Frank A. Pitelka

6.2k citations

76 papers · 4.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 38

Ecology top 0.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
Genetics top 5%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%

Co-authors: Walter D. Koenig Ronald L. Mumme Richard T. Holmes George O. Batzli J. P. Myers S. F. MacLean Peter G. Connors Mark T. Stanback
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers)Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers)Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (17 papers)
Cited by: Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation
Journals: Nature Science Ecology
Partner nations: United States Mexico

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Frank A. Pitelka

74 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Principles of Animal Ecology.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Intertidal Invertebrates of the Central California Coast 2023 ·(unknown),Frank A. Pitelka,D. P. Abbott,(unknown),(unknown)	0
2	Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 2013 ·The Birds of North America Online ·Adrian H. Farmer,Richard T. Holmes,Frank A. Pitelka	7
3	Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 2005 ·The Birds of North America Online ·Adrian H. Farmer,Richard T. Holmes,Frank A. Pitelka	9
4	The Evolution of Delayed Dispersal in Cooperative Breeders 1992 ·The Quarterly Review of Biology ·Walter D. Koenig,Frank A. Pitelka,William J. Carmen,Ronald L. Mumme,Mark T. Stanback	412
5	Energy Budget and Prey Requirements of Breeding Lapland Longspurs near Barrow, Alaska, U.S.A. 1986 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·Thomas W. Custer,(unknown),Frank A. Pitelka,James A. Gessaman	14
6	The Breeding System of the Acorn Woodpecker in Central Coastal California 1984 ·Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie ·Walter D. Koenig,Ronald L. Mumme,Frank A. Pitelka	41
7	Nutritional Ecology of Microtine Rodents: Food Habits of Lemmings near Barrow, Alaska 1983 ·Journal of Mammalogy ·George O. Batzli,Frank A. Pitelka	48
8	Territoriality in non-breeding shorebirds 1979 ·Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) ·J. P. Myers,Peter G. Connors,Frank A. Pitelka	39
9	Seasonal habitat use by Arctic Alaskan shorebirds 1979 ·Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) ·Peter G. Connors,J. P. Myers,Frank A. Pitelka	25
10	Seasonal Trends in Summer Diet of the Lapland Longspur near Barrow, Alaska 1978 ·Ornithological Applications ·Thomas W. Custer,Frank A. Pitelka	29
11	An Avifaunal Review for the Barrow Region and North Slope of Arctic Alaska 1974 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·Frank A. Pitelka	1
12	Intellectual Censorship in Ecology 1974 ·Ecology ·Frank A. Pitelka	11
13	Population Cycles in Arctic Lemmings: Winter Reproduction and Predation by Weasels 1974 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·S. F. MacLean,Brian M. Fitzgerald,Frank A. Pitelka	7
14	Population Characteristics of the Terrestrial Isopod Armadillidium Vulgare in California Grassland 1962 ·Ecology ·(unknown),Frank A. Pitelka	119
15	Comments on Types and Taxonomy in the Jay Genus Aphelocoma 1961 ·Ornithological Applications ·Frank A. Pitelka	3
16	Timing of Molt in Steller Jays of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia 1958 ·Ornithological Applications ·Frank A. Pitelka	71
17	Some Aspects of Population Structure In The Short-Term Cycle Of The Brown Lemming In Northern Alaska 1957 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Frank A. Pitelka	61
18	A Hybrid Jay from Chiapas, Mexico 1956 ·Ornithological Applications ·Frank A. Pitelka,Robert K. Selander,(unknown)	9
19	Breeding Behavior of Jaegers and Owls near Barrow, Alaska 1955 ·Ornithological Applications ·Frank A. Pitelka,P. Quentin Tomich,(unknown)	28
20	Geographic Variation and the Species Problem in the Shore-Bird Genus Limnodromus 1951 ·Bird-Banding ·Dean Amadon,Frank A. Pitelka	29

About Frank A. Pitelka

Frank A. Pitelka is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, having authored 76 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (3.3k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.1k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.3k citations). Frank A. Pitelka has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Walter D. Koenig, Ronald L. Mumme, Richard T. Holmes, George O. Batzli, J. P. Myers, S. F. MacLean, Peter G. Connors, Mark T. Stanback, Karl P. Schmidt and W. C. Allee. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

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