Publications

2026

Sublethal and behaviour-mediated effects of offshore wind energy development on birds: mechanisms, consequences, and challenges

Lamb, J.S., P. Michael, J. Gulka, E. Adams, J. Adams, Z. Dowling, G. Edmondson, C. Gjerdrum, H. Goyert, J.C. Haney, S. Isojunno, K. Lato, P. Roberts, J. Robinson-Willmott, C. Spiegel, I. Stenhouse, and K. Williams (in review). Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Evaluating high resolution offshore movements of marine birds: Will Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) act as a surrogate species for the sympatric endangered Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)?

Lamb, J.S., K. Yakola, D. Lyons, and P. Paton (in revision). Animal Biotelemetry.

Annual-cycle movement patterns of Eastern Brown Pelicans from the northern end of their breeding range.

Lamb, J.S. and P.G.R. Jodice (in press). Waterbirds.

2025

Fine-scale habitat use and activity budgets of wintering Morus bassanus (Northern Gannets) in an anthropogenic seascape.

Lamb, J.S., J. Wagenhauser, and C. LoBue. Ornithological Applications.

Induced breeding failure alters movements, migratory phenology, and opportunities for pathogen spread in an urban gull population.

Lamb, J.S. and T. Boulinier. Movement Ecology.

2024

A synthetic analysis of post-construction displacement of marine birds at offshore wind energy installations.

Lamb, J.S., J. Gulka, K. Williams, E. Adams, and A. Cook. Environmental Impact Assessment Review.

Rapid loss of maternal immunity and increase in environmentally mediated antibody acquisition in urban gull nestlings.

Lamb, J.S., J. Tornos, M. Lejeune, and T. Boulinier. Scientific Reports.

Evaluating conservation units using network analysis: a sea duck case study.

Lamb, J.S., C. Cooper-Mullin, S.G. Gilliland, …, and S.R. McWilliams. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

2023

Spatial and individual factors mediate exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in adult and chick brown pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Jodice, P.G.R., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and C. Perkins. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Optimizing number and distribution of transmitters to achieve population-level representativeness in automated radio telemetry studies of animal movement.

Lamb, J.S., P.H. Loring, and P.W.C. Paton. Movement Ecology.

Hanging out at the club: breeding status and territoriality affect individual space use, multi-species overlap, and pathogen exposure at a seabird colony.

Lamb, J.S., J. Tornos, R. Dedet, H. Gantelet, N. Keck, A. Flechet, A. Clessin, A. Gamble, and T. Boulinier. Functional Ecology.

2022

Blood biochemistry and hematology of adult and chick brown pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Reference intervals and ecological relationships.

Jodice, P.G.R., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and C. Fiorello. Conservation Physiology 10: coac064.

2021

Annual-Cycle Movements and Phenology of Black Scoters in Eastern North America

Lamb, J.S., S.G. Gilliland, J‐P.L. Savard, P.H. Loring, S.R. McWilliams, G.H. Olsen, J.E. Osenkowski, P.W.C. Paton, M.C. Perry, and T. Bowman. Journal of Wildlife Management 85: 1628-1645

Fine-scale weather patterns drive reproductive success in the Brown Pelican

Streker, R., J.S. Lamb, J. Dindo, and P.G.R. Jodice. Waterbirds.

Post-release survival of California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) following oiling and rehabilitation after the Refugio oil spill.

Fiorello, C., P.G.R. Jodice, J.S. Lamb, Y. Satgé, K. Mills, and M. Ziccardi. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57: 590-600.

2020

Assessing year-round habitat use by migratory sea ducks in a multi-species context reveals seasonal variation in habitat selection and partitioning

Lamb, J.S., P.W.C. Paton, J.E. Osenkowski, S.S. Badzinski, A.M. Berlin, T. Bowman, C. Dwyer, L.J. Fara, S.G. Gilliland, K. Kenow, C. Lepage, M.L. Mallory, G.H. Olsen, M.C. Perry, S.A. Petrie, J‐P.L. Savard, L. Savoy, M. Schummer, C.S. Spiegel, and S.R. McWilliams. Ecography 43: 1852-1858.

Implanted satellite transmitters affect sea duck movement patterns at short and long timescales

Mercury, Cadmium, Copper, Arsenic, and Selenium Measurements in the Feathers of Adult Eastern Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) and Chicks in Multiple Breeding Grounds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Ndu, U., J.S. Lamb, S. Janssen, R. Rossi, Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192: 236.

Seasonal variation in environmental and behavioural drivers of annual‐cycle habitat selection in a nearshore seabird

Lamb, J.S., Y.G.Satgé, and P.G.R.Jodice. Diversity and Distributions 26: 254-266.

2019

Tropical cyclones alter short-term activity patterns of a coastal seabird

Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G.Satgé, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. Movement Ecology 7: 30.

Spatially-explicit network analysis reveals multi-species annual-cycle movement patterns of sea ducks

Modeling spatiotemporal abundance of mobile wildlife in highly variable environments using boosted GAMLSS hurdle models

Smith, A.D., B. Hofner, J.S. Lamb, J.E. Osenkowski, T. Allison, G. Sadoti, S.R. McWilliams, and P.W.C. Paton. 2019. Ecology and Evolution 9: 2346-2364.

2018

Movement patterns of California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) following oiling and rehabilitation

Lamb, J.S., C.V. Fiorello, Y.G.Satgé, K.Mills, M.Ziccardi, and P.G.R.Jodice. Marine Pollution Bulletin 131: 22-31.

A bridge between oceans: overland migration of marine birds in a wind energy corridor

Lamb, J.S., D.J. Newstead, L.M. Koczur, B.M. Ballard, M.C. Green, and P.G.R. Jodice. Journal of Avian Biology 49: jav-01474.

2017

Diet composition and provisioning rates of nestlings determine reproductive success in a subtropical seabird

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. Marine Ecology Progress Series 581: 149-164.

Influence of density-dependent competition on foraging and migratory behavior of a subtropical colonial seabird

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. Ecology and Evolution 7: 6469-6481.

2016

Physical condition and stress levels during early development reflect nutrition and predict nestling survival in a nearshore seabird

Lamb, J.S., K.M. O’Reilly, and P.G.R. Jodice. Conservation Physiology 4: cow060.

Behavioral and reproductive effects of GPS transmitter attachment on Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) on three temporal scales

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, C.V. Fiorello, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2016. Journal of Ornithology 158: 617-627.

2015

Review of vegetation management in breeding colonies of North Atlantic terns

Lamb, J.S., 2015. Conservation Evidence 12: 53-59.

2014

Comparison of burning and weed barriers for restoring common tern (Sterna hirundo) nesting habitat in the Gulf of Maine

Lamb, J.S., C.S. Hall, S.W. Kress and C.R. Griffin, 2014. Waterbirds 37: 286–297.

Theses and Dissertations

Ecological drivers of Brown Pelican movement patterns and reproductive success in the Gulf of Mexico

Lamb, J.S. 2016. Ph.D. Dissertation, Clemson University

Managing Vegetation to Restore Tern Nesting Habitat in the Gulf of Maine

Lamb, J.S. 2011. M.S. Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst