* undergraduate student at the time data collection ended
Marrari, M., J. Chaves-Campos, Mug Villanueva, M., Martínez-Fernández, D., Marín Sandoval, H. and Meier, T.S. 2023. Trend and variability in local abundance of sailfish Istiophorus platypterus in Pacific waters of Costa Rica: controls and effects of recreational fisheries. Frontiers in Marine Science 10.1088006. Link to official article.
Simon, S.*, Chai, K*., Drescher, M.*, and J. Chaves-Campos. 2022. Bacteria associated with leaf-cutter ants drive natural antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria. Journal of Tropical Ecology. Published Online First on July 18 2022. Link to official article. Contact me to request a copy.
Henderson, E.C.*, Osborne, Z.K*, and J. Chaves-Campos. 2022. Hummingbird bill morphology matched flower morphology when long-corolla flowers provided higher reward. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 134: 236-250. Link to official article. Contact me to request a copy.
Serpell, E.*, and J. Chaves-Campos. 2022. Memory and habituation to harmful and non-harmful stimuli in a field population of the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 38:89-98. Link to offical article. Contact me to request a copy.
Daniel, A.*, and J. Chaves-Campos. 2021. Contrary to vertebrates, less aggressive and more consistent individuals are common in disturbed habitats in the colonial spider Metabus gravidus (Araneae: Araneidae). Behaviour 158:225-248. Link to official article. Contact me to request a copy.
Frank, T.M.*, Gabbert, W.C.*, Chaves-Campos, J. and R.K. LaVal. 2019. Impact of artificial lights on foraging of insectivorous bats in a Costa Rican cloud forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 35:8-17. Link to official article. Contact me to request a copy.
Freeman, B.M.* and J. Chaves-Campos. 2016. Branch Width and Height Influence the Incorporation of Branches into Foraging Trails and Travel Speed in Leafcutter Ants Atta cephalotes (L.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Neotropical Entomology 45: 258-264.Full Article (read only).Link to official article. Contact me to request a copy.
Coghill, L.M., C.D. Hulsey, J. Chaves-Campos, F. J. García de León, and S.G. Johnson. 2014. Next generation phylogeography of cave and surface Astyanax mexicanus.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79: 368–374. [pdf]
Coghill, L.M., C.D. Hulsey, J. Chaves-Campos, F. J. García de León, and S.G. Johnson. 2013. Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of a Distinct Lineage of Sunfish in the Cuatro Ciénegas Valley of Mexico. PLoS ONE 8(10): e77013.
Chaves-Campos, J., L.M. Coghill, M. A. Al-Salamah*, T. J. DeWitt and S.G. Johnson. 2012. Field heritabilities and lack of correlation of snail shell form and antipredator function estimated using Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods. Evolutionary Ecology Research 14: 743–755. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos, J., L.M. Coghill, F. J. García de León, and S.G. Johnson. 2012. The effect of aquatic plant abundance on shell crushing resistance in a freshwater snail. PLoS ONE 7(9): e44374.
Chaves-Campos, J., S.G. Johnson, and C.D. Hulsey. 2011. Spatial mosaic of antagonistic traits and gene flow in an aquatic predator-prey system. PLoS ONE6(7): e22472.
Califano, D.* and J. Chaves-Campos. 2011. Effect of trail pheromones and weather on the moving behaviour of the army ant Eciton burchellii. Insectes Sociaux 58: 309-315. Link to official article. Contact me to request a copy.
Chaves-Campos, J., S.G. Johnson, F. J. García de León, and C.D. Hulsey. 2011. Phylogeography, genetic structure, and gene flow in the endemic freshwater shrimp Palaemonetes suttkusi from Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico. Conservation Genetics 12: 557-567. [pdf]
Coghill, L.M, J. Chaves-Campos, F.E. Espinoza*, S.L. Lance, T.C. Glenn, and S. G. Johnson. 2011. Microsatellite markers isolated from the Mexican banded spring snail Mexipyrgus churinceanus. Conservation Genetic Resources 3:29–31. [pdf]
Araya-Ajoy Y., Chaves-Campos J., Kalko E.K.V, and J. A. DeWoody. 2009. High-pitched notes signal genetic diversity during vocal contests in ocellated antbirds. PLoS ONE 4(12): e8137.
Chaves-Campos J., Y. Araya-Ajoy, C. A. Lizana-Moreno* and K. N. Rabenold. 2009. The effect of local dominance and reciprocal tolerance on feeding aggregations of ocellated antbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276: 3995-4001. [pdf]
Class, A.M.* and J. Chaves-Campos. 2009. Additional notes on the nest location and parental care of ocellated antbirds (Phaenostictus mcleannani). Ornitología Neotropical 20:445-459. Contact me to request a copy.
Turner S.M., J. Chaves-Campos and J. A. DeWoody. 2009. Parental relatedness and major histocompatibility effects on early embryo survivorship in Atlantic salmon. Genetica 137:99-109. Link to official article.
Chaves-Campos J. and J.A. DeWoody. 2008. The spatial distribution of avian relatives: do obligate army-ant-following birds roost and feed near family members? Molecular Ecology 17:2963-2974. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos J. 2005. Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) foraging at an unusually large assemblage of army ant-following birds. Wilson Bulletin117:418-420. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos, J. 2004. Elevational movements of large frugivorous birds and temporal variation in abundance of fruits along an elevational gradient. Ornitología Neotropical 15:433-445. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos, J., J. E. Arévalo, and M. Araya. 2003. Altitudinal movements and conservation of the Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) of the Tilarán Mountains, Costa Rica. Bird Conservation International 13:45-58. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos, J. 2003. Localization of army-ant swarms by ant-following birds on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica: following the vocalization of antbirds to find the swarms. Ornitología Neotropical 14:289-294. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos, J. 2003. Changes in abundance of Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) and Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) along an altitudinal gradient in Costa Rica. Ornitología Neotropical 14:195-200. [pdf]
Chaves-Campos, J.* and J. Torres.* 2002. Distribution of nests of the Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) in relation to the inclination of terrain. Ornitología Neotropical 13: 205-208. [pdf]
Selected Book Chapters
Barrantes, G. and J. Chaves-Campos. 2008. Birds in Costa Rican marine environments. In Cortés, J. and I. S. Wehrtmann (eds.), Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America. Monographiae Biologicae Vol 86. Springer Verlag, Berlin.