Ken Yasukawa, PhD - Publications

Affiliations: 
Biology Beloit College, Beloit, WI, United States 
Area:
sexual selection, communication, parental behavior
Website:
http://www.beloit.edu/biology/yasukawa/

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Year Citation  Score
2020 Louder MIM, Lafayette M, Louder AA, Uy FMK, Balakrishnan CN, Yasukawa K, Hauber ME. Shared transcriptional responses to con- and heterospecific behavioral antagonists in a wild songbird. Scientific Reports. 10: 4092. PMID 32139746 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-020-60231-Y  0.301
2020 Yasukawa K, Sollenberger J, Lindsey-Robbins J, DeBruyn E. Calling in the face of danger: Do nestling Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) suppress begging in response to predator playbacks? The Auk. 137: 1-11. DOI: 10.1093/Auk/Ukz071  0.356
2017 Yasukawa K, Dorjath EJ, Morgan SK. Antipredator Behavior of Adult and Nestling Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 129: 637-640. DOI: 10.1676/16-099.1  0.478
2017 Yasukawa K. Nest Defense by Male Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) Improves Survival of Broods They Provision The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 129: 368-372. DOI: 10.1676/16-086.1  0.566
2016 Yasukawa K, Lindsey-Robbins J, Henger CS, Hauber ME. Antiparasitic behaviors of Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) in response to simulated Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater): further tests of the frontloaded parasite-defense hypothesis The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 128: 475-486. DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.475  0.486
2016 Yasukawa K, Berrios HK, Johannes AW. A Test of the Nestling Discrimination Hypothesis for Parasitism of Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 128: 437-441. DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491-128.2.437  0.529
2016 Yasukawa K. Do Begging Calls From Nestling Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) Increase Nest Predation? The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 128: 879-884. DOI: 10.1676/15-193.1  0.41
2015 Liu IA, Johndrow JE, Abe J, Lüpold S, Yasukawa K, Westneat DF, Nowicki S. Genetic diversity does not explain variation in extra-pair paternity in multiple populations of a songbird. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 28: 1156-69. PMID 25876793 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12644  0.397
2013 Krauss N, Yasukawa K. How do female Red-winged Blackbirds allocate food within broods? Condor. 115: 198-208. DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110144  0.328
2013 Yasukawa K. Effects of age and experience on the responses of territorial and floater male Red-winged Blackbirds to models of receptive females Journal of Field Ornithology. 84: 377-388. DOI: 10.1111/Jofo.12037  0.512
2011 Bernath-Plaisted J, Yasukawa K. Effect of alarm calling by male Red-winged Blackbirds on nestling begging and female provisioning behavior Journal of Field Ornithology. 82: 395-405. DOI: 10.1111/J.1557-9263.2011.00342.X  0.46
2010 Yasukawa K, Enstrom DA, Parker PG, Jones TC. Male Red-winged Blackbirds with experimentally dulled epaulets experience no disadvantage in sexual selection Journal of Field Ornithology. 81: 31-41. DOI: 10.1111/J.1557-9263.2009.00258.X  0.598
2009 Yasukawa K, Enstrom DA, Parker PG, Jones TC. Epaulet color and sexual selection in the Red-winged blackbird: A field experiment Condor. 111: 740-751. DOI: 10.1525/Cond.2009.090058  0.579
2009 Yasukawa K, Cockburn A. Antipredator vigilance in cooperatively breeding Superb Fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) Auk. 126: 147-154. DOI: 10.1525/Auk.2009.08074  0.384
2009 Yasukawa K, Butler LK, Enstrom DA. Intersexual and intrasexual consequences of epaulet colour in male red-winged blackbirds: an experimental approach Animal Behaviour. 77: 531-540. DOI: 10.1016/J.Anbehav.2008.11.013  0.771
2006 Hoover JP, Yasukawa K, Hauber ME. Spatially and temporally structured avian brood parasitism affects the fitness benefits of hosts' rejection strategies Animal Behaviour. 72: 881-890. DOI: 10.1016/J.Anbehav.2006.02.011  0.405
2004 McGraw KJ, Wakamatsu K, Clark AB, Yasukawa K. Red-winged blackbirds Agelaius phoeniceus use carotenoid and melanin pigments to color their epaulets Journal of Avian Biology. 35: 543-550. DOI: 10.1111/J.0908-8857.2004.03345.X  0.413
2002 Yasukawa K. Female song sparrows prefer males that learn well Bioscience. 52: 1064-1065. DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[1064:Fsspmt]2.0.Co;2  0.492
1999 Searcy WA, Yasukawa K, Lanyon S. Evolution of polygyny in the ancestors of Red-winged Blackbirds Auk. 116: 5-19. DOI: 10.2307/4089449  0.725
1999 Clotfelter ED, Yasukawa K. The function of early onset of nocturnal incubation in red-winged blackbirds Auk. 116: 417-426. DOI: 10.2307/4089375  0.696
1999 Clotfelter ED, Yasukawa K. Impact of brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds on Red-winged blackbird reproductive success Condor. 101: 105-114. DOI: 10.2307/1370451  0.664
1999 Clotfelter ED, Yasukawa K. The effect of aggregated nesting on red-winged blackbird nest success and brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds Condor. 101: 729-736. DOI: 10.2307/1370059  0.673
1998 Burford JE, Friedrich TJ, Yasukawa K. Response to playback of nestling begging in the red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus. Animal Behaviour. 56: 555-561. PMID 9784203 DOI: 10.1006/Anbe.1998.0830  0.506
1996 Johnsen TS, Hengeveld JD, Blank JL, Yasukawa K, Nolan V. Epaulet brightness and condition in female red-winged blackbirds Auk. 113: 356-362. DOI: 10.2307/4088902  0.57
1996 Searcy WA, Yasukawa K. The reproductive success of secondary females relative to that of monogamous and primary females in Red-winged Blackbirds Journal of Avian Biology. 27: 225-230. DOI: 10.2307/3677226  0.702
1995 Yasukawa K, Searcy WA, Poole A, Gill F. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) The Birds of North America Online. DOI: 10.2173/Bna.Rewbla.02  0.586
1993 Yasukawa K, Leanza F, King CD. An observational and brood-exchange sudy of paternal provisioning in the red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus Behavioral Ecology. 4: 78-82. DOI: 10.1093/Beheco/4.1.78  0.37
1992 Yasukawa K, Whittenberger LK, Nielsen TA. Anti-predator vigilance in the red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus: do males act as sentinels? Animal Behaviour. 43: 961-969. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(06)80009-6  0.598
1990 Yasukawa K, Mcclure JL, Boley RA, Zanocco J. Provisioning of nestlings by male and female red-winged blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceus Animal Behaviour. 40: 153-166. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80675-X  0.574
1990 Yasukawa K. Does the "Teer" vocalization deter prospecting female red-winged blackbirds? - A speaker-occupation experiment Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 26: 421-426. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00170900  0.576
1990 Searcy WA, Yasukawa K. Use of the song repertoire in intersexual and intrasexual contexts by male red-winged blackbirds Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 27: 123-128. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00168455  0.715
1989 Searcy WA, Yasukawa K. Alternative models of territorial polygyny in birds American Naturalist. 134: 323-343. DOI: 10.1086/284984  0.699
1989 Yasukawa K. The costs and benefits of a vocal signal: the nest-associated 'Chit' of the female red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus Animal Behaviour. 38: 866-874. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(89)80118-6  0.55
1987 Yasukawa K. Breeding and nonbreeding season mortality of territorial male red- winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) Auk. 104: 56-62. DOI: 10.2307/4087232  0.464
1987 Yasukawa K, Knight RL, Skagen SK. is Courtship intensity a signal of male parental care in red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)? The Auk. 104: 628-634. DOI: 10.1093/Auk/104.4.628  0.579
1987 Yasukawa K, Boley RA, Simon SE. Seasonal change in the vocal behaviour of female red-winged blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceus Animal Behaviour. 35: 1416-1423. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(87)80014-3  0.565
1986 Yasukawa K, Searcy WA. Simulation Models of Female Choice in Red-Winged Blackbirds The American Naturalist. 128: 307-318. DOI: 10.1086/284564  0.72
1985 Searcy WA, McArthur PD, Yasukawa K. Song Repertoire Size and Male Quality in Song Sparrows The Condor. 87: 222. DOI: 10.2307/1366886  0.574
1985 Yasukawa K, Searcy WA. Song repertoires and density assessment in red-winged blackbirds: further tests of the Beau Geste hypothesis Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 16: 171-175. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00295152  0.679
1983 Yasukawa K, Bick EI. Dominance hierarchies in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis): A test of a game-theory model Animal Behaviour. 31: 439-448. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(83)80064-5  0.306
1982 Yasukawa K, Bick EI, Wagman DW, Marler P. Playback and speaker-replacement experiments on song-based neighbor, stranger, and self discrimination in male Red-winged Blackbirds Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 10: 211-215. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00299687  0.643
1982 Yasukawa K, Searcy WA. Aggression in female Red-Winged Blackbirds: A strategy to ensure male parental investment Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 11: 13-17. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00297660  0.717
1981 Yasukawa K. Male Quality and Female Choice of Mate in the Red‐Winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) Ecology. 62: 922-929. DOI: 10.2307/1936990  0.586
1981 Searcy WA, Yasukawa K. Sexual Size Dimorphism and Survival of Male and Female Blackbirds (Icteridae) The Auk. 98: 457-465. DOI: 10.1093/Auk/98.3.457  0.67
1981 Searcy WA, Yasukawa K. Does the "Sexy Son" Hypothesis Apply to Mate Choice in Red-Winged Blackbirds? The American Naturalist. 117: 343-348. DOI: 10.1086/283711  0.689
1981 Yasukawa K. Song repertoires in the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus): A test of the Beau Geste hypothesis Animal Behaviour. 29: 114-125. DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(81)80158-3  0.499
1980 Yasukawa K, Blank JL, Patterson CB. Song repertoires and sexual selection in the Red-winged Blackbird Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 7: 233-238. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00299369  0.59
1979 Yasukawa K. Territory Establishment in Red-Winged Blackbirds: Importance of Aggressive Behavior and Experience The Condor. 81: 258. DOI: 10.2307/1367628  0.426
1978 Yasukawa K. Aggressive tendencies and levels of a graded display: Factor analysis of response to song playback in the redwinged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Behavioral Biology. 23: 446-459. DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6773(78)91512-2  0.452
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