Anthony G., Cruz, D. Gustavo, Emmons, Louise H., Foster, Robin B., Leschen, Richard A. B., Seutin, Gilles, Thorn, Sherry, Wcislo, William T., and Werfel, Byrdena. 1998. "Geology and Terrestrial Flora and Fauna of Cayos Cochinos, Honduras." Revista De Biología Tropical, 15–37.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Vucetich, María Guiomar. 1998. "The identity of Winge's Lasiuromys villosus and the description of a new genus of echimyid rodent (Rodentia: Echimyidae)." American Museum Novitates, 12.
  • Voss, R. S. and Emmons, Louise H. 1996. "Mammalian diversity in Neotropical lowland rainforests: a preliminary assessment." Bulletin Of The American Museum Of Natural History, 230, (26) 1–115.
  • Voss, Robert S. and Emmons, Louise H. 1996. "Mammalian diversity in Neotropical lowland rainforests: A preliminary assessment." Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, No. 230 115.
  • Janos, D. P., Sahley, C. T., and Emmons, Louise H. 1995. "Rodent dispersal of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Amazonian Peru." Ecology, 76 1852–1858.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1994. "New locality records of Mesomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae)." Mammalia, 58, (1) 148–149.
  • Foster, R. B., Parker, Theodore A., III, Gentry, A. L., Emmons, Louise H., Chicchón, A., Schulenberg, T., Rodríguez, L., Lamas, Gerardo, Ortega, H., Icochea, J., Wust, W., Romo, M., Castillo, J. Alban, Phillips, O., Reynel, C., Kratter, A., Donahue, P. K., and Barkeley, L. J. 1994. "The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Perú: A biological assessment." RAP Working Papers, Conservation International, 6 184.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1993. "On the identity of Echimys didelphoides Desmarest, 1817 (Mammalia: Rodentia: Echimyidae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 106, (1) 1–4.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1993. "A new genus and species of rat from Borneo (Rodentia: Muridae)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 106, (4) 752–761.
  • Pacheco, V., Patterson, Bruce D., Patton, James L., Emmons, Louise H., Solari, Sergio, and Ascorra, Cesar. 1993. "List of mammal species known to occur in Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru." Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Serie A Zoologica, 44 1–12.
  • Parker, Theodore A., III, Foster, R. H., Emmons, Louise H., Freed, P., Forsyth, Adrian B., Hoffmann, B., and Gill, B. D. 1993. "A biological assessment of the Kanuku Mountain region of southwestern Guyana." RAP Working Papers, 5 000.
  • Parker, Theodore A., III, Holst, B. K., Emmons, Louise H., and Meyer, J. R. 1993. "A biological Assessment of the Columbia River Forest Reserve, Toledo District, Belize." RAP Working Papers, 3 23–25.
  • Ryan, James N., Creighton, G. Ken, and Emmons, Louise H. 1993. "Activity patterns of two species of Nesomys (Muridae: Nesomyinae) in a Madagascar rain forest." Journal of Tropical Ecology, 9 101–107.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1991. "Frugivory in treeshrews (Tupaia)." American Naturalist, 138 642–649.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Biun, Alim. 1991. "Malaysian treeshrews." National Geographic Research and Exploration, 7, (1) 70–81.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Nais, Jamili, and Biun, Alim. 1991. "The fruit and consumers of Rafflesia keithii (Rafflesiaceae)." Biotropica, 23, (2) 197–199.
  • Herron, J. C., Emmons, Louise H., and Cadle, John E. 1990. "Observations on reproduction in the black caiman, Melanosuchus niger." Journal of Herpetology, 24, (3) 314–316.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1989. "Tropical rain forests: Why they have so many species and how we may lose this biodiversity without cutting a single tree." Orion Nature Quarterly, 8 8–14.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1989. "Jaguar predation on chelonians." Journal of Herpetology, 23 311–314.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1988. "A field study of ocelots in Peru." Revue Ecologique, 43 133–157.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1988. "New generic name for a South American rodent. (Echimyidae)." Journal of Mammalogy, 69 421.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1988. "Replacement Name for a Genus of South-American Rodent (Echimyidae)." Journal of Mammalogy, 69, (2) 421–421.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1988. "A Field-Study of Ocelots (Felis-Pardalis) in Peru." Revue D Ecologie-La Terre Et La Vie, 43, (2) 133–157.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1987. "Comparative feeding ecology of felids in a Neotropical rainforest." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 20, (4) 271–283.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1987. "Ecological considerations on the farming of game animals: Capybaras yes, pacas no 1:54." Vida Silvestre Neotropical, 1, (2) 54–55.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1987. "Jungle cruisers." Animal Kingdom, 90 22–30.
  • Gentry, A. and Emmons, Louise H. 1987. "Geographical variation in fertility, phenology, and composition of the understory of Neotropical forests. Biotropica." Biotropica, 19, (3) 216–227.
  • Terborgh, John W., Emmons, Louise H., and Freese, C. 1986. "La fauna silvestre de la Amazonía: el despilfarro de un recurso renovable." Boletin de Lima, 46 77–85.
  • Gautier-Hion, A., Duplantier, J. M., Quris, R., Feer, F., Sourd, C., Decoux, J. P., Dubost, G., Emmons, Louise H., Erard, C., Hecketsweiler, P., Moungazi, A., Roussilhon, C., and Thiollay, J. M. 1985. "Fruit characters as a basis of fruit choice and seed dispersal by atropical vertebrate community." Oecologia, 65 324–337.
  • Gautier-Hion, A., Duplantier, J. -M, Emmons, Louise H., Feer, F., Heckestweiler, P., Moungazi, A., Quris, R., and Sourd, C. 1985. "Coadaptation entre rhythmes de fructification et frugivorie en forêt tropicale humide du Gabon: mythe ou realité." Revue Ecologique (Terre Vie), 40 405–434.
  • Patton, J. L. and Emmons, Louise H. 1985. "A review of the genus Isothrix (Rodentia, Echimyidae)." American Museum Novitates, 1–14.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1984. "Geographic variation in densities and diversities of non-flying mammals in Amazonia." Biotropica, 16, (3) 210–222.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Emmons, Louise H. 1984. "Species Groups in Proechimys (Rodentia, Echimyidae) as Indicated by Karyology and Bullar Morphology." Journal of Mammalogy, 65, (1) 10–25.
  • Terborgh, John W., Fitzpatrick, J. W., and Emmons, Louise H. 1984. "Annotated checklist of bird and mammal species of Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu National Park, Peru." Fieldiana. Zoology, 21 1–29.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1983. "A field study of the African brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus africanus, by radiotelemetry." Mammalia, 47, (2) 183–194.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Gautier-Hion, Annie, and Dubost, Gérard. 1983. "Community structure of the frugivorous-folivorous forest mammals of Gabon." Journal of Zoology, 199 209–222.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1982. "Ecology of Proechimys (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in southeastern Peru." Tropical Ecology, 23 280–290.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1981. "Morphological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations for arboreal browsing in Dactylomys dactylinus (Rodentia, Echimyidae)." Journal of Mammalogy, 62, (1) 183–189.
  • Janson, C. H., Terborgh, John W., and Emmons, Louise H. 1981. "Non-flying mammals as pollinating agents in the Amazonian forest." Biotropica, 1–6.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1980. "Ecology and resource partitioning among nine species of African rainforest squirrels." Ecological Monographs, 50 31–54.
  • Gautier-Hion, Annie, Emmons, Louise H., and Dubost, Gérard. 1980. "A comparison of the diets of three major groups of primary consumers of Gabon (primates, squirrels, ruminants)." Oecologia, 45, (2) 182–189.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1979. "A note on the forefoot of Myosciurus pumilio." Journal of Mammalogy, 60 431–2.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1979. "Observations on litter size and development of some African rainforest squirrels." Biotropica, 11 207–213.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Stark, N. 1979. "Elemental composition of a natural mineral lick in Amazonia." Biotropica, 11 311–313.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1978. "Sound communication among African rainforest squirrels." Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 47 1–49.
  • Bradbury, J. and Emmons, Louise H. 1974. "Social organization of some Trinidad bats." Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 36 137–183.
Book Chapter
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2016. "Family Abrocomidae (Chinchilla Rats and Inca Rats)." In Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Wilson, Don E., Lacher, T. E., Jr., and Mittermeier, Russell A., editors. 488–497. Barcelona: Lynx Editions. In Handbook of the Mammals of the World;v.6.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2015. "Genus Juscelinomys." In Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents. Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F. J., and D'Elía, G., editors. 225–228. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Leite, Y. L. R., and Patton, James L. 2015. "Family Echimyidae." In Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents. Patton, James L., Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J., and D'Elía, Guillermo, editors. 877–1022. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Patton, J. L. and Emmons, Louise H. 2015. "Family Dasyproctidae Bonapart, 1838." In Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents. Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F. J., and D'Elía, G., editors. 733–762. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226169606.001.0001)
  • Patton, J. L. and Emmons, Louise H. 2015. "Family Abrocomidae G. S. Miller and Gidley, 1918." In Mammals of South America Volume 2: Rodents. Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F. J., and D'Elía, G., editors. 805–818. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226169606.001.0001)
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2013. "Genus Epixerus; Funisciurus anerythrus, F. isabella, F. lemniscatus, F. pyrrhopus, Heliosciurus rufobrachium; Genus Myosciurus; Genus Protoxerus." In Mammals of Africa. Happold, David C. D., editor. 44–90. London: Bloomsbury.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2013. "Environmental influences on maned wolf ecology in Bolivia." In Ecology and Conservation of the Maned Wolf: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Consorte-McCrea, Adriana G. and Ferraz, E., editors. 221–234. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press.
  • Castro, José Miguel and Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "Variation in Diet and Resources." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 37–55. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.37.
  • Deem, Sharon L., Bronson, Ellen, Angulo, Sixto, Acosta, Veronica, Murray, Suzan, Robbins, Richard G., Giger, Urs, Rothschild, Bruce, and Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "Morbidity and Mortality." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 77–89. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.77.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "Synthesis." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 117–124. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.117.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "Introduction: Study Site and Methods." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 1–14. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.1.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Chávez, Verónica, Del Aguila, Luis Fernando, and Angulo, Sixto. 2012. "Activity Patterns." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 15–24. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.15.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Chávez, Verónica, Del Aguila, Luis Fernando, Angulo, Sixto, and Muir, Matthew J. 2012. "Social Interactions and Reproduction." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 57–75. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.57.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Chávez, Verónica, Del Aguila, Luis Fernando, Angulo, Sixto, and Muir, Matthew J. 2012. "Ranging Patterns." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 25–36. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.25.
  • Muir, Matthew J. and Emmons, Louise H. 2012. "Conservation." In The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Emmons, Louise H., editor. 91–115. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.91.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2007. "Genus Caluromysiops Sanborn, 1951." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 11–12. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2005. "A Revision of the Genera of Arboreal Echimyidae (Rodentia: Echimyidae, Echimyinae), with Descriptions of Two New Genera." In Mammalian Diversification: From chromosomes to phylogeography. Lacey, E. A. and Myers, P., editors. 247–309. University of California Press. 133
  • Rosa, La, Emmons, Louise H., Trolle, M., and Pacheco, V. 2003. "Uso de colpas por el tapir de tierras bajas Tapirus terrestris (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) en el Río Los Amigos, Madre de Dios." In XII Reunion Científica. 168. Libro de Resúmenes; Universidad Nac. Mayor de San Marcos, Lima Perú
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Kinbag, F. 2001. "Survey of the Mammals of Southern New Ireland." In Southern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea: A biodiversity assessment. Beehler, B. A. and Alonso, L. E., editors. 67–69. RAP Biodiversity Assessment
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1999. "Jaguar: Panthera onca." In The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. Wilson, Don E. and Ruff, S., editors. 236–237. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1999. "Of mice and monkeys: primates as predictors of mammal community richness." In Primate communities. Fleagle, J. G., Janson, C., and Reed, K., editors. 171–188. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1998. "Mammal Fauna of Parque Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia." In A biological assessment of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado. Killeen, Timothy J. and Schulenberg, T., editors. 129–143, 341-347. 10 in RAP Working Papers.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1997. "Mammals of the Río Urucuti Basin, South Central Chuquisaca, Bolivia." In A rapid assessment of the humid forests of South Central Chuquisaca, Bolivia.. Schulenberg, T. S. and Awbrey, K., editors. Washington: Conservation International. In RAP Working Papers 8.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1997. "Mammal." In The Cordillera del Condor of Ecuador and Peru: a biological assessment. Schulenberg, T. and Awbrey, K., editors. RAP Working Papers. 8
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1995. "Mammals of Rain Forest Canopies." In Forest canopies. Lowman, Margaret D. and Nadkarni, Nalini M., editors. 199–223. San Diego: Academic Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1991. "Jaguars." In Great Cats. Seidensticker, John and Lumpkin, Susan, editors. 62–63, 116-123. Emmaus: Roedale Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1991. "Mammals of Alto Madidi." In A biological assessment of the Alto Madidi Region and adjacent areas of Northwest Bolivia, May 18-June 15, 1990. Parker, T. A. and Bailey, B., editors. 23–25. 1 in RAP Working Papers.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Bolster, D., Goldizen, A., and Terborgh, John W. 1990. "Ocelot behavior in moonlight." In Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy. Redford, Kent H. and Eisenberg, John F., editors. 233–242. Gainesville: Sandhill Crane Press.
  • Janson, C. and Emmons, Louise H. 1990. "Ecological structure of the non-flying mammal community at Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu National Park, Peru." In Four Neotropical Rainorests. Gentry, A. H., editor. 314–338. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Lovejoy, Thomas E., Rankin, J. M., Bierregaard, Richard O., Jr., Brown., K. S.,Jr, Emmons, Louise H., and Van der Voort, M. E. 1984. "Ecosystem decay of Amazon forest remnants." In Extinctions. Nitecki, M. H., editor. 295–325. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Book
  • Emmons, Louise H., editor. 2012. The Maned Wolves of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.639.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2002. Tupai: A field study of treeshrews in Borneo. University of California Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 2000. Tupai: A field study of Bornean Treeshrews. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Feer, François. 1999. Mamíferos de los bosques húmedos de América tropical: Una guía de campo. Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Editorial F.A.N.
  • Emmons, Louise H., Whitney, B., and Ross, D. 1998. Sounds of Neotropical rainforest mammals: An audio field guide. Ithaca: Cornell Laboratory of Natural Sounds.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Feer, François. 1997. Neotropical rainforest mammals: A field guide. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Emmons, Louise H. and Feer, François. 1990. Neotropical rainforest mammals: A field guide. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Conference Proceedings
  • Bronson, Ellen, Emmons, Louise H., Murray, Suzan, Dubovi, E. J., and Deem, Sharon L. 2005. "Health survey of Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and domestic dogs in the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia." from Joint Conference Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians/American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians. 215–218.
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1997. "A revision of the genera of arboreal echimyid rodents (Echimyidae, Echimyinae)." from Seventh International Theriological Congress (Abstracts). Acapulco, Mexico, 96.
Dissertation/Thesis
  • Emmons, Louise H. 1975. "Ecology and behavior of African rainforest squirrels." Cornell University.