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Books
Collar, N., Andreev, A.V., Chan, S., Crosby, M.J., Subramanya S. & Tobias, J.A. (2001) Threatened birds of Asia. Volumes I & II. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

Major Book Contributions
BirdLife International (2001) Threatened birds of the world. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Collar, N.J., Mallari, N.A.D. & Tabaranza, B.R. (1999) Threatened birds of the Philippines. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.

BirdLife International (2003) Saving Asia's Threatened Birds: a guide for government and civil society. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.

del Hoyo, J. et al. (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) The Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vols 5-9. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Book Chapters
Fishpool, L. & Tobias, J.A. (2005) Family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 10 (eds. J. del Hoyo et al.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Tobias, J.A., Bennun, L. & Stattersfield, A. (2006) Listening to the birds. Pp. 169-177 in Wildlife Conservation Society (2005) State of the wild 2006: a global portrait of wildlife, wildlands, and oceans. Island Press, Washington, DC.

Tobias, J.A. (2002) Family Galbulidae (Jacamars). Pp. 74-101 in Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 7 (eds. J. del Hoyo et al.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Peer-reviewed journals

Tobias, J.A., Bates, J.M., Hackett, S., & Seddon, N. (in press) Comment on "The Latitudinal Gradient in Recent Speciation and Extinction Rates of Birds and Mammals". Science

Seddon, N., Merrill, R. & Tobias, J.A. (in press) Sexually selected traits predict patterns of species richness in a diverse clade of suboscine birds. American Naturalist

Seddon, N. & Tobias, J.A. (2007) Song divergence at the edge of Amazonia: an empirical test of the peripatric speciation model Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 173-188.

Seddon, N. & Tobias, J.A. (2007) Population size and habitat associations of the Long-tailed Ground-roller (Uratelornis chimaera). Bird Conservation International.17:1–12.

Seddon, N., Amos, W., Adcock, G.J., Johnson, P., Kraaijeveld, K., Kraaijeveld-Smit, F.J.L., Lee, W., Senapathi, G.D., Mulder, R.A., & Tobias, J.A. (2005) Mating system, philopatry and patterns of kinship in the cooperatively breeding subdesert mesite Monias benschi. Molecular Ecology 14: 3573-3583.

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2004) Breeding, foraging and vocal behavior in the White-throated Jacamar (Brachygalba albogularis). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 115: 237-240.

Seddon, N., Amos, W., Mulder, R. & Tobias, J.A. (2004) Male heterozygosity predicts territory size, song structure and reproductive success in a cooperatively breeding bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, Series B. 271: 1823-1829.

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2003) Vocalization and display in the Long-tailed Ground-roller (Uratelornis chimaera). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 115: 193-196.

Seddon, N. & Tobias, J.A. (2003) Communal singing in the cooperatively breeding subdesert mesite (Monias benschi): evidence for numerical assessment? Journal of Avian Biology 34: 72-80.

Seddon, N., Tobias, J.A. & Butchart, S.H.M. (2003) Group living, breeding behaviour and territoriality in the Subdesert Mesite Monias benschi. Ibis 145: 277-294.

Seddon, N., Tobias, J.A. & Alvarez, A. (2002) Vocal communication in the Pale-winged Trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera): repertoire, context and functional reference. Behaviour 139: 1331-1359.

Tobias, J.A. & Ekstrom, J.M.M. (2002) The New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles savesi) rediscovered? Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 122: 282-283.

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2002) Estimating population size in the Subdesert Mesite: new methods and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 108: 199-212.

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2002) Female begging in European robins: do neighbours eavesdrop for extra-pair copulations? Behavioural Ecology 13: 637-642.

Ekstrom, J.M.M., Jones, J.P.G., Willis, J., Tobias, J.A., Dutson, G. & Barré, N. (2002) New information on the distribution, status and conservation of terrestrial bird species in New Caledonia. Emu 102: 197-207.

Mazar Barnett, M., Kirwan, G.M., Pearman, M., Naka, L.N & Tobias, J.A. (2000) Rediscovery and subsequent observations of Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus kaempferi in Santa Catarina, Brazil, with notes on conservation, life history and plumage. Bird Conservation International 10: 371-379.

Clay, R.P., López Lanús, B., Tobias, J.A., Lowen, J.C. & Mazar Barnett, J. (2000) The display of the White-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus candicans). Journal of Field Ornithology 71: 619-626.

Naka, L.N., Mazar Barnett, J., Kirwan, G.M., Tobias, J.A. & Buzzetti, D. (2001) Records of bird species previously considered uncommon in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Cotinga 16: 68-70.

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2000) Territoriality as a paternity guard in the European robin, Erithacus rubecula. Animal Behaviour 60: 165-173.

Seddon, N., Tobias, J., Yount, J.W., Ramanampamonjy, J.R., Butchart, S.H.M. & Randrianizahana, H. (2000) Conservation issues and priorities in the Mikea Forest of south-west Madagascar. Oryx 34: 287-304.

Brooks, T., Tobias, J.A. & Balmford, A. (1999) Deforestation and bird extinctions in the Atlantic Forest Animal Conservation 2: 211-222.

Dabelsteen, T., McGregor, P.K., Holland, J., Tobias, J.A. & Pedersen, S.B. (1997) The signal function of overlapping singing in male robins. Animal Behaviour 53: 249-256.

Tobias, J.A. (1997) Asymmetric territorial contests in the European robin: the role of settlement costs. Animal Behaviour 54: 9-21.

Tobias, J.A. (1997) Food availability as a determinant of pairing behaviour in the European robin. Journal of Animal Ecology 66: 629-639.

Tobias, J.A. & Williams, R.S.R. (1996) Notes on the behavior of the Masked Saltator in southern Ecuador. The Auk 113: 942-944.

Journals (impact factor < 0.2)
Thorns, D. & Tobias, J.A. (2004) Courtship displays of the Wedge-tailed Hillstar Oreotrochilus adela. Cotinga 23: 85-86.

Tobias, J.A. (2003) Further sightings of Selva Cacique Cacicus Cacicus koepckeae in Manu National Park, Peru. Cotinga 19: 79-80.

Tobias, J.A. (2003) Notes on breeding behaviour in Black-faced Cotinga Conioptilon mcilhennyi. Cotinga 19: 80-81.

Parr, J.W.K., Benstead, P.J. & Tobias, J.A. (2002) A first nest record for the Fruithunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi. Forktail 18: 154-155

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2002) First nest record for Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet Touit huetii. Cotinga 18: 104.

Tobias, J.A. & Seddon, N. (2002) Reading the sand: identifying bird tracks in Madagascar's spiny forest. African Bird Club Bulletin 9: 12-15.

Naka, L.N., Mazar Barnett, J., Kirwan, G.M., Tobias, J.A. & Buzzetti, D. (2001) Records of bird species previously considered uncommon in Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Cotinga 16: 68-70.

Tobias, J.A. (2000) Little-known Oriental Bird: White-eyed River-martin. Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 45-48.

Tobias, J.A. & Ekstrom, J.M.M. (2000) Little-known Oriental Bird: White-eyed River-martin. Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 45-48.

Ekstrom, J.M.M., Tobias, J. & Robinson-Dean, J. (1998) Forests at the edge of Lore Lindu National Park, Sulawesi. Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 28: 37-39.

Tobias, J.A., Davidson, P. & Robichaud, W. (1998) Nakai-Nam Theun: can development save one of South-East Asia's last wildernesses? Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 28: 24-29.

Clay, R.P, Tobias, J.A., Lowen, J.C. & Beadle, D. (1998) Field identification of Phylloscartes and Phyllomyias tyrannulets in the Atlantic Forest region. Cotinga 10: 82-95.

Isherwood, I.S., Edwards, T.R.K., Ekstrom, J.M.M., Robinson-Dean, J.C., Tobias, J.A. & Willis, J.D.A. (1998) New information on the birds of Seram, Indonesia, and their conservation. Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 28: 18-21.

Lowen, J.C., Clay, R.P., Mazar Barnett, J., Madroño-N., A., Pearman, M., López Lanús, B., Tobias, J.A., Liley, D.C., Brooks, T.M., Esquivel, E.Z. & Reid, J.M. (1997) New and noteworthy observations on the Paraguayan avifauna. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 117: 275-293.

Tobias, J.A., Clay, R.P. & Lowen, J.C. (1997) The field identification of Lesser Grass-finch Emberizoides ypiranganus. Cotinga 8: 75-78.

Lowen, J.C., Bartrina, L., Brooks, T.M., Clay, R.P. & Tobias, J.A. (1996) Project Yacutinga '95: bird surveys and conservation priorities in Paraguay. Cotinga 5: 14-19.

Tobias, J.A. & Lowen, J.C. (1996) Strange-tailed Tyrants and White-winged Nightjars. Birding World 9: 361-363.

Tobias, J.A. & Williams, R.S.R. (1996) Threatened Formicivora antwrens of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Cotinga 5: 62-66.

Williams, R.S.R. & Tobias, J.A. (1996) Notes on the West Peruvian Screech-Owl Otus roboratus. Cotinga 6: 76-78.

Tobias, J.A. (1995) Birdwatching areas: Kerinci-Seblat National Park, Sumatra. Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 21: 53-57.

Reports
Isherwood, I.S., Willis, J.D.A., Edwards, T.R.K., Ekstrom, J.M.M., Kuriake, S., Lubis, I.R., Notanubun, H., Putnarubun, J., Robinson-Dean, J.C. & Tobias, J.A. (1997) Biological surveys and conservation priorities in north-east Seram, Maluku, Indonesia. CSB Conservation Publications, Cambridge, UK

Lowen, J.C., Bartrina, T.M., Clay, R.P. & Tobias, J.A. (1996) Biological surveys and conservation priorities in eastern Paraguay. CSB Conservation Publications, Cambridge, UK

Tobias, J.A. (1997) Nakai-Nam Theun Social and Environmental Action Plan. Wildlife Conservation Society/IUCN, Vientiane, Lao PDR.

Williams, R.S.R. & Tobias, J.A. (1994) The conservation of southern Ecuador's threatened avifauna. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.

Popular Articles
2005: The Trumpeter's Tale. BBC Wildlife June Issue 36-39.
2005: Amazon Adventures. BBC Wildlife April Issue 72-75.
2004: Watching birds, watching us. World Birdwatch 26(3): 24-28.
2004: Red Island Reptiles. Reptiles Magazine October Issue 4-79.
2004: Surveying the Blue-throated Macaw. World Birdwatch 26(1): 10.
2002: The Trumpeters. BBC Wildlife October Issue.
2001: Owlet. BBC Wildlife May Issue.
1999: The vanishing forest. Birdwatch 85: 6-9.
 
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