Publications
2022
Lo, B., Freeman, A.R., Singh, B., Hanadari-Levy, A., Berman, J., Chaves, A., Choudhry, A., Ophir, A.G. Effects of a GnRH agonist on sex behavior in females of the southern giant pouched rat. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icac037
2021
Cook, C.N., Freeman, A.R., Liao, J.C., Mangiamele, L.A. The philosophy of outliers: Reintegrating rare events into biological science. Invited submission to Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab166
Freeman, A.R., Ophir, A.G. Sex differences in social odor discrimination by southern giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei). Ethology. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13223
Freeman, A.R. Female-female reproductive suppression: impacts on signals and behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab027
2020
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F., Caldwell, H.K. Call-specific patterns of neural activation in auditory processing of Richardson's ground squirrel alarm calls. Brain and Behavior.
Freeman, A.R., Ophir, A.G., Sheehan, M.J. The giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) olfactory receptor repertoire. PLoS ONE, 15(4): e0221981.
Freeman, A.R., Aulino, E.A., Caldwell, H.K., Ophir, A.G. Comparison of the distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptors in rodents reveals conserved and derived patterns of nonapeptide evolution. Journal of Neuroendocrinology.
2019
Freeman, A.R., Wood, ,T.J., Bairos-Novak, K.R., Anderson, W.G., Hare, J.F. Gone girl: Richardson's ground squirrel offspring and neighbours are resilient to female removal. Royal Society Open Science.
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F., Caldwell, H.K. Central distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptors in juvenile Richardson's ground squirrels. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 97 (7), 772-789.
Freeman, A.R., Sheehan, M.J., Ophir, A.G. Anogenital distance predicts sexual odour preference in African giant pouched rats. Animal Behaviour, 148, 123-132.
2018
Freeman, A.R., Ophir, A.G. Scent-marking behavior of the southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei). Journal of Mammalogy. Published Online October 24, 2018.
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F., Anderson, W.G., Caldwell, H.K. (2018). Effects of arginine vasopressin on Richardson’s ground squirrel social and vocal behavior. Behavioral Neuroscience. Published Online March 19, 2018.
2017
Bairos-Novak, K.R., Ryan, C.P., Freeman, A.R., Anderson, W.G., Hare, J.F. Like mother, like daughter: inheritance of Richardson’s ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii) cortisol stress response. Current Zoology. Published March 23, 2017.
Morales-Medina, J.C., Iannitti, T., Freeman, A., Caldwell, H.K. The olfactory bulbectomized rat as a model of depression: the hippocampal pathway. Behavioral brain research. Published online September 12, 2016.
2016
Caldwell, H.K., Aulino, E.A., Freeman, A.R., Miller, T.V., Witchey, S.K. Oxytocin and behavior: Lessons from knockout mice. Developmental Neurobiology. Published online August 11, 2016.
2015
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F. Infrasound in Mating Displays: A Peacock’s Tale. Animal Behaviour. Published online February 27 2015.
2011
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F. Infrasound in the flutter-jump display of Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus): signal or artefact? Journal of Ornithology. Published online May 19 2011.
Lo, B., Freeman, A.R., Singh, B., Hanadari-Levy, A., Berman, J., Chaves, A., Choudhry, A., Ophir, A.G. Effects of a GnRH agonist on sex behavior in females of the southern giant pouched rat. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icac037
2021
Cook, C.N., Freeman, A.R., Liao, J.C., Mangiamele, L.A. The philosophy of outliers: Reintegrating rare events into biological science. Invited submission to Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab166
Freeman, A.R., Ophir, A.G. Sex differences in social odor discrimination by southern giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei). Ethology. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13223
Freeman, A.R. Female-female reproductive suppression: impacts on signals and behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab027
2020
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F., Caldwell, H.K. Call-specific patterns of neural activation in auditory processing of Richardson's ground squirrel alarm calls. Brain and Behavior.
Freeman, A.R., Ophir, A.G., Sheehan, M.J. The giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) olfactory receptor repertoire. PLoS ONE, 15(4): e0221981.
Freeman, A.R., Aulino, E.A., Caldwell, H.K., Ophir, A.G. Comparison of the distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptors in rodents reveals conserved and derived patterns of nonapeptide evolution. Journal of Neuroendocrinology.
2019
Freeman, A.R., Wood, ,T.J., Bairos-Novak, K.R., Anderson, W.G., Hare, J.F. Gone girl: Richardson's ground squirrel offspring and neighbours are resilient to female removal. Royal Society Open Science.
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F., Caldwell, H.K. Central distribution of oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptors in juvenile Richardson's ground squirrels. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 97 (7), 772-789.
Freeman, A.R., Sheehan, M.J., Ophir, A.G. Anogenital distance predicts sexual odour preference in African giant pouched rats. Animal Behaviour, 148, 123-132.
2018
Freeman, A.R., Ophir, A.G. Scent-marking behavior of the southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei). Journal of Mammalogy. Published Online October 24, 2018.
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F., Anderson, W.G., Caldwell, H.K. (2018). Effects of arginine vasopressin on Richardson’s ground squirrel social and vocal behavior. Behavioral Neuroscience. Published Online March 19, 2018.
2017
Bairos-Novak, K.R., Ryan, C.P., Freeman, A.R., Anderson, W.G., Hare, J.F. Like mother, like daughter: inheritance of Richardson’s ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii) cortisol stress response. Current Zoology. Published March 23, 2017.
Morales-Medina, J.C., Iannitti, T., Freeman, A., Caldwell, H.K. The olfactory bulbectomized rat as a model of depression: the hippocampal pathway. Behavioral brain research. Published online September 12, 2016.
2016
Caldwell, H.K., Aulino, E.A., Freeman, A.R., Miller, T.V., Witchey, S.K. Oxytocin and behavior: Lessons from knockout mice. Developmental Neurobiology. Published online August 11, 2016.
2015
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F. Infrasound in Mating Displays: A Peacock’s Tale. Animal Behaviour. Published online February 27 2015.
2011
Freeman, A.R., Hare, J.F. Infrasound in the flutter-jump display of Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus): signal or artefact? Journal of Ornithology. Published online May 19 2011.
media coverage
Pouched rats
Interview (Alex Ophir) on the Science Show with Robyn Williams. 2019
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/pouched-rats-sniff-for-land-mines-and-medical-samples/11124508
Cornell Chronicle. Scientists tackle breeding challenges of land mine-finding rats. 2019
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/01/scientists-tackle-breeding-challenges-land-mine-finding-rats
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124115336.htm
Peacock study
Scientific American. Peacocks produce sounds we can't hear. 2015
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/not-bad-science/peacocks-produce-sounds-we-can-8217-t-hear/
BBC. Peacocks' tails make noises too low for humans to hear. 2015.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150303-peacocks-make-din-you-cant-hear
Science News. Peacocks ruffle feathers, make a rumble. 2012.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/peacocks-ruffle-feathers-make-rumble
CBC. Radio program: As it happens. June 19, 2012. (Peacock Infrasound).
Interview (Alex Ophir) on the Science Show with Robyn Williams. 2019
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/pouched-rats-sniff-for-land-mines-and-medical-samples/11124508
Cornell Chronicle. Scientists tackle breeding challenges of land mine-finding rats. 2019
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/01/scientists-tackle-breeding-challenges-land-mine-finding-rats
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124115336.htm
Peacock study
Scientific American. Peacocks produce sounds we can't hear. 2015
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/not-bad-science/peacocks-produce-sounds-we-can-8217-t-hear/
BBC. Peacocks' tails make noises too low for humans to hear. 2015.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150303-peacocks-make-din-you-cant-hear
Science News. Peacocks ruffle feathers, make a rumble. 2012.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/peacocks-ruffle-feathers-make-rumble
CBC. Radio program: As it happens. June 19, 2012. (Peacock Infrasound).