We reviewed information on nest sanitation (nest cleaning) by passerine birds because the
act of cleaning nests is thought to be associated with egg rejection by hosts of brood …

We conducted a comparative analysis of eight potential correlates of egg rejection in hosts
of the parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) to test the evolutionary equilibrium …

To understand interspecific patterns in the strength of sexual selection, variation in the costs
and benefits of exercising mate choice needs to be evaluated. One manifestation of sexual …

If DNA replication is a major cause of mutation, then those life‐history characters, which are
expected to affect the number of male germline cell divisions, should also affect the male to …

We examined diets of six insectivorous bird species (n= 202 individuals) from two vegetation
zones along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 1994. All bird …

For the past two decades, population declines in Neotropical migrant songbirds have been
both a flagship conservation issue and the subject of intensive research initiatives …

Many studies have examined differences in avian community composition between urban
and rural habitats, but few, if any, have looked at nesting success of urban shrubland birds in …

Sexual dimorphism or dichromatism has long been considered the result of sexual selection.
However, for many organisms the degree to which sexual dichromatism occurs has been …

Timber harvesting has been proposed as a management tool to enhance breeding habitat
for the Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), a declining Neotropical–Nearctic migratory …

Domestic and foreign renewable energy targets and financial incentives have increased
demand for woody biomass and bioenergy in the southeastern United States. This demand …