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Stephen R. Ross is affiliated with Lincoln Park Zoo in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in the subfields of social psychology, genetics, small animals, sensory systems, and developmental biology.

The scientist's main areas of study include primate behavior and ecology, human-animal interaction studies, animal behavior and welfare studies, olfactory and sensory function studies, animal vocal communication and behavior, animal behavior and reproduction, and child and animal learning development.

Stephen R. Ross has published several papers in reputable journals. Recent publications include:

  • Evolution of water conservation in humans (2021, Current Biology)
  • A Comparative Perspective on Three Primate Species' Responses to a Pictorial Emotional Stroop Task (2021, Animals)
  • A review of research in primate sanctuaries (2020, Biology Letters)
  • Using a Touchscreen Paradigm to Evaluate Food Preferences and Response to Novel Photographic Stimuli of Food in Three Primate Species (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Macaca fuscata) (2020, International Journal of Primatology)
  • Food Cleaning by Japanese Macaques: Innate, Innovative or Cultural? (2020, Folia Primatologica)

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Lydia M. Hopper, Sarah M. Huskisson, Jesse G. Leinwand, Amy Fultz, and Crystal L. Egelkamp.

Stephen R. Ross has also contributed to book publications, with titles such as Primate Cognitive Studies published by Cambridge University Press in 2022, and Chimpanzee Memoirs published by Columbia University Press in the same year.

The researcher's work appears in multiple frequent publication venues, including:

  • Animals
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • International Journal of Primatology
  • Animal Behavior and Cognition
  • Primates

Best Publications

  • Metabolic acceleration and the evolution of human brain size and life history

    Herman Pontzer;Mary H. Brown;David A. Raichlen;Holly Dunsworth

  • Hand preferences for coordinated bimanual actions in 777 great apes: Implications for the evolution of handedness in Hominins

    William D. Hopkins;Kimberley A. Phillips;Amanda Bania;Sarah E. Calcutt

  • Primate energy expenditure and life history

    Herman Pontzer;David A. Raichlen;Adam D. Gordon;Kara K. Schroepfer-Walker

  • Issues of choice and control in the behaviour of a pair of captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

    Stephen R. Ross

  • Space use as an indicator of enclosure appropriateness: A novel measure of captive animal welfare

    Stephen R. Ross;Steven J. Schapiro;Jann Hau;Kristen E. Lukas

  • Specific Image Characteristics Influence Attitudes about Chimpanzee Conservation and Use as Pets

    Stephen R. Ross;Vivian M. Vreeman;Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf;Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf

  • Zoo Visitor Knowledge and Attitudes toward Gorillas and Chimpanzees.

    K. E. Lukas;S. R. Ross

  • Sex Differences in Play Among Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Infants: Implications for Adult Behavior and Social Structure

    Dario Maestripieri;Stephen R. Ross

  • Vocalizations by isolated piglets: a reliable indicator of piglet need directed towards the sow

    Daniel M. Weary;Stephen Ross;David Fraser

  • Impact of visual context on public perceptions of non-human primate performers.

    Katherine A. Leighty;Annie J. Valuska;Alison P. Grand;Tamara L. Bettinger

  • The impact of atypical early histories on pet or performer chimpanzees.

    Hani D. Freeman;Stephen R. Ross

  • Inappropriate Use and Portrayal of Chimpanzees

    S. R. Ross;S. R. Ross;K. E. Lukas;E. V. Lonsdorf;E. V. Lonsdorf;T. S. Stoinski

  • Space use selectivity by chimpanzees and gorillas in an indoor-outdoor enclosure.

    S.R. Ross;S. Calcutt;S.J. Schapiro;J. Hau

  • Use of space in a non-naturalistic environment by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

    Stephen R. Ross;Kristen E. Lukas

  • Comparative Assessment of Handedness for a Coordinated Bimanual Task in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), and Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus)

    William D. Hopkins;Tara S. Stoinski;Kristen E. Lukas;Stephen R. Ross

  • Influences on visitor behavior at a modern immersive zoo exhibit.

    Stephen R. Ross;Katie L. Gillespie;Katie L. Gillespie

  • Brief communication: captive gorillas are right-handed for bimanual feeding.

    Adrien Meguerditchian;Adrien Meguerditchian;Sarah E. Calcutt;Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf;Stephen R. Ross

  • Behavioral correlates and welfare implications of informal interactions between caretakers and zoo-housed chimpanzees and gorillas

    Gita I. Chelluri;Gita I. Chelluri;Stephen R. Ross;Katherine E. Wagner

  • The effect of captivity on the primate gut microbiome varies with host dietary niche

    Jeffrey S. Frankel;Elizabeth K. Mallott;Lydia M. Hopper;Stephen R. Ross

  • An experimental, comparative investigation of tool use in chimpanzees and gorillas

    E.V. Lonsdorf;E.V. Lonsdorf;S.R. Ross;S.A. Linick;M.S. Milstein

  • Transfer and Acclimatization Effects on the Behavior of Two Species of African Great Ape (Pan troglodytes and Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Moved to a Novel and Naturalistic Zoo Environment

    Stephen R. Ross;Katherine E. Wagner;Steven J. Schapiro;Jann Hau

  • The Choice to Access Outdoor Areas Affects the Behavior of Great Apes

    Laura M Kurtycz;Katherine E Wagner;Stephen R Ross

  • Reconsidering coprophagy as an indicator of negative welfare for captive chimpanzees

    Lydia M. Hopper;Hani D. Freeman;Stephen R. Ross

  • Characterizing abnormal behavior in a large population of zoo-housed chimpanzees: prevalence and potential influencing factors.

    Sarah L. Jacobson;Stephen R. Ross;Mollie A. Bloomsmith

  • Captive chimpanzee foraging in a social setting: a test of problem solving, flexibility, and spatial discounting.

    Lydia M. Hopper;Laura M. Kurtycz;Stephen R. Ross;Kristin E. Bonnie;Kristin E. Bonnie

  • Effects of crowd size on exhibit use by and behavior of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) at a zoo

    Kristin E. Bonnie;Kristin E. Bonnie;Mabel Y.L. Ang;Stephen R. Ross

Frequent Co-Authors

Lydia M. Hopper
Lydia M. Hopper Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kristen E. Lukas
Kristen E. Lukas Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
William D. Hopkins
William D. Hopkins University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian Hare
Brian Hare Duke University
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Tetsuro Matsuzawa California Institute of Technology
Alexander Weiss
Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh
Steven J. Schapiro
Steven J. Schapiro The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Paul W. Glimcher
Paul W. Glimcher New York University
Daniel B. M. Haun
Daniel B. M. Haun Max Planck Society
Audax Mabulla
Audax Mabulla University of Dar es Salaam

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