Peer-reviewed Publications
2022
Walsh, J., R. Bowman, J. Brawn, K.M. Covino, K.M. Dugger, R.C. Fleischer, J. Houtz, S.M. Mahoney, M. Pruett-Jones, C.E. Tarwater, and J. Faire. In Press. Professional Ethics Survey Identifies Strengths and Areas for Improvement in the American Ornithological Society. Ornithology. https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithology/ukac053/6775167
Ruskin, K.J., G. Herring, C.A. Eagles-Smith, A.B. Eiklor, C.S. Elphick, M.A. Etterson, C.R. Field, R.A. Longenecker, A.I. Kovach, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2022. Mercury exposure of tidal marsh songbirds in the northeastern United States and its association with nest survival. Ecotoxicology. 1-13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34783931/
2021
Walsh, J. A.I. Kovach, P.M. Benham, G.V. Clucas, V.L. Winder, and I.J. Lovette. 2021. Genomic data reveal the biogeographical and demographic history of Ammospiza sparrows in northeast tidal marshes. Journal of Biogeography. 9:2630-2374. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.14208
Maxwell, L., J. Walsh, B.J. Olsen, and A.I. Kovach. Spatial variation in patterns of introgression across an avian hybrid zone. Patterns of introgression vary within an avian hybrid zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 21(1):1-18. https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-021-01749-1
Walsh, J., L. Campagna, W.E. Feeney, J. King, and M.S. Webster. 2021. Patterns of genetic divergence and demographic history shed light on island-mainland population dynamics and melanic plumage evolution in the white-winged fairywren. Evolution. 75(6):1348-1360. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/evo.14185
2020
Aguillon, S. M., Walsh, J., & Lovette, I. J. 2020. Extensive hybridization reveals multiple coloration genes underlying a complex plumage phenotype. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288(1943), 20201805. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2020.1805?casa_token=yEC9yybWIa4AAAAA:izWKfT3y4_-aEOHHNKzHocMPIULFYHaIjbu-JhtSj1NBTBpDta1UixLJpAV91M1M8cq7uirnrREGetU
Mikles, C. S., Aguillon, S. M., Chan, Y. L., Arcese, P., Benham, P. M., Lovette, I. J., & Walsh, J. 2020. Genomic differentiation and local adaptation on a microgeographic scale in a resident songbird. Molecular ecology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.15647?casa_token=3GSzWX0UHB0AAAAA:HjbXcDhXTBNDQn2qfmOdtjCiU21hF-w0YaBvJEnKMJnonxa9T1MNcdGki4ZW6YJhuxGmkrCL__W_61A
Walsh, J., Billerman, S. M., Rohwer, V. G., Butcher, B. G., & Lovette, I. J. 2020. Genomic and plumage variation across the controversial Baltimore and Bullock’s oriole hybrid zone. The Auk. https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/auk/ukaa044/5879617?casa_token=DyvDfWIdu5IAAAAA:DEl4VnjAiVd_HHAMSXIuOsS9ZL_uoFM5LuFDa5gRFDl04eEw-3JIitUQrqaVIn4Ce1YM4DISB6wyHA
2019
Walsh, J., G.V. Clucas, M.D. MacManes, W.K. Thomas, and A.I. Kovach. 2019. Divergent selection and drift shape the genomes of two avian sister species spanning a saline-freshwater gradient. Ecology and Evolution. 9(23):13477-13494. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.5804
Olsen, B.J., J. L. Froehly, A.C. Borowske, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, R.A. Longenecker, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and K.J. Ruskin. 2019. Geographic patterns of sparrow bill size suggests correlations with high temperatures in tidal marsh birds may be driven by mate competition. Journal of Avian Biology. 50(9). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02116
Walsh, J., P.M. Benham, P.E. Deane-Coe, P. Arcese, B.G. Butcher, Y.L. Chan, Z.A. Cheviron, C.S. Elphick, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, V.L. Winder, and I.J. Lovette. 2019. Genomics of rapid ecological divergence and parallel adaptation in four tidal marsh sparrows. Evolution Letters. 3(4):324-338. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/evl3.126
Billerman, S.M., and J. Walsh. 2019. Ancient DNA as a tool to address key questions in avian biology and evolution: a review of methods, challenges, applications, and future directions. Molecular Ecology Resources. 19(5):1115-1130. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1755-0998.13066
2018
Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2018. Plasticity in nesting adaptations of a tidal-marsh endemic. Ecology and Evolution. 8(22): 10780-10793. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.4528
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and I.J. Lovette. 2018. Bidirectional Adaptive Introgression Between Two Ecologically Divergent Sparrow Species. Evolution. 72(10): 2076-2089. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/evo.13581
Walsh, J., L.M. Maxwell, and A.I. Kovach. 2018. The role of divergent mating strategies, reproductive success, and compatibility in maintaining an avian hybrid zone. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 135(3): 693-705. https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-135/issue-3/AUK-17-218.1/The-role-of-divergent-mating-strategies-reproductive-success-and-compatibility/10.1642/AUK-17-218.1.full
Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K.M. O’Brien, M.J. Ducey, and A.I. Kovach. 2018. Annual variation in offspring sex ratios in saltmarsh sparrows support Fisher’s hypothesis. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 135(2): 342-358. https://bioone.org/journals/the-auk/volume-135/issue-2/AUK-17-148.1/Annual-variation-in-the-offspring-sex-ratio-of-Saltmarsh-Sparrows/10.1642/AUK-17-148.1.full
2017
Ruskin, K.J., M.A. Etterson, T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, N. Pau, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2017. Demographic analysis demonstrates systematic but independent spatial variation in abiotic and biotic stressors across 59% of a global species range. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 134(4):903-916. https://bioone.org/journals/The-Auk/volume-134/issue-4/AUK-16-230.1/Demographic-analysis-demonstrates-systematic-but-independent-spatial-variation-in-abiotic/10.1642/AUK-16-230.1.short
Walsh, J., I.J. Lovette, V. Winder, C.S. Elphick, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and A.I. Kovach. 2017. Subspecies delineation amid phenotypic, geographic, and genetic discordance in a songbird. Molecular Ecology. 26(5):1242-1255. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.14010/full
Walsh, J. W.G. Shriver, M.D. Correll, B.J. Olsen, C.S. Elphick, T.P. Hodgman, R.J. Rowe, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2017. Temporal shifts in the saltmarsh-Nelson’s sparrow hybrid zone revealed by replicated demographic and genetic surveys. Conservation Genetics. 18(2):453-466. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-016-0920-8
Field, C.R., K.J. Ruskin, B. Benvenuti, A.C. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, L. Garey, T.P. Hodgman, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, B.J. Olsen, N. Pau, S.G. Roberts, E. Shelly, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, C.S. Elphick. 2017. Quantifying the importance of geographic replication and representativeness when estimating demographic rates, using a coastal species as a case study. Ecography. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.02424/full
Ruskin, K.J., M.A. Etterson, T.P. Hodgman, A.C. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, N. Pau, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2017. Seasonal fecundity is not related to geographic position across a species’ global range despite a central peak in abundance. Oecologia 183(1):291-301. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-016-3745-8
2016
Walsh, J., B.J. Olsen, K.J. Ruskin, W.G. Shriver, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Influence Fitness in an Avian Hybrid Zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bij.12837/abstract
Walsh, J., W.G Shriver, B.J. Olsen, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Differential Introgression and the Maintenance of Species Boundaries in an Advanced Generation Avian Hybrid Zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16:65. https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-016-0635-y
2015
Walsh, J., J. Rowe, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Genotype-Environment Associations Support a Mosaic Hybrid Zone Between Two Tidal Marsh Birds. Ecology & Evolution. 6(1):279-294. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1864/full
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Relationship of phenotypic variation and genetic admixture in the Saltmarsh-Nelson’s sparrow hybrid zone. The Auk. 132(3): 704-716. http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/abs/10.1642/AUK-14-299.1
Kovach, A.I., J. Walsh, J. Ramsdell, and W.K. Thomas. 2015. Development of diagnostic microsatellite markers from whole-genome sequences of Ammodramus sparrows for assessing admixture in a hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution. 5(11): 2267-2283. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1514/abstract
Berlinsky, D.L., M.A. DiMaggio, T.S. Breton, J. Walsh, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Peritoneal pigmentation in purebred and hybrid River Herring. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 144: 717-723. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00028487.2015.1037017#.VXnl7mAd4Y8
2013
Hill, J.M., J. Walsh, A.I. Kovach, and C. S. Elphick. 2013. Male-skewed nestling sex ratio in Saltmarsh Sparrows. Condor. 115(2): 411-420. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/cond.2013.120116
2012
Walsh, J., A. I. Kovach, K. J. Babbitt, and K.M. O’Brien. 2012. Fine-scale population structure and asymmetrical dispersal in an obligate salt marsh passerine, the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus). The Auk. 129 (2): 247-258. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/auk.2012.11153
2011
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, O.P. Lane, K.M. O’Brien, and K.J. Babbitt. 2011. Genetic barcode RFLP analysis of the Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrow Hybrid Zone. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 123(2): 316-322. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1676/10-134.1
Popular Press Articles
Kovach, A.I. and J. Walsh. 2012. Interactions of two salt marsh-dwelling sparrows in New England: past, present and future. Bird Observer. 40 (1): 25-32.