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Resource selection and wintering phenology of White-winged Scoters in southern New England: Implications for offshore wind energy development by Meattey, Dustin E, McWilliams, Scott R, Paton, Peter W. C, Lepage, Christine, Gilliland, Scott G, Savoy, Lucas, Olsen, Glenn H, Osenkowski, Jason E

“…Southern New England provides key wintering habitat for White-winged Scoters (Melanitta fusca). This area has also pioneered the development of offshore wind…”
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Distributing transmitters to maximize population-level representativeness in automated radio telemetry studies of animal movement by Lamb, Juliet S, Loring, Pamela H, Paton, Peter W C

“…Telemetry is a powerful and indispensable tool for evaluating wildlife movement and distribution patterns, particularly in systems where opportunities for…”
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Using nocturnal flight calls to assess the fall migration of warblers and sparrows along a coastal ecological barrier by Smith, Adam D, Paton, Peter W C, McWilliams, Scott R

“…Atmospheric conditions fundamentally influence the timing, intensity, energetics, and geography of avian migration. While radar is typically used to infer the…”
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Using Long-Term Constant-Effort Banding Data to Monitor Population Trends of Migratory Birds: A 33-Year Assessment of Adjacent Coastal Stations by Osenkowski, Jason E, Paton, Peter W. C, Kraus, Douglas

“…One technique for monitoring population trends of many species of migratory songbirds is to assess changes in population indices at constant-effort…”
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Salamander Dispersal Across a Forested Landscape Fragmented by a Golf Course by MCDONOUGH, CHRISTIN, PATON, PETER W. C

“…We assessed dispersal behavior of 78 radiotagged adult spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) at a 36-hole golf course in southeastern Connecticut, USA…”
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Spatially explicit network analysis reveals multi-species annual cycle movement patterns of sea ducks by Lamb, Juliet S., Paton, Peter W. C., Osenkowski, Jason E., Badzinski, Shannon S., Berlin, Alicia M., Bowman, Tim, Dwyer, Chris, Fara, Luke J., Gilliland, Scott G., Kenow, Kevin, Lepage, Christine, Mallory, Mark L., Olsen, Glenn H., Perry, Matthew C., Petrie, Scott A., Savard, Jean-Pierre L., Savoy, Lucas, Schummer, Michael, Spiegel, Caleb S., McWilliams, Scott R.

“…Conservation of long-distance migratory species poses unique challenges. Migratory connectivity, that is, the extent to which groupings of individuals at…”
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Using the phenology of pond-breeding amphibians to develop conservation strategies by Paton, P.W.C, Crouch, W.B. III

“…Researchers suggest that regulatory agencies interested in protecting pond-breeding amphibians should consider wetland isolation, wetland size, and pond…”
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Supportive wind conditions influence offshore movements of Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers during fall migration by Loring, Pamela H, McLaren, James D, Goyert, Holly F, Paton, Peter W. C

“…In advance of large-scale development of offshore wind energy facilities throughout the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), information on the…”
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Implanted satellite transmitters affect sea duck movement patterns at short and long timescales by Lamb, Juliet S, Paton, Peter W. C, Osenkowski, Jason E, Badzinski, Shannon S, Berlin, Alicia M, Bowman, Tim, Dwyer, Chris, Fara, Luke J, Gilliland, Scott G, Kenow, Kevin, Lepage, Christine, Mallory, Mark L, Olsen, Glenn H, Perry, Matthew C, Petrie, Scott A, Savard, Jean-Pierre L, Savoy, Lucas, Schummer, Michael, Spiegel, Caleb S, McWilliams, Scott R

“…Studies of the effects of transmitters on wildlife often focus on survival. However, sublethal behavioral changes resulting from radio-marking have the…”
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Cost-effective species conservation in exurban communities: A spatial analysis by Bauer, Dana Marie, Swallow, Stephen K., Paton, Peter W.C.

“…Exurban areas have increasingly become zones of conflict as conservation and development compete for the same finite land resources. Conversion of natural…”
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Assessing anthropogenic disturbances to develop buffer zones for shorebirds using a stopover site by Koch, Stephanie L., Paton, Peter W.C.

“…Anthropogenic disturbance can degrade the quality of stopover sites for migratory shorebirds. We investigated the potential effects of pedestrian traffic and…”
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Assessing the Use of Call Surveys to Monitor Breeding Anurans in Rhode Island by Crouch, William B, Paton, Peter W. C

“…Our objective was to develop a long-term monitoring program that quantified anuran population trends in Rhode Island. Because road-based, manual call surveys…”
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A spatial conservation prioritization approach for protecting marine birds given proposed offshore wind energy development by Winiarski, Kristopher J., Miller, David L., Paton, Peter W.C., McWilliams, Scott R.

“…•We developed spatial distribution models for several marine bird taxa in nearshore and offshore waters.•We then prioritized areas for conservation using…”
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Radio transmitters did not affect daily nest and chick survival of Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) by Stantial, Michelle L., Cohen, Jonathan B., Darrah, Abigail J., Iaquinto, Kate E., Loring, Pam H., Paton, Peter W. C.

“…Biologists interested in using radio telemetry to track the movements of birds should concurrently conduct studies to assess potential impacts on study…”
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A review of vertebrate community composition in seasonal forest pools of the northeastern United States by Paton, Peter W. C.

“…Seasonally-flooded wetlands occur throughout the world and provide important foraging, resting, and breeding habitat for a broad array of organisms. This…”
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Are wetland regulations cost effective for species protection? A case study of amphibian metapopulations by Bauer, Dana Marie, Paton, Peter W. C, Swallow, Stephen K

“…Recent declines in amphibian populations have raised concern among conservation biologists, with habitat loss and degradation due to human activities among the…”
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Habitat use and selection of black scoters in southern New England and siting of offshore wind energy facilities by Loring, Pamela H., Paton, Peter W.C., Osenkowski, Jason E., Gilliland, Scott G., Savard, Jean-Pierre L., Mcwilliams, Scott R.

“…The southern New England continental shelf is an important region for black scoters (Melanitta americana) during winter and migratory staging periods and a…”
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Integrating aerial and ship surveys of marine birds into a combined density surface model: A case study of wintering Common Loons by Winiarski, Kristopher J, Burt, M. Louise, Rexstad, Eric, Miller, David L, Trocki, Carol L, Paton, Peter W. C, McWilliams, Scott R

“…Biologists now use a variety of survey platforms to assess the spatial distribution and abundance of marine birds, yet few attempts have been made to integrate…”
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Spatial thinning and class balancing: Key choices lead to variation in the performance of species distribution models with citizen science data by Steen, Valerie A., Tingley, Morgan W., Paton, Peter W. C., Elphick, Chris S., McPherson, Jana

“…Spatial biases are a common feature of presence–absence data from citizen scientists. Spatial thinning can mitigate errors in species distribution models…”
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SITE FIDELITY, PHILOPATRY, AND SURVIVAL OF PROMISCUOUS SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS IN RHODE ISLAND by DiQuinzio, Deborah A, Paton, Peter W. C, Eddleman, William R

“…We investigated site fidelity and apparent survival in a promiscuous population of Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows (Ammodramus caudacutus) in southern Rhode…”
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