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Publications
White A.F., Dawson R.D.
(2022) Manipulations of brood age reveal limited parental flexibility in an
insectivorous passerine. Animal
Behaviour 184: 99-109.
Clark R.G., Dawson
R.D., Greenwood J.L., Johns D.W., Wassenaar L.I., Hobson K.A. (2021)
Experimental evaluation of δ2H,
δ13C and
δ15N variability in blood and
feathers of wild and captive birds: implications for interspecific food web
studies. Diversity 13: 495.
DOI: 10.3390/d13100495
White A.F., Dawson R.D. (2021) Can diet composition estimates using stable isotope analysis of feathers predict growth and condition in nestling mountain bluebirds (Sialia currucoides)? Ecology and Evolution 11: 15273-15288. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8210
Ruegg K.C., Brinkmeyer
M., Bossu C.M., Bay R.A., Anderson E.C., Boal C.W., Dawson R.D., Eschenbauch
A., McClure C.J.W., Miller K.E., Morrow L., Morrow J., Oleyar M.D., Ralph B.,
Schulwitz S., Swem T., Therrien J-F., van Buskirk R., Smith T.B., Heath J.A.
(2021). The American kestrel (Falco
sparverius) genoscape: implications for monitoring, management, and
subspecies boundaries. Ornithology
138: ukaa051.
DOI:
10.1093/auk/ukaa051
Berzins L.L., Dawson
R.D., Morrissey C.A., Clark R.G. (2020) The relative contribution of
individual quality and changing climateS as drivers of lifetime reproductive
success in a short-lived avian species.
Scientific Reports 10: 19766.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-020-75557-w
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2020) Nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta
bicolor) alter begging behaviour in response to odour of familiar adults,
but not their nests. Ethology 126:
630-636.
DOI:
10.1111/eth.13015
Berzins L.L, Dawson R.D. (2020)
Does experimentally
altered plumage brightness influence extra-pair mating success in female tree
swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)?
Canadian Journal of Zoology 98:
55-61.
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2019-0142
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2020) Experimental reduction of nestling hemoglobin concentration in
combination with ectoparasite load manipulation affects nestling morphology
and begging behavior, but not adult behavior.
Journal of Ornithology 161: 35-45.
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-019-01706-2
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2020) Benefits of an anti-parasite treatment are influenced by
within-brood size variation in tree swallows (Tachycineta
bicolor). Auk - Ornithological
Advances 137: uzk078.
DOI: 10.1093/auk/ukz078
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D., Clark R.G. (2020) Cavity type influences abundance of nest-dwelling
avian blow flies: an experiment with tree swallows.
Ecological Entomology 45: 434-443.
DOI: 10.1111/een.12811
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 2019.00380.
DOI:
10.3389/fevo.2019.00380
Johnson L.S., Dawson R.D. (2020) Mountain Bluebird (Sialia
currucoides), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P.G. Rodewald, Editor).
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.moublu.01
Knight S.M., Gow E.A.,
Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Belisle 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.W., Norris D.R. (2019) Nonbreeding season movements of a migratory songbird
are related to declines in resource availability.
Auk - Ornithological Advances 136:
uzk028.
DOI: 10.1093/auk/ukz028
Berzins L.L, Dawson R.D. (2019)
Does experimentally
altered plumage ornamentation of female passerines influence offspring
quality? A test in female tree swallows.
Ethology 125: 298-305.
DOI:
10.1111/eth.12853
Gow E.A., Burke L.,
Winkler D.W., Knight S.M., Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Belisle M., Berzins L.L.,
Blake T., Bridge E.S., 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) A range-wide domino effect and resetting
of the annual cycle in a migratory songbird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 285: 20181916.
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2018.1916
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2019) Predictors of nestling survival during harsh weather events in an
aerial insectivore, the tree swallow (Tachycineta
bicolor). Canadian Journal of
Zoology 97: 81-90.
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2018-0070
Randall J.A., Dawson
R.D. (2018) An experimental test of the effect of food and antioxidants on
blue-green eggshell coloration in mountain bluebirds
Sialia currucoides.
Journal of Avian Biology 49: e01724.
DOI: 10.1111/jav.01724
Clark R.G., Winkler
D.W., Dawson R.D., Shutler D., Hussell D.J.T., Lombardo M.P., Thorpe P.A.,
Dunn P.O., Whittingham L.A. (2018)
Geographic
variation and environmental correlates of apparent survival rates in adult
tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor.
Journal of Avian Biology 49: e01659.
DOI: 10.1111/jav.01659
Berzins L.L, Shrimpton J.M., Dawson R.D. (2018)
Experimentally
altering pre-breeding sex steroids reduces extra-pair paternity in female tree
swallows.
Ethology
124: 410-422.
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12745 Knight S.M.,
Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Gow E.A., Belisle 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.W.,
Whittingham L.A., Norris D.R. (2018) Constructing and evaluating a
continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle.
Ecological Monographs 88: 445-460.
DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1298
Berzins L.L, Dawson R.D. (2018)
Experimentally altered
plumage brightness of female tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) influences nest site retention and reproductive
success Canadian Journal of Zoology
96: 600-607.
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2017-0156
Randall J.A., Dawson
R.D. (2018) Patterns of variation in eggshell colour of mountain bluebirds (Sialia
currucoides) provide mixed support for the sexually selected eggshell
colour hypothesis. Journal of
Ornithology 159: 545-554.
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-017-1515-y
Thompson L.R. et al.
(2017) A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity.
Nature 551: 457-463.
DOI:
10.1038/nature24621 Weegman M.D.,
Arnold T.W., Dawson R.D., Winkler D.W., Clark R.G. (2017) Integrated
population models reveal local weather conditions are the key drivers of
population dynamics in an aerial insectivore.
Oecologia 185: 119-130.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-017-3890-8 Randall J.A.,
Dawson R.D. (2017) Incubation and embryonic development affect the color of
eggs of mountain bluebirds.
Journal of Field
Ornithology
88: 198-205.
DOI: 10.1111/jofo.12193
Bitton P.-P., Dawson R.D. (2017)
Age-related prenatal maternal effects and postnatal breeding experience have
different influences on nestling development in an altricial passerine.
Journal of Avian Biology 48:
660-668.
DOI: 10.1111/jav.01202
Harriman V.B., Dawson
R.D., Bortolotti L.E., Clark R.G. (2017)
Seasonal patterns in
reproductive success of temperate-breeding birds: experimental tests of the
date and quality hypotheses. Ecology and
Evolution 7: 2122-2132.
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2815
Berzins L.L, Dawson R.D. (2016) Experimentally altered plumage brightness of
female tree swallows: a test of the differential allocation hypothesis.
Behaviour 153: 525-550.
DOI:
10.1163/1568539X-00003354
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D. (2016)
Life-history and phenotypic traits of
insectivorous songbirds breeding on reclaimed mine land reveal ecological
constraints. Science of the Total
Environment 553:
450-457.
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.146
Fairhurst G.D., Berzins
L.L., Bradley D.W., Romano A., Romano M., Scandolara C., Ambrosini R., Dawson
R.D., Dunn P.O., Hobson K.A., Liechti F., Marchant T.A., Norris D.R., Rubolini
D., Saino N., Taylor C.M., Whittingham L.A., Clark R.G. (2015) Assessing costs
of carrying geolocators using feather corticosterone in two species of aerial
insectivore. Royal Society Open Science
2: 150004.
DOI:
10.1098/rsos.150004
Wommack E.A., Dawson
R.D., Shrimpton J.M., Bowie R.C.K. (2015) Changes in population size and
genetic diversity of a raptor species occurring in the boreal forest of
Saskatchewan. Conservation Genetics
16: 535-547.
DOI:
10.1007/s10592-014-0677-x
Dawson R.D. (2015)
Frequency of nest visits by non-resident hatch-year tree swallows.
Blue Jay 73: 133-138.
Miller M.J.R., Dawson R.D.,
Schwantje H. (2014) Manual of common diseases and parasites of wildlife in
northern British Columbia. Second Edition. Online web-based publication. 225
pp. Available at:
http://web.unbc.ca/~wildlifediseaseweb/
Winkler D.W., Ringelman K.M., Dunn P.O., Whittingham L., Hussell D.J.T., Clark
R.G., Dawson R.D., Johnson L.S., Rose A., Austin S.H., Robinson W.D., Lombardo
M.P., Thorpe P.A., Shutler D., Robertson R.J., Stager M., Leonard M., Horn
A.G., Dickinson J., Ferretti V., Massoni V., Bulit F., Reboreda J.C.,
Liljesthrom M., Quiroga M., Rakhimberdiev E., Ardia D.R. (2014) Latitudinal
variation in clutch size-lay date regressions in
Tachycineta swallows: effects of
food supply or demography? Ecography 37: 670-678.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00458.x
Fairhurst G.D., Dawson R.D., van Oort H.,
Bortolotti G.R. (2014)
Synchronizing
feather-based measures of corticosterone and carotenoid-dependent signals:
what relationships do we expect?
Oecologia
174: 689-698.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-013-2830-5
Harriman V.B., Dawson
R.D., Clark R.G., Fairhurst G.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2014) Effects of
ectoparasites on seasonal variation in quality of nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Canadian
Journal of Zoology 92: 87-96.
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2013-0209
Gomez J., Michelson
C.I., Bradley D.W., Norris D.R., Berzins L.L., Dawson R.D., Clark R.G. (2014)
Effects of geolocators on reproductive performance and
annual return rates of a migratory songbird.
Journal of Ornithology 155: 37-44.
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-013-0984-x
Dawson R.D. (2013) A
journey of raptor research: commemorating the scientific contributions of Gary
R. Bortolotti. Journal of Raptor
Research 47: 89-95.
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-JourneyofRaptorResearch.1
Laughlin A.J., Taylor
C.M., Bradley D.W., LeClair D., Clark R.G., Dawson R.D., Dunn P.O., Horn A.,
LeClair D., Leonard M., Sheldon D.R., Shutler D., Whittingham L.A., Winkler
D.W., Norris D.R. (2013)
Integrating information from geolocators, weather radar, and citizen science
to uncover a key stopover area of an aerial insectivore.
Auk 130: 230-239.
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.12229
Coady C.D., Dawson R.D.
(2013) Subadult plumage color of female tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) reduces conspecific aggression during the
breeding season. Wilson Journal of
Ornithology 125: 348-357.
DOI: 10.1676/12-155.1
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D. (2013)
Experimental dissociation of individual quality, food and timing of breeding
effects on double-brooding in a migratory songbird. Oecologia
172: 689-699.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-012-2544-0
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D. (2013)
Nestling sex predicts susceptibility to parasitism and influences
parasite population size within avian broods.
Journal of Avian
Biology 44:
226-234.
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05802.x
Dawson R.D. (2012) Professor Gary Bortolotti - In Memorium.
University of Saskatchewan College of Arts and Science News.
Available at
here
Shutler D., Hussell D.J.T, Norris D.R., Winkler D.W., Robertson R.J., Bonier
F., Rendell W.B., Bélisle M., Clark R.G., Dawson R.D., Wheelwright N.T.,
Lombardo M.P, Thorpe P.A., Truan M.A, Walsh R., Leonard M.L., Horn A.G., Vleck
C.M., Vleck D., Rose A.P., Whittingham L.A., Dunn P.O, Hobson K.A., Stanback
M.T. (2012) Spatiotemporal patterns in nest box occupancy by tree swallows
across North America. Avian Conservation
and Ecology
7: art3.
DOI:
10.5751/ACE-00517-070103
Dawson R.D. (2011) Remembering Gary R.A. Bortolotti, 1954 - 2011.
Picoides 24(3): 11-12.
Stiles D.J., Dawson R.D. (2011) Long-distance natal dispersal in tree
swallows: recaptures of birds with British Columbia origins in Alberta.
Blue Jay 69: 157-160.
Blas J., Dawson
R.D., Negro J.J., Tella J.L., Wiebe K.L. (2011)
In Memorium: Gary R.A. Bortolotti, 1954-2011.
Newsletter of the Animal Behaviour
Society, 56(4): 8-9.
Bortolotti L.E., Harriman V.B., Clark R.G., Dawson R.D. (2011) Can changes in
provisioning by parent birds account for seasonally declining patterns of
offspring recruitment? Canadian Journal
of Zoology 89: 921-928.
DOI:
10.1139/Z11-068
Greenwood J.L., Dawson R.D. (2011) Nest-
and territory-scale predictors of nest-site selection, and reproductive
investment and success in a northern population of American kestrels (Falco
sparverius). Ecoscience 18: 145-156.
DOI:
10.2980/18-2-3424
Greenwood J.L., Dawson R.D. (2011)
Correlates of deuterium (δd) enrichment in the feathers of adult American
kestrels of known origin. Condor
113: 555-564.
DOI:
10.1525/cond.2011.100213
Dawson R.D.,
O'Brien E.L., Mlynowski T.J. (2011) The
price of insulation: costs and benefits of feather delivery to nests for male
tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor.
Journal of Avian Biology 42: 93-102.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.05208.x
Dawson R.D., Mossop D.H., Boukall B. (2011)
Prey use and selection in relation to reproduction by peregrine falcons
breeding along the Yukon River, Canada.
Journal of Raptor Research 45: 27-37.
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-09-84.1
Greenwood J.L., Dawson R.D. (2011)
Risk of nest predation influences reproductive investment in American kestrels
(Falco sparverius): an experimental test.
Journal of Raptor Research 45: 15-26.
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-10-26.1
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D. (2011) Plumage color and food availability affect
male reproductive success in a socially monogamous bird.
Behavioral Ecology 22: 66-72.
DOI:
10.1093/beheco/arq167
Lambrechts M.M.,
Adriaensen F., Ardia D.R., Artemyev A.V., Atienzar F., Banbura J., Barba E.,
Bouvier J.-C., Camprodon J., Cooper C.B., Dawson R.D., Eens M., Eeva T.,
Faivre B., Garamszegi L.Z., Goodenough A.E., Gosler A.G., Gregoire A.,
Griffith S.C., Gustafsson L., Johnson L.S., Kania W., Keiss O., Llambias P.E.,
Mainwaring M.C., Mand R., Massa B., Mazgajski T.D., Moller A.P., Moreno J.,
Naef-Daenzer B., Nilsson J.-A., Norte A.C., Orell M., Otter K.A., Park C.R.,
Perrins C.M., Pinowski J., Porkert J., Potti J., Remes V., Richner H.,
Rytkonen S., Shiao M.-T., Silverin B., Slagsvold T., Smith H.G., Sorace A.,
Stenning M.J., Stewart I., Thompson C.F., Tryjanowski P., Torok J., van
Noordwijk A.J., Winkler D.W., Ziane N. (2010) The design of artificial
nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of
methodological inconsistencies and potential biases.
Acta Ornithologica 45: 1-26.
DOI:
10.3161/000164510X516047
Goddard A.D., Dawson R.D.
(2009) Seasonal changes in habitat features influencing nest survival of
sharp-tailed grouse in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Ecoscience
16: 476-482.
DOI:
10.2980/16-4-3229
Smallwood J.A., Causey M.F., Mossop D.H., Klucsarits J.R., Robertson B.,
Robertson S., Mason J., Maurer M.J., Melvin R.J.,
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R.,
Parrish Jr. J.W., Breen T.F., Boyd K. (2009) Why are American kestrel (Falco
sparverius) populations declining in North America? Evidence from nest-box
programs. Journal of Raptor Research
43: 274-282.
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-08-83.1
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D. (2009)
Palatability of passerines to parasites:
within-brood variation in nestling responses to experimental parasite removal
and carotenoid supplementation. Oikos
118: 1743-1751.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17692.x
Goddard A.D., Dawson R.D.
(2009) Factors influencing the survival of neonate sharp-tailed grouse
Tympanuchus
phasianellus. Wildlife Biology 15: 60-67.
DOI:
10.2981/07-087
Goddard A.D., Dawson R.D., Gillingham
M.P. (2009) Habitat selection by nesting and brood-rearing sharp-tailed
grouse. Canadian Journal of Zoology
87: 326-336.
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-016
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2008) Experimentally prolonging the brood-rearing
period reveals sex-specific parental investment strategies in American
kestrels (Falco sparverius). Auk 125: 889-895.
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07165
Dawson R.D.
(2008) Timing of breeding and environmental factors as determinants of
reproductive performance of tree swallows. Canadian Journal of Zoology
86: 843-850.
DOI:
10.1139/Z08-065
Bitton P.-P., Dawson R.D.
(2008) Age-related differences in plumage characteristics of male tree
swallows Tachycineta bicolor: hue
and brightness signal different aspects of individual quality. Journal of
Avian Biology 39: 446-452.
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04283.x
Ochs C.L., Dawson R.D. (2008)
Patterns of variation in leucocyte counts of female tree swallows,
Tachycineta bicolor: repeatability over time and relationships with
condition and costs of reproduction. Comparative Biochemistry and
Physiology A 150: 326-331.
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.04.003
Bitton P.-P., Dawson R.D., Ochs
C.L. (2008) Plumage characteristics, reproductive investment and assortative
mating in tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor. Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology 62: 1543-1550.
DOI:
10.1007/s00265-008-0583-7
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D.
(2008) Parasite-mediated growth patterns and nutritional constraints in a
cavity-nesting bird. Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 127-134.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01315.x
Bitton P.-P., O'Brien E.L., Dawson
R.D. (2007) Plumage brightness and age predict extrapair fertilization
success of male tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Animal Behaviour
74: 1777-1784.
DOI:
10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.03.018
Whitworth T.L., Dawson R.D.,
Magalon H. Baudry E. (2007) DNA barcoding cannot reliably identify species of
the blowfly genus Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 274: 1731-1739.
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2007.0062
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D.
(2007) Context-dependent genetic benefits of extra-pair mate choice in a
socially monogamous passerine. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61:
775-782.
DOI:
10.1007/s00265-006-0308-8
Bitton P.-P., Dawson R.D.,
O'Brien E.L. (2006) Influence of intraclutch egg-mass variation and hatching
asynchrony on relative offspring performance within broods of an altricial
bird. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 1721-1726.
DOI:
10.1139/Z06-179
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2006) Carotenoid-dependent coloration of male American
kestrels predicts ability to reduce parasitic infections.
Naturwissenschaften 93: 597-602.
DOI:
10.1007/s00114-006-0146-6
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2006) Fire in the boreal forest: proximate effects on
reproduction and long-term consequences for territory occupancy of American
kestrels. Ecoscience 13: 75-81.
DOI:
10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[75:FITBFP]2.0.CO;2
van Oort H., Dawson R.D. (2005)
Carotenoid ornamentation of adult male common redpolls predicts probability of
dying in a salmonellosis outbreak. Functional Ecology 19: 822-827.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01035.x
Dawson R.D., Lawrie C.C., O'Brien E.L. (2005) The importance of microclimate
variation in determining size, growth and survival of avian offspring:
experimental evidence from a cavity nesting passerine. Oecologia 144:
499-507.
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-005-0075-7
Dawson R.D., Hillen K.K., Whitworth T.L. (2005) Effects of experimental variation in
temperature on larval densities of parasitic Protocalliphora (Diptera:
Calliphoridae) in nests of tree swallows (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae).
Environmental Entomology 34: 563-568.
DOI:
10.1603/0046-225X-34.3.563
Dawson R.D., Bidwell M.T. (2005) Dietary calcium limits size and
growth of nestling tree swallows in a non-acidified landscape. Journal of
Avian Biology 36: 127-134.
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03406.x
O'Brien E.L., Dawson R.D.
(2005) Perceived
risk of ectoparasitism reduces primary reproductive investment in tree
swallows Tachycineta bicolor. Journal of Avian Biology 36: 269-275.
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03562.x
Bidwell M.T., Dawson R.D.
(2005) Calcium availability limits reproductive output of tree swallows (Tachycineta
bicolor) in a nonacidified landscape. Auk
122: 246-254.
DOI: 10.1093/auk/122.1.246
O'Brien E.L., Burger A.E., Dawson
R.D. (2005) Foraging decision
rules and prey species preferences of northwestern crows (Corvus caurinus).
Ethology 111: 77-87.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.01041.x
Dawson R.D. (2004) Does fresh vegetation protect avian nests from
ectoparasites? An experiment with tree swallows. Canadian Journal of
Zoology 82: 1005-1010.
DOI: 10.1139/z04-076
Dawson R.D. (2004) Efficacy of diatomaceous earth at reducing
populations of nest-dwelling ectoparasites in tree swallows. Journal of
Field Ornithology 75: 232-238.
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.3.232
Shutler D., Petersen S.D., Dawson R.D.,
Campbell A. (2003) Sex ratios of fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) in
nests of tree swallows (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) exposed to different
chemicals. Environmental Entomology 32: 1045-1048.
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-32.5.1045
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2003) Parental effort of American
kestrels: the role of variation in brood size. Canadian Journal of Zoology
81: 852-860.
DOI: 10.1139/z03-064
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2002) Experimental evidence for food
limitation and sex-specific strategies of American kestrels (Falco
sparverius) provisioning offspring.
Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 52: 43-52.
DOI:
10.1007/s00265-002-0486-y
Bortolotti G.R., Dawson R.D.,
Murza G.L. (2002) Stress during feather development predicts fitness
potential. Journal of Animal Ecology 71: 333-342.
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00602.x
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R., Murza G.L. (2001) Sex-dependent
frequency and consequences of natural handicaps in American kestrels.
Journal of Avian Biology 32: 351-357.
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320410.x
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2001) Sex-specific associations
between reproductive output and hematozoan parasites of American kestrels.
Oecologia 126: 193-200.
DOI:
10.1007/s004420000506
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2000) Reproductive success of
American kestrels: the role of prey abundance and weather. Condor 102:
814-822.
DOI: 10.1093/condor/102.4.814
Dawson R.D., Clark R.G. (2000) Effects of hatching date and egg
size on growth, recruitment, and adult size of lesser scaup. Condor
102: 930-935.
DOI: 10.1093/condor/102.4.930
Bortolotti G.R., Tella J.L., Forero M.G.,
Dawson R.D., Negro J.J. (2000)
Genetics, local environment and health as factors influencing plasma
carotenoids in wild American kestrels (Falco sparverius).
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 267: 1433-1438.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1160
Tella J.L., Bortolotti G.R., Forero M.G.,
Dawson R.D. (2000)
Environmental and genetic variation in T-cell-mediated immune response of
fledgling American kestrels. Oecologia 123: 453-459.
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000331
Murza G.L., Bortolotti G.R., Dawson
R.D. (2000) Handicapped American kestrels: needy or prudent foragers?
Journal of Raptor Research 34: 137-142.
Tella J.L., Bortolotti G.R., Dawson
R.D., Forero M.G. (2000) The T-cell-mediated immune response and return
rate of fledgling American kestrels are positively correlated with parental
clutch size. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 267: 891-895.
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1086
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (2000) Effects of hematozoan
parasites on condition and return rates of American kestrels. Auk 117:
373-380.
DOI: 10.1093/auk/117.2.373
Fernie K.J., Bird D.M., Dawson R.D.,
Lague P.C. (2000) Effects of electromagnetic fields on the reproductive
success of American kestrels. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73:
60-65.
DOI: 10.1086/316726
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1999) Effect of a large burn in the
boreal forest on reproduction of American kestrels and other birds. pp.
129-137 in: Biology and Conservation of Forest Birds. A.W. Diamond and
D.N. Nettleship, eds. Society of Canadian Ornithologists Special Publication
Number 1.
Dawson R.D., Whitworth T.L., Bortolotti G.R. (1999) Bird blow
flies, Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in cavity nests of
birds in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan. Canadian Field-Naturalist
113: 503-506.
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1999) Prevalence and intensity of
hematozoan infections in a population of American kestrels. Canadian
Journal of Zoology 77: 162-170.
DOI: 10.1139/z98-206
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1997) Ecology of parasitism of
nestling American kestrels by Carnus hemapterus (Diptera: Carnidae).
Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 2021-2026.
DOI: 10.1139/z97-835
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1997) Misdirected incubation in
American kestrels: a case of competition for nest sites? Wilson Bulletin
109: 732-734.
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1997) Are avian hematocrits
indicative of condition? American kestrels as a model. Journal of Wildlife
Management 61: 1297-1306.
DOI: 10.2307/3802129
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1997) Total plasma protein level as
an indicator of condition in wild American kestrels (Falco sparverius).
Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 680-686.
DOI: 10.1139/z97-088
Dawson R.D., Bortolotti G.R. (1997) Variation in hematocrit
and total plasma proteins of nestling American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
in the wild. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 117: 383-390.
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9629(96)00364-7
Dawson R.D., Clark R.G. (1996) Effects of variation in egg size
and hatching date on survival of lesser scaup Aythya affinis ducklings.
Ibis 138: 693-699.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb04771.x
Recent Conference Presentations
Ball E., Gilbert E.,
Minard M., Hilborn M., Facca K., Dawson R.D., Massicotte H., Aitken D.A.,
Hjeljord O.G., Rea R.V. (2020). Crop assessment of ruffed grouse (Bonasa
umbellus) and spruce grouse (Falcipennis
canadensis) from north central BC: a botanical Pandora’s Box. Canadian
Botanical Society. Virtual Meeting.
Berzins L.L., Dawson
R.D., Morrissey C.A., Clark R.G. (2019). Individual and environmental
correlates of lifetime reproductive success in female tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Society of Canadian Ornithologists Annual
Conference. Quebec City, QC.
Berzins L.L., Dawson
R.D., Morrissey C.A., Clark R.G. (2018) Lifetime reproductive success of
female tree swallows (Tachycineta
bicolor). The Wildlife Society Conservation Expo. 6 September 2018.
Regina, SK Canada.
Gow E.A., Burke L.,
Winkler D.W., Knight S.M., Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Belisle M., Berzins L.,
Blake T., Bridge E.S., Dawson R.D., Dunn P.O., Garant D., Holroyd G., Horn
A.G., Hussell D.J., 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. (2018) A range-wide domino effect and resetting
of the annual cycle in a migratory songbird. 27th International Ornithological
Congress, Vancouver BC.
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2018) Benefits of an anti-parasite treatment are influenced by
within-brood size variation in tree swallows (Tachycineta
bicolor). 27th International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver BC.
Berzins L.L., Dawson
R.D., Morrissey C.A. Clark R.G. (2018) Lifetime reproductive success of female
tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor).
27th International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver BC.
Knight S.M., Gow E.A.,
Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Belisle 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.,
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.W., Whittingham
L.A., Norris D.R. (2018) Habitat quality drives non-breeding season movements
in a migratory songbird. 27th International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver
BC.
Randall J.A., Dawson
R.D. (2018) Experimental evidence that eggshell colour does not advertise
nestling quality. 27th International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver BC.
White A.F., Dawson R.D.
(2018) The early bird special: parents benefit from high-quality prey. 27th
International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver BC.
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2018) The nestling who lived: predictors of survival during harsh
weather events in an aerial insectivore. American Ornithology Conference,
Tucson AZ.
Griebel I.A., Dawson
R.D. (2018) Predictors of survival of nestlings during harsh weather events in
an aerial insectivore, the tree swallow (Tachycineta
bicolor). Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Health of Fish and
Wildlife, Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, Revelstoke BC.
Brinkmeyer M.S.,
Ruegg
K.C., Smith T.B., Bay R.A., Harrigan R., McClure C.J.W., Oleyar D.,
Miller K., Therrien J-F., Swem T., Boal C.W., Dawson R.D., van Buskirk R.,
Marrow L., Heath
J.A. (2017) Using high-resolution genomic markers to identify discrete
population structure in a continuously distributed raptor species.
Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Salt Lake City UT.
Gow E.A., Knight S.M.,
Bradley D.W., Clark R.G., Belisle M., Berzins L., Blake T., Bridge E.S., Burke
L., Dawson R.D., Dunn P.O., Darant 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., Winkler D.W., Whittingham
L.A., Norris D.R. (2017) Latitudinal variation and similarity in the range
wide timing of the annual cycle of tree swallows from 12 breeding populations.
American Ornithology Conference, East Lansing MI.
Weegman M.D., Arnold
T.W., Hodgson D.J., Bearhop S., Fox A.D., Dawson R.D., Winkler D.W., Clark
R.G. (2017) Integrated population models uncover cryptic drivers of population
dynamics in migratory birds. Ecological Society of America Conference,
Portland OR.
White A.F., Dawson R.D.
(2016) Local resources may limit parental flexibility in provisioning
behavior. Sixth
North American Ornithological Conference.
Washington DC.
Weegman M.D., Arnold
T.W., Dawson R.D., Winkler D., Clark R. (2016) Integrated population models
reveal local weather conditions and not climatic effects explain variation in
adult survival and fledging success in an aerial insectivore. Sixth
North American Ornithological Conference.
Washington DC.
Randall J.A., Dawson
R.D. (2016) Does blue-green eggshell color influence provisioning strategies
of male mountain bluebirds (Sialia
currucoides)? Sixth
North American Ornithological Conference. Washington DC.
Knight S., Bradley D.,
Clark R., Belisle M., Berzins L., Blake T., Bridge E.,
Dawson R.D., Dunn P., Garant D.,
Holroyd G.,
Horn A.,
Hussell D., Lansdorp O., Laughlin A.,
Leonard M., Pelletier F.,
Shutler D., Siefferman L., Taylor C.,
Trefry H.,
Vleck C., Vleck
D., Whittingham L., Winkler D.,
Norris D.R. (2016) Constructing a range-wide migratory network in an
aerial insectivore to assess which seasons drive long-term changes in
abundance. Sixth
North American Ornithological Conference. Washington DC.
Harriman V.B., Clark
R.G., Dawson R.D. (2015) Seasonal variation in apparent survival of nestling
tree swallows: tests of the quality and date hypotheses. The Wildlife Society
Conference 2015, Winnipeg MB.
Albers A.N., Ackerman
J.T., Bonier F., Bradley D.W., Dawson R.D., Hartman C.A., Klaver R.W.,
Lombardo M.P., McIntyre E., Rivers J.W., Shutler D., Stanback M.T., Vleck
C.M., Siefferman L. (2015) Behavioral response to a novel object varies with
geographical location in tree swallows. Association of Southeastern Biologists
Annual Meeting. Chattanooga TN.
Randall J.A., Dawson
R.D. (2014) Preliminary investigations into the causes and consequences of
variation in egg color of mountain bluebirds: an experimental approach.
Joint Meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, Cooper
Ornithological Society, Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Estes Park CO.
Clark R.G., Winkler
D.W., Dawson R.D., Harriman V.B., Shutler D., Hussell D.J.T., Lombardo M.P.,
Thorpe P.A., Dunn P.O., Whittingham L.A. (2014) Spatial and temporal variation
in apparent survival of tree swallows.
Joint Meeting
of the American Ornithologists’ Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, Society
of Canadian Ornithologists. Estes Park CO.
Berzins L.L., Shrimpton
J.M., Dawson R.D. (2014) Experimental alteration of pre-breeding hormones in
female tree swallows influences extra-pair copulations and reproductive
success.
Joint Meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, Cooper
Ornithological Society, Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Estes Park CO.
Fairhurst G.D., Berzins
L.L., Bradley D.W., Romano A., Romano M., Scandolara C., Ambrosini R., Dawson
R.D.,
Dunn P.O., Hobson K.A., Liechti F.,
Marchant T.A., Norris
D.R., Rubolini D., Saino N., Shutler D., Whittingham L.A.,
Clark R.G. (2014) Feather corticosterone levels are unaffected by
geolocators in two species of migratory aerial insectivore.
Joint Meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, Cooper
Ornithological Society, Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Estes Park CO.
Bradley D., McAdam A., Hussell D., Bonier
F., Clark R.G., Dawson R.D., Horn A., Leonard M., Rendell W., Robertson R.J.,
Shutler D., Winkler D.W., Norris D.R. (2014) Plastic responses in the timing
of reproduction to annual variation in spring temperature of a migratory
songbird across North America. Joint meeting of the Canadian Society of
Ecology & Evolution, Canadian Society of Zoology, Society of Canadian
Limnologists.
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