Publications
Arellano, C. M., Caneln, N. V., Delgado, S., Berg, K. S. (2022). Allo-preening is linked to vocal signature development in a wild parrot. Behavioral Ecology, 33(1), 202-212. Full Report
Eggleston, R., Viloria, N., Delgado, S., Mata, A., Guerrero, H. Y., Kline, R. J., ... ; Berg, K. S. (2022). Vocal babbling in a wild parrot shows life history and endocrine affinities with human infants.Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1976), 20220592. Full Report
Biddle, R., Ponce, I. S., Cun, P., Tollington, S., Jones, M., Marsden, S., ... & Pilgrim, M. (2020). Conservation status of the recently described Ecuadorian Amazon parrot Amazona lilacina. Bird Conservation International, 30(4), 586-598. Full Report
Eggleston, R. (2019). Organizational effects of exogenous corticosterone on vocal babbling in a wild parrot. M.Sc. Thesis, UTRGV, Brownsville, Texas
Berg, K., Delgado, S., Mata Betancourt, A., Krause, J., Wingfield, J. C., Beissinger, S. R. (2019). Ontogeny of the adrenocortical response in an extremely altricial bird. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 331(10), 9. Full Report
Berg, K., Delgado, S., Mata Betancourt, A. (2019). Phylogenetic and kinematic constraints on avian flight signals. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biology, 286(1911), 9. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1083 Full Report
Radchuk, V. et al. (2019). Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient. Nature Communications, 14. Full Report
Arellano, C. M. M. (2019) Social influences on vocal development in wild parrot. M.Sc. Thesis, UTRGV, Brownsville, Texas.
Berkunsky, I. et al. (2017). Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations. Biological Conservation, 214, 278-287. Full Report
Carrasco, L. et al. (2013). Avifauna of the Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve, Northwest Ecuador. Ornitologia Neotropical, 24, 321-334.
Berg, K., Beissinger, S. R., Bradbury, J. W. (2013). Factors shaping the ontogeny of vocal signals in a wild parrot. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216, 338-345. jeb.biologists.org Full Report
Berg, K., Delgado, S., Cortopassi, K. A., Beissinger, S. R., Bradbury, J. W. (2012). Vertical transmission of learned signatures in a wild parrot. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biology, 279, 585-592. Full Report
Berg, K., Delgado, S., Okawa, R., Beissinger, S. R., Bradbury, J. W. (2011). Contact calls are used for individual mate recognition in free-ranging green-rumped parrotlets, Forpus passerinus. Animal Behaviour, 81, 241-248. Full Report
Berg, K. S., Socola, J., Angel, R. R. (2007). Great Green Macaws and their annual cycle of food plants in Ecuador. Journal of Field Ornithology, 78, 1-10. Full Report
Berg, K. S., Brumfield, R. T., Apanius, V. (2006). Phylogenetic and ecological determinants of the neotropical dawn chorus. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biology, 273, 999-1005. Full Report
Berg, K. S., Angel, R. R. (2006). Seasonal roosts of Red-lored Amazons in Ecuador provide information about population size and structure. Journal of Field Ornithology, 77, 95-103. Full Report
Berg, K. (2001). Notes on the natural history of the Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus erythropygius). Journal of Field Ornithology, 72, 258-266.
Berg, K. (2000). Field-notes on the biology of the Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) in Ecuador. Cotinga, 14, 26-29.