PEER-REVIWED PUBLICATIONS
2010 Altshuler, D.L., R. Dudley, S.M. Heredia, and J.A. McGuire. Allometry of hummingbird lifting performance. Journal of Experimental Biology 213:725-734.
Altshuler, D.L., K.C. Welch, R.K. Josephson, B.H. Cho, D.B. Welch, A.F. Lin, W.B. Dickson, and M.H. Dickinson. Neuromuscular control of wingbeat kinematics in Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte Anna). Journal of Experimental Biology 213:2507-2514.
Buermann, W., J. Chaves, R. Dudley, J.A. McGuire, T. Smith, and D.L. Altshuler. Projected changes in elevational distribution and flight performance of montane Neotropical hummingbirds in response to climate change. Global Change Biology. Published online 9/23/2011. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02330.x
Wild, J.M., N.O.E. Krützfeldt, and D.L. Altshuler. Trigeminal and spinal dorsal horn (dis)continuity and avian evolution. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 76:20-31.
2009 Altshuler, D.L., M. Princevac, H. Pan, and J. Lozano. Wake patterns of the wings and tail of hovering hummingbirds. Experiments in Fluids 46:835-846.
McGuire, J.A., C.C. Witt, J.V. Remsen, Jr., and D.L. Altshuler. A higher-level taxonomy for hummingbirds. Journal of Ornithology 150:155-16.
Welch, K.C., and D.L. Altshuler. Fiber type homogeneity of the flight musculature in small birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 152:324-331.
2007 McGuire, J.A., C.C. Witt, D.L. Altshuler, and J.V. Remsen, Jr. Phylogenetic systematics of hummingbirds: Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of partitioned data and selection of an appropriate partitioning strategy. Systematic Biology 56:837-856.
2006 Altshuler,
D.L. Flight performance and competitive displacement of hummingbirds along
elevational gradients. American
Naturalist 167:216-229.
Altshuler, D. L., and R. Dudley. The
physiology and biomechanics of avian flight at high altitude. Integrative and
Comparative Biology 46:62-71.
2005 Altshuler,
D.L., W.B. Dickson, J.T. Vance, S.P. Roberts, and M.H. Dickinson. Short
amplitude, high frequency wing strokes underlie the aerodynamics of honeybee
flight. Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences USA 102:18213-18218.
Stiles,
F. G, D. L. Altshuler, and R. Dudley. Wing morphology and flight behavior of
some North American hummingbird species. The
Auk 122:872-886.
2004 Altshuler,
D.L., R. Dudley, and C.P. Ellington. Aerodynamic forces of revolving
hummingbird wings and wing models. Journal
of Zoology 264:327-332.
Altshuler,
D.L., R. Dudley, and J.A. McGuire.
Resolution of a paradox: Hummingbird flight at high elevation does not
come without a cost. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences USA
101:17731-17736.
Altshuler,
D. L., F. G. Stiles, and R. Dudley.
Of hummingbirds and helicopters: Hovering costs, competitive ability,
and foraging strategies. American
Naturalist 163:16:25.
Stiles,
F. G, and D. L. Altshuler.
Conflicting terminology for wing measurements in ornithology and
aerodynamics. The
Auk 121:973-976.
Tobalske, B. W., D. L. Altshuler, and D. R. Powers. Take-off
mechanics in hummingbirds (Trochilidae). Journal of
Experimental Biology 207:1345-1352.
2003 Altshuler,
D. L. Flower color, hummingbird pollination, and habitat light irradiance in
four neotropical forests. Biotropica 35:344-355.
Altshuler, D. L., and R. Dudley. Kinematics of hovering hummingbird flight along simulated
and natural elevational gradients. Journal of
Experimental Biology 206:3139-3147.
2002 Altshuler,
D.L., and R. Dudley. The ecological and evolutionary interface of hummingbird
flight physiology. Journal
of Experimental Biology 205: 2325-2336.
2001 Altshuler,
D. L. Ultraviolet reflectance in fruits, ambient
light composition, and fruit removal in a tropical forest. Evolutionary
Ecology Research 3:767-778.
Altshuler, D. L., and A. Nunn. Observational learning in
hummingbirds. The
Auk 118:795-799.
Altshuler, D. L., P. Chai, and J. S. P. Chen. Hovering
performance of hummingbirds in hyperoxic gas mixtures. Journal of
Experimental Biology 204:2021-2027.
1999 Altshuler,
D. L. Novel interactions of non-pollinating ants with pollinators and fruit
consumers in a tropical forest. Oecologia
119:600-606.
Chai, P., D. L. Altshuler, D. B. Stephens, and M. E. Dillon.
Maximal horizontal flight performance of hummingbirds: Effects of body mass and
molt. Physiological
and Biochemical Zoology 72:145-155.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
2006 Altshuler, D. L. Ecology and Biomechanics: Book Review. Quarterly Review of Biology 81:413.
Altshuler, D. L., and R. Dudley. Adaptations
to life at high elevation: An introduction to the symposium. Integrative and
Comparative Biology 46:3-4.
2003 Altshuler, D.L., and C.J.
Clark. DarwinÕs hummingbirds. Science 300:588-589.
1999 Altshuler,
D. L. Aglaiocercus berlepschi; A. kingi; Colibri serrirostris; Selasphorus
sasin. Handbook
to the Birds of the World, Vol. 5. Barn owls to Hummingbirds (ed. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott and J. Sargatal).
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Pages 558,
659-660, 680.