Allison Alberts, Ph.D.
Welch, M.E., G. Colosimo, S.A. Pasachnik, C.L. Malone, J. Hilton, J. Long, A.G. Getz, A.C. Alberts, G.P. Gerber. 2017. Molecular variation and population structure in critically endangered Turks and Caicos Rock Iguanas: identifying intraspecific conservation units and revising subspecific taxonomy. Conservation Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-016-0922-6.Lemm, J., A.C. Alberts. 2012. Cyclura: Natural History, Captive Maintenance and Conservation of West Indian Rock Iguanas. Elsevier/Academic Press, London, England. 221 pp.
Alberts, A.C. 2010. Headstarting. Pages 304-305 in The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare. Edited by D. Mills. Centre for Biosciences and Agriculture International, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
Goodman, R.M., C.R. Knapp, K.A. Bradley, G.P. Gerber, A.C. Alberts. 2009. Radio transmitter attachment methods for West Indian rock iguanas (genus Cyclura). Applied Herpetology 6. 151-170.
Lau, J., A.C. Alberts, L.G. Chemnick, G.P. Gerber, K.C. Jones, A.A. Mitchell, O.A. Ryder. 2009. Isolation and characterization of 23 polymorphic microsatellite loci for a West Indian iguana (Cyclura pinguis) from the British Virgin Islands. Molecular Ecology Resources 9. 1412-1414.
Alberts, A.C., D. Beetem, S. Citino, J.M. Lemm, W. Lynch, J.D. Opdycke. 2008. Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: C2S2 Site Visit Recommendations. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 18 pp.
Sartain, A.R., A.C. Alberts. 2008. Habitat fragmentation and scrub-specialist birds: San Diego fragments revisited. Western Birds 39. 82-93.
Alberts, A.C. 2007. Behavioral considerations of headstarting as a conservation strategy for endangered Caribbean rock iguanas. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 102. 380-391.
Bukowinski, A.T., F.B. Bercovitch, A.C. Alberts, M.P. Wallace, S. Ancona. 2007. A quantitative assessment of the California condor mentoring program. Pages 197-212 in California Condors in the 21st Century. Edited by A. Mee, and L.S. Hall. Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts/United States of America.
Harlow, P.S., R. Hudson, A.C. Alberts. 2007. Fijian Crested Iguana Brachylphus vitiensis Species Recovery Plan 2007-2012. IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group, 26 pp.
MacDonald, E.A., N.M. Czekala, G.P. Gerber, A.C. Alberts. 2007. Diurnal and seasonal patterns in corticosterone in the Turks and Caicos iguana (Cyclura carinata carinata). Caribbean Journal of Science 43. 266-272.
Alberts, A.C. 2006. Conserving the remarkable reptiles of Guantánamo Bay. Iguana 13. 8-15.
Comer Santos, K., C. Tague, A.C. Alberts, J. Franklin. 2006. Sea turtle nesting habitat on the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: A comparison of Habitat Suitability Index Models. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5. 175-187.
Gerber, G.P., A.C. Alberts. 2006. Turks and Caicos Iguana. Iguana 13. 120-121.
Ferrell, S.T., A.B. Marler, A.C. Alberts, L.A. Young, K.A. Bradley, S.L. Hurlburt, N.P. Lung. 2005. Surgical technique for permanent intracoelomic radiotransmitter placement in Angeada iguanas (Cyclura pinguis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36. 712-715.
Wallace, M.P., A.C. Alberts. 2005. Reintroduction of the California condor to Baja California, Mexico. Re-introduction News 24. 27-28.
Alberts, A.C., J.M. Lemm, T.D. Grant, L.A. Jackintell. 2004. Testing the utility of headstarting as a conservation strategy for West Indian Igaunas . Pages 210-219 in Iguanas: Biology and Conservation. Edited by A.C. Alberts, R.L. Carter, W.K. Hayes, and E.P. Martins. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Alberts, A.C. 2004. Conservation strategies for West Indian rock iguanas: Current efforts and future directions. Iguana 11. 212-223.
Alberts, A.C., R.L. Carter, W.K. Hayes, E.P. Martins. 2004. Iguanas: Biology and Conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 341 pp.
Alberts, A.C., J.A. Phillips. 2004. Experimental strategies for the recovery of depleted populations of West Indian rock iguanas. Pages 83-100 in Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology. Edited by G.M. Malcolm, and S.M. Bartol. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Alberts, A.C. 2004. Part III: Conservation. Pages 195-198 in Iguanas: Biology and Conservation. Edited by A.C. Alberts, R.L. Carter, W.K. Hayes, and E.P. Martins. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Alberts, A.C., T.K. Brown, T.D. Grant, J.M. Lemm, J.P. Montagne, L.G. Milroy III, L.A. Jackintell. 2004. Conservation of the San Diego coast horned lizard on the Southwestern Riverside Multi-Species Reserve. Final Project Report to the Metropolitan Water District for Agreement No. 1550.
Alberts, A.C., G.P. Gerber. 2004. Turks & Caicos iguana translocation program update. Re-introduction News 23. 7.
Gerber, G.P., A.C. Alberts. 2004. Turks and Caicos iguana, Cyclura carinata carinata: 2003 project update. Iguana 11. 37.
Hudson, R.D., A.C. Alberts. 2004. The role of zoos in the conservation of West Indian Iguanas. Pages 274-289 in Iguanas: Biology and Conservation. Edited by A.C. Alberts, R.L. Carter, W.K. Hayes, and E.P. Martins. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Lemm, J.M., M.S. Edwards, T.D. Grant, A.C. Alberts. 2004. Comparison of growth and nutritional status of juvenile Komodo Monitors (Varanus komodoensis) maintained on rodent or poultry-based diets. Zoo Biology 23. 239-252.
Wilson, B.S., A.C. Alberts, K.S. Graham, R.D. Hudson, R. Kerr Bjorkland, D.S. Lewis, N.P. Lung, R. Nelson, N. Thompson, J.L. Kunna, P. Vogel. 2004. Survival and reproduction of repatriated Jamaican iguanas: Headstarting as a viable conservation strategy. Pages 220-231 in Iguanas: Biology and Conservation. Edited by A.C. Alberts, R.L. Carter, W.K. Hayes, and E.P. Martins. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Alberts, A.C. 2003. Conserving the remarkable reptiles of Guantánamo Bay. Pages 67-73 in Islands and the Sea: Essays on Herpetological Exploration in the West Indies. Edited by R.W. Henderson, and R. Powell. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York.
Alberts, A.C., N.C. Pratt, J.A. Phillips. 2003. Ontogeny of captive and wild iguanas: From emergence to mating. Pages 28-37 in Biology, Husbandry, and Medicine of the Green Iguana. Edited by E.R. Jacobson. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida.
Alberts, A.C., T.D. Grant. 2003. Involving the public in endangered species recovery through volunteer field research: A test case with Cuban iguanas. Applied Environmental Education and Communication 2. 147-151.
Alberts, A.C., J.M. Lemm, A.M. Perry, L.A. Morici, J.A. Phillips. 2002. Temporary alteration of local social structure in a threatened population of Cuban iguanas (Cyclura nubila). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51. 324-335.
Alberts, A.C. 2002. Ten years of conservation research on Cuban rock iguanas. Herpetological Review 33. 118-120.
Gerber, G.P., T.D. Grant, A.C. Alberts, M.A. Hostetter. 2002. Cyclura nubila nubila (Cuban iguana) carrion feeding. Herpetological Review 33. 133-134.
Alberts, A.C., R.D. Hudson. 2001. Iguana. Pages 598-603 in Encyclopedia of the World’s Zoos. Edited by C. Bell. Fitzroy Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois.
Alberts, A.C. 2001. Turks and Caicos Iguana Rescue and Restoration Program, Caribbean. Re-Introduction News 20. 22.
Alberts, A.C. 2001. Profiles in Red: West Indian Iguanas. World Conservation – The IUCN Bulletin 3. 22.
Alberts, A.C., T.D. Grant, G.P. Gerber, K.E. Comer, P.J. Tolson, J.M. Lemm, D. Boyer. 2001. Critical Reptile Species Management on the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Report to the United States Navy for Project No. 62470-00-M-5219. 101 pp.
Carey, E., S.D. Buckner, A.C. Alberts, R.D. Hudson, D. Lee. 2001. Protected Areas Management Strategy for Bahamian Terrestrial Vertebrates: Iguanas and Seabirds. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota. 74 pp.
Grant, T.D., A.C. Alberts. 2001. Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillei (San Diego coast horned lizard). Predation and telemetry. Herpetological Review 32. 257.
Alberts, A.C. 2000. West Indian Iguanas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland. 117 pp.
Lemm, J.M., A.C. Alberts. 2000. Herps of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: a look at the snakes, lizards and amphibians of Cuba. Reptiles 8. 10-25.
Alberts, A.C. 1999. Developing recovery strategies for West Indian rock iguanas. Endangered Species Update 16. 107-110.
Alberts, A.C. 1999. IUCN West Indian Iguana Specialist Group Report. Species – Newsletter of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 31-32. 105-106.
Alberts, A.C., M.L. Oliva, M.B. Worley, S.R. Telford, Jr., P.J. Morris, D.L. Janssen. 1998. The need for pre-release health screening in animal translocations: A case study of the Cuban iguana (Cyclura nubila). Animal Conservation 1. 165-172.
Alberts, A.C. 1998. IUCN West Indian Iguana Specialist Group Report. Species – Newsletter of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 30. 62-63.
Alberts, A.C., A.M. Perry, J.M. Lemm, J.A. Phillips. 1997. Effects of incubation temperature and water potential on growth and thermoregulatory behavior of hatchling rock iguanas (Cyclura nubila). Copeia 4. 766-776.
Alberts, A.C., T.D. Grant. 1997. Use of a non-contact temperature reader for measuring skin surface temperatures and estimating internal body temperatures in lizards. Herpetological Review 28. 32-33.
Bolger, D.T., A.C. Alberts, R.M. Sauvajot, P. Potenza, C. McCalvin, D. Tran, S. Mazzoni, M.E. Soulé. 1997. Response of rodents to habitat fragmentation in coastal southern California. Ecological Applications 7. 552-563.
Alberts, A.C. 1996. Green iguana captive care revisited (Review of Iguana iguana: Guide to Successful Captive Care). Zoo Biology 15. 593-596.
Morris, P.J., L.A. Jackintell, A.C. Alberts. 1996. Predicting gender of subadult Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) using two dimensional ultrasound imaging and plasma testosterone concentration. Zoo Biology 15. 341-348.
Morris, P.J., A.C. Alberts. 1996. Determination of sex in white-throated monitors (Varanus albigularis), Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), and beaded lizards (H. horridum) using two-dimensional ultrasound imaging. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27. 371-377.
Alberts, A.C. 1995. Use of statistical models based on radiographic measurements to predict oviposition date and clutch size in rock iguanas (Cyclura nubila). Zoo Biology 14. 543-553.
Hudson, R.H., A.C. Alberts, S. Ellis, O. Byers. 1995. Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for Iguanidae and Varanidae. IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota. 272 pp.
Alberts, A.C., D.C. Rostal, V.A. Lance. 1994. Studies on the chemistry and social significance of chin gland secretions in the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. Herpetological Monographs 8. 116-124.
Alberts, A.C., L.A. Jackintell, J.A. Phillips. 1994. Effects of chemical and visual exposure to adults on growth, hormones, and behavior of juvenile green iguanas. Physiology and Behavior 55. 987-992.
Alberts, A.C. 1994. Dominance hierarchies in male lizards: Implications for zoo management programs. Zoo Biology 13. 479-490.
Pratt, N.C., J.A. Phillips, A.C. Alberts, K.S. Bolda. 1994. Functional versus physiological puberty: An analysis of sexual bimaturism in the green iguana, Iguana iguana. Animal Behaviour 47. 1101-1114.
Rostal, D.C., V.A. Lance, J. Grumbles, A.C. Alberts. 1994. Seasonal reproductive cycle of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the eastern Mojave desert. Herpetological Monographs 8. 72-82.
Alberts, A.C., D.I. Werner. 1993. Chemical recognition of unfamiliar conspecifics by green iguanas: Functional significance of different signal components. Animal Behaviour 46. 197-199.
Alberts, A.C., J.A. Phillips, D.I. Werner. 1993. Sources of intraspecific variability in the protein composition of lizard femoral gland secretions. Copeia 1993. 775-781.
Alberts, A.C. 1993. Relationship of space use to population density in an herbivorous lizard. Herpetologica 49. 469-479.
Alberts, A.C. 1993. Chemical and behavioral studies of femoral gland secretions in iguanid lizards. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 41. 255-260.
Alberts, A.C., A.D. Richman, D. Tran, R. Sauvajot, C. McCalvin, D.T. Bolger. 1993. Effects of habitat fragmentation on populations of native and exotic plants in southern California coastal scrub. Pages 103-110 in Interface Between Ecology and Land Development in California. Edited by J.E. Keeley. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles, California.
Cooper, Jr., W.E., A.C. Alberts. 1993. Postbite elevation in tongue-flicking rate by an iguanian lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis. Journal of Chemical Ecology 19. 2329-2336.
Phillips, J.A., A.C. Alberts, N.C. Pratt. 1993. Differential resource use, growth, and the ontogeny of social relationships in the green iguana. Physiology and Behavior 53. 81-88.
Alberts, A.C., T.R. Sharp, D.I. Werner, P.J. Weldon. 1992. Seasonal variation of lipids in the femoral gland secretions of male green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Journal of Chemical Ecology 18. 703-712.
Alberts, A.C., N.C. Pratt, J.A. Phillips. 1992. Seasonal productivity of lizard femoral glands: Relationship to social dominance and androgen levels. Physiology and Behavior 51. 729-733.
Alberts, A.C. 1992. Pheromonal self-recognition in desert iguanas. Copeia 1992. 229-232.
Alberts, A.C. 1992. Density dependent scent gland activity in desert iguanas. Animal Behaviour 44. 774-776.
Alberts, A.C. 1992. Constraints on the design of chemical communication systems in terrestrial vertebrates. American Naturalist 139. S62-S89.
Phillips, J.A., A.C. Alberts. 1992. Naive ophiophagus lizards recognize and avoid venomous snakes using chemical cues. Journal of Chemical Ecology 18. 1775-1783.
Pratt, N.C., A.C. Alberts, K.M. Fulton-Medler, J.A. Phillips. 1992. Behavioral, physiological, and morphological components of dominance and mate attraction in male green iguanas. Zoo Biology 11. 153-163.
Soulé, M.E., A.C. Alberts, D.T. Bolger. 1992. The effects of habitat fragmentation on chaparral plants and vertebrates. Oikos 63. 39-47.
Alberts, A.C. 1991. Phylogenetic and adaptive variation in lizard femoral gland secretions. Copeia 1991. 69-79.
Bolger, D.T., A.C. Alberts, M.E. Soulé. 1991. Bird species occurrence patterns in habitat fragments: Sampling, extinction, and nested species subsets. American Naturalist 137. 155-166.
Cooper, Jr., W.E., A.C. Alberts. 1991. Tongue-flicking and biting in response to chemical food stimuli by an iguanid lizard (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) having sealed vomeronasal ducts: Vomerolfaction may mediate these behavioral responses. Journal of Chemical Ecology 17. 135-146.