Alaska Songbird Institute

Publications

Data from ASI’s Creamer’s Field Migration Station and Swallow Ecology Project has been used in the following peer-reviewed publications.

Benson and Winker. 2015. High-latitude passerine migrants overlap energetically demanding events in Autumn. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 127:601-614.

 

Ringgenberg, B. and K. Winker. 2015. Indications that the Common Redpoll is double brooded in Alaska. Western Birds. 46: 291-298.

Dodge, M., S.L.Guers, C.H Sekercioglu, and R.N.M. Sehgal. 2013. North American transmission of Hemosporidian parasites in the Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus), a migratory songbird. Journal of Parasitology.  99:548-553.

 

Benson, A.M, W.N. Johnson, R.P. Barry, and S.L. Guers. 2012. Evaluation of autumn mist-netting data for monitoring passerine populations in Interior Alaska. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:328-335.

 

Loiseau, C., R.J. Harrigan, A.J. Cornel, S.L.Guers, M. Dodge, T. Marzec, J.S. Carlson, and R.N.M. Sehgal. 2012. First evidence and predictions of Plasmodium transmission in Alaskan bird populations. Plos One 7:1-5.

 

Spotswood, E.N., K.R. Goodman, J. Carlisle, R.L. Cormier, D.L. Humple, J. Rousseau, S.L. Guers, ad G.G. Barton. 2012. How safe is mist netting? Evaluating the risk of injury and mortality to birds. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3:29-38.

Benson, A.M., B.A. Andres, W.N. Johnson, S. Savage, and S. M. Sharbaugh. 2006. Differential timing of Wilson’s Warbler migration in Alaska. Wilson Ornithological Society 118:547-551.

 

Benson, A.M., and K. Winker. 2005. Fat-deposition strategies among high-latitude passerine migrants. Auk 122:544-557.

 

Benson, A.M. and K. Winker. 2001. Timing of breeding range occupancy among high-latitude passerine migrants. Auk. 118:513-519.

 

Benson, A.M., T.H. Pogson., and T.J. Doyle. 2000. Updated geographic distribution of eight passerine species in central Alaska. Western Birds 31:100-105.

Irons, R.D., Harding Scurr, A., Rose, A.P., Hagelin, J.C., Blake, T., and D.F. Doak. 2017. Wind and rain are the primary climate factors driving changing phenology of an aerial insectivore. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B: 284 (1853): 20170412 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0412


Knight, S.M., Bradley, D.W., Clark, R.G., Gow, E.A., Bélisle, M., Berzins, L.L, Blake, T., Bridge, E.S., Burke, L, Dawson, R.D., Dunn, P.O., Garant, D., Holroyd, G.L., Hussell, D.J.T., Lansdorp, O., Laughlin, A.J., Leonard, M.L., Pelletier, F., Shutler, D., Siefferman, L., Taylor, C.M., Trefry, H.E., Vleck, C.M., Vleck, D., Winkler, D., Whittingham, L.A., and Norris, D.R. 2018. Constructing and evaluating a continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle. Ecological Monographs. 88:445–460.


Gow E.A, Burke, L., Winkler, D., Knight, S.M., Bradley, D.W., Clark, R.G., Bélisle, M., Berzins, L.L., Blake, T., Bridge, E.S., Dawson, R.D., Dunn, P.O., Garant, D., Holroyd, G.L., Horn, A.G., Hussell, D.J.T., Lansdorp, O., Laughlin, A.J., Leonard, M.L., Pelletier, F., Shutler, D., Siefferman, L., Taylor, C.M., 17, Trefry, H.E., Vleck, C.M., Vleck, D., Whittingham, L.A., and Norris, D.R. A rangewide domino effect and resetting of the annual cycle in a migratory songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B: 286: 20181916.


Knight, S.M., Gow, E.A., Bradley, D.W., Clark, R.G.,, Bélisle, M., Berzins, L.L, Blake, T., Bridge, E.S., Burke, L, Dawson, R.D., Dunn, P.O., Garant, D., Holroyd, G.L., Hussell, D.J.T., Lansdorp, O., Laughlin, A.J., Leonard, M.L., Pelletier, F., Shutler, D., Siefferman, L., Taylor, C.M., Trefry, H.E., Vleck, C.M., Vleck, D., Whittingham, L.A., Winkler, D., Norris, D.R. 2019. Non-breeding season movements of a migratory songbird are related to declines in resource availability. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. Ukz028


Gow E.A., Knight S.M., Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Winkler D.W., Belisle M., Berzins L.L., Blake T., Bridge E.S., Burke L., Dawson R.D., Dunn P.O., Garant D., Holroyd G., Horn A.G., Hussell D.J.T., Lansdorp O., Laughlin A.J., Leonard M.L.., Pelletier F., Shutler D., Siefferman L., Taylor C.M., Trefry H., Vleck C.M., Vleck D., Whittingham L.A., Norris D.R. 2019. Effects of spring migration distance on tree swallow reproductive success within and among flyways. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:380.

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