Selected Publications
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2010
- Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology, co-edited with Charles
W. Fox. To be published by Oxford University Press in early 2010. (Contents)
2009
- Martin, S. L., Westneat, D. F.,
and Ritchison G. In press. Extra-pair paternity in eastern bluebirds: Effects
of manipulated density and natural patterns of breeding synchrony.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
- Westneat, DF and Sih, A. 2009. Sexual
conflict as a partitioning of selection. Biology Letters 5: 675-677.
- Kinnard T. B. and Westneat D.
F. 2009. Phenotypic and genetic variance of house sparrows, Passer
domesticus, early in development. The Auk, 126: 884-859.
Wetzel, D. P. and Westneat, D. F. 2009. Heterozygosity and extra-pair paternity: Biased tests result from the use of
shared markers. Molecular Ecology.
Lüpold
S, Linz GM, Rivers JW, Westneat DF, Birkhead TR. 2009. Sperm
competition selects beyond relative testes size in birds. Evolution.
Westneat DF, Stewart IRK, and Hatch MI. 2009. Complex interactions among
temporal variables affect the plasticity of clutch size in a multi-brooded
bird. Ecology 97:1162-1174.
Dzialak, M.R.,
K. M. Carter, M.J. Lacki, D.F. Westneat, and K. Anderson. 2009. Activity of
post-fledging peregrine falcons in different rearing and habitat conditions.
Southeastern Naturalist 8: 93-106.
Lynn, SG,
Powell, KA, Westneat, DF, and Shepherd, BS. 2009. Seasonal and sex-specific
mRNA levels of key endocrine genes in adult yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
from Lake Erie. Marine Biotechnology 11: 210-222.
2008
- Morrison, E.B.,
Kinnard, T. B., Stewart, I. R. K, Poston, J. P., Hatch, M. I. and Westneat, D.
F. 2008. The links between plumage variation and nest site occupancy in male
house sparrows. The Condor 110: 345-353.
2007
- Hatch, M.I. and
Westneat D. F. 2007. Familiarity between mates improves few aspects of
reproductive performance in house sparrows. Behaviour 145: 365-376.
- Hatch MI,
Westneat DF. 2007. Age related patterns of reproductive success in house
sparrows. Journal of Avian Biology, 38:603-611.
2006
- Stewart, I. R.
K., Hanschu, R. D., Burke, T. A., and D. F. Westneat. 2006. Tests of
ecological, phenotypic, and genetic correlates of extra-pair paternity in the
House Sparrow. Condor, 108: 399-413.
- Westneat, D. F.
2006. No evidence of current sexual selection on sexually-dimorphic traits in
a bird with high variance in mating success.
The American Naturalist, 167:
E171-E189.
- Roy Nielsen, C.,
Semel, B., Sherman, P. W., Westneat, D. F., and Parker, P. A. 2006.
Host-parasite relatedness in wood ducks: Patterns of kinship and parasite
success. Behavioral Ecology 17: 491-496.
2005
- Poston, J. P., D. Hasselquist,
I. R. K. Stewart, and D. F. Westneat. 2005.
Dietary amino acids influence
plumage traits and immune response of male house sparrows (Passer domesticus),
but not as expected. Animal Behaviour 70:
1171-1181
- Westneat, D. F. and Mays, H.
L. 2005. Tests of spatial and temporal factors influencing extra-pair paternity
in red-winged blackbirds. Molecular
Ecology 14: 2155-2167
2004
- Schamel,
D. Tracey, D. M, Lank, D. B. and Westneat, D. F. 2004.
Mate guarding,
copulation strategies and paternity in the sex-role reversed, socially
polyandrous red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
57: 110-118.
- Westneat, D. F., J. Weiskittle, R. Edenfield,
T. Kinnard, and J. P. Poston.
2004.
Correlates of
immunocompetence in nestling house sparrows.
Oecologia 141: 17-23.
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2003
- Westneat, D. F. and I. R. K. Stewart. 2003. Extra-pair
paternity in birds: Causes, correlates, and conflict.
Annual Reviews in
Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
34: 365-396.
- Hein, W. K., D. F. Westneat, and J. P. Poston. 2003.
Sex of opponent influences response to a potential status
signal in house sparrows.
Animal
Behaviour
65: 1211-1221.
- Hupton G., S. Portocarrero, M. Newman, and D. F. Westneat.
2003. Bacteria in the reproductive tract of red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius
phoeniceus). The
Condor 105: 453-464.
- Westneat, D. F., D. Hasselquist, and J. C. Wingfield.
2003. Tests of association between humoral immune response of red-winged
blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and male plumage, testosterone, or
reproductive success.
Behavioral
Ecology and Sociobiology 53: 315-323
2002
- Westneat, D. F., I. R. K. Stewart, E. H.
Woeste, J. Gipson, L. Abdulkadir, and J. P. Poston. 2002. Patterns of sex ratio
variation in house sparrows.
Condor
104: 598-609.
2001
- Westneat, D. F. 2001. Conversing with a bird: Studies of mating and
parental behavior in red-winged blackbirds. In: Model Systems in
Behavioral Ecology, (L. A. Dugatkin, ed.), Cambridge University Press.
2000
- Westneat, D. F. 2000. Toward a balanced view of the sexes: A
retrospective and prospective view of genetics and mating patterns. In: Vertebrate
Mating Systems (M. Appolonio, M. Festa-Bianchet and D. Mainardi, ed.),
pp. 253-306. World Scientific Publishing, Singapore. (pdf)
- Whitekiller, R., D. F. Westneat , P. L. Schwagmeyer, and D. L. Mock. 2000.
Badge size and extra-pair fertilizations in the House Sparrow. The Condor
102: 342-348.
Westneat, D. F., Walters, A., McCarthy, T., Hatch, M. I., and Hein, W. 2000.
Alternative mechanisms for non-independent mate choice.
Animal
Behaviour 59: 467-476.
Westneat, D. F. and Rambo, T. B. 2000.
Copulation exposes female red-winged blackbirds to bacteria in male semen.
Journal of Avian Biology 31: 1-7.
1999
- Poston, J., R. H. Wiley, and D. F. Westneat. 1999.
Paternity in the harem polygynous boat-tailed grackle. Behavioral Ecology 10:
444-451.
1998
- Westneat, D. F. and Gray, E. 1998. Breeding
synchrony and extra-pair fertilizations in two populations of red-winged blackbirds.
Behavioral Ecology 9: 456-464.
- Westneat, D. F., McGraw, L. A., Fraterrigo, J. M., Birkhead, T. R. and Fletcher, F.
1998. Patterns of courtship behavior and ejaculate characteristics in male red-winged
blackbirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
43:
161-172.
- Westneat, D. F. and Birkhead, T. R. 1998. Alternative hypotheses linking the immune
system with mate choice for good genes. Proceedings of
the Royal Society of London, Series B 265: 1065-1073.
- Webster, M. W.
and D. F. Westneat. 1998. The use of molecular markers to study kinship in
birds: techniques and questions. In: Molecular Approaches to Ecology and
Evolution (DeSalle, R. and B. Schierwater, eds.), pp. 7-35. Birkhauser
Verlag, Basel.
1997
- Westneat, D. F. and Sherman, P. W. 1997. Density and extra-pair fertilizations in
birds: A comparative analysis. Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology 41: 205-216.
- Lawless, S. G.,
Ritchison, G. Klatt, P. H., and D. F. Westneat. 1997. The mating strategies of
eastern screech-owls: a genetic analysis. The Condor 99: 213-217.
1996
- Westneat, D. F. and R. C. Sargent. 1996. Sex and parenting: The effects of sexual
conflict and parentage on parental strategies. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 11:
A87-A91.
1995
- Westneat, D. F., Clark, A. B., and K. Rambo. 1995. Within-brood patterns of paternity
and parental care in red-winged blackbirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 37:
349-356.
- Webster, M. S., Pruett-Jones, S., Westneat, D. F., and S. J. Arnold. 1995. Measuring
the effects of pairing success, extra-pair copulations and mate quality on the opportunity
for sexual selection. Evolution 49: 1147-1157.
- Westneat, D. F. 1995. Paternity and paternal behavior in red-winged blackbirds.
Animal
Behaviour 49: 21-35.
1994
- Westneat, D. F. 1994. To guard mates or go forage: Conflicting demands affect the
paternity of male red-winged blackbirds. The American Naturalist. 144: 343-354.
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Lifjeld, J. T., Dunn, P. O., and Westneat, D. F. 1994. Sexual selection
through sperm competition in birds: male-male competition or female choice?
Journal of Avian Biology 25: 244-250.
-
Ritchison, G., P. Klatt, and D. F. Westneat. 1994. Mate guarding and
extra-pair paternity in Northern Cardinals. The Condor 96: 1055-1063.
- Westneat, D. F.
and Webster, M. S. 1994. Molecular analysis of kinship in birds: Interesting
questions and useful techniques. Pp. 91-126 in: Molecular Approaches to
Ecology and Evolution (Schierwater, B., Streit, B., Wagner, G. P., and Desalle,
R. eds.). Birkhauser, Basel.
1993
- Westneat, D. F. 1993. Polygyny and extra-pair fertilizations in eastern red-winged
blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Behavioral Ecology 4: 49-60.
- Westneat, D. F., and P. W. Sherman. 1993. Parentage and the evolution of parental
behavior. Behavioral Ecology 4: 66-77.
- Westneat, D. F.
1993. Temporal patterns of within-pair copulations, male mate-guarding, and
extra-pair events in the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).
Behaviour 124:267-290.
1992
- Westneat, D. F. 1992a. Do female red-winged blackbirds engage in a mixed mating
strategy? Ethology 92: 7-28.
- Reeve, H. K., D.
F. Westneat, and D. Queller. 1992. Estimating average within-group relatedness
from DNA fingerprints. Molecular Ecology 1: 223-232.
- Westneat, D. F.
1992b. Nesting synchrony by female red-winged blackbirds: Effects on predation
and breeding success. Ecology 73:2284-2294.
1990
- Westneat, D. F. 1990. Genetic parentage in Indigo Buntings: a study using DNA
fingerprinting. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 27: 67-76.
- Reeve, H. K., Westneat, D. F., Noon, W. A., Sherman, P. W., and Aquadro, C. F. 1990.
DNA 'fingerprinting' reveals high inbreeding within colonies of the eusocial naked mole
rat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 87: 2496-2500.
- Westneat, D. F., Sherman, P. W., and M. L. Morton. 1990. The ecology and evolution of
extra-pair copulations in birds. pp. 331-370, In: Current Ornithology,
Vol. 7
(D. Power, Ed). (pdf)
- Westneat, D. F.,
Piper, W. H., and R. H. Wiley. 1990. Lack of association between allozymic
variation and social dominance in free-living White-throated Sparrows. Can.
J. Zool. 68: 126-133.
1989
- Westneat, D. F.
1989. Intensity of nest defense in Indigo Buntings increases with stage and
not number of visits. The Auk. 106:747-749.
1988
- Westneat, D. F. 1988. Parental care and extrapair copulations in the Indigo Bunting.
Auk
105: 149-160.
- Sherman, P. W. and D. F. Westneat. 1988. Multiple mating and quantitative genetics.
Animal
Behaviour 36:1545-1546.
- Westneat, D. F.
1988. The relationship among polygyny, male parental care, and female breeding
success in the Indigo Bunting. Auk. 105: 372-374.
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Payne, R. B. and D. F. Westneat. 1988. A genetic and behavioral
analysis of mate choice and song neighborhoods in Indigo Buntings.
Evolution 42: 935-947.
1987
- Westneat, D. F., Frederick, P. C., and R. H. Wiley. 1987. The use of genetic markers to
estimate the frequency of successful alternative mating tactics. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol.
21:35-45.
- Westneat, D. F. 1987a. Extra-pair copulations in a predominantly monogamous bird:
observations of behaviour. Animal Behaviour 35:865-876.
- Westneat, D. F. 1987b. Extra-pair fertilizations in a predominantly monogamous bird:
genetic evidence. Animal Behaviour 35:877-886.