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Peer-reviewed Publications
In Review/Revision
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Moldowan, P.D., Smith, M.A., Baldwin, T., Bartley, Rollinson, N., and Wynen, H. Nature’s pitfall trap: Salamanders as rich prey for carnivorous plants in a nutrient-poor northern bog ecosystem. Hawkshaw*, D., Moldowan*, P.D., Brooks, R.J., and Litzgus, J.D, and Rollinson, N. Discovery and description of a novel sexual weapon in the world's most well-studied freshwater turtle (Chrysemys picta). *Author contributions equal |
2019
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Francis, E.A., Moldowan, P.D., Greischar, M.A., and Rollinson, N. (Accepted). Anthropogenic nest sites provide warmer incubation environments than natural nest sites in a population of oviparous reptiles near their northern range limit. Oecologica.
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2018
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Moldowan, P.D., Brooks, R.J., and Litzgus, J.D. 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
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Moldowan, P.D., Brooks, R.J., and Litzgus, J.D. 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
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Moldowan, P.D., 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, P.D., T.M. Laverty, C.J. Emmans, and R.C. 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, P.D., Brooks, R.J., and Litzgus, J.D. 2016. Quantification of cranial and tomiodont dimorphism in Testudines using the Midland Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata. Zoomorphology 135(4): 499-510. [PDF] Moldowan, P.D. 2016. Bothrops atrox (Common Lancehead). Diet and fang replacement. Herpetological Review 47(3): 473-474. [PDF] Moldowan, P.D., Copsey, J.A., Zuël, N., Tatayah. V, and Cole, N. 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, P.D., Brooks, R.J., and Litzgus, J.D. 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
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Moldowan, P.D., M.G. Keevil, P.B. Mills, R.J. Brooks, and J.D. 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, P.D., M.G. Keevil, N. Koper, R.J. Brooks, and J.D. 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, P.D., Keevil, M.G., Kell, S., Brooks, R.J., and Litzgus, J.D. 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, C.B., Moldowan, P.D., and Bobbie, B.A. 2015. Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle). Waterfowl predation. Herpetological Review 46(1): 77. [PDF, see page 77] Baxter-Gilbert, J., Riley, J.L., Moldowan, P.D., and Litzgus, J.D. 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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2011
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Riley, J.L., Keevil, M., Moldowan, P., and Litzgus, J.D. 2011. Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding’s Turtle). Record egg size. Herpetological Review 42(3): 417-418. [PDF] |
Book Contributions
- Tailed Amphibians of Japan (original by I. Sato 1943), undergoing translation and republication [2019] (editorial)
- 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)
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"Popular" Writing
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Moldowan, P.D. 2018. Art meets science: Fortuitous photographs and serendipitous inspiration (on Robert Bateman and Robert MacArthur at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station). EEB Quarterly 1(1): 70-77. <Web Link> Moldowan, P.D. 2016. Antler flies and the moose antler - an ecosystem unto itself! Conservation Science at your Dorrstep blog series, Ontario Nature. <Web Link> Moldowan, P.D. 2016. Crown jewels in Canadian herpetology and herpetoculture: a tribute to Karel Fortyn, his Orinoco Crocodiles, and the Seaway Serpentarium. 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. <Web Link> Moldowan, P.D. 2015. Secret love life of the Painted Turtle. The Raven, a natural and cultural history digest. Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. [PDF] Moldowan, P.D. 2015. 'Twas the night before field season. The Canadian Herpetologist 5(1): 6-7. [PDF] Moldowan, P. 2014 (revised 2018). The Harbinger of Spring, the Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum). In The Year of the Salamander and Natural Heritage Education, Ontario Parks. <Web Link 1> <Web Link 2> |
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