Publications

Mundschau, V. & Suchak, M. (2023). When and why cats are returned to shelters. Animals, 13, 243. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020243

 

Engebrecht, L., Smith, T., & Suchak M. (2022). Single versus multiple cat adoptions: A trade-off between longer adoption times and social bonding in shelter cats. Animal Welfare, 31, 329-339. doi: https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.31.3.006 

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Libonate, S. and Suchak, M. (2021). Predictors of the use of enrichment items in colony housed shelter cats. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2021.1934840

 

Sumridge, M.H., Suchak, M., Hoffman, C.L. (2021). Owner-reported attachment and behavior characteristics of New Guinea singing dogs living as companion animals. Anthrozöos. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2021.1898218

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Campbell, M.W., Watzek, J., Suchak, M., Berman, S.M., and de Waal, F.B.M. (2020). Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) tolerate some degree of inequity while cooperating but refuse to donate effort for nothing. American Journal of Primatology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23084

 

Suchak, M. and Lamica, J. (2018). A comparison of cats (Felis silvestris catus) housed in groups and single cages at a shelter: A retrospective matched cohort study. Animals, 8, 29-43. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8020029

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Willett, C. and Suchak, M. (2018). Sociality. In: Critical Terms for Animal Studies (ed: Lori Gruen). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

 

Suchak, M., Watzek, J., Quarles L.F., and de Waal, F.B.M. (2018). Novice chimpanzees cooperate successfully in the presence of experts, but may have limited understanding of the task. Animal Cognition, 21, 87-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-017-1142-2

 

Hoffman, C.L. and Suchak, M.  (2017). Dog rivalry impacts following behavior in a decision-making task involving food. Animal Cognition, 20, 689-701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-017-1091-9

 

Suchak, M., Piombino, M., and Bracco, K. (2016). Predictors of sociability in colony housed shelter cats (Felis silvestris catus). Pet Behavior Science, 2, 24-33. https://doi.org/10.21071/pbs.v0i2.5186

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Suchak, M. and de Waal, F.B.M. (2016). Reply to Schmidt and Tomasello: Chimpanzees as natural team players. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 113, E6730. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614598113

 

Suchak, M., Eppley, T.M., Campbell, M.W., Feldman R.A., Quarles, L.F., and de Waal, F.B.M. (2016). How chimpanzees cooperate in a competitive world. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113, 10215-10220. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1611826113.

 

Suchak, M., Eppley, T.M., Campbell, M.W. and de Waal, F.B.M. (2014).  Ape duos and trios: Chimpanzee cooperation under free partner choice. PeerJ. 2:e417. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.417. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.417

 

Crick, J., Suchak, M., Eppley, T.M., Campbell, M.W. and de Waal, F.B.M. (2013). The roles of food quality and sex in chimpanzee sharing behavior (Pan troglodytes). Behaviour, 150, 1203-1224. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003087

 

Eppley, T.M., Suchak, M., Crick, J., and de Waal, F.B.M. (2013). Perseverance and food sharing among closely affiliated chimpanzees. Primates, 54, 319-324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-013-0374-2

 

Suchak M. and de Waal, F.B.M. (2012).  Monkeys benefit from reciprocity without the cognitive burden. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 109, 15191-15196. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1213173109

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Horner, V., Carter, J. D., Suchak, M. and de Waal, F. B. M. (2011). Reply to Skoyles: Misplaced assumptions of perfect human prosociality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences US, 108, E836. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1114208108

 

Horner, V., Carter, J. D., Suchak, M. and de Waal, F. B. M. (2011) Spontaneous prosocial choice in chimpanzees.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 108, 13847-13851. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1111088108

 

de Waal, F.B.M. and Suchak M. (2010).  Prosocial primates: Selfish and unselfish motivations.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 365, 2711-2722. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0119