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David Howerter, PhD

Publications (organized by year)

Coulton, D.W., R.G. Clark, D.W. Howerter, M.G. Anderson, and L.I. Wassenaar. 2011. Costs and benefits of natal dispersal in yearling mallards Anas platyrhycos. Journal of Avian Biology 42(2): 123-133.

Coulton, D.W., R.G. Clark, L.I. Wassenaar, D.W. Howerter, and M.G. Anderson. 2011. Social and habitat correlates of immigrant recruitment of yearling female mallards to breeding locations. Journal of Ornithology 152(3): 781-791.

Arnold, T. W., J. H. Devries, and D. W. Howerter.  2010.  Factors that affect renesting in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). The Auk 127(1): 212-221.

Prairie Habitat Joint Venture. 2008. Prairie Habitat Joint Venture Implementation Plan 2007 – 2012. Report of the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture. Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB. 34 pp. (Revised May 2009) http://www.phjv.ca/pdf/PHJV%20Implementation%20Plan%20090506-lowres.pdf

Arnold, T.W., A.M. Pagano, J.H. Devries, R.B. Emery, D.W. Howerter, B.L. Joynt. 2008. Social indices of breeding productivity in Parkland mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(1): 224-230.

Brook, R.W., M. Pasitschniak-Arts, D.W. Howerter, and F. Messier. 2008. Influence of rodent abundance on nesting success of prairie waterfowl. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 497-506.

Devries, J.H., R.W. Brook, D.W. Howerter, and M.G. Anderson. 2008. Effects of Spring Body Condition and Age on Reproduction in Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). The Auk 125(3):618–628.

Howerter, D. W., J. J. Rotella, M. G. Anderson, L. M. Armstrong, and J. H. Devries.  2008.  Mallard nest-site selection in an altered environment: predictions and patterns.  Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 54:437–460

Arnold, T.W., L.M. Craig-Moore, L.M. Armstrong, D.W. Howerter, J.H. Devries, B.L. Joynt, R.B. Emery, and M.G. Anderson.  2007.  Waterfowl Use of Dense Nesting Cover in the Canadian Prairie Parklands.  Journal of Wildlife Management 71(8): 2542-2549.

Larivière, S., D. Howerter and F. Messier. 2007. Influence of gender and den type on home range shape for Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, in Saskatchewan. Canadian Field-Naturalist 121(3): 261-264.

Raven, G.H., T.W. Arnold, D.W. Howerter and L.M. Armstrong. 2007. Mallard brood movements in the Canadian Prairie Parklands. The Prairie Naturalist 39(1): 1-14.

Raven, G.H., L.M. Armstrong, D.W. Howerter and T.W. Arnold. 2007. Wetland selection by mallard broods in Canada's prairie-parklands. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(8): 2527-2531.

Emery, R.B., D.W. Howerter, L.M. Armstrong, M.G. Anderson, J.H. Devries, and B.L. Joynt. 2005. Seasonal variation in waterfowl nesting success and its relation to cover management in the Canadian prairies. Journal of Wildlife Management 69(3): 1181-1193.

Thorn, T.D., R.B. Emery, D.W. Howerter, J.H. Devries and B.L. Joynt. 2005. Use of radio-telemetry to test for investigator effects on nesting mallards, Anas platyrhynchos. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119(4): 541-545.

Howerter, D. W. 2003. Factors affecting duck nesting in the aspen parklands: a spatial analysis. Ph.D. dissertation, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

Devries, J.H., J.J. Citta, M.S. Lindberg, D.W. Howerter, and M.G. Anderson. 2003. Breeding season survival of mallard hens in the prairie pothole region of Canada. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:551-563.

Mack, G.G., R.G. Clark, and D.W. Howerter. 2003. Size and habitat composition of female mallard home ranges in the prairie-parkland region of Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology.81: 1454-1461.

Hoekman, S.T., L.S. Mills, D.W. Howerter, J.H. Devries, and I.J. Ball. 2002. Sensitivity analysis of the life cycle of mid-continent mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:883-900.

Arnold, T.W., D.W. Howerter, J. H. Devries, B.L. Joynt, R.B. Emery, and M.G. Anderson. 2002. Continuous laying and clutch size limitation in mallards. Auk 119:261-266.

Howerter, D., and L. Moats. 1999. A GIS-based approach to predicting wetland drainage and wildlife habitat loss in the prairie pothole region of south-central Canada. Environmental Problem Solving with Geographic Information Systems: Conference proceedings. EPA Document Number EPA/625/R-00/010.

Paquette, G.A., J. H. Devries, R.B. Emery, D.W. Howerter, B.L. Joynt, and T.P. Sankowski. 1997. Effects of transmitters on reproduction and survival of wild mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 61: 953-961.

Howerter, D. W., B. L. Joynt, R. B. Emery, and T. P. Sankowski. 1997. Effects of nasal discs on nesting by mallards. Journal of Field Ornithology 68: 1-6.

Connery, D. R., E. A. Cloutis, T. P. Sankowski, J. H. Devries, D. W. Howerter, and F. J. Dover. 1996. Evaluation of airborne multispectral imagery for mapping wetland habitats and vegetation communities: Camp Lake assessment site, Alberta. Proc. of the 18th Symp. of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society, Vancouver, BC. 632pp.

Howerter, D. W., R. B. Emery, B. L. Joynt, and K. L. Guyn. 1996. Mortality of mallard ducklings exiting from electrified predator exclosures. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24: 673-680.

Rotella, J. J., J. H. Devries and D. W. Howerter. 1995. Evaluation of methods for estimating density of breeding female mallards. Journal of Field Ornithology 66: 391-399.

Morton, J. M., R. L. Kirkpatrick, D. W. Howerter, T. H. Eason, and C. M. Long. 1994. Depletion of lipid, lean, and ash masses in food-restricted American black ducks. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72:1492-1496.

Rotella, J. J., D. W. Howerter, T. P. Sankowski, and J. H. Devries. 1993. Nesting effort by wild mallards with 3 types of radio transmitters. Journal of Wildlife Management 57: 690-695.

Howerter, D. 1991. Assessing the NAWMP program on the prairies. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 71: 70-74.

Howerter, D. W. 1990. Movements and bioenergetics of canvasbacks wintering in the upper Chesapeake Bay. M.S. Thesis. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Morton, J. M., D. W. Howerter, and R. L. Kirkpatrick. 1989. Application of a habitat suitability model for wintering black ducks. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the South Eastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 43: 430-436.