Migration & Foraging Behaviour Publications

*Links to papers below
**Italicized names indicate graduate, undergraduate student, post-doctoral and colleague co-authors whom I supervised or co-supervised

Frederiksen M, Descamps S, Erikstad KE, Gaston AJ, Gilchrist HG, Johansen KL, Kolbeinsson Y, Linnebjerg JF, Mallory ML, McFarlane-Tranquilla LA, Merkel FM, Montevecchi WA, Mosbech A, Reiertsen TK, Robertson GJ, Steen H, Strøm H, Thórarinsson TL (2016) Migratory connectivity of a declining seabird on an ocean basin scale: conservation implications. Biological Conservation 26-35 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.011
Garthe S, Hallgrimson GT, Montevecchi WA, Fifield DA, Furness RW (2016) East or west? Migration routes of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus from southeastern Iceland. Marine Biology 163:151 DOI 10.1007/s00227-016-2918-7
Fifield DA, Montevecchi WA, Garthe S, Robertson GJ, Kubetzki U, Rail J-F (2014) Migratory tactics and wintering areas of Northern Gannets in North America. Ornithological Monographs 79: 1-63 dx.doi.org/10.1642/aoum.79-1
Garthe S, Guse N, Montevecchi WA, Rail J-F, Grégoire F (2014) The daily catch: Flight altitude and diving behaviour of Northern Gannets feeding on Atlantic mackerel. Journal of Sea Research 85: 456-462 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.020
McFarlane Tranquilla L, Montevecchi WA, Fifield DA, Hedd A, Gaston AJ, Robertson GJ, Phillips RA (2014) Individual winter movement strategies in two species of murre (Uria spp.) in the Northwest Atlantic. PLoS ONE 9(4): e90583. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090583
Pollett, I, Hedd A, Taylor PD, Montevecchi WA, Shutler D (2014) Migratory movements and wintering areas of Leach’s Storm-Petrels tracked using geolocators. Journal of Field Ornithology 85: 322–329, 2014 dx.doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12071
Bennett SG, Burke CM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA (2013) Comparison of capelin Mallotus villosus in the diets of Common Murres Uria aalge and Northern Gannets Morus bassanus foraging from the same breeding site in the northwest Atlantic. Marine Ornithology 41: 179-182. www.marineornithology.org/PDF/41_2/41_2_179-182.pdf
Regular PM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA (2013) Must marine predators always follow scaling laws? Memory guides the foraging decisions of a pursuit-diving seabird. Animal Behaviour 86: 545-552. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.06.008
Hedd A, Montevecchi WA, Otley H, Phillips RA, Fifield DA (2012) Trans-equatorial migration and spatio-temporal habitat use of post-breeding Sooty Shearwaters Puffinus griseus in the Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 449: 277-299. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09538
Garthe S, Montevecchi WA, Davoren GK (2011) Changes in prey fields trigger different foraging tactics in a large central-place foraging marine predator. Limnology and Oceanography 56: 802-812 dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.0802
Gaston, AJ, Smith PA, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Montevecchi WA, Fifield DA, Gilchrist HG, Hedd A, Mallory ML, Robertson GJ, Phillips RA (2011) Movements and wintering areas of breeding age Brünnich’s Guillemot from two colonies in Nunavut, Canada. Marine Biology 158: 1929-1941. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1704-9
Regular PM, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA (2011) Fishing in the dark: A pursuit-diving seabird modifies foraging behaviour in response to nocturnal light levels. PLoS ONE 6(10): e26763. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026763
Davoren GK, Garthe S, Montevecchi WA, Benvenuti S (2010) Influence of prey behaviour and other predators on the foraging activities of a marine avian predator in a Low Arctic ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series 404: 275–287. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08370
Hedd A, Fifield DA, Burke CM, Montevecchi WA, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Regular PM, Buren AD, Robertson GJ (2010) Seasonal variation in foraging niches of Atlantic puffins: Evidence from stable isotopes. Aquatic Biology 9: 13-22. dx.doi.org/10.3354/ab00225
Regular PM, Davoren GK, Hedd A, Montevecchi WA (2010) Crepuscular foraging by a pursuit-diving seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series 415: 495-504. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08752
Montevecchi WA, McFarlane-Tranquilla L, Smith PA, Buren AD, Burke CM, Fifield DA, Hedd A (2009) Attending to device effects in studies of avian movement ecology. Science E-letter: www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/323/5916/896
Burke CM, Montevecchi WA (2009) The foraging decisions of a central place foraging seabird in response to fluctuations in local prey conditions. Journal of Zoology 278: 354-361. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00584.x
Regular, P.M., F. Shuhood, T. Power, W.A. Montevecchi, G.J. Robertson, D. Ballam, J.F. Piatt and B. Nakashima. (2009) Murres, capelin and oceanic climate. Inter-annual associations across a decadal shift. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.156: 293-302
Montevecchi WA, Benvenuti S, Garthe S, Davoren GK, Fifield DA (2009) Flexible tactics of an opportunistic seabird preying on capelin and salmon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 385: 295-306. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08006
Burke, C.M. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2008) Fish and chicks: Forage fish and chick success in two co-existing auks. Waterbirds.
Garthe, S., W.A. Montevecchi and G.K. Davoren. (2007) Flight destinations and foraging behavior of Northern Gannets (Sula bassana) preying on a small forage fish in a Low Arctic ecosystem. Deep Sea Research II 54: 311-320. 
Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2007) Landscape features and sea ice conditions and nesting eider abundance in northern Labrador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 301-309. 
Barrett, R.T., C.J. Camphuysen, J.W. Chardine, T. Anker-Nilssen, R.W. Furness, S. Garthe, O. Hïppop, M. Leopold, W.A. Montevecchi and R.R. Veit. (2007) Sampling methods and recommendations for dietary studies of seabirds. ICES Journal of Marine Science: in press
Montevecchi, W.A. (2007) Binary responses of Northern Gannets (Sula bassana) to changing food web and oceanographic conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 352: 213-220. 
Garthe, S., W.A. Montevecchi, G. Chapdelaine, J.F. Rail and A. Hedd. (2006) Contrasting foraging tactics of seabirds breeding in different oceanographic domains. Marine Biology 151: 687-694. 
Barrett, R.T., G. Chapdelaine, T. Anker-Nilsson, A. Mosbech, W.A. Montevecchi, J. Reid and R.R. Veit. (2006) Seabird numbers and prey consumption in the North Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63: 1145-1158. 
Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Influence of forage species on pelagic food webs: signs from seabirds. Page 14 in: T.M. Ward, M.C. Geddes and S. Mayfield (Editors) National Symposium on Ecosystem Research and Management of Fish and Fisheries. Australian Society for Fish Biology Symposium Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia, September 2004.
Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Influences of artificial light on marine birds. Pages 94-113 in: C. Rich and T. Longcore (Editors) Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. Island Press, Washington, D.C. 
Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Large predator assessments of forage species in marine food webs. Page 21 in: T.M. Ward, M.C. Geddes and S. Mayfield (Editors) National Symposium on Ecosystem Research and Management of Fish and Fisheries. Australian Society for Fish Biology Symposium on Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia, September 2004.
Hedd, A. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) Diet and trophic position of Leach’s Storm-Petrel during breeding and molt, inferred from stable isotope analysis of feathers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 322: 291-301.
Veit, R.R. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) The influences of global climate change on marine birds. Acta Zooligica Sinica 52 (Supplement): 165-168.
Montevecchi, W.A., S. Garthe and G.K. Davoren. (2006) Biophysical influences on seabird trophic assessments. In: I.L. Boyd, S. Wanless and C.J. Camphuysen (Editors) Ecosystem Management. Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom: in press.
Davoren, G.K. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) Did signals from seabirds indicate changes in capelin biology? A reply. Marine Ecology Progress Series 285: 299-309.
Davoren, G.K., J.T. Anderson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) Distribution patterns of Common Murres Uria aalge: Underlying behavioural mechanisms in the context of predator-prey theory. Marine Ornithology. pdf - 1990 KB
Davoren, G.K. and W.A. Montevecchi (2003) Signals from seabirds indicate changing biology of capelin biology. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 258: 253-261. 
Davoren, G.K., W.A. Montevecchi and J.T. Anderson (2002) Hot spots of predators and prey on multiple spatial and temporal scales in the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Atlantic. ICES Conference Report CM 2002/N:11.
Montevecchi, W.A. (2001) Seabirds as indicators of ocean pollution. In: J. Steele, S. Thorpe and K. Turekian (Editors). Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. Academic Press, London.
Montevecchi, W.A. and R.A. Myers. (1997) Centurial and decadal oceanographic influences on changes in Northern Gannet populations and diets in the Northwest Atlantic: Implications for climate change. ICES Journal of Marine Science 54: 608-614.
Montevecchi, W.A. and R.A. Myers. (1996) Dietary changes of seabirds reflect shifts in pelagic food webs. Sarsia 80: 313-322.
Duquette, L.S. and W.A. Montevecchi. (1996) Science, utilization, conservation, management and the George River Caribou Herd. Rangifer Special Issue No. 9:13-15.
Montevecchi, W.A. and R.A. Myers. (1995) Prey harvests of seabirds reflect pelagic fish and squid abundance on multiple spatial and temporal scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 117:1-9.
Barrett, R.T., P.H. Becker, R.W. Furness, G.L. Hunt Jr., D. Latrouite, W.A. Montevecchi, B. Olsen, H. Skov, M.L. Tasker and P. Wright. (1994) Seabird prey harvests in the North Sea. Seabird/Fisheries Interaction Study Group Report, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) (Copenhagen) CM 1994/L:3.
Montevecchi, W.A. (1993) Birds as indicators of change in marine prey stocks. Pages 217-266 in: R.W. Furness and J.D. Greenwood (Editor) Birds as Monitors of Environmental Change. Chapman and Hall, London.
Montevecchi, W.A. (1993) Seabird indication of squid stock conditions. Journal of Cephalopod Biology 2: 57-63.
Montevecchi, W.A. (1993) Birds as bio-indicators in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Pages 60-62 in: J. Hall and M. Wadleigh (Editors) The Scientific Challenge of Our Changing Environment. Canadian Global Change Program Report Incidental Series No. IR93 2: 60-62.
Montevecchi, W.A. and R.A. Myers. (1992) Monitoring fluctuations in pelagic fish availability with seabirds. Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee (CAFSAC) Research Document 92/94 20 pages.
Montevecchi, W.A. (1991) Seabirds: Oceanic Barometers. Ideas (CBC Radio, Toronto; broadcast in October 1991; rebroadcast in February 1993)
Montevecchi, W.A. and A. Berruti. (1991) Avian indication of pelagic fisheries and trophic changes in the southeast and northwest Atlantic. Acta 20 Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici, 2246-2256.

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