Publications and Presentations

Peer-Reviewed Publications

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PhD Dissertation

1. Richmond, I.*, M.-A. Perrin, S.P. Boyle, F. Pick. Urban connectivity between storm water drainage ponds promotes species richness and abundance. Landscape Ecology – in review.

2. Carswell, B.*, S.P. Boyle, R. Brook, F. van Beest, E. Vander Wal. Variation in temporal activity may reduce competitive interactions between native and introduced species. Canadian Journal of Zoology – in review.

3. Boyle, S.P., T. Avgar, G. Street, E. Vander Wal. The abundance-occupancy relationship: what we know and the problems with how we are using it. Ecography (Invited) – in revision.

4. Peers, M., L. Newediuk, Y. Majchrzak, A.L. Robitaille, S.P. Boyle; J. Hendrix; J. Kennah, S. Boutin, R. Boonstra, C. Krebs, E. Vander Wal. Seasonal timing and maternal condition influence the costs of reproduction in a cyclic species. Ecology – in review.

5. Keevil, M.G., N. Noble*, S.P. Boyle, D. Lesbarrères, R.J. Brooks, J.D. Litzgus. Reproductive value of juvenile turtles killed on roads reveals high potential for negative impacts on populations. Ecological Applications. Accepted – doi:10.1002/eap.2789.

6. Collins, S.*, J.G. Hendrix, Q.M.R. Webber, S.P. Boyle, K.A. Kingdon, R.J. Blackmore*, K.J.N. d’Entremont*, J.M. Hogg*, J.P. Ibáñez*, J.L. Kennah*, J. Lamarre*, M. Mejías*, L. Newediuk*, C. Richards*, K. Shwedack*, C. Wijekulathilake*, J.W. Turner. A bibliometric investigation of the integration of animal personality within various conservation contexts. Conservation Biology. 37(2): e14021. 

7. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, D. Tyerman and D. Lesbarrères. 2021. Road-effect mitigation  promotes connectivity and reduces mortality at the population level. Biological Conservation: 261, 109230. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320721002822

8. Newediuk, L. J.P. Ethier, S.P. Boyle (Equal lead authorship with LN, JPE), J.A.Aubin, J. Balluffi-Fry, M.P. Laforge, C.M. Prokopenko, J.W. Turner,  Q.M.R. Webber, E. Vander Wal. 2021. Sociopolitical factors drive conservation planning timelines: a Canadian case study with global implications. Biological Conservation: 257, 109091. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320721001439

9. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères.  2020. The spatiotemporal effects of highway twinning on large mammals are limited . European Journal of Wildlife Research - Road ecology special collection. 66:90. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-020-01428-4 

10. Dillon, R.M.*, S.P. Boyle, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. 2020. Build it and some will use it: a test of road ecopassages for Eastern Gartersnakes. Journal of Herpetology. 54 (1): 19-23. https://bioone.org/journals/Journal-of-Herpetology/volume-54/issue-1/18-163/Build-It-and-Some-Will-Use-It--A-Test/10.1670/18-163.full .

11. Boyle, S.P., R.M. Dillon*, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. 2019. Desiccation of herpetofauna on roadway exclusion fencing. Canadian Field Naturalist. 133: 43-48. http://canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn 

12. Boyle, S.P. 2017. Book Review - 'Railway Ecology', L. Borda-de-Água, R. Barrientos, P. Beja, H.M. Pereira (Eds.), Springer International Publishing (2017), (x + 320 pp. eBook – Open Access ISBN: 978-3-319-57496-7, Hardcover – 51.99 € ISBN 978-3-319-57495-0), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57496-7. 219 (2018): 172-173. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718300144 

13. J. Baxter-Gilbert, J. Riley, S.P. Boyle, D. Lesbarrères and J. Litzgus. 2017. Turning a threat into a solution: using roadways to identify species presence in turtles. Australian Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO17047

14. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, and D. Lesbarrères. 2017. A comparison of road surveys and circuit theory to predict hotspots for implementing road-effect mitigation. Biodiversity and Conservation. 26 (14): 3445-3463. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-017-1414-9 

15. Popp, J.N. and S.P. Boyle (equal contribution). 2017. Railway ecology: An underrepresented in science? Basic and Applied Ecology. 19 (2017): 84-93. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179116302353 

16. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. 2015. Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle). Wounding. Herpetological Review. 46(2): 240-241. pdf

17. Boyle, S.P. and P.D. Moldowan. 2013. Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander). Terrestrial oviposition. Herpetological Review. 44(1): 113-114. pdf

Book chapters and other publications:

1. Baxter-Gilbert, J.H., S.P. Boyle, O.L. Crino. Physiological impact of roadways on wildlife. Chapter in Road ecology: synthesis and perspectives. In press.

2. Boyle, S.P., J.N. Popp. Road ecology and railway ecology – similarities and differences. Chapter in Road ecology: synthesis and perspectives. In press.

3. D’Amico, M. et al. incl S.P. Boyle. Emerging topics in road ecology. Chapter in Road ecology: synthesis and perspectives. In press.

4. D’Amico, M. et al. incl S.P. Boyle. Synthesis on road impacts. Chapter in Road ecology: synthesis and perspectives. In press.

5. Boyle, S.P. 2018. Book Review – ‘Railway Ecology’, L. Borda-de-Água, R. Barrientos, P. Beja, H.M. Pereira (Eds.), Springer International Publishing (2017), (x + 320 pp. eBook – Open Access ISBN: 978-3-319-57496-7, Hardcover – 51.99 € ISBN 978-3-319-57495-0), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57496-7. Biological Conservation. 219: 172-173.

In Prep:

• Boyle, S.P., R.M. Dillon, J.E. Paterson, C.M. Davy. Ophidiomycosis modulates thermoregulatory behaviours in wild snakes. Target: Journal of Herpetology. Submission date: Fall 2023

• Boyle, S.P.,  C. Barriault, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. How outreach increases youth engagement in conservation. Target: Journal of Environmental Education.

• M. Carson, S.P. Boyle, J. Pichette*, G. Spiers, J.D. Litzgus, D. Lesbarrères, N. Basiliko. Microbial roadkill: the impact of roads on microbial communities is high regardless of traffic volume. Target: Global Change Biology.

• Boyle, S.P., M. Balsdon*, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. Environmental and anthropogenic factors affect the persistence of anuran carcass on roads. Target: Animal Conservation.

Presentations

3-Minute Thesis Ontario Provincial Competition

The Wildlife Society 2017 - Platform Presentation

• 1. Boyle, S.P. Behaviroual fevers as a coping strategy for snakes with ophidiomycosis. Canadian Herpetological Society. September 15-17th, 2023. Platform Presentation. 

  2. Boyle, S.P. Road to conservation - understanding the dynamics of road effects and road-effect mitigation. Memorial University. January 21, 2020. Invited Speaker.

  3. Boyle, S.P., C. Barriault, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. How outreach increases youth engagement in conservation. North American Congress for Conservation Biology. July 21-26th, 2018. Platform Presentation.

  4. Boyle, S.P., Shifting spatial ecology of large mammal around roads. Canadian Society for Ecology and Ecology. Guelph, Ontario. July 18-21st, 2018. Platform Presentation. 

  5. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. Comparison of road surveys and circuit theory to predict hotspot locations for implementing road-effect mitigation. The Wildlife Society. September 23-27th, 2017. Platform Presentation.

  6. Boyle, S.P., C. Barriault, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. The quantifiable value of herpetofaunal outreach. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 7-11th, 2017. Platform Presentation.

  7. Boyle, S.P.. Les stratégies de protection de l’herpétofaune. ACFAS Sudbury, 3MT (3 Minute Thesis), Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. April 7th 2017.  

  8. Boyle, S.P., J.D Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. Les stratégies de protection de l’herpétofaune. La semaine de recherche a Université Laurentienne, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. February 6-10th 2017.  Platform Presentation

  9. Boyle, S.P., C. Barriault, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. The quantifiable value of outreach to herpetofaunal conservation. Canadian Herpetological Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. September 6-10th, 2016. Platform Presentation.

  10. Boyle, S.P., C. Cordes, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. Now where can I put this? Comparison of two methods for identifying ideal locations for road-effect mitigation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. July 6-10th, 2016. Poster Presentation.

  11. Boyle, S.P., C. Barriault, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. The quantifiable value of outreach to herpetofaunal conservation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. July 6-10th, 2016. Platform Presentation.

  12. Boyle, S.P., J.D Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. A road to conservation – a 5-year Before-After-Control-Impact evaluation of roadway mitigation. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Reno, Nevada, USA. July 15-19th, 2015. Poster Presentation. 

  13. Boyle, S.P., C. Cordes, J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. You want me to put that where?!? Evaluating methods of identifying road mortality hotspots. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Reno, Nevada, USA. July 15-19th, 2015. Platform Presentation. 

  14. Boyle, S.P. Lessons learned from large mammal mitigation along Highway 69. Environmental Stewardship and Anishinabek Land Management Conference, Magnetawan First Nation, Ontario, Canada. February 18th, 2015. Invited speaker.

  15. Boyle, S.P., A ‘shocking’ method for mitigation. Laurentian University Graduate Symposium. February 9-12th, 2015. 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) Competition. 

      • Awarded 1st place, and selected as Laurentian representative at Provincial 3MT competition. 

  16. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. The importance of a multi-species, multi-year approach for road mortality mitigation. Laurentian University Graduate Symposium. February 9-12th, 2015. Platform Presentation.

  17. Boyle, S.P. - Guest lecture regarding the use of snow-tracking in a research setting, Winter Ecology Undergraduate Course (BIOL 3067), Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. February 2, 2015. Invited Speaker.

  18. Boyle S.P., G. Hughes and M. Lawrence - Guest lecture regarding the pursuit of graduate studies, Undergraduate Honours Thesis Seminar (BIOL 4035), Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. January 29, 2015. Invited Speaker.

  19. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. Multi-year comparison of herpetofauna hotspots is key to effective mitigation planning. Canadian Herpetological Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. September 13-15th, 2014. Platform Presentation.

  20. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus (presenter), C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. Knowing is half the battle: Using intensive monitoring to identify hotspots of herpetofauna road mortality in a protected area. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.  July 15-19th, 2014. Poster Presentation.

  21. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. Knowing where they cross: using hotspot analyses to plan effective mitigation in a Provincial Park. International Association of Great Lakes Research, May 26-30th, 2014. Platform Presentation.

  22. Baxter-Gilbert, J., J. Riley, S.P. Boyle (presenter), D. Lesbarrères and J.D. Litzgus. The long road ahead: testing if current mitigation measures are effective at minimizing impacts. International Association of Great Lakes Research, May 26-30th, 2014. Platform Presentation.

  23. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. Herpetofauna monitoring in Presqu’ile Provincial Park: a long term study in its infancy? Centre for Applied Science in Ontario’s Protected Areas. Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. April 10-11th, 2014. Platform Presentation. http://casiopa.mediamouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/boyle-et-al.pdf 

  24. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. Knowing where they cross the road: using hotspot analysis to inform wildlife management decisions in a Provincial Park. Laurentian University Graduate Symposium. February 10-14th, 2014. Platform Presentation.

      • Awarded for outstanding student presentation in Science and Engineering.

  25. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus, C. Brdar and D. Lesbarrères. A road to conservation: A 4-year BACIP approach to roadway conservation. Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network. September 13-15th, 2013. Platform Presentation.

  26. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. Laurentian University Graduate Student Poster Session.

  27. Boyle, S.P., J.D. Litzgus and D. Lesbarrères. Why did the moose cross the road? An evaluation of large mammal mitigation along Highway 69. Laurentian University Graduate Symposium.

  28. Boyle, S.P. and G.J. Tattersall. Reliability of skeletochronology for aging a breeding population of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). Ontario Biology Day. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.  March 13-15th, 2013. Platform Presentation.