Russell Van Horn, Ph.D.
Clapham, M., E. Miller, M. Nguyen, R.C. Van Horn. 2022. Multispecies facial detection for individual identification of wildlife: a case study across ursids. Mammalian Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00168-5.Palacios-Ramos, S., R. Montenegro, R.D. Appleton, R.I. Sánchez, D.J. Vallejos, J. Vallejos, M.A. Owen, R.C. Van Horn. 2022. La fenología de Colicodendron scabridum, sapote, en un bosque seco del norte del Perú: The phenology of Colicodendron scabridum, sapote, in a dry forest of northern Peru. Caldasia 44 (3). 469-483.
Van Horn, R.C., J.K. Sheppar, R.R. Swaisgood, R.D. Appleton, R.I. Sanchez, D.J. Vallejos, J. Vallejos, M.A. Owen. 2021. Site characteristics influence Andean bear natal-den selection in dry forest habitat. Ursus 32 (4). 1-14.
Sergiel, A., R.C. Van Horn. 2019. Bear Sensory Systems. Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Edited by J. Vonk, and T.K. Shackelford. Springer, Cham, Switzerland.
Van Horn, R.C., M. Sutherland-Smith, A.E. Bracho Sarcos, G. Thomas, J.A. Shanks, M.A. Owen. 2019. The Andean bear alopecia syndrome may be caused by social housing. Zoo Biology (38). 434-441.
Young, S.A., R.C. Van Horn, J.A. Glikman. 2019. Reducing Human Impacts on Andean Bears in NW Peru Through Community-based Conservation. Pages 221-231 in The Bear: Culture, Nature, Heritage, First Edition. Edited by O. Nevin, I. Covery, and P. Davis. Boydell Press, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Appleton, R.D., R.C. Van Horn, K.V. Noyce, T.J. Spady, R.R. Swaisgood, P. Arcese. 2018. Phenotypic plasticity in the timing of reproduction in Andean bears. Journal of Zoology 305 (3). 196-202.
Kleiner, J.D., R.C. Van Horn, J.E. Swenson, S.M.J.G. Steyaert. 2018. Rub-tree selection by Andean bears in the Peruvian dry forest. Ursus. DOI: 10.2192/URSUS-D-17-00012.1.
Hu, Y., Y. Nie, W. Wei, T. Ma, R. Van Horn, X. Zheng, R.R. Swaisgood, Z. Zhou, W. Zhou, L. Yan, Z. Zhang, F. Wei. 2017. Inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance in wild giant pandas. Molecular Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/mec.14284.
Van Horn, R.C., B. Zug, X. Appleton, S. Velez-Liendo, S. Paisley, C. LaCombe. 2015. Photos provide information on age, but not kinship, of Andean bears. PeerJ. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1042.
Van Horn, R.C., B. Zug, C. LaCombe, X. Velez-Liendo, S. Paisley. 2014. Human visual identification of individual Andean bears. Wildlife Biology 20. 291-299.
Wallace, R.B., A. Reinaga, T. Siles, J. Baiker, I. Goldstein, B. Ríos-Uzeda, R. Van Horn, R. Vargas, X. Vélez-Liendo, L. Acosta, V. Albarracín, J. Amanzo, P. De La Torre, E. Domic, M. Enciso, C. Flores, A. Kuroiwa, R. Leite-Pitman, K. Noyce, S. Paisley, B. Peña, H. Plenge, R. Rojas Vera Pinto, T. Tapia, H. Vela. 2014. Andean bear priority conservation units in Bolivia and Peru. Edited by R.B. Wallace. Wildlife Conservation Society, La Paz, Bolivia. 80 pp.
Holekamp, K.E., J.E. Smith, C.C. Strelioff, R.C. Van Horn, H.E. Watts. 2012. Society, demography and genetic structure in the spotted hyena. Molecular Ecology 21. 613-632.
Smith, J.E., R.C. Van Horn, K.S. Powning, A.R. Cole, K.E. Graham, S.K. Memenis, K.E. Holekamp. 2010. Evolutionary forces favoring intragroup coalitions among spotted hyenas and other animals. Behavioral Ecology 21. 284-303.
Nguyen, N., R.C. Van Horn, S.C. Alberts, J. Altmann. 2009. "Friendships” between new mothers and adult males: adaptive benefits and determinants in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63. 1331-1344.
Charpentier, M.J.E., R.C. Van Horn, J. Altmann, S.C. Alberts. 2008. Paternal effects on offspring fitness in a multi-male primate society. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 105. 1988-1992.
Van Horn, R.C., H.E. Watts, K.E. Holekamp. 2008. Do female hyaenas choose mates based on tenure. Nature 454 number 7201.
Van Horn, R.C., J. Altmann, S.C. Alberts. 2008. Can’t get there from here: inferring kinship from pairwise genetic relatedness. Animal Behaviour 75. 1173-1180.
Szykman, M., R.C. Van Horn, A.L. Engh, E.E. Boydston, K.E. Holekamp. 2007. Courtship and mating in free-living spotted hyenas. Behaviour 144. 815-846.
Van Horn, R.C., J.C. Buchan, J. Altmann, S.C. Alberts. 2007. Divided destinies: Group choice by female savannah baboons during social group fission. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61. 1823-1837.
Boydston, E.E., K.M. Kapheim, R.C. Van Horn, L. Smale, K.E. Holekamp. 2005. Sexually dimorphic patterns of space use throughout ontogeny in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Journal of Zoology 267. 271-281.
Buchan, J.C., E.A. Archie, R.C. Van Horn, C.J. Moss, S.C. Alberts. 2005. Locus effects and sources of error in non-invasive genotyping. Molecular Ecology Notes 5. 680-683.
Harrison, T.M., J.K. Mazet, K.E. Holekamp, A.L. Engh, K. Nelson, R.C. Van Horn, L. Munson. 2004. Antibodies to canine and feline viruses in spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40. 1-10.
Van Horn, R.C., A.L. Engh, K.T. Scribner, S.M. Funk, K.E. Holekamp. 2004. Behavioural structuring of relatedness in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) suggests direct fitness benefits of clan-level cooperation. Molecular Ecology 13. 449-458.
Van Horn, R.C., S.A. Wahaj, K.E. Holekamp. 2004. Role-reversed nepotism among cubs and sires in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Ethology 110. 413-426.
Wahaj, S.A., R.C. Van Horn, T.L. Van Horn, R. Dyer, R. Hilgris, J. Schwarz, K.E. Holekamp. 2004. Kin discrimination in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta): Nepotism among siblings. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56. 237-247.
Szykman, M., A.L. Engh, R.C. Van Horn, E.E. Boydston, K.T. Scribner, K.E. Holekamp. 2003. Rare male aggression in a female-dominated society: Baiting behavior in the spotted hyena. Aggressive Behavior 29. 457-474.
Van Horn, R.C., T.L. McElhinny, K.E. Holekamp. 2003. Age-estimation and dispersal in spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). Journal of Mammalogy 84. 1019-1030.
Engh, A.L., S.M. Funk, R.C. Van Horn, K.T. Scribner, M.W. Bruford, S. Libants, M. Szykman, L. Smale, K.E. Holekamp. 2002. Reproductive skew among males in a female-dominated mammalian society. Behavioral Ecology 13. 193-200.
Douglass, R.J., T. Wilson, W.J. Semmons, S.N. Zanto, C.W. Bond, R.C. Van Horn, J.N. Mills. 2001. Longitudinal studies of Sin Nombre virus in deer mouse-dominated ecosystems of Montana. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 65. 33-41.
Szykman, M., A.L. Engh, R.C. Van Horn, S.M. Funk, K.T. Scribner, K.E. Holekamp. 2001. Association patterns among male and female spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) reflect mate choice. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50. 231-238.
Douglass, R.J., A.J. Kuenzi, T. Wilson, R.C. Van Horn. 2000. Effects of bleeding nonanesthetized wild rodents on handling mortality and subsequent recapture. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36. 700-704.
Van Horn, R.C., R.J. Douglass. 2000. Disinfectant effects on capture rates of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). American Midland Naturalist 143. 257-260.
Douglass, R.J., R. Van Horn, K.W. Coffin, S.N. Zanto. 1996. Hantavirus in Montana deer mouse populations: preliminary results. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 32. 527-530.
