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• Connett, L., Guézou, A., Herrera, H.W., Carrión, V., Parker, P.G., Deem, S.L. 2013. Gizzard contents of the Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani in Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Galapagos Research 68, published online-first on 15 November 2013 PDF
• Levin, I.I., P.G. Parker. 2014. Infection with Haemoproteus iwa affects vector movement in a hippoboscid fly - frigatebird system. Molecular Ecology 23: 947-953; online early doi: 10.1111/mec.12587.PDF
• Nietlisbach, P, P Wandeler, PG Parker, PR Grant, BR Grant LF Keller, PEA Hoeck. 2013. Hybrid ancestry of an island subspecies of Galapagos mockingbird explains discordant gene trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69:581-592. PDF
• Levin, II, P Zwiers, SL Deem, EA Geest, JM Higashiguchi, TA Iezhova, G Jimenez-Uzcategui, DH Kim, JP Morton, NG Perlut, RB Renfrew, EHR Sari, G Valkiunas, PG Parker. 2013. Multiple lineages of avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) in the Galapagos Islands and evidence for arrival via migratory birds. Conservation Biology 27: 1366-1377. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12127 PDF
• Verant, ML, N. d-Ozouville, PG Parker, K Shapiro, E VanWormer, SL Deem. 2013. Attempted detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in environmental waters using a simple approach to evaluate the potential for waterborne transmission in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. EcoHealth 1-8. PDF
• Meile, RJ, RJ Lacy, FH Vargas, PG Parker. 2013. Modeling Plasmodium parasite arrival in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus). The Auk 130:440-448. PDF
• Svensson-Coelho, M., J.G. Blakc, B.A. Loiselle, A.S. Penrose, P.G. Parker, R.E. Ricklefs. Diversity, prevalence, and host specificity of avian Plasmodium and Haemoproteus in a western Amazon assemblage. Ornithological Monographs 76:1-47.
• Palmer, JL, TF McCutchan, FH Vargas, SL Deem, MB Cruz, DA Hartman, PG Parker. 2013. Seroprevalence of malarial antibodies in Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). J. Parasitology 99: 770-776 PDF
• Levin, I.I., P.G. Parker. 2013. Comparative host-parasite population genetic structures: Obligate fly ectoparasites on Galapagos seabirds. Parasitology 140:1061-1069. PDF
• Gyuranecz, M., J. Foster, A. Dan, H. Ip, K. Egstad, P.G. Parker, J. Higashiguchi, M. Skinner, U. Hofle, Z. Kreizinger, G. Dorrestein, S. Solt, E. Sos, Y.J. Kim, M. Uhart, A. Pereda, G. Gonzalez-Hein, H. Hidalgo, J-M. Blanco, K. Erdelyi. 2013. Worldwide phylogenetic relationship of avian poxviruses. J. Virology 87:4938-4951. PDF
• Ettling, J.E., L.A. Aghasyan, A.L. Aghasyan, P. G. Parker. 2013. Spatial ecology of Armenian vipers, Montivipera raddei in a human-modified landscape. Copeia 2013: 64-71.
• Sari, E.H.R., H. Klompen, P.G. Parker. 2013. Tracking the origins of lice, haemosporidian parasites and feather mites of the Galapagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris). Journal of Biogeography 40: 1082-1093. PDF
• Levin, I.I., Adkesson, M., Evans, M., Rettke, C.K., Parker, P.G. No evidence for Galapagos Plasmodium arriving via Humboldt Current seabirds. In press, Pacific Journal of Conservation Biology.
• Levin, I.I. and P.G. Parker. 2012. Philopatry drives genetic differentiation in an island archipelago: Comparative population genetics of Galapagos Nazca boobies (Sula granti) and great frigatebirds (Fregata minor). Ecology and Evolution 2:2775-2787. PDF
• Zhang, G., P. Parker, B. Li, H. Li, J. Wang. 2012. The genome of Darwin's Finch (Geospiza fortis). GigaScience. http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/100040
• Bataille, A., G. Fournie, M. Cruz, V. Cedeno, P.G. Parker, A.A. Cunningham, S.J. Goodman. 2012. Host selection and parasite infection in Aedes taeniorhynchus, endemic disease vector in the Galapagos Islands. Infection, Genetics, and Evolution 12:1831-1841. PDF
• Levin, I.I. and P.G. Parker. 2012. Prevalence of Haemoproteus iwa in Galapagos great frigatebirds (Fregata minor) and their obligate fly ectoparasite (Olfersia spinifera). Journal of Parasitology 98:924-929.
• Schwagmeyer, P.L., P.G. Parker, D.W. Mock, H. Schwabl. 2012. Alternative matings and opportunity costs of paternal care in house sparrows. Behavioral Ecology 23:1108-1114.
• Gerlach, N.M., J. McGlothlin, P.G. Parker, E.D. Ketterson. 2012. Reinterpreting Bateman gradients: multiple mating and sexual selection in males and females of a socially monogamous songbird. Behavioral Ecology 23:1078-1088
• Levin, I.I., G. Valkiunas, T.A. Iezhova, S.L. O'Brien, P.G. Parker. 2012. Novel Haemoproteus species (Haemospirida:Haemoproteidae) from the swallow-tailed gull (Lariidae), with remarks on the host range of hippoboscid-transmitted avian hemoproteids. J. Parasitology 98:847-854. PDF
• Rivera-Parra, J.L., K.M. Levenstein, J.C. Bednarz, F.H. Vargas, V. Carrion, P.G. Parker. 2012. Implications of goat eradication on survivorship of the Galapagos Hawk. J. Wildlife Management 76:1197-1204. PDF
• Baiao, P. and P.G. Parker. 2012. Evolution of the Melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) in the Sulidae (Aves, Suliformes). Journal of Heredity 103:322-329. PDF
• Chaves, J., P.G. Parker, T.B. Smith. 2012. Origin and population history of a recent colonizer, the yellow warbler in Galápagos and Cocos Islands. J. Evolutionary Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02447.x PDF
• Sari, E.H.R. and P.G. Parker. Understanding the speciation of the Galapagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris). In press, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. PDF
• Gerlach, N.M., J. McGlothlin, P.G. Parker, E.D. Ketterson. 2012. Promiscuous mating produces offspring with higher lifetime fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279: 860-866.
• Deem, S.L., M. Bedon Cruz, J.M. Higashiguchi, P.G. Parker. 2011. Diseases of poultry and endemic birds in Galapagos: Implications for the reintroduction of native species. Animal Conservation DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00489.x PDF
• Deem, S.L., J.L. Rivera-Parra, P.G. Parker. 2012. Health evaluation of Galapagos hawks on Santiago Island, Galapagos. J. Wildlife Diseases 48:39-46. PDF
• Levin, I.I., G. Valkiunas, D. Santiago-Alarcon, L.L. Cruz, T.A. Iezhova, S.L. O'Brien, F. Hailer, D. Dearborn, E.A. Schreiber, R.C. Fleischer, R.E. Ricklefs, P.G. Parker. 2011. Hippoboscid-transmitted Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida) infect Galapagos Pelecaniform birds: Evidence from molecular and morphological studies, with description of Haemoproteus iwa. Int. J. Parasitology 41:1019-1027. PDF
• Bollmer, J.L., J.M. Hull, H.B. Ernest, J.H. Sarasola, P.G. Parker. 2011. Reduced MHC and neutral variation in the Galapagos Hawk, an island endemic. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11:143-. PDF
• Ryder, T.B., J.G. Blake, P.G. Parker, B.A. Loiselle. 2011. The composition, stability, and kinship of reproductive coalitions in a lekking bird. Behavioral Ecology 22: 282-290; doi:10.1093/beheco/arq213
• Rivera, J.L., F.H. Vargas, P.G. Parker. 2011. Natal dispersal and sociality of young Galapagos Hawks on Santiago Island. Open Ornithology Journal 4:12-16. PDF
• Hailer, F. E.A. Schreiber, J.M. Miller, I.I. Levin, P.G. Parker, R.T. Chesser, R.C. Fleischer. 2011. Long-term isolation of a highly mobile seabird on the Galapagos. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278: 817-825. PDF
• Parker, P.G., E.L. Buckles, H.L. Farrington, K. Petren. N.K. Whiteman, R.E. Ricklefs, J.L. Bollmer, G. Jimenez-Uzcategui. 2011. 100 years of Avipoxvirus on the Galapagos Islands. PLoS ONE 6(1): e15989. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015989 PDF
• Deem, S.L., P.G. Parker, M.B. Cruz, J.F. Merkel, P.E.A. Hoeck. 2011. Comparison of blood values and health status of Floreana Mockingbirds (Mimus trifasciatus) on the islands of Champion and Gardner-by-Floreana, Galapagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47:94-106. PDF
• Hailer, F. E.A. Schreiber, J.M. Miller, I.I. Levin, P.G. Parker, R.T. Chesser, R.C. Fleischer. 2010. Long-term isolation of a highly mobile seabird on the Galapagos. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277: doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.1342 PDF
• Huyvaert, K.P. and P.G. Parker. 2010. Extra-pair paternity in waved albatrosses: Genetic relationships among females, social mates and genetic sites. Behaviour 147:1591-1613. PDF
• Valkiunas, G., D. Santiago-Alarcon, I.I. Levin, T.A. Iezhova, P.G. Parker. 2010. A new Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) from the endemic Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis, with remarks on the parasite distribution, vectors, and molecular diagnostics. J. Parasitology 96:783-792. PDF
• Deem, SL, S Blake, RE Miller, PG Parker. 2010. Unnatural selection in Galapagos: the role of disease in Darwin's finches (Geospinizae). Galapagos Research 67:62-67. PDF
• Deem, SL, J Merkel, L Ballweber, FH Vargas, MB Cruz, PG Parker. 2010. Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and flightless cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. J. Wildl Dis. 46:1005-1011. PDF
• Siers, S., J.F. Merkel, A. Bataille, F.H. Vargas, P.G. Parker. 2010. Ecological correlates of microfilarial prevalence in endangered Galapagos birds. J. Parasitology 96:259-272. PDF
• Yasukawa, K., D.A. Enstrom, P.G. Parker, T.C. Jones. 2010. Male red-winged blackbirds with experimentally dulled epaulets experience no disadvantage in sexual selection. J. Field Ornithology 81:31-41.
• Hoeck, P.E.A., J.L. Bollmer, P.G. Parker and L.F. Keller. 2010. Differentiation with drift: a spatio-temporal genetic analysis of Galapagos mockingbird populations (Mimus spp.). Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. 365:1127-1138. PDF
• Santiago-Alarcon, D., D.C. Outlaw, R.E. Ricklefs, P.G. Parker. 2010. Phylogenetic relationships of haemosporidian parasites in New World Columbiformes, with emphasis on the endemic Galapagos dove. International J. of Parasitology 40:463-470. PDF
• Ryder, TB, WP Tori, BA Loiselle, JG Blake, PG Parker. 2010. Mate choice for genetic quality: A test of the heterozygosity and compatibility hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology 21:203-210.
• Whiteman, N.K., V.S. Dosanjh, R. Palma, J. Hull, R.T. Kimball, P. Sanchez, J.H. Sarasola, P.G. Parker. 2009. Molecular and morphological divergence in a pair of bird species and their ectoparasites. J. Parasitology 95:1372-1382. PDF
• Yasukawa, K., D.A. Enstrom, T.C. Jones, P.G. Parker. 2009. Epaulet color and sexual selection in the Red-winged Blackbird: a field experiment. Condor 111:740-751.
• Levin, I.I., DC Outlaw, FH Vargas, PG Parker. 2009. Plasmodium blood parasite found in endangered Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Biological Conservation 142: 3191-3195. PDF
• DeMatteo KE, MA Rinas, MM Sede, B Davenport, C Argüelles, K Lovett, PG Parker. 2009. Detector dogs: an effective technique for bush dog (Speothos venaticus) surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:1436-1440.
• DeMatteo KE, PG Parker, LS Eggert. 2009. Characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite loci and confirmation of sexing primers in the bush dog (Speothos venaticus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:1219-1220.
• Ryder, TB, PG Parker, JG Blake, BA Loiselle. 2009. It takes two to tango: Reproductive Skew and Social Correlates of Male Mating Success in a Lek-Breeding Bird. In press, Proceedings Royal Society London B. 276: 2377-2384.
• Duffie, C.V., T.C. Glenn, F.H. Vargas, P.G. Parker. 2009. Genetic structure within and between island populations of the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi). Molecular Ecology 18:2103-2111. PDF
• Durães, R., B. A. Loiselle, P. G. Parker, and J. G. Blake. 2009. Female mate choice across spatial scales: influence of lek and mate attributes on mating success of blue-crowned manakins. Proceedings Royal Society London B. 276:1875-1881.
• Roy, C.L., PG Parker, RJ Gates. 2009. Egg morphology is an unreliable indicator in intraspecific nest parasitism in wood ducks. Condor 111:377-381.
• Monceau, K., M. Gaillard, E. Harrang, D. Santiago-Alarcon, P.G. Parker, F. Cezilly, R.A. Wattier. 2009. Twenty-three polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Caribbean endemic Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita, and its conservation in related Zenaida species. Conservation Genetics 10:1577-1581.
• Peters, M.B., N.K. Whiteman, C. Hagen, P.G. Parker & T.C. Glenn. 2009. Eight polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated from the widespread avian louse Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:910-912.
• Peters, M.B., C. Hagen, N.K. Whiteman, P.G. Parker & T.C. Glenn. 2009. Characterization of ten microsatellite loci in the avian louse Degeeriella regalis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:882-884.
• Baiao, PC and PG Parker. 2009. No evidence for extra-pair fertilization in red-footed boobies (Sula sula). Waterbirds 32:179-182.
• Baiao, PC and PG Parker. 2008. Maintenance of plumage polymorphism in red-footed boobies in the Galapagos Archipelago: Observations of mate choice and habitat association. Condor 110:544-548. PDF
• Gottdenker, NL, T Walsh, G Jimenez-Uzcategui, F Betancourt, M Cruz, C Soos, RE Miller, PG Parker. 2008. Causes of mortality of wild birds submitted to the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz, Ecuador from 2002-2004. J. Wildlife Diseases 44: 1024-1031.
• Roy Nielsen, C, PG Parker, RJ Gates. 2008. Partial clutch predation, dilution of predation risk, and the evolution of intraspecific nest parasitism. Auk 125: 679-686.
• Hull, JM, WK Savage, JL Bollmer, RT Kimball, PG Parker, NK Whiteman, HB Ernest. 2008. On the origins of the Galapagos hawk: An examination of phenotypic differentiation and mitochondrial paraphyly. Biol. J. Linnean Soc. 95:779-789. PDF
• Jones, TC, PG Parker. 2008. First male sperm precedence in multiply mated females of the cooperative spider Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae, Theridiidae). 2008. Journal of Arachnology 36: 527-532.
• Deem, SL, PG Parker, RE Miller. 2008. Building Bridges: Connecting the Health and Conservation professions. Biotropica 40:662-665. PDF
• Ryder, TB, DB McDonald, JB Blake, PG Parker, BA Loiselle. 2008. Social Networks in the lek mating wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda). Proc. Royal Society London B 275: 1367-1374.
• Nims, B., H. Vargas, N Gottdenker, PG Parker. 2008. Low genetic diversity and lack of population structure in the endangered Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus). Conservation Genetics. 9: 1413-1420. PDF
• Santiago-Alarcon, D, NK Whiteman, RE Ricklefs, PG Parker, G Valkiunas. 2008. Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galapagos endemic birds. Journal of Parasitology 94:584-590. PDF
• Soos, C., L Padilla, A Iglesias, N Gottdenker, M Cruz Bedon, A Rios, PG Parker. 2008. Comparison of pathogens in broiler and backyard chickens on the Galapagos Islands: Implications for transmission to wildlife. Auk 125: 445-455. PDF
• Tori, WP, R Duraes, TB Ryder, M Anciaes, J Karubian, RH Macedo, AC Uy, PG Parker, TB Smith, AC Stein, MS Webster, JG Blake, BA Loiselle. 2008. Advances in sexual selection theory: Insights from tropical avifauna. Ornitologia Neotropical 16 (Suppl.): 151-163.
• Duffie, CV, TC Glenn, C Hagen, PG Parker. 2008. Microsatellite markers isolated from the flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi). Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 625-627.
• Whiteman, NK, RT Kimball, PG Parker. 2007. Co-phylogeography and comparative population genetics of the Galápagos Hawk and three co-occurring ectoparasite species: Natural history shapes population histories within a parasite community. Molecular Ecology 16:4759-4773. PDF
• Jimenez-Uzcategui G, DA Wiedenfeld, PG Parker. 2007. Viruela aviar en especies silvestres (Passeriformes) en la isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador. Brenesia 67:29-34. PDF
• Baiao, PC, EA Schreiber, PG Parker. 2007. The genetic basis of the plumage polymorphism in Red-Footed Boobies (Sula sula): A Melanocortin-1 Receptor (MC1R) analysis. Journal of Heredity 98:287-292. PDF
• Bollmer, JL, FH Vargas, PG Parker. 2007. Low MHC variation in the endangered Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus). Immunogenetics 59:593-602. PDF
• Merkel, J., H.I. Jones, N.K. Whiteman, N. Gottdenker, H. Vargas, E.K. Travis, R.E. Miller, P.G. Parker. 2007. Microfilariae in Galápagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and flightless cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi): genetics, morphology, and prevalence. Journal of Parasitology 93:495-503. PDF
• Santiago-Alarcon, D. & P.G. Parker. 2007. Sexual size dimorphism and morphological evidence supporting the recognition of two subspecies in the Galápagos dove. Condor 109:132-141. PDF
• Edly-Wright, CE, P Schwagmeyer, PG Parker, D Mock. 2007. Genetic similarity of mates, offspring health and extrapair fertilization in house sparrows. Anim. Behaviour 73:367-378.
• Loiselle, B, T Ryder, R Duraes, W Tori, J Blake, PG Parker. 2007. Kin selection does not explain male aggregation at leks of four Pipridae species. Behavioral Ecology 18:287-291.
• Jones, TC, SE Riechert, PG Parker. 2007. Fostering model explains variation in levels of sociality in a spider system. Animal Behaviour 73:195-204.
• Whiteman, NK, P Sanchez, JF Merkel, H Klompen, PG Parker. 2006. Cryptic host specificity of an avian skin mite (Epidermoptidae) vectored by lousefiles (Hippoboscidae) associated with endemic Galápagos bird species. Journal of Parasitology 92:1218-1228.
• Travis, EK, FH Vargas, J Merkel, N Gottdenker, RE Miller, PG Parker. 2006. Hematology, serum chemistry, and serology of the Galápagos Penguin in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42: 625-632. PDF
• Roy Nielsen, C.L., P.G. Parker, R.J. Gates. 2006. Intraspecific nest parasitism of cavity-nesting wood ducks: Costs and benefits to hosts and parasites. Animal Behaviour 72:917-926.
• Roy Nielsen, C.L., R.J. Gates, P.G. Parker. 2006. Intraspecific nest parasitism of wood ducks in natural cavities: Comparisons with nest boxes. J. Wildlife Management 70:835-843.
• Parker, PG, NK Whiteman, and RE Miller. 2006. Perspectives in Ornithology: Conservation Medicine in the Galápagos Islands: Partnerships among Behavioral, Population and Veterinary Scientists. Auk 123: 625-638. PDF
• Santiago-Alarcon, D, SM Tanksley, PG Parker. 2006. Morphological variation and genetic structure of Galápagos Dove (Zenaida galapagoensis) populations: issues in conservation for the Galápagos bird fauna. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:194-207. PDF
• Padilla, L, NK Whiteman, JF Merkel, KP Huyvaert, PG Parker. 2006. Health assessment of seabirds on Genovesa, Galápagos Islands. Ornithological Monographs 60:86-97. PDF
• Huyvaert, KP, DJ Anderson, and PG Parker. 2006. The mate opportunity hypothesis and extra-pair paternity in waved albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata). Auk 123:524-533. PDF
• Travis, EK, FH Vargas, J Merkel, N Gottdenker, RE Miller, PG Parker. 2006. Hematology, plasma chemistry, and disease serology of the Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Journal of Wildlife Disease 42:133-141. PDF
• Reed, W.L., M.E. Clark, P.G. Parker, S.A. Raouff, N. Arguedas, D. Monk, E. Snadjr, V. Nolan Jr., E.D. Ketterson. 2006. Physiological effects on demography: A long-term experimental study of testosterone's effects on fitness. American Naturalist 167:667-683.
• Huyvaert, KP and PG Parker. 2006. Absence of population genetic structure among breeding colonies of the waved albatross. Condor 108:441-446. PDF
• Roy Nielsen, CL, B Semel, PW Sherman, DF Westneat, PG Parker. 2006. Host-parasite relatedness in wood ducks: Patterns of kinship and parasite success. Behavioral Ecology 17:491-496.
• Bollmer, JL, RT Kimball, NK Whiteman, J Sarasola, PG Parker. 2006. Phylogeography of the Galápagos Hawk: a recent arrival to the Galápagos Islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:237-247. PDF
• Whiteman, NK, KD Matson, JL Bollmer, PG Parker. 2006. Disease ecology in the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): Host genetic diversity, parasites, and natural antibodies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 273:797-804. PDF
• Parker, P.G. and Z. Tang-Martinez. 2005. Bateman gradients in field and laboratory studies: A cautionary tale. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45:895-902.
• Bollmer, J.L., N.K. Whiteman, M.D. Cannon, J.C. Bednarz, Tj. DeVries, P.G. Parker. 2005. Population genetics of the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): Genetic monomorphism within isolated populations. Auk 122:1210-1224. PDF
• Worden, B.D., P.G. Parker. 2005. Females prefer non-infected males as mates in the grain beetle Tenebrio molitor: evidence in pre- and postcopulatory behaviours. Animal Behaviour 70:1055-1062.
• Whiteman, NK, SJ Goodman, BJ Sinclair, T Walsh, AA Cunningham, LD Kramer, PG Parker. 2005. Establishment of the avian disease vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae) on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Ibis 147:844-847. PDF
• Randall, J., K. Rogovin, PG Parker, JA Eimes. 2005. Flexible social structure of a desert rodent, Rhombomys opimus: philopatry, kinship, and ecological constraints. Behavioral Ecology 16:961-973.
• Gottdenker, N., T. Walsh, H. Vargas, M. Duncan, J. Merkel, G. Jimenez, R.E. Miller, M. Dailey, P.G. Parker. 2005. Assessing the risks of introduced chickens and their pathogens to native birds in the Galápagos Archipelago. Biological Conservation 126:429-439. PDF
• Thiel, T., N.K. Whiteman, A. Tirape, M.I. Maquero, V. Cedeno, T. Walsh, G. Jimenez, P.G. Parker. 2005. Characterization of Canarypox-like Viruses Infecting Endemic Birds in the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Disease 41:342-353. PDF
• McGlothlin, J.W., P.G. Parker, V. Nolan, Jr., E.D. Ketterson. 2005. Correlational selection leads to genetic integration of body size and an attractive plumage trait in dark-eyed juncos. Evolution 59:658-671.
• Eimes, JA, PG Parker, JL Brown, E Brown. 2005. Extra-pair fertilization and genetic similarity of mates in the Mexican Jay. Behavioral Ecology 16:456-460.
• Whiteman, N.K. & P.G. Parker. 2005. Using parasites to infer host population history: A new rationale for parasite conservation. Animal Conservation 8:175-181. PDF
• DeMatteo, KE, KL Karagiannis, CS Asa, MS Macek, TL Snyder, AM Tieber, and PG Parker. 2004. Semen collection and artificial insemination in the common piping guan (Pipile cumanensis cumanensis): potential applications for Cracidae (Aves: Galliformes). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 35:447-458.
• Whiteman, N.K. and P.G. Parker. 2004. Body condition and parasite load predict territory ownership in the Galápagos Hawk. Condor 106:915-921. PDF
• Whiteman, N.K. and P.G. Parker. 2004. Effects of host sociality on ectoparasite population biology. Journal of Parasitology 90:939-947. PDF
• Whiteman, N.K., D. Santiago-Alarcon, K.P. Johnson, and P.G. Parker. 2004. Differences in straggling rates between two genera of dove lice reinforce population genetic and cophylogenetic patterns (Insecta: Phthiraptera). International Journal of Parasitology 34(10): 1113-1119. PDF
• Parker, P.G. 2004. Recent insights into sexual selection in bird mating systems: What Bateman couldn't have known. Integrative and Comparative Biology 43:914-914.
• Soha, J.A., D.A. Nelson, P.G. Parker. 2004. Genetic analysis of song dialect populations in Puget Sound white-crowned sparrows. Behavioral Ecology 15: 636-646.
• Padilla, LR, D Santiago, JF Merkel, RE Miller, PG Parker. 2004. Survey for Haemoproteus spp., Trichomonas gallinae, Chlamydophila psittaci, and Salmonella spp. in Galapagos Islands Columbiformes. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 35: 60-64. PDF
• Padilla, LR, KP Huyvaert, JF Merkel, RE Miller, PG Parker. 2003. Hematology, Plasma Chemistry, Serology, and Chlamydophila status of free ranging adult waved albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata) on Espanola, Galápagos Islands. Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine 34:278-283. PDF
• Kimball, R.T., P.G. Parker, J.C. Bednarz. 2003. Occurrence and evolution of cooperative breeding among diurnal raptors (Accipitridae and Falconidae). Auk 120:717-729.
• Bollmer, J.L., T. Sanchez, M.M. Donaghy Cannon, D. Sanchez, B. Cannon, J.C. Bednarz, Tj. DeVries, M.S. Struve, P.G. Parker. 2003. Variation in morphology and mating system among island populations of Galápagos Hawks. The Condor 105:428-438. PDF
• Jones, TC and PG Parker. 2002. Delayed dispersal benefits both mothers and offspring in the cooperative spider Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae: Theridiidae). Behavioral Ecology 13: 142-148.
• Pravosudova, EV, PG Parker, AS Gaunt. 2002. Genetic evidence for extrapair paternity in the tufted titmouse. Wilson Bulletin 114:279-281.
• Pravosudova, EV, TC Grubb, Jr, PG Parker. 2001. The influence of kinship on nutritional condition and aggression levels in winter social groups of tufted titmice. Condor 103:821-828.
• Dearborn, DC, AD Anders, and PG Parker. 2001. Sexual dimorphism, extra-pair fertilizations, and operational sex ratio in great frigatebirds (Fregata minor). Behavioral Ecology 12:746-752.
• Worden, BD and PG Parker. 2001. Polyandry in grain beetles leads to greater reproductive success: material and genetic benefits? Behavioral Ecology 12:761-767.
• Huyvaert, KP, DJ Anderson, TC Jones, W Duan, PG Parker. 2000. Extra-pair paternity in waved albatrosses. Molecular Ecology 9:1415-1419.
• Jones, T.C. and P.G. Parker. 2000. Costs and benefits of foraging associated with delayed dispersal in the spider Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae, Theridiidae). J. Arachnology 28: (1) 61-69.
• Arguedas, N & PG Parker. 2000. Seasonal migration and genetic population structure in house wrens. The Condor 102:517-528. (Recipient of the 2001 Painton Award for the most significant and original research published in The Condor over the preceding 4 years)
• Fiumera, AC, PG Parker, PA Fuerst. 2000. Effective population size and maintenance of genetic diversity in captive-bred populations of a Lake Victoria cichlid. Conservation Biology 14:886-892.
• Worden, BD, PG Parker, PW Pappas. 2000. Parasites reduce attractiveness and reproductive success in male grain beetles. Animal Behaviour 59:543-550.
• Parker, PG, TC Jones, J Haydock, J Dickinson, BD Worden. 1999. Multilocus minisatellite DNA fingerprinting and cooperative breeding. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 47:108-111.
• Fiumera, AC, L Wu, PG Parker, PA Fuerst. 1999. Effective population size in the captive breeding program of the Lake Victoria Cichlid Paralabidochromis chilotes. Zoo Biol. 18:215-222.
• Pravosudova, E.V., T.C. Grubb, Jr., P.G. Parker, & P.F. Doherty, Jr. 1999. Patch size and composition of social groups in wintering Tufted Titmice. Auk 116:1153-1156.
• Wright, J, PG Parker, KJ Lundy. 1999. Relatedness and chick-feeding effort in the cooperatively breeding Arabian babbler (Turdoides squamiceps). Animal Behaviour 58:779-785.
• Mauck, R.A., E.A. Marschall and P.G. Parker. 1999. Adult survival and imperfect assessment of parentage: effects on male parenting decisions. American Naturalist 154:99-109.
• Bollmer, J., M.E. Irwin, J.P. Rieder and P.G. Parker. 1999. Multiple paternity in loggerhead turtles. Copeia 1999:475-478.
• Lundy, KJ, PG Parker, A Zahavi. 1998. Reproduction by subordinates in cooperatively breeding Arabian babblers is uncommon but predictable. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 43:173-180.
• Raouf, SA, PG Parker, ED Ketterson, V Nolan, C. Ziegenfus. 1998. Testosterone affects reproductive success by influencing extra-pair fertilizations in male dark-eyed juncos (Aves: Junco hyemalis)(vol 264, pg 1599, 1997, correction). Proc, Royal Society of London B: 265:2453-2453.
• Parker, PG, AA Snow, G Booton, M Schug and P Fuerst. 1998. What molecules can tell us about populations: Choosing and using a molecular marker. Ecology 79:361-382.
• Snow, AA & PG Parker. 1998. Molecular markers for population biology. Ecology 79:359-360.
• Rabenold, KN, PT Fauth, BW Goodner, JA Sadowski, PG Parker. 1998. Response of avian communities to disturbance by an exotic insect in spruce-fir forests of the Southern Appalachians. Conservation Biology 12:177-189.
• Raouf, S.A., P.G. Parker, E.D. Ketterson, V. Nolan, Jr. and C. Ziegenfus. 1997. Testosterone affects reproductive success by influencing extra-pair fertilizations in male dark-eyed juncos, (Aves: Junco hyemalis.) Proc. Royal Society B 264:1599-1603.
• Marfori, MA, PG Parker, TG Gregg, JG Vandenbergh, NG Solomon. 1997. Using DNA fingerprinting to estimate relatedness within social groups of pine voles. J. Mammology 78:715-724.
• Waite, TA, PG Parker. 1997. Extra-pair paternity and the effective size of socially monogamous populations. Evolution 51: 620-621.
• Peare, T, PG Parker. 1996. Local genetic structure within two rookeries of Chelonia mydas (the green turtle). Heredity 77:619-628.
• Waite, T.A. and P.G. Parker. 1996. Dimensionless life histories and effective population size. Conservation Biology 10:1456-1462.
• DeLay, L.S., J. Faaborg, J. Naranjo, S.M. Paz, Tj de Vries, P.G. Parker. 1996. Paternal care in the cooperatively polyandrous Galápagos Hawk. Condor 98:300-311. PDF
• Burley, NT, PG Parker, KJ Lundy. 1996. Sexual selection and extra-pair fertilization in a socially monogamous passerine, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis). Behavioral Ecology 7:218-226.
• Haydock, J, PG Parker, KN Rabenold. 1996. Extra-pair paternity uncommon in cooperatively breeding bicolored wren, Campylorhynchus griseus. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 38:1-16.
• Ketterson, E.D., V. Nolan, Jr., M.J. Cawthorn, P.G. Parker and C. Ziegenfus. 1996. Phenotypic engineering: using hormones to explore the mechanistic and functional bases of phenotypic variation in nature. Ibis 138:70-86.
• Mauck, R., T.A. Waite and P.G. Parker. 1995. Monogamy in Leach's Storm-petrel: DNA fingerprinting evidence. The Auk 112:473-482.
• Piper, W.H., P.G. Parker and K.N. Rabenold. 1995. Facultative dispersal by juvenile males in the cooperative stripe-backed wren. Behavioral Ecology 6: 337-342.
• Faaborg, J., P.G. Parker, L. DeLay, T. de Vries, J.C. Bednarz, S.M. Paz, J. Naranjo, T.A. Waite. 1995. Confirmation of cooperative polyandry in the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) using DNA fingerprinting. Behav. Ecology and Sociobiology 36:83-90. PDF
• Parker, PG, TA Waite, MD Decker. 1995. Behavioral association and kinship in communally roosting black vultures. Animal Behaviour 49:395-401.
• Parker, P.G., T.A. Waite, B. Heinrich and J.M. Marzluff. 1994. Do common ravens share food bonanzas with kin? DNA fingerprinting evidence. Animal Behav. 48:1085-1093.
• Parker, PG, HH Whiteman. 1993. Genetic diversity in fragmented populations of Clemmys guttata and Chrysemys picta marginata as shown by DNA fingerprinting. Copeia 1993:841-846.
• Decker, MD, PG Parker, DJ Minchella and KN Rabenold. 1993. Monogamy in black vultures (Coragyps atratus): genetic evidence from DNA fingerprinting. Behav. Ecol. 4:29-35.
• Piper, W.H. and Parker Rabenold, P. 1992. Use of fragment-sharing estimates from DNA fingerprinting to determine relatedness in a tropical wren. Molecular Ecology 1:69-78.
• Rabenold, P.P., K.N. Rabenold, W.H. Piper, and D.J. Minchella. 1991. Density dependent dispersal in social wrens: Genetic analysis using novel matriline markers. Animal Behaviour 42:144 147.
• Rabenold, P.P., W.H. Piper, M.D. Decker, and D.J. Minchella. 1991. Polymorphic minisatellite amplified on avian W chromosome. Genome 34:489 493.
• Rabenold, PP, KN Rabenold, WH Piper, J Haydock, SW Zack. 1990. Shared paternity revealed by genetic analysis in cooperatively breeding tropical wrens. Nature 348: 538 540.
• Rabenold, P.P. and M.D. Decker. 1989. Black and Turkey Vultures expand their ranges northward. Natl. Wildl. Fed. EYAS 12: 11 15.
• Rabenold, PP 1987. Recruitment to food in black vultures: evidence for following from communal roosts. Animal Behaviour 35: 1775 1785.
• Rabenold, PP 1987. Roost attendance and aggression in black vultures. Auk 104: 647 653.
• Rabenold, PP 1986. Family associations in communally roosting Black Vultures. Auk 103: 32 41.
• Rabenold, KN, PP Rabenold. 1985. Variation in altitudinal migration, winter segregation, and site tenacity in two subspecies of Dark eyed Juncos in the southern Appalachians. Auk 102: 805 819.
• Mueller, H.C., N.S. Mueller, and P.G. Parker. 1981. Notes on observations of a brood of sharp shinned hawks with comments on the functions of reversed sexual size dimorphism. Wilson Bulletin 93: 85 91.
• Wallace, M.P., P.G. Parker, and S.A. Temple. 1980. An evaluation of patagial markers for cathartid vultures. J. Field Ornithol. 51: 309 314.

Book Chapters:

• Parker, PG, SL Deem 2011. Wildlife Health Monitoring and Disease Management: Protecting the Biodiversity of Galapagos. In: The Role of Science for the Conservation of the Galapagos: a 50 years experience and challenges for the future (Editors: Matthias Wolff & Mark Gardener). Routledge, New York
• Valle, C.A., P.G. Parker 2011. Research on Evolutionary Principles in Galápagos: An Overview of the Past 50 Years. In: The Role of Science for the Conservation of the Galapagos: a 50 years experience and challenges for the future (Editors: Matthias Wolff & Mark Gardener). Routledge, New York.
• Parker, PG, NK Whiteman 2011. Evolution of Pathogens and Parasites on the Galapagos Islands. In: The Role of Science for the Conservation of the Galapagos: a 50 years experience and challenges for the future (Editors: Matthias Wolff & Mark Gardener). Routledge, New York.
• Levin, I.I., P.G. Parker. 2011. Haemosporidian Parasites: Effects on Avian Hosts. In: Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy 7th Edition; RE Miller and M Fowler (Eds). Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, pp. 356-363.
• Parker, PG, SL Deem, RE Miller. 2010. Pathogens and parasites of Galapagos birds: a proactive approach to conservation. Pp. 111-117 in (Gerald Dick and Markus Gusset, eds.) Building a Future for Wildlife: Zoos and Aquariums Committed to Biodiversity Conservation. World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), Gland, Switzerland.
• Parker, P.G. 2009. A Most Unusual Hawk: One Mother and Several Fathers. Pp. 130-137 in (Tui de Roi, ed.). Galapagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy. Firefly Books, Ontario.
• Parker, P.G. 2009. Parasites and Pathogens: Threats to native birds. Pp. 177-183 in (Tui de Roi, ed.). Galapagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy. Firefly Books, Ontario.
• Padilla, LF, and PG Parker. 2006. Monitoring Avian Health in the Galápagos Islands: Current Knowledge, pp. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine 6: Current Therapy; Fowler M and Miller RE (Eds). Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis.
• Burley, N.T. and P.G. Parker. 1998. Emerging themes and questions in the study of avian reproductive tactics. Pp. 1-20 in: Avian Reproductive Tactics: Female and Male Perspectives (P.G. Parker and N.T. Burley, eds.). Ornithological Monographs #49. The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
• Ketterson, E.D., P.G. Parker, V. Nolan, Jr., S. Raouf and C. Ziegenfus. 1998. The relative importance of extra-pair fertilizations to male and female reproductive success in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis). Pp. 81-102 in: Avian Reproductive Tactics: Female and Male Perspectives (P.G. Parker and N.T. Burley, eds.). Ornithological Monographs #49. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
• Parker, PG & NT Burley (eds.). 1998. Avian Reproductive Tactics: Female and Male Perspectives. Ornithological Monograph #49. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., 195 pp.
• Parker, P.G. and T.A. Waite. 1997. Mating systems, effective population size, and conservation of natural populations. Pages 244-262 In Behavioral Approaches to Conservation in the Wild (J Clemmons & R Buchholz, eds.) Cambridge University Press.
• Parker, P.G., T.A. Waite and T. Peare. 1996. Paternity studies in animal populations. Pages 413-423 In Molecular Genetic Approaches in Conservation (T.B. Smith and R.K. Wayne, eds.) Oxford University Press, New York.
• Rabenold, P.P., K.N. Rabenold, W.H. Piper, M.D. Decker, and J. Haydock. 1991. Using DNA fingerprinting to assess kinship and genetic structure in avian populations. pp. 611 620 In: The Unity of Evolutionary Biology: Proc. IV Int. Cong. Syst. Evol. Biol. (E.C. Dudley, ed.), Dioscorides Press, Portland, Oregon.
• Rabenold, P.P. Black Vultures. 1990. In: Endangered, threatened, and rare fauna of North Carolina. III. A re evaluation of birds. (D.S. Lee and J.F. Parnell, eds.) Occ. Papers of N.C. Biological Survey. Raleigh, N.C.
• Rabenold, P.P. 1983. The communal roost in Black and Turkey Vultures an information center? pp. 303 321 In Wilbur, S.R. and J.A. Jackson, eds., Vulture Biology and Management, University of California Press, Berkeley.