Carolee Caffrey

Individual contributions to nest building and incubation by cooperatively breeding American Crows

The paper examines contributions to nest building and incubation in American Crows, finding equal participation between sexes with slight behavioral differences and no evidence of signaling through contributions.

Group composition and dynamics in American Crows: insights into an unusual cooperative breeder

This study examines group composition and dynamics in American Crows, finding unique patterns in auxiliaries and dispersal behaviors that challenge existing theories about cooperative breeding.

Nestling-care decisions by cooperatively breeding American Crows

The paper examines nestling-care decisions in American Crows, finding that breeders adjust their feeding rates based on auxiliary contributions and that group size affects female breeders' nest attendance without clear reproductive benefits.

American Crow responses to habitat desaturation by West Nile virus

The study examines how American Crows responded to habitat desaturation caused by West Nile virus, finding that survivors did not leave to occupy vacant territories as predicted by ecological models.