Contact:

Megerle Science Building, Room 413
718-390-3237
bpalesti@wagner.edu

Courses 2012-2013

BI 215/215L Biodiversity and Ecology (Fall)
BI 304/304L Animal Behavior (Fall)
BI 335/335L Natural History of the Mid-Atlantic States (May: Summer Session D)
BI 492/492L Ecological and Evolutionary Theory (Spring)

Publications

• Palestis, B.G., I.C.T. Nisbet, J.J. Hatch, J.M. Arnold, and P. Szczys. 2012. Tail Length and sexual selection in a monogamous, monomorphic species, the roseate ternSterna dougallii. Journal of Ornithology 153: 1153-1163.

• Palestis, B.G., I.C.T. Nisbet, J.J. Hatch, P. Szczys, and J.A. Spendelow. 2012. Morphometric sexing of Northwest Atlantic roseate terns. Waterbirds 35: 479-484.

• Rivera W.A., J.S. Husic, C.E. Gaylets, R.H. Mosher, B.G. Palestis and A.J. Houlihan. 2012. Carriage of bacteria and protozoa in the intestinal tract of common tern chicks. Waterbirds 35: 490-494.

• 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.

• Etinger, A., J. Lebron, and B.G. Palestis. 2009. Sex-assortative shoaling in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Bios 80: 153-158.

• 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.

• Trivers, R., B.G. Palestis, and D. Zaatari. 2009. The Anatomy of a Fraud: Symmetry and Dance. TPZ Publishers. Antioch, CA.

• 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.

• 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. 2005. Nesting Stage and Nest Defense by Common Terns. Waterbirds. 28: 87-94.

• 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.

• Palestis, B.G., A. Burt, R.N. Jones and R. Trivers. 2004. B chromosomes are more frequent in mammals with acrocentric karyotypes: support for the theory of centromeric drive. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (Suppl). 271: S22-S24.

• 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.

• 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.

• Palestis, B.G. and J. Burger. 1997. Recognition of nest predator species and individuals by common terns. American Zoologist 37: 31A.