Undergraduate author, Masters student author
2008
Cristol, D. A., Brasso, R. L., Condon, A. M., Fovargue, R. E., Friedman, S. L., Hallinger, K. K., Monroe, A. P. & White, A. E. 2008. The movement of aquatic mercury through terrestrial food webs. Science 320: 335. (pdf)
Desrochers, D. W., Keagy, J. C. & Cristol, D. A. 2008. Created versus natural wetlands: Avian communities in Virginia saltmarshes. Ecoscience 15: 36-43. (pdf)
Brasso, R. L. & Cristol, D. A. 2008. Effects of mercury exposure on the reproductive success
of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Ecotoxicology 17: 133-141. (pdf)
Monroe, A. P. , Hallinger, K. K., Brasso, R. A. & Cristol, D. A. In Press. Occurrence of double brooding in a southern population of Tree Swallows. Condor.
2005
Snell-Rood, E. C. & Cristol, D. A. 2005. Prior residence, per se, increases social status
in winter flocks of white-throated sparrows. Ethology 111: 1-14. (pdf)
LeClerc, J. E. & Cristol, D. A. 2005 Are golf courses providing habitat for birds of
conservation concern in Virginia, U.S.A.? Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 463-470. (pdf)
Keagy, J.C., Schreiber, S.J. & Cristol, D.A. 2005. Replacing sources with sinks: When
do populations go down the drain? Restoration Ecology 13:529-535. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A., Armstrong, J.L., Whitaker, J.M. & Forsyth, M.H. 2005. Feather degrading
bacteria do not affect feathers on captive birds. Auk 122: 222-230. (pdf)
Keiser, J.T. & Cristol, D.A. 2005. Homing success of migrant and non-migrant birds. Auk
122:608-617. (pdf)
Cristol, D. A. & Rodewald, A. D. 2005. Can golf courses play a role in bird
conservation? Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 407-410. (pdf)
Whitaker, J. M., Cristol, D. A. & Forsyth, M. H. 2005. Prevalence and genetic
diversity of Bacillus licheniformis in avian plumage. Journal of Field Ornithology 76:264-270. (pdf)
LeClerc, J. E., Che, J. P., Swaddle, J. P. and Cristol, D. A. 2005. Reproductive success
and developmental stability of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) on golf courses: evidence that golf courses can be productive. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33: 483-493. (pdf)
Cristol, D. A. 2005. Walnut-caching behavior of American crows. Journal of Field
Ornithology 76: 27-32. (pdf)
2003
Cristol, D. A., Reynolds, E. B., LeClerc, J. E., Donner, A. H., Farabaugh, C.F. & Ziegenfus,
C.W. S. 2003. Migratory dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) have better spatial memory and denser hippocampal neurons than non-migratory conspecifics. Animal Behav. 66:317-328. (pdf)
Snell-Rood, E.C. & Cristol, D.A. 2003. Avian communities of created and natural wetlands:
bottomland forests in Virginia. Condor 105:303-315. (pdf)
2002
Gamble J. R. & Cristol, D.A. 2002. Drop-catch behaviour is play in herring gulls. Animal
Behaviour 63:339-345. (pdf)
Jenkins, K.D. & Cristol, D.A. 2002. Evidence of differential migration by sex in White-throated
Sparrows (Zonotrichea albicollis). Auk 119:539-543. (pdf)
Nolan, V., Ketterson, E.D., Cristol, D.A., Rogers, C.M., Clotfelter, E.D. Titus, R.C., Schoech &
Snajdr, E. 2002. Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). In The Birds of North America, No. 716 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc. Philadelphia, PA.
2001
Brooks, M.A., Harrigan, B.C., Johnson, K.M., Lowe, D.E. Lowery, J.P., McGlothlin, J.W.,
Sasso, M.M., Smith, S.A. & Cristol, D.A. 2001. Revisit schedule does not affect results of point counts. Journal of Field Ornithology 72:404-411. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A. 2001. American crows cache less-preferred walnuts. Animal Behaviour 62:331-
336. (pdf)
Jenkins, K.D., Farabaugh, C.F., Hawley, D.M. & Cristol, D.A. 2001. Ptilochronology reveals
differences in condition of captive White-throated sparrows. Condor 103:579-586. (pdf)
2000
Gordon, C.A., Cristol, D.A. & Beck, R.A. 2000. Low reproductive success of black
skimmers associated with low food availability Waterbirds 23:468-474. (pdf)
1999
Stewart, M.G., Cristol, D., Philips, R., Steele, R.J., Stamatakis, A., Harrison, E., and Clayton, N.
1999. A quantitative autoradiographic comparison of binding to glutamate receptor
sub-types in hippocampus and forebrain regions of a food-storing and a non-food-storing. Behavioral Brain Research 98: 89-94. (pdf)
Switzer, P.V. & Cristol, D.A. 1999. Avian prey-dropping behavior I: Effects of prey
characteristics and prey loss. Behavioral Ecology 10:213-219. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A. & Switzer, P.V. 1999. Avian prey-dropping behavior II: American crows and
walnuts. Behavioral Ecology 10:220-226. (pdf)
Weiss, V.A. & Cristol, D.A. 1999. Plastic color bands have no detectable short-term effects on
white-breasted nuthatch behavior. Condor 101:884-886. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A., Baker, M.B. & Carbone, C. 1999. Differential migration revisited: latitudinal
segregation by age and sex classes. Current Ornithology 15:33-88. (email for reprint)
1997
Cristol, D.A., Switzer, P.V., Johnson, K.L & Walke, L.S. 1997. Crows do not use automobiles
as nutcrackers: putting an anecdote to the test. Auk 114:296-298. (pdf)
1996
Cristol, D.A. 1996. Food storing does not affect hippocampal volume in experienced adult
willow tits. Behavioural Brain Research 81: 233-236. (pdf)
Krebs, J.R., Clayton, N.S., Healy, S.D., Cristol, D.A., Patel, S.N. & Jolliffe, A.R. 1996. The ecology of the brain: food-storing memory and the hippocampus. Acta XXI Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici (Ibis) 138:34-46. (pdf)
Clayton, N.S. & Cristol, D.A. 1996. Effect of photoperiod on memory and food storing in marsh
tits. Animal Behaviour 52:715-726. (pdf)
1995
Cristol, D.A. 1995. Costs of switching social groups for dominant and subordinate dark-eyed
juncos. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 37:93-101. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A. 1995. Early arrival, initiation of nesting, and social status: An experimental study
of breeding female red-winged blackbirds. Behavioral Ecology 6:87-93. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A. 1995. The coat-tail effect in merged flocks of dark-eyed juncos: social status depends on familiarity. Animal Behaviour 50:151-159. (pdf)
1994
Cristol, D.A. & Johnsen, T.S. 1994. Spring arrival, aggression and testosterone in female Red-
winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Auk 111:210-214. (pdf)
1992
Cristol, D.A. & Evers, D.C. 1992. Dominance status and latitude are unrelated in wintering Dark-eyed Juncos, Junco hyemalis. Condor 94:539-542. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A. 1992. Food deprivation influences dominance status in dark-eyed juncos, Junco
hyemalis. Animal Behaviour 43:117-124. (pdf)
Cristol, D.A., Chiu, C.S., Peckham, S.M. & Stoll, J. 1992. Color bands do not affect dominance
status in captive flocks of Dark-eyed Juncos. Condor 94:537-539. (pdf)
1990
Cristol, D.A., Nolan, Jr., V. & Ketterson, E.D. 1990. Effect of prior residence on dominance
status of dark-eyed juncos. Animal Behaviour 40:580-586. (pdf)
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