Publications and Presentations

Refereed Journal Articles

Palestis, B.G., J. Cabrero, R. Trivers, and J.P.M. Camacho. 2010. Prevalence of B chromosomes

in Orthoptera is associated with shape and number of A chromosomes. Genetica 138:

1181-1189.

Kurta, A. and B.G. Palestis. 2010. Effects of ethanol on the shoaling behavior of zebrafish (Danio

rerio). Dose-Response 8: 527-533.

Palestis, B.G. 2009. Fluctuating asymmetry in common tern chicks varies with hatching order

and clutch size. The Auk 126: 815-822.

Palestis, B.G. 2009. Use of artificial eelgrass mats by saltmarsh-nesting common terns (Sterna

hirundo). In Vivo 30(3): 11-16.

Etinger, A., J. Lebron, and B.G. Palestis. 2009. Sex-assortative shoaling in zebrafish

(Danio rerio). Bios 80: 153-158.

Zaatari, D., B.G. Palestis, and R. Trivers. 2009. Fluctuating asymmetry of responders affects

offers in the Ultimatum Game oppositely according to attractiveness or need as perceived

by proposers. Ethology 115: 627-632.

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 chromosomes

in angiosperms . Evolution 59: 962-969.

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

mammals with acrocentric karyotypes: support for thetheory of centromeric drive.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (Suppl). 271: S22-S24.

electronic appendix

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.

Book

Trivers, R., B.G. Palestis, and D. Zaatari. 2009. The Anatomy of a Fraud: Symmetry and Dance.

TPZ Publishers. Antioch, CA.

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

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Palestis, B. July/August 2011. The unkindness of milk. Natural History p. 5.

Husic, J., R. Mosher, and B. Palestis. 2009. Sex determination, sex ratio, and hatching order of Sterna

hirundo chicks. In Vivo 30(2): 12.

Kurta, A., Etinger, A., and B. Palestis. 2007. Assortative shoaling in zebrafish (Danio

rerio ): tests for the effects of body size and sex. In Vivo 28(2): 21.

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.

Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings

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Palestis, B.G. and K.E. Eppinger. 2011. Few happy returns: Low return rates of common terns

banded at Pettit Island, New Jersey. Waterbird Society.

Palestis, B.G. and K.E. Eppinger. 2011. A banding study of common terns on Pettit Island, NJ:

Preliminary results. Greater New York/New Jersey Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working

Group.

Palestis, B., I. Nisbet, J. Hatch, J. Arnold, and P. Szczys. 2011. The importance of tail length for

sexual selection in roseate terns. Waterbird Society.

Palestis, B.G. 2010. Effects of ethanol on the behavior of zebrafish (Danio rerio). International

Dose-Response Society.

Palestis, B. 2009. Fluctuating asymmetry in common tern chicks varies with hatching order and

clutch size. Waterbird Society.

Palestis, B.G. 2009. The effects of flooding on saltmarsh-nesting common terns. American

Ornithologists’ Union. Also presented at the meeting of the Greater New

York/New Jersey Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group, 2010.

Palestis, B. 2008. Feather samples: a useful tool in waterbird research. Greater New York/New

Jersey Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group.

Palestis, B.G. and S.E. O’Neill. 2008. Responses of common tern chicks to feather sample removal.

Waterbird Society.

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

Rivera, W., C. Gaylets, J. Husic, R. Mosher, B. Palestis, and A. Houlihan. 2011. Carriage of

bacterial and protozoan parasites among common tern chicks on Pettit Island, Barnegat Bay,

NJ. Waterbird Society; Eastern Colleges Science Conference.

Stanton, M. and B. Palestis. 2010. Behavioral responses of common tern chicks to feather sampling.

Eastern Colleges Science Conference.

Husic, J., R. Mosher, A. Houlihan, and B. Palestis. 2009. Evaluation for carriage of parasites and

pathogens in common tern (Sterna hirundo) chicks. Waterbird Society.

Levy, L. and B. Palestis. 2009. The effect of ethanol on the activity level of adult zebrafish (Danio

rerio). Eastern Colleges Science Conference.

Husic, J., R. Mosher, and B. Palestis. 2008. Determination of sex ratio in common tern

(Sterna hirundo) chicks. Metropolitan Association of College & University Biologists.

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.

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