Research Interests
Ritualized behavior, behavioral ecology, and functional morphology of reptiles and amphibians.
Publications
Reproductive behavior in the western fox snake, Elaphe v. vulpina (Baird and Girard).Gillingham, J.C. Herpetologica (30) 1974. pp. 309-313.
Notes on the fishing behavior of water snakes. Gillingham, J.C. and T. Rush. Journal of Herpetology (8) 1974. pp. 384-385.
Postural responses to kingsnakes by crotaline snakes. Carpenter, C.C. and J.C. Gillingham. Herpetologica (31) 1975. pp. 293-302.
Further analysis of the combat ritual of the pigmy mulga monitor, Varanus gilleni (Reptilia:Varanidae). Carpenter, C.C., J.C. Gillingham, and J.B. Murphy. Herpetologica (32) 1976. pp. 35-40.
The combat ritual of the rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus. Carpenter, C.C., J. C. Gillingham and J.B. Murphy. Copeia (1976) 1976. pp.764-780.
An early clutch deposition for the southern black racer, Coluber constrictor priapus. Gillingham, J.C. Herpetological Review (7)1976. pp. 115.
Reproductive behavior of the Mexican milk snake, Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae. Gillingham, J.C., C.C. Carpenter, B.J. Brecke and J.B. Murphy. Southwestern Naturalist (22) 1977. pp. 187-194.
A combat ritual between to male speckled kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki: Colubridae, Serpentes) with indications of dominance. Carpenter, C.C. and J.C. Gillingham. Southwestern Naturalist (22) 1977. pp. 517-524.
Osteoarthritis in selected wild animals. Greer, M., J.K. Greer and J.C. Gillingham. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science(57) 1977. pp. 39-43.
Further analysis of the reproductive behavior in the western fox snake, Elaphe v. vulpina. Gillingham, J.C. Herpetologica (33) 1977 pp. 349-352.
A brief note on caudal luring in the green tree python, Chondropython viridis. Murphy, J.B., C.C. Carpenter and J.C. Gillingham. Journal of Herpetology (12) 1978. pp.117-119.
Snake hibernation: construction of and observations on a man-made hibernaculum. Gillingham, J.C. and C.C. Carpenter. Journal of Herpetology (12) 1978. pp. 495-498.
Reproductive behavior of the rat snakes of eastern North America, genus Elaphe. Gillingham, J.C. Copeia (1979) 1979. pp. 319-331.
Postural orientation during courtship in the eastern garter snake, Thamnophis s. sirtalis. Gillingham, J.C. and J.A. Dickinson. Behavioral and Neural Biology (28) 1980. pp. 211-217.
Communication and combat behavior in the rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta. Gillingham, J.C.Herpetologica (36) 1980. pp. 120-127.
Gillingham, J.C. and J.A. Chambers. Observations on the reproductive behavior of the eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais, incaptivity. British Journal of Herpetology (6) 1981. pp. 99-100.
Evidence for scavenging behavior in the western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox (viperidae). Gillingham, J.C. and R.R.Baker. Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychologie (55) 1981. pp. 217-227.
An analysis of prey searching behavior in the western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox. Gillingham, J.C. and D. Clark. Behavioral and Neural Biology (32) 1981. pp. 235-240.
Snake tongue flicking: transfer mechanics to Jacobson's organ. Gillingham, J.C. and D. Clark. Canadian Journal of Zoology (59) 1981. pp. 1651-1657.
Courtship and pelvic spur use in the Burmese python, Python molurus bivittatus. Gillingham, J.C. and J.A. Chambers. Copeia (1982) 1982. pp. 193-196.
Analysis of the courtship behavior in Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingi. Baker, R.R. and J.C. Gillingham. Herpetologica (39) 1983. pp. 166-173.
Courtship, male combat and dominance in the western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox. Gillingham, J.C., C.C. Carpenter and J.B. Murphy. Journal of Herpetology (17) 1983. pp. 265-270.
Venomous snake immobilization: a new technique. Gillingham, J.C., D.L. Clark and G.R. TenEyck. Herpetological Review (14) 1983. pp. 40.
Courtship, mating and male combat in Tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus.Gans, C., Gillingham, J.C., and D.L. Clark. Journal of Herpetology (18) 1984. pp. 194-197.
Giant centipede (Scolopendra alternans) attacks marine toad (Bufo marinus). Carpenter, C.C. and J.C. Gillingham. Caribbean Journal of Science (20) 1984. pp. 71-72.
Notes on the combat behavior of the California kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus californiae, in captivity. Clark, D.L., Gillingham, J.C. and A. Rebischke. British Journal of Herpetology (6) 1984. pp. 380-382.
A method for nocturnally locating lizards. Clark, D.L. and J.C. Gillingham. Herpetological Review (15) 1984. pp. 24-25.
Northern cardinals breeding on Beaver Island. Hamas, M. and J.C.Gillingham. Jack Pine Warbler (62) 1984. p. 75.
Sperm storage and multiple paternity in copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. Schuett, G.W. and J.C. Gillingham. Copeia (1986)1986. pp. 807-811.
Water hole fidelity in the giant toad, Bufo marinus.Carpenter, C.C. and J.C. Gillingham. Journal of Herpetology (21) 1987. pp. 158-161.
Social Behavior. Gillingham, J.C. IN: Snakes: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Seigel, R.A., J.T. Collins and S.S. Novak, Eds. Macmillan Publishing Co., New York 1987. pp. 184-209.
Courtship and mating of the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. Schuett,G.W. and J.C. Gillingham. Copeia (1988) 1988. pp. 374-381.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Beaver Island. Gillingham, J.C. IN: Journal of Beaver Island History, Volume III, Cushing-Malloy, Ann Arbor, 1988. pp. 87-115.
Male-male agonistic behavior in the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix.Schuett, G.W. and J.C. Gillingham. Amphibia-Reptilia (10) 1989. pp. 243-266
Habituation of the alarm reaction in neonatal garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis. Hampton, R. and J.C. Gillingham. Journal of Herpetology (23) 1989. pp. 433-434.
Sleep site fidelity in two Puerto Rican lizards. Clark, D.L. and J.C.Gillingham. Animal Behaviour (39) 1990. pp. 1138-1148.
The function of scream calling in nonsocial vertebrates: Testing the predator attraction hypothesis. Schuett, G.W. and J.C. Gillingham.Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society (25) 1990. pp.137-142.
Ritualized Behavior in Agkistrodon and Allied Genera. Carpenter, C.C. and J.C. Gillingham. IN: Monograph on Agkistrodon and Related Genera. Gloyd, H.K. and R. Conant, Eds. SSAR Special Publications in Herpetology 1990. pp. 523-531.
Chemosensory orientation and earthworm location by foraging Eastern garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis. Gillingham, J.C., J.W. Rowe, and M.H. Weins. IN: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (5) MacDonald, D. and S. Natynzcuk, Eds., Oxford University Press, 1990. pp. 522-532.
The reproductive ethology of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus: Applications in captive breeding. Gillingham, J.C. and T.J. Miller. International Zoo Yearbook (30) 1991. pp. 157-164.
Status and longevity of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, and Duvaucel's gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, on North Brother Island, New Zealand. Thompson, M.B., C.H. Daugherty, A. Cree, D.C. French, J.C. Gillingham, and R.E. Barwick. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand (22) 1992. pp. 123-130.
Effects of vomeronasal system deafferentation on home range use in anatural population of Eastern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis).Graves, B., Halpern, M. and J.C. Gillingham. Animal Behaviour (45) 1993. pp. 307-311.
Prey catching behavior in frogs and toads using video simulated prey.Roster, N.C., Clark, D.L. and J.C. Gillingham. Copeia (1995)1995. pp. 496-498.
Social behavior of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus. Gillingham, J.C., C.Carmichael, and T. Miller. IN: Behavioral Ecology of Reptiles: ASymposium in Honor of C.C. Carpenter. T.A. Jenssen and J.C. Gillingham, Eds. Herpetological Monographs (9) 1995. pp. 5-16.
Normal Ethology of Reptiles. Gillingham, J.C. IN: The Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles. Warwick, C.,Cooper, J.E. and J.B. Murphy, eds., Chapman and Hall, London. 1995. pp. 131-164.
Thermal influence on defensive behaviours of the Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis. Passek, K. and J.C. Gillingham. Animal Behaviour (1997) 54:629-633.
Absence of kin discrimination in hatchling American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis. Passek, K. and J.C. Gillingham.Copeia (1999)1999:831-835.
Diet of the ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis) on Beaver Island, Michigan: Temporal variation and the relationship of prey-size to predator-size. Rowe, J.W., Campbell, K.C. and J.C. Gillingham. Herpetological Natural History (2001) 7:145-152.
New Herpetological Records for High and Hog islands of the Beaver Archipelago, Charlevoix County, Michigan. Placyk, J.. S. Jr., Seider, M.J. and J.C. Gillingham. Herpetological Review. (2002) 33: 230.
Body size plasticity and local variation of relative head and body size sexual dimorphism in garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). M.A. Krause, G. M. Burghardt and J.C. Gillingham. J. Zool., London (2003) 261:1-9.
Distribution of Reptilies and Amphibians on the Islands of Northeastern Lake Michigan: Summary and Analysis. Bowen, K.D. and J.C. Gillingham. Michigan Academician (2004) 36:213-223.
New colony location for Doublecrested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus ) and other waterbirds in the Beaver Archipelago due to a reduction in lake level. Seefelt, N. E. and J.C. Gillingham. Michigan Birds and Natural History (2004) 11:122-127.
The Double-crested cormorant in Lake Michigan: A review of population trends, ecology and current management. In: T. Edsall and M. Munawar, Eds. State of Lake Michigan: Ecology, Health and Management. Ecovision World Monograph Series (2004).
A comparison of three methods to investigate the diet of breeding Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the Beaver Archipelago, Northern Lake Michigan. Seefelt, N. E. and J.C. Gillingham. Hydrobiologia (2006)567:57-67.
Foraging locations of Double-crested Cormorants in the Beaver Archipelago of Northern Lake Michigan: Potential for impacts on smallmouth bass. Seefelt, N. E. and J.C. Gillingham. Waterbirds (2006) 29: 473-480.
Spatial ecology and multiscale habitat selection by a threatened rattlesnake: the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus. Moore, J.A. and J.C. Gillingham. Copeia (2006) 2006:742-751.