Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Publications

Peter Waser

Journal

Busch, J. D., McCreight, J., Waser, P. M. 2008. Allelic recharge in populations recovering from bottleneck events.  In J. A. Dewoody, J. Bickham, C. Michler, K. Nichols, O. E. Rhodes, and K. Woeste (eds.),  Molecular Insights into Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Cambridge University Press. in press.

Box, H., Butynski, T. M., Chapman, C. A., Lwanga, J. S., Oates, J. F., Olupot, W., Rudran, R., Waser, P. M. 2008. Thomas T. Struhsaker: Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Primatological Society 2006. International Journal of Primatology. 29: 13-18.

Busch, J. D., Waser, P. M., Dewoody, J. A. 2008. Characterization of expressed class II MHC sequences in the banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) reveals multiple DRB loci. Immunogenetics. 60: 677-688. view article

Busch, J. D., Waser, P. M., Dewoody, J. A. 2007. Recent demographic bottlenecks are not accompanied by a genetic signature in banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis). Mol Ecol. 16: 2450-2462.

Hutchinson, J. M. C., Waser, P. M. 2007. Use, misuse and extensions of "ideal gas" models of animal encounter. Biological Reviews. 82: 335-359.

Steinwald, M. C., Swanson, B. J., Waser, P. M. 2006. Effects of spool-and-line tracking on small desert mammals. Southwestern Naturalist. 51: 71-78.

Waser, P. M., Busch, J. D., McCormick, C. R., Dewoody, J. A. 2006. Parentage analysis detects cryptic precapture dispersal in a philopatric rodent. Mol Ecol. 15: 1929-1937.

Waser, P. M., DeWoody, J. A. 2006. Multiple paternity in a philopatric rodent: the interaction of competition and choice. Behavioral Ecology. 17: 971-978.

Olupot, W., Waser, P. M. 2005. Patterns of male residency and intergroup transfer in gray-cheeked mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena). Am J Primatol. 66: 331-349.

Skvarla, J. L., Nichols, J. D., Hines, J. E., Waser, P. M. 2004. Modeling interpopulation dispersal by banner-tailed kangaroo rats. Ecology. 85: 2737-2746.

Waser, P. M., Ayers, J. M. 2003. Microhabitat use and population decline in banner-tailed kangaroo rats. Journal of Mammalogy. 84: 1031-1043.

Winters, J. B., Waser, P. M. 2003. Gene dispersal and outbreeding in a philopatric mammal. Mol Ecol. 12: 2251-2259.

Goudet, J., Perrin, N., Waser, P. 2002. Tests for sex-biased dispersal using bi-parentally inherited genetic markers. Molecular Ecology. 11: 1103-1114.

Swihart, R. K., J. B. Dunning, Jr., P. M. Waser. 2002. Gray matters in ecology: dynamics of pattern, process, and scientific progress. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 83: 149-155.

Mossman, C. A., Waser, P. M. 2001. Effects of habitat fragmentation on population genetic structure in the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus). 79: 285-295.

Olupot, W., Waser, P. M. 2001. Correlates of intergroup transfer in male grey-cheeked mangabeys. International Journal of Primatology. 22: 169-187.

Olupot, W., Waser, P. M. 2001. Activity patterns, habitat use and mortality risks of mangabey males living outside social groups. Animal Behaviour. 61: 1227-1235.

Waser, P. M., Strobeck, C., Paetkau, D. 2001. Estimating interpopulation dispersal rates. Carnivore Conservation. 5: 484-497.

Waser, PM. 2001. Forward. pp. ix-xi.  In J Clobert, J. D. Nichols, E. Danchin and A. Dhondt (eds.),  Oxford University Press.

Cross, C. L., Waser, P. M. 2000. Estimating population size in the banner-tailed kangaroo rat. Southwestern Naturalist. 45: 176-183.

Davis, C., Keane, B., Swanson, B. J., Loew, S., Waser, P. M., Strobeck, C., Fleischer, R. C. 2000. Characterization of microsatellite loci in bannertailed and giant kangaroo rats, Dipodomys spectabilis and Dipodomys ingens. Molecular Ecology. 9: 642-644.

Mossman, C. A., Waser, P. M. 1999. Genetic detection of sex-biased dispersal. Mol Ecol. 8: 1063-1067.

Olupot, W., Waser, P. M., Chapman, C. A. 1998. Fruit finding by mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena): Are monitoring of fig trees and use of sympatric frugivore calls possible strategies?. International Journal of Primatology. 19: 339-353.

Waser, P. M., Strobeck, C. 1998. Genetic signatures of interpopulation dispersal. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13: 43-44.

Creel, Scott R., Waser, Peter M. 1997. Variation in reproductive suppression among dwarf mongooses: Interplay between mechanisms and evaluation. Cooperative breeding in mammals. 150-170.

Lucas, Jeffrey R., Creel, Scott R., Waser, Peter M. 1997. Dynamic optimization and cooperative breeding: An evaluation of future fitness effects. Cooperative breeding in mammals. 171-198.

Olupot, W., Chapman, C. A., Waser, P. M., IsabiryeBasuta, G. 1997. Mangabey (Cercocebus albigena) ranging patterns in relation to fruit availability and the risk of parasite infection in Kibale National Park, Uganda. American Journal of Primatology. 43: 65-78.

Keane, B., Creel, S. R., Waser, P. M. 1996. No evidence of inbreeding avoidance or inbreeding depression in a social carnivore. Behavioral Ecology. 7: 480-489.

Lucas, J. R., Creel, S. R., Waser, P. M. 1996. How to measure inclusive fitness, revisited. Animal Behaviour. 51: 225-228.

Waser, Peter M. 1996. Patterns and consequences of dispersal in gregarious carnivores. Carnivore behavior, ecology, and evolution, Vol. 2. 267-295.

Brown, C. H., Gomez, R., Waser, P. M. 1995. Old-World Monkey Vocalizations - Adaptation to the Local Habitat. Animal Behaviour. 50: 945-961.

Creel, S., Monfort, S. L., Creel, N. M., Wildt, D. E., Waser, P. M. 1995. Pregnancy, Estrogens and Future Reproductive Success in Serengeti Dwarf Mongooses. Animal Behaviour. 50: 1132-1135.

Waser, Peter M., Elliot, Lee F., Creel, Nancy M., Creel, Scott R. 1995. Habitat variation and mongoose demography. 421-447.

Creel, S. R., Waser, P. M. 1994. Inclusive Fitness and Reproductive Strategies in Dwarf Mongooses. Behavioral Ecology. 5: 339-348.

Keane, B., Waser, P. M., Creel, S. R., Creel, N. M., Elliott, L. F., Minchella, D. J. 1994. Subordinate reproduction in dwarf mongooses. Animal Behaviour. 47: 65-75.

Olupot, W., Chapman, C. A., Brown, C. H., Waser, P. M. 1994. Mangabey (Cercocebus-Albigena) Population-Density, Group-Size, and Ranging - a 20-Year Comparison. American Journal of Primatology. 32: 197-205.

Waser, P. M., Creel, S. R., Lucas, J. R. 1994. Death and Disappearance - Estimating Mortality Risks Associated with Philopatry and Dispersal. Behavioral Ecology. 5: 135-141.

Waser, P. M., Keane, B., Creel, S. R., Elliott, L. F., Minchella, D. J. 1994. Possible Male Coalitions in a Solitary Mongoose. Animal Behaviour. 47: 289-294.

Creel, S. R., Monfort, S. L., Wildt, D. E., Waser, P. M. 1991. Spontaneous lactation is an adaptive result of pseudopregnancy. Nature. 351: 660-662.

Creel, S. R., Waser, P. M. 1991. Failures of Reproductive Suppression in Dwarf Mongooses Helogale-Parvula Accident or Adaptation?. Behavioral Ecology. 2: 7-15.

Keane, B., Waser, P. M., Danzl-Tauer, L., Minchella, D. J. 1991. DNA Fingerprinting Estimating Background Band-Sharing in Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rats. Animal Behaviour. 42: 141-143.

Waser, P. M., Elliott, L. F. 1991. Dispersal and Genetic-Structure in Kangaroo Rats. Evolution. 45: 935-943.

Waser, P. M., Jones, W. T. 1991. Survival and Reproductive Effort in Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rats. Ecology. 72: 771-777.

Elliott, L. F., Waser, P. M., McCracken, G. F., Link, N. E., Gustin, M. K. 1989. Genetic-Variation in 2 Populations of Dipodomys-Spectabilis. Journal of Mammalogy. 70: 852-855.

Lucas, J. R., Waser, P. M. 1989. Defense through Exploitation - a Skinner Box for Tropical Rain Forests. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 4: 62-63.

Waser, P. M., Jones, W. T. 1989. Heritability of Dispersal in Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rats, Dipodomys-Spectabilis. Animal Behaviour. 37: 987-991.

Brown, C. H., Waser, P. M. 1988. Environmental Influences on the Structure of Primate Vocalizations. 51-66.

Jones, W. T., Waser, P. M., Elliott, L. F., Link, N. E., Bush, B. B. 1988. Philopatry, Dispersal, and Habitat Saturation in the Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys-Spectabilis. Ecology. 69: 1466-1473.

Waser, P. M. 1988. Resources Philopatry and Social Interactions among Mammals. 109-130.

Brown, C. H., Waser, P. M. 1987. Has the Structure of East-African Monkey Vocalizations Been Shaped by the Acoustic Ecology. International Journal of Primatology. 8: 439-439.

Ranft, R., Snowdon, C. T., Zimmermann, E., Bearder, S. K., Newman, J. D., Boinski, S., Gautier, J. P., Brown, C. H., Waser, P. M., Goedeking, P., Todt, D., Ploog, D., Macedonia, J. 1987. Primate Vocal Communication. International Journal of Primatology. 8: 405-405.

Waser, P. M., Austad, S. N., Keane, B. 1986. When Should Animals Tolerate Inbreeding. American Naturalist. 128: 529-537.

Waser, P. M., Brown, C. H. 1986. Habitat Acoustics and Primate Communication. American Journal of Primatology. 10: 135-154.

Waser, P. M. 1985. Are Dialects Epiphenomena. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 8: 117-117.

Waser, P. M. 1985. Spatial Structure in Mangabey Groups. International Journal of Primatology. 6: 569-580.

Waser, P. M. 1985. Does Competition Drive Dispersal. Ecology. 66: 1170-1175.

Waser, P. M., Waser, M. S. 1985. Ichneumia-Alhicauda and the Evolution of Viverrid Gregariousness. 68: 137-151.

Brown, C. H., Waser, P. M. 1984. Hearing and Communication in Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus-Mitis). Animal Behaviour. 32: 66-75.

Waser, P. M. 1984. Chance and Mixed-Species Associations. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 15: 197-202.

Waser, P. M., Brown, C. H. 1984. Is There a Sound Window for Primate Communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 15: 73-76.

Waser, P. M., Jones, W. T. 1983. Natal Philopatry among Solitary Mammals. Quarterly Review of Biology. 58: 355-390.

Waser, P. M. 1982. Primate Polyspecific Associations - Do They Occur by Chance. Animal Behaviour. 30: 1-8.

Waser, P. M. 1982. The Evolution of Male Loud Calls among Mangabeys and Baboons. P117-143.

Waser, P. M. 1981. Sociality or Territorial Defense Questionable the Influence of Resource Renewal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 8: 231-237.

Waser, P. M., Case, T. J. 1981. Monkeys and Matrices - on the Coexistence of Omnivorous Forest Primates. Oecologia. 49: 102-108.

Waser, P. 1980. Ecological Differences and Behavioral Contrasts between 2 Mangabey Species. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 52: 291-291.

Waser, P. M. 1980. Polyspecific Associations of Cercocebus-Albigena - Geographic-Variation and Ecological Correlates. Folia Primatologica. 33: 57-76.

Waser, P. M. 1980. Small Nocturnal Carnivores - Ecological-Studies in the Serengeti. African Journal of Ecology. 18: 167-185.

Austad, S. N., Jones, W. T., Waser, P. M. 1979. Territorial Defence in Speckled Wood Butterflies - Why Does the Resident Always Win. Animal Behaviour. 27: 960-961.

Waser, P. M., Homewood, K. 1979. Cost-Benefit Approaches to Territoriality - Test with Forest Primates. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 6: 115-119.

Rood, J. P., Waser, P. M. 1978. Slender Mongoose, Herpestes-Sanguineus, in the Serengeti. Carnivore. 1: 54-58.

Waser, P. M. 1978. Postreproductive Survival and Behavior in a Free-Ranging Female Mangabey. Folia Primatologica. 29: 142-160.

Waser, P. M. 1977. Individual Recognition, Intragroup Cohesion and Intergroup Spacing - Evidence from Sound Playback to Forest Monkeys. Behaviour. 60: 28-74.

Waser, P. M. 1977. Sound Localization by Monkeys - Field Experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2: 427-431.

Waser, P. M., Waser, M. S. 1977. Experimental Studies of Primate Vocalization - Specializations for Long-Distance Propagation. 43: 239-263.

Waser, P. M. 1976. Cercocebus-Albigena - Site Attachment, Avoidance, and Intergroup Spacing. American Naturalist. 110: 911-935.

Waser, P. 1975. Diurnal and Nocturnal Strategies of the Bushbuck Tragelaphus-Scriptus. East African Wildlife Journal. 13: 49-64.

Waser, P. 1975. Monthly Variations in Feeding and Activity Patterns of the Mangabey Cercocebus-Albigena. East African Wildlife Journal. 13: 249-263.

Waser, P. M. 1975. Spatial Associations and Social Interactions in a Solitary Ungulate the Bushbuck Tragelaphus-Scriptus. Zeitschrift fuer Tierpsychologie. 37: 24-36.

Waser, P. M. 1975. Experimental Playbacks Show Vocal Mediation of Intergroup Avoidance in a Forest Monkey. Nature. 255: 56-58.

Waser, P. M., Floody, O. 1974. Ranging Patterns of the Mangabey Cercocebus-Albigena in the Kibale Forest Uganda. Zeitschrift fuer Tierpsychologie. 35: 85-101.

Waser, P. M. 1968. Spectral Sensitivity of Eye of Aplysia Californica. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 27: 339-347.