Martin, P.R. and C.K. Ghalambor. 2024. Is competitive ability the key adaptation to benign environments? Revisiting experiments on closely related species of tidal plants. Biology Letters 20: 20230509.  link  see also Royal Society Ecology & Evolution Series seminar  link

 

Martin, P.R., O.J. Robinson and F. Bonier. 2024. Rare edges and abundant cores: range-wide variation in abundance in North American birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 291: 20231760.  link

 

Petrenko, J., P.R. Martin, R.E. Fanelli and F. Bonier. 2024. Urban tolerance does not protect against population decline in North American birds. Biology Letters 20: 20230507.  link  [Jules's honours research in Fran Bonier's lab]

 

Burke, K.W., A.F. Groulx and P.R. Martin. 2024. The Competitive exclusion – tolerance rule explains habitat partitioning among co-occurring species of burying beetles. Ecology 105: e4208.  link  [part of Kevin Burke's graduate research in our lab]

 

Vangenne, Y.D., B. Sheppard and P.R. Martin. 2023. Behavioral dominance interactions between two species of burying beetle (Nicrophorus orbicollis and Nicrophorus pustulatus). PeerJ 11: e16090  link  [Yohanna Vangenne's honours research in our lab]

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Kenyon, H.L. and P.R. Martin. 2023. Color as an interspecific badge of status: a comparative test. American Naturalist  202: 433-447.  link  [part of Haley Kenyon's graduate research in our lab]

 

Martin, P.R. and C.K. Ghalambor. 2023. A case for the “Competitive exclusion – tolerance rule” as a general cause of species turnover along environmental gradients. American Naturalist 202: 1-17.  link

 

Wettlaufer, J.D., A. Ye, H.A. MacMillan and P.R. Martin. 2023. A test of the competitive ability – cold tolerance trade-off hypothesis in seasonally breeding beetles. Ecological Entomology 48: 55-68.  link  [part of Jill Wettlaufer's graduate research and April Ye's honours research in our lab]

 

Basham, E.E., J.V. Briskie and P.R. Martin. 2023. Variation in foraging strategies of New Zealand albatross species within a dominance hierarchy. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 50: 461-477  link  [Eryn Basham's honours research in our lab]

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Sinclair, E.C., P.R. Martin and F. Bonier. 2022. Among-species variation in hormone concentrations is associated with urban tolerance in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289: 20221600.  link [Emma Sinclair's graduate research in Fran Bonier's lab]

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Fanelli, R.E., P.R. Martin, O.J. Robinson and F. Bonier. 2022. Estimates of species-level tolerance of urban habitat in North American birds. Ecology e3821.  link  [part of Rachel Fanelli's graduate research in Fran Bonier's and our labs]

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Kenyon, H.L. and P.R. Martin. 2022. Experimental test of selection against hybridization as a driver of avian signal divergence. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 35: 1087-1098.  link  [part of Haley Kenyon's graduate research in our lab]

 

Mauro, A.A., A.A. Shah, P.R. Martin and C.K. Ghalambor. 2022. An integrative perspective on the mechanistic basis of context dependent species interactions. Integrative and Comparative Biology 62: 164–178.   link

 

Kenyon, H.L. and P.R. Martin. 2022. Aggressive signaling among competing species of birds. PeerJ 10: e13431.  link  [part of Haley Kenyon's graduate research in our lab]

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Wettlaufer, J.D., K.W. Burke, D.V. Beresford and P.R. Martin. 2021. Partitioning resources through the seasons: abundance and phenology of carrion beetles (Silphidae) in southeastern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 99: 961–973.  link  R code & dataset  [part of Jill Wettlaufer's graduate research in our lab]

 

Kenyon, H.L. and P.R. Martin. 2021. Experimental tests of selection against heterospecific aggression as a driver of avian color pattern divergence. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34: 1110-1124.  link  R code & dataset  [part of Haley Kenyon's graduate research in our lab]

 

Munim, S., R.E. Fanelli and P.R. Martin. 2021. A male Field Sparrow paired with a female Clay-colored Sparrow in southeastern Ontario. Ontario Birds 39: 2-14. 

 

Schrempf, S., K.W. Burke, J.D. Wettlaufer and P.R. Martin. 2021. Behavioural dominance interactions between Nicrophorus orbicollis and N. tomentosus burying beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae). PeerJ 9: e10797.  link  [Scott Schrempf's honours thesis research in our lab]

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Martin, P.R. and J.V. Briskie. 2021. Dominance interactions among New Zealand albatrosses and petrels at ecotourist boats. Notornis 68: 51-64.  pdf

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Martin, P.R., K. Burke and F. Bonier. 2021. Plasticity versus evolutionary divergence: what causes habitat partitioning in urban-adapted birds?  American Naturalist 197: 60-74.  link  R code & dataset

 

Collard, A.E., J.D. Wettlaufer, K.W. Burke, D.V. Beresford and P.R. Martin. 2021. Body size variation in a guild of carrion beetles. Canadian Journal of Zoology 99: 117-129.  link  R code & dataset  [Allison Collard's honours thesis research in our lab]

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DeMarco, K.V.B. and P.R. Martin. 2020. A case of a Pustulated Carrion Beetle (Nicrophorus pustulatus, Coleoptera: Silphidae) burying live Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor, Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) nestlings under the nest. Canadian Field-Naturalist 134: 217-221.  pdf

 

Burke, K.W., J.D. Wettlaufer, D.V. Beresford and P.R. Martin. 2020. Habitat use of co-occurring burying beetles (genus Nicrophorus) in southeastern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98: 591–602.  link   R code & dataset  [part of Kevin Burke's graduate research in our lab]

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Martin, P.R., H.L. Kenyon and L. Hayes. 2020. Size‐dependent costs of migration: migrant bird species are subordinate to residents, but only at small body sizes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33: 495-504.  link  R code & dataset

 

Martin, P.R. and F. Bonier. 2018. Species interactions limit the occurrence of urban-adapted birds in cities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 115: E11495-E11504.  link  R code & dataset

Wettlaufer, J.D., K.W. Burke, A. Schizkoske, D.V. Beresford and P.R. Martin. 2018. Ecological divergence of burying beetles into the forest canopy. PeerJ 6: e5829.  link  R code & dataset  [Jill Wettlaufer's honours thesis research in our lab]

Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, T.W. Small, J.E. Danner, R.M. Danner, W.A. Nelson and I.T. Moore. 2018. Energetic costs and strategies of post-juvenal molt in an equatorial bird, the Rufous-collared Sparrows (Zonotrichia capensis). Ornitología Neotropical 29: S19-S28.  pdf

Patrick, A.M.K., V.G. Rohwer and P.R. Martin. 2017. Evidence for individual consistency and location effects on nest morphology in a population of Yellow Warblers (Setophaga petechia). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129: 469-480.  pdf  [Allie Patrick's honours thesis research in our lab]

Rohwer, V.G., A. Pauw and P.R. Martin. 2017. Fluff-thieving birds sabotage seed dispersal. Royal Society Open Science 4: 160538.  link dataset  [part of Vanya Rohwer's graduate research in our lab] Featured in Times Live (South Africa).

Martin, P.R., C. Freshwater and C.K. Ghalambor. 2017. The outcomes of most aggressive interactions among closely related bird species are asymmetric. PeerJ 5: e2847.  link  dataset

Bonier F. and P.R. Martin. 2016. How can we estimate natural selection on endocrine traits? Lessons from evolutionary biology. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 20161887.  link  dataset

Purves, E.F., M.A. Conboy, R.J. Robertson and P.R. Martin. 2016. Does white tail patch size indicate quality in male Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea)? Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128: 343-354.  pdf  dataset  [Liz Purves's honours thesis research in our lab]

Rohwer, V.G., F. Bonier and P.R. Martin. 2015. Conflict between biotic and climatic selective pressures acting on an extended phenotype in a subarctic, but not temperate, environment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282: 2015.1585.  link  dataset  [part of Vanya Rohwer's graduate research in our lab]

Martin, P.R. 2015. Distribution and numbers of Snowy Owls on Amherst Island, Ontario, during an irruption year. Ontario Birds 33: 98-112.  pdf

Martin, P.R. 2015. The paradox of the Birds-of-Paradise: persistent hybridization as a signature of historical reinforcement. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 8: 58-66.  link

Bothwell, E., R. Montgomerie, S.C. Lougheed and P.R. Martin. 2015. Closely related species of birds differ more in body size when their ranges overlap — in warm, but not cool, climates. Evolution 69: 1701-1712.  pdf  R code & dataset  [Emma Bothwell's honours thesis research in our lab]

Martin, P.R., R. Montgomerie and S.C. Lougheed. 2015. Bird color patterns are more divergent at intermediate levels of breeding range sympatry. American Naturalist 185: 443-451.  pdf  R code & dataset

Martin, P.R. 2015. Trade-offs and biological diversity: integrative answers to ecological questions. Pages 291-308 in L.B. Martin, C.K. Ghalambor, and H.A. Woods (editors). Integrative Organismal Biology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.  pdf

Martin, P.R. and R.C. Dobbs. 2014. Asymmetric response to heterospecific songs in two sympatric wrens (Troglodytidae) in Argentina: House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) and Mountain Wren (T. solstitialis). Ornitología Neotropical 25: 407-419.  pdf

Martin, P.R. and C.K. Ghalambor. 2014. When David beats Goliath: The advantage of large size in interspecific aggressive contests declines over evolutionary time. PLOS ONE 9(9): e108741.  link  dataset  Featured in Inside Science.

Freshwater, C., C.K. Ghalambor and P.R. Martin. 2014. Repeated patterns of trait divergence between closely related dominant and subordinate bird species. Ecology 95: 2334-2345.  pdf  dataset  [Cameron Freshwater's honours thesis research in our lab]

Bonier, F., C. Eikenaar, P.R. Martin and I.T. Moore. 2014. Extra-pair paternity rates vary with latitude and elevation in Emberizid sparrows. American Naturalist 183: 54-61.  pdf  dataset  Featured in Science.

Eikenaar, C., F. Bonier, P.R. Martin and I.T. Moore. 2013. High rates of extra-pair paternity in two equatorial populations of Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis. Journal of Avian Biology 178: 53-63.  pdf

Rohwer, V.G., F. Bonier, and P.R. Martin. 2012. Juvenal plumage polymorphism in Yellow Warblers is not associated with sex. Condor 114: 407-411.  pdf

Moore, S.D. and V.G. Rohwer. 2012. The function of adult female begging during incubation in sub-arctic breeding Yellow Warblers. Animal Behaviour 84: 1213-1219.  pdf  [Drew Moore's honours thesis research in our lab]

Danner, J.E., R.M. Danner, F. Bonier, P.R. Martin, T.W. Small and I.T. Moore. 2011. Female, but not male, tropical sparrows respond more strongly to the local song dialect: implications for population divergence. American Naturalist 178: 53-63.  pdf  dataset  Featured in The New York Times. 

Crossman, C.A., V.G. Rohwer and P.R. Martin. 2011. Variation in the structure of bird nests between northern Manitoba and southeastern Ontario. PLOS ONE 6(4): e19086.  link  [Carla Crossman's honours thesis research in our lab]

Bura, V.L., V.G. Rohwer, P.R. Martin and J.E. Yack. 2011. Whistling in caterpillars (Amorpha juglandis, Bombycoidea): sound-producing mechanism and function. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 30-37.  pdf  Featured in Journal of Experimental Biology, Nature, and Science.

Martin, P.R. and B.M. Di Labio. 2011. Yellow-nosed Albatross: new to Ontario. Ontario Birds 29: 58-79.  pdf

Greeney, H.F, P.R. Martin, R.A. Gelis, A. Solano-Ugalde, F. Bonier, B. Freeman and E.T. Miller. 2011. Notes on the breeding of high-Andean birds in northern Ecuador. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 131: 24-31.  pdf

Rohwer, V.G. and J.S.Y. Law. 2010. Geographic variation in nests of Yellow Warblers breeding in Churchill, Manitoba, and Elgin, Ontario. Condor 112: 596-604.  pdf  [James Law's honours thesis research in our lab]

Martin, P.R., R. Montgomerie and S.C. Lougheed. 2010. Rapid sympatry explains greater color pattern divergence in high latitude birds. Evolution 64: 336-347.  pdf  dataset

Martin, P.R., F. Bonier, I.T. Moore and J.J. Tewksbury. 2009. Latitudinal variation in the asynchrony of seasons: implications for higher rates of population differentiation and speciation in the tropics. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 2: 9-17.  link

Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, I.T. Moore and J.C. Wingfield. 2009. Do baseline glucocorticoid levels predict fitness? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24: 634-642.  pdf   [see also subsequent letter and response: 25:261-263  pdf]

Munro, H.J., P.R. Martin, I.T. Moore and F. Bonier. 2009. Blood parasites in adult and nestling birds in the Ecuadorian Andes. Ornitología Neotropical 20: 461-465.  pdf

Bonier, F., I.T. Moore, P.R. Martin and R.J. Robertson. 2009. Variation in the relationship between fitness and baseline corticosteroid levels in a passerine bird. General and Comparative Endocrinology163: 208-213.  pdf

King, L.E.,  V.J. Emery, R.J. Robertson, R. Vallender and P.R. Martin. 2009. Population densities of Golden-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, and their hybrids, in eastern Ontario. Ontario Birds 27: 2-22.  pdf

Martin, P.R., F. Bonier and I.T. Moore. 2009. First observation of sap well use and maintenance by the Glossy Flowerpiercer (Diglossa lafresnayii) (Thraupidae). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 213-215.  pdf  video

Martin, P.R. and J.J. Tewksbury. 2008. Latitudinal variation in subspecific diversification of birds. Evolution  62: 2775-2788.  pdf

Greeney, H.F., P.R. Martin, R.C. Dobbs, R.A. Gelis, A. Bücker and H. Montag. 2008. Nesting ecology of the Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus) in Ecuador. Ornitología Neotropical 19: 335-344.  pdf

Deutsch, C.A., J. J. Tewksbury, R.B. Huey, K.S. Sheldon, C.K. Ghalambor, D.C. Haak and P.R. Martin. 2008. Thermal tolerance, climate warming, and terrestrial ectotherms in the tropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 105: 6668-6672.  link  Featured by BBC News.

Greeney, H.F., R.C. Dobbs, P.R. Martin and R.A. Gelis. 2008. The breeding biology of Grallaria and Grallaricula antpittas. Journal of Field Ornithology 79: 113-129.  pdf

Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, and I.T. Moore. 2008. First description of the nest and young of the Agile Tit-Tyrant (Uromyias agilis). Ornitología Neotropical 19: 117-122.  pdf

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Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, J.P. Jensen, L.K. Butler, M. Ramenofsky, and J.C. Wingfield. 2007. Premigratory life history stages of juvenile arctic birds: Costs, constraints, and trade-offs. Ecology 88: 2729–2735.  pdf

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Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, and J.C. Wingfield. 2007. Urban birds have broader environmental tolerance. Biology Letters 3: 670-673.  pdf

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Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, and J.C. Wingfield. 2007. Maternal corticosteroids influence primary offspring sex ratio in a free-ranging passerine bird. Behavioral Ecology 18: 1045-1050.  pdf

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Martin, P.R., F. Bonier, and J.J. Tewksbury. 2007. Revisiting Jablonski (1993): Cladogenesis and range expansion explain latitudinal variation in taxonomic richness. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 930-936.  pdf

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Bonier, F., P.R. Martin, K.S. Sheldon, J.P. Jensen, S.L. Foltz, and J.C. Wingfield. 2007. Sex-specific consequences of life in the city. Behavioral Ecology 18: 121-129.  pdf

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Rohwer, S. and P.R. Martin. 2007. Time since contact and gene flow may explain variation in hybrid frequencies among three Dendroica townsendi x D. occidentalis (Parulidae) hybrid zones. Auk 124: 1347-1358.  pdf

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Ghalambor, C., R.B. Huey, P.R. Martin, J.J. Tewksbury, and G. Wang. 2006. Are mountain passes higher in the tropics? Janzen's hypothesis revisited. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46: 5-17.  pdf

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Greeney, H.F., L.H. Jamieson, R.C. Dobbs, P.R. Martin, and R.A. Gelis. 2006. Observations on the nest, eggs, and natural history of the Highland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) in eastern Ecuador. Ornitología Neotropical 17: 151-154.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and H.F. Greeney. 2006. Description of the nest, eggs and nestling period of the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Grallaria ruficapilla, from the eastern Ecuadorian Andes. Cotinga 25: 47-49.  pdf

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Martin, P.R., F. Bonier, and D.D. Gibson. 2006. First nest of the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris for Alaska, with notes on breeding biology. Western Birds 37: 8-22.  pdf

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Greeney, H.F., C. Dingle, R.C. Dobbs, and P.R. Martin. 2006. Natural history of the Streak-necked Flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis) in northeastern Ecuador. Cotinga 25: 59-64.  pdf

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Greeney, H.F. and P.R. Martin. 2005. High in the Ecuadorian Andes: the nest and eggs of the Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis). Ornitología Neotropical 16: 567-571.  pdf

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Greeney, H.F., R.C. Dobbs, P.R. Martin, K. Haupkla, and R.A. Gelis. 2005. Nesting and foraging ecology of the Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus ruficeps) in eastern Ecuador. Ornitología Neotropical 16: 427-432.  pdf

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Greeney, H.F., P.R. Martin, R.C. Dobbs, M. Lysinger, and R.A. Gelis. 2005. Notes on the breeding of Basileuterus warblers in Ecuador. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 125: 129-135.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and J.K. McKay. 2004. Latitudinal variation in genetic divergence of populations and the potential for future speciation. Evolution 58: 938-945.  pdf

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Martin, P.R., R.C. Dobbs, H.F. Greeney, M. Doveston, and H. Creber. 2004. First record of Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens for Ecuador. Cotinga 21: 60-62.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and R.C. Dobbs. 2004. Description of the nest, egg, and nestling of the Watkins’s Antpitta (Grallaria  watkinsi). Cotinga 21: 35-37.  pdf

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Dobbs, R.C., H.F. Greeney, and P.R. Martin. 2003. The nest, nesting behavior, and foraging ecology of the Rusty-winged Barbtail (Premnornis guttuligera). Wilson Bulletin 115: 367-373.  pdf

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Dobbs, R.C., P.R. Martin, C. Batista, H. Montag, and H. Greeney. 2003. Notes on egg-laying, incubation, and nestling care in the Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis. Cotinga 19: 65-70.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and T.E. Martin. 2001. Ecological and fitness consequences of species coexistence: a removal experiment with wood warblers. Ecology 82: 189-206.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and T.E. Martin. 2001. Behavioral interactions between coexisting species: song playback experiments with wood warblers. Ecology 82: 207-218.  pdf

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Dobbs, R.C., P.R. Martin, and M.J. Kuehn. 2001. On the nest, eggs, nestlings, and parental care in the Scaled Antpitta (Grallaria guatimalensis). Ornitología Neotropical 12: 225-233.  pdf

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Martin, T.E., P.R. Martin, C.R. Olson, B.J. Heidinger, and J.J. Fontaine. 2000. Parental care and clutch sizes in North and South American birds. Science 287: 1482-1485.  pdf

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Dobbs, R.C. and P.R. Martin. 2000. Winter nocturnal roost sites and behavior of some desert passerines in western Texas. Western Birds 31: 120-122.  pdf

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Briskie, J.V., P.R. Martin, and T.E. Martin. 1999. Nest predation and the evolution of nestling begging calls. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266: 2153-2160.  link

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Dobbs, R.C., P.R. Martin, and T.E. Martin. 1998. Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus). In The Birds of North America, No. 368 (A. Poole and F. Gills, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.  link

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Dobbs, R.C. and P.R. Martin. 1998. Migrant bird participation at an army ant swarm in montane Jalisco, México. Wilson Bulletin 110: 277-279.  pdf

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Fotheringham, J.R., P.R. Martin, and L. Ratcliffe. 1997. Song transmission and auditory perception of distance in four species of wood warblers (Parulinae). Animal Behaviour 53: 1271-1285.  pdf

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Martin, P.R., J.R. Fotheringham, L. Ratcliffe, and R.J. Robertson. 1996. Response of American Redstarts (suborder Passeri) and Least Flycatchers (suborder Tyranni) to heterospecific playback: the role of song in aggressive interactions and interference competition. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 39: 227-235.  pdf

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Stutchbury, B.J., P.R. Martin, and E.S. Morton. 1996. Nesting behavior of the Slate-colored Seedeater (Sporophila schistacea) in Panamá. Ornitología Neotropical 7: 63-65.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. 1996. Review of Species Diversity in Space and Time, by Michael L. Rosenzweig. Auk 113: 729-730.

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Martin, P.R., J.R. Fotheringham, and R.J. Robertson. 1995. A Prairie Warbler with a conspecific and heterospecific song repertoire. Auk 112: 770-774.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and B.M. Di Labio. 1994. Natural hybrids between the Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, and the Barrow’s Goldeneye, B. islandica. Canadian Field-Naturalist 108: 195-198.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. and B.M. Di Labio. 1994. Identification of Common x Barrow’s goldeneye hybrids in the field. Birding 26: 104-105.

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Villard, M.-A., P.R. Martin, and C.G. Drummond. 1993. Habitat fragmentation and pairing success in the Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus). Auk 110: 759-768.  pdf

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Martin, P.R. 1991. Review of Birds to Watch: The ICBP World Check-list of Threatened Birds, by N.J. Collar and P. Andrew. Canadian Field-Naturalist 105: 301-302.

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Martin, P.R. and B.M. Di Labio. 1991. An apparent Common x Barrow’s goldeneye hybrid from the St. Lawrence River. Ontario Birds 9: 67-70.  pdf

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Di Labio, B.M. and P.R. Martin. 1989. Common Raven nesting in eastern Ontario. Ontario Birds 7: 62-64.  pdf