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J.M. Vance, K. Currie, J. Zeldis, P.W. Dillingham, C.S. Law (2022). An empirical MLR for estimating surface layer DIC and a comparative assessment to other gap-filling techniques for ocean carbon time series. Biogeosciences 19(1): 241-269.
M.W. Pankhurst, P.W. Dillingham, A.S. Peña (2022). Proteolytic activation of anti-Müllerian hormone is suppressed in adolescent girls. Endocrine doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02955-z
D.I. MacKenzie, D. Fletcher, P. W. Dillingham, S. Meyer, H. Pavanato (2022). Updated spatially explicit fisheries risk assessment for New Zealand marine mammal populations. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 290. 218 p.
D. Fletcher, J. Newman, S. McKechnie, C. Bragg, P. Dillingham, R. Clucas, D. Scott, S. Uhlmann, P.O.B. Lyver, A.M. Gormley, S. Bull, K. Davis, R. Davis, R. Davis, T. Davis, L. Edwards, J. Kitson, T. Nixon, M. Skerrett, H. Moller (2021). Projected impacts of climate change, bycatch, harvesting, and predation on the Aotearoa New Zealand tītī Ardenna grisea population. Marine Ecology Progress Series 670: 223-238. doi: 10.3354/meps13763
A.D. Saint-Macary, N. Barr, E. Armstrong, K. Safi, A. Marriner, M. Gall, K. McComb, P.W. Dillingham, C.S. Law (2021). The Influence of Ocean Acidification and Warming on DMSP & DMS in New Zealand Coastal Water. Atmosphere 12: 181. doi: 10.3390/atmos12020181
T. Fayose, E. Thomas, T. Radu, P. Dillingham, S. Ullah, A. Radu (2020). Concurrent measurement of nitrate and ammonium in water and soil samples using ion-selective electrodes: Tackling sensitivity and precision issues. Analytical Science Advances. doi: 10.1002/ansa.202000124
S. McKechnie, D. Fletcher, J. Newman, C. Bragg, P.W. Dillingham, R. Clucas, D. Scott, S. Uhlmann, P. Lyver, A. Gormley, Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, H. Moller (2020). Separating the effects of climate, bycatch, predation and harvesting on tītī (Ardenna grisea) population dynamics in New Zealand: A model-based assessment. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243794
W.D.N. Dillon, P.W. Dillingham, K.I. Currie, C.M. McGraw (2020). Inclusion of uncertainty in the calcium-salinity relationship improves estimates of ocean acidification monitoring data quality. Marine Chemistry 226: 103872. doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2020.103872
R. Allen, T.C. Summerfield, K. Currie, P.W. Dillingham, L.J. Hoffmann (2020) Distinct processes structure bacterioplankton and protist communities across an oceanic front. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 85: 19-34. doi: 10.3354/ame01938
B.S.O. Alsaedi, C.M. McGraw, T.M. Schaerf, P.W. Dillingham (2020). Multivariate limit of detection for non-linear sensor arrays. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 201: 104016. doi: 10.1016/j.chemolab.2020.104016
P.W. Dillingham, B.S.O. Alsaedi, S. Granados-Focil, A. Radu, C.M. McGraw (2020). Establishing meaningful limits of detection for ion-selective electrodes and other non-linear sensors. ACS Sensors 5(1): 250-257. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.9b02133
D. Fletcher, P.W. Dillingham, J. Zeng (2019). Model-averaged confidence distributions. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 26(4): 367-384.
P.W. Dillingham, B.S.O. Alsaedi, A. Radu, C.M. McGraw (2019). Semi-automated data analysis for ion-selective electrodes and arrays using the R package ISEtools. Sensors 19(20): 4544. doi: 10.3390/s19204544
J. Zeng, D. Fletcher, P.W. Dillingham, C.E. Cornwall (2019). Studentized bootstrap model-averaged tail area intervals. PLoS ONE 14(3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213715
K. Donahue, C. Klaas, P.W. Dillingham, L.J. Hoffmann (2019). Combined effects of ocean acidification and increased light intensity on natural phytoplankton communities from two Southern Ocean water masses. Journal of Plankton Research. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fby048
P.W. Dillingham, B.S.O. Alsaedi, C.M. McGraw (2017). Characterising uncertainty in instrumental limits of detection when sensor response is non-linear. Proceedings of the IEEE SENSORS Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, pp. 94-96. doi: 10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8233898
T.M. Schaerf, P.W. Dillingham, A.J.W. Ward (2017). The effects of external cues on individual and collective behavior of shoaling fish. Science Advances 3(6): e1603201.
P.W. Boyd, P.W. Dillingham, C.M. McGraw, E.A. Armstrong, C.E. Cornwall, Y. Feng, C.L. Hurd, M. Gault-Ringold, M.Y. Roleda, E. Timmins-Schiffman, B.L. Nunn (2016). Physiological responses of a Southern Ocean diatom to complex future ocean conditions. Nature Climate Change 6:207-213.
P.W. Dillingham, J.E. Moore, D.J. Fletcher, E. Cortés, K.A. Curtis, K.C. James, R.L. Lewison (2016). Improved estimation of intrinsic growth rmax: integrating matrix models and allometry. Ecological Applications 26:322-333.
K.C. James, R.L. Lewison, P.W. Dillingham, K.A. Curtis, J.E. Moore (2016). Drivers of retention and discards of elasmobranch non-target catch. Environmental Conservation 43:3-12. Highlighted EC Perspectives article
K.A. Curtis, J.E. Moore, C. Boyd, P.W. Dillingham, R.L. Lewison, B.L. Taylor, K.C. James (2015). Managing catch of marine megafauna: Guidelines for setting limit reference points. Marine Policy 61:249-263.
C.F. Sharpley, S.K.A. Palanisamy, N.S. Glyde, P.W. Dillingham, L.L. Agnew (2014). An update on the interaction between the serotonin transporter promoter variant (5-HTTLPR), stress and depression, plus an exploration of non-confirming findings. Behavioural Brain Research 273:89-105.
A. Radu, T. Radu, C. McGraw, P. Dillingham, S. Anastasova-Ivanova, D. Diamond (2013). Ion selective electrodes in environmental analysis. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 78:1729-1761.
J.E. Moore, K.A. Curtis, R.L. Lewison, P.W. Dillingham, J.M. Cope, S.V. Fordham, S.S. Heppell, S.A. Pardo, C.A. Simpfendorfer, G.N. Tuck, S. Zhou (2013). Evaluating sustainability of fisheries bycatch mortality for marine megafauna: a review of conservation reference points for data-limited populations. Environmental Conservation 40:329-344.
P.W. Dillingham, T. Radu, D. Diamond, A. Radu, C.M. McGraw (2012). Bayesian Methods for Ion Selective Electrodes. Electroanalysis 24:316-324
K.S. Lavin, K.J. Hageman, S.K. Marx, P.W. Dillingham, B.S. Kamber (2012). Using trace elements in particulate matter to identify the sources of semi-volatile organic contaminants in air at an alpine site. Environmental Science & Technology 46:268-276.
P.W. Dillingham, G.P. Elliott, K.J. Walker, D. Fletcher (2012). Adjusting age at first breeding of albatrosses and petrels for emigration and study duration. Journal of Ornithology 153:205-217.
D. Fletcher, P.W. Dillingham (2011). Model-averaged confidence intervals for factorial experiments. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 55:3041-3048.
P.W. Dillingham, D. Fletcher (2011). Potential biological removal of albatrosses and petrels with minimal demographic information. Biological Conservation 144:1885-1894.
P.W. Dillingham (2010). Generation time and the maximum growth rate for populations with age-specific fecundities and unknown juvenile survival. Ecological Modelling 211: 895-899.
P.W. Dillingham (2009). Population modelling of albatrosses and petrels with minimal demographic information. PhD thesis, University of Otago. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.2621.4084. Download
P.W. Dillingham, D. Fletcher (2008). Estimating the ability of birds to sustain additional human-caused mortalities using a simple decision rule and allometric relationships. Biological Conservation 141: 1783-1792.
M.J. Conroy, R.J. Barker, P.W. Dillingham, D. Fletcher, A.M. Gormley, I. Westbrooke (2008). Application of decision theory to conservation management: recovery of Hector's dolphins. Wildlife Research 35: 93-102.
C.P. Dillingham, D.P. Vroman, P.W. Dillingham (2008). Breeding bird responses to silvicultural treatments in the Klamath province of Oregon. Northwestern Naturalist 89: 33-45.
J.R. Skalski, J.J. Millspaugh, P. Dillingham, R.A. Buchanan (2007). Calculating the variance of the finite rate of population change from a matrix model in Mathematica. Environmental Modelling & Software 22: 359-364.
R. Townsend, J.R. Skalski, P. Dillingham, T.W. Steig (2006). Correcting bias in survival estimation resulting from tag failure in acoustic and radiotelemetry studies. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 11: 183-196.
H.M. Crane, S.E. Van Rompaey, P.W. Dillingham, E. Herman, P. Diehr, M.M. Kitahata (2006). A single-item measure of health-related quality-of-life for HIV-infected patients in routine clinical care. AIDS Patient Care and STDS 20:161-74.
P.W. Dillingham, J.R. Skalski, K.E. Ryding (2006). Fine geographic scale interactions between Steller sea lion abundance and trends of local fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 107-119.
M.M. Kitahata, S. Reed, P.W. Dillingham, S.E. Van Rompaey, A.A. Young, R.D. Harrington, K.K. Holmes (2004). Pharmacy-based assessment of adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy predicts virologic and immunologic treatment response and clinical progression to AIDS and death. International Journal of STD & AIDS 15:803-810.
S. Reed, P.W. Dillingham, A.H. Briggs, et al. (2003). A Bayesian approach to aid in formulary decision making: Incorporating institution-specific cost-effectiveness data with clinical trial results. Medical Decision Making 23:252-264.
C. Dillingham, S. Cross, P.W. Dillingham (2003). A study of two environmental factors that might influence placement of bat boxes in southwest Oregon managed forests. Northwestern Naturalist 84:20-23.
M.M. Kitahata, P.W. Dillingham, N. Chaiyakunapruk, et al. (2003). An electronic HIV clinical reminder system improves adherence to practice guidelines among the University of Washington HIV Study Cohort. Clinical Infectious Disease 36:803-11.
M.M. Kitahata, S.E. Van Rompaey, P.W. Dillingham, T.D. Koepsall, R.A. Deyo, W. Dodge, E.H. Wagner (2003). Primary care delivery is associated with greater physician experience and improved survival among persons with AIDS. Journal of General Internal Medicine 18:95-103.