Archive: Scholarship
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Conserving migratory land birds in the New World: Do we know enough?
This 2010 study with co-author Peter Marra discusses the knowledge gaps in the study of annual bird. …
March 1, 2010
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Optimal Conservation of Migratory Species
2007 study with co-author Peter Marra analyzes the utility and efficiency of current conservation efforts for migratory. …
August 15, 2007
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West Nile virus emergence and large-scale declines of North American bird populations
This 2007 article in Nature, coauthored by Dr. Marra, demonstrates the potential impacts of an invasive species on a diverse faunal assemblage across broad geographical scales,…
May 16, 2007
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Predicting the global spread of H5N1 avian influenza
This 2006 study highlights the potential synergism between trade and wild animal movement in the emergence and pandemic spread of pathogens and demonstrate the value of…
December 19, 2006
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Host heterogeneity dominates West Nile virus transmission
This 2006 study, co-authored by Dr. Marra, analyzes how heterogeneity in avian host species of West Nile Virus affects. …
May 23, 2006
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West Nile Virus Epidemics in North America Are Driven by Shifts in Mosquito Feeding Behavior
This study, co-authored by Peter Marra, underscores the dramatic effects of vector behavior in driving the transmission of zoonotic pathogens to.…
February 28, 2006
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The Neighborhood Nestwatch Program: Participant Outcomes of a Citizen-Science Ecological Research Project
The Neighborhood Nestwatch Program, an innovative approach to ecological citizen science, increases scientific literacy as shown by this 2005. …
June 7, 2005
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The influence of climate on the timing and rate of spring bird migration
This 2004 Marra et al. study reveals that the timing of annual bird migration can be adjusted in response to variation in weather and/or phenology along migration.…
October 5, 2004
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Tropical winter habitat limits reproductive success on the temperate breeding grounds in a migratory bird
This 2004 paper, co-authored by Dr. Marra, studies the effects of winter habitat loss on the reproductive success of migratory bird. …
January 7, 2004
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Links between worlds: unraveling migratory connectivity
Webster, Marra, et al. study considers the links between migratory connectivity and ecological, evolutionary and conservation.…
February 1, 2002