selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Examining the role of p53 in radiation-induced mutations at ESTR loci.. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 433-433. 2006
- The adaptive response and protection against heritable mutations and fetal malformation. Abstracts of the Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference. 20. 2004
- Design and management of bird nesting habitat: tactics for conserving colonial waterbird biodiversity on artificial islands in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 45-57. 1996
- DEPOSITIONAL SETTING AND HYDROCARBON SOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE MIOCENE GULF OF SUEZ SYN-RIFT EVAPORITES. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. 1020-1021. 1988
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journal articles
- Chemical Profiles Differ between Communal Breeding Groups in a Highly Social Bird. The American Naturalist. 203:490-502. 2024
- Offspring sex ratio in a communal breeding bird is male‐biased when pre‐breeding rainfall is low. Journal of Avian Biology. 2024
- Symbiotic microbiota vary with breeding group membership in a highly social joint-nesting bird. Behavioral Ecology. 34:653-661. 2023
- Colonization and Extirpation of Great Black-Backed Gulls (Larus marinus) Nesting on Lake Ontario and the Upper St. Lawrence River. Waterbirds. 45:62-74. 2022
- Foraging behaviour of four avian species feeding on the same temporarily available prey. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 98:581-590. 2020
- Testing for sentinel coordination in Smooth-billed Anis (Crotophaga ani). JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY. 160:165-172. 2019
- An evaluation of germline mutations and reproductive impacts in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) exposed to contaminated sediment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 161:594-601. 2018
- Group size, but not manipulated whole-clutch egg color, contributes to ovicide in joint-nesting Smooth-billed Anis. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130:479-484. 2018
- Male parental effort predicts reproductive contribution in the joint-nesting, Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani). JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY. 159:471-481. 2018
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A novel
PCR ‐based genetic marker shows that sex of offspring does not account for hatch‐order effects on growth, survival and dominance in Pūkeko Porphyrio melanotus melanotus. Ibis. 159:725-733. 2017 - Efficacy of decoys and familiar versus unfamiliar playback calls in attracting Common Terns to a rehabilitated wetland on Lake Ontario. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 20:285-294. 2017
- Fatty acids, stable isotopes, and regurgitate reveal diet differences between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie double-crested cormorants ( Phalacrocorax auritus ). Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43:132-140. 2017
- A bare-part ornament is a stronger predictor of dominance than plumage ornamentation in the cooperatively breeding Australian Swamphen. Ornithology. 134:317-329. 2017
- Investigating the influence of social dominance on survival during a pukeko cull. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 41:139-144. 2017
- The effect of social group size on feather corticosterone in the co-operatively breeding Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani): An assay validation and analysis of extreme social living. PLoS ONE. 12:e0174650-e0174650. 2017
- Maternal corticosterone deposition in avian yolk: Influence of laying order and group size in a joint-nesting, cooperatively breeding species. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 232:145-150. 2016
- Population trends of colonial waterbirds nesting in Hamilton Harbour in relation to changes in habitat and management. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 19:192-205. 2016
- Ready to Fight: Reliable Predictors of Attack in a Cooperatively Breeding, Non‐Passerine Bird. Ethology. 121:1154-1165. 2015
- Vocal repertoire of cooperatively breeding Smooth-billed Anis. Journal of Field Ornithology. 86:130-143. 2015
- Biodiversity inventories in high gear: DNA barcoding facilitates a rapid biotic survey of a temperate nature reserve. Biodiversity Data Journal. 3:e6313-e6313. 2015
- Microsatellite DNA Mutations in Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) Associated with Exposure to PAH-Containing Industrial Air Pollution. Environmental Science and Technology. 48:11637-11645. 2014
- Hatching order affects offspring growth, survival and adult dominance in the joint‐laying Pukeko Porphyrio melanotus melanotus. Ibis. 156:658-667. 2014
- Cooperative males reduce incubation in response to cues of female–female competition. Ibis. 156:446-451. 2014
- Joint-nesting smooth-billed anis, Crotophaga ani, use a functionally referential alarm call system. Animal Behaviour. 89:215-221. 2014
- Manipulating the appearance of a badge of status causes changes in true badge expression. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 281:20132680-20132680. 2014
- A subchronic in situ exposure method for evaluating effects in small‐bodied fish at contaminated sites. Environmental Toxicology. 29:54-63. 2014
- Individual attributes and self-organizational processes affect dominance network structure in pukeko. Behavioral Ecology. 25:1402-1408. 2014
- Acute stress during ontogeny suppresses innate, but not acquired immunity in a semi-precocial bird (Larus delawarensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 193:185-192. 2013
- The influence of supplemental feeding on survival, dispersal and competition in translocated Brown Teal, or Pateke (Anas chlorotis). Emu. 113:62-68. 2013
- Tethered Raptor Displaces Roosting Cormorants. Waterbirds. 35:77-81. 2012
- Reproductive skew and female trait elaboration in a cooperatively breeding rail. Ibis. 154:452-460. 2012
- Tolerance of female co-breeders in joint-laying pukeko: the role of egg recognition and peace incentives. Animal Behaviour. 83:1035-1041. 2012
- Factors affecting germline mutations in a hypervariable microsatellite: A comparative analysis of six species of swallows (Aves: Hirundinidae). MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS. 708:37-43. 2011
- Tetracycline-resistant coliforms in the effluent of the main sewage treatment plant in Hamilton, Ontario — do they have a common ancestral strain?. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 56:558-568. 2010
- Circumstantial Evidence for Infanticide of Chicks of the Communal Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani). Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 122:369-374. 2010
- Competition and waste in the communally breeding smooth-billed ani: effects of group size on egg-laying behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 76:153-162. 2008
- The role of genetic relatedness among social mates in a cooperative breeder. Behavioral Ecology. 19:816-823. 2008
- Influence of a contaminated fish diet on germline expanded‐simple‐tandem‐repeat mutation frequency in mice. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 49:238-248. 2008
- Do group size and laying order influence maternal deposition of testosterone in smooth-billed ani eggs?. Hormones and Behavior. 53:82-89. 2008
- Evidence for size and sex‐specific dispersal in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish. Molecular Ecology. 16:2974-2984. 2007
- Interactions Between Double-crested Cormorants and Herring Gulls at a Shared Breeding Site. Waterbirds. 30:241-250. 2007
- The Adaptive Response and Protection against Heritable Mutations and Fetal Malformation. Dose-Response. 4:dose-response.0. 2006
- Non-destructive sampling of maternal DNA from the external shell of bird eggs. Conservation Genetics. 7:543-549. 2006
- An approach to feeding high-percentage fish diets to mice for human and wildlife toxicology studies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 63:481-487. 2006
- Microsatellite isolation from four avian species comparing two isolation techniques. Molecular Ecology Resources. 6:87-89. 2006
- A marine fish diet reduces spontaneous lymphoma in outbred Swiss-Webster mice. Leukemia and Lymphoma. 46:1797-1800. 2005
- Reproductive skew and individual strategies: infanticide or cooperation?. Acta Ethologica. 8:92-102. 2005
- No evidence for acoustic mate-guarding in duetting buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 57:557-565. 2005
- Gamma radiation-induced heritable mutations at repetitive DNA loci in out-bred mice. MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS. 568:69-78. 2004
- Particulate air pollution and inheritable mutations in mice: Possible health effects?. DISCOVERY MEDICINE. 4:139-143. 2004
- Reduction of Particulate Air Pollution Lowers the Risk of Heritable Mutations in Mice. Science. 304:1008-1010. 2004
- The Invasive Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Diet of Nestling Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 29:392-399. 2003
- Air pollution induces heritable DNA mutations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99:15904-15907. 2002
- The characterization of microsatellite loci in the communally breeding smooth‐billed ani (Crotophaga ani). Molecular Ecology Resources. 1:152-154. 2001
- Pulmonary Histopathology in Ring-Billed Gulls ( Larus delawarensis ) from Colonies near Steel Mills and in Rural Areas. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 66:563-569. 2001
- A Comparison of Point Counts and Sound Recording as Bird Survey Methods in Amazonian Southeast Peru. Condor. 102:887-893. 2000
- Induced minisatellite germline mutations in herring gulls (Larus argentatus) living near steel mills. MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS. 452:211-218. 2000
- A COMPARISON OF POINT COUNTS AND SOUND RECORDING AS BIRD SURVEY METHODS IN AMAZONIAN SOUTHEAST PERU. Condor. 102:887-887. 2000
- EFFECTS OF PESTICIDE SPRAYING ON CHICK GROWTH, BEHAVIOR, AND PARENTAL CARE IN TREE SWALLOWS (TACHYCINETA BICOLOR) NESTING IN AN APPLE ORCHARD IN ONTARIO, CANADA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 19:2286-2286. 2000
- Extrapair Mating System of an Asynchronously Breeding Tropical Songbird: The Mangrove Swallow. Ornithology. 116:1039-1046. 1999
- Erratum. Biological Conservation. 89:233-233. 1999
- Experimental measurement of nesting substrate preference in Caspian terns, Sterna caspia, and the successful colonisation of human-constructed islands (vol 85, pg 63, 1998). Biological Conservation. 89:233-+. 1999
- Multi-locus DNA fingerprinting supports genetic monogamy in Florida scrub-jays. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 45:1-10. 1999
- Genetic Structure Among Breeding Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) from the Great Lakes and Eastern Canada. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 25:856-864. 1999
- Multilocus DNA fingerprinting reveals high rate of heritable genetic mutation in herring gulls nesting in an industrialized urban site (vol 93, pg 12137, 1996). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95:15867-15867. 1998
- Erratum: Multilocus DNA fingerprinting reveals high rate of heritable genetic mutation in herring gulls nesting in an industrialized urban site (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (October 29, 1996) 93:22 (12137-12141)). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95:15867. 1998
- Experimental measurement of nesting substrate preference in Caspian terns, Sterna caspia, and the successful colonisation of human constructed islands. Biological Conservation. 85:63-68. 1998
- Problems with Removal Experiments Designed to Test the Relationship between Paternity and Parental Effort in a Socially Polyandrous Bird. Ornithology. 114:291-295. 1997
- Distribution of Parental Investment and Sibling Competition in the Herring Gull, Larus Argentatus. Behaviour. 134:961-974. 1997
- Foraging Patterns of Caspian Terns (Sterna caspia) Determined Using Radio-Telemetry. Waterbirds. 20:429-429. 1997
- Multilocus DNA fingerprinting reveals high rate of heritable genetic mutation in herring gulls nesting in an industrialized urban site.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93:12137-12141. 1996
- DNA Fingerprinting Reveals Monogamy in the Bushtit, a Cooperatively Breeding Species. Ornithology. 113:511-516. 1996
- Design and management of bird nesting habitat: tactics for conserving colonial waterbird biodiversity on artificial islands in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 53:45-57. 1996
- Shared paternity among non-relatives is a result of an egalitarian mating system in a communally breeding bird, the pukeko. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 257:271-277. 1994
- Genetic variation of the St. Lawrence beluga whale population assessed by DNA fingerprinting. Molecular Ecology. 3:375-381. 1994
- Genetic relatedness of communally breeding guira cuckoos. Animal Behaviour. 47:515-529. 1994
- Infanticide in skimmers and terns: side effects of territorial attacks or inter-generational conflict?. Animal Behaviour. 47:363-367. 1994
- Characterization and assessment of an avian repetitive DNA sequence as an icterid phylogenetic marker. Genome. 35:155-162. 1992
- Effects of mercury, selenium, and organochlorine contaminants on reproduction of Forster's terns and black skimmers nesting in a contaminated Texas Bay. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 20:32-40. 1991
- Sexual Size Dimorphism and Parental Care Patterns in a Monomorphic and a Dimorphic Larid. Ornithology. 107:260-274. 1990
- Differences in Prey Delivered to Chicks by Individual Gull-Billed Terns. Waterbirds. 13:67-67. 1990
- Black skimmer parental defence against chick predation by gulls. Animal Behaviour. 38:534-541. 1989
- DNA marker analysis detects multiple maternity and paternity in single broods of the lesser snow goose. Nature. 326:392-394. 1987
- Intraclutch egg-weight apportionment and chick survival in Caspian terns. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 64:2116-2122. 1986
- Prezygotic Male Reproductive Effort in Insects: Why Do Males Provide More than Sperm. Florida Entomologist. 69:84-84. 1986
- CASPIAN TERNS RESPOND TO RATTLESNAKE PREDATION IN A COLONY. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 97:233-234. 1985
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preprints