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Energetic constraint of non‐monotonic mass change during offspring growth: a general hypothesis and application of a new tool by Arnold, Jennifer M, Nisbet, Ian C. T, Oswald, Stephen A, Boulinier, Thierry

“…Post‐natal growth is an important life‐history trait and can be a sensitive indicator of ecological stress. For over 50 years, monotonic (never‐decreasing)…”
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Age‐dependent breeding dispersal and adult survival within a metapopulation of Common Terns Sterna hirundo by Breton, André R, Nisbet, Ian C. T, Mostello, Carolyn S, Hatch, Jeremy J, Frederiksen, Morten

“…Dispersal is increasingly recognized as a process of fundamental importance in population dynamics and other aspects of biology. Concurrently, interest in…”
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The rate of telomere loss is related to maximum lifespan in birds by Tricola, Gianna M., Simons, Mirre J. P., Atema, Els, Boughton, Raoul K., Brown, J. L., Dearborn, Donald C., Divoky, G., Eimes, John A., Huntington, Charles E., Kitaysky, Alexander S., Juola, Frans A., Lank, David B., Litwa, Hannah P., Mulder, Ellis G. A., Nisbet, Ian C. T., Okanoya, Kazuo, Safran, Rebecca J., Schoech, Stephan J., Schreiber, Elizabeth A., Thompson, Paul M., Verhulst, Simon, Wheelwright, Nathaniel T., Winkler, David W., Young, Rebecca, Vleck, Carol M., Haussmann, Mark F.

“…Telomeres are highly conserved regions of DNA that protect the ends of linear chromosomes. The loss of telomeres can signal an irreversible change to a cell's…”
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Breeding performance of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) does not decline among older age classes by Nisbet, Ian C. T, Iles, David, Kaneb, Andrew, Mostello, Carolyn S, Jenouvrier, Stéphanie

“…Declines in reproductive performance among older age classes have been reported in many bird and mammal species, and are commonly presented as demonstrating…”
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Integrating Monitoring and Genetic Methods To Infer Historical Risks of PCBs and DDE to Common and Roseate Terns Nesting Near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site (Massachusetts, USA) by Nacci, Diane E, Hahn, Mark E, Karchner, Sibel I, Jayaraman, Saro, Mostello, Carolyn, Miller, Kenneth M, Blackwell, Carma Gilchrist, Nisbet, Ian C. T

“…Common and roseate terns are migratory piscivorous seabirds with major breeding colonies within feeding range of the polychlorinated biphenyl…”
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Older parents are less responsive to a stressor in a long-lived seabird: a mechanism for increased reproductive performance with age? by Heidinger, Britt J, Nisbet, Ian C.T, Ketterson, Ellen D

“…). Common terns are long-lived seabirds and reproductive performance is known to increase throughout the lifespan of this species. As predicted, the maximum…”
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Telomeres shorten more slowly in long-lived birds and mammals than in short–lived ones by Haussmann, Mark F, Winkler, David W, O'Reilly, Kathleen M, Huntington, Charles E, Nisbet, Ian C T, Vleck, Carol M

“…We know very little about physiological constraints on the evolution of life-history traits in general, and, in particular, about physiological and molecular…”
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Tail length and sexual selection in a monogamous, monomorphic species, the Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii by Palestis, Brian G, Nisbet, Ian C. T, Hatch, Jeremy J, Arnold, Jennifer M, Szczys, Patricia

“…Both male and female Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) have unusually long outer tail feathers, and males tend to have longer tails than females. We examined…”
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Effects of egg size, parental quality and hatch-date on growth and survival of Common Tern Sterna hirundo chicks by ARNOLD, JENNIFER M., HATCH, JEREMY J., NISBET, IAN C. T.

“…We examined the relative contributions of egg size, parental quality and hatch‐date to growth and survival of second‐hatched chicks (those chicks making the…”
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Prebreeding survival of Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii varies with sex, hatching order and hatching date by Nisbet, Ian C. T., Monticelli, David, Spendelow, Jeffrey A., Szczys, Patricia

“…Unequal sex ratios can reduce the productivity of animal populations and are especially prevalent among endangered species. A cohort of 333 Roseate Tern Sterna…”
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Hematology and Absence of Hemoparasites in Breeding Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) from Cape Cod, Massachusetts by Fiorello, Christine V, Nisbet, Ian C. T, Hatch, Jeremy J, Corsiglia, Carolyn, Pokras, Mark A

“…In June and July 1995, 98 breeding common terns (Sterna hirundo) were captured, weighed, and bled as a part of ongoing research on the population health and…”
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FlexParamCurve: R package for flexible fitting of nonlinear parametric curves by Oswald, Stephen A., Nisbet, Ian C. T., Chiaradia, Andre, Arnold, Jennifer M.

“…Summary 1. Nonlinear, parametric curve‐fitting provides a framework for understanding diverse ecological and evolutionary trends (e.g. growth patterns and…”
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Mellowing with age: older parents are less responsive to a stressor in a long-lived seabird by Heidinger, Britt J., Chastel, Olivier, Nisbet, Ian C. T., Ketterson, Ellen D.

“…1. Reproductive success often increases with age; however the mechanisms underlying this commonly observed pattern are poorly understood. One mechanism that…”
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WING MOLT AND ASSORTATIVE MATING IN COMMON TERNS: A TEST OF THE MOLT-SIGNALING HYPOTHESIS by Bridge, Eli S, Nisbet, Ian C. T

“…Many seabirds are monomorphic and lack obvious ornamentation; thus the mechanisms and signaling systems that mediate mate choice can be elusive. We…”
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Serum immunoglobulin G levels are positively related to reproductive performance in a long-lived seabird, the common tern (Sterna hirundo) by Apanius, Victor, Nisbet, Ian C.T

“…The evolution of longevity requires a low risk of mortality from extrinsic factors, relative to intrinsic factors, so that individuals that differentially…”
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Conservation genetics of the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) in the North Atlantic region; implications for the critically endangered population at Bermuda by Szczys, Patricia, Nisbet, Ian C. T., Wingate, David B.

“…Common Terns nesting at Bermuda are isolated by 1,000–4,000 km from other populations of the species around the North Atlantic Ocean. This population…”
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Migrations and Winter Quarters of Five Common Terns Tracked using Geolocators by Nisbet, Ian C. T, Mostello, Carolyn S, Veit, Richard R, Fox, James W, Afanasyev, Vsevolod

“…Ten geolocators (light-level data loggers) were attached to Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at a breeding site in the northeastern USA in 2007 and 2008; six were…”
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Assessing Aural and Visual Cueing as Tools for Seabird Management by Arnold, Jennifer M, Nisbet, Ian C.T, Veit, Richard

“…Social attraction, that is, mimicking of active and productive colonies via audio playback of calls of breeding conspecifics and the use of decoys, is commonly…”
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Continued use of soft-metal bands on gulls in North America reduces the value of recovery data by Gaston, Anthony J., Francis, Charles M., Nisbet, Ian C. T.

“…Use of soft-metal (aluminum alloy) bands on gulls (Laridae) is known to result in high rates of band loss and, as a result, hard-metal (monel, incoloy, or…”
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Decreased Hematocrits in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) Exposed to Oil: Distinguishing Oil Effects from Natural Variation by Nisbet, Ian C. T, Tseng, Florina S, Apanius, Victor

“…Hematocrits were measured in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) (n = 75) that were exposed to oil from a spill in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, USA, in 2003, and…”
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