Cas Eikenaar

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Cas Eikenaar is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cas Eikenaar has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 52 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Cas Eikenaar's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (50 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (48 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers). Cas Eikenaar is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (50 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (48 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers). Cas Eikenaar collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Netherlands. Cas Eikenaar's co-authors include Heiko Schmaljohann, T. G. G. Groothuis, Corine M. Eising, Hubert Schwabl, Jan Komdeur, Arne Hegemann, Franz Bairlein, David S. Richardson, Lyanne Brouwer and Thomas Klinner and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The American Naturalist and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Cas Eikenaar

62 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Understanding the ecological and evolutionary function of stopover in migrating birds

2022 95 citations Heiko Schmaljohann, Cas Eikenaar et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cas Eikenaar Germany	26	1.5k	1.4k	374	255	205	64	2.0k
Rebecca L. Holberton United States	28	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	564 1.5×	390 1.5×	254 1.2×	60	2.6k
Jesús Martínez‐Padilla Spain	27	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	375 1.0×	164 0.6×	194 0.9×	81	1.9k
Ádám Z. Lendvai Hungary	26	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	296 0.8×	241 0.9×	122 0.6×	74	2.0k
Arnaud Grégoire France	24	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	321 0.9×	259 1.0×	130 0.6×	58	1.9k
Mark C. Mainwaring United Kingdom	28	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	432 1.2×	221 0.9×	278 1.4×	69	2.2k
José Javier Cuervo Spain	26	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	325 0.9×	321 1.3×	264 1.3×	86	1.9k
P. Samuel France	24	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	180 0.5×	224 0.9×	194 0.9×	55	1.9k
Jesús M. Avilés Spain	30	2.3k 1.5×	2.1k 1.6×	486 1.3×	138 0.5×	369 1.8×	143	2.9k
Péter L. Pap Romania	27	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	480 1.3×	147 0.6×	115 0.6×	69	1.7k
Heli Siitari Finland	26	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	275 0.7×	253 1.0×	246 1.2×	53	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cas Eikenaar

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2023). Stopovers Serve Physiological Recovery in Migratory Songbirds. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 96(5). 378–389. 2 indexed citations

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2021). Changes in fat mass affect the motivation to migrate in northern wheatears. Journal of Avian Biology. 52(6). 5 indexed citations

Packmor, Florian, Thomas Klinner, Bradley K. Woodworth, Cas Eikenaar, & Heiko Schmaljohann. (2020). Stopover departure decisions in songbirds: do long-distance migrants depart earlier and more independently of weather conditions than medium-distance migrants?. Movement Ecology. 8(1). 6–6. 58 indexed citations

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2019). An exception to the rule: Captivity does not stress wild migrating northern wheatears. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 275. 25–29. 10 indexed citations

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2019). Not just fuel: energy stores are correlated with immune function and oxidative damage in a long-distance migrant. Current Zoology. 66(1). 21–28. 40 indexed citations

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2018). Cues, corticosterone and departure decisions in a partial migrant. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 261. 59–66. 17 indexed citations

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2018). Ghrelin, corticosterone and the resumption of migration from stopover, an automated telemetry study. Physiology & Behavior. 194. 450–455. 10 indexed citations

Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2018). Nocturnal departure timing in songbirds facing distinct migratory challenges. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87(4). 1102–1115. 34 indexed citations

Schmaljohann, Heiko, et al.. (2018). Potential age differences in the migratory behaviour of a nocturnal songbird migrant during autumn and spring. Journal of Avian Biology. 49(7). 10 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2016). Migratory refueling affects non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity, but does not increase lipid peroxidation. Physiology & Behavior. 158. 26–32. 21 indexed citations

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Bairlein, Franz, Cas Eikenaar, & Heiko Schmaljohann. (2015). Routes to genes: unravelling the control of avian migration—an integrated approach using Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe as model organism. Journal für Ornithologie. 156(S1). 3–14. 13 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2014). Fuel loss and flexible fuel deposition rates in a long-distance migrant. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 68(9). 1465–1471. 11 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2013). Corticosterone and migratory fueling in Northern wheatears facing different barrier crossings. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 186. 181–186. 32 indexed citations

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Bairlein, Franz, Volker Dierschke, Julia Delingat, et al.. (2013). Revealing the control of migratory fueling: An integrated approach combining laboratory and field studies in northern wheatears Oenanthe oenanthe. Current Zoology. 59(3). 381–392. 12 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2012). Geographic variation in testosterone and baseline corticosterone in amphibians and reptiles. The American Naturalist. 1 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2012). Variation in Testosterone and Corticosterone in Amphibians and Reptiles: Relationships with Latitude, Elevation, and Breeding Season Length. The American Naturalist. 180(5). 642–654. 83 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, et al.. (2011). Testosterone, Plumage Colouration and Extra-Pair Paternity in Male North-American Barn Swallows. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23288–e23288. 28 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, David S. Richardson, Lyanne Brouwer, Rachel Bristol, & Jan Komdeur. (2008). Experimental evaluation of sex differences in territory acquisition in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology. 20(1). 207–214. 19 indexed citations

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Eikenaar, Cas, Jan Komdeur, & David S. Richardson. (2008). Natal dispersal patterns are not associated with inbreeding avoidance in the Seychelles warbler. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21(4). 1106–1116. 21 indexed citations

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Brouwer, Lyanne, David S. Richardson, Cas Eikenaar, & Jan Komdeur. (2006). The role of group size and environmental factors on survival in a cooperatively breeding tropical passerine. Journal of Animal Ecology. 75(6). 1321–1329. 88 indexed citations

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