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• Kappes, M.A., Shaffer, S.A., Tremblay, Y., Foley, D.G., Palacios, D.M., Robinson, P.W., Bograd, S.J., and Costa, D.P.. "Hawaiian albatrosses track interannual variability of marine habitats in the North Pacific ," Progress in Oceanography. Vol. in press. (2009).
• González-Solís, J. & Shaffer, S.A. . "Introduction and synthesis: spatial ecology of seabirds at sea ," Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. in press. (2009).
• Tremblay, Y. Sophie, B., Henry, R.W., Kappes, M.A., Costa, D.P., and Shaffer, S.A.. "Analytical Approaches to Investigate Seabird-Environment Interactions: a review ," Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. in press. (2009).
• Shaffer, S.A., Weimerskirch, H., Scott, D., Pinaud, D., Thompson, D.R., Sagar, P.M., Moller, H., Taylor, G.A., Foley, D.G., Tremblay, Y., and Costa, D.P. . "Spatio-temporal habitat use by breeding sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) ," Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. in press. (2009).
• Weimerskirch, H., Shaffer, S.A., Tremblay, Y., Costa, D.P., Gadenne, H., Kato, A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Sato, K., Aurioles, D.. "Species and sex specific differences in foraging behaviour and foraging zones in two sympatric boobies ," Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. in press. (2009).
• Adams, J., Scott, D., McKechnie, S., Blackwell, G., Shaffer, S.A., and H. Moller. "Effects of geolocation archival tags on reproduction and adult body mass of Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) ," New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Vol. 36. (2009). pp.355-366.
• Costa, D.P. & Shaffer, S.A.. "Physiological constraints on the foraging ecology and energetics of albatrosses and other large seabirds ," Molecules to Migration: The pressures of life. Bologna, Italy: Medimond Publishing Co, (2008). pp.497-506.
• Suryan, R.M., Anderson, D.J., Shaffer, S.A., Roby, D.D., Tremblay, Y., Costa, D.P., Sato, F., and Ozaki, K. . "Wind, waves, and wing loading: Their relative importance to the at-sea distribution and movements of North and Central Pacific albatrosses ," Public Library of Science ONE. Vol. 3. Issue 12. (2008). pp.e4016.
• Burger, A.E. & Shaffer S.A.. "Perspectives in Ornithology: Application of tracking and data-logging technology in research and conservation of seabirds ," Auk. Vol. 125. Issue 2. (2008). pp.253-264.
• Robinson, P.W., Tremblay, Y., Antolos, M., Crocker, D.E., Kuhn, C.E., Shaffer S. A., Simmons, S., and Costa, D.P. . "A comparison of ARGOS-tracking-based indirect measures of foraging behavior ," Deep-Sea Research II. Vol. 54. (2007). pp.356-368.
• Angelier, F., Shaffer, S.A., Weimerskirch, H., Trouvé, C. and Chastel, O.. "Corticosterone and foraging behaviour in a pelagic seabird ," Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. Vol. 80. (2007). pp.283-292.
• Shaffer, S. A., Tremblay, Y., Weimerskirch, H., Scott, D., Thompson, D.R., Sagar, P.M., Moller, H., Taylor, G.A., Foley, D.G., Block, B.A., and Costa, D.P.. "Migratory shearwaters integrate oceanic resources across the Pacific Ocean in an endless summer ," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Vol. 103. (2006). pp.12799-12802.
• Angelier, F., Shaffer, S.A., Weimerskirch, H., and Chastel, O.. "Effect of age, breeding experience and senescence on corticosterone and prolactin levels in a long-lived seabird: the wandering albatross ," General and Comparative Endocrinology. Vol. 149. (2006). pp.1-9.
• Shaffer, S.A., Gabrielsen, G.W., Verreault, J. and Costa, D.P.. "Validation of water flux and body composition in Glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) ," Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. Vol. 79. (2006). pp.836-845.
• Shaffer, S.A. & Costa, D.P.. "A database for the study of marine mammal behavior: Gap analysis, data standardization, and future directions ," IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. Vol. 31. Issue 1. (2006). pp.82-86.
• Tremblay, Y., Shaffer, S.A., Fowler, S.L., Kuhn, C.E., McDonald, B.I., Weise, M.J., Bost, C.-A., Weimerskirch, H., Crocker, D.E., Goebel, M. E., Costa, D. P.. "Interpolation of tracking data in a fluid environment ," Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 209. (2006). pp.128-140.
• Kuhn, C.E., McDonald, B.I., Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., Barnes, J., Crocker, D.E., and Burns, J.. "Diving Physiology and Winter Foraging Behavior of a Juvenile Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) ," Polar Biology. Vol. 29. (2006). pp.303-307.
• Shaffer, S.A., Tremblay, Y., Awkerman, J., Henry, W.R., Teo, S.L.H., Anderson D.J., Croll, D.A., Block, B.A., and Costa, D.P.. "Comparison of light- and SST-based geolocation with satellite telemetry in free-ranging albatrosses ," Marine Biology. Vol. 147. (2005). pp.833-843.
• Costa, D.P., Kuhn, C.E., Weise, M.J., Shaffer, S.A., and Arnould, J.P.Y.. "When does physiology limit the foraging behaviour of freely diving mammals? ," Proceedings of the Third International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Vol. 1275C. Animals and Environments (Morris S. and Vosloo A. eds), (2004). pp.359-366.
• Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., and Weimerskirch, H.. "Field metabolic rates of black-browed albatrosses Thalassarche melanophrys during the incubation stage ," Journal of Avian Biology. Vol. 35. (2004). pp.551-558.
• Shaffer, S.A.. "Annual energy budget and food requirements of breeding Wandering Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) ," Polar Biology. Vol. 27. (2004). pp.253-256.
• Mabille, G., Boutard, O., Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., and Weimerskirch H.. "Patterns of growth and energy expenditure in wandering albatross chicks ," Ibis. Vol. 146. (2004). pp.85-94.
• Arnould, J.P.Y., Luque, S.P., Guinet, C., Costa, D.P., Kingston, J., and Shaffer, S.A.. "The comparative energetics and growth strategies of sympatric Antarctic and sub Antarctic fur seal pups, at Iles Crozet ," Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 206. (2003). pp.4497-4506.
• Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., and Weimerskirch, H.. "Foraging effort in relation to the constraints of reproduction in free-ranging albatrosses ," Functional Ecology. Vol. 17. (2003). pp.66-74.
• Weimerskirch, H., Shaffer, S.A., Mabille, G., Martin, J., Boutard, O., Rouanet, J.-L.. "Heart rate and energy expenditure of incubating wandering albatrosses: basal levels, natural variation, and the effects of human disturbance ," Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 205. Issue 4. (2002). pp.475-483.
• Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., and Weimerskirch, H.. "A comparison of methods to evaluate energy expenditure of incubating wandering albatrosses ," Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. Vol. 74. Issue 6. (2001). pp.823-831.
• Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., and Weimerskirch, H.. "Behavioural factors affecting foraging effort in breeding wandering albatrosses ," Journal of Animal Ecology. Vol. 70. (2001). pp.864-874.
• Shaffer, S.A., Weimerskirch, H., and Costa, D.P.. "Functional significance of sexual dimorphism in wandering albatrosses, Diomedea exulans ," Functional Ecology. Vol. 15. (2001). pp.203-210.
• Weimerskirch, H., Guionnet, T., Martin, J., Shaffer, S.A., and Costa, D.P.. "Fast and fuel-efficient? Optimal use of wind by flying albatrosses ," Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. Vol. 267. (2000). pp.1869-1874.
• Shaffer, S.A., Costa, D.P., Williams, T.M., and Ridgway, S.H.. "Diving and swimming performance of white whales, Delphinapterus leucas: An assessment of plasma lactate and blood gas levels and respiratory rates ," Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 200. (1997). pp.3091-3099.