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Paul A. Smith
Researcher at Carleton University
Publications - 65
Citations - 3825
Paul A. Smith is an academic researcher from Carleton University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nest & Arctic. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 65 publications receiving 2790 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul A. Smith include Simon Fraser University & University of British Columbia.
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Decline of the North American avifauna
Kenneth V. Rosenberg,Kenneth V. Rosenberg,Adriaan M. Dokter,Peter J. Blancher,John R. Sauer,Adam C. Smith,Paul A. Smith,Jessica C. Stanton,Arvind O. Panjabi,Laura Helft,Michael J. Parr,Peter P. Marra,Peter P. Marra +12 more
TL;DR: Using multiple and independent monitoring networks, population losses across much of the North American avifauna over 48 years are reported, including once-common species and from most biomes, demonstrating a continuing avifaunal crisis.
Population estimates of North American shorebirds, 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors re-assessed the population size and trend of 52 species and 75 taxa of shorebirds that occur in North America by reviewing published papers, soliciting unpublished data, and seeking the opinions of experts.
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Lower Predation Risk for Migratory Birds at High Latitudes
Laura McKinnon,Paul A. Smith,Erica Nol,Jean-Louis Martin,Frank I. Doyle,Kenneth F. Abraham,H. G. Gilchrist,R. I. G. Morrison,Joël Bêty +8 more
TL;DR: Measurements of a controlled effect of predation risk along a 3350-kilometer north-south gradient across arctic Canada provides evidence that the risk of nest predation decreases with latitude, and evidence that birds migrating further north may acquire reproductive benefits in the form of reducedpredation risk.
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The motus wildlife tracking system: A collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement
Philip D. Taylor,Tara L. Crewe,Stuart A. Mackenzie,Denis Lepage,Yves Aubry,Zoe J. Crysler,George Finney,Charles M. Francis,Christopher G. Guglielmo,Diana J. Hamilton,Rebecca L. Holberton,Pamela H. Loring,Greg W. Mitchell,D. Ryan Norris,Julie Paquet,Robert A. Ronconi,Jennifer R. Smetzer,Paul A. Smith,Linda J. Welch,Bradley K. Woodworth +19 more
TL;DR: Motus as mentioned in this paper is an international network of researchers using coordinated automated radio-telemetry arrays to study movements of small flying organisms including birds, bats, and insects, at local, regional, and hemispheric scales.
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Assessing the development of shorebird eggs using the flotation method: species-specific and generalized regression models
Joseph R. Liebezeit,Paul A. Smith,Richard B. Lanctot,Hans Schekkerman,Ingrid Tulp,Steve Kendall,Diane M. Tracy,Robert J Rodrigues,Hans Meltofte,Julie A. Robinson,Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor,Brian J. McCaffery,Julie A. Morse,Steve Zack +13 more
TL;DR: The relationship between egg flotation and age of a developing embryo for 24 species of shorebirds was modeled by modeling egg angle and float height, measured as continuous variables, against embryo age to minimize flotation method prediction error.