Publications and Current Funding

Peer Reviewed Publications

Linhart, R.C., D.J. Hamilton, J. Paquet, S.C. Bellefontaine, S.S. Davis, P.B. Doiron, and C.L. Gratto-Trevor. 2022. Variation in resource use between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) and use of physiological indicators for movement decisions highlights the importance of small staging sites during southbound migration in Atlantic Canada. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, in press.

Linhart, R.C., D.J. Hamilton, J. Paquet, and C.L. Gratto-Trevor. 2022. Evidence of differing staging strategies between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) highlights the importance of small staging sites in Atlantic Canada. Ornithology in press.

Neima, S.G., Linhart, R.C., D.J. Hamilton, C.L. Gratto-Trevor, and J. Paquet. 2022. Duration of migratory stopover and departure strategies of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) in the upper Bay of Fundy, NB, Canada. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 0.3389/fevo.2022.897197

Norris, G.S., T.G. Gerwing, M.A. Barbeau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2022. Using successional drivers to understand spatiotemporal dynamics in intertidal mudflat communities. Ecosphere 13:e4268.

Linhart, R.C., D.J. Hamilton, J. Paquet, O. Monteiro, G. Ramires, and J.A. Mobley. 2022. Movement and habitat use of non‐breeding Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) at the Banco dos Cajuais in Northeast Brazil. Conservation Science and Practice. e12683

Watts, B., F. Smith, C. Hines, L. Duval, D. Hamilton, T. Keyes, J. Paquet, L. Pirie-Dominix, J. Rausch, B. Truitt, B. Winn, and P. Woodard. 2021. The annual cycle for whimbrel populations using the Western Atlantic Flyway. PLoS 1 16: e0260339.

Watts, B., F. Smith, C. Hines, L. Ducal, D. Hamilton, T. Keyes, J. Paquet, L. Pirie-Dominix, J. Rausch, B. Truitt, B. Winn, and P. Woodard. 2021. Whimbrel populations differ in trans-Atlantic pathways and cyclone encounters. Scientific Reports 11(1):1-9.

Loring P.H., A.K. Lenske, J.D. McLaren, M. Aikens, A.M. Anderson, Y. Aubrey, E. Dalton, A. Dey, C. Friis, D. Hamilton, B. Holberton, D. Kriensky, D. Mizrahi, L. Niles, K.L. Parkins, J. Paquet, F. Sanders, A. Smith, Y. Turcotte, A. Vitz, and P.A. Smith. 2021. Tracking Movements of Migratory Shorebirds in the US Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Region. Sterling (VA): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. OCS Study BOEM 2021-008. 104 p.

Watts, B., F. Smith, C. Hines, L. Duval, D. Hamilton, T. Keyes, J. Paquet, L. Pirie-Dominix, J. Rausch, B. Truitt, B. Winn, P. Woodard. 2021. The costs of using night roosts for migrating whimbrels. Journal of Avian Biology:e02629 doi: 10.1111/jav.02629

Gerwing, T.G., M. A. Barbeau, D. J. Hamilton, A. M. Allen Gerwing, J. Sinclair, L. Campbell1, M. M. Davies, B. Harvey, F. Juanes, and S. E. Dudas. 2020. Assessment of sediment penetrability as an integrated in situ measure of intertidal soft-sediment conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 648: 67–78. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13428

Neima, S.G., D. J. Hamilton. C. L. Gratto-Trevor, and J. Paquet. 2020. Intra- and inter-annual site fidelity of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) during migratory stopover in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. Avian Conservation and Ecology 15(1):14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ ACE-01561-150114.

Duijns, S., A. Anderson, Y. Aubry, A. Dey, S. Flemming, C. Francis, C. Friis, C. Gratto-Trevor, D. Hamilton, R. Holberton, S. Koch, A. McKellar, D. Mizrahi, C. Morrissey, S. Neima, D. Newstead, L. Niles, E. Nol, J. Paquet, J. Rausch, L. Tudor, Y. Turcotte, and P. Smith. 2019. Long-distance migratory shorebirds travel faster towards their breeding grounds, but fly faster post-breeding. Scientific Reports:9:9420 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45862-0 13.

Bliss, S.E., D.J. Hamilton, C.L. Gratto-Trevor, and J. Paquet. 2019. Are disproportionate losses of eastern breeding Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) driving declines in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada? Wilson Journal of Ornithology: in press.

Watts, B.D, F.M Smith, D.J. Hamilton, T. Keyes, J. Paquet, L. Pirie-Dominix, J. Rausch, B.Truitt, B. Winn, and P. Woodard. 2019. Seasonal variation in mortality rates for Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) using the Western Atlantic Flyway. Condor 121(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duy001.

MacDonald, A.J., H.M. Kienzle, D. Drolet, and D.J. Hamilton. 2018. Distribution of invasive green crabs in the upper Bay of Fundy. Northeastern Naturalist 25:161-180.

Quinn, J.T., D.J. Hamilton, and C.E. Hebert. 2017. Fatty acid composition and concentration of alternative prey of Semipalmated Sandpipers Calidris pusilla in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 95:565-573.

Lank, D.B., C. Xu, B.A. Harrington, R.I.G. Morrison, C.L. Gratto-Trevor, P.W. Hicklin, B.K. Sandercock, P.A. Smith, E. Kwon, J. Rausch, L.D. Pirie Dominix, D.J. Hamilton, J. Paquet, S.E. Bliss, S.G. Neima, C. Friis, S.A. Flemming, A.M. Anderson, and R.C. Ydenberg. 2017. Long-term continental changes in wing length, but not bill length, of a long-distance migratory shorebird. Ecology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2898.

Taylor, P.D., T.L. Crewe, S.A. Mackenzie, D. Lepage, Y. Aubry, Z. Crysler, G. Finney, C.M. Francis, C.G. Guglielmo, D.J. Hamilton, R.L. Holberton, P.H. Loring, G.W. Mitchell, D. Norris, J. Paquet, R.A. Ronconi, J. Smetzer, P.A. Smith, L.J. Welch, and B.K. Woodworth. 2017. The Motus Wildlife Tracking System: a collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement. Avian Conservation and Ecology 12(1):8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00953-120108

Mann, H.A., D.J. Hamilton, J.M. Paquet, C.L. Gratto-Trevor, and S.G. Neima. 2017. Effects of Extreme Tidal Events on Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Migratory Stopover in the Bay of Fundy. Waterbirds 40: 41-49.

Gerwing, T.G., D.J. Hamilton, M.A. Barbeau, K. Haralampides, and G. Yamazaki. 2016. Short-term Response of a Downstream Marine System to the Partial Opening of a Tidal-River Causeway. Estuaries and Coasts, DOI 10.1007/s12237-016-0173-2.

Gerwing, T.G., K. Jin-Hong, D.J. Hamilton, M.A. Barbeau, and J.A. Addison. 2016. Diet reconstruction using next-generation sequencing increases the known ecosystem usage by a shorebird. Auk 133:168-177.

Gerwing, T.G., D. Drolet, D.J. Hamilton, and M.A. Barbeau. 2016. Relative importance of biotic and abiotic forces on the composition and dynamics of a soft-sediment intertidal community. PLoS 1, 11(1): e0147098.

Gerwing, T.G., A.M. Allen Gerwing, D. Drolet, M.A. Barbeau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2015. Spatiotemporal Variation in Biotic and Abiotic Features of Eight Intertidal Mudflats in the Upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. Northeast Naturalist 22:1-44.

Gerwing, T.G., D. Drolet, M.A. Barbeau, D.J. Hamilton, and A.M. Allen Gerwing. 2015. Resilience of an intertidal infaunal community to winter stressors. Journal of Sea Research 97:40-49

Gerwing, T.G., A.M. Allen Gerwing, D.J. Hamilton and M.A. Barbeau. 2015. Apparent Redox Potential Discontinuity (aRPD) Depth as a Relative Measure of Sediment Oxygen Content and Habitat Quality. International Journal of Sediment Research, 30:74-80.

MacDonald, E.C., E.H. Frost, S. MacNeil, D.J. Hamilton and M.A. Barbeau. 2014. Behavioral Response of Corophium volutator to Shorebird Predation in the Upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. PLoS 1, 9(10): e110633.

Cheverie, A.V., D.J. Hamilton, M.R.S. Coffin, and M.A. Barbeau. 2014. Effects of shorebird predation and snail abundance on an intertidal mudflat community. Journal of Sea Research. 92:102-114.

Boudreau, M.L., M.R. Boudreau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2013. The influence of body size on foraging facilitation and kleptoparasitic behavior in the green crab (Carcinus maenas). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 449:330-334.

Gerwing, T.G. , A.M. Allen Gerwing, D. Drolet, D. J. Hamilton, and M.A. Barbeau. 2013. Comparison of two methods of measuring the depth of the redox potential discontinuity in intertidal mudflat sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 487:7-13.

Drolet, D., M.R.S. Coffin, M.A. Barbeau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2013. Influence of intra- and interspecific interactions on short-term movement of the amphipod Corophium volutator in varying environmental conditions. Estuaries and Coasts 36:940-950.

Macfarlane, C.B., D. Drolet, M.A. Barbeau, D.J. Hamilton, and J. Ollerhead. 2013. Dispersal of marine benthic invertebrates through ice rafting. Ecology 94:250–256.

Quinn, J.T. and D. J. Hamilton. 2012. Variation in diet of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla (L., 1766)) during stopover in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. Can J Zool 90:1181-1190.

Boudreau, M.R. and D.J. Hamilton. 2012. Seasonal variation in effects of multiple predators on an intertidal mussel bed: implications for interpretation of manipulative experiments. Mar Ecol Prog Ser: 465:137-153.

Coffin, M.R.S., M.A. Barbeau, D.J. Hamilton, and D. Drolet. 2012. Effect of the mud snail Ilyanassa obsoleta on vital rates of the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 418-419:12-23.

Drolet, D., T.T. Bringloe, M.R.S. Coffin, M.A. Barbeau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2012. Potential for between-mudflat movement in an intertidal infaunal invertebrate with direct development: marine metapopulation dynamics. Marine Ecology Progress Series 449:197-209.

MacDonald, E.C., M.G. Ginn, and D.J. Hamilton. 2012. Variability in foraging behavior and implications for diet breadth among Semipalmated Sandpipers staging in the upper Bay of Fundy. Condor 114: 135-144.

Quinn, B.K., M.R. Boudreau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2012. Inter- and intraspecific interactions among green crabs (Carcinus maenas) and whelks (Nucella lapillus) foraging on blue mussels, Mytilus edulis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 412: 117-125.

Coulthard, M.E. and D.J. Hamilton. 2011. Effects of the mudsnail Ilyanassa obsoleta on vertical distribution of Corophium volutator in sediment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 397:161-172.

Barbeau, M.A., L.A. Grecian, E.E. Arnold, D.C. Sheahan and D.J. Hamilton. 2009. Spatial and temporal variation in the population dynamics of the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada. Journal of Crustacean Biology 29:491-506.

Fowler, S.L., D.J. Hamilton, and S. Currie. 2009. A comparison of the heat shock response in juvenile and adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – implications for increased thermal sensitivity with age. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:91-100.

Drolet, D., M.R.C. Coffin, M.A Barbeau, and D.J. Hamilton. 2009. Effect of the snail Ilyanassa obsoleta on dynamics of the amphipod Corophium volutator on an intertidal mudflat. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology: 368:189-195.

Sprague, A.J., D.J. Hamilton and A.W. Diamond. 2008. Site safety and food affect movements of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) migrating through the upper Bay of Fundy. Avian Conservation and Ecology - Écologie et conservation des oiseaux 3(2): 4. [online] URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol3/iss2/art4/

Blinn, B.A.M., A.W. Diamond and D.J. Hamilton. 2008. Factors Affecting Selection of Brood-rearing Habitat by Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. Waterbirds 31:520-529.

Coffin, M.R.C, D. Drolet, D.J. Hamilton, and M.A. Barbeau. 2008. Effect of immersion at low tide on distribution and movement of the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta Say, in the upper Bay of Fundy, eastern Canada. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 364:110-115.

Robar, N.D.P. and D.J. Hamilton. 2007. A method for estimating shorebird habitat use using footprints. Waterbirds: 30:116-120.

Dionne, M, J-S. Lauzon-Guay, D.J. Hamilton, and M. A. Barbeau. 2006. Protective socking material for cultivated mussels: a potential non-disruptive deterrent to reduce losses to diving ducks. Aquaculture International: 14: 595-613.

Hamilton, D. J., A. W. Diamond, and P. G. Wells. 2006 . Shorebirds, snails, and the amphipod, Corophium volutator, in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada: top-down versus bottom-up factors, and the influence of compensatory interactions on mudflat ecology. Hydrobiologia 567:285-306.

Lauzon-Guay, J-S., M. A. Barbeau, J. Watmough, and D. J. Hamilton. 2006. A model for growth and survival of mussels, Mytilus edulis, reared in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series 323:171-183.

Lauzon-Guay, J-S., D. J. Hamilton, and M. A. Barbeau. 2005. Effect of mussel density and size on the morphology of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) grown in suspended culture in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Aquaculture 249:265-274.

Lauzon-Guay, J-S., M. Dionne, M. A. Barbeau, and D. J. Hamilton. 2005. Effects of seed size and density on growth, tissue content and survival of cultivated mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Prince Edward Island (Atlantic Canada). Aquaculture: 250: 652-665.

Hamilton, D. J., M. A. Barbeau, and A. W. Diamond. 2003. Shorebirds, snails, and Corophium in the upper Bay of Fundy: Predicting bird activity on intertidal mudflats. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1358-1366.

Hamilton, D. J. and T. D. Nudds. 2003. Effects of predation by Common Eiders in an intertidal rockweed bed relative to an adjacent mussel bed. Marine Biology 142: 1-12.

Hamilton, D. J. 2001. Feeding behaviour of Common Eider ducklings in relation to availability of rockweed habitat and ducking age. Waterbirds 24(2): 233-241.

Crewe, T. L., D. J. Hamilton, and A. W. Diamond. 2001. Effects of mesh size on sieved samples of Corophium volutator. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 53(2): 151-154.

Hamilton, D. J. 2000. Direct and indirect effects of predation by Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) in an intertidal community under disturbed and undisturbed conditions. Ecological Monographs 70(1): 21-43.

Hamilton, D. J., T. D. Nudds, and J. Neate. 1999. Size-selective predation of blue mussels Mytilus edulis by Common Eiders Somateria mollissima under controlled field conditions. Auk 116(2): 403-416.

Hamilton, D. J., C. D. Ankney, and R. C. Bailey. 1994. Predation of zebra mussels by diving ducks: an exclosure study. Ecology 75(2): 521-531.

Hamilton, D. J. and C. D. Ankney. 1994. Consumption of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) by diving ducks in Lakes Erie and St. Clair. Wildfowl 45:159-166.

Hamilton, D. J. 1992. A method for reconstruction of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) length from shell fragments. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70: 2486-2490.

Hamilton, D. J. and M. J. Lechowicz. 1991. Host effects on the development and fecundity of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., reared under field conditions. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 2217-2224.

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