Our work

Throughout the history of the lab, there have been many publications. A good amount of research comes from different classes that study the fish within the lab. Undergraduate and graduate research is also fairly common in the lab.

* denotes student author

• Dougherty, S., Ledesma, J., Bauer, K., and McRobert, S.P. (2010). The effects of isolation and experience on preference for large shoals in juvenile fish. Behaviour 147 (12): 1567 – 1576.
• Snekser, J.L., Ruhl, N., Bauer, K., and McRobert, S.P. (2010). The influence of sex and phenotype on shoaling decisions in zebrafish. International Journal of Comparative Psychology 23: 70-81.
• Del Collo, L.* and S.P. McRobert (2009). A market survey and growth study of turtles from Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Turtle Survival Alliance Report: August 2009: 54-55.
• Ruhl, N.*, Currie, W., and S.P. McRobert (2009). The effect of sex ratio on shoaling, spawning and aggression in laboratory populations of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Lab Animal Europe 9(9): 19-30.
• Ruhl, N.*, Currie, W., and S.P. McRobert (2009). The effect of sex ratio on shoaling, spawning and aggression in laboratory populations of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Lab Animal 38(8): 264-269.
• Blakeslee, C.C.* and S.P. McRobert (2009). Shoaling behavior in fish. In: Handbook of Social Interactions in the 21st Century. A.T. Heatherton & V.A. Walcott (eds.) Nova Science Publishers, Inc. pp. 1-22.
• Blakeslee, C.C.*, Ruhl, N.*, Currie, W., and S.P. McRobert (2009). Shoaling preferences of two common killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus and F. diaphanous) in the laboratory and the field: a new analysis of heterospecific shoaling. Behavioural Processes 81: 119-125.
• Blakeslee, C.C.*, McRobert, S.P., Brown, A.C., and E.D. Clotfelter (2009). The effect of body coloration and group size on social partner preferences in female fighting fish (Betta splendens). Behavioural Processes 80: 157-161.
• Ledesma, J.* and S.P. McRobert (2008). Innate and learned shoaling preferences based on body coloration in juvenile mollies, Poecilia latipinna. Ethology 114: 1044 – 1048.
• Ledesma, J.* and S.P. McRobert (2008). Shoaling in juvenile guppies: The effects of body size and shoal size. Behavioural Processes 77: 384-388.
• Szerlag-Egger, S.* and S.P. McRobert (2007). Northern diamondback terrapin occurrence, movement, and nesting activity along a salt marsh access road. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6(2): 295-301.
• Snekser, J.*, McRobert, S.P. and E.D. Clotfelter (2006). Social partner preferences of male and female fighting fish (Betta splendens). Behavioural Processes 72: 38-41.
• Szerlag, S.* and S.P. McRobert (2006). Road occurrence and mortality of the northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin, during the nesting season. Applied Herpetology 3: 27-37.
• Snekser, J.*, McRobert, S.P, Murphy, C.E., and E.D. Clotfelter (2006). Aggregation behavior in wildtype and transgenic zebrafish. Ethology 112: 181-187.
• Szerlag, S.* and S.P. McRobert (2005). Road ecology of the northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. Proceedings of the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation. 634-637.
• McRobert, S.P. (2005). Tadpole metamorphosis turns youngster into scientists. American Scientist Nov-Dec 2005: 575.
• Ruhl, N.* and S.P. McRobert (2005). The effect of sex and shoal size on shoaling behavior in the zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Fish Biology 67: 1318-1326.
• Korbeck, R.G.* and S.P. McRobert (2005). Home area recognition via olfactory cues in the tropical poison frog Dendrobates auratus. Russian Journal of Herpetology 12(3): 161-166.
• Korbeck, R.G.* and S.P. McRobert (2005). The effects of temperature on development and survival in tadpoles of the tropical poison frog Dendrobates auratus. Russian Journal of Herpetology 12(1): 13-16.
• McRobert, S.P. (2004). Sexual behavior in Drosophila. In: The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. M. Bekoff (ed). Greenwood Publishing Group, Phoenix, Arizona. pp.930-934.
• McRobert, S.P. (2004). Shoaling behavior in fish. In: The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. M. Bekoff (ed). Greenwood Publishing Group, Phoenix, Arizona. pp. 1012-1016.
• Tudor, M.* and S.P. McRobert (2003). Behavioral plasticity in the shoaling behavior of Painted Tetras. Proceeedings of the Seventeenth National Council on Undergraduate Research 17: 1-4.
• McRobert, S.P. (2003). Methodologies for the care, maintenance, and breeding of tropical poison frogs. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6: 95-102.
• McRobert, S.P., Tompkins, L., Barr, N.B., Bradner, J.*, Lucas, D., Rattigan, D.M. and A.F. Tannous* (2003). Mutations in raised Drosophila melanogaster affect experience-dependent aspects of sexual behavior in both sexes. Behavior Genetics 33: 347-356.
• Bradner, J.* and S.P. McRobert (2001). Background coloration affects body colour segregation in fish. Journal of Fish Biology 59(3): 673-681.
• Bradner, J.* and S.P. McRobert (2001). The effect of shoal size on patterns of body colour segregation in mollies. Journal of Fish Biology 59(4): 960-967.
• McKnight, M.*, Toman, S.*, Trittenbach, D.*, and S.P. McRobert (2001). The effect of shoal size on shoaling behavior in mosquitofish. Proceedings of the Fifteenth National Council on Undergraduate Research.
• McRobert, S.P. (1999). Housing density and growth in juvenile red-eared turtles. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 2(2): 133-140.
• McRobert, S.P. and J. Bradner* (1998). The influence of body colouration on shoaling preferences in fish. Animal Behaviour 56: 611-615.
• McRobert, S.P. and D.T. Hopkins (1998). The effects of dietary vitamin C on growth rates of juvenile slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29(4): 419-422.
• McRobert, S.P. (1998). Methods for rearing poison frog tadpoles in captivity. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 53: 17-20.
• Presenza, T.*, Caesar, J.*, and S.P. McRobert (1996). The effects of the raised mutation on remating in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1564-1568.
• Lord, M.*, Bradner, J.* and S.P. McRobert (1998). The effects of interspecific courtship on reproductive fitness in D. affinis and D. melanogaster males. Proceedings of the Twelfth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1217-1220.
• Malsbury, J.* and S.P. McRobert (1998). A comparison of sexual life history parameters between different D. melanogaster populations. Proceedings of the Twelfth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1157-1161.
• McRobert, S.P., Adams, C.R.*, Wuttke, M.*, Frank, J.*, and L.L. Jackson (1997). A comparison of postcopulatory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila biarmipes. Journal of Insect Behavior 10: 761-770.
• Caesar, J.*, Bradner, J.*, and S.P. McRobert (1997). The effects of the raised mutation on sexual behavior in Drosophila melanogaster females. Proceedings of the Eleventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1252-1256.
• Bradner, J.*, Caesar, J.*, and S.P. McRobert (1997). The role of visual cues in determining recognition behaviors in Poecilia latipinna and Poecilia velifera x Poecilia latipinna. Proceedings of the Eleventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1402-1406.
• Lyons, K.* and S.P. McRobert (1996). Juvenile growth rates in turtles -Part III. Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1474-1476.
• Presenza, T.*, Caesar, J.*, and S.P. McRobert (1996). The effects of the raised mutation on remating in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1564-1568.
• Tompkins, L. and S.P. McRobert (1995). Behavioral and pheromonal phenotypes associated with expression of loss-of-function mutations in the Sex-lethal gene of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Neurogenetics. 9: 219-226.
• McRobert, S.P., Schnee, F. B., and L. Tompkins (1995). Selection for increased female sexual receptivity in raisedstocks of Drosophila melanogaster. Behavior Genetics 25: 303-309.
• McRobert, S.P. (1995). Juvenile growth rates in turtles. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine Sept/Oct 1995: 39-45.
• Frank, J.*, Adams, C.*, and S.P. McRobert (1995). Sucrose density separation of Drosophila larvae from instant medium. Drosophila Information Service 76: 172.
• Adams, C.* and S.P. McRobert (1995). The effects of mating on sexual receptivity in Drosophila biarmipes. Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 970-973.
• Mogavero, J.*, Benetatos, C.*, and S.P. McRobert (1995). Juvenile growth rates in six turtle species. Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 961-964.
• Benetatos, C.* and S.P. McRobert (1994). Juvenile growth rates in three species of turtle. Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Undergraduate Research: 956-959.
• Tompkins, L., McRobert, S.P., and K.Y. Kaneshiro (1993). Chemical communication in Hawaiian Drosophila. Evolution.47: 1407-1419.
• McRobert, S.P. (1993) Ecosystems on the edge of collapse. The Earth Times 5
• Dennler, D.R.* and S.P. McRobert (1993). The effects of interspecific courtship on reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research: 1111-1115.
• Bixler, A., Jenkins, J.B., Tompkins, L., and S.P. McRobert (1992). Identification of acoustic stimuli that mediate sexual behavior in Drosophila busckii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 5: 469-478.
• Conway, J.* and S.P. McRobert (1992). Courtship behavior and the effects of song in Drosophila immigrans. Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Undergraduate Research: 1337-1341.
• McRobert, S.P. (1991). The effect of the homoeotic mutation, spineless-aristapedia, on perception of the courtship song in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Neurogenetics 7: 253-256.
• McRobert, S.P. (1991). Drosophila collected in Bozeman, Montana. Drosophila Information Service 70: 141.
• McRobert, S.P. and L.L. Jackson (1989). A description of the sexual behaviors of Drosophila rajasekari: The role of (Z,Z)-7,11-heptacosadiene. Journal of Chemical Ecology 15: 1423-1432.
• Ford, S.C., Napolitano, L.N., McRobert, S.P. and L. Tompkins (1989). The development of behavioral competence in young Drosophila melanogaster adults. Journal of Insect Behavior 2: 575-588.
• Tompkins, L. and S.P. McRobert (1989). Regulation of behavioral and pheromonal aspects of sex-determination in Drosophila melanogaster males by the Sex-lethal gene. Genetics 123: 535-541. Site Footer