Publications

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All Lovette Lab/Fuller Program publications

The list below includes all publications resulting from work done specifically within our lab by the full community of researchers who are part of the Lovette Lab/Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program. Please help us keep this list updated by sending new citations to Irby and Bronwyn.

Aarif, K. M., S. A. Kaiser, A. Nefla, and S. Almaroofi (in press). Over-summering abundance, species composition, and habitat-use patterns at a globally important site for migratory shorebirds. Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

Aguillon, S. M., G.-F. Siegmund, R. H. Petipas, A. G. Drake, S. Cotner, and C. J. Ballen (in press). Gender differences in student participation in an active learning classroom. CBE—Life Sciences Education.

Cramer, E. R. A., E. I. Greig, and S. A. Kaiser (2020). Strong sexual selection despite spatial constraints on extrapair paternity. Behavioral Ecology:araa001.

Cramer, E. R. A., S. A. Kaiser, M. S. Webster, and T. B. Ryder (in press). Common field data limitations can substantially bias sexual selection metrics. The American Naturalist.

Kolmann, M. A., M. D. Burns, J. Y. K. Ng, N. R. Lovejoy, and D. D. Bloom (2020). Habitat transitions alter the adaptive landscape and shape phenotypic evolution in needlefishes (Belonidae). Ecology and Evolution 10:3769–3783.

Kopuchian, C., L. Campagna, D. A. Lijtmaer, G. S. Cabanne, N. C. García, P. D. Lavinia, P. L. Tubaro, I. J. Lovette, and A. S. Di Giacomo (in press). A test of the riverine barrier hypothesis in the largest subtropical river basin in the Neotropics. Molecular Ecology.

Levy, H., S. R. Fiddaman, J. A. Vianna, D. Noll, G. V. Clucas, J. K. H. Sidhu, M. J. Polito, C.-A. Bost, R. A. Philips, S. Crofts, G. D. Miller, et al. (in press). Evidence of Pathogen-Induced Immunogenetic Selection across the Large Geographic Range of a Wild Seabird. Molecular Biology and Evolution.

Lois, N. A., L. Campagna, U. Balza, M. J. Polito, K. Pütz, J. A. Vianna, A. Morgenthaler, E. Frere, R. Sáenz‐Samaniego, A. Raya Rey, and B. Mahler (2020). Metapopulation dynamics and foraging plasticity in a highly vagile seabird, the southern rockhopper penguin. Ecology and Evolution 10:3346–3355.

Mason, N. A., P. Pulgarin, C. D. Cadena, and I. J. Lovette (2020). De Novo Assembly of a High-Quality Reference Genome for the Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris). G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics 10:475.

McNew, S. M., G. B. Goodman, J. Yépez R, and D. H. Clayton (2020a). Parasitism by an invasive nest fly reduces future reproduction in Galápagos mockingbirds. Oecologia 192:363–374.

McNew, S. M., S. A. Knutie, and D. H. Clayton (2020b). No evidence of sex ratio manipulation by Galápagos mockingbirds in response to environment. Journal of Avian Biology 51:jav.02302.

Robinson, B. W., J. J. Withrow, R. M. Richardson, S. M. Matsuoka, R. E. Gill Jr., A. S. Johnson, I. J. Lovette, J. A. Johnson, A. R. Degange, and M. D. Romano (in press). Further information on the avifauna of St. Matthew and Hall Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska. Western Birds 51:1–14.

Trathan, P. N., B. Wienecke, C. Barbraud, S. Jenouvrier, G. Kooyman, C. Le Bohec, D. G. Ainley, A. Ancel, D. P. Zitterbart, S. L. Chown, M. LaRue, et al. (2020). The emperor penguin – Vulnerable to projected rates of warming and sea ice loss. Biological Conservation 241:108216.

Walsh, J., G. Clucas, M. MacManes, and A. I. Kovach (in press). Divergent selection and drift shape the genomes of two avian sister species spanning a saline-freshwater ecotone. Ecology & Evolution.

Aguillon, S. M. (2019). Fighting through the gray. Science 363:1114–1114.

Baldassarre, D. T., L. Campagna, H. A. Thomassen, J. W. Atwell, M. Chu, L. H. Crampton, R. C. Fleischer, and C. Riehl (2019). GPS tracking and population genomics suggest itinerant breeding across drastically different habitats in the Phainopepla. The Auk 136:ukz058.

Ballen, C. J., S. M. Aguillon, A. Awwad, A. E. Bjune, D. Challou, A. G. Drake, M. Driessen, A. Ellozy, V. E. Ferry, E. E. Goldberg, W. Harcombe, et al. (2019). Smaller Classes Promote Equitable Student Participation in STEM. BioScience 69:669–680.

Barreira, A. S., and N. C. García (2019). Visual and Acoustic Communication in Neotropical Birds: Diversity and Evolution of Signals. In Behavioral Ecology of Neotropical Birds (J. C. Reboreda, V. D. Fiorini and D. T. Tuero, Editors). Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 155–183.

Barrow, L. N., S. M. McNew, N. Mitchell, S. C. Galen, H. L. Lutz, H. Skeen, T. Valqui, J. D. Weckstein, and C. C. Witt (2019). Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi‐host, multi‐parasite system. Ecology Letters:ele.13263.

Berv, J. S., L. Campagna, T. J. Feo, I. Castro-Astor, C. C. Ribas, R. O. Prum, and I. J. Lovette (2019). Genomic phylogeography of the White Crowned Manakin Pseudopipra pipra (Aves: Pipridae) illuminates a continental-scale radiation out of the Andes. Evolutionary Biology.

Billerman, S. M., C. Cicero, R. C. K. Bowie, and M. D. Carling (2019). Phenotypic and Genetic Introgression Across a Moving Woodpecker Hybrid Zone. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15043

Billerman, S. M., and J. Walsh (2019). Historical DNA as a tool to address key questions in avian biology and evolution: A review of methods, challenges, applications, and future directions. Molecular Ecology Resources:1755–0998.13066.

Cabanne, G. S., L. Campagna, N. Trujillo-Arias, K. Naoki, I. Gómez, C. Y. Miyaki, F. R. Santos, G. P. M. Dantas, A. Aleixo, S. Claramunt, A. Rocha, et al. (2019). Phylogeographic variation within the Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner (Aves: Furnariidae: Syndactyla rufosuperciliata) supports an Andean-Atlantic forests connection via the Cerrado. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 133:198–213.

Campagna, L., K. G. McCracken, and I. J. Lovette (2019). Gradual evolution towards flightlessness in steamer ducks. Evolution:evo.13758.

Campagna, L., and T. D. Price (2019). Flying up the Bird Tree. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 34:1–2.

Chesser, R. T., K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, D. F. Stotz, and K. Winker (2019). Sixtieth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk 136:ukz042.

Clucas, G. V., R. N. Lou, N. O. Therkildsen, and A. I. Kovach (2019). Novel signals of adaptive genetic variation in northwestern Atlantic cod revealed by whole‐genome sequencing. Evolutionary Applications 12:1971–1987.

Cole, T. L., L. Dutoit, N. Dussex, T. Hart, A. Alexander, J. L. Younger, G. V. Clucas, M. J. Frugone, Y. Cherel, R. Cuthbert, U. Ellenberg, et al. (2019). Receding ice drove parallel expansions in Southern Ocean penguins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116:26690–26696.

García, N. C. (2019). What have we recently learned about song learning and social interactions? Behavioral Ecology:arz098.

Kaiser, S. A., T. E. Martin, J. C. Oteyza, J. E. Danner, C. E. Armstad, and R. C. Fleischer (2019). Within-group relatedness and patterns of reproductive sharing and cooperation in the tropical chestnut-crested yuhina. Animal Behaviour 158:89–99.

Kim, K.-W., B. C. Jackson, H. Zhang, D. P. L. Toews, S. A. Taylor, E. I. Greig, I. J. Lovette, M. M. Liu, A. Davison, S. C. Griffith, K. Zeng, and T. Burke (2019). Genetics and evidence for balancing selection of a sex-linked colour polymorphism in a songbird. Nature Communications 10:1852.

Lavinia, P. D., A. S. Barreira, L. Campagna, P. L. Tubaro, and D. A. Lijtmaer (2019). Contrasting evolutionary histories in Neotropical birds: divergence across an environmental barrier in South America. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15018

McNew, S. M., S. A. Knutie, G. B. Goodman, A. Theodosopoulos, A. Saulsberry, J. Yépez R., S. E. Bush, and D. H. Clayton (2019). Annual environmental variation influences host tolerance to parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286:20190049.

Robinson, B. W., A. S. Johnson, I. J. Lovette, and M. D. Romano (2019). Potential northward expansion of the breeding range of Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris. Marine Ornithology 47:229–234.

Singh, A., S. K. Gupta, P. Alström, D. Mohan, D. M. Hooper, R. S. Kumar, D. Bhatt, P. Singh, and T. D. Price (2019). Taxonomy of cryptic species in the Cyornis rubeculoides complex in the Indian subcontinent. Ibis:ibi.12735.

Taff, C. C., L. Campagna, and M. N. Vitousek (2019). Genome‐wide variation in DNA methylation is associated with stress resilience and plumage brightness in a wild bird. Molecular Ecology:mec.15186.

Toews, D. P. L., S. A. Taylor, H. M. Streby, G. R. Kramer, and I. J. Lovette (2019). Selection on VPS13A linked to migration in a songbird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116:18272–18274.

Walsh, J., P. M. Benham, P. E. Deane-Coe, P. Arcese, B. G. Butcher, Y. L. Chan, Z. A. Cheviron, C. S. Elphick, A. I. Kovach, B. J. Olsen, W. G. Shriver, et al. (2019a). Genomics of rapid ecological divergence and parallel adaptation in four tidal marsh sparrows. Evolution Letters 3:324–338.

Walsh, J., G. V. Clucas, M. D. MacManes, W. K. Thomas, and A. I. Kovach (2019b). Divergent selection and drift shape the genomes of two avian sister species spanning a saline–freshwater ecotone. Ecology and Evolution 9:13477–13494.

Aguillon, S. M., L. Campagna, R. G. Harrison, and I. J. Lovette (2018). A flicker of hope: Genomic data distinguish Northern Flicker taxa despite low levels of divergence. The Auk 135:748–766.

Ballen, C. J., S. M. Aguillon, R. Brunelli, A. G. Drake, D. Wassenberg, S. L. Weiss, K. R. Zamudio, and S. Cotner (2018). Do Small Classes in Higher Education Reduce Performance Gaps in STEM? BioScience 68:593–600.

Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K. M. O’Brien, M. J. Ducey, and A. I. Kovach (2018a). Annual variation in the offspring sex ratio of Saltmarsh Sparrows supports Fisher’s hypothesis. The Auk 135:342–358.

Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K. M. O’Brien, and A. I. Kovach (2018b). Plasticity in nesting adaptations of a tidal marsh endemic bird. Ecology and Evolution 8:10780–10793.

Berv, J. S., and D. J. Field (2018). Genomic Signature of an Avian Lilliput Effect across the K-Pg Extinction. Systematic Biology 67:1–13.

Campagna, L. (2018). Among Ruffs, Some “Fight-Loving Fighters” Don’t Like to Fight. Living Bird.

Campagna, L., P. Rodriguez, and J. C. Mazzulla (2018). Transgressive phenotypes and evidence of weak postzygotic isolation in F1 hybrids between closely related capuchino seedeaters. PLOS ONE 13:e0199113.

Clark, C. J., J. A. McGuire, E. Bonaccorso, J. S. Berv, and R. O. Prum (2018). Complex coevolution of wing, tail, and vocal sounds of courting male bee hummingbirds: Evolution of hummingbird instrumental music. Evolution 72:630–646.

Cozzarolo, C.-S., T. Jenkins, D. P. L. Toews, A. Brelsford, and P. Christe (2018). Prevalence and diversity of haemosporidian parasites in the yellow-rumped warbler hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4469

Drury, J. P., J. A. Tobias, K. J. Burns, N. A. Mason, A. J. Shultz, and H. Morlon (2018). Contrasting impacts of competition on ecological and social trait evolution in songbirds. PLOS Biology 16:e2003563.

Field, D. J., A. Bercovici, J. S. Berv, R. Dunn, D. E. Fastovsky, T. R. Lyson, V. Vajda, and J. A. Gauthier (2018). Early Evolution of Modern Birds Structured by Global Forest Collapse at the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction. Current Biology 28:1825-1831.e2.

Hooper, D. M., S. C. Griffith, and T. D. Price (2018). Sex chromosome inversions enforce reproductive isolation across an avian hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14874

Irwin, D. E., B. Milá, D. P. L. Toews, A. Brelsford, H. L. Kenyon, A. N. Porter, C. Grossen, K. E. Delmore, M. Alcaide, and J. H. Irwin (2018). A comparison of genomic islands of differentiation across three young avian species pairs. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14858

Mason, N. A., A. Olvera-Vital, I. J. Lovette, and A. G. Navarro-Sigüenza (2018). Hidden endemism, deep polyphyly, and repeated dispersal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec: Diversification of the White-collared Seedeater complex (Thraupidae: Sporophila torqueola ). Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3799

Taff, C. C., L. A. Schoenle, and M. N. Vitousek (2018). The repeatability of glucocorticoids: A review and meta-analysis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 260:136–145.

Thrasher, D. J., B. G. Butcher, L. Campagna, M. S. Webster, and I. J. Lovette (2018). Double-digest RAD sequencing outperforms microsatellite loci at assigning paternity and estimating relatedness: A proof of concept in a highly promiscuous bird. Molecular Ecology Resources. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12771

Toews, D. P. L., I. J. Lovette, D. E. Irwin, and A. Brelsford (2018a). Similar hybrid composition among different age and sex classes in the Myrtle–Audubon’s warbler hybrid zone. The Auk 135:1133–1145.

Toews, D. P. L., H. M. Streby, L. Burket, and S. A. Taylor (2018b). A wood-warbler produced through both interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Biology Letters 14:20180557.

Toews, D. P. L., J. Walsh, and L. Campagna (2018c). Population Genomics of Birds: Evolutionary History and Conservation. In Population Genomics: Wildlife. Springer International Publishing, Cham.

Walsh, J., A. I. Kovach, B. J. Olsen, W. G. Shriver, and I. J. Lovette (2018a). Bidirectional adaptive introgression between two ecologically divergent sparrow species: hybridization in Saltmarsh and Nelson’s sparrows. Evolution 72:2076–2089.

Walsh, J., L. M. Maxwell, and A. I. Kovach (2018b). The role of divergent mating strategies, reproductive success, and compatibility in maintaining the Saltmarsh–Nelson’s sparrow hybrid zone. The Auk 135:693–705.

Aguillon, S. M., J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. Bowman, S. J. Schoech, A. G. Clark, G. Coop, and N. Chen (2017). Deconstructing isolation-by-distance: The genomic consequences of limited dispersal. PLOS Genetics 13:e1006911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006911

Ballen, C. J., and N. A. Mason (2017). Longitudinal Analysis of a Diversity Support Program in Biology: A National Call for Further Assessment. BioScience 67:367–373. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw187

Batcheller, H. J. (2017). Interspecific information use by army-ant–following birds. The Auk 134:247–255. doi: 10.1642/AUK-16-93.1

Brelsford, A., D. P. L. Toews, and D. E. Irwin (2017). Admixture mapping in a hybrid zone reveals loci associated with avian feather coloration. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284:20171106. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1106

Brouwer, L., M. van de Pol, N. H. Aranzamendi, G. Bain, D. T. Baldassarre, L. C. Brooker, M. G. Brooker, D. Colombelli-Négrel, E. Enbody, K. Gielow, M. L. Hall, et al. (2017). Multiple hypotheses explain variation in extra-pair paternity at different levels in a single bird family. Molecular Ecology 26:6717–6729. doi: 10.1111/mec.14385

Campagna, L., M. Repenning, L. F. Silveira, C. S. Fontana, P. L. Tubaro, and I. J. Lovette (2017). Repeated divergent selection on pigmentation genes in a rapid finch radiation. Science Advances 3:e1602404. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1602404

Cramer, E. R. A., S. A. Kaiser, M. S. Webster, T. S. Sillett, and T. B. Ryder (2017). Characterizing selection in black-throated blue warblers using a sexual network approach. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30:2177–2188. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13183

Dias, R. I., M. S. Webster, and R. H. Macedo (2017). Parental and alloparental investment in campo flickers (Colaptes campestris campestris): when relatedness comes first. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71. doi: 10.1007/s00265-017-2368-3

Field, C. R., K. J. Ruskin, B. Benvenuti, A. C. Borowske, J. B. Cohen, L. Garey, T. P. Hodgman, R. A. Longenecker, E. King, A. R. Kocek, A. I. Kovach, et al. (2017). Quantifying the importance of geographic replication and representativeness when estimating demographic rates, using a coastal species as a case study. Ecography. doi: 10.1111/ecog.02424

Goldberg, N. R., and N. A. Mason (2017). Species Identification of Vagrant Empidonax Flycatchers in Northeastern North America Via Non-Invasive DNA Sequencing. Northeastern Naturalist 24:499–504. doi: 10.1656/045.024.0408

Kaiser, S. A., B. B. Risk, T. S. Sillett, and M. S. Webster (2017). Ecological and Social Factors Constrain Spatial and Temporal Opportunities for Mating in a Migratory Songbird. The American Naturalist 189:283–296. doi: 10.1086/690203

LaBarbera, K., E. R. A. Cramer, D. Veronese, and I. J. Lovette (2017). Growth benefit to house wren nestlings of having an asynchronously late-hatching nestmate is greater for extra-pair offspring. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71. doi: 10.1007/s00265-017-2283-7

Mason, N. A. (2017). Effects of wind, ambient temperature and sun position on damselfly flight activity and perch orientation. Animal Behaviour 124:175–181. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.12.025

Mason, N. A., K. J. Burns, J. A. Tobias, S. Claramunt, N. Seddon, and E. P. Derryberry (2017a). Song evolution, speciation, and vocal learning in passerine birds: BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS. Evolution 71:786–796. doi: 10.1111/evo.13159

Mason, N. A., B. Pasch, K. J. Burns, and E. P. Derryberry (2017b). Integrating museum and media collections to study vocal evolution. In The extended specimen: emerging frontiers in collections-based ornithological research (W. Webster, Editor). Studies in Avian Biology 50:57–74.

Mason, N. A., and P. Unitt (2017). Rapid phenotypic change in a native bird population following conversion of the Colorado Desert to agriculture. Journal of Avian Biology. doi: 10.1111/jav.01507

Rich, M., J. P. Sullivan, and C. D. Hopkins (2017). Rediscovery and description of Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879) and a new cryptic Paramormyrops (Mormyridae: Osteoglossiformes) from the Ogooué River of Gabon using morphometrics, DNA sequencing and electrophysiology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180:613–646. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw004

Toews, D. P. L. (2017a). From song dialects to speciation in white-crowned sparrows. Molecular Ecology 26:2842–2844. doi: 10.1111/mec.14104

Toews, D. P. L. (2017b). Habitat suitability and the constraints of migration in New World warblers. Journal of Avian Biology 48:1614–1623. doi: 10.1111/jav.01157

Toews, D. P. L., K. E. Delmore, M. M. Osmond, P. D. Taylor, and D. E. Irwin (2017a). Migratory orientation in a narrow avian hybrid zone. PeerJ 5:e3201. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3201

Toews, D. P. L., J. Heavyside, and D. E. Irwin (2017b). Linking the wintering and breeding grounds of warblers along the Pacific Flyway. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3222

Toews, D. P. L., N. R. Hofmeister, and S. A. Taylor (2017c). The Evolution and Genetics of Carotenoid Processing in Animals. Trends in Genetics 33:171–182. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.01.002

Van Doren, B. M., L. Campagna, B. Helm, J. C. Illera, I. J. Lovette, and M. Liedvogel (2017). Correlated patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation across an avian family. Molecular Ecology 26:3982–3997. doi: 10.1111/mec.14083

Walsh, J., I. J. Lovette, V. Winder, C. S. Elphick, B. J. Olsen, G. Shriver, and A. I. Kovach (2017a). Subspecies delineation amid phenotypic, geographic and genetic discordance in a songbird. Molecular Ecology 26:1242–1255. doi: 10.1111/mec.14010

Walsh, J., W. G. Shriver, M. D. Correll, B. J. Olsen, C. S. Elphick, T. P. Hodgman, R. J. Rowe, K. M. O’Brien, and A. I. Kovach (2017b). Temporal shifts in the saltmarsh–Nelson’s sparrow hybrid zone revealed by replicated demographic and genetic surveys. Conservation Genetics 18:453–466. doi: 10.1007/s10592-016-0920-8

Baldassarre, D. T., T. A. White, J. Karubian and M. S. Webster (2014). “Genomic and morphological analysis of a semipermeable avian hybrid zone suggests asymmetrical introgression of a sexual signal.” Evolution 68(9): 2644-2657.

Benites, P., L. Campagna and P. L. Tubaro (2014). “Song-based species discrimination in a rapid Neotropical radiation of grassland seedeaters.” Journal of Avian Biology: n/a-n/a.

Burns, K. J., A. J. Shultz, P. O. Title, N. A. Mason, F. K. Barker, J. Klicka, S. M. Lanyon and I. J. Lovette (2014). “Phylogenetics and diversification of tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae), the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 75: 41-77.

Campagna, L., C. Kopuchian, P. L. Tubaro and S. C. Lougheed (2014). “Secondary contact followed by gene flow between divergent mitochondrial lineages of a widespread Neotropical songbird (Zonotrichia capensis).” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 111(4): 863-868.

Dickinson, J. L., E. D. Ferree, C. A. Stern, R. Swift and B. Zuckerberg (2014). “Delayed dispersal in western bluebirds: teasing apart the importance of resources and parents.” Behavioral Ecology 25(4): 843-851.

Ferree, E. D. and J. L. Dickinson (2014). “Male western bluebirds that sire extrapair young are also successful within-pair mates.” Animal Behaviour 90: 11-19.

Freeman, B. G. and N. A. Mason (2014). “New Guinean passerines have globally small clutch sizes.” Emu – Austral Ornithology

Harris, R. B., M. D. Carling and I. J. Lovette (2014). “The influence of sampling design on species tree inference: a new relationship for the New World chickadees (Aves: Poecile).” Evolution 68(2): 501-513.

Kaiser, S. A., T. S. Sillett and M. S. Webster (2014). “Phenotypic plasticity in hormonal and behavioural responses to changes in resource conditions in a migratory songbird.” Animal Behaviour 96(0): 19-29.

Kapetanakos, Y. A., I. J. Lovette and T. E. Katzner (2014). “Development of microsatellite markers and a restriction endonuclease digest assay for non-invasive sampling of endangered White-rumped, Slender-billed and Red-headed vultures.” Conservation Genetics Resources 6(3): 539-542.

Klicka, J., F. K. Barker, K. J. Burns, S. M. Lanyon, I. J. Lovette, J. A. Chaves and R. W. Bryson, Jr. (2014). “A comprehensive multilocus assessment of sparrow (Aves: Passerellidae) relationships.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 77: 177-182.

Lovette, I. J. (2014). “Conservation: Evolutionary Values for All 10,000 Birds.” Current Biology 24(10): R401-R402.

Mason, N. A., A. J. Shultz and K. J. Burns (2014). “Elaborate visual and acoustic signals evolve independently in a large, phenotypically diverse radiation of songbirds.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 281(1788).

Mason, N. A., P. O. Title, C. Cicero, K. J. Burns and R. C. K. Bowie (2014). “Genetic variation among western populations of the Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) indicates recent colonization of the Channel Islands off southern California, mainland-bound dispersal, and postglacial range shifts.” Auk 131(2): 162-174.

Powell, A. F. L. A., F. K. Barker, S. M. Lanyon, K. J. Burns, J. Klicka and I. J. Lovette (2014). “A comprehensive species-level molecular phylogeny of the New World blackbirds (Icteridae).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71: 94-112.

Rabosky, D. L., S. C. Donnellan, M. Grundler and I. J. Lovette (2014). “Analysis and Visualization of Complex Macroevolutionary Dynamics: An Example from Australian Scincid Lizards.” Systematic Biology 63(4): 610-627.

Rabosky, D. L., M. N. Hutchinson, S. C. Donnellan, A. L. Talaba and I. J. Lovette (2014). “Phylogenetic disassembly of species boundaries in a widespread group of Australian skinks (Scincidae: Ctenotus).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 77: 71-82.

Taylor, S. A., R. L. Curry, T. A. White, V. Ferretti and I. Lovette (2014). “Spatiotemporally consistent genomic signatures of reproductive isolation in a moving hybrid zone.” Evolution: n/a-n/a.

Taylor, Scott A., Thomas A. White, Wesley M. Hochachka, V. Ferretti, Robert L. Curry and I. Lovette (2014). “Climate-Mediated Movement of an Avian Hybrid Zone.” Current Biology 24(6): 671-676.

Willis, P. M., R. E. Symula and I. J. Lovette (2014). “Ecology, song similarity and phylogeny predict natural hybridization in an avian family.” Evolutionary Ecology 28(2): 299-322.

Zuckerberg, B., M. Carling, R. Dor, E. Ferree, G. Spellman and A. Townsend (2014). “Differential relationships between habitat fragmentation and within-population genetic diversity of three forest-dwelling birds.” bioRxiv.

Baldassarre, D. T. and M. S. Webster (2013). “Experimental evidence that extra-pair mating drives asymmetrical introgression of a sexual trait.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 280(1771).

Barker, F. K., K. J. Burns, J. Klicka, S. M. Lanyon and I. J. Lovette (2013). “Going to Extremes: Contrasting Rates of Diversification in a Recent Radiation of New World Passerine Birds.” Systematic Biology 62(2): 298-320.

Chesser, R. T., R. C. Banks, F. K. Barker, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., J. D. Rising, D. F. Stotz and K. Winker (2013). “Fifty-Fourth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds.” Auk 130(3): 558-571.

Cramer, E. R. A. (2013). “Physically Challenging Song Traits, Male Quality, and Reproductive Success in House Wrens.” Plos One 8(3).

Cramer, E. R. A., T. Laskemoen, O. Kleven, K. LaBarbera, I. J. Lovette and J. T. Lifjeld (2013). “No evidence that sperm morphology predicts paternity success in wild house wrens.” Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67(11): 1845-1853.

Cramer, E. R. A., T. Laskemoen, O. Kleven and J. T. Lifjeld (2013). “Sperm length variation in House Wrens Troglodytes aedon.” Journal of Ornithology 154(1): 129-138.

Dias, R. I., R. H. Macedo, D. Goedert and M. S. Webster (2013). “Cooperative Breeding in the Campo Flicker II: Patterns of Reproduction and Kinship.” Condor 115(4): 855-862.

Hochachka, W. M., A. A. Dhondt, A. Dobson, D. M. Hawley, D. H. Ley and I. J. Lovette (2013). “Multiple host transfers, but only one successful lineage in a continent-spanning emergent pathogen.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 280(1766).

Mason, N. A. and K. J. Burns (2013). “Molecular phylogenetics of the Neotropical seedeaters and seed-finches (Sporophila, Oryzoborus, Dolospingus).” Ornitología Neotropical 24: 139–155.

Rubin, B. E. R., R. M. Anderson, D. Kennedy, T. M. Palmer, M. L. Stanton and I. J. Lovette (2013). “Polygyny in the nest-site limited acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae.” Insectes Sociaux 60(2): 231-241.

Sullivan, J. P., J. Muriel-Cunha and J. G. Lundberg (2013). “Phylogenetic relationships and molecular dating of the major groups of catfishes of the Neotropical superfamily Pimelodoidea (Teleostei, Siluriformes).” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 162: 89-110.

Vortman, Y., L. Arnon, R. Dor, L. Irby and R. J. Safran (2013). “Multiple Sexual Signals and Behavioral Reproductive Isolation in a Diverging Population.” The American Naturalist 182(4): 514-523.

Carling, M. D. and H. A. Thomassen (2012). “The Role of Environmental Heterogeneity in Maintaining Reproductive Isolation between Hybridizing Passerina (Aves: Cardinalidae) Buntings.” International Journal of Ecology 2012: 11.

Cerasale, D. J., R. Dor, D. W. Winkler and I. J. Lovette (2012). “Phylogeny of the Tachycineta genus of New World swallows: Insights from complete mitochondrial genomes.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63(1): 64-71.

Chesser, R. T., R. C. Banks, F. K. Barker, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., J. D. Rising, D. E. Stotz and K. Winker (2012). “Fifty-Third Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-List of North American Birds.” Auk 129(3): 573-588.

Coulon, A., J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. Bowman and I. J. Lovette (2012). “Mind the gap: genetic distance increases with habitat gap size in Florida scrub jays.” Biology Letters 8(4): 582-585.

Dor, R., M. D. Carling, I. J. Lovette, F. H. Sheldon and D. W. Winkler (2012). “Species trees for the tree swallows (Genus Tachycineta): An alternative phylogenetic hypothesis to the mitochondrial gene tree.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65(1): 317-322.

Dor, R., C. B. Cooper, I. J. Lovette, V. Massoni, F. Bulit, M. Liljesthrom and D. W. Winkler (2012). “Clock gene variation in Tachycineta swallows.” Ecology and Evolution 2(1): 95-105.

Dor, R., R. J. Safran, Y. Vortman, A. Lotem, A. McGowan, M. R. Evans and I. J. Lovette (2012). “Population Genetics and Morphological Comparisons of Migratory European (Hirundo rustica rustica) and Sedentary East-Mediterranean (Hirundo rustica transitiva) Barn Swallows.” Journal of Heredity 103(1): 55-63.

Katzner, T. E., M. Wheeler, J. J. Negro, Y. Kapetanakos, J. A. DeWoody, M. Horvath and I. Lovette (2012). “To pluck or not to pluck: scientific methodologies should be carefully chosen, not ‘one size fits all’.” Journal of Avian Biology 43(1): 15-17.

LaBarbera, K., I. Lovette and P. Llambías (2012). “Mating opportunities, paternity, and sexual conflict: paternal care in northern and southern temperate house wrens.” Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 66(2): 253-260.

Latta, S. C., A. K. Townsend and I. J. Lovette (2012). “The origins of the recently discovered Hispaniolan Olive-throated Parakeet: A phylogeographic perspective on a conservation conundrum.” Caribbean Journal of Science 46(2-3): 143-149.

Llambías, P. (2012). “How do Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon musculus achieve polygyny? An experimental approach.” Journal of Ornithology 153(2): 571-578.

Llambias, P. E., K. LaBarbera and A. A. Astie (2012). “Similar Patterns of Parental Provisioning in a Monogamous and a Polygynous Population of the House Wren.” Condor 114(3): 629-638.

Lovette, I. J., B. S. Arbogast, R. L. Curry, R. M. Zink, C. A. Botero, J. P. Sullivan, A. L. Talaba, R. B. Harris, D. R. Rubenstein, R. E. Ricklefs and E. Bermingham (2012). “Phylogenetic relationships of the mockingbirds and thrashers (Aves: Mimidae).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63(2): 219-229.

Lundberg, J. G., R. Covain, J. P. Sullivan and S. Fisch-Muller (2012). “Phylogenetic position and notes on the natural history of Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 (Teleostei: Siluriformes), a recently discovered pimelodid catfish from the Maroni River basin.” Cybium 36(1): 105-114.

Riehl, C. (2012). “Mating system and reproductive skew in a communally breeding cuckoo: hard-working males do not sire more young.” Animal Behaviour 84(3): 707-714.

Wagner, C. E., L. J. Harmon and O. Seehausen (2012). “Ecological opportunity and sexual selection together predict adaptive radiation.” Nature 487: 366-369.

Wagner, C. E., A. R. McCune and I. J. Lovette (2012). “Recent speciation between sympatric Tanganyikan cichlid colour morphs.” Molecular Ecology 21(13): 3283-3292.

Winger, B. M., I. J. Lovette and D. W. Winkler (2012). “Ancestry and evolution of seasonal migration in the Parulidae.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 279(1728): 610-618.

Billerman, S. M., G. H. Huber, D. W. Winkler, R. J. Safran and I. J. Lovette (2011). “Population Genetics of a Recent Transcontinental Colonization of South America by Breeding Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica).” Auk 128(3): 506-513.

Carling, M. D., L. G. Serene and I. J. Lovette (2011). “Using Historical Dna to Characterize Hybridization Between Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula) and Bullock’s Orioles (I. bullockii).” Auk 128(1): 61-68.

Carling, M. D. and B. Zuckerberg (2011). “Spatio-temporal changes in the genetic structure of the Passerina bunting hybrid zone.” Molecular Ecology 20(6): 1166-1175.

Chesser, R. T., R. C. Banks, F. K. Barker, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., J. D. Rising, D. F. Stotz and K. Winker (2011). “Fifty-second Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds.” Auk 128(3): 600-613.

Cramer, E. R. A., M. L. Hall, S. R. de Kort, I. J. Lovette and S. L. Vehrencamp (2011). “Infrequent Extra-Pair Paternity in the Banded Wren, a Synchronously Breeding Tropical Passerine.” Condor 113(3): 637-645.

Dor, R., I. J. Lovette, R. J. Safran, S. M. Billerman, G. H. Huber, Y. Vortman, A. Lotem, A. McGowan, M. R. Evans, C. B. Cooper and D. W. Winkler (2011). “Low Variation in the Polymorphic Clock Gene Poly-Q Region Despite Population Genetic Structure across Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Populations.” Plos One 6(12).

Ferree, E. D. and J. L. Dickinson (2011). “Natural extrapair paternity matches receptivity patterns in unguarded females: evidence for importance of female choice.” Animal Behaviour 82(5): 1167-1173.

Ferretti, V., V. Massoni, F. Bulit, D. W. Winkler and I. J. Lovette (2011). “Heterozygosity and fitness benefits of extrapair mate choice in White-rumped Swallows (Tachycineta leucorrhoa).” Behavioral Ecology 22(6): 1178-1186.

Florez-Rodriguez, A., M. D. Carling and C. Daniel Cadena (2011). “Reconstructing the phylogeny of “Buarremon” brush-finches and near relatives (Aves, Emberizidae) from individual gene trees.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(2): 297-303.

Lundberg, J. G., J. P. Sullivan and M. Hardman (2011). “Phylogenetics of the South American catfish family Pimelodidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences.” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 161: 153-189.

Rabosky, D. L., M. A. Cowan, A. L. Talaba and J. L. Irby (2011). “Species Interactions Mediate Phylogenetic Community Structure in a Hyperdiverse Lizard Assemblage from Arid Australia.” The American Naturalist 178(5): 579-595.

Riehl, C. (2011). “Living with strangers: direct benefits favour non-kin cooperation in a communally nesting bird.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 278(1712): 1728-1735.

Sly, N. D., A. K. Townsend, C. C. Rimmer, J. M. Townsend, S. C. Latta and I. J. Lovette (2011). “Ancient islands and modern invasions: disparate phylogeographic histories among Hispaniola’s endemic birds.” Molecular Ecology 20(23): 5012-5024.

Townsend, A. K., R. Bowman, J. W. Fitzpatrick, M. Dent and I. J. Lovette (2011). “Genetic monogamy across variable demographic landscapes in cooperatively breeding Florida scrub-jays.” Behavioral Ecology 22(3): 464-470.

Vortman, Y., A. Lotem, R. Dor, I. J. Lovette and R. J. Safran (2011). “The sexual signals of the East-Mediterranean barn swallow: a different swallow tale.” Behavioral Ecology 22(6): 1344-1352.

Carling, M. D., I. J. Lovette and R. T. Brumfield (2010). “Historical divergence and gene flow: coalescent analyses of mitochondrial, autosomal and sex-linked loci in Passerina buntings.” Evolution 64(6): 1762-1772.

Chesser, R. T., R. C. Banks, F. K. Barker, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., J. D. Rising, D. F. Stotz and K. Winker (2010). “Fifty-First Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-List of North American Birds.” Auk 127(3): 726-744.

Coulon, A., J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. Bowman and I. J. Lovette (2010). “Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Effective Dispersal of Florida Scrub-Jays.” Conservation Biology 24(4): 1080-1088.

Dor, R., R. J. Safran, F. H. Sheldon, D. W. Winkler and I. J. Lovette (2010). “Phylogeny of the genus Hirundo and the Barn Swallow subspecies complex.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(1): 409-418.

Ferree, E. D., J. Dickinson, W. Rendell, C. Stern and S. Porter (2010). “Hatching order explains an extrapair chick advantage in western bluebirds.” Behavioral Ecology 21(4): 802-807.

Kimura, M., J. M. Darbro and L. C. Harrington (2010). “Avian malaria parasites share congeneric mosquito vectors.” Journal of Parasitology 96(1): 144-151.

LaBarbera, K., P. E. Llambias, E. R. A. Cramer, T. D. Schaming and I. J. Lovette (2010). “Synchrony does not explain extrapair paternity rate variation in northern or southern house wrens.” Behavioral Ecology 21(4): 773-780.

Lavoue, S., J. P. Sullivan and M. E. Arnegard (2010). “African weakly electric fishes of the genus Petrocephalus (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) of Odzala National Park, Republic of the Congo (Lekoli River, Congo River basin) with description of five new species.” Zootaxa(2600): 1-52.

Lovette, I. J., J. L. Perez-Eman, J. P. Sullivan, R. C. Banks, I. Fiorentino, S. Cordoba-Cordoba, M. Echeverry-Galvis, F. K. Barker, K. J. Burns, J. Klicka, S. M. Lanyon and E. Bermingham (2010). “A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the wood-warblers and a revised classification of the Parulidae (Ayes).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57(2): 753-770.

Rabosky, D. L. (2010). “Extinction rates should not be estimated from molecular phylogenies.” Evolution 64(6): 1816-1824.

Rabosky, D. L. and A. R. McCune (2010). “Reinventing species selection with molecular phylogenies.” Trends in Ecology & Evolution 25(2): 68-74.

Riehl, C. (2010). “Egg ejection risk and hatching asynchrony predict egg mass in a communally breeding cuckoo, the Greater Ani (Crotophaga major).” Behavioral Ecology 21(4): 676-683.

Riehl, C. (2010). “A Simple Rule Reduces Costs of Extragroup Parasitism in a Communally Breeding Bird.” Current Biology 20(20): 1830-1833.

Rodiles-Hernandez, R., J. G. Lundberg and J. P. Sullivan (2010). “Taxonomic discrimination and identification of extant blue catfishes (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae: Ictalurus furcatus Group).” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 159(1): 67-82.

Sly, N. D., A. K. Townsend, C. C. Rimmer, J. M. Townsend, S. C. Latta and I. J. Lovette (2010). “Phylogeography and conservation of the endemic Hispaniolan Palm-Tanagers (Aves: Phaenicophilus).” Conservation Genetics 11(6): 2121-2129.

Botero, C. A., N. J. Boogert, S. L. Vehrencamp and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Climatic Patterns Predict the Elaboration of Song Displays in Mockingbirds.” Current Biology 19(13): 1151-1155.

Botero, C. A., R. J. Rossman, L. M. Caro, L. M. Stenzler, I. J. Lovette, S. R. de Kort and S. L. Vehrencamp (2009). “Syllable type consistency is related to age, social status and reproductive success in the tropical mockingbird.” Animal Behaviour 77(3): 701-706.

Chesser, R. T., R. C. Banks, F. K. Barker, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., J. D. Rising, D. F. Stotz and K. Winker (2009). “Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-List of North American Birds.” Auk 126(3): 705-714.

Cox Fernandes, C., J. G. Lundberg and J. P. Sullivan (2009). “Oedemognathus exodon and Sternarchogiton nattereri (Apteronotidae, Gymnotiformes): the Case for Sexual Dimorphism and Conspecificity.” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 158(1): 193-207.

Ferretti, V. and D. W. Winkler (2009). “Polygyny in the tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor: a result of the cost of searching for an unmated male.” Journal of Avian Biology 40(3): 289-295.

Llambias, P. E., V. Ferretti, D. A. Cardoni and J. E. Maldonado (2009). “Breeding Success and Social Mating System of the Bay-capped Wren-Spinetail (Spartonoica maluroides).” Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121(4): 803-807.

Makarewich, C. A., L. M. Stenzler, V. Ferretti, D. W. Winkler and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from three species of swallows in the genus Tachycineta: T-albilinea, T-bicolor and T-leucorrhoa.” Molecular Ecology Resources 9(2): 631-635.

Rabosky, D. L. (2009). “Heritability of Extinction Rates Links Diversification Patterns in Molecular Phylogenies and Fossils.” Systematic Biology 58(6): 629-640.

Rabosky, D. L. (2009). “Ecological limits and diversification rate: alternative paradigms to explain the variation in species richness among clades and regions.” Ecology Letters 12(8): 735-743.

Rabosky, D. L. (2009). “Ecological Limits on Clade Diversification in Higher Taxa.” American Naturalist 173(5): 662-674.

Rabosky, D. L. and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Problems detecting density-dependent diversification on phylogenies: reply to Bokma.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 276(1659): 995-997.

Rabosky, D. L. and U. Sorhannus (2009). “Diversity dynamics of marine planktonic diatoms across the Cenozoic.” Nature 457(7226): 183-U173.

Rabosky, D. L., A. L. Talaba, S. C. Donnellan and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Molecular evidence for hybridization between two Australian desert skinks, Ctenotus leonhardii and Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus (Scincidae: Squamata).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53(2): 368-377.

Riehl, C. and S. Bogdanowicz (2009). “Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the greater ani Crotophaga major (Aves: Cuculidae).” Mol. Ecol. Res. See http://tomato.biol.trinity.edu/manuscripts/9-6/mer-09-0270.pdf.

Rubenstein, D. R. and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Reproductive skew and selection on female ornamentation in social species.” Nature 462(7274): 786-U106.

Rubin, B. E., C. A. Makarewich, A. L. Talaba, L. Stenzler, S. M. Bogdanowicz and I. J. Lovettet (2009). “Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae.” Molecular Ecology Resources 9(4): 1212-1214.

Stenzler, L. M., C. A. Makarewich, A. Coulon, D. R. Ardia, I. J. Lovette and D. W. Winkler (2009). “Subtle Edge-of-Range Genetic Structuring in Transcontinentally Distributed North American Tree Swallows.” Condor 111(3): 470-478.

Townsend, A. K., A. B. Clark, K. J. McGowan, E. L. Buckles, A. D. Miller and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Disease-mediated inbreeding depression in a large, open population of cooperative crows.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 276(1664): 2057-2064.

Townsend, A. K., A. B. Clark, K. J. McGowan and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Reproductive partitioning and the assumptions of reproductive skew models in the cooperatively breeding American crow.” Animal Behaviour 77(2): 503-512.

Vallender, R., J.-P. Gagnon and I. J. Lovette (2009). “An intergeneric wood-warbler hybrid (Mniotilta varia x Dendroica coronata) and the use of multilocus DNA analyses to diagnose avian hybrid origins.” Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 298-305.

Vallender, R., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, L. P. Bulluck, A. Roth, R. Canterbury, J. Larkin, R. M. Fowlds and I. J. Lovette (2009). “Extensive Rangewide Mitochondrial Introgression Indicates Substantial Cryptic Hybridization in the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera).” Avian Conservation and Ecology 4(2).

Wagner, C. E. and A. R. McCune (2009). “Contrasting Patterns of Spatial Genetic Structure in Sympatric Rock-Dwelling Cichlid Fishes.” Evolution 63(5): 1312-1326.

Wagner, C. E., P. B. McIntyre, K. S. Buels, D. M. Gilbert and E. Michel (2009). “Diet predicts intestine length in Lake Tanganyika’s cichlid fishes.” Functional Ecology 23(6): 1122-1131.

Banks, R. C., R. T. Chesser, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., J. D. Rising, D. F. Stotz and K. Winker (2008). “Forty-ninth supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union – Check-list of north American birds.” Auk 125(3): 756-766.

Barnett, J. R., V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, A. Coulon and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Weak genetic structuring indicates ongoing gene flow across White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) populations in a highly fragmented Costa Rica landscape.” Conservation Genetics 9(6): 1403-1412.

Barnett, J. R., L. M. Stenzler, V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, S. M. Bogdanowicz and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the white-ruffed manakin Corapipo altera (Aves, Pipridae).” Molecular Ecology Resources 8(1): 215-218.

Coulon, A., J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. Bowman, B. M. Stith, C. A. Makarewich, L. M. Stenzler and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Congruent population structure inferred from dispersal behaviour and intensive genetic surveys of the threatened Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).” Molecular Ecology 17(7): 1685-1701.

Cramer, E. R. A., L. Stenzler, A. L. Talaba, C. A. Makarewich, S. L. Vehrencamp and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Isolation and characterization of SNP variation at 90 anonymous loci in the banded wren (Thryothorus pleurostictus).” Conservation Genetics 9(6): 1657-1660.

Farnsworth, A. and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Phylogenetic and ecological effects on interspecific variation in structurally simple avian vocalizations.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 94(1): 155-173.

Ferree, E. D., J. L. Dickinson, D. Kleiber, C. A. Stern, J. Haydock, M. T. Stanback, V. Schmidt, L. Eisenberg and C. Stolzenburg (2008). “Development and cross-species testing of western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) microsatellite primers.” Molecular Ecology Resources 8(6): 1348-1350.

Hawley, D. M., J. Briggs, A. A. Dhondt and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Reconciling molecular signatures across markers: mitochondrial DNA confirms founder effect in invasive North American house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus).” Conservation Genetics 9(3): 637-643.

Lavoue, S., J. P. Sullivan, M. E. Arnegard and C. D. Hopkins (2008). “Differentiation of morphology, genetics and electric signals in a region of sympatry between sister species of African electric fish (Mormyridae).” Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21(4): 1030-1045.

Lovette, I. J. (2008). “Convergent Evolution: Raising a Family from the Dead.” Current Biology 18(24): R1132-R1134.

Lovette, I. J., B. V. McCleery, A. L. Talaba and D. R. Rubenstein (2008). “A complete species-level molecular phylogeny for the “Eurasian” starlings (Sturnidae : Sturnus, Acridotheres, and allies): Recent diversification in a highly social and dispersive avian group.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(1): 251-260.

Mahler, B., V. A. Confalonieri, I. J. Lovette and J. C. Reboreda (2008). “Eggshell spotting in brood parasitic shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) is not linked to the female sex chromosome.” Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62(7): 1193-1199.

Moore, R. P., W. D. Robinson, I. J. Lovette and T. R. Robinson (2008). “Experimental evidence for extreme dispersal limitation in tropical forest birds.” Ecology Letters 11(9): 960-968.

Rabosky, D. L. and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Explosive evolutionary radiations: Decreasing speciation or increasing extinction through time?” Evolution 62(8): 1866-1875.

Rabosky, D. L. and I. J. Lovette (2008). “Density-dependent diversification in North American wood warblers.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 275(1649): 2363-2371.

Rawlings, L. H., D. L. Rabosky, S. C. Donnellan and M. N. Hutchinson (2008). “Python phylogenetics: inference from morphology and mitochondrial DNA.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93(3): 603-619.

Sullivan, J. P., Z. Peng, J. G. Lundberg, J. Peng and S. He (2008). “Molecular evidence for diphyly of the Asian catfish family Amblycipitidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) and exclusion of the South American Aspredinidae from Sisoroidea.” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 157(1): 51-65.

Banks, R. C., R. T. Chesser, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, I. J. Lovette, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, J. D. Rising and D. F. Stotz (2007). “Forty-eighth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds.” The Auk 124(3): 1109-1115.

Barnett, J. R., S. Woltmann, L. Stenzler, S. M. Bogdanowicz and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the chestnut-backed antbird, Myrmeciza exsul.” Molecular Ecology Notes 7(6): 1070-1072.

Brar, R. K., L. A. Schoenle, L. M. Stenzler, M. L. Hall, S. L. Vehrencamp and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Eleven microsatellite loci isolated from the banded wren (Thryothorus pleurostictus).” Molecular Ecology Notes 7(1): 69-71.

Lovette, I. J. and D. R. Rubenstein (2007). “A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the starlings (Aves : Sturnidae) and mockingbirds (Aves : Mimidae): Congruent mtDNA and nuclear trees for a cosmopolitan avian radiation.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44(3): 1031-1056.

Lundberg, J. G., J. P. Sullivan, R. Rodiles-Hernandez and D. A. Hendrickson (2007). “Discovery of African roots for the Mesoamerican Chiapas catfish, Lacantunia enigmatica, requires an ancient intercontinental passage.” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 156: 39-53.

Mahler, B., V. A. Confalonieri, I. J. Lovette and J. C. Reboreda (2007). “Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite.” Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20(5): 1918-1923.

Neuman, C. R., R. J. Safran and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Male tail streamer length does not predict apparent or genetic reproductive success in North American barn swallows Hirundo rustica erythrogaster.” Journal of Avian Biology 38(1): 28-36.

Rabosky, D., J. Reid, M. Cowan and J. Foulkes (2007). “Overdispersion of body size in Australian desert lizard communities at local scales only: no evidence for the Narcissus effect.” Oecologia 154(3): 561-570.

Rabosky, D. L. (2007). “LASER: A Maximum Likelihood Toolkit for Detecting Temporal Shifts in Diversification Rates From Molecular Phylogenies.” Evolutionary Bioinformatics 2(EBO-2-Rabosky-(2)): 0-0.

Rabosky, D. L., S. C. Donnellan, A. L. Talaba and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Exceptional among-lineage variation in diversification rates during the radiation of Australia’s most diverse vertebrate clade.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 274(1628): 2915-2923.

Rubenstein, D. R. and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Temporal environmental variability drives the evolution of cooperative breeding in birds.” Current Biology 17(16): 1414-1419.

Schoenle, L. A., A. K. Townsend and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in a cooperatively breeding corvid, the American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos).” Molecular Ecology Notes 7(1): 46-48.

Townsend, A. K., C. C. Rimmer, S. C. Latta and I. J. lovette (2007). “Ancient differentiation in the single-island avian radiation of endemic Hispartiolan chat-tanagers (Aves : Calyptophilus).” Molecular Ecology 16(17): 3634-3642.

Vallender, R., R. J. Robertson, V. L. Friesen and I. J. Lovette (2007). “Complex hybridization dynamics between golden-winged and blue-winged warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera and Vermivora pinus) revealed by AFLP, microsatellite, intron and mtDNA markers.” Molecular Ecology 16(10): 2017-2029.

Carter, G. G., C. E. Coen, L. M. Stenzler and I. J. Lovette (2006). “Avian host DNA isolated from the feces of white-winged vampire bats (Diaemus youngi).” Acta Chiropterologica 8(1): 255-258.

Dingle, C., I. J. Lovette, C. Canaday and T. B. Smith (2006). “Elevational zonation and the phylogenetic relationships of the Henicorhina wood-wrens.” Auk 123(1): 119-134.

Harvey, M. G., D. N. Bonter, L. M. Stenzler and I. J. Lovette (2006). “A comparison of plucked feathers versus blood samples as DNA sources for molecular sexing.” Journal of Field Ornithology 77(2): 136-140.

Hawley, D. M., D. Hanley, A. A. Dhondt and I. J. Lovette (2006). “Molecular evidence for a founder effect in invasive house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) populations experiencing an emergent disease epidemic.” Molecular Ecology 15(1): 263-275.

Kimura, M., A. A. Dhondt and I. J. Lovette (2006). “Phylogeographic structuring of Plasmodium lineages across the north american range of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus).” Journal of Parasitology 92(5): 1043-1049.

Llamblas, P. E., V. Ferretti and J. C. Reboreda (2006). “Egg discrimination and sex-specific pecking behaviour in parasitic cowbirds.” Ethology 112(11): 1128-1135.

Lovette, I. J. and W. M. Hochachka (2006). “Simultaneous effects of phylogenetic niche conservatism and competition on avian community structure.” Ecology 87(Sp7): 14-28.

Lovette, I. J., D. R. Rubenstein and W. N. Watetu (2006). “Provisioning of fledgling conspecifics by males of the brood-parasitic cuckoos Chrysococcyx klaas and C-caprius.” Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(1): 99-101.

Rabosky, D. L. (2006). “Likelihood methods for detecting temporal shifts in diversification rates.” Evolution 60(6): 1152-1164.

Sullivan, J. P., J. G. Lundberg and M. Hardman (2006). “A phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using rag1 and rag2 nuclear gene sequences.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(3): 636-662.

Dabrowski, A., R. Fraser, J. L. Confer and I. J. Lovette (2005). “Geographic variability in mitochondrial introgression among hybridizing populations of Golden-winged (Vermivora chrysoptera) and Blue-winged (V-pinus) Warblers.” Conservation Genetics 6(5): 843-853.

Farnsworth, A. and I. J. Lovette (2005). “Evolution of nocturnal flight calls in migrating wood-warblers: apparent lack of morphological constraints.” Journal of Avian Biology 36(4): 337-347.

Ferretti, V., P. E. Llambias and T. E. Martin (2005). “Life-history variation of a neotropical thrush challenges food limitation theory.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 272(1564): 769-773.

Hawley, D. M., K. V. Sydenstricker, G. V. Kollias and A. A. Dhondt (2005). “Genetic diversity predicts pathogen resistance and cell-mediated immunocompetence in house finches.” Biology Letters 1(3): 326-329.

Hosner, P. A. (2005). “Regurgitated mistletoe seeds in th nest of the Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus).” Wilson Bulletin 117: 319-321.

Lovette, I. J. (2005). “Glacial cycles and the tempo of avian speciation.” Trends in Ecology & Evolution 20(2): 57-59.

Markland, H. M. and I. J. Lovette (2005). “Phylogenetic affinities and inter-island differentiation in the Vitelline Warbler Dendroica vitellina, a West Indian endemic.” Ibis 147(4): 764-771.

Safran, R. J., C. R. Neuman, K. J. McGraw and I. J. Lovette (2005). “Dynamic paternity allocation as a function of male plumage color in barn swallows.” Science 309(5744): 2210-2212.

Smith, T. B., S. M. Clegg, M. Kimura, K. Ruegg, B. Milá, I. J. Lovette and (2005). Molecular genetic approaches to linking breeding and overwintering areas in five Neotropical migrant passerines. . Birds of Two Worlds: The Ecology and Evolution of Migration. R. Greenberg and P. P. Marra. Baltimore and London, The Johns Hopkins University Press: 222-234.

Szymanski, M. M. and I. J. Lovette (2005). “High lineage diversity and host sharing of malarial parasites in a local avian assemblage.” Journal of Parasitology 91(4): 768-774.

Fernandez, G. J., G. Posse, V. Ferretti and F. M. Gabelli (2004). “Bird-habitat relationship for the declining Pampas meadowlark populations in the southern Pampas grasslands.” Biological Conservation 115(1): 139-148.

Lavoue, S. and J. P. Sullivan (2004). “Simultaneous analysis of five molecular markers provides a well-supported phylogenetic hypothesis for the living bony-tongue fishes (Osteoglossomorpha : Teleostei).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33(1): 171-185.

Lovette, I. J. (2004). “Mitochondrial dating and mixed-support for the “2% rule” in birds.” Auk 121(1): 1-6.

Lovette, I. J. (2004). “Molecular phylogeny and plumage signal evolution in a trans Andean and circum Amazoman avian species complex.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(2): 512-523.

Lovette, I. J., S. M. Clegg and T. B. Smith (2004). “Limited utility of mtDNA markers for determining connectivity among breeding and overwintering locations in three neotropical migrant birds.” Conservation Biology 18(1): 156-166.

Stenzler, L. M., R. Fraser and I. J. Lovette (2004). “Isolation and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci from Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) with broad cross-taxon utility in emberizine songbirds.” Molecular Ecology Notes 4(4): 602-604.

Sweeney, R. J., I. J. Lovette and E. L. Harvey (2004). “Evolutionary variation in feather waxes of passerine birds.” Auk 121(2): 435-445.

Winkler, D. W., P. H. Wrege, P. E. Allen, T. L. Kast, P. Senesac, M. F. Wasson, P. E. Llambias, V. Ferretti and P. J. Sullivan (2004). “Breeding dispersal and philopatry in the tree swallow.” Condor 106(4): 768-776.

Gonzalez, M. A., J. R. Eberhard, I. J. Lovette, S. L. Olson and E. Bermingham (2003). “Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of the Bay Wren (Troglodytidae : Thryothorus nigricapillus) complex.” Condor 105(2): 228-238.

Hobson, K., L. Wassenaar, B. Milá, I. Lovette, C. Dingle and T. Smith (2003). “Stable isotopes as indicators of altitudinal distributions and movements in an Ecuadorean hummingbird community.” Oecologia 136(2): 302-308.

Llambias, P. E. and V. Ferretti (2003). “Parental care in the Great Kiskadee.” Wilson Bulletin 115(2): 214-216.

Sehgal, R. N. M. and I. J. Lovette (2003). “Molecular evolution of three avian neurotrophin genes: Implications for proregion functional constraints.” Journal of Molecular Evolution 57(3): 335-342.

Smith, T. B., P. P. Marra, M. S. Webster, I. Lovette, H. L. Gibbs, R. T. Holmes, K. A. Hobson, S. Rohwer and R. Prum (2003). “A call for feather sampling.” The Auk 120(1): 218-221.

Kimura, M., S. M. Clegg, I. J. Lovette, K. R. Holder, D. J. Girman, B. Mila, P. Wade and T. B. Smith (2002). “Phylogeographical approaches to assessing demographic connectivity between breeding and overwintering regions in a Nearctic-Neotropical warbler (Wilsonia pusilla).” Molecular Ecology 11(9): 1605-1616.

Lovette, I. J. (2002). “The Birds of the Cayman Islands: An Annotated Checklist.” The Auk 119(4): 1213-1214.

Lovette, I. J. and E. Bermingham (2002). “What is a wood-warbler? Molecular characterization of a monophyletic Parulidae.” Auk 119(3): 695-714.

Lovette, I. J., E. Bermingham and R. E. Ricklefs (2002). “Clade-specific morphological diversification and adaptive radiation in Hawaiian songbirds.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 269(1486): 37-42.

Lovette, I. J. and E. Bermingham (2001). “Mitochondrial perspective on the phylogenetic relationships of the Parula wood-warblers.” Auk 118(1): 211-215.

Lovette, I. J. and E. Bermingham (2000). “c-mos variation in songbirds: Molecular evolution, phylogenetic implications, and comparisons with mitochondrial differentiation.” Molecular Biology and Evolution 17(10): 1569-1577.

Price, T., I. J. Lovette, E. Bermingham, H. L. Gibbs and A. D. Richman (2000). “The imprint of history on communities of North American and Asian warblers.” American Naturalist 156(4): 354-367.

Lovette, I. J. and E. Bermingham (1999). “Explosive speciation in the New World Dendroica warblers.” Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 266(1429): 1629-1636.

Lovette, I. J., E. Bermingham and R. E. Ricklefs (1999). “Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography and the conservation of endangered Lesser Antillean Icterus orioles.” Conservation Biology 13(5): 1088-1096.

Lovette, I. J., E. Bermingham, S. Rohwer and C. Wood (1999). “Mitochondrial restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and sequence variation among closely related avian species and the genetic characterization of hybrid Dendroica warblers.” Molecular Ecology 8(9): 1431-1441.

Lovette, I. J., G. Seutin, R. E. Ricklefs and E. Bermingham (1999). “The assembly of an island fauna by natural invasion: sources and temporal patterns in the avian colonization of Barbados.” Biological Invasions 1(1): 33-41.

Ricklefs, R. E. and I. J. Lovette (1999). “The roles of island area per se and habitat diversity in the species-area relationships of four Lesser Antillean faunal groups.” Journal of Animal Ecology 68(6): 1142-1160.

Lovette, I. J., E. Bermingham, G. Seutin and R. E. Ricklefs (1998). “Evolutionary differentiation in three endemic West Indian Warblers.” Auk 115(4): 890-903.

Lovette, I. J. and R. T. Holmes (1995). “Foraging Behavior of American Redstarts in Breeding and Wintering Habitats: Implications for Relative Food Availability.” Condor 97(3): 782-791.