Academic Publications

The most effective way of communicating research findings to the scientific community is through professional journals. The Center for Conservation Biology is committed to making research findings available to the broader community of researchers as appropriate. Although time constraints have limited submissions and resulted in a greater lag between findings and publication, Center staff and students regularly submit papers to appropriate journals. Articles from the Center have appeared in a diversity of journals from regional to international.

The Center has published over 33 academic publications to date. Viewing requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here for a free download). High quality, printed copies can be requested by sending an email to conbio@wm.edu. Please include Publication Code in order. Cost may apply.

Watts, B. D. and B. R. Truitt. 2001. Abundance of shorebirds along the Virginia Barrier Islands during spring migration. The Raven 71: 1-12

Havens, K. J., L. M. Varnell, and B. D. Watts. 2001. Maturation of a constructed tidal marsh relative to two natural reference tidal marshes over 12 years. Ecological Engineering 18: 305-315

Dunning, J. B. Jr., B. J. Danielson, B. D. Watts, J. Liu, and D. G. Krementz. 2000. Studying wildlife at local and landscape scales: Bachman's Sparrows at the Savannah River Site. Studies in Avian Biology 21: 75-80

Whalen, D. M. and B. D. Watts. 2000. Interspecific variation in extraction of buried seen within an assemblage of sparrows. Oikos 88: 574-584

Whalen, D. M., B. D. Watts, and D. W. Johnston. 2000. Diet of autumn migration Northern Saw-whet Owls on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Journal of Raptor Research 34: 42-44

Watts, B. D. 2000. Role of the Delmarva Coastal Bays. Proc. Delmarva Coastal Bays Conf III: Tri-state approaches to preserving aquatic resources : 36-38

Wilson, M. D.and B. D. Watts. 2000. Breeding bird communities in pine plantations on the Coastal Plain of North Carolina. The Chat 64: 1-14

Mabey, S. E. and B. D. Watts. 2000. Conservation of landbird migrants: Addressing local policy. Studies of Avian Biology 20: 99-108

Wilson, M. D. and B. D. Watts. 1999. Response of Brown-headed Nuthatches to an understory manipulation. Wilson Bulletin 111: 56-60

Watts, B. D. and E. R. Scholle. 1999. Loggerhead Shrike breeding on Fort Lee Army Installation. The Raven 70:

Watts, B. D. and M. A. Byrd. 1999. Expansion of the James River Bald Eagle concentration area. The Raven 70: 18-23

Whalen, D. M. and B. D. Watts. 1999. The influence of audio-lures on capture patterns of migrant Northern Saw-whet Owls. Journal of Field Ornithology 70: 163-168

Millsap, B. A., P.A. Kennedy, M. A. Byrd, G. Court, J. Enderson, and R. N. Rosenfield. 1998. Review of the proposal to de-list the American Peregrine Falcon. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26: 522-538

Brinker, D. F., K. E. Duffy, D. M. Whalen, B. D. Watts, and K. M. Dodge. 1998. Autumn migration of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) in the middle Atlantic and Northeastern United States: What observations from 1995 suggest. Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere. USDA Forest Service/General Technical Report NC-190/1997 :

Wilson, M. D. and B. D. Watts. 1997. Autumn migration of Gray-cheeked and Bicknell's Thrushes at Kiptopeke, Virginia, USA. Journal of Field Ornithology 68: 519-525

Watts, B. D., M. D. Wilson, D. S. Bradshaw, and A. S. Allen. 1998. A survey of Bachman's Sparrows in southeastern Virginia. The Raven 69: 9-14

Bradshaw, D. S. 1998. Shorebirds in Panama - The best kept secret of birding in Central America. In Conservation Panama: Exploring Options for the Futuer : 125 pp.

Watts, B. D. and M. A. Byrd. 1998. Status and distribution of colonial waterbirds in coastal Virginia. The Raven 69: 20-31

Beck, C. W. and B. D. Watts. 1997. The effect of cover and food on space use by wintering Song and Field Sparrows. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 1636-1641

Watts, B. D. 1997. Observations of migrant Bobolinks using a fall roost in Oyster, Virginia. The Raven 68: 93-96

Wilson, M. D. and B. D. Watts. 1997. Differential fall passage times in two subspecies of the Palm Warbler through the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Raven 68: 28-31

Whalen, D. M., B. D. Watts, M. D. Wilson, and D. S. Bradshaw. 1997. Magnitude and timing of the fall migration of Northern Saw-whet Owls through the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Raven 68: 97-104

Watts, B. D. 1996. Landscape configuration and diversity hotspots in wintering sparrows. Oecologia 108: 512-517

Watts, B. D. 1996. Social strategy and cover in Savannah Sparrows. Auk 113: 960-963

Watts, B. D. and D. S. Bradshaw. 1996. Population expansion by Double-crested Cormorants in Virginia. The Raven 67: 75-78

Watts, B. D., D. S. Bradshaw, and R. R. Cross. 1996. Annual Plover survey of the Virginia Barrier Islands: A ten year summary. The Raven 67: 84-89

Watts, B. D., M. A. Byrd, and M. U. Watts. 1996. Status and distribution of Cliff Swallows in coastal Virginia. The Raven 67: 21-24

Bradshaw, D. S. 1995. Habitat use by a relict population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Southeastern Virginia in Red-cockaded woodpecter: Recovery, ecology, and management (D. L. Kulhavy, R. G. Hooper, and R. Costa, eds.). Center for Applied Studies in Forestry, College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University : 482-488

Watts, B. D. 1995. Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea) in Birds of North America, No. 161 (A. Pool and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and The American Ornithologists' Union :

Watts, B. D. 1995. Incidence of breeding by Yellow-crowned Night-herons in juvenal plumage. Colonial Waterbirds 18: 222-223

Watts, B. D. and D. S. Bradshaw. 1995. Ghost crab preys on Piping Plover eggs. Wilson Bulletin 107: 767-768

Watts, B. D. and D. S. Bradshaw. 1994. The influence of human disturbance on the location of Great Blue Heron colonies in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Colonial Waterbirds 17: 163-165

Therres, G. D., M. A. Byrd, and D. S. Bradshaw. 1993. Effects of development on nesting Bald Eagles: Case studies from the Chesapeake Bay. Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. Res. Conf. 58: 62-69