Eric Walters

Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution, Florida State University, (2004)

M.Sc. in Biology, University of Victoria, (1997)

B.Sc. in Biology, University of Victoria, (1990)

Understanding Automatic Thinking

Sponsoring Organization: College of Sciences

Date Obtained: 2017-10-17

ODU Sexual Harassment Training For Faculty Certificate

Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University

Date Obtained: 2015-11-24

Remote User Security Training

Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University

Date Obtained: 2013-01-01

Expertise

Articles

Hagemeyer, Natasha D. G., Pesendorfer, M. B.., Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2023). Unraveling a paradox of habitat relationships: scale-dependent drivers of temporal occupancy-abundance relationships in a cooperatively breeding bird. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY.

Koenig, W. D., Barve, S., Haydock, J., Dugdale, H. L., Oli, M. K. and Walters, E. L. (2023). Lifetime inclusive fitness effects of cooperative polygamy in the acorn woodpecker.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120 (19) , pp. e2219345120.

Shizuka, D., Barve, S., Johnson, A. E.. and Walters, E. L. (2022). Constructing social networks from automated telemetry data: A worked example using within- and across-group associations in cooperatively breeding birds. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 13 (1) , pp. 133-143.

Jusino, M. A.., Hagemeyer, Natasha D. G., Banik, M. T.., Palmer, J. M.., Lindner, D. L.., Smith, M. E.., Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2022). Fungal communities associated with acorn woodpeckers and their excavations. FUNGAL ECOLOGY 59.

Schubert, S. C.. and Walters, E. L. (2022). Subannual phenology and the effect of staggered fruit ripening on dispersal competitionPalabras Claves. BIOTROPICA 54 (1) , pp. 31-41.

Koenig, W. D.., Prinz, Anna C. B., Haydock, J., Dugdale, H. L.. and Walters, E. L. (2021). Are you my baby? Testing whether paternity affects behavior of cobreeder male acorn woodpeckers. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 32 (5) , pp. 865-874.

Elmore, J. A.., Hager, S. B.., Cosentino, B. J.., O'Connell, T. J.., Riding, C. S.., Anderson, M. L.., Bakermans, M. H.., Boves, T. J.., Brandes, D., Butler, E. M.., Butler, M. W.., Cagle, N. L.., Calderon-Parra, R., Capparella, A. P.., Chen, A., Cipollini, K., Conkey, April A. T., Contreras, T. A.., Cooper, Rebecca, I, Corbin, C. E.., Curry, R. L.., Dosch, J. J.., Dyson, K. L.., Fraser, E. E.., Furbush, R. A.., Hagemeyer, Natasha D. G., Hopfensperger, K. N.., Klem, Daniel, Jr., Lago, E. A.., Lahey, A. S.., Machtans, C. S.., Madosky, J. M.., Maness, T. J.., McKay, K. J.., Menke, S. B.., Ocampo-Penuela, N., Ortega-Alvarez, R., Pitt, A. L.., Puga-Caballero, A., Quinn, J. E.., Roth, A. M.., Schmitz, R. T.., Schnurr, J. L.., Simmons, M. E.., Smith, A. D.., Varian-Ramos, C. W.., Walters, E. L., Walters, L. A.., Weir, J. T.., Winnett-Murray, K., Zuria, I., Vigliotti, J. and Loss, S. R.. (2021). Correlates of bird collisions with buildings across three North American countries. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 35 (2) , pp. 654-665.

Barve, S., Riehl, C., Walters, E. L., Haydock, J., Dugdale, H. L.. and Koenig, W. D.. (2021). Lifetime reproductive benefits of cooperative polygamy vary for males and females in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 288 (1957).

Koenig, W. D.., Hallock, E. M.., Weber, D. J.. and Walters, E. L. (2021). Nest cavity reuse by the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker. ORNITHOLOGY 138 (2).

Cumbie, A. N.., Heller, E. L., Bement, Z. J.., Phan, A., Walters, E. L., Hynes, W. L. and Gaff, H. (2021). Passerine birds as hosts for Ixodes ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in southeastern Virginia. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES 12 (3).

Pardo, M. A.., Hayes, C. E.., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D.. (2020). Acorn woodpeckers vocally discriminate current and former group members from nongroup members. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 31 (5) , pp. 1120-1128.

Walters, E. L., Robles, H., Czeszczewik, D., Perktas, U. and Pasinelli, G. (2020). Conservation and ecology of woodpeckers. Foreword to the 8th International Woodpecker Conference Proceedings. ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA 55 (1) , pp. 61-62.

Pardo, M. A.., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D.. (2020). Experimental evidence that acorn woodpeckers recognize relationships among third parties no longer living together. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 31 (5) , pp. 1257-1265.

Cumbie, A. N.., Walters, E. L., Gaff, H. and Hynes, W. L. (2020). First report of Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii in Ixodes brunneus from the United States. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES 11 (1).

Barve, S., Lahey, A. S.., Brunner, R. M.., Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2020). Tracking the warriors and spectators of acorn woodpecker wars. CURRENT BIOLOGY 30 (17) , pp. R982-R983.

Barve, S., Hagemeyer, Natasha D. G., Winter, R., Chamberlain, S. D.., Koenig, W. D.., Winkler, D. W.. and Walters, E. L. (2020). Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird. ECOLOGY 101 (2).

Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L. and Barve, S. (2019). Does helping-at-the-nest help? The case of the acorn woodpecker. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Barve, S., Koenig, W. D.., Haydock, J. and Walters, E. L. (2019). Habitat Saturation Results in Joint-Nesting Female Coalitions in a Social Bird. AMERICAN NATURALIST 193 (6) , pp. 830-840.

Heller, E. L., Gaff, H., Brinkerhoff, R. J.. and Walters, E. L. (2019). Urbanization and tick parasitism in birds of coastal southeastern Virginia. Journal of Wildlife Management.

McLaren, J. D.., Buler, J. J.., Schreckengost, T., Smolinsky, J. A.., Boone, M., van Loon, E. Emiel, Dawson, D. K.. and Walters, E. L. (2018). Artificial light at night confounds broad-scale habitat use by migrating birds. ECOLOGY LETTERS 21 (3) , pp. 356-364.

Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2018). Causes of seasonal decline in reproduction of the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker. JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY 49 (11).

Walters, E. L. (2018). Eleven strategies for getting into graduate school in ecology & evolutionary biology. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution.

Pardo, M. A.., Sparks, E. A.., Kuray, T. S.., Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D.. (2018). Wild acorn woodpeckers recognize associations between individuals in other groups. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 285 (1882).

Hager, S., Hagemeyer, N., Lahey, A. and Walters, E. L. (2017). Continent-wide analysis of how urbanization affects bird-window collision mortality in North America. Biological Conservation 212 , pp. 209-215.

Koenig, W., Walters, E. L. and Rodewald, P. (2017). Testing alternative hypotheses for the cause of population declines: the case of the Red-headed Woodpecker. Condor 119 , pp. 143-150.

Prinz, A., Taank, V., Voegeli, V. and Walters, E. L. (2016). A novel nest-monitoring camera system using a Raspberry Pi micro-computer. Journal of Field Ornithology 87 (4) , pp. 427-435.

Sabo, A., Hagemeyer, N., Lahey, A. and Walters, E. L. (2016). Local avian density influences risk of mortality from window strikes. PeerJ 4 , pp. e2170.

Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (2016). Provisioning patterns in the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker: can feeding behaviour serve as a signal?. Animal Behavior 119 , pp. 125-134.

Heller, E. L., Kerr, K. C.R.., Dahlan, N. F., Dove, C. J. . and Walters, E. L. (2016). Overcoming challenges to morphological and molecular identification of Empidonax flycatchers: a case study from the first occurrence record of Dusky Flycatcher in Virginia. Journal of Field Ornithology 87 (1) , pp. 96-103.

Heller, E. L., Wright, C. L., Nadolny, R. M., Hynes, W. L., Gaff, H. and Walters, E. L. (2016). New records of Ixodes affinis parasitizing avian hosts in southeastern Virginia. Journal of Medical Entomology.

Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (2015). Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the acorn woodpecker. Proceedings of the Royal Society 282 , pp. 20151742.

Heller, E. L., Arnold, J. A. and Walters, E. L. (2015). Migrant bird research at Old Dominion University. Virginia Birds 11 (2) , pp. 4-5.

McMahon, D., Pearse, I. S.., Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (2015). Tree community shifts and acorn woodpecker population increases over three decades in a California oak woodland. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45 (8) , pp. 1113-1120.

Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (2014). What we don’t know, and what needs to be known, about the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpeckers Melanerpes formicivorus. Acta Ornithologica 49 (2) , pp. 221-232.

Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Pearse, I. S. and Knops, J. MH. (2014). Serotiny in California oaks. Madrono 61 , pp. 151-158.

Rusk, C. L.., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D.. (2013). Cooperative Breeding and Long-Distance Dispersal: A Test Using Vagrant Records. PLoS ONE 8 (3) , pp. e58624.

Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2012). An Experimental Study of Chick Provisioning in the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. Ethology 118 (6) , pp. 566-574.

Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2012). Brooding, provisioning, and compensatory care in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker. Behavioral Ecology 23 , pp. 181-190.

Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2011). Age-related provisioning behaviour in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker: testing the skills and the pay-to-stay hypotheses. Animal Behaviour 82 , pp. 437-444.

Koenig, W. D.., Walters, E. L. and Liebhold, A. M.. (2011). Effects of gypsy moth outbreaks on North American woodpeckers. Condor 113 (2) , pp. 352-361.

Koenig, W., Walters, E. L. and Haydock, J. (2011). Fitness consequences of within-brood dominance in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65 , pp. 2229-2238.

Koenig, W. D.., Walters, E. L. and Haydock, J. (2011). Variable helper effects, ecological conditions, and the evolution of cooperative breeding in the acorn woodpecker. American Naturalist 178 (2) , pp. 145-158.

Walters, E. L. and James, F. C.. (2010). Quantifying purported competition with individual and population-level metrics. Conservation Biology 24 (6) , pp. 1569-1577.

Koenig, W. D.., Walters, E. L. and Haydock, J. (2009). Helpers and egg investment in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker: testing the concealed helper effects hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63 , pp. 1659-1665.

Koenig, W. D.. and Walters, E. L. (2008). A tale of two worlds: molecular ecology and population structure of the threatened Florida scrub-jay. Molecular Ecology 17 (7) , pp. 1632-1633.

Koenig, W. D.., McEntee, J. P.. and Walters, E. L. (2008). Acorn harvesting by acorn woodpeckers: annual variation and comparison with genetic estimates. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10 (6) , pp. 811-822.

Stromberg, M. R.., Koenig, W. D.., Walters, E. L. and Schweisinger, J. (2008). Estimate of Trichomonas gallinae-induced mortality in Band-tailed Pigeons, upper Carmel Valley, California, winter 2006-2007. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120 (3) , pp. 603-606.

Miller, T. E.., Burns, J. H.., Munguia, P., Walters, E. L., Kneitel, J. M.., Richards, P. M.., Mouquet, N. and Buckley, H. L.. (2007). Evaluating support for the resource-ratio hypothesis: A reply to Wilson et al. American Naturalist 169 (5) , pp. 707-708.

Miller, T. E.., Burns, J. H.., Munguia, P., Walters, E. L., Kneitel, J. M.., Richards, P. M.., Mouquet, N. and Buckley, H. L.. (2005). A critical review of twenty years’ use of the resource-ratio theory. American Naturalist 165 (4) , pp. 439-448.

Harness, R. E.. and Walters, E. L. (2005). Knock on wood. Ieee Industry Applications Magazine 11 (2) , pp. 68-73.

Koenig, W. D.., Walters, E. L., Walters, J. R.., Kellam, J. S.., Michalek, K. G.. and Schrader, M. S.. (2005). Seasonal body weight variation in five species of woodpeckers. Condor 107 (4) , pp. 810-822.

Buckley, H., Burns, J., Kneitel, J., Walters, E. L., Munguia, P. and Miller, T. E.. (2004). Small-scale patterns in community structure of Sarracenia purpurea inquilines. Community Ecology 5 (2) , pp. 181-188.

Schrader, M. S.., Walters, E. L., James, F. C.. and Greiner, E. C.. (2003). Seasonal prevalence of a haematozoan parasite of red-bellied woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) and its association with host condition and overwinter survival. Auk 120 (1) , pp. 130-137.

Foster, G. W.., Kinsella, J. M.., Walters, E. L., Schrader, M. S.. and Forrester, D. J.. (2002). Parasitic helminths of red-bellied woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) from the Apalachicola National Forest in Florida. Journal of Parasitology 88 (6) , pp. 1140-1142.

Harding, E. K.., Crone, E. E.., Elderd, B. D.., Hoekstra, J. M.., McKerrow, A. J.., Perrine, J. D.., Regetz, J., Rissler, L. J.., Stanley, A. G.. and Walters, E. L. (2001). The scientific foundations of habitat conservation plans: a quantitative assessment. Conservation Biology 15 (2) , pp. 488-500.

Miller, E., Walters, E. L. and Ouellet, H. (1999). Plumage, size, and sexual dimorphism in the Queen Charlotte Islands Hairy Woodpecker. Condor 101 , pp. 86-95.

Baird, R. W.., Walters, E. L. and Stacey, P. J.. (1993). Status of the Bottle-Nosed-Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, with Special Reference to Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist 107 (4) , pp. 466-480.

Books

Andrusiak, L., Walters, E. L., Terry, E. and Simpson, K. (1998). Wildlife radio-telemetry: standards for components of British Columbia’s biodiversity No. 5, version 2.0. Resources Inventory Committee.

Book Chapters

Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L. and Haydock, J. (2016). Acorn woodpeckers: helping at the nest, polygynandry, and dependence on a variable acorn crop Cooperative Breeding: Studies of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Walters, E. L., Miller, E. H. and Lowther, P. E. (2014). Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) Birds of North America Online Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Walters, E. L., Miller, E. H. and Lowther, P. E. (2014). Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) Birds of North America Online Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

James, F. C.., Richards, P., Hess, C. A.., McCluney, K., Walters, E. L. and Schrader, M. S.. (2004). Sustainable forestry for the red-cockaded woodpecker’s ecosystem Red-cockaded woodpecker: road to recovery (pp. 60-69) Blaine, WA: Hancock House Publishers.

Walters, E. L. and Kneitel, J. (2004). Use of water-filled red-cockaded woodpecker cavities by other organisms Red-cockaded woodpecker: road to recovery (pp. 492-497) Blaine, WA: Hancock House Publishers.

Walters, E. L., Miller, E. H. and Lowther, P. E. (2002). Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) and Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) The Birds of North America Philadelphia, PA: The Birds of North America, Inc.

Walters, E. L., Miller, E. H. and Lowther, P. E. (2002). Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) The Birds of North America Philadelphia, PA: The Birds of North America, Inc.

Conference Proceeding

Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Knops, J. MH. and Carmen, W. J. (2015). Acorns and acorn woodpeckers: ups and downs in a long-term relationship Standiford, Richard B.; Purcell, KathrynProceedings of the seventh California oak symposium: managing oak woodlands in a dynamic world. (pp. 23-33) Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Staion.

Presentations

Buler, J. J., McLaren, J. D., Cabrera-Cruz, S. A., Smolinsky, J. A ., Schreckengost, T. D.., Boone, M. E., van Loon, E. Emiel., Dawson, D. K. and Walters, E. L. (November 13, 2018). Light pollution is brightest along the migration routes of nocturnally-migrating birds and confounds where they stop over along the way Oral Presentation 5th International Conference on Artificial Light .

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. (August 15, 2018). Parental facilitation of dispersal in a cooperative breeder Oral Presentation ISBE 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pardo, M. A., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. (August 12, 2018). Sex differences in long-term vocal recognition ability in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation ISBE 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Flanders, N. P., Musselman, L. J., Randle, C. P., Barshis, D. and Walters, E. L. (July 23, 2018). Identification of microsatellite loci for investigating bird-mediated genetic isolation by habitat in oak mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) (Raf.) Reveal & M. C. Johnst. Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Rochester, Minnesota.

Hines, C. and Walters, E. L. (May 19, 2018). Migratory songbirds mediate an indirect mutualism between a parasite and its host Oral Presentation VSO Annual Meeting Harrisburg, VA.

Flanders, N., Walters, E. L., Randle, C. and Musselman, L. J. (May 19, 2018). The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum Oral Presentation VSO Annual Meeting Harrisburg, VA.

Hines, C. and Walters, E. L. (May 16, 2018). Fall foraging habits of songbirds on the Eastern Shore Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (May 3, 2018). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Lecture Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Berger, K., Hagemeyer, N., Schubert, S. and Walters, E. L. (April 20, 2018). The role of scavenger bias on bird-window collision mortality rates Oral Presentation Honor's Thesis Defense Norfolk, Virginia.

Flanders, N. P., Musselman, L. J., Randle, C. P. and Walters, E. L. (April 19, 2018). Identifying factors determining the distribution of oak mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum), a locally abundant resource in forested wetlands of the Albemarle Sound system Poster 2018 North Landing River / Albemarle Sound Estuarine Symposium .

Garcia, V., Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W., Walters, J. and Walters, E. L. (April 13, 2018). Effects of sex and inbreeding on reproductive senescence in three cooperatively breeding species Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Tucson, Arizona.

Barve, S., Koenig, W. and Walters, E. L. (April 13, 2018). Heavy babies and skinny youth: density dependence in a highly social bird Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Tucson, Arizona.

Hines, C. H. and Walters, E. L. (April 12, 2018). An indirect mutualism between host-specific insects and Hackberry trees (Celtis spp), mediated by migratory songbirds Poster Annual Meeting Tucson, Arizona.

Hines, C. H. and Walters, E. L. (March 29, 2018). An indirect mutualism between host-specific insects and Hackberry trees (Celtis spp), mediated by migratory songbirds Poster 8th Annual Graduate Student Acheivement Day Norfolk, Virginia.

Pardo, M. A., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (March 1, 2018). Cognición social en el carpintero de robledales (Social cognition in the acorn woodpecker) Oral Presentation Invited Seminar Medellín, Colombia.

Berger, K., Hagemeyer, N., Schubert, S. and Walters, E. L. (February 3, 2018). Factors Affecting Migratory Bird-Window Collisions: The Role of Canopy Cover and Scavenger Bias Oral Presentation 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Cumbie, A., Walters, E. L., Gaff, H. and Hynes, W. L. (January 24, 2018). First report of Candidatus Rickettsia mendelii, on Ixodes brunneus ticks collected in the United States Oral Presentation Virginia Mosquito Control Association annual meeting Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Hagemeyer, N. and Walters, E. L. (January 21, 2018). Spy vs spy: acorn woodpeckers' struggle to become breeders Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Barve, S., Koenig, W. and Walters, E. L. (January 8, 2018). Big larders but skinny helpers: territory quality and density dependence in a highly social bird Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Pacific Grove, California.

Caballero, A. Libertad Puga., Hagemeyer, N. and Walters, E. L. (November 9, 2017). "¿Cómo afecta la urbanización la mortalidad de las aves que colisionan con ventanas en América del Norte?" Oral Presentation XV Congreso para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves de México (CECAM). Morelia, Michoacán, México..

Hagemeyer, N. and Walters, E. L. (October 9, 2017). Spy vs spy: acorn woodpeckers' struggle to become breeders Oral Presentation Virginia Beach Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Nadolny, R., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (August 29, 2017). Disturbance events facilitate tick invasions and increase disease risk Oral Presentation One Health 9th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference & 1st Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference Cairns, Australia.

Jusino, M., Lorenz, T., Walters, E. L., Wynia, A., Banik, M., Palmer, J., Koenig, W., Hagemeyer, N., Stitt, J., Fischer, R., Vierling, K., Jimenez, J., Walters, J. and Lindneer, D. (August 4, 2017). Heart rot hotel 2: the next generation of tree cavities and fungi Oral Presentation Joint Meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists East Lansing, Michigan.

Hagemeyer, N., Pesendorfer, M., Koenig, W. and Walters, E. L. (August 4, 2017). Scale-dependent responses to a changing landscape in acorn woodpeckers Oral Presentation Joint Meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists East Lansing, Michigan.

Garcia, V., Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W. D., Walters, J. and Walters, E. L. (August 3, 2017). The role of helpers and territory quality in mitigating reproductive senescence in three species of cooperatively breeding birds Oral Presentation Joint Meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists East Lansing, Michigan.

Flanders, N. P., Walters, E. L., Randle, C. P. and Musselman, L. J. (June 28, 2017). The Role of Generalist Avian Frugivores in Determining the Distribution of the Mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum Oral Presentation 14th World Congress on Parasitic Plants Asilomar, California.

Flanders, N. P., Walters, E. L., Randle, C. P. and Musselman, L. J. (June 24, 2017). The Role of Generalist Avian Frugivores in Determining the Distribution of the Mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Fort Worth, Texas.

Harris, K., Hynes, W. L., Gaff, H. and Walters, E. L. (April 8, 2017). Survey of Tick-borne Pathogens in Carmel Valley, California Oral Presentation 2017 Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring Conference Norfolk, Virginia.

Russo, C., Evans, A., Gaff, H. and Walters, E. L. (April 8, 2017). Tick Diversity and Abundance in the Foothills of Upper Carmel Valley, California Oral Presentation 2017 Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring Conference Norfolk, Virginia.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (December 13, 2016). Spy vs spy: observational networks in the acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation Monterey Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Monterey, California.

Walters, E. L., Gaff, H. and Barshis, D. (November 15, 2016). Effective Time Management Oral Presentation BGSO Inaugural Meeting .

Walters, E. L. (September 30, 2016). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Lecture Biology Seminar Series Greenville, NC.

Walters, E. L. (September 16, 2016). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Lecture Biology Seminar Series Williamsburg, Virginia.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (September 9, 2016). I Spy: Forays as a tool of informed dispersal in a cooperative breeder Oral Presentation Invited Seminar Spokane, Washington.

Buler, J., Boone, M., LaFleur, J., Moore, F., Schreckengost, T., Smolinsky, J., Dawson, D., Arnold, J. and Walters, E. L. (August 18, 2016). Where and for how long do migrating landbirds stopover along the northern Gulf of Mexico? A radar perspective Oral Presentation North American Ornithological Congress Washington, D.C..

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 17, 2016). Pre-dispersal movement patterns and social networks in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation North American Ornithological Congress Washington, D.C..

Garcia, V., Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W. D., Walters, J. and Walters, E. L. (August 17, 2016). Reproductive senescence in three cooperatively breeding species Oral Presentation North American Ornithological Congress Washington, D.C..

Jusino, M., Hagemeyer, N., Banik, M. T., Palmer, J. M., Lindner, D. L., Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (August 17, 2016). Shroom with a view: fungal communities associated with Acorn Woodpeckers and their excavations Oral Presentation North American Ornithological Congress Washington, D.C..

Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 17, 2016). Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation North American Ornithological Congress Washington, D.C..

Hager, S. and 30 Others, A. (August 17, 2016). Urbanization shapes the effect of building size on bird-window collisions Oral Presentation North American Ornithological Congress Washington, D.C..

Pardo, M., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (July 31, 2016). A social bird tracks the group membership of outsiders Oral Presentation International Society for Behavioral Ecology Exeter, United Kingdom.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (July 31, 2016). Cryptic movement and extended social networks in a cooperative breeder Poster International Society for Behavioral Ecology Exeter, United Kingdom.

Garcia, V., Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W. D., Walters, J. and Walters, E. L. (July 31, 2016). Senescence in three cooperative breeders Poster International Society for Behavioral Ecology Exeter, United Kingdom.

Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (July 31, 2016). Temporal variability and cooperative breeding: testing the bet-hedging hypothesis in the acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation International Society for Behavioral Ecology Exeter, United Kingdom.

Flanders, N. P., Walters, E. L., Musselman, L. J. and Randle, C. (July 18, 2016). The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum Oral Presentation Mistletoes: Pathogens, Keystone Resources, and Medicinal Wonder Ashland, Oregon.

Walters, E. L. (June 15, 2016). The Role of Scientific Societies in the Modern Era Lecture Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Garcia, V., Bowman, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Koenig, W., Walters, J. and Walters, E. L. (May 18, 2016). Aging in cooperatively breeding woodpeckers and jays Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Nadolny, R., Notto, L., Smith, M., Rose, R., Dueser, R., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (May 16, 2016). Anthropogenic disturbance and subsequent restoration efforts facilitate biological invasions and vector-borne disease Poster Integrated Tick Management Symposium: Solving America's Tick-Borne Diseas Problem Washington, D.C..

Flanders, N. P., Walters, E. L., Randle, C. P. and Musselman, L. J. (April 1, 2016). The role of generalist avian frugivores in determining the distribution of the mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum Oral Presentation Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting Concord, North Carolina.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (March 30, 2016). Movement and social networks in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Lecture Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Arnold, J. A., Shreckengost, T., Buler, J. and Walters, E. L. (March 3, 2016). Assessing avian use of forested stopover sites along the Delmarva Peninsula Oral Presentation Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting Wachapreague, Virginia.

Hines, C., Arnold, J. A. and Walters, E. L. (March 3, 2016). Consequences and Benefits Associated with Stopover Habitat Selection Oral Presentation Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting Wachapreague, Virginia.

Buler, J. J., Schreckengost, T. D., Smolinsky, J., McLaren, J., Dawson, D. K. and Walters, E. L. (February 4, 2016). Bird use of Delaware wetlands during fall migration based on weather radar observations Oral Presentation Delaware Wetlands Conference Wilmington, Delaware.

Walters, E. L. (January 29, 2016). The influence of ecological conditions on avian behavior Oral Presentation Department of Biological Sciences Spring Seminar Series Norfolk, Virginia.

Arnold, J. A., Shreckengost, T., Walters, E. L. and Buler, J. (October 21, 2015). Forested Stopover Habitat Use By Migratory Landbirds During Fall Migration Oral Presentation Williamsburg Bird Club Monthly Meeting Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schreckengost, T., Arnold, J. A., Boone, M., Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J., Walters, E. L. and Buler, J. J. (October 8, 2015). When is the best time to sample migrating birds in the air with weather surveillance radar to determine their stopover density at the ground? Poster Delaware Environmental Institute Graduate Student Research Symposium .

Walters, E. L. and Butler IV, M. J. (September 16, 2015). How to be a successful graduate student at ODU and beyond. Oral Presentation BGSO Inaugural Meeting .

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 12, 2015). Pre-dispersal movement patterns in non-breeding individuals of the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation 100th ESA Annual Meeting Baltimore, Maryland.

Buler, J., Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J., Schreckengost, T., Boone, M., Arnold, J. A. and Walters, E. L. (July 29, 2015). Determining relative stopover duration for migrating forest birds by integrating ground surveys and weather radar observations Oral Presentation American Ornithologists' Union 133rd Stated Annual Meeting Norman, Oklahoma.

Schreckengost, T., Arnold, J. A., Boone, M., Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J., Walters, E. L. and Buler, J. (July 29, 2015). When is the best time to sample migrating birds in the air with weather surveillance radar to determine their stopover density at the ground? Oral Presentation American Ornithologists' Union 133rd Stated Annual Meeting Norman, Oklahoma.

Schreckengost, T., Arnold, J. A., Boone, M., Dawson, D., Smolinsky, J., Walters, E. L. and Buler, J. (July 17, 2015). When is the best time to sample migrating birds in the air with weather surveillance radar to determine their stopover density at the ground? Poster AFO-SCO-WOS 2015 Annual Meeting Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Walters, E. L. (July 15, 2015). Grant Writing 101: strategies for graduate students Lecture Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Pardo, M. A., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (June 13, 2015). Combinatorial Communication in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) Poster 52nd Annual Conference, Animal Behavior Society Anchorage, Alaska.

Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (June 12, 2015). Temporal Variability and Cooperative Breeding: Testing the Bet-hedging Hypothesis in the Acorn Woodpecker Oral Presentation 52nd Annual Conference, Animal Behavior Society Anchorage, Alaska.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (May 22, 2015). The effects of urbanization on bird parasitism rates of various tick species Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Arnold, J. Andrew., Schreckengost, T., Buler, J. R. and Walters, E. L. (May 9, 2015). Avian use of forested stopover habitat along the Atlantic Flyway Oral Presentation Virginia Society of Ornithology Annual Meeting Wintergreen, Virginia.

Sabo, A. M., Hagemeyer, N., Lahey, A. S. and Walters, E. L. (May 9, 2015). Evaluating factors that influence native bird window strikes at the Virginia Zoo Poster Virginia Society of Ornithology Annual Meeting Wintergreen, Virginia.

Brownson, A. C., Taank, V. K., Voegeli, V. and Walters, E. L. (April 18, 2015). A novel nest monitoring camera system using a Raspberry Pi micro-computer Poster Cal Day 2015 Berkeley, California.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (April 18, 2015). Use of a novel automated radio telemetry system to document social movement patterns Poster Cal Day 2015 Berkeley, California.

Arnold, J. A., Schreckengost, T., Buler, J. J. and Walters, E. L. (April 8, 2015). Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat during fall migration along Virginia's Eastern Shore Poster Paul W. Kirk, Jr. Wetland Research Workshop Norfolk, Virginia.

Flanders, N. P., Musselman, L. J. and Walters, E. L. (April 8, 2015). Differential oak mistletoe occupancy rates in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina Poster Paul W. Kirk, Jr. Wetland Research Workshop Norfolk, Virginia.

Arnold, J. A., Schreckengost, T., Buler, J. J. and Walters, E. L. (April 3, 2015). Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat during fall migration along Virginia's Eastern Shore Oral Presentation 76th Annual Meeting Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Arnold, J. A., Walters, E. L., Shreckengost, T. and Buler, J. (March 10, 2015). Assessing avian use of forested stopover sites along the Delmarva Peninsula Oral Presentation Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting Melfa, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. and Arnold, J. A. (March 10, 2015). Kiptopeke Banding Station 2014 Oral Presentation Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting Melfa, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 8, 2015). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Sabo, A. M., Hagemeyer, N. and Walters, E. L. (February 7, 2015). Are younger birds more prone to window strike mortalities? Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Lahey, A. S., Hagemeyer, N., Sabo, A. M. and Walters, E. L. (February 7, 2015). Fatal window collisions: which avian families are most susceptible? Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Hagemeyer, N. and Walters, E. L. (January 21, 2015). Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Brownson, A. C., Taank, V. K., Voegeli, V. and Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2014). A novel nest monitoring camera system using a Raspberry Pi micro-computer Poster Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session Newport News, Virginia.

Sabo, A. M., Hagemeyer, N. and Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2014). Are younger birds more prone to window strike mortalities? Poster Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session Newport News, Virginia.

Arnold, J. A., Schreckengost, T., Buler, J. J. and Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2014). Assessing avian use of forested stopover habitat during fall migration along Virginia's Eastern Shore Poster Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session Newport News, Virginia.

Lahey, A. S., Hagemeyer, N., Sabo, A. M. and Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2014). Fatal window collisions: which families are most susceptible? Poster Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session Newport News, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Wright, C. L., Gaff, H. and Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2014). The effects of urbanization on bird parasitism rates by various tick species Poster Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session Newport News, Virginia.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (November 21, 2014). Use of a novel automated radio telemetry system to document social movement patterns Poster Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Session Newport News, Virginia.

Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L. and Carmen, W. J. (November 4, 2014). Acorns and acorn woodpeckers: ups and downs in a long-term relationship Oral Presentation 7th California Oak Symposium: Managing Oak Woodlands in a Dynamic World Visalia, California.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (October 13, 2014). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Portsmouth, Virginia.

Buler, J. J., Dawson, D., La Puma, D., Smolinsky, J., Schreckengost, T., Arnold, J. A. and Walters, E. L. (October 7, 2014). Broad-scale mapping and monitoring of migratory landbird stopover sites using the national network of weather radars Oral Presentation Joint Meeting of the Northeast and Southeast Partners in Flight Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 5, 2014). A test of the ecological constraints hypothesis in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation 15th International Behavioral Ecology Conference New York, NY.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 2, 2014). Coalition-mediated dispersal in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation 15th International Behavioral Ecology Conference New York, NY.

Arnold, J. A., Schreckengost, T., Buler, J. and Walters, E. L. (July 16, 2014). Assessing Habitat Use and Quality of Stopover Sites During Fall Migration Oral Presentation North American Congress for Conservation Biology Missoula, Montana.

Hagemeyer, N., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (May 22, 2014). Coalition-mediated dispersal in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (May 15, 2014). The effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting Richmond, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (May 9, 2014). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Monthly Meeting Hampton, Virginia.

Arnold, J. A., Walters, E. L., Shreckengost, T. and Buler, J. (May 1, 2014). Migratory bird use of forested stopover sites on the lower Delmarva Peninsula and a comparison with radar-based predictive models. Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Brownson, A. C., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (April 17, 2014). Reproductive skew in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 27, 2014). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Graduate Research Achievement Day Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (March 12, 2014). Kiptopeke Banding Station 2.0 Oral Presentation Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting Melfa, Virginia.

Arnold, J. A., Walters, E. L., Shreckengost, T. and Buler, J. (March 12, 2014). Migratory bird use of forested stopover sites on the lower Delmarva Peninsula and a comparison with radar-based predictive models. Oral Presentation Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership Annual Meeting Melfa, Virginia.

Arnold, J. Andrew. and Walters, E. L. (March 8, 2014). Assessing Avian Use of Forested Stopover Habitat Along the Mid-Atlantic Flyway During Fall Migration Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 8, 2014). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (February 24, 2014). A test of the ecological constraints hypothesis with Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation 7th International Woodpecker Conference Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

Vincent, J., Wright, C., Heller, E. L., Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (February 8, 2014). Birds as Vectors of Rickettsia parkeri Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Wright, C., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (January 23, 2014). Effects of urbanization on the relationship between birds and ticks Poster Mid-Atlantic Tick Summit III Laurel, Maryland.

Arnold, J., Buler, J., Schreckengost, T. and Walters, E. L. (January 15, 2014). Using radar-based data to predict forested hardwood habitat use by migrants along the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2013). Kiptopeke Banding Station 2.0 Oral Presentation Southern tip Partners Annual Meeting Cape Charles, Virginia.

Arnold, J., Buler, J., Schreckengost, T. and Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2013). Using radar-based data to predict forested hardwood habitat use by migrants along the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland: A preliminary report Oral Presentation Southern Tip Partners Annual Meeting Cape Charles, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (November 14, 2013). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Lecture Biology Seminar Series Blacksburg, Virginia.

Vincent, J., Wright, C., Heller, E. L., Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (November 8, 2013). Birds as Vectors of Rickettsia parkeri Poster Virginia Branch Annual Meeting Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gaff, H., Gauthier, D., Walters, E. L. and Daines, D. (October 2, 2013). Research for Undergraduates in Math and Science: a research apprenticeship program at Old Dominion University Poster Pre-ISSOTL Conference CUR Symposium Raleigh, North Carolina.

Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (July 31, 2013). Acorns and the demography of the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker. Oral Presentation Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting Boulder, Colorado.

Ball, L. A. and Walters, E. L. (July 30, 2013). Enrichment of Captive Squirrel Monkeys Poster Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting Boulder, Colorado.

Ball, L. A. and Walters, E. L. (May 23, 2013). Enrichment of Captive Squirrel Monkeys Oral Presentation Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting Blacksburg, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (May 15, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (May 9, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases Oral Presentation Hampton Roads Bird Club Monthly Meeting Hampton, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (April 17, 2013). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 30, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Brownson, A. C. and Walters, E. L. (March 30, 2013). Mate Choice vs. Mate Guarding: The Behavioral Aspects of Reproductive Skew in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Biology Graduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 23, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases. Oral Presentation 12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium Williamsburg, Virginia.

Brownson, A. C., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D.. (March 23, 2013). Mate Choice vs. Mate Guarding: The Behavioral Aspects of Reproductive Skew in Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation 12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium Williamsburg, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 22, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases. Oral Presentation Virginia Annual Tick Biology Meeting Richmond, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (March 8, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases. Oral Presentation Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting Williamsburg, Virginia.

Brownson, A. C., Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (March 8, 2013). Mate choice vs mate guarding: the behavioral aspects of reproductive skew in acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) Oral Presentation Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting Williamsburg, Virginia.

Walters, E. L., Gaff, H., Brinkerhoff, R. Jory. and Nadolny, R. M. (March 8, 2013). The Possible Role of Avian Hosts in Newly Established Populations of the Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) Oral Presentation Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting Williamsburg, Virginia.

Heller, E. L., Walters, E. L. and Gaff, H. (February 20, 2013). Effects of urbanization on the relationship among birds, ticks, and tick-borne diseases. Oral Presentation Annual Meeting Melfa, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (February 18, 2013). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation VCU Seminar Series Richmond, VA.

Ball, L. A. and Walters, E. L. (February 9, 2013). Enrichment of captive squirrel monkeys at the Virginia Zoo Oral Presentation Old Dominion University Undergraduate Symposium Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (January 24, 2013). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation CNU Department of Organismal and Environmental Biology Seminar Series Newport News, Virginia.

Ball, L. A. and Walters, E. L. (October 27, 2012). Enrichment of Captive Squirrel Monkeys Poster Virginia Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Meeting Richmond, VA.

Brownson, A. C., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 29, 2012). Reproductive skew in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Lecture Gonzaga University Seminar Class Spokane, Washington.

Koenig, W. D. and Walters, E. L. (August 15, 2012). Provisioning patterns in the cooperatively-breeding acorn woodpecker: is feeding a signal, as if so, to whom and why? Oral Presentation 14th International Behavioral Ecology Congress Lund, Sweden.

Brownson, A. C., Walters, E. L. and Koenig, W. D. (August 15, 2012). Mate Guarding vs. Mate Choice: Reproductive Skew in Polyandrous Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Groups Poster North American Ornithological Conference Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Walters, E. L. (May 3, 2012). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Walters, E. L. (February 29, 2012). The influence of ecological conditions on helping behavior in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker Oral Presentation UNCG Department of Biology Seminar Series Greensboro, North Carolina.

Walters, E. L. (January 18, 2012). Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers Oral Presentation Cape Henry Audubon Society Monthly Meeting Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (March 24, 2011). The conservation implications of resource changes on ecological & evolutionary processes Oral Presentation Norfolk, Virginia.

Walters, E. L. (February 28, 2011). Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers Oral Presentation Davidson College "California Natural History" Carmel Valley, California.

Walters, E. L. (January 24, 2011). The conservation implications of resource changes on ecological & evolutionary processes Oral Presentation Orlando, Florida.

Walters, E. L. (June 6, 2009). The whacky world of woodpeckers Keynote/Plenary Address Woodpecker Wonderland Festival Camp Sherman, Oregon.

Walters, E. L. (April 9, 2009). Acorn Woodpeckers: the "hole" story Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Walters, E. L. (March 6, 2008). Acorn Woodpeckers: the "hole" story Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Walters, E. L. (January 3, 2008). Cooperatively breeding acorn woodpeckers Oral Presentation Mount Diablo Audubon Society Walnut Creek, California.

Walters, E. L. (April 25, 2007). Quantifying interspecific interactions for use in conservation biology Oral Presentation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Lunch Berkeley, California.

Bolger, D. T., Diffendorfer, J., Walters, E. L., Anguiano, M., Morin, D. and Patten, M. (August 9, 2006). Trophic dynamics in urban habitat fragments: does fragmentation induce a top-down cascade? Oral Presentation Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Memphis Tennessee.

Walters, E. L. (February 21, 2006). Quantifying interspecific interactions for use in conservation biology Oral Presentation Invited Seminar - Department of Biological Sciences (EE Lunch) Hanover, New Hampshire.

Bolger, D. T., Hellmuth, S., Mahar, E., Walters, E. L. and Morrison, S. (August 9, 2005). Food availability and thermal constraints on nestling provisioning rates in birds. Oral Presentation Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Montreal, Quebec.

Walters, E. L., Bolger, D. T. and Patten, M. A. (August 9, 2005). Food or predators? What drives avian clutch size patterns in coastal sage scrub communities? Oral Presentation Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Montreal, Quebec.

Koenig, W. D., Walters, E. L., Walters, J. R., Kellam, J. S., Michalek, K. G. and Schrader, M. S. (June 16, 2005). Seasonal body weight variation in five species of woodpeckers Oral Presentation Cooper Ornithological Society Annual Meeting Arcata, California.

Bolger, D. T., Patten, M. A. and Walters, E. L. (August 1, 2004). Variation in top-down control of avian reproductive success across an urban fragmentation gradient Oral Presentation Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting New York, New York.

Walters, E. L. (February 27, 2004). Estimating species interactions in a woodpecker tree-hole community at the individual, population, and community levels Oral Presentation PhD Defense Tallahassee, Florida.

Walters, E. L. (November 21, 2003). Using science to influence policy: the red-cockaded woodpecker story Oral Presentation Invited Seminar - Environmental Studies Program Hanover, New Hampshire.

Harness, R. E. and Walters, E. L. (November 5, 2003). Mitigating woodpecker damage to utility poles Oral Presentation Annual Conference Reno, Nevada.

Walters, E. L. (June 4, 2003). The red-cockaded woodpecker: the "hole" story Oral Presentation Hastings Plenary Lectureship Series Carmel Valley, California.

Walters, E. L. and Kneitel, J. M. (January 30, 2003). Use of water-inundated red-cockaded woodpecker cavities by other organisms Oral Presentation Red-cockaded Woodpecker Symposium Savannah, Georgia.

Walters, E. L. and James, F. C. (August 5, 2002). Competition among species for a discrete transient resource: instability leads to extinction Oral Presentation Ecological Society of America Tucson, Arizona.

Walters, E. L. (October 23, 2001). When good woodpeckers go bad: why do they damage utility structures? Oral Presentation Annual Conference Reno, Nevada.

Walters, E. L. (August 6, 2001). Short-term interactions among species for a discrete resource, cavities in living pines Oral Presentation Ecological Society of America Madison, Wisconsin.

Walters, E. L. (November 17, 2000). Woodpecker wars: the "hole" story Lecture Natural History Seminar Tallahassee, Florida.

Walters, E. L. (October 18, 2000). Woodpeckers 101: the basics of woodpecker biology Oral Presentation Northeast Pole Conference Binghamton, New York.

Walters, E. L. and Kicklighter, B. C. (August 5, 1998). Species dynamics within a cavity-nesting community in a longleaf pine forest, northern Florida Poster Ecological Society of America Baltimore, Maryland.

Walters, E. L. and Miller, E. H . (August 14, 1997). Factors that affect cavity placement by Red-naped Sapsuckers in Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Oral Presentation Annual Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Walters, E. L. (May 14, 1997). Woodpecker biology and behavior Oral Presentation Woodpecker Damage Mitigation Charlotte, North Carolina.

Walters, E. L. (April 20, 1997). Habitat and space use of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, in the Hat Creek valley, south-central British Columbia. Oral Presentation Annual Meeting of the Florida Ornithological Society Wakulla Springs, Florida.

Walters, E. L. (February , 1997). Habitat and space use of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, in the Hat Creek valley, south-central British Columbia. Oral Presentation Monthly Meeting of the Apalachee Audubon Society Tallahassee, Florida.

Walters, E. L. (December 18, 1996). Habitat and space use of the Red-naped Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, in the Hat Creek valley, south-central British Columbia Oral Presentation MSc Thesis Defense Victoria, British Columbia.

Walters, E. L. (March , 1994). A double keystone species in a keystone species complex Oral Presentation Graduate Student Symposium Victoria, British Columbia.

Walters, E. L. (March , 1994). A double keystone species in a keystone species complex Oral Presentation Pacific Ecology Conference Bamfield, British Columbia.

• 2023: Distinguished Research Award, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University
• 2023: Global Champion Award, International Student Advisory Board, Old Dominion University
• 2019: Faculty Research, Scholarship and Creative Achievement Award nominee, Old Dominion University
• 2018: Fellow, American Ornithological Society
• 2016: New Faculty Award, Old Dominion University Alumni Association
• 2016: Virginia Outstanding Faculty Early-Career "Rising Star" nominee, SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia)
• 2016: Shining Star Recognition, Division of Student Engagement and Enrollment Services, Old Dominion University
• 2015: College of Sciences Early Career Distinguished Research Award, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University
• 2015: College of Sciences Faculty Excellence Award nominee, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University
• 2015: New Faculty Award nominee, Old Dominion University Alumni Association
• 2015: Provost’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor nominee, Old Dominion University
• 2014: Virginia Outstanding Faculty Early-Career "Rising Star" nominee, SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia)
• 2013: Elective Member, American Ornithologists' Union
• 2013: Most Inspirational Faculty Member, Old Dominion University
• 2012: Full Member, Sigma Xi