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Riegner, M., and L. Niemeyer (photographer). 1993. Long-legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands . Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [Excerpt PDF, 1.6 MB]
Selected Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Riegner, M. 2008. Parallel evolution of plumage pattern and coloration in birds: implications for defining avian morphospace. The Condor 110: 599-614. [PDF, 4.4 MB]
Riegner, M. 1998. Horns, hooves, spots, and stripes: form and pattern in mammals. In Goethe's Way of Science: a Phenomenology of Nature. D. Seamon and A. Zajonc, Editors. SUNY Press, Albany, New York, pp. 177-212.
Riegner, M., and J. Wilkes. 1998. Flowforms and the language of water. In Goethe's Way of Science: a Phenomenology of Nature. D. Seamon and A. Zajonc, Editors. SUNY Press, Albany, New York, pp. 233-252.
Riegner, M. 1993. Toward a holistic understanding of place: reading a landscape through its flora and fauna. In Dwelling, Seeing, and Designing: Toward a Phenomenological Ecology. D. Seamon, Editor. SUNY Press, Albany, New York, pp. 181-215.
Fleischner, T., and M. Riegner. 1993. Winter birds of Bahia Kino, central Gulf of California coast, Sonora, Mexico. Ecologica 3(1): 29-34. [PDF]
Riegner, M. 1982. Prey handling in Yellow-crowned Night-Herons. Auk 99: 380-381.
Riegner, M. 1982. The diet of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in the eastern and southern United States. Colonial Waterbirds 5: 173-176.
Articles in Preparation
Riegner, M. (in prep.) Plumage pattern and coloration as indicators of a morphodynamic principle in birds. In Life Patterns: Holistic Approaches to Evolutionary Biology. M. Lockley, K. McNamara, M. Riegner, and W. Schad, Editors.
Riegner, M. (in prep.). Color pattern diversity in mammals: evidence for parallel evolution. (to be submitted to BioScience).
Selected Popular Articles
Riegner, M. 1998. The Little Blue Heron. Birder's World 12(4): 60-63.
Riegner, M. 1996. The Tricolored Heron. Birder's World 10(6): 18-21.
Riegner, M. 1994. The Snowy Egret. Birder's World 8(2): 28-32.
Riegner, M. 1993. Thunder pumper: the American Bittern. Birder's World 7(3): 12-15.
Riegner, M. 1992. Look-alike birds from distant lands: a consideration of similarities in unrelated birds. Birder's World 6(3): 17-21. [PDF, 760 KB]
Recent Book Reviews
Riegner, M. 2007. review of Birds of the World; by L. Beletsky. Quarterly Review of Biology 82: 425-426.
Riegner, M. 2007. review of Bird Coloration, vol. 2: Function and Evolution; edited by G. Hill and K. McGraw. Quarterly Review of Biology 82: 159-160.
Riegner, M. 2007. review of Herons. Bird Families of the World, vol. 14; by J. Kushlan and J. Hancock. Quarterly Review of Biology 82: 62-63.
Riegner, M. 2006. review of Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide; by J. Forshaw. Quarterly Review of Biology 81: 293.
Riegner, M. 2005. review of The Bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchidae. Bird Families of the World, vol. 10; by C. Frith and D. Frith. Quarterly Review of Biology 80: 125-126.
Riegner, M. 2002. review of Trogons and Quetzals of the World; by P. Johnsgard. Quarterly Review of Biology 77: 212-213.
Riegner, M. 2002. review of Thrushes; by P. Clement. Quarterly Review of Biology 77: 75-76.
Riegner, M. 2001. review of Starlings and Mynas; by C. Feare and A. Craig. Quarterly Review of Biology 76: 91-92.
Riegner, M. 1999. review of The Birds of Paradise, Paradisaeidae. Bird Families of the World, vol. 6; by C. Frith and B. Beehler.Quarterly Review of Biology 74: 479.
Recent Presentations
"Parallel Evolution of Plumage Pattern and Coloration in Birds: Implications for Defining Avian Morphospace"
Scientific session, American Ornithologists' Union, University of Wyoming, Laramie; August 2007
“Mammals of the Central Arizona Highlands”
Highlands Center for Natural History, Prescott, Arizona; February 2006
“Plumage Pattern and Coloration as Correlates of Avian Morphology”
Scientific session, American Ornithologists’ Union, UC Santa Barbara; August 2005
“Feathers and Beaks, Spots and Streaks: Form and Pattern in Birds”
Environmental Studies Colloquium Series, Prescott College; March 2005
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