2009 & in press

*Hanley D, Doucet SM, and Dearborn DC. In press.  A blackmail hypothesis for the evolution of conspicuous egg color in birds. The Auk.

Dearborn DC and Kark S.  In press.  Motivations for conserving urban biodiversity. Conservation Biology.

Dearborn DC.  In press.  Yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens).  In: Steele M and Merritt J, eds.  Terrestrial Vertebrates of Special Concern in Pennsylvania.

Dearborn DC and Gager AB. 2009.  Food dunking behavior by a Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius. Sandgrouse (Journal of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East) 31:40-41.

**Wright SG and Dearborn DC. 2009.  Male ornament variation in a sexually dimorphic seabird with variable male mating success.  Evolutionary Ecology Research 11:759-770.

Dearborn DC, MacDade LS, Robinson S, Fink ADD, Fink ML. 2009. Offspring development mode and the evolution of brood parasitism.  Behavioral Ecology 20:517-524.  PDF

2008

*Hanley D, **Heiber G, and Dearborn DC. 2008. Testing an assumption of the sexual signaling hypothesis: does blue-green

egg color reflect maternal antioxidant capacity? Condor 100:767-771.   PDF

Dearborn DC, Hailer F, Fleischer RC. 2008.  Microsatellite primers for relatedness and population structure in great frigatebirds (Pelecaniformes: Fregatidae).  Molecular Ecology Resources 8:1399-1401.   PDF

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, and *Juola FA. 2008. Parental age differentially influences offspring size over the course of development in Laysan albatross Phoebastria immutabilis. Journal of Zoology 276:14-20.  PDF

Gager AB, Loiza JR, Dearborn DC, Bermingham E. 2008.  Do mosquitoes filter the access of Plasmodium cytochrome b lineages to an avian host? Molecular Ecology 17:2552-2561. PDF

*Juola FA, McGraw K, Dearborn DC.  2008.  Carotenoids and throat pouch coloration in the great frigatebird (Fregata minor). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B 149:370-377.     PDF

2007

*Hanley D, **Minehart W, and Dearborn DC. 2007. Documentation of a polygynous gray catbird. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 199:499-502.     PDF

*Juola FA, and Dearborn DC. 2007. Does the differential cost of sons and daughters lead to sex ratio adjustment in great frigatebirds (Fregata minor)? Journal of Avian Biology 38:94-104.     PDF

2006

Dearborn DC and Anders AD.  2006. Demography and reproductive ecology of great frigatebirds.  Atoll Research Bulletin 543:159-171.     PDF

[or huge 45 MB PDF of entire symposium volume]

Juola FA, Haussmann MF, Dearborn DC, and Vleck CM.  2006.  Telomeres provide insight into lifespan and age structure of a long-lived marine bird.  Auk 123:775-783.     PDF

2005

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, and Williams JB. 2005.  Courtship display by great frigatebirds, Fregata minor: an energetically costly handicap signal? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58:397-406.     PDF

2004

**Cohen LB, and Dearborn DC. 2004. Great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) choose mates that are genetically similar. Animal Behaviour 68:1229-1236.     PDF

Lichtenstein G and Dearborn DC. 2004. Begging and short-term need in cowbird nestlings: how different are brood parasites? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56:352-359.     PDF

Anders AD and Dearborn DC. 2004. Population trends of the endangered golden-cheeked warbler on Fort Hood, Texas, from 1992-2001. Southwestern Naturalist 49:39-47.     PDF

2003

Kostecke RM, Koloszar JA, and Dearborn DC. 2003. Effect of a reduction in cattle stocking rate on brown-headed cowbird activity. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:1083-1091.     PDF

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, Schreiber EA, Adams RMM, and Mueller UG. 2003. Inter-island movements and population differentiation in a pelagic seabird. Molecular Ecology 12:2835-2843.     PDF

Hauber ME and Dearborn DC. 2003. Parentage without parental care: what to look for in genetic studies of obligate brood-parasitic mating systems. Auk [Perspectives in Ornithology] 120:1-13.     PDF

2002

Dearborn DC and Ryan MJ. 2002.A test of the Darwin-Fisher theory for the evolution of male secondary sexual traits in monogamous birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 15:307-313.     PDF

Burhans DE, Dearborn DC, Thompson FR III, and Faaborg J. 2002. Factors affecting predation at songbird nests in old fields. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:240-249.     PDF

Dearborn DC and Lichtenstein G. 2002. Begging behaviour and host exploitation in parasitic cowbirds. Pp. 361-387 in M. Leonard and J. Wright, eds. The evolution of begging: competition, cooperation, and communication.     chapter PDF

Table of Contents for entire book:  contents PDF

2001

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, and Parker PG. 2001. Sexual dimorphism, extra-pair fertilizations, and operational sex ratio in great frigatebirds (Fregata minor). Behavioral Ecology 12:746-752.     PDF

Dearborn DC and Sanchez LL. 2001. Do Golden-cheeked Warblers select nest locations based on patch vegetation? Auk 118:1052-1057.     PDF

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, and Flint EN. 2001. Trends in reproductive success of Hawaiian seabirds: is guild membership a good criterion for choosing indicator species? Biological Conservation 101:97-103.    PDF

Dearborn DC. 2001. Body condition and retaliation in parental effort decisions of incubating great frigatebirds (Fregata minor). Behavioral Ecology 12:200-206.     PDF

2000

Dearborn DC and Anders AD. 2000. The occurrence and breeding behavior of lesser frigatebirds (Fregata ariel) on Tern Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Seabirds 27:2-5.     PDF

1999

Dearborn DC. 1999. Brown-headed cowbird nestling vocalizations and the risk of nest predation. Auk 116:448-457.   PDF

1998

Dearborn DC. 1998. Begging behavior and food acquisition by brown-headed cowbird nestlings. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 43:259-270.    PDF

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, Thompson FR III, and Faaborg J. 1998. Effects of cowbird parasitism on parental provisioning and nestling food acquisition and growth. Condor 100:326-334.    PDF

Dearborn DC 1998. Interspecific territoriality by a rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl): effects of intruder size and resource value. Biotropica 30:306-313.    PDF

1997

Anders AD, Dearborn DC, Faaborg JR, and Thompson FR III. 1997. Juvenile survival in a population of neotropical migrant birds. Conservation Biology 11:698-707.     PDF

1996

Dearborn DC. 1996. Video documentation of a Brown-headed Cowbird nestling ejecting an Indigo Bunting nestling from the nest. Condor 98:645-649.     PDF

1993

Dearborn DC and Wiley RH. 1993. Prior residence has a gradual influence on dominance in captive white-throated sparrows. Animal Behaviour 46:39-46.    PDF