University of New Brunswick

Machias Seal Island Theses:

 

PhD

Devlin, C.M. (2006) Birds crossing borders: A population study of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea). PhD Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Breton, A.R. (2005) Demographic parameter estimates and their biological implications for a seabird metapopulation.PhD Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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MSc

Cormier, T.L. (2021) Quantifying and interpreting variability in the coloured breeding ornamentation of the Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica). MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Baron, M.A. (2019) Overwinter movement of Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) breeding in the Gulf of Maine. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Symons, S.C. (2018) Ecological segregation between two closely related species: exploring Atlantic Puffin and Razorbill foraging hotspots. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Whidden, S.E. (2016) Patterns of natal recruitment in the Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica). MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Kelly, K. (2015) Atlantic Puffin health and its effect on reproductive success and honest signalling in bills and feet. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Bowser, A.K. (2013) From Puffins to Plankton: A DNA-Based Analysis of a Seabird Food Chain in the Northern Gulf of Maine. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Boadway, K.A. (2012) Finding the "Arctic" in the Arctic Tern: breeding biology and diet across the latitudinal range of an iconic seabird. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Clarke, T.C.R. (2008) Offshore movements and behaviour of the Razorbill (Alca torda) in Atlantic Canada. breeding on Machias Seal Island. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Bond, A.L. (2007) Patterns of mercury burden in the seabird community of Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick.MSc. Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Jardine, L. (2007) Mercury cycling and finfish aquaculture.MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. (Co-supervised with Dr. M. Burt).

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Minich, L. (2007) Variation in the feeding behaviour of four species of seabird on Machias Seal Island. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Black, A.L. (2006) Foraging area characteristics of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) and Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) breeding on Machias Seal Island.MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Charette, M. (2005) A comparison of Arctic and Common Tern biology on Machias Seal and Country Islands. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Grecian, V.D. (2005) The effect of physical and biological parameters on the breeding success of Razorbills (Alca torda L. 1758)on Machias Seal Island, NB in 2000 and 2001. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Paquet, J. (2001) Time-budget flexibility of breeding Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea): an investigation of the behavioural buffer. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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Amey, K.D. (1998) Seabirds as indicators of change in marine food webs and recruitment to commercial fish stocks. MSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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BSc Honour's

Braschuk, A. (2022) Assessing the number of known-age chicks required for accurate age estimation of growing Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbill (Alca torda) chicks. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Soriano, F. (2022) Impacts of a rapidly warming environment on incubation and nestling periods of Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Machias Seal Island. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Cormier, T. (2020) Quantifying variability in the colour of breeding ornamentation within a population of adult Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Machias Seal Island, Canada. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Elisseou, M. (2020) Change in occupancy and density of nesting Atlantic Puffins and Razorbills on Machias Seal Island between 2011 and 2019. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Georgantopoulos, J. (2020) Changes in body size of Atlantic Puffins at Machias Seal Island (MSI) from 1995 - 2019. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Fana, N. (2019) Effects of environmental conditions on egg-laying dates in Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

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Lefort, K.J. (2017) Changes in Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica egg volume in Eastern Canada. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Saint John.

 

Standen, R. (2012) Assortative Mating in Atlantic Puffins. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

 

Bradley, T.  (2006) Temporal changes in the pattern of fledging by Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica chicks. BScF Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. (Douglas Gold Medal 2006).

 

MacIntosh, K. (2004) Mercury trends in breeding Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) and Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) on Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

 

Gagnon, C. (2001) Effects of human disturbance on the breeding biology of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) on Machias Seal Island, N.B. BSc Honour's Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

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