Publications — Seabirds

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Peer Reviewed

• Allard, K.A., A.R. Breton, S.D. Kildaw, and C.L. Buck. In review. Evidence for extended foraging trips by black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa trydactyla) under favorable conditions. Oecologia (Berlin).
• Breton, A.R., S.D. Kildaw, K.M. Murra, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Multilevel models reveal no cohort level variation in foraging effort to explain a regime shift in kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) breeding success. Ecological Modeling 212:233–243.
• Brewer, J.H., K.M. O'Reilly, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Effect of investigator disturbance on corticosterone concentrations of Black-legged Kittiwake chicks. Journal of Field Ornithology 79:391–398.
• Brewer, J.H., K.M. O'Reilly, and C.L. Buck. 2009. Effect of nestling status and brood size on concentration of corticosterone of free-living kittiwake chicks. General and Comparative Endocrinology 166:19–24.
• Brewer, J.H., K.M. O'Reilly, S.D. Kildaw, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Interannual variation in the adrenal responsiveness of black-legged kittiwake chicks (Rissa tridactyla). General and Comparative Endocrinology 156:361–368.
• Buck, C.L., K.M. O'Reilly, and S.D. Kildaw. 2007. Interannual variability of Black-legged Kittiwake productivity is reflected in baseline plasma corticosterone. General and Comparative Endocrinology 150(3):430–436.
• Fridinger, R.W., K.M. O'Reilly, S.D. Kildaw, and C.L. Buck. 2007. Removal of a nest-mate elicits an age-dependent increase in plasma corticosterone of nestling Black-legged Kittiwakes. Journal of Field Ornithology 78:93–99.
• Gamble, J.B., K.M. O'Reilly, and C.L. Buck. 2003. Effects of reproductive stage on adrenal responsiveness of glaucous-winged gulls. Integrative and Comparative Biology 43:883–883.
• Kildaw, S.D., D.B. Irons, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Habitat quality and metapopulation dynamics of Black-legged kittiwakes. Marine Ornithology 36:35–45.
• Whidden, S.E., C.T. Williams, A.R. Breton, and C.L. Buck. 2007. Effects of transmitters on the reproductive success of Tufted Puffins. Journal of Field Ornithology 78:206–212.
• Williams, C.T., and C.L. Buck. 2010. Spatial and temporal variation in tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata nestling diet quality and growth rates. Marine Ornithology 38:41–48.
• Williams, C.T., and C.L. Buck. 2010. Using fatty acids as dietary tracers in seabird trophic ecology: theory, application and limitations. Journal of Ornithology 151:531–543.
• Williams, C.T., S.J. Iverson, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Stable isotopes and fatty acid signatures reveal age- and stage-dependent foraging niches in tufted puffins. Marine Ecology Progress Series 363:287–298.
• Williams, C.T., S.J. Iverson, and C.L. Buck. 2009. The effects of diet and caloric restriction on adipose tissue fatty acid signatures of tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) nestlings. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 179:711–720.
• Williams, C.T., S.D. Kildaw, and C.L. Buck. 2007. Sex-specific differences in body condition indices and seasonal mass loss in Tufted Puffins. Journal of Field Ornithology 78:369–378.
• Williams, C.T., A.S. Kitaysky, and C.L. Buck. 2005. Adrenocortical activity in tufted puffin nestlings varies with growth rates and fledging behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45:1097–1097.
• Williams, C.T., A.S. Kitaysky, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Food restricted Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) nestlings increase vocal activity during handling without modulating total or free corticosterone. Journal of Ornithology 149:277–283.
• Williams, C.T., C.L. Buck, J. Sears, and A.S. Kitaysky. 2007. Effects of nutritional restriction on nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in growing seabirds. Oecologia 153:11–18.
• Williams, C.T., A.S. Kitaysky, A.B. Kettle, and C.L. Buck. 2008. Corticosterone levels of tufted puffins vary with breeding stage, body condition index, and reproductive performance. General and Comparative Endocrinology 158:29–35.

Posters & Presentations

• Breton, A.R., S.D. Kildaw, K.M. Murra, and C.L. Buck. 2006. Variation among years and colonies in the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). The Seabird Group. 9th International Conference, Seabirds Under Pressure.
• Breton, A.R., S.D. Kildaw, K.M. Murra, and C.L. Buck. 2007. Multilevel models reveal no cohort-level variation in time spent foraging to explain a regime shift in kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) breeding success. Pacific Seabirds. Vol. 33.
• Brewer, J.B., K.M. O’Reilly, and C.L. Buck. 2007. Effect of brood size and nestling status on adrenal responsiveness and behavior of Black-legged Kittiwake chicks. Pacific Seabirds. Vol. 33.
• Kildaw, S.D., and C.L. Buck. 2007. Using conductivity loggers and radio-telemetry to record the at-sea behaviors and locations of surface-feeding seabirds. Pacific Seabirds. Vol. 33.
• O’Reilly, K.M., and C.L. Buck. 2007. Corticosterone, reproduction, and environmental conditions: Case studies of seabirds and shorebirds. Pacific Seabird Group International Meeting.
• Whidden, S.E., C.T. Williams, and C.L. Buck. 2006. Effects of radio transmitters on Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) reproductive success. The Seabird Group. 9th International Conference: Seabird populations under pressure.
• Williams, CT, C.L. Buck, J. Sears, and A.S. Kitaysky. 2007. Effects of nutritional restriction on nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in growing seabirds. Pacific Seabirds. Vol. 33.
• Williams, C.T., J.S. Sears, A.S. Kitaysky, and C.L. Buck. 2006. Effects of nutritional restriction on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in tufted puffin nestlings: Implications for assessment of diet and body condition. AAAS. State of the Arctic: Current State of the Arctic—Observations of Arctic Change. Fairbanks, AK.
• Winter, A., R.J. Foy, and M. Trussel. 2007. Testing the feasibility of walleye pollock live-capture for tagging studies. Alaska Marine Science Symposium. Anchorage, Alaska. January 21–24, 2007.

Theses & Dissertations

• Brewer, J.H. 2007. Adrenal responsiveness of Black-legged Kittiwake chicks: proximate affects of brood size, status and adult provisioning rate. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• Williams, C.T. 2008. Foraging ecology and nutritional stress of Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) inferred from stable isotopes, fatty acids, and field endocrinology. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Alaska Fairbanks.