James Roper, Ph.D.'s Publications

Maximiliano Niedfeld Rodriguez, James Joseph Roper (2011) An experimental test of the benefits of hatching asynchrony in the Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus), 17-21. In Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 19 (1).

James J. Roper, Kimberly A. Sullivan, Robert E. Ricklefs (2010) Avoid nest predation when predation rates are low, and other lessons: testing the tropical-temperate nest predation paradigm, 719-729. In Oikos 119 (4).

Mauro Pichorim, James J. Roper, Emygdio Leite De Araújo Monteiro Filho (2009) Experimental Study of Nest-site Selection in the Biscutate Swift ( Streptoprocne biscutata , Aves: Apodidae) in Southern Brazil, 81-84. In Biotropica 41 (1).

André Magnani Xavier Lima, James J. Roper (2009) Population dynamics of the black-cheeked gnateater (Conopophaga melanops, Conopophagidae) in southern Brazil, 605. In Journal of Tropical Ecology 25 (06).

Márcio Zikán Cardoso, James J. Roper, Lawrence E. Gilbert (2009) Prenuptial agreements: mating frequency predicts gift-giving in Heliconius species, 109-114. In Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131 (2).

Nicole F. Ritzmann, Rosana M. Rocha, James J. Roper (2009) Sexual and asexual reproduction in Didemnum rodriguesi (Ascidiacea, Didemnidae), 106–110. In Iheringia. Série Zoologia 99 (1).

Patrícia Calil, Rosana M. Rocha, Carolina A. Freire, James J. Roper (2009) The role of Asterina stellifera (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) as a predator in a rocky intertidal community in southern Brazil, 279-287. In Zoologia 26 (2).

André Magnani Xavier Lima, James J. Roper (2009) The use of playbacks can influence encounters with birds: an experiment, 37-40. In Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 17 (1).

Lucyenne G Popp, Patrícia P Serafini, Angela L S Reghelin, Katherinne Maria Spercoski, James J. Roper, Rosana N Morais (2008) Annual pattern of fecal corticoid excretion in captive Red-tailed parrots (Amazona brasiliensis)., 487-93. In Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology 178 (4).

Karynna Tolentino, James J. Roper, Fernando C Passos, Karen B Strier (2008) Mother-offspring associations in northern muriquis, Brachyteles hypoxanthus., 301-5. In American journal of primatology 70 (3).

M S Rafael, W J Hereira-Rojas, James J. Roper, S M Nunomura, W P Tadei (2008) Potential control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae) extracts demonstrated by chromosomal biomarkers and toxic effects on interphase nuclei, 772-781. In Genetics and Molecular Research 7 (3).

James L. Sparks, James J. Roper, Cara Lin Bridgman, Kelly Decker, Daniel L. Tufford, Rosana M. Rocha, Michael J. Cramer, Markael Luterra, Hugh G. Hanlin, David W. Inouye, Warren W. Aney, Marcus E. Ricci, Richard Genter, Todd E. Ahern, Andrew R. Dyer, Carey E. Stronach (2007) A Response to The Institute of Creation Research, 381-383. In Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 88 (4).

James J. Roper (2006) O que o “manejo da vida selvagem” significa para o Brasil?, 19-28. In Natureza & Conservação 4 (1).

James J. Roper (2006) What does “Wildlife Management” mean for Brazil?, 107-116. In Natureza & Conservação 4 (April).

James J. Roper (2005) Dicas parar escrever melhor em Inglês – “Do’s and Dont’s”, 193-196. In Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 13 (2).

James J. Roper (2005) Sexually distinct songs in the duet of the sexually monomorphic Rufous Hornero, 234–236. In Journal of Field Ornithology 76 (3).

Rodrigo Augusto Torres, James J. Roper, Fausto Foresti, Claudio Oliveira (2005) Surprising genomic diversity in the Neotropical fish Synbranchus marmoratus (Teleostei: Synbranchidae): how many species?, 277-284. In Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (2).

James J. Roper (2005) Try and try again: nest predation favors persistence in a neotropical bird, 253–262. In Ornitologia Neotropical.

M. C. M. Marques, James J. Roper, A.P. Baggio Salvalaggio (2004) Phenological patterns among plant life-forms in a subtropical forest in southern Brazil, 203–213. In Plant Ecology 173 (2).

James J. Roper (2003) Nest-sites Influence Predation Differently at Natural and Experimental Nests, 1-14. In Ornitologia Neotropical 14 (1).

James J. Roper (2000) Experimental analysis of nest-sites and nest predation for a neotropical bird: stuck between a rock and a hard place, 85-91. In Ararajuba 8 (2).

James J. Roper, Rachel R. Goldstein (1997) A test of the Skutch hypothesis: does activity at nests increase nest predation risk?, 111–116. In Journal of Avian Biology.

James J. Roper (1992) Nest predation experiments with quail eggs: too much to swallow?, 528–530. In Oikos.

Thomas E. Martin, James J. Roper (1988) Nest predation and nest-site selection of a western population of the Hermit Thrush, 51–57. In The Condor 90 (July 1987).