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  1. Ballentine, B., W. A. Searcy & S. Nowicki, Reliable aggressive signalling in swamp sparrows, Animal Behaviour, vol. 75 (2008), pp. 693-703 .
  2. Searcy, W. A., R. C. Anderson & S. Nowicki, Is bird song a reliable signal of aggressive intent? A reply, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 62 (2008), pp. 1213-1216 .
  3. Anderson, R. C., W. A. Searcy & S. Nowicki, Testing the function of song matching in birds: responses of eastern male song sparrows Melospiza melodia to partial song matching, Behaviour, vol. 154 (2008), pp. 347-363 .
  4. Searcy, W. A. & S. Nowicki, Bird song and the problem of signal reliability, American Scientist, vol. 96 (2008), pp. 114-121 .
  5. Prather, J. F., S. Peters, S. Nowicki & R. Mooney, Precise auditory-motor mirroring in neurons for learned vocal communication, Nature, vol. 451 (2008), pp. 305-310 .
  6. Hughes, M., R. C. Anderson, W. A. Searcy, L. M. Bottensek & S. Nowicki, Song type sharing and territory tenure in eastern song sparrows: implications for the evolution of song repertoires, Animal Behaviour, vol. 73 (2007), pp. 701-710 .
  7. Anderson, R., S. Nowicki & W. A. Searcy, Soft song in song sparrows: response of males and females to an enigmatic signal, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 61 (2007), pp. 1267-1274 .
  8. Searcy W. A. and S. Nowicki, Signal interception and the use of soft song in aggressive interactions, Ethology, vol. 112 (2006), pp. 865-872 .
  9. Searcy, W. A., R. Anderson & S. Nowicki, Bird song as a signal of aggressive intent, Bahvioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 160 (2006), pp. 234-241 .
  10. Nowicki, S. & W.A. Searcy, Song and mate choice in birds: How the development of behavior helps us understand function, Auk, vol. 122 (2005), pp. 1-14 .
  11. Anderson, R.C., W.A. Searcy & S. Nowicki, Partial song matching in an eastern population of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia), Anim. Behav., vol. 69 (2005), pp. 189-196 .
  12. Hyman, J, M Hughes, WA Searcy & S Nowicki., Individual variation in the strength of territory defense in song sparrows: correlates of age, territory tenure, and neighbor aggressiveness., Behaviour, vol. 141 (2004), pp. 15-27 .
  13. Searcy, WA, S Peters & S Nowicki, Effects of early nutrition on growth rate and adult size in song sparrows., Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 35 (2004), pp. 269-279 .
  14. Podos J and S Nowicki, Performance limits on birdsong production., in Nature’s Music: The Science of Birdsong., edited by P Marler and H Slabbekoorn (2004), pp. 318-341, Elsevier/Academic Press: New York .
  15. Ballentine, B, J Hyman & S Nowicki, Singing performance influences female response to male bird song: an experimental test., Behavioral Ecology, vol. 15 (2004), pp. 163-168 .
  16. Podos, J., S. Peters & S Nowicki, Calibration of song learning targets during vocal ontogeny in swamp sparrows (Melospiza georgiana)., Animal Behaviour, vol. 68 (2004), pp. 929-940 .
  17. Podos, J & S Nowicki, Beaks, adaptation, and vocal evolution in Darwin’s finches., Bioscience, vol. 54 (2004), pp. 501-510 .
  18. Nowicki S & WA Searcy, Song function and the evolution of female preferences: Why birds sing, why brains matter., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., vol. 1016 (2004), pp. 704-723 .
  19. Searcy, WA, S. Nowicki and S. Peters, Phonology and dialect discrimination in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia), Ethology, vol. 109 (2003), pp. 23-35 .
  20. Nowicki S, WA Searcy and S Peters, Brain development, song learning and mate choice in birds: a review and experimental test of the “nutritional stress hypothesis.”, J. Comp Physiol. A, vol. 188 (2002), pp. 1003-1014 .
  21. Nowicki S, WA Searcy and S Peters, Quality of song learning affects female response to male bird song., Proc. Roy Soc. Lond B, vol. 269 (2002), pp. 1949-1954 .
  22. Nowicki S, WA Searcy, T Krueger and M Hughes, Individual variation in response to simulated territorial challenge among territoy-holding song sparrows, J. Avian Biol., vol. 33 (2002), pp. 253-259 .
  23. Searcy WA, S Nowicki, M Hughes and S Peters, Geographic song discrimination in relation to dispersal distances in song sparrows, Amer. Natur., vol. 159 (2002), pp. 221-230 .
  24. Hoese WJ and S Nowicki, Using "the organism" as a conceptual focus in an introductory biology course, Amer. Biol. Teacher, vol. 63 (2001), pp. 176-182 .
  25. Mooney R, W Hoese and S Nowicki, Auditory representation of the vocal repertoire in a songbird with multiple song types, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 98 (2001), pp. 12798-12783 .
  26. Nowicki S, WA Searcy, M Hughes, and J Podos, The evolution of bird song: male and female response to song innovation in swamp sparrows, Anim. Behav., vol. 62 (2001), pp. 1189-1195 .
  27. Peters S, WA Searcy, MD Beecher and S Nowicki, Geographic variation in the organization of song sparrow repertoires, Auk, vol. 117 (2000), pp. 936-942 .
  28. Podos J and S Nowicki, Mechanical limits and the evolution of vocalizations in birds, in A Ornithologia no Brasil: Pesquisa Atual e Perspectivas, do Congresso Brasileiro de Ornitologia, pp.251-271, edited by Maria Alice dos Santos Alves, et al. (2000), EdUERJ: Rio de Janiero (pp. 251-271.) .
  29. Searcy WA and S Nowicki, Male-male competition and female choice in the evolution of vocal signaling, in Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication, pp.301-315, edited by Y Espmark, T Amundsen and G Rosenqvist (2000), Tapir Academic Press: Trondheim (pp. 301-315.) .
  30. Searcy WA, S Nowicki and C Hogan, Song type variants and aggressive signaling, Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol, vol. 48 (2000), pp. 358-363 .
  31. Hoese WJ, J Podos, NC Boetticher and S Nowicki, Vocal tract function in birdsong production: experimental manipulation of beak movements, J. Exp. Biol., vol. 203 (2000), pp. 1845-1855 .
  32. Nowicki S, D Hasselquist, S Bensch and S Peters, Nestling growth and song repertoire size in great reed warblers: evidence for song learning as an indicator mechanism in mate choice, Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B, vol. 267 (2000), pp. 2419-2424 .
  33. W.J. Hoese, S. Nowicki & R. Mooney, Auditory encoding of multiple song types in the swamp sparrow, Soc. Neurosci. Abstracts, vol. 26 (2000), pp. 2030 .
  34. Podos J, S Nowicki and S Peters, Permissiveness in vocal syntax learning in the swamp sparrow., Anim. Behav., vol. 58 (1999), pp. 93-103 .
  35. Nowicki S, S Peters, WA Searcy and C Clayton, The development of song variation in song sparrows., Anim. Behav., vol. 57 (1999), pp. 1257-1264 .
  36. Searcy WA and S Nowicki, Functions of song variation in song sparrows., in The Design of Animal Communication, edited by M Konishi and M Hauser (1999), MIT Press: New York (pp. 577-595.) .
  37. Searcy WA, S Nowicki and S Peters, Song types as fundamental units in vocal repertoires., Anim. Behav., vol. 58 (1999), pp. 37-44 .
  38. Nowicki S, S Peters and J Podos, Song learning, early nutrition and sexual selection in songbirds., Amer. Zool., vol. 38 (1998), pp. 179-190 .
  39. Nowicki S, WA Searcy and M Hughes, The territory defense function of song in song sparrows: a test with the speaker occupation design., Behaviour, vol. 135 (1998), pp. 615-628 .
  40. Hughes M, S Nowicki, WA Searcy and S Peters, Song type sharing in song sparrows: Implications for repertoire function and song learning., Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., vol. 42 (1998), pp. 437-446 .
  41. Hughes M, S Nowicki and B Lohr, Call learning in black-capped chickadees (Parus atricapillus): The role of experience in the development of “chick-a-dee” calls., Ethology, vol. 104 (1998), pp. 232-249 .
  42. Erickson CJ, S Nowicki, L Dollar and N Goehring, Percussive foraging: Stimuli for prey location by aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis)., Int. J. Primatol., vol. 19 (1998), pp. 111-122 .
  43. Gaunt AS and S Nowicki, Birdsong: acoustics and physiology revisited., in Animal Acoustic Communication., edited by SL Hopp, MJ Owren and CS Evans (1998), Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg (pp. 291-321.) .
  44. S. Nowicki, Bird acoustics, in Encyclopedia of Acoustics, edited by M.J. Crocker (1997), pp. 1813-1817, New York: John Wiley & Sons .
  45. Searcy, W.A., M. Hughes & S. Nowicki, The response of male and female song sparrows to geographic variation in song., Condor, vol. 99 (1997), pp. 651-657 .
  46. S. Peters & S. Nowicki, Development of tonal quality in birdsong: Further evidence from song sparrows, Ethology, vol. 102 (1996), pp. 323-335 .
  47. J. Strote & S. Nowicki, Responses to songs with altered tonal quality by adult song sparrows (Melospiza melodia), Behvavior, vol. 130 (1996), pp. 1-15 .
  48. J. Podos, J. K. Shearer, S. Peters & S. Nowicki, Ontogeny of vocal tract movements during song production in song sparrows, Anim. Behav., vol. 50 (1995), pp. 1287-1296 .
  49. W.A. Searcy, J. Podos, S. Peters & S. Nowicki, Discrimination of song types and variants in song sparrows, Anim. Behav., vol. 49 (1995), pp. 1219-1226 .
  50. B. Lohr, R. Weisman & S. Nowicki, The role of pitch cues in song recognition by Carolina chickadees (Parus carolinensis), Behvavior, vol. 130 (1994), pp. 1-15 .
  51. S. Nowicki, J. Podos & F. Valdés, Temporal patterning of within-song type and between-song type variation in song repertoires, Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol, vol. 34 (1994), pp. 329-335 .
  52. S. Nowicki & J. Podos, Complexity, coupling and contingency in birdsong, in Perspectives in Ethology, edited by P.P.G. Bateson, P. Klopfer & N. Thompson, vol. 10 (1993), pp. 159-186, New York: Plenum Press .
  53. M.W. Westneat, J.H. Long, Jr., W. Hoese & S. Nowicki, Kinematics of birdsong: Functional correlation of cranial movements and acoustic features in sparrows, J. Exp. Biol, vol. 182 (1993), pp. 147-171 .
  54. M. Jacobs, D.P. Nowacek, G. Cannon, S. Nowicki & R.B. Forward, Seasonal changes in vocalizations during behavior of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Estuaries, vol. 16 (1993), pp. 241-246 .
  55. S. Nowicki, M. Westneat & W. Hoese, Birdsong: Motor function and the evolution of communication, Seminars in Neurosci., vol. 4 (1992), pp. 385-390 .
  56. S. Nowicki, P. Marler, A. Maynard & S. Peters, Is the tonal quality of birdsong learned? Evidence from song sparrows, Ethology, vol. 90 (1992), pp. 225-235 .
  57. S. Peters, P. Marler & S. Nowicki, Song sparrows learn from limited exposure to song models, Condor, vol. 94 (1992), pp. 1016-1019 .
  58. J. Podos, S. Peters, T. Rudnicky, P. Marler & S. Nowicki, The organization of song repertoires in song sparrows: Themes and variations, Ethology, vol. 90 (1992), pp. 89-106 .
  59. S. Nowicki, M. Hughes & P. Marler, Flight songs of swamp sparrows: Alternative phonology of an alternative song category, Condor, vol. 93 (1991), pp. 1-11 .
  60. B. Lohr, S. Nowicki & R. Weisman, Pitch production in Carolina chickadee songs, Condor, vol. 93 (1991), pp. 197-199 .
  61. S. Nowicki & D.A. Nelson, Defining natural categories in acoustic signals: Comparison of three methods applied to 'chick-a-dee' call notes, Ethology, vol. 86 (1990), pp. 89-101 .
  62. G.F. Ball & S. Nowicki, Assessment of song quality in photorefractory and photosensitive song sparrows, Anim. Behav., vol. 40 (1990), pp. 986-987 .
  63. S. Nowicki & G.F. Ball, Testosterone induction of song in photosensitive and photorefractory male sparrows, Horm. and Behav., vol. 23 (1989), pp. 514-525 .
  64. S. Nowicki, J.C. Mitani, D.A. Nelson & P. Marler, The communicative significance of tonality in birdsong: Responses to songs produced in helium, Bioacoustics, vol. 2 (1989), pp. 35-46 .
  65. S. Nowicki, Vocal plasticity in captive black-capped chickadees: The acoustic basis and rate of call convergence, Anim. Behav., vol. 37 (1989), pp. 64-73 .
  66. S. Nowicki & P. Marler, How do birds sing?, Music Perception, vol. 5 (1988), pp. 391-426 .
  67. S. Nowicki, Vocal tract resonances in oscine bird sound production: evidence from birdsongs in a helium atmosphere, Nature, vol. 325 (1987), pp. 53-55 .
  68. S. Nowicki & R.R. Capranica, Bilateral syringeal coupling during phonation of a songbird, J. Neuroscience, vol. 6 (1986), pp. 3595-3610 .
  69. S. Nowicki & R.R. Capranica, Bilateral syringeal interaction in the vocal production of an oscine bird sound, Science, vol. 231 (1986), pp. 1297-1299 .
  70. S. Nowicki, Spider, in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, edited by S.P. Parker (editor-in-chief) (1985), pp. 410-412, New York: McGraw-Hill Inc. .
  71. S. Nowicki, A question of identity: the call of the black-capped chickadee, Living Bird Quart., vol. 3 no. 1 (1984), pp. 30 .
  72. S. Nowicki, Flock-specific recognition of chickadee calls, Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., vol. 12 (1983), pp. 317-320 .
  73. T. Eisner & S. Nowicki, Spider web protection through visual advertisement: The role of the "stabilimentum", Science, vol. 219 (1983), pp. 185-187 .
  74. S. Nowicki & T. Eisner, Predatory capture of bombardier beetles by a tabanid fly larva, Psyche, vol. 90 (1983), pp. 119-122 .
  75. R. Jackman, S. Nowicki, D.J. Aneshansley & T. Eisner, Predatory capture of toads by fly larvae, Science, vol. 222 (1983), pp. 515-516 .
  76. M. Jefson, J. Meinwald, S. Nowicki, K. Hicks & T. Eisner, Chemical defense of a rove beetle (Creophilus maxillosus), J. Chem. Ecol., vol. 9 (1983), pp. 159-180 .
  77. S.C. Jain, S. Nowicki, T. Eisner & J. Meinwald, Insect repellents for vetiver oil: Zizanal and epizizanal, Tetr. Letters, vol. 23 (1982), pp. 4639-4642 .
  78. D.L. Mammen & S. Nowicki, Individual differences and within-flock convergence in chickadee calls, Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., vol. 9 (1981), pp. 179-186 .
  79. T. Eisner, S. Nowicki, M. Goetz & J. Meinwald, Red cochineal dye (Carminic acid): Its role in nature, Science, vol. 208 (1980), pp. 1038-1040 .
  80. S. Nowicki & K.B. Armitage, Behavior of juvenile yellow-bellied marmots: Play and social integration, Z. Tierpsychol., vol. 51 (1979), pp. 85-105 .

Papers Accepted

  1. S. Nowicki & W. A. Searcy, Adaptive priorities in brain development: Theoretical comment of Pravosudov (2005), Behavioral Neuroscience (2005) .

Other

  1. Nowicki, S, The Science of Life (2004), The Teaching Company: Chantilly, Virginia (An introductory biology course tailored for an adult-learner audience, presented in 72 half-hour video lectures, available both on DVD and in an audio-only version on CD.) .
  2. Searcy, WA and S Nowicki, The Evolution of Animal Communication: Reliability and Deceit in Signaling Systems (in press), Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ (Book scheduled for publication in July 2005.) .

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