Alan E. Burger – Other Research Publications (in alphabetical order)
Bertram, B.C.R. and Burger, A.E. 1981. Aspects of incubation in ostriches. Ostrich 52: 36-43. [PDF copy]
Bertram, B.C.R. and Burger, A.E. 1981. Are Ostrich Struthio camelus eggs the wrong colour? Ibis 123: 207-210. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. 2025. Monitoring Sandhill Crane spring migration on the Douglas Lake Plateau in southern British Columbia. British Columbia Birds 36:30–35. [PDF copy]
For more information and photos on this Sandhill Crane monitoring – click here
Sandhill Cranes on migration – Douglas Lake Plateau, B.C. Photo: © Alan Burger
Burger, A.E. 2021. Recurrent ingestion of grit by Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles minor). Northwestern Naturalist 102:120-130. [PDF copy]
A Common Nighthawk resting on the ground in Kane Valley, B.C. My publication here is the first to document regular ingestion of grit by this species. Photo: © Alan Burger
Burger, A.E. 2005. Dispersal and germination of seeds of Pisonia grandis, an Indo-Pacific tropical tree associated with insular seabird colonies. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21: 263-271. [PDF copy]
Burger, A. E., J. E. Etzkorn, B. Gisborne and R. Palm. 1998. Influx of Brown Pelicans off southwest Vancouver Island during the 1997 El Niño. Pacific Seabirds 25:61-64. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. 1997. Status of the Western Grebe in British Columbia. BC Environment, Victoria, BC, Wildlife Working Report No. WR-87. 40p. – [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. 1987. Fruiting and frugivory of Bunchberry Cornus canadensis in boreal forest, Newfoundland. Oikos 49:3-10. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. 1985. Terrestrial food webs in the sub-Antarctic: island effects. Pp 582-591 in: Antarctic nutrient cycles and food webs (W.R. Siegfried, P.R. Condy and R.M. Laws, eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. 1979. Sampling of terrestrial invertebrates using sticky-traps at Marion Island. Polar Record 19:618-620. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. 1978. Terrestrial invertebrates: a food resource for birds at Marion Island. South African Journal of Antarctic Research 8:87-99. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. and Bertram, B.C.R. 1981. Ostrich eggs in artificial incubators: could their hatching success be improved? South African Journal of Science 77: 188-189. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E. and Cassidy, A.L.E.V. 1995. Impacts of overhead transmission wires on birds at the Roberts Bank Superport in 1994-1995. Unpublished report to British Columbia Hydro and Vancouver Port Corporation, Vancouver BC. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E., Siegfried, W.R. and Frost, P.G.H. 1976. Nest site selection in the Cape Sugarbird. Zoologica Africana 11:127-158. [PDF copy]
Burger, A.E., Williams, A.J. and Sinclair, J.C. 1980. Vagrants and the paucity of land bird species at the Prince Edward Islands. Journal of Biogeography 7: 305-310. [PDF copy]
Cassidy, A.L.E.V., A.E. Burger, and M.J.F. Lemon. 1998. Testing the efficacy of Spiral Vibration DampersTM to reduce bird collisions with overhead transmission wires at the Roberts Bank Superport in 1997. Report to Vancouver Port Corporation and British Columbia Hydro, Vancouver BC. [PDF copy]
Harrison, P., Williams, A.J. and Burger, A.E. 1976. Grey Phalaropes at sea. Cormorant 1: 5.
O’Brien, E.L., A.E. Burger, and R.D. Dawson. 2005. Foraging decision rules and prey species preferences of Northwestern Crows (Corvus caurinus). Ethology 111:77-87. [PDF copy]
Siegfried, W.R., Burger, A.E. and Caldwell, P.J. 1976. Incubation behavior of Ruddy and Maccoa Ducks. Condor 78: 512-517. [PDF copy]
Siegfried, W.R., Burger, A.E. and Frost, P.G.H. 1976. Energy requirements for breeding in the Maccoa Duck. Ardea 64: 171-191. [PDF copy]
Siegfried, W.R., Burger, A.E. and Van der Merwe, F.J. 1976. Activity budgets of male Maccoa Ducks. Zoologica Africana 11: 111-125. [PDF copy]
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