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., S.
M. Fallon, S. Latta, B. Swanson, and E. Bermingham. 2005. Migrants and their parasites. A bridge between two worlds. Pp. 210-221 in R. Greenberg and
P. Marra (Eds.), Birds of Two Worlds. The Ecology and
Evolution of Migratory Birds. Johns Hopkins University
Press, Baltimore 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.
Karban, R., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1984.
Leaf traits and the species richness and abundance of Lepidopteran larvae on deciduous trees in southern
Ontario. Oikos
43: 165-170.
Miles, D. B., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1984.
The correlation between ecology and morphology in deciduous forest
passerine birds. Ecology 65: 1629-1640.
Ricklefs, R. E., and J. B. Williams. 1984.
Daily energy expenditure and water turnover rate of adult European
starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during the nesting
cycle. Auk 101: 707-716.
Ricklefs, R. E., D. Gabaldon, and
W. A. Montevecchi. 1984.
Postnatal development of the northern gannet Sula bassanus, and the general
relationship between growth rate and adult size in birds. Ornis Scandinavica 15: 204-210.
Ricklefs, R. E., and D. J. T. Hussell. 1984.
Changes in adult mass associated with the nesting cycle in the European
starling. Ornis
Scandinavica 15: 155-161.
Zullinger, E. M., R. E. Ricklefs, K. H. Redford, and G. M. Mace. 1984.
Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves. Journal of Mammalogy
65: 607-636.
Ricklefs, R. E., D. Duffy, and M. Coulter. 1984.
Weight gain of blue-footed booby chicks: an indicator of marine
resources. Ornis
Scandinavica 15: 162-166.
Ricklefs, R. E., and H. L. Marks. 1984.
Insensitivity of brain growth to selection of four-week body mass in
Japanese quail. Evolution 38: 1180-1185.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1985. Modification of growth and development of
muscles from a comparative viewpoint.
Poultry Science 64: 1563-1576.
Ricklefs, R. E., and T. Webb. 1985.
Water content, thermogenesis, and growth rate of skeletal muscles in the
European starling. Auk 102: 369-376.
Shea, R. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1985.
An experimental test of the idea that food supply limits growth rate in
a tropical pelagic seabird. American
Naturalist 126: 116-122.
Ricklefs, R. E., and H. L. Marks. 1985.
Anatomical response to selection for four-week body mass in Japanese
quail. Auk 102: 323-330.
Ricklefs, R. E., C. H. Day, C. E. Huntington, and J. B.
Williams.
1985. Variability in feeding rate
and meal size of Leach's storm-petrel at Kent Island, New Brunswick. Journal of Animal Ecology 54: 883-898.
Roby, D. D., A. R. Place, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1986.
Assimilation and deposition of wax esters in planktivorous
seabirds. Journal of Experimental
Zoology 238: 29-41.
Ricklefs, R. E., D. F. Bruning,
and G. W. Archibald.
1986. Growth rates of cranes
reared in captivity. Auk 103: 125-134.
Ricklefs, R. E., D. D. Roby, and J. B. Williams. 1986.
Daily energy expenditure of adult Leach's storm-petrels during the
nesting cycle. Physiological Zoology 59:
649-660.
Roby,
D. D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1986.
Energy expenditure in adult least auklets and diving petrels during the
chick-rearing period. Physiological
Zoology 59: 661-678.
Obst, B. S., K. A. Nagy, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1987.
Energy utilization by Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus). Physiological Zoology 60: 200-210.
Miles, D. B., R. E. Ricklefs, and J. Travis. 1987.
Concordance of eco-morphological relationships in three assemblages of
passerine birds. American Naturalist
129: 347-364.
Ricklefs, R. E., A. R. Place, and D. J. Anderson. 1987.
An experimental investigation of the influence of diet quality on growth
rate in Leach's storm-petrel. American
Naturalist 130: 300-305.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1987. A comparative analysis of avian embryonic
growth. Journal of Experimental Zoology
51: 309-324.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1987. Community diversity: relative roles of local
and regional processes. Science 235:
167-171.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1987. Response of adult Leach's storm-petrels to
increased food demand at the nest. Auk
104: 750-756.
Anderson, D. J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1987.
Radio-tracking masked and blue-footed boobies (Sula spp.) in the Galapagos Archipelago. National Geographic Research 3: 152-163.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1987. Characterizing the development of homeothermy by rate of body cooling. Functional Ecology 1: 151-157.
Anderson, D. J., N. Stoyan, and
D. J. Anderson.
1987. Why are there no viviparous
birds? A comment. American Naturalist 130: 941-947.
Duffy, D. C., R. P. Wilson, R. E. Ricklefs, S. C. Broni, and H. Velduis. 1987.
Penguins and purse seiners: competition or coexistence? National Geographic Research 3: 480-488.
Derrickson, E. M., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1988.
Taxon-dependent diversification of life histories and the perception of
phylogenetic constraints. Functional
Ecology 2: 417-423.
Clark, L., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1988.
A model for evaluating time constraints on short-term reproductive
success in altricial birds. American Zoologist 28: 853-862.
Place, A. R., N. C. Stoyan, R. E.
Ricklefs, and R. G. Butler. 1989.
Physiological basis of stomach oil formation in Leach's storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa). Auk 106: 687-699.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1989. Seabird life histories and the marine
environment: some speculations. Colonial
Waterbirds 13: 1-6.
Anderson, D. J., P. R. Sievert, J. Andrews-Labenski, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1991.
A miniature activity recorder for plunge- diving seabirds. Auk 108: 257-263.
Minot, E. O., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1991.
Introductory remarks: parent-offspring relationships. Acta XX Congressus Internationalis Ornitholigici 929-931.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. O. Minot. 1991.
Parent-offspring interactions in the evolution of avian life
histories. Acta
XX Congressus Internationalis
Ornitholigici 992-997.
Castro, G., J. P. Myers, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1992.
Ecology and energetics of sanderlings migrating to four latitudes. Ecology 73: 833-844.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1992. The roles of parent and chick in determining
feeding rates in Leach's storm-petrel.
Animal Behaviour 43: 895-906.
Ricklefs, R. E., and R. E. Latham. 1992.
Intercontinental correlation of geographical ranges suggests stasis in
ecological traits of relict genera of temperate perennial herbs. American Naturalist 139: 1305-1321.
Ricklefs, R. E. 1992. Embryonic development period and the prevalence of avian blood parasites. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 89: 4722-4725.
Anderson, D. J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1992.
Brood size and food provisioning in masked and blue-footed boobies (Sula spp.). Ecology 73: 1363-1374.
Latham, R. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993.
Global patterns of tree species richness in moist forests:
energy-diversity theory does not account for variation in species
richness. Oikos
67: 325-333.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1993. Sibling competition, hatching asynchrony,
incubation period, and lifespan in altricial
birds. Current Ornithology 11: 199-276.
Seutin, G., J. Brawn, R. E. Ricklefs, and E. Bermingham. 1993.
Genetic divergence among populations of a tropical passerine, the
streaked saltator (Saltator albicollis). Auk 110: 117-126.
Visser, G. H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993.
Development of temperature regulation in shorebirds. Physiological Zoology 66: 771-792.
Choi, I.-H., R. E. Ricklefs, and R. E. Shea. 1993.
Skeletal muscle growth, enzyme activities, and the development of
thermogenesis: a comparison between altricial and precocial birds.
Physiological Zoology 66: 455-473.
Visser, G. H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1993.
Temperature regulation in neonates of shorebirds. Auk 110: 445-457.
Cooch, E. G., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1994.
Do variable environments significantly influence optimal reproductive
effort in birds? Oikos
69: 447-459.
Visser, G. H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1994.
Development of temperature regulation in precocial
chicks: patterns in shorebirds and ducks.
Pp. 273-278 in A. S. Milton (Ed.), Temperature Regulation: Recent
Physiological and Pharmacological Advances.
Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Boston and Berlin.
Ricklefs, R. E., and W. A. Schew. 1994. Foraging stochasticity and lipid accumulation by nestling petrels. Functional Ecology 8: 159-170.
Seutin, G., N. K. Klein, R. E. Ricklefs, and E. Bermingham. 1994.
Historical biogeography of the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) in
the Caribbean region: a mitochondrial DNA assessment. Evolution 48: 1041-1061.
Ricklefs, R. E., R. E. Shea, and I.-H.
Choi.
1994. Inverse relationship
between functional maturity and exponential growth rate of avian skeletal
muscle: a constraint on evolutionary response.
Evolution 48: 1080-1088.
Ricklefs, R. E., and S. S. Renner. 1994.
Species richness within families of flowering plants. Evolution 48: 1619-1636.
Renner, S. S., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1995. Dioecy and its correlates in the flowering plants. American Journal of Botany 82: 596-606.
Shea,
R. E., I.-H. Choi, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1995.
Growth rate and function of skeletal muscles in Japanese quail selected
for four-week body mass. Physiological
Zoology 68: 1045-1076.
Visser, G. H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1995.
Relationship between body composition and homeothermy
in neonates of precocial and semiprecocial
birds. Auk 112: 192-200.
Anderson, D. J., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1995.
Evidence of kin-selected tolerance by nestlings in a siblicidal
bird. Behavioural
Ecology and Sociobiology 37: 163-168.
Shea, R. E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 1996.
Temporal variation in growth performance in six species of tropical,
pelagic seabirds. Journal of Animal
Ecology 65: 29-42.
Ricklefs, R. E., M. Konarzewski,
and S. Daan. 1996.
The relationship between basal metabolic rate and daily energy
expenditure in birds and mammals.
American Naturalist 147: 1047-1071.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1996. Morphometry of the
digestive tracts of some passerine birds.
Condor 98:279-292.
Ricklefs, R. E., and J. M. Starck.
1996. The application of phylogenetically independent
contrasts: a mixed progress report. Oikos 77:
167-172.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1997. Comparative demography of New World populations
of thrushes (Turdus spp.). Ecological Monographs 67(1): 23-43.
Dietz, M., and R. E. Ricklefs.
1997. Growth rate and maturation of skeletal muscles over a size range of galliform birds.
Physiological Zoology 70(5): 502-510.
Choi, I.-H., and R. E. Ricklefs.
1997. Changes in protein and electrolyte concentrations in the pectoral and leg
muscles during avian development. Auk 114(4): 688-694..
Renner, S. S., and R. E. Ricklefs.
1998. Herbicidal activity of domatia-inhabiting ants
in patches of Tococa guianensis
and Clidemia heterophylla. Biotropica 30:
324-327.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 1998. Evolutionary theories of aging: confirmation of a fundamental
prediction, with implications for the genetic basis and evolution of life span.
American Naturalist 152: 24-44.
Lovette, I. J., E. Bermingham, G. Seutin,
and R. E. Ricklefs. 1998. Evolutionary differentiation in
West Indian Dendroica
warblers. Auk 115: 890-903.
Guo, Q., R. E. Ricklefs, and M. L. Cody.
1998. Vascular plant diversity in eastern Asia and North America: historical
and ecological explanations. Botanical Journal of the Linnean
Society 128: 123-136.
Ricklefs, R. E., and P. Nealen.
1998. Lineage-dependent diversification. Functional Ecology 12: 871-885.
Qian, H., and R. E. Ricklefs.
1999. A comparison of the taxonomic richness of vascular plants in China and
the United States. American Naturalist 154: 160-181.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 1999. Taxon cycles in the Lesser Antillean avifauna. Ostrich 70: 49-59.
Ricklefs, R. E., R. E. Latham, and H. Qian. 1999. Global patterns of tree species richness in moist
forests: the influences of local ecological equilibrium and historical
contingency. Oikos 86: 369-373.
Lovette, I. J., E. Bermingham, and R. E. Ricklefs.
1999. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography and the
conservation of endangered Lesser Antillean Icterus
orioles. Conservation Biology 13: 1088-1096.
Fair, J. M., E. S. Hansen, and R. E. Ricklefs. 1999. Growth, developmental stability and immune response
in juvenile Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266: 1735-1742.
Lovette, I. J., G. Seutin, R. E.
Ricklefs, and E. Bermingham. 1999. The origins of
an island fauna: a genetic assessment of sources and temporal patterns in the
avian colonization of Barbados. Biological Invasions 1: 33-41.
Choi, I.-H., S. H. Lee, and R. E. Ricklefs.
1999. Effectiveness and ecological implications of anuran defenses against
snake predators. Korean Journal of Science 3: 247-252.
Ricklefs, R. E., and I. J Lovette.
1999. The roles of island area per se
and habitat diversity in the species-area relationships of four Lesser
Antillean faunal groups. Journal of Animal Ecology 68: 1142-1160.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2000. Lack, Skutch,
and Moreau: the early development of life-history thinking. Condor 102: 3-8.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2000. Density
dependence, evolutionary optimization, and the diversification of avian life
histories. Condor 102: 9-22.
Schwarzbach, A. E., and R. E. Ricklefs.
2000. Systematic affinities of Rhizophoraceae and Anisophyllaceae, and intergeneric
relationships within Rhizophoraceae, based on
chloroplast DNA, nuclear ribosomal DNA, and morphology. American Journal of
Botany 87: 547-564.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2000. Intrinsic aging-related mortality in birds.
Journal of Avian Biology 31: 103-111.
Ricklefs, R. E., and S. S.
Renner.
2000. Evolutionary flexibility and flowering plant familial diversity: a
comment on Dodd, Silvertown and Chase. Evolution 54:
1061-1065.
Apanius, V., N. Yorinks, E. Bermingham,
and R. E. Ricklefs. 2000. Island and taxon effects in the
prevalence of blood parasites and activity of the immune system in Lesser
Antillean birds. Ecology 81(7): 1959-1969.
Qian, H., and
R. E. Ricklefs.
2000. Large-scale processes and the Asian bias in temperate plant species
diversity. Nature 407: 180-182.
Guo, Q., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2000. Species richness of
disjunct seed plant genera in temperate eastern Asia and North America.
Botanical Journal of the Linnaean Society >134(3): 401-423.
Choi, I.-H., J. H. Shim, Y.
S. Lee, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2000. Scaling of jumping performance in anuran amphibians.
Journal of Herpetology 34(2): 222-227.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2000. The relationship between local and regional species richness in
birds of the Caribbean Basin. Journal of Animal Ecology 69: 1111-1116.
Hunt, J. S., E. Bermingham, and R.
E. Ricklefs. 2001. The molecular systematics and biogeography of Antillean
thrashers, tremblers, and mockingbirds (Aves: Mimidae).
Auk 118: 35-55.
Krijgsveld, K. L., J. M.
Olson, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2001. Catabolic capacity of the muscles of
shorebird chicks: maturation of function in relation to body size.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74(2): 250-260.
Nealen, P. M., and R. E.
Ricklefs.
2001. Early diversification in the avian brain:body relationship. Journal of Zoology 253: 391-404.
Ricklefs, R. E., and A.
Scheuerlein. 2001. Comparison of age-related mortality among birds and mammals.
Experimental Gerontology 36: 845-857.
Theron, E., K.Hawkins, E.Bermingham, R.E. Ricklefs, and N. I. Mundy. 2001. The molecular basis
of an avian plumage polymorphism in the wild: a melanocortin-1-receptor point
mutation is perfectly associated with the melanic
plumage morph of the bananaquit, Coereba flaveola. Current Biology 11: 550-557.
Morand, S., and R. E.
Ricklefs.
2001. Genome size, longevity, and the development time in birds: a comment on
Monaghan and Metcalfe. Trends in Genetics 17(10): 567-568.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2001. Nonequilibrium diversity dynamics of the Lesser Antillean avifauna. Science 294 (16 November): 1522-1524.
Lovette, I. J., E.
Bermingham, and R.E. Ricklefs. 2002. Clade-specific morphological diversification
and adaptive radiation in Hawaiian songbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society
of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 269, 37-42.
Fair, J.M., and
R. E. Ricklefs.
2002. Physiological, growth, and immune responses of Japanese quail chicks to
the multiple stressors of immunological challenge and lead shot. Archives of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 42(1): 77-87.
Ricklefs, R. E., and A. Scheuerlein. 2002. Biological implications of the Weibull and Gompertz models of aging. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences 57A(2): B69-B76.
Lill, J. T., R. J. Marquis, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2002. Host plants influence parasitism of forest caterpillars. Nature 417 (9 May): 170-173.
Ricklefs, R. E., and S. M. Fallon. 2002. Diversification and host switching in avian malaria parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 269: 885-892.
Tella, J. L., A. Scheuerlein, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2002. Is cell-mediated immunity related to the evolution of life-history strategies in birds? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 269(1495): 1059-1066.
Ricklefs, R. E., and M. Wikelski. 2002. The physiology-life history nexus. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17(10): 462-468.
Bakken, G. S., J. B. Williams, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2002/3. Metabolic response to wind of downy chicks of Arctic-breeding shorebirds (Scolopacidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 3435-3443.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2002. The concept of the taxon cycle in biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography 11: 353-361.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2002. Splendid isolation: historical ecology of the South American passerine fauna. Journal of Avian Biology 33: 207-211.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2003. A comment on Hubbell’s zero-sum ecological drift model. Oikos 100(1): 185-192.
Ricklefs, R. E., and A. Scheuerlein. 2003. Life span as a component of avian life histories. Population Development and Review 29, Supplement: 71-98.
Guo, Q., M. Kato, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2003. Life history, diversity and distribution: a study of Japanese pteridophytes. Ecography 26:129-138.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2003. Genetics, evolution, and ecological communities. Ecology 84: 588-591.
Fallon, S. M., E. Bermingham, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2003. Island and taxon effects in parasitism revisited: avian malaria in the Lesser Antilles. Evolution 57(3): 606-615.
Krijgsveld, K. L., J. W. H. Reneerkens, G. D. McNett, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2003. Time budgets and body temperatures of American golden-plover chicks in relation to ambient temperature. Condor 105: 268-278.
Ricklefs,
R. E. 2003. Rate of ontogenetic growth: constraint by supply or demand?
Functional Ecology 17(3): 384–393.
Ricklefs, R. E., and J. B. Williams. 2003. Metabolic responses of shorebird chicks to cold stress: hysteresis of cooling and warming phases. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 2883-2893.
Ricklefs, R. E., A. Scheuerlein, and A. Cohen. 2003. Age-related patterns of fecundity in captive populations of birds and mammals. Experimental Gerontology 38: 741-745.
Ricklefs, R. E. Global diversification rates of passerine birds. 2003. Proceedings of the Royal Society – Series B: Biological Sciences 270: 2285-2291.
Fair, J. M., O. B. Myers, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2003. Immune and growth response of western bluebirds and ash-throated flycatchers to soil contaminants. Ecological Applications 13(6): 1817-1829.
Choi, I.-H., J. H. Shim, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2003.
Morphometric relationships of take-off speed in anuran amphibians. Journal of
Experimental Zoology 299A: 99-102.
Fallon, S. M., R. E. Ricklefs, B. L. Swanson, and E. Bermingham. 2003. Detecting avian malaria: An improved polymerase chain reaction diagnostic. Journal of Parasitology 89(5): 1044-1047.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2004. A comprehensive framework for global patterns in biodiversity. Ecology Letters 7: 1-15.
Ricklefs, R. E. S. M. Fallon, and E. Bermingham. 2004. Evolutionary relationships, cospeciation, and host switching in avian malaria parasites. Systematic Biology 53(1): 111-119.
Ricklefs, R. E., H. Qian, and P. S. White. 2004. The region effect on mesoscale plant species richness between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Ecography 27: 129-136.
Joseph, L., T. Wilke, E. Bermingham, D. Alpers, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2004. Towards a phylogenetic framework for the evolution of shakes, rattles and rolls in Myiarchus tyrant-flycatchers (Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 139-152.
Qian, H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2004. Geographic distribution and ecological conservatism of disjunct genera of vascular plants in eastern Asia and eastern North America. Journal of Ecology 92: 253-265.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2004. History and the species-area relationship in Lesser Antillean birds. American Naturalist 163(2): 227-239.
Hansen, E. S., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2004. Foraging by deep-diving birds is not constrained by an aerobic diving limit: a model of avian depth-dependent diving metabolic rate. American Naturalist 163(3): 358-374.
Scheuerlein, A., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2004. Prevalence of blood parasites in European passeriform birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London – Series B: Biological Sciences 271: 1363-1370.
Fallon, S., R. E. Ricklefs, S. Latta, and E. Bermingham. 2004. Temporal stability of insular avian malarial parasite communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London – Series B: Biological Sciences 271: 493-500.
Qian, H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2004. Climate and taxonomic richness in angiosperms: is there a globally consistent relationship that precludes region effects? American Naturalist 163: 773-779.
Tieleman, B. I., J. B. Williams, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2004.
Nest attentiveness and egg temperature do not explain variation in the
incubation periods of tropical birds. Functional Ecology 18: 571-577.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2004. Cladogenesis and morphological diversification in passerine birds. Nature 430: 338-341.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2004. The cognitive face of avian life histories. Wilson Bulletin 116(2): 119-133.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2004. Application of Johnson et al.’s speciation threshold model to apparent colonization times of island biotas. Evolution 58(8): 1664-1673.
Xiang, Q.-Y., W. H. Zhang, R. E. Ricklefs, H. Qian, Z. D. Cheng, J. Wen, and J. H. Li. 2004. Regional differences rates of plant speciation and molecular evolution: a comparison between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Evolution 58(10): 2175-2184.
Qian, H., R. E. Ricklefs, and P. S. White. 2004. Beta diversity of angiosperms in temperate floras of eastern Asia and eastern North America. Ecology Letters 7: 000-000. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00682.x
Ricklefs, R. E. 2005. Historical and ecological dimensions of global patterns in plant diversity. Biologiske Skrifter (Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters) 55: 583-603.
Matson, K. D., R. E. Ricklefs, and K. C. Klasing. 2005. A hemolysis-hemagglutination assay for characterizing constitutive innate humoral immunity in wild and domestic birds. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 29(3): 275-286.
Mauck, R. A., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2005. Control of fledging age in Leach’s storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa): chick development and pre-fledging mass loss. Functional Ecology 19(1): 73-80.
Fallon, S. M., E. Bermingham, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2005. Host
specialization and geographic localization of avian malaria parasites: a
regional analysis in the Lesser Antilles. American Naturalist 165(4): 466-480.
Mendes, L., T. Piersma, M. Lecoq, B. Spaans, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2005. Disease-limited distributions? Contrasts in the prevalence of avian malaria in shorebird species using marine and freshwater habitats. Oikos 109(2): 396-404.
Morand, S., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2005. Genome size is not related to life history traits in primates. Genome 48(2): 273-278.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2005. Small clades at the periphery of passerine morphological space. American Naturalist 165(6): 651–659.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2006. Time, species, and the generation of trait variance in clades. Systematic Biology 55(1): 151-159.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2006. The unified neutral theory of biodiversity: do the numbers add up? Ecology 87(6): 1424-1431.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2006. Embryo development and aging in birds and mammals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B: Biological Sciences 273: 2077-2082, doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.3544.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2006. Evolutionary diversification and the origin of the diversity-environment relationship. Ecology 87(7) Supplement: S3-S13.
Qian, H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2006. The role of exotic species in homogenizing the North American flora. Ecology Letters 9: 1293-1298, doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00982.x.
Ricklefs, R. E., A. E. Schwarzbach, and S. S. Renner. 2006. Rate of lineage origin explains the diversity anomaly in the world’s mangrove vegetation. American Naturalist 168(6): 805-810.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2007. Evolutionary radiations of passerine birds in archipelagoes. American Naturalist 169(3): 285-297.
Mittelbach, G. G., D. W. Schemske, H. V. Cornell, A. P.
Allen, J. M. Brown, M. Bush, S. P. Harrison, A. H. Hurlbert, N. Knowlton, H. A Lessios, C. M. McCain, A. R. McCune, L. A. McDade, M. A. McPeek, T. J. Near, T. D. Price, R. E.
Ricklefs, K. Roy, D. F. Sax, D. Schluter, J. M. Sobel, M. Turelli. 2007.
Evolution and the latitudinal diversity gradient: speciation, extinction, and biogeography.
Ecology Letters 10(4): 315-331.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2007. Tyrannosaur aging. Biology Letters 3(2): 214-217.
Cohen, A., K. Klasing, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. Measuring circulating antioxidants in wild birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 147: 110-121.
Shea, R. E., J. M. Olson, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. Growth rate, protein accumulation, and catabolic enzyme activity of skeletal muscles of galliform birds. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(3): 306-316.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2007. History and diversity: explorations at the intersection of ecology and evolution. American Naturalist 170:S56-S70.
Miller, M. J., E. Bermingham, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. Historical
biogeography of the
Dyer,
L. A., M. S. Singer, J. T. Lill, J. O. Stireman III, G. L. Gentry, R. J. Marquis, R. E. Ricklefs,
H. F. Greeney, D. L. Wagner, H. C. Morais, I. R. Diniz, T. A. Kursar, and P. D. Coley. 2007. Host specificity of Lepidoptera in tropical and temperate forests. Nature
448: 696-700.
Ricklefs, R. E., J. B. Losos, and T. M. Townsend. 2007. Evolutionary diversification of clades of squamate reptiles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 1751-1762.
Ricklefs, R. E., and C. D. Cadena. 2007. Life span is unrelated to investment in reproduction in captive populations of wild mammals and birds. Ecology Letters 10: 867-872.
Ricklefs, R. E., and C. D. Cadena. Rejoinder to Mace and Pelletier. 2007. Ecology Letters 10: 874-875.
Cadena, C. D., J. Klicka, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. Evolutionary differentiation in the Neotropical mountains: molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 993-1016.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2007. Estimating diversification rates from phylogenetic information. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22(11): 601-610.
Williams, J. B., B. I. Tieleman, G. H. Visser, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. Does growth rate determine the rate of metabolism in shorebird chicks living in the arctic? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80: 500-513.
Renner, S. S., L. Beenken, G. W. Grimm, A. Kocyan, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2007. The evolution of dioecy, heterodichogamy, and labile sex expression in Acer. Evolution 61:2701-2719.
Monaghan, P., A. Charmantier, D. H. Nussey, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. The evolutionary ecology of senescence. Functional Ecology 22: 371-378.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2008. The evolution of senescence from a comparative perspective. Functional Ecology 22: 379-392.
Valkiūnas, G., C. T. Atkinson, S. Bensch, R. N. M. Sehgal, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Parasite misidentifications in GenBank: how to minimize their number? Trends in Parasitology 24(6): 247-248.
Qian, H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Global concordance in diversity patterns of vascular plants and terrestrial vertebrates. Ecology Letters 11: 547-553.
Ricklefs, R. E., and E. Bermingham. 2008. Likely
pre-Columbian introduction of the red-legged thrush to
Ricklefs, R. E., Q. Guo, and H. Qian. 2008. Growth form and
distribution of introduced plants in their native and non-native ranges in
Eastern Asia and
Libsch, M. M., C. Batista, D. Buehler, I. Ochoa, J. Brawn, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Nest predation in a Neotropical forest occurs during daytime. Condor 110(1): 166-170.
Bellemain, E., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Are islands the end of the colonization road? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23(8):461-468.
Santiago-Alarcon, D., N. K. Whiteman, P. G. Parker, R. E. Ricklefs, and G. Valkiūnas. 2008. Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galápagos endemic birds. Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 584-590.
Fallon, S., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Parasitemia in chronic Plasmodium and Haemoproteus infections in birds. Journal of Avian Biology 39: 514-522.
Ricklefs, R. E., and C. D. Cadena. 2008. Heritability of
longevity in captive populations of nondomesticated
mammals and birds. Journals of Gerontology: Biological Sciences 63A(5): 435-446.
Cohen, A. A., K. J. McGraw, P. Wiersma, J. B. Williams, W. D. Robinson, T. Robinson, J. D. Brawn, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Interspecific associations between circulating antioxidant levels and life-history variation in birds. American Naturalist 172: 178-193.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2008. Foliage chemistry and the distribution of Lepidoptera larvae on broad-leaved trees in southern Ontario. Oecologia 157(1): 53-67.
Xiang, Q.-Y., J. L. Thorne, T.-K. Seo, W. Zhang, D. T. Thomas, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Rates of nucleotide substitution in Cornaceae (Cornales)—pattern of variation and underlying causal factors. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49: 327-342, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.010.
Bellemain, E., E. Bermingham, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. The dynamic evolutionary history of the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) in the Caribbean revealed by a multigene analysis. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8:240, doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-240.
Renner, S. S., G. W. Grimm, G. M. Scheeweiss, T. F. Stuessy, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Rooting and dating maples (Acer) with an uncorrelated-rates molecular clock: implications for North American/Asian disjunctions. Systematic Biology 57(5): 795-808.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2008. Disintegration of the ecological community. American Naturalist 172: 741-750.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2009. Aspect diversity in moths revisited. American Naturalist 173(3): 411-416.
Losos, J. B., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2009. Adaptation and diversification on islands. Nature 457: 830-836, doi:10.1038/nature07893.
Reznick, D., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2009.
Rohwer, S., R. E. Ricklefs, V. G. Rohwer, and M. M. Copple. 2009. Allometry of the duration of flight feather molt in birds. PLoS Biology 7(6): e1000132.
Addison, B., K. C. Klasing, W. D. Robinson, S. H. Austin, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2009. Ecological and life-history factors influencing the evolution of maternal antibody allocation: a phylogenetic comparison. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B: Biological Sciences, 10.1098/rspb.2009.1296
Ricklefs, R. E. 2009. A brief response to Brooker et al.’s comment. American Naturalist 174(6): 928-931.
Latta, S. C., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Prevalence patterns of avian Haemosporida on Hispaniola. Journal of Avian Biology 41(1): 25-33.
Outlaw, D. C., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Comparative gene evolution in haemosporidian (Apicomplexa) parasites of birds and mammals. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27(3): 537-542.
Roper, J. J., K. A. Sullivan, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Avoid nest predation when predation rates are low, and other lessons: testing the tropical-temperate nest predation paradigm. Oikos 119: 719-729. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.18047.x
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Parental investment and avian reproductive rate: Williams’s principle reconsidered. American Naturalist 175(3): 350-361.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Evolutionary diversification, coevolution between populations and their antagonists, and the filling of niche space. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States 107(4): 1265-1272.
Santiago-Alarcon, D., D. C. Outlaw, R. E. Ricklefs, and P. G. Parker. 2010. Phylogenetic relationships of haemosporidian parasites in New World Columbiformes, with emphasis on the endemic Galapagos dove. International Journal of Parasitology 40: 463-470.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Insights from comparative analyses of aging in birds and mammals. Aging Cell 9: 273-284.
Robinson, W. D., M. Hau, K. Klasing, M. Wikelski, J. D. Brawn, S. H. Austin, C. Tarwater, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Diversification of life histories in New World birds. Auk 127(2): 253-262.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Embryo growth rates in birds and mammals. Functional Ecology 24: 588-596.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Host-pathogen coevolution, secondary sympatry, and species diversification. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 365: 1139-1147.
Ricklefs, R. E., and D. C. Outlaw. 2010. A molecular clock for malaria parasites. Science 329: 226-229.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Life history connections to rates of aging in terrestrial vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 107(22): 10314-10319.
Kozlowski, C. P., R. A. Mauck, K. M. O’Reilly, J. Philipsborn, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Changes in plasma hormone levels correlate with fledging in nestling Leach’s storm-petrels. General and Comparative Endocrinology 169: 91-97.
Hau, M., R. E. Ricklefs, M. Wikelski, K. A. Lee, and J. D. Brawn. 2010. Corticosterone, testosterone and life-history strategies of birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 277: 3203-3212.
Guo, Q., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Domestic exotics and the perception of invisibility. Diversity and Distributions 16(6): 1034-1039.
Kozlowski, C. P., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2010. Egg size and yolk steroids vary across the laying order in cockatiel clutches: a strategy for reinforcing brood hierarchies? General and comparative Endocrinology 168(3): 460-465.
Harmon, L.J., J. B. Losos, T. J. Davies, R. G. Gillespie, J. L. Gittleman, W. B. Jennings, K. H. Kozak, M. A. McPeek, F. Moreno-Roark, T. J. Near, A. Purvis. R. E. Ricklefs, D. Schluter, J. A. Schulte II, Ole Seehausen, B. L. Sidlauskas, O. Torres-Carvajal, J. T. Weir, and A. Ø. Mooers. 2010. Early bursts of evolution are uncommon for body size and shape. Evolution 64(8): 2385-2396.
Addison, B., R. E. Ricklefs, and K. Klasing. 2010. Do maternally derived antibodies and early immune experience shape the adult immune response? Functional Ecology 24(4): 824-829.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2010. Colonization of the Lesser Antilles by land birds. Ecology 91(6): 1811-1821.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2011. Applying a regional community concept to forest birds of eastern North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(6): 2300-2305. doi/10.1073/pnas.1018642108.
Jønsson, K. A., P.-H. Fabre, R. E. Ricklefs, and J. Fjeldså. 2011. Major global radiation of corvoid birds originated in the proto-Papuan archipelago. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(6): 2328-2333. doi/10.1073/pnas.1018956108.
Ricklefs, R. E., T. Tsunekage, and R. E. Shea. 2011. Annual adult survival in several New World passerine birds based on age ratios in museum collections. Journal of Ornithology 152(2): 481- . DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0614-9.
Belo, N. O., Pinheiro, R. T., Reis, E. S., Ricklefs, R. E., Braga, E. M. 2011. Prevalence and lineage diversity of haemosporidian in three distinct cerrado habitats in Brazil. PLoSOne 6(3):e17654.
Belo, N. O., Pinheiro, R. T.,
Reis, E. S., Ricklefs, R. E., Braga, E. M. 2011. Correction: Prevalence and lineage
diversity of haemosporidian in three distinct cerrado
habitats in Brazil. PLoSOne 6(4). doi:
10.1371/annotation/993592b8-5719-45b1-814e-2052318532e7.
Svensson-Coelho, M. and R. E. Ricklefs. 2011. Host phylogeography and beta diversity in avian haemosporidian (Plasmodiidae)
assemblages of the Lesser Antilles. Journal of Animal Ecology doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01837.x.
Parker, P. G., E. L. Buckles, H. Farrington, K. Petren, N. K. Whiteman, R. E. Ricklefs, J. L. Bollmer, G. Jiménez-Uzcátegui. 110 years of Avipoxvirus on the Galapagos Islands. PLoSOne 6(1): e15989.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2011. A biogeographical perspective on ecological systems: some personal reflections. Journal of Biogeography, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02520.x.
Qian, H., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2011. Latitude, tree species diversity and the metabolic theory of ecology. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20: 362-365.
Belo, N. O., R. T. Pinheiro, E. S. Reis,
R. E. Ricklefs, and E. M. Braga. 2011.
Prevalence and lineage diversity of avian haemosporidians
from three distinct cerrado habitats in Brazil. PLoS ONE 6(3): e17654.
Ricklefs, R. E.,
T. Tsunekage, and R. E. Shea. 2011. Annual adult survival in several New
World passerine birds based on age ratios in museum collections. Journal of
Ornithology 152(2): 481-495.
Tarwater, C. E.,
R. E. Ricklefs, J. D. Maddox, and J. D. Brawn.
2011. Pre-reproductive survival in a tropical bird and its implications for
avian life histories. Ecology 92(6): 1271-1281.
Marzal, A., R. E. Ricklefs, G. Valkiunas, T. Albayrak, E. Arriero, C. Bonneaud, G. A. Czirjak, J. Ewen, O. Hellgren, D. Horakova, T. A. Iezhova, H. Jensen, A. Krizanauskiene,
M. R. Lima, F. de Lope, E. Magnussen, L. B. Martin,
A. P. Moller, B. Palinauskas, P. L. Pap, J. Pérez-Tris, R. N. M. Sehgal, M. Soler, E. Szöllosi, H. Westerdahl, P. Zetindjiev, and S.
Bensch. 2011. Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally
invasive bird. PLoS ONE 6(7): e21905.
Ricklefs, R. E.,
and D. G. Jenkins. 2011. Biogeography and ecology: towards the
integration of two disciplines. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
B: Biological Sciences 366(1576): 2438-2448.
Jenkins, D. G., and R. E. Ricklefs.
2011. Biogeography and ecology: two views of one world. Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366(1576): 2331-2335.
Outlaw,
D. C., and R. E. Ricklefs. 2011. Rerooting
the evolutionary tree of malaria parasites. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences USA. 108(32): 13183-13187.
Levin, I. I., G. Valkiunas, D. Santiago-Alarcon, L. L. Cruz, T. A. Iezhova, S. L. O’Brien, F. Hailer, D. Dearborn, E. A.
Schreiber, R. C. Fleischer, R. E. Ricklefs, and P. G.
Parker. 2011. Hippoboscid-transmitted Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida)
infect Galapagos Pelecaniform birds: Evidence from
molecular and morphological studies, with a description of Haemoproteus
iwa. International Journal for Parasitology 41(10):
1019-1027.
Svensson-Coelho, M., and R. E. Ricklefs.
2011. Host phylogeography and beta diversity in avian
haemosporidian (Plasmodiidae)
assemblages of the Lesser Antilles. Journal of Animal Ecology 80(5): 938-946.
Kozlowski, C. P., and R. E. Ricklefs.
2011. The effects of brood size on growth and steroid hormone concentrations in
nestling eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis). General and Comparative Endocrinology 173(3):
447-453.
Ricklefs, R. E.,
J. D. Gray, S. C. Latta, and M. Svensson-Coelho.
2011. Distribution anomalies in avian haemosporidian
parasites in the southern Lesser Antilles. Journal of Avian Biology 42:570-584.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2011. A biogeographical
perspective on ecological systems: some personal reflections. Journal of
Biogeography 38(11): 2045-2056.
Normand, S. R. E. Ricklefs, F. Skov, J. Bladt, O. Tackenberg, and J.-C. Svenning. 2011. Postglacial
migration supplements climate in determining plant species ranges in Europe.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278(1725): 3644-3653.
Ricklefs, R. E.,
and R. J. Marquis. 2012. Species richness and niche space for temperate
and tropical folivores. Oecologia
168(1): 213-220.
Ricklefs, R. E.
and S. S. Renner. 2012. Global correlations in tropical tree species
richness and abundance reject neutrality. Science 335(6067): 464-467.
Fuller, T., Bensch, S., Müller, I., Novembre,
J., Pérez-Tris, J., Ricklefs,
R. E., Smith, T. B., and Waldenström, J. 2012.
The ecology of emerging infectious diseases in migratory birds: an assessment
of the role of climate change and priorities for future research. EcoHealth 9(1): 80-88, DOI:
10.1007/s10393-012-0750-1.
Jønsson,
K. A., Fabre, P.-H., Fritz, S. A., Etienne, R. S., Ricklefs,
R. E., Jørgensen, T. B., Fjeldså,
J., Rahbek, C. Ericson, P. G. P., Woog,
F., Pasquet, E., and Irestedt,
M. 2012. Ecological and evolutionary determinants for the
adaptive radiation of the Madagascan vangas.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 109(17): 6620-6625.
Qian, H., and R.
E. Ricklefs. 2012. Disentangling the effects
of geographic distance and environmental dissimilarity on global patterns of
species turnover. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21(3): 341-351.
Ricklefs, R. E. 2012. Naturalists,
natural history, and the nature of biological diversity. American
Naturalist 179(4): 423-435.
Lovette, I. J., B. S. Arbogast,
R. L. Curry, R. M. Zink, C. A. Botero, J. P.
Sullivan, A. L. Talaba, R. B. Harris, D. R.
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tropical tree species richness and abundance reject neutrality”. Science
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chicks: smaller species perform at higher levels. Journal of
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demography of migratory and nonmigratory birds from
the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Evolutionary Biology, in
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populations of some forest birds in eastern North America. Journal
of Animal Ecology, in press.
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and morphological diversity of passerine birds. Proceedings
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