Scientific publications and technical reports
by Dr. Eric VanderWerf
Most of these articles and reports are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. You may also download this list
VanderWerf, E. A. 2008. Sources of variation in survival, recruitment, and natal dispersal of the Hawai’i ‘Elepaio. Condor in press. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E. A. 2008. Globally Important Bird Areas in the Hawaiian Islands: Final Report. Unpublished report prepared for the National Audubon Society Important Bird Areas Program. - Download PDF
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VanderWerf, E. A., B. L. Becker, J. Eijzenga, and H. Eijzenga. 2008. Nazca Booby Sula Granti and Brewster’s Brown Booby Sula Leucogaster Brewsteri in the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston and Palmyra Atolls. Marine Ornithology 36: 67–71
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Young, L. C., and E. A. VanderWerf. 2008. Prevalence of avian pox virus and effect on the fledging success of Laysan Albatross. Journal of Field Ornithology 79:93–98. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A., and P. K. Roberts. 2008. Foraging and Nesting of the `Akikiki or Kaua`i Creeper (Oreomystis bairdi). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:195-199. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A., and L. C. Young. 2007. The Red-billed Tropicbird in Hawaii, with notes on interspecific behavior of tropicbirds. Marine Ornithology 35:81-84. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A., and American Bird Conservancy. 2007. Petition to list the Akikiki or Kauai Creeper (Oreomystis bairdi) and the Akekee or Kauai Akepa (Loxops caeruleirostris) as endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, October 2007. 18 pp. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A. 2007. Biogeography of `Elepaio: evidence from inter-island song playbacks. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:325-333. - Download PDF
Ray Pierce, R., R. Anderson, E. VanderWerf, and L. Young. 2007. Surveys and capacity building in Kiritimati (Christmas Island, Kiribati), June 2007, to assist in restoration of populations of Bokikokiko and seabirds. A Report for the Wildlife Conservation Unit, Kiritimati, Republic of Kiritibati, funded by Invasive Species Specialist Group (IUCN, Auckland, New Zealand), Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (Apia, Samoa), and the British High Commission (Suva, Fiji). 83 pp.
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VanderWerf, E. A. 2007. Oahu Elepaio surveys and monitoring at Palehua, final report. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Pacific Rim Conservation, June 2007. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E. A. 2007. 2005 bird surveys in the Republic of Palau, final Report. Unpublished report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Palau Conservation Society. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2007. 88 pp.
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VanderWerf, E. A., F. A. Amidon, and A. P. Marshall. 2007. Tinian Monarch post-delisting monitoring progress report and trip report for 7-17 March 2007. Pacific Rim Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2007.
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VanderWerf, E.A., K.R. Wood, C.S. Swenson, M. LeGrande, H. Eijzenga, and R.L. Walker. 2007. Avifauna and Conservation Assessment of Lehua Islet, Hawai`i. Pacific Science 61:39-52. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A. 2006. Census of Oahu Elepaio in Honouliuli Preserve – Final Report. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Oahu Program. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., R.J. Pierce, V.A. Gill, G. Wragg, P. Raust & T.L. Tibbitts. 2006. Pelagic seabird surveys in the Tuamotu and Gambier archipelagos, French Polynesia. Marine Ornithology 34:65-70. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., G.J. Wiles, A.P. Marshall, and M. Knecht. 2006. Observations of migrants and other birds in Palau, April-May 2005, including the first Micronesian record of a Richard’s Pipit. Micronesica 39:11-29. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 2006. Observations on the birds of Kwajalein Atoll, including six new records for the Marshall Islands. Micronesica 38:221-237. - Download PDF
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2006. Final Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 508 pp. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E.A., M.D. Burt, J.L. Rohrer, and S.M. Mosher. 2006. Distribution and prevalence of mosquito-borne diseases in O`ahu `Elepaio. Condor 108:770-777. - Download PDF
Smith, D.G., E.K. Shiinoki, and E.A. VanderWerf. 2006. Recovery of native species following rat eradication on Mokoli`i Island, O`ahu, Hawai`i. Pacific Science 60:299-303. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A, J.J. Groombridge, J.S. Fretz, and K.J. Swinnerton. 2006. Decision analysis to guide recovery of the Po’ouli, a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper. Biological Conservation 129:383-392. - Download PDF
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Water Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, OR. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 2005. Elepaio “anting” with a garlic snail and a Schinus fruit. Journal of Field Ornithology 76:134-137. Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 2005. Observations on the abundance and behavior of seabirds south of O`ahu during the F/V Ehime Maru relocation and fuel spill. `Elepaio 65:25-29. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., K.A. Swindle, and L.C. Young. 2005. Pox virus in Laysan Albatross at Ka`ena Point, O`ahu: How can we help? `Elepaio 65:1-7. - Download PDF
Plentovich, S., J. M. Morton, J. Bart, R. J. Camp, M. Lusk, N. Johnson, and E. Vanderwerf. 2005. Population trends of Mariana Crow Corvus kubaryi on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Bird Conservation International 15:211-224.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Final post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Tinian monarch. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, Honolulu, Hawaii. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A. 2004. Demography of Hawai`i `Elepaio: variation with habitat disturbance and population density. Ecology 85:770-783. - Download PDF
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2004. Final Rule to Remove the Tinian Monarch from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Federal Register 69:56367-56373. - Download PDF
Groombridge, J. J., J. G. Massey, J. C. Bruch, T. Malcolm, C. N. Brosius, M. M. Okada, B. Sparklin, J. S. Fretz, and E. A. VanderWerf. 2004. An attempt to recover the Po’ouli by translocation and an appraisal of recovery strategy for bird species of extreme rarity. Biological Conservation 118:365-375. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A., R. J. Pierce, T. L. Tibbitts, J.-M. Salducci, V. Gill, and G. Wragg. 2004. First record of Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) in French Polynesia. Notornis 51:51-52. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., and L.A. Freed. 2003. `Elepaio subadult plumages reduce aggression through graded status signaling, not mimicry. Journal of Field Ornithology 74:406-415. - Download PDF
Tibbitts, T.L., R.B. Lanctot, E. VanderWerf, and V.A. Gill. 2003. Survey for Arctic-breeding shorebirds in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, March 2003. Unpublished report for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E. A. 2003. Distribution, abundance, and breeding biology of White Terns on Oahu, Hawaii. Wilson Bulletin 115:258-262. - Download PDF
E.H. Miller, E.A. VanderWerf, and L. McPherson. 2003. Vocalizations of the Tuamotu Sandpiper, Prosobonia cancellata. Wilson Bulletin 115:455-463. Download PDF
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 520 pp. - PDF not available
Wood, K. R., D. Boynton, E. VanderWerf, L. Arnold, M. LeGrande, J. W. Slotterback, and D. Kuhn. 2002. The Distribution and Abundance of the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro): A Preliminary Survey on Kaua’i, Hawai’i. Report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., and D.G. Smith. 2002. Effects of alien rodent control on demography of the O`ahu `Elepaio, an endangered Hawaiian forest bird. Pacific Conservation Biology 8:73-81. - Download PDF
Smith, D.G., J.T. Polhemus, and E.A. VanderWerf. 2002. Comparison of managed and unmanaged Wedge-tailed Shearwater colonies: effects of predation. Pacific Science 56:451-457. - Download PDF
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Determination of Critical Habitat for the Oahu Elepaio; Final Rule. Federal Register 66(237):63752-63782. - Download PDF
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Oahu Elepaio; Proposed Rule. Federal Register 66(109):30372-30396. - PDF not available
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Recovery outline for the O`ahu `Elepaio. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon . 10 pp. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 2001. Two-year delay in plumage maturation of male and female `Elepaio. Condor 103:756-766.
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VanderWerf, E.A. 2001. Rodent control reduces predation on artificial nests in O`ahu `Elepaio habitat. Journal of Field Ornithology 72:448-457. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., J.L. Rohrer, D.G. Smith, and M.D. Burt. 2001. Current distribution and abundance of the O`ahu `Elepaio. Wilson Bulletin 113:10-16. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 2001. Distribution and potential impacts of avian poxlike lesions in ‘Elepaio at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. Studies in Avian Biology 22:247-253. - Download PDF
Smith, D.G., J.T. Polhemus, and E.A. VanderWerf. 2000. Efficacy of fish-flavored diphacinone bait blocks for controlling small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) populations in Hawai`i. `Elepaio 60:47-51. - PDF not available
Lindsey, G.D., E.A. VanderWerf, H. Baker, and P.E. Baker. 1998. Hawai’i ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus virens), Kaua’i ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus kauaiensis), O’ahu ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus chloris), Greater ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus sagittirostris). In The Birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E.A. 1998. Breeding biology and territoriality of the Hawaii Creeper. Condor 100:541-545. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 1998. ‘Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 344 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.
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VanderWerf, E.A. 1997. O`ahu `Amakihi nest in Manoa Valley. ‘Elepaio 57(7):125-126. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E.A., A. Cowell, and J.L. Rohrer. 1997. Distribution, abundance, and conservation of O`ahu `Elepaio in the southern, leeward Ko'olau Range. `Elepaio 57(4):99-106. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E.A., and J. L. Rohrer. 1996. Discovery of an 'I'iwi population in the Ko`olau Mountains of O`ahu. `Elepaio 56(4):25-28. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E.A. 1994. Intraspecific variation in 'Elepaio foraging behavior in Hawaiian forests of different structure. Auk 111:915-930. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 1993. Report from a 3-day hike on the Ko'olau summit trail. 'Elepaio 53(12):79-80. - PDF not available
VanderWerf, E.A. 1993. Scales of habitat selection by foraging 'Elepaio in undisturbed and human-altered Hawaiian forests. Condor 95:961-971. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 1992. Lack's clutch size hypothesis: an examination of the evidence using meta-analysis. Ecology 73:1699-1705. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A., and S.D. Strahl. 1990. Effects of group size and territory defense on communal nest care in the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Auk 107:626-628. - Download PDF
VanderWerf, E.A. 1988. Observations on the nesting of the Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) in central Venezuela. Condor 90:948-50. - Download PDF
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