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List of works by Robert T. Mason

A combination of body condition measurements is more informative than conventional condition indices: temporal variation in body condition and corticosterone in brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis).

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

A serotonin receptor antagonist, but not melatonin, modulates hormonal responses to capture stress in two populations of garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis and Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus).

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Age-related sex differences in body condition and telomere dynamics of red-sided garter snakes

scientific article published in April 2017

Alaria mesocercariae in the tails of red-sided garter snakes: evidence for parasite-mediated caudectomy

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Alternative male mating tactics in garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

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Battle of the sexes: forcibly inseminating male garter snakes target courtship to more vulnerable females

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Brain nuclei in actively courting red-sided garter snakes: a paradigm of neural trimorphism

scientific article published on 31 December 2010

Chemically mediated sexual behavior of the brown tree snake,Boiga irregularis

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Confusion within ‘mating balls’ of garter snakes: does misdirected courtship impose selection on male tactics?

Conspecific trailing behaviour of red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, in the natural environment

Corticosterone and the transition from courtship behavior to dispersal in male red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis).

scientific article published on 20 September 2006

Courtship tactics in garter snakes: how do a male's morphology and behaviour influence his mating success?

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Courtship, Mating, and Male Combat of the Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis

scientific article published in 2000

Cryptic forcible insemination: male snakes exploit female physiology, anatomy, and behavior to obtain coercive matings

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Do female garter snakes evade males to avoid harassment or to enhance mate quality?

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Does large body size in males evolve to facilitate forcible insemination? A study on garter snakes

scientific article published in November 2005

Effects of melatonin on the behavioral and hormonal responses of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) to exogenous corticosterone

scientific article published in December 2004

Effects of sex, body size, temperature, and location on the antipredator tactics of free-ranging gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis, Colubridae)

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Endocrine mechanisms mediating temperature-induced reproductive behavior in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis).

scientific article published in October 2009

Experimental evidence that oral secretions of northwestern ring-necked snakes (Diadophis punctatus occidentalis) are toxic to their prey.

scientific article published on 5 July 2007

Females remate more frequently when mated with sperm-deficient males.

scientific article published on 3 November 2014

Geographic variation in timekeeping systems among three populations of garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) in a common garden

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Mating in the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis: differential effects on male and female sexual behavior

scientific article published in 1985

Methyl Ketone Production in Juvenile Red-Sided Garter Snakes

Morphology of the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis, with a comparison of native and extralimital populations

scientific article published on 10 January 2006

Pheromonal inhibition of male courtship behaviour in the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis: a mechanism for the rejection of potential mates

scientific article published on 12 May 2003

Pheromonal mediation of intraseasonal declines in the attractivity of female red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

scientific article published on 10 January 2012

Physiological evidence for reproductive suppression in the introduced population of brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) on Guam

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Predatory Attacks to the Head vs. Body Modify Behavioral Responses of Garter Snakes

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Reproductive isolating mechanisms between two sympatric sibling species of sea snakes

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Scaling the heights: thermally driven arboreality in garter snakes

Seasonal Testicular Development and Sperm Storage in Tropical and Subtropical Populations of the Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)

scientific article published on 06 August 2004

Seasonal aromatase activity in the brain of the male red-sided garter snake

scientific article published on 24 April 2010

Sex recognition in the leopard gecko,Eublepharis macularius (Sauria: Gekkonidae) Possible mediation by skin-derived semiochemicals

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Sexual conflict over mating in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) as indicated by experimental manipulation of genitalia

scientific article published on 13 November 2013

Size dependence in non-sperm ejaculate production is reflected in daily energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate

scientific article published on May 2015

Size dependence in non-sperm ejaculate production is reflected in daily energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate

scientific article published in June 2015

Snakes in search of sex: the relation between mate-locating ability and mating success in male garter snakes

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Species specificity of methyl ketone profiles in the skin lipids of female garter snakes, genus Thamnophis

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Species-isolating mechanisms in a mating system with male mate choice (garter snakes, Thamnophis spp.)

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Temporally distinct effects of stress and corticosterone on diel melatonin rhythms of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis).

scientific article published on 14 July 2010

Variation in a female sexual attractiveness pheromone controls male mate choice in garter snakes

scientific article published on 01 June 2002