Papers in peer-reviewed journals

Publications are the culmination of our research efforts, and one of the premier "products" that results from investment of public funding in science. I am very proud to have the opportunity to co-author publications with the students and staff that I work worth. In the list below, highly qualified personnel training in my group are identified by having their names underlined.
  1. Stewart, J.A., Kotowich, C., Ulrich, J., McLellan, L., Somers, C.M. (2024). Body size and condition, age, and catch and release injury of ice-angled cisco (Coregonus artedi) from four connected lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.181.
  2. Loewen, E.J.T., Balkwill, M.A., Mattioli, J., Cockx, P., Velez Caicedo, M., Muehlenbachs, K., Tappert, R., Borkent, A., Libke, C., Engel, M.S., Somers, C.M., McKellar, R.C. (2024). New Canadian amber deposit fills gap in fossil record near end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Current Biology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.001.
  3. Harman, A., Mahoney, H., Thompson, W.A., Fuzzen, M.L.H., Aggarwal, B., Laframboise, L., Boreham, D.R., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Wilson, J.Y. (2023). Effect of elevated embryonic incubation temperature on the temperature preference of juvenile lake (Coregonus clupeaformis) and round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum). Conservation Physiology, 11:coad067. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coad067.
  4. Graham, C.F., Boreham, D.R., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Somers, C.M. (2022). Population structure of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) from the Mississippian lineage in North America. FACETS, https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0191.
  5. Brinkman, D., Libke, C., McKellar, R.C., Gasilov, S., Somers, C.M. (2022). A new pan-kinosternid, Leiochelys tokaryki, gen. et sp. nov., from the late Maastrichtian Frenchman Formation, Saskatchewan, Canada. Anatomical Record, 2022:1-20.
  6. Lawrence, M.J., Jeffries, K.M., Cooke, S.J., Enders, E.C., Hasler, C.T., Somers, C.M., Suski, C.D. and Louison, M.J. (2022). Catch-and-Release Ice Fishing: Status, Issues, and Research Needs. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 151:322-332.
  7. Manzon, L.A., Zak, M.A., Agee, M., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G. (2022). Thermal acclimation alters both basal heat shock protein gene expression and the heat shock response in juvenile lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Journal of Thermal Biology, 104:103185; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103185.
  8. Johnson, N.B., Poulin, R.G., Somers, C.M. (2022). Thermoregulation by Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi): do burrows make life easier on the prairies? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 100-303-314.
  9. Libke, C., Bell, P.R., Somers, C.M., McKellar, R.C. (2022). New scale type from a small-bodied hadrosaur in the Frenchman Formation of southern Saskatchewan: Potential implications for integumentary diversity in Edmontosaurus annectens. Cretaceous Research, 136: 105215; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105215.
  10. Burda B., Somers, C.M., Conkin, K., Fisher, R.J. (2022). Lek habitat suitability for the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) on the Northern Great Plains. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0265316. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265316
  11. Fisher, R.J., Vass, A.N, Somers, C.M., Poulin, R.G. (2021). Richardson’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii) are associated primarily with intermediate levels of grassland, clay loam soils, and human development in Canadian mixed-grass prairies. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 99: 867-875.
  12. Somers, C. M., Goncin, U., Hamilton, S., Chupik, M., & Fisher, R. (2021). Chasing Northern Pike under Ice: Long-Distance Movements Following Catch-and-Release Ice Angling. North America Journal of Fisheries Management, June 2021.
  13. Graham, CF, Eberts, RL, Goncin, U, Somers, CM. (2021). Spontaneous hybridization and introgression between walleye (Sander vitreus) and sauger (Sander canadensis) in two large reservoirs: Insights from genotyping by sequencing. Evolutionary Applications 14: -982. 965https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13174
  14. Cockx, P., Tappert, R., Muehlenbachs, K., Somers, C.M., McKellar, R.C. (2021). Amber from a Tyrannosaurus rex bonebed (Saskatchewan, Canada) with implications for paleoenvironment and paleoecology. Cretaceous Research 125, 204865.
  15. Harman, A.A., Fuzzen, M.,  Stoa, L., Boreham, D.R., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Wilson, J.Y. (2021). Evaluating tank acclimation and trial length for dynamic shuttle box temperature preference assays in aquatic animals. Journal of Experimental Biology 224, jeb233205. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.233205.
  16. Sessions, K.J., Whitehouse, L.M., Manzon, L.A., Boreham, D.R., Somers, C.M., Wilson, J.Y., Manzon, R.. (2021). The heat shock response shows plasticity in embryonic lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) exposed to repeated thermal stress. Journal of Thermal Biology 100, 103036.
  17. Mitz, C., Thome, T., Thompson, J., Cybulski, M.E., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y. Boreham, D.R. (2021). A model to predict embryonic development and hatching in lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) under variable incubation temperatures,Journal of Great Lakes Research 47: 494-503.
  18. Johnson, NB, Van Parys, JL, Somers, CM, Poulin, RG. (2020). A report of unusual aggregation behaviour in Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) near a nest site in Saskatchewan. Canadian Field Naturalist 134:175-178.
  19. Graham CF, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Stott W, Wilson JY, Somers CM (2020) How “simple” methodological decisions affect interpretation of population structure based on reduced representation library DNA sequencing: A case study using the lake whitefish. PLoS ONE 15(1): e0226608. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226608
  20. Thome, C, Laframboise, T, Mitz, C, Clancy, E., Bates, J., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Gunn, J.M., Boreham, D.R. (2020). Modifying effects of a cobble substrate on thermal environments and implications for embryonic development in lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Journal of Fish Biology, 97: 113– 120. 
  21. Mitz, C., Thome, C., Cybulski, M.E., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Boreham, D.R. (2019). Thermal dependence of size-at-hatch in the lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 76:2069-2079.
  22. Eberts, R.L., Butt, J.C., Somers, C.M. (2018) Unexplained variation in movement by walleye Sander vitreus and sauger S. canadensis after catch and release angling tournaments. In revision, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 38:1350-1366.
  23. Eberts, R.L., Zak, M., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M. (2018). Responses of walleye to barotrauma relief treatments for catch-and-release angling: short-term changes to condition and behavior. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 9:415-430.
  24. Edkins, T.E., Somers, C.M., Vanderwel, M.C., Sadar, M., Poulin, R.G. (2018). Variable habitat selection and movement patterns among bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) populations in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Field Naturalist, 132:126-139.
  25. Marchand, K.A., Somers, C.M., Poulin, R.G. (2018). Spatial Ecology and Multi-scale Habitat Selection by Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii) in an Urban Area. Canadian Field Naturalist, 132:108-119.
  26. Marchand, K.A., Poulin, R.G, Somers, C.M. (2018). Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii) in a Highly Urbanized System: Unexpected Variation in Resource Use Among Age Classes and Sexes. Herpetologica, 74:217-225.
  27. Hulley, E.N., Taylor, N.D.J., Zarnke, A.M., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G,, Wilson, J.Y.,  and Boreham, D.R. (2018). DNA barcoding vs. morphological identification of larval fish and embryos in Lake Huron: Advantages to a molecular approach. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 44:1110-1116.
  28. Eme, J., Mueller, C.A., Lee, A.H., Melendez, C., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y. (2018) Daily, repeating fluctuations in embryonic incubation temperature alter metabolism and growth of Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 226:49-56.
  29. Morgan, T.D., Graham C.F., McArthur, A.G., Raphenya, A.R., Boreham, D.R., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Lance, S.L., Howland, K.L., Patrick, P.H., Somers, C.M. (2018). Genetic population structure of the round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) in North America: multiple markers reveal glacial refugia and regional subdivision. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 75:836-849.
  30. Sreetharan, S., Thome, C., Tsang, K.K., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y. (2018). Micronuclei formation in rainbow trout cells exposed to multiple stressors: Morpholine, heat shock, and ionizing radiation. Toxicology In Vitro, 47:38-47.
  31. Lim, M.Y.T., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y. (2017). The effects of fluctuating temperature regimes on the embryonic development of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 214:19-29.
  32. Whitehouse, L.M., McDougall, C.S., Stefanovic, D.I., Boreham, D.R., Somers, C.M., Wilson, J.Y., Manzon, R.G. (2017). Development of the embryonic heat shock response and the impact of repeated thermal stress in early stage lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos. Journal of Thermal Biology, 69:294-301.
  33. Thome, C., Mitz, C., Hulley, E.N., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Boreham, D.R. (2017). Initial characterization of the growth stimulation and heat shock-induced adaptive response in developing lake whitefish embryos after ionization radiation exposure. Radiation Research, 188:475-485.
  34. Mitz, C., Thome, C., Cybulski, M.E., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Boreham, D.R. (2017). Is there a trade-off between radiation-stimulated growth and metabolic efficiency? Radiation Research, 188:475-485.
  35. Somers, C.M., Graham, C.F., Martino, J.A., Frasier, T.R., Lance, S.L., Gardiner, L.E., Poulin, R.G. (2017). Conservation genetics of the eastern yellowbellied racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris) and bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi): River valleys are critical features for snakes at northern range limits. Plos One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187322.
  36. Heisler, L.M., Poulin, R.G., Somers, C.M. (2017). Stop using dichotomous terms to reference observations of scale-dependent habitat selection. Landscape Ecology, 32:1531-1542.
  37. Butt, J.C., Eberts, R.L., Somers, C.M. (2017). Sympatric walleye (Sander vitreus) and sauger (S. canadensis) in large reservoirs: variable niche size and overlap across multiple time scales. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 24:38-319.
  38. Thome, C., Mitz, C., Sreetharan, S., Mitz, C., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y. (2017). Developmental effects of the industrial cooling water additives morpholine and sodium hypochlorite on lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36:1955-1965.
  39. Mueller, C.A., Doyle, L., Eme, J., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y. (2017). Lipid content and fatty acid profile during lake whitefish embryo development at different incubation temperatures. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 203:201-209.
  40. Eberts, R.L., Somers, C.M. (2017).Venting and descending provide equivocal benefits for catch and release survival: study design influences effectiveness more than barotrauma relief method. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 37:612-623.
  41. Eberts, R.L.,Wissel, B., Simpson, G.L., Crawford, S.S., Stott, W., Hanner, R.H., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y., Boreham, D.R., Somers, C.M. (2017). Isotopic structure of Lake Whitefish in Lake Huron: evidence for regional and local populations based on resource use. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 37:133-148.
  42. Frier, S.D., Somers, C.M., Sheffield, C. (2016). Floral longevity, nectar production, pollen release,and stigma receptivity in Haskap (Lonicera caerulea). Journal of Pollination Ecology, 19(11)pp.
  43. Lee, A.H., Eme, J., Mueller, C.A., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Boreham, D.R., Wilson, J.Y. (2016). The effects of cumulative acute heat shock exposures on morphology and survival of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos. Journal of Thermal Biology, 57:11-20.
  44. Thome, C., Mitz, C., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G., Boreham, D.R. Wilson, J.Y. (2016) Incubation of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos in cooling water discharge and the impacts of fluctuating thermal regimes on development. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 73:1-9.
  45. Eberts, R.L., Wissel, B., Boreham, D., Manzon, R.G., Wilson, J.Y, and Somers, C.M. (2016). Consistent differential resource use by sympatric Lake (Coregonus clupeaformis) and Round Whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) in Lake Huron: a multi-time scale isotopic niche analysis.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 73:1072-1080.
  46. Reudink, MW, Kyle, CJ,  McKellar, AE, Somers, CM, Reudink, RLF, Kyser, TK, Franks, SE, Nocera, JJ. (2016). Linking isotopes and panmixia: high within-colony variation in feather δ2H, δ13C, and δ15N across the range of the American White Pelican. PlosONE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150810.
  47. Frier, S.D., Somers, C.M., Sheffield, C. (2016). Comparing the performance of native and managed pollinators of Haskap (Lonicera caerulea: Caprifoliaceae), an emerging fruit crop. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 219:42-48.
  48. Stefanovic, D.I., Manzon, L.A., McDougall, C.S., Boreham, D.R., Somers, C.M., Wilson, J.Y., Manzon, R.G. (2016). Thermal Stress and the Heat Shock Response in Embryonic and Young of the Year Juvenile Lake Whitefish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 193:1-10.
  49. Graham, C.F., Eberts, R.L., Morgan, T. D., Boreham, D.R., Lance, S., Manzon, R.G., Martino, J.A., Rogers, S.M., Wilson, J.Y., Somers, C.M. (2016). Fine-Scale Ecological and Genetic Population Structure of Two Whitefish (Coregoninae) Species in the Vicinity of Industrial Thermal Emissions. PlosONE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146656.
  50. Heisler, L.M., Somers, C.M., Poulin, R.G. (2016). Owl pellets: a more effective alternative to conventional trapping for broad-scale studies of small mammal communities. Methods in Ecology & Evolution, 7:96-103.
  51. Sreetharan, S., Thome, C., Mitz, C., Eme, J., Mueller, C. A., Hulley, E. N., Manzon, R. G., Somers, C.M., Boreham, D. R. and Wilson, J. Y. (2015). Embryonic development of lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis: a staging series, analysis of growth and effects of fixation. Journal of Fish Biology, 87: 539–558.
  52. Marchand, K.A., Stulberg, A., Somers, C.M., and Poulin, R.G. (2015). Chrysemys picta bellii (Western Painted Turtle) - Record carapace length. Herpetological Review, 46: 617.
  53. Beal, M.A., Rowan-Carroll, A., Campbell, C., Williams, A., Somers, C.M., Marchetti, F., Yauk, C.L. (2015). Single-molecule PCR analysis of an unstable microsatellite for detecting mutations in sperm of mice exposed to chemical mutagens. Mutation Research, 775:26-32.
  54. Eme, J., Mueller, C.A., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., Boreham, D.R.,Wilson, J.Y. (2015). Critical windows in embryonic development: Shifting incubation temperatures alter heart rate and oxygen consumption of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos and hatchlings. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 179:71-80.
  55. Mueller, C.A., Eme, J., Boreham, D., Manzon, R.G., Somers, C.M., and Wilson, J.Y. (2015). Critical Windows in embryonic development: Changes in incubation temperature alter hatchling phenotype, survival and cost of development in Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 185:315-331.
  56. Graham, C.F., Glenn, T.C. McArthur, A., Boreham, D.R., Kieran, T., Lance, S., Manzon, R.G., Martino, J.A., Pierson, T., Rogers, S.M., Wilson, J.Y., Somers, C.M. (2015). Impacts of Degraded DNA on Restriction Enzyme Associated DNA Sequencing (RADSeq). Molecular Ecology Resources, 15:1304-1315.
  57. Somers, C.M., Heisler, L.M., Doucette, J.L., Kjoss, V.A., Brigham, R.M. (2015). Lake Use by Three Avian Piscivores and Humans: Implications for Angler Perception and Conservation. The Open Ornithology Journal, 8:10-21. 
  58. Gardiner, L.E., Somers, C.M., Parker, D.L., Martino, J.A., Poulin, R.G. (2015). Microhabitat Selection by Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) at the Northern Extreme of their Geographic Range. Journal of Herpetology, 49:131-137.
  59. Hall, B.D., Doucette, J.L., Bates, L.M., Bugajski, A., Niyogi, S., Somers, C.M. (2014). Differential trends in mercury concentrations in Double-Crested Cormorant populations of the Canadian Prairies. Ecotoxicology, 23:419-428.
  60. Gaudet, C.A., Somers, C.M. (2014). American White Pelicans and Recreational Boaters on Lakes of the North American Great Plains: Habitat Use Overlap. The Open Ornithology Journal, 7:1-10.
  61. Mitz, C., Thome, C., Cybulskia, M.E.,  Laframboise, L., Somers, C.M., Manzon, R.G, Wilson, J.Y., Boreham, D.R. (2014). A self-contained, controlled hatchery system for rearing Lake Whitefish embryos for experimental aquaculture. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 76:179-184.
  62. Heisler, L.M., Somers, C.M., Poulin, R.G. (2014). Rodent populations on the northern Great Plains respond to weather variation at a landscape scale. Journal of Mammalogy, 95:82-90.
  63. Heisler, L.M., Somers, C.M., Wellicome, T.I., Poulin, R.G. (2013). Landscape-Scale Features Affecting Small Mammal Communities on the Northern Great Plains of North America. Journal of Mammalogy, 94:1059-1067.
  64. Gardiner, L.E., Somers, C.M., Parker, D.L., Martino, J.A., Poulin, R.G. (2013). Balancing the Dumbbell: Summer Habitats Need Protection in Addition to Winter Dens for Northern Snake Communities. Journal of Wildlife Management, 77:975–982.
  65. Rowan-Carroll, A., Halappanavar, S., Williams, A., Somers, C.M., Yauk, C.L. (2013). Mice Exposed in situ to Urban Air Pollution Exhibit Pulmonary Alterations in Lipid Droplet Synthesis Pathways. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 54:240-249.
  66. Bugajski, A., Reudink, M.W., Doucette, J.L., Wissel, B, Somers, C.M. (2013). The complexity of cormorants: stable isotopes reveal multiple prey sources and frequent feeding site switching. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 70: 271–279.
  67. Yauk, C.L., Argueso, J.L., Auerbach, S.S., Awadalla, P., Davis, S.R., DeMarini, D.M, Douglas, G.R., Dubrova, Y.E., Elespuru, R.K., Glover, T.W., Hales, B.F., Hurles, M.E., Klein, C.B., Lupski, J.R., Manchester, D.K., Marchetti, F., Montpetit, A., Mulvihill, J.J., Robaire, B., Robbins, W.A., Rouleau, G.A., Shaughnessy, D.T., Somers, C.M.,  Taylor, J.G., Trasler, J., Waters, M.D., Wilson, T.E., Witt, K.L., Bishop, J.B. (2013). Harnessing Genomics to Identify Environmental Determinants of Heritable Disease. Mutation Research Reviews, 752:6-9.
  68. O’Bryhim, J., Lance, S.L., Somers, C.M., Yau, M., Boreham, D.R., Jones, K.L., Taylor, E.B. (2013). Development and characterization of twenty-two novel microsatellite markers for the mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni and cross-amplification in the round whitefish, P. cylindraceum, using paired-end Illumina shotgun sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5:89-91.
  69. Dorr, B.S., Somers, C.M. (2012). The direction of research and management of double-crested cormorants heading into the 2000s: symposium overview and future information needs. Waterbirds, 35(sp1):138-148.
  70. Quinn, J.S., Lozer, M., Somers, C.M. (2012). Tethered Raptor Displaces Roosting Cormorants. Waterbirds, 35(sp1):77-81.
  71. Fortney, A.N., Poulin, R.G., Martino, J.A., Parker, D.L., Somers, C.M. (2012). Proximity to Hibernacula and Road Type are Key Factors Influencing Potential Road Mortality of Snakes in Southwestern Saskatchewan. Canadian Field Naturalist, 126:194-203.
  72. Beal, M.A., Glenn, T.C., Lance, S.L, Somers, C.M. (2012). Characterization of unstable microsatellites in mice: no evidence for germline mutation induction following gamma-radiation exposure. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis,53:599-607.
  73. Jenkins, E.J., Peregrine, A.S., Hill, J.E., Somers, C.M., Gesy, K., Barnes, B., Gottstein, B., Polley, L. (2012) Detection of a European strain of Echinococcus multilocularis in North America. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18:1010-1012.
  74. Wagner, B.A., Hoberg, E.P, Somers, C.M., Soos, C., Fenton, H., Jenkins, E.J. (2012)  Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) at four sites in Saskatchewan, Canada, 2006-2007. Comparative Parasitology, 79:275-282.
  75. White, A.J., Poulin, R.G., Wissel, B., Doucette, J.L., Somers, C.M. (2012). Agricultural land use alters trophic status and population density of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) on the North American Great Plains. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 90:868-874.
  76. Martino, J., Poulin, R.G., Parker, D., Somers, C.M. (2012) Habitat selection by grassland snakes at northern range limits: implications for conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management, 76:759-767.
  77. Beal, M.A., Glenn, T.C., Somers, C.M. (2012). Whole genome sequencing for quantifying germline mutation frequency in humans and model species: cautious optimism. Mutation Research Reviews, 750:96-106.
  78. Shepherd, G.L., Somers, C.M. (2012) Adapting the Buccal Micronucleus Cytome Assay for use in Wild birds: Age and Sex Affect Background Frequency in Pigeons. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 53:136-144.
  79. Doucette, J.L., Wissel, B., Somers, C.M. (2011) Understanding cormorant-fisheries conflicts: stable isotopes reveal a consistent niche for avian piscivores in diverse food webs. Ecological Applications, 21:2987-3001.
  80. Oomen, R., Reudink, M., Nocera, J. Somers, C.M, Green, M., Kyle C. (2011) Mitochondrial evidence for panmixia despite perceived barriers to gene flow in a widely distributed waterbird. Journal of Heredity, 102:584-592.
  81. Somers, C.M., Doucette, J.L., Weseloh, D.V., Kjoss, V.A., Brigham, R.M. (2011) Interactions between double-crested cormorants and other ground nesting birds. Waterbirds, 34:168-176.
  82. Reudink, M.R., Kyle, C.J., Nocera, J.J., Oomen, R.A., Green, M.C., Somers, C.M. (2011) Range-wide panmixia despite apparent behavioural and ecological barriers to gene flow in a widely-distributed waterbird. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 102:583-592.
  83. Somers, C.M., Neudorf, K, Jones, K.L., Lance, S.L. (2011) Novel microsatellite loci for the compost earthworm Eisenia fetida: a genetic comparison of three North American Vermiculture Stocks. Pedobiologia, 54:111-117.
  84. Somers, C.M. (2011) Ambient air pollution exposure and damage to male gametes: human studies and in situ ‘sentinel’ animal experiments. Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine, 57:63-71.
  85. Kwiatkowski, M.A., Somers, C.M., Poulin, R.G., Rudolph, D.C., Martino, J.A., Tuberville, T.D., Hagen, C., Lance, S.L. (2010) Development and characterization of 16 microsatellite markers for the Louisiana pine snake, Pituophis ruthveni, and two congeners of conservation concern. Conservation Genetics Resources, 2:163-166.
  86. Doucette, J.L., Wissel, B., Somers, C.M. (2010) The effects of lipid extraction and lipid-normalization on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes ratios in the double-crested cormorant: implications for food web studies. Waterbirds, 33: 273-284.
  87. Barks, P.M., Doucette, J.L., Somers, C.M. (2010). Lack of angling-sized yellow perch in a Canadian boreal lake: potential influences of growth rate, diet, and predation by double-crested cormorants. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 139:1029-1040.
  88. Hall, B.D., Baron, L.A., Somers, C.M. (2009). Mercury concentrations in surface water and harvested waterfowl from the prairie pothole region of Saskatchewan. Environmental Science and Technology, 43: 8759-8766.
  89. Somers, C.M., Cooper, D.N. (2009) Air pollution and mutations in the germline: are humans at risk? Human Genetics, 125:119-130.
  90. Crawford, N.G., Peters, M.B., Hagen, C., Glenn, T.C., Davis, S.K., and Somers, C.M. (2009) Polymorphic microsatellite loci from Sprague’s pipit (Anthus spragueii), a grassland endemic passerine bird. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 315-317.
  91. Doucette, J.L., Kjoss, V.A. and Somers, C.M. (2008) Size and Composition of Foraging Flights in Two Species of Piscivorous Colonial Birds: Limited Evidence for Intra- or Interspecific Information Transfer. The Open Ornithology Journal, 1:48-56.
  92. Hickman, C.R., Peters, M.B., Crawford, N.G., Glenn, T.C., Somers, C.M. (2008) Development and characterization of microsatellite loci in the American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 1439-1441.
  93. Somers, C.M., Valdes, E.V., Kjoss, V.A., Vaillancourt, A.L., Quinn, J.S. (2008). The influence of a diet of small-bodied fish on germline mutations at repetitive DNA loci in mice. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 49:238-248.
  94. Yauk, C.L., Polyzos, A., Rowan-Carroll, A, Somers, C.M., Godschalk, R.W., Van Schooten, F.-J., Berndt, M.L., Progribny, I.P., Koturbash, I., Williams, A., Douglas, G.R., Kovalchuk, O. (2008). Germline Mutations, DNA Damage and Epigenetic Modifications in Mice Exposed to Particulate Air Pollution in an Industrial Location. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 105:605-610.
  95. Somers, C.M., Lozer, M. N., and Quinn, J.S. (2007). Interactions between double-crested cormorants and herring gulls at a shared nesting site. Waterbirds, 30:241-250.
  96. Somers, C.M., Kjoss, V.A, and Brigham, R.M. (2007) American White Pelicans force copulations with nestlings. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 119:280-284.
  97. Somers, C.M. (2006). Expanded simple tandem repeat (ESTR) mutation induction in the male germline: lessons learned from lab mice. Mutation Research, 598:35-49.
  98. Schmaltz, G., Somers, C.M., Sharma, P., and Quinn, J.S. (2006). Non-destructive sampling of maternal DNA from the external shell of bird eggs. Conservation Genetics, 7:543-549.
  99. Boreham, D.R., Dolling, J.A., Somers, C.M., Quinn, J.S., and Mitchel, R.E.J. (2006). The adaptive response and protection against heritable mutations and fetal malformation. Dose Response, 4:317-326.
  100. Somers, C.M., Valdes, E.V., and Quinn J.S. (2006). An approach to feeding high percentage fish diets to mice for human and wildlife toxicology studies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 63:481-487.
  101. Somers, C.M., Kwiecien, J.M., and Quinn, J.S. (2005). A marine fish diet reduces spontaneous lymphoma in out-bred Swiss-Webster mice. Leukemia and Lymphoma, 46:1797-1800.
  102. Somers, C.M., Sharma, R., Quinn, J.S., and Boreham, D.R. (2004). Gamma-radiation induced heritable mutations at repetitive DNA loci in out-bred mice. Mutation Research, 568: 69-78.
  103. Somers, C.M., McCarry, B.E., Malek, F., and Quinn, J.S. (2004). Reduction of particulate air pollution lowers the risk of heritable mutations in mice. Science, 304:1008-1010.
  104. Somers, C. M., Lozer, M., Kjoss, V. A., and Quinn, J.S. (2003). The invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the diet of nestling double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in Hamilton Harbour, western Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 29:392-399.
  105. Somers, C. M., Yauk, C. L., White, P.A., Parfett, C. L. J., and Quinn J.S. (2002). Air pollution induces heritable DNA mutations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 99:15904-15907.
  106. Somers, C.M. and Morris, R.D. (2002). Birds and wine grapes: foraging activity causes small-scale damage patterns in single vineyards. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39:511-523.
  107. Somers, C.M. and Bouchard, S. (2000). Social dominance and cluster formation in Chaerephon pumilus (Molossidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 2:7-14.

invited papers and other peer-reviewed publications

  1. Marchand, K.A., Somers, C.M., Poulin, R.G. (2015). Sightings of non-native red-eared sliders in Wascana Marsh, Regina, Saskatchewan. Blue Jay, 73:186-187.
  2. Gardiner, L.E., Martino, J.A., Poulin, R.G., Somers, C.M. (2011) Eastern yellow-bellied racer populations on the Canadian Prairies. Blue Jay, 69:70-74.
  3. Somers, C.M., V.A. Kjoss, F.A. Leighton, and D. Fransden. (2010). American White Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants in Saskatchewan: population trends over five decades. Blue Jay 68:75-86.

Book Chapters

  1. Beal, M.A., Somers, C.M. (2013). Environment and lifestyle effects on fertility. In: Paternal Influences on Human Reproductive Success, D.Carrell Eds. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 978-1-107-02448-9
  2. Somers, C.M. (2010). Birds and Vineyards. In: Birds of Niagara, J. Black and K. Roy Eds. ISBN 978-0-9811489-0-8
  3. Somers, C.M. (2007). Use of sentinel animals exposed in situ to study potential health effects from urban and industrial air pollution. In: Progress in Air Pollution Research, S.P. Balduino. Ed. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge NY, USA. ISBN 1-60021-804-0

Other publications

  • Somers, C.M., Morris, M. (2015) Saskatchewan Fishes, A Pocket Naturalist Guide. Waterford Press, Dunedin, FL, USA.