Publications

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers

Trainor, A. M., J. R. Walters, W. F. Morris, J. Sexton and A. Moody. 2013. Empirical estimation of dispersal resistance surfaces: a case study with red-cockaded woodpeckers. Landscape Ecol. 28:755-767. pdf

Trainor, A. M., J. R. Walters and A. Moody. 2013. Evaluating the effectiveness of a Safe Harbor Program for connecting wildlife populations. Anim. Conserv. 16:610-620. pdf

McKellar, A. E., D. C. Kesler, R. J. Mitchell, D. K. Delaney and J. R. Walters. 2014. Geographic variation in fitness and foraging habitat quality in an endangered bird. Biol. Conserv. 175:52-64. link

Breckheimer, I., N. M Haddad, W. M. Morris, A. M. Trainor, W. R. Fields, R. T. Jobe, B. R. Hudgens, A. Moody and J. R. Walters. 2014. Defining and evaluating the umbrella species concept for conserving and restoring landscape connectivity. Conserv. Biol. 28:1584-1593. pdf

Zeigler, S. L. and J. R. Walters. 2014. Population models for social species: lessons learned from models of red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis). Ecol. Appl. 24:2144-2154. pdf

Bruggeman, D. J., T. Wiegand, J. R. Walters and F.G. Taboada. 2014. Contrasting the ability of data to make inferences regarding dispersal: case study of the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Landscape Ecol. 29:639-653. link

McKellar, A., R. Langrock, J. R. Walters and D. Kesler. 2015. Using hidden Markov models to examine behavioral states in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behav. Ecol. 26:148-157. link

Jusino, M. A., D. L. Lindner, M. T. Banik and J. R. Walters. 2015. Heart rot hotel: fungal communities in red-cockaded woodpecker excavations. Fungal Ecology 14:33-43. link traci add me

McKellar, A. E., D. C. Kesler and J. R. Walters. 2016. Resource selection reflects fitness associations for an endangered bird in restored habitat. Anim. Conserv. 19:131-138. link traci add me

Walters, J. R. and V. Garcia. 2016. Red-cockaded woodpeckers: alternative pathways to breeding success. Pages 58-76 in Cooperative breeding in vertebrates: studies of ecology, evolution, and behavior, W. D. Koenig and J. L. Dickinson, eds. London: Cambridge University Press. book link

Jusino, M. A., D. L. Lindner, M. T. Banik, K. R. Rose and J. R. Walters. 2016. Experimental evidence of a symbiosis between red-cockaded woodpeckers and fungi. Proc. Royal Soc. London (B) 283. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0106. pdf

Williamson, L., V. Garcia and J. R. Walters. 2016. Life history trait differences in isolated populations of endangered Red-cockaded Woodpeckers. Ornis Hungarica. 24:55-68. MISSING??

Smith, J. A., K. Brust, J. Skelton and J. R. Walters. 2018. How effective is the Safe Harbor program for conservation of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers? The Condor: Ornithological Applications. 120:223-233. pdf

Miller, M. P., J. T. Vilstrup, T. D. Mullins, W. McDearmon, J. R. Walters and S. M. Haig. 2019. Changes in genetic diversity and differentiation in Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Dryobates borealis) over the past century. Ecology and Evolution 9:5420-5432. link

DeMay, S. M. and J. R. Walters. Variable effects of a changing climate on lay dates and productivity across the range of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. 2019. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 121:1-14. link

Kaiser, A. L., P. Soulé, S. L. van de Gevel, P. Knapp, A.Bhuta, J. Walters and E. Montpellier. 2020. Dendroecological investigation of red-cockaded woodpecker cavity tree selection in endangered longleaf pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management 273. pdf doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118291

Fullerton, M. R., J. R. Walters, R. E. Will and S. R. Loss. 2021. Inter-annual climate variation influences nest initiation date and nest productivity of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker at the northwestern edge of its range. Ornithological Applications. 123:1-17 link

Louthan, A. M., J. R. Walters, A. J. Terando, V. Garcia and W.F. Morris. Shifting correlations among multiple aspects of weather complicate predicting future demography of a threatened species. Ecosphere. In press.

Cavity-nesting Bird Communities

Jusino, M. A., J. K. Cianchetti, A. T. Grise, N. J. Brazee, D. L. Lindner and J. R. Walters. 2014. A minimally invasive method for sampling nest and roost cavities for fungi: a novel approach to help guide management decisions for cavity-nesting birds. Acta Ornithologica 49:233-242. pdf

Wilson, M. and J. R. Walters. 2020. Cavity use and breeding biology of the endangered Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis): implications for conservation. J. Field Ornithol. 91:118-129. link

Science Arbitration

Walters, J. R., D. M. Brosnan, J. M. Reed and J. M. Scott. 2014. A vision for an expanded role of ornithological societies in conservation. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 116:278-289. link

Swamp Sparrows

Olsen, B. J., R. Greenberg, J. R. Walters and R. C. Fleischer. 2013. Sexual dimorphism in a feeding apparatus is driven by mate choice and not niche partitioning. Behav. Ecol. 24: 1327-1338. link

Danner, R. M., R. S. Greenberg, J. E. Danner, L. T. Kirkpatrick and J. R. Walters. 2013. Experimental support for food limitation of a short-distance migratory bird wintering in the temperate zone. Ecology 94:2803-2816. link

Danner, R. M., R. S. Greenberg, J. E. Danner and J. R. Walters. 2015. Winter food limits timing of pre-alternate molt in a short-distance migratory bird. Functional Ecol. 29:259-267. (Cover article) pdf

Longleaf Pine Ecosystems

Hiers, J. K., J. R. Walters, R. J. Mitchell, J. M. Varner, L. M. Conner, L. A. Blanc and J. Stowe. 2014. Ecological value of retaining pyrophytic oaks in longleaf pine ecosystems. J. Wildl. Manage. 78:383-393. link traci add me

Other

DuRant, S. E., W. A. Hopkins, G. R. Hepp and J. R. Walters. 2013. Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation implications of temperature-dependent phenotypes in birds. Biol. Reviews 88:499-509. link traci add me

Milenkaya, O. N. Weinstein, S. Legge and J. R. Walters. 2013. Variation in body condition indices of crimson finches by sex, breeding stage, age, time of day and year. Conserv. Physiol. 1: doi: 10.1093/conphys/cot020. link

Walters, J. R. and M. H. Reynolds. 2013. Experimental reintroduction reveals novel life history variation in Laysan Ducks. Auk 130:573-579. link

Milenkaya, O., S. Legge and J. R. Walters. 2014. Body condition indices are repeatable across short, but not long, time periods in crimson finches, Neochima phaeton. Physiol.Biochem. Zool. 87:550-558. link traci add me

Landler, L, M. A. Jusino, J. Skelton and J. R. Walters. 2014. Global trends in woodpecker cavity orientation: regional climate influences entrance orientation. Acta Ornithologica 49:257-266. link

Milenkaya, O., D. H. Catlin, S. Legge and J. R. Walters. 2015. Body condition indices predict reproductive success but not survival in a sedentary, tropical bird. Plos One 10(8):e0136582. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136582. link

Jachowski, D. S., D. C. Kesler, D. A. Steen and J. R. Walters. 2015. Redefining baselines in endangered species recovery. J. Wildl. Manage. 79:3-9. pdf

Luther, D., J. Skelton, C. Fernandez and J. Walters. 2016. Conservation action implementation, funding, and population trends of birds listed on the Endangered Species Act. Biol. Conserv. 197:229-234. link

Kindel, J., S. Legge, O. Milenkaya and J. R. Walters. 2018. Male-male pair bonding, nesting and egg incubation in a wild passerine. J. Ornithol. 159:307-309. link

Kesler, D. C., E. B. Webb and J. R. Walters. 2018. Conservation tools and strategies. In Ornithology: foundation, critique, and application, M. L. Morrison, A. D. Rodewald, G. Voelker, J. F. Prather and M. R. Colón, eds. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. book link

Vilstrup, J. T., T. D. Mullins, M. P. Miller, W. McDearman, J. R. Walters and S. M. Haig. 2018. A simplified field protocol for genetic sampling of birds using buccal swabs. Wilson J. Ornithol. 130:326-334. pdf

Christensen, N., P. Cunningham, K. Matthews, I. Anderson, M. Brush, S. Cohen, C. Currin, S. Ensign, N. Hall, P. Halpin, M. Kirwan, J. McNinch, H. Paerl, M. Piehler, A. Rodriguez, C. Tobias and J. Walters. 2021. Ecosystem-based management for military training, biodiversity, carbon storage and climate resiliency on a complex coastal land/water-scape. Journal of Environmental Management 280. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111755 link

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers

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

Carter, J. H., III, J. R. Walters, S. H. Everhart and P. D. Doerr. 1989. Restrictors for red‑cockaded woodpecker cavities. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 17:68‑72. 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

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., 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

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

Heppell, S. S., J. R. Walters and L. B. Crowder. 1994. Evaluating management alternatives for red-cockaded woodpeckers: a modeling approach. J. Wildl. Manage. 58:479-487. link

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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

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

Conner, R. N., D. C. Rudolph and J. R. Walters. 2001. The red-cockaded woodpecker, surviving in a fire-maintained ecosystem. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. link

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., 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

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

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

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

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

Harding, S. R. and J. R. Walters. 2002. Processes regulating the population dynamics of red-cockaded woodpecker cavities. J. Wildl. Manage. 66:1083-1095. pdf

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

Walters, J. R., K. E. Gault, B. W. Hagedorn, C. J. Petrick, L. F. Phillips. Jr., J. Tomcho, Jr. and A. Butler. 2004. Effectiveness of recruitment clusters and intrapopulation translocation in promoting growth of the red-cockaded woodpecker population on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Pages 325-334 in R. Costa and S. J. Daniels, eds. Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Road to Recovery. Hancock House Publishing, Blaine, WA. book link

Walters, J. R. 2004. Unusual dynamics in a rapidly increasing population of red-cockaded woodpeckers at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Pages 256-267 in R. Costa and S. J. Daniels, eds. Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Road to Recovery. Hancock House Publishing, Blaine, WA. book link

Harding, S. R. and J. R. Walters. 2004. Dynamics of cavity excavation by red-cockaded woodpeckers. Pages 412-422 in R. Costa and S. J. Daniels, eds. Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Road to Recovery. Hancock House Publishing, Blaine, WA. book link

Rudolph, D. C., R. N. Conner and J. R. Walters. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker recovery: an integrated strategy. Pages 70-76 in R. Costa and S. J. Daniels, eds. Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Road to Recovery. Hancock House Publishing, Blaine, WA. link

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

Cooper, C. B., S. J. Daniels and J. R. Walters. 2008. Can we improve estimates of juvenile dispersal and survival. Ecology 89:3349-3361. pdf

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. pdf

Kesler, D. C., J. R. Walters and J. J. Kappes, Jr. 2010. Social influences on dispersal and the fat-tailed dispersal distribution in red-cockaded woodpeckers. Behav. Ecol. 21:1337-1343. pdf

Ragheb, E. L. H. and J. R. Walters. 2011. Favouritism or intrabrood competition? Access to food and the benefits of philopatry for red-cockaded woodpeckers. Anim. Behav. 82:329-338. pdf

Kesler, D. C. and J. R. Walters. 2012. Social composition of destination territories and matrix habitat affect red-cockaded woodpecker dispersal. J. Wildl. Manage. 76:1028-1035. pdf

Cavity-nesting Bird Communities

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

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

Blanc, L. A. and J. R. Walters. 2008. Cavity-nest webs in a longleaf pine ecosystem. Condor 110:80-92. pdf

Science Arbitration

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

Walters, J. R., S. R. Derrickson, D. M. Fry, S. M. Haig, J. M. Marzluff and J. M. Wunderle, Jr. 2010. Status of the California Condor and efforts to achieve its recovery. Auk 127:969-1001. pdf

Shorebirds

Walters, J. R. 1979. Interspecific aggressive behavior by long‑toed lapwings (Vanellus crassirostris). Anim. Behav. 17:969‑981. link

Walters, J. R. and B. Walters. 1980. Cooperative breeding in southern lapwings. Ibis 122:505‑509. pdf

Walters, J. R. 1982. Parental behavior in lapwings (Charadriidae) and its relationships with clutch sizes and mating systems. Evolution 36:1030‑1040. 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. 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

Walters, J. R. 1990. Anti‑predatory behavior of lapwings: field evidence of discriminative abilities. Wilson Bull. 102:49‑70. pdf

Dinsmore, S. J., J. A. Collazo and J. R. Walters. 1998. Numbers and distribution of shorebirds on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Wilson Bull. 110:171-181. pdf

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. pdf

Johnson, M., S. Aref and J. R. Walters. 2008. Parent-offspring communication in the Western Sandpiper. Behav. Ecol. 19:489-501. pdf

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

Johnson, M. and J. R. Walters. 2011. Proximate and ultimate factors that promote aggregated breeding in the Western Sandpiper. Zool. Res. 32:1-13. pdf

Habitat Fragmentation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. pdf

Swamp Sparrows

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. pdf

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. 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. Evol. Ecol. 24:731-748. pdf

Longleaf Pine Ecosystems

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

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. pdf

Hiers, J. K., R. J. Mitchell, A. Barnett, J. R. Walters, M. Mack, B. Williams and R. Sutter. 2012. The dynamic reference concept: measuring restoration success in a rapidly changing no-analogue future. Ecol. Restor. 30:27-36. pdf

Primates

Walters, J. R. 1980. Interventions and the development of dominance relationships in female baboons. Folia Primatol. 34:61‑89. pdf

Walters, J. R. 1981. Inferring kinship from behavior in primates. Anim. Behav. 29:126‑136. pdf

Walters, J. R. 1987. Kin recognition in non‑human primates. Pp. 359‑393 In: Kin Recognition in Animals, D. J. C. Fletcher and C. D. Michener, eds. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Walters, J. R. 1987. Transition to adulthood. Pp. 358‑369 In: Primate Societies, B. Smuts et al., eds. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Walters, J. R. and R. M. Seyfarth. 1987. Conflict and cooperation. Pp. 306‑317 In: Primate Societies, B. Smuts et al., eds. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Other

Hagan, J. M., III and J. R. Walters. 1990. Foraging behavior, reproductive success and colonial nesting in ospreys. Auk 107:506‑521. pdf

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

Milenkaya, O., S. Legge and J. R. Walters. 2011. Breeding biology and life history traits of an Australasian tropical granivore, the Crimson Finch (Neochimia phaeton). Emu 111:312-320. pdf

Reynolds, M. H., J. S. Hatfield, L. P. Laniawe, M. S. Vekasy, J. L. Klavviter, P. Berkowitz, L. H. Crampton and J. R. Walters. 2012. Influence of space use on fitness and the reintroduction success of the Laysan teal. Anim. Conserv. 15:305-317. pdf