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.)
Elphick,
C.S. 2008. How you count counts: the importance of
methods research in applied ecology. Journal
of Applied Ecology. (In press.)
Gjerdrum,
C., K. Sullivan-Wiley, E. King, M.A. Rubega, and C.S.
Elphick. 2008. Nest survival during flooding in Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed
Sparrows. Condor. (In press)
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.
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
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 frugivory in European starlings and American robins. 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. [pdf]
Elphick, C.S. 2006. Review of:
Elphick, C.S. 2006. Measuring
Gjerdrum, C., C.S. Elphick,
and M. Rubega. 2005. What determines nest site selection and nesting
success in saltmarsh breeding sparrows? Condor 107:849-862. [abstract]
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. [link]
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. [link]
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 par alas 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 endangered species recovery goals. 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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sibley, D.A., and C.S. Elphick. 2001. Jacanas.
In: National Audubon Society. Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Knopf.
pp. 271-272.
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
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. [abstract]
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