PUBLICATIONS
Book: C.J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra (editors). 2001. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: The Kluane Project. Oxford University Press, New York. 511 pp.
2024
267. Boonstra, R. 2024. Population regulation and limitation - insights from lemming cycles: past, present, and future. Commentary Proceedings of the Royal Society B. In Press
266. Viblanc, V.A., S. Pardonnet, A. Tamian, L. McCaw, and R. Boonstra. 2024. Down-regulating the stress axis: living in the present while preparing for the future. General and Comparative Endocrinology 350: 114541 In Press
265. Bennett, B.J., M. Aung, R. Boonstra, B. Delehanty M. Houde, D. Muir, P.A. Fair, M. O. Gribble 2024 Investigation of the link between perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and stress biomarkers in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Environmental Science and Technology. In Press
264. Krebs, C.J., Boonstra, R., Kenney, A.J., Hofer, E., Jung, T.S. & O’Donoghue, M. 2024. Trends in groundberry cover under climate change in the southern and central Yukon, 1997 to 2022. Botany 102:1-9 https//dio.org/10.1139/cjb-2023-0068
263. Krebs, C.J., A.J. Kenney, B.S. Gilbert, and R. Boonstra. 2024. Long-term monitoring of cycles in Clethrionomys rutilus in the Yukon boreal forest. Integrative Zoology 19:27-36 https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12718
262. Stead S.M., P.D. Edward, R. Persad, R. Boonstra, J.A. Teichroeb, R. Palme, and J. Bowman. 2024 Coping with extreme free cortisol levels: seasonal stress axis changes in sympatric North American flying squirrels. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 349: 9 pages, 114467, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114467
2023
263. Delehanty, B. and R. Boonstra. 2023. Senescence and the stress axis: a constraint or a trade-off of reproduction in mammals with fast and slow life histories. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290:20231464, 12 pages
https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1464
262. Bateman, H., L.K. McCaw, J.L. Seguin, W.F. Swanson, A.E. Rivas, R. Boonstra, G.F. Mastromonaco, and M.A. Scrafford. Assessing reproduction in wolverines (Gulo gulo): fecal progesterone levels in zoo and wild females. 2023 Theriogenology 3: 100054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2023.100054
261. Bouchard E., R. Sharma, A. Hernández-Ortiz, T.S. Jung, N.J. Harms, C.N. Willier, R. Boonstra, Y.N. Majchrzak, M.J.L. Peers, G.-G. Gouin, B. Al-Adhami, A. Simon, P. Leighton, and E.J. Jenkins. 2023. Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) as potential sources and sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii in northern Canada. Zoonotic Diseases 3:6-17 https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis3010002
260. Edwards, P.D., R. Boonstra, and M. K. Oli. 2023 An experimental analysis of density-dependence in meadow voles: within-season and delayed effects. Ecology 104: e4008, 1-15; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4008
259. Edwards, P.D., R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2023. Is chronic stress a causal mechanism for small mammal population cycles? Reconciling the evidence. Oecologia: 201:609-623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05338-5
258. Kennah J.L., M.J.L. Peers, E Vander Wal, Y.N. Majchrzak, A.K. Menzies, E.K. Studd, R. Boonstra, M. Humphries, T.S. Jung, A.J. Kenney, C.J. Krebs, D.L. Murray, and S. Boutin. 2023. Coat colour mismatch improves survival of a keystone boreal herbivore: energetic advantages exceed lost camouflage. Ecology 104: e3882, 12 pages; https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3882
257. King, A.G., P.D. Edwards, S. Cote, R. Palme, R. Boonstra and P. Sicotte. 2023. Assessing stress in wild black-and-white colobus monkeys non-invasively. General and Comparative Endocrinology 334: 114212 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114212
256. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, A.J. Kenney, E. Hofer, T.S. Jung, and M. O’Donoghue 2023. Trends in ground berry cover under climate change in the southern and central Yukon, 1997 to 2022. Botany 101: 9 pages https//dio.org/10.1139/cjb-2023-0068.
255. Krebs, C.J., S. Boutin, R. Boonstra, D.L. Murray, T.S. Jung, M. O’Donoghue, B.S. Gilbert, P. Kukka, S. Taylor, T. Morgan, R. Drummond, A.R.E. Sinclair, and A.J. Kenney. 2023 Long-term monitoring in the boreal forest reveals high spatio-temporal variability among primary ecosystem constituents. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11: 1187222, 18 pages; https://dio:10.3389/fevo.2023.1187222
254. Krebs, C.J., A.J. Kenney, B.S. Gilbert, and R. Boonstra. 2023. Long-term monitoring of cycles in Clethrionomys rutilus in the Yukon boreal forest. Integrative Zoology 18: 1-10; https://doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12718
253. Oli, M.K., A.J. Kenney, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, D.L. Murray, M.J. Peers, B.S. Gilbert, T.S. Jung, V. Chaudhar, J. E. Hines, and C.J. Krebs. 2023. Does coat colour influence survival? A test in a cyclic population of snowshoe hares. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290: 20221421. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1421
252. Seguin, J.L, M.R. Boudreau, S. Lavergne, R. Lamoureux, C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2023. Experimental manipulation of perceived predation risk alters survival, cause of death, and demographic patterns in juvenile snowshoe hares. Canadian Journal of Zoology 101: 11 pages https//dx.dio.org/10.1139/cjz-2023-0046
251. Shiratsuru, S., E.K. Studd, S. Boutin , M.J.L. Peers, Y.N. Majchrzak, A.K. Menzies, R. Derbyshire, M.M. Humphries, T.S. Jung, C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, and D.L. Murray, 2023. When death comes: Snowshoe hare activity is not predictive of diurnal mortality patterns and the risk of predation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 290: 20230661, 10 pages, https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0661
250. Sullivan T.P., D.S. Sullivan, R. Boonstra, C.J. Krebs, and A. Vyse. 2022. Population dynamics in the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in old-growth coniferous forests of southern British Columbian: insights from a long-term study. Mammal Research 68: 37-51 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00659-x
249. Tamian, A., P.D. Edwards, P. Neuhaus, R. Boonstra, A.N. Ruckstuhl, P. Emmanuel, S. Pardonnet, R. Palme, F.S. Dobson, D. Filipp, C. Saraux, and V.A. Viblanc. 2023. Weathering the storm: decreased activity and glucocorticoid levels in response to inclement weather in breeding Columbian ground squirrels. Hormones and Behavior 155:105426, 1-12 pages
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105426
2022
248. Boonstra R., N. Gandhi, A. Kraushaar, and K. Galbreath. 2022. From Habitat to Hormones: year-around territorial behavior in rock-dwelling but not in forest and grassland lagomorphs and the role of DHEA. Hormones and Behavior 142:105179, 1-6; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105179
247. Bzonek P., P.D. Edwards, C.T. Hasler, C.D. Suski, R. Boonstra, and N.E. Mandrak. 2022. Deterring the movement of an invasive fish: individual variation in Common Carp responses to acoustic and stroboscopic stimuli. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 151:112-123. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10341
246. Edwards P.D., R. Boonstra, C.O. Bosson, N.J. Harms, C.K.R. Willis, and T.S. Jung. 2022. Effect of capture on stress-axis measures in endangered little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus). Journal of Mammalogy 103:91-99 https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab135
245. Gobin et al. (23 authors). 2022. Functional responses shape node and network level properties of a simplified boreal food web. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 1-16 pages https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.898805
244. Lemonnier C., P. Bize, R. Boonstra, F.S. Dobson, F. Criscuolo, and V. A. Viblanc. 2022. Effects of the social environment on vertebrate fitness and health in nature: moving beyond the stress axis. Hormones and Behavior. 142: 105232 1-14 pages https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh
243. Majchrzak Y.N, A.K. Menzies, D. Doran-Myers, M.J.L. Peers, E.K. Studd, R. Boonstra, and S. Boutin. 2022. A method for marking individual animals in motion-triggered camera studies. Mammalian Biology. 102: 1-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00225-7
242. Majchrzak Y.N, M.J.L. Peers, E.K. Studd, A.K. Menzies, P. Walker, S. Shiratsuru, L. McCaw, R. Boonstra, M. Humphries, T. Jung, A. Kenney, C.J. Krebs, D. Murray, and S. Boutin. 2022. Balancing food acquisition and predation risk drives demographic changes during hare population cycle. Ecology Letters 25:981-991 https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13975
241. Petrullo L., T.T. Ren, M. Wu, R. Boonstra, R. Palme, S. Boutin, A.G. McAdam, and B. Dantzer. 2022 Glucocorticoids integrate ecological change to impact gut microbiome diversity in wild North American red squirrels. Science Reports 12:2605 1-12 pages https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06359-5
240. Petrullo L., D. Delaney, S. Boutin, A.G. McAdam, J.E. Lane, R. Boonstra, R. Palme, and B. Dantzer. 2022. The glucocorticoid response to environmental change is not specific to agents of natural selection in wild red squirrels. Hormones and Behavior 146 (2022) 105262 1-11 pages https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105262
239. Oli M.K, A.J. Kenney, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, V. Chaudhary, J.E Hines. and C.J. Krebs. 2022. Estimating abundance and temporary emigration in a cyclic snowshoe hare population in Yukon, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100:36–45. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2021-0139
238. Roth J.D., F.S. Dobson, P. Neuhaus, A. Abebe, T. Barra, R. Boonstra, F. Criscuolo, P.D. Edwards, M.A. Gonzalez, T.L. Hammer, E. Harscouet, L. McCaw, M. Mann, R. Palme, C. Saraux, M. Tissier, P. Uhlrich and V.A. Viblanc. 2022. Territorial scent-marking effects on vigilance behavior, space use, and stress in female Columbian ground squirrels Hormones and Behavior 139: 105111, pages 1-15 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105111
237. Stead S.M, I. Bădescu, and R. Boonstra. 2022. Of mammals and milk: How maternal stress affects nursing offspring. Mammal Review 52:129-147 https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12267
236. Toor I., M. Faykoo-Martinez, P.D. Edwards, R. Boonstra, and M.M. Holmes. 2022. Hormones do not maketh the mole-rat: no endocrine signatures of subordinate behavioral phenotypes. Hormones and Behavior 145: 105236, 1-11
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105236
235. Viblanc V.A., F. Criscuolo, S. Sosa, Q. Schull, R. Boonstra, C. Saraux, M. Lejeune, J. D. Roth, P. Uhlrich, S. Zahn, and F.S. Dobson. 2022. Telomere dynamics in hibernating female Columbian ground squirrels: recovery after hibernation and loss after reproduction. Oecologia 199:301–312 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05194-9
2021
234. Abuaish S., S.G. Lavergne, B. Hing, S. St-Cyr, R.L. Spinieli, R. Boonstra, and P.O. McGowan. 2021. Sex-specific maternal programming of corticosteroid binding globulin by predator odour. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B. 288: 20211908. 1-10 pages https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1908
233. Edwards P.D., C. Frenette-Ling, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2021. A mechanism for population self-regulation: social density suppresses GnRH expression and reduces reproductivity in voles. Journal of Animal Ecology 90:784-795 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13430
232. Edwards P.D., S.G. Lavergne, L.K. McCaw, S. Wijenayake, R. Boonstra, P.O. McGowan, and M.M. Holmes. 2021. Maternal effects in mammals: broadening our understanding of offspring programming. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 62: 1-26, 100924 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2021.100924
231. Lavergne S.G., C.J. Krebs, A.J. Kenney, S. Boutin, D. Murray, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2021. The impact of variable predation risk on stress in snowshoe hares over the cycle in North America’s boreal forest: adjusting to change. Oecologia 197:77-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05019-1
230. Peers M.J.L., S. Konkolics, Y, Majchrzak, A.K. Menzies, E.K. Studd, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and C. Lamb. 2021. Vertebrate scavenging dynamics differ between carnivore and herbivore carcasses. Ecosphere 12(8):e03691. 1-8 pages 10.1002/ecs2.3691
229. Peers M.J.L., Majchrzak, E.K. Studd, A.K. Menzies, P.A. Kukka, S. Konkolics, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and T.S. Jung. 2021. Evaluation of gum-line recession for aging lynx (Lynx canadensis). Wildlife Society Bulletin. 45:706-710. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1239
228. Peers M.J.L., J.R. Reimer, Y.N. Majchrzak, A.K. Menzies, E.K. Studd, R. Boonstra, A.J. Kenney, C.J. Krebs, M. O’Donoghue, and S. Boutin. 2021. Contribution of late-litter juveniles to the population dynamics of snowshoe hares. Oecologia 195:949-957. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04895-x
227. Sullivan T.P., D.S. Sullivan, R. Boonstra, and C.J. Krebs. 2021. Population changes and limitation in the montane vole (Microtus montanus) in perennial old-field grasslands: insights from a long-term study. Journal of Mammalogy 102:404–415 DOI:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa155
2020
226. Boonstra, R., K. Bodner, C. Bosson, B. Delehanty, E.S. Richardson, N.J. Lunn, A. E. Derocher, and P.K. Molnár. 2020. The stress of Arctic warming on polar bears. Global Change Biology 26:4197-4214 DOI:10.1111/gcb.15142
225. Delehanty, B., G.D. Bossart, C. Champagne, D.E. Crocker, K.H. Elliott, P.A. Fair, D. Houser, A.E.M. Newman, and R. Boonstra. 2020. Measurement of free glucocorticoids: Quantifying corticosteroid-binding globulin binding capacity and its variation within and among mammal and bird species. Conservation Physiology 8(1): coaa057 18 pages plus six supplementary appendices. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa057
224. Edwards, P.D., N. Sookhan, and R. Boonstra. 2020. The role of herbivory in the macroevolution of vertebrate hormone dynamics. Ecology Letters 23:1340-1348 online DOI:10.1111/ele.13536
223. Edwards, P.D., S.J. Mooney, C.O, Bosson, I. Toor, R. Palme, M.M. Holmes, and R. Boonstra. 2020. The stress of being alone: removal from the colony, but not social subordination, increases cortisol in eusocial naked mole-rats. Hormones and Behavior 121:104720. 1-10 pages https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104720
222. Eleftheriou, A., R. Boonstra, and A.D. Luis. 2020 Trapping deermice: effects of trap type on capture and recapture success in sage-brush habitat. Northwest Naturalist 101:210-215. https://doi.org/10.1898/1051-1733-101.3.210
221. Eletheriou, A., R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2020 Assessment of the stress response in North American deermice: laboratory and field validation of two enzyme immunoassays for fecal corticosterone metabolites. Animals 10, 1120, 1-15; doi:10.3390/ani10071120
220. Gigliotti, L.C., N.D. Berg, R. Boonstra, S.M. Cleveland, D.R. Diefenbach, E.M. Gese, J.S. Ivan, K. Kielland, C.J. Krebs, A.V. Kumar, L.S. Mills, J.N. Pauli, H.B. Underwood, E.C. Wilson, and M.J. Sheriff. 2020. Latitudinal variation in snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) body size: A test of Bergmann’s Rule. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98:88-95. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0184
219. Jung, T.S., R. Boonstra, C.J. Krebs. 2020. Mark my words: an expert survey of marking methods used in capture-mark-recapture studies of small mammals. Journal of Mammalogy 101:307-317.
218. Jung, T.S., P.M. Kukka, M.J.L. Peers, F.K.A. Schmiegelow, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, Y.N. Majchrzak. 2020. Error in trapper reported sex of lynx (Lynx canadensis) and wolverine (Gulo gulo): implications for analyses of harvest records. European Journal of Wildlife Research: 66(4):52, 5 pages https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-020-01395-w
217. Lavergne, S.G., M.J.L. Peers, G. Mastromonaco, Y.N. Majchrzak, A. Nair, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra. 2020. Hair cortisol as a reliable indicator of stress physiology in the snowshoe hare: influence of body region, sex, season, and predator-prey population dynamics General and Comparative Endocrinology 294: 9 pages,113471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113471
216. Oli, M.K, C.J. Krebs, A.J. Kenney, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and J.E Hines. 2020. Demography of snowshoe hare population cycles. Ecology 101:1-15, e02969. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2969
215. Oli, M.K., C.J. Krebs, A.J. Kenney, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and J.E. Hines. 2020. Demography of snowshoe hare cycles in Canada’s boreal forest. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 101(2):1-6 e01678 https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1678
214. Peers, M.J.L., Majchrzak, Y.N., Menzies, A.K., Studd, E.K., G. Bastille-Rousseau, R. Boonstra, M. Humphries, T. S. Jung, A, J. Kenney, C. J. Krebs, D.L. Murray and S. Boutin. 2020. Climate change increases predation risk for a keystone species. Nature Climate Change 10:1149-1153 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00908-4
213. Peers, M.J.L., S.M. Konkolics, C.T. Lamb, Y.N. Majchrzak, A.K. Menzies, E.K. Studd, R. Boonstra, A.J. Kenney, C.J. Krebs, A.R. Martinig, A. Robin, B. McCulloch, J. Silva, L. Garland, and S. Boutin. 2020. Prey availability and ambient temperature drive carrion persistence in the boreal forest. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:2156-2167.
212. Sosa, S., F.S. Dobson, C. Bordier, P. Neuhaus, C. Saraux, C. Bosson, R. Boonstra, and V.A. Viblanc. 2020. Social stress in female Columbian ground squirrels: density-independent effects of kin contribute to variation in fecal glucocorticoid metabolites. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 74: 50, 12 pages https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02830-3
211. Teichroeb, J.A., S.M. Stead, P.D. Edwards, F. Landry, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra 2020. Anogenital distance as a measure of male competitive ability in Rwenzori Angolan colobus. American Journal of Primatology 82 (3), 14 pages, e23111, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23111
2019
210. Lavergne, S.G., K. Smith, A. Kenney, C.J. Krebs, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2019. Physiology and behaviour of juvenile snowshoe hares at the start of the 10-year cycle. Animal Behaviour 157:141-152.
209. Boudreau, M.R., J.L. Seguin, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, C.J. Krebs, R. Palme, D. L. Murray. 2019. Experimental increase in perceived predation risk causes cascading stress responses in free-ranging snowshoe hares. Oecologia 191:311-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04500-2
208. Delehanty, B., G.D.Bossart, C. D. Champagne, D. E. Crocker, P. A. Fair, M. Haulena, D. S. Houser, N. J. Lunn, E. Richardson, T. Romano, and R. Boonstra. 2019. Methods in the study of marine mammal stress: measuring binding affinity of corticosteroid binding globulin. Marine Mammal Science 35(4):1659–1670 DOI: 10.1111/mms.12612
207. Edwards, P.D., E. K. Dean, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2019. Assessing space use in meadow voles: the relationship to reproduction and the stress axis. Journal of Mammalogy 100: 4-12. (lead article in 100th anniversary volume+editorial by Edward Heske)
206. Guindre-Parker, S., A.G. McAdam, F. Van Kesteren, R. Palme, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, J.E. Lane, and B. Dantzer. 2019. Individual variation in phenotypic plasticity of the stress axis. Biology Letters 15: 201902, 1-7 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0260
205. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, B.S. Gilbert, A.J. Kenney, and S. Boutin. 2019. Impact of climate change on the small mammal community of the Yukon Boreal Forest. Integrative Zoology 14, 528–541. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12397
204. Studd, E.K., M.R. Boudreau, Y.N. Majchrzak, A.K. Menzies, M.J.L. Peers, J. Seguin, S.G. Lavergne, R. Boonstra, D.L. Murray, S. Boutin, and M.M. Humphries. 2019. Use of acceleration and acoustics to classify behavior, generate time budgets, and evaluate responses to moonlight in free-ranging snowshoe hares. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:154. 1-14 pages. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00154
203. Van Kesteren, F., B. Delehanty, S.E. Westrick, R. Palme, R. Boonstra, J. E. Lane, S. Boutin, A. G. McAdam, and B. Dantzer. 2019. Experimental increases in glucocorticoids alter function of the neuroendocrine stress axis in wild red squirrels without negatively impacting survival and reproduction. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 93:445-458.
202. Westrick, S.E., F. Van Kesteren, R. Palme, R. Boonstra, J. E. Lane, S. Boutin, A.G. McAdam, and B. Dantzer. 2019. Stress activity is not predictive of coping style in North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 73: 113-1-14 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-019-2728-2
201. Zangrandi, P.L., A. F. Mendonca, A. P. Cruz-Neto, R. Boonstra, and E.M. Vieira. 2019. The impact of botfly parasitism on the health of the gracile mouse opossum (Gracilinanus agilis). Parasitology 146:1013-1021 https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118201900026X
2018
200. Boonstra, R., A. Dusek, and R.W. Flynn. 2018. DHEA and territoriality during the nonbreeding season in male American martens (Martes americana). Journal of Mammalogy 99:826-835. doi/10.1093/jmammal/gyy067/5045814
199. Boonstra, R., S. Boutin, T.S. Jung, C. J. Krebs, and S. Taylor. 2018. The impact of rewilding, species reintroductions, and climate change on the structure and function of the Yukon boreal forest ecosystem. Integrative Zoology 13:123-138. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12288
198. Champagne, C. D., Kellar, N. M., Trego, M. L., Delehanty, B., Boonstra, R., Wasser, S. K., Booth, R. K., Crocker, D. E., Houser, D. S. 2018. Comprehensive endocrine response to acute stress in the bottlenose dolphin from plasma, blubber, and feces. General and Comparative Endocrinology 266:178-193.
197. Desantis, L.M. J. Bowman, E. Faught, R. Boonstra, M.V. Vijayan, and G. Burness. 2018. Corticosteroid-binding globulin levels in North American sciurids: implications for the flying squirrel stress axis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96:1090-1096.
196. Edwards, P.D. and R. Boonstra. 2018. Glucocorticoids and CBG during pregnancy in mammals: diversity, pattern, and function. General and Comparative Endocrinology 259:122–130.
195. Fauteux, D., G. Gauthier, D. Berteaux, R. Palme, R. Boonstra. 2018. Predator-induced stress does not reduce fecundity in High Arctic lemmings Oecologia 187:657–666
194. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, and S. Boutin. 2018. Using experimentation to understand the 10-year snowshoe hare cycle in the boreal forests of North America. Journal of Animal Ecology 87:87-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12720
193. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, A.J. Kenney, and B.S. Gilbert. 2018. Hares and small rodent cycles: a 45-year perspective on predator-prey dynamics in the Yukon boreal forest. Australian Zoologist 39:724-732. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12720
192. MacLeod, K.J., C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, and M.J. Sheriff. 2018. Fear and lethality in snowshoe hares: the deadly effects of non-consumptive predation risk. Oikos 127:375–380. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.04890
191. Peers, M.J.L., Y.N. Majchrzak, E. Neilson, C.T. Lamb, A. Hämäläinen, J.A. Haines, L. Garland, D. Doran-Myers, K. Broadley, R. Boonstra, and S. Boutin. 2018 Quantifying fear effects on prey demography in nature. Ecology 99: 1716-1723. DOI:10.1002/ecy.2381
190. Peers, M.J.L., Y.N. Majchrzak, S.M. Konkolics, R. Boonstra, and S. Boutin. 2018. Scavenging by snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) in the Yukon, Canada. Northwestern Naturalist 99:232-235.
2017
189. Boonstra, R., A. Dusek, J. Lane, and S. Boutin. 2017. When the ball is in the female’s court: how the scramble-competition mating system of the North American red squirrel has shaped male physiology and testosterone dynamics. General and Comparative Endocrinology 252:162-172.
188. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, and K. Cowcill. 2017. Responses of key understory plants in the boreal forests of western North America to natural versus anthropogenic nitrogen levels. Forest Ecology and Management 401:45-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.065
187. Fauteux, D., G. Gauthier, D. Berteaux, C. Bosson, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2017. Assessing stress in arctic lemmings: fecal metabolite levels reflect plasma free corticosterone levels Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 90:370-382.
186. Hobbie E.A., J.S. Shamhart, M.J. Sheriff, A.P.Ouimette, M. Trappe, E.A.G. Schuur, J.E. Hobbie, R. Boonstra, and B.M. Barnes. 2017 Stable isotopes and radiocarbon assess variable importance of plants and fungi in diets of Arctic ground squirrels. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 49:487-500.
185. Johnsen K., R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, O. Devineau, C.J. Krebs, and H.P. Andreassen. 2017. Surviving Winter: food, but not habitat, prevents crashes in cyclic vole populations in central Norway. Ecology and Evolution 7: 115-124.
184. Sheriff, M.J., A. Bell, R. Boonstra, B. Dantzer, S.G. Lavergne, K. E McGhee, K. J MacLeod, L. Winandy, C. Zimmer, and O. P Love 2017. Integrating ecological and evolutionary context in the study of maternal stress. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57:437-449.
183. Sheriff, M.J., R. Boonstra, R. Palme, C.L. Buck, and B.M. Barnes. 2017. Coping with seasonal differences in snow cover: the impact on the condition, physiology, and fitness of an arctic hibernator. Conservation Physiology 5(1):1-12 cox065; doi:10.1093/conphys/cox065.
182. Sullivan, T.P., D.S. Sullivan, R. Boonstra, C.J. Krebs, and A Vyse. 2017. Mechanisms of population limitation in the southern red-backed vole in conifer forests of western North America: insights from a long-term study. Journal of Mammalogy 98:1367-1378.
2016
181. Boonstra R., H.P. Andreassen, S. Boutin, J. Hušek, R.A. Ims, C.J. Krebs, C. Skarpe, and P. Wabakken. 2016. Why do the boreal forest ecosystems of northwestern Europe differ from those of western North America? Bioscience 66:722-734
180. Desantis, L.M., J. Bowman, C.V. Lahoda, R. Boonstra, and G. Burness. 2016. Responses of New World flying squirrels to the acute stress of capture and handling. Journal of Mammalogy 97:80–88
179. Edwards, P.D. and R. Boonstra. 2016. Coping with pregnancy after 9 months in the dark: post-hibernation buffering of high maternal stress in arctic ground squirrels. General and Comparative Endocrinology 232:1-6.
178. Edwards, P. D., R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2016. Seasonal programming, not competition or testosterone, drives stress-axis changes in a partially-semelparous mammal. Hormones and Behavior 83:96-101.
177. Fontanesi, L., Di Palma F, Flicek P, Smith AT, Thulin C-G, Alves PC, and the Lagomorph Genomics Consortium. (49 authors). 2016. LaGomiCs—Lagomorph Genomics Consortium: an international collaborative effort for sequencing the genomes of an entire mammalian order. Journal of Heredity 107: 295-308.
176. Stothart, M.R., C.B. Bobbie, A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, R. Boonstra, R. Palme, N.C.S. Mykytczuk, and A.E.M. Newman. 2016. Stress and the microbiome: linking glucocorticoids to bacterial community dynamics in wild red squirrels. Biology Letters 12: 20150875, 1-4 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0875
175. Viblanc, V.A., C. Pasquaretta, C. Sueur, R. Boonstra, and F.S. Dobson. 2016. Aggression in ground squirrels: relationships with age, kinship, energy allocation and fitness. Behavioral Ecology 27: 1716-1725.
174. Villette, P., C.J. Krebs, T.S. Jung, and R Boonstra. 2016. Can camera trapping provide accurate estimates of small mammal (Myodes rutilus and Peromyscus maniculatus) density in the boreal forest? J. Mammalogy 97:32–40.
173. Werner, J.R., E.A. Gillis, R. Boonstra, and C.J. Krebs. 2016. You can hide but you can’t run: apparent competition, predator responses, and the decline of Arctic ground squirrels in boreal forests of the southwest Yukon. PeerJ 4: e2303. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2303
2015
172. Delehanty, B., S. Hossain, C.C. Jen, G.J. Crawshaw, and R. Boonstra. 2015. Measurement of free glucocorticoids: Quantifying corticosteroid-binding globulin binding affinity and its variation within and among mammal species. Conservation Physiology 3(1), cov020 (pages1-13) plus two supplementary appendices. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cov020
171. Fletcher, Q.E., B. Dantzer, and R. Boonstra 2015. The impact of reproduction on the stress axis of free-living male northern red backed voles (Myodes rutilus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 224:136-147.
170. Sheriff, M.J., E. McMahon, C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2015. Predator-induced maternal stress and population demography in snowshoe hares: the more severe the risk, the longer the generational effect. Journal of Zoology 296:305–310. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12249
169. Werner, J.R., C.J. Krebs, S.A. Donker, R. Boonstra, and M.J. Sheriff. 2015. Arctic ground squirrel population collapse in the boreal forests of the southern Yukon. Wildlife Research 42:176-184.
168. Soma, K.K, N.M. Rendon, R. Boonstra, H.E. Albers, and G.E. Demas. 2015. DHEA effects on brain and behavior: insights from comparative studies of aggression. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 145:261-272. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.05.011.
2014
167. Boonstra, R., K. Mo, and D.A. Monks. 2014. Managing anabolic steroids in pre-hibernating Arctic Ground Squirrels: obtaining their benefits and avoiding their costs. Biology Letters 10: 20140734. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0734
166. Boonstra, R., B. Dantzer, B. Delehanty, Q.E. Fletcher, and M.J. Sheriff. 2014. Equipped for life in the boreal forest: the role of the stress axis in mammals. Arctic 67, Supplement 1:82-97.
165. Dantzer, B., Q.E. Fletcher, R. Boonstra, and M.J. Sheriff. 2014. Measures of physiological stress: a transparent or opaque window into the status, management, and conservation of a species Conservation Physiology 2(1): cou023 (pages 1-18. Plus 2 supplementary files). doi:10.1093/conphys/cou023
164. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, A.R.E. Sinclair, J.N.M. Smith, B.S. Gilbert, K. Martin, M. O’Donoghue, and R. Turkington. 2014. Trophic Dynamics of the Boreal Forests of the Kluane Region. Arctic 67, Supplement 1:71-81.
163. Krebs, C.J., Bryant, J., Kielland, K., O'Donoghue, M., Doyle, F., Carrier, S., DiFolco, D., Berg, N., Boonstra, R., Boutin, S., Kenney, A.J., Reid, D.G., Bodony, K., Putera, J., Timm, H.K., Burke, T., Meier, J.A.K, and Golden, H. 2014. What factors determine cyclic amplitude in the snowshoe hare cycle? Canadian Journal of Zoology 92:1039–1048.
162. Lavergne, S.G., P.O. McGowan, C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2014. Impact of high predation risk on genome-wide hippocampal gene expression in snowshoe hares. Oecologia 176:613–624.
161. McArthur, C., P.B. Banks, R. Boonstra, and J.S. Forbey. 2014. The dilemma of foraging herbivores: dealing with food and fear. Oecologia 176:677–689
2013
160. Anson, J.R., C.R. Dickman, R. Boonstra, and T.S. Jessop. 2013. Stress triangle: Do introduced predators exert indirect costs on native predators and prey. PLoS ONE 8(4): e60916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060916.
159. Boonstra, R. 2013. The Ecology of Stress: A marriage of disciplines. Functional Ecology 27:7-10.
158. Boonstra, R. 2013. Reality as the leading cause of stress: Rethinking the impact of chronic stress in nature. Functional Ecology 27:11-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12008
157. Bosson, C.O., R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2013. Assessing the impact of live-capture, confinement, and translocation on stress and fate in eastern gray squirrels Journal of Mammalogy 94:1400-1411.
156. Breuner, C.W., B. Delehanty, and R. Boonstra. 2013. Evaluating stress in natural populations of vertebrates: Total CORT is not good enough. Functional Ecology 27: 24-36. (all authors contributed equally) https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12016
155. Dantzer, A.G., A.E.M. Newman, R. Boonstra, R. Palme, S. Boutin, M.M. Humphries, and A.G. McAdam. 2013. Density cues trigger maternal stress hormones that increase adaptive offspring growth in a wild mammal. Science: 340:1215-1217.
154. Desantis, L., B. Delehanty, J.T. Weir, and R. Boonstra 2013 Mediating free glucocorticoid levels in the blood of vertebrates: Are steroid-binding proteins always necessary? Functional Ecology 27:107-119.
153. Krebs, C.J., Kielland, K., Bryant, J., O'Donoghue, M., Doyle, F., McIntyre, C., DiFolco, D., Berg, N., Carrier, S., Boonstra, R., Boutin, S., Kenney, A.J., Bodony, K., Putera, J., and Burke, T. 2013. Synchrony in the snowshoe hare cycle in northwestern North America, 1970-2012. Canadian Journal of Zoology 91:562–572
2012
152. Boonstra, R. and C.J. Krebs. 2012. Population dynamics of red-backed voles in North America. Oecologia 138:601-620.
151. Bosson, C.O., Z. Islam, and R. Boonstra. 2012. The impact of live trapping and trap model on the stress profiles of North American red squirrels. Journal of Zoology 288: 159-169.
150. Delehanty, B. and R. Boonstra. 2012. The benefits of baseline glucocorticoid measurements: maximal cortisol production under baseline conditions revealed in male Richardson’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii). General and Comparative Endocrinology178:470-476.
149. Kupferschmidt, D.A., A.E. Newman, R. Boonstra, and S. Erb. 2012. Antagonism of cannabinoid 1 receptors reverses the anxiety-like behavior induced by central injections of corticotropin-releasing factor and cocaine withdrawal. Neuroscience 204:125-133.
148. Montiglio, P.-O., F. Pelletier, R. Palme, D. Garant, M. Humphries, D. Réale, and R. Boonstra. 2012. Non-invasive monitoring of fecal cortisol metabolites in the Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus): validation and comparison of two enzyme immunoassays. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 85:183-193
147. Sheriff, M.J., H. Wheeler, S.C. Donker, C.J. Krebs, D.S. Hik, R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2012. Mountain-top and valley-bottom experiences: the stress axis as an integrator of environmental variability in arctic ground squirrel populations. Journal of Zoology 287:65-75.
2011
146. Barker, J.M., R. Boonstra, and J. M. Wojtowicz. 2011. From pattern to purpose: How comparative studies contribute to understanding the function of adult neurogenesis. European Journal of Neuroscience 34: 963-977.
145. Boonstra, R., A.J. Bradley, and B. Delehanty. 2011. Preparing for hibernation in ground squirrels: adrenal androgen production in summer linked to environmental severity in winter. Functional Ecology 25:1348-1359
144. Clinchy, M., J. Schulkin, L.Y. Zanette, M.J. Sheriff, P.O. McGowan, and R. Boonstra, R. 2011. The neurological ecology of fear: insights neuroscientists and ecologists have to offer one another. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 5: 1-6, Article 21 Open Access: DOI=10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00021, 25 April 2011
143. Clinchy, M., L. Zanette, T.D. Charlier, A.E.M. Newman, K.L. Schmidt, R. Boonstra, and K.K. Soma. 2011. Multiple measures elucidate glucocorticoid responses to environmental variation in predation threat. Oecologia 166:607-614.
142. Dantzer, B., A.G. McAdam, R. Palme, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra. 2011. How does diet affect fecal hormone metabolite concentrations? An experimental examination in red squirrels. General and Comparative Endocrinology 174:124-131.
141. Dantzer, A.G. McAdam, B., R. Palme, M.M. Humphries, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra. 2011. Maternal androgens and behaviour in free-ranging North American red squirrels. Animal Behaviour 81:469-479.
140. Delehanty, B. and R. Boonstra. 2011. Coping with intense reproductive aggression in male Arctic ground squirrels: the stress axis and its signature tell divergent stories. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 84: 417-428.
139. Krebs C.J., R. Boonstra, S. Gilbert, D. Reid, A.J. Kenney, and E.J. Hofer. 2011. Density estimation for small mammals from live trapping grids: rodents in northern Canada. Journal of Mammalogy 92:974-981.
138. Sheriff, M.J., C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2011. From pattern to process: How fluctuating predation risk impacts the stress axis of snowshoe hares during the 10-year cycle. Oecologia 166:593-605.
137. Sheriff, M.J., B. Dantzer, B. Delehanty, R. Palme and R. Boonstra. 2011. Measuring stress in wildlife: techniques for quantifying glucocorticoids. Oecologia 166:869-887. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-1943-y
2010
136. Dantzer, B., R. Palme, Q.E. Fletcher, A.G. McAdam, S. Boutin, M.M. Humphries, and R. Boonstra. 2010. Fecal cortisol metabolite levels in free-ranging North American red squirrels: assay validation and the effects of reproductive condition. General and Comparative Endocrinology 167:279-286.
135. Johnson, K., R. Boonstra, and M.J. Wojtowicz. 2010. Hippocampal neurogenesis in food-storing rodents: the impact of age and spatial behaviour. Genes, Brains and Behavior 9:583-591.
134. Krebs, C.J., K. Cowcill, R. Boonstra, and A.J. Kenney. 2010. Do changes in berry crops drive population fluctuations in small rodents in the southwestern Yukon? Journal of Mammalogy 91:500-509.
133. Sheriff, M.J., C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2010. Assessing stress in animal populations: do fecal and plasma glucocorticoids tell the same story? General and Comparative Endocrinology 166:614-619.
132. Sheriff, M.J., C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2010. The ghosts of predators past: Population cycles and the role of maternal programming under fluctuating predation risk. Ecology 91:2983-2994.
131. Smith, J.J., J.S. Millar, F.J. Longstaffe, and R. Boonstra. 2010. The effect of metabolic rate on stable carbon- and nitrogen-isotope compositions in deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88:36-42.
130. Travers, M., M. Clinchy, R. Boonstra, L. Zanette, and T.D. Williams. 2010. Indirect predator effects on clutch size and the cost of egg production. Ecology Letters 13:980-988
2009
129. Sheriff, M.J., C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2009. The sensitive hare: sublethal effects of predator stress on reproduction in snowshoe hares. Journal of Animal Ecology 78:1249-1258.
128. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, K. Cowcill, and A.J. Kenney. 2009. Climatic determinants of berry crops in the boreal forest of the southwestern Yukon. Botany 87:401-408.
127. Sheriff, M.J., C.O. Bosson, C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2009. A non-invasive technique for analyzing fecal cortisol metabolites in snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus). Journal of Comparative Physiology – B 179:305-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-008-0314-4
126. Delehanty, B. and R. Boonstra. 2009. Impact of live trapping on the stress profile of Richardson's ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii). General and Comparative Endocrinology 160:176-182.
125. Bosson, C.O., R. Palme, and R. Boonstra. 2009. Assessment of the stress response in Columbian ground squirrels: laboratory and field validation of an enzyme immunoassay for fecal cortisol metabolites. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 82:291–301.
2008
124. Boonstra, R., L. Desantis, C.J. Krebs, and D.S. Hik. 2008. Climate and nutrient influences on the growth of white spruce trees in the boreal forests of the Yukon. Climate Research 36:131-140
123. Boonstra, R., J.E. Lane, S. Boutin, A. Bradley, L. Desantis, A.E.M. Newman, and K.K. Soma. 2008. Plasma DHEA levels in wild, territorial red squirrels: seasonal variation and effect of ACTH. General and Comparative Endocrinology 158:61-67.
122. Krebs, C.J, P. Carrier, S. Boutin, R. Boonstra, and E. Hofer. 2008. Mushroom crops in relation to weather in the southwestern Yukon. Botany 86:1497-1502.
2007
121. Amrein, I., R. Boonstra, H-P. Lipp, and J.M. Wojtowicz. 2007. Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Natural Populations of Mammals. In: Adult Neurogenesis. Edited by F. Gage, G. Kempermann, and H. Song. Chapter 30. pp 645-659. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
120. Boonstra, R., J.M. Barker, J. Castillo, and Q.E. Fletcher. 2007. The role of the stress axis in life-history adaptations of rodents. In: Rodent Societies: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective. Edited by J. O. Wolff and P. W. Sherman, Chapter 12. pp 139-149. University of Chicago Press.
2006
119. Boonstra, R. and C.J. Krebs. 2006. Population limitation of the northern red-backed vole in the boreal forests of northern Canada. Journal of Animal Ecology 75: 1269-1284
118. Fletcher, Q.E. and R. Boonstra. 2006. Do captive male meadow voles experience acute stress in response to weasel odour? Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 583-588.
117. Fletcher, Q.E. and R. Boonstra. 2006. The impact of live-trapping on the stress response of the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Journal of Zoology 270:473-478
116. Hodges, K.E., R. Boonstra, and C.J. Krebs 2006. Overwinter mass loss of snowshoe hares in Yukon: starvation, stress, adaptation or artifact? Journal of Animal Ecology 75:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.01018.x
2005
115. Barker, J.M. and R. Boonstra. 2005. Preparing for winter: divergence in the summer-autumn hematological profiles from representative species of the three tribes of the squirrel family. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 142:32-42.
114. Barker, J.M., J.M. Wojtowicz, and R. Boonstra. 2005. Where’s my dinner? Adult neurogenesis in free-living food-storing rodents. Genes, Brain and Behavior 4:89-98.
113. Boonstra, R. 2005. Equipped for life: the adaptive role of the stress axis in male mammals. Journal of Mammalogy 86:236-247.
112. Boonstra, R., R. Manzon, S. Mihok, and J. Helson. 2005. Hormetic effects of gamma radiation on the stress axis of natural populations of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24:334-343.
111. Gillis, E.A., D.S. Hik, R. Boonstra, T.J. Karels, and C.J. Krebs. 2005. Being high is better: effects of elevation and habitat on arctic ground squirrel demography. Oikos 108:231-240.
2004
110. Boonstra, R. 2004. Coping with changing northern environments: the role of the stress axis in birds and mammals. Integrative and Comparative Biology 44:95-108.
109. Clinchy, M., L. Zanette, R. Boonstra, J.C. Wingfield and J.N.M. Smith. 2004. Balancing food and predator pressure induces chronic stress in songbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 271:2473-2479.
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108. Hik, D.S. and R. Boonstra. 2004. Biology of the Canadian Arctic: a crucible for change in the 21st Century. Integrative and Comparative Biology 44:81-84.
2003
107. Barker, J.M., R. Boonstra and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2003. Age determination in yellow-pine chipmunks (Tamias amoenus): a comparison of eye lens masses and bone sections. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1774-1779.
106. Boonstra, R. and L. Bowman. 2003. Demography of short-tailed shrew populations living on PCB contaminated sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:1394–1403.
105. Boutin, S., C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, and A.R.E. Sinclair. 2003. Lynx-hare cycles and forest management: lessons from northern Canada. pp. 487-509. in C. J. Zabel and R. G. Anthony, editors. Mammal Community Dynamics in Coniferous forests: Management and Conservation Issues in Western North America, Cambridge University Press.
104. Karels, T.J. and R. Boonstra. 2003. Reducing solar heat gain during winter: the role of white bark in northern deciduous trees. Arctic 56:168–174.
2002
103. Boonstra, R., N. Takagi, N. Bissoon, S. Vij and J.W. Gurd 2002. Trapping-induced changes in expression of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in the hippocampus of snowshoe hares. Neuroscience Letters 324:173-176.
102. Boutin, S., C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, A.R.E. Sinclair, and K.E. Hodges. 2002. Understanding the snowshoe hare cycle through large-scale field experiments. pp 69-91. in A.A. Berryman, editor. Population Cycles: The Case for Trophic Interactions Oxford University Press.
101. Boutin, S, C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, and A.R.E. Sinclair. 2002. The role of the lynx-hare cycle in boreal forest community dynamics. In Mammal Community Dynamics in Coniferous Forests of Western North America. Eds. C.J. Zabel and R.G. Anthony. Cambridge University Press, New York
100. Kee, N., S. Sivalingam, R. Boonstra, and J.M. Wojtowicz. 2002. The utility of Ki-67 and BrdU as proliferative markers of adult neurogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 115:97-105.
2001
99. Boonstra, R., S. Boutin, A. Byrom, T.J. Karels, A.H. Hubbs, K. Stuart-Smith, M. Blower, and S. Antpoehler. 2001 The Role of Red Squirrels and Arctic Ground Squirrels. in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 179-214. Oxford University Press.
98. Boonstra, R., L. Galea, S.G. Matthews, and J.M Wojtowicz. 2001. Adult neurogenesis in natural populations. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 79:297-302.
97. Boonstra, R., A.H. Hubbs, E.A. Lacey, and C.J. McColl. 2001. Seasonal changes in glucocorticoids and testosterone in free-living arctic ground squirrels from the boreal forest of the Yukon. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:49-58.
96. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, B.S. Gilbert, and S. Schweiger. 2001. Voles and mice. in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 215-239. Oxford University Press.
95. Boonstra, R., C.J. McColl, and T.J. Karels. 2001. Reproduction at all costs: how breeding compromises the stress response and survival in male Arctic Ground Squirrels. Ecology 82:1930-1946.
94. Boutin, S., C.J. Krebs, V. Nams, A.R.E. Sinclair, R. Boonstra, M. O’Donoghue, and C. Doyle. 2001. The experimental design and the practical problems of implementing. in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 49-66. Oxford University Press.
93. Choquenot, D., C.J. Krebs, Sinclair, A.R.E., S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra. 2001. Modelling the Boreal Forest Vertebrate Community. in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 437-462. Oxford University Press.
92. Ergon, T., X. Lambin, J.L. MacKinnon, R. Boonstra, and N.C. Stenseth. 2001. Mechanisms for delayed density dependent reproductive traits in field voles, Microtus agrestis: the importance of inherited environmental effects. Oikos 95:185-197.
91. Hik, D., C.J. McColl, and R. Boonstra. 2001. Why are Arctic ground squirrels more stressed in the boreal forest than in alpine meadows? Ecoscience 8:275-288.
90. Krebs, C.J., and R. Boonstra. 2001. The Kluane Region. in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 9-24. Oxford University Press.
89. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and A.R.E. Sinclair. 2001. What drives the ten-year cycle of snowshoe hares? Bioscience 51:25-35.
88. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and. A.R.E. Sinclair. 2001. Conclusion and future Directions in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pp 491-501. Oxford University Press.
87. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, V. Nams, M. O’Donoghue, K.E. Hodges, and S. Boutin. 2001. Estimating snowshoe hare population density from pellet plots: a further evaluation. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:1-4.
86. O’Donoghue, M., S. Boutin, E. J. Hofer and R. Boonstra. 2001. Other Mammalian Predators. in C. J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 324-336. Oxford University Press.
85. Sinclair, A.R.E., C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, and R. Turkington. 2001. Testing hypotheses of community organization for the Kluane Ecosystem. in C.J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra, editors. Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: the Kluane Project. pages 407-436. Oxford University Press.
2000
84. Boonstra, R. and C.J. McColl. 2000. The contrasting stress response of male Arctic Ground Squirrels and Red Squirrels. Journal of Experimental Zoology 286:390-404.
83. Byrom, A.E., T.J. Karels, C.J. Krebs, and R. Boonstra. 2000. Experimental manipulation of predation and food for arctic ground squirrels in the boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:1309-1319.
82. Hansen, T. and R. Boonstra. 2000. The best in all possible worlds? a quantitative genetic study of geographic variation in Microtus pennsylvanicus. Oikos 89:81-94
81. Hubbs, A.H., T.J. Karels, and R. Boonstra. 2000. Indices of population size in burrowing mammals. Journal of Wildlife Management 64:296-301.
80. Karels, T.J. and R. Boonstra. 2000. Concurrent density dependence and independence in populations of arctic ground squirrels. Nature 408:460-463
79. Karels, T.J., A. Byrom, R. Boonstra, and C.J. Krebs. 2000. The interactive effects of food and predators on reproduction and overwinter survival of Arctic ground squirrels. Journal of Animal Ecology 69:235-247.
78. Sinclair, A.R.E., C.J. Krebs, J.M. Fryxell, R. Turkington, S. Boutin, R. Boonstra, P. Seccombe-Hett, P. Lundberg, and L. Oksanen. 2000. Testing hypotheses of trophic level interactions: a boreal forest ecosystem. Oikos 89:313-328.
1999
77. Ben-David, M., C. McColl, R. Boonstra, and T.J. Karels. 1999. Nutritional stress in Arctic ground squirrels: can 15N be used as an indicator? Canadian Journal of Zoology 77:1373-1378
76. Karels, T.J. and R. Boonstra. 1999. The impact of predation on burrow use by Arctic ground squirrels in the boreal forest. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 266:2117-2123.
75. Krebs, C.J., A.R.E. Sinclair, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, K. Martin, and J.N.M. Smith. 1999. Community dynamics of vertebrate herbivores - how can we untangle the web? in Herbivores: Between Plants and Predators. Editors: H. Olff, V. K. Brown, and R. H. Drent. pp.447-473, Chapter 15, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford.
74. McColl, C.J. and R. Boonstra. 1999. Physiological effects of three inhalant anesthetics on Arctic ground squirrels. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:946-951.
73. Stenseth, N.C., K.-S. Chan, H. Tong, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, C.J. Krebs, E. Post, M. O’Donoghue, N.G. Yoccoz, M.C. Forchhammer, and J.W. Hurrell. 1999. Common dynamic structure of Canadian lynx within three geo-climatic zones. Science 285:1071-1073.
72. Tinnikov, A.A. and R. Boonstra. 1999. Colorimetric micro-determination of free fatty acids in plasma using microplate readers. Clinica Chimica Acta 281:159-162.
1998
71. Boonstra, R., D. Hik, G.R. Singleton, and A. Tinnikov 1998. The impact of predator-induced stress on the snowshoe hare cycle. Ecological Monographs 68: 371-394.
70. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, and N.C. Stenseth. 1998. Population cycles in mammals: the problem of explaining the low phase. Ecology 79:1479-1488.
69. Boonstra, R. and A.A. Tinnikov. 1998. Increased corticosteroid binding capacity of plasma albumin but not of CBG caused by ACTH induced changes in free fatty acid concentrations in snowshoe hares and rabbits. Journal of Endocrinology 156:205-212. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.156020
68. Hubbs, A. and R. Boonstra. 1998. Effects of food and predators on home range sizes of Arctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus parryii). Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:592-596.
67. Stenseth, N.C., W. Falck, K.-S. Chan, O.N. Bjornstad, M. O’Donoghue, H. Tong, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, C. J. Krebs, and N. G. Yoccoz. 1998 From patterns to processes: phase and density-dependencies in the Canadian lynx cycle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95:15430-15435.
66. Turkington, R., E. John, C.J. Krebs, M. Dale, V. Nams, R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, K. Martin, A.R.E. Sinclair, and J.N.M. Smith. 1998. The effects of NPK fertilization for nine years on the vegetation of the boreal forest in northwestern Canada. Journal of Vegetation Science 9:333-346.
1997
65. Boonstra, R. and W. Hochachka. 1997. Maternal effects and additive genetic inheritance in the collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus). Evolutionary Ecology 11:169-182.
64. Hubbs, A. and R. Boonstra. 1997. Population limitation of Arctic ground squirrels in the boreal forest: the role of food and predation. Journal of Animal Ecology 66:527-541.
1996
63. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, and A.J. Kenney. 1996. Why lemmings have indoor plumbing in summer. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74:1947-1949.
1995
62. Boonstra, R., J.M. Eadie, C.J. Krebs, and S. Boutin. 1995. Limitations of far infrared thermal imaging in locating birds. Journal of Field Ornithology 66:192-198.
61. Boutin, S., C.J. Krebs, R. Boonstra, M.R.T. Dale, S. J. Hannon, K. Martin, A.R.E. Sinclair, J. N. M. Smith, R. Turkington, M. Blower, A. Byrom, F. I. Doyle, C. Doyle, D. Hik, L. Hofer, A. Hubbs, T.J. Karels, D. L. Murray, V. Nams, M. O’Donoghue, C. Rohner, and S. Schweiger. 1995. Population changes of the vertebrate community during a snowshoe hare cycle in Canada’s boreal forest. Oikos 74:69-80.
60. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, and A.J. Kenny. 1995. Population dynamics of the collared lemming and the tundra vole at Pearce Point, Northwest Territories, Canada. Oecologia 103:481-489.
59. Krebs, C.J., S. Boutin, R. Boonstra, A.R.E. Sinclair, J.N.M. Smith, M.R.T. Dale, K. Martin, and R. Turkington. 1995. Impact of Food and Predation on the snowshoe hare cycle. Science 269:1112-1115. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.269.5227.1112
58. Krebs, C.J., D. Chitty, G. Singleton, and R. Boonstra. 1995. Can changes in social behavior help to explain house mouse plagues in Australia? Oikos 73:429-434.
57. Rohner, C., J. N.M. Smith, J. Stroman, M. Joyce, F.I. Doyle, and R. Boonstra. 1995. Northern hawk owls (Surnia ulula caparoch) in the nearctic boreal forest: prey selection and population consequences of multiple prey cycles. The Condor 97:208-220.
1994
56. Boonstra, R. 1994. Population cycles in microtines: the senescence hypothesis. Evolutionary Ecology 8:196-219.
55. Boonstra, R., W.M. Hochachka, and L. Pavone. 1994. Heterozygosity, aggression, and population fluctuations in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Evolution 48:1350-1363.
54. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, S. Boutin, and J.M. Eadie. 1994. Finding mammals using infrared thermal imaging. Journal of Mammalogy 75:1063-1068
53. Boonstra, R. and T.D. Redhead. 1994. Population dynamics of an outbreak population of house mice (Mus domesticus) in the irrigated rice growing area of Australia. Wildlife Research 21:583-598.
1993
52. Boonstra, R., B.S. Gilbert, and C.J. Krebs, 1993. Mating systems and sexual dimorphism in mass in microtines. Journal of Mammalogy 73:224-229.
51. Boonstra, R. and G.R. Singleton. 1993. Population declines in the snowshoe hare and the role of stress. General and Comparative Endocrinology 91:126-143. https://doi.org/10.1006/gcen.1993.1113
50. Boonstra, R., X. Xia, and L. Pavone. 1993. Mating system of the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus. Behavioral Ecology 4:83-89.
49. Engstrom, M.D., A.J. Baker, J.L. Eger, R. Boonstra, and R.J. Brooks. 1993. Chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA variation in four laboratory populations of collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:42-48.
48. Sinclair, A.R.E., J.M. Gosline, G. Holdsworth, C.J. Krebs, S. Boutin, J.N.M. Smith, R. Boonstra, and M. Dale. 1993. Can the solar cycle and climate synchronize the snowshoe hare cycle in Canada? Evidence from tree rings and ice cores. American Naturalist 141:173-198
1992
47. Boonstra, R. and P.T. Boag. 1992. Spring declines in Microtus pennsylvanicus and the role of steroid hormones. Journal of Animal Ecology 61:339-352.
46. Boonstra, R., M. Kanter, and C.J. Krebs. 1992. A tracking technique to locate small mammals at low densities. Journal of Mammalogy 73:683-685.
45. Krebs, C.J., R. Boonstra, S. Boutin, M. Dale, S. Hannon, K. Martin, A.R.E. Sinclair, J.N.M. Smith, and R. Turkington, 1992. What drives the snowshoe hare cycle in Canada’s Yukon. Wildlife 2001: Populations, ed. by D. M. McCullough and R. H. Barrett. pp 886-896, Elsevier Applied Science, New York.
44. Mihok, S. and R. Boonstra. 1992. Breeding performance in captivity of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) from decline- and increase-phase populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70:1561-1566.
43. Xia, X. and R. Boonstra. 1992. Measuring temporal variability of population density: a critique. American Naturalist 140:883-892.
1991
42. Plante, Y., P.T. Boag, B.H. White, and R. Boonstra. 1991. Highly polymorphic genetic markers in meadow voles revealed by a murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) probe. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69:213-220.
1990
41. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, and M. Kanter. 1990. Arctic ground squirrel predation on collared lemmings. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68:757-760.
1989
40. Boonstra, R. 1989. Life history variation in maturation in fluctuating meadow vole populations (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Oikos 54:265-274.
39. Galloway, M. and R. Boonstra. 1989. Response of the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) to sex ratio manipulations. Oikos 55:3-10.
1988
38. Boonstra, R. and I.M.T. Craine. 1988. Similarity of residence times among Microtus littermates: importance of sex and maturation. Ecology 69:1290-1293.
37. Boonstra, R. and I. Hogg. 1988. Friends and strangers: a test of the Charnov-Finerty Hypothesis. Oecologia 77:95-100.
36. Boag, P.T. and R. Boonstra. 1988. The quantitative genetics of life history traits in the meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus. In: Population Biology and Life History Evolution of Mammals. Edited by M.S. Boyce, Yale Univ. Press. pp. 149-168.
35. Rodd, F.H. and R. Boonstra. 1988. Effect of adult meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, on young conspecifics in field populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 57:755-770.
34. Smith, J.N.M., C.J. Krebs, A.R.E. Sinclair and R. Boonstra. 1988. Population of biology of snowshoe hare. II. Interactions with winter food plants. Journal of Animal Ecology 57:269-286. https://doi.org/10.2307/4778
1987
33. Boonstra, R. and P.T. Boag. 1987. A test of the Chitty hypothesis: inheritance of life-history traits in meadow Microtus pennsylvanicus. Evolution 41:929-947.
32. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs, M.S. Gaines, M.S. Johnson, and I.M.T. Craine. 1987. Natal philopatry and breeding systems in Microtus. Journal of Animal Ecology 56:655-673.
31. Krebs, C.J., B.S. Gilbert, S. Boutin, and R. Boonstra. 1987. Estimation of snowshoe hare population density from turd transects. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65:565-567.
1986
30. Boonstra, R. and I.M.T. Craine. 1986. Natal nest location and small mammal tracking with a spool-and-line technique. Canadian Journal of Zoology 64:1034-1036.
29. Boonstra, R. and J.A. Hoyle. 1986. Rarity and coexistence of a small hibernator, Zapus hudsonius with fluctuating populations of Microtus pennsylvanicus in the grasslands of Southern Ontario. Journal of Animal Ecology 55:773-784.
28. Craine, I.M.T. and R. Boonstra. 1986. Myiasis by Wohlfahrtia vigil in nestling Microtus pennsylvanicus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 22:587-589.
27. Hoyle, J.A. and R. Boonstra. 1986. Life history traits of the meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius, in Southern Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 100:537-544.
26. Krebs, C.J., A.R.E. Sinclair, R. Boonstra and J.N.M. Smith. 1986. A photographic technique for estimating browse growth and utilization. Wildlife Society Bulletin 14:286-288.
1985
25. Boonstra, R. 1985. Demography of Microtus pennsylvanicus in southern Ontario: enumeration versus Jolly-Seber compared. Canadian Journal of Zoology 63:1174-1180.
24. Pavone, L.V. and R. Boonstra. 1985. The effects of toe clipping on the survival of the meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 63:499-501.
1984
23. Boonstra, R. 1984. Aggressive behavior of adult meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) towards young. Oecologia 62:126-131.
22. Boonstra, R. and F.H. Rodd. 1984. Efficiency of pitfalls versus live traps in enumeration of populations of Microtus pennsylvanicus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62 758-765.
21. Boonstra, R. and A.R.E. Sinclair. 1984. Distribution and habitat use of Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou, and Moose, Alces alces andersoni, in the Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Area, British Columbia. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 98:12-21.
20. Rodd, F.H. and R. Boonstra. 1984. The spring decline in the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus: the effect of density. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62:1464-1473.
19. Krebs, C.J. and R. Boonstra. 1984. Trappability estimates for mark-recapture data. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62:2440-2444.
18. Pavone, L.V. and R. Boonstra. 1984. A technique for the surgical removal of a kidney from individuals of a feral population of small rodents. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62:2146-2149.
1983
17. Boonstra, R. and F.H. Rodd. 1983. Regulation of breeding density in Microtus pennsylvanicus. Journal of Animal Ecology 52:757-780.
1982
16. Boonstra, R., F.H. Rodd, and D.J. Carleton. 1982. Effect of Blarina brevicauda on trap response of Microtus pennsylvanicus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 60:438-442.
15. Boonstra, R. and J.H. Youson. 1982. Hip glands in field populations of Microtus pennsylvanicus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 60:2955-2967.
14. Boonstra, R. and F.H. Rodd. 1982. Another potential bias in the use of the Longworth trap. Journal of Mammalogy 63:672-675.
13. Mihok, S., R. Boonstra, F.H. Rodd, and B. Schwartz. 1982. Response of Microtus pennsylvanicus to multiple-capture traps. Canadian Journal of Zoology 60:2965-2967.
1980
12. Boonstra, R., C.J. Krebs and T.D. Beacham. 1980. Impact of botfly parasitism on Microtus townsendii populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 58:1683-1692.
11. Boonstra, R. 1980. Infanticide in microtines: importance in natural populations. Oecologia 46:262-265.
1979
10. Anderson, J.L. and R. Boonstra. 1979. Some aspects of reproduction in the vole Microtus townsendii. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57:18-24.
9. Boonstra, R. and C.J. Krebs. 1979. Viability of large- and small-sized adults in fluctuating vole populations. Ecology 60:567-573.
1978
8. Krebs, C.J. and R. Boonstra. 1978. Demography of the spring decline in populations of the vole Microtus townsendii. Journal of Animal Ecology 47:1007-1015.
7. Boonstra, R. and C.J. Krebs. 1978. Pitfall trapping of Microtus townsendii. Journal of Mammalogy 59:136-148.
6. Boonstra, R. 1978. Effect of adult Microtus townsendii on survival of young. Ecology 59:242-248.
1977
5. Boonstra, R. and C.J. Krebs. 1977. A fencing experiment on a high-density population of Microtus townsendii. Canadian Journal of Zoology 55:1166-1175.
4. Boonstra, R. 1977. Predation on Microtus townsendii populations: impact and vulnerability. Canadian Journal of Zoology 55:1631-1643.
3. Boonstra, R. 1977. Effects of the parasite Wohlfahrtia vigil on Microtus townsendii populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 55:1057-1060.
2. Boonstra, R. 1977. Effect of conspecifics on survival during population declines in Microtus townsendii. Journal of Animal Ecology 46:835-851.
1976
1. Boonstra, R. and C.J. Krebs. 1976. The effect of odour on trap response in Microtus townsendii. Journal of Zoology (London) 180:467-476.