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  • Homberger D.G. 2017. The avian lingual and laryngeal apparatus within the context of the head and jaw apparatus, with comparisons to the mammalian condition: Functional morphology and biomechanics of evaporative cooling, feeding, drinking, and vocalization. Pp. 27-96 in: The Biology of the Avian Respiratory System: Evolution, Development, Structure and Function (J. Maina, ed.). Springer Verlag, New York. ISBN 978-3-319-44152-8.
  • Homberger, D.G. (2017) Functional-morphological Diversity and Complexity of the Larynx as a Basis for Vocal Complexity in Birds: Analogies to Human Speech. FASEB J., 31 (April, Suppl.): 577.8
  • Homberger, D.G. 2016. Comparative beak morphology of two subspecies of Australian Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos: Small changes with significant functional effects as a model for macroevolutionary processes. Anatomical Record 299 (Special Feature: ICVM11-2016 Program and Abstracts): 24, 131-132
  • Cozic, A.M. & Homberger, D.G. 2016. The role of cervical air sacs in the vocalization of songbirds. Anatomical Record 299 (Special Feature: ICVM11-2016 Program and Abstracts): 41, 258-259
  • Cozic, A.M. & Homberger, D.G. 2015. The Paired Cervico-Cephalic Air Sacs and their Role in the Vocalizations of Songbirds. FASEB J., 29 (April, Suppl.): 867.9.
  • Homberger, D.G. & Cozic, A.M. 2015. New insights in the functional anatomy of the neck and its organs in songbirds. Integr. Comp. Biol. 55 (suppl 1): e82. doi: 10.1093/icb/icv011
  • Homberger, D.G. 2014. The Interdependent Evolution of the Flight, Feeding, Respiratory and Vocalization Apparatus in Birds: Advances in 3D Visualization and Animation. Ornithological Science, 13 (Supplement): 167.
  • Blevins, C.E., Ge, J., Suthers, R.A. & Homberger, D.G. 2014. An animated 3D model of the synchronous movements of the suprasyringeal structures and organs in the neck of a vocalizing songbird, the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). FASEB J., 28 (April, Suppl.): 918.8
  • Cozic, A.M., Suthers, R.A. & Homberger, D.G. 2014. The cervical cutaneous and subcutaneous structures in songbirds and their possible roles in vocalization. FASEB J., 28 (April, Suppl.): 918.10
  • Blevins, C.E., Ge, J., Suthers, R.A. & Homberger, D.G. 2014. Modeling a Complex Skeleto-Muscular System in 3D: The Vocalizing Behavior of a Songbird, the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Integr. Comp. Biol. 54 (suppl 1): e20. doi: 10.1093/icb/icu008
  • Blevins, C.E., Ge, J., Suthers, R.A. & Homberger, D.G. 2013. Depicting Structure and Function of Complex Skeleto-Muscular Systems in 3D: The Singing Behavior of a Songbird, Cardinalis cardinalis, as a Model for Human Speech. FASEB J., 27 (April 9):531.3
  • Bonin, J. & Homberger, D. 2012. Possible convergent evolution of yellow psittacofulvin colors in the feathers of cockatoos (Cacatuidae) and parrots (Psittacidae). FASEB J., 26 (March 29): 722.23.
  • Orellana, E.R., Dubansky, B.H. & Homberger, D.G. 2012. Comparative functional morphology of the avian integument: Implications for the evolutionary history of feathers. FASEB J., 26 (March 29): 722.22.
  • Bonin, J.A. & Homberger, D.G. 2012. Optical properties of yellow psittacofulvin colors in the tail feathers of cockatoos (Cacatuidae) and parrots (Psittacidae). Poster abstract P1. 124 in Integr. Comp. Biol. 52 (suppl 1): e202-e356. doi: 10.1093/icb/ics079.
  • Homberger, D.G. & Dubansky, B.H. 2012. Functional morphology of the crocodilian and avian integument: Implications for the evolutionary origin of feathers in dinosaurs. Oral abstract 67.2 in Integr. Comp. Biol. 52 (suppl 1): e1-e201. doi:10.1093/icb/ics078.
  • Redd, T.C, Dubansky, B.H., Osborn, M.L., Tully, T.N. & Homberger, D.G. (2012). A registration algorithm for the identi﬿cation of individual parrots based on the patterns of filing ridges on their upper bill tip. International Journal of Biometrics and Bioinformatics (IJBB), 6 (3): 68-91.
  • Broussard, K.H., da Cunha, A.F., Beaufrere, H., Tully, T.N., & Homberger, D.G. 2011.Clinical neuroanatomy of the wing of the Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot (Amazona ventralis). Proceedings of the 11thEuropean Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference (EAAV) and 1st European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 26-30 April 2011: 389-391.
  • da Cunha, A., Acierno, M., Strain, G.M., Sanchez, D., Guzman, M., Rademacher, N., Tully, T.N., Homberger, D. & Ritchie, B.W. 2009. Comparison between palpation, ultrasound and nerve stimulation guided techniques for brachial plexus block in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis). Proceedings of the 10th European Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference (AAV) and 8thScientific European College of Avian Medicine and Surgery (ECAMS) Meeting, Antwerp, Belgium, 17-21 March 2009: 25-26.
  • da Cunha, A., Acierno, M., Strain, G.M., Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, D., Tully, T.N., Homberger, D.G., & Ritchie, B.W. 2008. Comparison between palpation, ultrasound, and nerve stimulation guidance for brachial plexus blocks in Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis). Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, Savannah, Georgia, 11-14 August 2008: 19-20.
  • Homberger, D.G., Hopkins, B.A., Osborn, M., Castille, A., Bragulla, H.H., Matthews II, K.L., Barnett, H., Butler, L., & Tully, T.N. 2007. The ridge pattern of the cornified oral surface of the upper beak of parrots: Individuality and genus-level character. J. Morph., 268 (12): 1086.
  • Homberger D.G., Castille, A., Dubansky, B., Hopkins, B.A., Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, D., Roundtree, L., & Tully, T.N. 2007. Determining individual characteristics of palatal and maxillary filing ridges in the beaks of Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis). Proceedings of the 9th European Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference and 7th European College of Avian Medicine & Surgery Scientific Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, 27-31 March 2007: 59-60.
  • Fuller, J.M. & Homberger, D.G. 2007. The pterylosis of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus): An in situstudy. Oral abstract 39.4 in Integr. Comp. Biol. 47 (suppl 1): e1-e152. doi: 10.1093/icb/icm104.
  • Jónsson, J.E., Afton, A.D., Homberger, D.G., Henk, W.M. & Alisauskas, R.T. 2006. Do geese fully develop brood patches? A histological analysis of lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) and Ross's geese (C. rossii). J. Comp. Physiol. B (Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology), 176 (5): 453-462.
  • Homberger, D.G. & Beissinger, S.R. 2006. Bird Trade: Conservation Strategy or Extinction Catalyst? Round-Table Discussion at the 23rd International Ornithological Congress, Beijing, China, August 11-17, 2002. Published in the congress proceedings in Acta Zoological Sinica, 52 (Supplement): 46-47.
  • Homberger, D.G. 2006. The Classification and the Status of Wild Populations of Parrots. Pp. 3-12 in Manual of Parrot Behavior (A. Luescher, ed.). Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa.
  • Homberger, D.G & de Silva, K.N. 2003. The role of mechanical forces on the patterning of the avian feather-bearing skin: Evidence from the integumentary musculature. J. exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.), 298B: 123-139.
  • Homberger, D. G. 2003. The evolution of feeding adaptations of Australian cockatoos: Evidence for a Gondwanan origin of Psittaciformes. P. 181 in Program and Book of Abstracts of VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress, Termas de Puyehue, Chile, October 5‑1.
  • Homberger, D.G. 2003. Avian origins revisited. J. Biosci., 28 (2): 135-138.
  • Homberger, D.G. 2003. The comparative biomechanics of a prey-predator relationship: The adaptive morphologies of the feeding apparatus of Australian Black-Cockatoos and their foods as a basis for the reconstruction of the evolutionary history of the Psittaciformes. Pp. 203-228 in Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution (V.L. Bels, J.-P. Gasc, & A. Casinos, eds.). BIOS Scientific Publishers, Oxford.
  • Homberger, D.G. 2002. The aerodynamically streamlined body shape of birds: Implications for the evolution of birds, feathers, and avian flight. Pp. 227-252 in Proceedings of the 5th symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing, 1-4 June 2000 (Zhou, Z. & Zhang, F., eds.). Science Press, Beijing, China.
  • Homberger, D. G. 2001. Functional morphology of a predator-prey relationship: Australian cockatoos and woody fruits. Amer. Zool., 41 (6): 1474-1475.
  • Homberger, D. G. 2001. The evolution of the avian integument: A model exemplifying the process of macroevolutionary transformation. J. Morph., 248 (3): 242.
  • Homberger, D.G. 2001. The case of the cockatoo bill, horse hoof, rhinoceros horn, whale baleen, and turkey beard: The integument as a model system to explore the concepts of homology and non-homology. Pp. 317-343 in Vertebrate functional morphology: Horizon of research in the 21stcentury (H.M. Dutta & J.S. Datta Munshi, eds.). Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi; and Science Publishers Inc., Enfield, New Hampshire.
  • Homberger, D.G. & de Silva, K.N. 2000. Functional microanatomy of the feather-bearing avian integument: Implications for the evolution of birds and avian flight. Amer. Zool. 40 (4): 553-574. Also: Integrative and Comparative Biology 40 (4): 553-574. DOI:10.1093/icb/40.4.553
  • Maderson, P.F.A. & D.G. Homberger. 2000. The evolutionary origin of feathers: A problem demanding interdisciplinary communication. Amer. Zool.40 (4): 455-460.
  • Maderson, P.F.A. & Homberger, D.G. 2000. The Evolutionary Origin of Feathers. Symposium at annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), Denver, CO, January 1999. Published in American Zoologist, 40 (4): 455-706.
  • Maderson, P.F.A., Homberger, D.G., Alibardi, L., Bock, W.J., Brush, A.H., Currie, P., Davis, P.G., Dodson. P., Farlow, J.O., Geist, N., Harris, M., Martin, L.D., Menon, G.K., Pinshow, B., Porter, W.P., Ruben, J., Sawyer, R.H., Stettenheim, P., Sumida, S., Tarsitano, S., & Wolf, B.O. 2000. Symposium on evolutionary origin of feathers: Panel discussion. Amer. Zool. 40 (4): 695-706.
  • Homberger D. G. 1999. The mechanism of feather movements: implications for the evolution of birds and avian flight. Acta orn. 34 (2): 135-140.
  • Homberger, D.G. & G.A. Zweers. 1999. Skeleto-muscular systems in birds: answers to old questions through innovation and integration. Pp. 67-68 in Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress (N. Adams & R. Slotow, eds.). University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa.
  • Homberger, D.G. & Zweers, G.A. 1999. Skeleto-muscular Systems of Birds: Answers to Old Questions Through Innovation and Integration. Symposium at the 22nd International Ornithological Congress, Durban, South Africa, August 1998. Published in Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress, pp. 67-136 (N. Adams & R. Slotow, eds). University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa].
  • Homberger, D.G. 1999. The avian tongue and larynx: Multiple functions in nutrition and vocalization. Pp. 94-113 in Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress (N. Adams & R. Slotow, eds). University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. BirdLife, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1998. Functional and evolutionary microanatomy of avian skin. Amer. Zool., 38 (5): 75A.
  • Maderson, P.F.A. & Homberger, D.G. 1998. Welcome and introduction to the symposium [The Evolutionary Origin of Feathers]. Amer. Zool, 38 (5): 73A.
  • Homberger, D.G. 1998. The avian linguo-buccal system: Multiple functions in nutrition and vocalisation. In: Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (eds): Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress, Durban. Ostrich, 69 (1&2): 10.
  • Homberger, D.G. & Zweers, G.A. 1998. Skeleto-muscular systems of birds: Answers to old questions through innovation and integration. In: Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (eds): Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress, Durban. Ostrich, 69 (1&2): 9.
  • Homberger, D.G. & de Silva, K.N. 1998. The role of cutaneous and subcutaneous fat in the mechanism of feather movement. In: Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (eds): Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress, Durban. Ostrich, 69 (3&4): 390.
  • Homberger, D.G. 1997. The role of the larynx in articulated vocalization of birds. Amer. Zool., 37 (5): 136A
  • Homberger, D.G. & de Silva, K.N. 1997. The mechanism of feather movement and the hydrostatic role of cutaneous and subcutaneous fat. J. Morph., 232 (3): 266.
  • de Silva, K.N. & D.G. Homberger. 1996. Functional anatomy of the smooth apterial muscles and the striated subcutaneous muscles of the domestic turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 52nd Annual Session, Proceedings, Part 1: 126.
  • Homberger, D.G. 1996. The quadrato-mandibular joint of parrots – a case study of the adaptive significance of a structure. Amer. Zool., 36 (5): 21A.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1996. The comparative feeding ecology and functional morphology of Australian cockatoos: A case study in the phylogenetic reconstruction of a complex group, the Psittaciformes. Pp. 43-50 in Anais V Congresso Brasileiro de Ornitologia (J.M.E. Viellard, M.L. da Silva & W.R. Silva, eds.). UNICAMP, Campinas, Brasil.
  • Homberger, D.G. & de Silva, K.N. 1995. The mechanism of feather movement and the significance of cutaneous and subcutaneous fat. Amer. Zool., 35 (5): 148A.
  • Homberger, D. G., G. Chapman, and R. Schodde. 1994. Functional morphology of the unique feeding and seed-shelling mechanism of the Australian Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami. Amer. Zool., 35 (5): 59A.
  • de Silva, K. and D. G. Homberger. 1994. Functional anatomy of the constrictor-dermotemporalis muscular complex in the domestic turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, and its relationships to the superficial fascia and feather tracts. Amer. Zool., 35 (5): 59A.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1994. The adaptive radiation of the ecology, bill structure, and feeding mechanism of Australian cockatoos as a model for the evolution of seed predation in Psittaciformes. J. f. Ornithol., 135 (3): 435.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1994. The hyoid suspension apparatus as a structural constraint of feeding mechanisms in birds and mammals. J. Morph., 220 (3): 355.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1994. Oekomorphologie der rotschwänzigen Rabenkakadu-Arten (Calyptorhynchusspp.) in Australien: Beispiel einer multispektiven Biodiversitätsstudie als Grundlage für die Rekonstruktion der Evolutionsgeschichte einer Artengruppe. Pp. 425-434 in Senckenberg-Buch 70: Morphologie und Evolution (W. F. Gutmann, D. Mollenhauer, & D. S. Peters, eds.). Kramer, Frankfurt a.M., Germany.
  • Homberger, D.G. 1994. Avian feeding mechanisms: Their ecological and evolutionary significance. Symposium at the 21st International Ornithological Congress, Vienna, Austria, August 1994. Published as extended abstracts in Journal für Ornithologie 135: 432-436.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1993. Divergence of the feeding mechanism in the Australian Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.). Amer. Zool., 26 (5): 76A.
  • Hale, S. R. & D. G. Homberger. 1993. Morphology and biological role of the occipito-atlanto-dental joint in the Snowy Egret, Egretta thula. Amer. Zool., 26 (5): 26A.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1992. Ecomorphology of the feeding mechanism of two Australian cockatoos. Amer. Zool., 32 (5): 145A.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1991. The evolutionary history of parrots and cockatoos: A model for evolution in the Australasian avifauna. Acta XX Congr. Int. Ornithol.: 398-403.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1990. The evolutionary history of parrots and cockatoos: A model for evolution in the Australasian avifauna. Acta XX Congr. Int. Ornithol. (Suppl.): 254.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1989. Filing ridges and transversal step of the maxillary rhamphotheca in Australian cockatoos (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae): A homoplastic structural character evolved in adaptation to seed shelling. Pp. 43-48 in Proc. Int. 100. DO-G Meeting: Current topics in avian biology (R. van den Elzen, K.-L. Schuchmann, & K. Schmidt-Koenig, eds.). German Ornithol. Soc., Bonn.
  • Homberger, D. G. & R. A. Meyers. 1989. The morphology of the lingual apparatus of the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus, with special attention to the structure of the fasciae. Am. J. Anat., 186 (3): 217-257.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1989. Correlations between morphology of the lingual apparatus and feeding mechanics in birds. Pp. 148-150 in Fortschritte der Zoologie, Vol. 35: Trends in Vertebrate Morphology (H. Splechtna & H. Hilgers, eds.). Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, New York.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1988. Comparative morphology of the avian tongue. Pp. 2427-2435 in Acta XIX Congr. Int. Ornithol., Vol. 2 (H. Ouellet, ed.). Univ. Ottawa Press, Ottawa.
  • Homberger, D. G. & B. N. Bhattacharyya. 1988. Comparative morphology of birds. P. 2408 in Acta XIX Congr. Int. Ornithol., Vol. 2 (H. Ouellet, ed.). Univ. Ottawa Press, Ottawa.
  • Homberger, D.G. 1988. Comparative morphology of birds. Symposium at the 19th International Ornithological Congress, Ottawa, Canada, June 1986. Published in Acta XIX Congressus Internationalis Ornithologicus, pp. 2407-2457 (H. Ouellet, ed.). University of Ottawa Press, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Cummins, C. L. and D. G. Homberger. 1986. The morphology of the gular region of the Snowy Egret, Egretta thula (Molina). Amer. Zool., 26: 66A. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1986. The lingual apparatus of the African Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus Linné (Aves: Psittacidae): Description and theoretical mechanical analysis. Ornithological Monographs, No. 39, pp. 232. (Research Monograph).
  • Meyers, R. A., N. A. Shawki, and D. G. Homberger. 1986. The fascial system of the lingual apparatus of the domestic chicken. Amer. Zool., 26: 66A. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. & A. H. Brush. 1986. Functional‑morphological and biochemical correlations of the keratinized structures of the African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus L.). Zoomorphology, 106: 103‑114.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1985. Funktionelle Anatomie der Papageienzunge. J. f. Ornithol., 126 (3): 345‑346.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1985. Drinking behavior and feeding adaptations in parrots. P. 1010 in Acta XVIII Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici, Vol. 2 (V.D. Ilyichev and V.M. Gavrilov, eds.). Nauka, Moscow. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1985. Parrot. Pp. 437-439 in A New Dictionary of Birds (B. Campbell & E. Lack, eds.). British Ornithologists' Union. Poyser, Calton.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1984. Review of "The feeding system of the pigeon (Columba livia L.)" by G.A. Zweers. Wilson Bull., 96 (3): 505‑507.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1983. Nonadaptive evolution of avian drinking methods. Amer. Zool., 23 (4): 894.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1982. Hydraulic structures in the avian lingual apparatus. Amer. Zool., 22 (4): 943.
  • Boullion, T. L. & D. G. Homberger. 1982. The lingual apparatus of Gallus gallus. Amer. Zool., 22 (4): 943.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1981. What to do with dead parrots. Bird World, 4 (1): 34‑35.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1981. Morphological foundations of the bill honing behavior in parrots (Psittaci). Amer. Zool., 21 (4): 1039. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1980. Review of "Nomina Anatomica Avium" by J.J. Baumel, A.S. King, A.M. Lucas, J.E. Breazile and H.E. Evans. Auk, 97 (4): 912‑914.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1980. Functional morphology and evolution of the feeding apparatus in parrots, with special reference to the Pesquet's Parrot, Psittrichas fulgidus (Lesson). Pp. 471-485 inConservation of New World Parrots (R.F. Pasquier, ed.). International Council for Bird Preservation Technical Paper No. 1. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1980. Funktionell‑morphologische Untersuchungen zur Radiation der Ernährungs‑ und Trinkmethoden der Papageien (Psittaci). [Functional morphological studies on the radiation of the feeding and drinking methods of the parrots]. Bonner Zoologische Monographien, No. 13, pp. 192. (Research Monograph; awarded the Erwin-Stresemann-Prize in 1988).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1979. Review of "Bird Diseases" by L. Arnall and J.F. Keymer. Auk, 96 (2): 432‑433.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1979. Functional morphology of the larynx in the parrot Psittacus erithacus. Amer. Zool. 19 (3): 988. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1979. Review of "Lories and Lorikeets" by R. Low. Auk, 96 (4): 834.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1979. Review of "Parrots of the World, 2nd ed." by J.M. Forshaw. Auk, 96 (4): 829‑830.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1979. Review of "Lories and Lorikeets" by R. Low. Auk, 96 (3): 641‑642.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1978. Review of "Anatomy of the Domestic Birds" by R. Nickel, A. Schummer, E. Seiferle, W.G. Siller and P.A.L. Wright. Auk, 95 (3): 622‑623.
  • Homberger, D. G. 1978. Funktionelle Morphologie des Nahrungsaufnahme‑Apparates und die Systematik der Papageien. (Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus and systematics of the parrots). J. Orn., 119 (4): 473. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1978. Functional morphology of the parrot tongue (Psittacus erithacus). Amer. Zool., 18 (3): 623. (Abstract).
  • Homberger, D. G. 1977. Functional morphology of drinking methods in parrots (Psittaci). Amer. Zool., 17 (4): 871. (Abstract).
  • Güntert, M. & D. G. Homberger. 1973. Die Vögel des Kanha‑Nationalparkes am Ende der Monsun‑Regenzeit. [The birds of the Kanha National Park, India, at the end of the monsoon season]. Vierteljahrsschr. Naturforsch. Ges. Zürich, 118: 31‑53.
  • Homberger, D. G. & V. Ziswiler. 1972. Funktionell‑morphologische Untersuchungen am Schnabel von Papageien. [Functional‑morphological studies on the bill of parrots]. Rev. Suisse Zool., 79: 1038‑1048.