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| Research Interests: |
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Population demography and genetics of birds
Biogeography of native plant and animal communities
Adaptive management and monitoring of rare species and ecosystems |
| Current Research: |
- The population demography and genetics of island organisms – NSERC
- Long-term monitoring of biological diversity in African wildlife reserves
- Biogeography of Garry Oak associated species – NSERC
- Phenotypic and genetic differentiation of song sparrows – NSERC
- Monitoring for Trend Detection and Cause of Population Decline in Marbled Murrelets in BC
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 Graduate students
| Caroline Ames, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , M.Sc. started Tuesday, September 06, 2005 |
| Joseph Bennett, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Sunday, January 01, 2006 |
Louise Blight, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Monday, January 01, 2007
Estimating the direct and indirect effects of land use change by humans on the abundance, distribution and persistence of island populations of birds in the Georgia Basin. |
| Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis, Supervisor - Chair - Academic and Research , Ph.D. started Monday, September 01, 2008 |
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-US National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience , 1994 -Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998 |
| Courses Taught: |
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-Biodiversity and Forest Management (FRST 495)
-Introduction to Conservation (CONS 101) |
| Links: |
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Marbled Murrelet Radar Database, Protocol and Readme file |
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 Current publications
| Catton, R.B. and P. Arcese. (2008) Winter Use and Habitat Selection by Moose in Wetland and Adjacent Upland Forested Habitats Alces, in press |
| Keller, L.F., J.M. Reid and P. Arcese. (2008) Testing evolutionary models of senescence in a natural population: Inbreeding and age effects on survival and reproduction in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: in press. |
| Reid. J. M., P. Arcese and L.F. Keller. (2008) Individual phenotype, kinship and the occurrence of inbreeding in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Evolution, in press. |
| Wilson, A.G., Arcese, P., Keller, L., Pruett, C., K Winker, K, MA Patten, M., and Chan, Y. (2008) The contribution of island populations to in situ genetic conservation Conservation Genetics, in press |
| Pruett, C.L., P, Arcese, Y,L, Chan, A,G. Wilson, M.A. Patten, L.F. Keller and K. Winker. (2008) The effects of contemporary processes in maintaining the genetic structure of western song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Heredity, in press. |
| Pruett, C.L., P, Arcese, Y,L, Chan, A,G. Wilson, M.A. Patten, L.F. Keller and K. Winker (2008) Concordant and discordant signals between genetic data and described subspecies of Pacific Coast Song Sparrows. The Condor, in press |
| Jewell, K. and P. Arcese (2008) Consequences of parasite invasion and land use on the spatial dynamics of host populations. Journal of Applied Ecology, in press. |
| Wilson, A.G. and P. Arcese (2008) Factors influencing natal dispersal in an avian island metapopulation. Journal of Avian Biology, in press |
| Janssen, M.S., P. Arcese, Sloan, M.H. and K.J. Jewell (2008) Polyandry and Sex Ratio in the Song Sparrow Wilson Journal of Ornithology, in press |
| Wilson, S., D.R.Norris, A.G. Wilson and P. Arcese (2007) Breeding experience and population density affect the ability of a songbird to respond to future climate variation Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 274: 2539-2545. |
| Steventon, J.D., G.D. Sutherland and P. Arcese. (2007) A Population-viability-based Assessment of Marbled Murrelet Nesting Habitat Policy in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36: 3075-3088. |
| Hilborn, R., G. Hopcraft and P. Arcese. (2007) Wildlife population increases in Serengeti National Park – Response. Science 315: 1790-1791. |
| D.R. Norris, P. Arcese, D. Preikshot, D.F. Bertram and T.K. Kyser. (2007) Diet reconstruction and historic population dynamics in a threatened seabird. Journal of Applied Ecology 44:875-884. |
| Jewell, K.J. P. Arcese, S.E. Gergel (2007) Robust predictions of species distribution: spatial habitat models for a brood parasite Biological Conservation 140: 259-272 |
| Wilson, S. and P. Arcese (2006) Nest depredation, brood parasitism and reproductive variation in island song sparrow populations. The Auk 123: 784-794. |
| O’Connor, K.D. A.B. Marr, P. Arcese, L.F. Keller, K.J. Jeffery and M.W. Bruford. (2006) Extra-Pair Fertilization and Effective Population Size in the Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Journal of Avian Biology 37: 572-578. |
| Reid, J.M., P. Arcese and L.F. Keller. (2006) Intrinsic parent-offspring correlation in inbreeding level in a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population open to immigration. American Naturalist 168: 1-13. |
| Reid. J., P. Arcese, L.F. Keller, K. Elliott, L. Sampson and D. Hasselquist. (2006) Sex-specific inbreeding effects on cell-mediated and humoral immunity in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 274: 697-706. |
| Reid, J. P. Arcese and D. Hasselquist. (2006) Long-term maternal effect on offspring immune response in song sparrows Melospiza melodia. Biology Letters 2: 573-575. |
| Hilborn, R., P. Arcese, M. Borner, J. Hando, G. Hopcraft, M. Loibooki, S.A.R. Mduma, A.R.E. Sinclair. (2006) Effective enforcement in a conservation area. Science 314: 1266. |
| Smith, J.N.M., L.F. Keller, A.B. Marr, and P. Arcese (eds) (2006) Biology of small populations: the song sparrows of Mandarte Island Oxford Monographs in Population Biology, Oxford University Press, New York. |
| Arcese, P. and A.B. Marr (2006) Population viability in the presence and absence of cowbirds, catastrophic mortality, and immigration in In Smith, J.N.M., L.F. Keller, A.B. Marr and P. Arcese (eds). Biology of small populations: the song sparrows of Mandarte Island. Oxford University Press, New York., Oxford University Press, New York |
| Smith, J.N.M., A.B. Marr, P. Arcese and L.F. Keller (2006) The Song Sparrow and the Brown-headed Cowbird. In Smith, J.N.M., L.F. Keller, A.B. Marr and P. Arcese (eds). Biology of small populations: the song sparrows of Mandarte Island. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford University Press, New York |
| Smith, J.N.M., A.B. Marr, P. Arcese and L.F. Keller (2006) Fluctuations in Numbers: Population Regulation and Catastrophic Mortality In Smith, J.N.M., L.F. Keller, A.B. Marr and P. Arcese (eds). Biology of small populations: the song sparrows of Mandarte Island. Oxford University Press, New York., Oxford University Press, New York |
| Smith, J.N.M., Arcese, P., O’Connor, K.D. and Reid, J.M (2006) Social mechanisms: dominance, territoriality, song and the mating system. In Smith, J.N.M., L.F. Keller, A.B. Marr and P. Arcese (eds). Biology of small populations: the song sparrows of Mandarte Island. Oxford University Press, New York., Oxford University Press, New York. |
| Reid, J.M, P, Arcese, A.L.E.V. Cassidy, S.M. Heibert, A.B.Marr, J.N.M.Smith, P.K. Stoddard & L.F. Keller. (2005) Song repertoire size predicts initial mating success in male song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Animal Behaviour, 68:1055-1063. |
| Reid, J.M., Arcese, P., Cassidy, A.L.E.V., Marr, A.B., Smith, J.N.M. and Keller, L.F. (2005) Hamilton and Zuk meet heterozygosity? Song repertoire size signals inbreeding and immunity in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 272: 481-487 |
| Reid, J.M., P. Arcese, A.L.E.V. Cassidy, S.M. Hiebert, J.N.M. Smith, P.K. Stoddard, A.B. Marr and L.F. Keller. (2005) Fitness correlates of song repertoire size in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). The American Naturalist 165: 299-310. |
| Brashares, J.S., P. Arcese, M.K. Sam, P.B. Coppolillo, A.R.E. Sinclair and A. Balmford (2004) Bushmeat Hunting, Wildlife Declines, and Fish Supply in West Africa Science 306:1180-1183. |
| Burger, A.E., T.A. Chatwin, S.A. Cullen, N.L. Holmes, I.A. Manley, M.H. Mather, B.K. Schroeder, J.D. Steventon, P. Arcese and E. Selak. (2004) Application of radar surveys in the management of nesting habitat for Marbled Murrelets in British Columbia Marine Ornithology 32: 1-11. |
| Marr, A.B., Arcese, P., W.M. Hochchaka, J.M. Reid, and L.F. Keller. (2004) Interactive effects of environmental effects and inbreeding in a wild bird population. The Journal of Animal Ecology 75: 1406-1415. |
| Brashares, J.S. & P. Arcese (2004) The oribi, Ourebia ourebi. The Mammals of Africa, J. Kingdon, D. Happold & T. Butynski, eds., Academic Press, London. |
| Reid, J.M., P. Arcese & L. F. Keller. (2004) Inbreeding depresses immune response in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia): direct and inter-generational effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, 270:2152-2157. |
| Wilson, S & P. Arcese. (2004) El Nino dirves timing of breeding but not population growth in the song sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 100: 11139-11142. |
| Arcese, P. (2004) Individual quality, environment and conservation. Pgs 271-297, in Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation (M. Festa-Bianchet & M. Apollonio, eds)., Island Press, Washington, DC. |
| Arcese, P, M.K. Sogge, A.B. Marr & M. Patten. (2003) The Song Sparrow. In The Birds of the North America, No. 704 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds)., Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Philadelphia, PA. |
| Emily K. Gonzales, Peter Arcese, Rueben Schulz, and Fred L. Bunnell (2003) Strategic reserve design in the central coast of
British Columbia: integrating ecological and
industrial goals Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33: 2129–2140. |
| J. Douglas Steventon, Glenn D. Sutherland,
and Peter Arcese (2003) Long-term Risks to Marbled Murrelet
(Brachyramphus marmoratus) Populations:
Assessing Alternative Forest Management
Policies in Coastal British Columbia Res.Br.,B.C.Min.For.,Victoria,B.C.Tech.Rep.012.
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| J. Douglas Steventon, Glenn D. Sutherland,
and Peter Arcese (2003) Policy Implications of an Assessment of
Long-term Risks to Marbled Murrelet
Populations in British Columbia Res.Br.,B.C.Min.For.,Victoria, B.C.Exten.Note.66. |
| Chan, Y.H.-L. & P. Arcese. (2003) Morphological and microsatellite differentiation in Melospiza melodia (Aves) at a microgeographic scale. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 16:939-947. |
| Saunders, C.A., P. Arcese & K.D. O’Connor. (2003) Influence of nest site on parasitism by brown headed cowbirds in the song sparrow. The Wilson Bulletin |
| Brashares, J.S., P. Arcese and M.K. Sam. (2003) Extinction and human population demography in African wildlife reserves. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, B. 268: 2473-2478. |
| Sinclair, A.R.E., S.A.R. Mduma and P. Arcese. (2003) Protected areas as biodiversity benchmarks: Decline in birds of the Serengeti region. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, B. 269:2401-2405. |
| Chan, Y.L. and P. Arcese. (2002) Subspecific differentiation and conservation of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) in the San Francisco bay region inferred by microsatellite loci analysis. The Auk 119: 641-657 |
| Marr, A.B., L.F. Keller and P. Arcese. (2002) Offspring of natural immigrants to an inbred population of song sparrows show evidence of F1 heterosis and F2 outbreeding depression. Evolution 56: 131-132. |
| Arcese, P. and G. Sutherland. (2001) Conservation Risk Assessment: A review of methods with recommendations for the marbled murrelet in British Columbia. B.C. Report to B.C.Min.For.,For.Practices Br.,Vic-
toria,B.C. |
| Keller, L.F., K.J. Jeffery, P. Arcese, M.A. Beaumont, W.M. Hochachka, J.N.M. Smith, and M.W. Bruford. (2001) Immigration and the ephemerality of a natural population bottleneck: evidence from molecular markers. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Lodon, B. 268: 1387-1394. |
| Brashares, J.S, T. Garland, Jr., and P. Arcese. (2000) Phylogenetic analysis of coadaptation in behavior, diet, and body size in the African antelope. Behavioural Ecology 4:452-463. |
| Jeffery, K.J., L.F. Keller, P. Arcese, and M.W. Bruford. (2000) The development of microsatellite loci in the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia and genotyping errors associated with good quality DNA. Molecular Ecology Notes 1. |
| Seather, B.-E, S. Engen, R. Lande, P. Arcese, and J.N.M. Smith. (2000) Estimating time to extinction in an island population of song sparrows. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, B. 267:621-626. |
| Sinclair, A.R.E., S.A.R. Mduma, and P. Arcese. (2000) What determines phenology and syncrhony of ungulate breeding in Serengeti? Ecology 81:2100-2111. |
| Tufto, J., B.-E. Seather, S. Engen, P. Arcese, K. Jerstad, O.W. Rolstad, and J.N.M. Smith. (2000) Bayesian meta-analysis of demographic parameters in three small temperate passerines. Oikos 88:273-281. |
| Arcese, P. (1999) Effect of auxiliary males on the rate of territory loss in oribi and the attributes of multi-male groups. -Animal Behaviour 57:61-71. |
| Arcese, P. and J.N.M. Smith. (1999) Impacts of nest predators and brood parasites on the production of North American passerines. In: Adams, N. and Slotow, R. (eds.) Proc. 22 Int'l Ornithol. Coongr. Durban, University of Natal. |
| Brashares, J.S. and P. Arcese. (1999) Scent marking in a territorial African antelope: I. The maintenance of borders between male oribi. Animal Behaviour 57:1-10. |
| Brashares, J. S. and P. Arcese. (1999) Scent marking in a territorial African antelope: II. The economics of marking with faeces. Animal Behaviour 57:11-17. |
| Davis, A. and P. Arcese. (1999) An examination of Migration in the song sparrows using banding recovery data. North American Bird-bander 24:124-128. |
| Smith, J.N.M., M.J. Taitt, C.M. Rogers, P. Arcese, L.F. Keller, A.L.E.V. Cassidy, and W.M. Hochacka. (1999) A metapopulation approach to the population biology of song sparrows. Ibis 138:120-128. |
| Keller, L. F. and P. Arcese. (1998) No evidence for inbreeding avoidance in an island population of song sparrows. American Naturalist 152:380-392. |
| Arcese, P. and A.R.E. Sinclair (1997) The role of protected areas as ecological baselines. -Journal of Wildlife Management 61:587-602. |
| Arcese, P. and V.M. Bauldry. (1997) A corroboration of the Breeding Bird Survey. North American Bird-bander 22:169-172. |
| Arcese, P., L.F. Keller and J.R. Cary. (1997) Why hire a behaviorist into your conservation or management team? Pp. 48-71 in J. Clemmons and R. Buchholz (eds.), Behavioral Approaches to Conservation in the Wild., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. |
| Barrett, C.B. and Arcese, P. (1997) How long until crisis in African wildlife integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs)? Simulation results from the Serengeti ecosystem. Land Economics 74:449-465. |
| Bauldry, V.M., D. Biemborn and P. Arcese. (1997) Return rates of migrating adult Eastern bluebirds in relation to sex, winter weather and population size. North American Bird-bander, 68:129-137. |
| Radunzel, L.A., D.M. Muschitz, V.M. Bauldry, and P. Arcese. (1997) A long-term study of variation in the breeding success of eastern bluebirds by year and cavity type. Journal of Field Ornithology, 68:7-18. |
| Arcese, P., J.N.M. Smith and M.I. Hatch. (1996) Nest predation by cowbirds and its consequences for passerine demography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 93:4608-4611. |
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Peter Arcese
Ecology, Evolution and Genetics of Bird and Mammal Populations
Conservation Area Design, Management and Monitoring
BA - Zoology (1981) University of Washington, M.Sc. - Zoology (1985), Ph.D. -Zoology (1988)University of British Columbia, NATO-NSF Post-doctoral Fellow (1989-90), NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow (1990-91)
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