Institution: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Department: Migratory Bird Center
National Zoological Park MRC 5503
Washington, DC 200013-7012
Hubbard Brook Role: Post-doctoral Researcher
Advisor: Scott Sillett & Peter Marra
MichaelHallworth

Research Interests

In my research I integrate field observations, sophisticated tracking technology, advanced statistical modeling and isotope ecology to address components of the following question, how does movement and behavior shape individual, population and community ecology ? Identifying how different phases of the annual cycle interact to shape individual-, population- and community dynamics, is needed to understand how they respond to global change. Revealing the mechanisms underlying wildlife responses to a changing environment requires identifying when and where populations are limited and where they face the greatest threats. I use multi-faceted approaches to identify where migratory individuals and populations are throughout the year to determine how conditions experienced during the annual cycle influence life-history and demography.

Hubbard Brook Publications by this Author

Hallworth, M. T., Sirén, A. P. K., DeLuca, W. V., Duclos, T. R., McFarland, K. P., Hill, J. M., Rimmer, C. C., & Morelli, T. L. (2024). Boom and bust: the effects of masting on seed predator range dynamics and trophic cascades. Diversity and Distributions, n/a(n/a), e13861. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13861
Lewis, W. B., Cooper, R. J., Hallworth, M. T., Brunner, A. R., & Sillett, T. S. (2023). Light-level geolocation reveals moderate levels of migratory connectivity for declining and stable populations of Black-throated Blue Warblers (<em>Setophaga caerulescens</em>). Avian Conservation and Ecology, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02526-180212
Doser, J. W., Leuenberger, W., Sillett, T. S., Hallworth, M. T., & Zipkin, E. F. (2022). Integrated community occupancy models: A framework to assess occurrence and biodiversity dynamics using multiple data sources. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(4), 919–932. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13811
Germain, R. R., Hallworth, M. T., Kaiser, S. A., Sillett, T. S., & Webster, M. S. (2020). Variance in within-pair reproductive success drives the opportunity for sexual selection annually and over the lifetimes of males in a multi-brooded songbird. BioRxiv, 2020.03.03.974790. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.03.974790
Van Tatenhove, A., Filiberti, E., Sillett, T. S., Rodenhouse, N., & Hallworth, M. (2019). Climate-Related Distribution Shifts of Migratory Songbirds and Sciurids in the White Mountain National Forest. Forests, 10(2), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10020084
Hallworth, M. T., & Marra, P. P. (2015). Miniaturized GPS Tags Identify Non-breeding Territories of a Small Breeding Migratory Songbird. Scientific Reports, 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11069
Hallworth, michael. (2014). The influence of migratory connectivity and seasonal interactions on individual- and population-level dynamics of a long distance migratory songbird (HBR.2014-55) [PhD Thesis]. George Mason University.
Hallworth, M. T., Studds, C. E., Scott Sillett, T., & Marra, P. P. (2013). Do Archival Light-Level Geolocators and Stable Hydrogen Isotopes Provide Comparable Estimates of Breeding-Ground Origin? The Auk, 130(2), 273–282. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2013.13037