[Raccoon Bibliography]

This bibliography is far from exhaustive, but it contains an excellent set of reference materials for general and specific information needs.

Index:

Books

  1. Aal, Katharyn M. The Raccoon Book. Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press (distributed by Crossing Press, Trumansburg, NY), 1982.

  2. Bourne, Miriam Anne. Raccoons are for Loving. New York: Random House, 1986.

  3. Boyett, Steven R. The Architect of Sleep. New York: Ace Fantasy, 1986.

  4. Brandt, Leonore. Raccoon Family Pets. Fond du Lac, WI: All-Pets Books, 1954.

  5. Carlisle, Kim. The Special Raccoon. New Horison Press, Far Hills, NJ. 1994.

  6. Graves, Nancy, and Graves, Joe Jr. Our coon-vivial Friend. Graves Press. 1941.

  7. Heinold, George. Burglar in the Treetops. New York: Holt, 1952.

  8. Holmgren, Virginia C. Raccoons in Folklore, History, and Today's Backyards. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1990.

  9. Kostyal, Karen. Raccoons. Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1987.

  10. Mac Clintock, Dorcas. A Natural History of Raccoons. New York: Scribner Press, 1981.

  11. Mac Clintock, Dorcas. A Raccoon's First Year. New York: Scribner Press. 1982.

  12. Nentl, Jerolyn. Raccoon. New York: Macmillan Children's Book Group, 1984.

  13. North, Sterling. Rascal: Memoirs of a Better Era. New York: Dutton, 1963.

  14. North, Sterling. Raccoons are the Brightest People. New York: Dutton, 1964.

  15. Rizzatti, Lorella. Raccoon. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1995.

  16. Rue, Leonard Lee. World of the Raccoon., New York: Lippincott, 1965.

  17. Stamper, Jamie. Kitty, the Raccoon. Mount Desert, ME: Windswept House, 1986.

  18. Stone, Lynn. Raccoons. Verno Beach, FL: Bouke Corp, 1990.

  19. Weaver, Harriett E. Frosty: A Raccoon to Remember. San Fransisco, CA: Chronical Books, 1973.

  20. Whitney, Leon F. and Underwood, Acil B. The Raccoon. Orange, CT: Practical Science Pub. Co., 1952.

  21. Zistel, Era. Thistle & Co. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1981.

Journal Articles

  1. Baresh, D.P. (1974). Neighbor recognition in two "solitary" carnivores: The raccoon (procyon lotor) and the red fox (Vulpes fulva). Science, 185:794-796.

  2. Berrer, A., and Gysel, L.W. (1967). Raccoon use of large tree cavities and ground burrows. Journal of Wildlife Management, 31:706-714.

  3. Bigler, W.J., and Hoff, G.L. (1973). Anesthesia of raccoons with ketamine hydrochloride. Journal of Wildlife Management, 38:364-367.

  4. Cabalka, J.L. (1952). Resting habits of the raccoon, Procyon lotor hirtus N. and G., in Central Iowa. Unpublished M.S. thesis, Iowa State College, Ames, 35pp.

  5. Cole, L.W. (1907). Concerning the intelligence of raccoons. Journal of Comparative Neurological Psychology, 17:211-261.

  6. Davis, H. (1907). The raccoon: A study in animal intelligence. American Journal of Psychology, 18:441-489.

  7. Davis, H. (1984). Discrimination of the number three by a raccoon (Procyon lotor). Animal Learning and Behavior, 12:409-413.

  8. Fields, P.E. (1936). Studies in concept formulation. IV. A comparison of white rats and raccoons with respect to their visual discrimination of certain geometric figures. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 21:341-355.

  9. Gregg, D.A., and Olson, L.D. (1975). The use of ketamine hydrochloride as an anesthetic for raccoons. Journal of Wildlife Dis., 11:335-337.

  10. Johnson, J.I., and Michels, K.M. (1958). Discrimination of small intervals and objects by raccoons. Animal Behaviour, 6:164-170.

  11. Mech, L.D., Tester, J.R., and Warner, D.W. (1966). Full daytime resting habits of raccoons as determined by radiotelemetry. Journal of Mammalogy, 47:450-466.

  12. Mech, L.D., and Turkowski, F. (1966). Twenty-three raccoons in one winter den. Journal of Mammalogy, 47:529-530.

  13. Munger, B.L., and Pubols, L.M. (1072). The sensorineural organization of the digital skin of the raccoon. Brain, Behaviour and Evolution, 5:367-393.

  14. Munn, N.L. (1930). Pattern and brightness discrimination in raccoons. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 37:3-34.

  15. Murphy, M.G., and O'Leary, J.L. (1973). Hanging and climbing functions in raccoon and sloth after total cerebellectomy. Archives of Neurology, 28:111-117.

  16. Pubols, L.M., and Leroy, R.F. (1977). Orientation detectors in the primary somatosensory neocortex of the raccoon. Brain Research, 129:61-74.

  17. Rabinowitz, A.R. (1981). The ecology of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 133pp.

  18. Rabinowitz, A.R., and Pelton, M.R. (1986). Day-bed use by raccoons. Journal of Mammalogy, 67:766-769.

  19. Schneider, D.G., Mech, L.D., and Tester, J.R. (1971). Movements of female raccoons and their young as determined by radiotracking. Animal Behavior Monogr., 4:1-43.

  20. Schnell, J.G. (1970). Rest site selection by radio-tagged raccoons. Minnesota Academy of Science, 36:83-88.

  21. Shell, W.F., and Riopelle, A.J. (1957). Multiple discrimination learning in raccoons. Journal of Comparative Physiological Psychology, 50:585-587.

  22. Shirer, H.W., and Fitch, H.S. (1970). Comparison from radiotracking of movements and denning habits of the raccoon, striped skunk, and opossum in northeastern Kansas. Journal of Mammalogy, 51:491-503.

  23. Stains, H.W. (1961). Comparison of temperature inside and outside two tree dens used by raccoons. Ecology, 42:410-413.

  24. Stuewer, F.W. (1943). Reproduction of raccoons in Michigan. Journal of Wildlife Management, 7:60-73.

  25. Warren, J.M., and Warren, H.B. (1962). Reversal learning by horse and raccoon. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 100:215-220.


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