CURRICULUM VITAE

*EDUCATION:*
1987-1991	Senior Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. Postdoctoral advisor: Henry M. Fales
1990	Recombinant DNA Methodology, NIH, Bethesda, MD
1982-1987	University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D., Zoology) Dissertation Title: Sex pheromones and the mediation of reproduction in the red-sided garter snake. Doctoral advisor: David Crews
1985-1987	National Institute of Mental Health Predoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin
1978-1982	College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA (B.A., Biology)

*PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:*
2004 - present	Chair, Biology Program, Oregon State University
2003 - present	Professor, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University
2002 - 2004	Interim Chair, Biology Program, Oregon State University
2002 - present	Graduate Faculty, Science and Math Education, Oregon State University
2001 - present	Adjunct Professor, Environmental Sciences Program, Washington State University, Vancouver
2000 - present	Honors College Faculty, Oregon State University
1998 - 1999	Visiting Scientist: Centre for Conservation Biology, and Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
1996 - present	Faculty member, Environmental Sciences Program, Oregon State University
1996 - present	Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University
1996 - present	J.C. Braly Curator of Vertebrates, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University
1995 - present	Adjunct Professor, Centre for Conservation Biology, University of Queensland, Australia
1992 - 1996	Research Faculty, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, H.J. Andrews Program
1991 - 1996	Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Oregon State University
1991 - present	Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Memphis
1990 - 1991	Senior Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1987 - 1990	Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Chemistry, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
1984-1987	Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin

*PROFESSIONAL EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY BOARDS:*
Editorial Board, Journal of Chemical Ecology, June 2001-2006 Executive Board, Chemical Signals in Vertebrates Conference Advisory Board, Center for Advanced Studies in Amazonian Biodiversity, Sao Paolo, Brazil Advisory Board, Manitoba Department of Conservation, Manitoba, Canada

*NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:*
Scientific Fellow, The Zoological Society of London, 2001 National Science Foundation - Presidential Young Investigator, 1993-1998 National Institute of Mental Health - Predoctoral Fellowship, 1985-1987 Who's Who in American Science Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Honor Society AAAS/SWARM Best Student Paper Award, 1987 International Society of Chemical Ecology Travel Award, 1986 AAAS/SWARM Best Student Paper Award, 1984 American Society of Zoologists Travel Award, 1983

*UNIVERSITY AWARDS:*
Loyd Carter Award finalist for excellence in undergraduate teaching, 2002 Thomas T. Sugihara Young Faculty Research Award, 1996 Loyd Carter Award finalist for excellence in undergraduate teaching, 1993

*INVITED SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANT:*
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network. Keynote Speaker. September 27-30, 2002. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Brown Tree Snake Research and Management. August 6-10, 2001. Agana, Guam. (declined). Snake Ecology 2000. September 22-24, 2000. Ozark Natural Science Center, Arkansas. Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network. Keynote Speaker. September 21-24, 2000. Pinticton, British Columbia, Canada. (declined). Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects of Chemical Communication. Chemical Signals in Vertebrates IX. July 26-30, 2000. Cracow, Poland. Natural History and Ecology of Snakes of the Pacific Northwest. Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. March 23-26, 1999. Ashland, Oregon. Celebrating Research in Biomedical Mass Spectrometry: A Symposium in Honor of Dr. Hank Fales. National Institutes of Health. September 16, 1998. Bethesda, Maryland. Brown Tree Snake Research Symposium. July 27-29, 1998. Honolulu, Hawaii. Phenology of Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles: Integrating Organism-level and Population-level Perspectives. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 14-18, 1998. Guelph, Ontario, Canada (declined). Snake Ecology for the 21st Century. October 25-27, 1997. Tyler, Texas. Identification of Vertebrate Pheromones. Chemical Signals in Vertebrates VIII. July 20-25, 1997. Ithaca, New York. IUCN Climate and Atmospheric Working Group Workshop. February 24, 1996. Corvallis, Oregon. Closing the Knowledge Gap. Center for Field Research (Earthwatch). October 6-8, 1994. Boston, Massachusetts. Chemical Communication in Vertebrates and Invertebrates: Nature, Neuroregulation and Molecular Receptors of Pheromones. Jacques Monod Conference. October 10-14, 1994. Aussois, France (declined). Field and Behavioral Endocrinology. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. July 28-1 August, 1994. Athens, Georgia. Acoustic and Chemical Communication. Second World Congress of Herpetology. December 28, 1993-January 6, 1994. Adelaide, South Australia (declined). Hormonal Control of Behavior. XII International Congress on Comparative Endocrinology. May 16-21, 1993. Toronto, Canada. Sea Lamprey Olfaction Workshop. October 29-31, 1993. Minneapolis, Minnesota. U.S.-Japan Joint Congress on Snake Control for Human Health and Wildlife Conservation. September 27-30, 1992. Okinawa, Japan. Second U.S.-Japan Workshop on New Models in the Life Sciences. March 16-17, 1992. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Semiochemicals in Vertebrates. International Society of Chemical Ecology. July 2-7, 1991. Dijon, France (declined). Behavioral Endocrinology: Studies in the Field. Animal Behavior Society. June 1-6, 1991. Wilmington, North Carolina. Reptilian Chemical Senses. June 15-16, 1991. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Physiology, Genetics, and Neurobiology. Turtle Cove Snake Ecology Symposium. August 2-5, 1990. Turtle Cove Biological Research Station, Louisiana. Chemical Ecology of Reptiles. International Society of Chemical Ecology. June 24-27, 1988. Athens, Georgia. Chemical Signals: Physiology and Behavior. AAAS-SWARM Division. March 28-31, 1984. Lubbock, Texas.

*CONTRIBUTED PAPER PRESENTATIONS:*
Oregon Academy of Science. February 28, 2004. Portland, OR. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 5-9, 2004. New Orleans, LA. Chemical Signals in Vertebrates X. July 29-1 August, 2003. Corvallis, OR. Animal Behavior Society. July 19-23, 2003. Boise, ID. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. June 25-29, 2003. Cincinnati, OH. International Society of Chemical Ecology. August 6-10, 2002. Hamburg, Germany. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. June 26-30, 2002. Amherst, MA. Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. April 3-6, 2002. Hood River, OR. Animal Behavior Society. July 14-18, 2001. Corvallis, OR. International Society of Chemical Ecology. July 7-12, 2001. Lake Tahoe, NV. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. June 27-30, 2001. Scottsdale, AZ. Northwest Reproductive Sciences Symposium. April 20-21, 2001. Corvallis, OR. Western Regional Conference of Comparative Endocrinology. March 23-25, 2000. Corvallis,OR. Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. March 14-18, 2000. Ocean Shores, WA. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. June 23-26, 1999. Charlottesville, VA. Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. March 22-26, 1999. Ashland, OR. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. June 21-24, 1998. Atlanta, GA. Western Regional Conference of Comparative Endocrinology. March 13-15, 1998. Flagstaff, AZ. Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. March 25-28, 1998. Olympia, WA. International Society of Chemical Ecology. July 12-16, 1997. Vancouver, BC, Canada. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Herpetologists League - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. June 26 - July 2, 1997. Seattle, WA. Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Pacific Division. June 22-26, 1997. Corvallis, OR. Western Regional Conference of Comparative Endocrinology. March 24-5, 1996. Berkeley, CA. Society for Northwest Vertebrate Biology. March 21-22, 1996. Corvallis, OR. XXIV International Ethological Conference. August 10-17, 1995. Honolulu, HI. Western Regional Conference of Comparative Endocrinology. March 23-5, 1995. Seattle, WA. Australian and New Zealand Comparative Physiologists. December 8-10, 1994. Brisbane, Queensland. 23rd Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, December 11-13, 1994. Brisbane, Queensland. International Society of Chemical Ecology. June 4-8, 1994. Syracuse, NY. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. May 27-June 2, 1993. Austin, TX. Western Regional Conference of Comparative Endocrinology. March 26-7, 1993. Boulder, CO. American Society of Zoologists. December 27-30, 1992. Vancouver, British Columbia. (session chair). Chemical Signals in Vertebrates VI. June 16-22, 1991. Philadelphia, PA. The Care and Use of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish in Research. April 8-9, 1991. New Orleans, LA. American Association of Animal Laboratory Science. October 14-18, 1990. Milwaukee, WI. International Society of Chemical Ecology. August 11-15, 1990. Quebec City, Canada. Herpetologists League-Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting. August 5-9, 1990. New Orleans, LA. (session chair). Gordon Research Conference: Taste and Smell. July 15-20, 1990. Plymouth, NH. American Society for Mass Spectrometry. June 3-8, 1990. Tucson, AZ. American Society for Mass Spectrometry Ion Trapping in Mass Spectrometry. March 3-5, 1990. Sanibel Island, FL. American Society of Zoologists. December 27-30, 1989. Boston, MA. (session chair). American Society for Mass Spectrometry. May 21-26, 1989. Miami, FL. American Society for Mass Spectrometry. June 7-12, 1988. San Francisco, CA. XX International Ethological Conference. August 7-16, 1987. Madison, WI. AAAS-SWARM Division. March 31-April 4, 1987. Austin, TX. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. June 21-26, 1987. Albany, NY. International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste IX. July 20-24, 1986. Snowmass, CO. International Society of Chemical Ecology. June 21-24, 1986. Berkeley, CA. American Society of Zoologists. December 27-30, 1985. Baltimore, MD. International Symposium on Chemical Signals in Vertebrates IV. July 27-29, 1985. Laramie,WY. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Herpetologists League - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. July 28-August 3, 1984. Norman, OK. American Society of Zoologists. December 27-30, 1983. Philadelphia, PA.

INVITED LECTURES AND SERVICE TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES:

2003	College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2001	Washington State University at Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington
2000	University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon
1999	Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma University of Oregon, Center for Neuroscience, Eugene, Oregon Portland State University, Portland, Oregon Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Science Center, Pacific Grove, California
1998	National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado University of Queensland, Center for Conservation Biology, Ste. Lucia, Australia University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California Oregon State University, (Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife) University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1997	University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois
1996	Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
1995	University of California, Davis - Bodega Marine Laboratory Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Willamette University, Salem, Oregon Oregon Graduate Institute, Beaverton, Oregon Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
1994	University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, Oregon
1993	Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, Oregon Robert S. Dow Neurological Sciences Center, Portland, Oregon
1992	University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Portland State University, Portland, Oregon H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Blue River, Oregon University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
1991	Walla Walla College, Walla Walla, Washington
1990	State University of New York-Syracuse, New York Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee Washington Area Mass Spectrometry Group, Washington, DC
1989	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NIH-Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, NHLBI, Bethesda, Maryland
1988	University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York National Zoological Park, Washington, DC Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland NIH-Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, Bethesda, Maryland
1987	NIH - Laboratory of Chemistry, NHLBI, Bethesda, Maryland College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts NIH - Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, NHLBI, Bethesda, Maryland NIMH-Laboratory of Brain, Evolution, and Behavior, Poolesville, Maryland
1986	Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

*PUBLICATIONS*
1. Carley, W.W., Caracciolo, E.A. and R.T. Mason. (1983). Cell and coelomic fluid volume regulation in the earthworm, (Lumbricus terrestris). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 74A: 569‑75. [pdf] 2. Crews, D., Camazine, B., Diamond, M., Mason, R., Tokarz, R. and W.R. Garstka. (1984). Hormonal independence of courtship behavior in the male garter snake. Hormones and Behavior, 18: 29‑41. [pdf] 3. Whittier, J.M., Mason, R.T. and D. Crews. (1985). Mating in the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis: Differential effects on male and female sexual behavior. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 16: 257‑61. [pdf] 4. Mason, R.T. and D. Crews. (l985). Female mimicry in garter snakes. Nature, 316: 59‑60. [pdf] 5. Crews, D., Diamond, M., Whittier, J. and R. Mason. (1985). Small male body size in garter snakes depends on testes. American Journal of Physiology, 249: R62‑66. [pdf] 6. Mason, R.T. and D. Crews. (l986). Pheromone mimicry in garter snakes. In: "Chemical Signals in Vertebrates IV." D. Duvall, D. Müller‑Schwarze, and R. Silverstein (Eds.). Plenum Press, New York. pp. 279‑283. [pdf] 7. Nelson, R., Mason, R.T., Krohmer, R.W. and D. Crews. (1987). Pinealectomy blocks vernal courtship behavior in red‑sided garter snakes. Physiology and Behavior, 39: 231‑233. [pdf] 8. Mason, R.T., Chinn, J.W. and D. Crews. (1987). Sex and seasonal differences in the skin lipids of garter snakes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 87B: 999‑1003. [pdf] 9. Whittier, J.M., Mason, R.T. and D. Crews. (1987). Plasma steroid hormone levels of female red‑sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis: Relationship to mating and gestation. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 67: 33‑43. [pdf] 10. Whittier, J.M., Mason, R.T., Crews, D. and P. Licht. (1987). Role of light and temperature in the regulation of reproduction in the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 65: 2090‑2096. [pdf] 11. Mason, R.T., Chinn, J.W. and D. Crews. (1987). Skin lipids of garter snakes serve as semiochemicals. In: "From Reception to Perception: An International Symposium on Chemical Senses." S.D. Roper, Jelle Atema, and M. Mozzell (Eds.). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York. pp. 472‑474. [pdf] 12. Mason, R.T., Fales, H.M., Jones, T.H., Pannell, L.K., Chinn, J.W. and D. Crews. (1989). Sex pheromones in snakes. Science, 245: 290‑293. [pdf] 13. Mason, R.T., Fales, H.M., Jones, T.H., O'Brien, L. B., Blum, M.S., Taylor, T.W. and C.L. Hogue. (1989). Characterization of Fulgorid waxes (Homoptera:Fulgoridae:Insecta). Insect Biochemistry, 19: 737‑740. [pdf] 14. Pannell, L.K., Pu, Q.‑L., Fales, H.M., Mason, R.T. and J.L. Stephenson. (1989). Intermolecular processes in the ion-trap mass spectrometer. Analytical Chemistry, 61: 2500‑2503. [pdf] 15. Pannell, L.K., Pu, Q.‑L., Mason, R.T. and H.M. Fales. (1990). Fragment pathway analysis using automated tandem mass spectrometry on an ion-trap mass spectrometer. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 4: 103‑107. [pdf] 16. Mason, R.T. and W.H.N. Gutzke. (1990). Sex recognition in the leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius (Sauria:Gekkonidae): Possible mediation by skin‑derived semiochemicals. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16: 27‑36. [pdf] 17. Mason, R.T., Jones, T.H., H.M. Fales, Pannell, L.K. and D. Crews. (1990). Characterization, synthesis, and behavioral responses to the sex attractiveness pheromones of red‑sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16: 2353‑2369. [pdf] 18. Peden, D.B., Hohman, R., Brown, M.E., Mason, R.T., Berkebile, C., Fales, H.M. and M.A. Kaliner. (l990). Uric acid is a major antioxidant in human nasal airway secretions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, 87: 7638‑7642. [pdf] 19. Weldon, P.J., Mason, R.T. and M.J. Tanner. (1990). Lipids in the Rathke's gland secretions of hatchling Kemp's Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempi). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 96B: 705-708. [pdf] 20. Mason, R.T., Fales, H.M., Eisner, M. and T. Eisner. (l99l). Wax of a whitefly and its utilization by a Chrysopid larva. Naturwissenschaften, 78: 28-30. [pdf] 21. Mason, R.T., Hoyt, R.F. Jr., Pannell, L.K. and E. Wellner. (l99l). Cage design and configuration for arboreal reptiles. Laboratory Animal Science, 41: 84-86. [pdf] 22. Mason, R.T., Macmillan, S., Whittier, J.M., Krohmer, R.W. and W. Koonz. (l99l). Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis (red‑sided garter snake) population morph variation. Herpetological Review, 22: 61. [pdf] 23. Murata, Y., Yeh, H.J.C., Pannell, L.K., Jones, T.H., Fales, H.M. and R.T. Mason. (l99l). New ketodienes from the integumental lipids of the Guam brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis. Journal of Natural Products, 54: 233-240. [pdf] 24. Fales, H.M., Pu, Q.‑L., Mason, R.T. and L.K. Pannell. (l99l). The ion trap mass spectrum of sulphur. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes, 106: 273-281. [pdf] 25. Mason, R.T. (1992). Reptilian Pheromones. In: "Biology of the Reptilia: Behavioral Physiology." C. Gans and D. Crews (Eds.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. pp. 114-228. 26. Couper, P.J., Whittier, J., Mason, R.T. and Ingram, G.J. (l992). A nesting record for Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Gunther). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 32(1): 60. [pdf] 27. Mason, R.T., Hoyt, R.F. Jr., Pannell, L.K., E. Wellner and B. Demeter. (l992). Cage design and configuration for arboreal reptiles. In: “The Care and Use of Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish in Research.” D.O. Schaeffer, K.M. Kleinow and L. Krulisch (Eds.). Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, Bethesda, Maryland. pp. 72-74. 28. Mason, R.T. (1993). Chemical ecology of the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution, 41: 261-268. [pdf] 29. W.H.N. Gutzke, Tucker, C. and R.T. Mason. (1993). Chemical recognition of kingsnakes by crotalines: Effects of size on the ophiophage defensive response. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution, 41: 234-238. [pdf] 30. Mason, R.T. (1994). Hormonal and pheromonal correlates of reproductive behavior in garter snakes. In: "Perspectives in Comparative Endocrinology" K. Davies, (Ed.) Research Journals Division of the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. pp. 427-432. [pdf] 31. Mason, R.T. (1994). The potential of pheromonal control of reptilian populations. In: "Luring Lampreys: Assessing the Feasibility of Using Odorants to Control Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes." P. Sorensen (Ed.). Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp. 24-34. [pdf] 32. Jaffe, K., Blum, M.S., Fales, H.M., Mason, R.T. and A. Cabrera. (1995). On insect attractants from pitcher plants of the genus Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 21: 379-384. [pdf] 33. Whittier, J.M. and R.T. Mason. (1996). Plasma triglyceride and ß-hydroxybutyric acid levels in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) at emergence from hibernation. Experientia, 52:145-148. [pdf] 34. Smith, M.T. and R.T. Mason. (1997). Gonadotropin antagonist modulates courtship behavior in male red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. Physiology and Behavior, 61: 137-143. [pdf] 35. Smith, M.T., Moore, F.L. and Mason, R.T. (1997). Neuroanatomical distribution of Chicken-I gonadotropin-releasing hormone (cGnRH-I) in the brain of the male red-sided garter snake. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution, 49: 137-148. [pdf] 36. Greene, M.J., Nichols, D.K., Hoyt, R.J. and R.T. Mason. (1997). The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) as a laboratory animal. Lab Animal 26: 28-31. *(Cover Photo)*. [pdf] 37. Bull, K.H., Mason, R.T. and J.M. Whittier. (1997). Seasonal testicular development and sperm storage in tropical and subtropical populations of the brown tree snake (Boiga* irregularis). Australian Journal of Zoology, 45: 479-488. [pdf] 38. Mason, R.T., Chivers, D., Mathis, A. and A.R. Blaustein. (1998). Bioassays with Amphibians and Reptiles. In: " Methods in Chemical Ecology" J. Millar and K. Haynes (Eds.). Chapman & Hall, New York. pp. 271-325. 39. Mason, R.T. (1998). Integrated pest management: The case for pheromonal control of habu and brown tree snakes. In: "Snakes and Man: Controlling Pest Species for Conservation and Human Health" G. Rodda, D. Chiszar, Y. Sawai, and H. Tanaka, (Eds.). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. pp. 196-205. 40. Greene, M.J. and R.T. Mason. (1998). Chemically mediated sexual behavior of the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis. EcoScience, 5: 405-409. *(Cover Photo). [pdf] 41. Shine, R., Olsson, M.M., I.T. Moore, M.P. LeMaster and R.T. Mason. (1999). Why do male snakes have longer tails than females? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B*, 266: 2147-2151. [pdf] 42. Nichols, D.K., Weyant, R.S., Lamirande, E.W., Sigler, L. and R.T. Mason. (1999). Fatal mycotic dermatitis in captive brown tree snakes (Boiga* irregularis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 30: 111-118. [pdf] 43. Shine, R., O'Connor, D. and R.T. Mason. (2000). Female mimicry in gartersnakes: Behavioural tactics of “she-males” and the males that court them. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 78: 1391-1398. [pdf] 44. Shine, R., Harlow, P., LeMaster, M.P., Moore, I.T. and R.T. Mason. (2000). The transvestite serpent: Why do male garter snakes court (some) other males? Animal Behaviour, 59: 349-359.