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White A.F., Dawson R.D. (2022) Manipulations of brood age reveal limited parental flexibility in an insectivorous passerine. Animal Behaviour 184: 99-109. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.12.006

 

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. Montreal QC.

 

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