PUBLICATIONS & TECHNICAL REPORTS
R.G. BUTLER
Publications
Butler, R.G. and P.G. deMaynadier. 2008. The significance of aquatic and shoreline habitat integrity to the conservation of lacustrine damselflies (Odonata). Journal of Insect Conservation. 12: 23-36.
Butler, R.G., P.G. deMaynadier, M.Tomlinson, H. Robbins, P. Long, and A. Marenberg. 2005 Northeast range extension and observations of atypical 'sash' of Enallagma laterale in Maine. Argia. 17 (3): 23-25.
Butler, R.G. and D.E. Buckley. 2002. Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle). In Birds of North America. No. 675. (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, P.A. 32 pp.
Butler, R.G. and S.L. Hooker. 2000. Digital Lichen Herbarium: Common Maine Macrolichens. CD-rom. Self-published.
Huntington, C., R.G. Butler, and R. Mauk. 1996. Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa). In Birds of North America. No. 233 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, P.A. 32 pp.
Place, A.R., P.Sievert, and R.G.Butler. 1991. Stomach oils: A gastric energy reserve for fledgling Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) chicks learning to forage. Auk 108: 709-711.
Place, A.R., P.Sievert, and R.G.Butler. 1990. Metabolic adjustments to salt-loading in Leach's Storm-petrel chicks. Bull. Mt. Des. Island Biol. Lab. 29:63-65.
Place, A., N. Stoyan, R. Ricklefs, and R.G.Butler. 1989. The physiological and ecological basis of stomach oil formation in Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa). Auk 106:687-699.
Butler, R.G., A. Harfenist, F.A. Leighton, and D.B. Peakall. 1988. Impact of sub-lethal oil and emulsion exposure on the reproductive success of Leach's Storm-petrels: short and long-term effects. Journal of Applied Ecology, 25:125-143.
Place, A.R. and R.G. Butler. 1987. The importance of biles salts to wax ester assimilation in Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leuchrhoa). Bull. Mt. Des. Island Biol. Lab., 26:137-138.
Kirkham, I. W. Montivecchi, O.J. Lien, B.O. Sklepkovych, and R.G. Butler. 1987. Damage to Leach's Storm-petrel feet. Ornis Scandinavica, 18:61-64.
Peakall, D.B., R.J. Norstrum, A.D. Rahimtula, and R.G. Butler. 1986. Characterization of mixed-function oxidase systems of the nestling Herring Gull and its implications for bioeffects monitoring. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 5:379-385.
Butler, R.G., D.B. Peakall, F.A. Leighton, J. Borthwick, and R.S. Harmon. 1986. Effects of crude oil exposure on standard metabolic rate of Leach's Storm-petrels. Condor, 88:248-249.
Leighton, F.A., R.G. Butler, and D.B. Peakall. 1985. Oil and arctic marine birds: an assessment of risk. In Petroleum and the Arctic Environment (R.A. Engelhardt, ed.). pp. 183-215.
Leighton, F.A., D.B. Peakall, and R.G. Butler. 1984. A simple method for maintaining nestling puffins in captivity. Journal of Wildlife Management, 48:1033-1035.
Trivelpiece, W., R.G. Butler, D. Miller, and D.B. Peakall. 1984. Reduced growth and survival of chicks of oil-dosed Leach's Storm-petrels. Condor, 86:81-82.
Leighton, F.A., D.B. Peakall, and R.G. Butler. 1983. Heinz-body hemolytic anemia from ingestion of crude oil: a primary toxic effect in marine birds. Science, 230:871-873.
Butler, R.G. and S. Janes. 1983. Sexual differences in the behavior of adult Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) during the pre- and post-hatch periods. Auk, 100:63-75.
Butler, R.G. and S. Janes. 1982. Territoriality and behavioral correlates of reproductive success in Great Black-backed Gulls. Auk, 99:58-66.
Butler, R.G., W. Trivelpiece, and D. Miller. 1982. The effects of oil, dispersant, and emulsions on the survival and behavior of an estuarine teleost and an intertidal amphipod. Environmental Research, 27:266-276.
Trivelpiece, W., R.G. Butler, and N. Volkman. 1981. Pygoscelid penguins of Admiralty Bay. Antarctic Journal of U.S., 16:150-151.
Butler, R.G. and W. Trivelpiece. 1981. Nest spacing, reproductive success and behavior of the Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus). Auk, 98:99-107.
Miller, D.W., R.G. Butler, W. Trivelpiece, S. Janes, S. Green, B. Peakall, G. Lambert, and D.B. Peakall. 1980. Crude oil ingestion by seabirds: possible metabolic and reproductive effects. Bull. Mt. Des. Island Biol. Lab., 20:137-138.
Trivelpiece, W., R.G. Butler, and N.J. Volkman. 1980. Feeding territories of Brown Skuas (Catharacta skua lonnbergi). Auk, 97:669-676.
Butler, R.G. 1980. Effects of context on communicatory exchanges in mice: a syntactic analysis. Behavioral and Neurobiology, 28:431-441.
Butler, R.G. 1980. Population size, social behavior, and dispersal in house mice: a quantitative investigation. Animal Behavior, 28:78-85.
Peakall, D.B., D.S. Miller, R.G. Butler, W. Kinter, and D. Hallet. 1980. Sublethal effects of crude oil on Black Guillemots: a combined field and laboratory study. Ambio, 9:28-30.
Butler, R.G., W. Trivelpiece, P. Bishop, C. D'Amico, M. D'Amico, D. Miller, G. Lambert, and D.B. Peakall. 1979. Further studies of the effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on marine birds. Bull. Mt. Des. Island Biol. Lab., 19:46-48.
Butler, R.G. and P. Lukasiewicz. 1979. A field study of the effects of crude oil on Herring Gull chick growth. Auk, 96:809-812.
Butler, R.G. and L.A. Baldwin. 1979. Toward a functional interpretation of scent marking in the beaver (Castor canadensis). Behavioral and Neurobiology, 26:442-454.
Butler, R.G., P. Lukasiewicz, W. Trivelpiece, and W. Kinter. 1978. Field studies of crude oil toxicity in seabirds. Bull. Mt. Des. Island Biol. Lab., 18:21-23.
Muller-Schwarze, D., U. Ravid, A. Claesson, A.G. Singer, R.M. Silverstein, C. Muller-Schwarze, N. Volkman, K. Zemanek, and R.G. Butler. 1978. The "deer lactone": source, chiral properties, and responses by black-tailed deer. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 4:247-256.
Butler, R.G. and D. Muller-Schwarze. 1977. Assessment of the Cape Crozier Adelie population utilizing aerial photographs. Antarctic Journal of U.S., 12:25-27.
Muller-Schwarze, D., R.G. Butler, P. Belanger, M. Bekoff, and A. Bekoff. 1975. Feeding territories of South Polar Skuas at Cape Crozier. Antarctic Journal of U.S., 10:121-122.
Manuscripts in press or in prep
Butler, R.G., P.G. deMaynadier, E. Gaenzle Schilling, and C.S. Loftin. In prep. Predation structured Odonata assemblages in fishless and fish-containing ponds in Downeast Maine.
Butler, R., M. Tomlinson, H. Robbins, A. Potvin, and K. Trimpop. In prep. Status and habitat associations of a globally rare damselfly in Maine.
Technical Reports
Butler, R.G. 2007. Predation structured Odonata assemblages in fishless and fish-containing ponds in Downeast Maine. Report to USFWS - U Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. 44 pp.
deMaynadier, P.D. and R.G. Butler. 2002. Lacustrine Damselflies (Order: Odonata; Suborder Zygoptera). Report to The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 7 pp.
Butler, R.G., S.L.Hooker, M. Wheeler, A. Brown, A. Hesby, J Tyler, and T. Fox. 2001. Preliminary Survey of Macrolichen Diversity on Great Wass Island - Washington County, Maine. Report to The Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. 6 pp.
Butler, R.G. and Hooker, S.L. 1998. Preliminary examination of the composition and spatial patterning of saxicolous lichen communities on Great Duck Island. Report to The Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. 18pp.
Hooker, S.L. and Butler, R.G. 1997. Preliminary survey of epiphytic lichen diversity on Great Duck Island - Hancock County, Maine. Report to The Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. 15pp.
Butler, R.G., Hayes, D.L., and Buckley, D. 1993. Status, Habitat Utilization and Breeding Ecology of the Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on Great Duck Island, Maine. Interim Report to the Nature Conservancy. 17 pp.
Butler, R.G., 1986. Oil and emulsion toxicity in marine birds: short and long-term effects. Final Report to the American Petroleum Institute. 88 pp.
Muller-Schwarze, D., Butler, R.G., Baldwin, L., and Heckman, S. 1978. A study of the behavioral and population ecology of the Canadian Beaver in Acadia National Park. Contribution #1 - S.U.N.Y. - National Park Service Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. Final Report, 86 pp.
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