Ryan Fisher

Research interests:
Conservation biology, wildlife management.

Much of my previous research has focused on using well-designed field studies on birds to answer applied questions related to wildlife management in the prairie provinces. While applied wildlife research is important, I'm also interested in making strong scientific contributions in the field of animal ecology.  As such, I'm interested in research related to species-habitat modelling and landscape-scale biodiversity planning.

Recent publications

Nixon, A.E., R.J. Fisher, D. Stralberg, E. Bayne, and D. Farr. 2016. Projected responses of North American grassland songbirds to climate change and habitat availability at their northern range limits in Alberta, Canada. Avian Conservation and Ecology 11(2):2 [online] URL: httpt://www.ace-eco.org/vol11/iss2/art2/

Laux, C.M. C.J. Nordell, R.J. Fisher, J.W. Ng, T.I. Wellicome, & E.M. Bayne. 2015. Ferruginous Hawks alter parental behaviours in response to approaching storms. Journal of Ornithology 157:355-362.

Fisher, R.J. T.I. Wellicome, E.M. Bayne, R.G. Poulin, L.D. Todd, & A.T. Ford. 2015. Extreme precipitation reduces reproductive output of an endangered raptor. Journal of Applied Ecology 52:1500-1508.

T.I. Wellicome, R.J. Fisher, R.G. Poulin, L.D. Todd, E.M. Bayne, and D.T.T. Flockhart. 2014. Apparent survival of adult Burrowing Owls that breed in Canada is influenced by weather during migration and on their wintering grounds. Condor: Ornithological Applications 116:446-458.

T.I. Wellicome, L. D. Todd, R.G. Poulin, G.L. Holroyd, & R.J. Fisher. 2013. Comparing food limitation among three stages of nesting: supplementation experiments with the burrowing owl. Ecology and Evolution 3:2684-2695.

S.K. Davis, R.J. Fisher, S.L. Skinner, T.L. Shaffer, & R.M. Brigham. 2013. Songbird abundance in native and planted grassland varies with type and amount of grassland in the surrounding landscape. Journal of Wildlife Management 77:908-919.