Contact Information
Urbana, IL 61801
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Principal Research Scientist, Ornithology, Illinois Natural History Survey
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Chair in Sustainability, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Recent Publications
Skinner, A. A., Korpach, A. M., Åkesson, S., Bakermans, M. H., Bayne, E. M., Benson, T. J., Boano, G., Brigham, R. M., Christiansen, S. S., Conway, G. J., Davy, C. M., Evens, R., Fraser, K. C., Harrison, A. L., Hedenström, A., Henderson, I. G., Honkala, J., Jacobsen, L. B., Lathouwers, M., ... Knight, E. (2025). Environmental and Geographic Conditions on the Breeding Grounds Drive Bergmannian Clines in Nightjars. Journal of Biogeography, 52(10), Article e15176. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15176
Brewer, D. E., Gehring, T. M., Ward, M. P., Dunton, E. M., & Pierce, R. (2024). Experimental evidence suggests that broadcasting rail calls overnight can influence broad-scale site selection by migrating rails. Avian Conservation and Ecology, 19(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02649-190118
Di Giovanni, A. J., Jones, T. M., Benson, T. J., & Ward, M. P. (2024). Embryonic heart rate is higher in species that experience greater nest predation risk during incubation. Ecology and Evolution, 14(6), Article e11460. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11460
Jones, T. M., Chiavacci, S. J., Benson, T. J., & Ward, M. P. (2024). Nesting and post-fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging. Ibis, 166(2), 411-423. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13119
Joues, T. M., Cooper, N. W., Haradon, H. A., Brunner, A. R., Dossman, B. C., Ward, M. P., Sillett, T. S., & Kaiser, S. A. (2024). Considerations for radio-transmitter specifications on songbirds: color and antenna length matter too. Journal of Field Ornithology, 95(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.5751/JFO-00426-950107