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A complete list of our publications is available on Google Scholar. *Indicates a graduate or undergraduate student co-author from our lab.
Featured publications
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Endotherms trade body temperature regulation for the stress response
*Tabh J.K.R., *Hartjes M., and G. Burness. (2023). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290: 20231251 [Image: Glenn Tattersall]
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Heat dissipation capacity influences reproductive performance in an aerial insectivore
*Tapper S., Nocera J., and G. Burness. (2020). Royal Society Open Science 7: 201589 [Image: Raul Suarez]
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No island-effect on glucocorticoid levels for a rodent from a near-shore archipelago
*Stewart N.D., Mastromonaco G.F., and G. Burness. (2020). PeerJ 8:e8590 [Image: Joshua J. Cotten]
Selected publications
2023
Endotherms trade body temperature regulation for the stress response. *Tabh JKT, *Hartjes M, & G Burness. (2023). Proceedings Royal Society B. 290: 20231251. Link
A path forward in the investigation and mitigation of seabird strandings attributed to light attraction. *Brown T, Wilhelm S, Mastromonaco G & G Burness. (2023). Conservation Science and Practice. 2022:e12852. Link
2022
Within- and transgenerational plasticity of a temperate salmonid in response to thermal acclimation and acute temperature stress. *Penney CM, *Tabh JKR, Wilson CC, & G Burness. (2022). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 95: 484-499.
Using mass spectrometry to identify fluorescent compounds in squirrel fur. Hughes B., Bowman J, Stock N, & G Burness. (2022). PLoS ONE 17: e0257156
Stress-induced changes in body surface temperature are repeatable, but do not differ between urban and rural birds. *Tabh JKR, Mastromonaco G & G. Burness. (2022). Oecologia 198: 663-677
Changes in body surface temperature play an under-appreciated role in the avian immune response. *Tapper S, *Tabh JKR,Tattersall GJ, & G Burness. (2022). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 95: 152-167.
2021
Body temperature is a repeatable trait in a free-ranging passerine bird. *Tapper S, Nocera J, & G Burness. (2021). Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb243057
New migration and distribution patterns of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) around Nunavik (Quebec, Canada) identified using Inuit Knowledge. Martinez-Levasseur LM, Furgal CM, Hammill MO, Henri DA, & G Burness. (2021). Polar Biology 44: 1833-1845
Regional variability in Barn Swallow population trajectories across Canada is not predicted by breeding performance. Put JE, …*Bossuyt S,…Burness G, et al. (2021). Avian Conservation and Ecology 16 (2):10.
Infra-red thermography as a technique to measure physiological stress in birds: body region and image angle matter. *Tabh JKR, Burness G, Wearing O. Tattersall G, & G Mastromonaco. (2021). Physiological Reports 9:e14865.
One hundred research questions in conservation physiology for generating actionable evidence to inform conservation policy and practice. Cooke, SJ…Burness, G, et al. (2021). Conservation Physiology 10.1093/conphys/coab009.
2020
Social hierarchy reveals thermoregulatory trade-offs in response to repeated stressors. *Robertson, JR, Mastomonaco GF, & G Burness. (2020). Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb229047.
Experimental evidence that hyperthermia limits offspring provisioning in a temperate breeding bird. *Tapper S, Nocera J, & G Burness. (2020). Royal Society Open Science 7: 201589
Maternal glucocorticoid levels during incubation predict breeding success but not reproductive investment in a free-ranging bird. *Fischer D, Marrotte RR, *Chin EH, Coulson S, & G Burness. (2020). Biology Open 9: bio045898.
Heat dissipation capacity influences reproductive performance in an aerial insectivore. *Tapper S, Nocera JJ, & G Burness. (2020). Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb222232.
Towards a better understanding of the benefits and risks of country food consumption using the case of walruses in Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada). Martinez-Levasseur, LM… Burness G, et al. (2020). Science of the Total Environment 719:137307.
Temporo-spatial patterns of occupation and density by an invasive fish in streams. *May C, Burness G, Morrison B, & MG Fox. (2020). Biological Invasions 22: 2143-2161.
Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan. Cooke SJ…Burness G…et al. (2020). Conservation Physiology 8:coaa016.
Evidence that stress-induced changes in surface temperature serve a thermoregulatory function. *Robertson, JR, Mastomonaco GF, & G Burness. (2020). Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb213421.
No island-effect on glucocorticoid levels for a rodent from a near-shore archipelago. *Stewart ND, Mastromonaco GF, & G Burness. (2020). PeerJ 8:e8590.