David Swanson

Nefas, Stephanie M., Swanson, David, and Dixon, Mark D., Bird use of early successional riparian vegetation: what do we lose when management strategies do not consider it?. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska Ornithologists' Unions, South Sioux City, Nebraska. (May 16, 2025)

Marolf, Chelsi J., Jimenez, Ana G., Gulseth, Olivia R., Anandan, Sampath K., and Swanson, David, Energetics and oxidative status: seasonal variation in blood oxidative stress metrics in four species of small birds from a cold winter climate. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska Ornithologists' Unions, South Sioux City, Nebraska. (May 16, 2025)

Mammedowa, Leyli, Marolf, Chelsi, Anandan, Sampath K., and Swanson, David, Variation in metabolic rates, tissue masses, and mitochondrial function in response to fluctuating cold in House Sparrows. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska Ornithologists' Unions, South Sioux City, Nebraska. (May 16, 2025)

Donelan, Zoe, Slattery, Hannah, Jorgensen, Kyle, and Swanson, David, Wandering from the river: On- and off-river abundance of Interior Least Terns along the 59-mile reach of the Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska Ornithologists' Unions, South Sioux City, Nebraska. (May 16, 2025)

Swanson, David, Extralimital records and potential range expansion of Eurasian Tree Sparrow into the Dakotas. Presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science, Rapid City, SD. (April 12, 2025)

Bennick, Jack C., Marolf, Chelsi, Anandan, Sampath, Mammedowa, Leyli, Swanson, David, and Jimenez, Ana G., Muscle structure does not change in house sparrows acclimated to warm, stable cold, and unpredictable cold thermal treatments. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. (January 2025)

Lightfoot, Zach, Podias, E, Marolf, Chelsi, Anandan, Sampath, Mammedowa, Leyli, Swanson, David, and Jimenez, Ana G., Summer phenotype house sparrows demonstrate only tissue-level differences in oxidative stress when acclimated to warm, stable cold, and unpredictable cold thermal treatments. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. (January 2025)

Swanson, David, Ramanathan, G A., Anandan, Sampath K., Marolf, Chelsi, Reihane, E, Jimenez, Ana G., and Zhang, Yufeng, Constant and fluctuating cold temperatures increase mitochondrial respiration in birds. Presented at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, GA. (January 2025)

Swanson, David, Birds as Indicators of Ecological Function in Riparian Forests of the Middle Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Recovery and Implementation Committee Meeting, Omaha, NE. (December 03, 2024)

Sherrouse, Ben C., Semmens, Darius J., Jarchow, Meghann E., Swanson, David, Rashford, Ben S., Nagler, Amy, and Amirkhiz, Reza G., Hotspot analysis of cultural ecosystem services and grassland bird species richness in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the ACES Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. (December 2024)

Swanson, David, Birds of the Missouri River: Lewis and Clark to Today. Presented at the Missouri River Science and Management Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 14, 2024)

Jorgensen, Kyle, and Swanson, David, Least Tern dispersal between nesting and on- and off-river foraging sites on the 59-mile Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the Missouri River Science and Management Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 14, 2024)

Donelan, Zoe, Slattery, Hannah, and Swanson, David, On-river and Off-river Least Tern surveys on the 59-mile Missouri National Recreational River. Presented at the Missouri River Science and Management Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 14, 2024)

Jarchow, Meghann, Sherrouse, Ben, Semmens, Darius, Swanson, David, Rashford, Ben, Nagler, Amy, and Goljani Amirkhiz, Reza, Trade-offs and synergies between social values and biodiversity in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the Missouri River Science and Management Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 14, 2024)

Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Magnuson, Kimberly I., and Merkord, Christopher L., Forests, Floods, and Birds along the Lower Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska. (March 12, 2024)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Chris, and Hegg, Amanda, Impacts of invasive plant species on breeding riparian birds along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 12, 2024)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Swanson, David, John, Ranjeet, and Dixon, Mark, Impact of redcedar on bird richness and abundance in floodplain forests along the Missouri River. Presented at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 29, 2024)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Chris, and Hegg, Amanda, Riparian bird responses to invasive Russian olive and eastern redcedar along the Missouri River. Presented at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 29, 2024)

Marolf, Chelsi, and Swanson, Effects of variable cold temperatures on metabolic rates and organ and muscle masses of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (January 05, 2024)

Swanson, David, Marolf, Chelsi, and Jimenez, Ana G., Stable and fluctuating cold effects on muscle histology and oxidative balance in house sparrows. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (January 05, 2024)

Karr, Jessica, Deveraux, Jalyn, Swanson, David, and Cornelius, Jamie, The interactive effects of rain and cold temperature on thermogenic capacity and physiology in captive finches. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (January 05, 2024)

Swanson, David, Boyko, Claire, and Gulseth, Olivia, On-river and Off-river Least Tern abundance on the 59-mile reach of the MNRR. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science/Missouri River Science and Management Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (October 27, 2023)

Swanson, David, and Liu, Ming, Arthropod prey and diets of woodland migrant birds are similar between Missouri River riparian corridors and anthropogenic woodlots in the Northern Prairie Region. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Helena, MT. (June 13, 2023)

Swanson, David, Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Dixon, Mark, and John, Ranjeet, Impacts of redcedar invasion along the Missouri National Recreational River on winter bird richness and abundance. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Helena, MT. (June 13, 2023)

Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Illeperuma, Nadeesha D., Merkord, Christopher L., and Johnson, W. C., Historical Changes & Ecology of Floodplain Forests in the Eastern Great Plains. Presented at the Forest Management Workshop, The Crane Trust, Alda, Nebraska. (May 09, 2023)

Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Merkord, Christopher, Benson, Adam R., and Rastandeh, Amin, Habitat Associations of Riparian Birds in Successional Forests along the Missouri River. Presented at the Vegetation on Levees: Information, Data, and Approaches to Inform Best Practices, Arlington, VA. (May 03, 2023)

Swanson, David, Phenotypically flexible responses to changing energy demands in birds. Presented at the University of Northern Iowa Biology Department Seminar, Virtual - Zoom. (March 27, 2023)

Swanson, David, Phenotypically flexible responses to changing energy demands in birds. Presented at the Tarleton State University Biology Department Seminar, Stephenville, Texas. (March 21, 2023)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha D., Dixon, Mark, John, Ranjeet, and Swanson, David, Impacts of Redcedar Invasion along the Missouri National Recreational River on Winter Bird Richness and Abundance. Presented at the IALE-North America Annual Meeting, Riverside, California. (March 19, 2023)

Dixon, Mark, Nefas, Stephanie, and Swanson, David, Bird use of early successional vegetation along the Missouri River: What do we lose by managing sandbars for plovers and terns?. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, John, Ranjeet, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of redcedar invasion along the Missouri River on winter riparian bird richness and abundance. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

Swanson, David, Merkord, Chris, Benson, Adam, Rastandeh, Amin, and Dixon, Mark, Patch- and landscape-level habitat associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 10, 2022)

Swanson, David, Grasslands and Woodlands and Cold, Oh My: 32 Years (and Counting) of Bird Study in South Dakota. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Madison, SD. (October 29, 2022)

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Swanson, David, Phenotypically flexible responses to changing energy demands in birds. Presented at the Miami University Ohio Biology Department Seminar, Oxford, Ohio. (October 20, 2022)

Swanson, David, Stager, Maria, Vezina, Francois, McKechnie, Andrew, Liu, Jin-Song, and Goljani Amirkhiz, Reza, Do birds with more flexible metabolic phenotypes pay higher maintenance costs?. Presented at the International Ornithological Congress, Virtual. (August 16, 2022)

Swanson, David, Modeling Birds and Climate Change: Implications for Management. Presented at the U.S. Forest Service National Grasslands Journal Club, Virtual. (August 12, 2022)

Swanson, David, Metabolic flexibility and environmental heterogeneity: How do birds respond to variable winters?. Presented at the Winter Biology Symposium, Virtual. (June 08, 2022)

Dixon, Mark, Ley, Matthew J., Swanson, David, and Johnson, W C., Land Use, Forests, and Birds of the Big Sioux River Valley. Presented at the 54th Annual Dakota Conference on the Northern Plains, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 28, 2022)

Swanson, David, Merkord, Chris, Rastandeh, Amin, Benson, Adam, and Dixon, Mark, Patch- and landscape-level habitat associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 23, 2022)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of Redcedar Invasion along the Missouri National Recreational River on Winter Bird Richness and Occurrence. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2022)

Illeperuma, Nadeesha, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of redcedar invasion along the Missouri River on winter riparian bird richness and abundance. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2022)

Nefas, Stephanie M., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Bird use of early successional vegetation along the Missouri River: What do we lose by managing sandbars for Piping Plovers?. Presented at the 2022 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. (February 15, 2022)

Karr, Jessie, Devereaux, Jalyn, Swanson, David, and Cornelius, Jamie, Seasonal variation of thermogenic capacity in red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra). Presented at the SICB Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ/Virtual. (January 14, 2022)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, and Nefas, Stephanie, Bird use of early successional vegetation along the Missouri River: What do we lose by managing sandbars for plovers and terns?. Presented at the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit Annual Meeting, Virtual. (November 09, 2021)

Swanson, David, Zhang, Yufeng, Yap, Kang N., and , Does the high-energy aerial insectivore lifestyle of swallows produce thermogenic side effects?. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Virtual. (January 2021)

Stager, Maria, Senner, Nathan, Swanson, David, and Cheviron, Zac, The environmental drivers of variation in junco physiological flexibility. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Virtual. (January 2021)

Baltensperger, Andy, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Modeling the implications of future bioenergy scenarios on bird diversity and abundance in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Oacoma, SD. (February 27, 2020)

Swanson, David, Phenotypically flexible responses to changes in energy demand in birds. Presented at the Symposium: Energy, Temperature and Life History, Lund, Sweden. (January 23, 2020)

Swanson, David, and Oboikovitz, Paige, Environmental Heterogeneity and Metabolic Flexibility in Horned Larks and House Sparrows: A Test of the Climatic Variability Hypothesis. Presented at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. (January 06, 2020)

Nefas, Stephanie M., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Bird use of early successional sandbar vegetation: what do we lose by managing for plovers and terns?. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Hegg, Amanda, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Effects of invasive Russian olive and eastern red cedar on bird nest survival in Missouri River riparian forests. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Baltensperger, Andy, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Modeling the implications of future bioenergy scenarios on bird diversity and abundance in the upper Missouri River basin. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

West, Amy, and Swanson, David, Stopover biology of grassland birds on restored tallgrass prairies. Presented at the 2019 Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 21, 2019)

Newberry, Gretchen, and Swanson, David, Common Nighthawk Conservation: Effects of Land Use and Heat Stress. Presented at the Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists Joint Meeting, Cape May, NJ. (October 2019)

Goljani-Amirkhiz, Reza, Palmer, Jeffrey, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Applying an ensemble of small models to predict breeding distribution of Virginia's Warbler at the northeastern periphery of its range. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 28, 2019)

Swanson, David, Nefas, Stephanie, and Dixon, Mark, Early cottonwood-willow successional forest avian diversity: What do we lose by managing sandbars for plovers and terns?. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 28, 2019)

Hegg, Amanda, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Invasive plants and bird nesting success in Missouri River riparian forests. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 28, 2019)

Swanson, David, Thomas, Nathan, and Zhang, Yufeng, Do high-energy lifestyles in birds promote high maximal metabolic capacities?. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 27, 2019)

Baltensperger, Andrew, Goljani-Amirkhiz, Reza, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Modeling the implications of future bioenergy scenarios on bird diversity and abundance in the northern Great Plains. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 27, 2019)

West, Amy, and Swanson, David, Stopover biology of grassland birds at restored tallgrass prairies. Presented at the American Ornithology 2019, Anchorage, AK. (June 27, 2019)

Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, and Baltensperger, Andy, Grassland bird population projections for different climate and land-use scenarios in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the NSF RII Track 2 – Water, Agriculture, Food, Energy, Research Nexus Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (June 10, 2019)

Swanson, David, A bird's eye view of habitat quality of natural and anthropogenic woodlands in the Northern Prairie region. Presented at the Ohio Northern University Department of Biological Sciences Seminar, Ada, OH. (March 25, 2019)

Swanson, David, Wesner, Jeff, Dixon, Mark, Warmbold, Jerry, Quist, Danielle, Yager, Lisa, Oddy, Erica, and Seidel, Tyler, Loss of aquatic-terrestrial subsidies in the Missouri River after 122 years of habitat modification. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Pierre, SD. (March 07, 2019)

Swanson, David, Nefas, Stephanie, and Dixon, Mark, Bird use of early successional sandbar vegetation for nesting: what do we lose by managing for terns and plovers?. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Pierre, SD. (March 06, 2019)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, and Dixon, Mark, Invasive plants and bird nesting success in Missouri River riparian forests. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Pierre, SD. (March 06, 2019)

Swanson, David, Birds in the Cold. Presented at the Loess Hills Audubon Society Monthly Meeting, Sioux City, IA. (January 03, 2019)

Nefas, Stephanie, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Evaluating Post-Flood Sandbar Avian Species Biodiversity. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Hegg, Amanda, Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Impacts of Invasive Tree Species on Bird Nesting Success in Missouri River Riparian Forests. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Swanson, David, Off-River Foraging of Least Terns along the Gavins Point Reach of the Missouri River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

West, Amy, and Swanson, David, Stopover Biology of Grassland Birds at Spirit Mound Historic Prairie. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Annual Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (November 15, 2018)

Wone, Bernard, Cheviron, Zachary A., and Swanson, David, Unraveling the Complexity of Seasonal Phenotypic Flexibility in Small Birds via Omics Integration. Presented at the APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Physiology: Complexity & Integration, New Orleans, LA. (October 2018)

Swanson, David, Climate Change-Associated Variation in Migration Timing and Winter Distributions of Birds in the Northern Prairie. Presented at the University of South Dakota, Dept Sustainability and Environment Departmental Seminar, Vermillion, SD. (September 25, 2018)

Swanson, David, Birds in the Cold: Phenotypically Flexible Responses to Changing Energetic Demands. Presented at the University of North Texas, Dept Biological Sciences Seminar, Denton, TX. (September 14, 2018)

Goljani Amirkhiz, Reza, Dixon, Mark, Palmer, Jeffrey, and Swanson, David, Ensemble modeling to predict Virginia’s Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) breeding distribution at the northeastern periphery of its range. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (August 2018)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, and Dixon, Mark, Effects of invasive trees on nesting productivity for breeding birds in Missouri River floodplain forests. Presented at the Missouri River Ecosystem Coordination Group, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, IA. (June 21, 2018)

Swanson, David, A Bird’s-eye View of Habitat Quality of Natural and Human-planted Woodlands in the Northern Prairie Region. Presented at the Iowa Ornithologists Union Annual Spring Meeting, Sioux City, IA. (May 19, 2018)

Dixon, Mark, Jarchow, Meghann, and Swanson, David, Sustainable RIVER: Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students on Missouri River Science. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 22, 2018)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, Gray-Lobe, Geoffrey, Ruiz, Sebastian, and Dixon, Mark, Effects of invasive trees on nesting productivity for breeding birds in Missouri River floodplain forests. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 2018)

Swanson, David, Hegg, Amanda, and Dixon, Mark, Impacts of Invasive Trees on Nesting Success of Breeding Birds in Missouri River Riparian Forests. Presented at the Nebraska & South Dakota Interagency Meeting, Yankton, SD. (January 25, 2018)

Swanson, David, Zhang, Yufeng, Oboikovitz, Paige, and Agin, Timothy, Seasonal flexibility of metabolism-temperature reaction norms in cold-acclimated house sparrows: A test of the climatic variability hypothesis. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (January 04, 2018)

Swanson, David, Birds and BECCS. Presented at the EPSCoR Track II Collaborators Webinar, Vermillion, SD. (September 2017)

Stoy, Paul C., Gerken, Tobias, Bromley, Gabriel, Ahmed, Selena, Albeke, Shannon, Bauer, Brad, Brookshire, EN J., Haggerty, Julia, Jarchow, Meghann, Miller, Perry, Peyton, Brent, Rashford, Ben, Spangler, Lee, Swanson, David, Taylor, Suzi, and Poulter, Ben, The food-water-energy-biodiversity-social systems nexus in the Upper Missouri River Basin: Agricultural intensification has led to regional summer cooling, but need it be at the expense of biodiversity?. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. (August 06, 2017)

Swanson, David, Emigration toward the Range Center: The Abundant Center Hypothesis in Gray Catbirds. Presented at the American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, East Lansing, MI. (August 2017)

Oboikovitz, Paige, and Swanson, David, Environmental Heterogeneity and Metabolic Flexibility in Horned Larks and House Sparrows. Presented at the American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, East Lansing, MI. (August 2017)

Wone, Bernard, Kinchen, Jason M., and Swanson, David, Seasonal Metabotypes in Small Birds. Presented at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (April 2017)

Swanson, David, Modeling the impact of land-use change under a bioenergy economy in the upper Missouri River basin. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (March 29, 2017)

Stoy, Paul C., Ahmed, Selena, Gerken, Tobias, Bromley, Gabriel, Morgan, Mallory M., Wood, David, Cook, Adam, Bauer, Brad, Brookshire, EN J., Haggerty, Julia H., Jarchow, Meghann, McVay, Kent, Miller, Perry, Peyton, Brent, Rashford, Ben, Spangler, Lee, Swanson, David, Taylor, Suzi, Torrion, Jessica, and Poulter, Ben, Applying a food-energy-water nexus framework for modelling global climate stabilization scenarios that support food security. Presented at the Agriculture and Climate Change Conference, Sitges, Spain. (March 27, 2017)

Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Bird-habitat relationships in floodplain forests along the middle Missouri River. Presented at the 2017 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska. (February 06, 2017)

Dixon, Mark, Merkord, Christopher L., Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Scott, Michael L., Trajectories of decline in cottonwood forests along the Missouri River: Implications for songbirds. Presented at the 2017 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska. (February 06, 2017)

Swanson, David, Woodland bird use of Missouri National Recreational River riparian and farmstead woodlot habitats for nesting and migration. Presented at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lincoln, NE. (February 06, 2017)

Cheviron, Zachary A., Stager, Maria, and Swanson, David, Comparative transcriptomics of seasonal phenotypic flexibility in three species of North American resident songbirds. Presented at the Society of Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (January 2017)

Stoy, Paul, Gerken, Tobias, Bromley, Gabriel, Tang, Angela, Ahmed, Selena, Haggerty, Julia, Jarchow, Meghann, Miller, Perry, Rashford, Ben, Spangler, Lee, Swanson, David, and Poulter, Ben, Cooling Trends from agricultural management practices that conserve soil carbon resources in the North American Northern Great Plains: Important first steps in the transition toward a BECCS economy. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. (December 2016)

Swanson, David, Modeling land-use change under a bioenergy economy and its impact on economic and ecosystem services in the Upper Missouri River Basin. Presented at the South Dakota Energy Stakeholders Conference, Pierre, SD. (September 2016)

Newberry, Gretchen, and Swanson, David, Common nighthawk nesting ecology in an agriculturally dominated landscape and susceptibility to land-use change. Presented at the VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C.. (August 2016)

Swanson, David, Metabolic flexibility and biogeography in birds. Presented at the VI North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C.. (August 2016)

Swanson, David, 2016. Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, 7 April, Vermillion, SD. Bird use of Missouri River riparian forests for migratory stopover. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 2016)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Cross-training in birds: acute cold and exercise training upregulate similar aspects of fatty acid transport and catabolism in house sparrows. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. (January 2016)

Newberry, Gretchen, and Swanson, David, Nest microclimate and hatching success of common nighthawks at rooftop nest sites in an agriculturally dominated landscape. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. (January 2016)

Swanson, David, King, Marisa, Culver, William, and Zhang, Yufeng, Within-winter flexibility in muscle mass, myostatin and cellular metabolic intensity in passerine birds. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. (January 2016)

Munes, Eszter, Merkord, Chris L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Projecting long-term effects of the 2011 Missouri River flood on floodplain bird populations. Presented at the NSF Food, Energy Water Nexus Workshop, Rapid City, SD. (October 2015)

Munes, Eszter, Merkord, Chris L., Dixon, Mark D., and Swanson, David, Effects of the 2011 flood on forest bird populations along the Missouri River. Presented at the NSF Food, Energy, Water Nexus Workshop, Rapid City, SD. (October 2015)

Swanson, David, Mechanistic underpinnings of seasonal metabolic flexibility in birds. Presented at the International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Krakow, Poland. (August 2015)

Swanson, David, Patterns and Mechanisms of Metabolic Flexibility During the Annual Cycle of Small Birds. Presented at the Department of Animal Physiology, Institute of General and Molecular Biology, Torun, Poland. (June 2015)

Swanson, David, Patterns and Mechanisms of Metabolic Flexibility During the Annual Cycle of Small Birds. Presented at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Krakow, Poland. (June 2015)

Swanson, David, Shorebirds on the Prairie: Occurrence and Identification of Spring Migrant Shorebirds in South Dakota. Presented at the South Dakota Birding Festival, Pickstown, SD. (May 2015)

Swanson, David, Early ornithological explorations of the Missouri River in South Dakota. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 2015)

Dixon, Mark, Johnson, W C., Scott, Michael L., Swanson, David, Cowman, Tim, Merkord, Christopher L., and Malloy, Terrence, Effects of the 2011 Flood on Missouri River Cottonwood Forests. Presented at the Annual NE/SD Emergent Sandbar Habitat Interagency Meeting, Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, Crofton, NE. (October 30, 2014)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Cold and exercise training produce similar increases in maximal metabolic output in house sparrows. Presented at the American Physiological Society Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA. (October 2014)

Stager, Maria, Swanson, David, and Cheviron, Zachary A., Regulatory mechanisms of metabolic flexibility in a temperate songbird. Presented at the Ecological Genomics Symposium, Manhattan, KS. (October 2014)

Swanson, David, Patterns and mechanisms of metabolic flexibility during the annual cycle of small birds. Presented at the North Dakota State University Graduate Seminar Series, Fargo, ND. (September 2014)

Liu, Ming, and Swanson, David, Comparison of stopover habitat quality of native and anthropogenic woodlands in the Northern Prairie, USA, by radio-telemetry.. Presented at the 26th International Ornithological Congress, Tokyo, Japan. (August 2014)

Swanson, David, and Vezina, Francois, Environmental, ecological and mechanistic drivers of seasonal metabolic flexibility in birds. Presented at the 26th International Ornithological Congress, Tokyo, Japan. (August 2014)

Swanson, David, and Liu, Ming, Assessing Habitat Quality of Missouri River Riparian Woodlands for Migrating Birds Using Physiological Methods. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 2014)

Liu, Ming, and Swanson, David, Using radio-telemetry to assess relative stopover habitat quality of Missouri River riparian corridor woodlands and farmstead woodlots for migrant birds. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 2014)

Swanson, David, and Liu, Ming, Assessment of Habitat Quality of Missouri River Riparian Woodlands for Migrating Birds Using Physiological Methods. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 2014)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, and Johnson, W C., Projected Changes in Forest Bird Populations as a Result of Land-use/ Land-cover Change.. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 2014)

Swanson, David, Zhang, Yufeng, and King, Marisa O., Mechanistic Drivers of Variation in Thermogenic Capacity in Small Birds. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science, 99th Annual Meeting, Rapid City, SD. (March 2014)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Cold and exercise training produce similar increases in maximal metabolic output in house sparrows. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. (January 2014)

Stager, Maria, Swanson, David, and Cheviron, Zac, Molecular mechanisms of metabolic flexibility induced by synthetic environmental cues in the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. (January 2014)

Swanson, David, King, Marisa O., and Harmon, Erin, Seasonal variation in pectoralis muscle and heart myostatin and TLL in small birds: a regulatory role for seasonal phenotypes?. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. (January 2014)

Munes, Eszter C., Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Response of floodplain bird communities to the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference, Madison, WI. (October 08, 2013)

Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, and Johnson, W C., Projected changes in land cover, age class, and species composition of forests on non-channelized segments of the Missouri River. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 09, 2013)

Balla, Esther C., Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Response of floodplain bird communities to the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 07, 2013)

Swanson, David, and Liu, Ming, Corticosterone and stopover habitat quality for migrating woodland birds. Presented at the American Ornithologists' Union/Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL. (August 2013)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Effects of cold and exercise training on metabolism of birds. Presented at the American Ornithologists' Union/Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL. (August 2013)

Stager, Maria, Swanson, David, and Cheviron, Zachary, Molecular mechanisms of metabolic flexibility in juncos. Presented at the American Ornithologists' Union/Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL. (August 2013)

Swanson, David, Zhang, Yufeng, and King, Marisa, Temperature, photoperiod and metabolic flexibility in juncos. Presented at the American Ornithologists' Union/Cooper Ornithological Society Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL. (August 2013)

Swanson, David, Do hibernaculum microclimates limit the range of Blanchard’s cricket frog in South Dakota?. Presented at the Dakota Amphibian and Reptile Network Annual Meeting., Vermillion, SD. (May 10, 2013)

Balla, Esther C., Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, and Swanson, David, Response of floodplain bird communities to the 2011 Missouri River flood. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Jefferson City, Missouri. (March 12, 2013)

Zhang, Yufeng, King, Marisa, and Swanson, David, Thermogenic capacity is correlated with flight muscle size but not cellular aerobic capacity in American goldfinches, Spinus tristis. Presented at the SICB Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (January 2013)

King, Marisa O., and Swanson, David, Activation of the immune system incurs energetic costs but produces no thermogenic tradeoffs in House Sparrows under cold stress. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Swanson, David, Mechanisms and fitness correlates of seasonally flexible metabolic phenotypes in small birds. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Metabolic rates in swallows: do energetically expensive lifestyles affect metabolic capacities in birds?. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Thomas, Nathan E., and Swanson, David, Metabolic rates of Least and Pectoral sandpipers at a stopover site during spring migration. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Liu, Ming, and Swanson, David, Plasma metabolites suggest similar stopover habitat quality for riparian corridor woodlands and anthropogenic woodlots in the northern prairie region. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, and Johnson, Carter, Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forest and bird populations. Presented at the Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (August 2012)

Dixon, Mark, Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W C., Bowen, Daniel E., Rabbe, Lisa A., Merkord, Christopher, and Swanson, David, Missouri River cottonwood forests: Past, present, and future. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Symposium, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. (April 05, 2012)

King, Marisa O., and Swanson, David, Activation of the immune system incurs energetic costs but no thermogenic tradeoffs in house sparrows undergoing cold stress. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science 97th Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (April 2012)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Metabolic rates in swallows: do energetically expensive lifestyles affect metabolic capacities in birds?. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science 97th Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (April 2012)

Liu, Ming, and Swanson, David, Plasma metabolites suggest similar stopover habitat quality for riparian corridor woodlands and anthropogenic woodlots in the Northern Prairie region. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science 97th Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (April 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam, Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications of cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science 97th Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (April 2012)

Swanson, David, and King, Marisa O., Short-term captivity effects on maximal cold-induced metabolic rates and their repeatability in American goldfinches. Presented at the South Dakota Academy of Science 97th Annual Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (April 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam R., Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the US Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Symposium, Providence, RI. (April 2012)

Merkord, Christopher L., Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam R., Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and BiOP Forum, “The Big Muddy: What Have We Learned?”, Pierre, SD. (March 15, 2012)

Merkord, Chris, Dixon, Mark, Swanson, David, Johnson, W C., and Benson, Adam R., Projecting long-term landscape change along the Missouri River: implications for cottonwood forests and bird populations. Presented at the Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation Cooperative meeting, Bismarck, ND. (February 2012)

Swanson, David, and Thomas, Nathan E., Are intraspecific correlations between minimum and maximum metabolic output in birds consistent with the aerobic capacity model for the evolution of endothermy? . Presented at the SICB Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. (January 2012)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Does the energetically expensive lifestyle of swallows affect thermogenic capacity? . Presented at the SICB Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. (January 2012)

King, Marisa O., Zhang, Yufeng, Tordsen, Tyler, and Swanson, David, Seasonal phenotypic flexibility of muscle aerobic enzyme activities in small birds. . Presented at the SICB Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC. (January 2012)

Bozinovic, Francisco, and Swanson, David, Metabolic capacity and altitudinal distribution in passerine birds: A macrophysiological approach. . Presented at the IX Neotropical Ornithological Congress, Cusco, Peru. (November 2011)

Thomas, Nathan E., and Swanson, David, Intraspecific correlation between minimum and maximum metabolic output in birds: Do intraspecific data support the aerobic capacity model for the evolution of endothermy?. Presented at the Joint Ornithological Meeting, Kearney, NE. (March 2011)

Zhang, Yufeng, and Swanson, David, Metabolic rates in swallows: Do energetically expensive lifestyles affect metabolic capacities in birds?. Presented at the Joint Ornithological Meeting, Kearney, NE. (March 2011)

Swanson, David, Ultrasonographic detection of seasonal changes in flight muscle size in small birds.. Presented at the Joint Ornithological Meeting, Kearney, Nebraska. (March 2011)

Swanson, David, Mechanisms of seasonal phenotypic flexibility in small birds. Presented at the Ohio State University, EEO Biology Department Seminar Series, Columbus, Ohio. (November 04, 2010)

Dixon, Mark, Benson, Adam, and Swanson, David, Historical changes and future projections for cottonwood forests of the Missouri River floodplain and their impacts on bird populations. Presented at the South Dakota Ornithologists Union Fall Meeting, Vermillion, SD. (October 09, 2010)

Liu, M, and Swanson, David, Assessment of Stopover Habitat Quality of Native Riparian Corridor Woodlands and Farmstead Woodlots for Landbird Migrants. Presented at the South Dakota Ornithologists’ Union, Vermillion, SD. (October 09, 2010)

Swanson, David, and Zhang, Y, Does an Aerial Lifestyle Impact Metabolic Rates in Swallows. Presented at the South Dakota Ornithologists’ Union, Vermillion, SD. (October 09, 2010)

Higgins, S, and Swanson, David, Preliminary findings on cryoprotection by urea and glycerol in the boreal chorus frog. Presented at the Northern Integrative Biology Society, Decorah, IA. (October 02, 2010)

Gregor, A J., and Swanson, David, Ecology of smooth softshell, Apalone mutica, and false map, Graptemys pseudogeographica, turtles within the 59-mile segment of the Misssouri River National Recreational River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 14, 2010)

Benson, A, Swanson, David, and Swanson, D L., Effects of forest type and age class on songbird populations across a cottonwood successional gradient within the Misssouri River National Recreational River. Presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (April 14, 2010)

Swanson, David, Mechanisms of Phenotypic Flexibility of Metabolism: How do Small Birds Respond to Changing Climates?. Presented at the University of Quebec at Rimouski, Department of Biology, Quebec, Canada. (February 19, 2010)

Swanson, David, Does metabolic capacity influence biogeography of oscine and suboscine passerine birds?. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Society of Canadian Ornithologists, San Diego, CA. (February 07, 2010)

Burdick, S L., and Swanson, David, Overwintering physiology and hibernacula microclimates of Blanchard’s cricket frogs at their northwestern range boundary.. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (January 03, 2010)

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