| Recent Presentations (please email Stan Kuczaj for pdf availability) |
Caffery, K. A., Miller, L. E., & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2008). Changes in object play as a function of social complexity. Presented at the 15th Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL, March. |
Dudzinski, K. M. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2008). Flipper contact between dolphins – where, when and why dolphins use their pectoral fins. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals, Kolmården, Sweden, March. |
| Highfill, L. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2008). Do dolphins have consistent and stable personalities? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC, March. |
| Kuczaj, S. A. II & Yeater, D. (2007). Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) sexual relationships: More than one night stands. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals, Kolmården, Sweden, March. |
| Kristiansen, R., Kuczaj. S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2008). Is acoustic playback enriching for an isolated bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates). Presented at the 2nd Conference on Acoustic Communication by Animals, Corvallis, Oregon, CA. August |
| Lace, N. & Kuczaj, S. A II (2008). The presence of low-frequency narrowband phonations in the wild bottlenose dolphins’ acoustic repertoire. Presented at the 156th meeting of the Acoustic Society of America. Miami, FL. November. |
| Lace, N., Kuczaj, S.A.,II & Lammers, M.O. (2008). Comparative study of acoustic signals produced by two populations of free-ranging coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the 2nd Conference on Acoustic Communication by Animals, Corvallis, Oregon, CA. August |
| Lace, N., Kuczaj, S.A.II, & Lammers, M.O. (2008). Burst pulses produced by free-ranging bottlenose dolphins in Tampa Bay, Florida and Mississippi Sound, Mississippi. Presented at the 155th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Paris, France. July |
| Mackey, A., Solangi, M. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2008). Social Play in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC, March. |
| Mackey, A., Solangi, M. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2008). Social Play in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during the first year of life. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals, Kolmården, Sweden, March. |
Miller, L. E., Caffery, K. A., & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2008, October). Effects of an increase in group size on social behavior in a group of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). Presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Comparative Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Miller, L.J., Kuczaj, S.A. II, & Herzing, D. (2008). Stereotypic behavior in wild marine carnivores: Potential implications for captive animal management. Presented at the Chicago Zoological Society’s Animal Welfare Symposium, Brookfield, Illinois. May |
Miller, L.J., Mellen, J., Greer, T., Kuczaj, S.A. II. (2008). Short-term changes in bottlenose dolphin behavior related to education programs. Presented at the American Zoo and Aquarium Association National Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September |
Miller, L.J., Mellen, J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Koeppel, J., Greer, T., Kuczaj, S.A. II. (2008). Atlantic bottlenose dolphin education programs: Benefits for conservation education? Presented at the American Zoo and Aquarium Association National Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September |
| Starkhammar, J., Kuczaj, S.A., Amundin, M., Nilsson, J., Almqvist, M. & Person, H. (2008). The dynamics of the dolphin echolocation beam. Presented at the 156th meeting of the Acoustic Society of America. Miami, FL. November. |
| Yeater, D. & Kuczaj, S. (2008). Importance of Tactile Contact for Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis). Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Charlotte, NC. March. |
| Bohn, S., Kristiansen, R., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. A. II. (2007). Acoustic Playback used as Enrichment for a Captive Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) . Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, November. |
| Dudzinski, K.M., Kuczaj, S. A. II, & Ribic, C.A. (2007). Flipper's flipper - a comparison of how, where, and why spotted and bottlenose dolphins from two locations use their pectoral fins to exchange contact. Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, November. |
| Highfill, L., Kuczaj, S.A. II, & Schwammer, H. (2007). Can sea lions understand communicative cues during an object-choice task? Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne, FL, March |
Highfill, L. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2007). Animal personality. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, February. Mackey, A., Solangi, M. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2007). Social Play in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during the first year of life. Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, November. |
| Miller, L., Kuczaj, S.A. II, & Solangi, M. (2007). Immediate response of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins to personal watercraft in the Mississippi Sound. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, March. |
| Schneider, L., Kristiansen, R., Bohn, S., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2007). Whistle Type Changes with Behavioral State in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, November. |
Tranel, K.S. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2007). Possible maternal influences on the ontogeny of echolocation in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, November. |
| Yeater, D. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2007). Social Interactions in a Group of Captive Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis). Presented at European Association of Aquatic Mammals Confernce, Antibes, France, March. |
Yeater, D. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2007). Cetaceans, Humans, and Boats: A Cross-Species Comparison. Presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, February. |
Yeater, D. & Kuczaj, S. A. II (2007). Dolphin-Human Interactions: Species Differences. Presented at the 17th biennial meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, November. |
| Bohn, S., Kuczaj, S., & Houser, D. (2006). Discriminating between the clicks produced by a bottlenose dolphin when searching for and identifying an object during a search task. Presented at the biannual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Honolulu, HI, December. |
| Highfill, L. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2006). Do dolphins have personalities? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Assocation, New Orleans, August. |
| Highfill, L. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2006). Do dolphins have personalities? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, March. |
| Hill, H. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2006). Dolphin mothers are not all the same. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, March. |
| Makecha, R. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2006). Developmental changes and stability in dolphin play partners. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, March. |
| Trone, M. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2006). Can dolphins learn which symbols indicate "more"? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, March. |
| Yeater, D. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2006).Does the moon affect dolphin behavior? Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, March. |
| Bohn, S. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2005). Vocal development in a bottlenose dolphin calf: examples of imitation and possible vocal play. Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne Beach, FL, March. |
| Bohn, S., Kuczaj, S.A. II, & Solangi, M. (2005). The effect of boats on the behavior of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mississippi Sound. Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Brown, S., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2005). Social learning facilitates the development of play behavior in a bottlenose dolphin calf. Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne Beach, FL, March. |
| Hendry, J.L., Kuczaj, S.A.II, Dudzinski, K, & Houser, D.S. (2005). The ontogeny of echolocation in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Hernandez, E.N., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2005). Whistle repertoire of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mississippi Sound. Presented at the biannual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Minneapolis, October. |
| Hernandez, E.N., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2005). Time and frequency parameters of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) whistles as predictors of surface behavior in the Mississippi Sound. Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Highfill, L., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2005). Observations of the integration of a stranded dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calf into an established social group of captive dolphins. Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Hill, H.M., Kuczaj, S.A. II, Greer, T. & Solangi, M. (2005). Maternal styles in captive dolphin mothers. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, April. |
| Kuczaj, S.A. II. (2005). The role of play in the ontogeny and phylogeny of contextually flexible communication systems. Invited address presented at the Workshop on Contextually Flexible Communication Systems, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Altenberg, Austria, July. |
| Kuczaj, S.A. II. (2005). Why is variability so important? Presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Animal Trainers, Duck Key, FL, October. |
| Kuczaj, S. A. II (2005). Imitation in primates and cetaceans. Invited paper presented at the Workshop on Comparative Cognition: Insights and Innovations, Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Kuczaj, S.A.II, Makecha, R. N. & Trone, M. (2005). The role of peers in the play of young dolphins. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, April. |
| Kuczaj, S.A. II, Popiel, L., White, C. & Bellows, C. (2005). Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) use of echolocation to perceive actions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne Beach, FL, March. |
| Kuczaj, S.A. II, Yeater, D. & Brown, S. (2005). Behavioral observations of a possible resident population of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) off the Coast of Utila, Honduras. Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Makecha, R.N. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2005). Changes in a dolphin's preferential play partners. Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne Beach, FL, March. |
| Powell, L.A., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Langlois, J.H. (2005). Dolphins prefer attractive human faces. Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Tranel, K. & Kuczaj, S.A. II (2005). Ontogeny of Echolocation in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) During the First Six Months of Life. Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Yeater, D. & Kuczaj, S.A. II. (2005). Individual differences in object play behaviors in a group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the Biennial Meeting on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, December. |
| Yeater, D., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2005). Why do some captive dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) voluntarily regurgitate? Presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of Animal Trainers, Duck Key, FL, October. |
| Yeater, D., Kuczaj, S.A. II & Solangi, M. (2005). Cognitive and social influences on dolphin regurgitation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society, Melbourne Beach, FL, March. |
| Yeater, D., Davis, J., Sugarman, P., Kuczaj, S., & Solangi, M. (2004). Factors that Influence Voluntary Regurgitation in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS, February. |
| Dudzinkski, K.M. & Kuczaj, S.A.II. (2003). A preliminary comparison of captive and wild dolphin behavior from trainer comments and survey responses after examining video sequences. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals, Tenirife, Canary Islands, March. |
| Dudzinkski, K.M., Kuczaj, S.A. II, DeStephano, K.A. & Saka, M. (2003). Flipper's flipper - A comparison of how spotted and bottlenose dolphins use their pectoral fins to touch and what these touch/rubs might mean. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals, Tenirife, Canary Islands, March. |
| Kuczaj, S.A. II, Paulos, R., Ramos, J. & Trone, M. (2003). The role of peers in the emergence of novel behaviors during language play. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Comparative Psychology Association. New Orleans, April. |
Kuczaj, S.A. II, Paulos, R., Ramos, J., Thames, R., Rayborn, G., Walker, C., Ioup, G., Ioup, J., Snyder, M., Field, R., Newcomb, J., Fisher, R., Caruthers, J., Goodman, R., & Sidorovskaia, N. (2003). Anthropogenic noise and sperm whale sound production. Presented at the annual meeting of the European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, March. |
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