Paul Nolan
Education
Ph.D., 2002, Auburn University
M.S., 1993, The University of California at Davis
Research Interests
- Behavioral ecology
- Disease ecology
- Ornithology
- Avian habitat selection
Current and planned research projects
- signal content and function of ornamental colors in penguins
- demography of avian susceptibility to West Nile Virus on a coastal plain
- human impacts on colonially nesting seabirds
- avian use of stormwater ponds
Publications
- Nolan, Paul M., F. Stephen Dobson, Marion Nicolaus, Tim J. Karels, Kevin J. McGraw, and Pierre Jouventin. 2010. Mutual mate choice for colorful traits in king penguins. Ethology 116:635-644.
- Dobson, F. Stephen, Paul M. Nolan, Marion Nicolaus, Catherine Bajzak, Anne-Sophie Coquel, and Pierre Jouventin. 2008. Comparison of color and body condition between early- and late-breeding King Penguins. Ethology 114:925-933.
- Viera, Vanessa M., Paul M. Nolan, Steeve D. Côté, Pierre Jouventin, René Groscolas. 2008. Is territory defence related to plumage ornaments in the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus? Ethology 114:146-153.
- Nicolaus, Marion, Céline Le Bohec, Paul M. Nolan, Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Yvon Le Maho, Jan Komdeur, and Pierre Jouventin. 2007. Coloured and UV ornaments reveal age in king penguins. Polar Biology 31:53-61.
- Nolan, Paul M., Birgitta Dresp, F. Stephen Dobson, and Pierre Jouventin. 2006. Immunocompetence is signalled by ornamental color in king penguins,Aptenodytes patagonicus. Evolutionary Ecology Research 8:1325-1332.
- Nolan, Paul M., Sharon R. Roberts, and Geoffrey E. Hill. 2004. Effects ofMycoplasma gallisepticum on reproductive success in house finches. Avian Diseases 48:879-885.
- Nolan, Paul M., Geoffrey E. Hill and Andrew M. Stoehr. 1998. Sex, size, and plumage redness predict house finch survival in an epidemic. Proceedings, Royal Society of London, Series B 265:961-965.