Bibliography of Published Works on

the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos )

Compiled by Cheryl Logan. If you know of additions, please send mail.

Distribution

Aldridge, B. M. (1984). Sympatry in two species of mockingbirds on Providenciales Island, West Indies. Wilson Bulletin, 96, 603-618.

Arnold, J. R. (1980). Distribution of the mockingbird in California. Western Birds, 11, 97-102.

David, N., Gosselin, M., & Seutin, G. (1990). Pattern of colonization by the Northern Mockingbird in Quebec. J. Field Ornithology, 61, 1-8.

Kale, H. W. & Jennings, W. L. (1966). Movements of immature mockingbirds between swamp and residential areas of Pinellas County, Florida. Bird Banding, 37, 113-119.


Feeding Behavior

Bailey, W. T. (1993). Observations on the behavioral development of mockingbirds. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 76, 285-286.

Barrows, E. M., Acquavella, A. Weinstein, P. & Nosal, R. (1980). Response to novel food in captive, juvenile mockingbirds. Wilson Bulletin, 92, 399-402.

Breitwisch, R. & Gottlieb, N. (1992). Ontogeny of foraging and other behavior in fledgling Northern Mockingbirds. Florida Field Naturalist, 20, 89-96

Breitwisch, R., Diaz, M., & Lee, R. (1987). Foraging efficiencies and techniques of juvenile and adult Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Behaviour, 101, 225-235.

Breitwisch, R., Merritt, P., & Whitesides, G. (1984). Why do northern mockingbirds feed fruit to their nestlings? Condor, 86, 281-287.

Hailman, J. P. (1960). A field study of the mockingbird's wing-flashing behavior and its association with foraging. Wilson Bulletin, 72, 346-357.


Natural History, Evolution & Development

Derrickson, K. C., & Breitwisch, R. (1992). Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos ). In A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, & F. Gill, Eds. Birds of North America. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences, Washington, D. C., American Ornithologist's Union. Pp. 2-26.

Horwich, R. H. (1966). Feather development as a means of aging young mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Bird Banding, 34, 257-267.

Horwich, R. H. (1969). Behavioral ontogeny of the mockingbird. Wilson Bulletin, 81, 87-93.

Laskey, A. (1935). Mockingbird life history studies. Auk, 552, 370-381.

Sibley, C. G. & Ahlquist, J. E. (1984). The relationships of starlings (Sturnidae: Sturnini) and the mockingbirds (Sturnidae: Mimini). The Auk, 101, 230-243.


Parental Care

Breitwisch, R. (1988). Sex differences in defense of eggs and nestlings by northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) . Animal Behaviour, 36, 62-72.

Breitwisch, R. (1989). Mortality patterns, sex ratios, and parental investment in monogamous birds. In Power (Ed.) Current Ornithology, Vol. 9. New York: Plenum Publishing.

Breitwisch, R., Merritt, P., & Whitesides, G. (1986). Parental investment by the northern mockingbird: male and female roles in feeding nestlings. Auk, 103, 152-159.

Breitwisch, R., Ritter, R., & Zaias, J. (1986). Parental behavior of a bigamous male northern mockingbird. Auk, 103, 424-427.

Breitwisch, R., Gottlieb, N., & Zaias, J. (1989). Behavioral differences in nest visits between male and female northern mockingbirds. Auk, 106, 659-665.

Zaias, J., & Breitwisch, R. (1989). Intra-pair cooperation, fledgling care, and renesting by Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Ethology, 80, 94-110.


Physiology (Endocrine and Neural) And Morphology

Justice, M., & Logan, C. A. (1995). The effects of exogenous testosterone on male Northern Mockingbirds during the breeding season. Wilson Bulletin, 107(3), 538-542.

Logan, C. A. (1992). Testosterone and reproductive adaptations in the autumnal territoriality of Northern Mockingbirds Mimus polglottos . Ornis Scandinavica, 23, 277-283.

Logan, C. A. & Carlin, C. A. (1991). Testosterone stimulates reproductive behavior during autumn in mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Hormones and Behavior, 25, 229-241.

Logan, C. A. & Wingfield, J. C. (1990). Autumnal territorial aggression is independent of plasma testosterone in mockingbirds. Hormones and Behavior, 24, 568-581.

Logan, C. A., & Wingfield, J. C. (1995). Hormonal correlates of breeding status, nest construction and parental care in multiple-brooded northern mockingbirds, Mimus polyglottos . Hormones and Behavior, 29, 12-30.

McCasland, J. S. (1987). Neuronal control of bird song production. Journal of Neuroscience, 7, 23-39.


Reproductive Behavior

Biedenweg, D. W. (1983). Time and energy budgets of the mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos ) during the breeding season. Auk, 100, 149-160.

Derrickson, K. C. (1989). Bigamy in the northern mockingbird: Circumventing female-female aggression. Condor, 91, 728-732.

Fulk, K. R., Logan, C. A., & Hyatt, L. E. (1987). Polyandry in a female Northern Mockingbird. Wilson Bulletin, 99, 286-288.

Joern, W. T. & Jackson, J. F. (1983). Homogeneity of vegetational cover around the nest and avoidance of nest predation in mockingbirds. Auk, 100, 497-499.

Laskey, A. (1941). An instance of mockingbird bigamy. Migrant, 12, 65-67.

Laskey, A. R. (1962). Breeding biology of mockingbirds. Auk, 79, 596-606.

Logan, C. A. (1991). Mate switching and mate choice in female Northern Mockingbirds: facultative monogamy. Wilson Bulletin, 103(2), 277-281.

Logan, C. A. (1992). Testosterone and reproductive adaptations in the autumnal territoriality of Northern Mockingbirds, Mimus polyglottos. Ornis Scandinavica, 23, 277-283.

Logan, C. A. & Rulli, M. (1981). Bigamy in a male mockingbird. Auk, 98, 385-386.

Logan, C. A. (1997). Mate-reassessment in an already-mated female Northern Mockingbird. The Chat, 61, 108-112.

Logan, C. A. & Derrickson, K. C. (1996). Aggressive harassment by male northern mockingbirds ( Mimus polyglottos ) directed at their incubating mates. Bird Behavior, 11, 71-80.

Murphy, M. T. & Fleischer, R. C. (1986). Body size, nest predation, and reproductive patterns in Brown Thrashers and other Mimids. Condor, 88, 446-455.

Zaias, J., & Breitwisch, R. (1990). Molt-breeding overlap in northern mockingbirds. Auk, 107, 414-416.


Song and Calls

Borror, D. J. (1964). Songs of the Thrushes (Turdidae), Wrens (Troglodytidae), and Mockingbirds (Mimidae) of Eastern North America. The Ohio Journal of Science, 64, 195-207.

Brenowitz, E. (1982). Aggressive response of Red-winged Blackbirds to Mockingbird song imitation. Auk, 99, 584-586.

Breitwisch, R., & Whitesides, G. (1987). Directionality of singing and non-singing behaviour of mated and unmated northern mockingbirds, Mimus polyglottos. Animal Behaviour, 35, 331-339.

Derrickson, K. C. (1987). Behavioral correlates of song types of the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos ). Ethology, 74, 21-32.

Derrickson, K. C. (1987). Yearly and situational changes in the estimate of repertoire size in Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Auk, 104, 198-207.

Derrickson, K. C. (1988). Variation in repertoire presentation in northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Condor, 90, 592-606.

Dickey, D. R. (1922). The mimetic aspect of the mocker's song. Condor, 24, 153-157.

Gander, F. F. (1929). Notes on bird mimicry with special reference to the Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos ). Wilson Bulletin, 16, 93-95.

Hatch, J. J. (1967). Diversity of the song of Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ) reared in different auditory environments. Doctoral dissertation, Duke University.

Howard, R. (1974). The influence of sexual selection and interspecific competition on mockingbird song (Mimus polyglottos ). Evolution, 28, 428-438.

Justice, Michael J. (1996) Orientation of song perches in a piedmont population of Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus p. polyglottos ). The Chat, 60, 81-88.

Laskey, A. (1944). A mockingbird acquires his song repertory. Auk, 61, 211-219.

Logan, C. A. (1983). Reproductively dependent song cyclicity in mated male mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Auk, 100, 404-413.

Logan, C. A. (1985). Mockingbird use of chatbursts with neighbors versus strangers. J. Field Ornithology, 56, 69-71.

Logan, C. A. (1988). Breeding context and response to playback in mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Journal of Comparative Psychology,102, 136-145.

Logan, C. A. (1994). Fluctuations in intra-pair calling across breeding phases in Northern Mockingbirds. Behaviour, 130, 123-141.

Logan, C. A., Budman, P. D., & Fulk, K. R. (1983). Role of Chatburst versus song in the defense of fall territory in mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). J. Comparative Psychology, 97, 292-301.

Logan, C. A. & Fulk, K. R. (1984). Differential responding to spring and fall song in mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). J. Comparative Psychology, 98, 3-9.

Logan, C. A. & Hyatt, L. E. (1991). Mate attraction by autumnal song in the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos ). Auk, 108, 429-432.

Logan, C. A., Hyatt, L. E., & Gregorcyk, L. (1990). Song playback initiates nest building during clutch overlap in mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Animal Behaviour, 39, 943-953.

Logan, C. A. & Donaghey, B. A. (1997). Fledgling age affects female reactions to mate song in free-living northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos ). Bird Behavior, 12, 1-9.

Mayfield, G. R. (1934). The Mockingbird's imitation of other birds. Migrant, 5, 17-19.

Merritt, P. (1985) Song function and the evolution of song repertoires in the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos ). Doctoral Dissertation, University of Miami.

Visscher, J. R. (1928). Notes on the nesting habits and songs of the Mockingbird. Wilson Bulletin, 40, 209-216.

Wildenthal, J. J. (1965). Structure in the primary song of the mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos. Auk, 82, 161-189.


Territoriality and Aggression

Breitwisch, R., Diaz, M., Gottlieb, N., Lee, R., & Zaias, J. (1986). Defense of fall territories by mated and unmated northern mockingbirds in South Florida. J. Field Ornithology, 57(1), 16-21.

Hailman, J. P. (1960). Hostile dancing and fall territory of a color-banded mockingbird. Condor, 62, 464-468.

Laskey, A. (1936). Fall and winter behavior of mockingbirds. Wilson Bulletin, 48, 241-255.

Logan, C. A. (1987). Fluctuations in fall and winter territory size in the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). J. Field Ornithology, 58(3), 297-305.

Michener, H. & Michener, J. R. (1935). Mockingbirds, their territories and individualities. Condor, 37, 97-14.

Michener, J. R. (1951). Territorial behavior and age composition in a population of Mockingbirds at a feeding station. Condor, 53, 276-283.

Moore, F. R. (1978). To whom should a mockingbird be aggressive? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 3, 173-176.

Mueller, H. C., & Mueller, N. S. (1971). Flashes of white in wings of other species elicit territorial behavior in a mockingbird. Wilson Bulletin, 83, 442-443.

Safina, C. & Utter, J. M. (1989). Food and winter territories of Northern Mockingbirds. The Wilson Bulletin, 101, 97-101.