†Student co-author 2022: †Beech, A.-R.F., †Santos, M.C., †Smith, E.B., †Berejka, B.W., †Liu, Y., Tsunekage, T., Levin, I.I. 2022. High within-clutch repeatability of eggshell phenotype in Barn Swallows despite less maculated last-laid eggs. Ornithology 139: 1-13.
Levin, I.I., †Kaufman, S.L., †Knaysi, S.E., †Rataezyk, O.G. 2022. Correlated evolution of eggshell maculation with social breeding and nest type in Hirundinidae. Ibis, early view 10.111/ibi.13118.
2019: Safran, R.J.*, Levin, I.I.*, Fosdick, B.K.*, McDermott, M.T., Semenov, G.A., Hund, A.K., Scordato, E.S.C, Turbek, S.P. 2019. Using networks to connect individual-level reproductive behavior to population patterns. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 34: 497-501. *co-first authors.
Tsunekage, T, Bishop, C.R., Long, C.M., Levin, I.I. 2019. Integrating information literacy training into an inquiry-based introductory biology laboratory. Journal of Biological Education DOI:10.1080/00219266.2019.1600569.
Safran, R.J., & Levin, I.I. 2019. Barn Swallows: Sexual and Social Behavior. In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, vol 2. Oxford Academic Press.
2018: †Borum, E.M.*, †Drummond, C.S.*, †Smith, E.B.*, †Umana, J.A.*, Tsunekage, T., Levin, I.I. 2018. Atypical nest of a North American barn swallow (Hirundo rustica Erythrogaster). The Oriole 83: 12-16. *authors contributed equally (Project led by my summer 2018 research students)
Levin, I.I., Fosdick, B.K., Tsunekage, T., †Aberle, M.A., Bergeon-Burns, C.M., Hund, A.K., Safran, R.J. 2018. Experimental manipulation of a signal trait reveals complex phenotypic-behaviour coordination. Scientific Reports 8:15533.
†Donahue, K.J., Hund, A.K., Levin, I.I., Safran, R.J. 2018. Predictors and consequences of nest-switching behavior in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster). The Auk: Ornithological Advances 135: 181-191.
2017: Thompson, L.R. et al. 2017. (I.I. Levin a co-author as part of the Earth Microbiome Project Consortium). A communal catalogue reveals Earth's multiscale microbial diversity. Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature24621
Bataille, A., Levin, I.I., Sari, E.H.R. 2017. Colonization of parasites and vectors. In Disease Ecology: Galapagos Birds and their Parasites, P.G. Parker, Ed. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. p. 45-79.
Levin, I.I. & Bataille, A. 2017. Movement among islands by host, vector, or parasite. In Disease Ecology: Galapagos Birds and their Parasites, P.G. Parker, Ed. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. p. 181-212.
Rivera-Parra, J.L., Levin, I.I., Johnson, K.P., Parker, P.G. 2017. Host sympatry and body size influence parasite straggling rate in a highly connected multihost, multiparasite system. Ecology & Evolution 1:3724-3731.
2016: Hubbard, J.K., Hund, A.K., Levin, I.I., McGraw, K.J., Wilkins, M.R., Safran, R.J. 2016. The importance of cross-validation, accuracy, and precision for measuring plumage color: a comment on Vaquero-Alba et al. (2016). The Auk Ornithological Advances 134:34-38.
Levin, I.I., Zonana, D.M., Fosdick, B.K., Song, S.J., Knight, R., Safran, R.J. 2016. Stress response, gut microbial diversity, and sexual signals correlate with social interactions. Biology Letters 12:20160352.
Levin, I.I., †Colborn, R.E., Kim, D.H., Perlut, N.G., Renfrew, R.B., Parker, P.G. 2016. Local parasite lineage sharing in temperate grassland birds provides clues about potential origins of Galapagos avian Plasmodium. Ecology and Evolution 6:716-726 (Undergraduate research project that was part of my postdoc work, selected for the cover).
2015: Levin, I.I., Zonana, D.M., Burt, J.M., Safran, R.J. 2015. Performance of Encounternet tags: field tests of miniaturized proximity loggers for use on small birds. PLoS ONE 10:e0137242.
Rivera-Parra, J.L., Levin, I.I., Johnson, K.P., Parker, P.G. 2015. Lineage sorting in shared parasites: Eidmanniella albescens and Fregatiella aurifasciata on seabirds from the Galapagos Islands. Ecology and Evolution, 5:3264-3271.
Merrill, L., Gonzalez-Gomez, P.L., Ellis, V.A., Levin, I.I., Vasquez, R.A., Wingfield, J.C. 2015. A blurring of life-history lines: immune function, molt and reproduction in a minimally seasonal environment. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 213:65-73 (Part of this research was done by Grinnell College’s Biology 240: Animal Behavior students).
2014: Rivera-Parra, J.L., Levin, I.I., Parker, P.G. 2014. Comparative ectoparasite loads of five seabird species in the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Parasitology 100:569-577.
Levin, I.I., Adkesson, M., †Evans, M., Rettke, C.K., Parker, P.G. 2014. No evidence for Galapagos Plasmodium arriving via Humboldt Current seabirds. Pacific Conservation Biology 20:37-40.
Levin, I.I. and Parker, P.G. 2014. Infection with Haemoproteus iwa affects vector movement in a Hippoboscid fly-frigatebird system. Molecular Ecology 23:947-953. (Selected for ‘News and Views’ perspective, Molecular Ecology)
2013: Levin, I.I., Zwiers, P., Deem, S., †Geest, E., Higashiguchi, J.M., Iezhova, T.A., Jimenez-Uzcategui, G., Kim, D., †Morton, J., Perlut, N., Renfrew, R., Sari, E.H.R., Valkiunas, G., Parker, P.G. 2013 Multiple lineages of avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) in the Galapagos Islands and evidence for arrival via migratory birds. Conservation Biology 27:1366-1377. (Undergraduate research project that was part of my postdoc work)
Levin, I.I. and Parker, P.G. 2013. Comparative host-parasite population genetic structures: Obligate fly ectoparasites on Galapagos seabirds. Parasitology 140:1061-1069.
Williams, H., Levin, I.I., Newman, A., Norris, R., Wheelwright, N.T. 2013. Three decades of cultural evolution in Savannah Sparrow songs. Animal Behaviour 85:213-223.
2012: Levin, I.I. and Parker, P.G. 2012. Prevalence of Haemoproteus iwa in Galapagos Great Frigatebirds (Fregata minor) and their obligate fly ectoparasite (Olfersia spinifera) Journal of Parasitology 98:924-929.
Levin, I.I. and Parker, P.G. 2012. Philopatry drives genetic differentiation in an island archipelago: Comparative population genetics of Galapagos Nazca boobies (Sula granti) and great frigatebirds (Fregata minor). Ecology and Evolution 2:2775- 2787 (selected for the cover).
2011: Levin, I.I., Valkiunas G., Iezhova, T.A., O’Brien, S.L., Parker, P.G. 2011. Novel Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) from the Swallow-Tailed Gull (Lariidae), with remarks on the host range of Hippoboscid-transmitted avian hemoproteids. Journal of Parasitology 98:847-854.
Levin, I.I., Valkiunas, G., Santiago-Alarcon, D., Cruz, L.L., Hailer, F., Iezhova, T., O’Brien, S., Dearborn, D., Schreiber, E.A., Fleischer, R.C., Ricklefs, R.E., Parker, P.G. 2011. Hippoboscid-transmitted Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida) infect Galapagos Pelecaniform birds: Evidence from Molecular and morphological studies, with description of Haemoproteus iwa. International Journal for Parasitology 41:1019-1027. (Selected for the cover)
Hailer, F., Schreiber, E.A., Miller, J.M., Levin, I.I., Parker, P.G., Chesser, R.T., Fleischer, R.C. 2011. Long-term isolation of a highly mobile seabird on the Galapagos. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 278: 817-825. (Editor’s choice in Science)
2010: Valkiunas, G., Santiago-Alarcon, D., Levin, I.I., Iezhova, T.A., Parker, P.G. 2010. Haemoproteus multipigmentatus Sp. Nov. (Haemosporidia,Haemoproteidae) from the endemic Galapagos Dove, Zenaida galapagoensis, with remarks on the parasite distribution, vectors, and molecular diagnostics. Journal of Parasitology 96:783-792.
2009: Levin, I.I., Outlaw, D.C., Vargas, F.H., Parker, P.G. 2009. Plasmodium blood parasite found in endangered Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Biological Conservation 142:3191-3195. (Featured in New York Times article)
2007: Wheelwright N.T., Swett, M.B., Levin, I.I., Kroodsma, D.E., Freeman-Gallant, C.R., Williams, H. 2007. The influence of different tutor types on song learning in a natural bird population. Animal Behaviour 75:1479-1493. (Highlighted in ScienceNews article on bird song)
Perrott, J.K., Levin, I.I., Hyde, E.A. 2007. Morphology, distribution and desiccation of the Brown Garden snail (Cantareus aspersus) in northern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 31:60-67.
Invited Book Chapters:
Levin, I.I. and Parker, P.G. 2011. Haemosporidian Parasites: Impacts on Avian Hosts. Invited chapter in Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy, Fowler, M. E. and R.E. Miller, Eds. Saunders, Elsevier. p. 356-363.
Non-Refereed Publications:
Levin, I.I. 2016. Snowbird: Integrative Biology and Evolutionary Diversity in the Junco. Book review in The Auk Ornithological Advances 133:816-817
