Christopher M. Tonra

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher M. Tonra is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. Tonra has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. Tonra's work include Avian ecology and behavior (33 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers). Christopher M. Tonra is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (33 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers). Christopher M. Tonra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Christopher M. Tonra's co-authors include Peter P. Marra, Scott R. Loss, Emily B. Cohen, Rebecca L. Holberton, Matthew W. Reudink, James R. Wright, Frédéric Angelier, Luke L. Powell, Lesley P. Bulluck and Sarah A. Morley and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. Tonra

45 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

A call for full annual cycle research in animal ecology 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. A call for full annual cycle research in animal ecology
    2015 431 citations Peter P. Marra, Christopher M. Tonra et al. Biology Letters profile →

Peers

Christopher M. Tonra
Eldar Rakhimberdiev Netherlands
Greg J. Conway United Kingdom
Ben J. Koks Netherlands
Kendrew Colhoun United Kingdom
Greg W. Mitchell Canada
Clint W. Boal United States
David W. Howerter Canada
Jan Riegert Czechia
Kevin C. Fraser Canada
Guthrie S. Zimmerman United States
Eldar Rakhimberdiev Netherlands
Christopher M. Tonra
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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher M. Tonra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher M. Tonra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher M. Tonra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher M. Tonra based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher M. Tonra. Christopher M. Tonra is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hudon, Jocelyn, Kingsley K. Donkor, Christopher M. Tonra, et al.. (2024). Feather carotenoids of the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) across age and sex classes and the reliability of standard color metrics to capture pigment variation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 275. 111027–111027. 6 indexed citations
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Trevelline, Brian K., et al.. (2023). Convergent remodelling of the gut microbiome is associated with host energetic condition over long‐distance migration. Functional Ecology. 37(11). 2840–2854. 7 indexed citations
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Verrelli, Brian C., Paul A. Bukaveckas, Than J. Boves, et al.. (2023). DNA metabarcoding reveals rangewide variation in aquatic diet of a riparian avian insectivore, the Prothonotary Warbler. The Auk. 140(4). 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, Nathan W., J. Morgan Brown, Helen E. Chmura, et al.. (2023). Songbirds initiate migratory flights synchronously relative to civil dusk. Movement Ecology. 11(1). 24–24. 14 indexed citations
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Matthews, Alix E., Than J. Boves, Andrew D. Sweet, et al.. (2023). Novel insights into symbiont population structure: Globe‐trotting avian feather mites contradict the specialist–generalist variation hypothesis. Molecular Ecology. 32(19). 5260–5275. 4 indexed citations
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Ellington, E. Hance, et al.. (2023). Stress in the city? Coyote hair cortisol varies with intrinsic and extrinsic factors within a heavily urbanized landscape. The Science of The Total Environment. 901. 165965–165965. 10 indexed citations
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Matthews, Alix E., Than J. Boves, Andrew D. Sweet, et al.. (2022). Population genomics of avian feather mites with contrasting host specificities. Zoosymposia. 22. 47–47. 1 indexed citations
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Jirinec, Vitek, et al.. (2022). Migratory behavior and connectivity revealed in a secretive Neotropical migratory songbird, the Swainson’s Warbler. Journal of Field Ornithology. 93(3). 6 indexed citations
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Matthews, Stephen N., Michael P. Ward, James R. Wright, et al.. (2022). Eastern Whip-poor-wills have larger nonbreeding home ranges in areas with more agriculture and forest fragmentation. Ornithological applications. 125(1). 3 indexed citations
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Ward, Michael P., James R. Wright, Frank R. Thompson, et al.. (2022). High spatiotemporal overlap in the non‐breeding season despite geographically dispersed breeding locations in the eastern whip‐poor‐will (Antrostomus vociferus). Diversity and Distributions. 28(4). 712–726. 12 indexed citations
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Tonra, Christopher M., et al.. (2021). Evolution of winter molting strategies in European and North American migratory passerines. Ecology and Evolution. 11(19). 13247–13258. 7 indexed citations
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Tonra, Christopher M., et al.. (2020). Evolution of moult-migration is directly linked to aridity of the breeding grounds in North American passerines. Biology Letters. 16(6). 20200155–20200155. 19 indexed citations
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Wright, James R., et al.. (2020). Striving for population-level conservation: integrating physiology across the biological hierarchy. Conservation Physiology. 8(1). coaa019–coaa019. 18 indexed citations
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Hauber, Márk E., Sacha K. Heath, & Christopher M. Tonra. (2020). Direct Estimates of Breeding Site Fidelity and Natal Philopatry in Brood Parasitic Brown-Headed Cowbirds Molothrus ater. Ardea. 108(2). 4 indexed citations
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Tonra, Christopher M., Peter P. Marra, & Rebecca L. Holberton. (2013). Experimental and observational studies of seasonal interactions between overlapping life history stages in a migratory bird. Hormones and Behavior. 64(5). 825–832. 22 indexed citations
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Tonra, Christopher M., Peter P. Marra, & Rebecca L. Holberton. (2011). Early elevation of testosterone advances migratory preparation in a songbird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(16). 2761–2767. 50 indexed citations
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Angelier, Frédéric, Christopher M. Tonra, Rebecca L. Holberton, & Peter P. Marra. (2009). How to capture wild passerine species to study baseline corticosterone levels. Journal für Ornithologie. 151(2). 415–422. 34 indexed citations

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