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Daniel I Rubenstein| CLASS OF 1877 PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Princeton University

Publications

2010-present

Crofoot, M. C., D. I Rubenstein, A. S. Maiya & T. Y. Berger-Wolf. (2011). Aggression, grooming and group-level cooperation in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus): Insights from social networks. American Journal of Primatology. 73: 821-833.
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20959 (pdf)

Didier, K. A., A. Cotterill, I. Douglas-Hamilton, L. Frank, N. J. Georgiadis, M. Graham, F. Ihwagi, J. King, D. Malleret-King, D. I. Rubenstein, D. Wilkie, & R. Woodroffe. (2011). Conserving Wildlife in African Landscapes: Kenyas Ewaso Ecosystem. In: Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 632: 105-123. N. J. Georgiadis, ed. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. http://hdl.handle.net/10088/16713 (pdf)

Lahiri, M., C. Tantipathananandh, R. Warungu, D. I. Rubenstein & T. Y. Berger-Wolf. (2011). Biometric Animal Databases from Field Photographs: Identification of Individual Zebra in the Wild. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR 2011), Trento, Italy. (pdf)

Nuñez, C., C. S. Asa & D. I. Rubenstein. (2011). Zebra Reproduction: Plains Zebra (Equus burchelli), Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra), and Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi). Pp. 2851-2865. In: Equine Reproduction, 2nd edition. A. O. McKinnon, E. L Squires, W. E. Vaala & D. D. Varner, eds. Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. (pdf)

Odadi, W. O., M. Jain, S. E. Van Wieren, H.H.T. Prins & D. I. Rubenstein. (2011) Facilitation between bovids and equids in and African savanna. Evolutionary Ecology Research 13: 237-252. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2011). Family equidae (Horses and relatives). Pp. 106-143. In: Handbook of Mammals of the World, Vol. 2, Hoofed Mammals, D. E. Wilson and R. A. Mittermeier, eds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

Fischhoff, I. R., S. R. Sundaresan, H. M. Larkin, J. E. Cordingley, M-J. Sellier & D. I. Rubenstein. (2010). A rare fight between two female plains zebra (Equus burchelli). Journal of Ethology 28: 201-205. DOI 10.1007/s10164-009-0183-7 (pdf)

Jordan, L. A., C. Avolio, J .E. Herbert-Read, J. Krause, D. I. Rubenstein & A.J.W. Ward. (2010). Group structure in a restricted entry system is mediated by both resident and joiner preferences. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.64(7): 1099-1106. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0924-1 (pdf)

Madosky, J. M., D. I. Rubenstein, J. J. Howard & S. Stuska. (2010). The effects of immuno-contraception on harem fidelity in a feral horse (Equus caballus) population. Applied Animal Behavior Science 128: 50-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.09.013 (pdf)

Nuñez, C.M.V., J.S. Adelman & D. I. Rubenstein. (2010). Immunocontraception in wild horses (Equus caballus) extends reproductive cycling beyond the normal breeding season. PLoS ONE. 5(10): e13635. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013635 (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2010). Ecology, social behavior, and conservation in zebras. Pp. 231258. In: Advances in the Study Behavior: Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Animals, Vol. 42. R. Macedo, ed. Elsevier Press, Oxford, UK. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2010). The secret lives of horses. Odyssey Magazine. 19(5): 24-27. (pdf)

2000-2009

Cordingley, J. E., S. R. Sundaresan, I. R. Fischhoff, B. Shapiro, J. Ruskey & D. I. Rubenstein. (2009). Is the endangered Grevy¹s zebra (Equus grevyi) threatened by hybridization? Animal Conservation 12: 505-513. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00294.x (pdf)

Cordingley, J. E., S. R. Sundaresan, B. J. Larison, B. Shapiro & D. I. Rubenstein. (2009). Response: Grevy¹s zebra conservation: overcoming threats of isolation, genetic hybridization and demographic instability. Animal Conservation 12: 520-521. (pdf)

Didier, K. A., D. Wilkie, I. Douglas-Hamilton, L. Frank, N. Georgiadis, M. Graham, F. Ihwagi, A. King, A. Cotterill, D. Rubenstein & R. Woodroffe. (2009). Conservation planning on a budget: a "resource light" method for mapping priorities at a landscape scale? Biodiversity and Conservation 18(7): 1979-2000. (pdf)

Fischhoff I. R., J. Dushoff, S. R. Sundaresan, J. E. Cordingley, D. I. Rubenstein. (2009). Reproductive status inﬂuences group size and persistence of bonds in male plains zebra (Equus burchelli). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63:1035-1043. (pdf)

Low B., S. R. Sundaresan I. R. Fischhoff & D. I. Rubenstein (2009). Partnering with local communities to identify conservation priorities for endangered Grevy's zebra. Biological Conservation 142(7): 1548-1555. (pdf)

Nuñez, C.M.V., J. S. Adelman, C. Mason & D. I. Rubenstein. (2009). Immunocontraception decreases group fidelity in a feral horse population during the non-breeding season. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 117(1-2): 74-83. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2009). Social behavior and sociobiology. Pp. 237-255. In: Evolution: The First Four Billion Years. M. Ruse and J. Travis (eds). Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (pdf)
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/RUSEVL.html?show=contents

Rubenstein, D. I., C. Nuñez. (2009). Sociality and reproductive skew in horses and zebras. Pp. 196-226. In: Reproductive Skew in Vertebrates: Proximate and Ultimate Causes. R. Hager, C. B. Jones (eds). Cambridge University Press. (pdf) http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521864091

Franceschini, M. D., D. I. Rubenstein, B. Low & L. M. Romero. (2008). Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite analysis as an indicator of stress during translocation and acclimation in a, endangered large mammal, the Grevy’s zebra. Animal Conservation 11: 263-269. (pdf)

Sundaresan, S. R., I. R. Fischhoff, H. M. Hartung, P. Akilong & D. I. Rubenstein. (2008). Habitat choice of Grevy's zebras (Equus grevyi) in Laikipia, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 46(3): 359-364. (pdf)

Fischhoff I. R., S. R. Sundaresan, J. Cordingley, H. M. Larkin, M-J. Sellier & D. I. Rubenstein. (2007). Social relationships and reproductive state influence leadership roles in movements of plains zebra (Equus burchelli). Animal Behaviour 73: 825-831. (pdf)

Fischhoff, I. R., S. R. Sundaresan, J. Cordingley & D. I. Rubenstein. (2007). Habitat use and movements of plains zebra (Equus burchelli) in response to predation danger from lions. Behavioral Ecology 18(4): 725-729. (pdf)

Pringle, R. M., T. P. Young, D. I. Rubenstein & D. J. McCauley. (2007). Herbivore-initiated interaction cascades and their modulation by productivity in an African savanna. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 104(1): 193-197. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I., S. Sundaresan, I. Fischhoff & D. Saltz (2007). Social networks in wild asses: Comparing patterns and processes among populations. Pp: 159-176. In: Exploration into the Biological Resources of Mongolia, Vol. 10. A. Stubbe, P. Kaczensky, K. Wesche, R. Samjaa, M. Stubbe (eds.). Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale). (pdf)

Sundaresan, S. R., I. R. Fischhoff, J. Dushoff & D. I. Rubenstein. (2007). Network metrics reveal differences in social organization between two fission-fusion species, Grevy’s zebra and onager. Oecologia, 151(1): 140-149. (pdf)

Sundaresan, S. R., I. R. Fischhoff & D. I. Rubenstein. (2007). Male harassment influences female movements and associations in Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi). Behavioral Ecology 18(5): 860-865. doi:10.1093/beheco/arm055 (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. R., D. I. Rubenstein, P. W. Sherman & T. A. Gavin (2006). Pleistocene Park: Does re-wilding North America represent sound conservation for the 21st century? Biological Conservation 132: 232-238. (pdf)

Saltz, D., D. I. Rubenstein & G. C. White (2006). The impact of increased environmental stochasticity, due to climate change on the dynamics of Asiatic wild ass. Conservation Biology 20(5): 1402-1409. (pdf)

Muoria, P. K., P. Muruthi, D. Rubenstein, N. O. Oguge & E. Munene (2005). Cross-sectional survey of gastro-intestinal parasites of Grevy’s zebras in southern Samburu, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 43: 392-395. (pdf)

Weinstock, J., E. Willerslev, A. Sher, W. Tong, S. Y.W. Ho, D. Rubenstein, J. Storer, J. Burns, L. Martin, C. Bravi, A. Preito, D. Froese, E. Scott, L. Xulong & A. Cooper (2005). Evolution, systematics, and phylogeography of Pleistocene horses in the New World: A molecular perspective. PloS Biology 3(8): 1373-1379. (pdf)

Zhang, P., C.M. Sadler, T. Liu, I. Fischhoff, Martonosi, M., S. A, Lyons & D. I. Rubenstein. (2005). Habitat monitoring with ZebraNet: Design and experiences. Pp: 235-257. In: Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systems Perspective. N. Bulusu and S. Jha (eds.). Artech House, Norwood, MA. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2004). Zebra sociality: Different stripes for different types. Balliol College Record. Pp 18-23. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2004). Herd dynamics: Why aggregations vary in size and complexity. Pp 994-1000. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, M. Bekoff, (ed.). Greenwood Press, Westport, CT. (pdf)

Rothley, K. D., C. N. Berger, C. Gonzalez, E. M. Webster, & D. I. Rubenstein. (2004). Combining strategies to identify reserves in fragmented landscapes. Conservation Biology 18: 1121-1131. (pdf)

Tien, J. H., D. I. Rubenstein & S. A. Levin (2004). A field study on the proximate mechanisms of fish shoaling. Evolutionary Ecology Research 6: 555-565. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. & M. Hack (2004) Natural and sexual selection and the evolution of multi-level societies: insights from zebras with comparisons to primates. Pp. 266-279. In: Sexual Selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives. P. Kappeler and C. P. van Schaik (eds.). Cambridge University Press. (pdf)

Hack, M. A., R. East & D. I. Rubenstein (2002). Status and action plan for the Plains zebra (Equus burchelli). Pp 43-57. In Equids: Zebras, Asses, and Horses. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. P. D. Moehlman (ed.). IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. (pdf) http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/publications/actionplans.htm

Juang, P., H. Oki, Y. Want, M. Martonosi, L.-S. Peh & D. Rubenstein (2002). Energy-efficient computing for wildlife tracking: Design tradeoffs and early experiences with ZebraNet. In: Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems. (Proceedings of ASPLOS-X, San Jose, CA, October 2002). (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2001). Horses, asses, and zebras. Pp. 482-487. In: Encyclopedia of Mammals. D. W. MacDonald (ed.). Oxford University Press. (pdf)

Hack, M. A. & D. I. Rubenstein (2001). Migration. Pp. 221-234. In: Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Volume 4. S. A. Levin (ed.). Academic Press. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (2001). Social behavior. Pp. 295-304. In: Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Volume 5. S. A. Levin (ed.). Academic Press. (pdf)

Saltz, D., M. Rowen & D. I. Rubenstein (2000). The effect of space-use patterns of reintroduced Asiatic wild ass on effective population size. Conservation Biology 14: 1852-1861. (pdf)

Krause, J., D. J. Hoare, S. Krause, C. K. Hemelrijk & D. I. Rubenstein (2000). Leader-ship in fish shoals. Fish and Fisheries 1: 82-89. (pdf)

1990-1999

Rubenstein, D. I. (1999). Reforming Science & Mathematics Education: Making Inquiry Based Science Self-Sustaining. January 21, 1999. Online publication.
http://lsc-net.terc.edu/do.cfm/conference_material/6879/show/use_set-
Merck Institute for Science Education/NSF at their Local Systemic Change Meeting.

Hack, M. & D. I. Rubenstein (1998). Zebra zones. Natural History 107 (2): 26-29. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1998). Behavioral ecology and conservation policy: On balancing science, applications, and advocacy. Pp 527-553. In: Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology. T. Caro (ed.). Oxford University Press. (pdf)

Krause J., G. D. Ruxton & D. I. Rubenstein (1998). Is there an influence of group size on predator hunting success? Journal of Fish Biology 52: 494-501. (pdf)

Krause, J., G. J. Godin, & D. I. Rubenstein (1998). Group choice as a function of group size difference and assessment time in fish: the influence of species vulnerability to predation. Ethology 104: 68-74. (pdf)

Bumann D., J. Krause & D. I. Rubenstein (1997). Mortality risk of spatial positions in animal groups: the danger of being in the front. Behaviour 134: 1063-1076. (pdf)

Krause J., D. I. Rubenstein & D. Brown (1997). Shoal choice behaviour in fish: the relationship between assessment time and assessment quality. Behaviour 134: 1051-1062. (pdf)

Gueron, S., S. A. Levin & D. I. Rubenstein (1996). The dynamics of mammalian herds: From individuals to aggregations. Journal of Theoretical Biology 182: 85-98. (pdf)

Saltz, D. & D. I. Rubenstein (1995). Population dynamics of a reintroduced Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus) herd. Ecological Applications 5: 327-335. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1994). Princeton’s science advisors: A neural network. Pp. 167-169. In: Scientists, Educators, and National Standards Action at the Local Level, Forum Proceedings. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

Rubenstein, D. I. (1994). The ecology of female social behavior in horses, zebras, and asses. Pp. 13-28. In: Animal Societies: Individuals, Interactions, and Organization. P. Jarman and A. Rossiter (eds.). Kyoto University Press. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1993). Science and the pursuit of a sustainable world. Ecological Applications 3: 585-587. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1993). On the evolution of juvenile lifestyles in mammals. Pp. 38-57. In: Juvenile Primates: Life history, Development, and Behavior. M. E. Pereira and L. A. Fairbanks (eds.). Oxford University Press. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. & M. Hack (1992). Horse signals: the sounds and scents of fury. Evolutionary Ecology 6: 254-260. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1991). The greenhouse effect and changes in animal behavior: effects on social structure and life-history strategies. Pp. 180-192. In: Consequences of Global Warming for Biodiversity. R. Peters (ed.). Yale University Press. (pdf)

Ginsburg, J.R., D.I. Rubenstein (1990). Sperm competition and zebra mating behaviour. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 26: 427-434. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1990). Critical thinking and biology teaching. Pp. 11-23. In: Continuing Dialogue. R. H. Dollase (ed.). CETE Report, Middlebury College.

1980-1989

Dobson, A., A. Jolly & D. I. Rubenstein (1989). The greenhouse effect and biological diversity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 4: 64-78. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. & M. E. Hohmann (1989). Parasites and social behavior of island feral horses. Oikos 55: 300-312. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1989). Life history and social organization in arid adapted ungulates. Journal of Arid Environments 17: 145-156. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1989). Sperm competition in the water strider Gerris remigis. Animal Behaviour 38: 631-636. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1987). Alternative reproductive tactics in the spider Meta segmentata. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 20: 229-237. (pdf)

Wrangham, R. W. & D. I. Rubenstein (1986). Social evolution in birds and mammals. Pp. 452-470. In: Ecological Aspects of Social Evolution. D. I. Rubenstein & R. W. Wrangham, (eds.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. & R. W. Wrangham (1986). Socioecology: Origins and trends. Pp. 3-20. In: Ecological Aspects of Social Evolution. D. I. Rubenstein & R. W. Wrangham, (eds.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1986). Ecology and sociality in horses and zebras. Pp. 282-302. In: Ecological Aspects of Social Evolution. D. I. Rubenstein & R. W. Wrangham, (eds.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. (pdf)

Bischoff, R. J., J. L. Gould & D. I. Rubenstein (1985). Tail size and female choice in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 17: 253-255. (pdf)

May, R. M. & D. I Rubenstein (1985). Reproductive strategies. Pp. 1-23. In: Reproduction in Mammals, Volume 4. C. R. Austin and R. V. Short (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1984). Resource acquisition and alternative mating strategies in water striders. American Zoologist 24: 345-353. (pdf)
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Horn, H. S., & D. I. Rubenstein (1984). Behavioural adaptations and life history. Pp. 279-300. In: Behavioural Ecology. J. R. Krebs and N. B. Davies (eds.). Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford. (pdf)

Schulman, S. R. & D. I. Rubenstein (1983). Kinship, need and the distribution of altruism. American Naturalist 121: 776-788. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1982). Reproductive value and behavioural strategies: Coming of age in monkeys and horses. Perspectives in Ethology 5: 469-487. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1982). Complexity in evolutionary processes. Pp. 87-89. In: Current Problems in Sociobiology. King's Sociobiology Group (eds.). Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1982). Risk, uncertainty, and evolutionary strategies. Pp. 91-111. In: Current Problems in Sociobiology. Bertram, B. C. R., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Dunbar, R. I. M., Rubenstein, D. I. & Wrangham, R. W. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, UK. (pdf)

Parker, G. A. & D. I. Rubenstein (1981). Role assessment, reserve strategy, and acquisition of information in asymmetric animal contests. Animal Behaviour 29: 221-40. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1981). Combat and communication in the Everglades pygmy sunfish. Animal Behaviour 29: 249-258. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1981). Population density, resource patterning, and territoriality in the Everglades pygmy sunfish. Animal Behaviour 29: 155-172. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1981). Individual variation and competition in the Everglades pygmy sunfish. Journal of Animal Ecology 50: 337-350. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1981). Behavioural ecology of island feral horses. Equine Veterinarian J. 13: 27-34. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. & R. W. Wrangham (1980). Why is altruism toward kin so rare? Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychology 54: 381-387. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1980). On the evolution of alternative mating strategies. Pp. 65-100. In: Limits to Action: The Allocation of Individual Behaviour. J. E. R. Stadden (ed.). Academic Press, N.Y. (pdf)

1974 - 1979

Wilbur, H. M., D. I. Rubenstein & L. Fairchild (1978). Sexual selection in toads: the role of female choice and male body size. Evolution 32: 264-270. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. (1978). On predation, competition, and the advantages of group living. Perspectives in Ethology 3: 205-231. (pdf)

Fairchild, L., D. I. Rubenstein, S. T. Patti & P. H. Klopfer (1977). Seasonal changes in the feeding strategies of mixed and single species flocks. Ibis 119: 85-87. (pdf)

Klopfer, P. H. & D. I. Rubenstein (1977). The concept "Privacy" and its biological basis. Journal of Social Issues 33: 52-65. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I., R. J. Barnett, R. S. Ridgely & P. H. Klopfer (1977). Adaptive advantages of mixed species feeding flocks in Costa Rica. Ibis 119: 10-21. (pdf)

Hazlett, B. A., D. I. Rubenstein & D. Rittschoff (1975). Starvation, aggression and energy reserves in the crayfish (Orconectes virilis). Crustaceana 28: 11-26. (pdf)

Patti, S. T., D. I. Rubenstein & N. Rubenstein (1974). Distributional notes on the birds of Cayman Brac. Florida Scientist 37: 155-156. (pdf)

Rubenstein, D. I. & B. A. Hazlett (1974). Examination of the antagonistic behavior of the crayfish Orconectes virilis by character analysis. Behavior 50: 193-216. (pdf)

Klopfer, P. H., D. I. Rubenstein, R. S. Ridgely & R. J. Barnett (1974). Migration and species diversity in the tropics. Proceedings of the American Academy of Science, USA 71(2): 339-340. (pdf)

Hazlett, B. A., D. Rittschoff & D. I. Rubenstein (1974). Behavioral biology of the crayfish Orconectes virilis 1. Home ranges. American Midland Naturalist 92: 301-319. (pdf)