Waldron,
I., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1973. Environment and Population. Problems and Solutions. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York, viii
+ 232 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1973. Ecology. Chiron Press, Newton,
Massachusetts, x + 861 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1976. The Economy of Nature.
Chiron Press, Portland, Oregon, v + 455 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1979. Ecology (second edition).
Chiron Press, New York, xii + 966 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1983. The Economy of Nature (second edition). Chiron Press, New York, ix + 510 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1990. Ecology (third edition).
W. H. Freeman, New York, xii + 896 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and D. Schluter (Eds.).
1993. Species Diversity in
Ecological Communities: Historical and Geographical Perspectives. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 414
pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1993. The Economy of Nature (third edition). W. H. Freeman, New York, ix + 576 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and C. E. Finch. 1995. Aging. A Natural History. Scientific American Library, New York, xi +
209 pp.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1997. The Economy of Nature (fourth edition). W. H. Freeman, New York.
Starck, J. M., and R. E. Ricklefs (Eds.). 1998. Avian Growth and Development. Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New York.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and G. Miller. 1999. Ecology (fourth edition). W. H. Freeman, New York.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2001. The Economy of Nature (fifth edition). W. H. Freeman, New York.
Book reviews
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1971. [Review of J. Verner and M. F. Willson, Mating Systems, Sexual
Dimorphism, and the Role of Male North American Passerine Birds in the Nesting
Cycle. Ornithological Monographs, No. 9
(1969).] Auk 88: 932-934.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1972. A study in population
ecology. [Review of D. Lack,
Ecological Isolation in Birds. Harvard
University Press (1971).] Science 175:
288-289.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1975. [Review of M. L. Cody, Competition and the Structure of Bird
Communities. Monographs in Population
Biology, No. 7, Princeton University Press (1974).] Evolution 29: 581-585.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. [Review of A. F. Skutch, Parent Birds and Their Young. University of Texas Press, Austin (1976).] Auk 94: 619-621.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. [Review of D. Lack, Island Biology. University of California Press, Berkeley (1976).] Auk 94: 794-797.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1978. Paleontologists confronting macroevolution. [Review of A. Hallam (Ed.), Patterns of
Evolution as Illustrated by the Fossil Record.
Elsevier, New York (1977).]
Science 199: 58-60.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1978. Avian pests. [Review of
J. Pinowski and S. C. Kendeigh (Eds.), Granivorous Birds in Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, New York
(1978).] Science 200: 195-196.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1979. Physiology and Evolution.
[Review of R. K. Murton and N. S. Westwood, Avian Breeding Cycles. Oxford University Press, New York
(1977).] Science 203: 44.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1985. History of Ecology.
[Review of R. P. McIntosh, The Background of Ecology. Cambridge University
Press, New York (1985), and S. E. Kingsland, Modeling Nature. University of Chicago Press, Chicago
(1985).] Science 230: 799-800.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1987. Structure in Ecology.
[Review of R. V. O'Neill et al., A Hierarchical Concept of Ecosystems. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J.
(1986).] Science 236: 206-207.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1989. Selection in natural populations. [Review of T. H. Clutton-Brock (Ed.), Reproductive Success. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.] Science 243: 1496-1497.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1990. Birds as flying machines.
[Review of C. J. Pennycuick, Bird Flight Performance. A Practical
Calculation Manual. Oxford University
Press, Oxford (1989)]. Science 248:
1562.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1992. Avian demography. [Review
of C. M. Perrins, J.-D. Lebreton, and G. J. M. Hirons (Eds.), Bird Population
Studies: Relevance to Conservation and Management. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.]
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7: 140.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1993. Ecological reconstructions.
[Review of A. K. Behrensmeyer et al., Terrestrial Ecosystems through
Time. University of Chicago Press,
Chicago (1992)]. Trends in Ecology and
Evolution 8: 38.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1993. Affinities and rationales [Review of E. O. Wilson, Biodiversity. Harvard University Press, Cambridge,
Massachusetts (1992)]. Science 259:
1774-1775.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1994. Biological patterns [Review of E. L. Charnov, Life History
Invariants. Oxford Univ. Press, New
York (1993)]. Science 264: 116-117.
Ricklefs,
R. E., 2002. Avian incubation [Review of D. C. Deeming (ed.), Avian Incubation.
Behaviour, Environment, and Evolution. Oxford University Press, Oxford (2001)].
Auk, in press.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2005. [Review of G. Valkiunas, Avian Malaria Parasites and other Haemosporidia].
Quarterly Review of Biology 80: 364-365.
Contributed chapters
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1973. Fecundity, mortality, and avian demography. Pp. 366-435 in D. S. Farner (Ed.), Breeding
Biology of Birds. National Academy of
Sciences, Washington, D. C.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1974. Energetics of reproduction
in birds. Pp. 152-292 in R. A. Paynter,
Jr. (Ed.), Avian Energetics.
Publication of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 15.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. A note on the evolution of
clutch size in altricial birds. Pp.
193-214 in B. Stonehouse and C. Perrins (Eds.), Evolutionary Ecology. Macmillan, London.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1978. (Editor) Report of the Advisory Panel on the
California Condor. Audubon Conservation
Reports, No. 6.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1983. Comparative avian
demography. Pp. 1-32 in R. F. Johnston
(Ed.), Current Ornithology, Volume 1.
Plenum Press, New York.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1983. Avian postnatal
development. Pp. 1-83 in Donald S.
Farner, James R. King, and Kenneth C. Parkes (Eds.), Avian Biology, Vol.
VII. Academic Press, New York.
Ricklefs,
R. E., Z. Naveh, and R. E. Turner. 1984.
Conservation of Ecological Processes.
The Environmentalist 4 (Supplement 8): 1-16.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1989. Speciation and diversity:
integration of local and regional processes.
Pp. 599-622 in Daniel Otte and John Endler (Eds.), Speciation and Its
Consequences. Sinauer Associates,
Sunderland, MA.
Konishi,
M., S. T. Emlen, R. E. Ricklefs, and J. C. Wingfield. 1989. Contributions of
bird studies to biology. Science 246:
465-472. Reprinted in B. R. Jasny and
D. E. Koshland, Jr. (Eds.), Biological Systems. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington,
D. C. (1990).
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1989. Nest predation and the
species diversity of birds. Trends in
Ecology and Evolution 4(6): 184-186.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1989. Adaptations to cold in bird
chicks. Pp. 329-338 in C. Bech and R.
E. Reinertsen (Eds.), Physiology of Cold Adaptation in Birds. NATO ASI Series A: Life Sciences, Volume
173. Plenum Press, New York.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1989. Spatial and temporal
patterns and processes in communities of forest birds. Ostrich, Suppl. 14: 85-95.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1990. Scaling pattern and process
in marine ecosystems. Pp. 169-178 in K.
Sherman, J. Grassle, and B. Gold (Eds.), Frontiers of Marine Ecosystem
Research. AAAS, Washington.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1990. The long-term development
of biological communities. In W.
Miller, III (Ed.), Paleocommunity Temporal Dynamics: Patterns and Processes of
Long-Tern Community Development.
Paleontological Society, Special Publication 5: 1-12.
Ricklefs,
R. E. et al. 1990. Biotic systems and diversity--Report of
Working Group 4, Interlaken Workshop for Past Global Changes. Global and Planetary Change 82: 159-168.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1991. Structures and transformations of life histories. Functional Ecology 5: 174-183.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1991. The megapopulation: a model of demographic coupling between
migrant and resident populations. Pp.
537-548 in J. M. Hagan and D. W. Johnston (Eds.), Ecology and Conservation of
Neotropical Migrant Landbirds.
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C.
Steele,
J. H., S. R. Carpenter, J. E. Cohen, P. K. Dayton, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993.
Comparing terrestrial and marine ecological systems. Pp. 1-12 in S. A. Levin, T. M. Powell, and
J. H. Steele (Eds.), Patch Dynamics.
Lecture Notes in Biomathematics 96.
Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Schluter,
D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993. Community diversity: an introduction to the
problem. Pp. 1-10 in R. E. Ricklefs and
D. Schluter (Eds.), Species Diversity: Historical and Geographical
Perspectives. University of Chicago
Press, Chicago.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and R. E. Latham. 1993. Global patterns of diversity in mangrove
floras. Pp. 215-229 in R. E. Ricklefs
and D. Schluter (Eds.), Species Diversity: Historical and Geographical
Perspectives. University of Chicago
Press, Chicago.
Schluter,
D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993. Convergence and the regional component of
species diversity. Pp. 230-240 in R. E.
Ricklefs and D. Schluter (Eds.), Species Diversity: Historical and Geographical
Perspectives. University of Chicago
Press, Chicago.
Latham,
R. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993. Continental comparisons of temperate-zone
tree species diversity. Pp. 294-314 in
R. E. Ricklefs and D. Schluter (Eds.), Species Diversity: Historical and
Geographical Perspectives. University
of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and D. Schluter. 1993. Species diversity: regional and historical
influences. Pp. 350-363 in R. E. Ricklefs
and D. Schluter (Eds.), Species Diversity: Historical and Geographical
Perspectives. University of Chicago
Press, Chicago.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and D. B. Miles. 1994. Ecological and evolutionary inferences from
morphology: an ecological perspective. Pp. 13-41 in P. C. Wainwright and S. M. Reilly (Eds.), Ecological
Morphology: Integrative Organismal Biology.
University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Ricklefs,
R. E., M. T. Kalin-Arroyo, R. E. Latham, T. M. Lewinsohn, D. J. Dodge, N. I.
Platnick, and D. Wright. 1995. The distribution of biodiversity. Chapter 3.1,
pp. 139-173 in V. H. Heywood (ed.). Global Biodiversity Assessment. United
Nations Environment Programme; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1996. Avian energetics, ecology, and evolution. Pp. 1-30 in C. Carey (Ed.), Avian
Energetics. Chapman and Hall, New York.
Bermingham,
E., G. Seutin, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1996. Regional approaches to conservation
biology: RFLPs, DNA sequence, and Caribbean birds. Pp. 104-124 in T. B. Smith
and R. K. Wayne (eds.), Molecular Genetic Approaches in Conservation. Oxford
University Press, Oxford.
Starck,
J. M., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1998. Patterns of development: the
altricial-precocial spectrum. Pp. 3-30
in J. M. Starck and R. E. Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development. Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial
Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New
York.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and J. M. Starck. 1998. Embryonic development. Pp. 31-58 in J. M. Starck and R. E. Ricklefs
(Eds.), Avian Growth and Development.
Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New York.
Starck,
J. M., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1998. Variation, constraint, and phylogeny. Comparative analysis of variation in growth. Pp. 247-265 in J. M. Starck and R. E.
Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development.
Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New York.
Ricklefs,
R. E., J. M. Starck, and M. Konarzewski.
1998. Internal constraints on
growth in birds. Pp. 266-287 in J. M.
Starck and R. E. Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development. Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial
Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New
York.
Schew,
W. A., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1998. Developmental plasticity. Pp. 288-304 in J. M. Starck and R. E.
Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development.
Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New York.
Konarzewski,
M., S. Kooijman, and R. E. Ricklefs.
1998. Models for avian growth
and development. Pp. 340-365 in J. M.
Starck and R. E. Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development. Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial
Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New
York.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and J. M. Starck. 1998. The evolution of developmental mode in birds. Pp. 366-380 in J. M. Starck and R. E.
Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development.
Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New York.
Starck,
J. M., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1998. A data set of avian growth parameters. Pp. 381-423 in J. M. Starck and R. E.
Ricklefs (Eds.), Avian Growth and Development.
Evolution within the Altricial-Precocial Spectrum. Oxford University Press, New York, in press.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1998. The concept of symmorphosis applied to growing birds. Pp. 56-62 in
E. R. Weibel, C. R. Taylor, and L. Bolis (Eds.), Principles of Animal Design.
The Optimization and Symmorphosis Debate. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2002. Sibling competition, chick solicitation, and parental response. Pp.
283-301 in J. Wright and M. L. Leonard (Eds.), The Evolution of Begging:
Competition, Cooperation and Communication. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Guillén-Servent,
A., C. M. Francis, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2001. Phylogeny and biogeography of the
horseshoe bats. Csorba, G., P. Ujhelyi & N.M. Thomas (eds.). Horseshoe bats
of the world: systematics, ecology and conservation. Publisher: Alana Ecology
& Harrison Zoological Museum. UK
Ricklefs,
R. E., and A. Scheuerlein. 2003. Life span in the light of avian life
histories. Pp. 71-98 in J. R. Carey and S. Tuljapurkar (eds.), Life Span.
Evolutionary, Ecological, and Demographic Perspectives. Population Council, New
York (Population and Development Review, volume 29, supplement).
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2003. Animal ecology. Pp. 48-52 in P. Demeny and G. McNicoll (eds.),
Encyclopedia of Population, Vol. 1. Macmillan Reference USA, New York.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2005. Phylogenetic perspectives on
patterns of regional and local species richness. Pages 16-40 in E. Bermingham,
C. W. Dick, and C. Moritz (Editors). Tropical Rainforests. Past, Present, and
Future. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2005. Taxon cycles: insights from invasive species. Pp. 165-199 in D. F.
Sax, J. J. Stachowicz, and S. D. Gaines (Eds.), Species Invasions. Insights
into Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland,
Massachusetts.
Commentary
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1971. Die Natur evolutiver Anpassungen. Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik 71(3): 96-97.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. Terrestrial ecology: introductory remarks. Pp. 135-137 in C. E. Goulden (Ed.), Changing
Scenes in the Natural Sciences, 1776-1976.
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1980. Old specimens and new directions: the museum tradition in
contemporary ornithology. Auk 97:
206-207.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and F. B. Gill. 1980. Fifty years of American ornithology. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists'
Union 100:118-122.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1981. It's time for museums and biology departments to get back
together. Auk 98: 196-198.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1981. Summarizing remarks: species variability. Studies on Avian Biology 6: 249-250.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1982. The Week's Citation Classic [Ricklefs, R. E., Patterns of growth
in birds. Ibis 110: 419-451, 1968]. Current Contents, AB&ES, 1982 (52): 22.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1985. Biological diversity--an ecologist's viewpoint. IUCN Bulletin 16 (4-6): 59.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1986. The value of systematics [letter]. Science 231: 1057.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1986. Aging and senescence: a comparative evolutionary
perspective. Center for the Study of
Aging Newsletter, University of Pennsylvania, 8(3): 3.
Finch,
C. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1991. Age structure of populations [letter]. Science 254: 779.
Renner,
S. S., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1994. Systematics and biodiversity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 9(2): 78.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1996. Phylogeny and ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 11: 229-230.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1997. Hatching asynchrony in birds. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 12:
229.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and E. Bermingham. 1998. Molecular phylogenetics and conservation of
Caribbean birds. El Pitirre 10(3): 85-92.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2000. Rarity and diversity in Amazonian forest trees. Trends in Ecology
and Evolution 15(3): 83-84.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2000. Introduction, Special Section, Avian Life Histories. Condor 102:
1-2.
Wikelski,
M., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2001. The physiology of life histories. Trends in
Ecology and Evolution 16(9): 479-481.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2002. Islands, equilibria, and speciation. [Response
to a technical comment by J. L. Cherry, F. R. Adler, and K. P. Johnson.]
Science 296 (10 May): 975a.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2002. Birds of two worlds: temperate-tropical migration systems. Trends
in Ecology and Evolution 17(7): 302-303.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2003. Tamaño poblacional y probabilidad de extinción. Pp. 367-369 in H. Gómez
de Silva and A. Oliveras de Ita (Eds.), Conservación de Aves. Experiencias en
México. CIPAMEX, Mexico.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2003. Los canjes evolutivos y la optimización de las historias de vida.
Pp 371-373 in H. Gómez de Silva and A. Oliveras de Ita (Eds.), Conservación de
Aves. Experiencias en México. CIPAMEX, Mexico.
Papers in reviewed journals
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1965. Brood reduction in the curve-billed thrasher. Condor 67: 505-510.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1966. Behavior of young cactus wrens and curve-billed thrashers. Wilson Bulletin 78: 47-56.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1966. The temporal component of diversity among species of birds. Evolution 20: 235-242.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1967. Relative growth, body constituents and energy content of nestling
barn swallows and red-winged blackbirds.
Auk 84: 560-570.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1967. A graphical method of fitting equations to growth curves. Ecology 48: 978-983.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and F. R. Hainsworth. 1967. The temporary establishment of dominance
between two hand-raised juvenile cactus wrens.
Condor 69: 528.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1967. A case of classical conditioning in nestling cactus wrens. Condor 69: 528-529.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1968. Weight recession in nestling birds. Auk 85: 30-35.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and F. R. Hainsworth. 1968. Temperature regulation in nestling cactus
wrens: development of homeothermy.
Condor 70: 121-127.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and F. R. Hainsworth. 1968. Temperature dependent behavior of the cactus
wren. Ecology 49: 227-233.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1968. The survival rate of juvenile cactus wrens. Condor 70: 388-389.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1968. Patterns of growth in birds.
Ibis 110: 419-451.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1968. On the limitation of brood size in passerine birds by the ability
of adults to nourish their young.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 61: 847-851.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and F. R. Hainsworth. 1969. Temperature regulation in nestling cactus
wrens: the nest environment. Condor 71:
32-37.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1969. Natural selection and the development of mortality rates in young
birds. Nature 233: 922-925.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1969. An analysis of nesting mortality in birds. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 9:
1-48.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1969. The nesting cycle of songbirds in tropical and temperate
regions. Living Bird 8: 165-175.
Ricklefs,
R. E., R. Adams, and R. Dressler.
1969. Species diversity of Euglossa in Panama. Ecology 50: 713-716.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1969. Preliminary models for growth rates of altricial birds. Ecology 50: 1031-1039.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1970. The estimation of a time function of ecological use. Ecology 51: 508-513.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1970. Clutch size in birds: outcome of opposing predator and prey
adaptations. Science 168: 599-600.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1970. Stage of taxon cycle and distribution of birds on Jamaica,
Greater Antilles. Evolution 24:
475-477.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1970. Prey population: a parsimonious model for evolution of response
to predator species diversity (reply to technical comment by Jon
Ghiselin). Science 170: 649-651.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1971. Foraging behavior of mangrove swallows at Barro Colorado
Island. Auk 88: 635-651.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and G. W. Cox. 1972. Taxon cycles and the West Indian
avifauna. American Naturalist 106:
195-219.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1972. Dominance and the niche in bird communities. American Naturalist 106: 538-545.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1972. Latitudinal variation in the breeding productivity of the
rough-winged swallow. Auk 89: 826-836.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1972. Patterns of growth in birds.
II. Growth rate and mode of
development. Ibis 115: 177-201.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1972. Tattooing nestlings for individual recognition. Bird-Banding 44: 63.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and J. Cullen. 1973. Embryonic growth of the green iguana Iguana iguana. Copeia 1973: 296-305.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1975. Patterns of growth in birds.
III. Growth and development of
the cactus wren. Condor 77: 34-45.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and Susan C. White. 1975. A method for constructing nestling growth
curves from brief visits to seabird colonies.
Bird-Banding 46: 135-140.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1975. Seasonal occurrence of night-flying insects on Barro Colorado
Island, Panama Canal Zone. Journal of
the New York Entomological Society 83: 19-32.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1975. Dwarf eggs laid by a starling.
Bird-Banding 46: 169.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and K. O'Rourke. 1975. Aspect diversity in moths: a
temperate-tropical comparison.
Evolution 29: 313-324.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1975. The evolution of cooperative breeding in birds. Ibis 117: 531-534.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1976. Growth rate of birds in the humid New World tropics. Ibis 118:176-207.
Ricklefs,
R. E., S. C. White, and W. B. Robertson.
1976. The effect of Hurricane
Agnes on growth and survival of tern chicks.
Bird-Banding 47: 54-71.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1976. The chemical composition of the ovary, oviduct, and follicles of
the starling. Auk 93: 184-187.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and S. Weremiuk. 1977. Dynamics of muscle growth in the starling
and Japanese quail: a preliminary study.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 56A: 419-423.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and J. Burger. 1977. Composition of eggs of the diamondback
terrapin. American Midland Naturalist
97: 232-235.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and G. Bloom. 1977. Components of avian breeding
productivity. Auk 94: 86-96.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. Variation in the size and quality of the starling egg. Auk 94: 167-168.
Cox,
G. W., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1977. Species diversity and ecological release in
Caribbean land bird faunas. Oikos 28:
113-122.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. Composition of eggs of several bird species. Auk 94: 350-356.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. Environmental heterogeneity and plant species diversity: a
hypothesis. American Naturalist 111:
376-381.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. On the evolution of reproductive strategies in birds:
reproductive effort. American
Naturalist 111:453-478.
McDiarmid,
R. W., R. E. Ricklefs, and M. S. Foster.
1977. Dispersal of Stemmadenia donnell-smithii
(Apocynaceae) by birds. Biotropica 9: 9-25.
Austin,
G. T., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1977. Growth and development of the rufous-winged
sparrow (Aimophila carpalis). Condor 79: 37-50.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. A discriminant function analysis of assemblages of fruit-eating
birds in Central America. Condor 79:
228-231.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and G. W. Cox. 1977. Morphological similarity and ecological
overlap among passerine birds on St. Kitts, British West Indies. Oikos 29: 60-66.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1977. Reactions of some Panamanian birds to human intrusion at the
nest. Condor 79: 376-379.
Ricklefs,
R. E., C. D. Hahn, and W. A. Montevecchi.
1978. The relationship between
egg size and chick size in the laughing gull and Japanese quail. Auk 95: 135-144.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and G. W. Cox. 1978. Stage of taxon cycle, habitat distribution,
and population density in the avifauna of the West Indies. American Naturalist 112: 875-895.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and S. C. White-Schuler.
1978. Growth rate of the brown
noddy (Anous stolidus) on the Dry
Tortugas, June 1972. Bird-Banding 49:
301-312.
Dean,
J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1979. Do parasites of lepidoptera larvae compete
for hosts? No. American Naturalist 113:
302-306.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1979. Patterns of growth in birds.
V. A comparative study of the
growth and development in the starling, common tern, and Japanese quail. Auk 96: 10-30.
Dunn,
E. H., D. J. T. Hussell, and R. E. Ricklefs.
1979. The determination of
incubation stage in starling eggs.
Bird-Banding 50: 114-120.
Gillespie,
J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1979. A note on the estimation of species duration
distributions. Paleobiology 5: 60-62.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1979. Adaptation, constraint, and compromise in avian postnatal
development. Biological Reviews 54:
269-290.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and W. A. Montevecchi.
1979. Size, organic composition
and energy content of North Atlantic gannet Morus
bassanus eggs. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 64A: 161-165.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and S. Peters. 1979. Intraspecific variation in the growth rate
of nestling starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Bird-Banding 50: 338-348.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and H. Rahn. 1979. The incubation temperature of Leach's
storm-petrel. Auk 96: 625-627.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1980. Geographical variation in clutch size among passerine birds:
Ashmole's hypothesis. Auk 97: 38-49.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1980. Phyletic gradualism vs. punctuated equilibrium: applicability of
neontological data. Paleobiology 6:
271-275.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1980. Watchdog behaviour observed at the nest of a cooperative breeding
bird, the rufous-margined flycatcher Myiozetetes
cayanensis. Ibis 122: 116-118.
Dean,
J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1980. Population size, variability, and
aggregation among forest lepidoptera in southern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 58: 394-399.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and J. Travis. 1980. A morphological approach to the study of
avian community organization. Auk 97:
321-338.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1980. Commentary [on the evolution of promiscuous mating systems in
tropical frugivorous passerines].
Condor 82: 476-477.
Ricklefs,
R. E., S. White, and J. Cullen.
1980. Energetics of postnatal
growth in Leach's storm-petrel. Auk 97:
566-575.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1980. Latitudinal patterns in seasonality and year-to-year variation in
climate. Caribbean Journal of Science
15: 183-197.
Ricklefs,
R. E., S. White, and J. Cullen.
1980. Postnatal development of
Leach's storm-petrel. Auk 97: 768-781.
Dean,
J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1980. Do parasites of Lepidoptera larvae compete
for hosts? No evidence. American Naturalist
116: 882-884.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and M. Lau. 1980. Bias and dispersion of overlap indices:
results of some Monte Carlo simulations.
Ecology 61: 1019-1024.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and S. Peters. 1981. Parental components of variance in growth
rate and body size of nestling European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in eastern Pennsylvania. Auk 98: 39-48.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and S. C. White. 1981. Growth and energetics of chicks of the sooty
tern (Sterna fuscata) and common tern
(S. hirundo). Auk 98: 361-378.
Oniki,
Y., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1981. More growth rates of birds in the humid New
World tropics. Ibis 123: 349-354.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1981. The optimization of life-history patterns under density
dependence. American Naturalist 117:
403-408.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1981. Fitness, reproductive value, age structure, and the optimization
of life history patterns. American
Naturalist 117: 819-825.
Chapman,
B. R., T. L. Grantland, and R. E. Ricklefs.
1981. Growth and development of
temperature regulation in nestling black-crowned night herons. Colonial Waterbirds 4: 114-119.
Duffy,
D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1981. Observations on growth of blue-footed
boobies and development of temperature regulation in Peruvian guano birds. Journal of Field Ornithology 52: 332-336.
Ricklefs,
R. E., D. Cochran, and E. R. Pianka.
1981. A morphological analysis
of the structure of communities of lizards in desert habitats. Ecology 62: 1447-1483.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1982. Some considerations on sibling competition and avian growth
rates. Auk 99: 141-147.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1982. Observations on handling procedures and composition of European
starling eggs. Condor 84: 338-339.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1982. Development of homeothermy in antarctic seabirds. Antarctic Journal 1982 Review: 117-178.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1982. A comment on the optimization of body size in Drosophila according to Roff's life
history model. American Naturalist 120:
686-688.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and K. K. Matthew. 1982. Chemical characteristics of the foliage of some
deciduous trees in southeastern Ontario.
Canadian Journal of Botany 60: 2037-2045.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and C. A. Smeraski. 1983. Variation in incubation period within a
population of the European starling.
Auk 100: 926-931.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1983. Some considerations on the reproductive energetics of pelagic
seabirds. Studies in Avian Biology 8:
84-94.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1983. A comment on the regulation of reproductive success towards e-1. Oikos 41: 284-285.
Roby,
D. D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1983. Some aspects of the breeding biology of the
diving petrels Pelecanoides georgicus
and P. urinatrix exsul at Bird
Island, South Georgia. British
Antarctic Survey Bulletin 59: 29-34.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and D. D. Roby. 1983. Development of homeothermy in the diving
petrels Pelecanoides urinatrix exsul
and P. georgicus, and the Antarctic
prion Pachyptila desolata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 75A:
307-311.
Bock,
C. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1983. Range size and local abundance of some North
American songbirds: a positive correlation.
American Naturalist 122:295-299.
Karban,
R. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1983. Host characteristics, sampling intensity,
and species richness of Lepidoptera larvae on broad-leaved trees in southern
Ontario. Ecology 64: 636-641.
Clark,
L., R. E. Ricklefs, and R. W. Schreiber.
1983. Nest-site selection by the
red-tailed tropicbird. Auk 100:
953-959.
Travis,
J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1983. A morphological comparison of island and
mainland assemblages of neotropical birds. Oikos 41: 434-441.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and H. L. Marks. 1983. Egg characteristics of lines of Japanese
quail selected for four-week body mass.
Poultry Science 62: 1330-1332.
Ricklefs,
R. E., and K. K. Matthew. 1983. Rates of oxygen consumption in four species
of seabird at Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 74A: 885-888.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1984. Variation in size and composition of eggs of the European
starling. Condor 86: 1-6.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1984. Egg dimensions and neonatal mass of shorebirds. Condor 86: 7-11.
Williams,
J. B., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1984. Egg temperature and embryo metabolism in
some high-latitude procellariiform birds.
Physiological Zoology 57: 118-127.
Roby,
D. D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1984. Observations on the cooling tolerance of
embryos of the diving petrel Pelecanoides
georgicus. Auk 101: 160-161.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1984. Prolonged incubation in pelagic seabirds: a comment on Boersma's
paper. American Naturalist 123:
710-720.
Montevecchi,
W. A., R. E. Ricklefs, I. R. Kirkham, and D. Gabaldon. 1984.
Growth energetics of nestling northern gannets (Sula bassanus). Auk 101:
334-341.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1984. Components of variance in measurements of nestling European
starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in
southeastern Pennsylvania. Auk
101:319-333.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1984. The optimization of growth rate in altricial birds. Ecology 65: 1602-1616.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1984. Meal sizes and feeding rates of Christmas shearwaters and Phoenix
petrels on Christmas Island, Central Pacific Ocean. Ornis Scandinavica 15: 16-22.