Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
(graduate advisees indicated by *, undergraduate advisees are indicated by †)
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2022
Betts, M.G., Z. Yang, A.S. Hadley, A.C. Smith, J.S. Rousseau, J.M. Northrup, J.J. Nocera, N. Gorelick, and B.D. Gerber. 2022. Forest degradation drives widespread avian habitat and population declines. Nature: Ecology & Evolution 6: 709–719. open access
Munn, D.*, R.L. Lindsay, A. Dibernardo, and J. J. Nocera. 2022. Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) do not exhibit a high potential for reservoir competency of Borrelia burgdorferi or Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Wildlife Society Bulletin, In Press.
Feltham, J.V..* and J.J. Nocera. 2022. Abiotic factors influence thermal conditions determining site occupancy of Plestiodon fasciatus at high latitude range limits. Herpetologica 78: 9-20. pdf
Brooks, D.R.* and J.J. Nocera. 2022. Using autonomous recording units and change-point analysis to determine reproductive activity in an aerial insectivore. Bioacoustics 31: 208-218. pdf
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2021
Tapper, S.*, J.J. Nocera, and G. Burness. 2021. Body temperature is a repeatable trait in a free-ranging passerine bird. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb243057. pdf
le Roux, C.E.* and J.J. Nocera. 2021. Roost sites of chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) form large‐scale spatial networks. Ecology and Evolution 11: 3820-3829. open access
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2020
Tapper, S.*, J.J. Nocera, and G. Burness. 2020. Experimental evidence that hyperthermia limits offspring provisioning in a temperate-breeding bird. Royal Society Open Science 7: 201589. open access
Guillot, C. et al [+31 authors in alphabetical order]. 2020. Sentinel surveillance of Lyme disease risk in Canada, 2019: results from the first year of the Canadian Lyme Sentinel Network (CaLSeN). Canada Communicable Disease Reports 46(10): 354-361. open access
Camaclang, A.E., J. Currie, E. Giles, G.J. Forbes, C.B. Edge, W.A. Monk, J.J. Nocera, G. Stewart-Robinson, C. Browne, Z.G. O’Malley, J. Snider, and T.G. Martin. 2020. Prioritizing threat management across terrestrial and freshwater realms for species conservation and recovery. Conservation Science and Practice 2(12): e300. open access
Wallace, S.D.*, G.J. Forbes, and J.J. Nocera. 2020. Habitat selection, movement, and food preferences of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in an agri-forested landscape. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98: 743-750. pdf
Brooks, D.R.* and J.J. Nocera. 2020. Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) diversity differs between forested wetlands and clearcuts in the Acadian forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 50: 1399–1404. pdf
Tapper, S.*, J.J. Nocera, and G. Burness. 2020. Heat dissipation capacity influences reproductive performance in an aerial insectivore. Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb222232. pdf [* cover article * and Editor’s Choice]
Wallace, S.D.*, G.J. Forbes, and J.J. Nocera. 2020. Experimental assessment of the impact of agricultural machinery on wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 19: 78–84. pdf
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2019
Dale, C.A.*, J.J. Nocera, S.E. Franks, T.K. Kyser, and L.M. Ratcliffe. 2019. Correlates of alternative migratory strategies in western bluebirds. Journal of Avian Biology 50: e02031. pdf
le Roux, C.E.†, L.A. MacFarlane Tranquilla, and J.J. Nocera. 2019. Ambient temperature preferences of Chimney Swifts (Chaetura pelagica) for nest site selection. Journal of Thermal Biology 80: 89-93. pdf
von Zuben, V.* and J.J. Nocera. 2019. Drivers of intra-seasonal variation in Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) nest survival. Waterbirds 42: 112-121. pdf
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2018
Farquhar, M.L.*, A. Morin, and J.J. Nocera. 2018. High ambient temperatures induce aggregations of chimney swifts (Chaetura pelagica) inside a roost. Journal of Avian Biology 49: e01754. pdf
Lenske, A.K.* and J.J. Nocera. 2018. Field test of an automated radio-telemetry system: tracking local space use of aerial insectivores. Journal of Field Ornithology 89: 173-187. pdf
English, P.A.*, J.J. Nocera, and D.J. Green. 2018. Nightjars may adjust breeding phenology to compensate for mismatches between moths and moonlight. Ecology and Evolution 8: 5515–5529. Open Access link
English, P.A.*, D.J. Green, and J.J. Nocera. 2018. Stable isotopes from museum specimens may provide evidence of long-term change in the trophic ecology of a migratory aerial insectivore. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6: 14. Open Access link
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2017
English, P.A.*, A.M. Mills, M.D. Cadman, A. Heagy, G. Rand*, D.J. Green, and J.J. Nocera. 2017. Tracking the migration of a nocturnal aerial insectivore in the Americas. BMC Zoology 2: 5. Open Access link
Brown, L.J. and J.J. Nocera. 2017. Conservation of breeding grassland birds requires local management strategies when hay maturation and nutritional quality differ among regions. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 237: 242-249. pdf
English, P.A.*, J.J. Nocera, B.A. Pond, and D.J. Green. 2017. Habitat and food supply across multiple spatial scales influence the distribution and abundance of a nocturnal aerial insectivore. Landscape Ecology 32:343-359. pdf
Ethier, D.M., J.B. Sayers, C.J. Kyle, J.J. Nocera, D. Ojkic, and D. Campbell. 2017. The occurrence of pathogens in an endangered population of American badgers (Taxidea taxus jacksoni) in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53: 73-80. pdf
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2016
Rico, Y., D. Ethier, C. Davy, J. Sayers, R. Weir, B. Swanson, J.J. Nocera, and C.J. Kyle. 2016. Spatial patterns of immunogenetic and neutral variation underscore the conservation value of small, isolated American badger populations. Evolutionary Applications 9: 1271-1284. Open Access link
Reudink, M.W, C.J. Kyle, A.E. McKellar, C.M. Somers, R.L.F. Reudink, T.K. Kyser, S.E. Franks, and J.J. Nocera. 2016. Linking isotopes and panmixia: High within-colony variation in feather δ2H, δ13C, and δ15N across the range of the American White Pelican. PLoS One 11: e0150810. Open Access link
Diemer, K.M.* and J.J. Nocera. 2016. Bobolink reproductive response to three hayfield management regimens in southern Ontario. Journal for Nature Conservation 29: 123-131. pdf
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2015
Rico, Y., J. Morris-Pocock, J. Zigouris, J.J. Nocera and C.J. Kyle. 2015. Lack of spatial immunogenetic structure among wolverine (Gulo gulo) populations suggestive of broad scale balancing selection. PLoS One 10: e0140170. Open Access link
McGuire, S.L.* and J.J. Nocera. 2015. Heterospecific competition and attraction in grassland bird communities differ with habitat quality. Community Ecology 16: 206-214. pdf
Frei, B.*, J.W. Fyles, J.L. Berl, J.W. Edwards, and J.J. Nocera. 2015. Low fecundity of Red-headed Woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) at the northern edge of the range. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127: 639-645. pdf
Frei, B.*, J.J. Nocera, and J.W. Fyles. 2015. Interspecific competition and nest survival of the threatened Red-headed Woodpecker. Journal of Ornithology 156: 743-753. pdf
Reid, S.M. and J.J. Nocera. 2015. Composition of native crayfish assemblages in southern Ontario rivers affected by rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus, Girard 1852) invasions – implications for endangered Queensnake recovery. Aquatic Invasions 10: 189-198. Open Access link
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2014
Pomfret, J.K.†, J.J. Nocera, T.K. Kyser, and M.W. Reudink. 2014. Linking population declines with diet quality in Vaux’s Swifts. Northwest Science 88: 305-313. pdf
Diemer, K.M.* and J.J. Nocera. 2014. Associations of Bobolink territory size with habitat quality. Annales Zoologici Fennici 51: 515-525. pdf
Fitzgerald, T.M., E. van Stam, J.J. Nocera, and D.S. Badzinski. 2014. Loss of nesting sites is not a primary factor limiting northern Chimney Swift populations. Population Ecology 56: 507-512. pdf
Theberge, E.† and J.J. Nocera. 2014. Factors associated with specificity of recovery strategy targets for species at risk in Canada. Oryx 48: 430-435. pdf
Diemer, K.M.*, H.E. Wheeler*, and J.J. Nocera. 2014. Retention rates of glue-attached radio-transmitters on two small bird species with contrasting life histories. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126: 39-46. pdf
Ethier, D.M.*, C.J. Kyle, and J.J. Nocera. 2014. Tracking animal movement by comparing trace element signatures in claws to spatial variability of elements in soils. Science of the Total Environment 468-469: 699-705. pdf
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2013
Osmond, M.M.†, M.W. Reudink, R.R. Germain, P.P. Marra, J.J. Nocera, P.T. Boag, and L.M. Ratcliffe. 2013. Relationships between carotenoid-based female plumage and age, reproduction, and mate colour in the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). Canadian Journal of Zoology 91: 589–595. pdf
Frei, B.*, J. Fyles, and J.J. Nocera. 2013. Maladaptive habitat use of a North American woodpecker in population decline. Ethology 119: 377-388. pdf
Ethier, D.M.*, C.J. Kyle, T.K. Kyser, and J.J. Nocera. 2013. Trace elements in claw keratin as temporally explicit indicators of geographic origin in terrestrial mammals. Annales Zoologici Fennici 50: 89-99. pdf
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2012
Nocera, J.J., J.M. Blais, D.V. Beresford, L.K. Finity*, C. Grooms, L.E. Kimpe, K. Kyser, N. Michelutti, M.W. Reudink, and J.P. Smol. 2012. Historical pesticide applications coincided with an altered diet of aerially foraging insectivorous chimney swifts. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 279: 3114-3120. pdf
Finity, L.* and J.J. Nocera. 2012. Vocal and visual conspecific cues influence the behaviour of chimney swifts at provisioned habitat. Condor 14: 323-328. pdf
Ethier, D.M.*, A. Laflèche†, B.J. Swanson, J.J. Nocera, and C.J. Kyle. 2012. Population subdivision and peripheral isolation in American badgers (Taxidea taxus) and implications for conservation planning in Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90: 630-639. pdf
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2011
Oomen, R.†, M.W. Reudink, J.J. Nocera, C.M. Somers, M.C. Green, and C.J. Kyle. 2011. Mitochondrial evidence for panmixia despite perceived barriers to gene flow in a widely distributed waterbird. Journal of Heredity 102: 584–592. [* cover article *] pdf
Nocera, J.J. and H.M. Koslowsky†. 2011. Population trends of grassland birds in North America are linked to the prevalence of an agricultural epizootic in Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108: 5122-5126. pdf
Reudink, M.W., C.J. Kyle, J.J. Nocera, R.A. Oomen†, M.C. Green, and C.M. Somers. 2011. Range-wide panmixia despite apparent ecological and behavioural barriers to gene flow in a widely-distributed waterbird. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 102: 583-592. pdf
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2010
Ethier, D.M.*, C.J. Kyle, T.K. Kyser, and J.J. Nocera. 2010. Variability in the growth patterns of the cornified claw sheath among vertebrates: implications for using biogeochemistry to study animal movement. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88: 1043-1051. pdf
Nocera, J.J. and L.M. Ratcliffe. 2010. Migrant and resident birds adjust antipredator behavior in response to social information accuracy. Behavioral Ecology 21: 121-128. [* cover article *] pdf
Hamblin, S., K.J. Mathot, J. Morand-Ferron, J.J. Nocera, G. Riecau, and L-A. Giraldeau. 2010. Predator inadvertent social information use favours reduced clumping of its prey. Oikos 119: 286-291. pdf
Ritchie, L.E. and J. J. Nocera. 2010. Assessing the distribution of Eastern moles (Scalopus aquaticus) in Canada in relation to loam soils and forest cover. American Midland Naturalist 164: 61–73. pdf
Nocera, J.J. and G.J. Forbes. 2010. Incorporating social information use to improve the precision of models of avian habitat use. Condor 112: 235-244. pdf
Ahlering, M.A., D. Arlt, M.G. Betts, R.J. Fletcher, J.J. Nocera, and M.W. Ward. 2010. Research needs and recommendations for the use of conspecific-attraction methods in the conservation of migratory songbirds. Condor 112: 252-264. pdf
Nocera, J.J. and MG Betts. 2010. The role of social information in avian habitat selection. Condor 112:222-224. pdf
Betts, M.G., J.J. Nocera, and A.S. Hadley. 2010. Settlement in novel habitats induced by social information may disrupt community structure. Condor 112: 265-273. pdf
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pre-2010
Nocera, J.J., G.J. Forbes, and L-A. Giraldeau. 2009. Aggregations from using inadvertent social information: a form of ideal habitat selection. Ecography 32: 143-152. pdf
Crowe, S.A.†, O. Kleven, K.E. Delmore, T. Laskemoen, J.J. Nocera, J.T. Lifjeld, and R.J. Robertson. 2009. Paternity assurance through frequent copulations in a wild passerine with intense sperm competition. Animal Behaviour 77: 183-187. pdf
Nocera, J.J., P.D. Taylor, and L.M. Ratcliffe. 2008. Inspection of mob-calls as sources of predator information:
response of migrant and resident birds in the Neotropics. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 1769- 1777. pdf
Nocera, J.J. and K.L. Dawe. 2008. Influence of habitat heterogeneity on masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) abundance in managed grassland agro-ecosystems. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 32: 379-392. pdf
Betts, M.G., A.S. Hadley, N.L. Rodenhouse, and J.J. Nocera. 2008. Social information trumps vegetation structure in breeding site selection by a migrant songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 275: 2257-2263. pdf
Nocera, J.J., G.J. Forbes, and G.R. Milton. 2008. The relevance of local-scale relationships to habitat management and landscape patterns. Avian Conservation and Ecology 3(1): article 4. Open Access link
Reudink, M.W., J.J. Nocera, and R.L. Curry. 2007. Anti-predator responses of Neotropical resident and migrant birds to familiar and unfamiliar owl vocalizations on the Yucatan Peninsula. Ornitologia Neotropical 18: 543-552. pdf
Nocera, J.J., G.J. Forbes, and G.R. Milton. 2007. Habitat relationships of three grassland breeding bird species: broad-scale comparisons and hayfield management implications. Avian Conservation and Ecology 2(1): art 7. Open Access link
Nocera, J.J., T.M. Fitzgerald, A.R. Hanson, and G.R. Milton. 2007. Differential habitat use by Acadian Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow: implications for regional conservation. Journal of Field Ornithology 78: 50-55. pdf
Nocera, J.J., G.J. Forbes, and L-A. Giraldeau. 2006. Inadvertent social information in breeding site selection of natal dispersing birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 273: 349-355. pdf
Nocera, J.J., G.J. Parsons, G.R. Milton, and A.H. Fredeen. 2005. Compatibility of delayed cutting regime with bird breeding and hay nutritional quality. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 107: 245-253. pdf
Betts, M., N.P.P. Simon, and J.J. Nocera. 2005. Point count summary statistics differentially predict reproductive activity indexes in bird-habitat relationship studies. Journal of Ornithology 146: 151-159. pdf
Nocera, J.J. 2005. A method to improve age determination of male Bobolinks in alternate plumage. North American Bird Bander 30: 1-5. pdf
Nocera, J.J. and N.M. Burgess. 2002. Diving schedules of Common Loons in varying environments. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 1643-1648. pdf
Nocera, J.J. and P.D. Taylor. 2000. Behavior of post-nest failure and non-breeding Common Loons during the breeding season. Wilson Bulletin 112: 532-534. pdf
Nocera, J.J. 2000. Predation on an eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, by an American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos. Canadian Field-Naturalist 114: 326-327.
Nocera, J.J. and P.D. Taylor. 1998. In situ behavioral response of breeding common loons associated with elevated mercury (Hg) exposure. Conservation Ecology 2(2): article 10. Open Access link
Nocera, J.J. and S.W. Kress. 1996. Nocturnal predation on Common Terns by Great Black-backed Gulls. Colonial Waterbirds 19: 277-279. pdf