@article{borneman_rose_simons_2016, title={Off-road vehicles affect nesting behaviour and reproductive success of American Oystercatchers Haematopus palliatus}, volume={158}, ISSN={0019-1019}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12358}, DOI={10.1111/ibi.12358}, abstractNote={As human populations and associated development increase, interactions between humans and wildlife are occurring with greater frequency. The effects of these interactions, particularly on species whose populations are declining, are of great interest to ecologists, conservationists, land managers and natural resource policy‐makers. The American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus, a species of conservation concern in the USA, nests on coastal beaches subject to various forms of anthropogenic disturbance, including aircraft overflights, off‐road vehicles and pedestrians. This study assessed the effects of these human disturbances on the incubation behaviour and reproductive success of nesting American Oystercatchers at Cape Lookout National Seashore, on the Atlantic coast of the USA. We expanded on‐going monitoring of Oystercatchers at Cape Lookout National Seashore by supplementing periodic visual observations with continuous 24‐h video and audio recording at nests. Aircraft overflights were not associated with changes in Oystercatcher incubation behaviour, and we found no evidence that aircraft overflights influenced Oystercatcher reproductive success. However, Oystercatchers were on their nests significantly less often during off‐road vehicle and pedestrian events than they were during control periods before the events, and an increase in the number of off‐road vehicles passing a nest during incubation was consistently associated with significant reductions in daily nest survival (6% decrease in daily nest survival for a one‐vehicle increase in the average number of vehicles passing a nest each day; odds ratio = 0.94; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.90, 0.98) and hatching success (12% decrease in hatching success for a one‐vehicle increase in the average number of vehicles passing a nest each day; odds ratio = 0.88; 95% CI 0.76, 0.97). Management of vehicles and pedestrians in areas of Oystercatcher breeding is important for the conservation of American Oystercatchers.}, number={2}, journal={Ibis}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Borneman, Tracy E. and Rose, Eli T. and Simons, Theodore R.}, year={2016}, month={Apr}, pages={261–278} }
 @article{borneman_rose_simons_2014, title={Minimal changes in heart rate of incubating American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in response to human activity}, volume={116}, ISSN={["1938-5129"]}, DOI={10.1650/condor-14-48.1}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT An organism's heart rate is commonly used as an indicator of physiological stress due to environmental stimuli. We used heart rate to monitor the physiological response of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) to human activity in their nesting environment. We placed artificial eggs with embedded microphones in 42 oystercatcher nests to record the heart rate of incubating oystercatchers continuously for up to 27 days. We used continuous video and audio recordings collected simultaneously at the nests to relate physiological response of birds (heart rate) to various types of human activity. We observed military and civilian aircraft, off-road vehicles, and pedestrians around nests. With the exception of high-speed, low-altitude military overflights, we found little evidence that oystercatcher heart rates were influenced by most types of human activity. The low-altitude flights were the only human activity to significantly increase average heart rates of incubating oystercatchers (12% above baseline). Although statistically significant, we do not consider the increase in heart rate during high-speed, low-altitude military overflights to be of biological significance. This noninvasive technique may be appropriate for other studies of stress in nesting birds.}, number={3}, journal={CONDOR}, author={Borneman, Tracy E. and Rose, Eli T. and Simons, Theodore R.}, year={2014}, month={Aug}, pages={493–503} }
 @article{hillman_karpanty_fraser_cuthbert_altman_borneman_derose-wilson_2012, title={Evidence for long-distance dispersal and successful interpopulation breeding of the endangered piping plover}, volume={35}, number={4}, journal={Waterbirds}, author={Hillman, M. D. and Karpanty, S. M. and Fraser, J. D. and Cuthbert, F. J. and Altman, J. M. and Borneman, T. E. and Derose-Wilson, A.}, year={2012}, pages={642–644} }