Effects of singing on copulation success and egg production in brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater. White, King, West, Gros-Louis & Tuttle. Behavioral Ecology, in press.

Birds, babies and behaving. West, M. J. 2009. In L. Drickamer and D. A. Dewsbury (Eds.), Leaders in Animal Behavior: Second Generation. Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press.

Different patterns of contingent stimulation differentially affect attention span in prelinguistic infants. Miller, Ables, King, West, 2009. Infant Behavior and Development, 32, 254-261.

Behavioral compatibility and reproductive outcomes in two distant populations of captive brown-headed cowbirds.  Freeberg, King, West, 2008. Jornal of Comparative Psychology, 122, No. 4, 437-440.

Deconstructing innate illusions: Reflections on nature-nurture-niche from an unlikely source  West & King. 2008. Philosophical Psychology, Vol.21, No 3, June, 383-395.

Female social networks influence male vocal development in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). Miller, King, West, 2008. Animal Behaviour, Vol 76, Issue 3, 931-941.

Comparative perspectives on the missing link: communicative pragmatics. Gros-Louis, West, King. 2010. In The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Comparative Neuroscience. Blumberg, M. S., Freeman, J. H., & Robinson, S. R. (Eds.),  Oxford University Press.

Constructing culture in cowbirds (Molothrus ater). White, Gros-Louis, King, Papakhian, West. 2007. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 121, No 2, 113-122.

Uncovering sources of variation in female sociality: Implications for the development of social preferences in female cowbirds (Molothrus ater). Freed-Brown, King, Miller, West. 2006. Behaviour, 143, 1293-1315.

Developmental origins of sociality in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). Miller, Freed-Brown, White, King, West. 2006. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120, No 3, 229-238.

Mothers provide differential feedback to infants' prelinguistic sounds. Gros-Louis, West, Goldstein, King. 2006. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30, No 6, 509-516.

A method to measure the development of song preferences in female cowbirds, (Molothrus ater).  White, Gros-Louis, King, West. 2006. Animal Behaviour, 72, 181-188.

Do juvenile males affect adult males' reproductive success in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)?  Gros-Louis, White, King, West. 2006. Behaviour 143, 219-237.

The development of local song preferences in female cowbirds (Molothrus ater): Flock living stimulates learning. West, King, White, Gros-Louis & Freed-Brown. Ethology. 2006. 112, 1095-1107.

Nonvocal shaping of avian song development: Parallels to human speech development. King, West, Goldstein. 2005. Ethology, 111, 101-117.

The case for developmental ecology. West, King, White. 2003. Animal Behaviour, 66, 617-622.

Female cowbird song perception: Evidence for plasticity of preference. King, West, White. 2003. Ethology, 109, 1-13.

Social interaction shapes babbling: testing parallels between birdsong and speech. Goldstein, King, West. 2003. PNAS, Vol. 100, no. 13.

Female proximity stimulates development of male competition in juvenile brown-headed cowbirds, (Molothrus ater). King, White & West. 2003. Animal Behaviour, 66, 817-828.

Singing, socializing, and the music effect.  West, King & Goldstein. 2004. In P. Marler, H. Slabbekoorn, & S. Hope (eds.), Nature's music: the science  of bird song. Cornell U. Press. (845K fike)

Female brown-headed cowbirds' (Molothrus ater) social assortment changes in response to male song: A potential source of public information. Gros-Louis, White, King & West. 2003. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 53, 163-173.

Cultures, genes, and neurons in the development of song and singing in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater).  Freeberg, West, King, Duncan, Sengelaub.2002. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 188: 993-1002.

Female brown-headed cowbirds' (Molothrus ater) organization and behaviour reflects male social dynamics. West, White & King. 2002.  Animal Behaviour, 64, 377-384.

Plasticity in adult development: Experience with young males enhances mating competence in adult male cowbirds, Molothrus ater. White, King & West. 2002. Behaviour, 139, 713-728.

Discovering culture in birds: The role of learning and development. West, King, & White. 2003. In Animal social complexity: Intelligence, culture and individualized societies (de Waal, F. B. M. & Tyack, P. L. eds). Harvard Press. 

The presumption of sociality: Social learning in diverse contexts in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). King, West & White. 2002. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 116, 173-181.

Opening the social gateway: Early vocal and social sensitivities in Brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). White, King, Cole & West. 2002. Ethology, 108, 23-37.

Voice recognition technology as a tool for behavioral research. White, King & Duncan. 2002. Behaviour Research Methods Instruments and Computers, 34, 1-5.

Facultative development of courtship and communication in juvenile male cowbirds, Molothrus ater. White, King & West. 2002. Behavioral Ecology, 13, 487-496.

The context of social learning: Association patterns in a captive flock of brown headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater). Smith, King & West. 2002. Animal Behaviour, 63, 23-35.

A role of her own: female cowbirds, Molothrus ater, influence the development and outcome of song learning. Smith, King & West. 2000. Animal Behaviour, 60 599-609.

Dual Signaling during Mating in Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater; Family Emberizidae/Icterinae). West, King & Freeberg. 1998. Ethology, 104, 250.

Social Malleability in Cowbirds (Molothrus ater artemisiae): Species and Mate Recognition in the First 2 Years of Life. Freeberg, King, & West. 1995. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 109, No. 4, 357-367.