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160. Siefferman, L. and Hill GE. in press. Experimental manipulation of natal environment affects the blue structural coloration eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

159. Shawkey, M. D. J. Hussain, J. L. Hagelin, A. C. Vollmer, G. E. Hill. 2006. Use of Culture-Independent Methods to Compare Bacterial Assemblages on Feathers of Crested and Least Auklets (Aethia cristatella and Aethia pusilla) with Those of Passerines. Waterbirds 29 (4): 507-510. PDF

158. Hill, G. E., D. J. Mennill, B. W. Rolek, T. L. Hicks, and K. A. Swiston. 2006. Evidence suggesting that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers exist in Florida. Avian Conservation and Ecology - Écologie et conservation des oiseaux 1(3): 2. [online] URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol1/iss3/art2/.

157. Shawkey, M. D., G. E. Hill, Kevin J. McGraw, W. R. Hood and K. Huggins. 2006. An experimental t est of the contributions and condition-dependence of microstructure and carotenoids in yellow plumage colouration. Proceedings of Royal Society, Lond. Series B 273:2985-2991. PDF

156. Estep, L. K., M. D. Shawkey, G. E. Hill. 2006. Carotenoid-based breast plumage color, body condition and clutch size in red fodies (Foudia madagascariensis).Ostrich 77(3&4): 164–169. PDF

155. Shawkey, M. D., Hauber, M., Estep, L. K., and Hill, G. E. 2006. Evolutionary transitions and structural mechanisms of avian plumage coloration in grackles and allies (Icteridae). J. Royal Society Interface 3(11):777-86. PDF

154. Navara, K. J., Badyaev, A. V., Mendonca, M. T., and Hill, G. E. 2006. Yolk antioxidants vary with male attractiveness and female condition in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Phys. and Biochem. Zoology 79: 1098–1105. PDF

153. Shawkey, M. D., S. Pillai, G. E. Hill. S. R. Roberts. 2007. Bacteria as an Agent for Change in Structural Plumage Color: Correlational and Experimental Evidence. American Naturalist 169: S112-S121. PDF

152. Badyaev, A.V., D. A. Seaman, K.J. Navara, G.E. Hill, M. T. Mendonca. 2006. Evolution of sex-biased maternal effects in birds: III. Adjustment of ovulation order enables sex-specific allocation of hormones, carotenoids, and vitamins. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19: 1044–1057. PDF

151. Shawkey, M. D., Balenger, S., Hill, G. E., Johnson, L., Keyser, A., and Siefferman, L. 2006. Mechanisms of evolutionary change in structural plumage coloration among bluebirds(Sialia spp.). Journal of the Royal Society Interface 3: 527 – 532. PDF

150. Hill, G. E. 2007. Melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals. In Reproductive Biology and Phyogeny of Birds. Vol. 6B. Sexual selection, behavior, Conservation, Embryology, and genetic. B. G. M. Jamieson, Ed. Science Publishers, Inc., Enfield, New Hampshire.

149. Navara, KJ, Siefferman, LM, Hill, GE, and Mendonca, MT. 2006. Yolk androgens vary inversely to maternal androgens in Eastern Bluebirds: An experimental study. Functional Ecology. 20: 449-456. PDF

148. Doucet, S. M., and Hill, G. E. in press. Carotenoid, melanin, and structural plumage color of avian study skins: effects of specimen age and geographic variation. Journal of Avian Biology

147. Liu, M., Siefferman, L. and Hill, G. E.  2007. Experimental test of female choice relative to male structural coloration in eastern bluebirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61:623–630. PDF

146. Shawkey, M. D., and  G. E. Hill. in press. Significance of a basal melanin layer to production of non-iridescent structural plumage colour: evidence from an amelanotic Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri).  Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 1245-1250. PDF

145. Siefferman, L and Hill, G. E. 2005. Blue structural coloration predicts incubation provisioning in eastern bluebirds. J. Avian Biol. 36: 488-493. PDF

144. Doucet, S. M., D. J. Mennill, and Hill, G. E. 2007. The evolution of signal design in manakin plumage ornaments. American Naturalist 169: S62–S80. PDF

143. Doucet, SM, Shawkey, MD, Hill, GE, and Montgomerie, R. 2006. Iridescent plumage in satin bowerbirds: structure, mechanisms, and nanostructural predictors of individual variation in colour. Journal of Experimental Biology, accepted pending revisions.  209: 380-390. PDF

142. Hill, G. E. 2006. Female mate choice for ornamental coloration. In Bird Coloration, Volume 2. Function and Evolution. G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw, eds.  Havard Univ Press, Cambridge, MA.

141. Hill, G. E. 2006. Environmental regulation of ornamental coloration. In Bird Coloration, Volume 1. Mechanisms and measurements. G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw, eds.  Havard Univ Press, Cambridge, MA.

140. Unnasch, R. S., T. Sprenger, C. R. Katholi, E. W. Cupp, G. E. Hill and T. R. Unnasch. 2006. A Dynamic Transmission Model of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus. Ecological Modelling 192: 425–440. PDF

139. Navara, KJ, Hill, GE, and MT Mendonça. 2006. Yolk androgen deposition as a compensatory strategy.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 392–398. PDF

138. Wang, Z, K. Farmer, G. E. Hill, S. V. Edwards. 2006. A cDNA macroarray approach to parasite-induced gene expression changes in a songbird host: genetic response of House Finches to experimental infection by Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Molecular Ecology 15: 1263–1273. PDF

137. Siefferman, L., Navara, K. J. and Hill GE. 2006. Female coloration is correlated with egg coloration in eastern bluebirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59: 651–656. PDF

136. Estep, L. K., Mays, H., Keyser, A. J., Ballentine, B. E. and Hill, G. E. 2005 Effects of breeding density and plumage coloration on mate guarding and cuckoldry in blue grosbeaks (Passerina caerulea) Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1143-1148. PDF

135. Siefferman, L. and Hill GE. In press. Sex-specific costs of reproduction in the socially monogamous eastern bluebird. Auk.

134. Navara, KJ, Hill, GE, and MT Mendonça. 2006.Yolk testosterone stimulates growth and immunity in house finch chicks. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79(3):550–555. PDF

133. Siefferman, L. and Hill GE. 2005. The signal content and function of ornamental plumage coloration in female eastern bluebirds. Evolution 59:1819–1828. PDF

132. Gilbert , W. M.,  P. M. Nolan, A. M. Stoehr, and G. E. Hill. 2005. Filial cannibalism at a House Finch nest. Wilson Bulletin 117:413–415. PDF

131. Mennill, D. J., A. V. Badyaev, and G. E. Hill. 2006. Male house finches with elaborate songs have higher reproductive performance. Ethology 112:174–180. PDF

130. Shawkey, M. D., and  G. E. Hill. 2005. Carotenoids need nanostructures to shine. Biology Letters 1:121-124. PDF

129. Hill, G. E. 2004. A head start for some redstarts. Science 306:2201-2202. PDF

128. Navara, KJ, Hill, GE, and MT Mendonça. 2005 .Variable effects of yolk androgens on growth and immunity in bluebird nestlings. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 78:570-578. PDF

127. Hill, G. E., and Farmer, K. L. 2005. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration predicts resistance to a novel parasite in the house finch. Naturwissenschaften 92:30-34. PDF

126. Farmer, K. L.; Hill, G. E.; and Roberts, S. R. 2005. Experimental infection of nine species of birds with the house finch strain of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. J. Wildlife Diseases 41:317-325. PDF

125. Nolan, P. M., Roberts, S. R. and Hill, G. E. 2004. Effects of Mycoplasma gallisepticum on reproductive success in house finches. Avian Diseases 48:879-885. PDF

124. Shawkey, M. D., K. M. Mills, C. R. Dale, and G. E. Hill. 2005. Microbial diversity of wild bird feathers revealed through molecular phylogenetic and culture-based techniques. Microbial Ecology 50:40-47. PDF

123. McGraw, K. J., J. Hudon, G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2005. A simple and inexpensive chemical test to determine the presence of carotenoid pigments in animal tissues. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57:391-397. PDF

122. Siefferman, L. and G. E. Hill. 2005. Male bluebirds trade future ornamentation for current reproductive effort. Biology Letters 1:208-211. PDF

121. Mays, H. L. Jr. and Hill, G. E. 2004.  Choosing mates: Genes that are good versus genes that are a good fit. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:554-559. PDF

120.  Shawkey, M. D., and G. E. Hill. 2004.  Feathers at a fine scale. Auk 121(3):652–655. PDF

119. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2005. The physiological costs of being colorful: nutritional control of carotenoid utilization in the American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Animal Behaviour 69:653-660. PDF

118. Shawkey, M.D., A.M. Estes, L.M. Siefferman, and G.E. Hill. 2005. Mechanisms for sexual dichromatism in ultraviolet-blue structural colouration of feathers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84:259-271. PDF

117. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill. 2004. Plumage color as a dynamic trait: carotenoid pigmentation of male house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) fades during the breeding season. Canadian J. Zoology 82:734-738. PDF

116. Hill, G. E., Farmer, K. L. and Beck, M. L. 2004. The effect of micoplasmosis on carotenoid plumage coloration in male house finches.  J Experimental Biology 207: 2095-2099. PDF

115. Siefferman, L., G. E. Hill and F. S. Dobson. 2005. Ornamental plumage coloration is condition-dependent in eastern bluebirds.  J Avian Biology 36:428-435. PDF

114. Cupp, E. W., K. J. Tennessen, W. K. Oldland, H. K. Hassan, G. E. Hill, C. R. Katholi and T. R. Unnasch. 2004. Mosquito and arbovirus activity during 1997-2002 in a wetland in Northeastern Mississippi. J. Med. Entomol. 41(3): 495-501. PDF

113. Hill, G. E., Doucet, S. M., and Buchholz, R. 2005. The effect of coccidial infection on iridescent plumage coloration in wild turkeys. Animal Behaviour 69:387-394.  PDF

112. Siefferman, L. and Hill GE. 2005. UV-blue structural coloration and competition for nest boxes in male eastern bluebirds. Animal Behaviour 69:67-72. PDF

111. McGraw, K. J, S Ito, K Wakamatsu, PM Nolan, P Jouventin d , FS Dobson, RE Austic, RJ Safran, LM Siefferman, GE Hill, and RS Parker. 2004 "You can’t always judge a plumage pigment by its color”: carotenoid and melanin content of yellow- and brown-colored feathers in swallows, bluebirds, penguins, and domestic chicks. Condor 106: 390-395. PDF

110. Duckworth, R. A., Mendonça , M. T., and Hill, G. E. 2004. Condition-dependent sexual traits and social dominance in the house finch. Behavioral Ecology15:779-784. PDF

109. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, Navara, K. J. and R. S. Parker. 2004. Differences in the physiological accumulation and pigmenting ability of dietary carotenoids in two colorful finch species . Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77:484-491. PDF

108. Nolan, P. M. and Hill, G. E. 2004. Female choice for song characteristics in the House Finch. Animal Behaviour 67:403-410. PDF

107. Hill, G. E.  and. McGraw, K. J. 2004. Correlated changes in male plumage coloration and female mate choice in cardueline finches. Animal Behaviour  67:27-35. PDF

106. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2003. Mate attentiveness, seasonal timing of breeding, and long-term pair bonding in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Behaviour 141:1-13. PDF

105. Badyaev, A. V. and Hill, G. E. 2003. Avian sexual dichromatism in relation to phylogeny and ecology. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 34:27-49. PDF

104. H. K. Hassan, E. W. Cupp, G. E. Hill, C. R. Katholi, K. Klingler, and T. R. Unnasch. 2003. Avian Host Preference by Vectors of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg 69: 641-647 PDF

103. Wang, Z., Baker, A. J., Hill, G. E., Edwards, S. 2003. Reconciling actual and inferred population histories in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) by AFLP analysis. Evolution 57: 2852–2864. PDF

102. McGraw , K. J., M. D. Beebee, G. E. Hill, Jr, R. S. Parker. 2003.  Lutein-based plumage coloration in songbirds is a consequence of selective pigment incorporation into feathers. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 135:689-696. PDF

101. Shawkey, M. D., S. Pillai, G. E. Hill. S. R. Roberts. 2003. Chemical warfare? Effects of uropygial oil on feather- degrading bacteria.  Journal of Avian Biology 34:345-349 PDF

100. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill., and R. S. Parker. 2003. Carotenoid pigments in a mutant cardinal: implications for the enzymatic and genetic control mechanisms of carotenoid metabolism in birds. Condor 105:587-592. PDF

99. Ballentine, B. E. and Hill, G. E. 2003. Female mate choice in relation to structural plumage coloration in Blue Grosbeaks. Condor 105 (3): 593-598 PDF

98. Shawkey, M. D., A. M. Estes, L. M. Siefferman, G. E. Hill. 2003. Nanostructure predicts intraspecific variation in structural plumage colour.  Proceedings of Royal Society, Lond. Series B270:1455-1460. PDF

97. Badyaev, A.V., G. E. Hill, & M. L. Beck. 2003. Interaction between maternal effects: Onset of incubation and offspring sex in two populations of a passerine bird. Oecologia 135: 386–390. PDF

96. Duckworth, R.A., A.V. Badyaev, A.V., K. L. Farmer, G. E. Hill, and S. R. Roberts. 2003. First case of mycoplasmosis in the native range of the House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Auk 120: 528-530. PDF

95. Hill, G. E and K. J. McGraw. 2003. Melanin color and nutrition. Science 299:660. PDF

94. Siefferman, L. and Hill GE. 2003. Structural and melanin coloration indicate parental effort and reproductive success in male eastern bluebirds (Sialia Sialis). Behavioral Ecology 14: 855-861. PDF

93. Navara, K. J. and Hill, G. E.. 2003. Dietary carotenoid pigments and immune function in a songbird with extensive carotenoid-based plumage coloration. Behavioral Ecology 14: 909-916. PDF

92. Badyaev AV, Beck ML, Hill GE, Whittingham, LA. 2003. The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in the house finch: V. Maternal effects. Evolution 57:384-396.  PDF

91. Ballentine, B. E., Badyaev, A. V., and Hill, G. E. 2003. Changes in song complexity correspond to periods of female fertility in blue grosbeaks. Ethology 109:55-66. PDF

90. Tucker, J. W., Jr., G. E. Hill, and N. R. Holler. 2003.  Longleaf pine restoration: implications for landscape-level effects on bird communities in the lower Gulf Coastal Plain.  Southern Journal of Applied Forestry  27: 107-121 PDF

89. Shawkey, M. D., M. L. Beck, and G. E. Hill. 2003. Use of a gel documentation system to measure feather growth bars. Journal of Field Ornithology 74:125-128 PDF

88. Badyaev, A. V., and Hill, G. E. 2002. Avian quick–change artists. Natural History 111:58-65.

87. Hill, G. E., Inouye, C Y., and R. M. Montgomerie. 2002. Dietary carotenoids predict plumage coloration in wild house finches . Proceedings of Royal Society, Lond. Series B. 262:1119-1124. PDF

86. McGraw, K. J., P. M. Nolan, A. M. Stoehr, and G. E. Hill. 2002. Intersexual differences in age-specific parental effort in the house  finch.  Etologia 9:35-41. PDF

85. Badyaev AV, and Hill GE. 2002. Paternal care as a conditional strategy: Distinct reproductive tactics associated with elaboration of plumage ornamentation in the house finch. Behavioral Ecology 13:591-597. PDF

84. Badyaev AV, Hill GE, Beck ML, Dervan AA, Duckworth RA, McGraw, K.J.,Nolan, P.M.,Whittingham, L.A. 2002. Sex-biased hatching order and adaptive population divergence in a passerine bird. Science 95:316-318. PDF

83. Badyaev AV, Hill GE, Whittingham LA. 2002. Population consequences of maternal effects: sex-biased hatching order produces divergence in sexual dimorphism between bird populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 15: 997-1003. PDF

82. Farmer, K. L.; Hill, G. E.; Roberts, S. R. 2002. Susceptibility of a naive population of house finches to Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:282-286 PDF

81. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill., R. Stradi, and R. S. Parker. 2001.  The effect of carotenoid access in the diet on sexual dichromatism and plumage pigment composition in American goldfinches. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B131:261-269. PDF

80. Lee, J.H., Hassan, H., Hill, G. E., Cupp, E.W., Higazi, T.B., Mitchell, C.J., Godsey, M.S. and Unnasch, T.R. 2002 Identification of Mosquito Avian-Derived Blood Meals by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Heteroduplex Analysis.  Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 66:599-604. PDF

79. Badyaev, A.V., G. E. Hill, L. A. Whittingham.. 2001. Evolution of sexual dimorphism in the house finch: IV. Population divergence in ontogeny. Evolution 55:2534-2549. PDF

78. McGraw, K. J., Hill, G. E., Stradi, R., Parker, R. S. 2001. The Influence of Carotenoid Acquisition and Utilization on the Maintenance of Species-typical Plumage Pigmentation in Male American Goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) and Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). Physiology and Biochemical Zoology 74:843-852. PDF

77.  Duckworth, R. A., Mendonça , M. T., and Hill, G. E. 2001.  A condition dependent link between testosterone and disease resistance in the House Finch. Proceedings of Royal Society, Lond. Series B 268:2467-2472. PDF

76.  Badyaev, A.V., G. E. Hill, and B. V. Weckworth. 2002. Species divergence in sexually selected traits: Increase in song elaboration  is related to decrease in plumage ornamentation in finches. Evolution 56: 412-419. PDF

75.  McGraw, K. J.,  & G.E. Hill. 2002. Testing reversed sexual dominance from an ontogenetic perspective: juvenile female House Finches Carpodacus mexicanus are dominant to juvenile males. Ibis 144:139-142. PDF

74. Nolan, P. M., A. M. Stoehr, G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. 2001. The number of provisioning visits by house finches predicts the mass of food delivered. Condor 103:851-855. PDF

73. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2001. Carotenoid access and intraspecific variation in plumage pigmentation in male American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) and northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). Funct. Ecol. 15:732-739. PDF

72. Stoehr, A. M., K. J. McGraw, P. M. Nolan, and G. E. Hill. 2001. Parental care in relation to brood size. J. Field Ornithology 72:412-418. PDF

71. Stoehr, A., and G. E. Hill. 2001. The effects of elevated testosterone on plumage hue  in male house finches. J. Avian Biology  32:153-158. PDF

70. Badyaev, A.V.,  G. E. Hill, P.O. Dunn, and J.C. Glen. 2001. Plumage color as a composite trait: Developmental and functional integration of sexual ornamentation. American Naturalist: 158:221-235. PDF

69. Inouye, C Y., G. E. Hill, R. M. Montgomerie, and R. D. Stradi. 2001. Carotenoid pigments in the house finch in relation to age, subspecies, and ornamental coloration. Auk 118: 900-915. PDF

68. Badyaev, A.V., Wittingham, L. A. and G. E. Hill. 2001. Evolution of sexual dimorphism in the house finch: III. Developmental basis. Evolution 54:2134-2144. PDF

67. Roberts, S. R., P. M. Nolan, L. H. Lauerman, Lan-Qing Li, and G. E. Hill. 2001. Characterization of the mycoplasmal conjunctivitis epidemic in a southeastern house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) population.  J. Wildlife Disease37:82-88. PDF

66. McGraw, K. J., A. M. Stoehr, P. M. Nolan, and G. E. Hill. 2001. Plumage redness predicts breeding onset and reproductive success in the House Finch: a validation of Darwin’s theory. J. Avian Biology  32:90-94. PDF

65. Roberts, S. R., P. M. Nolan and G. E. Hill. 2001. Characterization of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in captive house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) in 1998. Avian Diseases. 45:70-75. PDF

64. Hill, G. E. 2001. Pox and plumage coloration in the House Finch: a response to Zahn and Rothstein. Auk 118:256-260. PDF

63. Stoehr, A. M., P. M. Nolan, G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. 2000. Nest mites (Pellonyssus reedi) and the reproductive biology of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Canadian  Journal of Zoology 78:2126-2133. PDF

62. Nolan, P. M., R. A. Duckworth, G. E. Hill, and S. R. Roberts.  2000. Maintenance of a captive flock of house finches free of infection by Mycoplasma gallisepticum.  Avian Diseases 44: 948-952. PDF

61. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2000. Differential effects of endoparasitism on the expression of carotenoid- and melanin-based ornamental coloration.  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B267:1525-1531. PDF

60. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2000. Carotenoid-based ornamentation and status signaling in the house finch. Behavioral Ecology11:520-527. PDF

59. Stoehr, A., and G. E. Hill. 2000. Testosterone and the allocation of reproductive effort in male house finches, Carpodacus mexicanus.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 48:407-411. PDF

58. Brawner, W. R. III, G. E. Hill, and C. A. Sundermann. 2000. Effects of coccidial and mycoplasmal infections on carotenoid-based plumage pigmentation in male House Finches. Auk117:952-963. PDF

57. Badyaev, A.V., Hill, G.E. Stoehr, A.M., Nolan. P.M, and K. J. McGraw. 2000. The evolution of sexual dimorphism in the house finch: II. Population divergence in relation to local selection. Evolution 54: 2134-2144. PDF

56. Badyaev, A.V., and G. E. Hill. 2000. Evolution of sexual dimorphism in the house finch: I. Population divergence in morphological covariance structure. Evolution54: 1784-1794. PDF

55. Hill, G. E. 2000. Energetic constraints on expression of carotenoid-based plumage coloration in male house finches. Journal Avian Biology 31:559-566. PDF

54. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2000. Plumage brightness and breeding-season dominance: a negatively correlated handicap? Condor 102:456-461. PDF

53. Keyser A J and, G. E. Hill. 2000. Structurally based plumage coloration is a honest signal of quality in male Blue Grosbeaks. Behavioral Ecology 11:202-209. PDF

52. Badyaev, A.V., and G. E. Hill.  2000. Evolution of sexual dichromatism: Contribution of carotenoid- versus melanin-based  coloration. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69: 153-172. PDF

51. Hill, G. E. 1999. Is there an immunological cost to carotenoid-based ornamental coloration? American Naturalist 154:589-595. PDF

50. Keyser A J and, G. E. Hill. 1999. Condition-dependent variation in the blue-ultraviolet coloration of a structurally based plumage ornament.   Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B  266:771-774. PDF

49. Brawner, W. R. III, and G. E. Hill. 1999. Temporal variation in shedding of coccidial oocysts: implications for sexual selection studies. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: (2) 347-350. PDF

48. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill and A. J. Keyser. 1999. Ultraviolet reflectance of colored plastic leg bands.  J. Field. Ornithol. 70: 236-243. PDF

47. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 1999. Induced homosexual behaviour in male house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus): the "Prisoner Effect". Ethol. Ecol. Evol.11:197-201. PDF

46. Hill, G. E. 1999. Mate choice, male quality, and carotenoid-based plumage coloration. Pp. 1654-1668 In Adams, N. and Slotow, R. (Eds), Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congr. Durban, University of Natal. Durban. PDF

45. Badyaev, A.V. and G.E. Hill. 1999. Variation in avian sexual dichromatism in relation to phylogeny and ecology: a review. Pp. 1687-1705 In Adams, N. and Slotow, R. (Eds), Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congr. Durban, University of Natal. Durban. PDF

44. Hill, G. E., Nolan, P. M., and Stoehr, A. 1999. Pairing success relative to male plumage redness and pigment symmetry in the house finch: temporal and geographic stability. Behavioral  Ecology  10:48-53. PDF

43. Hill, G. E. 1998. The importance of Longleaf Pine and hardwood forests for breeding birds in the Talladega Mountains, Alabama. J. Alabama Academy of Science 69: 206-222. PDF

42. Hill, G. E. and W. R. Brawner III. 1998. Melanin-based plumage colouration in the house finch is unaffected by coccidial infection. Proc. Roy. Sco. London, B 265:1105-1109. PDF

41. Nolan, P. M., G. E. Hill and A. M. Stoehr. 1998. Sex, size, and plumage redness predict house finch survival in an epidemic. Proc. Roy. Sco. London, B 265:961-965. PDF

40. Plentovich, S. M., N. R. Holler, and G. E. Hill. 1998. Site fidelity of wintering Henslow’s Sparrows. J. Field Ornithology 69:486-490. PDF

39. Tucker, J. W., Hill, G. E. and Holler, N. R. 1998. Managing mid-rotatioin pine plantations to enhance Bachman’s  sparrow habitat. Wildlife Society Bulletin.26:342-348. PDF

38. Keyser, A. J., G. E. Hill, & E. Soehren. 1998. The effect of forest fragmentation on risk of predation of passerine bird nests. Conservation Biology  12:986-994. PDF

37. Tobias, M. J. and G. E. Hill.1998. A Test of Sensory Bias for Long Tails in the House Finch. Animal Behaviour. 56:71-78. PDF

36. Hill, G. E. 1998. An easy, inexpensive method to quantify plumage coloration.  Journal of Field Ornithology69:353-363. PDF

35. Hill, G. E. 1998. Use of forest habitats by birds in the southern coastal plain, Alabama.Southern  Journal of Applied Forestry 22:133-137. PDF

34. Hill, G. E. 1998. Plumage redness and pigment symmetry in the House Finch. Journal of Avian Biology 29:86-92. PDF

33. Hill, G. E., R. S. Sargent, and M. G. Sargent. 1998. Recent change in the migratory behavior of Rufous Hummingbirds: A case for rapid evolution. Auk  115:240-245. PDF

32. Plentovich, S., Tucker, J., Holler, N. & Hill, G. E. 1998. Enhancing Bachman's Sparrow habitat through management for Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.  Journal of Wildlife Management. 62:1-50. PDF

31. Hill, G. E. 1997. The effects on bird communities of converting southern hardwood forests to pine plantations. Alabama Academy of Science 68:285-295.  PDF

30. Hill, G. E. 1996. Subadult plumage in the House Finch and tests of models for the evolution of Delayed plumage maturation. Auk 113:858-874. PDF

29. Hill, G. E. 1996. Redness as a measure of the production costs of ornamental traits. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution  8:157-175. PDF

28. Hill, G. E. 1995. Seasonal variation in circulating carotenoid pigments in the House Finch. Auk 112:1057-1061.

27. Hill, G. E. 1995. Interspecific variation in plasma color in relation to carotenoid plumage coloration. Auk 112:1054-1057.

26. Hill, G. E. 1995. Evolutionary inference from patterns of female preference and male display. Behavioral Ecology  6:350-351.

25. Hill, G. E. and Benkman, C. W. 1995. Exceptional response to dietary carotenoid supplementation by female Red Crossbills.  Wilson Bulletin 107:620-621. PDF

24. Hill, G. E. 1995. Black-headed Grosbeak. In Birds of North America, No. 143. A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, F. Gill, Eds. Washington: American Ornithologists' Union.

23. Hill, G. E. 1995. Ornamental traits as signals of environmental quality. Bioscience 45:25-31. PDF

22. Hill, G. E. and R. Montgomerie. 1994.  Plumage color signals nutritional condition in the House Finch.  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 258:47-52. PDF

21. Hill, G. E. 1994. Trait elaboration via adaptive mate choice: sexual conflict in the evolution of signals of male quality. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 6: 351-370.

20. Hill, G. E. 1994. Testis mass and subadult plumage in Black-headed Grosbeaks. Condor 96:626-630. PDF

19. Hill, G. E. 1994. House finches are what they eat: a reply to Hudon. Auk 111:221-225. PDF

18. Hill, G. E., R. Montgomerie, C. Roeder, P. Boag. 1994. Sexual selection and cuckoldry in a monogamous songbird: implications for theories of sexual selection. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 35:193-200. PDF

17. Hill, G. E., R. Montgomerie, C. Inouye, and J. Dale. 1994. Influence of dietary carotenoids on plasma and plumage color in the house finch: Intra- and intersexual variation. Functional Ecology  8:343-350. PDF

16. Hill, G. E. 1994. Geographic variation in male ornamentation and female mate preference in the house finch: A comparative test of models of sexual selection. Behavioral Ecology 5:64-73. PDF

15. Hill, G. E. 1993. Male mate choice and the evolution of female coloration in the House Finch. Evolution 47:1515-1525. PDF

14. Hill, G. E. 1993. Geographic variation in the carotenoid plumage pigmentation of male House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 49:63-86. PDF

13. Hill, G. E. 1993. House Finch. In Birds of North America. A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, F. Gill, Eds. Philadelphia: American Ornithologists' Union.

12. Hill, G. E. 1993. The proximate basis of inter- and intra-population variation in female plumage coloration in the House Finch. Canadian Journal of Zoology  71:100-110. PDF

11. Hill, G. E. 1992. The proximate basis of variation in carotenoid pigmentation in male House Finches. Auk 109:1-12. PDF

10. Hill, G. E. 1992. An inexpensive source of colored leg bands. Journal of Field Ornithology  63:408-410. PDF

9. Hill, G. E. 1991. Plumage coloration is a sexually selected indicator of male quality. Nature. 350:337-339. PDF

8. Hill, G. E. 1990. Female house finches prefer colorful males: sexual selection for a condition-dependent trait.  Animal Behaviour 40:563-572. PDF

7. Hill, G. E. 1989. Late spring arrival and dull nuptial plumage: Aggression avoidance by yearling males? Animal Behaviour 37:665-673. PDF

6. Hill, G. E. and D. E. Carr. 1989. Statistical inference from color-banding data. Auk  517-518. PDF

5. Hill, G. E. 1988. The function of delayed plumage maturation in male Black-headed Grosbeaks. Auk  105:1-10. PDF

4. Hill, G. E. 1988. Age, plumage brightness, territory quality, and reproductive success in the Black-headed Grosbeak. Condor 90:379-388. PDF

3. Hill, G. E. 1987. Aging and Sexing Black-headed Grosbeaks in alternate plumage. Journal of Field Ornithology 58:311-317. PDF

2. Hill, G. E. 1986. The function of distress calls given by tufted titmice (Parus bicolor). Animal Behaviour 34:590-598. PDF

1. Hill, G. E. 1986. Severe aggression between female Black-headed Grosbeaks.Wilson Bulletin   98:486-488. PDF

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