39- Elevated organic UV absorbents in herring gull eggs near urban areas: Spatial trends across the St. Lawrence system
Journal Article
Petalas, C, Provencher, JF, Eng, ML, de Solla, SR, Lu, Z, Elliott, KH, Lavoie, RA
2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials (Date Added: 2025-07-05)

38- Plastic exposure in relation to breeding stage and diet in an urbanized gull species
Journal Article
Higgs, S, Petalas, C, Provencher, JF, Elliott, KH, Lavoie, RA
2025 Marine Pollution Bulletin (Date Added: 2025-04-30)

37- Physiological and molecular responses of the chorioallantoic membranes to diluted bitumen exposures in multiple bird species
Journal Article
Wallace, SJ, De Solla, SR, Lavoie, RA, Triffault-Bouchet, G, King, MD, Langlois, VS
2025 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2025-04-24)

36- Coastal foraging increases mercury concentrations in a breeding seabird: Insights from isotopes, biologging, and prey
Journal Article
Petalas, C, Lacombe, RM, Elliott, KH, Lavoie, RA
2025 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2025-02-05)

35- Exploring the spatial variation of mercury in the Gulf of St. Lawrence using northern gannets as fish samplers
Journal Article
Lacombe, RM, Martigny, P, Pelletier, D, Barst, BD, Guillemette, M, Amyot, M, Elliott, KH, Lavoie, RA
2024 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2024-04-11)

34- Multidimensional niche differentiation of chick-rearing sympatric auks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Journal Article
Petalas, C, Lavoie, RA, Elliott, KH
2024 Marine Biology (Date Added: 2024-03-31)

33- A review of niche segregation across sympatric breeding seabird assemblages
Journal Article
Petalas, C, van Oordt, F, Lavoie, RA, Elliott, KH
2024 Ibis (Date Added: 2024-02-14)

32- Compound-specific stable nitrogen isotope analysis of amino acids shows that bulk methods provide higher estimates of mercury biomagnification in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Journal Article
Lacombe, RM, Barst, BD, Pelletier, D, Guillemette, M, Amyot, M, Lavoie, RA, Elliott, KH
2024 Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2024-01-01)

31- Foraging niche partitioning in sympatric seabird populations
Journal Article
Petalas, C, Lazarus, T, Lavoie, RA, Elliott, KH, Guigueno, MF
2021 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2021-02-08)

30- Migration patterns affect biomagnifying contaminant concentrations in fish-eating birds
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Kyser, KT, Campbell, LM
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

29- Effect of Stockholm Convention Listing on Temporal Trends of Halogenated Flame Retardants in Herring Gull Eggs in Canada (2008–2023)
Journal Article
Vanderlip, HL, Hughes, KD, Orihel, DM, Friesen, VL, R de Solla, S, Letcher, RJ, Martin, PA, Lavoie, RA, Eng, ML, Provencher, JF
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

28- Biomagnification of mercury in aquatic food webs: A worldwide meta-analysis
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Jardine, TD, Chumchal, MM, Kidd, KA, Campbell, LM
Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

27- Organochlorines, brominated flame retardants and mercury levels in six seabird species from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada): Relationships with feeding ecology, migration and molt
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Champoux, L, Rail, J-F, Lean, DRS
Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

26- Agricultural fields as a double-edged foraging resource: Greater use results in elevated pesticide exposure in omnivorous gulls
Journal Article
Bellot, P, Turquois, C, Haroune, L, Lavoie, R, Verreault, J
Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

25- Tracking overwintering areas of fish-eating birds to identify mercury exposure
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Kyser, TK, Friesen, VL, Campbell, LM
Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

24- Genetic structure of Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) breeding in Atlantic Canada
Journal Article
Carvey, QB, Pavey, SA, Diamond, AW, Davoren, GK, Lavoie, RA, LeBlanc, NM, Legard, MJ, Robertson, GJ, Runnells, ES, Petalas, C, Major, HL
Conservation Genetics (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

23- Synthesis of Maternal Transfer of Mercury in Birds: Implications for Altered Toxicity Risk
Journal Article
Ackerman, JT, Herzog, MP, Evers, DC, Cristol, DA, Kenow, KP, Heinz, GH, Lavoie, RA, Brasso, RL, Mallory, ML, Provencher, JF, Braune, BM, Matz, A, Schmutz, JA, Eagles-Smith, CA, Savoy, LJ, Meyer, MW, Hartman, CA
Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

22- Global Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Mercury and Dissolved Organic Carbon in Freshwater Environments
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Amyot, M, Lapierre, J-F
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

21- Wild bird mass mortalities in eastern Canada associated with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus, 2022
Journal Article
Avery-Gomm, S, Barychka, T, English, M, Ronconi, RA, Wilhelm, SI, Rail, J-F, Cormier, T, Beaumont, M, Bowser, C, Burt, TV, Collins, SM, Duffy, S, Giacinti, JA, Gilliland, S, Giroux, J-F, Gjerdrum, C, Guillemette, M, Hargan, KE, Jones, M, Kennedy, A, Kusalik, L, Lair, S, Lang, A, Lavoie, RA, Lepage, C, McPhail, G, Montevecchi, WA, Parsons, GJ, Provencher, JF, Rahman, I, Robertson, GJ, Seyer, Y, Soos, C, Ward, CRE, Wells, R, Wight, J
Ecosphere (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

20- Mercury Concentrations in Double-Crested Cormorant Chicks Across Canada
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Campbell, LM
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

19- Diet composition of seabirds from Corossol Island, Canada, using direct dietary and stable isotope analyses
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Rail, J-F, Lean, DRS
Waterbirds (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

18- Surface Water Microplastics in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary in Canada
Journal Article
Langlois, VS, To, TA, Larocque, E, Gigault, J, Lavoie, RA
PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

17- Mercury, selenium and arsenic concentrations in Canadian freshwater fish and a perspective on human consumption intake and risk
Journal Article
Ponton, DE, Ruelas-Inzunza, J, Lavoie, RA, Lescord, GL, Johnston, TA, Graydon, JA, Reichert, M, Donadt, C, Poesch, M, Gunn, JM, Amyot, M
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

16- Trophic structure and mercury distribution in a Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) food web using stable isotope analysis
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Hebert, CE, Rail, J-F, Braune, BM, Yumvihoze, E, Hill, LG, Lean, DRS
Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

15- Contamination of mercury during the wintering period influences concentrations at breeding sites in two migratory piscivorous birds
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Baird, CJ, King, LE, Kyser, TK, Friesen, VL, Campbell, LM
Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

14- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance profiles revealed by targeted and non-targeted screening in European starling eggs from sites across Canada
Journal Article
Chu, S, de Solla, SR, Smythe, TA, Eng, M, Lavoie, R, Letcher, RJ
Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

13- Examining avian influenza virus exposure in seabirds of the northwest Atlantic in 2022 and 2023 via antibodies in eggs
Journal Article
McLaughlin, A, Giacinti, J, Sarma, SN, Brown, MGC, Ronconi, RA, Lavoie, RA, Eng, ML, Enright, B, Lang, AS, Rahman, I, Wight, J, Hargan, KE, Mallory, ML, Baak, JE, Jones, M, Saunders, M, Dupuis-Smith, R, Elliott, K, Gilchrist, HG, Hennin, H, Guillemette, M, Martigny, P, Montevecchi, W, Petersen, A, Berhane, Y, Provencher, JF
Conservation Physiology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

12- Perfluoroalkylphosphinic Acids in Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), and Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Relation to Other Perfluoroalkyl Acids
Journal Article
De Silva, AO, Spencer, C, Ho, KCD, Al Tarhuni, M, Go, C, Houde, M, De Solla, SR, Lavoie, RA, King, LE, Muir, DCG, Fair, PA, Wells, RS, Bossart, GD
Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

11- Fatty acids, stable isotopes, and regurgitate reveal diet differences between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Journal Article
King, LE, de Solla, SR, Marentette, JR, Lavoie, RA, Kyser, TK, Campbell, LM, Arts, MT, Quinn, JS
Journal of Great Lakes Research (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

10- Morphological Variation among Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) and Great Black-Backed Gulls (Larus marinus) in Eastern North America
Journal Article
Robertson, GJ, Roul, S, Allard, KA, Pekarik, C, Lavoie, RA, Ellis, JC, Perlut, NG, Diamond, AW, Benjamin, N, Ronconi, RA, Gilliland, SG, Veitch, BG
Waterbirds (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

9- Predicting at-sea distribution of Razorbill in the St. Lawrence Gulf and Estuary, Québec, Canada during the breeding period using GPS telemetry
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Tetreault, M, Bolduc, F, Bergeron, G, Lieske, DJ
Avian Conservation and Ecology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

8- Mercury transport and human exposure from global marine fisheries
Journal Article
Lavoie, RA, Bouffard, A, Maranger, R, Amyot, M
Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

7- Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and flame retardants in northern gannet (Morus bassanus) eggs from Bonaventure Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1994–2014
Journal Article
Champoux, L, Rail, J-F, Lavoie, RA
Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

6- Evidence for genetic differentiation among Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) populations in North America
Journal Article
Boutilier, ST, Taylor, SA, Morris-Pocock, JA, Lavoie, RA, Friesen, VL
Conservation Genetics (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

5- Half a Century of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Northern Gannet Eggs: Impact of Regulations
Journal Article
Fournier, A, Kerric, A, Lavoie, R
Journal of Applied Toxicology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

4- Understanding food web mercury accumulation through trophic transfer and carbon processing along a river affected by recent run-of-river dams
Journal Article
Ponton, DE, Lavoie, RA, Leclerc, M, Bilodeau, F, Planas, D, Amyot, M
Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

3- Blood UV absorbents in urban breeding herring gulls: Annual environmental conditions, not anthropogenic habitat use, drive exposure
Journal Article
Petalas, C, Provencher, JF, Lu, Z, Lavoie, RA, Elliott, KH
Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

2- Temporal trends of mercury, organochlorines and PCBs in northern gannet (Morus bassanus) eggs from Bonaventure Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1969-2009
Journal Article
Champoux, L, Rail, J-F, Lavoie, R
Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2026-06-03)

1- A positive correlation between mercury and oxidative stress-related gene expression (GPX3 and GSTM3) is measured in female Double-crested Cormorant blood
Journal Article
Gibson, LA, Lavoie, RA, Bissegger, S, Campbell, LM, Langlois, VS
Ecotoxicology (Date Added: 2022-10-27)