George H. Waring
Department of Zoology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Students Completing Their Thesis or Dissertation Under the Supervision of Dr. Waring
- Zelley, R. Allan. 1968. Sounds of the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger rufiventer). M.A., Zoology.
- Edwards, Robert F. 1969. Sounds and ontogeny of vocalization in the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata). M.A., Zoology.
- Brown, Michael S. 1971. Auditory playback as a technique to increase feeding frequency and weaning weight in swine. M.S., Animal Industries.
- Dolan, Michael F. 1973. A behavioral analysis of avian depredation of blueberries near Carbondale, Illinois. M.A., Zoology.
- Stone, Craig C. 1974. Auditory stimuli as a means to increase weaning weight of swine. M.S., Animal Industries.
- Dark, Gail S. 1975. The expressions of horses. M.S., Animal Industries.
- Stevenson, Suzanne, M. 1975. The expressive movements accompanying the sound emissions of horses. M.S., Animal Industries.
- Webster, Ronald G. 1978. The effects of sublethal concentration of mercury on the feeding behavior of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). M.S., Biological Science.
- Vaughn, Martin E. 1978. The behavior of white-tailed deer along a highway right-of-way in southern Illinois. M.A., Zoology.
- Kountzman, James A. 1979. Early experience and habitat selection: stereotypy in the eastern tiger salamander. M.A., Zoology.
- Clair, Anna M. 1980. An applied ethological study of avian depredation on blueberries in southern Illinois. M.A., Zoology.
- Reed, Lori C. 1980. Onset and sequential development of perinatal behaviors in American Saddlebred foals. M.S., Zoology.
- Welch, Kathy T. 1980. The social behavior of the slender madtom, Noturus exilis (Pisces: Ictaluridae). M.A., Zoology.
- Christensen, Catherine G. 1980. Behavior patterns of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). M.A. Zoology.
- Fitzpatrick, Kevin C. 1981. Comparative reproductive behavior of the slender (Noturus exilis), brindled (N. miurus), and freckled (N. nocturnus) madtoms (Pisces: Ictaluridae). M.A., Zoology.
- Rauch, Alan. 1983. The behavior of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). M.A., Zoology.
- Griffis, John L. 1984. Effects of Swareflex wildlife highway warning reflectors on behavior and mortality of white-tailed deer. M.A., Zoology
- Rigby, R. Glen. 1984. Vocal behavior of captive California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). M.A., Zoology.
- Jamzadeh, Mehrnaz. 1986. Ethological inquiry of alarm substance in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Ph.D., Zooogy.
- Wilson, Mary W. 1986. Interspecific alarm communication between the Rocky Mountain pika and yellow-bellied marmot. M.A., Zoology.
- Farris, Kelly C. 1987. Behavioral ecology of fallow deer (Dama dama) at Land Between The Lakes, Kentucky. M.A., Zoology.
- Giovengo, Susan L. 1987. Social development of the American bison calf. M.A., Zoology.
- King, Mark A. 1988. Day-roosting behavior of little brown bats in a bachelor colony in southern Illinois. M.A., Zoology.
- Chubb, Suzanne L. 1989. A comparative behavioral survey of hacked- and wild-nesting bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). M.S., Zoology.
- Robinson, W. Douglas. 1990. Louisiana waterthrush foraging behavior and microhabitat selection in southern Illinois. M.S., Zoology.
- Young, Cyrille A. 1990. Verbal commands as discriminative stimuli in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). M.S., Zoology.
- Ferreri, Jay A. 1992. Environmental enrichment as a means to increase activity in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) at Brookfield Zoo. M.S., Zoology.
- Businga, Nancy K. 1993. A study of white-tailed deer behavior in relation to deer repellents and young cultivated trees in southern Illinois. M.S., Zoology.
- Andrews, Rhonda K. 1995. Mid-winter and breeding bird census of grassland, edge, and forest habitats in southern Illinois. M.S., Biological Sciences.
- Wood, Beth A. 1995. Behavioral characteristics and habitat preferences of Henslow's sparrows in southern Illinois. M.S., Zoology.
- Elliott, Rebecca. 1996. Osprey feeding behavior: a study to improve captive rearing. M.S., Zoology.
- Rubinoff, Jay M. 1996. The defensive behavior of free-ranging copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) in southern Illinois. M.S., Zoology.
- Collins, Joyce A. 1996. Breeding and wintering ecology of the loggerhead shrike in southern Illinois. M.S., Zoology.
- Dowers, Lena L. 1998. Behavioral responses of captive bobcats (Lynx (Felis) rufus) to environmental enrichment. M.S., Zoology.
- Kirk, Daniel R. 1998. Factors affecting reproductive success of Cooper's hawks in southern Illinois. M.S., Zoology.
- Smith, Christine A. 1999. Neonatal behavioral development, mother-infant relationship, and behavioral response to humans in zoo-reared mhorr gazelles (Gazella dama mhorr). M.S., Zoology.
- Varble, Dana M. 1999. Social and environmental factors contributing to stereotypic behavior in the spectacled bear. Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Zoology.
- Rawal, Smita N. 2000. Foraging preferences of mixed-flock songbirds. M.S., Zoology.
- Cheffer, Christina L. 2000. Effects of zoo visitors on the behavior of primates in the St. Louis Zoo. M.S., Zoology.
- Colstad, Christie L. 2000. Posttraumatic stress disorder in non-human primates: a behavioral study of three groups of stump-tail macaques (Macaca arctoides). M.S., Zoology.
- Hucker, Kathleen A. 2001. Environmental enrichment as a means to reduce aggression in a captive group of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus). M.S., Zoology.
- Mallavarapu, Suma 2001. Play behavior in infant western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Zoology.
- Cagle, Miranda C. 2001. Using environmental enrichment to encourage tail use in captive kinkajous (Potos flavus), spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), and capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella and C. albifrons). M.S., Zoology.
- Rust, Rosalie M. 2003. Handling as a techinque to reduce fear in pigs. M.S., Zoology.
- Bowman, Mylisa A. 2004. Using environmental enrichment with varying levels of difficulty to decrease undesirable behavior in captive raccoons (Procyon lotor). M.S., Zoology.
- Metrione, Lara C. 2005. The influences of social behavior on reproduction in captive white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). M.S., Zoology.
- Holobinko, Anastasia. 2006. Conflict and reconciliation behavior trends of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). M.S., Zoology.
Other Individuals Who Have Conducted Research in Dr. Waring's Lab
- Nell A. Bekiares (graduate student)
- Richard E. Bulavinetz (graduate student)
- Patricia A. Czapar (graduate student)
- Laine Giovanetto (graduate student)
- Louis R. Hanebury (graduate student)
- John D. Horkel (graduate student)
- Daniel Klem, Jr. (graduate student)
- Ron Kozel (graduate student)
- David M. Lane (researcher)
- Robert W. Ludwigsen (graduate student)
- Susan L. Marinier (postdoctoral researcher)
- Kathleen A. Matray (researcher)
- Eugene Morgan (researcher)
- Kimberly Munaretto (graduate student)
- Michael Poelvoorde (graduate student)
- Kathryn G. Reese (graduate student)
- Hans H. Sambraus (visiting professor)
- William F. Wickersham (graduate student)
