Publications and Projects in the Rostal Lab

Publications

David C. Rostal and G. Gray Eaton. (1983) Puberty in male Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): Social and sexual behavior in a confined troop. American Journal of Primatology 4:135-141.

David C. Rostal, Barbara B.Glick, G. Gray Eaton, and John A. Resko. (1986) Seasonality of adult male Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): Androgens and behavior in a confined troop. Hormones and Behavior 20:452-462.

David C. Rostal and Leonard Simpson. (1988) The influence of salinity on the distribution of two Oregon chiton species (Katharina tunicata Wood and Mopalia hindsii Reeve). Veliger 31:120-126.

David C. Rostal, Todd R. Robeck, David W. Owens, and Duane C. Kraemer. (1990) Ultrasound imaging of ovaries and eggs in Kemp's ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempi). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 21: 27-35.

Robeck, T.R., David C. Rostal Patrick M. Burchfield, David W. Owens, and Duane C. Kraemer. (1990) Ultrasound imaging of reproductive structures and eggs in Galapagos tortoises, Geochelone elephantopus spp. Zoo Biology 9: 349-359.

David C. Rostal , Jo Anne Williams, and Paul J. Weldon. (1991) Rathke's gland secretion by loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) sea turtles. Copeia 1991:1129-1132.

Thane Wibbels, David W. Owens, and David C. Rostal. (1991) Soft plastra of adult male sea turtles: An apparent secondary sexual characteristic. Herpetological Review 22:47-49.

David C. Rostal, Valentine A. Lance, Janice S. Grumbles, and Allison C. Alberts. (1994) Seasonal reproductive cycle of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the eastern Mojave desert. Herpetological Monographs 8:72-82.

David C. Rostal Janice S. Grumbles, Valentine A. Lance, and James R. Spotila. (1994) Non-lethal sexing techniques for hatchling and immature desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Herpetological Monographs 8:83-87.

James R. Spotila, Zimmerman, L.C., Binckley, C.A., Janice S. Grumbles, David C. Rostal, Albert List, Jr., Eva C. Beyer, Kelly M. Phillips, and Stanley J. Kemp. (1994) Effects of incubation on sex determination, hatching success, and growth of hatchling desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii. Herpetological Monographs 8:103-116.

Allison C. Alberts, David C. Rostal and Valentine A. Lance (1994) Studies on the chemistry and social significance of chin gland secretions in the desert tortoises. Herpetological Monographs 8:116-124.

Hope A. Niblick, David C. Rostal, and Thomas Classen. (1994) Role of male-male interactions and female choice in the mating system of the desert tortoise. Herpetological Monographs 8:124-132.

Pamela T. Plotkin, Richard A. Byles, David C. Rostal, and David W. Owens (1995) Independent versus socially facilitated oceanic migrations of the olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea. Marine Biology 122: 137-143.

David C. Rostal, Frank V. Paladino, Rhonda M. Patterson, and James R. Spotila (1996) Reproductive physiology of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) at Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2:230-236.

Anthony C. Steyermark, Kris Williams, James R. Spotila, Frank V. Paladino, David C. Rostal Steve Morreale, Koberg, M.T., and Randal Arauz, R. (1996) Nesting leatherback turtles at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2:173-183.

Pamela T. Plotkin, David C. Rostal Richard A. Byles, and David W. Owens (1997) Reproductive and developmental synchrony in female Lepidochelys olivacea. Journal of Herpetology 31:17-22.

Hugh Lefcort, Kevin A. Hancock, Kishwar M. Maur, and David C. Rostal. (1997) The effect of used motor oil, silt and water mold Saprolegnia parasitica on the growth and survival of mole salamanders (Genus: Ambystoma). Arch. Env. Contam. Toxicol. 32: 383-388.

Jennifer Heck, Duncan S. MacKenzie, David C. Rostal,, Katherine Medlar, and David W. Owens. (1997) Estrogen induction of plasma vitellogenin in the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi). General and Comparative Endocrinology 107:280-288.

David C. Rostal, Janice S. Grumbles, Richard A. Byles, Rene Marquez-M., and David W. Owens (1997) Nesting physiology of wild Kemp's ridley turtles, Lepidochelys kempi, at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2: 538-547.

David C. Rostal , David W. Owens, Janice S. Grumbles, Duncan S. MacKenzie, and Max S. Amoss. (1998) Seasonal reproductive cycle of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi). General and Comparative Endocrinology 109: 232-243.

Kevin S. Palmer, David C. Rostal, Janice S. Grumbles, and Margaret Mulvey. (1998) Long-term sperm storage in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Copeia 1998: 702-705.

Thane Wibbels, David C. Rostal, and Richard A. Byles. (1998) High pivotal temperatures in the sex determination in the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) from Playa Nancite, Costa Rica. Copeia 1998: 1086-1088.

David C. Rostal, Todd R. Robeck, Janice S. Grumbles, Patrick M. Burchfield, and David W. Owens (1998). Seasonal reproductive cycle of the Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) in captivity. Zoo Biology 17: 505-517.

Isabella M. Schumacher, David C. Rostal, Richard Yates, Daniel R. Brown, Elliott R. Jacobson, and Paul A. Klein. (1999) Persistence of maternal antibodies against Mycoplasma agassizii in desert tortoise hatchlings. American Journal of Veterinary Research 60:826-831.

Kohel, K.A., MacKenzie, D.S., David C. Rostal Janice S. Grumbles, and Valentine A. Lance (2001) Thyroid hormones in the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. General and Comparative Endocrinology 121: 214-222.

Valentine A. Lance, Janice S. Grumbles, and David C. Rostal. (2001) Sex differences in plasma corticosterone in desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, during the reproductive cycle. Journal of Experimental Zoology 289: 285-289.

David C. Rostal, Janice S. Grumbles, Kevin S. Palmer, Valentine A. Lance, James R. Spotila, and Frank V. Paladino. (2001) Changes in gonadal and adrenal steroid levels in the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) during the nesting cycle. General and Comparative Endocrinology 122: 139-147.

Valentine A. Lance, Al Place, and David C. Rostal. (2002) Seasonal patterns in plasma lipids of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Journal of Experimental Zoology 293:703-711.

Valentine A. Lance, and David C. Rostal. (2002) The annual reproductive cycle of the male and female desert tortoise: Physiology and endocrinology. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4: 302-312 .

David C. Rostal and Douglas N. Jones, Jr. (2002) Population biology of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in southeast Georgia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4: 479-487.

David C. Rostal, Thane Wibbels, Janice S. Grumbles , Valentine A. Lance, and James R. Spotila. (2002) Chronology of sex determination in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4: 313-318.

David C. Rostal. (2005) Seasonal Reproductive Biology of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): Comparison of Captive and Wild populations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:788-800.

BOOK CHAPTERS (Peer-reviewed)

G. Gray Eaton, David C. Rostal, Barbara B. Glick, and John W. Senner. (1987) Seasonal behavior in a confined troop of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). In:Progress in Biometeorology, Vol. 5: Seasonal Effects on Reproduction, Infection and Psychoses, pp 29-40. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Janice S. Grumbles and David C. Rostal. (1997) Diagnostic Imaging: Ultrasonography. In: (L. Ackerman, ed.) The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles, Vol. 3: The Health Care of Reptiles, pp 613-627. T.F.H. Publications Inc., New Jersey.

*David C. Rostal. (2007) Reproductive Physiology of the Ridley Sea Turtle. In: (Pamela Plotkin, ed) Biology and Conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles, pp 151-167. Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.