Jeffrey R.
Walters
Avian
Ecology Lab
Department
of Biology
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University
Recent Publications
Walters, J. R., S. R. Derrickson,
D. M. Fry, S. M. Haig, J. M. Marzluff and J. M. Wunderle, Jr. Status of the California Condor
and efforts to achieve its recovery. Auk. In press.
Johnson, M., D. R. Ruthrauff, B. J. McCaffery and J. R. Walters. 2010. Apparent survival of breeding Western Sandpipers on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska. Wilson J. Ornithol. 122:15-22. pdf
Olsen, B. J., R. Greenberg, I. A Liu, J. M. Felch and J. R. Walters. 2010. Interactions
between sexual and natural selection on the evolution of a plumage badge. Evolutionary Ecol. 24:731-748.
Rose, K. R., L. A. Blanc, K. M.
Hudgins and J. R. Walters. 2009. An investigation of the avian cavity-nesting
community at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Pages 103-104 in E. P Bowersock,
S. M. Hermann and J. S. Kush, eds. Forestry in a Changing World: New Challenges
and Opportunities. Longleaf Alliance
Report No. 14, Sandestin, FL.
Blanc, L. A. and J. R. Walters. 2009.
Managing for avian diversity in the longleaf pine ecosystem: snags,
cavity nesting birds and the need for meaningful guidelines. Pages 37-44 in E. P Bowersock, S. M. Hermann and J. S. Kush, eds.
Forestry in a Changing World: New
Challenges and Opportunities. Longleaf
Alliance Report No. 14, Sandestin, FL.
Ford, H. A., J. R. Walters, C. B. Cooper, S. J. S.
Debus and V. A. J. Doerr. 2009.
Extinction debt or habitat change? – Ongoing losses of woodland birds in
north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Biol. Conserv. 142:3182-3190.
Johnson, M., J. R. Conklin, B.
Johnson, B. J. Mc Caffery, S. M. Haig and J. R.
Walters. 2009. Behavior and reproductive success of Rock
Sandpipers breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska. Wilson J. Ornithol.
121:328-337.
Malueg, A. L., J. R.
Walters and I. T. Moore. 2009. Do stress hormones suppress helper
reproduction in the cooperatively breeding red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 63:687-698.
Hutto, R. L., C. J.
Conway, V. A. Saab and J. R. Walters. 2008.
What constitutes a natural fire regime? Insight from the ecology and
distribution of coniferous forest birds in North America. Fire Ecology 4:115-132.
Olsen, B. J., J. M. Felch, R. Greenberg and J. R. Walters. 2008.
Causes of reduced clutch size in a tidal marsh endemic. Oecologia
158:421-435.
Olsen, B. J., R. Greenberg, R.
C. Fleischer and J. R. Walters.
2008. Extrapair
paternity in the swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana: Male access or female preference. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 63:285-294.
Cooper, C. B., S. J. Daniels and
J. R. Walters. 2008. Can we improve estimates of juvenile
dispersal and survival. Ecology 89:3349-3361.
Johnson, M., S. Aref and J. R. Walters. 2008.
Parent-offspring communication in the Western Sandpiper. Behav. Ecol. 19:489-501.
Blanc, L. A. and J. R. Walters. 2008.
Cavity-nest webs in a longleaf pine ecosystem. Condor 110:80-92.
Johnson, M. and J. R. Walters. 2008. Effects of mate and site fidelity on nest
survival of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri). Auk 125:76-86.
Blanc, L. A. and J. R. Walters. 2008. Cavity excavation and enlargement as mechanisms
for indirect interactions in an avian community. Ecology 89:506-514. pdf
Reynolds,
M. H., J. W. Slotterback and J. R. Walters. 2006.
Diet composition and terrestrial prey selection of the Laysan Teal on
Laysan Island. Pages 181-199 in Atoll Research Bulletin 543, National
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Proceedings
of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands third Scientific Symposium.
Johnson,
M., L. W. Oring and J. R. Walters. 2006.
Killdeer parental care when either parent deserts. Wader
Study Group Bulletin 110:43-47.
Beissinger, S. R., J. R. Walters, D. G. Catanzaro, K. G. Smith, J. B. Dunning, Jr., S. M. Haig, B. R. Noon and B. M. Stith. 2006. Modeling approaches in avian conservation and the role of field biologists. Ornithological Monographs 59. 56pp. pdf [online]
Allen, J. C., S. M. Krieger, J. R. Walters and J. A. Collazo. 2006. Associations of breeding birds with fire-influenced and riparian-upland gradients in a longleaf pine ecosystem. Auk 123:1110-1128. pdf
Schiegg, K., S. J. Daniels, G. Pasinelli, J. R. Walters and J. A. Priddy. 2006. Inbreeding in red-cockaded woodpeckers: Effects of natal dispersal distance and territory location. Biol. Conserv. 131:544-552. pdf
Nudds, T. D., J. R. Walters and M.-A. Villard. 2006. On evidence of absence. Avian Conservation and Ecology - Écologie et conservation des oiseaux 1 (3): 3. pdf [online]
Schiegg, K., J. R. Walters and J. A. Priddy. 2005. Testing a spatially explicit, individual-based model of red-cockaded woodpecker population dynamics. Ecol. Appl. 15:1495-1503. pdf
Koenig, W. D., E. L. Walters, J. R. Walters, J. S. Kellam, K. G. Michalek and M. S. Schrader. 2005. Seasonal body weight variation in five species of woodpeckers. Condor 107:810-822. pdf
Walters, J. R. and E. L. Crist. 2005. Rediscovering the king of woodpeckers: exploring the implications. Avian Conservation and Ecology - Écologie et conservation des oiseaux 1 (1): 6. pdf [online]
Pasinelli, G., K. Schiegg and J. R. Walters. 2004. Genetic and environmental influences on natal dispersal distance in a resident bird species. Am. Nat. 164:660-669. pdf
Gault, K. E., J. R. Walters, J. Tomcho, Jr., L. F. Phillips, Jr. and A. Butler. 2004. Nest success of Southeastern American Kestrels associated with Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in old-growth longleaf pine habitat in Northwest Florida. Southeastern Naturalist 3:191-204. pdf
Cooper,
C. B., J. R. Walters and H. Ford. 2002. Effects of remnant size and connectivity
on the response of brown treecreepers to habitat
fragmentation. Emu 102:249-256. pdf
Harding, S. R. and J. R. Walters. 2002. Processes regulating the population dynamics of red-cockaded woodpeckers cavities. J. Wildl. Manage. 66:1083-1095. pdf
Walters, J. R., S. J. Daniels, J. H Carter, III and P. D. Doerr. 2002. Defining quality of red-cockaded woodpecker foraging habitat based on habitat use and fitness. J. Wildl. Manage. 66:1064-1082. pdf
Cooper, C. B., J. R. Walters and J. A. Priddy. 2002. Landscape patterns and dispersal success: Simulated population dynamics in the Brown Treecreeper. Ecol. Appl. 12:1576-1587. pdf
Pasinelli, G. and J. R. Walters. 2002. Social and environmental factors affect natal dispersal and philopatry of male red-cockaded woodpeckers. Ecology 83:2229-2239. pdf
Schiegg, K., J. R. Walters and J. A. Priddy. 2002. The consequences of disrupted dispersal in fragmented red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) populations. J. Anim. Ecol. 71:710-721. pdf
Schiegg, K., G. Pasinelli, J. R. Walters and S. J. Daniels. 2002. Inbreeding and experience affect response to climate change by endangered woodpeckers. Proc. Royal Soc. London (B) 269:1153-1159. pdf
Cooper, C. B. and J. R. Walters. 2002. Independent effects of woodland loss and fragmentation on Brown Treecreeper distribution. Biol. Conserv, 105:1-10. pdf
Khan, M. Z. and J. R. Walters. 2002. Effects of helpers on breeder survival in the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 51:336-344. pdf
Walters, J. R., L. B. Crowder and J. A. Priddy. 2002. Population viability analysis for red-cockaded woodpeckers using an individual-based model. Ecol. Appl. 12:249-260. pdf
Cooper, C. B. and J. R. Walters. 2002. Experimental
evidence of disrupted dispersal causing decline of an Australian passerine in
fragmented habitat. Conserv. Biol. 16:471-478. pdf
Khan, M. Z., F. M. A. McNabb, J. R. Walters and P. J. Sharp. 2001. Patterns of testosterone and prolactin concentrations and reproductive behavior of helpers and breeders in the cooperatively breeding red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Hormones and Behavior 40:1-13. pdf
Walters, J. R., S. R. Beissinger, J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. Greenberg, J. D. Nichols, H. R. Pulliam and D. W. Winkler. 2000. The AOU Conservation Committee review of the biology, status, and management of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows: Final report. Auk 117:1093-1115. pdf
Khan, M. Z. and J. R. Walters. 2000. An analysis
of reciprocal exchange of helping behavior in the red-cockaded
woodpecker. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 47:376-381. pdf
Sallabanks, R., J. R. Walters and J. A. Collazo.
2000. Breeding bird abundance in bottomland hardwood forests: Habitat,
edge, and patch size effects. Condor 102:748-758. pdf
Davenport, D. E., R. A. Lancia, J. R. Walters and P. D. Doerr.
2000. Red-cockaded woodpeckers: a relationship between reproductive
fitness and habitat in the North Carolina Sandhills.
Wildl. Soc. Bull.28:426-434. pdf
Daniels, S. J. and J. R.
Walters. 2000. Between-year breeding dispersal in
red-cockaded woodpeckers: multiple causes and estimated cost. Ecology
81:2473-2484. pdf
Daniels, S. J., J. A. Priddy and J. R. Walters. 2000.
Inbreeding in small populations of red-cockaded woodpeckers: insights from a
spatially-explicit individual-based model. Pp. 129-147 In:
Genetics, demography and viability of fragmented populations, A. G. Young and
G. M. Clarke, eds. London: Cambridge University
Press. pdf
Walters, J. R. 2000. Dispersal
behavior: An ornithological frontier. Condor 102:479-481.
pdf
Daniels, S. J. and J. R.
Walters. 2000. Inbreeding depression and its effects on
natal dispersal in red-cockaded woodpeckers. Condor 102:482-491.
pdf
Walters, J. R., H. A.
Ford and C. B. Cooper. 1999. The ecological basis of
sensitivity of brown treecreepers to habitat
fragmentation: a preliminary assessment. Biol. Conserv.
90:13-20. pdf
Koenig, W. D. and J. R.
Walters. 1999. Sex-ratio selection in species with helpers
at the nest: the repayment model revisited. Am. Nat.
153:124-130. pdf
Zwicker, S. M. and J. R. Walters. 1999. Selection of pines for foraging by red-cockaded woodpeckers. J. Wildl. Manage. 63:843-852. pdf
Letcher, B. H., J. A. Priddy, J. R. Walters and L. B. Crowder. 1998. An individual-based, spatially-explicit simulation model of the population dynamics of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis. Biol. Conserv. 86:1-14. pd
Walters, J. R. 1998. The
ecological basis of avian sensitivity to habitat fragmentation. Pp.
181-192 In: Avian conservation: research and management, J. M. Marzluff and R. Sallabanks, eds. Washington: Island Press. pdf
Khan, M. Z. and J. R.
Walters. 1997. Is helping a beneficial learning experience for
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
helpers? Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol.
41:69-73. pdf
Reed, J. Michael and J.
R. Walters. 1996. Helper effects on variance components of fitness
in the cooperatively breeding red-cockaded woodpecker. Auk
113:608-616. pdf
LaBranche, M. S. and J. R. Walters. 1994. Patterns of
mortality in nests of red‑cockaded woodpeckers
in the Sandhills of southcentral
North Carolina. Wilson Bull. 106:258-271. pdf
Haig, S. M., J. R.
Walters and J. H. Plissner. 1994.
Genetic evidence for monogamy in the cooperatively breeding red-cockaded
woodpecker. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol.
34:295-303. pdf
Walters, J. R., P. D. Doerr
and J. H. Carter, III. 1992. Delayed dispersal and reproduction as
a life history tactic in cooperative breeders: fitness calculations from red‑cockaded woodpeckers. Am. Nat. 139:623‑643.
pdf
Walters, J. R., C. K. Copeyon
and J. H. Carter, III. 1992. Test of the ecological basis of
cooperative breeding in red‑cockaded
woodpeckers. Auk 109:90‑97. pdf
Copeyon, C. K.,
J. R. Walters and J. H. Carter, III. 1991. Induction of red‑cockaded woodpecker group formation by artificial
cavity construction. J. Wildl. Manage. 55:549‑556.
pdf
Walters, J. R. 1991.
Application of ecological principles to the management of endangered species:
the case of the red‑cockaded woodpecker. Annu.
Rev. Ecol. Syst. 22:505‑523. pdf
Walters, J. R. 1990. Anti‑predatory behavior of lapwings: field evidence
of discriminative abilities. Wilson Bull. 102:49‑70. pdf
Walters, J. R. 1990. Red‑cockaded woodpeckers: a 'primitive' cooperative
breeder. Pp. 67‑102 In: Cooperative Breeding in Birds:
Long‑term Studies of Ecology and Behavior, P.
B. Stacey and W. D. Koenig, eds. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. pdf
Hagan, J. M., III and J.
R. Walters. 1990. Foraging behavior, reproductive success
and colonial nesting in ospreys. Auk 107:506‑521. pdf
Carter, J. H., III, J. R. Walters, S. H.
Everhart & P. D. Doerr. 1989. Restrictors
for red‑cockaded woodpecker cavities. Wildl.
Soc. Bull. 17:68‑72. pdf
Walters, J. R., P. D. Doerr
and J. H. Carter, III. 1988. The cooperative breeding system of the
red‑cockaded woodpecker. Ethology 78:275‑305. pdf
Walters, J. R. 1984. The
evolution of parental behavior and clutch size in shorebirds. Pp. 243‑287
In: Behavior of Marine Animals V.
Shorebirds: Breeding Biology and Populations, J. Burger and B. L. Olla, eds. New York: Plenum Press. pdf
Winkler, D. and J. R.
Walters. 1983. The determination of clutch size in precocial birds. Current Ornithology
1:33‑68. pdf
Walters, J. R. 1982. Parental
behavior in lapwings (Charadriidae) and its
relationships with clutch sizes and mating systems. Evolution 36:1030‑1040.
pdf
Walters, J. R. 1980.
Interventions and the development of dominance relationships in female
baboons. Folia Primatol.
34:61‑89. pdf
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