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University Press Releases

“Hundreds of Andean bird species at risk due to deforestation: New research shows how to protect them” – Florida Museum of Natural History

“Bright light bars big-eyed birds from human-altered landscapes” – Florida Museum of Natural History

“Birds’ eye size reflects habitat and diet, may predict sensitivity to environmental change” – Florida Museum of Natural History

“Birds’ eye size offers clues to coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites, hosts” – University of Illinois


PUBLICATIONS

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Ausprey, I. J., D. Hanley, M. E. Hauber, T. Hiers, and J. McEntee. 2025. Correlated evolution between the avian visual system and nest architecture. Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf088

Ausprey, I. J. 2024 . Eye morphology contributes to the ecology and evolution of the aquatic avifauna. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14141

Ausprey, I. J., F. L. Newell, and S. K. Robinson. 2024. Dispersal limitation predicts the spatial and temporal filtering of tropical bird communities in isolated forest fragments. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14462.

Mamani-Cabana, N.**, F. L. Newell, S. K. Robinson, and I. J. Ausprey. 2023. Rango de hogar y uso de hábitat del Frutero Verde y Negro (Pipreola riefferii) en bosques montanos fragmentados al norte de Perú. Ornitología Neotropical 34: 78 – 86.   https://doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v34i2.1035 (** Peruvian Field Assistant)

Ausprey, I. J., F. L. Newell, & S. K. Robinson. 2023. Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes. Conservation Biology 00, e14136. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14136

Montaño-Centella, F., J. Muñoz, G. Magnini, I. J. Ausprey, & 15 co-authors. 2023. Network structure of avian mixed-species flocks decays with elevation and latitude across the Andes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378: 20220099. http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0099

Ausprey, I. J., F. L. Newell, and S. K. Robinson. 2022. Functional response traits and altered ecological niches drive the disassembly of cloud forest bird communities in tropical montane countrysides. Journal of Animal Ecology 91: 2314-2328. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13816

Newell, F. L., Ausprey, I. J., and Robinson, S. K. 2022. Wet and dry extremes reduce arthropod biomass independently of leaf phenology in the wet tropics. Global Change Biology, 00, 1– 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16379

Newell, F. L., Ausprey, I. J., and Robinson, S. K. 2022. Spatiotemporal climate variability in the Andes of northern Peru: Evaluation of gridded datasets to describe cloud forest microclimate and local rainfall. International Journal of Climatology, 42 (11), 5892– 5915. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7567

Ausprey, I. J. and M. E. Hauber. 2021. Host and brood parasite coevolutionary interactions covary with comparative patterns of the avian visual system. Biology Letters 17: 20210309. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0309.

Ausprey, I. J. 2021. Adaptations to light contribute to the ecological niches and evolution of the terrestrial avifauna. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288: 20210853. http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0853

Ausprey, I. J., F. L. Newell, and S. K. Robinson. 2021. Adaptations to light predict the foraging niche and disassembly of avian communities in tropical countrysides. Ecology e03213. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3213

Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, I. J. Ausprey, A. C. Vitz, A. D. Rodewald, D. W. Raybuck, T. J. Boves, C. J. Fiss, D. J. McNeil, S. H. Stoleson, J. L. Larkin, W. A. Cox, A. C. Schwarzer, N. Horsley, E. M. Trumbo, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Parental benefits and offspring costs reflect parent-offspring conflict over the age of fledging among songbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2008955117

Chumpitaz-Trujillo, K.**, F. L. Newell, and I. J. Ausprey. 2018. Utilización de patrones de muda para determiner la edad de Myiothlipis coronata. Ornitología Neotropical 29: S75–S81. https://doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v29i2.161  (**Peruvian Field Assistant)

Stephens, J. L., I. J. Ausprey, N. Seavy, and J. D. Alexander. 2015. Fire severity affects mixed broadleaf–conifer forest bird communities: Results for 9 years following fire. Ornithological Applications (Condor) 117: 430-446. https://doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-14-58.1

Newell, F. L., T. Beachy, A. D. Rodewald, C. G. Rengifo, I. J. Ausprey, and P. G. Rodewald. 2014. Cerulean Warbler prey use during breeding and non-breeding seasons: Evidence for the breeding currency hypothesis. Journal of Field Ornithology 85: 310-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12070

Newell, F. L., T. Beachy, A. D. Rodewald, C. G. Rengifo, I. J. Ausprey, and P. G. Rodewald. 2014. Foraging behavior of migrant warblers in mixed-species flocks in Venezuelan shade coffee: Interspecific differences, tree species selection, and effects of drought. Journal of Field Ornithology 85: 134-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12056

Ausprey, I. J. and A. D. Rodewald. 2013. Post-fledging dispersal timing and natal home range size of two songbird species in an urbanizing landscape. Ornithological Applications (Condor) 115: 102-114. https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2013.110176

Ausprey, I. J. and A. D. Rodewald. 2011. Post-fledging survivorship and habitat selection across a rural-to-urban landscape gradient. Ornithology (Auk) 128: 293-302. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2011.10158