Chris Elphick
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road, U-43, Storrs, CT 06269-3043
Email: chris.elphick @ uconn.edu
PUBLICATIONS
(all venues combined)
(Note,
some links will work only if you have subscription access to the journal.)
Hill,
J.M., J. Walsh, A.I. Kovach and C.S. Elphick. Accepted. Male-biased nestling
sex ratio in Saltmarsh Sparrows. Condor.
Meiman,
S., and C.S. Elphick. Accepted. Evaluating habitat association models for
Saltmarsh Sparrows. Condor.
Meiman,
S., D. Civco, K. Holsinger, and C.S. Elphick. 2012. Comparing habitat models
using ground-based and remote sensing data: saltmarsh sparrow presence versus
nesting. Wetlands 32:725-736. [pdf]
Bayard,
T.S. and C.S. Elphick. 2012. Testing for conspecific attraction in an obligate
saltmarsh bird: Can behavior be used to aid marsh restoration? Wetlands
32:521-529. [pdf]
Hill,
J.M. and C.S. Elphick. 2011. Are grassland passerines especially susceptible to
negative transmitter impacts? Wildlife Society Bulletin 35: 362-367. [pdf]
Bayard,
T.S. and C.S. Elphick. 2011. Planning for sea level rise: Quantifying patterns
of Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus
caudacutus) nest flooding under current sea level conditions. Auk
128: 393-403. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S. 2011. Review of: del Hoyo, Elliott and Christie
(Eds.), Handbook
of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush‐Shrikes to Old World Sparrows.
Quarterly Review of Biology 86: 149-150 [pdf]
Reed,
J.M., C.S. Elphick, E.N. Ieno, and A.F. Zuur. 2011. Long-term population trends
of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds. Population Ecology 53: 473-481. [pdf] Featured in Conservation Magazine here and
by the American Bird Conservancy here.
Elphick,
C.S., K. C. Parsons, M. Fasola, and L. Mugica. 2010. Ecology and conservation
of birds in rice fields: a global review. Waterbirds 33 (Special Publication
1). 246 pp. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S. 2010. Why study birds in rice fields? Waterbirds 33 (Special Publication
1): 1-7. [pdf]
King,
S., C.S. Elphick, D. Guadagnin, O. Taft, and T. Amano. 2010. Effects of
landscape features on waterbird use of rice fields. Waterbirds 33 (Special
Publication 1): 151-159. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S., O. Taft, and P. Lourenço. 2010. Management of rice fields for birds
during the non-growing seaons. Waterbirds 33 (Special Publication 1): 181-192. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S., P. Baicich, K. C. Parsons, M. Fasola, and L. Mugica. 2010. The future for
research on waterbirds in rice fields. Waterbirds 33 (Special Publication 1):
231-243. [pdf]
Bayard,
T.S., and C.S. Elphick. 2010. Using spatial point pattern assessment to
understand the social and environmental mechanisms driving avian habitat
selection. Auk 127: 485-494. [pdf]
Bayard, T.S., and C.S.
Elphick. 2010. How area sensitivity in birds is studied. Conservation Biology
24: 938-947. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S., D.L. Roberts, and J.M. Reed. 2010. Estimated dates of recent extinctions for North
American and Hawaiian birds. Biological Conservation 143: 617-624. [pdf] Featured on Conservation Maven here. Updated data set here
(18 Jan 2010).
Zuur,
A.F., E.N. Ieno, and C.S. Elphick. 2010. A protocol for data exploration to avoid
common statistical problems. Methods in
Ecology and Evolution 1: 3-14. [pdf]
Hill,
C.E., C. Gjerdrum, C.S. Elphick. 2010. Extreme levels of multiple mating characterize
the mating system of the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus
caudacutus). Auk 127: 300-307. [pdf] Featured on the BBC here
and on discovery.com here
(with great video from birdfilms.com).
Roberts, D.L., C.S. Elphick, and J.M. Reed. 2010.
Identifying anomalous reports of putatively extinct species and why it matters.
Conservation Biology 24: 189-196. [pdf]
[erratum]
Elphick,
C.S. 2009. Evidence that Mute Swans
are native to North America is lacking. Picoides 22(1): 20-23. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S. 2008. Editor’s choice: New research on wind farms. Journal of Applied
Ecology 45: 1840. [pdf]
Elphick,
C.S. 2008. How you count counts: the importance of methods research in applied
ecology. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1313-1320. [pdf]
Eadie, J.M., C.S. Elphick, K.J. Reinecke, and M.R.
Miller. 2008. Wildlife values of North American ricelands. In: Conservation in Ricelands of North America (S. W.
Manley, ed.). The Rice Foundation. pp.
7-90. [info
here]
Gjerdrum, C., K. Sullivan-Wiley, E. King, M.A.
Rubega, and C.S. Elphick. 2008. Egg and chick fates during tidal flooding of
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow nests. Condor 110: 579-584. [pdf]
Gjerdrum, C., C.S. Elphick, and M. Rubega. 2008.
How well can we model numbers and productivity of Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed
Sparrows (Ammodramus caudacutus) using
habitat features? Auk 125: 608-617. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 2008. Landscape effects on waterbird
densities in California rice fields: taxonomic differences, scale-dependence,
and conservation implications. Waterbirds 31: 62-69. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S., J.M. Hill and M.
Rubega 2008. State of
the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrows. In: Connecticut State of the
Birds: Conservation birds and their habitats. (M. Bull, ed.) Connecticut
Audubon Society. pp. 5-9. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S., A.F. Zuur, and E.N. Ieno. 2007. Investigating the
effects of rice farming on aquatic birds with mixed modelling. In: Analysing
Ecological Data (A.F. Zuur, E.N. Ieno, and G.M. Smith, eds.). Springer.
pp. 417-434. [link]
Reed, J.M., C.S. Elphick, A.F. Zuur, and E.N. Ieno. 2007. Time series analysis
of Hawaiian waterbirds. In: Analysing Ecological Data (A.F. Zuur, E.N.
Ieno, and G.M. Smith, eds.). Springer. pp. 615-631. [link]
Sibley, D.A., L.R. Bevier, M.A. Patten, and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Ivory-billed or
pileated woodpecker? Science 315: 1495-1496. [pdf]
Ellis, M.M., and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Using a stochastic model to examine the
ecological, economic and ethical consequences of population control in a
charismatic invasive species: mute swans in North America. Journal of Applied
Ecology 44: 312-322. [link]
Taft,
O.W. and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Waterbirds
on Working Lands: Literature Review and Bibliography Development. Technical
Report. National Audubon Society. 284 pp. [link]
Taft,
O.W. and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Waterbirds
on Working Lands: Literature Review Bibliography. National Audubon
Society. 46 pp.
[link]
Humphries, S., C.S. Elphick, C. Gjerdrum, and M. Rubega. 2007. Testing the
function of the domed nests of Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows. Journal of
Field Ornithology 78: 152-158. [link]
LaFleur, N., M. Rubega, and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Invasive fruits, novel foods,
and choice: an investigation of European starling and American robin frugivory.
Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119: 429-438. [pdf] (featured
in Birding magazine)
Floyd,
T., C.S. Elphick, G. Chisholm, K. Mack, R.D. Elston, E.M. Ammon, and J. Boone.
2007. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of
Elphick, C.S., J.M. Reed, D.J. Delehanty. 2007. Applications of
reproductive biology to bird conservation and population management. In:
Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds (B.G.M. Jamieson, ed.). Science
Publishers,
Sibley, D.A., L.R. Bevier, M.A. Patten, and C.S. Elphick. 2006. Comment on
"Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus
principalis) persists in continental
Greenberg, R., C. Elphick, J.C. Nordby, C. Gjerdrum, H. Spautz, G. Shriver, B. Schmeling,
B. Olsen, P. Marra, N. Nur, and M. Winter. 2006. Flooding and predation:
trade-offs in the nesting ecology of tidal-marsh sparrows. In:
Vertebrates of Tidal Marshes: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (R.
Greenberg, S. Droege, J. Maldonado, and M. V. McDonald, eds.). Studies in Avian
Biology 32:96-109. [info
here]
Elphick, C.S. 2006. Review of:
Elphick, C.S. 2006. Measuring
Gjerdrum, C., C.S. Elphick, and M. Rubega. 2005. Nest site selection and
nesting success in saltmarsh breeding sparrows: the importance of nest habitat,
timing, and study site differences. Condor 107:849-862. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 2005. Review of: Hill, Red Bird in a Brown Bag: The Function and
Evolution of Colorful Plumage in the House Finch; and Birkhead, A Brand New
Bird: How Two Amateur Scientists Created the First Genetically Engineered
Animal. Birding 37:670-674.
Elphick, C.S. 2005. Review of: Couzens, Birds by Behavior; Icenoggle, Birds in
Place; and Michl, A Birders’ Guide to the Behaviour of European and North
American Birds. Birding 37:316-324.
Sibley, D., C. S. Elphick and J. B. Dunning. Weekly, Aug 2002 to Dec 2005. Sibley
on Birds. Nationally syndicated newspaper column, distributed by New York
Times Special Features. [link]
Elphick, C.S. 2004. Assessing conservation trade-offs: identifying the effects
of flooding rice fields for waterbirds on non-target bird species.
Biological Conservation 117:105-110. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 2004. Review of: Adamus, P. et al., Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas,
and Wernham, C. et al., The Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain
and Ireland. Birding 36:312-320.
Elphick, C.S., and L.W. Oring. 2003. Conservation implications of flooding rice
fields on winter waterbird communities. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
94:17-29. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 2003. Review of: Clark, G., Birds of
Elphick, C.S., and J. Klima. 2002. Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica). The Birds of
Anderson, C., R. Rozzi, C. Elphick, and S. McGehee. 2002. El programa Omora de anillamiento de aves en los bosques
subantárticos: la estandarización del tamaño de anillos apropiados para las
aves de la región de Magallanes. Boletin Chileno de Ornitología 9:2-11.
Elphick, C.S., J.M. Reed, and J.M. Bonta. 2001. Correlates of population
recovery goals in endangered birds. Conservation Biology 15:1285-1291. [pdf]
Warnock, N., C.S. Elphick, and M.A. Rubega. 2001. Biology of marine birds:
shorebirds. In: Biology of Marine Birds (J. Burger and B.A. Schreiber, eds.).
CRC Press. pp 581-615. [link]
Elphick, C.S., J.B. Dunning, and D.S. Sibley (eds.). 2001. National Audubon
Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Knopf. 608 pp. (New York Times
best seller list.) [link]
[updates] [references] [now
on-line here]
Cech, R., J.B. Dunning, C.S. Elphick, and M. Rubega. 2001. Flight, form and
function. In: National Audubon Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior.
Knopf. pp. 15-38. [now
on-line here]
Cech, R., J.B. Dunning, and C.S. Elphick. 2001. Bird behavior. In: National
Audubon Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Knopf. pp.
51-79. [now
on-line here]
Cech, R., D.S. Sibley, C.S. Elphick and J.B. Dunning. 2001. Habitats and
distribution. In: National Audubon Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and
Behavior. Knopf. pp. 80-106. [now
on-line here]
Reed, J. M., and C.S. Elphick. 2001. Populations and conservation. In: National
Audubon Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Knopf. pp. 107-120. [now
on-line here]
Sibley, D.A., and C.S. Elphick. 2001. Jacanas. In: National Audubon
Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Knopf. pp. 271-272. [now
on-line here]
Elphick, C.S. 2001. A comprehensive revision of the Nevada Bird Records
Committee review list.
Elphick, C.S. 2000. Functional equivalency between rice fields and seminatural
wetland habitats. Conservation Biology 14:181-191. [pdf]
Howe, M., J. Bart, S. Brown, C. Elphick, B. Harrington, C. Hickey, G. Morrison,
S. Skagen, and N. Warnock, eds. 2000. A Comprehensive Monitoring
Program for North American Shorebirds.
Elphick, C.S. and G. Chisholm. 1999.
Baepler, D., D. Crowe, C.S. Elphick, L. Hoskins, L. Neel, F. Ryser, Jr., and J.
Eidel. 1999. Report of the
Elphick, C.S., and L.W. Oring. 1998. Winter management of Californian rice
fields for waterbirds. Journal of Applied Ecology 35:95-108. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. and T.L. Tibbitts. 1998. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca). The Birds of
Reed, J.M., C.S. Elphick, and L.W. Oring. 1998. Life-history and viability
analysis of the endangered Hawaiian stilt. Biological Conservation 84:35-45. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 1998. Waterbird conservation and ecology: the role of rice field
management in habitat restoration. Ph.D. dissertation.
Elphick, C.S. 1997. Experimental approaches to shorebird habitat management. In
Conservation and Management of Shorebirds in the Western Great Basin (J.M.
Reed, N. Warnock, and L.W. Oring, eds.). International Wader Studies 9:20-28. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 1997. Correcting avian richness estimates for unequal sample
effort in atlas studies. Ibis 139:189-190. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S., and M.A. Rubega. 1995. Prey choices and foraging efficiency of
recently-fledged California Gulls at
Oring, L.W., and C.S. Elphick. 1994. Review of: Helmers, D.L. 1992. Shorebird
Management Manual. Auk 110:672-674.
Elphick, C.S., and G.L. Hunt. 1993. Variations in the distributions of marine
birds with water masses in the northern