Rivers JW, Peer BD. Relatedness constrains virulence in an obligate avian brood parasite. Ornithological Science. 2016;15(2):191 - 201. doi:10.2326/osj.15.191.

Liu WC, Rivers JW, White DJ. Vocal matching and intensity of begging calls are associated with a forebrain song circuit in a generalist brood parasite. Developmental Neurobiology. 2016;76(6):615 - 625. doi:10.1002/dneu.22348.

Rivers JW, Blundell MA, Loughin TM, Peer BD, Rothstein SI. The exaggerated begging behaviour of an obligate avian brood parasite is shared with a nonparasitic close relative. Animal Behaviour. 2013;86:529 -536. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.06.004.

Jaeckle WB, Kiefer M, Childs B, Harper RG, Rivers JW, Peer BD. Comparison of eggshell porosity and estimated gas flux between the brown-headed cowbird and two common hosts. Journal of Avian Biology. 2012;43:486 -490. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05705.x.

Rivers JW, Young S, Gonzalez EG, Horton B, Lock J, Fleisher RC. High levels of relatedness between Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) nestmates in a heavily parasitized host community. The Auk. 2012;129:623 -631. doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11236.

Mora MA, Brattin B, Baxter C, Rivers JW. Regional and interspecific variation in Sr, Ca, and Sr/Ca ratios in avian eggshells from the USA. Ecotoxicology. 2011;20:1467 -1475. doi:10.1007/s10646-011-0703-4.

Rivers JW, Loughin TM, Rothstein SI. Brown-headed cowbird nestlings influence nestmate begging, but not parental feeding, in hosts of three distinct sizes. Animal Behaviour. 2010;79:107 -116. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.10.009.

Rivers JW, Jensen WE, Kosciuch KL, Rothstein SI. Community-level patterns of host use by the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), a generalist brood parasite. Auk. 2010;127:263 -273. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09053.

Rivers JW, Gipson PS, Althoff DP, Pontius JS. Long-term community dynamics of small landbirds with and without exposure to extensive disturbance from military training activities. Environmental Management. 2010;45:203 -216. doi:10.1007/s00267-009-9421-6.

Rivers JW. Parent-absent begging in the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater): the role of short-term need and nestmate size. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2009;63:707 -717. doi:10.1007/s00265-008-0704-3.

Kosciuch KL, Rivers JW, Sandercock BK. Stable isotopes identify the natal origins of a generalist brood parasite, the brown?headed cowbird Molothrus ater. Journal of AvianBiology. 2008;39:364 -367. doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04170.x.

Rivers JW. Nest mate size, but not short-term need, influences begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite. Behavioral Ecology. 2007;18:222 -230. doi:10.1093/beheco/arl068.

Rivers JW, Sandercock BK. Predation by gray catbird on brown thrasher eggs. Southwestern Naturalist. 2004;49:101 -103. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2004)049<0101:PBGCOB>2.0.CO;2.