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R. Mark Brigham

R. Mark Brigham

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
10552
World Ranking
2470
National Ranking
163

Overview

R. Mark Brigham is affiliated with the University of Regina in Canada and conducts research primarily within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Animal Science and Zoology, and Developmental Biology.

The researcher has published extensively on topics related to Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Some of the recent papers by Brigham include:

  • Comprehensive estimation of spatial and temporal migratory connectivity across the annual cycle to direct conservation efforts (2021, Ecography)
  • Free-ranging bats alter thermoregulatory behavior in response to reproductive stage, roost type, and weather (2021, Journal of Mammalogy)
  • Combination of targeted monitoring and Breeding Bird Survey data improves population trend estimation and species distribution modeling for the Common Nighthawk (2021, Ornithological Applications)
  • Avian Heterothermy: A Review of Patterns and Processes (2023, Integrative and Comparative Biology)
  • Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (2020, Birds of the World)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Elly C. Knight
  • Erin M. Bayne
  • Liam P. McGuire
  • Craig K. R. Willis
  • Justin G. Boyles

The researcher frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology B
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Brigham's book publication includes "50 Years of Bat Research," published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Roost switching, roost sharing and social cohesion: forest-dwelling big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, conform to the fission–fusion model

    Craig K.R. Willis;R.Mark Brigham

  • Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?

    Robert M. R. Barclay;R. Mark Brigham

  • Flexibility in foraging and roosting behaviour by the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

    R. Mark Brigham

  • Social thermoregulation exerts more influence than microclimate on forest roost preferences by a cavity-dwelling bat

    Craig K. R. Willis;R. Mark Brigham

  • Roosting Behavior and Roost-Site Preferences of Forest-Dwelling California Bats (Myotis californicus)

    R. Mark Brigham;Maarten J. Vonhof;Robert M. R. Barclay;John C. Gwilliam

  • Bat Activity in the Boreal Forest: Importance of Stand Type and Vertical Strata

    M. C. Kalcounis;K. A. Hobson;R. M. Brigham;K. R. Hecker

  • Impacts of forest harvesting on habitat use by foraging insectivorous bats at different spatial scales

    Scott D. Grindal;R. Mark Brigham

  • PATHOLOGY, ISOLATION, AND PRELIMINARY MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL IRIDOVIRUS FROM TIGER SALAMANDERS IN SASKATCHEWAN

    Trent K. Bollinger;Jinghe Mao;Danna Schock;R. Mark Brigham

  • Tree roost selection by bats: an empirical synthesis using meta-analysis

    Matina C. Kalcounis-Rüppell;Jennifer M. Psyllakis;R. Mark Brigham

  • Concentration of bat activity in riparian habitats over an elevational gradient

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  • The influence of roost closure on the roosting and foraging behaviour of Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

    R. Mark Brigham;M. Brock Fenton

  • Deep, prolonged torpor by pregnant, free-ranging bats

    Craig K. R. Willis;R. Mark Brigham;Fritz Geiser

  • The influence of structural clutter on activity patterns of insectivorous bats

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  • Can External Radiotransmitters Be Used to Assess Body Temperature and Torpor in Bats

    Robert M. R. Barclay;Matina C. Kalcounis;Lisa H. Crampton;Carol Stefan

  • Defining torpor in free-ranging bats: experimental evaluation of external temperature-sensitive radiotransmitters and the concept of active temperature

    C. K. R. Willis;R. M. Brigham

  • Torpor, thermal biology, and energetics in Australian long-eared bats (Nyctophilus).

    F. Geiser;R. M. Brigham

  • The Influence of Precipitation on Reproduction by Myotis Bats in British Columbia

    Scott D. Grindal;Tod S. Collard;R. Mark Brigham;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Short-Term Effects of Small-Scale Habitat Disturbance on Activity by Insectivorous Bats

    Scott D. Grindal;R. Mark Brigham

  • Constraints on optimal foraging: a field test of prey discrimination by echolocating insectivorous hats

    Robert M.R. Barclay;R.Mark Brigham

  • Daily Torpor in a Free-ranging Goatsucker, the Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)

    R. Mark Brigham

  • Sage-grouse nesting and brood habitat use in southern Canada

    Cameron L. Aldridge;R. Mark Brigham

  • PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ROOST SELECTION BY REPRODUCTIVE FEMALE HOARY BATS (LASIURUS CINEREUS)

    Craig K. R. Willis;R. Mark Brigham

  • The Other Functions of Torpor

    Fritz Geiser;R. Mark Brigham

Frequent Co-Authors

Fritz Geiser
Fritz Geiser University of New England
Craig K. R. Willis
Craig K. R. Willis University of Winnipeg
Robert M. R. Barclay
Robert M. R. Barclay University of Calgary
Andrew E. McKechnie
Andrew E. McKechnie University of Pretoria
Justin G. Boyles
Justin G. Boyles Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Erin M. Bayne
Erin M. Bayne University of Alberta
Gerhard Körtner
Gerhard Körtner University of New England
Cameron L. Aldridge
Cameron L. Aldridge Colorado State University
David L. Swanson
David L. Swanson University of South Dakota
Christopher Turbill
Christopher Turbill University of Sydney

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