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Birds, babies
and behaving. West, M. J. In L. Drickamer and D. A. Dewsbury
(Eds.), Leaders in Animal Behavior: Second Generation. Cambridge:
CambridgeUniversity Press, in press. |
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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. |
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Comparative
perspectives on the missing link: communicative pragmatics.
Gros-Louis, West, King, in press. In
The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and
Comparative Neuroscience. Blumberg, M. S., Freeman, J.
H., & Robinson, S. R. (Eds.), Oxford University Press. |
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Constructing culture in cowbirds (Molothrus ater).
White,
Gros-Louis, King, Papakhian, West. 2007. Journal of Comparative
Psychology, 121, No 2, 113-122. |
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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.
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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. |
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Mothers provide
differential feedback to infants' prelinguistic sounds. Gros-Louis,
West, Goldstein, King. 2006. International Journal of Behavioral
Development, 30, No 6, 509-516. |
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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. |
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Do juvenile males affect
adult males' reproductive success in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus
ater)?
Gros-Louis, White, King, West. 2006. Behaviour 143, 219-237.
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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. |
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Nonvocal shaping of avian song
development: Parallels to human speech development. King, West,
Goldstein. 2005. Ethology, 111, 101-117. |
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The case for developmental ecology.
West, King, White. 2003. Animal Behaviour, 66, 617-622.
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Female cowbird song perception:
Evidence for plasticity of preference. King, West, White. 2003. Ethology, 109, 1-13.
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Social interaction shapes babbling:
testing parallels between birdsong and speech.
Goldstein, King, West.
2003. PNAS, Vol. 100, no. 13. |
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Female proximity stimulates development of male competition in juvenile
brown-headed cowbirds, (Molothrus ater). King, White & West.
2003. Animal Behaviour, 66, 817-828. |
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Singing, socializing, and the music effect.
West,
King & Goldstein, in press. In P. Marler, H. Slabbekoorn, & S. Hope (eds.),
Nature's music: the science of bird song. Cornell U. Press. (845K fike)
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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. |
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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.
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Female
brown-headed cowbirds' (Molothrus ater) organization and behaviour
reflects male social dynamics. West, White & King. 2002. Animal Behaviour, 64, 377-384.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Opening
the social gateway: Early vocal and social sensitivities in Brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater).
White, King, Cole & West. 2002. Ethology, 108, 23-37.
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Voice
recognition technology as a tool for behavioral research. White, King & Duncan. 2002. Behaviour Research Methods Instruments and Computers, 34, 1-5.
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Facultative
development of courtship and communication in juvenile male cowbirds,
Molothrus ater. White, King & West. 2002. Behavioral Ecology, 13, 487-496.
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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.
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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.
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Dual Signaling during Mating in
Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater;
Family Emberizidae/Icterinae).
West, King & Freeberg. 1998.
Ethology, 104, 250. |
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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. |
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Presence
of female cowbirds (Molothrus ater ater) affects vocal imitation and
improvisation in males. King & West. 1989.
Journal of Comparative Psychology, 103, No. 1, 39-44. |
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SOME FAVORITES
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The
Cowbird: Reflections on Development from an Unlikely Source.
West, King & Eastzer. 1981. American Scientist, 69, 56-66.
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Settling Nature and Nuture into an
Ontogenetic Niche.
West & King.
1987. Developmental Psychobiology, 20(5): 549-562.
(686K file) |
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The Inheritance of
Niches.
West, King, Arberg. 1988.
In E. M. Blass (Ed.), Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology.
Plenum Press. |
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Mozart's Starling.
West & King. 1990. American Scientist, 78, 106-114.
(3.74MB file) |
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Communicating about Communicating:
When Innate Is Not Enough. West, King & Duff. 1990.
Developmental Psychobiology, 23(7): 585-598. (772KB file) |
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Science Lies its way to the
Truth.
West & King. 2001. In E. M. Blass (Ed.), Handbook of Behavioral
Neurobiology. Plenum Press. |
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The
Ontogeny of Competence. West & King. 2002. In D. Lewkowicz
and R. Lickliter(eds.), Conceptions of Development, NY: Psychology Press.
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