Recent Schulte Lab Publications

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(See CV for complete list)

 

Von Hagen L, LaDue CA, Schulte BA. 2023. Elephant scar prevalence in the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor, Kenya: Echoes of Human-Elephant Conflict. Animals, 13, 605. Htttps://doi.org/10.3390/ ani13040605.

Von Hagen RL, Schulte BA, Dunning D, Steury TD, Githiru M, Zohdy S, Lepczyk CA. 2023. Farmer attitudes on climate change, farming practices, and livelihood threats, and the impact to conservation in the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor, Kenya. Human Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-023-00426-9.

Corde SC, Von Hagen RL, Kasaine S, Mutwiwa UN, Amakobe B, Githiru M, Schulte BA. 2023. Lunar phase as a dynamic landscape of fear factor affecting elephant crop raiding potential. Ethology, Ecology & Evolution, at press.

Von Hagen RL, Corde SC, Norris P, Kasaine S, Githiru M, Amakobe BA, Mutwiwa UN, Schulte BA. 2023. Chemical communication & elephant conservation: Chili pepper fences & other chemo-approaches. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, Vol. 15.  (Schaal B et al., eds.), at press.

von, Dürckheim KEM, Hoffman LC, Poblete-Echeverria C, Bishop JM, Goodwin TE, Schulte BA, Leslie A. 2022. A pachyderm perfume: odour encodes identity and group membership in African elephants. Scientific reports, 12:16768, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20920-2.

Schulte BA, LaDue CA. 2021. The chemical ecology of elephants: 21st century additions to our understanding and future outlooks. Animals, open access, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102860.

LaDue CA, Schulte BA, Kiso WK, Freeman EW. 2021. Musth and sexual selection in elephants: a review of signaling properties and potential fitness consequences. Behaviour, open access, DOI:10.1163/1568539X-bja10120.

LaDue CA, Schulte BA. 2021. Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 235, (article 105228). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105228.

Chock RY, Clucas B, Peterson EK, Blackwell BF, Blumstein DT, Church K, Fernández-Juricic E, Francescoli G, Greggor A, Kemp P, Pinho G, Sanzenbacher PM, Schulte, BA, Toni, P. 2021. Evaluating potential effects of solar power facilities on wildlife from an animal behavior perspective. Conservation Science and Practice, 3, e19. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.319.

Von Hagen RL, Kasaine S, Githiru M, Amakobe B, Mutwiwa UN, Schulte BA. 2021. Metal strip fences for preventing African elephant (Loxodonta africana) crop foraging in the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology, 59, 293-298.

Von Hagen RL, Norris P, Schulte BA. 2020. Quantifying capsaicinoids from chili pepper and motor oil mixtures used in elephant deterrent fences. Chromatographia, 83, 1153-1157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-020-03934-8.

Bechert US, Brown JL, Dierenfeld ES, Ling PD, Molter CM & Schulte BA. 2019. Zoo elephant research: contributions to conservation of captive and free-ranging species. International Zoo Yearbook 53. DOI: 10.1111/izy.12211.  

LaDue CA, Goodwin TE, Schulte BA. 2018. Concentration-dependent chemosensory responses towards pheromones are influenced by receiver attributes in Asian elephants. Ethology, 124, 387-399.

Hacker CE, Miller LJ, Schulte BA. 2018. Examination of enrichment using space and food for African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Animal Welfare, 27, 55-65.

Githiru M, Mutwiwa U, Kasaine S, Schulte B. 2017. A spanner in the works: Human-elephant conflict complicates the energy-food-water nexus in drylands of Africa. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 5, 69, doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2017.00069.

Edge A, Henley M, Daday J, Schulte BA. 2017. Examining human perception of elephants and large trees for insights into conservation of an African savanna ecosystem. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 22 (3), 231–245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2017.1298168.

Youldon DA, Abell J, Briffitt JS, Chama L, Channings MD, Kilundo AS, Larson CK, Sakal D, Schulte BA. 2017. Patch - occupancy survey of elephant (Loxodonta africana) surrounding Livingstone, Zambia. Koedoe, 59(1), a1372. https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v59i1.1372.

Hazelkorn RA, Schulte BA, Cox TM. 2016. Persistent effects of begging on common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus behavior in an estuarine population. Aquatic Mammals, 42, 531-541.

Derham KS, Henley MD, Schulte BA. 2016. Wire netting reduces African elephant (Loxodonta africana) impact to selected trees in South Africa. Koedoe, 58(1), a1327. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/koedoe. v58i1.1327.

Peterson EK, Schulte BA. 2016. Impacts of pollutants on beavers and otters with implications for ecosystem ramifications. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, 157, 33-45.

Schulte BA. 2016. Learning and applications of chemical signal in vertebrates for human-wildlife conflict mitigation. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 13 (BA Schulte, TE Goodwin & MH Ferkin, eds), pp. 499-510, , Springer, New York.

Rasmussen LEL, Greenwood DR, Goodwin TE, Schulte BA. 2016. Asian elephant reflections: chirality counts. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 13 (BA Schulte, TE Goodwin & MH Ferkin, eds), pp. 229-246, Springer, New York.

Goodwin TE, Harelimana H, MacDonald LJ, Mark DB, Juru AU, Yin Q, Engman JA, Kopper RA, Lichti CF, Mackintosh SG, Shoemaker JD, Sutherland MV, Tackett AJ, Schulte BA. 2016. The role of bacteria in chemical signals of elephant musth: proximate causes and biochemical pathways. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 13 (BA Schulte, TE Goodwin & MH Ferkin, eds), pp. 63-86, Springer, New York.

Goodyear SE, Schulte BA. 2015. Habituation to auditory stimuli by captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Animal Behavior and Cognition 2, 292-312.

Wisniewska M, Freeman EW, Schulte BA. 2015. Behavioural patterns among female African savannah elephants: the role of age, lactational status, and sex of the nursing calf. Behaviour 152, 1719-1744. DOI:10.1163/1568539X-00003301.

Hoffmeier-Karimi RR, Schulte BA. 2015. Assessing perceived and documented crop damage in a Tanzanian village impacted by human-elephant conflict (HEC). Pachyderm 56, 51-60.

York, C.A. & Schulte, B.A. 2014. The relationship of dominance, reproductive state and stress in female horses (Equus caballus). Behavioural Processes 107, 15-21.

Freeman, E.W., Meyer, J.M., Addendorf, J., Bird, J., Schulte, B.A. & Santymire, R.M. 2014. Impacts of environmental pressures on the reproductive physiology of subpopulations of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis) in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. Conservation Physiology, 2, doi:10.1093/conphys/cot034.

Freeman, E.W., Meyer, J.M., Addendorf, J., Schulte, B.A. & Santymire, R.M. 2014. Scraping behavior of black rhinoceros is related to age and fecal gonadal metabolite concentrations. Journal of Mammalogy, 95(2), 340-348.

Freeman, E.W., Meyer, J.M., Putman, S.B, Schulte, B.A. & Brown, J.L. 2013. Ovarian cycle activity varies with respect to age and social status in free-ranging elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. Conservation Physiology, 1, 1-15.

Schulte, B.A., Bagley, K.R., Castelda, S., Loizi, H., Nasseri, N., Vyas, D.K. & Goodwin, T.E. 2013. From exploration to selective information gathering: the development of chemosensory investigation in male African elephants (Loxodonta africana). In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 12 (M. East & M. Dehnhard, eds), pp. 135-145, Springer, New York.

Goodwin, T.E., Broederdorf, L.J., Burkert, B.A., Hirwa, H.H., Mark, D.B., Waldrip, Z.J., Kopper, R.A., Sutherland, M.V. , Freeman, E.W., Hollister-Smith, J.A., and Schulte, B.A. 2012. Chemical signals of elephant musth: I. Temporal aspects of microorganism-mediated modifications. Journal of Chemical Ecology,38, 81-87(DOI 10.1007/s10886-011-0056-8).

Freeman, E.W., Meyer, J.M., Putman, S., Schulte, B.A. & Brown, J.L. 2011. Using a simplified field progestagen method to assess ovarian activity in female African elephants. Biological Conservation, 144, 2105–2111.

Castelda, S., Napora, E., Nasseri, N., Vyas, D. & Schulte, B.A. 2011. Diurnal co-occurrence of African elephants and other mammals at a Tanzanian waterhole. African Journal of Ecology, 49, 250-252. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01249.x

Nasseri, N.A., McBrayer, L.A. & Schulte, B.A. 2011. The impact of tree modification by African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on herpetofaunal species richness in northern Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 49, 133-140.DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01238.x

Freeman, E.W., Schulte, B.A. & Brown, J.L. 2010. Using behavioral observations and keeper questionnaires to assess social relationships among captive female African elephants. Zoo Biology, 29, 140-153. 10.1002/zoo.20249.

Freeman, E.W., Schulte, B.A. & Brown, J.L. 2010. Investigating the impact of rank and ovarian activity on the social behavior of captive female African elephants. Zoo Biology, 29, 154-167. 10.1002/zoo.20235

Freeman, E.W., Abbondanza, F.N., Meyer, J.M., Schulte, B.A. & Brown, J.L. 2010. A simplified method for monitoring progestagens in African elephants under field conditions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 1, 86-91. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2009.00004.x

Riddle, H.S., Schulte, B.A., Desai, A.A. & van der Meer, L. 2010. Elephants – a conservation overview. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2, 653-661.

Merte, C.E., Goodwin, T.E. & Schulte, B.A. 2010. Male and female developmental differences in chemosensory investigations by African elephants (Loxodonta africana) approaching waterholes. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 64, 401-408. DOI 10.1007/s00265-009-0856-9.

Merte, C.E., Gough, K.F. & Schulte, B.A. 2009. Investigation of a fresh African elephant carcass by conspecifics. Pachyderm, 45, 124-126.

Goodwin, T.E. & Schulte, B.A. 2009. Prospecting for mammalian chemical signals via solventless extraction techniques: an elephantine task. ChemoSense 11(2), 9-15.

Brzyski, J.R. & Schulte, B.A. 2009. Beaver (Castor canadensis) impacts on herbaceous and woody vegetation in southeastern Georgia. American Midland Naturalist, 162, 81-93.

Loizi, H., Goodwin, T.E., Rasmussen, L.E.L., Whitehouse, A.M. & Schulte, B.A. 2009. Sexual dimorphism in the performance of chemosensory investigatory behaviours by African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Behaviour, 146, 373-392.