
Kyle Elliott
Assistant Professor,McGill University
Department of Natural Resource Sciences
E-mail: kyle.elliott@mcgill.ca
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ResearchThe impacts of climate warming are greatest in the Arctic. The ecological energetics of top predators integrates information over many scales, thus providing unique opportunities to assess ecosystem change. As food used by northern people, top predators also provide early warning signals for changes in human health. How does reduced ice affect marine wildlife? What does the changing ecology of seabirds tell us about arctic ecosystems? These questions will be investigated using cutting-edge physiological and biologging tools to better understand the ecological mechanisms associated with a changing Arctic and to help ensure the environmental security of Arctic communities.QCBS studentsEmily ChoyPostdoctoral fellow Julia BaakPh.D. Émile Brisson-CuradeauPh.D. Amélie FontainePh.D. Thomas LazarusPh.D. Don-Jean Léandri-BretonPh.D. Rebecca McCabePh.D. Francis van OordtPh.D. Shannon WhelanPh.D. Kristen LallaM.Sc. Jade LegrosM.Sc. Ana MoralesM.Sc. Fred TremblayM.Sc. Julia DunoyerB.Sc. Kayla KuhlmannB.Sc. Thomas LeicesterB.Sc. Emily MacDonaldB.Sc. Christina PetalasB.Sc. Kate SanzariB.Sc. Previous students (since 2009)Esteban GóngoraM.Sc. Ashley HanasM.Sc. Natalie ThimotM.Sc. Juliana Balluffi-FryB.Sc. Erin BrownB.Sc. Catherine DestrempesB.Sc. Philippe GrenierB.Sc. Mathilde GuglielmiB.Sc. Kristen LallaB.Sc. Eliane MirandaB.Sc. Megan Anne PhillipsB.Sc. Eric Ste MarieB.Sc. Alice SunB.Sc. Emma SutherlandB.Sc. Catherine VilleneuveB.Sc. Involvement within the QCBSRelevant QCBS research themes
Examples of species studiedUria lomvia Haliaeetus Haliaeetus leucocephalus Porichthys notatus Melospiza melodia Boreogadus saida Leucocephalus Brachyramphus marmoratus Molothrus aeneus Turdus grayi Drosophila melanogaster Publications125- Foraging niche partitioning in sympatric seabird populations Petalas C , Lazarus T , Lavoie R A , Elliott K H , Guigueno M F , 2021 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2021-02-08) 124- Beyond bulk δ15N: Combining a suite of stable isotopic measures improves the resolution of the food webs mediating contaminant signals across space, time and communities Elliott K H , Braune B M , Elliott J E , 2021 Environment International (Date Added: 2021-02-08) 123- Gut microbiome is affected by inter-sexual and inter-seasonal variation in diet for thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia) Góngora E , Elliott K H , Whyte L , 2021 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2021-01-22) 122- Organophosphate Esters in the Canadian Arctic Ocean Sühring R , Diamond M L , Bernstein S , Adams J K , Schuster J K , Fernie K , Elliott K , Stern G , Jantunen L M , 2021 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2021-01-16) 121- The effects of food supply on reproductive hormones and timing of reproduction in an income-breeding seabird Whelan S , Hatch S A , Benowitz-Fredericks Z , Parenteau C , Chastel O , Elliott K H , 2021 Hormones and Behavior (Date Added: 2021-01-05) 120- Seasonal variation of mercury contamination in Arctic seabirds: A pan-Arctic assessment Albert C , Helgason H H , Brault-Favrou M , Robertson G J , Descamps S , Amélineau F , Danielsen J , Dietz R , Elliott K , Erikstad K E , Eulaers I , Ezhov A , Fitzsimmons M G , Gavrilo M , Golubova E , Grémillet D , Hatch S , Huffeldt N P , Jakubas D , Kitaysky A , Kolbeinsson Y , Krasnov Y , Lorentsen S , Lorentzen E , Mallory M L , Merkel B , Merkel F R , Montevecchi W , Mosbech A , Olsen B , Orben R A , Patterson A , Provencher J , Plumejeaud C , Pratte I , Reiertsen T K , Renner H , Rojek N , Romano M , Strøm H , Systad G H , Takahashi A , Thiebot J , Thórarinsson T L , Will A P , Wojczulanis-Jakubas K , Bustamante P , Fort J , 2021 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2021-01-05) 119- Measurement of free glucocorticoids: Quantifying corticosteroid binding capacity and its variation within and among mammal and bird species Delehanty B , Bossart G D , Champagne C , Crocker D E , Elliott K H , Fair P A , Houser D , Newman A E M , Boonstra R , 2020 Conservation Physiology (Date Added: 2021-02-02) 118- Atlantic puffin diet reflects haddock and redfish abundance in the Gulf of Maine Depot K , Scopel L , Kress S , Shannon P , Diamond A , Elliott K , 2020 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2020-12-25) 117- Accelerometry predicts muscle ultrastructure and flight capabilities in a wild bird Lalla K M , Whelan S , Brown K , Patterson A , Jimenez A G , Hatch S A , Elliott K H , 2020 The Journal of experimental biology (Date Added: 2020-12-08) 116- Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic , 2020 Science (New York, N.Y.) (Date Added: 2020-11-17) 115- Tags below three percent of body mass increase nest abandonment by rhinoceros auklets, but handling impacts decline as breeding progresses Sun A , Whelan S , Hatch S , Elliott K , 2020 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2020-10-13) 114- Breeding seabirds increase foraging range in response to an extreme marine heatwave Osborne O , O’Hara P , Whelan S , Zandbergen P , Hatch S , Elliott K , 2020 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2020-09-03) 113- Coping with the commute: behavioural responses to wind conditions in a foraging seabird Collins P M , Green J A , Elliott K H , Shaw P J A , Chivers L , Hatch S A , Halsey L G , 2020 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2020-05-31) 112- Conspecific brood parasitism in an upland-nesting bird: cues parasites use to select a nest Thimot N J , Titman R D , Elliott K H , Craik S R , 2020 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2020-02-14) 111- Influence of overwinter distribution on exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in seabirds, ancient murrelets (Synthliboramphus antiquus), breeding on the Pacific coast of Canada Miller A , Elliott J E , Wilson L K , Elliott K H , Drouillard K G , Verreault J , Lee S , Idrissi A , 2020 Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2020-02-14) 110- Point-of-care blood analyzers measure the nutritional state of eighteen free-living bird species Morales A , Frei B , Leung C , Titman R , Whelan S , Benowitz-Fredericks Z M , Elliott K H , 2020 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology (Date Added: 2020-02-14) 109- Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes Whelan S , Hatch S A , Irons D B , McKnight A , Elliott K H , 2020 Biology letters (Date Added: 2020-01-28) 108- Long-range transport of legacy organic pollutants affects alpine fish eaten by ospreys in western Canada Grenier P , Elliott J E , Drouillard K G , Guigueno M F , Muir D , Shaw D P , Wayland M , Elliott K H , 2020 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2020-01-22) 107- Foot web pentosidine does not covary strongly with age in four species of wild seabirds Aleksieva A A , Treberg J R , Diamond A W , Hatch S A , Elliott K H , 2020 Experimental Gerontology (Date Added: 2020-01-22) 106- Huffin’ and puffin: Seabirds use large bills to dissipate heat from energetically demanding flight Schraft H A , Whelan S , Elliott K H , 2019 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2019-12-03) 105- Prey capture and selection throughout the breeding season in a deep-diving generalist seabird, the thick-billed murre Brisson‐Curadeau , 2019 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2019-08-14) 104- Boldness, mate choice and reproductive success in Rissa tridactyla Collins S M , Hatch S A , Elliott K H , Jacobs S R , 2019 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2019-07-17) 103- Flight costs in volant vertebrates: A phylogenetically-controlled meta-analysis of birds and bats Guigueno M F , Shoji A , Elliott K H , Aris-Brosou S , 2019 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology (Date Added: 2019-07-06) 102- Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic Mallory M L , Gaston A J , Provencher J F , Wong S N , Anderson C , Elliott K H , Gilchrist H G , Janssen M , Lazarus T , Patterson A , Pirie-Dominix L , Spencer N C , 2019 Environmental Reviews (Date Added: 2019-06-14) 101- Muscle fiber structure in an aging long-lived seabird, the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Brown K , Jimenez A G , Whelan S , Lalla K , Hatch S A , Elliott K H , 2019 Journal of Morphology (Date Added: 2019-05-23) 100- A comparison of techniques for classifying behavior from accelerometers for two species of seabird Patterson A , Gilchrist H G , Chivers L , Hatch S , Elliott K , 2019 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-04-03) 99- Seasonal and temporal variation in scaled mass index of Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) Nip E J , Frei B , Elliott K H , 2018 Canadian Field-Naturalist (Date Added: 2019-11-16) 98- Biotransport of metallic trace elements from marine to terrestrial ecosystems by seabirds Shoji A , Elliott K , Aris-Brosou S , Mizukawa H , Nakayama S , Ikenaka Y , Ishizuka M , Kuwae T , Watanabe K , Escoruela Gonzalez J , Watanuki Y , 2018 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2018-12-10) 97- The formation of foraging aggregations in a highly social seabird, the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), at small and large scales Brisson-Curadeau , 2018 Marine Biology (Date Added: 2018-11-19) 96- Nitrogen and sulfur isotopes predict variation in mercury levels in Arctic seabird prey Góngora E , Braune B M , Elliott K H , 2018 Marine Pollution Bulletin (Date Added: 2018-11-19) 95- Costs and response to conspecific brood parasitism by colonial red-breasted mergansers Craik S R , Titman R D , Savard J L , Kaouass M , Thimot N , Elliott K H , Tremblay , 2018 Journal of Ethology (Date Added: 2018-11-19) 94- Status of the three?wattled bellbird (procnias tricarunculatus) in the nicoya mountains, Costa Rica Stein, AC, Elliott, K, Guigueno, MF, Kalinina, V 2017 Ornitologia Neotropical (Date Added: 2018-08-04) 93- Scared fitless: Context-dependent response of fear to loss of predators over evolutionary time in_Drosophila melanogaster_ Elliott, KH, Norris, DR, Betini, GS, Dworkin, I, Hutchings, J 2017 Facets (Date Added: 2018-05-14) 92- Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census Brisson-Curadeau , 2017 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2018-01-02) 91- Tracking cairns: Biologging improves the use of seabirds as sentinels of the sea Brisson-Curadeau E , Patterson A , Whelan S , Lazarus T , Elliott K H , 2017 Frontiers in Marine Science (Date Added: 2017-12-07) 90- Lipid extraction techniques for stable isotope analysis and ecological assays Elliott K H , Roth J D , Crook K , 2017 Methods in Molecular Biology (Date Added: 2017-07-24) 89- Fear creates an Allee effect: Experimental evidence from seasonal populations Elliott K H , Betini G S , Norris D R , 2017 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2017-07-24) 88- Light oiling of feathers increases flight energy expenditure in a migratory shorebird Maggini I , Kennedy L V , Macmillan A , Elliott K H , Dean K , Guglielmo C G , 2017 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2017-07-24) 87- Variation in growth drives the duration of parental care: A test of Ydenberg’s model Elliott K , Linnebjerg J , Burke C , Gaston A , Mosbech A , Frederiksen M , Merkel F , 2017 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2017-05-06) 86- Trouble on takeoff: Crude oil on feathers reduces escape performance of shorebirds Maggini I , Kennedy L V , Elliott K H , Dean K M , MacCurdy R , Macmillan A , Pritsos C A , Guglielmo C G , 2017 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Date Added: 2017-04-06) 85- Reduced activity in middle-aged thick-billed murres: evidence for age related trends in fine-scale foraging behaviour Cunningham J T , Le Vaillant M , Gaston A J , Ropert-Coudert Y , Kato A , Jacobs S R , Elliott K H , 2017 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2017-04-06) 84- Accelerometry reveals an impact of short-term tagging on seabird activity budgets Chivers, LS, Hatch, SA, Elliott, KH 2016 The Condor (Date Added: 2017-07-31) 83- Origin of Sulfur in Diet Drives Spatial and Temporal Mercury Trends in Seabird Eggs From Pacific Canada 1968-2015 Elliott, K, Elliott, JE 2016 Environmental science & technology (Date Added: 2017-07-24) 82- Reprint of: Trouble on takeoff: Crude oil on feathers reduces escape performance of shorebirds Maggini I , Kennedy L V , Elliott K H , Dean K M , MacCurdy R , Macmillan A , Pritsos C A , Guglielmo C G , 2016 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Date Added: 2017-06-22) 81- Lipid extraction techniques for stable isotope analysis of bird eggs: Chloroform–methanol leads to more enriched 13C values than extraction via petroleum ether Elliott, KH, Elliott, JE 2016 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 80- Experimental evidence for within- and cross-seasonal effects of fear on survival and reproduction Elliott, KH, Betini, GS, Dworkin, I, Norris, DR 2016 The Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 79- Physiological constraints and dive behavior scale in tandem with body mass in auks: A comparative analysis Shoji, A, Aris-Brosou, S, Elliott, KH 2016 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 78- Counting calories in cormorants: dynamic body acceleration predicts daily energy expenditure measured in pelagic cormorants Stothart, MR, Elliott, KH, Wood, T, Hatch, SA, Speakman, JR 2016 The Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 77- Measurement of flying and diving metabolic rate in wild animals: Review and recommendations Elliott, KH 2016 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 76- Diel vertical migration of prey and light availability constrain foraging in an Arctic seabird Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ 2015 Marine Biology (Date Added: 2017-07-31) 75- Mercury in Forage Fish from Mexico and Central America: Implications for Fish-Eating Birds Elliott, JE, Kirk, DA, Elliott, KH, Dorzinsky, J, Lee, S, Inzunza, ER, Cheng, KMT, Scheuhammer, T, Shaw, P 2015 Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Date Added: 2017-07-31) 74- Leucocyte profiles of Arctic marine birds: correlates of migration and breeding phenology Mallory, ML, Little, CM, Boyd, ES, Ballard, J, Elliott, KH, Gilchrist, HG, Hipfner, JM, Petersen, A, Shutler, D 2015 Conservation Physiology (Date Added: 2017-07-31) 73- Predictors of incubation costs in seabirds: an evolutionary perspective Shoji, A, Elliott, KH, Aris-Brosou, S, Wilson, RP, Gaston, AJ, Pichegru, L 2015 Ibis (Date Added: 2017-01-27) 72- Resting and daily energy expenditures during reproduction are adjusted in opposite directions in free-living birds Welcker, J, Speakman, JR, Elliott, KH, Hatch, SA, Kitaysky, AS, Wilson, R 2015 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2016-08-09) 71- Ageing gracefully: physiology but not behaviour declines with age in a diving seabird Elliott, KH, Hare, JF, Le Vaillant, M, Gaston, AJ, Ropert-Coudert, Y, Anderson, WG, Franklin, C 2015 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2016-08-09) 70- Feather corticosterone reveals stress associated with dietary changes in a breeding seabird Will, A, Watanuki, Y, Kikuchi, DM, Sato, N, Ito, M, Callahan, M, Wynne-Edwards, K, Hatch, S, Elliott, K, Slater, L, Takahashi, A, Kitaysky, A 2015 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2015-10-14) 69- Temporal trends of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in eggs of coastal and offshore birds: Increasing PFAS levels associated with offshore bird species breeding on the Pacific coast of Canada and wintering near Asia Miller, A, Elliott, JE, Elliott, KH, Lee, S, Cyr, F 2015 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry / SETAC (Date Added: 2015-05-27) 68- PBDEs and other POPs in urban birds of prey partly explained by trophic level and carbon source Elliott, JE, Brogan, J, Lee, SL, Drouillard, KG, Elliott, KH 2015 Science of The Total Environment (Date Added: 2015-05-04) 67- Foraging behaviour of sympatric razorbills and puffins Shoji, A, Elliott, K, Fayet, A, Boyle, D, Perrins, C, Guilford, T, 2015 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2015-02-18) 66- Brominated flame retardant trends in aquatic birds from the Salish Sea region of the west coast of North America, including a mini-review of recent trends in marine and estuarine birds Miller, A, Elliott, JE, Elliott, KH, Guigueno, MF, Wilson, LK, Lee, S, Idrissi, A 2015 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 65- Windscapes shape seabird instantaneous energy costs but adult behavior buffers impact on offspring Elliott KH, CL 2014 Movement Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 64- Spatial and temporal trends in brominated flame retardants in seabirds from the Pacific coast of Canada Miller A, EJ 2014 Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 63- Feather corticosterone reveals developmental stress in seabirds Will, AP, Suzuki, Y, Elliott, KH, Hatch, SA, Watanuki, Y, Kitaysky, AS 2014 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 62- Equations for lipid normalization of carbon stable isotope ratios in aquatic bird eggs Elliott, KH, Davis, M, Elliott, JE 2014 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 61- The prudent parent meets old age: A high stress response in very old seabirds supports the terminal restraint hypothesis Elliott, KH, O'Reilly, KM, Hatch, SA, Gaston, AJ, Hare, JF, Anderson, WG 2014 Hormones and Behavior (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 60- Organohalogen contaminants and total mercury in forage fish preyed upon by thick-billed murres in northern Hudson Bay Braune, BM, Gaston, AJ, Elliott, KH, Provencher, JF, Woo, KJ, Chambellant, M, Ferguson, SH, Letcher, RJ 2014 Marine Pollution Bulletin (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 59- Dive behaviour and daily energy expenditure in Thick-billed Murres Uria lomvia after leaving the breeding colony Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ 2014 Marine Ornithology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 58- Age-related variation in energy expenditure in a long-lived bird within the envelope of an energy ceiling Elliott, KH, Le Vaillant, M, Kato, A, Gaston, AJ, Ropert-Coudert, Y, Hare, JF, Speakman, JR, Croll, D 2014 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 57- Seabird diet changes in northern Hudson Bay, 1981-2013, reflect the availability of schooling prey Gaston, AJ, Elliott, KH 2014 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 56-Incubation shift correlates with corticosterone, not metabolism, in ancient murrelets Shoji A, EK 2013 PLoS One ( Date Added: 2016-06-22) 55- Thyroid hormones correlate with resting metabolic rate, not daily energy expenditure, in two charadriiform seabirds Elliott KH, WJ 2013 Biology Open (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 53- Age, Sex, and Telomere Dynamics in a Long-Lived Seabird with Male-Biased Parental Care Young, RC, Kitaysky, AS, Haussmann, MF, Descamps, S, Orben, RA, Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 52- High flight costs, but low dive costs, in auks support the biomechanical hypothesis for flightlessness in penguins Elliott, KH, Ricklefs, RE, Gaston, AJ, Hatch, SA, Speakman, JR, Davoren, GK 2013 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 51- Accelerometry predicts daily energy expenditure in a bird with high activity levels Elliott, KH, Le Vaillant, M, Kato, A, Speakman, JR, Ropert-Coudert, Y 2013 Biology Letters (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 50- Modeling foraging range for breeding colonies of thick-billed murres Uria lomvia in the Eastern Canadian Arctic and potential overlap with industrial development Gaston, AJ, Elliott, KH, Ropert-Coudert, Y, Kato, A, Macdonald, CA, Mallory, ML, Gilchrist, HG 2013 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 49- High corticosterone, not high energy cost, correlates with reproductive success in the burrow-nesting ancient murrelet Shoji, A, Elliott, KH, O'Reilly, KM, Gaston, AJ 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 48- Parents are a Drag: Long-Lived Birds Share the Cost of Increased Foraging Effort with Their Offspring, but Males Pass on More of the Costs than Females Jacobs, SR, Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 47- Networks of prey specialization in an Arctic monomorphic seabird Provencher, JF, Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ, Braune, BM 2013 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 46- Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) as prey: Fish length-energetics relationships in the Beaufort sea and Hudson Bay Harter, BB, Elliott, KH, Divoky, GJ, Davoren, GK 2013 Arctic (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 45- Effects of climate-induced changes in parasitism, predation and Predator-Predator interactions on reproduction and survival of an Arctic Marine Bird Gaston, AJ, Elliott, KH 2013 Arctic (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 44-Senescence in Arctic birds Elliott KH, AW 2012 ( Date Added: 2016-06-27) 43-Frequent ejection of artificial bronzed cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) eggs by the clay-colored thrush (Turdus grayi) in Costa Rica Rasmussen JL, SS 2012 Ornithologia Neotropical ( Date Added: 2016-06-22) 42-Aerial surveys: a worthwhile add-on to PRISM surveys, especially in the Arctic Elliott KH, SP 2012 Studies in Avian Biology ( Date Added: 2016-06-22) 41-Small-scale and reconnaissance surveys Bart J, AB 2012 Studies in Avian Biology ( Date Added: 2016-06-22) 40- Non-lethal measures of seabird body condition Jacobs SR, EK 2012 Physiological & Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 39- Determining seabird body condition using nonlethal measures Jacobs, SR, Elliott, K, Guigueno, MF, Gaston, AJ, Redman, P, Speakman, JR, Weber, J-M 2012 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 38- Differential exposure of alpine ospreys to mercury: Melting glaciers, hydrology or deposition patterns? Guigueno, MF, Elliott, KH, Levac, J, Wayland, M, Elliott, JE 2012 Environment International (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 37- Year-long deployments of small geolocators increase corticosterone levels in murres Elliott, KH, McFarlane-Tranquilla, L, Burke, CM, Hedd, A, Montevecchi, WA, Anderson, WG 2012 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 36- Factors influencing legacy pollutant accumulation in alpine osprey: Biology, topography, or melting glaciers? Elliott, JE, Levac, J, Guigueno, MF, Shaw, DP, Wayland, M, Morrissey, CA, Muir, DCG, Elliott, KH 2012 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 35- Miniaturized data loggers and computer programming improve seabird risk and damage assessments for marine oil spills in atlantic Canada Robertson, GJ, Fifield, DA, Montevecchi, WA, Gaston, AJ, Burke, CM, Byrne, R, Elliott, KH, Gjerdrum, C, Gilchrist, HG, Hedd, A, Mallory, ML, McFarlane Tranquilla, L, Regular, PM, Ryan, PC, Smith, PA, Wilhelm, SI 2012 Journal of Ocean Technology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 33- Density-dependence in the survival and reproduction of bald eagles: Linkages to chum salmon Elliott, KH, Elliott, JE, Wilson, LK, Jones, I, Stenerson, K 2011 Journal of Wildlife Management (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 32- Incubation patterns in a central-place forager affect lifetime reproductive success: Scaling of patterns from a foraging bout to a lifetime Shoji, A, Elliott, KH, Aris-Brosou, S, Crump, D, Gaston, AJ 2011 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 31- Changes in body composition during breeding: Reproductive strategies of three species of seabirds under poor environmental conditions Jacobs, SR, Edwards, DB, Ringrose, J, Elliott, KH, Weber, J-M, Gaston, AJ 2011 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 30- Erratum: Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and metabolites: Relation to circulating thyroid hormone and retinol in nestling bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Cesh, LS, Elliott, KH, Quade, S, McKinney, MA, Maisoneuve, F, Garcelon, DK, Sandau, CD, Letcher, RJ, Williams, TD, Elliott, JE 2010 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 29- Oxygen stores and foraging behavior of two sympatric, planktivorous alcids Elliott, KH, Shoji, A, Campbell, KL, Gaston, AJ 2010 Aquatic Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 28- Aerial surveys do not reliably survey boreal-nesting shorebirds Elliott, KH, Smith, PA, Johnston, VH 2010 Canadian Field-Naturalist (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 27- Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and metabolites: Relation to circulating thyroid hormone and retinol in nestling bald eagles (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Cesh, LS, Elliott, KH, Quade, S, Mckinney, MA, Maisoneuve, F, Garcelon, DK, Sandau, CD, Letcher, RJ, Williams, TD, Elliott, JE 2010 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 26- Productivity, embryo and eggshell characteristics, and contaminants in bald eagles from the great lakes, USA, 1986 to 2000 Best, DA, Elliott, KH, Bowerman, WW, Shieldcastle, M, Postupalsky, S, Kubiak, TJ, Tillitt, DE, Elliott, JE 2010 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 25- Sex-specific behavior by a monomorphic seabird represents risk partitioning Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ, Crump, D 2010 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 24- Has early ice clearance increased predation on breeding birds by polar bears? Smith, PA, Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ, Gilchrist, HG 2010 Polar Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 23-Seabirds as monitors in northern Hudson bay Elliot KH, 2009 Sacred Landscapes ( Date Added: 2016-06-22) 22- Specialization in murres: The story of eight specialists Elliott KH, WK 2009 Waterbirds (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 20- Fatty acid signatures of female Brünnich's guillemots Uria lomvia suggests reliance on local prey for replacement egg production Jacobs, SR, Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ, Weber, J-M 2009 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 19- Underwater and above-water search patterns of an Arctic seabird: Reduced searching at small spatiotemporal scales Elliott, KH, Bull, RD, Gaston, AJ, Davoren, GK 2009 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 18- Central-place foraging in an arctic seabird provides evidence for Storer-Ashmole's halo Elliott, KH, Woo, KJ, Gaston, AJ, Benvenuti , S, Dall'Antonia, L, Davoren, GK 2009 Auk (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 17- PCBs and DDE, but not PBDEs, increase with trophic level and marine input in nestling bald eagles Elliott, KH, Cesh, LS, Dooley, JA, Letcher, RJ, Elliott, JE 2009 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 16- Do activity costs determine foraging tactics for an arctic seabird? Elliott, KH, Woo, KJ, Benvenuti, S 2009 Marine Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 15- Individual specialization in diet by a generalist marine predator reflects specialization in foraging behaviour Woo, KJ, Elliott, KH, Davidson, M, Gaston, AJ, Davoren, GK 2008 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 14- Time allocation by a deep-diving bird reflects prey type and energy gain Elliott, KH, Davoren, GK, Gaston, AJ 2008 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 13- Sources of bias in observations of Murre provisioning behavior Elliott, KH, Davoren, GK, Gaston, AJ 2008 Journal of Field Ornithology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 12- Seabird foraging behaviour indicates prey type Elliott, KH, Woo, K, Gaston, AJ, Benvenuti, S, Dall'Antonia, L, Davoren, GK 2008 Marine Ecology Progress Series (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 11- Is mass loss in Brünnich's guillemots Uria lomvia an adaptation for improved flight performance or improved dive performance? Elliott, KH, Jacobs, SR, Ringrose, J, Gaston, AJ, Davoren, GK 2008 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 10- Mass-length relationships and energy content of fishes and invertebrates delivered to nestling Thick-billed Murres Uria lomvia in the Canadian Arctic, 1981-2007 Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ 2008 Marine Ornithology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 9- Increasing energy expenditure for a deep-diving bird alters time allocation during the dive cycle Elliott, KH, Davoren, GK, Gaston, AJ 2008 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 8- Inbreeding effects on immune response in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Reid, JM, Arcese, P, Keller, LF, Elliott, KH, Sampson, L, Hasselquist, D 2007 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 7- The influence of buoyancy and drag on the dive behaviour of an Arctic seabird, the Thick-billed Murre Elliott, KH, Davoren, GK, Gaston, AJ 2007 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 6- Inbreeding effects on immune response in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) Reid, JM, Arcese, P, Keller, LF, Elliott, KH, Sampson, L, Hasselquist, D 2007 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 5- Foraging ecology of Bald Eagles at an urban landfill Elliott, KH, Duffe, J, Lee, SL, Mineau, P, Elliott, JE 2006 Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 4- The influence of tide and weather on provisioning rates of chick-rearing Bald Eagles in Vancouver Island, British Columbia Elliott, KH, Gill, CE, Elliott, JE 2005 Journal of Raptor Research (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 3- Flight speeds of two seabirds: A test of Norberg's hypothesis Elliott, KH, Gaston, AJ 2005 Ibis (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 2- Flight energetics of the Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus Elliott, KH, Hewett, M, Kaiser, GW, Blake, RW 2004 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2015-01-23) 1- Bald eagles, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, feeding on spawning plainfin midshipman, Porichthys notatus, at Crescent Beach, British Columbia Elliott, KH, Struik, CL, Elliott, JE 2003 Canadian Field-Naturalist (Date Added: 2015-01-23) In the media Puffins stay cool thanks to their large beak (Cynthia Lee) 2019-11-27 Ottawa souhaite une plus grande coopération scientifique à l’international pour conserver la biodiversité de l’Arctique (Matisse Harvey) 2019-09-11 Ottawa souhaite une plus grande coopération scientifique à l’international pour conserver la biodiversité de l’Arctique (Matisse Harvey) 2019-09-11 Watch: Murres dive deep on fishing missions (Joshua Rep) 2019-08-20 Mercury Madness 2019-05-01 The Nature of Things: Aging in the Wild 2019-03-13 Aging in the Wild 2019-03-10 Can These Seabirds Adapt Fast Enough to Survive a Melting Arctic? 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