Publications

Varnon, C. A., & Moore, M. K. (2024). Reconsidering the subject and object of comparative cognition. Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews. https://doi.org/10.3819/CCBR.2024.190019

Varnon, C. A., Barrera, I. E., & Wilkes, I. N. (2022). Learning and memory in the orange head cockroach (Eublaberus posticus). PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0272598. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272598

Varnon, C. A., Adams, A. T. (2021). Habituation of the light-startle response (LSR) of orange head cockroaches (Eublaberus posticus): Effects of acclimation, stimulus duration, presence of food, and intertrial interval. Insects, 12(4), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12040339

Varnon, C. A., Vallely, N. V., Beheler, C. R., & Coffin. C. A. (2021). The disturbance leg-lift response (DLR): An undescribed behavior in bumble bees. PeerJ, 9, 1-22. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10997

Varnon, C. A., Dinges, C. W., Vest, A. J., & Abramson, C. I. (2020). Conspecific and interspecific stimuli reduce initial performance in an aversive learning task in honey bees (Apis mellifera). PLoS ONE, 15(2), e0228161. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228161

Bergren, S., Latino, C. D, Varnon, C. A., & Abramson, C. I. (2019). A portable system for detecting infrasound using the propeller microcontroller. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 32, 1–13. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/49j4h509

Varnon, C. A., & Abramson, C. I. (2018). The propeller experiment controller: Automation for the comparative analysis of behavior in research and teaching. The Journal of Mind and Behavior, 39(1-2), 1–153.

Varnon, C. A., Dinges, C. W., Black, T. E., Wells, H., & Abramson, C. I. (2018). Failure to find ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 42(7), 1260–1270. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13761

Varnon, C. A., Lang, H., & Abramson, C. I. (2018). Automated research in comparative psychology: Limitations and new directions. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 31, 1–17. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8gf4d5tx

Varnon, C. A., Lang, H., & Abramson, C. I. (2018). Автоматизированные исследования в области сравнительной психологии: ограничения и новые направления [Automated research in comparative psychology: Limitations and new directions]. Ярославский педагогический вестник, 5, 243–255. https://doi.org/10.24411/1813-145X-2018-10173

Dinges, C. W., Varnon, C. A., Cota, L. D., Slykerman, S. C., & Abramson, C. I. (2017). Studies of learned helplessness in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 43(2), 147–158. https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000133

Place, A. J., Varnon, C. A., Craig, D. P. A., & Abramson, C. I. (2017). Exploratory investigations in operant thermoregulation in western diamond-backed rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox). In M. J. Dreslik, W. K. Hayes, S. J. Beaupre, & S. P. Mackessy (Eds.), The Biology of Rattlesnakes II (pp. 213-227). ECO Herpetological Publishing and Distribution.

Craig, D. P. A., Varnon, C. A., Pollock, K. L., & Abramson, C. I. (2015). An assessment of horse (Equus ferus caballus) responding on fixed interval schedules of reinforcement: An individual analysis. Behavioural Processes, 120, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.08.006

Abramson, C. A., Craig, D. P. A., Varnon, C. A., & Wells, H. (2015). The effect of ethanol on reversal learning in honey bees (Apis mellifera anatolica): Response inhibition in a social insect model. Alcohol, 49(3), 245–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2015.02.005

Craig, D. P. A., Varnon, C. A., Sokolowski, M. B. C., Wells, H., & Abramson, C. I. (2014). An assessment of fixed interval timing in free-flying honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica): An analysis of individual performance. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e101262. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101262

Dinges, C. W., Avalos, A., Abramson, C. I., Craig, D. P. A., Austin, Z. M., Varnon, C. A., Dal, F. N., Giray, T., & Wells, H. (2013). Aversive conditioning in honey bees (Apis mellifera anatolica): A comparison of drones and workers. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216, 4124–4134. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.090100

Varnon, C. A., & Abramson, C. I. (2013). The propeller experiment controller: Low-cost automation for classroom experiments in learning and behavior. Comprehensive Psychology, 2, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.2466/07.08.IT.2.2

Abramson, C. I., Lay, A., Bowser, T. J., & Varnon, C. A. (2012). The use of silver vine (Actindia polygama maxim, family Actindiaceae) as an enrichment aid for felines: Issues and prospects. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 7(1), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2012.21.27

Craig, D. P. A., Grice, J. W., Varnon, C. A., Gibson1, B., Sokolowski, M. B C., & Abramson, C. I. (2012). Social reinforcement delays in free-flying honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). PLoS ONE, 7(10), e46729. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046729

Varnon, C. A., Martin, A. L., & Abramson, C. I. (2012). Conditioning methods for farm animals: A mini review. Uludağ University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2, 1–10.