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PUBLICATIONS (*undergraduate co-author, **graduate student) (posted articles for personal use only)

In review
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[66] Holding, M.L., Kolora, S.R.R., Smith, J.E., Sudmant, P.H., R.D. Tarvin. In review. A chromosome-level genome for a keystone ecosystem engineer and textbook mammalian study species, the California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi). Journal of Heredity. 

[65] **Person, E.S., *Binnett, A., *Midthun, U., Lacey, E.A., J.E. Smith. In review. Individual identity and year, but not social behavior, predict the gut microbiome of a social rodent. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 

In press
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​[64] Meier, A. C., Restrepo O.N., **Nordseth, A., Copeland, M., Foroughirad, V., Mann, J., Wittemyer, G., J.E. Smith. In press. Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. (Theme Issue – Animal Culture: Conservation in a changing world). Author Accepted Manuscript (personal copy - https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.144)

2025
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[63] **Ortiz-Jimenez, C.A., *Conroy, S.Z., **Person, E., *DeCuir, J., Gall, G. E.C., Sih, A. and J.E. Smith. 2025. Human presence alters the landscape of fear for a free-living mammal. ​Ecology 106(1):e449 (Open access article - PDF)
[62] Smith, J.E., **Person, E., Sih, A., **C.A. Ortiz-Jimenez. 2025. ​COVID-19 lockdowns influence foraging behavior in California ground squirrels. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 106(2):1-6  (Open access article - ​PDF - All photos copyright by Team Squirrel (contact Jennifer Smith for permission to use) 
​[61] Smith, J.E., *Ingbretson, J.E., *Miner, M.M., *Oestreicher, E.C., *Podas, M.L., *Ravara, T.A., *Teles, L.M.L, *Wahl, J.C., Todd, L.M., S. Wild. 2025. Vole hunting: Novel predatory and carnivorous behavior by California ground squirrels. Journal of Ethology (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10164-024-00832-6) PDF (open access)​​
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2024

[60] **Person, E., Lacey, E. and J.E. Smith. 2024. Space use and social networks in California ground squirrels: correlated but not congruent components of social behaviour. ​Animal Behaviour 217:39-51. (10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.08.009) PDF

2023​
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[59] Smith, J.E., *Carminito, C., *Hamilton, S., *Newcomb, K.L., *Randt, C., and *S. Travenick. 2023. Sensory integration of danger and safety cues may explain the fear of a quiet coyote. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290(2009):20231812. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1812). PDF
​[58] Augustine, D.J., Smith, J.E., Davidson, A.D., and P. Stapp. 2023. Burrowing Rodents. In Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (eds., McNew, L.B., D.K., Hahlgren, J.L. Beck). Springer Nature Publishers, Switzerland.​ Pp. 502-548. PDF

[57] **Person, E.S., *K.P. von Maydell, *J.E. Baldoza, E.A. Lacey, and J.E. Smith. 2023. Effects of sample collection and storage methods on fecal bacterial diversity in California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi). Journal of Mammalogy 104(5):1133-1143. PDF
[56] Long, D.J. and J.E. Smith. 2023. Otospermophilus douglasii (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Mammalian Species. 55(1034):1–13 (doi: 10.1093/mspecies/sead010) PDF
[55] †Ross, C.T., †P.L. Hooper, †J.E. Smith, A.V. Jaeggi, E.A. Smith, S. Gavrilets,...†M. Borgerhoff Mulder. 2023. Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences 20(22) e2220124120 †C.T.R, P.L.H., J.E.S., and M.B.M. contributed equally. PDF
[54] Smith, J.E. and K.E. Holekamp. 2023. Behavioral strategies and morphological adaptations contributing to hunting success in the spotted hyena. Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators (eds. Srinivasan, L.B., and B. Würsig). Springer Nature Publishers, Switzerland. Pp. 140-175. PDF

[53] Smith, J.E., Natterson-Horowitz, B., *Mueller, M.M., and M. Alfaro. 2023. Mechanisms of equality and inequality in mammalian societies. Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society B (Theme Issue - Evolutionary ecology of (in)equality) 378(1883):20220307. PDF ​
​[52] Smith, E.A., Smith, J.E., and B.F. Codding. 2023. Toward an evolutionary ecology of (in)equality. Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society B (Theme Issue - Evolutionary ecology of (in)equality) 378(1883): ​ 20220287. PDF
[51] Smith, J.E. 2023. Leadership in non-human mammals. In: Goethals, G.R., Allison, S.T., Sorenson, G.J. (Ed.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies (2nd ed.). 2:573-575 PDF

[50] Smith, J.E. 2023. Book Review - Power in the Wild: The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others. The Quarterly Review of Biology 98(4):236. PDF

​[49] Smith, J.E. 2023. Book Review - Methods for Ecological Research on Terrestrial Small Mammals. The Quarterly Review of Biology 98(1):38-39. PDF

[48] Smith, J.E., Jaeggi, A.V., *Holmes, R.K. and J.B. Silk. 2023. Sex differences in cooperative coalitions: A mammalian perspective. Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society B (Theme Issue: Cooperation among women: evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives) 378(1868):20210426 PDF
2022
​[47] Gall, G.E.C., Evans, J.C., Silk, M.J., **Ortiz-Jimenez, C.A. and J.E. Smith. 2022. Short-term social dynamics following anthropogenic and natural disturbances in a free-living mammal. Behavioral Ecology 33(4):705-720. PDF 
[46] Smith, J.E., Fichtel, C., *Holmes, R.K., Kappeler, P.M., van Vugt, M. and A.V. Jaeggi. 2022. Sex bias in intergroup conflict and collective movement among social mammals: male warriors and female guides. Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society B (Theme Issue: Intergroup conflict: origins, dynamics and consequences) 377: 20210142.​ PDF 
[45] **Ortiz-Jimenez, C.A., Michelangeli, M., *Pendleton, E., Sih, A., and J.E. Smith. 2022. Behavioral correlations across multiple stages of the antipredator response: Do animals that escape sooner hide longer? Animal Behaviour 185:175-184. PDF

​[44] Smith, J.E., Natterson-Horowitz, B., and M. Alfaro. 2022. The phylogeny of privilege: Intergenerational wealth in animal societies. Behavioral Ecology 33(1):1-6. PDF
[43] Uchida, K., *Nga, Rachel, *Vyrdo, S., J.E. Smith, D.T. Blumstein. 2022. The benefits of being dominant: Health correlates of male social rank and age in a marmot. Current Zoology 68(1):19-26. PDF
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2021
​[42] Smith, J.E. and N. Pinter-Wollman. 2021. ​Observing the unwatchable: Integrating automated-sensing, naturalistic observations, and animal social network analysis in the age of big data. Journal of Animal Ecology 90:62–75. (Special Feature on "Animal Social Networks"). PDF 
  • Featured article by Journal of Ecology 
  • Recognition by Wiley - Top Cited Article in 2021-22
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[41] Smith, J.E., *Smith, I.B., *Working, C.L., *Russell, I.D., *Krout, S.A., *Singh, K.S. and A. Sih. 2021. Host traits, identity, and ecological conditions predict consistent flea abundance and prevalence on free-living California ground squirrels. International Journal for Parasitology 51(7):587-598 PDF (plus, a few slides highlighting our findings)

​[40] Smith, J.E., von Rueden, C., van Vugt, M., Fichtel, C. and P. Kappeler. 2021. An evolutionary explanation for the female leadership paradox. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. (Research Topic: Female power, status and dominance over males in mammalian and human societies) PDF
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2020
[39] Hammond, T.T., **Ortiz-Jimenez, C.A. and J.E. Smith. 2020. Anthropogenic change alters ecological relationships via interactive changes in stress physiology and behavior within and among organisms. Integrative and Comparative Biology 60(1):57-69 (Special Section, "Important conceptual and practical challenges in stress research") PDF
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[38] **Holding, M.L., **Putman, B.J., *Kong, L.M., Smith, J.E. and R.W. Clark. 2020. ​Physiological stress integrates resistance to rattlesnake venom and the onset of risky foraging in California ground squirrels. Toxins 12:617 (Special Issue "The Behavioral Ecology of Venom"). PDF
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[37] **Ross, C.T., Jaeggi, A.V., Borgerhoff Mulder, B., Smith, J.E., Smith, E.A., Gavrilets, S. and P. L. Hooper. 2020. ​The multinomial index: A robust measure of reproductive skew. Proceedings of Royal Society B 287: 20202025 PDF
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[36] Smith, J.E., *Ortiz, C.A., *Buhbe, M.T. and M. van Vugt. 2020. Obstacles and opportunities for female leadership in mammalian societies: A comparative perspective. The Leadership Quarterly 31(2):101267 (Special Issue on, "Evolution and Biology of Leadership") PDF
​[35] Smith, J.E. and M. van Vugt. 2020. Leadership and status in mammalian societies: Context matters. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 24(4):263-264. PDF
2019
[34] **Hammond, T.T., *Vo, M., *Barton, C.T., *Surber, L.L., Lacey, E.A. and J.E. Smith. 2019. Physiological and behavioral responses to anthropogenic stressors in a human-tolerant mammal. Journal of Mammalogy 100(6):1928–1940. PDF
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[33] Kappeler, P.M., Fichtel, C., van Vugt, M. and J.E. Smith. 2019. Female leadership: A transdisciplinary perspective. Evolutionary Anthropology 28(4):160-163. PDF

[32] *Ortiz, C.A., *Pendelton, E.L., *Newcomb, K.L. and J.E. Smith. 2019. Conspecific presence and microhabitat features influence foraging decisions across ontogeny in a facultatively social mammal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73:42. PDF
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[31] Smith, J.E. and K. E. Holekamp. 2019. Landmark Studies: Spotted Hyenas (2nd Edition). In: Choe, J.C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, (2nd ed.). Vol. 3, pp. 190-208. Elsevier, Academic Press. ISBN: 9780128132517 PDF

[30] van Vugt, M. and J.E. Smith. 2019. A dual model of leadership and hierarchy: Evolutionary synthesis. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 23(11):952-967. PDF
2018​
[29] **Montgomery, T.M., *Pendelton, E.L. and J.E. Smith. 2018. Physiological mechanisms mediating patterns of reproductive suppression and alloparental care in cooperatively breeding carnivores. Physiology and Behavior 193(1):167-178 (Special Issue on, "Non-Maternal Care in Mammals). PDF

​[28] Smith, J.E., *Gamboa, D.A., *Spencer, J.M., *Travenick, S.J., *Ortiz, C.A., *Hunter, R.D. and A. Sih. 2018. Split between two worlds: automated sensing reveals links between above- and belowground social networks in a free-living mammal. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 373:20170249. (Theme Issue on, "Uncovering the impacts of architecture on collective behaviour") PDF
2017
[27] Smith, J.E., **Petelle, M.B., *Jerome, E.L., **Cristofari, H. and D.T. Blumstein. 2017. Oxytocin experiments shed light on mechanisms shaping prosocial and antisocial behaviors in non-human mammals. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57(3):619-630. (Symposium Issue on, "The Development and Mechanisms Underlying Inter-individual Variation in Pro-social Behavior"). PDF (+ Supplementary data)

[26] Smith, J.E., **Lehmann, K.D.S., **Montgomery, T.M., **Strauss, E.D. and K.E. Holekamp. 2017. Insights from long‐term field studies of mammalian carnivores. Journal of Mammalogy 98(3):631–641. (Special Feature on, "Long-term Studies of Mammals") PDF

[25] Smith, J.E., Lacey, E.A. and L.D. Hayes. 2017. Sociality in non-primate mammals. In Comparative Social Evolution (Rubenstein D.R. and P. Abbot, eds.). Cambridge University Press. Pp. 284-319. PDF

[24] Smith, J.E. 2017. Book Review- Carnivore Minds: Who These Fearsome Animals Really Are. The Quarterly Review of Biology 92(3), 312-313. PDF

[23] Smith, J.E. 2017. Non-human Leadership. The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. ISBN: 978-3-319-19650-3. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2714-1 PDF

​2016
[22] Smith, J.E., Long, D.J., *Russell, I.D., *Newcomb, K.L. and V. D. *Muñoz. 2016. Otospermophilus beecheyi (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Mammalian Species. 48(939):1-18. PDF
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[21] Smith, J.E. 2016. Cooperation in Social Carnivores. The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. ISBN: 978-3-319-19650-3. Pp. 1-4. PDF

[20] Blumstein, D.T., *Keeley, K. and J.E. Smith. 2016. Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots. Animal Behaviour 112, 1-11. PDF
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[19] Smith, J.E., Gavrilets, S., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., Hooper, P., El Mouden, C., Nettle, D., Hauert, C., Hill, K., Perry, S., Pusey, A.E., van Vugt, M., and E.A. Smith. 2016. Leadership in Mammalian Societies: Emergence, Distribution, Power, and Payoff. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 31(1), 54-66. PDF  + supplement
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​2015
[18] Smith, J.E., *Estrada, J.R., *Richards, H.R., *Dawes, S.E., *Mitsos, K. and K. E. Holekamp. 2015. Collective movements, leadership, and consensus costs at reunions in spotted hyaenas. Animal Behaviour 105, 187-200. PDF  ​[17] Smith, J.E. 2015. Book Review- Animal Social Networks. The Quarterly Review of Biology 90(4), 437. PDF​

2014 
[16] Smith, J.E. 2014. Hamilton's legacy: Kinship, cooperation and social tolerance in mammalian groups. Animal Behaviour 92:291-304. (Special Issue: Kin Selection) PDF

[15] Pinter-Wollman, **N., Hobson, E., Smith, J.E., Edelman, A., Shizuka, D., Waters, J., de Silva, S., Prager, S., Sasaki, T., Wittemyer, G., Fewell, J. and D.B. McDonald. 2014. The dynamics of animal social networks: analytical, conceptual, and theoretical advances. Behavioral Ecology 25(2):242-255. PDF 

Commentaries on Pinter-Wollman et al. 2013: 
  1. "Everybody has a social life. Can social network analysis help us understand why not just how?" PDF 
  2. "The behavioral ecologist’s essential social networks cookbook" PDF 
  3. "Dynamic feedbacks on dynamic networks: on the importance of considering realtime rewiring" PDF

[14] Pinter-Wollman, N., **Hobson, E., Smith, J.E., Edelman, A., Shizuka, D., Waters, J., de Silva, S., Prager, S., Sasaki, T., Wittemyer, G., Fewell, J. and D.B. McDonald. 2014. Response: The dynamics of network dynamics. Behavioral Ecology 25(2):260-261. PDF

2013
[13] Blumstein, D.T., *Chung, L.K. and J.E. Smith. 2013. Early play may predict later dominance relationships in yellow-bellied marmots. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280 (1759):20130485. PDF

[12] Smith, J.E., *Chung, L.K. and D.T. Blumstein. 2013. Ontogeny and symmetry of social partner choice among free-living yellow-bellied marmots. Animal Behaviour 85(4):715-725. PDF

2012 
[11] Smith, J.E., **Swanson. M., *Reed, D. and K.E. Holekamp, 2012. Evolution of cooperation among mammalian carnivores and its relevance to Hominin evolution. Current Anthropology 53(S6):S436-S452. Special Issue: Human Biology and Origins of Homo. PDF  [10] Smith, J.E., Monclús, R., *Wantuck, D., Florant, G.L. and D.T. Blumstein. 2012. Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild yellow-bellied marmots: experimental validation, individual differences and ecological correlates. General and Comparative Endocrinology 178:417-426. PDF

[9] Holekamp, K.E., Smith, J.E., Strelioff, C.C., Van Horn, R.C., and H.E. Watts. 2012. Society, demography and genetics in the spotted hyena. Molecular Ecology 21:613-632. PDF (Special Issue: Social systems: Demographic and genetic issues)

2011 
[8] Smith, J.E., *Powning, K.S., *Dawes, S.E., *Estrada, J.R., *Hopper, A.L., *Piotrowski, S.L., and K.E. Holekamp. 2011. Greetings promote cooperation and reinforce social bonds among spotted hyaenas. Animal Behaviour 81:401-415. PDF 2010
[7] Smith, J. E., Van Horn, R. C., *Powning, K.S., *Cole, A.R., *Graham, K.E., *Memenis, S.K., and K. E. Holekamp. 2010. Evolutionary forces favoring intragroup coalitions among spotted hyenas and other animals. Behavioral Ecology, 21(2):284-303. PDF

[6] Smith, J.E. and K.E. Holekamp. 2010. Landmark Studies: Spotted Hyenas. In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Breed, M. and J. Moore (Eds.) Elsevier Publishers, United Kingdom, Pages 335-349. PDF

2008 
[5] Smith, J.E., Kolowski, J.M., *Graham, K.E., *Dawes, S.E., and K. E. Holekamp. 2008. Social and ecological determinants of fission-fusion dynamics in the spotted hyaena. Animal Behaviour 76:619-636. PDF

2007 
[4] Smith, J.E., *Memenis, S.K., and K.E. Holekamp. 2007. Rank-related partner choice in the fission-fusion society of the spotted hyena. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61(5):753-765. PDF

[3] Smith, J.E., C.W. Whelan, S.J. Taylor, M.L. Denight, and M.M. Stake. 2007. Novel predator-prey interactions: is resistance futile? Evolutionary Ecology Research 9:443-446. PDF

2006
[2] Smith, J.E. and G.O. Batzli. 2006. Dispersal and mortality of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, in fragmented landscapes: a field experiment. Oikos 112:209-217. PDF

2004
[1] Smith, J.E., S.J. Taylor, C.W. Whelan, M.L. Denight, and M.M. Stake. 2004. Behavioral interactions between fire ants and vertebrate nest predators at two black-capped vireo nests. Wilson Bulletin 116:163-166. PDF

Technical reports and other publications from 2003 and earlier
Taylor, S.J., Whelan, C.W. , Smith, J.E., Denight, M.L. and M.M. Stake. 2003. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports: Autumn. "Impact of Red Imported Fire Ants on the Black-capped Vireo, an Endangered Species"  PDF

Taylor, S.J., J.K. Krejca, J.E. Smith, V.R. Block, and F. Hutto. 2003. Investigation of the potential for Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) impacts on rare karst invertebrates at Fort Hood, Texas: a field study. Illinos Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity Technical Report. 2003 (28):1-153.

Smith, J. E., S. J. Taylor and C. W. Whelan. 2002. Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) depredation of Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapillus) nests at Fort Hood, Texas. Illinois Natural History Survey, Center For Biodiversity Technical Report 2002 (24):1-59 + CD.

Byrne, N., J.E. Smith, and J. Meigs. 2000. Trevor Zoo Teacher’s Guide: Animal Exhibit and Behavior Signs. Millbrook School, Millbrook, NY 84pp. Click here for the Trevor Zoo Brochure

Cole, F.R., D.H. Firmage, J.E. Smith et al. 1998. Land use patterns in relation to lake water quality in the Messalonskee Lake watershed. Colby College and Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, Waterville, ME, 209pp.