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Dave Shutler

Dave Shutler

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5898
World Ranking
1180
National Ranking
82

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
6012
World Ranking
5882
National Ranking
375

Overview

Dave Shutler is a researcher affiliated with Acadia University in Canada. Their work primarily spans fields related to Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing extensively on ecological and biological studies.

The main fields of study for Shutler include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broad fields, their subfields of study consist of:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Shutler's research interests cover multiple topics, prominently featuring:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview

The scientist has contributed to various scholarly publications with a number appearing in recognized venues such as:

  • Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Journal of Field Ornithology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Dave Shutler include:

  • Varroa destructor mite electrophysiological responses to honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony volatiles, 2020, Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), 2020, Birds of the World
  • Predicting Seabird Foraging Habitat for Conservation Planning in Atlantic Canada: Integrating Telemetry and Survey Data Across Thousands of Colonies, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Electrotarsogram responses to synthetic odorants by Varroa destructor, a primary parasite of western honey bees (Apis mellifera), 2020, Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Experts' opinions on threats to Leach's Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) across their global range, 2023, Avian Conservation and Ecology

Frequent collaborators in Shutler's research include:

  • Mark L. Mallory
  • Ingrid L. Pollet
  • Rielle Hoeg
  • Michael Light
  • G. Christopher Cutler

Best Publications

  • AVIAN HABITAT SELECTION: PATTERN FROM PROCESS IN NEST-SITE USE BY DUCKS?

    Robert G. Clark;Dave Shutler

  • Standard methods for maintaining adult Apis mellifera in cages under in vitro laboratory conditions

    Geoffrey Rhys Williams;Cédric Alaux;Cecilia Costa;Támas Csáki

  • Neonicotinoid pesticides severely affect honey bee queens

    Geoffrey R. Williams;Aline Troxler;Gina Retschnig;Kaspar Roth

  • Colony Collapse Disorder in context

    Geoffrey R. Williams;David R. Tarpy;Dennis VanEngelsdorp;Marie Pierre Chauzat

  • First detection of Nosema ceranae, a microsporidian parasite of European honey bees (Apis mellifera), in Canada and central USA.

    Geoffrey R. Williams;Aaron B.A. Shafer;Richard E.L. Rogers;Dave Shutler

  • Sex-Biased Parasitism of Avian Hosts: Relations to Blood Parasite Taxon and Mating System

    Dean G. McCurdy;Dave Shutler;Adele Mullie;Mark R. Forbes

  • Plastics and other anthropogenic debris in freshwater birds from Canada.

    Erika R. Holland;Mark L. Mallory;Dave Shutler

  • Does fumagillin control the recently detected invasive parasite Nosema ceranae in western honey bees (Apis mellifera)

    Geoffrey R. Williams;Michelle A. Sampson;Dave Shutler;Richard E.L. Rogers

  • TARGETS OF SEXUAL SELECTION: SONG AND PLUMAGE OF WOOD WARBLERS

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  • Statistical guidelines for Apis mellifera research

    Christian W W Pirk;Joachim R de Miranda;Matthew Kramer;Tomàs E Murray

  • Infra-Population and -Community Dynamics of the Parasites Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, and Consequences for Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Hosts

    Geoffrey R. Williams;Dave Shutler;Karen L. Burgher-MacLellan;Richard E. L. Rogers

  • The microsporidian Nosema ceranae, the antibiotic Fumagilin-B®, and western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony strength

    Geoffrey R. Williams;Geoffrey R. Williams;Dave Shutler;Catherine M. Little;Karen L. Burgher-Maclellan

  • Time and recruitment costs as currencies in manipulation studies on the costs of reproduction.

    Dave Shutler;Robert G. Clark;Carla Fehr;Antony W. Diamond

  • Effects of fluvalinate on honey bee learning, memory, responsiveness to sucrose, and survival.

    Elisabeth H Frost;Dave Shutler;Neil Kirk Hillier

  • Bird communities of prairie uplands and wetlands in relation to farming practices in Saskatchewan

    Dave Shutler;Dave Shutler;Adele Mullie;Adele Mullie;Robert G. Clark;Robert G. Clark

  • CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF TREE SWALLOW (TACHYCINETA BICOLOR) DISPERSAL IN SASKATCHEWAN

    Dave Shutler;Robert G. Clark;Robert G. Clark

  • Spatiotemporal Patterns in Nest Box Occupancy by Tree Swallows Across North America

    Dave Shutler;David J. T. Hussell;D. R. Norris;David W. Winkler

  • Sex Allocation and Population Structure in Malaria and Related Parasitic Protozoa

    Andrew F. Read;M. Anwar;Dave Shutler;Sean Nee

  • Constructing and evaluating a continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle

    Samantha M. Knight;David W. Bradley;David W. Bradley;Robert G. Clark;Elizabeth A. Gow

  • Owner and floater red-winged blackbirds: determinants of status

    Dave Shutler

  • A HArd Look At BLood SAmpLing of BirdS

    Margaret A Voss;Dave Shutler;Jacob Werner

  • Cophylogeny of Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) and Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Suggests Both Cospeciation and a Host-switch

    Aaron B. A. Shafer;Geoffrey R. Williams;Dave Shutler;Richard E. L. Rogers

  • Honey bee‐collected pollen in agro‐ecosystems reveals diet diversity, diet quality, and pesticide exposure

    Megan J. Colwell;Geoffrey Rhys Williams;Rodger C. Evans;Dave Shutler

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Clark
Robert G. Clark University of Saskatchewan
Marty L. Leonard
Marty L. Leonard Dalhousie University
Russell D. Dawson
Russell D. Dawson University of Northern British Columbia
David W. Winkler
David W. Winkler Cornell University
Peter O. Dunn
Peter O. Dunn University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Linda A. Whittingham
Linda A. Whittingham University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Mark L. Mallory
Mark L. Mallory Acadia University
Carol M. Vleck
Carol M. Vleck Iowa State University
Andrew G. Horn
Andrew G. Horn Dalhousie University
Peter J. Neumann
Peter J. Neumann University of Bern

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