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18. Dorsey, S. S.†, D. H. Catlin, S. J. Ritter, C. N. Wails, S. G. Robinson, K. W. Oliver, H. A. Bellman, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2025. The importance of viewshed in nest site selection of a ground-nesting shorebird. PLoS One 20(2):e0319021. 10.1371/journal.pone.0319021
17. Wails, C. N., K. M. Black, S. M. Karpanty, H. A. Bellman, A. DeRose-Wilson, S. S. Dorsey*, K. W. Oliver, S. J. Ritter, S. G. Robinson, H. L. VanDerwater*, D. H. Catlin, and J. D. Fraser. 2025. Responses of a threatened shorebird to trophic downgrading and expansion of domestic cats (Felis catus). Biological Invasions 27:78. 10.1007/s10530-025-03544-1
16. Wails, C. N., D. H. Catlin, S. G. Robinson, H. Bellman, K. W. Oliver, H. L. VanDerwater*, S. S. Dorsey*, A. DeRose-Wilson, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2024. Comparing the effects of marking techniques on the survival of Piping Plover chicks. Journal of Ornithology. doi: 10.1007/s10336-024-02211-x
15. Call, M. N.†, R. S. Pongnon‡, C. N. Wails, S. M. Karpanty, K. C. Lapenta†, A. L. Wilke, R. Boettcher, C. R. Alvino†, and J. D. Fraser. 2024. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) spatiotemporal activity at an important shorebird nesting site in Virginia. PLoS One 19(8):e0307821. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307821
14. Wails, C. N., C. C. Helmke‡, K. M. Black, R. Ramirez-Barrios, S. M. Karpanty, D. H. Catlin, J. D. Fraser. 2024. Epidemiology of sarcoptic mange in a geographically constrained insular red fox population. Parasites & Vectors 17:248. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06330-5
13. Smith, S. E.*, C. N. Wails, S. S. Dorsey†, L. M. Granger, J. DeFede, E. Papa‡, J. Raphael, S. G. Robinson, H. L. VanDerwater*, K. W. Oliver, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2024. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) hatch a Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) egg in a mixed clutch at Fire Island, NY. Northeastern Naturalist 31(1):47-53. doi: 10.1656/045.031.0104
12. Robinson, S. G., K. M. Black, D. H. Catlin, C. N. Wails, S. M. Karpanty, H. Bellman, K. W. Oliver, S. J. Ritter, and J. D. Fraser. 2024. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) trap success correlated with Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) chick survival. Journal of Wildlife Management 88(3):e22538. doi: 10.1002/jwmg.22538
11. Maxwell, T. L., A. S. Rovai, M. F. Adame, J. B. Adams, J. Álvarez-Rogel, W. E. N. Austin, F. Boscutti, M. E. Böttcher, T. J. Bouma, R. H. Bulmer, A. Burden, S. A. Burke, S. Camacho, D. R. Chaudhary, G. L. Chmura, M. Copertino, G. M. Cott, C. Craft, J. Day, C. B. de los Santos, W. Ding, E.-M. Pfeiffer, G. Duong, C. J. E. Lewis, L. Giani, M. Gispert, J. A. González-Pérez, S. Gontharet, M. N. González-Alcaraz, C. Gorham, A. E. Graversen, A. Grey, R. Guerra, Q. He, J. R. Holmquist, A. R. Jones, J. A. Juanes, B. P. Kelleher, K. E. Kohfeld, D. Krause-Jensen, A. Lafratta, P. S. Lavery, E. A. Laws, C. Leiva-Dueñas, P. S. Loh, C. E. Lovelock, C. J. Lundquist, P. I. Macreadie, I. Mazarrasa, J. P. Megonigal, J. M. Neto, J. Nogueira, M. J. Osland, J. F. Pagès, N. Perera, T. Pollmann, J. L. Raw, M. Recio, A. C. Ruiz-Fernández, S. K. Russell, J. M. Rybczyk, M. Sammul, C. Sanders, R. Santos, O. Serrano, M. B. Siewert, C. Smeaton, Z. Song, C. Trasar-Cepeda, R. R. Twilley, M. Van de Broek, S. Vitti, L. V. Antisari, B. Voltz, C. N. Wails, R. D. Ward, M. Ward, J. Wolfe, R. Yang, S. Zubrzycki, E. Landis, L. S. Smart, M. Spalding, and T. A. Worthington. 2023. Global dataset of soil organic carbon in tidal marshes. Scientific Data 10:797. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02633-x
10. Call, M. N.†, A. L. Wilke, Z. Poulton, R. Boettcher, S. M. Karpanty, E. Kwon, A. Lipford‡, E. D. Gardner‡, L. Anderson‡, J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, and C. N. Wails. 2023. Comparing in-person versus camera monitoring of shorebird reproductive success. Waterbirds 45(3):312-327. doi: 10.1675/063.045.0310
9. Sandin, S. A., P. Becker, C. Becker, N. Erazo, C. Figuerola, R. N. Fisher, A. M. Friedlander, T. Fukami, N. A. J. Graham, D. S. Gruner, N. D. Holmes, W. Holthuijzen, H. P. Jones, M. Rios, W. Sechrest, B. X. Semmens, H. Thornton, R. Vega Thurber, C. N. Wails, C. Wolf, and B. Zglicznyski. 2022. Harnessing island-ocean connections to maximize marine benefits of island conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(51):e2122354119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122354119
8. Miller, E. H., C. N. Wails, and J. Sulikowski. 2022. It’s a shark-eat-shark world, but does that make for bigger pups? A review of oophagous strategies in sharks. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 32:1019-1033. doi: 10.1007/s11160-022-09707-w
7. Wails, C. N., K. Baker, R. Blackburn, A. Del Valle, J. Heise‡, H. Herakovich, W. A. Holthuijzen, M. P. Nissenbaum, L. Rankin, K. Savage, J. P. Vanek, and H. P. Jones. 2021. Assessing changes to ecosystem structure and function following invasion by Spartina and Phragmites: A meta-analysis. Biological Invasions 23:2695-2709. doi: 10.1007/s10530-021-02540-5
6. Wails, C. N., H. L. Major, and I. L. Jones. 2021. Patterns of year-round colony attendance by VHF radio-tagged Crested Auklets (Aethia cristatella) at their prototypical Aleutian breeding site. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132(2):327-342. doi: 10.1676/1559-4491-132.2.327
5. Wails, C. N., S. A. Oswald, J. M. Arnold, and S. Weidensaul. 2019. The best dressed are less stressed: Associations between colouration and body condition in a North American owl. Bird Study 65(4):505-515. doi: 10.1080/00063657.2018.1560392
4. Wails, C. N. and H. L. Major. 2017. Fitting in with the crowd: The role of prospecting in seabird behavioural trends. Canadian Journal of Zoology 95(4):247-253. doi: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0166
3. Wails, C. N., E. Gruber, E. Slattery, L. Smith‡, and H. L. Major. 2017. Glowing in the light: Fluorescence of bill plates in the Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129(1):155-158. doi: 10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.155
2. Wails, C. N., S. A. Oswald, and J. M. Arnold. 2014. Are morphometrics sufficient for estimating age of pre-fledging birds in the field? A test using Common Terns (Sterna hirundo). PloS ONE 9(11):e111987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111987
1. Oswald, S. A., C. N. Wails, B. E. Morey, and J. M. Arnold. 2013. Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) fledge a Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) chick: Successful waterbird adoption across taxonomic families. Waterbirds 36(3):385-389. doi: 10.1675/063.036.0318
21. Wails, C. N., H. L. VanDerwater*, and J. D. Fraser. 2025. Elucidating feral cat distribution and abundance to inform trapping decisions at the NPS Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness. Preliminary report prepared for National Park Service.
20. Wails, C. N., H. L. VanDerwater*, H. A. Bellman, K. M. Black, A. DeRose-Wilson, S. S. Dorsey†, K. W. Oliver, S. J. Ritter, S. G. Robinson, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2024. Cumulative evaluation of effectiveness monitoring and targeted studies in support of FIMI conservation measures. Final report prepared for National Park Service; Suffolk County Parks; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers; and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
19. Wails, C. N., H. L. VanDerwater*, H. A. Bellman, K. M. Black, A. DeRose-Wilson, S. S. Dorsey†, K. W. Oliver, S. J. Ritter, S. G. Robinson, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2023. Effectiveness monitoring and targeted studies in support of FIMI conservation measures. Report prepared for National Park Service; Suffolk County Parks; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers; and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
18. Wails, C. N., C. E. Weithman, K. L. Hunt, H. L. VanDerwater*, C. R. Alvino†, K. E. Johnson*, J. N. Velasquez*, W. K. Wei*, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2023. Banding data for ESA permit ESPER0033920 authorizing Piping Plover banding and monitoring in Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina in 2023 and updated observations of leg injuries in Piping Plovers. Report prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service.
17. Weithman, C., C. N. Wails, C. Alvino*, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2022. Banding data for ESA permits authorizing Piping Plover monitoring in North Carolina and Virginia in 2022. In: Weithman, C., C. Alvino, D. Catlin, J. Fraser, and S. Karpanty. Piping Plover adaptive management support for Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2022 Annual Operations Report. Report prepared for National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
16. Ritter, S., J. Fraser, S. Karpanty, D. Catlin, A. DeRose-Wilson, K. Walker, H. Bellman, S. Robinson, S. Dorsey†, and C. Wails. 2022. Vegetation report for 2013 - 2022 in overwash and restoration areas at Smith Point County Park, Fire Island, NY. Report prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
15. Wails, C. N., H. A. Bellman, K. M. Black, A. DeRose-Wilson, S. S. Dorsey†, K. E. Johnson‡, S. J. Ritter, S. G. Robinson, H. L. VanDerwater*, K. M. Walker, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2022. Effectiveness monitoring and targeted studies in support of FIMI conservation measures. Report prepared for National Park Service; Suffolk County Parks; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers; and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
14. Wails, C. N., S. S. Dorsey†, H. L. VanDerwater*, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2022. Banding data for ESA permit authorizing Piping Plover monitoring in Suffolk County, New York in 2022. Report prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service.
13. Wails, C. N., S. S. Dorsey†, H. L. VanDerwater*, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2022. Observations of leg injuries in Piping Plovers at New York and Virginia from 2013 – 2022. Report prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service.
12. Wails, C. N., S. S. Dorsey†, S. Ritter, H. L. VanDerwater*, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karanty, and J. D. Fraser. 2022. Ancillary data for ESA permit authorizing Piping Plover monitoring on Fire Island, NY. Report prepared for National Park Service; Suffolk County Parks; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers; and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
11. Wails, C. N., S. S. Dorsey†, S. E. Smith*, H. L. VanDerwater*, J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, and S. M. Karpanty. 2022. Preliminary observations of leg injuries in Piping Plovers at New York: 2022 mid-season update. Report prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service.
10. Becker, P., S. Sandin, C. Becker, N. Erazo, R. Fisher, A. Friedlander, T. Fukami, N. Graham, N. Gruner, N. Holmes, W. Holthuijzen, H. Jones, M. Rios, W. Sechrest, B. Semmens, H. Thornton, R. Vega Thurber, and C. N. Wails. 2022. Island ocean connections: Exploring land-sea linkages in the context of invasive mammal management. Working group report.
9. Wails, C. N., K. M. Walker, S. Dorsey†, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, and S. M. Karpanty. 2021. Annual report for ESA permit authorizing Piping Plover monitoring on Fire Island, NY. Report prepared for National Park Service; Suffolk County Parks; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers; and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
8. Wails, C. N., K. M. Walker, S. Dorsey†, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, and S. M. Karpanty. 2021. Ancillary data for ESA permit authorizing Piping Plover monitoring on Fire Island, NY. Report prepared for National Park Service; Suffolk County Parks; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers; and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
7. Wails, C. N., G. D. Hevia, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, and S. M. Karpanty. 2021. Observations of leg injuries in Piping Plovers at New York and Virginia from 2013 – 2021. Report prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service.
6. Wails, C. N., K. Douglas*, G. Dell’Ariccia, and T. Landers. 2019. Seabird and habitat monitoring at Burgess (Pokohinu) Island of the Mokohinau Islands in 2019. Report prepared for the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust and Auckland Council, Auckland, NZ.
5. Wails, C. N., P. Pascoe*, R. Potter*, and T. Landers. 2019. Vegetation and seabird censusing at the Mokohinau Islands in 2019. Report prepared for the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust and Auckland Council, Auckland, NZ.
4. Wails, C. N., L. Lescure*, A. Eby*, and S. J. Kwiatkowska*. 2018. Seabird monitoring at Burgess (Pokohinu) Island of the Mokohinau Islands in 2017. Report prepared for the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust and Auckland Council, Auckland, NZ.
3. Wails, C. N. and K. Vagos. 2016. An evaluation of forest structure of Connecticut’s island habitat and wading bird colonies in the Long Island Sound. Report prepared for the Stewart B. McKinney NWR, Westbrook, CT.
2. Wails, C. N. and K. Vagos. 2016. Population viability and projected trends of Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) at Falkner Island, Connecticut. Report prepared for the Stewart B. McKinney NWR, Westbrook, CT.
1. Schacter, C. R., K. F. Robbins, and C. N. Wails. 2016. Quantifying migration, movement, wintering areas and philopatry of auklets (Aethia spp.) originating from Aleutian Island breeding sites. NPRB Project 1212 Preliminary Report. 10 pp.