| Play fighting and the development of the social brain: The rat’s tale SM Pellis, VC Pellis, JR Ham, RA Stark Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 145, 105037, 2023 | 55 | 2023 |
| The development of socio-sexual behavior in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under human care MK Lilley, JR Ham, HM Hill Behavioural Processes 171, 104025, 2020 | 37 | 2020 |
| Measuring Play Fighting in Rats: A Multilayered Approach SM Pellis, VC Pellis, CJ Burke, RA Stark, JR Ham, DR Euston, ... Current Protocols 2 (1), e337, 2022 | 25 | 2022 |
| The rough-and-tumble play of rats as a natural behaviour suitable for studying the social brain SM Pellis, VC Pellis, JR Ham, M Achterberg Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 437, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
| Non-conceptive sexual behavior in cetaceans: comparison of form and function JR Ham, MK Lilley, HM Manitzas Hill Sex in Cetaceans: Morphology, Behavior, and the Evolution of Sexual …, 2023 | 19* | 2023 |
| The emergence and early development of socio-sexual behavior in beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas) JR Ham, MK Lilley, J Lelekach, MR Miller, TR Robeck, SM Pellis, ... Behavioural Processes 200, 104695, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
| Conspecific scarring on wild belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cunningham Inlet JR Ham, MK Lilley, HMM Hill Behaviour 158 (8-9), 663-683, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
| Social games that belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) play HM Manitzas Hill, N Ortiz, K Kolodziej, JR Ham International Journal of Play, 1-20, 2023 | 14 | 2023 |
| Seasonality of social behaviour among immature belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in managed care JR Ham, MK Lilley, MR Miller, HMM Hill Polar Research 40, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
| Playful mouth‐to‐mouth interactions of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in managed care JR Ham, MK Lilley, RJ Wincheski, J Miranda, ÁG Velarde Dediós, ... Zoo Biology 42 (6), 730-743, 2023 | 9 | 2023 |
| Observations of Mating Practice by Non-Sexually Mature Male Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas). HMM Hill, JR Ham, MK Lilley Aquatic Mammals 48 (6), 2022 | 9 | 2022 |
| Investigation of lateralization of socio-sexual behavior in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) MK Lilley, JR Ham, MR Miller, K Kolodziej, HMM Hill Behavioural Processes 201, 104718, 2022 | 9 | 2022 |
| Self-handicapping in object play: how belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) make play difficult JR Ham, MK Lilley, MR Miller, JB Leca, SM Pellis, HM Manitzas Hill International Journal of Play, 1-14, 2023 | 8 | 2023 |
| Quality not quantity: Deficient juvenile play experiences lead to altered medial prefrontal cortex neurons and sociocognitive skill deficits JR Ham, M Szabo, J Annor‐Bediako, RA Stark, AN Iwaniuk, SM Pellis Developmental Psychobiology 66 (2), e22456, 2024 | 7 | 2024 |
| Sexual behaviors of odontocetes in managed care HM Manitzas Hill, KM Dudzinski, MK Lilley, JR Ham Sex in Cetaceans: Morphology, Behavior, and the Evolution of Sexual …, 2023 | 7* | 2023 |
| The Goldilocks Principle: Balancing Familiarity and Novelty in the Selection of Play Partners in Groups of Juvenile Male Rats JR Ham, SM Pellis Animal Behavior and Cognition 10 (4), 304-328, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
| The evolution of aggressive and amicable play fighting in primates: a phylogenetic perspective SM Pellis, VC Pellis, JR Ham International Journal of Play, 1-12, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
| Observations of Courtship in Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas). MK Lilley, JR Ham, HMM Hill Aquatic Mammals 48 (6), 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
| Play fighting revisited: Its design features and how they shape our understanding of its mechanisms and functions SM Pellis, VC Pellis, JR Ham Frontiers in Ethology 3, 1362052, 2024 | 5 | 2024 |
| A Comparison of Telencephalon Composition among Chickens, Junglefowl, and Wild Galliforms KJ Racicot, JR Ham, JK Augustine, R Henriksen, D Wright, AN Iwaniuk Brain Behavior and Evolution 99 (1), 13-24, 2024 | 3 | 2024 |
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