Publications & Presentations

Shaffer, Scott A.

Publications & Presentations

  • 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" Vol. in press. (2009).
  • González-Solís, J. & Shaffer, S.A. . "Introduction and synthesis: spatial ecology of seabirds at sea" 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" 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)" 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" 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)" 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" Medimond Publishing Co. 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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)" 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" 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" 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)" 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" 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?" Animals and Environments (Morris S. and Vosloo A. eds). 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" Vol. 35. (2004). pp.551-558.
  • Shaffer, S.A.. "Annual energy budget and food requirements of breeding Wandering Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans)" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" Vol. 200. (1997). pp.3091-3099.