| Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management MA Colwell Univ of California Press, 2010 | 271 | 2010 |
| Nonrandom shorebird distribution and fine-scale variation in prey abundance MA Colwell, SL Landrum The Condor 95 (1), 94-103, 1993 | 241 | 1993 |
| Waterbird communities in managed wetlands of varying water depth MA Colwell, OW Taft Waterbirds, 45-55, 2000 | 225 | 2000 |
| Interspecific differences in habitat use of shorebirds and waterfowl foraging in managed wetlands of California's San Joaquin Valley CR Isola, MA Colwell, OW Taft, RJ Safran Waterbirds, 196-203, 2000 | 174 | 2000 |
| Waterbird responses to experimental drawdown: implications for the multispecies management of wetland mosaics OW Taft, MA Colwell, CR Isola, RJ Safran Journal of Applied Ecology 39 (6), 987-1001, 2002 | 159 | 2002 |
| Population identification of western hemisphere shorebirds throughout the annual cycle SM Haig, CL Gratto‐Trevor, TD Mullins, MA Colwell Molecular Ecology 6 (5), 413-427, 1997 | 130 | 1997 |
| Benthic invertebrates at foraging locations of nine waterbird species in managed wetlands of the northern San Joaquin Valley, California RJ Safran, CR Isola, MA Colwell, OE Williams Wetlands 17 (3), 407-415, 1997 | 105 | 1997 |
| Extra-pair mating in the spotted sandpiper: a female mate acquisition tactic MA Colwell, LW Oring Animal Behaviour 38 (4), 675-684, 1989 | 96 | 1989 |
| Sexual selection and spring arrival times of red-necked and Wilson's phalaropes JD Reynolds, MA Colwell, F Cooke Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 18 (4), 303-310, 1986 | 93 | 1986 |
| Habitat use by breeding and migrating shorebirds in southcentral Saskatchewan MA Colwell, LW Oring The Wilson Bulletin, 554-566, 1988 | 84 | 1988 |
| Age-related survival and behavior of Snowy Plover chicks MA Colwell, SJ Hurley, JN Hall, SJ Dinsmore The Condor 109 (3), 638-647, 2007 | 83 | 2007 |
| Waterbird communities and habitat relationships in coastal pastures of northern California MA Colwell, SL Dodd Conservation Biology 9 (4), 827-834, 1995 | 83 | 1995 |
| Western Snowy Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus select nesting substrates that enhance egg crypsis and improve nest survival MA Colwell, JJ Meyer, MA Hardy, SE Mcallister, AN Transou, RR Levalley, ... Ibis 153 (2), 303-311, 2011 | 74 | 2011 |
| Shorebird community patterns in a seasonally dynamic estuary MA Colwell The Condor 95 (1), 104-114, 1993 | 74 | 1993 |
| Waterbird communities in rice fields subjected to different post-harvest treatments JH Day, MA Colwell Colonial Waterbirds, 185-197, 1998 | 73 | 1998 |
| Snowy Plover reproductive success in beach and river habitats MA Colwell, CB Millett, JJ Meyer, JN Hall, SJ Hurley, SE McAllister, ... Journal of Field Ornithology 76 (4), 373-382, 2005 | 69 | 2005 |
| Sex ratios and intrasexual competition for mates in a sex-role reversed shorebird, Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) MA Colwell, LW Oring Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 22 (3), 165-173, 1988 | 69 | 1988 |
| Winter shorebird communities and tidal flat characteristics at Humboldt Bay, California T Danufsky, MA Colwell The Condor 105 (1), 117-129, 2003 | 61 | 2003 |
| Wilson's Phalarope nest success is not influenced by vegetation concealment MA Colwell The Condor 94 (3), 767-772, 1992 | 61 | 1992 |
| Staging of Pacific flyway brant in relation to eelgrass abundance and site isolation, with special consideration of Humboldt Bay, California JE Moore, MA Colwell, RL Mathis, JM Black Biological Conservation 115 (3), 475-486, 2004 | 59 | 2004 |
