MA Theses
2024 Theses
- Caring Until It Hurts: A Survey of Compassion Fatigue and Moral Injury Among Wild Animal Caregivers and Its Implications for Animal Welfare in Zoos, Aquariums, Rehabilitation Centers, and Sanctuaries
Nadiya L. Delgado - Through Their Eyes: Illuminating the Nature of Animal Use in Conservation Research through an Analysis of Peer-Reviewed Literature in the Journal Conservation Biology
Sarah Hollmann - Assessing Comprehension and Competence in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on the Concept: Do Something Different
Charlotte M. Mulligan - Anticipatory Behaviors and Vocal Expression in a Group of Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Matthew B. Rios - The Effects of People, Time of Day, and Season on Affiliative and Stereotypic Behaviors in Captive Rhinoptera bonasus and Other Rays Across Two Human-Interactive Enclosures
Wren Newman - Evaluating Differences in Expression of Neuroticism in Individual Homed Cats and Feral Cat Colonies Across Varying Degrees of Human Settlement
Sophie Ambrosino - Maternal and Other Social Influences on Signature Whistle Structure of a Captive Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Riley Synan - The Effect of the Lunar Cycle on the Demographics of Asian Elephants Observed in Open Areas in a Protected Wildlife Sanctuary and Surrounding Crop Fields
Serene K. Rivera - A Year as a Monk Parakeet
Eric Thompson
2023 Theses
- Using motivation to assess affective states of captive red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) in response to visitor presence and crowd size in a walk-through zoo exhibit
Julia King - Contrafreeloading in the Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
Liza Rothkoff - Investigation of the Effect of Senescence on Daily Activity Patterns in Male Octopus insularis
Mariam Steinblatt - The Case of the Disappearing Owner: Do Dogs Show Behavioral Evidence of Violation of Expectation?
Rita Kanagat - Evidence of mirror self-recognition in beluga whales
Alexander Mildener - Age and sex of wild Asian elephants observed in and around protected areas in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Leah D. Wersebe - Seasonal Crop Foraging Habits of Asian Elephants and the Response of Farmers Near the Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Scott J. Gulizio
2022 Theses
- The Impact of Fluorescent Light on Shelter Dog Behavior (Canis lupus familiaris)
Kristiina J. Wilson - Methods for Drone Trajectory Analysis of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Jillian D. Bliss - NM-Rs au Naturale: Investigations into Simulating a Natural Environment
Jenna Pantophlet - Gaze in cats and dogs
Michael Bogese - Problem Solving in Chelonia with Comments on Behavior and Methodological Challenges
Mal Walton - Methods for Drone Trajectory Analysis of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Michael Bogese - Investigating the Function of Play Bows in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Michael Spiotta - Exploring relationships between dog training approaches and aggression, fear, and dog-owner relationship
Janee Wise - Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals on Fish: A Review and Preliminary Results
Diana V. Morales - Contextual Interference Effect on Trained Trick Retention in Companion Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)
Madeline Messina - The Role of Nest Location on the Reproductive Success of Piping Plovers Breeding at Rockaway Beach, New York
Clara I.D. Arndtsen - Evaluating Growth Rates of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and Water Quality for Oyster Restoration Sites at City Island, Bronx, NY
Cody L. Jernigan
2021 Theses
- Play in Juvenile African Naked Mole-Rats (Hereocephalus Glauber)
Frank J. Diglio - Body States of Asian Elephants Within and Around Protected Areas in the Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Caitlyn Thai - Hungry Hungry Humpbacks: A Preliminary Study of Lunge Feeding in the New York Bight
Samantha E. Smith - Influence of Group Change on Scent Marking in a Wild Population of Verreaux’s Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Julia C. Dickerson - Investigating Social Preferences in a High Fission-Fusion Society of Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia Variegata)
Patricia A. Adamo - Pre- and Post-Partum Observations of Signature Whistle Characteristics of the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Robert Dutchen - The Impact of Location and Time of Day on the Expression of Social and Physical Maintenance Behaviors in Wild Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand
Summer Fiori - Effects of Feeding Enrichment on the Behavior of Ex-Pet Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)
Amanda Rodriguez - Pushing It to the Limit: Determining Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Olfactory Sensitivity and Discrimination Through a Behavioral Choice Task
Matthew S. Rudolph - The Maze of Personality: Latency and electric organ discharge in a mormyrid fish, Gnathonemus petersii Gunther 1862 (Mormyridae, Teleostei)
Abbey C. Lipe - Are Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) Averse to Inequity?
Miranda R. Trapani - Using Day and Night Camera Trap Videos to Identify Wild Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in the Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Sasha Montero - A Comparative Assessment of Working and Pet Dog Performance During a Visual Discrimination Reversal Learning Task
Laisuna Yu - Evidence of Incipient Song Divergence in a Hawaiian Population of Warbling White-eyes
Jesse D. Robinson - Do Bats Forage at Different Heights When in the Presence of Other Species?
Benjamin L. Wagenberg
2020 Theses
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Does Clicker Training Lead to Faster Acquisition of Behavior for Dog Owners?
Brian J. Burton
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Using object-choice tasks to investigate sensory perception in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica)
Joshua DiPaola
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To Click or Not to Click: Does Clicker Use Influence the Efficacy of Different Teaching Methods in Dog Training?
Sarah Fraser
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Assessment of wild ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) populations in southwestern Madagascar with implications for the illegal pet trade
Samantha D. Calkins
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Behavioral Differences Among Varyingly-Disturbed Populations of Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in New South Wales, Australia
Francesca A. Iacobucci
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Tools for Thought: Artifacts from the History of Comparative Psychology
Dylan Kerr
2019 Theses
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The Influence of Pointing Accuracy in an Object-Choice Task with Domestic Horses (Equus caballus)
Elizabeth A. Krisch
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Contagious Yawning in the Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Ariel M. Lombardo Aghishian
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Dolphins in Space: Quantifying the Relative Positions of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Megan S. McGrath
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Object Permanence in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus)
Dalia Miller
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The Effects of Tactile and Visual Deterrents on Honey Badger Predation of Beehives
Abigail S. Johnson
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The Use of Trazodone Hydrochloride to Reduce Stress in Dogs During the Transition Period into a Municipal Animal Shelter: Impact on Incidence of Illness, Length of Stay, and Outcome
Jennifer L. Abrams
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Link Link Circus
Isabella Rossellini
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Observation of Visitors at a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) Ecotourism Site Reveals Opportunity for Multiple Modes of Pathogen Transmission
Darcey Glasser
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Is There Synergy Between Song Learning and Vocal Stimuli Discrimination Training?
Kenta Watanabe
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Exploring Innovation and Behavioral Flexibility in African lions (Panthera leo) and snow leopards (Panthera uncia)
Victoria L. O'Connor
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An Investigation of Vocal Learning Propensity in Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Tatsuya Hayashi
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Allomaternal Care by Conspecifics Impacts Activity Budgets of Colobus guereza Mothers
Dominique L. Raboin
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Visual Illusion Susceptibility in Dogs using the Ebbinghaus-Titchener Illusion in a Spontaneous Choice Task
Nicolette Becker
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Unique New York: Examining the impact of breed labels, phenotypic variations, and geography on length of stay in a multi-location New York limited intake animal shelter
Nicole Passmore
2018 Theses
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Factors of Annual Reproductive Success in North American Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) in Shared Greenspace
Joseph Czeisel
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How the Egg Rolls: A Morphological Analysis of Egg Shape in the Context of Displacement Dynamics
Ian R. Hays
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Patterns of Interactive System Use by Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Stephanie Bousseau
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Allomaternal Care by Conspecifics Impacts Activity Budgets of Colobus guereza Mothers
Dominique L. Raboin
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Combatting the Illegal Pet Trade: Using Molecular Techniques to Determine the Provenience of Illegal Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Pets
Jessica Knierim
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How the Egg Rolls: A Morphological Analysis of Egg Shape in the Context of Displacement Dynamics
Ian R. Hays
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Social Influences on Songbird Behavior: From Song Learning to Motion Coordination
Iva Ljubičić
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Darkness as a Positive Reinforcer in Weakly Electric Fish
Amber Lea D. Kincaid
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An Analysis of Innovate Training with Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Raymond John Van Steyn
2017 Theses
- Does Genotype Correlate With Phenotype? Evaluating Ruffed Lemur (Varecia spp.) Color Vision Using Subject Mediated Automatic Remote Testing Apparatus (SMARTA)
Raymond Vagell - Assessing Behavioral Syndromes in Captive Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens) Using an Ethological Approach
Tyler C. Bray - Assessing Preference for Contrafreeloading and Other Feeding Strategies in Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)Jacinthe Sasson-Yenor
- Adult human perception of distress in the cries of bonobo, chimpanzee and human infants
Taylor Kelly - Reward Preferences in Domestic Horses (Equus caballus)
Elizabeth E. Jaeger - The Association of Feline Behavior to Acoustical Features of Kitten Directed Speech
Daniela Acevedo - Domestic Cat Ethology: Evaluating Social Media for Data Collection
Patricia Casey - Effects of Fluoxetine on Social and Startle Behavior in the African Cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni
Stephanie Shih - Feline Object Play: The Influence of Catnip
Keri DeTorres
2016 Theses
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Intra-rater and Inter-rater Reliability of the ASPCA’s Behavior Evaluation of Fearful Dogs
Sara Matters
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An Analysis of Canine Processing of Stimulus Compounds Varying in Light and Sound Intensity
Katherine O. Compitus
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A Case Study: Observations of Behaviors & Vocalizations in a Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) During Quarantine
Alexandra L. Dilley
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Ménage à Trois in the Atlantic Brief Squid (Lolliguncula brevis): Prior Presence Affects Mate Choice
Rachel A. Schlessinger
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The Effects of Conspecifics on Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Behavior during Behavioral Rehabilitation Treatments
Breanna Schultz
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Effects of Ultra-violet B on the behavior of red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Edgar Alarcon
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In the Eyes of the Beholder: Pet Owners’ Attitude Toward Animals and Perception of Their Pet’s Behavior
Suzanne K. Remito
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The Effect of Play Group on the Behavior of Shelter Dogs
Stephanie Flower
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Investigating Attachment Behavior in Shelter Dogs
Anamarie Johnson