Gordon Bauer
Professor of Psychology
Peg Scripps Buzzelli Chair
Chair, Division of Social Sciences
Ph.D., University of Hawaii
M.S. Bucknell University
B.A., M.A., George Washington University
Professor Bauer is a biological psychologist specializing in animal sensory processes, cognition and behavior. He is currently studying vision, touch, hearing, and chemical senses of manatees, hearing of dolphins, and behavior of humpback whales. He teaches courses in biological psychology, sensation and perception, animal learning, and statistics.
Selected Publications
Scientific Publications
Colbert, D.E., Gaspard, J.C. III, Reep, R., Mann, D.A. and Bauer, G.B. Four-Choice Sound Localization Abilities of Two Florida Manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Journal of Experimental Biology (in press).
Fellner, W., Bauer, G.B., Harley, H.E. (2006). Cognitive implications of synchrony in dolphins. (Invited manuscript for Special Edition of Aquatic Mammals. 32, 511-516.)
Mann, D., Hill, M., Casper, B., Colbert, D., Gaspard, J., and Bauer, G.B. (2005). Temporal resolution of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) auditory system. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 191, 903-908.
Bauer, G.B. (2005). Research Training for Releasable Animals. Conservation Biology, 19, 1779-1789.
Bauer, G.B., Colbert, D., Fellner, W., Gaspard, J., & Littlefield, B. (2003). Underwater visual acuity of Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 16, 130-142.
Bauer, G.B. (2003). Beyond operant conditioning: Issues in animal learning. Soundings, 27, 24-25.
Colbert, D., Fellner, W., Bauer, G.B., Manire,C.A., & Rhinehart, H.L. (2001).
Husbandry and research training of two Florida manatees, (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Aquatic Mammals, 27, 16-23.
Bauer, G.B. & Harley, H. (2001). The mimetic dolphin (Commentary).
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24, 326-327.
Colbert, D. & Bauer, G.B. (1999). Basic husbandry training of two West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Soundings, 24, 18-21
Mobley, J.R., Bauer, G.B., & Herman, L.M. (1999). Changes over a ten-year interval in the distribution and relative abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) wintering in Hawaiian waters. Aquatic Mammals, 25, 63-72.
Bauer, G.B. and Johnson, C.M. (1994). Trained motor imitation by bottlenosed dolphins. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 79, 1307-1315.
Helweg, D., Bauer, G.B., & Herman, L.M. (1992). Observations of an s-shaped posture in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Aquatic Mammals, 18,74-78.
Floody, O.R. & Bauer, G.B. (1987), Selectivity in the responses of hamsters to conspecific vocalizations. Hormones and Behavior, 21, 522-527
Perry, A., Bauer, G.B., & Dizon, A.E. (1985), Magnetoreception and biomineralization of magnetite in amphibians and reptiles. In Kirschvink, J.L., Jones, D.S., and MacFadden, B.J. (eds.). Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms. Plenum Press: New York.
Bauer, G.B., Fuller, M., Perry, A., Dunn, R., and Zoeger, J. (1985), Magnetoreception and biomineralization of magnetite in cetaceans. In Kirschvink, J.L., Jones, D.S., and MacFadden, B.J. (eds.). Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms. Plenum Press: New York.
Technical Reports
Mobley Jr, J. R., Spitz, S. S., Grotefendt, R., Forestell, P. H., Frankel, A. S., & Bauer, G.B. (2001). Abundance of humpback whales in Hawaiian waters: Results of 1993-2000 aerial surveys. Report prepared for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 26, 2001.
Bauer, G. An overview of the effects of vessel approaches on humpback whale behavior in Hawaii. In Payne, P. Michael, Phillips, B., & Nitta, E.T. Report of the Workshop to Assess Research and Other Needs and Opportunities Related to Humpback Whale Management in the Hawaiian Islands, Kaanapali, Maui, April 26-28, 1995, U.S. Department of Commerce., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-OPR-11, p. 68-73.
Bauer, G.B. & Herman, L.M. (1986), The effect of vessel traffic on the behavior of humpback whales in Hawaii, Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Contract No. 41 USC 252.
Colbert, D.E., Gaspard, J.C. III, Reep, R., Mann, D.A. and Bauer, G.B. Four-Choice Sound Localization Abilities of Two Florida Manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Journal of Experimental Biology (in press).
Fellner, W., Bauer, G.B., Harley, H.E. (2006). Cognitive implications of synchrony in dolphins. (Invited manuscript for Special Edition of Aquatic Mammals. 32, 511-516.)
Mann, D., Hill, M., Casper, B., Colbert, D., Gaspard, J., and Bauer, G.B. (2005). Temporal resolution of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) auditory system. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 191, 903-908.
Bauer, G.B. (2005). Research Training for Releasable Animals. Conservation Biology, 19, 1779-1789.
Bauer, G.B., Colbert, D., Fellner, W., Gaspard, J., & Littlefield, B. (2003). Underwater visual acuity of Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 16, 130-142.
Bauer, G.B. (2003). Beyond operant conditioning: Issues in animal learning. Soundings, 27, 24-25.
Colbert, D., Fellner, W., Bauer, G.B., Manire,C.A., & Rhinehart, H.L. (2001).
Husbandry and research training of two Florida manatees, (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Aquatic Mammals, 27, 16-23.
Bauer, G.B. & Harley, H. (2001). The mimetic dolphin (Commentary).
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24, 326-327.
Colbert, D. & Bauer, G.B. (1999). Basic husbandry training of two West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Soundings, 24, 18-21
Mobley, J.R., Bauer, G.B., & Herman, L.M. (1999). Changes over a ten-year interval in the distribution and relative abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) wintering in Hawaiian waters. Aquatic Mammals, 25, 63-72.
Bauer, G.B. and Johnson, C.M. (1994). Trained motor imitation by bottlenosed dolphins. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 79, 1307-1315.
Helweg, D., Bauer, G.B., & Herman, L.M. (1992). Observations of an s-shaped posture in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Aquatic Mammals, 18,74-78.
Floody, O.R. & Bauer, G.B. (1987), Selectivity in the responses of hamsters to conspecific vocalizations. Hormones and Behavior, 21, 522-527
Perry, A., Bauer, G.B., & Dizon, A.E. (1985), Magnetoreception and biomineralization of magnetite in amphibians and reptiles. In Kirschvink, J.L., Jones, D.S., and MacFadden, B.J. (eds.). Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms. Plenum Press: New York.
Bauer, G.B., Fuller, M., Perry, A., Dunn, R., and Zoeger, J. (1985), Magnetoreception and biomineralization of magnetite in cetaceans. In Kirschvink, J.L., Jones, D.S., and MacFadden, B.J. (eds.). Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms. Plenum Press: New York.
Technical Reports
Mobley Jr, J. R., Spitz, S. S., Grotefendt, R., Forestell, P. H., Frankel, A. S., & Bauer, G.B. (2001). Abundance of humpback whales in Hawaiian waters: Results of 1993-2000 aerial surveys. Report prepared for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 26, 2001.
Bauer, G. An overview of the effects of vessel approaches on humpback whale behavior in Hawaii. In Payne, P. Michael, Phillips, B., & Nitta, E.T. Report of the Workshop to Assess Research and Other Needs and Opportunities Related to Humpback Whale Management in the Hawaiian Islands, Kaanapali, Maui, April 26-28, 1995, U.S. Department of Commerce., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-OPR-11, p. 68-73.
Bauer, G.B. & Herman, L.M. (1986), The effect of vessel traffic on the behavior of humpback whales in Hawaii, Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Contract No. 41 USC 252.
