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2024
Corimanya J, Smith E, Boyle WA. Experimental evidence that nest orientation influences microclimate in a temperate grassland. Journal of Field Ornithology. 2024;95(1). doi:10.5751/JFO-00387-950102.
2023
Silber KM, Mohankumar NM, Hefley TJ, Boyle WA. Emigration and survival correlate with different precipitation metrics throughout a grassland songbird's annual cycle. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 2023;87(3):e22371. doi:10.1002/jwmg.22371.
Freeman NE, Gustafson M, Hefley TJ, Boyle WA. Riding out the storm: depleted fat stores and elevated hematocrit in a small bodied endotherm exposed to severe weather. Cooke S. Conservation Physiology. 2023;11(1). doi:10.1093/conphys/coad011.
Silber KM. Under the weather: mechanisms underlying avian responses to precipitation. Department of Biology. 2023;PhD Dissertation. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/handle/2097/43041 (link is external).
2022
Verheijen BHF, Erickson AN, Boyle WA, et al. Predation, parasitism, and drought counteract the benefits of patch-burn grazing for the reproductive success of grassland songbirds. Ornithological Applications. 2022;124:1–22. doi:10.1093/ornithapp/duab066.
2021
Smith EB. Direct and indirect drivers of grassland bird population declines and settlement decisions over broad spatial and temporal scales. Department of Biology. 2021;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/41480 (link is external).
2020
Bruckerhoff LA, R. Connell K, Guinnip JP, et al. Harmony on the prairie? Grassland plant and animal community responses to variation in climate across land‐use gradients. Ecology. 2020;101(5):e02986. doi:10.1002/ecy.2986.
Winnicki SK, Munguía SM, Williams EJ, Boyle WA. Social interactions do not drive territory aggregation in a grassland songbird. Ecology. 2020;101(2):e02927. doi:10.1002/ecy.2927.
2019
Williams EJ, Boyle WA. Causes and consequences of avian within-season dispersal decisions in a dynamic grassland environment. Animal Behaviour. 2019;155:77 - 87. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.06.009.
Winnicki S. Growing up prairie: Ecological drivers of grassland songbird nestling development. Department of Biology. 2019;MS Thesis. Available at: https://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/40070 (link is external).
2018
Williams EJ, Boyle WA. Patterns and correlates of within-season breeding dispersal: a common strategy in a declining grassland songbird. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 2018;135(1):1-14. doi:10.1642/AUK-17-69.1.
2017
Sommers AS, Boyle WA, McGuire LP. Validation of a field-ready handheld meter for plasma β-hydroxybutyrate analysis. Journal of Field Ornithology. 2017;88(4):399 - 404. doi:10.1111/jofo.2017.88.issue-410.1111/jofo.12233.
2016
Williams EJ. Grasshopper sparrows on the move: patterns and causes of within-season breeding dispersal in a declining grassland songbird. 2016;MS Thesis. Available at: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/32705 (link is external).