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Mark C. Mainwaring is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions to subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Pollution.

The scientist's work revolves around key topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "Connecting the data landscape of long-term ecological studies: The SPI-Birds data hub" (2020), published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Bird populations most exposed to climate change are less sensitive to climatic variation" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?" (2023), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Plastic is a widely used and selectively chosen nesting material for pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) in rural woodland habitats" (2022), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Conformity to Bergmann's rule in birds depends on nest design and migration" (2021), published in Ecology and Evolution

Mainwaring frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Ian R. Hartley, Jenő Nagy, Kevin B. Briggs, Frank Adriaensen, and Tapio Eeva.

The scientist has published in several academic venues with repeated contributions in some, such as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Nature Communications, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Mark C. Mainwaring has also authored a book titled The Impact of Weather on the Behavior and Ecology of Birds (2021), published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • The design and function of birds' nests

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Marcel M. Lambrechts;D. Charles Deeming

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

    Marcel M. Lambrechts;Frank Adriaensen;Daniel R. Ardia;Alexandr V. Artemyev

  • Urbanisation and nest building in birds: A review of threats and opportunities

    S. James Reynolds;Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo;Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo;Petra Sumasgutner;Mark C. Mainwaring

  • The Energetic Costs of Nest Building in Birds

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley

  • Climate change and nesting behaviour in vertebrates: a review of the ecological threats and potential for adaptive responses

    Mark Charles Mainwaring;Iain Barber;Denis Charles Deeming;David A. Pike

  • Latitudinal variation in blue tit and great tit nest characteristics indicates environmental adjustment

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Stuart Bearhop;Kaat Brulez

  • The use of man-made structures as nesting sites by birds: A review of the costs and benefits

    Mark C. Mainwaring

  • Local Temperature and not Latitude Determines the Design of Blue Tit and Great Tit nests

    D. Charles Deeming;Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Ian R. Hartley;S. James Reynolds

  • Functional properties of nests

    D. C. Deeming;M. C. Mainwaring

  • The extended Moran effect and large-scale synchronous fluctuations in the size of great tit and blue tit populations

    Bernt Erik Sæther;Steinar Engen;Vidar Grøtan;Wolfgang Fiedler

  • Adaptive latitudinal variation in Common Blackbird Turdus merula nest characteristics

    Mark C. Mainwaring;D. Charles Deeming;Chris I. Jones;Ian R. Hartley

  • Seasonal adjustments in nest cup lining in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley

  • High atmospheric temperatures and 'ambient incubation' drive embryonic development and lead to earlier hatching in a passerine bird.

    Simon C. Griffith;Simon C. Griffith;Mark C. Mainwaring;Enrico Sorato;Christa Beckmann

  • Experimental evidence for state-dependent nest weight in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley

  • Connecting the data landscape of long-term ecological studies : The SPI-Birds data hub

    Antica Culina;Frank Adriaensen;Liam D. Bailey;Malcolm D. Burgess;Malcolm D. Burgess

  • Zebra finches are bolder in an asocial, rather than social, context

    Mark Charles Mainwaring;Jessica L. Beal;Ian R Hartley

  • Bird populations most exposed to climate change are less sensitive to climatic variation

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  • Variation in reproductive success across captive populations: Methodological differences, potential biases and opportunities

    Simon C. Griffith;Ondi L. Crino;Samuel C. Andrew;Fumiaki Y. Nomano

  • Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

    Anders P. Møller;Frank Adriaensen;Alexandr Artemyev;Jerzy Bańbura

  • Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds

    Marie Vaugoyeau;Frank Adriaensen;Alexandr Artemyev;Jerzy Bańbura

  • The adaptive benefit of hatching asynchrony in wild zebra finches

    Amanda J. Gilby;Mark C. Mainwaring;Simon C. Griffith

  • The use of Nestboxes by Roosting Birds during the Non-Breeding Season: A Review of the Costs and Benefits

    Mark C. Mainwaring

  • Parental care in wild and captive zebra finches: measuring food delivery to quantify parental effort

    Amanda J. Gilby;Mark C. Mainwaring;Lee Ann Rollins;Simon C. Griffith

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian R. Hartley
Ian R. Hartley Lancaster University
Simon C. Griffith
Simon C. Griffith Macquarie University
Frank Adriaensen
Frank Adriaensen University of Antwerp
Markku Orell
Markku Orell University of Oulu
Marcel M. Lambrechts
Marcel M. Lambrechts Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mikko Mönkkönen
Mikko Mönkkönen University of Jyväskylä
Tapio Eeva
Tapio Eeva University of Turku
Seppo Rytkönen
Seppo Rytkönen University of Oulu
Mariusz Cichoń
Mariusz Cichoń Jagiellonian University
Claire Doutrelant
Claire Doutrelant University of Montpellier

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