Todd M. Jones, PhD
Assistant Research Biologist
Conservation Science of Military Landscapes
Archbold Biological Station
2024
26. Jones, T. M., S. J. Chiavacci, T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2024. Nesting and post-fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging. Ibis 166: 411-423.
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25. Rudzki, E. N., N. D. Antonson, T. M. Jones, W. M. Schelsky, B. K. Trevelline, M. E. Hauber, and K. D. Kohl. 2024. Host avian species and environmental conditions influence the microbial ecology of brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird nestlings: What rules the roost? Molecular Ecology 6: e17289.
24. Jones, T. M., N. W. Cooper, H. Haradon, A. R. Brunner, B. C. Dossman, M. P. Wards, T. S. S. Sillett, and S. A. Kaiser. 2024. Considerations for radio-transmitter specifications on songbirds: color and antenna length matter too. Journal of Field Ornithology 95: 7.
2023
23. Jones, T. M., L. J. Kearns, and A. D. Rodewald. 2023. Anthropogenic light pollution is associated with diel patterns of fledging in an urban adapted songbird. Urban Ecosystems 26: 1651-1658.
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22. Jones, T. M., A. P. Llamas, and J. N. Phillips. 2023. Phenotypic signatures of urbanization? Resident, but not migratory, songbird eye size varies with urban-associated light pollution levels. Global Change Biology 29: 6635-6646.
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21. Jones, T. M, A. J. Di Giovanni, M. E. Hauber, and M. P. Ward. 2023. Ontogenetic effects of brood parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbird on host offspring. Ecology 104: e3925.
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20. Di Giovanni, A. J., M. J. Miller, T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2023. Hatching failure is greater in altricial bird species with cavity nests and large clutches. Ornithology 140: 1-15.
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2022
19. Jones, T. M., T. J. Benson, M. E. Hauber, and M. P. Ward. 2022. Host-community wide patterns of post-fledging behavior and survival of obligate brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirds. Oecologia 198: 981-993.
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18. Jones, T. M., and M. P. Ward. 2022. Post-fledging behavioral ecology of migratory songbirds: how do fledgling activity rates vary across species? Behavioral Ecology 33: 336-342.
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2021
17. Merrill, L., Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2021. Early-life patterns of growth are linked to levels of phenotypic trait covariance and post-fledging mortality across avian species. Ecology and Evolution 11: 15695-15707.
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16. Jones, T. M., and M. P. Ward. 2021. Parasitic cowbird development up to fledging and subsequent post-fledging survival reflect life history variation found across host species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 75: 133.
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2020
15. Jones, T. M., T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Terrapene carolina carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) Diet. Herpetological Review 51: 839.
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14. Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, I. J. Ausprey, A. C. Vitz, A. D. Rodewald, D. W. Raybuck, T. J. Boves, C. J. Fiss, D. J. McNeil, S. H. Stoleson, J. L. Larking, W. A. Cox, A. C. Schwarzer, N. P. Horsley, E. M. Trumbo, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Parental benefits and offspring costs reflect parent-offspring conflict over the age of fledging among songbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 117: 30539-30546. Featured across many media outlets including the CBC, Forbes, and CNN.
13. Jones, T. M., and M. P. Ward. 2020. Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects and the adaptive significance of variation in wing development for juvenile songbirds. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 2235-2245.
12. Pollock, H. S., T. M. Jones, C. E. Tarwater, E. T. Nishikawa, and J. D. Brawn. 2020. Rapid colonization of a large treefall gap in a lowland tropical forest. Journal of Field Ornithology 91: 107-117. Featured in ACES News and CBC Wildlife Magazine 'Meet the Scientists'.
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11. Jones, T. M., T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Does the size and developmental stage of traits at fledging reflect juvenile flight ability among songbirds? Functional Ecology 34: 799-810.
2019
​10. Pollock, H. S., J. A. Savidge, M. Kastner, T. F. Seibert, and T. M. Jones. 2019. Pervasive impacts of invasive brown treesnakes drive low fledgling survival in endangered Micronesian Starlings (Aplonis opaca) on Guam. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 121: 1-11; Editor's Choice.
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​9. Jones, T. M., L. Merrill, S. E. Zachar, J. D. Brawn, M. P. Ward. 2019. Haemosporidian parasite infections in the Dickcissel (Spiza americana): prevalence and costs. Journal of Parasitology 105: 232-236.
2018
​8. Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, M. P. Ward. 2018. Development of activity rates in fledgling songbirds: when do young birds begin to behave like adults? Behaviour 155: 337-350.
2017
​7. Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, M. P. Ward. 2017. Post-fledging habitat use in the Dickcissel. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 119: 497-504.
6. Jones, T. M., M. P. Ward, T. J. Benson, and J. D. Brawn. 2017. Variation in nestling body condition and wing development predict cause-specific mortality in fledgling Dickcissels. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 439-447.
2015
5. Watts, B. D., F. M. Smith, C. Poli, N. Banfield, and T. M. Jones. 2015. Bell's Vireo captured on lower Delmarva Peninsula. The Raven 86: 11-12.
2013
​4. Zenzal Jr., T. J., A. C. Fish, T. M. Jones, E. A. Ospina, and F. R. Moore. 2013. Observations of mortality and anti-predator behavior of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilocus colubris) during migratory stopover. Southeastern Naturalist 12: N21-N25.
3. Jones, T. M., M. E. Akresh, and D. I. King. 2013. Recent sightings of Kirtland’s Warblers on San Salvador Island, The Bahamas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 125: 637-643; research featured in BirdWatchingDaily.
2011
2. Rodewald, A. D., D. P. Shustack, and T. M. Jones. 2011. Dynamic selective environments and evolutionary traps in a human dominated landscape. Ecology 92: 1781-1788.
2010
1. Jones, T. M., A. D. Rodewald, and D. P. Shustack. 2010. Variation in plumage coloration of Northern Cardinals in urbanizing landscapes. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122: 326-333; research featured in The Ohio State Univeristy Research News and The Columbus Dispatch.
In Revision/Review/Prep
a.) Di Giovanni, A. J., T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. In revision. Factors affecting embryonic heart rate across altricial bird species. Ecology and Evolution.
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b.) Davidson-Onsgard, A., T. M. Jones, K. Savides, and S. A. Kaiser. In review. First record of a female Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) incubating an empty nest in North America. Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
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d.) Jones, T. M., T. S. S. Sillett, and S. A. Kaiser. In review. Post-fledging ecology across the altricial-precocial spectrum. Biological Reviews.
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c.) Phillips, J. N., T. M. Jones, and C. D. Francis. In prep. Nesting near noise and light-filled nights: The fitness consequences of enduring combined sensory pollution. Ecology Letters.
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e.) Hutchison, J. C., T. M. Jones, E. Woernley, T. S. S. Sillett, and S. A. Kaiser. In prep. Post-fledging survival, habitat use, and movement of migratory Black-throated Blue Warblers in high- and low-risk habitat. Ornithology.
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f.) Woernley, E., T. M. Jones, J. C. Hutchison, T. S. S. Sillett, and S. A. Kaiser. In prep. Timing of breeding influences post-fledging survival and parental care in the Black-throated Blue Warbler.
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