Refereed Journal Articles
Palestis, B.G. 2005. Nesting stage and nest defense by common terns (Sterna hirundo). Waterbirds 28: 87-94.
Levin, D.A, B.G. Palestis, R.N. Jones and R. Trivers. 2005. Phyletic hot spots for B
Palestis, B.G., R. Trivers, A. Burt and R.N. Jones. 2004.
The distribution of B chromosomes across species.
Cytogenetic and Genome Research 106: 151-158.
Palestis, B.G., A. Burt, R.N. Jones and R. Trivers. 2004.
B chromosomes are more frequent in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (Suppl). 271: S22-S24. (First published
Trivers, R., A. Burt and B.G. Palestis. 2004. B-chromosomes and genome size in flowering plants. Genome 47: 1-8.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 2001. Development of common tern (Sterna hirundo)
sibling recognition in the field. Bird Behavior14: 75-80.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 2001. The effect of siblings on nest site homing by common tern
chicks: a benefit of kin recognition. Waterbirds 24: 175-181.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1999. Individual sibling recognition in experimental broods of common tern chicks. Animal Behaviour 58: 375-381.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1998. Evidence for social facilitation of preening in the common tern. Animal Behaviour 56: 1107-1111.
Edited Book Chapters/Essays
Palestis, B.G. 2004. Kin recognition. In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. M. Bekoff, ed.Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport, CT. pp. 861-866.
Palestis, B.G. 2004. Social facilitation. In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. M. Bekoff, ed.
Greenwood Publishing Group. Westport, CT. pp. 981-983.
Published Abstracts and Letters
Palestis, B. 2006. Yawn. American Scientist 94:101.
Gray, M. and B. Palestis. 2005. Fiddler crabs as bioindicators of recovery from an oil spill in
Staten Island salt marshes. In Vivo 26(2): 14.
Lebron, J. and B.G. Palestis. 2004. Preferences for same-sex shoaling in zebra fish (Danio rerio).
In Vivo 25(2): 15.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1997. Recognition of nest predator species and individuals by common terns. American Zoologist 37: 31A.
Research Reports
Palestis, B.G. 2002. Nest defense by individual common terns (Sterna hirundo) and nesting success
at Pettit Island, New Jersey. Report to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Hampton, NJ.
Palestis, B.G. 1998. The effect of sibling recognition on nest site homing by common tern chicks on Falkner Island, Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Connecticut. Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Westbrook, CT.
Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings
Palestis, B.G. 2007. Use of artificial eelgrass mats by saltmarsh-nesting common terns. Waterbird
Society. Also presented at the meeting of the Greater New York/New Jersey Harbor
Colonial Waterbirds Working Group.
Palestis, B.G. 2006. Fluctuating asymmetry in common tern chicks . IV North American
Ornithological Conference.
Palestis, B.G., R.N. Jones and R. Trivers. 2004. Drive and phenotypic effects of B chromosomes,
analyzed by sex and mode of drive. Second B Chromosome Conference.
Palestis, B.G. 2002. Nest defense by common terns of known nesting stage. Waterbird Society.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 2001. Does nest defense in gulls and terns vary across the nesting
cycle? Waterbird Society.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 2000. Discrimination among predatory gull species by common terns. Animal Behavior Society.
Palestis, B.G. 1999. The effect of siblings on nest site homing by common tern chicks: a benefit of
kin recognition. American Ornithologists’ Union.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1998. The effect of sibling recognition on nest site homing by common tern chicks. Colonial Waterbird Society.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1998. Recognition of nest predator species and individuals by common terns. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology.
Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1997. Sibling recognition among common tern chicks. Colonial Waterbird Society.
Palestis, B.G. 1996. Social facilitation of preening in the common tern. Colonial Waterbird Society.
Palestis, B.G. and D.I. Rubenstein. 1996. Male mating tactics in feral horses: ecology, demography, and changing tendencies. Animal Behavior Society, Northeast Region.
Papers Presented by Students
Etinger, A. and B.G. Palestis. 2008. The effect of ethanol on the escape response of zebrafish .
Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Biological Sciences.
Kurta, A. and B. Palestis. 2007. Effects of ethanol on the shoaling behavior of zebrafish . Eastern
Colleges Science Conference.
Kurta, A., Etinger, A., and B. Palestis. 2006. Assortative shoaling in zebrafish (Danio
rerio ): tests for the effects of body size and sex. Metropolitan Association of
College & University Biologists.
Powell, C., K. Risch, and B. Palestis. 2005.
Effects of alcohol on shoaling and species recognition in zebra fish (Danio rerio) . Eastern Colleges Science Conference.
Gray, M. and B.G. Palestis. 2004. Fiddler crabs as bioindicators of recovery from an oil spill in
Staten Island salt marshes. Metropolitan Association of College & University Biologists.
Lebron, J. and B.G. Palestis. 2003. Preferences for same-sex shoaling in zebra fish (Danio rerio).
Metropolitan Association of College & University Biologists.
Lebron, J., B.G. Palestis and Z. Fulop. 2003. An experimental study of shoaling behavior in zebra
fish (Danio rerio). Eastern Colleges Science Conference.
Gaul, M., B. Palestis and S. Tseng. 2002. Experimental analysis of the hydrolysis of vinylpyrrolidone by gas chromatography. Eastern Colleges Science Conference.
