Talk:Richard Zann

Selected papers
Scientific papers authored and coauthored by Zann include:
 * Zann, R.A. (1976). Variation in the songs of three species of Estrildine Grassfinches. Emu 76(3): 97-108.
 * Zann, R.A. (1984). Structural variation in the zebra finch distance call. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 66: 328-345.
 * Zann, R.A.; & Straw, B’ (1984). Feeding ecology and breeding of zebra finches in farmland in Northern Victoria. Australian Wildlife Research 11: 533-552.
 * Zann, R.A. (1985). Ontogeny of the zebra finch distance call: I. Effects of cross-fostering to Bengalese finches. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 68: 1-23.
 * Birkhead, T.R.; Clarkson, K.; & Zann, R. (1988). Extra-pair courtship, copulation and mate guarding in wild zebra finches. Animal Behaviour 36:1853-1855.
 * Thornton, I.W.B.; Zann, R.A.; Rawlinson, P.A.; Tidemann, C.R.; Adikerana, A.S.; & Widjoya, A.H.T. (1988). Colonization of the Krakatau Islands by vertebrates: equilibrium, succession and possible delayed extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 85: 515-518.
 * Burley, N.; Zann, R.A.; Tidemann, S.C.; & Male, E.B. (1989). Sex ratios of Zebra Finches. Emu 89: 83-92.
 * Birkhead, T.R.; Burke, T.; Zann, R.; Hunter, F.M.; & Krupa, A.P. (1990). Extra-pair paternity and intraspecific brood parasitism in wild zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata, revealed by DNA fingerprinting. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 27: 315-324.
 * Thornton, I.W.B.; New, T.R.; Zann, R.A.; & Rawlinson, P.A. (1990). Colonization of the Krakatau Islands (Indonesia) by animals: A perspective from the 1980s. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 328: 131-165.
 * Thornton, I.W.B.; Zann, R.A.; & Stephenson, D.G. (1990). Colonization of the Krakatau Islands (Indonesia) by land birds, and the approach to an equilibrium number of species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 328: 55-94.
 * Tidemann, C.R.; Kitchener, D.J.; Zann, R.A.; & Thornton, I.W.B. (1990). Recolonization of the Krakatau Islands and adjacent areas of West Java, Indonesia, by bats (Chiroptera) 1883-1986. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 328: 123-130.
 * Zann, R. (1990). Song and call learning in wild zebra finches in south-east Australia. Animal Behaviour 40: 811-828.
 * Zann, R.A.; Male, E.B.; & Darjono. (1990). Bird colonization of Arak Krakatau, an emergent volcanic island. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 328: 95-120.
 * Zann, R.A.; Walker, M.V.; Adhikerana, A.S.; Davison, G.W.; Male, E.B.; & Darjono. (1990). The birds of the Krakatau Islands (Indonesia) 1984-86. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 328: 29-54.
 * Clayton, N.S.; Hodson, D.; & Zann, R.A. (1991). Geographic variation in Zebra Finch sub species. Emu 91: 2-11.
 * Zann, R.; & Rossetto, M. (1991). Zebra Finch incubation: brood patch, egg temperature and thermal properties of the nest. Emu 91: 107-120.
 * Burley, N.T.; Price, D.K.; & Zann, R.A. (1992). Bill color, reproduction and condition effects in wild and domesticated Zebra Finches. Auk 109: 13-23.
 * Rawlinson, P.A.; Zann R.A.; van Balen, S.; & Thornton, I.W.B. (1992). Colonization of the Krakatau Islands by vertebrates. GeoJournal 28: 225-231.
 * Thornton, I.W.B.; Ward, S.A.; Zann, R.A.; & New, T.R. (1992). Anak Krakatau—a colonization model within a colonization model? GeoJournal 28: 271-286.
 * Zann, R.A.; & Darjono. (1992). The birds of Anak Krakatau: The assembly of an avian community. GeoJournal 28: 261-270.
 * Zann, R. (1993). Structure, sequence and evolution of song elements in wild Australian Zebra Finches. Auk 110: 702-715.
 * Zann, R. (1993). Variation in song structure within and among populations of Australian Zebra Finches. Auk 110: 716-726.
 * Zann, R. (1994). Effects of band color on survivorship, body condition and reproductive effort of free-living Australian Zebra Finches. Auk 111: 131-142.
 * Zann, R.A. (1994). Reproduction in a Zebra Finch colony in south-eastern Australia: the significance of monogamy, precocial breeding and multiple broods in a highly mobile species. Emu 94: 285-299.
 * Zann, R; & Runciman, D. (1994). Survivorship, dispersal and sex ratios of Zebra Finches Taeniopygia guttata in southeast Australia. Ibis 136: 136-146.
 * Zann, R.A.; Morton, S.R.; Jones, K.R.; & Burley, N. (1995). The timing of breeding of Zebra Finches in relation to rainfall in central Australia. Emu 95: 208-222.
 * Dunn, A.M.; & Zann, R.A. (1996). Undirected song in wild Zebra Finch flocks: contexts and effects of mate removal. Ethology 102: 529-539.
 * Zann, R.A.; & Dunn, A.M. (1996). Undirected song encourages the breeding female zebra finch to remain in the nest. Ethology 102: 540-548.
 * Dunn, A.M.; & Zann, R.A. (1997). Effects of pair bond and presence of conspecifics on singing in captive Zebra Finches. Behaviour 134: 127-142.
 * Runciman, D,; Zann, R.A.; & Murray N.D. (1999). A W-chromosome linked marker for gender identification in the zebra finch. Animal Genetics 30: 66-67.
 * Ewenson, E.L.; Zann, R.A.; & Flannery G.R. (2001). Body condition and immune response in wild zebra finches: effects of capture, confinement and captive-rearing. Naturwissenschaften 88: 391-394.
 * Ewenson, E.; Zann, R.; & Flannery, G. (2003). PHA immune response assay in captive zebra finches is modulated by activity prior to testing. Animal Behaviour 66(4): 797-800.
 * Zann, R.; & Runciman, D. (2003). Primary sex ratios in zebra finches: no evidence for adaptive manipulation in wild and semi-domesticated populations. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 54(03): 294-302.
 * Runciman, D.; Zann, R.A.; & Murray, N.D. (2005). Geographic and Temporal Variation of the Male Zebra Finch Distance Call. Ethology 111(4): 367-379.
 * Roper, A.; & Zann, R. 2006. The Onset of Song Learning and Song Tutor Selection in Fledgling Zebra Finches. Ethology 112(5): 458-470.
 * Perfito, N.; Zann, R.A.; Bentley, G.E.; & Hau, M. (2007). Opportunism at work: habitat predictability affects reproductive readiness in free-living zebra finches. Functional Ecology 21(2): 291-301.
 * Zann, R.; & Cash, E. (2008). Developmental stress impairs song complexity but not learning accuracy in non-domesticated zebra finches ( Taeniopygia guttata ). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 391-400; doi 10.1007/s00265-007-0467-2.