@article{gewin_laird_snapp_akinbosede_katti_pascual_2022, title={FITS AND STARTS: ANTI-RACISM EFFORTS IN THE BIOSCIENCES}, volume={612}, ISSN={["1476-4687"]}, DOI={10.1038/d41586-022-04139-9}, abstractNote={Gaining access to Indigenous communities and offering health care in a decolonizing way can take years of respectful collaboration. Gaining access to Indigenous communities and offering health care in a decolonizing way can take years of respectful collaboration.}, number={7938}, journal={NATURE}, author={Gewin, Virginia and Laird, Pamela and Snapp, Sieglinde and Akinbosede, Daniel and Katti, Madhusudan and Pascual, Dolors Armenteras}, year={2022}, month={Dec}, pages={177-+} }
 @article{rega-brodsky_aronson_piana_carpenter_hahs_herrera-montes_knapp_kotze_lepczyk_moretti_et al._2022, title={Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions}, volume={2}, ISSN={["1573-1642"]}, DOI={10.1007/s11252-022-01207-w}, abstractNote={Since the 1990s, recognition of urban biodiversity research has increased steadily. Knowledge of how ecological communities respond to urban pressures can assist in addressing global questions related to biodiversity. To assess the state of this research field in meeting this aim, we conducted a systematic review of the urban biodiversity literature published since 1990. We obtained data from 1209 studies that sampled ecological communities representing 12 taxonomic groups. While advances have been made in the field over the last 30 years, we found that urban biodiversity research has primarily been conducted in single cities within the Palearctic and Nearctic realms, within forest remnants and residential locations, and predominantly surveys plants and birds, with significant gaps in research within the Global South and little integration of multi-species and multi-trophic interactions. Sample sizes remain limited in spatial and temporal scope, but citizen science and remote sensing resources have broadened these efforts. Analytical approaches still rely on taxonomic diversity to describe urban plant and animal communities, with increasing numbers of integrated phylogenetic and trait-based analyses. Despite the implementation of nature-based solutions across the world’s cities, only 5% of studies link biodiversity to ecosystem function and services, pointing to substantial gaps in our understanding of such solutions. We advocate for future research that encompasses a greater diversity of taxonomic groups and urban systems, focusing on biodiversity hotspots. Implementing such research would enable researchers to move forward in an equitable and multidisciplinary way to tackle the complex issues facing global urban biodiversity. Word cloud from titles of 1209 publications on urban biodiversity from 1990–2018.}, journal={URBAN ECOSYSTEMS}, author={Rega-Brodsky, Christine C. and Aronson, Myla F. J. and Piana, Max R. and Carpenter, Ela-Sita and Hahs, Amy K. and Herrera-Montes, Adriana and Knapp, Sonja and Kotze, D. Johan and Lepczyk, Christopher A. and Moretti, Marco and et al.}, year={2022}, month={Feb} }
 @article{trisos_auerbach_katti_2021, title={Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology}, volume={5}, ISSN={["2397-334X"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01460-w}, DOI={10.1038/s41559-021-01460-w}, abstractNote={Ecological research and practice are crucial to understanding and guiding more positive relationships between people and ecosystems. However, ecology as a discipline and the diversity of those who call themselves ecologists have also been shaped and held back by often exclusionary Western approaches to knowing and doing ecology. To overcome these historical constraints and to make ecology inclusive of the diverse peoples inhabiting Earth's varied ecosystems, ecologists must expand their knowledge, both in theory and practice, to incorporate varied perspectives, approaches and interpretations from, with and within the natural environment and across global systems. We outline five shifts that could help to transform academic ecological practice: decolonize your mind; know your histories; decolonize access; decolonize expertise; and practise ethical ecology in inclusive teams. We challenge the discipline to become more inclusive, creative and ethical at a moment when the perils of entrenched thinking have never been clearer.}, journal={NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION}, author={Trisos, Christopher H. and Auerbach, Jess and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2021}, month={May} }
 @article{robin_hines_nichols_katti_sinha_2021, title={Demographic changes of a tropical understory bird in naturally patchy montane habitats in southern India}, volume={9}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.17.460862}, DOI={10.1101/2021.09.17.460862}, abstractNote={The occurrence, density and survival of a species often depend on various aspects of the habitat that it occupies including patch size and disturbance. The demography of most threatened tropical species largely remain unstudied but could provide valuable information about their biology and insights for their conservation. Our study examined the effect of patch size and disturbance on different demographic parameters of an understory, threatened, endemic bird, the white-bellied shortwing in the tropical biodiversity hotspot of the Western Ghats in India. We sampled eight plots on a sky-island using mist-nets for four years in a 'Robust design' mark-recapture framework. Based on model selection using AIC values, the model with survival as a function of disturbance fits the data better than models with abundance or with these parameters modelled as functions of forest patch size. Shortwing density and sex ratio were not different across forest patch sizes or differing disturbance regimes. However, the survival rate of the species significantly decreased with increasing disturbance but was not related to forest patch size. Our study is possibly the first to provide critical baseline information on the demography of a tropical understory species from this region.}, journal={BioRXiv}, publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}, author={Robin, V. V. and Hines, James E. and Nichols, James D. and Katti, Madhusudan and Sinha, Anindya}, year={2021}, month={Sep} }
 @article{mulvey_joy_caslin_orcutt_eseryel_katti_2021, title={Forests After Florence: an informal community-engaged STEM research project promotes STEM identity in disaster-impacted students}, volume={6}, ISSN={["1470-1138"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2021.1944077}, DOI={10.1080/02635143.2021.1944077}, abstractNote={Background: Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, can have lasting impacts on a communityPurpose: This research evaluated how participation in an STEM education intervention after an ecological disaster affected students’ persistence, resilience, and STEM identitySample: Hurricane Florence impacted college students (N = 50) were recruitedDesign and Methods: Participants completed pre-test, post-test and daily diary measures before, during and after they completed an intervention where they collected forestry data in their home hurricane-impacted communitiesResults: Participants reported higher STEM identity following the intervention learning experience. Daily interest and enjoyment in science was higher on days when they reported more positive experiences. For resilience, for male students, but not female students, the learning opportunity fostered resilience. Male students reported higher STEM identity on days when they reported more positive learning experiencesConclusion: These findings highlight the benefit of STEM education learning opportunities, particular for disaster-impacted students.}, journal={RESEARCH IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION}, author={Mulvey, Kelly Lynn and Joy, Angelina and Caslin, Michael and Orcutt, Darby and Eseryel, Deniz and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2021}, month={Jun} }
 @article{cooper_hawn_larson_parrish_bowser_cavalier_dunn_haklay_gupta_jelks_et al._2021, title={Inclusion in citizen science: The conundrum of rebranding}, volume={372}, ISSN={0036-8075 1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abi6487}, DOI={10.1126/science.abi6487}, abstractNote={Does replacing the term “citizen science” do more harm than good?}, number={6549}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Cooper, C.B. and Hawn, C. and Larson, L.R. and Parrish, J.K. and Bowser, G. and Cavalier, D. and Dunn, R.R. and Haklay, M. and Gupta, K. and Jelks, N.O. and et al.}, year={2021}, month={Jun}, pages={1386–1388} }
 @article{phillips_katti_2020, title={Anthropogenic noise affects winter song structure of a long-distance migrant, Gambel’s white-crowned sparrow}, volume={6}, ISSN={2058-5543}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jue/juaa003}, DOI={10.1093/jue/juaa003}, abstractNote={Abstract Many animals learn to produce acoustic signals that are used to attract mates and defend territories. The structure of these signals can be influenced by external features of the environment, including the anthropogenic soundscape. In many sedentary species, habitat features and soundscape appears to influence the cultural evolution of songs, often with tradeoffs for better transmission over sexually selected song structure. However, none have investigated whether noise on the wintering grounds affects song structure, which for long-distance migrants may result in an acoustic ‘mismatch’ when returning to a breeding ground. This study investigates urban noise effects on song structure in a long-distance migrant, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii, on the wintering grounds in the Fresno Clovis Metropolitan Area and in outlying non-urban areas. Songs and background noise levels were recorded concurrently, and song measurements of frequency and duration were examined differences across noise levels and habitats . We found that the buzz and trill decrease in bandwidth in the presence of noise. The length of the whistle and buzz portion of the song also tends to decreases with noise in urban habitats. This trend toward short, pure tones in noisy areas may transmit better in noisy urban winter habitats, but may not be adaptive on quieter breeding grounds. We suggest that future studies should consider whether winter auditory feedback and song learning environments have consequences for song crystallization and breeding success for long-distance migrants.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Urban Ecology}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Phillips, Jennifer N and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2020}, month={Jan} }
 @article{morelli_tryjanowski_møller_katti_reif_2020, title={Editorial: Partitioning the Effects of Urbanization on Biodiversity: Beyond Wildlife Behavioural Responses to a Multilevel Assessment of Community Changes in Taxonomic, Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity}, volume={8}, ISSN={2296-701X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00023}, DOI={10.3389/fevo.2020.00023}, abstractNote={EDITORIAL article Front. Ecol. Evol., 14 February 2020Sec. Urban Ecology Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00023}, journal={Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Morelli, Federico and Tryjanowski, Piotr and Møller, Anders Pape and Katti, Madhusudan and Reif, Jiri}, year={2020}, month={Feb} }
 @inproceedings{katti_2019, title={Citizens are more than ecological sensors: Opportunities and challenges for engaging the public in experimental ecology}, publisher={ESA}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2019} }
 @article{hensley_trisos_warren_macfarland_blumenshine_reece_katti_2019, title={Effects of Urbanization on Native Bird Species in Three Southwestern US Cities}, volume={7}, ISSN={["2296-701X"]}, DOI={10.3389/fevo.2019.00071}, abstractNote={Urbanization presents novel challenges to native species by altering both the biotic and abiotic environments. The rapid pace of declines in species diversity and ecosystem services makes generalizations imperative. Studies have attempted to make generalizations about how species with similar traits respond to urbanization, although the results of such studies are geographically idiosyncratic. Here, we present a comparative study in three US cities: Fresno, California; Tucson, Arizona; and Phoenix, Arizona in an attempt to examine consistency in how urbanization affects native bird assemblages. Using presence-absence data to define regional and urban species pools, we tested for whether the urban avian assemblage is a random subset of the regional avian assemblages on the basis of both traits and phylogeny, and whether or not urbanization causes biotic homogenization among avian assemblages. We found little evidence for non-random trait shifts, with only distributions of diet guild, migratory status, and main habitat showing any significant change, and no evidence for non-random phylogenetic patterns in urban avian assemblages. We did however find some evidence for neutral processes in species’ occupancy of urban habitats. Species in the urban species pools have a higher median reporting frequency than species in the regional species pools in all three cities, although this difference is statistically significant in only one city. Cluster analyses show that levels of biotic homogenization are more severe in spring than in winter. The results presented here indicate that while urban avian assemblage structure may be determined by species’ traits, which may possess phylogenetic signal, simple occurrence in an urban area is likely due to random or neutral processes. The seasonality of homogenization has not to our knowledge been previously reported. We propose that the largely similar results from the three cities in this study result from structural similarities in the matrix habitats, and that the nature of matrix habitat and context of urbanization needs to be considered in future studies in order to resolve existing inconsistencies.}, journal={FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION}, author={Hensley, Christopher B. and Trisos, Christopher H. and Warren, Paige S. and MacFarland, Jennie and Blumenshine, Steve and Reece, Joshua and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2019}, month={Mar} }
 @article{la sorte_lepczyk_aronson_goddard_hedblom_katti_macgregor-fors_mortberg_nilon_warren_et al._2018, title={The phylogenetic and functional diversity of regional breeding bird assemblages is reduced and constricted through urbanization}, volume={24}, ISSN={["1472-4642"]}, DOI={10.1111/ddi.12738}, abstractNote={Aim Urbanization broadly affects the phylogenetic and functional diversity of natural communities through a variety of processes including habitat loss and the introduction of non-native species. Due to the challenge of acquiring direct measurements, these effects have been studied primarily using “space-for-time” substitution where spatial urbanization gradients are used to infer the consequences of urbanization occurring across time. The ability of alternative sampling designs to replicate the findings derived using space-for-time substitution has not been tested. Location Global. Methods We contrasted the phylogenetic and functional diversity of breeding bird assemblages in 58 cities worldwide with the corresponding regional breeding bird assemblages estimated using geographic range maps. Results Compared to regional assemblages, urban assemblages contained lower phylogenetic diversity, lower phylogenetic beta diversity, a reduction in the least evolutionary distinct species and the loss of the most evolutionarily distinct species. We found no evidence that these effects were related to the presence of non-native species. Urban assemblages contained fewer aquatic species and fewer aquatic foraging species. The distribution of body size and range size narrowed for urban assemblages with the loss of species at both tails of the distribution, especially large bodied and broadly distributed species. Urban assemblages contained a greater proportion of species classified as passerines, doves or pigeons; species identified as granivores; species that forage within vegetation or in the air; and species with more generalized associations with foraging strata. Main conclusions Urbanization is associated with the overall reduction and constriction of phylogenetic and functional diversity, results that largely replicate those generated using space-for-time substitution, increasing our confidence in the quality of the combined inferences. When direct measurements are unavailable, our findings emphasize the value of developing independent sampling methods that broaden and reinforce our understanding of the ecological implications of urbanization.}, number={7}, journal={DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS}, author={La Sorte, Frank A. and Lepczyk, Christopher A. and Aronson, Myla F. J. and Goddard, Mark A. and Hedblom, Marcus and Katti, Madhusudan and MacGregor-Fors, Ian and Mortberg, Ulla and Nilon, Charles H. and Warren, Paige S. and et al.}, year={2018}, month={Jul}, pages={928–938} }
 @book{bateman_childers_katti_shochat_warren_2017, place={EDI Data Portak}, title={Point-count bird censusing: long-term monitoring of bird abundance and diversity in central Arizona-Phoenix, ongoing since 2000}, DOI={10.6073/pasta/d6f29d5aba5b22c65b0656c86214958a}, author={Bateman, Heather and Childers, Dan and Katti, Madhusudan and Shochat, Eyal and Warren, Paige}, year={2017} }
 @article{katti_jones_caglar_delcore_gupta_2017, title={The Influence of Structural Conditions and Cultural Inertia on Water Usage and Landscape Decision-Making in a California Metropolitan Area}, volume={9}, ISSN={["2071-1050"]}, url={http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/10/1746}, DOI={10.3390/su9101746}, abstractNote={Urban development and planning are increasingly centered on matters of sustainability, balancing economic development with ecosystem services and biological diversity within urban environments. In addition to these institutional and structural factors, the decision-making process within individual households must be understood to address rising concerns about water use. Therefore, individual characteristics and preferences that influence the use of water also warrant examination. In response to a survey of occupants of single-family residences in the Fresno Clovis Metropolitan Area of California, contextual interviews and focus group interviews with a homeowner sub-sample, we find evidence of an interplay of social—structural, institutional, and cultural factors involved in influencing individual water use behaviors and landscape decision-making. The complexity of residential behaviors and decision-making poses some potential issues with regards to the interactions between individual households and institutional actors in matters of water usage and landscaping, as residents surveyed indicate relatively little confidence in institutions and groups to make wise water policy decisions. We conclude that the promotion and implementation of sustainable water use practices will require not only environmental education for the citizenry, but also a tailoring of information for environmental educational initiatives that address the particularities of individual neighborhoods and communities.}, number={10}, journal={SUSTAINABILITY}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Jones, Andrew R. and Caglar, Derya Ozgoc and Delcore, Henry D. and Gupta, Kaberi Kar}, year={2017}, month={Oct} }
 @article{katti_jones_çağlar_delcore_gupta_2017, title={The Influence of Structural Conditions and Cultural Inertia on Water Usage and Landscape Decision-Making in a California Metropolitan Area}, volume={7}, url={https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201707.0097.v1}, DOI={10.20944/preprints201707.0097.v1}, abstractNote={Urban development and planning are increasingly centered on matters of sustainability, balancing economic development with ecosystem services and biotic structures within urban environments. In addition to these institutional and structural factors, the decision-making process within individual households must be understood to address rising concerns about water use. Therefore, individual characteristics and preferences that influence the use of water also warrant examination. In response to a survey of occupants of single-family residences in the Fresno Clovis Metropolitan Area of California, contextual interviews and focus group interviews with a homeowner sub-sample, we find evidence of an interplay of social-structural, institutional, and cultural factors involved in influencing individual water use behaviors and landscape decision making. The complexity of residential behaviors and decision-making poses some potential issues with regards to the interactions between individual households and institutional actors in matters of water usage and landscaping, as survey respondents indicate relatively little confidence in institutions and groups to make wise water policy decisions. We conclude that the promotion and implementation of sustainable water use practices will require not only environmental education for the citizenry, but also a tailoring of information for environmental educational initiatives that address the particularities of individual neighborhoods and communities.}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Jones, Andrew R. and Çağlar, Derya Özgöç and Delcore, Henry D. and Gupta, Kaberi Kar}, year={2017}, month={Jul} }
 @inproceedings{katti_2016, title={Animals adapting to the rhythms of city life: An evolutionary ecological perspective}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2016} }
 @inproceedings{hensley_katti_2016, title={Differential urban biotic filtering in three desert cities in the USA}, publisher={ESA}, author={Hensley, Chris and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2016}, month={Aug} }
 @article{nelson_castro_katti_eisen_van laar_2016, title={Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant strain of Bacillus pumilus, CB01, isolated from the feces of an American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos}, volume={4}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010289458&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1128/genomeA.00807-16}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Avian species have the potential to serve as important reservoirs for the spread of pathogenic microorganisms. Here, we report the genome sequence of a drug-resistant strain of Bacillus pumilus , CB01, isolated from the feces of an American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos .}, number={4}, journal={Genome Announcements}, author={Nelson, R.L. and Castro, M.A. and Katti, M. and Eisen, J.A. and Van Laar, T.A.}, year={2016} }
 @article{aronson_nilon_lepczyk_parker_warren_cilliers_goddard_hahs_herzog_katti_et al._2016, title={Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools}, volume={97}, ISSN={["1939-9170"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84994553353&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1002/ecy.1535}, abstractNote={The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an ideal opportunity to examine multi-scalar processes involved in community assembly as well as the role of human activities in modulating environmental drivers of biodiversity. Although ecologists have made great strides in recent decades at documenting ecological relationships in urban areas, much remains unknown, and we still need to identify the major ecological factors, aside from habitat loss, behind the persistence or extinction of species and guilds of species in cities. Given this paucity of knowledge, there is an immediate need to facilitate collaborative, interdisciplinary research on the patterns and drivers of biodiversity in cities at multiple spatial scales. In this review, we introduce a new conceptual framework for understanding the filtering processes that mold diversity of urban floras and faunas. We hypothesize that the following hierarchical series of filters influence species distributions in cities: (1) regional climatic and biogeographical factors; (2) human facilitation; (3) urban form and development history; (4) socioeconomic and cultural factors; and (5) species interactions. In addition to these filters, life history and functional traits of species are important in determining community assembly and act at multiple spatial scales. Using these filters as a conceptual framework can help frame future research needed to elucidate processes of community assembly in urban areas. Understanding how humans influence community structure and processes will aid in the management, design, and planning of our cities to best support biodiversity.}, number={11}, journal={ECOLOGY}, author={Aronson, Myla F. J. and Nilon, Charles H. and Lepczyk, Christopher A. and Parker, Tommy S. and Warren, Paige S. and Cilliers, Sarel S. and Goddard, Mark A. and Hahs, Amy K. and Herzog, Cecilia and Katti, Madhusudan and et al.}, year={2016}, month={Nov}, pages={2952–2963} }
 @inproceedings{dolan_mckinney_katti_szlavecz_2016, title={Novel Ecosystems in Cities: Adaptation to Urban Conditions}, author={Dolan, Rebecca W. and McKinney, Michael and Katti, Madhusudan and Szlavecz, Katalin}, year={2016} }
 @book{shochat_katti_warren_2016, title={Point count bird censusing-long term study in central Arizona-Phoenix: Study sites}, DOI={10.6073/pasta/751122afc88cc16b7bbb1695c4d656e6}, author={Shochat, Eyal and Katti, Madhusudan V. and Warren, Paige S.}, year={2016} }
 @inproceedings{katti_2016, title={Teaching at diverse undergraduate institutions: Or, that job no one likely prepared you for}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2016} }
 @inproceedings{slonka_katti_garcia_schleder_2016, title={The effects of changing water availability and landscaping practices on bird communities in a California urban landscape}, author={Slonka, Stephanie and Katti, Madhusudan and Garcia, Pedro and Schleder, Bradley}, year={2016} }
 @article{aronson_la sorte_nilon_katti_goddard_lepczyk_warren_williams_cilliers_clarkson_et al._2014, title={A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers}, volume={281}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893711703&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1098/rspb.2013.3330}, abstractNote={Urbanization contributes to the loss of the world's biodiversity and the homogenization of its biota. However, comparative studies of urban biodiversity leading to robust generalities of the status and drivers of biodiversity in cities at the global scale are lacking. Here, we compiled the largest global dataset to date of two diverse taxa in cities: birds (54 cities) and plants (110 cities). We found that the majority of urban bird and plant species are native in the world's cities. Few plants and birds are cosmopolitan, the most common being Columba livia and Poa annua . The density of bird and plant species (the number of species per km 2 ) has declined substantially: only 8% of native bird and 25% of native plant species are currently present compared with estimates of non-urban density of species. The current density of species in cities and the loss in density of species was best explained by anthropogenic features (landcover, city age) rather than by non-anthropogenic factors (geography, climate, topography). As urbanization continues to expand, efforts directed towards the conservation of intact vegetation within urban landscapes could support higher concentrations of both bird and plant species. Despite declines in the density of species, cities still retain endemic native species, thus providing opportunities for regional and global biodiversity conservation, restoration and education.}, number={1780}, journal={Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences}, author={Aronson, M.F.J. and La Sorte, F.A. and Nilon, C.H. and Katti, M. and Goddard, M.A. and Lepczyk, C.A. and Warren, P.S. and Williams, N.S.G. and Cilliers, S. and Clarkson, B. and et al.}, year={2014} }
 @article{katti_2014, title={Biodiversity Can Flourish on an Urban Planet}, url={https://theconversation.com/biodiversity-can-flourish-on-an-urban-planet-18723}, journal={The Conversation}, publisher={The Conversation}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2014}, month={Jan} }
 @misc{katti_2014, title={Biodiversity Can Flourish on an Urban Planet}, url={https://theconversation.com/biodiversity-can-flourish-on-an-urban-planet-18723}, journal={The Conversation}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2014}, month={Jan} }
 @article{nagendra_sudhira_katti_tengö_schewenius_2014, title={La urbanización y su impacto sobre el uso de la tierra, la biodiversidad y los ecosistemas en la India}, volume={2}, ISSN={2448-5705 2395-969X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2014.2.46531}, DOI={10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2014.2.46531}, abstractNote={La India, país predominantemente rural, está atravesando por una transición lenta, pero constante y a gran escala hacia la urbanización. La cantidad de ciudades o mega ciudades ha aumentado de 5,161 a 7,935 (2011). La ONU pronostica que para el 2031 el 15 % de la población urbana del mundo, alrededor de 600 millones de personas estarán viviendo en ciudades de este país. Este incremento de la población urbana tendrá implicaciones en el medio ambiente, la ecología y la sustentabilidad, lo que repercutirá en los servicios y en la gobernanza del ecosistema urbano. Además, la urbanización genera una tensión significativa en términos de cubierta vegetal de la tierra, hábitats nativos, biodiversidad, áreas protegidas y los servicios al ecosistema que sirven de base para el bienestar humano. En este trabajo se analizan algunos retos y oportunidades al desarrollo urbano de la India que incluye la participación del gobierno, actores privados, ONG y de ciudadanos de diferentes estratos sociales y económicos.}, number={2}, journal={INTERdisciplina}, publisher={Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico}, author={Nagendra, Harini and Sudhira, H.S. and Katti, Madhusudan and Tengö, Maria and Schewenius, Maria}, year={2014}, month={Dec} }
 @inproceedings{katti_reid_constable_bushoven_jones_gupta_2014, title={Socioeconomic Drivers of Urban Forest Structure and Diversity in the Semi–Arid San Joaquin Valley of Central California}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Reid, Seth T. and Constable, John V.H. and Bushoven, John T. and Jones, Andrew Rhys and Gupta, Kaberi Kar}, year={2014}, month={Aug} }
 @article{nagendra_sudhira_katti_tengö_schewenius_2014, title={Urbanization and its Impacts on Land Use, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in India}, volume={2}, ISSN={2448-5705 2395-969X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2014.2.46532}, DOI={10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2014.2.46532}, abstractNote={India, a predominantly rural country, is going through a slow but constant and broad transition towards urbanization. The amount of cities and mega cities has increased from 5,161 to 7,935 in 2011. The united Nations predict that, by 2031, 15% of the urban population of the world, about 600 million people, will be living in Indian cities. This increase in urban population will cause repercussions in terms of environment, ecology and sustainability, which will manifest themselves in demands on urban services and governance of the urban ecosystem. In addition, urbanization generates significant tension in terms of land cover, native habitats, biodiversity, protected areas and services to the ecosystem that are basic for human wellbeing. In this paper we analyze some challenges and opportunities for urban development in India that include the participation of governments, private agencies, NGOs, and citizens from different social and economic strata.}, number={2}, journal={INTERdisciplina}, publisher={Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico}, author={Nagendra, Harini and Sudhira, H.S. and Katti, Madhusudan and Tengö, Maria and Schewenius, Maria}, year={2014}, month={Dec} }
 @inproceedings{nilon_aronson_goddard_lasorte_katti_lepczyk_macgregor-fors_warren_hedblom_kooijmans_et al._2013, title={Cities as hotspots for bird conservation}, author={Nilon, Charles and Aronson, Myla and Goddard, M.A. and LaSorte, F.A. and Katti, M. and Lepczyk, C.A. and MacGregor-Fors, I. and Warren, P.S. and Hedblom, Marcus and Kooijmans, Jip Louwe and et al.}, year={2013} }
 @book{elmqvist_fragkias_goodness_güneralp_marcotullio_mcdonald_parnell_schewenius_sendstad_seto_et al._2013, title={Stewardship of the biosphere in the urban era}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903208430&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_33}, abstractNote={We are entering a new urban era in which the ecology of the planet as a whole is increasingly influenced by human activities (Ellis 2011; Steffen et al. 2011a, b; Folke et al. 2011). Cities have become a central nexus of the relationship between people and nature, both as crucial centres of demand of ecosystem services, and as sources of environmental impacts. Approximately 60 % of the urban land present in 2030 is forecast to be built in the period 2000–2030 (Chap. 21). Urbanization therefore presents challenges but also opportunities. In the next two to three decades, we have unprecedented chances to vastly improve global sustainability through designing systems for increased resource efficiency, as well as through exploring how cities can be responsible stewards of biodiversity and ecosystem services, both within and beyond city boundaries.}, journal={Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities: A Global Assessment}, author={Elmqvist, T. and Fragkias, M. and Goodness, J. and Güneralp, B. and Marcotullio, P.J. and McDonald, R.I. and Parnell, S. and Schewenius, M. and Sendstad, M. and Seto, K.C. and et al.}, year={2013}, pages={719–746} }
 @inbook{nagendra_sudhira_katti_schewenius_2013, place={Dordecht}, title={Sub-regional Assessment of India: Effects of Urbanization on Land Use, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903744222&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1007/978-94-007-7088-1_6}, abstractNote={India is increasingly marked by the growing influence of urban areas, with large-scale, distal impacts on rural environments across the country. These changes will impact land cover, natural habitats, biodiversity and the ecosystem services that underpin human well-being.}, booktitle={Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services: challenges and opportunities}, publisher={Springer}, author={Nagendra, Harini and Sudhira, H.S. and Katti, Madhusudan and Schewenius, Maria}, editor={Elmqvist, Thomas and Fragkias, Michail and Goodness, Julie and Güneralp, Burak and Marcotullio, Peter J. and McDonald, Robert I. and Parnell, Susan and Schewenius, Maria and Sendstad, Marte and Seto, Karen C. and et al.Editors}, year={2013}, pages={65–74} }
 @article{bertram_katti_2013, title={The social biology professor: Effective strategies for social media engagement}, volume={6}, DOI={10.4033/iee.2013.6.5.f}, abstractNote={Evolutionary biology and ecology have always been collaborative enterprises, benefitting enormously from active communication of ideas among traditional academic networks of peers. The Internet age, with its thriving online social networks, offers new tools that can help our current generation of biologists to collaborate, and communicate with the public, more effectively. Having a dynamic web presence, being part of an active blogging, Facebook, or Google+ community, and being a strategic tweeter can help your research, teaching, and service programs. Below we outline how to be a strategically savvy and active social media scientist, and discuss some of the pitfalls to avoid wasting time. We highlight some ecologists and evolutionary biologists who are active in social media to help you understand the many ways social media can help you in your academic life.}, number={1}, journal={Ideas in Ecology and Evolution}, publisher={Ideas in Ecology and Evolution}, author={Bertram, Susan and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2013} }
 @misc{katti_2012, title={Dragging Humanity Up the Shining Hills of a GIS Map to Create a Virtuous Planetary Superorganism: A Review of The Neighborhood Project}, url={https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/dragging-humanity-up-the-shining-hills-of-a-gis-map-to-create-a-virtuous-planetary-superorganism-a-review-of-the-neighborhood-project/}, journal={Scientific American Blog}, publisher={Scientific American}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2012}, month={Aug} }
 @inproceedings{warren_lerman_nilon_katti_strohbach_danford_adler_irwin_2012, title={Human influences on species interactions in urban communities: Insights from the LTER and ULTRA-Ex networks}, author={Warren, Paige S. and Lerman, Susannah B. and Nilon, Charles H. and Katti, Madhusudan and Strohbach, Michael and Danford, Rachel and Adler, Lynn S. and Irwin, Rebecca E.}, year={2012}, month={Aug} }
 @article{katti_2012, title={Mastering Natural Selection to Shape a Human Superorganism}, volume={62}, ISSN={1525-3244 0006-3568}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.8.12}, DOI={10.1525/bio.2012.62.8.12}, number={8}, journal={BioScience}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2012}, month={Aug}, pages={772–775} }
 @article{katti_ã–zgã¶c-ã‡aäŸlar_katti_reid_schleder_bushoven_jones_delcore_2011, title={Interactions between urban water policy, residential irrigation, and plant & bird diversity in the Fresno-Clovis Metro Area}, volume={8}, DOI={10.1038/npre.2011.6228}, note={and plant & bird diversity in the Fresno-Clovis Metro Area', <i>Nature Precedings</i>.}, journal={Nature Precedings}, publisher={Nature Publishing Group}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Özgöc-Çağlar, Derya and Katti, Madhusudan and Reid, Seth and Schleder, Bradley and Bushoven, John and Jones, Andrew and Delcore, Henry}, year={2011}, month={Aug} }
 @article{robin_katti_purushotham_sancheti_sinha_2011, title={Singing in the sky: song variation in an endemic bird on the sky islands of southern India}, volume={82}, ISSN={0003-3472}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.05.032}, DOI={10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.05.032}, abstractNote={Birdsong structure is known to vary across different scales of geographical separation, from differences between neighbours in a habitat to populations across continents. The high-elevation regions of the Western Ghats mountains in southern India form ‘sky islands’ containing the unique Shola habitat. Bird species on such sky islands are often specifically adapted to habitats typical of these islands while populations on different islands may have been geographically isolated over varying periods of time. Forest fragmentation can intensify the effects of such isolation by affecting species dispersal processes. We examined the effects of genetic differentiation across populations on the song of a threatened, endemic bird, the white-bellied shortwing, Brachypteryx major, on different islands of this sky island system. We compared songs from three populations, one of which on one island was genetically distinct from the other two populations on another island. These two populations were genetically similar but separated by recent deforestation. We recorded songs from 23 individuals and characterized 572 songs by 13 parameters. Multivariate analyses revealed significant differences in song between the three populations, with the genetically distinct populations across the two islands being the most differentiated. This was supported by a visual and aural examination of spectrograms that revealed characteristic qualitative differences in songs across these populations. Finally, this study corroborates accepted patterns of congruence between song and genetic divergence across islands and also highlights the difference in song between anthropogenically fragmented, but genetically similar populations, possibly owing to cultural drift.}, number={3}, journal={Animal Behaviour}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Robin, V.V. and Katti, Madhusudan and Purushotham, Chetana and Sancheti, Aditi and Sinha, Anindya}, year={2011}, month={Sep}, pages={513–520} }
 @article{katti_katti_schleder_2010, title={Resilience in urban socioecological systems: residential water management as a driver of biodiversity}, DOI={10.1038/npre.2010.4138.1}, abstractNote={Abstract Cities are unique ecosystems where human social-economic-cultural activities prominently shape the landscape, influencing the distribution and abundance of other species, and consequent patterns of biodiversity. The long-term sustainability of cities is of increasing concern as they continue to grow, straining infrastructure and pushing against natural resources constraints. A key resource is water, esp. in the more rapidly urbanizing arid regions. Understanding water management is thus critical for a deeper theoretical understanding of urban ecosystems and for effective urban policy. Landscaping and irrigation at any urban residence is a product of local geophysical/ecological conditions, homeowners’ cultural preferences, socioeconomic status, neighborhood dynamics, zoning laws, and city/state/federal regulations. Since landscape structure and water availability are key determinants of habitat for other species, urban biodiversity is strongly driven by the outcome of interactions between these variables. Yet the relative importance of ecological variables vs human socioeconomic variables in driving urban biodiversity remains poorly understood. Here we analyze data from the Fresno Bird Count, a citizen science project in California’s Central Valley, to show that spatial variation in bird diversity is best explained by a multivariate model including significant negative correlations with % building and grass cover, and positive correlations with interactions between irrigation intensity, median family income, and grass height. We discuss implications of our findings for urban water management policies in general, and for Fresno’s planned switch to metering water use in 2013. Ecological theory, conservation, and urban policy all benefit if we recognize cities as coupled socioecological systems.}, publisher={Nature Precedings}, author={Katti, M. and Katti, M. and Schleder, B.}, year={2010}, month={Jan} }
 @article{kar gupta_katti_2009, title={Indigenous ecological knowledge as social capital: How citizen science can help us replenish the bank}, DOI={10.1038/npre.2009.3601.1}, abstractNote={Abstract *Background/Question/Methods* In our increasingly urban world, indigenous knowledge of local ecology is declining rapidly, because survival in industrialized urban environments does not depend on knowing the details of local flora, fauna, or phenologies. While traditional ecological knowledge has been documented since 1980s, this is has been largely descriptive, e.g., ethnobotany of sacred groves, cultivation practices, or use of medicinal plants. Until recently, conservation biologists and managers of protected areas have followed western models of conservation that exclude local people and often abandon local ecological knowledge. However, many scientific studies of local ecosystems would not have been possible without the knowledge-base of indigenous people helping researchers. Yet, careful scientific analysis of such knowledge systems is scarce, except in some commercial applications such as forestry or fisheries. Further, even in rare instances when park managers have recruited knowledgeable locals as partners in PA management, the bureaucracy ended up dissipating ecological knowledge rather than sustaining it. The challenge therefore is to understand the epistemology of ecological knowledge, especially the costs and benefits to local people, to help create novel management regimes which provide new incentives for sustaining such knowledge even as traditional dependencies on natural resources are transformed for long-term sustainability of biodiversity. *Results/Conclusions* This paper reviews the literature on indigenous ecological knowledge in South Asia, to establish a baseline for systematic epistemological analyses. Examples include the Bihari bird-trappers assisting the Bombay Natural History Society's bird-ringing projects, Irulas helping snake research at Madras Crocodile Bank, Kanis supporting a variety of research projects, including our own, in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve over the past two decades, and the modern day settlers in Andaman Islands who have turned from over-harvesting and poaching to sustainable cultivation of Edible-nest Swiftlets. We argue that indigenous knowledge is useful not only for monitoring ecosystems or determining use of natural resources, but more importantly for generating fundamental scientific insights, and adding to the knowledge part of our collective social capital. Even as indigenous knowledge is being lost, volunteer-based Citizen Science projects are recruiting amateur naturalists, especially in urban areas, to monitor and study local biodiversity. Such approaches need to be extended into genuinely participatory research programs where indigenous people are engaged in generating and sustaining ecological knowledge, from traditional and modern scientific perspectives, to become well-informed stewards of the socio-ecological systems we inhabit from local to global scales. This is a crucial step towards slowing the loss of biodiversity by reversing our collective loss of knowledge of biodiversity.}, author={Kar Gupta, K. and Katti, M.}, year={2009}, month={Aug} }
 @article{kar gupta_kar gupta_katti_2009, title={Indigenous ecological knowledge as social capital: How citizen science can help us replenish the bank}, DOI={10.1038/npre.2009.3601}, abstractNote={In our increasingly urban world, indigenous knowledge of local ecology is declining rapidly, because survival in industrialized urban environments does not depend on knowing the details of local flora, fauna, or phenologies. While traditional ecological knowledge has been documented since 1980s, this is has been largely descriptive, e.g., ethnobotany of sacred groves, cultivation practices, or use of medicinal plants. Until recently, conservation biologists and managers of protected areas have followed western models of conservation that exclude local people and often abandon local ecological knowledge. However, many scientific studies of local ecosystems would not have been possible without the knowledge-base of indigenous people helping researchers. Yet, careful scientific analysis of such knowledge systems is scarce, except in some commercial applications such as forestry or fisheries. Further, even in rare instances when park managers have recruited knowledgeable locals as partners in PA management, the bureaucracy ended up dissipating ecological knowledge rather than sustaining it. The challenge therefore is to understand the epistemology of ecological knowledge, especially the costs and benefits to local people, to help create novel management regimes which provide new incentives for sustaining such knowledge even as traditional dependencies on natural resources are transformed for long-term sustainability of biodiversity. This paper reviews the literature on indigenous ecological knowledge in South Asia, to establish a baseline for systematic epistemological analyses. Examples include the Bihari bird-trappers assisting the Bombay Natural History Society's bird-ringing projects, Irulas helping snake research at Madras Crocodile Bank, Kanis supporting a variety of research projects, including our own, in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve over the past two decades, and the modern day settlers in Andaman Islands who have turned from over-harvesting and poaching to sustainable cultivation of Edible-nest Swiftlets. We argue that indigenous knowledge is useful not only for monitoring ecosystems or determining use of natural resources, but more importantly for generating fundamental scientific insights, and adding to the knowledge part of our collective social capital. Even as indigenous knowledge is being lost, volunteer-based Citizen Science projects are recruiting amateur naturalists, especially in urban areas, to monitor and study local biodiversity. Such approaches need to be extended into genuinely participatory research programs where indigenous people are engaged in generating and sustaining ecological knowledge, from traditional and modern scientific perspectives, to become well-informed stewards of the socio-ecological systems we inhabit from local to global scales. This is a crucial step towards slowing the loss of biodiversity by reversing our collective loss of knowledge of biodiversity.}, author={Kar Gupta, K. and Kar Gupta, K. and Katti, M.}, year={2009}, month={Aug} }
 @article{katti_schleder_katti_wallace_2009, title={Residential irrigation as a driver of urban bird communities}, DOI={10.1038/npre.2009.3617}, abstractNote={The demand for fresh water has largely outpaced supply both globally and locally with current water management policies unable to meet the needs of urban, agricultural, and industrial activities. Irrigation is one of the many anthropogenic uses of water and is arguably the most important maintenance factor in a landscape. This is particularly true in an arid climate, such as the Central Valley of California. Urban residents' decisions about the design and maintenance of their landscapes affect bird species richness. Published research indicates that these decisions are also affected by the residents' socioeconomic status. However, the driver of this relationship remains unknown. This paper uses data from the Fresno Bird Count, a citizen science organization, to test the hypothesis that neighborhood socioeconomic status influences residential irrigation regimes, which influences plant cover, in turn influencing bird diversity and abundance. A random sampling grid containing 460 points are used as locations for five minute point counts for the Fresno Bird Count ("fresnobirds.org":http://fresnobirds.org/). Socioeconomic data has been obtained from the U.S. Census and irrigation regimes from the city of Fresno. Aerial imagery and ground sampling on point count locations are used for characterizing habitat. Preliminary analysis of the first year of data (2008) supports this hypothesis and reveals a north/south gradient of bird diversity paralleling the socioeconomic gradient of Fresno. This paper will present results from a more comprehensive analysis of data including the spring 2009 bird census. Policies in the U.S. regarding the distribution and cost of water are changing in response to increased water demands, and the city of Fresno is about to undergo such a change. In 2013 a policy of metered water is scheduled to begin, which is predicted to increase water conservation by residents due to an increase in it overall cost. In addition to examining coupled socio-ecological drivers of urban diversity, this study will be the first part of a Before After Control Impact experiment taking advantage of the planned implementation of metering the cost of water use. The results can help guide the city in improving its management of urban habitat and biodiversity.}, publisher={Nature Precedings}, author={Katti, M. and Schleder, B. and Katti, M. and Wallace, S.}, year={2009}, month={Aug} }
 @inproceedings{katti_2009, title={Studying the impacts of urbanization using novel behavioral and evolutionary approaches}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2009} }
 @article{walker_balling_briggs_katti_warren_wentz_2008, title={Birds of a feather: Interpolating distribution patterns of urban birds}, volume={77}, DOI={10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2007.02.001}, abstractNote={Geostatistical methods provide valuable approaches for analyzing spatial patterns of ecological systems. They allow for both the prediction and visualization of ecological phenomena, a combination that is essential for the conceptual development and testing of ecological theory. Yet, many ecologists remain unfamiliar with the application of these techniques. Here, we apply the methodology of geostatistics to an urban avian census in order to investigate and illustrate the utility of these tools. We derive habitat probability maps for three bird species known to differentially occupy the urban to rural gradient within the Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding desert (Arizona, USA). We aggregated avian censuses conducted seasonally at 40 sites over two years and applied two processes process of interpolation, ordinary Kriging and indicator Kriging, and compared both methods. Ordinary Kriging interpolates values between measurements; however, it requires normally distributed data, which is commonly invalidated in ecological censuses. While indicator Kriging is not able to produce numerical predictions of measurements, it has the advantages of not requiring normally distributed data and requiring fewer statistical decisions. Each of the species exhibited strong deviations from normality due to many observations of zero. Given the skewness of the data, we anticipated that indicator Kriging would be a more appropriate method of interpolation. However, we found that both methods adequately captured spatial distribution of the three species and are sufficient for creating distribution maps of avian species. With additional census monitoring, Kriging can be used to detect long-term changes in population distribution of avian and other wildlife populations.}, number={1}, journal={Computers, Environment and Urban Systems}, author={Walker, J. and Balling, R. and Briggs, J. and Katti, M. and Warren, P. and Wentz, E.}, year={2008}, month={Jan}, pages={59–28} }
 @inproceedings{kraft_katti_2007, title={If you build it, who will come? Landbird response to riparian restoration at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge}, author={Kraft, Karl and Katti, Madhusudan}, year={2007}, month={Aug} }
 @article{anderies_katti_shochat_2007, title={Living in the city: Resource availability, predation, and bird population dynamics in urban areas}, volume={247}, ISSN={0022-5193}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.01.030}, DOI={10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.01.030}, abstractNote={This article explores factors that shape population structure in novel environments that have received scant theoretical attention: cities. Urban bird populations exhibit higher densities and lower diversity. Some work suggests this may result from lower predation pressure and more predictable and abundant resources. These factors may lead to populations with few winners and many losers regarding access to food, body condition, and reproductive success. We explore these hypotheses with an individual-energy-based competition model with two phenotypes of differing foraging ability. We show that low frequency resource fluctuations favor strong competitors and vice versa. We show that low predation skews equilibrium populations in favor of weak competitors and vice versa. Increasing the time between resource pulses can thus shift population structure from weak to strong competitor dominance. Given recent evidence for more constant resource input and lower predation in urban areas, the model helps understand observed urban bird population structure.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Theoretical Biology}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Anderies, John M. and Katti, Madhusudan and Shochat, Eyal}, year={2007}, month={Jul}, pages={36–49} }
 @inproceedings{boyd_braganza_cadiz_kamansky_hatfield_miller_phillips_salcido_soto_tovar_et al._2007, title={The Effects of Urban Development and Climate on Species Distribution in the  San Joaquin Valley, California}, author={Boyd, S. and Braganza, C. and Cadiz, V. and Kamansky, S. and Hatfield, R. and Miller, L. and Phillips, G. and Salcido, S. and Soto, J. and Tovar, D. and et al.}, year={2007}, month={Apr} }
 @article{macdougall-shackleton_katti_hahn_2006, title={Tests of absolute photorefractoriness in four species of cardueline finch that differ in reproductive schedule}, volume={209}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33750599824&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1242/jeb.02447}, abstractNote={SUMMARY Species with different reproductive schedules may differ in how they respond to the annual change in photoperiod (the adaptive specialization hypothesis). Seasonally breeding species are predicted to use photorefractoriness to terminate reproduction prior to inclement conditions in autumn and winter, whereas opportunistically breeding species may not exhibit photorefractoriness. We tested for absolute photorefractoriness in four species of cardueline finch that differ in their reproductive schedules:opportunistically breeding red crossbills, flexibly breeding pine siskins, and seasonally breeding Cassin's finches and gray-crowned rosy-finches. Field observations indicated that all four species regress their gonads and begin prebasic feather molt in late summer or autumn. However, exposure to a long day photoperiod in autumn (24 h:0 h L:D) resulted in elevation of gonadotropins and testicular recrudescence in all species except Cassin's finches. Thus, by this criterion, some of the seasonally breeding species tested here did not exhibit absolute photorefractoriness. These results indicate that phylogenetic history needs to be taken into account when considering the adaptive nature of photoperiod response systems.}, number={19}, journal={Journal of Experimental Biology}, author={MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A. and Katti, M. and Hahn, T.P.}, year={2006}, pages={3786–3794} }
 @article{warren_katti_ermann_brazel_2006, title={Urban bioacoustics: it's not just noise}, volume={71}, ISSN={0003-3472}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.07.014}, DOI={10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.07.014}, abstractNote={The acoustic environment has a major influence in shaping animal communication systems. Humans, particularly in cities, profoundly alter the acoustic structure of their environment. Recent articles have identified effects of noise on animal communication and behaviour. These studies, however, serve to highlight the surprising dearth of research on the behavioural responses of animals to altered acoustic environments. We argue that noise is not the only aspect of urban bioacoustics that researchers should explore. In addition to elevated noise levels, urban areas are characterized by a spatial heterogeneity in noise levels, predictable diurnal variation in noise levels and the existence of many vertical reflective surfaces. All of these characteristics have parallels in natural environments. We suggest that cities are a fruitful area for future research on the evolution of animal communication systems, with more general implications for conservation in human-altered environments.}, number={3}, journal={Animal Behaviour}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Warren, Paige S. and Katti, Madhusudan and Ermann, Michael and Brazel, Anthony}, year={2006}, month={Mar}, pages={491–502} }
 @inbook{hahn_pereyra_katti_ward_macdougall-shackleton_2005, place={New Delhi, India}, title={Effects of food availability on the reproductive system.}, booktitle={Functional Avian Endocrinology}, publisher={Narosa Publishing House}, author={Hahn, T.P. and Pereyra, M.E. and Katti, M. and Ward, G.M. and MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A.}, year={2005}, pages={167–180} }
 @article{macdougall-shackleton_pereyra_katti_hahn_2005, title={GnRH, photorefractoriness, and breeding schedules of cardueline finches}, journal={Functional Avian Endocrinology}, author={MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A. and Pereyra, M.E. and Katti, M. and Hahn, T.P.}, editor={Dawson, A. and Sharp, P.J.Editors}, year={2005}, pages={97–110} }
 @article{kinzig_warren_martin_hope_katti_2005, title={The effects of human socioeconomic status and cultural characteristics on urban patterns of biodiversity}, volume={10}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-18744412082&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, number={1}, journal={Ecology and Society}, author={Kinzig, A.P. and Warren, P. and Martin, C. and Hope, D. and Katti, M.}, year={2005} }
 @book{shochat_katti_lerman_2004, title={Differences in bird foraging behaviour between Sonoran Desert and urban habitats in central Arizona}, author={Shochat, Eyal and Katti, Madhusudan and Lerman, Susannah}, year={2004} }
 @book{hope_gries_warren_katti_stuart_oleson_kaye_2004, place={Fort Collins, Colorado}, series={USDA Forest Service Proceedings}, title={How do humans restructure the biodiversity of the Sonoran desert}, volume={RMRS-P-26}, number={RMRS-P-26}, journal={Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas: Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II}, institution={U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service}, author={Hope, Diane and Gries, Corinna and Warren, Paige and Katti, Madhu and Stuart, Glenn and Oleson, Jake and Kaye, Jason}, editor={Gottfried, Gerald J. and Gebow, Brooke S. and Eskew, Lane G. and Edminster, Carleton B.Editors}, year={2004}, pages={189–194}, collection={USDA Forest Service Proceedings} }
 @article{shochat_lerman_katti_lewis_2004, title={Linking Optimal Foraging Behavior to Bird Community Structure in an Urban‐Desert Landscape: Field Experiments with Artificial Food Patches}, volume={164}, ISSN={0003-0147 1537-5323}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/422222}, DOI={10.1086/422222}, abstractNote={Urban bird communities exhibit high population densities and low species diversity, yet mechanisms behind these patterns remain largely untested. We present results from experimental studies of behavioral mechanisms underlying these patterns and provide a test of foraging theory applied to urban bird communities. We measured foraging decisions at artificial food patches to assess how urban habitats differ from wildlands in predation risk, missed‐opportunity cost, competition, and metabolic cost. By manipulating seed trays, we compared leftover seed (giving‐up density) in urban and desert habitats in Arizona. Deserts exhibited higher predation risk than urban habitats. Only desert birds quit patches earlier when increasing the missed‐opportunity cost. House finches and house sparrows coexist by trading off travel cost against foraging efficiency. In exclusion experiments, urban doves were more efficient foragers than passerines. Providing water decreased digestive costs only in the desert. At the population level, reduced predation and higher resource abundance drive the increased densities in cities. At the community level, the decline in diversity may involve exclusion of native species by highly efficient urban specialists. Competitive interactions play significant roles in structuring urban bird communities. Our results indicate the importance and potential of mechanistic approaches for future urban bird community studies.}, number={2}, journal={The American Naturalist}, publisher={University of Chicago Press}, author={Shochat, Eyal and Lerman, Susannah B. and Katti, Madhusudan and Lewis, David B.}, year={2004}, month={Aug}, pages={232–243} }
 @book{walker_shochat_katti_warren_2004, title={Point Count Bird Censusing Data Subset for Paper 'EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND VEGETATION COVER ON BIRD COMMUNITIES' Walker et. al}, url={https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/caplter/data/view/knb-lter-cap.394/}, institution={Environmental Data Initiative}, author={Walker, Jason and Shochat, Eyal and Katti, Madhusudan V. and Warren, Paige S.}, year={2004} }
 @article{katti_warren_2004, title={Tits, noise and urban bioacoustics}, volume={19}, ISSN={0169-5347}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2003.12.006}, DOI={10.1016/j.tree.2003.12.006}, abstractNote={Humans, particularly in cities, are noisy. Researchers are only just beginning to identify the implications of an increase in noise for species that communicate acoustically. In a recent paper, Slabbekoorn and Peet show, for the first time, that some birds can respond to anthropogenically elevated noise levels by altering the frequency structure of their songs. Cities are fruitful grounds for research on the evolution of animal communication systems, with broader implications for conservation in human-altered environments.}, number={3}, journal={Trends in Ecology & Evolution}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Warren, Paige S}, year={2004}, month={Mar}, pages={109–110} }
 @article{katti_price_2003, title={Latitudinal trends in body size among over-wintering leaf warblers (genus Phylloscopus)}, volume={26}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0038625123&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1034/j.1600-0587.2003.03264.x}, abstractNote={Geographical trends in body size are commonly interpreted in the framework of Bergmann's rule, which states that larger body sizes are found at higher latitudes. Here we demonstrate a negative association of body size with latitude among over-wintering warblers of the genus Phylloscopus as well as within a single species (Phylloscopus trochiloides) we were able to study in depth. We examine the role of resources in determining body size distributions. In mid-winter in India there are more large prey at southern sites (occupied by large-bodied warblers) than at a northern site (occupied by small-bodied warblers). Phylloscopus trochiloides is a relatively large species. The timing of its autumn migration is correlated with the withdrawal of the monsoon through India and its appearance on the breeding grounds in spring is correlated with the appearance of relatively large prey. We suggest that prey size and abundance are the main determinants of the spatial distributions of Phylloscopus warblers in winter. Cross-species associations of body size with both time of arrival on the breeding grounds and migration distance may also largely reflect the spatial and temporal distribution of prey. Resources are likely to be more important in determining both the strength and direction of latitudinal associations with body size than is currently appreciated, even in cases where Bergmann's rule is upheld.}, number={1}, journal={Ecography}, publisher={Wiley Blackwell (Blackwell Publishing - Munksgaard)}, author={Katti, M. and Price, T.D.}, year={2003}, pages={69–79} }
 @book{ohmart_pearson_hostetler_katti_hulen_2003, title={Transect bird survey with data synthesis from multiple transects in the central Arizona-Phoenix area: period 1998 to 2000}, url={https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/caplter/data/view/knb-lter-cap.43/}, author={Ohmart, Robert D. and Pearson, David and Hostetler, Mark E. and Katti, Madhusudan V. and Hulen, Thom}, year={2003} }
 @article{katti_marzluff_bowman_donnelly_2002, title={Avian Ecology and Conservation in an Urbanizing World}, volume={83}, DOI={10.2307/3071823}, abstractNote={EcologyVolume 83, Issue 9 p. 2643-2644 Book Review Old Avian Ecology in a New Ecosystem Madhusudan Katti, Madhusudan Katti Arizona State University, Center for Environmental Studies, Tempe, Arizona 85287-3211. E-mail: mkatti@asu.eduSearch for more papers by this author Madhusudan Katti, Madhusudan Katti Arizona State University, Center for Environmental Studies, Tempe, Arizona 85287-3211. E-mail: mkatti@asu.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 September 2002 https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2643:OAEIAN]2.0.CO;2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume83, Issue9September 2002Pages 2643-2644 RelatedInformation}, number={9}, journal={Ecology}, author={Katti, M. and Marzluff, J. and Bowman, R. and Donnelly, R.}, year={2002}, month={Sep}, pages={2643} }
 @book{shochat_lerman_putnam_katti_2002, title={Differences In Bird Foraging Behaviour Between Sonoran Desert And Urban Habitats: A Field Experiment With Seed Trays}, author={Shochat, E. and Lerman, S. and Putnam, C. and Katti, M.}, year={2002} }
 @article{katti_2002, title={Old Avian Ecology in a New Ecosystem}, volume={83}, DOI={10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2643:OAEIAN]2.0.CO;2}, number={9}, journal={Ecology}, author={Katti, M.}, year={2002}, month={Sep}, pages={2643–2644} }
 @inproceedings{katti_shochat_deviche_2002, title={Population and physiological responses of Sonoran desert birds to urbanization in central Arizona, USA}, volume={Abstract Volume}, booktitle={23rd International Ornithological Congress}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Shochat, Eyal and Deviche, Pierre}, year={2002}, pages={177} }
 @article{pereyra_macdougall-shackleton_sharbaugh_morton_katti_hahn_2001, title={Relationships between photorefrac-toriness and reproductive flexibility in cardueline finches}, volume={41}, number={6}, journal={American Zoologist}, author={Pereyra, M.E. and MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A. and Sharbaugh, S.M. and Morton, M.L. and Katti, M. and Hahn, T.P.}, year={2001}, pages={1552–1552} }
 @article{katti_2001, title={Vocal communication and territoriality during the non-breeding season in a migrant warbler}, volume={80}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0041702422&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, number={3}, journal={Current Science}, author={Katti, M.}, year={2001}, pages={419–423} }
 @article{katti_price_1999, title={Annual variation in fat storage by a migrant warbler overwintering in the Indian tropics}, volume={47}, DOI={10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00331.x}, abstractNote={1. We studied fat storage in a population of greenish leaf warblers (Phylloscopus trochiloides) in southern India over four winters (1993–97). This species breeds in temperate regions and overwinters in India from October to April. 2. Diurnal variation in fat scores was comparable to that seen among temperate wintering passerines. Seasonal variation was slight, except for premigratory fattening. There was significant annual variation: in drier winters, which were also winters of low food supplies, fat scores were higher. 3. Energy metabolized overnight is unlikely to vary across winters, and annual variation in fat scores is considered a response to uncertainty of food intake on a given day. Fat scores varied inversely with short-term rainfall, which drives the abundance of arthropod prey. 4. Annual variation in fat scores was not accompanied by changes in total body mass. This suggests that protein reserves were being compromised by increased fat deposition in dry years and offers an explanation for the observed delay in moult during drier winters. These results suggest that strategies for maximizing short-term probability of survival translate into future fitness costs, and may shape long-term life-history strategies through simple physiological processes.}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Animal Ecology}, author={Katti, M. and Price, T.}, year={1999}, month={Jul}, pages={369–823} }
 @phdthesis{katti_1997, place={San Diego}, title={Ecology and evolution of non-breeding distributions in the Old World leaf warblers}, school={University of California}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={1997} }
 @inbook{katti_1996, place={Delhi, India}, title={Are Warblers less important than Tigers?}, booktitle={In Danger}, publisher={Ranthambore Foundation}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, editor={Manfredi, PabloEditor}, year={1996}, pages={108–109} }
 @article{katti_price_1996, title={Effects of climate on Palaearctic warblers over-wintering in India}, volume={93}, number={3}, journal={Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society}, author={Katti, Madhusudan and Price, Trevor}, year={1996}, pages={411–427} }
 @article{katti_1995, title={Conflicts of Coexistence?}, volume={69}, number={4}, journal={Current Science}, author={Katti, Madhusudan}, year={1995}, month={Aug}, pages={305–307} }
 @article{sharma_manjrekar_mukherjee_katti_rawat_singh_johnsingh_1995, title={The Takin (Bovidae, Caprinae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India}, volume={59}, number={3}, journal={Mammalia}, author={Sharma, D. and Manjrekar, N. and Mukherjee, S. and Katti, M.V. and Rawat, G.S. and Singh, P. and Johnsingh, A.J.T.}, year={1995}, pages={444–446} }
 @article{pandey_joshua_rai_mohan_rawat_sankar_katti_khati_johnsingh_1994, title={Birds of Rajaji National Park, India}, volume={10}, journal={Forktail}, author={Pandey, S. and Joshua, Justus and Rai, N.D. and Mohan, D. and Rawat, G.S. and Sankar, K. and Katti, M.V. and Khati, D.V.S. and Johnsingh, A.J.T.}, year={1994}, pages={105–114} }
 @article{katti_singh_manjrekar_sharma_mukherjee_1992, title={An ornithological survey in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India}, volume={7}, journal={Forktail}, author={Katti, M. and Singh, P. and Manjrekar, N. and Sharma, D. and Mukherjee, S.}, year={1992}, pages={75–89} }
 @article{katti_1992, title={Are Anolis lizards evolving?}, volume={355}, DOI={10.1038/355505b0}, number={6360}, journal={Nature}, author={Katti, M.}, year={1992}, month={Feb}, pages={505–506} }
 @article{katti_lawton_mcardle_thorpe_malhotra_1992, title={Are Anolis lizards evolving? [10]}, volume={355}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0026564845&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, number={6360}, journal={Nature}, author={Katti, M. and Lawton, J.H. and McArdle, B.H. and Thorpe, R.S. and Malhotra, A.}, year={1992}, pages={505–506} }
 @article{katti_1992, title={Are Anolis lizards evolving? [11]}, volume={355}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0026564845&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, number={6360}, journal={Nature}, author={Katti, M.}, year={1992}, pages={505–506} }
 @book{katti_manjrekar_mukherjee_sharma_1990, title={A report on wildlife survey in Arunachal Pradesh with special reference to Takin}, institution={Wildlife Institute of India}, author={Katti, M. and Manjrekar, N. and Mukherjee, S. and Sharma, D.}, year={1990} }
 @phdthesis{katti_1989, place={Rajkot}, title={Bird communities of Lower Dachigam Valley, Kashmir}, school={Saurashtra University}, author={Katti, M.V.}, year={1989} }