Years at Knox: 2001 to present Education
Ph.D., Biology, 1994, McGill University
M.S., Biology, 1982, Queen's University
B.S., Zoology, 1982, University of Guelph-Ontario Professional Interests
Function of song repertoires in Yellow-throated Vireos, including field work in Costa Rica on song variation in woodcreepers and song-sharing in White-breasted Wood-Wrens; comparative analyses of song repertoires in varied avian taxa. Function of song repertoires and extended song learning in Red-eyed Vireos; comparative analyses of the evolution of song repertoire size in the genus Vireo. Teaching Interests
Populations, Vertebrate Anatomy and Behavioral Ecology Recent Scholarly Achievements
Recent Publications
Activities and Recognitions Recent Publications
Mountjoy, D. James. 2005. "Family Bombycillidae (Waxwings)." (Eds. In del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott and D.A. Christie). Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol. 10. Templeton, Jennifer J. & Mountjoy, D. James. In press. "Diving ducks: A field study of benthic and piscivorous foragers." Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field. (Eds. B.J. Ploger & K. Yasukawa). Academic Press. Mountjoy, D. James, & Daniel W. Leger. 2001. "Vireo song repertoires and migratory distance: three sexual selection hypotheses fail to explain the correlation." Behavioral Ecology 12:98-102. Mountjoy, D. James, & Robert E. Lemon. 1997. "Male song complexity and parental care in the European starling." Behavior 134: 661-675. Witmer, Mark C., D. James Mountjoy, & Lang Elliott. 1997. "Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)." In The Birds of North America, No. 309 (A. Poole & F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; and The American Ornithologist's Union, Washington, DC. Mountjoy, D. James. 1997. "A probable case of polyterritorial polygyny in the Red-eyed Vireo." Canada Field-National. 111: 628-630. Mountjoy, D. James, & Robert E. Lemon. 1996. "Female choice for complex song in the European starling: a field experiment." Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 38: 65-71. Mountjoy, D. James, & Robert E. Lemon. 1995. "Extended song learning in wild European starlings." Animal Behavior. 49: 357-366. Weary, Daniel M., & D. James Mountjoy. 1992. "On designs for testing the effect of song repertoire size." Animal Behavior. 44: 577-579. Mountjoy, D. James, & Robert E. Lemon. 1991. "Song as an attractant for male and female European starlings, and the influence of song complexity on their response." Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 28: 97-100. Winquist, S. Todd, Daniel M. Weary, Alastair J. Inman, D. James Mountjoy, and Elizabeth A. Krebs. 1991. "Male swords and female preferences." Science 253: 1426-1427. Mountjoy, D. James, & Raleigh J. Robertson. 1988. "Why are waxwings 'waxy'? Delayed plumage maturation in the Cedar Waxwing." Auk 105: 61-69. Mountjoy, D. James, & Raleigh J. Robertson. 1988. "Nest construction tactics in the Cedar Waxwing." Wilson Bulletin. 100: 128-130. Mountjoy, D. James, & Roy John. 1987. "Cedar Waxwing." Page 338 in Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario. (M.D. Cadman, P.F.J. Eagles, & F.M. Helleiner, Eds.) Univ. of Waterloo Press, Waterloo Ont. Mountjoy, D. James. 1991. "Twentieth century bird classification." Birders Journal 1: 56-64. Presentations
"Song Repertoires and Singing Patterns in the Red-Eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus." Paper Presentation with D. Racke, Animal Behavior Society, Snowbird, Utah. "Song as a Quality Indicator in Indigo Buntings." Poster Presentation with J. Wilcox and J. MacDonald, International Behavioural Ecology Congress, Tours, France. "The Evolution of Complexity in Bird Song." Invited talk, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. Activities and Recognitions
Hackman Fellowships for undergraduate research assistants. 1999, 2000. Franklin & Marshall Faculty Research Grant—Song Variation in Woodcreepers. 2000. NBBG Mini-grants for research into songs of the Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) and European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). 1994, 1995. Member, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, the Animal Behavior Society, and the American Ornithologists' Union. Reviewer for Behavioral Ecology, Animal Behavior, The Auk, Behavior, Journal of Avian Biology, Bird Behavior, and The Journal of Comparative Psychology. Holder of Master-personal bird-banding permits.
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