Search Results - "Xitco, Mark"

Spectral cues and temporal integration during cylinder echo discrimination by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Branstetter, Brian K., Van Alstyne, Kaitlin R., Strahan, Madelyn G., Tormey, Megan N., Wu, Teri, Breitenstein, Rachel A., Houser, Dorian S., Finneran, James J., Xitco, Mark J.

“…Three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) participated in simulated cylinder wall thickness discrimination tasks utilizing electronic “phantom” echoes…”
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Health and Welfare Benefits of Computerized Cognitive Enrichment in California Sea Lions ( Zalophus californianus ) at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program by Winship, Kelley, McClain, Abby, Ramos, Amber, Dunham, Jennifer, Xitco, Jr, Mark

“…Cognitive enrichment is becoming more prevalent in professional marine mammal facilities. Research with dolphins has suggested that such enrichment provides…”
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Dolphins maintain high echolocation vigilance for eight hours without primary (food) reinforcement by Banks, Patchouly N., Finneran, James J., Mulsow, Jason, Xitco, Mark J.

“…Studies have demonstrated that dolphins can maintain continuous auditory or echolocation vigilance for up to 5 to 15 days when provided with continuous primary…”
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Composite critical ratio functions for odontocete cetaceans by Branstetter, Brian K., Van Alstyne, Kaitlin R., Wu, Teri A., Simmons, Rachel A., Curtis, Lara D., Xitco, Mark J.

“…Critical ratios (CRs) are useful for estimating detection thresholds of tonal signals when the spectral density of noise is known. In cetaceans, CRs have only…”
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Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds by Roberts, Danielle L., Eskelinen, Holli C., Winship, Kelley A., Ramos, Amber M., Xitco, Mark J.

“…Cognitive enrichment for professionally managed species has become more prevalent in recent years in both zoological and research settings and has been…”
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Dolphin pointing is linked to the attentional behavior of a receiver by Xitco, Jr, Mark J, Gory, John D, Kuczaj, 2nd, Stan A

“…In 2001, Xitco et al. (Anim Cogn 4:115-123) described spontaneous behaviors in two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that resembled pointing and gaze…”
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Spontaneous pointing by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Xitco, Mark J, Gory, John D, Kuczaj, Stan A

“…Two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) participating in a symbolic communication project spontaneously developed behaviors that resembled pointing and…”
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Biosonar capabilities of large-brained dolphins and small-brained bats: Size does matter by Van Alstyne, Kaitlin R., Branstetter, Brian K., Ridgway, Sam H., Finneran, James J., Xitco, Mark J.

“…The large encephalized brain of the bottlenose dolphin, with a small corpus callosum, functions to maintain continuous, 24-hour biosonar signal processing…”
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A paradigm to explore bistatic matching in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) by Houser, Dorian S., Mulsow, Jason, Tormey, Megan, Wu, Teri, Crafton, Leah, Simmons, Rachel, Xitco, Mark J., Finneran, James J.

“…Match-to-sample (MTS) has been demonstrated in dolphins using echolocation and across sensory modalities (e.g., visual to echolocation and vice-versa). To…”
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Evaluation of annual survival and mortality rates and longevity of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at the United States Navy Marine Mammal Program from 2004 through 2013 by Venn-Watson, Stephanie K, Jensen, Eric D, Smith, Cynthia R, Xitco, Mark, Ridgway, Sam H

“…Objective—To evaluate annual survival and mortality rates and the longevity of a managed population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)…”
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Object recognition through eavesdropping: Passive echolocation in bottlenose dolphins by Xitco, Mark J, Roitblat, Herbert L

“…A bottlenose dolphin demonstrated the ability to select the matching object in a matching-to-sample task after listening to another dolphin inspect the sample…”
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Referential pointing by bottlenose dolphins by Xitco, Mark J

“…This paper describes the development of a pointing gesture in two bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and subsequent tests of that gesture's referential…”
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Can Dolphins Plan their Behavior? by Kuczaj II, Stan A., Xitco Jr, Mark J., Gory, John D.

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Mimicry of Modeled Behaviors by Bottlenose Dolphins by Xitco, Mark J

“…This paper reports on a series of experiments investigating the capacity of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, for learning motor behaviors through…”
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Behavior specific vocalizations of two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) by Partan, Sarah, Jerger, Kristin, Xitco, Mark, Roitblat, Herbert, Herman, Louis, Williams, Humphrey, Hoffhines, Michael, Gory, John, Ralston, James

“…The vocalizations of two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were recorded during a study of behavioral mimicry. Underwater recordings were made…”
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