Peer-reviewed
Hobson, K. A., G. L. Slater, D. B. Lank, R. M. Milner, and R. Gardiner. 2013. Agricultural lands subsidize winter diet of
Pacific Dunlin (Calidrus alpine pacifica) at two major estuaries. Condor: In Press.

Frieze, R. D., S. M. Mullin, and J. D. Lloyd. 2012. Responsiveness of Mangrove Cuckoo (
Coccyzus minor) during call-
playback surveys in southern Florida. Southeastern Naturalist: 447-454.
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Lloyd, J. D., G. L. Slater, and J. R. Snyder. 2012. The role of fire-return interval and season of burn in snag dynamics in
a south Florida slash pine forest. Fire Ecology 8:18-31.
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Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater.  2012.  Fire history and the structure of pine-rockland bird assemblages.  Natural Areas
Journal 32:247-259.
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Slater, G. L. and B. Altman. 2011. Avian restoration in the prairie-oak ecosystem: a reintroduction case study of
Western bluebirds to San Juan Island, Washington. Northwest Science 85:223-232.
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Lloyd, J. D., and T. Doyle. 2011.  Abundance and population trends of mangrove landbirds in southwest Florida.  
Journal of Field Ornithology 82:132-139.
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Lloyd, J. D. and G. L. Slater.  2011.  Influence of fire and water regimes on pineland bird assemblages.  Natural Areas
Journal 31:270-282.
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Lloyd, J. D. and G. L. Slater. 2010  Abundance and distribution of breeding birds in the pine forests of Grand Bahama,
Bahamas.  Journal of Caribbean Ornithology
24:1-9. Request a preprint.

Lloyd, J. D., G. L. Slater, and S. Snow.  2009.  Demography of reintroduced Eastern Bluebirds and Brown-headed
Nuthatches.  Journal of Wildlife Management 73:955-964.
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Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater.  2007.  Environmental factors affecting productivity of brown-headed nuthatches.  
Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1968-1975.  
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Cox, J. and G. L. Slater. 2007. Cooperative breeding in the brown-headed nuthatch.  Wilson Bulletin 119:1-8. PDF

Lloyd, J. D., and J. J. Tewksbury.  2007.  Analyzing avian nest survival in forests and grasslands: a comparison of the
Mayfield and logistic-exposure methods.  Studies in Avian Biology 34:96-104.  
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Lloyd, J., A. Casey, and M. Trask.  2006.  Wildlife hot spots along highways in northwestern Oregon.  Pages 260-268
in C. L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K. P. McDermott, eds.  Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Ecology and
Transportation.  Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C.
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Tewksbury, J. J., L. Garner, S. Garner, J. D. Lloyd, V. Saab, and T. E. Martin.  2006.  Tests of landscape influence:nest
predation and brood parasitism in fragmented ecosystems.  Ecology 87:759-768.
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Lloyd, J. D. and T.E. Martin. 2005. Reproductive success of Chestnut-collared Longspurs in native and exotic
grassland. Condor 107:363-374.
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Lloyd, J. D., and T. E. Martin.  2004.  Nest-site preference and maternal effects on offspring growth.  Behavioral
Ecology 15:816-823.
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Ruediger, B., and J. D. Lloyd.  2003.  A rapid assessment protocol for identifying potential habitat linkages along
roads.  Pages 205-225 in C.L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K. P. McDermott, eds.  Proceedings of the 2003 International
Conference on Ecology and Transportation.  Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, N.C.  
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Lloyd, J. D., and T. E. Martin.  2003. Sibling competition and the evolution of developmental rates.  Proceedings of the
Royal Society of London, Series B 270:735-740. (cover article)  
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Kirkpatrick, C., R.W. Mannan, S. DeStefano, and J. D. Lloyd.  2002.  Trends in abundance of grassland birds following a
spring prescribed burn in southern Arizona.  Southwestern Naturalist 47:282-292.*

Tewksbury, J. J., and J. D. Lloyd.  2001.  Positive interactions under nurse plants: spatial scale, stress gradients, and
benefactor quality. Oecologia 127:425-434.
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Lloyd, J.D., R.W. Mannan, S. DeStefano, and C. Kirkpatrick.  1998.  The effects of mesquite invasion on a southeastern
Arizona grassland bird community.  Wilson Bulletin 110:403-408.
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Garcelon, D. K., G. L. Slater, C. D. Danilson, and R. C. Helm. 1995. Cooperative nesting by a trio of Bald Eagles.  
Raptor Research 29:210-213.
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Piper, W. H. and G. L. Slater. 1993. Polyandry and incest avoidance in the cooperative Stripe-backed Wren of
Venezuela. Behaviour 124:227-247.
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* This paper received the 2002 George Miksch Sutton Award for Conservation Research from the Southwestern
Association of Naturalists.

Technical Reports

Zharikov, Y. and Slater, G. L. 2012. Limitations to spatio-temporal transferability of distribution models for Dunlin
(
Calidrus alpina) in the Pacific Northwest. Final Report to Pacific Coast Joint Venture. Ecostudies Institute, Mount
Vernon, WA.
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Slater, G. L., R. Milner, and R. Borkhateria. 2011. Space use and habitat selection by wintering Dunlin in the Skagit
River Delta, Final Report to Seattle City Light. Ecostudies Institute, Mount Vernon.
PDF

Slater, G. L. and J. D. Lloyd. 2010. Farming for wildlife: effects of flooding, forage harvest, and grazing on shorebirds,
soil invertebrates, and vegetation on agricultural fields in the Skagit River delta, Final Report to The Nature
Conservancy. Ecostudies Institute, Mount Vernon.
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Slater, G. L. and J. D. Lloyd. 2010. Farming for wildlife: effects of flooding, forage harvest, and grazing on soil
properties and weed abundance on agricultural fields in the Skagit River delta, Final Report to The Nature
Conservancy. Ecostudies Institute, Mount Vernon.
PDF

Lloyd, J. D and G.L. Slater. 2009 Effects of fuel treatments and wildfire on the avifauna of the pine rockland
ecosystem in southern Florida, Final report to Everglades National Park.  Ecostudies Institute, Mount, Vernon.
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Slater, G. L., R. L. Boulton, C. N. Jenkins, J. L. Lockwood, S. L. Pimm.  2009. Emergency management action plan for
the endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, FL.
PDF

Slater, G. L. 2006. Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator): a technical conservation assessment, USDA Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Region.
PDF

Lloyd, J. D., and A. Casey.  2005.  Wildlife hot spots along highways in northwestern Oregon.  Final Report to the
Oregon Department of Transportation.
PDF  

Slater, G.L. and C. Rock. 2005. Northern Harrier (
Circus cyaneus): a technical conservation assessment. USDA Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Region.
PDF

Slater, G.L. 2004. Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum): a technical conservation assessment. USDA
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region.
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Slater, G.L. 2004. An evaluation of the Brown-headed Nuthatch and Eastern Bluebird reintroduction program during
the 2-year post-translocation period (2002-2003), Final Report to Everglades National Park. Ecostudies Institute,
Mount Vernon.
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Slater, G. L. 2004. Waterbird abundance and habitat use in estuarine and agricultural habitats of the Skagit and
Stillaguamish River Deltas. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Seattle, WA.
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Slater, G. L. 2001. Avian restoration in Everglades National Park (1997-2001): Translocation methodology, population
demography, and evaluating success, Final report to Everglades National Park. Ecostudies Institute, Mount Vernon.
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