Standout Papers
Citation Impact
Citing Papers
Resolution of ray-finned fish phylogeny and timing of diversification
2012 Standout
A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
2013 Standout
Prey choice affects the trade-off balance between predation and starvation in an avian herbivore
2006 StandoutNobel
Phylogenetic Placement of Retropinnid Fishes: Data Set Incongruence Can Be Reduced by Using Asymmetric Character State Transformation Costs
2002
Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Biota, Ecosystem Structure and Function
2006
Tracing origins and migration of wildlife using stable isotopes: a review
1999 Standout
Why do females mate multiply? A review of the genetic benefits
2000 Standout
Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature
2014 Standout
Getting to the fat of the matter: models, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotope analyses
2007 Standout
Metal levels in livers of waterfowl from Korea
2011
Freshwater Protected Areas: Strategies for Conservation
2002
INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN EGG SIZE AND EGG COMPOSITION IN BIRDS: EFFECTS ON OFFSPRING FITNESS
1994 Standout
The effects of simulated spring goose grazing on the growth rate and protein content of Phleum pratense leaves
1998
Morphology to the rescue: molecular data and the signal of morphological characters in combined phylogenetic analyses-a case study from mysmenid spiders (Araneae, Mysmenidae), with comments on the evolution of web architecture
2010
A Comparative Analysis of Relative Brain Size in Waterfowl (Anseriformes)
2001
Temporal and intrapopulation variation in prey choice of wintering geese determined by stable isotope analysis
2006 StandoutNobel
Physiological stress in ecology: lessons from biomedical research
2004 Standout
Stoichiometry of endothermy: shifting the quest from nitrogen to carbon
2008
EVOLUTION OF PASSERINE INCUBATION BEHAVIOR: INFLUENCE OF FOOD, TEMPERATURE, AND NEST PREDATION
2000
Sociosexuality from Argentina to Zimbabwe: A 48-nation study of sex, culture, and strategies of human mating
2005 Standout
How useful is energy balance as a overall index of stress in animals?
2003
Do stable isotopes reflect nutritional stress? Results from a laboratory experiment on song sparrows
2006
Behavioral Syndromes: An Integrative Overview
2004 Standout
TESTING FOR PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN COMPARATIVE DATA: BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ARE MORE LABILE
2003 Standout
Latitudinal differences in somatic energy storage: adaptive responses to seasonality in an estuarine fish (Atherinidae: Menidia menidia )
1997
Phylogenetic Analysis and Comparative Data: A Test and Review of Evidence
2002 Standout
Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A review
2016 Standout
Diet and habitat use of moulting Greylag Geese Anser anser on the Danish island of Saltholm
1998
Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the Number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year
2011 StandoutScience
A brief guide to model selection, multimodel inference and model averaging in behavioural ecology using Akaike’s information criterion
2010 Standout
State-dependent incubation behaviour in the zebra finch
2003
Squamate phylogeny, taxon sampling, and data congruence
2005
Effects of Mammalian Predator Removal on Production of Upland-Nesting Ducks in North Dakota
2001
Variable Mating System of a Sedentary Tropical Duck: The White-Cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis bahamensis)
1992
Uninformative Parameters and Model Selection Using Akaike's Information Criterion
2010 Standout
Breeding Waterbirds in Rice Fields: A Global Review
2010
Turnover of13C in Cellular and Plasma Fractions of Blood: Implications for Nondestructive Sampling in Avian Dietary Studies
1993
Ecosystem dynamics of the Pacific-influenced Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas in the Amerasian Arctic
2006 Standout
Assessing Avian Diets Using Stable Isotopes II: Factors Influencing Diet-Tissue Fractionation
1992 Standout
AIC model selection and multimodel inference in behavioral ecology: some background, observations, and comparisons
2010 Standout
The evolution of thermal physiology in ectotherms
2002 Standout
Avian Movements and Wetland Connectivity in Landscape Conservation
1998
A global perspective on wetland salinization: ecological consequences of a growing threat to freshwater wetlands
2015
Diet and body condition of spectacled eiders wintering in pack ice of the Bering Sea
2003
Influence of organised scaring on distribution and habitat choice of geese on pastures in Northern Norway
2005
Impacts of hunting disturbance on waterbirds ‐ a review
1995
Duck nesting success in a fragmented prairie landscape: is edge effect important?
1998
The dynamics of landscape change and snow geese in mid‐continent North America
2005
Current versus future reproduction: an experimental test of parental investment decisions using nest desertion by mallards ( Anas platyrhynchos )
2003
Ecology of spring-migrating Anatidae: a review
2006
Reconstructing Avian Diets Using Stable-Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Egg Components: Patterns of Isotopic Fractionation and Turnover
1995
Model Selection and Model Averaging in Phylogenetics: Advantages of Akaike Information Criterion and Bayesian Approaches Over Likelihood Ratio Tests
2004 Standout
Variability in Nest Survival Rates and Implications to Nesting Studies
1982
Inter and Intraspecific Relationships between Egg Size and Clutch Size in Waterfowl
1988
Diet and body condition of spectacled eiders wintering in pack ice of the Bering Sea
2003
A Major Ecosystem Shift in the Northern Bering Sea
2006 StandoutScience
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR MODELING AVIAN NEST SURVIVAL
2002 Standout
Responses of waterbirds to flooding in an arid region of Australia and implications for conservation
2002
Organization and ontogeny of alternative tactics
1986
Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion
2007
Ecosystem services by paddy fields as substitutes of natural wetlands in Japan
2012 Standout
Variation and heritability in egg size of the northern pintail
1987
Home‐range analysis using radio‐tracking data–a review of problems and techniques particularly as applied to the study of mammals
1990 Standout
Phylogeny of the Coleoptera Based on Morphological Characters of Adults and Larvae
2011 Standout
Influence of Trophic Position and Feeding Location on Contaminant Levels in the Gulf of the Farallones Food Web Revealed by Stable Isotope Analysis
1996
Sources and extent of human disturbance to waterbirds in the UK: an analysis of Wetland Bird Survey data, 1995/96 to 1998/99
2002 StandoutNobel
Riverine flood plains: present state and future trends
2002 Standout
Climate Change and the World's “Sacred Sea”—Lake Baikal, Siberia
2009 Standout
Variation in laying date, clutch size, egg size, and egg composition of yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus): a supplemental feeding experiment
1992
Variation in Reproductive Effort in Female Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) in Relation to Nutrient-Specific Dietary Supplements during Egg Laying
1996
Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity
2018 Standout
A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives
2019 Standout
Frequency of Female Copulations with Multiple Males and Sexual Selection
1992
Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management
2004 Standout
Canada Goose Crop Damage Abatement in South Dakota
2011
Agriculture and herbivorous waterfowl: a review of the scientific basis for improved management
2016 Standout
Detection Probabilities for Ground‐Based Breeding Waterfowl Surveys
2009
Survival of Dusky Canada Goose Goslings in Relation to Weather and Annual Nest Success
2008
A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History
2008 StandoutScience
Thermal Tolerance of Avian Embryos: A Review
1987 Standout
Phenotypic Plasticity and the Origins of Diversity
1989 Standout
Waterbirds as indicators of ecosystem health in the coastal marine habitats of Southern Florida: 2. Conceptual ecological models
2014
Multiple mating in a lekking bird: why do peahens mate with more than one male and with the same male more than once?
1992
Does agricultural food provide a good alternative to a natural diet for body store deposition in geese?
2012
Assessing Avian Diets Using Stable Isotopes I: Turnover of13C in Tissues
1992 Standout
Using daily ration models and stable isotope analysis to predict biomass depletion by herbivores
2006 StandoutNobel
On the usage and measurement of landscape connectivity
2000 Standout
Extra-Pair Paternity in Birds: Causes, Correlates, and Conflict
2003
Waterfowl Nesting in Fall‐Seeded and Spring‐Seeded Cropland in Saskatchewan
2008
A UNIFIED APPROACH TO ANALYZING NEST SUCCESS
2004 Standout
The constraint on habitat use in wing‐moulting Greylag Geese Anser anser caused by anti‐predator displacements
2002
Temporal and spatial opportunities for polygamy in a monogamous seahorse, Hippocampus whitei
2004
Empirical Problems of the Hierarchical Likelihood Ratio Test for Model Selection
2004
Adaptations to and Consequences of an Herbivorous Diet in Grouse and Waterfowl
1997
Impact of the Conservation Reserve Program on Duck Recruitment in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region
2001
SEXUAL SELECTION AND SURVIVAL IN NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL
1994
Works of Alan D. Afton being referenced
Nutrient Reserves of Lesser Scaup (Aythya Affinis) During Spring Migration in the Mississippi Flyway: A Test of the Spring Condition Hypothesis
2004
Time Budget of Breeding Northern Shovelers
1979
Foraging time and dietary intake by breeding Ross's and Lesser Snow Geese
2001
Data Set Incongruence and Correlated Character Evolution: An Example of Functional Convergence in the Hind-Limbs of Stifftail Diving Ducks
1999
Factors Affecting Incubation Rhythms of Northern Shovelers
1980
Forced Copulation as a Reproductive Strategy of Male Lesser Scaup: a Field Test of Some Predictions
1985
Relationships of cadmium, mercury, and selenium with nutrient reserves of female lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) during winter and spring migration
2007
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
2014
Different Time and Energy Budgets of Lesser Snow Geese in Rice-Prairies and Coastal Marshes in Southwest Louisiana
2006
Bioenergetics of Breeding Northern Shovelers: Diet, Nutrient Reserves, Clutch Size, and Incubation
1988
Breeding Biology of Mottled Ducks on Agricultural Lands in Southwestern Louisiana
2006
Effects of structural marsh management and salinity on invertebrate prey of waterbirds in marsh ponds during winter on the Gulf Coast Chenier Plain
2003
The Role of Nutrient Reserves in Limiting Waterfowl Reproduction
1991
Influence of Age and Time on Reproductive Performance of Female Lesser Scaup
1984
Declining Scaup Populations: A Retrospective Analysis of Long-Term Population and Harvest Survey Data
2001
Nutrient-Reserve Dynamics of Breeding Lesser Scaup: A Test of Competing Hypotheses
1991
Evening Flights of Female Northern Pintails from a Major Roost Site
1996
Use of Supplemental Food by Breeding Ross's Geese and Lesser Snow Geese: Evidence for Variable Anorexia
1999
Forced copulation results in few extrapair fertilizations in Ross’s and lesser snow geese
1999
Timing of Nest Searches for Upland Nesting Waterfowl
1993
Incubation temperatures of the northern shoveler
1979
Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl
1994 Standout
NUTRIENT RESERVES OF LESSER SCAUP (AYTHYA AFFINIS) DURING SPRING MIGRATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY: A TEST OF THE SPRING CONDITION HYPOTHESIS
2004
SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM OF THE MUSK DUCK
2000