Norris Lab publications
updated May 2012
***undergraduate student, **graduate student, *postdoc
2012
66. Shutler, D, Hussell, DJT, Norris, DR, Winkler, DW, Robertson, RJ, Bonier, F, Rendell, W, Belisle, M, Clark, RG, Dawson, RD, Wheelwright, NT, Lombardo, MP, Truan, MA, Leonard, ML, Horn, AG, Vleck, CM, Vleck, D, Whittingham, LA, Dunn, PO, Hobson, KA, Stanback, MT, Rose, AP. Temporal and spatial patterns of nest box occupancy by Tree swallows across North America. In press: Avian Conservation & Ecology
*for Special Issue on Aerial Insectivores
65. Storm-Suke, A**, Wassenaar, LI, Nol, E & Norris, DR. 2012. The influence of metabolic rate on the contribution of stable-hydrogen and -oxygen isotopes in drinking water to Quail blood plasma and feathers. In press: Functional Ecology
64. Storm-Suke, A**, Norris, DR, Wassenaar, LI, Chin, E & Nol, E. 2012. Factors influencing the turnover and net isotopic discrimination of hydrogen isotopes in proteinaceous tissue: experimental results using Japanese quail. In press: Physiological & Biochemical Zoology
63. Mitchell, GW**, Newman, AEM, Wikelski, M & Norris, DR. 2012. Timing of breeding carries over to influence migratory departure in a songbird: an automated radiotracking study. In press: Journal of Animal Ecology
* click here to see JAE feature video of this paper!
62. Miller, NG**, Wassenaar, LI, Hobson, KA & Norris, DR. 2012. Migratory
connectivity in the Monarch butterfly: patterns of spring re-colonization in eastern North America. PLoS, One 3:e39891 [PDF]
* Montreal Gazette coverage
(This story also appeared in Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen,
Edmonton Journal, Victoria Times Colonist, Calgary Herald,
* Windsor Star coverage
61. Franks, SE, Norris, DR, Kyser, TK, Fernandez, GJ, Schwarz, B, Carmona, R,
Colwell, MA, Correa Sandoval, J, Dondua, A, Gates, HR, Hasse, B, Hodkinson,
DJ, Jiminez, A, Lanctot, RB, Ortego, B, Sandercock, BK, Sanders, F,
Takekawa, JY, Warnock, N, Ydenberg, RC & Lank, DB. 2012. Range-wide
patterns of migratory connectivity in the Western Sandpiper. In press:
Journal of Avian Biology
60. Bairlein, F, Norris, DR, Nagel, R, Butle, M., Voigt, CC, Fox, JW, Hussell, DJT & Schmaljohann, H. 2012. Cross-hemisphere migration of a 25-gram songbird.
In press: Biology Letters
* click here to listen to the Quirks & Quarks interview about this paper!
* Toronto Star coverage (also in Guelph Mercury, Waterloo Record)
* BBC news coverage
* Science Now coverage
* National Post (also in Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun)
* MSNBC
59. Mitchell, GW**, Guglielmo, CG, Wheelwright, NT & Norris, DR. 2012. Short-
and long-term costs of reproduction in a migratory songbird. In press: Ibis
[PDF]
58. Wheelwright, NT, Graf, ES & Norris, DR. 2012. Consistency in size, shape,
and colouration of Savannah Sparrow eggs within and between breeding
seasons. In press: Condor
57. Betini, GS** & Norris, DR. 2012. The relationship between personality and plasticity in Tree swallow aggression and the consequences for reproductive
success. Animal Behaviour 83: 137-143. [PDF]
2011
56. Mitchell, GW**, Guglielmo, CG, Wheelwright, NT, Freeman-Gallant, CR &
Norris, DR. 2011. Early life events carry-over to influence pre-migratory
condition in a free-living songbird. PLoS One 6(12): e28838. [PDF]
55. Griswold, CG, Taylor, CM, & Norris, DR. 2011. The equilibrium population size
of a partially migratory species and its response to environmental change.
Oikos 120: 1847-1859. [PDF]
54. Strickland, D, Kielstra, B*** & Norris, DR. 2011. Experimental evidence for a
novel mechanism driving variation in habitat quality in a food caching bird.
Oecologia 167: 943-950. [PDF]
*click here to read story on this paper in the UK Guardian
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53.Janssen, MH**, Arcese, P, Kyser, TK, Bertram, DF & Norris, DR. 2011. Stable isotopes reveal strategic allocation of resources during juvenile development in a cryptic and threatened seabird, the Marbled murrelet. Can. J. Zool. 89: 859-868. [PDF]
52. Boyle, WA*, Guglielmo, CG, Hobson, KA & Norris, DR. 2011. Lekking birds in a
tropical forest forego sex for migration. Biology Letters 7: 661-663. [PDF]
*click here to listen to Quirks & Quarks interview about this paper!
51. Sheehy, J**, Taylor, CM & Norris, DR. 2011. The importance of stopover
habitat for developing effective conservation strategies in migratory animals.
Journal of Ornithology 152(S1): S161-S168. [PDF]
*special issue on 100th Anniversary of the Institute of Avian Research
50. Harrison, XA, Blount, JD, Inger, R, Norris, DR, Bearhop, S. 2011. Carry-over
effects as drivers of fitness differences in animals. Journal of Animal Ecology
80: 4-18. [PDF]
*top 10 most downloaded article in Journal of Animal Ecology for 2011.
49. Miller, NG**, Wassenaar, LI, Hobson, KA & Norris, DR. 2011. Monarch
butterflies cross the Appalachians from the west to re-colonize eastern North
America. Biology Letters 7: 43-46. [PDF]
*click here to listen to Quirks & Quarks interview about this paper!
*Toronto Star coverage
*CBC coverage
*CTV coverage
*MacLean’s coverage
2010
48. Imlay TI, Crowley, JF, Argue, AM, Steiner, JC, Norris, DR & Stutchbury, BJM.
2010. Survival, dispersal and early migration movements of captive-bred
juvenile eastern loggerhead shrikes. Biological Conservation 143: 2578-2582
47. Griswold, CG, Taylor, CM & Norris, DR. 2010. The evolution of migration in a seasonal environment. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences 277: 2711-2720. [PDF]
46. Sheehy, J**, Taylor, CM, McCann, KS & Norris, DR. 2010. Optimal conservation of migratory animals: integrating demographic information across seasons. Conservervation Letters 3: 192-202. [PDF]
45. Boyle, WA*, Norris, DR & Guglielmo, CG. 2010. Storms drive altitudinal migration in a tropical bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences 277:2511-2519. [PDF]
*click here to listen to Quirks & Quarks interview about this paper!
*click here to see article in Science Now
44. Gutowsky, SE***, Janssen, MH** & Norris DR. 2010. The partial prebasic I molt of marbled murrelets. Northwest. Nat. 91:333-336. [PDF]
43. Taylor, CM & Norris, DR. 2010. Population dynamics in migratory networks. Theoretical Ecology 3: 65-73. [PDF]
42. Sorenson, MC**, Hipfner, JM, Kyser, TK & Norris, DR. 2010. Pre-breeding diet quality influences ornament size in the Rhinoceros auklet. Ibis 152: 29-37. [PDF]
2009
41. Gutowsky, SE***, Janssen, MH**, Arcese, P, Kyser, TK, Ethier, D***, Wunder, MB, Bertram, DF, McFarlane Tranquilla, L, Loughheed, C & Norris, DR. 2009. Concurrent declines in nestling diet quality and reproductive success in a threatened seabird over 150 years. Endangered Species Research
9: 247-254. [PDF]
40. Norris, DR, Kleven, O, Johnsen, A. & Kyser, TK. 2009. Melanin-based plumage and moulting latitude in a migratory songbird. Ethology 115: 1009-1014. [PDF]
39. Rae, L***, Mitchell, GW**, Guglielmo, CG, Mauck, R & Norris, DR. 2009. Radio transmitters do not affect the body condition of Savannah sparrows during the fall pre-migratory period. Journal of Field Ornithology 80: 434-441. [PDF]
Winner: Association of Field Ornithologists Best Student Paper in 2009
38. Janssen, MH**, Arcese, P, Kyser, TK, Bertram, DF, Williams, TD, McFarlane-Tranquilla, L & Norris, DR. 2009. Pre-breeding diet quality and timing of breeding in a threatened seabird, the Marbled murrelet. Marine Ornithology 37: 33-40. [PDF]
37. Betini, GS**, Hobson, KA, Wassenaar, L & Norris, DR. 2009. Stable-hydrogen isotope values in songbird nestlings: effects of temperature, body size, and diet. Can. J. Zool. 87: 767-772. [PDF]
36. Sellick, MJ**, Kyser, TK, Wunder, MB, Chipley, D & Norris, DR. 2009. Geographic variation in strontium and hydrogen isotopes in avian tissues: implications for tracking migration. PLoS One 4(3): e4735. [PDF]
35. Sorenson, MC**, Hipfner, JM, Kyser, TK & Norris, DR. 2009. Carry-over effects in a Pacific seabird: stable isotope evidence that non-breeding diet quality influences reproductive success. Journal of Animal Ecology 78: 460-467. [PDF]
*top 10 most highly cited article in Journal of Animal Ecology for 2009.
34. Franks, SE, Lank, D, Norris, DR, Taylor, CM & Kyser TK. 2009. Stable isotope analysis discriminates age classes of Western, Least, and Semipalmated Sandpipers when plumage methods are unreliable. Journal of Field Ornithology 80: 51-63. [PDF]
*top 25 most downloaded articles that were published in 2009
2008
33. Wunder, MB & Norris DR. 2008. Improved estimates of certainty in stable isotope based geographic assignments for tracking migratory animals. Ecological Applications 18: 549-559 [PDF].
32. Jones, J, Norris, DR, Girvan, MK, Barg, JJ, Kyser, TK & Robertson, RJ. 2008. Migratory connectivity and population trend in a vulnerable songbird. Condor 110: 538-544. [PDF]
31. Wunder, MB & Norris, DR. 2008. Analysis and design of isotope-based studies of migratory animals. Pages 107-128 In: Tracking animal migration using stable isotopes (Eds. KA Hobson & LI Wassenaar). Elsevier, New York.
30. Hobson, KA & Norris, DR. 2008. Animal migration: a context for using new techniques and approaches. Pages 1-20 In: Tracking animal migration using stable isotopes (Eds. KA Hobson & LI Wassenaar). Elsevier, New York.
29. Kelly, JF, Bearhop, S, Bowen, GJ, Hobson, K, Norris, DR, Wassenaar, LI, West, J, Wunder, MB. 2008. Future directions and challenges for using stable isotopes in advancing terrestrial animal migration research. Pages 129-140 In: Tracking animal migration using stable isotopes (Eds. KA Hobson & LI Wassenaar). Elsevier, New York.
28. Durrant, KL, Marra, PP, Colbeck, GJ, Gibbs, HL, Hobson, KA, Norris DR, Bernik, B, Lloyd, VL, & Fleischer, RC. 2008. Parasite assemblages distinguish populations of a migratory passerine on its breeding grounds. Journal of Zoology 274: 318-326.
2007
27. Wilson, S, Norris, DR, Wilson, A & Arcese, P. 2007. Experience and density affect the ability of a temperate songbird to respond to future variation in climate. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences 274: 2669-2675. [PDF]
26. Martin, TM, Chades, I, Arcese, P, Marra, PP, Possingham, HP & Norris DR. 2007. Optimal conservation of migratory species. PLoS One 2(8): e751. [PDF]
25. Taylor, CM & Norris, DR. 2007. Predicting conditions for migration: effects of density-dependence and habitat quality. Biology Letters 3: 280-283. [PDF]
24. Norris, DR, Arcese, P, Preikshot, D, Bertram, DF & Kyser, TK. 2007. Diet reconstruction and historic population dynamics in a threatened seabird.
Journal of Applied Ecology 44: 875-884. [PDF]
*click here here to listen to Quirks & Quarks interview about this paper!
23. Norris, DR, Marra, PP, Ratcliffe, LM, Kyser, TK & Montgomerie, R. 2007. Continent-wide variation in feather colour of a migratory songbird in relation to body condition and moulting locality.
Biology Letters 3: 16-19. [PDF]
22. Norris, DR & Marra, PP. 2007. Seasonal interactions, habitat quality and population dynamics in migratory birds. Condor 109: 535-547. [PDF]
21. Langin, KM, Reudink, MW, Marra, PP, Norris, DR, Kyser, TK & Ratcliffe, LM. 2007. Hydrogen isotopic composition of known-origin migratory birds: implications for geographic assignment. Oecologia 152: 449-457. [PDF]
20. Girvan, MK, Jones, J, Norris, DR, Barg, JJ, Kyser, TK & Robertson, RJ. 2007. Long-distance dispersal patterns of male Cerulean Warblers (Dendroica cerulean) measured by stable-hydrogen isotopes. Avian Conserv. & Ecol. 2(2): 3 (www.ace-eco.org/vol2/iss2/art3/).
19. Norris, DR, Lank, DB, Pither, J, Chipley, D, Ydenberg, RC & Kyser, TK. 2007. Trace elements identify wintering populations of a migratory shorebird. Can. J. Zool. 85: 579-583. [PDF]
2006
18. Norris, DR & Taylor, CM. 2006. Predicting the consequences of carry-over effects in migratory animals. Biology Letters 2: 148-151. [PDF]
17. Marra, PP, Norris, DR, Haig, SM, Webster, MS & Royle, JA. 2006. Migratory connectivity. Pages 157-183 In: Connectivity Conservation (Eds. KR Crooks & M Sanjayan), Cambridge University Press, New York.
16. Boulet, M & Norris, DR. 2006. The present and past of migratory connectivity. Ornithological Monographs 61: 1-13. [PDF]
15. Norris, DR, Wunder, MB & Boulet, M. 2006. Perspectives on migratory connectivity. Ornithological Monographs 61: 79-88. [PDF]
14. Norris, DR, Marra, PP, Bowen, GJ, Ratcliffe, LM, Royle, JA & Kyser, TK. 2006. Migratory connectivity of a widely distributed Nearctic-Neotropical songbird, the American redstart. Ornithological Monographs 61: 14-28. [PDF]
13. Langin, KM, Norris, DR, Kyser, TK, Marra, PP & Ratcliffe, LM. 2006. Capital versus income breeding in a migratory passerine bird: evidence from stable isotopes. Can. J. Zool. 84: 947-953. [PDF]
2005
12. Stutchbury, BJM, Norris, DR, Pitcher, TE, Tuttle, EM & Gonsar, RE. 2005. Off-territory forays and their relation to extra-pair fertilization success. Journal of Avian Biology 36: 471-477. [PDF]
11. Norris, DR. 2005. Carry-over effects and habitat quality in migratory animals. Oikos 109: 178-186. [PDF]
10. Norris, DR, Marra, PP, Kyser, TK & Ratcliffe, LM. 2005. Tracking habitat use in a long-distance migratory bird using stable-carbon isotopes in blood. Journal of Avian Biology 36: 164-170. [PDF]
2004
9. Norris, DR, Marra, PP, Kyser, TK, Montgomerie, R & Ratcliffe, LM. 2004. Reproductive effort, molting latitude and feather color in a migratory songbird. Science 306: 1249-1250. [PDF]
8. Norris, DR, Marra, PP, Kyser, TK, Sherry, TW & Ratcliffe, LM. 2004. Tropical winter habitat limits reproductive success on the temperate breeding grounds in a migratory bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences 271: 59-64. [PDF]
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1999-2002
7. Norris, DR & Stutchbury, BJM. 2002. Sexual differences in the gap-crossing ability of a forest songbird in a fragmented landscape revealed through radiotracking. Auk 119: 528-532. [PDF]
6. Fedy, BC, Norris, DR & Stutchbury, BJM. 2002. Do male Hooded warblers guard their mates when their paternity is most at risk? Journal of Field Ornithology 73: 420-426. [PDF]
5. Buehler, DM, Norris, DR, Stutchbury, BJM & Kopysh, NK. 2002. Food supply and parental feeding rates of Hooded Warblers in forest fragments. Wilson Bulletin 114: 122-127. [PDF]
4. Norris, DR, Theberge, JB & Theberge, MT. 2002. Forest composition around of Wolf dens in eastern Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Can. J. Zool. 80: 866-872. [PDF]
3. Norris, DR & Stutchbury, BJM. 2001. Extra-territorial movements of a forest songbird in a fragmented landscape. Conservation Biology 15: 729-736. [PDF]
2. Norris, DR, Stutchbury, BJM. & Pitcher, T.E. 2000. The spatial response of male Hooded Warblers to edges in isolated fragments. Condor 102: 595-600. [PDF]
1. Cook, SJ, Norris, DR & Theberge, JB. 1999. Winter spatial dynamics of a migratory Wolf population in South-central Ontario, 1990-1995. Can. J. Zool. 77: 1740-1750. [PDF]
