Avian conservation genetics
Haig, S.M., Avise, J.C., 1996, Avian conservation genetics In Avise, J.C., Hamrick, J.L., eds., Conservation Genetics: Case Histories From Nature: New York, NY, Chapman and Hall, p. 160-189.
Susan M Haig
Biography
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987-89, Smithsonian Institution
Ph.D. Biology, 1987, Biology, University of North Dakota
B.S. Biology, 1979, Northland College
Specialty
Conservation genetics, avian behavioral ecology, population connectivity, endangered species policy.
Research Interests
Processes affecting persistence/extinction of small populations, conservation genetics, behavioral ecology of shorebirds, wetland ecology, mating systems, dispersal patterns and population connectivity throughout the annual cycle.
Personal Interests
Canoeing, birdwatching, badminton, Irish music
Science and Products
Year Published: 2003
Capture of breeding and wintering shorebirds with leg-hold noose-mats
Development of effective trapping techniques is important for conservation efforts, as marking and subsequent monitoring of individuals is necessary to obtain accurate estimates of demography, movements, and habitat use. We describe a leg-hold noose-mat trap for capturing breeding and nonbreeding shorebirds. Using this method, we trapped 50 Piping...
Mehl, K.R.; Drake, K.L.; Page, G.W.; Sanzenbacher, Peter M.; Haig, Susan M.; Thompson, J.E.View Citation
Capture of breeding and wintering shorebirds with leg-hold noose-mats; 2003; Article; Journal; Journal of Field Ornithology; Mehl, K. R.; Drake, K. L.; Page, G. W.; Sanzenbacher, Peter; Haig, Susan M.; Thompson, J. E.
Year Published: 2003
Historical wetlands in Oregon's Willamette Valley: Implications for restoration of winter waterbird habitat
Before agricultural expansion in the 19th century, river valleys of North America supported expanses of wetland habitat. In restoring these landscapes, it is important to understand their historical condition and biological function. Synthesizing historical primary accounts (from explorers, travelers, settlers, and farmers) with contemporary...
Taft, Oriane W.; Haig, Susan M.View Citation
Historical wetlands in Oregon's Willamette Valley: Implications for restoration of winter waterbird habitat; 2003; Article; Journal; Wetlands; Taft, Oriane W.; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2003
Parentage and relatedness in polyandrous comb-crested jacanas using ISSRs
In this article we present the first analysis of parentage and relatedness in a natural vertebrate population, using Intersimple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) markers. Thus, 28 ISSR markers were used in a study of a sex-role reversed, simultaneously polyandrous shorebird from northeastern Australia, the comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)....
Haig, Susan M.; Mace, Terrence R.; Mullins, Thomas D.View Citation
Parentage and relatedness in polyandrous comb-crested jacanas using ISSRs; 2003; Article; Journal; Journal of Heredity; Haig, Susan M.; Mace, Terrence R.; Mullins, Thomas D.
Year Published: 2003
The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
No abstract available.
Marshall, David B.; Hunter, Matthew G.; Contreras, Alan; Sanzenbacher, P.M.; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2003
The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
No abstract available.
Marshall, David B.; Hunter, Matthew G.; Contreras, Alan; Sanzenbacher, P.M.; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2003
The Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
No abstract available.
Marshall, David B.; Hunter, Matthew G.; Contreras, Alan; Sanzenbacher, P.M.; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2002
Distribution and abundance of snowy plovers in eastern North America, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas
Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) are small, partially migrant shorebirds that are broadly distributed across North America. Snowy Plover distribution west of the Rocky Mountains has been well described. However, distribution and abundance east of the Rocky Mountains has not received much attention despite current status and ESA listing...
Gorman, Leah; Haig, Susan M.View Citation
Distribution and abundance of snowy plovers in eastern North America, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas; 2002; Article; Journal; Journal of Field Ornithology; Gorman, Leah; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2002
Links between worlds: Unraveling migratory connectivity
Migration is the regular seasonal movement of animals from one place to another, often from a breeding site to a nonbreeding site and back. Because the act of migration makes it difficult to follow individuals and populations year round, our understanding of the ecology and evolution of migrating organisms, particularly birds, has been severely...
Webster, M.; Marra, P.P.; Haig, Susan M.; Bensch, S.; Holmes, Richard T.View Citation
Links between worlds: Unraveling migratory connectivity; 2002; Article; Journal; Trends in Ecology and Evolution; Webster, M.; Marra, P. P.; Haig, Susan M.; Bensch, S.; Holmes, R. T.
Year Published: 2002
Regional fidelity and movement patterns of wintering killdeer in an agricultural landscape
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a common and widespread North American species for which there are few studies of residency patterns and movements. We quantified fidelity and movement patterns of 24 radio-tagged Killdeer in the Willamette Valley of Oregon during the winter of 1999-2000. Results from telemetry surveys and census efforts revealed...
Sanzenbacher, Peter M.; Haig, Susan M.View Citation
Regional fidelity and movement patterns of wintering killdeer in an agricultural landscape; 2002; Article; Journal; Waterbirds; Sanzenbacher, Peter; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2002
Residency and movement patterns of wintering dunlin in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
In the winters of 1998a??1999 and 1999a??2000, we tracked 67 radio-marked Dunlin (Calidris alpina) throughout the complex agricultural landscape of the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Individual birds were tracked across 8-week sampling periods and indicated a high degree of regional fidelity throughout the three winter sampling periods. Birds...
Sanzenbacher, Peter M.; Haig, Susan M.View Citation
Residency and movement patterns of wintering dunlin in the Willamette Valley of Oregon; 2002; Article; Journal; The Condor; Sanzenbacher, Peter; Haig, Susan M.
Year Published: 2002
Space use, migratory connectivity, and population segregation among willets breeding in the western Great Basin
Western Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus) were banded (n = 146 breeding adults and chicks) and radio-marked (n = 68 adults) at three western Great Basin wetland complexes to determine inter- and intraseasonal space use and movement patterns (primarily in 1998 and 1999). Birds were then tracked to overwintering sites where migratory...
Haig, Susan M.; Oring, L.W.; Sanzenbacher, Peter M.; Taft, Oriane W.View Citation
Space use, migratory connectivity, and population segregation among willets breeding in the western Great Basin; 2002; Article; Journal; The Condor; Haig, Susan M.; Oring, L. W.; Sanzenbacher, Peter; Taft, Oriane W.
Year Published: 2001
Estimates of shorebird populations in North America
Estimates are presented for the population sizes of 53 species of Nearctic shorebirds occurring regularly in North America, plus four species that breed occasionally. Population estimates range from a few tens to several millions. Overall, population estimates most commonly fall in the range of hundreds of thousands, particularly the low hundreds...
Morrison, R.I.G.; Gill, Robert E.; Harrington, B.A.; Skagen, S.K.; Page, G.W.; Gratto-Trevor, C. L.; Haig, S.M.Attribution: Alaska Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems
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Estimates of shorebird populations in North America; 2001; Other Government Series; 104; Morrison, R. I. G.; Gill, R. E., Jr.; Harrington, B. A.; Skagen, S. K.; Page, G. W.; Gratto-Trevor, C. L.; Haig, S. M.
Pre-USGS Publications
Avian species composition and movement rates in two coastal habitats near Charleston, South Carolina
Savereno, L.A., Savereno, A.J., Boettcher, R., Haig, S.M., 1996, Avian species composition and movement rates in two coastal habitats near Charleston, South Carolina: Chat, v. 60, no. Spring, p. 29-43.
Descriptive genetic studies- Applications in population management and conservation biology
Avise, J.C., Haig, S.M., Ryder, O.A., Lynch, M., Geyer, C.J., 1995, Descriptive genetic studies- Applications in population management and conservation biology In Ballou, J.D., Gilpin, M., Foose, T.J., eds., Population Management for Survival and Recovery: Analytical Methods and Strategies for Small Population Conservation: New York, NY, Columbia University Press, p. 183-244.
Estimation of lean and lipid mass in shorebirds using total-body electrical conductivity
Lyons, J.E., Haig, S.M., 1995, Estimation of lean and lipid mass in shorebirds using total-body electrical conductivity: Auk, v. 112, no. 3, p. 590-602.
Fat content and stopover ecology of spring migrant semipalmated sandpipers in South Carolina
Lyons, J.E., Haig, S.M., 1995, Fat content and stopover ecology of spring migrant semipalmated sandpipers in South Carolina: The Condor, v. 97, no. 2, p. 427-437.
Genetic diversity among two avian species formerly endemic to Guam
Haig, S.M., Ballou, J.D., 1995, Genetic diversity among two avian species formerly endemic to Guam: Auk, v. 112, no. 2, p. 445-455.
Genetic identification of kin in Micronesian kingfishers
Haig, S.M., Ballou, J.D., Casna, N.J., 1995, Genetic identification of kin in Micronesian kingfishers: Journal of Heredity, v. 86, no. 6, p. 423-431.
Habitat-related factors affecting the distribution of nonbreeding American avocets in coastal South Carolina
Boettcher, R., Haig, S.M., Bridges, W.C., 1995, Habitat-related factors affecting the distribution of nonbreeding American avocets in coastal South Carolina: The Condor, v. 97, no. 1, p. 68-81.
Conservation and Environmentalism
Haig, S.M., 1995, Piping Plover InPaehlke, R., ed., Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia: New York, NY, Garland Publishing, Inc., p. 524.
Piping plovers
Haig, S.M., Plissner, J.H., 1995, Piping plovers In LaRoe, E.T., Farris, G.S., Puckett, C.E., Doran, P.D., Mac, M.J., eds., Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems: Washington, DC, US Department of the Interior, National Biological Service, p. 77-79.
Behavioral patterns and nearest-neighbor distances among nonbreeding American avocets
Boettcher, R., Haig, S.M., Bridges, Jr., W.C., 1994, Behavioral patterns and nearest-neighbor distances among nonbreeding American avocets: The Condor, v. 96, no. 4, p. 973-986.
Genetic evidence for monogamy in the cooperatively breeding red-cockaded woodpecker
Haig, S.M., Walters, J.R., Plissner, J.H., 1994, Genetic evidence for monogamy in the cooperatively breeding red-cockaded woodpecker: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, v. 34, no. 4, p. 295-303.
Population differentiation in randomly amplified polymorphic DNA of red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis)
Haig, S.M., Rhymer, J.M., Heckel, D.G., 1994, Population differentiation in randomly amplified polymorphic DNA of red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis): Molecular Ecology, v. 3, p. 581-595.
Review of "The Migration of Knots," T. Piersma and N. Davidson, editors
Haig, S.M., 1994, Review of "The Migration of Knots," T. Piersma and N. Davidson, editors: Auk, v. 111, no. 4, p. 1028-1029.
The 1991 International Piping Plover Census in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean - breeding and winter populations
Haig, S.M., Plissner, J.H., 1994, The 1991 International Piping Plover Census in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean - breeding and winter populations In Plissner, J.H., ed., The 1991 International Piping Plover Census in Canada: Occasional Paper No. 82, Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Wildlife Service, p. 48-51.
Distribution and abundance of piping plovers - Results and implications of the 1991 International Census
Haig, S.M., Plissner, J.H., 1993, Distribution and abundance of piping plovers - Results and implications of the 1991 International Census: The Condor, v. 95, no. 1, p. 145-156.
Examination of population structure in red-cockaded woodpeckers using DNA profiles
Haig, S.M., Belthoff, J.R., Allen, D.H., 1993, Examination of population structure in red-cockaded woodpeckers using DNA profiles: Evolution, v. 47, no. 1, p. 185-194.
Population viability analysis for a small population of red-cockaded woodpeckers and an evaluation of enhancement strategies
Haig, S.M., Belthoff, J.R., Allen, D.H., 1993, Population viability analysis for a small population of red-cockaded woodpeckers and an evaluation of enhancement strategies: Conservation Biology, v. 7, no. 2, p. 289-301.
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Haig, S.M., 1992, Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) In Poole, A., Stettenheim, P., Gill, F., eds., The Birds of North America, No. 2: Washington, DC, The American Ornitologists' Union, p. 1-18.
Distribution and dispersal in the piping plover
Haig, S.M., Oring, L.W., 1988, Distribution and dispersal in the piping plover: Auk, v. 105, p. 630-638.
Genetic differentiation of Piping Plovers across North America
Haig, S.M., Oring, L.W., 1988, Genetic differentiation of Piping Plovers across North America: Auk, v. 105, p. 260-267.
Mate, site, and territory fidelity in piping plovers
Haig, S.M., Oring, L.W., 1988, Mate, site, and territory fidelity in piping plovers: Auk, v. 105, p. 268-277.
Distribution and status of the piping plover throughout the annual cycle
Haig, S.M., Oring, L.W., 1985, Distribution and status of the piping plover throughout the annual cycle: Journal of Field Ornithology, v. 56, no. 4, p. 334-345.