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Parrot - Irene Pepperberg's Work
Patterson, D. K., & Pepperberg, I. M. (1994). A comparative study of human and parrot phonation: acoustic and articulatory correlates of vowels. J Acoust Soc Am, 96(2 Pt 1), 634-648.
Patterson, D. K., & Pepperberg, I. M. (1998). Acoustic and articulatory correlates of stop consonants in a parrot and a human subject. J Acoust Soc Am, 103(4), 2197-2215.
Pepperberg, D. R. (1982). Generation of rhodopsin and "artificial" visual pigments in electrophysiologically active photoreceptors. Methods Enzymol, 81, 452-459.
Pepperberg, D. R. (1984). Rhodopsin and visual adaptation: analysis of photoreceptor thresholds in the isolated skate retina. Vision Res, 24(4), 357-366.
Pepperberg, D. R. (1998). Does rod phototransduction involve the delayed transition of activated rhodopsin to a second, more active catalytic state? Vis Neurosci, 15(6), 1067-1078.
Pepperberg, D. R. (2001). The flash response of rods in vivo. Prog Brain Res, 131, 369-381.
Pepperberg, D. R. (2001). Transduction gain in light adaptation of rod photoreceptors. J Gen Physiol, 117(4), 361-366.
Pepperberg, D. R. (2003). Bleaching desensitization: background and current challenges. Vision Res, 43(28), 3011-3019.
Pepperberg, D. R., Anderson, S. M., & Crouch, R. (1989). Activity of rhodopsin in vitamin A-deprived rats: light-dependent binding of G-protein. Curr Eye Res, 8(4), 423-428.
Pepperberg, D. R., Anderson, S. M., & Mangini, N. J. (1987). Interaction of visual pigment with G-protein: effects of bleaching in native and reconstituted ROS preparations. Exp Eye Res, 45(1), 141-155.
Pepperberg, D. R., Birch, D. G., Hofmann, K. P., & Hood, D. C. (1996). Recovery kinetics of human rod phototransduction inferred from the two-branched alpha-wave saturation function. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis, 13(3), 586-600.
Pepperberg, D. R., Birch, D. G., & Hood, D. C. (1997). Photoresponses of human rods in vivo derived from paired-flash electroretinograms. Vis Neurosci, 14(1), 73-82.
Pepperberg, D. R., Birch, D. G., & Hood, D. C. (2000). Electroretinographic determination of human rod flash response in vivo. Methods Enzymol, 316, 202-223.
Pepperberg, D. R., Brown, P. K., Lurie, M., & Dowling, J. E. (1978). Visual pigment and photoreceptor sensitivity in the isolated skate retina. J Gen Physiol, 71(4), 369-396.
Pepperberg, D. R., & Clack, J. W. (1984). Rhodopsin photoproducts and the visual response of vertebrate rods. Vision Res, 24(11), 1481-1486.
Pepperberg, D. R., Cornwall, M. C., Kahlert, M., Hofmann, K. P., Jin, J., Jones, G. J., et al. (1992). Light-dependent delay in the falling phase of the retinal rod photoresponse. Vis Neurosci, 8(1), 9-18.
Pepperberg, D. R., & Crouch, R. K. (2001). An illuminating new step in visual-pigment regeneration. Lancet, 358(9299), 2098-2099.
Pepperberg, D. R., Jin, J., & Jones, G. J. (1994). Modulation of transduction gain in light adaptation of retinal rods. Vis Neurosci, 11(1), 53-62.
Pepperberg, D. R., Kahlert, M., Krause, A., & Hofmann, K. P. (1988). Photic modulation of a highly sensitive, near-infrared light-scattering signal recorded from intact retinal photoreceptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 85(15), 5531-5535.
Pepperberg, D. R., Lurie, M., Brown, P. K., & Dowling, J. E. (1976). Visual adaptation: effects of externally applied retinal on the light-adapted, isolated skate retina. Science, 191(4225), 394-396.
Pepperberg, D. R., & Masland, R. H. (1978). Retinal-induced sensitization of light-adapted rabbit photoreceptors. Brain Res, 151(1), 194-200.
Pepperberg, D. R., Morrison, D. F., & O'Brien, P. J. (1995). Depalmitoylation of rhodopsin with hydroxylamine. Methods Enzymol, 250, 348-361.
Pepperberg, D. R., & Okajima, T. I. (1992). Hydroxylamine-dependent inhibition of rhodopsin phosphorylation in the isolated retina. Exp Eye Res, 54(3), 369-376.
Pepperberg, D. R., Okajima, T. L., Ripps, H., Chader, G. J., & Wiggert, B. (1991). Functional properties of interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein. Photochem Photobiol, 54(6), 1057-1060.
Pepperberg, D. R., Okajima, T. L., Wiggert, B., Ripps, H., Crouch, R. K., & Chader, G. J. (1993). Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP). Molecular biology and physiological role in the visual cycle of rhodopsin. Mol Neurobiol, 7(1), 61-85.
Pepperberg, I. M. (1992). Proficient performance of a conjunctive, recursive task by an African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus). J Comp Psychol, 106(3), 295-305.
Pepperberg, I. M. (2002). The value of the Piagetian framework for comparative cognitive studies. Anim Cogn, 5(3), 177-182.
Pepperberg, I. M. (2002). In search of king Solomon's ring: cognitive and communicative studies of Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus). Brain Behav Evol, 59(1-2), 54-67.
Pepperberg, I. M. (2004). "Insightful" string-pulling in Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) is affected by vocal competence. Anim Cogn, 7(4), 263-266.
Pepperberg, I. M., & Brezinsky, M. V. (1991). Acquisition of a relative class concept by an African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus): discriminations based on relative size. J Comp Psychol, 105(3), 286-294.
Pepperberg, I. M., & Gordon, J. D. (2005). Number comprehension by a grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), including a zero-like concept. J Comp Psychol, 119(2), 197-209.
Pepperberg, I. M., & McLaughlin, M. A. (1996). Effect of avian-human joint attention on allospecific vocal learning by grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus). J Comp Psychol, 110(3), 286-297.
Pepperberg, I. M., Sandefer, R. M., Noel, D. A., & Ellsworth, C. P. (2000). Vocal learning in the Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus): effects of species identity and number of trainers. J Comp Psychol, 114(4), 371-380.
Pepperberg, I. M., & Sherman, D. (2000). Proposed use of two-part interactive modeling as a means to increase functional skills in children with a variety of disabilities. Teach Learn Med, 12(4), 213-220.
Pepperberg, I. M., & Shive, H. R. (2001). Simultaneous development of vocal and physical object combinations by a Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus): bottle caps, lids, and labels. J Comp Psychol, 115(4), 376-384.
Pepperberg, I. M., & Wilcox, S. E. (2000). Evidence for a form of mutual exclusivity during label acquisition by grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)? J Comp Psychol, 114(3), 219-231.
Pepperberg, I. M., Willner, M. R., & Gravitz, L. B. (1997). Development of Piagetian object permanence in a grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus). J Comp Psychol, 111(1), 63-75.
Parrot Screaming and Vocalization
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Davis, C. S. (1991). Parrot psychology and behavior problems. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract, 21(6), 1281-1288.
Dent, M. L., Brittan-Powell, E. F., Dooling, R. J., & Pierce, A. (1997). Perception of synthetic /ba/-/wa/ speech continuum by budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). J Acoust Soc Am, 102(3), 1891-1897.
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Patterson, D. K., & Pepperberg, I. M. (1994). A comparative study of human and parrot phonation: acoustic and articulatory correlates of vowels. J Acoust Soc Am, 96(2 Pt 1), 634-648.
Pepperberg, I. M., & Brezinsky, M. V. (1991). Acquisition of a relative class concept by an African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus): discriminations based on relative size. J Comp Psychol, 105(3), 286-294.
Pepperberg, I. M., & McLaughlin, M. A. (1996). Effect of avian-human joint attention on allospecific vocal learning by grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus). J Comp Psychol, 110(3), 286-297.
Pepperberg, I. M., Sandefer, R. M., Noel, D. A., & Ellsworth, C. P. (2000). Vocal learning in the Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus): effects of species identity and number of trainers. J Comp Psychol, 114(4), 371-380.
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Parrot Biting
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Parrot Feather Plucking
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Grindlinger HM, Ramsay E. Compulsive feather picking in birds. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1991 Sep;48(9):857
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Jenkins JR. Feather picking and self-mutilation in psittacine birds. Veterinary Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2001 Sep;4(3):651-67.
Juarbe-Diaz SV. Animal behavior case of the month. Congo African Grey parrot examined because of feather picking and self-injurious behavior. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2000 May 15;216(10):1562-4.
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