Publications
The domestication of the larynx: The neural crest connection
Lesch, R., Fitch, W. T. The domestication of the larynx: The neural crest connection. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution,1–8. 2024
doi: 10.1002/jez.b.23251
The Puss in Boots effect: Dog eye size influences pet-directed speech in women
Forman, J.; Brown, L.; Root-Gutteridge, H.; Hole, G.; Lesch, R.; Pisanski, K.; Reby, D. The puss in boots effect: dog eye size influences pet-directed speech in women. Journal of Interaction Studies. 2023
doi: 10.1075/is.22032.for
Risks associated with free-roaming and collar use in cats – an online survey
Arhant, C.; Lesch, R.; Heizmann V.; Schauberger G.; Windschnurer I. Risks associated with free-roaming and collar use in cats – an online survey. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 2022
doi:10.1016/j.jveb.2022.10.002.
The expensive-tissue hypothesis may help explain brain-size reduction during domestication
Lesch, R.; Kotrschal, K.; Kitchener, A.C.; Fitch, W.T.; Kotrschal, A. The expensive-tissue hypothesis may help explain brain-size reduction during domestication. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 2022 15, 1:190–92.
doi: 10.1080/19420889.2022.2101196
Cranial volume and palate length of cats, Felis spp., under domestication, hybridisation and in wild populations
Lesch, R.; Kitchener, A.C.; Hantke, G.; Kotrschal, K.; Fitch, W.T. Cranial volume and palate length of cats, Felis spp., under domestication, hybridization and in wild populations. R. Soc. open sci. 2022 9:210477
doi: 10.1098/rsos.210477
Selection on vocal output affects laryngeal morphology in rats
Lesch, R.; Schwaha, T.; Orozco, A.; Shilling, M.; Brunelli, S.; Hofer, M.; Bowling, D.L.; Zimmerberg, B.; Fitch, W.T. Selection on vocal output affects laryngeal morphology in rats. Journal of Anatomy 2021, joa.13366.
doi:10.1111/joa.13366
Selection on ultrasonic call rate in neonatal rats affects low frequency, but not ultrasonic, vocalizations in adults
Lesch, R.; Orozco, A.; Shilling, M.; Zimmerberg, B.; Fitch, W. T. Selection on ultrasonic call rate in neonatal rats affects low frequency, but not ultrasonic, vocalizations in adults. Ethology 2020;00:1–12.
doi: 10.1111/eth.13075
Talking to Dogs: Companion Animal-Directed Speech in a Stress Test
Lesch, R.; Kotrschal, K.; Schöberl, I.; Beetz, A.; Solomon, J.; Fitch, W.T. Talking to Dogs: Companion Animal-Directed Speech in a Stress Test. Animals 2019, 9, 417.
doi: 10.3390/ani9070417
Other content
Blog entry for Royal Society - Cat brains and replication studies
January 2022; link to blog (click)