Publications

multispecies benefits of wetland conservation for marsh birds, frogs, and species at risk.	wetlands conserved using water level manipulation, cattle exclusion, naturalization of uplands, and other techniques under the north american waterfowl management plan ("conservation project wetlands") are important for ducks, geese, and swans ("waterfowl"). however, the assumption that conservation actions for waterfowl also benefit other wildlife is rarely quantified. we modeled detection and occupancy of species at sites within 42 conservation project wetlands compared to sites within 52 simi ...	2018	29428650
a review of the mite subfamily harpirhynchinae (acariformes: harpirhynchidae)--parasites of new world birds (aves: neognathae).	mites of the subfamily harpirhynchinae (acariformes: cheyletoidea: harpirhynchidae) associated with neognathous birds (aves: neognathae) in the new world are revised. in all, 68 species in 8 genera are recorded. among them, 27 new species and 1 new genus are described as new for science: harpyrhynchoides gallowayi bochkov, oconnor and klompen sp. nov. from columba livia (columbiformes: columbidae) from canada (manitoba), h. zenaida bochkov, oconnor and klompen sp. nov. from zenaida macroura (col ...	2015	26624161
host preference of the arbovirus vector culex erraticus (diptera: culicidae) at sonso lake, cauca valley department, colombia.	culex erraticus (dyar & knab) is a competent vector of eastern equine encephalitis virus and subtype ic venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and both st. louis encephalitis virus and west nile virus have been isolated from field-collected specimens. previous bloodmeal analysis studies have shown this species to be a generalist, feeding on a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. this behavior can bridge arboviral transmission across different vertebrate groups. our study examined ...	2012	23025191
fire helps restore natural disturbance regime to benefit rare and endangered marsh birds endemic to the colorado river.	large flood events were part of the historical disturbance regime within the lower basin of most large river systems around the world. large flood events are now rare in the lower basins of most large river systems due to flood control structures. endemic organisms that are adapted to this historical disturbance regime have become less abundant due to these dramatic changes in the hydrology and the resultant changes in vegetation structure. the yuma clapper rail is a federally endangered bird th ...	2010	21049887
modelling wetland bird response to water level changes in the lake ontario - st. lawrence river hydrosystem.	lake ontario and st. lawrence river (losl) wetland bird abundance and diversity are greatly influenced by lake and river hydrology. our study used an interdisciplinary ecosystem approach, blending avian and plant ecology, ecohydraulic, statistical ecology and modelling to evaluate potential impacts of water level fluctuations on indicator species representative of the wetland breeding bird assemblages in the entire losl freshwater system. multi-year (2000-2003) bird surveys captured bird distrib ...	2006	16518674
taxonomic status of ascocotyle (phagicola) rara arruda, muniz-pereira et pinto, 2002 (digenea: heterophyidae).	holotype and paratype of ascocotyle (phagicola) rara arruda, muniz-pereira et pinto, 2002, a heterophyid trematode recently described on the basis of two worms collected by lauro travassos in 1921 in the intestine of ixobrychus exilis (gmelin) from brazil, were studied. the morphology of the worms revealed their conspecificity with ascocotyle (phagicola) angeloi travassos, 1928 found in the same host. both the taxa have a similar length (between 600 and 900 microm) and shape of the body (long py ...	2006	17252924
the least bittern.		1894	17777678
the least bittern in newfoundland.		1883	17808083