Christopher N. Templeton

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Christopher N. Templeton is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher N. Templeton has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 32 papers in Developmental Biology and 24 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Christopher N. Templeton's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (42 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (32 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (15 papers). Christopher N. Templeton is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (42 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (32 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (15 papers). Christopher N. Templeton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Christopher N. Templeton's co-authors include Erick Greene, Katherine Davis, Michael D. Beecher, S. Elizabeth Campbell, Nora V. Carlson, Çağlar Akçay, Susan D. Healy, William A. Searcy, Nigel I. Mann and John M. Burt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

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Christopher N. Templeton

46 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Allometry of Alarm Calls: Black-Capped Chickadees Encode Information About Predator Size

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher N. Templeton United States	21	1.3k	1.1k	775	235	100	46	1.6k
Selvino R. de Kort United Kingdom	26	1.2k 0.9×	917 0.9×	622 0.8×	399 1.7×	243 2.4×	52	1.7k
John M. Burt United States	19	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	680 0.9×	185 0.8×	89 0.9×	29	1.6k
Mylène M. Mariette Australia	22	1.2k 1.0×	617 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	164 0.7×	203 2.0×	51	1.7k
Erick Greene United States	18	1.0k 0.8×	668 0.6×	738 1.0×	155 0.7×	174 1.7×	24	1.7k
Mirjam Knörnschild Germany	27	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	972 1.3×	193 0.8×	155 1.6×	71	1.7k
Isabelle Charrier France	26	1.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.9×	248 1.1×	153 1.5×	99	2.0k
Tom M. Peake Denmark	16	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	664 0.9×	258 1.1×	149 1.5×	19	1.8k
Robert F. Lachlan United Kingdom	23	1.1k 0.8×	757 0.7×	487 0.6×	207 0.9×	216 2.2×	40	1.5k
Bruce E. Byers United States	16	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	675 0.9×	73 0.3×	114 1.1×	28	1.5k
Peter J. B. Slater United Kingdom	23	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	982 1.3×	125 0.5×	118 1.2×	44	1.9k

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Schruth, David M., Christopher N. Templeton, Darryl J. Holman, & Eric Alden Smith. (2024). The origins of musicality in the motion of primates. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 184(1). e24891–e24891. 1 indexed citations

Marzluff, John M., et al.. (2023). American crows that excel at tool use activate neural circuits distinct from less talented individuals. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6539–6539. 5 indexed citations

Templeton, Christopher N., et al.. (2023). Traffic noise inhibits inhibitory control in wild-caught songbirds. iScience. 26(5). 106650–106650. 5 indexed citations

Schruth, David M., Christopher N. Templeton, & Darryl J. Holman. (2021). On reappearance and complexity in musical calling. PLoS ONE. 16(12). e0218006–e0218006. 5 indexed citations

Marzluff, John M., et al.. (2021). American Crow Brain Activity in Response to Conspecific Vocalizations Changes When Food Is Present. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 766345–766345. 1 indexed citations

Odom, Karan J., Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Kyle G. Horton, et al.. (2020). Breeding season length predicts duet coordination and consistency in Neotropical wrens (Troglodytidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1941). 20202482–20202482. 9 indexed citations

Marzluff, John M., et al.. (2020). Brain activity underlying American crow processing of encounters with dead conspecifics. Behavioural Brain Research. 385. 112546–112546. 8 indexed citations

Carlson, Nora V., Erick Greene, & Christopher N. Templeton. (2020). Nuthatches vary their alarm calls based upon the source of the eavesdropped signals. Nature Communications. 11(1). 526–526. 20 indexed citations

Carlson, Nora V., Susan D. Healy, & Christopher N. Templeton. (2020). What makes a ‘community informant’? Reliability and anti-predator signal eavesdropping across mixed-species flocks of tits. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(2). 214–246. 19 indexed citations

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Carlson, Nora V., Susan D. Healy, & Christopher N. Templeton. (2018). Mobbing. Current Biology. 28(18). R1081–R1082. 17 indexed citations

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Boogert, Neeltje J., Robert F. Lachlan, Karen A. Spencer, Christopher N. Templeton, & Damien R. Farine. (2018). Stress hormones, social associations and song learning in zebra finches. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 373(1756). 20170290–20170290. 29 indexed citations

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Carlson, Nora V., et al.. (2017). Sparrowhawk movement, calling, and presence of dead conspecifics differentially impact blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) vocal and behavioral mobbing responses. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 71(9). 133–133. 38 indexed citations

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Templeton, Christopher N., et al.. (2017). A duetting perspective on avian song learning. Behavioural Processes. 163. 71–80. 14 indexed citations

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Carlson, Nora V., Susan D. Healy, & Christopher N. Templeton. (2017). Hoo are you? Tits do not respond to novel predators as threats. Animal Behaviour. 128. 79–84. 17 indexed citations

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Templeton, Christopher N.. (2016). Name that tune: Melodic recognition by songbirds. Learning & Behavior. 44(4). 305–306. 1 indexed citations

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Templeton, Christopher N., et al.. (2016). Sex and pairing status impact how zebra finches use social information in foraging. Behavioural Processes. 139. 38–42. 9 indexed citations

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Templeton, Christopher N., et al.. (2011). Spatial movements and social networks in juvenile male song sparrows. Behavioral Ecology. 23(1). 141–152. 31 indexed citations

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Akçay, Çağlar, William E. Wood, William A. Searcy, et al.. (2009). Good neighbour, bad neighbour: song sparrows retaliate against aggressive rivals. Animal Behaviour. 78(1). 97–102. 66 indexed citations

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Templeton, Christopher N. & Erick Greene. (2007). Nuthatches eavesdrop on variations in heterospecific chickadee mobbing alarm calls. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(13). 5479–5482. 207 indexed citations

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Burt, John M., Adrian L. O’Loghlen, Christopher N. Templeton, S. Elizabeth Campbell, & Michael D. Beecher. (2007). Assessing the Importance of Social Factors in Bird Song Learning: A Test Using Computer‐Simulated Tutors. Ethology. 113(10). 917–925. 15 indexed citations

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