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Conspecific brood parasitism in an upland-nesting bird: cues parasites use to select a nest by Thimot, Natalie J., Titman, Rodger D., Elliott, Kyle H., Craik, Shawn R.

“…Among birds exhibiting conspecific brood parasitism (CBP), parasites demonstrate a variety of intriguing tactics for selecting a host nest, including…”
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Host traits and lifetime fitness costs of being parasitized in red-breasted mergansers by Craik, Shawn R., Titman, Rodger D., Calvert, Anna M., Robertson, Gregory J., Mallory, Mark L., Gutowsky, Sarah E.

“…The addition of eggs to a nest by a conspecific is known for approximately 250 bird species. Understanding the evolution of conspecific brood parasitism (CBP)…”
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Effects of haying and agricultural practices on a declining species: The North American wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta by Saumure, Raymond A., Herman, Thomas B., Titman, Rodger D.

“…In North America, the spatio-temporal scale of deforestation has resulted in a 94% decrease in temperate forests within 360 years. Despite the enormous scale…”
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Costs and response to conspecific brood parasitism by colonial red-breasted mergansers by Craik, Shawn R., Titman, Rodger D., Savard, Jean-Pierre L., Kaouass, Mohammadi, Thimot, Natalie, Elliott, Kyle H., Tremblay, Éric

“…Costs of conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) are expected to be influenced by a species’ life history traits. Precocial birds lay large clutches, and clutches…”
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Potential Impacts of Storm Surges and Sea-level Rise on Nesting Habitat of Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) on Barrier Islands in New Brunswick, Canada by Craik, Shawn R, Hanson, Alan R, Titman, Rodger D, Mahoney, Matthew L, Tremblay, Éric

“…Predicted sea-level rise and increases in the frequency and magnitude of storm surges are potential threats to waterbird nests and associated breeding habitat…”
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Nesting Ecology of Red-Breasted Mergansers in a Common Tern Colony in Eastern New Brunswick by Craik, Shawn R, Titman, Rodger D

“…Nest-site selection and nest success for Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) breeding on a barrier island complex (Tern Islands) with >10,000 Common…”
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Spatial‐genetic structuring in a red‐breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) colony in the Canadian Maritimes by Fishman, David J., Craik, Shawn R., Zadworny, David, Titman, Rodger D.

“…The clustering of kin is widespread across the animal kingdom and two of the primary mechanisms underlying the formation of these patterns in adult kin are (1)…”
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Bobolink Egg Mass Variability and Nestling Growth Patterns by Frei, Barbara, Bird, David M., Titman, Rodger D.

“…The Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is an obligate grassland species that is declining throughout its range in North America. There are few data available on…”
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Foraging Ecology of Flightless Male Red-Breasted Mergansers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada by Craik, Shawn R, Savard, Jean-Pierre L, Richardson, Michael J, Titman, Rodger D

“…Habitat use, diet and foraging activity of male Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) undergoing flightless wing molt along the shores of Anticosti Island,…”
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Capture Methods for Migrating, Wintering and Molting Sea Ducks by Brodeur, Serge, Mittelhauser, Glen H, Savard, Jean-Pierre L, Thomas, Peter W, Titman, Rodger D, Comeau, Denis

“…Sea ducks have been captured with mist nets set across breeding streams and in drive traps at sea during the flightless period, but capture of flying birds on…”
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Wing and Body Molts of Male Red-Breasted Mergansers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada by Craik, Shawn R, Savard, Jean-Pierre L, Titman, Rodger D

“…Little is known of the chronology of wing molt and the intensity of body molt among flightless Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) in North America. We…”
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Movements and habitat use by Red-breasted Merganser broods in eastern New Brunswick by Craik, Shawn R., Titman, Rodger D.

“…Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) commonly breed in estuaries, but little is known about their brood-rearing in coastal environments. We measured daily…”
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Roost site selection by forest-dwelling male Myotis in central Ontario, Canada by Jung, Thomas S., Thompson, Ian D., Titman, Rodger D.

“…We used radiotelemetry and random exit counts to determine roost site selection by male northern long-eared bats ( Myotis septentrionalis) and unidentified…”
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Abundance and Movements of Harlequin Ducks Breeding on Rivers of the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec by Brodeur, Serge, Savard, Jean-Pierre L, Robert, Michel, Bourget, André, Fitzgerald, Guy, Titman, Rodger D

“…In 1996, a study to locate and describe breeding sites, estimate pair densities and document brood movements of Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) was…”
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Habitat selection by forest bats in relation to mixed-wood stand types and structure in central Ontario. [Erratum: Oct 2000, v. 64 (4), p. 1099.] by Jung, T.S, Thompson, I.D, Titman, R.D, Applejohn, A.P

“…Recent studies have suggested that old-growth forests may be important habitat for some species of bats, but the proximate factors related to greater bat…”
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Failure Time and Fate of Harlequin Ducks Implanted with Satellite Transmitters by Brodeur, Serge, Savard, Jean-Pierre L, Robert, Michel, Titman, Rodger D, Fitzgerald, Guy

“…The recent use of abdominally-implanted satellite transmitters to track movements of waterfowl is rapidly filling gaps in our understanding of their population…”
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Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus population structure in eastern Nearctic by Brodeur, Serge, Savard, Jean-Pierre L., Robert, Michel, Laporte, Pierre, Lamothe, Pierre, Titman, Rodger D., Marchand, Stéphane, Gilliland, Scott, Fitzgerald, Guy

“…During May 1996 and April 1997, eight harlequin duck males were captured and fitted with satellite transmitters while migrating along the shores of Forillon…”
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First Report of Black Terns Breeding on a Coastal Barrier Island by Craik, Shawn R., Titman, Rodger D., Rousseau, Amélie, Richardson, Michael J.

“…Black Terns (Chlidonias niger surinamensis) breed locally in freshwater wetlands across the northern United States and central Canada, often building their…”
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Effects of Having and Agricultural Practices on a Declining Species: The North American Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta by Saumure, Raymond A, Herman, Thomas B, Titman, Rodger D

“…Effects of haying and agricultural practices on a declining species are reported. In North America, the spatio-temporal scale of deforestation has resulted in…”
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An Evaluation of Techniques to Measure Contour Feather Molt in Ducks by Titman, Rodger D., Lagrenade, Marie-Christine, Miller, Michael R.

“…We evaluated 3 techniques (air jet, flat skin, grab sample) to assess molt in dead waterfowl (green-winged teal [Anas crecca] and king eider [Somateria…”
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