Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications:

20. Grieves, L.A., L. Balogh, T.R. Kelly & E.A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2023. Haemosporidian infection prevalence varies temporally and spatially and Leucocytozoon infections are male biased in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). Ornithology. ukad008. https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukad008

19. Grieves, L.A., C.L.J Bottini, G.B. Gloor & E.A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2022. Uropygial gland microbiota differ between free-living and captive songbirds. Scientific Reports. 12:18283. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22425-4

18. Grieves, L.A.*, J. McKendry*, N. Muhammad & S. Srinivasan. 2022. The transition from in-class to online lectures during a pandemic: understanding the student experience. The International Journal of Engineering Education. 38:376-392. ^*Co-first authors https://www.ijee.ie/contents/c380222.html

17. Grieves, L.A.*, M. Gilles*, I. C. Cuthill, T. Székely, E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton & B. A. Caspers. 2022. Olfactory camouflage and communication in birds. Biological Reviews. 97:1193-1209. ^*Co-first authors https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12837

16. Grieves, L.A., G.B. Gloor, M. A. Bernards & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2021. Preen gland microbiota covary with major histocompatibility complex genotype in a songbird. Royal Society Open Science. 8:210936. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210936

15. Boyd, R. J., M. R. Denommé, L. A. Grieves & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2021. Stronger population differentiation at infection-sensing than infection-clearing innate immune loci in songbirds: Different selective regimes for different defenses. Evolution. 75:2736-2746. http://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14368

14. Grieves, L.A., G.B. Gloor, T.R. Kelly, M. A. Bernards & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2021.  Preen gland microbiota of songbirds differ across populations but not sexes. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90:2202-2212. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13531

13. Grieves, L.A. & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2020. No evidence that songbirds use preen oil odour cues to avoid malaria-infected conspecifics. Behaviour. 157:835-853. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-bja10027

12. Grieves, L.A., C. Bottini, M. A. Bernards, S. A. MacDougall-Shackleton & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2020. Food stress, but not experimental exposure to mercury, affects songbird preen oil composition. Ecotoxicology. 29:275-285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-020-02171-x

11. Zitani N. M., L. A. Grieves & R. G. Thorn. 2019. A successfully breeding partially leucistic American Robin, Turdus migratorius. Canadian Field Naturalist. 133:301-304. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v133i4.2141

10. Grieves L. A., G. B. Gloor, M. A. Bernards & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2019. Songbirds show odour-based discrimination of similarity and diversity at the major histocompatibility complex. Animal Behaviour. 158:131-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.10.005

9. Grieves L. A., M. A. Bernards & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2019. Behavioural responses of songbirds to preen oil odour cues of sex and species. Animal Behaviour. 156:57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.06.035 

8. Grieves L. A., M. A. Bernards & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton. 2019. Wax ester composition of songbird preen oil varies seasonally and differs between sexes, ages, and populations. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 45:37-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-1033-2

7. Grieves L. A., T. R. Kelly, M. A. Bernards & E. A. MacDougall-Shackleton 2018. Malarial infection alters wax ester composition of preen oil in songbirds: results of an experimental study. The Auk 135:767-776.  https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-17-242.1

6. Grieves, L. A. & J. S. Quinn. 2018. Group size, but not manipulated whole-clutch egg color, contributes to ovicide in a joint-nesting cuckoo. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130:479-484. https://doi.org/10.1676/17-014.1

5. Robertson, J. K., J. R. Caldwell, L. Grieves, A. Samuelsen, G. Schmaltz & J. S. Quinn. 2017. Male parental effort predicts reproductive contribution in the joint-nesting smooth-billed ani. Journal of Ornithology 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1522-z

4. Grieves, L. A., D. M. Logue & J. S. Quinn 2015. Ready to fight: reliable predictors of attack in a cooperatively breeding, non-passerine bird. Ethology 121:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12430

3. Grieves, L. A., D. M. Logue & J. S. Quinn 2015. Vocal repertoire of the cooperatively breeding Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani. Journal of Field Ornithology 86:130-143. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12096

2. Grieves, L. A., D. M. Logue & J. S. Quinn. 2014. Joint-nesting smooth-billed anis, Crotophaga ani, use a functionally referential alarm call system. Animal Behaviour 89:215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.01.008

1. Grieves, L. & S. Forbes. 2012. Do sora nests protect red-winged blackbirds from marsh wren predation? The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124:188-190. https://doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-124.1.188

Other Publications:

Grieves, L.A. 2021. Songbirds harbour different microbes depending on where they live. Animal Ecology In Focus. animalecologyinfocus.com/2021/06/29/songbirds-harbour-different-microbes-depending-on-where-they-live/

Grieves, L.A. 2021. Birds sniff out potential mates who are genetically different. The Conversation. theconversation.com/birds-sniff-out-potential-mates-who-are-genetically-different-151727

Samuels, B. & L. Grieves. 2020. Introducing London’s largest colony of Bank Swallows. Nature London. The Cardinal. 260: 18-20. naturelondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/The-Cardinal-260-Summer-2020.pdf

Grieves, L. & B. Samuels. 2020. Plight of the Bank Swallow: A Bird Species at Risk in London. London Environmental Network Blog. londonenvironment.net/plight_of_the_bank_swallow

Grieves, L. 2018. Canadian Invader: Beavers hit hard in South America. CurioCity (Let’s Talk Science).

Grieves, L. 2018. Alien Invasion: What are invasive species and what can we do about them? CurioCity (Let’s Talk Science).

Grieves, L. 2013. Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) research in Puerto Rico. Picoides 26:15-17.

Grieves, L. 2012. Zoological investigations. The Manitoban. 100. (6 contributions).

Grieves, L. 2011. Zoological investigations. The Manitoban. 99. (8 contributions).

Grieves, L. 2010. Zoological investigations. The Manitoban. 98. (12 contributions).

Grieves, L. 2009. Zoological investigations. The Manitoban. 97. (7 contributions).