Dear Readers: International Journal of Comparative Psychology has just published its latest issue on www.eScholarship.org<http://www.eScholarship.org> Including several new research papers, we would also like to draw attention to the first part of a Special Issue dedicated to Dr. Stan Kuczaj and his influence on the study of marine mammals. Respectfully, Dr. Heather M. Hill Heather M. Hill, PhD, Editor-in-Chief Associate Professor Department of Psychology St. Mary's University hhill1@stmarytx.edu<mailto:hhill1@stmarytx.edu> International Journal of Comparative Psychology Vol 29, Iss 1 (2016) Table of Contents https://submit.escholarship.org/ojs/index.php/uclapsych_ijcp/issue/view/1899 Letters -------- Memories - Stanley "Stan" A. Kuczaj, II Heather M Hill Stan Kuczaj Tribute -------- A Legacy of Research Inspired by Dr. Stan Kuczaj (1950 - 2016) A Special Issue - Part 1 Heather M. Hill, Marie Trone, Rachel Walker, Holli C. Eskelinen Neither Toy nor Tool: Grass-wearing Behavior among Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins in Western Florida Ann Weaver, Stan Kuczaj Variety and use of objects carried by provisioned wild Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa sahulensis) in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia Tamzin M Barber Behavioral lateralization in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Kara Tyler-Julian, Kate M Chapman, Candice Frances, Gordon B Bauer Lateralized Behavior of Bottlenose Dolphins Using an Underwater Maze Fay E Clark, Stan A Kuczaj II Mating Behaviors Exhibited by a Captive Male Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) Jessica M McCord, Erin E. Frick, Dianne Cameron, Stan A Kuczaj, II The Development of Echolocation in Bottlenose Dolphins Jennifer Hendry Harder, Heather M. Hill, Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Karissa Tranel Sanabria, Sara Guarino, Stan A. Kuczaj, II Chickadee behavioural response to varying threat levels of predator and conspecific calls Jenna V. Congdon, Allison H. Hahn, Neil McMillan, Marc T. Avey, Christopher B. Sturdy Perspectives on the Function of Behaviors Synchronized with Calling in Female Killer Whales, Orcinus orca: Patterns of Bubbling and Nodding in Bouts Ann E. Bowles, Whitney B. Musser, Samuel L. Denes, Dawn M. Grebner, Kelly Flaherty Clark Dolphins signal success by producing a victory squeal Dianna Samuelson Dibble, Kaitlin Rhianna Van Alstyne, Sam Ridgway Flexibility and Use of a Novel Tool in Asian Small Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinerea) Erin Elizabeth Frick, Leor Friedman, Jessica Peranteau, Kaitlyn Beacham, Stan A Kuczaj II Performance on a Means End Task by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Positive Reinforcement-Based Protected Contact Setting Lauren Highfill, Jessica M. Spencer, Otto Fad, Ann Marie Arnold Investigating the Effects of Applied Learning Principles on the "Create" Response in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Mary Katherine Lawrence, Jill L. Borger-Turner, Ted N. Turner, Holli C. Eskelinen Mirror perception in mice: Preference for and stress reduction by mirrors and stress reduction by mirror Shigeru Watanabe Responses to Familiar and Unfamiliar Humans by Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas), Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), & Pacific White-Sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens): A Replication and Extension Heather M. Hill, Deirdre Yeater, Sarah Gallup, Sara Guarino, Steve Lacy, Tricia Dees, Stan Kuczaj Research Article -------- Spatial overshadowing in pigeons: Evidence for an acquisition deficit Jared Wong, Kenneth J. Leising, Aaron P Blaisdell Animal Communication and Human Language: An overview Leonardo Barón Birchenall Pinning in the play fighting of rats: A comparative perspective with methodological recommendations Stephanie M Himmler, Brett T Himmler, Rafał Stryjek, Klaudia Modlińska, Wojciech Pisula, Sergio M Pellis Ring-tailed coatis anointing with soap: a new variation of self-medication culture? Aline D. C. Gasco, Andrés M. Pérez-Acosta, Patrícia Ferreira Monticelli Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) and children (Homo sapiens) use stick tools in a puzzle box task involving semantic prospection Ashlynn M. Keller, Caroline M. DeLong