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Peer-reviewed publications
In prep/review/revision
-----, -----, -----, -----, -----. Long-distance dispersal of a Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) at the northern climatic range limit. Giacometti D, PD Moldowan, GJ Tattersall. Sub-zero temperatures during early spring migration in Blue-spotted salamanders (Ambystoma laterale). (revisions submitted, Jan 2024) |
2024
Donovan EB, S Blake, SL Deem, PD Moldowan, A Nieto-Claudín, F Cabrera, C Peñafiel, G Bastille-Rousseau. 2024. Using coarse resolution accelerometry to identify cryptic nesting events of Galapagos giant tortoises. Animal Biotelemetry 12: 32. [PDF] Giacometti D, PD Moldowan, GJ Tattersall. Ups and downs of fossorial life: migration restlessness and geotaxis may explain overwintering emergence in the Spotted Salamander. Journal of Experimental Biology 227: 249319 [PDF]. Gao GHY, PD Moldowan, DL LeGros, M Sahar, GJ Tattersall, N Rollinson. Frequency of adult amphibian abnormalities and consequences for traits related to fitness in an uncontaminated environment. Canadian Journal of Zoology |
2023
Moldowan, PD. Hyperpredation of freshwater turtles and tortoises by subsidized corvids. Herpetological Monographs 37: 70-94. [PDF] |
2022
Moldowan PD, PL Moldowan, GL Moldowan. 2022. Uromastyx dispar maliensis (Spiny-tailed Agama, Spiny-tailed Mastigure). Longevity. Herpetological Review 53: 620–621. [PDF] Moldowan PD, GJ Tattersall, N Rollinson. 2022. Climate-associated decline of body condition in a fossorial salamander. Global Change Biology 28: 1725–1739. [PDF] |
2020
Moldowan PD, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2020. Sex, shells, and weaponry: Coercive reproductive tactics in the Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 74: 142. [PDF] Terebiznik M., PD Moldowan, JA Leivesley, MD Massey, C Lacroix, JWH Connoy, N Rollinson. 2020. Hatchling turtles ingest natural and artificial incubation substrates at high frequency. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74: 130. [PDF] Moldowan PD. Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter). Wounding, conspecific aggression, reproductive behavior. Herpetological Review 51(3): 582–583. [PDF] Moldowan PD, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2020. Demographics of injuries indicate sexual coercion in a population of Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta). Canadian Journal of Zoology 98(4): 269–278. [PDF] Press: Herpetological Highlights. |
2019
Moldowan. 2019. Lizard pollination, or the stigma of having food on your face. Frontiers In Ecology and the Environment 17(10): 574. [PDF] Hawkshaw DM, PD Moldowan, RJ Brooks, JD Litzgus, and N Rollinson. 2019. Discovery and description of a novel sexual weapon in the world’s most widely-studied freshwater turtle. Evolutionary Ecology 33(6): 889–900. equal contributions. [PDF, also see correction] Press: New York Times. Moldowan PD, MA Smith, T Baldwin, T. Bartley, N Rollinson, and H Wynen. 2019. Nature’s pitfall trap: Salamanders as rich prey for carnivorous plants in a nutrient-poor northern bog ecosystem. Ecology 100(10): e02770. Examples of press: National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, CBC, New Scientist, Live Science, University of Toronto, In Defense of Plants, Mother Nature Network, Herpetological Highlights Francis EA, PD Moldowan, MA Greischar, and N Rollinson. 2019. Anthropogenic nest sites provide warmer incubation environments than natural nest sites in a population of oviparous reptiles near their northern range limit. Oecologica 190(3): 511–522. [PDF] |
2018
Moldowan PD, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2018. Sex-biased seasonal capture rates in the Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 132(1): 20–24. [PDF]
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2017
Moldowan PD, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2017. Assessing head morphology dimorphism in the Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) using a photographic questionnaire. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 16(1): 76–82. [PDF]
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2016
Moldowan PD and H. Kitching. 2016. Observation of an Eastern Wolf (Canis sp. cf. lycaon) caching food in a Sphagnum bog in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist 130(4): 351–354. [PDF] Moldowan PD, TM Laverty, CJ Emmans, and RC Stanley. 2016. Diet, gastric parasitism, and injuries of caimans (Caiman, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus) in the Peruvian Amazon. South American Journal of Herpetology 11(3): 176–182. [PDF] Moldowan PD, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2016. Quantification of cranial and tomiodont dimorphism in Testudines using the Midland Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata. Zoomorphology 135(4): 499–510. [PDF] Moldowan PD. 2016. Bothrops atrox (Common Lancehead). Diet and fang replacement. Herpetological Review 47(3): 473–474. [PDF] Moldowan PD, JA Copsey, N Zuël, V Tatayah, and N Cole. 2016. Sticks and stones: notes on the ecology and conservation of an endemic stick insect (Apterograeffea marshallae) and the restoration of an island ecosystem. Phelsuma 24(2016): 72–79. [PDF] Moldowan PD, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus.. 2016. Turtles with “teeth”: beak morphology of Testudines with a focus on the tomiodonts of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys spp.). Zoomorphology 135(1): 121–135. [PDF] |
2015
Moldowan PD, MG Keevil, PB Mills, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2015. Diet and feeding behaviour of Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and Midland Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata) in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 29(4):403–408. [PDF] Moldowan PD, MG Keevil, N Koper, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2015. Growth and sexual maturity of a female Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) afflicted with kyphosis. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 14: 157–160. [PDF] Moldowan PD, MG Keevil, S Kell, RJ Brooks, and JD Litzgus. 2015. Anti-predator defences of Brown Bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) and interactions with Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina). Canadian Field-Naturalist 129(2): 189–193. [PDF] Bobbie CB, PD Moldowan, and BA Bobbie. 2015. Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle). Waterfowl predation. Herpetological Review 46(1): 77. [PDF, see page 77] Baxter-Gilbert J, JL Riley, PD Moldowan, and JD Litzgus. 2015. Sistrurus catenatus catenatus (Eastern Massasauga) and Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake). Diet, road mortality, and foreign objects. Herpetological Review 46(1): 107. [PDF, see page 107] |
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Book Contributions
- Species Conservation: Lessons from Islands (2018) by JA Copsey, SA Black, JJ Groombridge and CG Jones (written)
- Mammals of Algonquin Provincial Park (2018) by D. Strickland, R. Rutter and S. Dobbyn (photographic)
- Wildlife on Roads, a Handbook (2018) by K.E. Gunson and F.W. Schueler (editorial and photographic)
- North American Amphibians, Distribution and Diversity (2013) by D.A. Green, L.A. Weir, G.S. Casper, and M. Lannoo (photographic)
"Popular" Writing
Recent sampling ...
Art meets science: Fortuitous photographs and serendipitous inspiration (2018; on Robert Bateman and Robert MacArthur at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station). EEB Quarterly 1(1): 70-77. <Web Link> Antler flies and the moose antler - an ecosystem unto itself! 2016. Ontario Nature blog. Crown jewels in Canadian herpetology and herpetoculture: a tribute to Karel Fortyn, his Orinoco Crocodiles, and the Seaway Serpentarium. 2016. The Canadian Herpetologist 6(1): 7-14. [PDF] Canada's New Noah blog series on wildlife research and conservation in Mauritius, via Wildlife Preservation Canada. 2015. (1) Beginning the Canada's New Noah experience; (2) Reptile confessions: long tails (tales) and sticky toes; (3) Even giants start small: Life the Aldabra Giant Tortoise; (4) The fruit bat motto: "Got flowers? Will pollinate! Go seeds? Will disperse!"; (5) A conservation epiphany: Importance of an individual Secret love life of the Painted Turtle. 2015. The Raven, a natural and cultural history digest. Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. [PDF] 'Twas the night before field season. 2015. The Canadian Herpetologist 5(1): 6-7. [PDF] Harbinger of Spring, the Spotted Salamander. 2014, revised 2018. Ontario Parks blog <Web Link 1> <Web Link 2> |
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