Publications | lutherlab

2024

Roberts J**, and D Luther. 2024. Captive birds exhibit greater foraging efficiency and vigilance after anti-predator training.

Behavioral Ecology. Accepted.

Herrera D**, M Fidino, D Luther, J Mullinax, T Gallo 2024. Historical park planning is associated with modern-day

patterns of bird diversity in cities. Landscape and Urban Planning. 249:105132. https://doi.org/10.1016/

j.landurbplan.2024.105132

Luther D, JD Wolfe, E Johnson, PC Stouffer, J Batchelor*, C Tarwater. 2024. Habitat use of Amazonian birds varies by

age and foraging guild along a disturbance gradient. Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences B.

291:20240866. http://doi.org/10/1098/rspb.2024.0866

Siegel T**, WJ Cooper, RE Forkner, WF Laurance, JL Camargo, D Luther. 2024. Forest fragmentatio
effects on mutualistic interactions: Frugivorous birds and fruiting trees. Oikos. Accepted. http://doi.org/10.1111/

oik.10383

Farinelli S**, L Keith-Diagne, J Garnica, J Keiman, D Luther. 2024. Quantifying survey effort of unmanned aerial vehicles

(UAVs) to detect Amazonian manatees. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. 19(1), 42-60.

2023

Rios-Chelen A, D Luther, D Potvin and C Templeton. 2023. Editorial: Effects of noise on organisms: from mechanisms to

ecological consequences. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution – Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology section.

11, 1348098.

Seigel T**, A Magrach, B Laurance, and D Luther. 2023. A global meta-analysis of the impacts of

forest fragmentation on biotic mutualisms and antagonisms. Conservation Biology. 38(3) e14206. https://

doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14206

Hertel S**, and D Luther. 2023. The role of social and political factors in the success of rewilding

projects. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4: 1020530. http://doi:10.3389/fcosc.2023.1205380

Coddington C**, J Cooper, C Rutt, K Mokross, B Amaral, P Stouffer, D Luther. 2023. Amazonian

mixed-species flocks demonstrate flexible preferences for vertical forest structure. Ecosphere. 2023;14e:4720. https://

doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4720

Pollock H, C Rutt, W Cooper, J Brawn, Z Cheviron, D Luther. 2023. Equivocal support for the climate

variability hypothesis within a Neotropical bird assemblage. Ecology e4206. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4206

Luther, D. 2023. Book Review: A Wing and A Prayer: The race to save our vanishing species. Ornithological Applications.

125. 1-2.

Carvalho et al. 2023. Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research. Current Biology. 1-9.

doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.077

Cooper J, W McShea, M Songer, Q Huang, D Luther. 2023. Harmonizing spatial scales and ecologicaltheories to predict

avian richness and functional diversity within forest ecosystems. Royal Proceedings B. 290:2030742.

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0742

Rutt C, P Stouffer, B Amaral, D Luther. 2023. Long-term capture data reveal Amazonian birds shift daily

activity patterns. Oikos. 2023 e09670. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09670

Roberts J** and D Luther. 2023. An exploratory analysis of behavior-based and other management

techniques to improve avian conservation translocations. Biological Conservation.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109941

Coddington C**, J Cooper, and D Luther . 2023. Avian breeding activity declines after forest fragment isolation.

Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14063

2022

Coddington C**, J Cooper, D Luther. 2022. Forest structure predicts species richness and functional

diversity in Amazonian mixed-species bird flock. Biotropica. 00:1-13 http://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13201

Rutt C, P Stouffer, J Cooper, C Vargas, T Costa, M Cohn-Haft, D Luther. 2022. Low species turnover of

upland Amazonian birds in the absence of physical barriers. Diversity and Distributions. Accepted

Nov 22 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13662

Luther D et al. 2022. Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed

and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest. Royal Society Proceedings B. 289: 20221123.

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1123

Kazo L,** T Lovejoy, and D Luther. 2022. Effects of forest fragmentation on body condition of

understory birds at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project in Amazonia. Biotropica. 54

(4): 852-859. http://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13108

Clark JD**, PB Benham, JE Maldonado, D Luther, HC Lim. 2022. Maintenance of local adaption

despite gene flow in a coastal songbird. Evolution. 76(7): 1481-1494. http://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14538

Coddington C,** C Dove, D Luther. 2022. Microscopic analysis of the plumulaceous feather

characteristics of Cathartiformes and Accipitriformes in North America. Journal of Raptor Research.

56: 75-88. https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-21-16

2021

Luther D and EP Derryberry. 2021. Editorial: Behavioral adaptations to life in the city. Frontiers in

Ecology and Evolution. 448. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.716713

Griffiths B**, M Bowler, WJ Cooper, M Gilmore, D Luther. 2021. Dissimilarities in species.

assemblages among Amazonian mineral licks. Biotropica. 53(5): 1255-1260.

http://doi:10.1111/btp.13012

Luther et al. 2021. Conservation actions benefit the most threatened species: A 13-year assessment

of Alliance for Zero Extinction species. Conservation Science in Practice. 3;e510.

http://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.510

Derryberry EP and D Luther. 2021. What is known-and not known-about acoustic communication in

an urban soundscape. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61(5): 1783-1794.

https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab131

Roberts JL**, WJ Cooper, D Luther. 2021. Global assessment of forest quality for threatened

terrestrial vertebrate species in need of conservation translocation programs. PloS One, 16(4): e0249378.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249378

Smith S**, E Derryberry, J Phillips, D Luther. 2021. Long-term changes of plumage between urban

and rural populations of White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys). Journal of Urban

Ecology. 7(1): juaa038. https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juaa038

2020

Phillips J, D Luther, WJ Cooper, EP Derryberry. 2020. Territory quality predicts vocal performance.

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8, 587120. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.587120

Luther D, C Beatty, WJ Cooper, N Cox, S Farinelli**, M Foster, J Lamoreux, PJ Stephenson, T

Brooks. 2020. Global assessment of critical forest and landscape restoration needs for threatened terrestrial

vertebrate species. Global Ecology and Conservation. 24, e01359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01359

Griffiths B**, M Bowler, M Gilmore, D Luther. 2020. Temporal patterns of visitation of birds and

mammals at mineral licks in the Peruvian amazon. Ecology and Evolution. 10 (24), 14152-14164.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7006

Derryberry EP, J Phillips, G Derryberry, MJ Blum, D Luther. 2020. Singing in a silent spring: birds

respond to a half-century soundscape reversion during the COVID-19 shutdown. Science. 370

(6516): 575-579. http://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd5777

Luther D, WJ Cooper, J Wolfe, R Bierregaard Jr, A Gonzalez, T Lovejoy. 2020. Tropical forest

fragmentation and isolation; Is community decay a random process. Global Ecology and

Conservation. 23, e01168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01168

Cooper WJ**. WJ McShea, T Forrester, and D Luther. 2020. The value of local habitat heterogeneity

and productivity for estimating avian species richness and species of concern. Ecosphere. 11(5)

e159062. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3107

Wolfe J; Philip C Stouffer; Richard O. Bierregaard; D Luther; Thomas E. Lovejoy. 2020.

Effects of a regenerating matrix on the survival of birds in tropical forest fragments. Avian

Research. 11 (1): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00193-x

Phillips J., C Rochefort*, S Lipshutz**, GE Derryberry, D Luther, EP Derryberry. 2020. Increased

attenuation and reverberation are associated with lower maximum frequencies and narrow bandwidth

of bird songs in cities. Journal of Ornithology. 161 (2): 593-608.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01751-2

2019

Gentry KE, D Luther. 2019. Immediate signaling flexibility in the model system Zonotrichia

Leucophrys nuttalli. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 146(4): 2895. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5137043

Cooper WJ**, WJ McShea, D Luther, and T Forrester. 2019. Incorporating local habitat

heterogeneity and productivity measures when modeling vertebrate richness. Environmental Conservation.

49(1):7-14. https://doi:10.1017/S0376892919000328

Moseley D, JN Phillips, EP Derryberry, and D Luther. 2019. Evidence for differing trajectories of

song in urban and rural populations. Behavioral Ecology. 30(6): 1734-1742.

https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz142

Johnson A**, Sillett, T, Luther, D, Hermann, V Akre, T, McShea. 2019. Effects of habitat

Management on overwintering grassland bird communities. Journal of Wildlife Management.

83(7):1515-1267. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21730

Luther D and K Gentry**. 2019. Funding and conservation actions for vertebrate species listed under

the Endangered Species Act, is it enough? Endangered Species Reports 39: 105-114.

https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00965

Golden Kroner R, et al. 2019. The uncertain future of protected lands and waters. Science 364(6443):

881- 886. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau5525

Gentry K** and D Luther. 2019. Noise-induced vocal plasticity in urban white-crowned sparrows

Does not involve adjustment of trill performance components. Scientific Reports. 9(1): 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36276-5

2018

Moseley D, G Derryberry, R Danner, D Luther, E Derryberry. 2018. Acoustic adaptation to city

noise through vocal learning by a songbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285(1888):

20181356. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1356

Phillips J, K Gentry**, D Luther, E Derryberry. 2018. Surviving in the city: higher apparent survival

for urban birds but worse condition on noisy territories. Ecosphere. 9(9): e02440.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2440

2017

Gentry K**, Luther D. 2017. Spatiotemporal patterns of avian vocal activity in relation to urban and

rural background noise. Journal of Ecoacoustics. 1(1):5. https://doi.org/10.22261/jea.z9tqhu

Gentry K**, Derryberry E, Danner R, Danner J, Luther D. 2017. Immediate signaling flexibility in

response to experimental noise in urban, but not rural White-crowned Sparrows. Ecosphere 8(8):

e01916. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1916

Gentry K**, Mckenna M, Luther D. 2017. Evidence of suboscine song plasticity in response to

traffic noise fluctuations and temporary road closures. Bioacoustics 27(2): 165 – 181.

https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2017.1303645

Luther D, Danner R, Danner J, Gentry K**, & Derryberry E. 2017. The relative response of

songbirds to shifts in song amplitude and song minimum frequency. Behavioral Ecology 28(2): 391-

397. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arw172

Derryberry E, Gentry K**, Danner R, Danner JE, Derryberry GE, Phillips JN**, Lipshutz SE**, ... &

Luther D. 2017. White-crowned sparrow males show immediate flexibility in song amplitude but not

in song minimum frequency in response to changes in noise levels in the field. Ecology and

Evolution 7(13): 4991-5001. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3037

2016

Luther D, Skelton J, Fernandez* C, Walters JR. 2016. Conservation action implementation, funding,

and population trends of birds listed on the Endangered Species Act. Biological Conservation

197: 229-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.03.019

Derryberry E, Danner R, Danner JE, Derryberry GE, Phillips JN, Lipshutz SE, Gentry

KE, & Luther D. 2016. Patterns of Song across Natural and Anthropogenic

Soundscapes Suggest That White-Crowned Sparrows Minimize Acoustic Masking and Maximize

Signal Content. PloS one, 11(4): e0154456. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154456

Luther D and R Danner. 2016. Birds with larger bills are more active in the heat: Support for the

bill as a thermoregulatory organ. Auk 133(4): 770-778. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-16-6.1

Luther D, Brooks T, Butchart S, Hayward M, Lamoreux J, Kester M**, Upgren A. 2016.

Determinants of bird conservation action implementation and associated population trends of

threatened species. Conservation Biology 30(6): 1338 – 1346. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12757

Danner R, Olsen B, Luther D. 2016. Migratory status, winter subspecies interactions, and habitat

segregation of Atlantic song sparrow Melospiza melodia atlantica. Wilson Ornithological Journal

128(2): 434 - 437. https://doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-128.2.434

2015 - 2011

Schwebach, J. R, D. Gerasimova, D Luther, AB Verhoeven, CP Davis, M Gostel, C Romulo, L

Schreffler**, P Seshaiyer, JK Nelson. 2015. Advancing graduate education and faculty development

with discipline based education research and the SIMPLE framework: Design memos in biology for

active teaching. Athens Journal of Education. 3(3):211-223.

Luther D, J. Phillips**, E.P. Derryberry. 2015. Not so sexy in the city: urban birds adjust songs to

noise but compromise vocal performance. Behavioral Ecology. 27(1):332-340.

https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arv162

Swaddle, JP, CD Francis, JR Barber, CB Cooper, CM Kyba, DM Dominoni, G Shannon, E

Aschehoug, SE Goodwin, AY Kawahara, D Luther, K Spoelstra, M Voss, T Longcore. 2015. A

framework to assess evolutionary responses to anthropogenic light and sound. Trends in Ecology and

Evolution. 30 (9): 550-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.009

Luther, D and J. Magnotti*. 2014. Can animals detect differences in vocalizations adjusted for

anthropogenic noise? Animal Behaviour. 92, 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.03.033

Luther, D. 2014. The invasion of terrestrial fauna into marine habitat: Birds in mangroves. In

Invasion Biology and Ecosystem Theory – Insights from a continent in transition. Pages 103-117.

Eds Gordon, I. and H. Prins. Cambridge Press, Cambridge UK.

Luther, D. and R. Greenberg. 2014. Contributing factors to bill morphology: Climate, habitat, and

sex. Ecology and Evolution. 4 (6), 699-705. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.911

Luther, D. and K. Gentry**. 2013. Sources of background noise and their influence on animal

communication. Behaviour. 150: 1045-1068. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003054

Luther, D. and E. Derryberry. 2012. Birdsongs keep pace with city life: changes in song over time

in an urban songbird affects communication. Animal Behaviour. 83: 1059 – 1066.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.034

Greenberg, R, R. Danner, B. Olsen, and D. Luther. 2012. High summer temperature explains bill size

variation in salt marsh sparrows. Ecography. 35: 146 – 152.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07002.x

Dowling*, J, D. Luther, P. Marra. 2011. Comparative effects of urban development and

anthropogenic noise on bird songs. Behavioral Ecology 23: 201 – 209.

https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arr176

Luther D., and R. Greenberg. 2011. The island syndrome in coastal wetland ecosystems:

convergent evolution of large bills in mangrove passerines. Auk. 128 (2): 201 – 204.

https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2011.10262

2010 and earlier

Luther, D., M.A. Acevedo, M.I. Herrera Montes, A.R. Estrada, T.M. Aide. 2010. Is congener

abundance related to vocal adjustments that minimize acoustic interference? Caribbean Journal of

Science. 2(3): 143 – 150. https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v46i2.a3

Luther, D. and L. Baptista. 2010. Urban noise and the cultural evolution of bird songs.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 277: 469 – 473.

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.1571

Luther, D. and R. Greenberg. 2009. A global perspective on the evolution and conservation of

terrestrial vertebrate species in mangroves. BioScience. 59: 602 – 612.

https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2009.59.7.11

Luther, D. 2009. The influence of the acoustic community on songs of birds in a

Neotropical rainforest. Behavioral Ecology. 20: 864 – 871. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp074

Luther, D. and R.H. Wiley. 2009. The evolution of communication: a comparison of production and

perception in songs of Neotropical birds. Biology Letters. 5: 183 – 187.

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0733

Luther, D. 2008. Signaler: receiver coordination and the timing of communication in Amazonian birds.

Biology Letters. 4: 651-654. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0406

Luther, D. et al. 2008. Assessing the impact of local habitat variables and landscape context on

riparian birds in agricultural, urbanized, and native landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation.

17: 1923 – 1935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9332-5

NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Epstein E and D Luther. 2021 Survey of cell and molecular biology Laboratory Manual Biology 105,