Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Staff Member

Dr. Thomas E. Martin

Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (406) 243 - 5372
Email: tmartin@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: tom.martin@umontana.edu
Faculty Website

Education

  • Ph D University of Illinois 1982
  • MS South Dakota State University 1978
  • BS Washington State University 1975

Biography

Population Biology of Birds
Climate Change Effects
Habitat Selection
Life History Evolution. Conducting Strong Inference Science
Evolutionary Ecology

Research Publications Publication Date
Şahin Arslan, N. and T. E. Martin. 2018. Reproductive biology of Grey-breasted Wood Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys): A comparative study of tropical and temperate wrens. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131: 1-11. March 2019
Ton, R., and T. E. Martin. 2019. Nest Predation and Adult Mortality Relationships with Post-natal Metabolic Rates and Growth among Temperate and Tropical Songbirds. Journal of Experimental Biology 223: doi: 10.1242/jeb.226563. | Abstract September 2020
Ton, R., and T. E. Martin. 2015. Metabolism correlates with variation in post-natal growth rate among songbirds at three latitudes . Functional Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12548. November 2015
Ton, R, and T. E. Martin. 2017. Proximate effects of temperature versus evolved intrinsic constraints for embryonic development times among temperate and tropical songbirds. Scientific Reports 7(1), 895. April 2017
Tewksbury, J. J., T. E. Martin, S. J. Hejl, W. Jenkins, and M. Kuehn. 2002. Parental care of a cowbird host: caught between the costs of egg-removal and nest predation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 269: 423-429. January 2002
Tewksbury, J. J., L. Garner, S. Garner, J. D. Lloyd, V. Saab, and T. E. Martin. 2006. Alternative hypotheses of landscape influence on nest predation and brood parasitism in fragmented ecosystems. Ecology:87(3), Pp. 759-768. March 2006
Slevin, M. C., E. E. Bin Soudi, and T. E. Martin. 2020. Breeding Biology of Mountain Wren-Babbler (Gypsophila crassus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132(1):124-133. January 2020
Schwabl, H., M. G. Palacios, and T. E. Martin. 2007. Selection for rapid development leads to higher embryo exposure to maternal androgens among passerine species. American Naturalist 170: 196-206. August 2007
Ruggera, R. A., and T. E. Martin. 2010. Breeding biology and natural history of the Slate-throated Whitestart in Venezuela. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122: 447-454. September 2010
Roff, D. A., V. Reme', and T. E. Martin. 2005. The evolution of fledging age in songbirds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 18:1425-1433. January 2005
Remes, V., and T. E. Matin. 2002. Environmental influences on the evolution of growth and development rates in passerines. Evolution 56(12): 2505-2518. December 2002
Parsons, E. W. R., J. L. Maron, and T. E. Martin. 2013. Elk herbivory alters small mammal assemblages in high elevation riparian drainages. Journal of Animal Ecology 82: 459-467. | Abstract February 2013
Palacios, M. G., and T. E. Martin. 2006. Incubation period and immune function: a comparative field study among coexisting birds. Oecologia 146:505-512. March 2006
Oteyza, J. C., J. C. Mouton, and T. E. Martin. 2021. Adult survival probability and body size affect parental risk-taking across latitudes. Ecology Letters 24:20-26. January 2021
Niklison, A., J. I. Areta, R. A. Ruggera, K. L. Decker, C. Bosque, and T. E. Martin. 2007. Natural history and breeding biology of the Rusty-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula ferrugineipectus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 345-352. June 2008
Nalwanga, D., P. Lloyd, M. A. duPlessis, and T. E. Martin. 2004. The influence of nest site characteristics on the nesting success of Karoo Prinia. Ostrich 75: 269-274. September 2004
Nalwanga, D., P. Lloyd, M. A. duPlessis, and T. E. Martin. 2004. Nest-site partitioning in a strandveld shrubland bird community. Ostrich 75: 250-258 September 2004
Muñoz and Martin. 2014. Breeding biology of the Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126: 717-727. December 2014
Muir, J. A., D. Licata, and T. E. Martin. 2008. Reproductive biology of the Red-ruffed Fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus granadensis). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 862-867. November 2008
Mouton, J. C., and T. E. Martin. 2019. Nest structure affects auditory and visual detectability, but not predation risk, in a tropical songbird community. Functional Ecology 33:1973–1981. October 2019
Mouton, J. C. and T. E. Martin. 2018. Fitness consequences of interspecific nesting associations among cavity nesting birds. American Naturalist 192: 389–396. September 2018
Mouton J. C., B. W. Tobalske, N. A. Wright, and T. E. Martin. 2020. Compensatory plasticity offsets performance and survival costs of predation risk across life stages. Functional Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13650. September 2020
Monkkonen, M., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Sensitivity of comparative analyses to population variation in trait values: clutch size and cavity excavation tendencies. Journal of Avian Biology 31: 576-580 September 2000
Mitchell, A. E., F. Tuh, and T. E. Martin. 2016. Breeding biology of an endemic Bornean turdid: Fruithunter (Chlamydochaera jefferyi). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129(1), 36-45. March 2017
Massaro, M., A. Starling-Windhof, J. V. Briskie, and T. E. Martin. 2008. Introduced mammalian predators induce adaptive shifts in parental behaviour in an endemic New Zealand bird. PLoS One 3(6): e2331. doi:10. 1371/journal. pone. 0002331 May 2008
Martin, T.E., R.D. Bassar, S.K. Bassar, J.J. Fontaine, P. Lloyd, H. Mathewson, A. Niklison, and A. Chalfoun. 2006. Life history and ecological correlates of geographic variation in egg and clutch mass among passerine species. Evolution 60:390-398 | Abstract | Download April 2006
Martin, T.E., P.R. Martin, C.R. Olson, B.J. Heidinger, and J.J. Fontaine. 2000. Parental care and clutch sizes in North and South American birds. Science 287:1482-1485. | Abstract | Download December 2000
Martin, T.E., P. Lloyd, C. Bosque, D.C. Barton, A.L. Biancucci, Y.R. Cheng, and R. Ton. 2011. Growth rate variation among passerine species in tropical and temperate sites: An antagonistic interaction between parental food provisioning and nest predation risk. Evolution 65(6):1607-1622. June 2011
Martin, T.E., E. Arriero, and A. Majewska. 2011. A trade-off between embroyonic development rate and immune function of avian offspring is revealed by considering embroyic temperature. Biol. Lett. 7:425-428. June 2011
Martin, T. E., and J. L. Maron. 2012. Climate impacts on bird and plant communities from altered animal-plant interactions. Nature Climate Change 2: 195-200. | Abstract February 2012
Martin, T. E., and H. Schwabl. 2008 Variation in maternal effects and embryonic development rates among passerine species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 363: 1663-1674. March 2008
Martin, T. E., S. K. Auer, R. D. Bassar, A. M. Niklison, P. Lloyd. 2007. Geographic variation in avian incubation periods and parental influences on embryonic temperature. Evolution, 61-11:2558-2569. November 2007
Martin, T. E., R. Ton, and J. C. Oteyza. 2018. Adaptive influence of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on variation of incubation periods among tropical and temperate passerines. Auk 135: 101-113. January 2018
Martin, T. E., R. Ton, and A. Niklison. 2013. Intrinsic vs. extrinsic influences on life history expression: metabolism and parentally-induced temperature influences on embryo development rate. Ecology Letters 16: 738-745. | Abstract April 2013
Martin, T. E., R. D. Bassar, S. K. Bassar, J. J. Fontaine, P. Lloyd, H. Mathewson, A. Niklison, and A. Chalfoun. 2006. Life history and ecological correlates of geographic variation in egg and clutch mass among passerine species. Evolution 60:390-398. March 2006
Martin, T. E., P. R. Martin, C. R. Olson, B. J. Heidinger, and J. J. Fontaine. 2000. Parental care and clutch sizes in North and South American birds. Science 287: 1482 1485. October 2000
Martin, T. E., M. M. Riordan, R. Repin, J. C. Mouton, and W. M. Blake. 2017. Apparent annual survival estimates of tropical songbirds better reflect life history variation when based on intensive field methods. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26:1386–1397. December 2017
Martin, T. E., J. Scott, and C. Menge. 2000. Nest predation increases with parental activity: separating nest site and parental activity effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 267:2287-2293. November 2000
Martin, T. E., J. C. Oteyza, A. J. Boyce, P. Lloyd, and R. Ton. 2015. Adult mortality probability and nest predation rates explain parental effort in warming eggs with consequences for embryonic development time. American Naturalist 186: 223-236. | Abstract August 2015
Martin, T. E., J. C. Oteyza, A. E. Mitchell, A. L. Potticary, and P. Lloyd. 2015. Post-natal growth rates of diverse songbird species covary weakly with embryonic development rates and do not explain adult mortality probability. American Naturalist 185: 380-389. March 2015
Martin, T. E., B. Tobalske, M. M. Riordan, S. Case, and K. P. Dial. 2018. Age and performance at fledging is a cause and consequence of juvenile mortality between life stages. Science Advances 4: eaar1988. | Abstract June 2018
Martin, T. E., A. P. Moller, S. Merino, and J. Clobert. 2001. Does clutch size evolve in response to parasites and immunocompetence? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 98: 2071-2076. February 2001
Martin, T. E., A. J. Boyce, K. Fierro-Calderón, A. E. Mitchell, C. E. Armstad, J. Mouton, and E. E. Bin Soudi. 2017. Do enclosed nests provide greater thermal than nest predation benefits compared with open nests across latitudes? Functional Ecology 31: 1231-1240. August 2017
Martin, T. E. and J. V. Briskie. 2009. Predation on dependent offspring: a review of the consequences for mean expression and phenotypic plasticity in avian life history traits. The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2009: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1168: 201-217. June 2009
Martin, T. E. and J. C. Mouton. 2020. Longer-lived tropical songbirds reduce breeding activity as they buffer impacts of drought. Nature Climate Change 10: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0864-3. September 2020
Martin, T. E. 2015. Consequences of habitat change and resource selection specialization for population limitation in cavity-nesting birds. Journal of Applied Ecology 52: 475–485. | Abstract April 2015
Martin, T. E. 2008. Egg size variation among tropical and temperate songbirds: An embryonic temperature hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105:9268-9271 July 2008
Martin, T. E. 2007. Climate correlates of 20 years of trophic changes in a high elevation riparian system. Ecology 88: 367-380. February 2007
Martin, T. E. 2004. Avian life-history evolution has an eminent past: does it have a bright future? The Auk 121:289-301 April 2004
Martin, T. E. 2002. A new view for avian life history evolution tested on an incubation paradox. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 269: 309-316. January 2002
Martin, T. E. 2001. Abiotic vs. biotic influences on habitat selection of coexisting species, with implications for climate change. Ecology 82: 175-188. January 2001
Martin, T. E. Age-related mortality explains life history strategies of tropical and temperate songbirds. Science 349: 966-970. August 2015
Martin, T. E. 2014. A conceptual framework for clutch size evolution in songbirds. American Naturalist 183: 313-324. | Abstract March 2014
Martin, T. E. 2011. The cost of fear. Science 334: 1353-1354. | Abstract | Publisher Website December 2011
Martin, P. R., and T. E. Martin. 2001. Ecological and fitness consequences of coexistence in two congeneric wood warblers (Parulidae: Vermivora): a removal experiment. Ecology 82: 189-206. January 2001
Martin, P. R., and T. E. Martin. 2001. Behavioral interactions between two coexisting wood warblers (Parulidae: Vermivora): experimental and empirical tests. Ecology 82: 207-218. January 2001
Lowe, W. H., T. E. Martin, D. K. Skelly, and H. A. Woods. 2020. Metamorphosis in an era of increasing climate variability. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 36: 360-375. | Abstract January 2021
Lomáscolo, S., A. C. Monmany, A. Malizia, and T. E. Martin. 2010. Flexibility in nest site choice and nest success of Turdus rufiventris (Turdidae) in a montane forest in northwestern Argentina. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 122:674-680. October 2010
Lloyd, P., and T. E. Martin. 2016. Fledgling survival increases with development time and adult survival across north and south temperate zones. Ibis 158: 135–143. | Abstract January 2016
Lloyd, P., W. A. Taylor, M. A. duPlessis, and T. E. Martin. 2009. Females increase reproductive investment in response to multiple helper benefits in the cooperatively breeding Karoo scrub-robin Cercotrichas coryphaeus. Journal of Avian Biology 40: 400-411. July 2009
Lloyd, P., T. E. Martin, R. L. Redmond, U. Langner, and M. M. Hart. 2005. Linking demographic effects of habitat fragmentation across landscapes to continental source-sink dynamics. Ecological Applications 15: 1504-1514. September 2005
Lloyd, P., T. E. Martin, R. L. Redmond, U. Langner, and M. M. Hart. 2005. Linking demographic effects of habitat fragmentation across landscapes to continental source-sink dynamics. Ecological Applications 15: 1504-1514. December 2005
Lloyd, P., T. E. Martin, R. L. Redmond, M. M. Hart, U. Langner, and R. D. Bassar. 2006. Assessing the influence of spatial scale on the relationship between avian nesting success and forest fragmentation: a case study. Pp: 255-269 in J. Wu, K. B. Jones, H. Li, and O. Loucks (Editors) Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis In Ecology: Methods and Applications. Columbia University Press, New York, NY. March 2006
Lloyd, P., T. E. Martin, A. Taylor, A. Braae and R. Altwegg. 2016. Age, sex, and social influences on adult survival in the co-operatively breeding Karoo scrub-robin. Emu 114: 394-401. | Abstract December 2016
Lloyd, P., F. Abadi, R. Altwegg, and T. E. Martin. 2014. South-temperate birds have equivalent annual adult survival to tropical birds in Africa. Journal of Avian Biology 45: 493-500. | Abstract September 2014
Lloyd, P., B. D. Frauenknecht, M. A. du Plessis, and T. E. Martin. 2016. Comparative life history of the south-temperate Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) and north-temperate Remizidae species. Journal of Ornithology doi:10.1007/s10336-016-1417-4. | Abstract December 2016
Lloyd, J., and T. E. Martin. 2004. Nest-site preference and maternal effects on offspring growth. Behavioral Ecology 15: 816-823. September 2004
Lloyd, J. D., and T. E. Martin. 2005. Reproductive success of chestnut-collared longspurs in native and exotic grassland. Condor 107: 363-374. June 2005
Lloyd, J. D., and T. E. Martin. 2003. Sibling competition and the evolution of parental developmental rates. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 270: 735-740. March 2003
LaManna, J. A., and T. E. Martin. 2017. Seasonal fecundity and consequences for λ are more strongly affected by direct than indirect predation effects across species. Ecology 98: 1829–1838 May 2017
LaManna, J. A., and T. E. Martin. 2017. Logging impacts on avian species richness and composition differ across latitudes and foraging and breeding habitat preferences. Biological Reviews 92: 1657-1674. August 2017
LaManna, J. A., and T. E. Martin. 2015. Costs of fear: Behavioural and life-history responses to risk and their demographic consequences vary across species. Ecology Letters 19: 403–413. | Abstract January 2016
LaManna, J. A., A. B. Hemenway, V. Boccadori, and T. E. Martin. 2015. Bird species turnover is related to changing predation risk along a vegetation gradient. Ecology 96: 1670-1680. | Abstract June 2015
Khwaja, N., M. Massaro, T. E. Martin, and J. V. Briskie. 2019. Do parents synchronise nest visits as an antipredator adaptation in birds of New Zealand and Tasmania? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:389. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00389 October 2019
Kaiser, S. A., T. E. Martin, J. C. Oteyza, C. Armstad, and R. C. Fleischer. 2018. Direct fitness benefits and kinship of social foraging groups in an Old World tropical babbler. Behavioral Ecology 29: 468-478. March 2018
Ibanez-Alamo, J.D., R. D. Magrath, J. C. Oteyza, A. D. Chalfoun, T. M. Haff, K. A. Schmidt, R. L. Thomson, and T. E. Martin. Nest predation research: Recent findings and future perspectives. Journal of Ornithology DOI 10.1007/s10336-015-1207-4. April 2015
Goulding, W., and T. E. Martin. 2010. Description of the breeding biology of the Golden-faced Tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) in Venezuela. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 122:689-698 October 2010
Ghalambor, C. K., and T. E. Martin. 2002. Comparative manipulation of predation in incubating birds reveals variability in the plasticity of responses. Behavioral Ecology 13: 101-108. January 2002
Ghalambor, C. K., and T. E. Martin. 2001. Fecundity-survival trade-offs and parental risk-taking in birds. Science 292: 494-497 April 2001
Ghalambor, C. K., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Parental investment in two species of nuthatch varies with stage-specific predation risk and reproductive effort. Animal Behaviour 60: 263-267 September 2000
Ghalambor, C. K., S. I. Peluc, and T. E. Martin. 2013. Plasticity of parental care under the risk of predation: how much should parents reduce care? Biology Letters 9: 20130154. | Abstract August 2013
Forsman, J. T., and T. E. Martin. 2009. Habitat selection for parasite-free space by hosts of parasitic cowbirds. Oikos 118: 464-470. April 2009
Fontaine, J.J., and T.E. Martin. 2006. Parent birds assess nest predation risk and adjust their reproductive strategies. Ecology Letters 9:428-434. | Abstract | Download April 2006
Fontaine, J.J., and T.E. Martin. 2006. Habitat selection responses of parents to offspring predation risk: an experimental test. American Naturalist 168:811-818. | Abstract | Download October 2006
Fontaine, J.J., M. Martel, H.M. Markland, A.M. Niklison, K.L. Decker and T.E. Martin. 2007. Testing ecological and behavioral correlates of nest predation. Oikos 116:1887-1894. | Abstract | Download October 2007
Fontaine, J.J., E. Arriero, H. Schwable, and T.E. Martin. 201). Nest predation and circulating corticosterone levels within and among species. Condor 113:(825-833) | Download November 2011
Fontaine, J. J., and T. E. Martin. 2006. Parent birds assess nest predation risk and adjust their reproductive strategies. Ecology Letters 9: 428-434. March 2006
Fontaine, J. J., and T. E. Martin. 2006. Experimental test of nest predation influences on adult habitat selection in a breeding bird community. American Naturalist 168: 811-818. December 2006
Fontaine, J. J., M. Martel, H. M. Markland, A. Niklison, K. L. Decker, and T. E. Martin. 2007. Testing ecological and behavioral correlates of nest predation. Oikos 116: 1887-1894. November 2007
Fierro-Calderon, K., and T. E. Martin. 2007. Reproductive biology of the Violet-chested Hummingbird in Venezuela and comparisons with other tropical and temperate hummingbirds. Condor 109:680-685. April 2007
Ferretti, V., P. E. Llambias, and T. E. Martin. 2005. Life history differences between poulations of a Neotropical thrush challenge food limitation theory. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 272:769-773. April 2005
Fedy, B. C., and T. E. Martin. 2009. Male songbirds provide indirect parental care by guarding females during incubation. Behavioral Ecology 20: 1034-1038. August 2009
Donovan, T. M., C. J. Beardmore, D. N. Bonter, J. K. Brawn, R. J. Cooper, J. A. Fitzgerald, R. Ford, S. A. Gauthreaux, T. L. George, W. C. Hunter, T. E. Martin, J. Price, K. V. Rosenberg, P. D. Vickery, and T. Bently Wigley. 2002. Priority research needs for the conservation of Neotropical migrant landbirds. Journal of Field Ornithology 73:329-339. December 2002
Decker, K., A. Niklison, and T. E. Martin. 2007. First description of the nest, eggs, and breeding behavior of the Merida Tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119: 121-124. February 2007
Cox, W. A., and T. E. Martin. 2009. Breeding biology of the Three-striped Warbler in Venezuela: A contrast between tropical and temperate parulids. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 667-678. December 2009
Conway, C. K., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Effects of ambient temperature on avian incubation strategies: a model and test. Behavioral Ecology 11: 178-188. November 2000
Conway, C. J., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Evolution of avian incubation behavior: influence of food, temperature, and nest predation. Evolution 54:670-685. September 2000
Clark, M., and T. E. Martin. 2007. Modeling trade-offs in avian life history traits and consequences for population growth. Ecological Modeling, 209:110-120. November 2007
Cheng, Y., and T. E. Martin. 2012. Nest predation risk and growth strategies of Passerine species: Grow fast or develop traits to escape risk? American Naturalist 180: 285-295. | Abstract September 2012
Chalfoun, A.D. and T.E. Martin. 2010. Facultative nest patch shifts in response to nest predation risk in the Brewer's sparrow: a "win-stay, lose-switch" strategy? Oecologia 163:885-892. October 2010
Chalfoun, A., and T. E. Martin. 2010. Within-season facultative shifts in nest-site selection in response to offspring predation risk: A win-stay, lose-switch strategy. Oecologia 163:885-892. September 2010
Chalfoun, A., and T. E. Martin. 2010. Parental investment decisions in response to ambient nest predation risk versus actual predation on the prior nest. The Condor 112:701-710. October 2010
Chalfoun, A., and T. E. Martin. 2009. Habitat structure mediates predation risk for sedentary prey: experimental tests of alternative hypotheses. Journal of Animal Ecology 78: 497-503. April 2009
Chalfoun, A. D., and T. E. Martin. 2007. Latitudinal variation in avian incubation attentiveness and a test of the food limitation hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 73:579-585. January 2007
Chalfoun, A. D., and T. E. Martin. 2007. Assessments of habitat preferences and quality depend on spatial scale and metrics of fitness. Journal of Applied Ecology 44:983-992. August 2007
Chalfoun, A. D., and T. E. Martin. 2007. Latitudinal variation in avian incubation attentiveness and an experimental test of the food limitation hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 73: 579-585. September 2007
Chalfoun, A. D., and T. E. Martin. 2007. Assessments of habitat preferences and quality depend on spatial scale and metrics of fitness. J. of Applied Ecology 44: 983-992. September 2007
Chalfoun, A. D., and T. E. Martin. 2009. Habitat structure mediates predation risk for sedentary prey: Experimental tests of alternative hypotheses. J. of Animal Ecology 78:497-503. September 2009
Cavitt, J. F., and T. E. Martin. 2002. Effects of forest fragmentation on brood parasitism and nest predation in eastern and western landscapes. Studies in Avian Biology 25: 73-80. December 2002
Canterbury, G. E., T. E. Martin, D. R. Petit, L. J. Petit, and D. F. Bradford. 2000. Bird communities and habitat as ecological indicators of forest condition in regional monitoring. Conservation Biology 14: 544-558. May 2000
Callan, L. M., F. A. La Sorte, T. E. Martin, and V. G. Rohwer. 2019. Higher nest predation favors rapid fledging at the cost of plumage quality in nestling birds. American Naturalist 193: 717-724. | Abstract May 2019
Cadena, C. D., S. C�rdoba-C�rdoba, G. A. Londo�o, D. Calder�n-F., T. E. Martin, M. P. Baptiste. 2007. Nesting and singing behavior of Common Bush-Tanagers (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus) in South America. Ornitologia Colombiana 5: 54-63. August 2007
Boyce, A.J., B.G. Freeman, A.E. Mitchell and T.E. Martin. 2015. Clutch size declines with elevation in tropical birds. Auk 132: 424-432. April 2015
Boyce, A. J. and T. E. Martin. 2018. Interspecific aggression among parapatric and sympatric songbirds on a tropical elevational gradient. Behavioral Ecology 30: 541-547. March 2019
Boyce, A. J. and T. E. Martin. 2017. Contrasting latitudinal patterns of life-history divergence in two genera of new world thrushes (Turdinae). Journal of Avian Biology 48: 1-10. January 2017
Biancucci, L., and T. E. Martin. 2008. First description of the breeding biology and natural history of the Ochre-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes semirufus) in Venezuela. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 856-862. November 2008
Biancucci, L. and T.E. Martin. 2010. Can selection on nest size from nest predation explain the latitudinal gradient in clutch size? Journal of Animal Ecology 79:1086-1092. September 2010
Biancucci, A. L., and T. E. Martin. 2010. Can selection on nest size from nest predation explain the latitudinal gradient in clutch size? Journal of Animal Ecology 79: 1086-1092. August 2010
Barber, D. R., T. E. Martin, M. A. Melchiors, R. E. Thill, and T. B. Wigley. 2001. Nesting success of birds in different silvicultural treatments in Southeastern U. S. pine forests. Conservation Biology 15: 196-207. February 2001
Banks, A. B., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Variation among host species in probability of parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds: the role of host activity. Behavioral Ecology 12: 31-40 January 2001
Banks, A. B., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Variation among host species in probability of parasitism by brown headed cowbirds: the role of host activity. Behavioral Ecology 12: 31-40. February 2000
Badyaev, A. V., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Sexual dimorphism in relation to current selection in the House Finch. Evolution 54: 987-997. August 2000
Badyaev, A. V., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Individual variation in growth trajectories: Phenotypic and genetic correlations in ontogeny of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 13: 290-301. April 2000
Auer, S.K., R.D. Bassar, J.J. Fontaine, and T.E. Martin. 2007. Breeding biology of passerines in a subtropical montane forest in Northwestern Argentina. Condor 109:321-333. | Abstract | Download April 2007
Auer, S. K., and T. E. Martin. 2013. Climate change has indirect effects on resource use and overlap among coexisting bird species with negative consequences for their reproductive success. Global Change Biology 19: 411-419. January 2013
Auer, S. K., R. D. Bassar, J. J. Fontaine, and T. E. Martin. 2007. Breeding biology of passerines in a subtropical montane forest in northwestern Argentina. The Condor 109:321-333. January 2007
Auer, S. K., R. D. Bassar and T. E. Martin. 2007. Biparental incubation in the chestnut-vented tit-babbler Parisoma subcaerulemum: mates devote equal time, but males keep eggs warmer. Journal Avian Biology. 38: 278-283. February 2007
Arriero, E., A. Majewska, and T. E. Martin. 2013. Ontogeny of constitutive immunity: maternal vs endogenous influences. Functional Ecology 27: 472–478. | Abstract February 2013
Project Completion Date
Understanding the influence of landscape context and conifer encroachment of aspen habitats on songbird utilization and reproductive success May 2015
Effects of Climate Change on Structure and Function of the High Priority Ecosystem: Trophic Interactions and Population Trajectories in a Montane Riparian Ecosystem". Dated October 27, 2008 December 2017
Effects of conifer expansion and removal on songbird abundances and reproductive success in high-elevation sagebrush of Southwestern Montana August 2024
Factors affecting demography of songbirds in tropical rainforests March 2021

PhD


Presentations Presentation Date
Oteyza, J.C., J.C. Mouton, T.E. Martin. 2016. Adult survival probability explains parental risk-taking behavior in tropical and temperate songbirds. VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C., 16-20 August 2016. August 2016
Oteyza, J. C., and T. E. Martin. The effects of nest predation risk on parental investment and reproductive success. (IOC presentation) August 2014
Mouton, J. C., and T. E. Martin. 2017. Inter-annual variation in nest predation risk influences spatial associations and fitness outcomes in a cavity nesting bird community August 2017
Mouton, J. C., and T. E. Martin. 2016. Plastic responses of parents and offspring to nest predation risk differ across species. VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C., 16-20 August 2016. August 2016
Mouton, J. C, R. A. Duckworth, and T. E. Martin. Age-specific mortality and avian life history evolution: a role for hormone-mediated maternal effects? January 2015
Mitchell, A.E, T.E. Martin. 2016. The Harsh Weather Hypothesis: A Proximate Mechanism for Slow Post-Natal Development of High Elevation Birds. VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C., 16-20 August 2016. August 2016
Mitchell, A. E., and T. E. Martin. 2019. Patterns and causes of tropical montane life histories: an observational and experimental study in Malaysian Borneo. June 2019
Martin, T. E., and J. C. Oteyza. Nest predation influences on life history strategies. IOC conference keynote. August 2014
Martin, T. E., A. J. Boyce, K. Fierro-Calderón, C. E. Armstad, and E. E. Bin Soudi. 2015. Does nest predation explain evolution of enclosed nests? September 2015
Martin, T. E. 2019. Rain and drought effects on demography of temperate and tropical songbirds. August 2019
Martin, T. E. 2019. On the importance of climate and the nest environment on incubation to chick rearing. September 2019
Martin, T. E. 2019. Effects of long-term environmental change on cavity-nesting bird populations. American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting. June 2019
Martin, T. E. 2017. On the importance of studying natural history while thinking about evolutionary ecology theory and physiology principles to advance understanding of life history variation. Congress of The Americas, Iguazu, Argentina. August 2017
Martin, T. E. 2016. Causes and considerations of variation in nestling growth strategies among temperate and tropical songbirds. August 2016
Fierro-Calderon, K. & T.E. Martin. 2016. Cummulative Probability of Nest Survival Explains Territory Use in Orange-crowned Warblers, Arizona. VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C., 16-20 August 2016. August 2016
Burner, R. C., A. J. Boyce, S. B. Shakya, D. Bernasconi, C. Boer, M. A. Rahman, T. E. Martin, and F. H. Sheldon. 2019. Biotic interactions and temperature gradients contribute to differences in range limits of Bornean mountain birds. August 2019
Boyce, A.J., B.O. Wolf, T.E. Martin. 2016. Live fast and die young? Does resting metabolic rate explain variation in adult survival probability within and across latitudes? VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C., 16-20 August 2016. August 2016
Boyce, A. J., B. O. Wolf, and T. E. Martin. Resting metabolic rate explains variation in adult survival probability within but not across latitudes January 2015
Boyce, A. J., B. O. Wolf, and T. E. Martin. Divergent physiological tolerance in two allopatric species of white-eye (zosteropidae) on a tropical elevational gradient. (AOU/COS/SCO meeting abstract) September 2014
Boyce A. J., S. Shakya, F. H. Sheldon, R. G. Moyle and T. E. Martin. 2019. Phylogenetic and functional structure of avian communities along a tropical elevational gradient. June 2019
Technical Publications Publication Date
Haig, S. M., T. E. Martin, C. van Riper, and T. D. Beard. 2013. Pathways for conservation. Science 341: 215. July 2013
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
Wilson Ornithological Society - Member Martin January 1990 January 2000
Wilson Ornithological Society - Member Martin January 1980 Present
Unknown - Member Martin January 1994 Present
Unknown - Member Martin January 1986 Present
Society for the Study of Evolution - Member Martin January 1986 Present
Society for Evolutionary Biology - Member Martin January 1989 January 2000
Point Reyes Bird Observatory - Scientific Advisor Martin September 1997 January 2000
International Society for Behavioral Ecology - Member Martin January 1995 January 2000
International Society for Behavioral Ecology - Member Martin January 1994 Present
Ecological Society of America - Member, ????? Martin January 1990 January 2000
Ecological Society of America - Member Martin January 1983 Present
Cooper Ornithological Society - President Elect Martin June 2005 June 2007
Cooper Ornithological Society - President Martin June 2007 March 2009
Cooper Ornithological Society - Past-President Martin March 2009 March 2011
Cooper Ornithological Society - Member, ????? Martin January 1990 January 2000
Cooper Ornithological Society - Member Martin January 1980 Present
Animal Behavior Society - Member, ????? Martin January 1990 January 2000
Animal Behavior Society - Member Martin January 1986 Present
American Society of Naturalists - Member, ????? Martin January 1990 January 2000
American Ornithologists' Union - Member, ????? Martin January 1990 January 2000
American Ornithologists' Union - Member Martin January 1980 Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Member Martin January 1995 Present