Professor Naomi Langmore
Areas of expertise
- Behavioural Ecology 060201
- Host Parasite Interactions 060307
- Animal Behaviour 060801
Publications
- Crates, R, Langmore, N, Ranjard, L et al. 2021, 'Loss of vocal culture and fitness costs in a critically endangered songbird', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 288, no. 1947, pp. 1-9.
- Grealy, A, Langmore, N, Joseph, L et al. 2021, 'Genetic barcoding of museum eggshell improves data integrity of avian biological collections', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, pp. 7pp.
- Noh, H, Jacomb, F, Gloag, R et al. 2021, 'Frontline defences against cuckoo parasitism in the large-billed gerygones', Animal Behaviour, vol. 174, pp. 51-61.
- Abernathy, V, Johnson, L & Langmore, N 2021, 'An Experimental Test of Defenses Against Avian Brood Parasitism in a Recent Host', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 9, pp. 14pp.
- Austin, V, Dalziell, A, Langmore, N et al. 2021, 'Avian vocalisations: the female perspective', Biological Reviews, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 1484-1503.
- Islam Nahid, M, Fossey, F, Stokke, B et al. 2021, 'No evidence of host-specific egg mimicry in Asian koels', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 16, no. 7, pp. e0253985.
- Alves, F, Langmore, N, Heinsohn, R et al. 2021, ''Self-fumigation' of nests by an endangered avian host using insecticide-treated feathers increases reproductive success more than tenfold', Animal Conservation, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 239-245.
- Taylor, C & Langmore, N 2020, 'How do brood-parasitic cuckoos reconcile conflicting environmental and host selection pressures on egg size investment?', Animal Behaviour, vol. 168, pp. 89-96.
- Langmore, N 2020, 'Female birdsong', Current Biology, vol. 30, no. 14, pp. R789-R790.
- Medina, I, Kilner, R & Langmore, N 2020, 'From micro- to macroevolution: brood parasitism as a driver of phenotypic diversity in birds', Current Zoology, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 515-526.
- Keighley, M, Langmore, N, Penalba, J et al 2020, 'Modelling dispersal in a large parrot: a comparison of landscape resistance models with population genetics and vocal dialect patterns', Landscape Ecology, vol. 35, pp. 129-144.
- Keighley, M, Heinsohn, R, Langmore, N et al 2019, 'Genomic population structure aligns with vocal dialects in Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus); evidence for refugial late-Quaternary distribution?', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 24-37pp.
- Edworthy, A, Langmore, N & Heinsohn, R 2019, 'Native fly parasites are the principal cause of nestling mortality in endangered Tasmanian pardalotes', Animal Conservation, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 96-103pp.
- Riebel, K, Odom, K, Langmore, N et al 2019, 'New insights from female bird song: towards an integrated approach to studying male and female communication roles', Biology Letters, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 7pp.
- Medina Guzman, I, Hall, M, Taylor, C et al 2019, 'Experimental increase in eviction load does not impose a growth cost for cuckoo chicks', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 73, no. 44, pp. 5pp.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2019, 'Host density predicts the probability of parasitism by avian brood parasites', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 374, no. 1769, pp. 8pp.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2019, 'Nest illumination and the evolution of egg rejection in hosts of brood parasites', Auk, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 1-6.
- Cain, K, Hall, M, Medina Guzman, I et al 2019, 'Conspicuous plumage does not increase predation risk: A continent-wide test using model songbirds', The American Naturalist, vol. 193, no. 3, pp. 359-372.
- Taylor, C, Hall, M, Cain, K et al 2019, 'A superb solo, or a deviant duet? Overlapping songs in superb fairy-wrens', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1076-1086.
- Alves, F, Lopez‐Iborra, G, Stojanovic, D et al. 2019, 'Occupancy and density of a habitat specialist and a sympatric generalist songbird species in Tasmania', Austral Ecology, vol. 44, pp. 1430-1437.
- Zdenek, C, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N 2018, 'Vocal individuality, but not stability, in wild palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus)', Bioacoustics, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 27-42.
- Medina, I, Langmore, N 2018, 'Tolerance in hosts of brood parasites: A comment on Aviles', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 523-524.
- Noh, H, Gloag, R, Langmore, N 2018, 'True recognition of nestlings by hosts selects for mimetic cuckoo chicks', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 285, no. 1880, pp. 1-10.
- Hall, M & Langmore, N 2017, 'Editorial: Fitness Costs and Benefits of Female Song', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, no. 48, pp. 1-3pp.
- Attard, M, Medina Guzman, I, Langmore, N et al 2017, 'Egg shape mimicry in parasitic cuckoos', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 2079-2084.
- Medina Guzman, I, Langmore, N, Lanfear, R et al 2017, 'The evolution of clutch size in hosts of avian brood parasites', The American Naturalist, vol. 190, no. 5, pp. E113-E123.
- Heinsohn, R, Zdenek, C, Cunningham, R et al 2017, 'Tool-assisted rhythmic drumming in palm cockatoos shares key elements of human instrumental music', Science Advances, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 1-7.
- Abernathy, V & Langmore, N 2017, 'The first stages of coevolution between a brood parasite and its new host: are naïve hosts defenceless?', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. 114-129.
- Abernathy, V, Troscianko, J & Langmore, N 2017, 'Egg mimicry by the Pacific koel: mimicry of one host facilitates exploitation of other hosts with similar egg types', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 1414-1424.
- Medina Guzman, I, Delhey, K, Peters, A et al. 2017, 'Habitat structure is linked to the evolution of plumage colour in female, but not male, fairy-wrens', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 17, no. 35, pp. 1-9pp.
- Keighley, M, Langmore, N, Zdenek, C et al 2017, 'Geographic variation in the vocalizations of Australian palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus)', Bioacoustics, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 91-108pp.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2016, 'The evolution of host specialisation in avian brood parasites', Ecology Letters, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 1110-1118.
- Cain, K & Langmore, N 2016, 'Female song and aggression show contrasting relationships to reproductive success when habitat quality differs', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 1867-1877pp.
- Langmore, N, Bailey, L, Heinsohn, R et al 2016, 'Egg size investment in superb fairy-wrens: Helper effects are modulated by climate', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 283, no. 1843, pp. 20161875-20161875.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2016, 'The evolution of acceptance and tolerance in hosts of avian brood parasites', Biological Reviews, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 569-577.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2016, 'Batten down the thatches: Front-line defences in an apparently defenceless cuckoo host', Animal Behaviour, vol. 112, pp. 195-201.
- Medina Guzman, I, Troscianko, J, Stevens, M et al 2016, 'Brood parasitism is linked to egg pattern diversity within and among species of australian passerines', The American Naturalist, vol. 187, no. 3, pp. 351-362.
- Feeney, W, Troscianko, J, Langmore, N et al 2015, 'Evidence for aggressive mimicry in an adult brood parasitic bird, and generalized defences in its host', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 282, no. 1810, pp. 1-9.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2015, 'The costs of avian brood parasitism explain variation in egg rejection behaviour in hosts', Biology Letters, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 1-4.
- Cain, K & Langmore, N 2015, 'Female and male song rates across breeding stage: Testing for sexual and nonsexual functions of female song', Animal Behaviour, vol. 109, pp. 65-71.
- Cain, K, Cockburn, A & Langmore, N 2015, 'Female song rates in response to simulated intruder are positively related to reproductive success', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 3, no. 119, pp. 1-7.
- Zdenek, C, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N 2015, 'Vocal complexity in the palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)', Bioacoustics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 253-267.
- Medina Guzman, I & Langmore, N 2015, 'Coevolution is linked with phenotypic diversification but not speciation in avian brood parasites', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 282, no. 1821, pp. 20152056-20152056.
- Feeney, W & Langmore, N 2015, 'Superb Fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) increase vigilance near their nest with the perceived risk of brood parasitism', Auk, vol. 132, no. 2, pp. 359-364pp.
- Gloag, R, Keller, L & Langmore, N 2014, 'Cryptic cuckoo eggs hide from competing cuckoos', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 281, no. 1792, pp. 20141014-20141014.
- Odom, K, Hall, M, Riebel, K et al. 2014, 'Female song is widespread and ancestral in songbirds', Nature Communications, vol. 5, pp. 3379-3379.
- Feeney, W, Stoddard, M, Kilner, R et al 2014, '"Jack-of-all-trades" egg mimicry in the brood parasitic Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo?', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1365-1373.
- Feeney, W, Welbergen, J & Langmore, N 2014, 'Advances in the Study of Coevolution Between Avian Brood Parasites and Their Hosts', Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics, vol. 45, pp. 227-246.
- van de Pol, M, Brouwer, L, Brooker, L et al 2013, 'Problems with using large-scale oceanic climate indices to compare climatic sensitivities across populations and species', Ecography, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 249-255.
- Feeney, W & Langmore, N 2013, 'Social learning of a brood parasite by its host', Biology Letters, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 20130443-20130443.
- Feeney, W, Medina Guzman, I, Somveille, M et al 2013, 'Brood Parasitism and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds', Science, vol. 342, no. 6165, pp. 1506-1508.
- Langmore, N 2013, 'Fairy-wrens as a model system for studying cuckoo-host coevolution', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 302-308.
- Langmore, N 2013, 'Australian cuckoos and their adaptations for brood parasitism', Chinese Birds, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 86-92.
- Langmore, N & Spottiswoode, C 2012, 'Visual trickery in avian brood parasites', in David P. Hughes, Jacques Brodeur and Frederic Thomas (ed.), Host Manipulation by Parasites, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 95-118.
- Feeney, W. E., Welbergen, J. A., Langmore, N. E. 2012, 'The frontline of avian brood parasite-host coevolution', Animal Behaviour, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 3-12.
- Langmore, N. E., Feeney, W. E., Crowe-Riddell, J., Luan, H., Louwrens, K. M., Cockburn, A. 2012, 'Learned recognition of brood parasitic cuckoos in the superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 799-805.
- Langmore, N, Stevens, M, Maurer, G et al 2011, 'Visual mimicry of host nestlings by cuckoos', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 278, no. 1717, pp. 2455-2463.
- Joseph, L, Zeriga, T, Adcock, G et al 2011, 'Phylogeography and taxonomy of the Little Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus) in Australia's monsoon tropics', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 111, no. 2, pp. 113-119.
- Kilner, R & Langmore, N 2011, 'Cuckoos versus hosts in insects and birds: adaptations, counter-adaptations and outcomes', Biological Reviews, vol. 86, no. 4, pp. 836-852.
- Heinsohn, R, Langmore, N, Cockburn, A et al 2011, 'Adaptive Secondary Sex Ratio Adjustments via Sex-Specific Infanticide in a Bird', Current Biology, vol. 21, no. 20, pp. 1744-1747.
- Landstrom, M, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N 2011, 'Does clutch variability differ between populations of cuckoo hosts in relation to the rate of parasitism?', Animal Behaviour, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 307-312.
- Rosenfeld, E, Maurer, G & Langmore, N 2010, 'Breaking free: Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo nestlings can forge a second exit to fledge from domed host nests', Northern Territory Naturalist, vol. 22, pp. 81-87.
- Langmore, N 1998, 'Female song for mate attraction: An overlooked phenomenon? [2] (multiple letters)', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 322-323.
- Dabelsteen, T, McGregor, P, Lampe, H et al 1998, 'Quiet song in song birds: An overlooked phenomenon', Bioacoustics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 89-105.
- Langmore, N 1998, 'Functions of duet and solo songs of female birds', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 136-140.
- Langmore, N & Kilner, R 2010, 'The coevolutionary arms race between Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoos and Superb Fairy-wrens', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 32-38.
- Landstrom, M, Heinsohn, R & Langmore, N 2010, 'Clutch variation and egg rejection in three hosts of the pallid cuckoo, Cuculus pallidus', Behaviour, vol. 147, no. 1, pp. 19-36.
- Santema, P, Griffith, S, Langmore, N et al 2009, 'Does foraging efficiency vary with colony size in the fairy martin Petrochelidon ariel?', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 57-66.
- Langmore, N, Stevens, M, Maurer, G et al 2009, 'Are dark cuckoo eggs cryptic in host nests?', Animal Behaviour, vol. 78, pp. 461-468.
- Hammers, M, von Engelhardt, N, Langmore, N et al 2009, 'Mate-guarding intensity increases with breeding synchrony in the colonial fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel', Animal Behaviour, vol. 78, pp. 661-669.
- Langmore, N, Cockburn, A, Russell, A et al 2009, 'Flexible cuckoo chick-rejection rules in the superb fairy-wren', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 20, pp. 978-984.
- Magrath, M, Santema, P, Bouwman, K et al 2009, 'Seasonal decline in reproductive performance varies with colony size in the fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 63, pp. 661-672.
- Langmore, N & Kilner, R 2009, 'Why do Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo Chalcites basalis eggs mimic those of their hosts?', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 63, pp. 1127-1131.
- Langmore, N, Maurer, G, Adcock, G et al 2008, 'Socially acquired host-specific mimicry and the evolution of host races in Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo Chalcites basalis', Evolution, vol. 62, no. 7, pp. 1689-1699.
- Russell, A, Langmore, N, Gardner, J et al 2008, 'Maternal investment tactics in superb fairy-wrens', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 275, pp. 29-36.
- Rogers, A, Langmore, N & Mulder, R 2007, 'Function of pair duets in the eastern whipbird: cooperative defense or sexual conflict?', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 182-188.
- Adcock, G, Langmore, N & Kilner, R 2007, 'Polymorphic microsatellite loci for studies of bronze-cuckoo species (Genus Chalcites: Aves)', Molecular Ecology Notes, vol. 7, pp. 678-680.
- Langmore, N & Kilner, R 2007, 'Breeding site and host selection by Horsfield's bronze-cuckoos, Chalcites basalis', Animal Behaviour, vol. 74, pp. 995-1004.
- Russell, A, Langmore, N, Cockburn, A et al 2007, 'Reduced Egg Investment Can Conceal Helper Effects in Cooperatively Breeding Birds', Science, vol. 317, pp. 941-944.
- Langmore, N, Adcock, G & Kilner, R 2007, 'The spatial organization and mating system of Horsfield's bronze-cuckoos, Chalcites basalis', Animal Behaviour, vol. 74, pp. 403-412.
- Starling, M, Heinsohn, R, Cockburn, A et al. 2006, 'Cryptic gentes revealed in pallid cuckoos Cuculus pallidus using reflectance spectrophotometry', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 273, pp. 1929-1934.
- Rogers, A, Mulder, R & Langmore, N 2006, 'Duet duels: sex differences in song matching in duetting eastern whipbirds', Animal Behaviour, vol. 72, pp. 53-61.
- Riebel, K, Hall, M & Langmore, N 2005, 'Female songbirds still struggling to be heard', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 419-420.
- Adcock, G, Langmore, N, Mulder, R et al 2005, 'Microsatellite loci for population and behavioural studies of Horsfields bronze-cuckoo (Chalcites basalis: Aves)', Molecular Ecology Notes (electronic), vol. 5, pp. 619-621.
- Langmore, N, Kilner, R, Butchart, S et al. 2005, 'The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 16, pp. 686-692.
- Langmore, N 2004, 'Canny Cuckoos & Wily Wrens', Nature Australia, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 52-59.
- Langmore, N, Hunt, S & Kilner, R 2003, 'Escalation of a coevolutionary arms race through host rejection of brood parasitic young', Nature, vol. 422, pp. 157-160.
- Hunt, S, Kilner, R, Langmore, N et al 2003, 'Conspicuous, ultraviolet-rich mouth colours in begging chicks', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 270, no. S25-S28, pp. 36-38.
- Mulder, R, Bishop, H, Cooper, M et al 2003, 'Alternate functions for duet and solo songs in magpie-larks, Grallina cyanoleuca', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 51, pp. 25-30.
- Langmore, N 2002, 'Vocal duetting: definitions, discoveries and directions', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 451-452.
- Langmore, N, Cockrem, J & Candy, E 2002, 'Competition for male reproductive investment elevates testosterone levels in female dunnocks, Prunella modularis', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 269, pp. 2473-2478.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Does coevolution drive speciation (Primary Investigator)
- Social and environmental selection of female ornaments and arrangements (Secondary Investigator)
- A unique non-human model for the evolution of musical tool use: drumming by the palm cockatoo - National Geographic Society (Secondary Investigator)
- Cuckoo-host coevolution: a model system for investigating the impact of climate change on interspecific interactions and biodiversity (Primary Investigator)
- Cuckoo - host coevolution: a model system for investigating the impact of climate change on interspecific interactions and biodiversity (Primary Investigator)
- Escalation of a coevolutionary arms race between cuckoos and their hosts: cognitive causes and evolutionary consequences (Primary Investigator)
