Publications by authors named "David J Shearer"

The ability to detect an incoming attack provides a final opportunity for an animal to avoid predation. In birds, vision is the main sensory mode in detecting attacks, but auditory cues likely play an important role. The role of auditory cues from predators themselves remains largely unstudied.

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The Canada goose () population has radically changed over the past 60 years-from once being extirpated in the state of Indiana to the current level of approximately 113,000. High urban densities have resulted in persistent human-wildlife conflicts and novel interactions between geese and their physical environment. Canada geese typically choose nest sites that are on the ground or slightly elevated sites such as muskrat lodge, but we report observations of Canada geese nesting on rooftops 2.

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