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Michael Patrick Ward

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UIUC

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College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Michael Patrick Ward is currently serving as a College Of Agricultural, Consumer And Environmental Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

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ecology avian biology wildlife ecology ornithology wildlife evolutionary biology ecology and evolutionary biology animal ecology behavioral ecology evolutionary ecology conservation biology population biology community (ecology) biology animal behavior wildlife management wildlife biology animal conservation habitat management avian evolution breeding behavior movement ecology population ecology geography interspecific behavioral interaction conservation science avian locomotion foraging urban ecology biological conservation predator-prey interactions biodiversity spatial ecology applied ecology nest predation avian medicine disease ecology bioacoustics conspecific attraction zoology ethology marine ornithology habitat loss restoration ecology ecological applications vector borne disease landscape ecology range shift reproductive success west nile virus predation risk virus transmission acoustic ecology radio telemetry site fidelity ecological indicator habitat reconstruction vector-borne pathogens arbovirus host-parasite relationships songbird species bird species habitat selection constructed wetlands sexual selection intermediate host human-wildlife relationships telemetry yellow-headed blackbirds automated radio telemetry social cues early life stages field sparrow conservation concern activity patterns animal virus

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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Corticosterone Shortens Foreign Egg Ejection Distance but Not Latency in American Robins (Turdus Migratorius). (2025)

Abbigail M. TurnerVictoria N. SluisMichael P. WardMark E. Hauber

animal behaviorreproductive successornithologyavian biologyreproductive biologyreproductive endocrinologyavian evolutionavian medicinefertilityavian locomotionamerican robinsevolutionary biologybreeding behaviorturdus migratorius

Environmental and Geographic Conditions on the Breeding Grounds Drive Bergmannian Clines in Nightjars. Journal of Biogeography (2025)

Aaron A. SkinnerAlicia M. KorpachSusanne ÅkessonMarja H. BakermansErin M. BayneThomas J. BensonGiovanni BoanoR. Mark BrighamSimon S. ChristiansenGreg J. ConwayChristina M. DavyRuben EvensKevin C. FraserAutumn‐Lynn HarrisonAnders HedenströmIan G. HendersonJuha HonkalaLars B. JacobsenMichiel LathouwersPeter P. MarraJanet W. NgGabriel NorevikAmy L. ScarpignatoKasper ThorupChristopher M. TonraSteven L. Van WilgenburgAndrew C. VitzMichael WardElly Knight

evolutionary ecologyanimal ecologyavian biologyecologyornithologyallometric studiesrange shiftbody size variationbody sizeinfluence body sizebiogeographyevolutionary biology

Considerations for Radio-Transmitter Specifications on Songbirds: Color and Antenna Length Matter Too. Journal of Field Ornithology (2024)

Todd JonesNathan CooperHaley HaradonAlicia BrunnerBryant DossmanMichael WardT. Scott SillettSara Kaiser

biologyornithologyavian biologywildlife biologybiostatisticsantenna entanglementpopulation biologyavian evolutionwildlife ecologywildlifebird entanglementavian locomotionevolutionary biologyfitnessantenna length

Embryonic Heart Rate is Higher in Species That Experience Greater Nest Predation Risk During Incubation. Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Alexander J. Di GiovanniTodd M. JonesThomas J. BensonMichael P. Ward

reproductive successbiologyevolutionary ecologyornithologybehavioral ecologyavian biologyreproduction responseembryonic heart rateavian evolutiondevelopmental biologyembryologypredation risknest predation risk

Experimental Evidence Suggests That Broadcasting Rail Calls Overnight Can Influence Broad-Scale Site Selection by Migrating Rails. Avian Conservation and Ecology (2024)

Dustin BrewerThomas GehringMichael WardEric DuntonRachael Pierce

transport geographyindividual mobilityurban planningrail transportcommunicationrail callsspatial analysisbroad-scale site selectiontransportation engineeringexperimental evidencemobility

Long-Term Occurrence of Chuck-Will's-Widow (Antrostomus Carolinensis) Beyond Contemporary Iucn Range. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (2024)

Elaine MetzBrent S. PeaseThomas J. BensonTara A. BeverothTerry EskerKevin SierzegaMichael P. Ward

evolutionary ecologyecologyforest entomologycontemporary iucn rangeecology and evolutionary biologysystematic entomologyevolutionary biologyecological entomologyterrestrial arthropods

Absence of Referential Alarm Calls in Long-Term Allopatry From the Referent: A Case Study With Galapagos Yellow Warblers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (2023)

Shelby L. LawsonJanice K. EnosFacundo Fernandez-DuqueSonia KleindorferMichael P. WardSharon A. GillMark E. Hauber

animal behaviorbiologyevolutionary ecologyornithologyavian biologyecologywildlife biologycase studiespopulation biologyavian evolutionecology and evolutionary biologywildlife ecologywildlifegalapagos yellow warblersreferential alarm callsevolutionary biologybreeding behavior

Assessing an Age-Old Ecogeographical Rule in Nightjars Across the Full Annual Cycle. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

A SkinnerAM KorpachS ÅkessonM BakermansTJ BensonRM BrighamGJ ConwayCM DavyR EvensKC FraserA HedenströmIG HendersonJ HonkalaL JacobsenG NorevikK ThorupC TonraA VitzM WardE Knight

biologyevolutionary ecologyanimal ecologyornithologyecologyavian biologyrange shiftavian evolutionbody sizeecology and evolutionary biologynocturnal birdsfull annual cycleextreme environmentsadaptationavian locomotionmovement ecology

Examining Causes and Characteristics of Egg Ejection Behaviour in the American Robin (Turdus Migratorius). Behaviour (2023)

Abbigail M. TurnerVictoria N. SluisEmily J. WilliamsThomas J. BensonMichael P. WardMark E. Hauber

animal behaviorbiologyornithologyavian biologyreproductive biologybehavioral ecologyreproductive successreproduction responsepopulation biologyavian evolutionamerican robinecology and evolutionary biologyfertilityegg rejectionbeige eggsevolutionary biologybreeding behavior

Experimental Evidence That Broadcasting Rail Calls and Habitat Quality Can Influence Habitat Selection by Migrating Rails. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2023)

Dustin BrewerThomas GehringMichael WardEric DuntonRachael Pierce

animal behavioranimal ecologyecologyconservation biologyhabitat managementcommunity (ecology)rail callsmovement ecologywildlife ecologyspatial ecologygeographywildlifewildlife managementhabitat selectionnatural resource managementexperimental evidenceanimal conservation

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Michael Patrick Ward

Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Michael Patrick Ward is currently serving as a College Of Agricultural, Consumer And Environmental Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

Honors

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Corticosterone Shortens Foreign Egg Ejection Distance but Not Latency in American Robins (Turdus Migratorius). (2025)

Abbigail M. TurnerVictoria N. SluisMichael P. WardMark E. Hauber

Environmental and Geographic Conditions on the Breeding Grounds Drive Bergmannian Clines in Nightjars. Journal of Biogeography (2025)

evolutionary ecologyanimal ecologyavian biologyecologyornithologyallometric studiesrange shiftbody size variationbody sizeinfluence body sizebiogeographyevolutionary biology

Considerations for Radio-Transmitter Specifications on Songbirds: Color and Antenna Length Matter Too. Journal of Field Ornithology (2024)

Todd JonesNathan CooperHaley HaradonAlicia BrunnerBryant DossmanMichael WardT. Scott SillettSara Kaiser

Embryonic Heart Rate is Higher in Species That Experience Greater Nest Predation Risk During Incubation. Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Alexander J. Di GiovanniTodd M. JonesThomas J. BensonMichael P. Ward

Experimental Evidence Suggests That Broadcasting Rail Calls Overnight Can Influence Broad-Scale Site Selection by Migrating Rails. Avian Conservation and Ecology (2024)

Dustin BrewerThomas GehringMichael WardEric DuntonRachael Pierce

transport geographyindividual mobilityurban planningrail transportcommunicationrail callsspatial analysisbroad-scale site selectiontransportation engineeringexperimental evidencemobility

Long-Term Occurrence of Chuck-Will's-Widow (Antrostomus Carolinensis) Beyond Contemporary Iucn Range. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (2024)

Elaine MetzBrent S. PeaseThomas J. BensonTara A. BeverothTerry EskerKevin SierzegaMichael P. Ward

evolutionary ecologyecologyforest entomologycontemporary iucn rangeecology and evolutionary biologysystematic entomologyevolutionary biologyecological entomologyterrestrial arthropods

Absence of Referential Alarm Calls in Long-Term Allopatry From the Referent: A Case Study With Galapagos Yellow Warblers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (2023)

Shelby L. LawsonJanice K. EnosFacundo Fernandez-DuqueSonia KleindorferMichael P. WardSharon A. GillMark E. Hauber

Assessing an Age-Old Ecogeographical Rule in Nightjars Across the Full Annual Cycle. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

A SkinnerAM KorpachS ÅkessonM BakermansTJ BensonRM BrighamGJ ConwayCM DavyR EvensKC FraserA HedenströmIG HendersonJ HonkalaL JacobsenG NorevikK ThorupC TonraA VitzM WardE Knight

Examining Causes and Characteristics of Egg Ejection Behaviour in the American Robin (Turdus Migratorius). Behaviour (2023)

Abbigail M. TurnerVictoria N. SluisEmily J. WilliamsThomas J. BensonMichael P. WardMark E. Hauber

Experimental Evidence That Broadcasting Rail Calls and Habitat Quality Can Influence Habitat Selection by Migrating Rails. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2023)

Dustin BrewerThomas GehringMichael WardEric DuntonRachael Pierce

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