Eric L. Walters

Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University

Curriculum Vitae

• I. Name / Address
• II. Education and Degrees
• III. Academic & Research Positions
• IV. Honors and Awards
• V. Fellowships & Grants
• VI. Courses Taught (2011 to present)
• VII. Professional Societies
• VIII. Meetings / Seminars / Presentations
• IX. Referee Activities
• X. Service
• XI. Mentoring
• XII. Publications
• XIII. Media

I. Name / Address

ERIC L. WALTERS

Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia, USA 23529-0266

Phone: +1 757 683 5461 (office), +1 757 683 5620 (lab)

FAX: +1 757 683 5283

email: ewalters@odu.edu

web page: http://www.ericlwalters.org

II. Education and Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (Ecology and Evolution)
Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida, USA) 2004

advisor: Frances C. James; committee: Mike Mesterton-Gibbons, Peter H. Homann, Thomas E. Miller, Joseph Travis

Master of Science (Biology)
University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) 1997

supervisor: Edward H. Miller; committee: Alan E. Burger, Patrick T. Gregory, Nancy J. Turner

Bachelor of Science (Biology)
University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) 1989

Professional Courses (Organizational Learning & Professional Development)

Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire, USA) 2004

• Key Theories in Motivating People

• Hiring Right the First Time

• Fostering a Positive Work Environment

• Coaching Skills for Supervisors

Other Professional Training

• Laboratory Safety Training (September, 2011; 2014; 2017)

• Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity training (March, 2012; November 2017)

• Remote User Security Training (January 2013)

• ODU Sexual Harassment Training For Faculty Certificate (November 2015)

• Understanding Automatic Thinking (October, 2017)

VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
July, 2018 – December, 2018 University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) Hosted by: Raoul Mulder, School of BioSciences

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
July, 2017 – present Old Dominion University

AFFILIATED RESEARCHER, MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
May, 2014 – present University of California, Berkeley

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
August, 2011 – July, 2017 Old Dominion University

LAB ASSOCIATE, BIRD POPULATION STUDIES, LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY
August, 2011 – October, 2016 Cornell University

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE (CO-PI with Walter D. Koenig and Joseph Haydock)
January,2010 – July, 2011 Cornell University

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE (with Walter D. Koenig)
May, 2009 – December, 2009 Cornell University

RESEARCH CONSULTANT (with Janis L. Dickinson)
September, 2008 – September, 2010 Cornell University

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW (CO-PI with Walter D. Koenig)
September, 2006 – April, 2009 UC Berkeley

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (CO-PI with Douglas T. Bolger and Jay Diffendorfer)
March, 2004 – August, 2006 Dartmouth College / San Diego, CA

• Testing for cascading effects of habitat fragmentation in Coastal Sage Scrub habitat

DOCTORAL RESEARCH (advisor: Frances C. James)
January, 1997 – February, 2004 Florida State University / United States Forest Service; Apalachicola National Forest, Florida

RESEARCH COORDINATOR (for Thomas E. Martin, University of Montana)
April – July, 1995/1996 National Biological Survey; Payson, Arizona

MSc THESIS RESEARCH (advisor: Edward H. Miller)
April – August, 1993-1994 University of Victoria / Canadian Wildlife Service; Upper Hat Creek, British Columbia

IV. Honors and Awards

V. Fellowships & Grants

 Total grants to date: >$2.1 million

VI. Courses Taught (2011 to present)

VII. Professional Societies

VIII. Meetings / Seminars / Presentations

A. Oral / Poster Presentations

* graduate student coauthor, ** undergraduate student coauthor, ***postdoc

162. Flanders, N.P.*, Walters,E.L., Randle, C.P., Musselman, L.J., VSO Annual Meeting, "The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum," Virginia Society of Ornithology, Harrisonburg, Virginia (May 19, 2018).

161. Hines, C. H.*, Walters, E. L., VSO Annual Meeting, "Migratory songbirds mediate an indirect mutualism between a parasite and its host," Virginia Society of Ornithology, Harrisonburg, Virginia. (May 19, 2018).

160. Hines, C. H.*, Walters, E. L., Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, "Fall foraging habits of songbirds on the Eastern Shore," Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (May 16, 2018).

159. Walters, E.L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, "The influence of ecological conditions on avian behavior," UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (May 3, 2018).

158. Berger, K.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Schubert, S.*, Walters, E. L., Honor's Thesis Defense, "The role of scavenger bias on bird-window collision mortality rates," Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (April 20, 2018).

157. Flanders, N. P., Musselman, L. J., Randle, C. P., Walters, E. L., 2018 North Landing River / Albemarle Sound Estuarine Symposium, "Identifying factors determining the distribution of oak mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum), a locally abundant resource in forested wetlands of the Albemarle Sound system." (April 19, 2018).

156. Garcia, V.***, Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W., Walters, J., Walters, E. L., Annual Meeting, "Effects of sex and inbreeding on reproductive senescence in three cooperatively breeding species," American Ornithological Society, Tucson, Arizona. (April 13, 2018).

155. Barve, S.***, Koenig, W., Walters, E. L., Annual Meeting, "Heavy babies and skinny youth: density dependence in a highly social bird," American Ornithological Society, Tucson, Arizona. (April 13, 2018).

154. Hines, C. H.*, Walters, E. L., Annual Meeting, "An indirect mutualism between host-specific insects and Hackberry trees (Celtis spp), mediated by migratory songbirds," American Ornithological Society, Tucson, Arizona. (April 12, 2018).

153. Hines, C. H.*, Walters, E. L., 8th Annual Graduate Student Acheivement Day, "An indirect mutualism between host-specific insects and Hackberry trees (Celtis spp), mediated by migratory songbirds," Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 29, 2018).

152. Pardo, M. A.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. Invited Seminar, "Cognición social en el carpintero de robledales (Social cognition in the acorn woodpecker)," Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia (March 1, 2018).

151. Berger, K.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Schubert, S.*, Walters, E. L., 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, “Factors affecting migratory bird-window collisions: the role of canopy cover and scavenger bias,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (February 3, 2018).

150. Cumbie, A.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Hynes, W. L., Virginia Mosquito Control Association annual meeting, “First report of Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii, on Ixodes brunneus ticks collected in the United States,” Virginia Mosquito Control Association, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (January 24, 2018).

149. Hagemeyer, N.D.G.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W.D., Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Spy vs spy: acorn woodpeckers' struggle to become breeders,” Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (January 21, 2018).

148. Barve, S.***, Koenig, W., Walters, E. L., Annual Meeting, “Big larders but skinny helpers: territory quality and density dependence in a highly social bird,” American Society of Naturalists, Pacific Grove, California. (January 8, 2018).

147. Caballero, A. L. P., Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., and others. XV Congreso para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves de México (CECAM)., “¿Cómo afecta la urbanización la mortalidad de las aves que colisionan con ventanas en América del Norte?,” Morelia, Michoacán, México. (November 9, 2017).

146. Hagemeyer, N.D.G.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W.D., Virginia Beach Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Spy vs spy: acorn woodpeckers' struggle to become breeders,” Virginia Beach Audubon Society, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (October 9, 2017).

145. Nadolny, R.*, Walters, E.L., Gaff, H., Ninth Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference, “Disturbance events facilitate tick invasions and increase disease risk”, Cairns, Australia (August 29, 2017)

144. Jusino, M.A.***, Lorenz, T.J., Walters, E.L., Wynia, A., Banik, M.T., Palmer, J.M., Koenig, W.D., Hagemeyer, N.D.G.*, Stitt, J., Fischer, P.C., Vierling, K.T., Jimenez, J., Walters, J.R., Lindner, D.L., American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, “Heart rot hotel 2: the next generation of tree cavities and fungi.” American Ornithological Society, East Lansing, Michigan (August 4, 2017).

143. Hagemeyer, N.*, Pesendorfer, M.B***., Koenig, W.D., Walters, E.L. American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, “Scale-dependent response to a changing landscape in acorn woodpeckers”. American Ornithological Society, East Lansing, Michigan (August 4, 2017).

142. Garcia, V***., Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J.W., Koenig, W.D., Walters, J.R., Walters, E.L. American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, “The role of helpers and territory quality in mitigating reproductive senescence in three species of cooperatively breeding birds”. American Ornithological Society, East Lansing, Michigan (August 3, 2017).

141. Flanders, N.P.*, Walters,E.L., Randle, C.P., Musselman, L.J., 14th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, "The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum," Asilomar, California (June 28, 2017).

140. Flanders, N.P.*, Walters, E.L., Randle, C.P., Musselman, L.J., Botany 2017 Meeting, "The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum," Botanical Society of America, Fort Worth, Texas. (June 24, 2017).

139. Harris, K.**, Hynes, W. L., Gaff, H., Walters, E. L., 2017 Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring Conference, "Survey of Tick-borne Pathogens in Carmel Valley, California," Virginia Collegiate Honors Council, Norfolk, Virginia. (April 8, 2017).

138. Russo, C.**, Evans, A.**, Gaff, H., Walters, E. L., 2017 Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring Conference, "Tick Diversity and Abundance in the Foothills of Upper Carmel Valley, California," Virginia Collegiate Honors Council, Norfolk, Virginia. (April 8, 2017).

137. Hagemeyer, N.D.G.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W.D., Monterey Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Spy vs spy: observational networks in the acorn woodpecker,” Monterey Audubon Society, Monterey, California. (December 13, 2016).

136. Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Barshis, D., Biology Graduate Student Organization Inaugural Meeting, "Effective Time Management," Biology Graduate Student Organization. (November 15, 2016).

135. Walters, E.L., Department of Biology Seminar Series, "The influence of ecological conditions on avian behavior," East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. (September 30, 2016).

134. Walters, E.L., Department of Biology Seminar Series, "The influence of ecological conditions on avian behavior," College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. (September 16, 2016).

133. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., Invited Seminar, "I Spy: Forays as a tool of informed dispersal in a cooperative breeder," Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington. (September 9, 2016).

132. Buler, J., Boone, M., LaFleur, J., Moore, F. R., Schreckengost, T., Smolinsky, J., Dawson, D., Arnold, J.* A., Walters, E. L., North American Ornithological Congress, "Where and for how long do migrating landbirds stopover along the northern Gulf of Mexico? A radar perspective," Washington, D.C. (August 18, 2016).

131. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., North American Ornithological Congress, "Pre-dispersal movement patterns and social networks in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)," Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2016).

130. Garcia, V.***, Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W. D., Walters, J., Walters, E. L., North American Ornithological Congress, "Reproductive senescence in three cooperatively breeding species," Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2016).

129. Jusino, M.***, Hagemeyer, N.*, Banik, M. T., Palmer, J. M., Lindner, D. L., Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., North American Ornithological Congress, "Shroom with a view: fungal communities associated with Acorn Woodpeckers and their excavations," Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2016).

128. Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., North American Ornithological Congress, "Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the acorn woodpecker," Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2016).

127. Hager, S., 30 Others, A., North American Ornithological Congress, "Urbanization shapes the effect of building size on bird-window collisions," Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2016).

126. Pardo, M.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., International Society for Behavioral Ecology, "A social bird tracks the group membership of outsiders," Exeter, United Kingdom. (July 31, 2016).

125. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., International Society for Behavioral Ecology, "Cryptic movement and extended social networks in a cooperative breeder," Exeter, United Kingdom. (July 31, 2016).

124. Garcia, V.***, Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W. D., Walters, J., Walters, E. L., International Society for Behavioral Ecology, "Senescence in three cooperative breeders," Exeter, United Kingdom. (July 31, 2016).

123. Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., International Society for Behavioral Ecology, "Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the acorn woodpecker," Exeter, United Kingdom. (July 31, 2016).

122.  Flanders, N. P.*, Walters, E. L., Musselman, L. J., Randle, C., Mistletoes: Pathogens, Keystone Resources, and Medicinal Wonder, "The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum," Ashland, Oregon. (July 18, 2016).

121. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, "The Role of Scientific Societies in the Modern Era," Hastings Natural History Reservation, UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (June 15, 2016).

120.  Garcia, V.***, Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W. D., Walters, J., Walters, E. L., Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, "Aging in cooperatively breeding woodpeckers and jays," Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (May 18, 2016).

119.  Nadolny, R.*, Notto, L., Smith, M., Rose, R., Dueser, R., Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Integrated Tick Management Symposium: Solving America's Tick-Borne Disease Problem, "Anthropogenic disturbance and subsequent restoration efforts facilitate biological invasions and vector-borne disease," Entomological Society of America, Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2016).

118. Flanders, N.P.*, Walters, E.L., Randle, C.P., Musselman, L.J., Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, "The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum," Association of Southeastern Biologists, Concord, North Carolina. (April 1, 2016).

117. Hagemeyer, N. D. G.*, E. L. Walters, W. D. Koenig. Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, "Movement and social networks in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)," UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, CA. (March 30, 2016).

116. Arnold, J.A.*, Shreckengost, T.*, Buler, J., Walters, E.L., Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting, "Assessing avian use of forested stopover sites along the Delmarva Peninsula," Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Wachapreague, Virginia. (March 3, 2016).

115. Hines, C.*, Arnold, J.A.*, Walters, E.L., Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting, "Consequences and benefits associated with stopover habitat selection," Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Wachapreague, Virginia. (March 3, 2016).

114. Buler, J., Schreckengost, T.*, Smolinsky, J.*, McLaren, J.***, Dawson, D., and Walters, E.L., Delaware Wetlands Conference, "Bird use of Delaware wetlands during fall migration based on weather radar observations," Wilmington, Delaware. (February 4, 2016).

113. Walters, E.L., Department of Biological Sciences Spring Seminar Series, "The influence of ecological conditions on avian behavior," Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (January 29, 2016).

112. Arnold, J.A.*, Shreckengost, T.*, Walters, E.L., Buler, J., Williamsburg Bird Club Monthly Meeting, "Forested stopover habitat use by migratory landbirds during fall migration," Williamsburg Bird Club, Williamsburg, Virginia. (October 21, 2015).

111. Schreckengost*, T., Arnold, J. A.*, Boone, M.*, Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J.*, Walters, E. L., Buler, J., Delaware Environmental Institute Graduate Student Research Symposium, “When is the best time to sample migrating birds in the air with weather surveillance radar to determine their stopover density at the ground?,” University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. (October 8, 2015). Winner of Best Poster Award.

110. Walters, E. L., Butler IV, M. J., BGSO Inaugural Meeting, "How to be a successful graduate student at ODU and beyond.," Biology Graduate Student Organization. (September 16, 2015).

109. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 100th ESA Annual Meeting, "Pre-dispersal movement patterns in non-breeding individuals of the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)," Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland. (August 12, 2015).

108. Buler, J., Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J.*, Schreckengost, T.*, Boone, M.*, Arnold, J. A.*, Walters, E. L., American Ornithologists' Union 133rd Stated Annual Meeting, "Determining relative stopover duration for migrating forest birds by integrating ground surveys and weather radar observations," American Ornithologists' Union, Norman, Oklahoma. (July 29, 2015).

107. Schreckengost, T.*, Arnold, J. A.*, Boone, M.*, Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J.*, Walters, E. L., Buler, J., American Ornithologists’ Union 133rd Stated Annual Meeting, “When is the best time to sample migrating birds in the air with weather surveillance radar to determine their stopover density at the ground?,” American Ornithologists’ Union, Norman, Oklahoma. (July 29, 2015).

106. Schreckengost*, T., Arnold, J. A.*, Boone, M.*, Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J.*, Walters, E. L., Buler, J., AFO-SCO-WOS 2015 Annual Meeting, “When is the best time to sample migrating birds in the air with weather surveillance radar to determine their stopover density at the ground?,” Association of Field Ornithologists, Society of Canadian Ornithologists, Wilson Ornithological Society, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. (July 17, 2015). Winner of Best Student Poster Award.

105. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, “Grant Writing 101: strategies for graduate students,” UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (July 15, 2015).

104. Pardo, M. A.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 52nd Annual Conference, Animal Behavior Society, “Combinatorial communication in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus),” Animal Behavior Society, Anchorage, Alaska. (June 13, 2015).

103. Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 52nd Annual Conference, Animal Behavior Society, “Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the Acorn Woodpecker,” Animal Behavior Society, Anchorage, Alaska. (June 12, 2015).

102. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Annual Meeting, “The effects of urbanization on bird parasitism rates of various tick species,” Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, Virginia. (May 22, 2015).

101. Arnold, J. A.*, Schreckengost, T.*, Buler, J. R., Walters, E. L., Virginia Society of Ornithology Annual Meeting, “Avian use of forested stopover habitat along the Atlantic Flyway,” Virginia Society of Ornithology, Wintergreen, Virginia. (May 9, 2015).

100. Sabo, A. M.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Lahey, A. S.**, Walters, E. L., Virginia Society of Ornithology Annual Meeting, “Evaluating factors that influence native bird window strikes at the Virginia Zoo,” Virginia Society of Ornithology, Wintergreen, Virginia. (May 9, 2015).

99. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., Cal Day 2015, “Use of a novel automated radio telemetry system to document social movement patterns,” University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 18, 2015).

98. Brownson, A. C.*, Taank, V. K.*, Voegeli, V., Walters, E. L., Cal Day 2015, “A novel nest monitoring camera system using a Raspberry Pi micro-computer,” University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 18, 2015).

97. Arnold, J. A.*, Schreckengost, T.*, Buler, J. J., Walters, E. L., Paul W. Kirk, Jr. Wetland Research Workshop, “Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat during fall migration along Virginia’s Eastern Shore,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (April 8, 2015).

96. Flanders, N. P.*, Musselman, L. J., Walters, E. L., Paul W. Kirk, Jr. Wetland Research Workshop, “Differential oak mistletoe occupancy rates in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (April 8, 2015).

95. Arnold, J. A.*, Schreckengost, T.*, Buler, J. J., Walters, E. L., 76th Annual Meeting, “Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat during fall migration along Virginia’s Eastern Shore,” Association of Southeastern Biologists, Chattanooga, Tennessee. (April 3, 2015).

94. Arnold, J. A.*, Walters, E. L., Shreckengost, T.*, Buler, J., Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting, “Assessing avian use of forested stopover sites along the Delmarva Peninsula,” Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Melfa, Virginia. (March 10, 2015).

93. Walters, E. L., Arnold, J. A.*, Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting, “Kiptopeke Banding Station 2014,” Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Melfa, Virginia. (March 10, 2015).

92. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 8, 2015).

91. Sabo, A. M.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium, “Are younger birds more prone to window strike mortalities?,” Old Dominion University Honors College, Norfolk, Virginia. (February 7, 2015).

90. Lahey, A. S.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Sabo, A. M.**, Walters, E. L., Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium, “Fatal window collisions: which avian families are most susceptible?,” Old Dominion University Honors College, Norfolk, Virginia. (February 7, 2015).

89. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers,” Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (January 21, 2015).

88. Brownson, A. C.*, Taank, V. K.*, Voegeli, V., Walters, E. L., Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, “A novel nest monitoring camera system using a Raspberry Pi micro-computer,” Sigma Xi, Newport News, Virginia. (November 21, 2014).

87. Sabo, A. M.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, “Are younger birds more prone to window strike mortalities?,” Sigma Xi, Newport News, Virginia. (November 21, 2014).

86. Arnold, J. A.*, Schreckengost, T.*, Buler, J. J., Walters, E. L., Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, “Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat during fall migration along Virginia’s Eastern Shore,” Sigma Xi, Newport News, Virginia. (November 21, 2014).

85. Lahey, A. S.**, Hagemeyer, N.*, Sabo, A. M.**, Walters, E. L., Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, “Fatal window collisions: which families are most susceptible?,” Sigma Xi, Newport News, Virginia. (November 21, 2014).

84. Heller, E. L.*, Wright, C. L.*, Gaff, H., Walters, E. L., Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, “The effects of urbanization on bird parasitism rates by various tick species,” Sigma Xi, Newport News, Virginia. (November 21, 2014).

83. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session, “Use of a novel automated radio telemetry system to document social movement patterns,” Sigma Xi, Newport News, Virginia. (November 21, 2014).

82. Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Carmen, W. J., 7th California Oak Symposium: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World, “Acorns and acorn woodpeckers: ups and downs in a long-term relationship,” Visalia, California. (November 4, 2014).

81. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Annual Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia. (October 13, 2014).

80. Buler, J. J., Dawson, D., La Puma, D., Smolinsky, J., Schreckengost, T.*, Arnold, J. A.*, Walters, E. L., Joint Meeting of the Northeast and Southeast Partners in Flight, “Broad-scale mapping and monitoring of migratory landbird stopover sites using the national network of weather radars,” Partners in Flight, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (October 7, 2014).

79. Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 15th International Behavioral Ecology Conference, “A test of the ecological constraints hypothesis in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus),” International Society for Behavioral Ecology, New York, NY. (August 5, 2014).

78. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 15th International Behavioral Ecology Conference, “Coalition-mediated dispersal in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus),” International Society for Behavioral Ecology, New York, NY. (August 2, 2014).

77. Arnold, J. A.*, Schreckengost, T.*, Buler, J., Walters, E. L., North American Congress for Conservation Biology, “Assessing habitat use and quality of stopover sites during fall migration,” Society for Conservation Biology, Missoula, Montana. (July 16, 2014).

76. Hagemeyer, N.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, “Coalition-mediated dispersal in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus),” UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (May 22, 2014).

75. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting, “The effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Virginia Academy of Science, Richmond, Virginia. (May 15, 2014).

74. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Monthly Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Hampton Roads Bird Club, Hampton, Virginia. (May 9, 2014).

73. Arnold, J. A.*, Walters, E. L., Shreckengost, T.*, Buler, J., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, “Migratory bird use of forested stopover sites on the lower Delmarva Peninsula and a comparison with radar-based predictive models.,” UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (May 1, 2014).

72. Brownson, A. C.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, “Reproductive skew in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus),” University of California Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (April 17, 2014).

71. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Old Dominion University Graduate Research Achievement Day, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 27, 2014).

70. Walters, E. L., Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting, “Kiptopeke Banding Station 2.0,” Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Melfa, Virginia. (March 12, 2014).

69. Arnold, J. A.*, Walters, E. L., Shreckengost, T.*, Buler, J., Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting, “Migratory bird use of forested stopover sites on the lower Delmarva Peninsula and a comparison with radar-based predictive models.,” Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Melfa, Virginia. (March 12, 2014).

68. Arnold, J. A.*, Walters, E. L., Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium, “Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat along the mid-Atlantic flyway during fall migration,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 8, 2014).

67. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 8, 2014).

66. Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 7th International Woodpecker Conference, “A test of the ecological constraints hypothesis with Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus),” The Provincial Council of Álava, Hazi Foundation, and the German Ornithological Society, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (February 24, 2014).

65. Vincent, J.**, Wright, C.*, Heller, E. L.*, Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium, “Birds as vectors of Rickettsia parkeri,” Old Dominion University Honors College, Norfolk, Virginia. (February 8, 2014).

64. Heller, E. L.*, Wright, C.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Mid-Atlantic Tick Summit III, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship between birds and ticks,” Mid-Atlantic Tick Research Group, Laurel, Maryland. (January 23, 2014).

63. Arnold, J.*, Buler, J., Schreckengost, T.*, Walters, E. L., Cape Henry Audubon Society, “Using radar-based data to predict forested hardwood habitat use by migrants along the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland,” Norfolk, Virginia. (January 15, 2014).

62. Walters, E. L., Southern tip Partners Annual Meeting, “Kiptopeke Banding Station 2.0,” Southern Tip Partners, Cape Charles, Virginia. (November 21, 2013).

61. Arnold, J.*, Buler, J., Schreckengost, T.*, Walters, E. L., Southern Tip Partners Annual Meeting, “Using radar-based data to predict forested hardwood habitat use by migrants along the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland: A preliminary report,” Southern Tip Partners, Cape Charles, Virginia. (November 21, 2013).

60. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar: Biology Seminar Series, “The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker,” Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. (November 14, 2013).

59. Vincent, J.**, Wright, C.*, Heller, E. L.*, Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Virginia Branch Annual Meeting, “Birds as Vectors of Rickettsia parkeri,” American Society for Microbiology, Charlottesville, Virginia. (November 8, 2013).

58. Gaff, H., Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L., Daines, D., Pre-ISSOTL Conference CUR Symposium, “Research for Undergraduates in Math and Science: a research apprenticeship program at Old Dominion University,” Council on Undergraduate Research, Raleigh, North Carolina. (October 2, 2013).

57. Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, “Acorns and the demography of the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker.,” Animal Behavior Society, Boulder, Colorado. (July 31, 2013).

56. Ball, L. A.**, Walters, E. L., Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, “Enrichment of captive squirrel monkeys,” Animal Behavior Society, Boulder, Colorado. (July 30, 2013).

55. Ball, L. A.**, Walters, E. L., Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting, “Enrichment of captive squirrel monkeys,” Virginia Academy of Science, Blacksburg, Virginia. (May 23, 2013).

54. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases,” Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (May 15, 2013).

53. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Hampton Roads Bird Club Monthly Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases,” Hampton Roads Bird Club, Hampton, Virginia. (May 9, 2013).

52. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, “The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker,” UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (April 17, 2013).

51. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 30, 2013).

50. Brownson, A. C.*, Walters, E. L., Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium, “Mate choice vs. mate guarding: the behavioral aspects of reproductive skew in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus),” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 30, 2013).

49. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., 12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases.,” College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. (March 23, 2013).

48. Brownson, A. C.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., 12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, “Mate choice vs. mate guarding: the behavioral aspects of reproductive skew in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus),” College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. (March 23, 2013).

47. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Virginia Annual Tick Biology Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases.,” Virginia Tick Researcher Consortium, Richmond, Virginia. (March 22, 2013).

46. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases.,” Wilson Ornithological Society, Williamsburg, Virginia. (March 8, 2013).

45. Brownson, A. C.*, Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, “Mate choice vs mate guarding: the behavioral aspects of reproductive skew in acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus),” Wilson Ornithological Society, Williamsburg, Virginia. (March 8, 2013).

44. Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Brinkerhoff, R. J., Nadolny, R. M.*, Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, “The possible role of avian hosts in newly established populations of the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum),” Wilson Ornithological Society, Williamsburg, Virginia. (March 8, 2013).

43. Heller, E. L.*, Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Annual Meeting, “Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases.,” Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership, Melfa, Virginia. (February 20, 2013).

42. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar: VCU Seminar Series, "The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker," Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. (February 18, 2013).

41. Ball, L. A.**, Walters, E. L., Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium, “Enrichment of captive squirrel monkeys at the Virginia Zoo,” Old Dominion University Honors College, Norfolk, Virginia. (February 9, 2013).

40. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar: CNU Department of Organismal and Environmental Biology Seminar Series, “The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker,” Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia. (January 24, 2013).

39. Ball, L. A., Walters, E. L., Virginia Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Meeting, "Enrichment of Captive Squirrel Monkeys," Virginia Academy of Science, Richmond, VA. (October 27, 2012).

38. Brownson, A. C.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., Invited Seminar: Gonzaga University Seminar Class, “Reproductive skew in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus),” Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington. (August 29, 2012).

37. Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., 14th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, “Provisioning patterns in the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker: is feeding a signal, and if so, to whom and why?,” International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Lund, Sweden. (August 15, 2012).

36. Brownson, A. C.*, Walters, E. L., Koenig, W. D., North American Ornithological Conference, “Mate guarding vs. mate choice: reproductive skew in polyandrous Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Groups,” American Ornithologists’ Union, Society of Canadian Ornithologists, Bird Studies Canada, Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation,  Waterbird Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 15, 2012).

35. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, “The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker,” UC Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (May 3, 2012).

34. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar: UNCG Department of Biology Seminar Series, “The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker,” University of North Carolina – Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina. (February 29, 2012).

33. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar: Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, “Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers,” Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (January 18, 2012).

32. Walters, E. L., "The conservation implications of resource changes on ecological & evolutionary processes," Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (March 24, 2011).

31. Walters, E. L., Davidson College, California Natural History Class, "Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers," Carmel Valley, California. (February 28, 2011).

30. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar: "The conservation implications of resource changes on ecological & evolutionary processes," University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. (January 24, 2011).

29. Walters, E. L., Plenary Speaker: Woodpecker Wonderland Festival, "The whacky world of woodpeckers," Camp Sherman, Oregon. (June 6, 2009).

28. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, "Acorn Woodpeckers: the "hole" story," University of California, Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (April 9, 2009).

27. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, "Acorn Woodpeckers: the 'hole' story," University of California, Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (March 6, 2008).

26. Walters, E. L., Mount Diablo Audubon Society, "Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers," Walnut Creek, California. (January 3, 2008).

25. Walters, E. L., Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Lunch, "Quantifying interspecific interactions for use in conservation biology," University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 25, 2007).

24. Bolger, D. T., Diffendorfer, J., Walters, E. L., Anguiano, M., Morin, D., Patten, M., Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, "Trophic dynamics in urban habitat fragments: does fragmentation induce a top-down cascade?," Memphis Tennessee. (August 9, 2006).

23. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar - Department of Biological Sciences (EE Lunch), "Quantifying interspecific interactions for use in conservation biology," Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. (February 21, 2006).

22. Bolger, D. T., Hellmuth, S., Mahar, E., Walters, E. L., Morrison, S., Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, "Food availability and thermal constraints on nestling provisioning rates in birds.," Montreal, Quebec. (August 9, 2005).

21. Walters, E. L., Bolger, D. T., Patten, M. A., Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, "Food or predators? What drives avian clutch size patterns in coastal sage scrub communities?," Montreal, Quebec. (August 9, 2005).

20. Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Walters, J. R., Kellam, J. S., Michalek, K. G., Schrader, M. S., Cooper Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, "Seasonal body weight variation in five species of woodpeckers," Arcata, California. (June 16, 2005).

19. Bolger, D. T., Patten, M. A., Walters, E. L., Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, "Variation in top-down control of avian reproductive success across an urban fragmentation gradient," New York, New York. (August 1, 2004).

18. Walters, E. L., PhD Defense, "Estimating species interactions in a woodpecker tree-hole community at the individual, population, and community levels," Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. (February 27, 2004).

17. Walters, E. L., Invited Seminar - Environmental Studies Program, "Using science to influence policy: the red-cockaded woodpecker story," Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. (November 21, 2003).

16. Harness, R. E., Walters, E. L., Annual Conference, "Mitigating woodpecker damage to utility poles," Western Energy Institute and Northwest Public Power Association, Reno, Nevada. (November 5, 2003).

15. Walters, E. L., Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series, "The red-cockaded woodpecker: the "hole" story," University of California, Berkeley, Carmel Valley, California. (June 4, 2003).

14. Walters, E. L., Kneitel, J. M., Red-cockaded Woodpecker Symposium, "Use of water-inundated red-cockaded woodpecker cavities by other organisms," Savannah, Georgie. (January 30, 2003).

13. Walters, E. L., James, F. C., Ecological Society of America, "Competition among species for a discrete transient resource: instability leads to extinction," Tucson, Arizona. (August 5, 2002).

12. Walters, E. L., Annual Conference, "When good woodpeckers go bad: why do they damage utility structures?," Western Energy Institute and Northwest Public Power Association, Reno, Nevada. (October 23, 2001).

11. Walters, E. L., Ecological Society of America, "Short-term interactions among species for a discrete resource, cavities in living pines," Madison, Wisconsin. (August 6, 2001).

10. Walters, E. L., Natural History Seminar, "Woodpecker wars: the "hole" story," Florida State University Ecology & Evolution, Tallahassee, Florida. (November 17, 2000).

9. Walters, E. L., Northeast Pole Conference, "Woodpeckers 101: the basics of woodpecker biology," Binghamton, New York. (October 18, 2000).

8. Walters, E. L., Kicklighter, B. C., Ecological Society of America, "Species dynamics within a cavity-nesting community in a longleaf pine forest, northern Florida," Baltimore, Maryland. (August 5, 1998).

7. Walters, E. L., Miller, E. H., Annual Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, "Factors that affect cavity placement by Red-naped Sapsuckers in Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)," Minneapolis, Minnesota. (August 14, 1997).

6. Walters, E. L., Mitigation of Woodpecker Damage to Utility Lines Conference, "Woodpecker biology and behavior," Electric Power Research Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina. (May 14, 1997).

5. Walters, E. L., Annual Meeting of the Florida Ornithological Society, "Habitat and space use of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, in the Hat Creek valley, south-central British Columbia.," Wakulla Springs, Florida. (April 20, 1997).

4. Walters, E. L., Monthly Meeting of the Apalachee Audubon Society, "Habitat and space use of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, in the Hat Creek valley, south-central British Columbia.," Tallahassee, Florida. (February 1997).

3. Walters, E. L., MSc. Thesis defense, "Habitat and space use of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, in the Hat Creek valley, south-central British Columbia," University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. (December 18, 1996).

2. Walters, E. L., Graduate Student Symposium, "A double keystone species in a keystone species complex," University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. (March 1994).

1. Walters, E. L., Pacific Ecology Conference, "A double keystone species in a keystone species complex," Bamfield, British Columbia. (March 1994).

B. Public outreach (since 2007)

118. Member, Southern Tip Avian Partnership. (August 2012 - Present).

117. Collaborator, Virginia Zoo. (August 2012 - Present).

116. Collaborator, Elizabeth River Project. (July 2012 - Present).

115. Collaborator / Partner, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve. (August 2011 - Present).

114. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Program Organizer, Rancho Baiguate Birding Club, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (July 2018).

113. Facilitated filming of acorn woodpecker research ("Going nuts: tales from the squirrel world"), Altay Films / German Public Television, Carmel Valley, California. (June 2018).

112. Graduate student Spencer Schubert organized an ornithology workshop for undergraduate students, Workshop Organizer, Universidad ISA, Santiago, Dominican Republic. (June 22, 2018).

111. Graduate student Chance Hines co-led a youth birding trip to Weyanoke Nature Sanctuary, Norfolk, Virginia. (June 10, 2018).

110. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Biology Scholars Program, Carmel Valley, California. (May 28, 2018).

109. Postdoctoral Fellow Sahas Barve, Guest Speaker, Santa Barbara Community College, Carmel Valley, California. (May 1, 2018).

108. Graduate student Chance Hines co-led a youth birding trip to Paradise Creek Nature Preserve, Portsmouth, Virginia. (April 28, 2018).

107. Lab Members manned a booth about acorn woodpecker research at Cal Day, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 21, 2018).

106. Graduate student Chance Hines co-led a youth birding trip to Weyanoke Nature Sanctuary, Norfolk, Virginia. (April 8, 2018).

105. Postdoctoral Fellow Sahas Barve, Guest Speaker, Adventure Risk Challenge Group, Carmel Valley, California. (March 28, 2018).

104. Lab Members ran a workshop on bird window strikes to the Chrome Club, Churchland Primary & Intermediate School, Portsmouth, VA. (January 2018).

103. Lab Members brought in vertebrate skeletons and specimens for a unit from the Standards of Learning to the 5th grade classes, Churchland Primary & Intermediate School, Portsmouth, VA. (December 2017).

102. Lab Members brought in skulls and specimens for a unit on carnivore/herbivore/omnivore adaptations for 3rd graders, Churchland Primary & Intermediate School, Portsmouth, VA. (December 2017).

101. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Program Organizer, Christmas Bird Count, Rancho Baiguate, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (December 28, 2017).

100. Graduate student Spencer Schubert Workshop Organizer - Birding tourism and bird identification: part II, Rancho Baiguate, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (December 11, 2017).

99. Graduate student Chance Hines co-led a youth birding trip to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach, Virginia. (December 10, 2017).

98. Facilitated filming of acorn woodpecker research ("Going nuts: tales from the squirrel world"), Altay Films / German Public Television, Carmel Valley, California. (October 2017 - November 2017).

97. Workshop Organizer, St. Patrick's School, Norfolk, Virginia. (November 10, 2017 - November 15, 2017).

96. Public Outreach with local principal and daughter interested in bird research, Kings Fork Middle School, Norfolk, Virginia. (October 30, 2017).

95. Postdoctoral fellow Sahas Barve, Guest Speaker, Carmel Valley Garden Club, Carmel Valley, California. (October 28, 2017).

94. Graduate student Chance Hines led a youth birding and banding demonstration. Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Charles, Virginia. (September 30, 2017).

93. Postdoctoral fellow Sahas Barve, Guest Speaker, California Native Plant Society, Carmel Valley, California. (September 30, 2017).

92. Collaborator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (August 2012 - September 2017).

91. Graduate student Spencer Schubert Workshop Organizer - Birding tourism and bird identification: part I, Rancho Baiguate, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (July 25, 2017).

90. Graduate student Chance Hines gave tours to the Nevada Department of Wildlife of field sites in Phranagat National Wildlife Refuge and Bureau of Land Management land, Mesquite, Nevada. (July 22, 2017).

89. Graduate student Chance Hines gave tours to the Nevada Department of Wildlife of field sites in Phranagat National Wildlife Refuge and Bureau of Land Management land, Mesquite, Nevada. (July 15, 2017).

88. Graduate student Chance Hines gave tours to the Nevada Department of Wildlife of field sites in Phranagat National Wildlife Refuge and Bureau of Land Management land, Mesquite, Nevada. (July 3, 2017).

87. Lab Members spoke about acorn woodpecker research, University of California, Santa Barbara, Carmel Valley, California. (June 3, 2017).

86. Coordinated filming of acorn woodpeckers ("Animals Behaving Badly"), BBC Wildlife Unit, Carmel Valley, California. (May 2017).

85. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Biology Scholars Program, Carmel Valley, California. (May 29, 2017).

84. Lab Manager Annie Sabo led Mistnetting Demonstration, Newport News Park Bioblitz, Newport News, Virginia. (May 20, 2017).

83. Lab Members spoke about acorn woodpecker research, Monterey Peninsula College, Carmel Valley, California. (May 13, 2017).

82. Lab Members spoke about acorn woodpecker research, University of California Berkeley, Natural History of the Vertebrates, Carmel Valley, California. (April 29, 2017).

81. Lab Members manned a booth about acorn woodpecker research at Cal Day, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 22, 2017).

80. Lab Members spoke about acorn woodpecker research, Guest Speaker, Jepson Herbarium - 50 families in the field, Carmel Valley, California. (April 20, 2017).

79. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Behavioral Ecology Class, Carmel Valley, California. (April 8, 2017).

78. Coordinated filming of acorn woodpeckers ("Animals Behaving Badly"), BBC Wildlife Unit, Carmel Valley, California. (March 2017).

77. Lab Members spoke about acorn woodpecker research, Guest Speakers, California Academy of Sciences, Carmel Valley, California. (March 27, 2017).

76. Lab Members spoke about acorn woodpecker research, Guest Speakers, University of Chicago Field Ecology Class, Carmel Valley, California. (March 18, 2017).

75. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Guest Speaker, Plan Yaque, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (February 10, 2017).

74. Eric Walters was interviewed by the BBC ("Witness: the Killer Whale that Killed"), BBC World Service, London, UK. (February 7, 2017).

73. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Adventure Risk Challenge Group, Carmel Valley, California. (January 27, 2017).

72. Graduate student Nick Flanders, Program Coordinator, Little Creek Christmas Bird Count, Norfolk / Portsmouth, Virginia. (December 31, 2016).

71. Undergraduate Annie Sabo manned a display of birds and spoke about our research. Guest Speaker, Elizabeth River Project Riverfest, Norfolk, VA. (November 20, 2016).

70. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Guest Speaker, "Avian Seed Dispersal in Dominican Republic Tropical Wet Forests", Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, Virginia. (October 19, 2016).

69. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (July 9, 2016).

68. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Guest Speaker, Festival of Caribbean Endemic Birds, Elementary School Programs, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (June 13, 2016).

67. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Guest Speaker, Festival of Caribbean Endemic Birds, Elementary School Programs, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. (May 31, 2016).

66. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Biology Scholars Program, Carmel Valley, California. (May 27, 2016).

65. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Monterey Peninsula College, Carmel Valley, California. (May 14, 2016).

64. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, York School, Carmel Valley, California. (April 29, 2016).

63. Graduate student Nick Flanders, Guest Speaker, "Re-introduction of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker into the Great Dismal Swamp", Cape Henry Audubon Society. (April 20, 2016).

62. Lab Members manned a booth about acorn woodpecker research at Cal Day, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 16, 2016).

61. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (April 9, 2016).

60. Graduate student Spencer Schubert, Guest Speaker, Escuela de Biología Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (April 7, 2016).

59. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Adventure Risk Challenge Group, Carmel Valley, California. (March 19, 2016).

58. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (March 12, 2016).

57. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Jepson California Naturalists, Carmel Valley, California. (February 20, 2016).

56. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (February 13, 2016).

55. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (January 9, 2016).

54. Graduate student Anna Brownson developed and maintained woodpecker cavity cameras for live streaming on the web, Hastings Natural History Reservation, Carmel Valley, California. (January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015).

53. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Adventure Risk Challenge Group, Carmel Valley, California. (December 20, 2015).

52. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (December 12, 2015).

51. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Monterey Peninsula College, Carmel Valley, California. (November 21, 2015).

50. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (November 14, 2015).

49. Graduate student Nick Flanders, Trip Leader, Eastern Shore Birding & Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, VA. (October 10, 2015).

48. Graduate student Andrew Arnold, Trip Leader, Eastern Shore Birding & Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, VA. (October 10, 2015).

47. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (October 10, 2015).

46. Graduate student Andrew Arnold, Guest Speaker, Eastern Shore Birding & Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, VA. (October 9, 2015).

45. Graduate student Nick Flanders was a participant in the Kiptopeke Challenge, Eastern Shore, Virginia. (September 19, 2015).

44. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (September 12, 2015).

43. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (August 8, 2015).

42. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (July 11, 2015).

41. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (June 13, 2015).

40. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Biology Scholars Program, Carmel Valley, California. (May 29, 2015).

39. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Sierra Institute (University of California extension), Carmel Valley, California. (April 28, 2015).

38. Eric Walters, Guest Speaker, Point Reyes Field Institute, Carmel Valley, California. (April 18, 2015).

37. Lab Members manned a booth about acorn woodpecker research at Cal Day, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California. (April 18, 2015).

36. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (April 11, 2015).

35. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Behavioral Ecology Class, Carmel Valley, California. (April 4, 2015).

34. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, University of Chicago Field Ecology Class, Carmel Valley, California. (March 23, 2015).

33. Graduate student Nick Flanders, Guest Speaker ("Alcids: Ecology and Management in the Northwest Atlantic"), New Hope Audubon Society, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (February 5, 2015).

32. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (January 10, 2015).

31. Graduate student Nick Flanders participated in 7 Christmas Bird Counts, National Audubon Society, Hampton Roads, Virginia. (December 2014).

30. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer offered a series of Mistnetting Workshops, Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk, Virginia. (September 2014 - November 2014).

29. Lab Members taught members of the public about migrant stopover ecology and research methods, Kiptopeke State Park, Cape Charles, Virginia. (August 5, 2014 - November 22, 2014).

28. Graduate student Andrew Arnold, Workshop Leader, The Nature Conservancy "Fall Migration and Conservation" workshop for teachers on the Eastern Shore and Hampton Roads, Brownsville, Virginia. (October 18, 2014).

27. Graduate student Erin Heller, Guest Speaker, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (October 13, 2014).

26. Graduate student Nick Flanders, Trip Leader, Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, Virginia. (October 12, 2014).

25. Graduate student Nick Flanders, Trip Leader, Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, Virginia. (October 11, 2014).

24. Graduate student Andrew Arnold, Trip Leader, Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival, Cape Charles, Virginia. (October 11, 2014).

23. Graduate student Andrew Arnold, Guest Speaker, Back Bay Waterfowl Heritage Guild, Virginia Beach, VA. (October 2, 2014).

22. Graduate student Nick Flanders participant in Kiptopeke Challenge, Eastern Shore, Virginia. (September 20, 2014).

21. Graduate student Erin Heller led Mistnetting Demonstration and Bird Walk, Paradise Creek Bioblitz, Portsmouth, VA. (June 28, 2014).

20. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Biology Scholars Program, Carmel Valley, California. (May 31, 2014).

19. Facilitated filming of acorn woodpecker research ("Acorn Thieves: America's National Parks"), Altay Films / National Geographic, Carmel Valley, California. (May 2014).

18. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Mammalogy Class, Carmel Valley, California. (March 16, 2014).

17. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Claire Kremen Lab Group, Carmel Valley, California. (March 15, 2014).

16. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer, Guest Speaker, Flowing Water Spring Equinox Retreat, Carmel Valley, California. (March 15, 2014).

15. Eric Walters and graduate student Andrew Arnold interviewed, With Good Reason, Public Radio, Norfolk, VA. (December 19, 2013).

14. Lab Members led the monthly birding walk, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. (December 14, 2013).

13. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer offered a series of Mistnetting Workshops, Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk, Virginia. (September 2013 - November 2013).

12. Lab Members taught members of the public about migrant stopover ecology and research methods, Kiptopeke State Park, Cape Charles, Virginia. (October 1, 2013 - November 22, 2013).

11. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer helped produce film ("RESTORE Episode 11: Black-backed Woodpecker and Fire")., United Sates Forest Service, Vallejo, California. (August 2013).

10. Eric Walters interviewed for documentary on captive killer whales ("Blackfish")., Magnolia Pictures / CNN Films. (January 2013 - July 2013).

9. Graduate student Erin Heller led Mistnetting Demonstration and Bird Walk, Paradise Creek Bioblitz, Portsmouth, VA. (June 22, 2013).

8. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer Guest Speaker ("Incomplete song divergence between the recently diverged Orchard and Fuertes' orioles"), Hastings Natural History Reservation, Carmel Valley, California. (June 6, 2013).

7. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Biology Scholars Program, Carmel Valley, California. (June 1, 2013).

6. Graduate student Natasha Hagemeyer helped produce film ("Forests Born of Fire")., Wild Nature Institute, Hanover, New Hampshire. (February 2013).

5. Graduate student Erin Heller involved underrepresented home schoolers in research, Old Dominion University, Carmel Valley, CA. (January 2013).

4. Coordinated filming of acorn woodpeckers ("North America"), Discovery Channel, Carmel Valley, California. (October 2011).

3. Eric Walters, Guest Speaker, American Association of University Women, Carmel Valley, California. (October 28, 2010).

2. Eric Walters, Guest Speaker, Ventana Wilderness Society / Big Sur Ornithology Lab, Carmel Valley, California. (February 2, 2008).

1. Research Methods Demonstration, University of California Berkeley Behavioral Ecology Class, Carmel Valley, California. (April 14, 2007).

IX. Referee Activities

1. Associate Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Social Evolution section); 2018-present

2. Associate Editor, Auk: Ornithological Advances; 2013-present

3. Associate Editor, Condor: An International Journal of Avian Biology; 2008-2013

4. Reviewer for the following 45 journals (1997-present):

98th percentile Publons reviewer

5. Grant Panelist:

American Ornithological Society (2020)

Animal Behavior Society (2015-2020)

National Science Foundation (2014, 2015, 2019)

Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (2014)

Texas Sea Grant (2013)

Virginia Society of Ornithology (2018)

X. Service

XI. Mentoring

XII. Publications

1. Peer-Reviewed

SUBMITTED

72. Koenig, W.D., S. Barve, J. Haydock, H.L. Dugdale, M.K. Oli, and E.L. Walters. 2022. Inclusive fitness of cooperative polygamy in the acorn woodpecker. PNAS.

IN REVISION

71. Garcia, V., R. Bowman, J.W. Fitzpatrick, W.D. Koenig, J.R. Walters and E.L. Walters. 2022. What affects aging in social species? The role of helpers and territory quality in mitigating reproductive senescence in three species of cooperatively breeding birds. Journal of Animal Ecology.

70. Garcia, V., R. Bowman, J.W. Fitzpatrick, W.D. Koenig, J.R. Walters and E.L. Walters. 2022. Reproductive senescence in three species of cooperatively breeding birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

69. Garcia, V., R. Bowman, J.W. Fitzpatrick, W.D. Koenig, J.R. Walters and E.L. Walters. 2022. Effects of sex and inbreeding on reproducive senescence in three cooperatively breeding species. American Naturalist.

68. Hagemeyer, N.D.G, M.B. Pesendorfer, W.D. Koenig, and E.L. Walters. 2022. A population increase despite a reduction in preferred habitat: paradox or parallel mechanisms? Landscape Ecology.

67. Prinz, A.C.B., W. D. Koenig, J. Haydock, and E.L. Walters. 2022. The behavioral causes of reproductive skew in cooperatively polygynandrous acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus). Ethology.

66. Walters, E.L. 2022. Unintended consequences of competitor removal: Markov chain community development models reveal hidden relationships. Journal of Animal Ecology.

65. Walters, E.L. and W.D. Koenig. 2022. An experimental test of ecological constraints in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). American Naturalist.

IN PRESS

Nothing at the moment.

PUBLISHED

64. Jusino, M.A., N.D.G. Hagemeyer, M.T. Banik, J.M. Palmer, D.L. Lindner, M.E. Smith, W.D. Koenig, and E.L. Walters. 2022. Fungal communities associated with acorn woodpeckers and their excavations. Fungal Ecology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101154 |

63. Schubert, S.C. and E.L. Walters. 2022. Subannual phenology and the effect of staggered fruit ripening on dispersal competition. Biotropica 54:31–41 |

62. Shizuka, D., S. Barve, A. Johnson, and E.L. Walters. 2022. Constructing social networks from automated telemetry data: a worked example using within- and across-group associations in cooperatively breeding birds. Methods in Ecology & Evolution 13:133–143 |

61. Barve, S., C. Riehl, E.L. Walters, J. Haydock, H.L. Dugdale, and W.D. Koenig. 2021. Lifetime reproductive benefits of cooperative polygamy vary for males and females in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). Proceedings Royal Society B 288:20210579 |

60. Koenig, W.D., A.C.B. Prinz, J. Haydock, H.L. Dugdale, and E.L. Walters. 2021. Are you my baby? Testing whether paternity affects behavior of cobreeder male acorn woodpeckers. Behavioral Ecology 32(5):865– 874. |

59. Koenig, W.D., E. Hallock, D.J. Weber, and E.L. Walters. 2021. Nest cavity reuse by the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker: fitness benefits or constraints? Ornithology 138(2). |

58. Cumbie, A.N., E.L. Heller, Z.J. Bement, A. Phan, E.L. Walters, W.L. Hynes, and H.D. Gaff. 2021. Passerine birds as hosts for Ixodes ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in southeastern Virginia. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 12(2021):101650 |

57. Pardo, M.A., E.L. Walters, and W.D. Koenig. 2020. Experimental evidence that acorn woodpeckers recognize relationships among third parties no longer living together. Behavioral Ecology 31(5):1257–1265. |

56. Pardo, M.A, C. Hayes, E.L. Walters, and W.D. Koenig. 2020. Acorn woodpeckers vocally discriminate current and former group members from nongroup members. Behavioral Ecology 31(5):1120–1128 |

55. Barve, S., A. Lahey, R.M. Brunner, W.D. Koenig, and E.L. Walters. 2020. Tracking the warriors and spectators of acorn woodpecker wars. Current Biology 30:982–983 |

54. Elmore, J.A.*, E.L. Walters, et al. 2021. Correlates of bird collisions with buildings across three North American countries. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13569 |

53. Barve, S., N.D.G. Hagemeyer, R.E. Winter, S. Chamberlain, W.D. Koenig, and E.L. Walters. 2020. Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird. Ecology 101(2):e02943. |

52. Cumbie, A.N., E.L. Walters, H.D. Gaff, and W.L. Hynes. 2020. First report of Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii in Ixodes brunneus from the United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 11(1):101309 |

51. Barve, S., W.D. Koenig, J. Haydock and E.L. Walters. 2019. Habitat saturation results in joint-nesting female coalitions in a social bird. American Naturalist 193(6):830-840. |

50. Koenig, W.D., E.L. Walters, P.B. Stacey, M.T. Stanback, and R.L. Mumme. 2020. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), version 1.0. Birds of the World (P.G. Rodewald and B.K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.acowoo.01

49. Koenig, W.D., E.L. Walters, and S. Barve. 2019. Does helping-at-the-nest help? The case of the acorn woodpecker. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7 |

48. Heller, E.L, H.D. Gaff, R.J. Brinkerhoff, and E.L. Walters. 2018. Urbanization and tick parasitism in birds of coastal southeastern Virginia. Journal of Wildlife Management 83(4):975-984. |

47. Koenig, W.D. and E.L. Walters. 2018. Causes of seasonal decline in reproductive performance of the cooperatively-breeding Acorn Woodpecker. Journal of Avian Biology. |

46. Walters, E.L. 2018. Eleven strategies for getting into graduate school in ecology & evolutionary biology. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 11:78-83. |

45. Pardo, M.A, E.A. Sparks, T.S. Kuray, N.D.G. Hagemeyer, E.L. Walters, and W.D. Koenig. 2018. Wild acorn woodpeckers recognize associations between individuals in other groups. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285:20181017. |

44. McLaren, J.D., J.J. Buler, T. Schreckengost, J.A. Smolinsky, M. Boone, E.E. van Loon, D.K. Dawson, and E.L. Walters. 2018. Artificial light at night confounds broad-scale habitat use by migrating birds. Ecology Letters 21(3):356-364. |

43. Hager, S.B., ..., N.D.G. Hagemeyer,...,A. Lahey,..., E.L. Walters et al. 2017. Continent-wide analysis of how urbanization affects bird-window collision mortality in North America. Biological Conservation 212:209-215. |

42. Koenig, W.D., E.L. Walters, and P.G. Rodewald. 2017. Testing alternative hypotheses for the cause of population declines: the case of the Red-headed Woodpecker. Condor 119:143-150. |

41. Sabo, A.M., N.D.G. Hagemeyer, A.S. Lahey, and E.L. Walters. 2016. Local avian density influences risk of mortality from window strikes. PeerJ 4:e2170; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2170. |

40. Prinz, A.C.B, V.K. Taank, V. Voegeli, and E.L. Walters. 2016. A novel nest-monitoring camera system using a Raspberry Pi micro-computer. Journal of Field Ornithology 87(4):427-435. | Supplementary Code | Video This publication was featured by Nature in article about build-it-yourself field equipment.

39. Koenig, W.D. and E.L. Walters. 2016. Provisioning patterns in the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker: can feeding behaviour serve as a signal? Animal Behaviour 119:125-134. DOI 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.06.002 |

38. Koenig, W.D., E.L. Walters, and J.A. Haydock. 2015. Acorn woodpeckers: helping at the nest, polygynandry, and dependence on a variable acorn crop. Pages 217-236 In: Koenig, W.D. and J.L. Dickinson (eds). Cooperative Breeding: Studies of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Cambridge University Press. |

37. Heller, E.L., Wright, C.L., Nadolny, R.M., Hynes, W.L., Gaff, H.D., and E.L. Walters. 2016. New records of Ixodes affinis parasitizing avian hosts in southeastern Virginia. Journal of Medical Entomology 53:441-445. DOI 10.1093/jme/tjv175 |

36. Heller, E.L., K.C.R. Kerr, Dahlan, N.F., Dove, C.J., and E.L. Walters. 2016. Overcoming challenges to morphological and molecular identification of Empidonax flycatchers: a case study from the first occurrence record of Dusky Flycatcher in Virginia. Journal of Field Ornithology 87(1):96-103. DOI 10.1111/jofo.12132|

35. Koenig, W.D., E.L. Walters, J. M.H. Knops, and W. J. Carmen. 2015. Acorns and acorn woodpeckers: ups and downs in a long-term relationship. Pp. 23-33. In [Standiford, Richard B.; Purcell, Kathryn L., tech. cords]. Proceedings of the seventh California oak symposium: managing oak woodlands in a dynamic world. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-251. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 579 p. |

34. Koenig, W.D. and E.L. Walters. 2015. Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the acorn woodpecker. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282: 20151742. |

33. McMahon, D., I.S. Pearse, W.D. Koenig, and E.L. Walters. 2015. Tree community shifts and acorn woodpecker population increases over three decades in a California oak woodland. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45(8):1113-1120.   |

Last updated:02 June 2019