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Piquet J, López-Darias M, van der Marel A, Nogales M, Waterman JM.  2018. Unraveling behavioral and pace-of-life syndromes in a reduced parasite and predation pressure context: personality and survival of the Barbary ground squirrel.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 72:147. doi.org/10.1007/s00265-018-2549-8

O’Brien, KA, Waterman JM, Anderson WG, Bennett NC. 2018. Trade-offs between immunity and testosterone in male African ground squirrels.  Journal of Experimental Biology. 221 doi: 10.1242/jeb.177683

Shave J, Waterman JM. 2017.  The effects of familiarity and reproductive status on olfactory discrimination by female Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 71: 184.

Ewacha M, Kaapehi C, Waterman JM, Roth JD. 2016. Cape ground squirrels as ecosystem engineers: modifying habitat for plants, small mammals, and beetles in the Namib Desert. African Journal of Ecology.  54: 68-75.

Manjerovic MB, Waterman JM. 2015. 'Failure to launch': Is there a reproductive cost to males living at home? Journal of Mammalogy. 96(1): 144-150. DOI:10.1093/jmamma/gyu015.

Yunik M, Waterman JM, Galloway TD. 2015. Seasonal changes in the infestation parameters of the sucking louse, Linognathoides laeviusculus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae), infesting Richardson’s ground squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Manitoba. The Canadian Entomologist. In Press.

Phillips MA, Waterman JM. 2014. Anti-snake behaviour in a facultative cooperative breeder, the Cape ground squirrel. Behaviour. 151: 1735-1758. doi:10.1163/1568539X-00003215

Waterman JM, Machlin GA, Enright C. 2014. Sex-biased parasitism in Richardson’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii) depends on the parasite examined. Canadian Journal of Zoology.  92: 73-79. dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2013-0151

Makenbach SA, Waterman JM, Roth JD. 2013. Predator detection and dilution as benefits of associations between yellow mongooses and Cape ground squirrels. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 67:1187-1194.

Phillips MA, Waterman JM. 2013. Olfactory snake-predator discrimination in the Cape ground squirrel. Ethology 119: 278-285.

Phillips MA, Waterman JM, Du Plessis P, Smit M, Bennett NC. 2012. Proteolytic venom resistance in a southern African ground squirrel. Toxicon 60: 760-763.

Manjerovic MB, Waterman JM. 2012. Immunological sex differences in socially promiscuous African ground squirrels. PLoS ONE. 7(6): e38524. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038524

Scantlebury M, Danek-Gontard M, Bateman PW, Bennett NC, Manjerovic MB, Waterman JM. 2012. Seasonal patterns of body temperature daily rhythms in group-living Cape ground squirrels Xerus inauris. PLoS ONE 7(4): e36053. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036053.

Blowers TE, Waterman JM, Kuhar CW, Bettinger TL. 2012. Female Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) space use in a naturalistic exhibit. Zoo Biology. 31:129-136.

Edwards S, Waterman JM. 2011. Vigilance and grouping in a southern African ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). African Journal of Ecology. 49: 286-291.

Pettitt BA,Waterman JM. 2011. Reproductive delay in the female Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). Journal of Mammalogy. 92: 378-386.


Eisenberg DA, Noss RF, Waterman JM, Main MB. 2011. Distribution and Habitat Use of the Big Cypress Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia). Southeastern Naturalist. 10: 75-84.

Joubert KE, Serfontein T, Scantlebury M, Manjerovic MB, Bateman PW, Bennett NC, Waterman JM. 2011. Determination of an optimal dose of medetomidine-ketamine-buprenorphine for anaesthesia in the Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 82: 94–96.

Anderson CR, da Vitoria Lobo N, Roth JD, Waterman JM. 2010. A computer-aided photo-identification system with an application to polar bears based on whisker spot patterns. Journal of Mammalogy. 91:1350-1359.

Waterman JM. 2010. The adaptive function of masturbation in a promiscuous African ground squirrel. PLoS ONE. 5: e13060 1-7.

Hillegass MA, Waterman JM, Roth JD. 2010. Parasite removal increases reproductive success in a social African ground squirrel. Behav. Ecol. 21: 696-700.

Nadelson LS, Walters L, Waterman JM. 2010. Course integrated undergraduate research experiences structured at different levels of inquiry. J STEM Educ. 11:27-44.

Blowers TE, Waterman JM., Kuhar C, Bettinger T. 2010. Social behaviours of a group of female Hippopotamus amphibius. Journal of Ethology. 28:287-294.

Abercrombie et al. 2009. Characterization of nine microsatellite loci in the Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris, and their cross-utility in other species. In: Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources database 1 January 2009- 30 April 2009. Molecular Ecology Resources 9(5): 1375-1379.

Unck C, Waterman JM, Verburgt L, Bateman PW. 2009. Quantity versus quality: How does level of predation threat affect Cape ground squirrel vigilance? Animal Behaviour. 78:625–632

Pettitt BA, Waterman JM, Wheaton C. 2008. Assessing the effects of resource availability and parity on reproduction in female Cape ground squirrels: resources do not matter. Journal of Zoology. 276:291-298.

Manjerovic MB., Kinahan AA, Waterman JM, Bennett NC, Bateman PW. 2008. Structure and allometry of genitalia in males and females of a social African ground squirrel with high polygynandry. Journal of Zoology. 275:375-380.

Hillegass M, Waterman JM, Roth JD. 2008. The influence of sex and sociality on parasite loads in an African ground squirrel. Behavioral Ecology. 19:1006-1011.

Scantlebury M, Waterman JM, Bennett NC. 2008. Alternative reproductive tactics in male Cape ground squirrels Xerus inauris. Physiology & Behavior 94:359-367.

Scantlebury M, Waterman JM, Hillegass M, Speakman JR, Bennett NC. 2007. Energetic costs of parasitism in the Cape ground squirrel Xerus inauris. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. 274:2169-2177.

Anderson CJ, Roth JD,Waterman JM. 2007. Can whisker spot patterns be used to identify individual polar bears? Journal of Zoology (London). 273:333-339.

Waterman JM, Roth JD. 2007. Interspecific associations of Cape ground squirrels with two mongoose species: benefit or cost? Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 61:1675-1683.

Jackson TP, Waterman JM, Bennett NC. 2007. Pituitary LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH in female social Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, exhibiting low reproductive skew. Journal of Zoology (London). 273:8-13.

Belton L, Ball N Waterman JM, Bateman PW. 2007. Trying to make scents of it all: do Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) show avoidance of predator olfactory cues? African Zoology. 42:135-138.

Pettitt BA, Wheaton CJ, Waterman JM. 2007. Effects of storage treatment on fecal steroid hormone concentrations of a rodent, the Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris). General & Comparative Endocrinology. 150:1-11.

Bouchie L, Bennett NC, Jackson T, Waterman JM. 2006. Are Cape Ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, induced or spontaneous ovulators? Journal of Mammalogy 87:60-66.

Herron M, Waterman JM, Parkinson CL. 2005. The phylogeography of two species of Xerines in southern Africa. Molecular Ecology 14:2773-2788.

Rabatsky AM, Waterman JM. 2005. Non-rattling defensive tail display in the dusky pygmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius barbouri: A previously undescribed behavior. Herpetological Review 36:236-238.

Rabatsky AM, Waterman JM. 2005. Ontogenetic shifts and sex differences in caudal luring in the dusky pygmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius barbouri. Herpetologica 61:87-91.

Skurski D, Waterman JM. 2005. Xerus inauris. Mammalian Species 781:1-4.

Waterman JM, Herron M. 2004. Xerus princeps. Mammalian Species 751:1-3.       

Herron M, Waterman JM. 2004. Xerus erythropus. Mammalian Species 748:1-4.

Eckhardt G, Waterman JM. 2004. Pocket Observer 2.0. Animal Behaviour 67:805-806.

Eckhardt G, Waterman JM. 2004. The Observer Video-Pro 4.1 and 5.0 Software Package. Animal Behaviour 67:373-375.

Waterman JM. 2002. Delayed maturity, group fission and the limits of group size in female Cape ground squirrels. The Journal of Zoology (London) 256(1):113-120.

Waterman JM, Fenton MB. 2000. The effect of drought on the social structure and use of space in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris. EcoScience 7:131-136.

Fenton MB., Whitaker Jr.JO, Vonhof MJ , Waterman JM, Pedro WA, Aguiar LMS, Baumgarten JE, Bouchard S, Faria DM, Portfors CV, Rautenbach IL, Scully W, Zortea M. 1999. The diets of bats from southeastern Brazil: the relation to echolocation and foraging behaviour. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 16:1081-1085.

Waterman JM. 1998. Mating tactics of male Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris): consequences of year-round breeding. Animal Behaviour 56:459-466.

Fenton MB, Portfors CV, Rautenbach IL,Waterman JM.1998. Compromises: sound frequencies used in echolocation by aerial feeding bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:1174-1182.

Fenton MB, Waterman JM, Roth JD, Lopez E, Fienberg SE. 1998. Tooth breakage and diet: a comparison of bats and carnivores. The Journal of Zoology (London) 246:83-88.

Waterman JM. 1997. Why do male Cape ground squirrels live in groups? Animal Behaviour 53:809-817.

Waterman JM. 1996. Reproductive biology of a tropical, non-hibernating ground squirrel. Journal of Mammalogy 77:134-146.

Waterman JM. 1995. The social organization of the Cape ground squirrel. Ethology 101:130-147.

Waterman JM. 1992. The use of space by yearling Columbian ground squirrels before male dispersal. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70:2490-2493.

Waterman JM, Desroches, A, Hannon, S. 1989. A case of polyandry in the black-capped chickadee. Wilson Bulletin 101:351-355.

Waterman JM. 1988. Social play in free-ranging Columbian ground squirrels, Spermophilus columbianus. Ethology 77:225-236.

Waterman JM. 1986. Behaviour and use of space by juvenile Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 64:1121-1127.

Waterman JM. 1984. Infanticide in the Columbian ground squirrel, Spermophilus columbianus. Journal of Mammalogy 65:137-138.

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