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  1. Multiscale habitat selection by a forest-dwelling shorebird, the American woodcock: Implications for forest management in southern New England, USA

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  2. Introduced and Native Congeners Use Different Resource Allocation Strategies to Maintain Performance during Infection

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, July 2014, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  3. Integrating aerial and ship surveys of marine birds into a combined density surface model: A case study of wintering Common Loons

    Article • Ornithological Applications, May 2014, Cooper Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  4. Spare capacity and phenotypic flexibility in the digestive system of a migratory bird: defining the limits of animal design

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  5. Using Nocturnal Flight Calls to Assess the Fall Migration of Warblers and Sparrows along a Coastal Ecological Barrier

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  6. Habitat use and selection of black scoters in southern New England and siting of offshore wind energy facilities

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  7. Encouraging Family Forest Owners to Create Early Successional Wildlife Habitat in Southern New England

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  8. A spatial conservation prioritization approach for protecting marine birds given proposed offshore wind energy development

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  9. Site‐specific regulation of adult neurogenesis by dietary fatty acid content, vitamin E and flight exercise in European starlings

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  10. Fruit removal rate depends on neighborhood fruit density, frugivore abundance, and spatial context

    Article • Oecologia, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  11. Ambient temperature and nutritional stress influence fatty acid composition of structural and fuel lipids in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) tissues

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  12. The importance of antioxidants for avian fruit selection during autumn migration

    Article • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, September 2013, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  13. Densities of Wintering Scoters in Relation to Benthic Prey Assemblages in a North Atlantic Estuary

    Article • Waterbirds, June 2013, Waterbird Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  14. Non-destructive techniques to assess body composition of birds: a review and validation study

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  15. Birds Select Fruits with More Anthocyanins and Phenolic Compounds During Autumn Migration

    Article • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, March 2013, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  16. Oxidative stress, circulating antioxidants, and dietary preferences in songbirds

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  17. Physiological regulatory networks: ecological roles and evolutionary constraints

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  18. Rapid environmental degradation in a subarctic ecosystem influences resource use of a keystone avian herbivore

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, April 2012, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  19. Erratum: Time energy budgets and food use of Atlantic brant across their wintering range

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  20. Tissue-Specific Mass Changes During Fasting: The Protein Turnover Hypothesis

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  21. Evaluating spatially explicit viability of a declining ruffed grouse population

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  22. A spatial analysis of forest management and its contribution to maintaining the extent of shrubland habitat in southern New England, United States

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  23. Ecology of Vertebrate Nutrition

    Article • October 2011, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  24. A Mass Balance Approach to Identify and Compare Differential Routing of 13 C-Labeled Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins In Vivo

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, September 2011, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  25. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds.— J. Eduardo , P. W. Bicudo , William A. Buttemer , Mark A. Chappell , James T. Pearson , and Claus Bech . 2010. Oxford University Press, New York. x + 328 pp., 60 illustrations. ISBN 978-0-19-922844-7 (...

    Article • Ornithology, July 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  26. Reduced body mass gain in small passerines during migratory stopover under simulated heat wave conditions

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  27. Dietary fatty acid composition influences tissue lipid profiles and regulation of body temperature in Japanese quail

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  28. Time energy budgets and food use of Atlantic brant across their wintering range

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, February 2011, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  29. Flight muscle shape reliably predicts flight muscle mass of migratory songbirds: a new tool for field ornithologists

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  30. Ontogeny and Nutritional Status Influence Oxidative Kinetics of Nutrients and Whole-Animal Bioenergetics in Zebra Finches, Taeniopygia guttata : New Applications for 13 C Breath Testing

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, January 2011, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  31. Carbon Turnover in Tissues of a Passerine Bird: Allometry, Isotopic Clocks, and Phenotypic Flexibility in Organ Size

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, November 2010, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  32. Extent of phenotypic flexibility during long-distance flight is determined by tissue-specific turnover rates: a new hypothesis

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  33. Protein Requirements of an Omnivorous and a Granivorous Songbird Decrease During Migration

    Article • Ornithology, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  34. Evaluating if Energy and Protein Limit Abundance of Hawaiian Moorhen

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  35. Fasting triggers hypothermia, and ambient temperature modulates its depth in Japanese quail Coturnix japonica

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  36. Patterns of Fuel Use and Storage in Migrating Passerines in Relation to Fruit Resources at Autumn Stopover Sites

    Article • Ornithology, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  37. Predicting Landscape-Scale Habitat Distribution for Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Using Presence-Only Data

    Article • Wildlife Biology, December 2009, Wildlife Biology

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  38. Carbon Turnover in Tissues of a Passerine Bird: Allometry, Isotopic Clocks, and Phenotypic Flexibility in Organ Size

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, November 2009, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  39. Macronutrient profiles of wetland plants consumed by the Hawaiian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis)

    Article • Wetlands, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  40. Effect of dietary fatty acid composition on fatty acid profiles of polar and neutral lipid tissue fractions in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  41. Dietary Macronutrients Affect Lipid Metabolites and Body Composition of a Migratory Passerine, the White‐Throated Sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis )

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, May 2009, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  42. Experimental manipulation of testosterone and condition during molt affects activity and vocalizations of male blue tits

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  43. FRUIT QUALITY AND CONSUMPTION BY SONGBIRDS DURING AUTUMN MIGRATION

    Article • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, September 2007, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  44. Using Nest Temperature to Estimate Nest Attendance of Piping Plovers

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  45. Habitat Characteristics Associated with the Distribution and Abundance of Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Ducks) Wintering in Southern New England

    Article • Northeastern Naturalist, June 2007, Humboldt Field Research Institute

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  46. EFFECTS OF PRESCRIBED FALL BURNING ON A WETLAND PLANT COMMUNITY, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PLANTS AND HERBIVORES

    Article • Western North American Naturalist, April 2007, Western North American Naturalist

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  47. EFFECT OF DIET COMPOSITION ON PLASMA METABOLITE PROFILES IN A MIGRATORY SONGBIRD

    Article • Ornithological Applications, January 2007, Cooper Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  48. METABOLIC ROUTING OF DIETARY NUTRIENTS IN BIRDS: EFFECTS OF DIETARY LIPID CONCENTRATION ON δ13C OF DEPOT FAT AND ITS ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

    Article • Ornithology, January 2007, American Ornithologists' Union

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  49. Waterfowl–habitat associations during winter in an urban North Atlantic estuary

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  50. Tri-trophic effects of plant defenses: chickadees consume caterpillars based on host leaf chemistry

    Article • Oikos, May 2006, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  51. Metabolic Routing of Dietary Nutrients in Birds: Effects of Diet Quality and Macronutrient Composition Revealed Using Stable Isotopes

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, May 2006, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  52. Habitat Selection and Home Range Size of Ruffed Grouse in Rhode Island

    Article • Northeastern Naturalist, December 2005, Humboldt Field Research Institute

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  53. SEASONAL CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF LIPID STORES IN MIGRATORY BIRDS: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

    Article • Ornithological Applications, January 2005, Cooper Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  54. Stable isotopes in breath, blood, feces and feathers can indicate intra-individual changes in the diet of migratory songbirds

    Article • Oecologia, December 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  55. Flying, fasting, and feeding in birds during migration: a nutritional and physiological ecology perspective

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  56. Diet preferences for specific fatty acids and their effect on composition of fat reserves in migratory Red-eyed Vireos (Vireo olivaceous)

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, August 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  57. Diet Quality and Food Limitation Affect the Dynamics of Body Composition and Digestive Organs in a Migratory Songbird ( Zonotrichia albicollis )

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, May 2004, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  58. DETERMINANTS OF DIETARY PREFERENCE IN YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS

    Article • The Wilson Bulletin, June 2002, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  59. Diet preferences of warblers for specific fatty acids in relation to nutritional requirements and digestive capabilities

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  60. Ecology of Vertebrate Nutrition

    Article • April 2002, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  61. Phenotypic flexibility in digestive system structure and function in migratory birds and its ecological significance

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  62. Digestive adjustments in cedar waxwings to high feeding rate

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Zoology, March 1999, Wiley

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  63. Test of a digestion optimization model: effect of variable-reward feeding schedules on digestive performance of a migratory bird

    Article • Oecologia, April 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  64. Patterns and processes in the vertebrate digestive system

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, November 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  65. Courtship Behavior of the Small-Mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma Texanum): the Effects of Conspecific Males On Male Mating Tactics

    Article • Behaviour, January 1992, Brill

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  66. Foraging Ecology and Prey Preference of Pond-Form Larval Small-Mouthed Salamanders, Ambystoma texanum

    Article • Copeia, December 1989, JSTOR

    Professor Scott R McWilliams

  67. Effects of Elevated CO2 on Keystone Herbivores in Modern Arctic Ecosystems

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Scott R McWilliams