Dr Luke Powell
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
Publications
2025
Jarrett, Crinan, Nwaogu, Chima J., Tchana, Christian N., Kamkeng, Michelle F. M., Quiñones, Alma L. S., Olguin-Villa, Monica C., Helm, Barbara, Powell, Luke L. and Welch, Andreanna J. (2025) Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus barbatus) in Cameroon. IBIS, 167(3), pp. 803-811. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.13395)
Nikolaou, Panagiotis, Krochuk, Billi A., Rodrigues, Patricia F., Brzeski, Kristin E., Mufumu, Susana Lin, Malanza, Silvestre Esteban, Tonra, Christopher M., Cooper, Jacob C., Wolfe, Jared D. and Powell, Luke L. (2025) Insights on avian life history and physiological traits in Central Africa: ant-following species have young-dominated age ratios in secondary forest. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 6, 504320. (doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2025.1504320)
2024
Jarrett, C. et al. (2024) Differences in phenology across three trophic levels between two Afrotropical sites separated by four degrees latitude. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9), e70274. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.70274) (PMID:39267691)
Jarrett, Crinan, Cyril, Kowo, Haydon, Daniel T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-1886, Wandji, Christel Alain, Ferreira, Diogo F., Welch, Andreanna J., Powell, Luke L. and Matthiopoulos, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172
(2024)
Fewer pests and more ecosystem service‐providing arthropods in shady African cocoa farms: insights from a data integration study.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(2),
pp. 304-315.
(doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14563)
2023
DeGroot, Tiff L., Wolfe, Jared D., Powell, Luke L., Esono, Fidel, Ebana, Agustín, Barrientos, Christian, Torrent, Laura and Brzeski, Kristin E. (2023) Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea. African Journal of Ecology, 61(2), pp. 262-276. (doi: 10.1111/aje.13108)
Powell, Luke L., Capela, Joana, Guedes, Patrícia and Beja, Pedro (2023) EU deforestation law overlooks emerging crops. Science, 379(6630), pp. 340-341. (doi: 10.1126/science.adf9994) (PMID:36701469)
2022
Jarrett, Crinan, Haydon, Daniel T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-1886, Morales, Juan M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7269-7490, Ferreira, Diogo F., Forzi, Francis Alemanji, Welch, Andreanna J., Powell, Luke L. and Matthiopoulos, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172
(2022)
Integration of mark–recapture and acoustic detections for unbiased population estimation in animal communities.
Ecology, 103(10),
e3769.
(doi: 10.1002/ecy.3769)
(PMID:35620844)
Tobias, J. A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters, 25(3), pp. 581-597. (doi: 10.1111/ele.13898) (PMID:35199922)
Hoenig, B. D. et al. (2022) Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis. Ornithology, 139(1), ukab077. (doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab077)
2021
Jarrett, Crinan, Powell, Luke L., Claire, Tabe T. Regine, Tchoumbou, Melanie and Helm, Barbara (2021) Moult of overwintering Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix in an annual-cycle perspective. Journal of Ornithology, 162(3), pp. 645-653. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-021-01859-z) (PMID:34722109) (PMCID:PMC8550331)
Jarrett, C. et al. (2021) Bird communities in African cocoa agroforestry are diverse but lack specialised insectivores. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(6), pp. 1237-1247. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13864)
Powell, Luke L., Metallo, Adam, Jarrett, Crinan, Cooper, Nathan W., Marra, Peter P., McWilliams, Scott R., Bauchinger, Ulf and Dossman, Bryant C. (2021) An inexpensive, 3D-printable breast muscle meter for field ornithologists. Journal of Field Ornithology, 92(1), pp. 67-76. (doi: 10.1111/jofo.12355)
Wilson, Robert E., Matsuoka, Steven M., Powell, Luke L., Johnson, James A., Demarest, Dean W., Stralberg, Diana and Sonsthagen, Sarah A. (2021) Implications of historical and contemporary processes on genetic differentiation of a declining boreal songbird: the rusty blackbird. Diversity, 13(3), 103. (doi: 10.3390/d13030103)
Evans, Brian S., Powell, Luke L., Demarest, Dean W., Borchert, Sinéad M. and Greenberg, Russell S. (2021) Flock size predicts niche breadth and focal wintering regions for a rapidly declining boreal-breeding passerine, the Rusty Blackbird. Diversity, 13(2), 62. (doi: 10.3390/d13020062)
2020
Manson, Kathleen K.E., McDermott, Jenna P.B., Powell, Luke L., Whitaker, Darroch M. and Warkentin, Ian G. (2020) Assessment of rusty blackbird habitat occupancy in the Long Range Mountains of Newfoundland, Canada using forest inventory data. Diversity, 12(9), 340. (doi: 10.3390/d12090340)
Jarrett, Crinan, Powell, Luke, McDevitt, Heather, Helm, Barbara and Welch, Andreanna J. (2020) Bitter fruits of hard labour: Diet metabarcoding and telemetry reveal that urban songbirds travel further for lower-quality food. Oecologia, 193(2), pp. 377-388. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-020-04678-w) (PMID:32533359) (PMCID:PMC7320956)
Articles
Jarrett, Crinan, Nwaogu, Chima J., Tchana, Christian N., Kamkeng, Michelle F. M., Quiñones, Alma L. S., Olguin-Villa, Monica C., Helm, Barbara, Powell, Luke L. and Welch, Andreanna J. (2025) Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus barbatus) in Cameroon. IBIS, 167(3), pp. 803-811. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.13395)
Nikolaou, Panagiotis, Krochuk, Billi A., Rodrigues, Patricia F., Brzeski, Kristin E., Mufumu, Susana Lin, Malanza, Silvestre Esteban, Tonra, Christopher M., Cooper, Jacob C., Wolfe, Jared D. and Powell, Luke L. (2025) Insights on avian life history and physiological traits in Central Africa: ant-following species have young-dominated age ratios in secondary forest. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 6, 504320. (doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2025.1504320)
Jarrett, C. et al. (2024) Differences in phenology across three trophic levels between two Afrotropical sites separated by four degrees latitude. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9), e70274. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.70274) (PMID:39267691)
Jarrett, Crinan, Cyril, Kowo, Haydon, Daniel T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-1886, Wandji, Christel Alain, Ferreira, Diogo F., Welch, Andreanna J., Powell, Luke L. and Matthiopoulos, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172
(2024)
Fewer pests and more ecosystem service‐providing arthropods in shady African cocoa farms: insights from a data integration study.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(2),
pp. 304-315.
(doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14563)
DeGroot, Tiff L., Wolfe, Jared D., Powell, Luke L., Esono, Fidel, Ebana, Agustín, Barrientos, Christian, Torrent, Laura and Brzeski, Kristin E. (2023) Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea. African Journal of Ecology, 61(2), pp. 262-276. (doi: 10.1111/aje.13108)
Powell, Luke L., Capela, Joana, Guedes, Patrícia and Beja, Pedro (2023) EU deforestation law overlooks emerging crops. Science, 379(6630), pp. 340-341. (doi: 10.1126/science.adf9994) (PMID:36701469)
Jarrett, Crinan, Haydon, Daniel T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-1886, Morales, Juan M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7269-7490, Ferreira, Diogo F., Forzi, Francis Alemanji, Welch, Andreanna J., Powell, Luke L. and Matthiopoulos, Jason
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-8172
(2022)
Integration of mark–recapture and acoustic detections for unbiased population estimation in animal communities.
Ecology, 103(10),
e3769.
(doi: 10.1002/ecy.3769)
(PMID:35620844)
Tobias, J. A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters, 25(3), pp. 581-597. (doi: 10.1111/ele.13898) (PMID:35199922)
Hoenig, B. D. et al. (2022) Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis. Ornithology, 139(1), ukab077. (doi: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab077)
Jarrett, Crinan, Powell, Luke L., Claire, Tabe T. Regine, Tchoumbou, Melanie and Helm, Barbara (2021) Moult of overwintering Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix in an annual-cycle perspective. Journal of Ornithology, 162(3), pp. 645-653. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-021-01859-z) (PMID:34722109) (PMCID:PMC8550331)
Jarrett, C. et al. (2021) Bird communities in African cocoa agroforestry are diverse but lack specialised insectivores. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(6), pp. 1237-1247. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13864)
Powell, Luke L., Metallo, Adam, Jarrett, Crinan, Cooper, Nathan W., Marra, Peter P., McWilliams, Scott R., Bauchinger, Ulf and Dossman, Bryant C. (2021) An inexpensive, 3D-printable breast muscle meter for field ornithologists. Journal of Field Ornithology, 92(1), pp. 67-76. (doi: 10.1111/jofo.12355)
Wilson, Robert E., Matsuoka, Steven M., Powell, Luke L., Johnson, James A., Demarest, Dean W., Stralberg, Diana and Sonsthagen, Sarah A. (2021) Implications of historical and contemporary processes on genetic differentiation of a declining boreal songbird: the rusty blackbird. Diversity, 13(3), 103. (doi: 10.3390/d13030103)
Evans, Brian S., Powell, Luke L., Demarest, Dean W., Borchert, Sinéad M. and Greenberg, Russell S. (2021) Flock size predicts niche breadth and focal wintering regions for a rapidly declining boreal-breeding passerine, the Rusty Blackbird. Diversity, 13(2), 62. (doi: 10.3390/d13020062)
Manson, Kathleen K.E., McDermott, Jenna P.B., Powell, Luke L., Whitaker, Darroch M. and Warkentin, Ian G. (2020) Assessment of rusty blackbird habitat occupancy in the Long Range Mountains of Newfoundland, Canada using forest inventory data. Diversity, 12(9), 340. (doi: 10.3390/d12090340)
Jarrett, Crinan, Powell, Luke, McDevitt, Heather, Helm, Barbara and Welch, Andreanna J. (2020) Bitter fruits of hard labour: Diet metabarcoding and telemetry reveal that urban songbirds travel further for lower-quality food. Oecologia, 193(2), pp. 377-388. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-020-04678-w) (PMID:32533359) (PMCID:PMC7320956)