Smithsonian Research Bibliography
McKellar, Ann E., Marra, Peter P., Hannon, Susan J., Studds, Colin E. and Ratcliffe, Laurene M.
2013. Winter rainfall predicts phenology in widely separated populations of a migrant songbird.
Oecologia, 172(2): 595-605.
doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2520-8
Germain, Ryan R., Reudink, Matthew W., Marra, Peter P., Boag, Peter T. and Ratcliffe, Laurene M.
2011. Delayed maturation of multiple signals in a migratory songbird.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66(3): 419-431.
doi:10.1007/s00265-011-1288-x
Germain, Ryan, Marra, Peter P., Kyser, T. Kurt and Ratcliffe, Laurene.
2010.
Adult-Like Plumage Coloration Predicts Winter Territory Quality and Timing of Arrival on the Breeding Grounds of Yearling Male American Redstarts.
The Condor, 112(4): 676-682.
Langin, K. M., Marra, Peter P., Nemeth, Z., Moore, F. R., Kyser, T. K. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2009.
Breeding latitude and timing of spring migration in songbirds crossing the Gulf of Mexico.
Journal of Avian Biology, 40(3): 309-316.
Reudink, M. W., Marra, Peter P., Boag, P. T. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2009.
Plumage colouration predicts paternity and polygyny in the American redstart.
Animal Behaviour, 77: 495-501.
Reudink, M. W., Marra, Peter P., Kyser, T. K., Boag, P., Langin, K. and Ratcliffe, L.
2009. Non-breeding season events influence sexual selection in a long-distance migratory bird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) B, 276(1662): 1619-1626.
Reudink, M. W., Studds, C. E., Kyser, T. K., Marra, Peter P. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2009. Plumage brightness predicts non-breeding season territory quality in a long-distance migratory songbird.
Journal of Avian Biology, 40: 34-41.
Reudink, M. W., Marra, Peter P., Langin, K. M., Studds, C. E., Kyser, T. K. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2008. Molt-migration in the American Redstart (
Setophaga ruticilla) revisited: Explaining variation in feather delta D signatures.
The Auk, 125(3): 742-746.
Langin, K. M., Reudink, M. W., Marra, Peter P., Norris, D. R. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2007. Variation in stable-hydrogen isotopes within a breeding population of American redstarts: Implications for geographic assignment.
Oecologia, 152: 449-457.
Langin, K. M., Reudink, M. W., Marra, Peter P., Norris, D. Ryan, Kyser, T. Kurt and Ratcliffe, Laurene M.
2007.
Hydrogen isotopic variation in migratory bird tissues of known origin: implications for geographic assignment.
Oecologia, 152(3): 449-457.
Norris, D. R., Marra, Peter P., Kyser, T. Kurt, Ratcliffe, Laurene M. and Montgomerie, Robert.
2007.
Continent-wide variation in feather colour of a migratory songbird in relation to body condition and moulting locality.
Biology Letters, 3(1): 16-19.
Langin, K. M., Norris, D. R., Kyser, T. K., Marra, Peter P. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2006.
Capital versus income breeding in a migratory passerine bird: evidence from stable-carbon isotopes.
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 84: 947-953.
Norris, D. R., Marra, Peter P., Kyser, T. Kurt, Sherry, T. W. and Ratcliffe, Laurene M.
2006. Migratory connectivity of a widely distributed Neotropical-Nearctic songbird.
Ornithological Monographs, 61: 14-28.
Norris, D. R., Marra, Peter P., Kyser, T. Kurt and Ratcliffe, Laurene M.
2005. Using stable-carbon isotopes in cellular blood to track the habitat use of a long-distance migratory bird throughout the annual cycle.
Journal of Avian Biology, 36: 1-7.
Norris, D. R., Marra, Peter P., Kyser, T. W., Sherry, T. W. and Ratcliffe, L. M.
2004.
Tropical winter habitat limits reproductive success on the temperate breeding grounds in a migratory bird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) B, 271: 59-64.