RAY PIEROTTI
- Associate Professor
Contact Info
Office Phone:
Haworth Hall, room #7008
Biography —
Dr. Ray Pierotti's research investigates the evolutionary biology of vertebrates with male parental care and socially monogamous breeding systems.
Research —
I collect data on individual variation in behavioral and ecological aspects of parental care. My primary question is how an individual organism becomes successful at reproduction and contributes to future generations. My research focuses on two genera of monogamous vertebrates: the avian genus Larus (gulls), and the mammalian genus Canis (wolves, coyotes, dogs).
Selected Publications —
Fogg, B., Howe, N., Pierotti, R. (2015). Relationships Between Indigenous American Peoples and Wolves 1: Wolves as Teachers and Guides. Journal of Ethnobiology - Issue 2 | Volume 35. https://doi.org/10.2993/ETBI-35-02-262-285.1.
Benedict, M., Quave, C., Benedict, M., Pierotti, R., Kindscher, K. (2014). Learning from the Land: Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives into the Plant Sciences. C.L. Quave (Eds.). Innovative Strategies for Teaching in the Plant Sciences. (pp. 135-154). Springer Verlag. [9781493904211].
Pierotti, R., Annett, C. (2014). We Probably Thought That Would Be True: Perceiving Complex Emotional States in Nonhumans. Ethnobiology Letters - Volume 5. https://doi.org/10.14237/EBL.5.2014.127.
Aucott, J., Pierotti, R. (2014). Effects of paedomorphosis on signaling behaviors in dyadic encounters of the domestic dog. Journal of Undergraduate Research: 66-74. - Volume 2012-2013.
Pierotti, R. (2010). Sustainability of Natural Populations: Lessons from Indigenous Knowledge. Human Dimensions of Wildlife - Issue 4 | Volume 15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871201003720439.
Pierotti, R., Goward, T. Sharing Place - An Indigenous Perspective on Life. T. Goward (Eds.). Trevor Goward, ed. Speak to the Wild: Reimagining Canada.. University of Regina Press.