Mennill D. J., Doucet S. M. , Newman A. E. M., Williams H., Moran I. G., Thomas I. P., Woodworth B. K., Bornais M., Norris D. R. 2019. Eavesdropping on adult vocal interactions does not enhance juvenile song learning: an experiment with wild songbirds. Animal Behaviour, in press.
Moran IG*, Lukianchuk KC*, Doucet SM, Newman AEM, Williams H, Norris DR, Mennill DJ (2019) Diel and seasonal patterns of variation in the singing behaviour of Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis). Avian Research, in press.
Mennill, D. J., Doucet, S. M., Newman, A. E. M., Williams, H., Moran, I. G., Thomas, I. P., Woodworth, B. K., Norris, D. R. 2018. Wild birds learn songs from simulated tutors: the dynamics of vocal learning in nature. Current Biology 28: 1-6.
Moran IG, Doucet SM, Newman AEM, Norris DR, Mennill DJ. 2018. Quiet violence: Savannah Sparrows respond to playback-simulated rivals using low-amplitude songs as aggressive signals. Ethology 124: 724-732
Sandoval, L., Bitton P-P, Doucet, S. M., and Mennill, D. J. 2017. Phenotypic variation and vocal divergence reveals a species complex in White-eared Ground-sparrows (Cabanis) (Aves: Passerellidae). Zootaxa 4291:155-170
Rehberg-Besler, N., Doucet S. M., Mennill, D. J. 2017. Overlapping vocalizations produce far-reaching choruses: a test of the signal enhancement hypothesis. Behavioural Ecology 28: 494-499
Cauchard, L., Doucet, S. M., Boogert, N. J., Angers, B., and Doligez, B. 2017. The relationship between plumage colouration, problem-solving and learning performance in great tits Parus major. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 1246-1253
Bitton. P.-P., Janisse, K., and Doucet. S. M. 2017. Assessing sexual dichromatism: the importance of parameterization in tetrachromatic visual models. PloS one 12: e0169810
Muñoz-Ramírez, C., Bitton, P.-.P., Doucet, S. M., and Knowles, L.L. 2016. Mimics here and there, but not everywhere: Müllerian mimicry in Ceroglossus ground beetles? Biology Letters 12: 20160429
Fronstin, R. B., Christians, J. K., Doucet, S. M., and Williams, T. D. 2016. Haematocrit, eggshell colouration and sexual signaling in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). BMC Ecology 16:31
Hick, K. G., Doucet, S. M., and Mennill, D.J. 2016. Tropical wrens rely more on acoustic signals than visual signals for intra- and inter-specific discrimination. Animal Behaviour, 118:153-163
Rehberg-Besler, N., Doucet S. M., Mennill, D. J. 2016. Vocal behaviour of the explosively breeding Neotropical yellow toad, Incilius luetkenii. Journal of Herpetology 50: 502-508
Bitton. P.-P., and Doucet. S. M. 2016. Sympatric black-headed and elegant trogons focus on different plumage characteristics for species recognition. Animal Behaviour 116: 213-221
Rehberg-Besler N., Mennill, D. J., and Doucet, S. M. 2015. Dynamic sexual dichromatism produces a sex signal in an explosively breeding Neotropical toad: a model presentation experiment. Behavioural Processes 121:74-79
Hick K. A., Doucet S. M., and Mennill, D. J. 2015. Interspecific vocal discrimination in neotropical wrens: responses to congeneric signals in sympatry and allopatry. Animal Behaviour 109:113-121
Maynard, D., Ward, K.-A., Doucet, S. M., and Mennill, D. J. 2014. Telemetric and video assessment of female response to male vocal performance in a lek-mating manakin. Behavioral Ecology 26: 65-74
Sandoval, L., Bitton, P.-P., Doucet, S. M., and Mennill, D. J. 2014. Analysis of plumage, morphology, and voice reveals species-level differences between two subspecies of Prevost’s Ground-sparrow Melozone biarcuata (Prévost Des Murs) (Aves: Emberizidae). Zootaxa 3895:103-116
Lukianchuk, K. C., and Doucet, S. M. 2014. Cooperative courtship display in Long-tailed Manakins Chiroxiphia linearis: predictors of courtship success revealed through full characterization of display. Journal of Ornithology 155:729-743
Lukianchuk, K. C., and Doucet, S. M. 2014. A young manakin knows his place: evidence for an age-graded dominance hierarchy among long-tailed manakins. Ethology 120: 693-701
Bitton, P.-P., and Doucet, S. M. 2014. A multifunctional visual display in elegant trogons targets conspecifics and heterospecifics. Behavioral Ecology 25: 27-34
Martin, R. R., Naftel, S. J., Doucet, S. M., Weisener, C., and Hanley, D. 2013. Synchrotron Radiation Analysis in the Study of Pollution in the Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis): A Novel Application of the Technique. X‐Ray Spectrometry 42: 437-441
Barrantes, G., Sandoval, L., Sánchez-Quirós, C., Bitton, P.-P., and Doucet, S. M. 2013. Variation and possible function of egg sac coloration in spiders. Journal of Arachnology 41: 342-348
Maia, R., Eliason, C. M., Bitton, P.-P., Doucet, S. M., and Shawkey, M. D. 2013. pavo: an R package for the analysis, visualization and organization of spectral data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4: 906-913
Hanley D., Cassey, P., and Doucet, S. M. 2013. Parents, predators, parasites, and the evolution of eggshell colour in open nesting birds. Evolutionary Ecology 27: 593-617
Guindre-Parker, S., Gilchrist, H. G., Baldo, S., Doucet, S. M., and Love, O. P. 2013. Multiple achromatic plumage ornaments signal to multiple receivers. Behavioral Ecology 24: 672-682
Hanley D., and Doucet S. M. 2012. Does environmental contamination influence egg colouration? A long-term study in herring gulls. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 1055-1063
Beausoleil, J. M., Doucet, S. M., Heath, D. D., and Pitcher, T. E. 2012. Spawning colouration, female choice and sperm competition in redside dace (Clinostomus elongates). Animal Behaviour 83: 969-977
Maynard D., Ward K., Doucet S. M., and Mennill D. J. 2012. Duetting manakins avoid overlapping neighbours but not playback-simulated rivals. Animal Behaviour 84: 563-573
Mennill D. J., Battiston M., Wilson D., Foote J., and Doucet S. M. 2012. Field test of an affordable, portable wireless microphone array for spatial monitoring of animal behaviour. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3: 704-712
Mennill D. J., Doucet S. M., Ward K., Maynard D., Otis B., and Burt, J. 2012. A novel digital telemetry system for tracking wild animals: a field test for studying mate choice in a lekking tropical bird. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3: 663-672
Chui, C. K. S, McGraw, K. J., and Doucet, S. M. 2011. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration in golden-crowned kinglets Regulus satrapa: pigment characterization and relationships with migratory timing and condition. Journal of Avian Biology 42: 1-14
Martin, J. P., Doucet, S. M., Knox, R. C, and Mennill, D. J. 2011. Body size correlates negatively with the frequency of distress calls and songs of Neotropical Birds. Journal of Field Ornithology 82: 259-268
Doucet, S. M., and Mennill, D. J. 2010. Dynamic sexual dichromatism in an explosively breeding Neotropical toad. Biology Letters 6: 63-66
Hanley, D. H., Doucet, S. M., and Dearborn, D. 2010. A blackmail hypothesis for the evolution of conspicuous egg coloration in birds. Auk 127: 453-459
McKay, B. D., Barker, F. K., Mays, H. L, Jr., Doucet, S. M., and Hill, G. E. 2010. A molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for the manakins (Aves: Pipridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 733-737
Cogliati, K. M., Corkum, L. D., and Doucet, S. M. 2010. Ornamental coloration in bluegills, Lepomis macrochirus: ontogeny, sexual dichromatism, and condition-dependence. Ethology 116: 416-428
Cogliati, K. M., Corkum, L. D., and Doucet, S. M. 2010. Male morphology, ornamental color, and position within the colony influence female preference and reproductive success in bluegills. Behaviour 147: 599-618
Doucet, S. M., and Meadows, M. G. 2009. Iridescence: a functional perspective. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 6: S115-S132
Hanley, D. H., and Doucet, S. M. 2009. Egg coloration in ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis): a test of the sexual signaling hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 719-729
Doucet, S. M., and Hill, G. E. 2009. Do museum specimens accurately represent wild birds? A case study of carotenoid, melanin, and structural colours in long-tailed manakins. Journal of Avian Biology 40: 146-156
Chui, C. K., and Doucet, S. M. 2009. Geographic variation in golden-crowned kinglets: ecological and sexual selection correlates of sexual dimorphism. Journal of Biogeography 36: 1945-1957
Pitcher, T. E., Doucet, S. M., Beausoleil, J.-M., and Hanley, D. 2009. Secondary sexual characters and sperm traits in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1450-1461
Doucet, S. M., Mennill, D. J., and G. E. Hill. 2007. The evolution of signal design in manakin plumage ornaments. The American Naturalist 160: S63-S80
Doucet, S. M., McDonald, D. B., Foster, M. S., and Clay, R. P. 2007. Plumage development and molt in long-tailed manakins, Chiroxiphia linearis: variation according to sex and age. Auk 124: 29-43 (cover article)
Montgomerie, R., and Doucet, S. M. 2007. Courtship and Copulation. In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, pp. 161-238. (Ed. B. Jamieson), Science Publishers, Enfield, NJ
Doucet, S. M., Shawkey, M. D., Hill, G. E., and Montgomerie, R. 2006. Iridescent plumage in satin bowerbirds: structure, mechanisms, and nanostructural predictors of individual variation in colour. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 380-390 (cover article)
Mays, H. L. Jr., Doucet, S. M., Yao, C.-T., and Yuan, H.-W. 2006. Sexual dimorphism and dichromatism in Taiwanese Steere’s liocichla (Liocichla steerii). Journal of Field Ornithology, 107:1-7
Doucet, S. M., Mennill, D. J., Montgomerie, R., Boag, P. T., and Ratcliffe, L. M. 2005. Achromatic plumage variation predicts reproductive success in male black-capped chickadees. Behavioral Ecology 16: 218-222
Hill, G. E., Doucet, S. M., and Buchholz, R.2005. The effect of coccidial infection on iridescent plumage coloration in wild turkeys. Animal Behaviour 69: 387-394
Doucet, S. M. and Mennill, D. J. 2005. First description of the nest of a round-tailed manakin, Pipra chloromeros. Ornitología Neotropica, 16: 433-434
Mennill, D. J., and Doucet, S. M. 2005. First description of a ruddy treerunner nest, Margarornis rubiginosus. Cotinga 24: 29-30
Doucet, S. M., Shawkey, M. D., Rathburn, M. K., Mays, H. L. Jr., and Montgomerie, R. 2004. Concordant evolution of plumage colour, feather microstructure, and a melanocortin receptor gene between mainland and island populations of a fairy-wren. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B - Biological Sciences 271: 1663-1670
Doucet, S. M., Yezerinac, S. M., and Montgomerie, R. 2004. Social influence on mate choice in female zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82: 1-7
Doucet, S. M., and Montgomerie, R. 2003. Multiple sexual ornaments in satin bowerbirds: UV plumage and bowers signal different aspects of male quality. Behavioral Ecology 14: 503-509
Mennill, D. J., Doucet, S. M., Montgomerie, R., and Ratcliffe, L. M. 2003. Achromatic color variation in black-capped chickadees, Poecile atricapilla: black and white signals of sex and rank. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 53: 350-357
Doucet, S. M., and Montgomerie R. 2003. Bower location and orientation in satin bowerbirds: maximising the conspicuousness of male display? Emu 103: 105-109
Doucet, S. M., and Montgomerie R. 2003. Plumage colour and parasites in satin bowerbirds: implications for sexual selection. Journal of Avian Biology 34: 242-247
Doucet, S. M. 2002. Structural plumage coloration, male body size, and condition in the blue-black grassquit, Volatinia jacarina. Condor 104: 30-38
