Lewis W. Oring

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Lewis W. Oring is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Lewis W. Oring has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Lewis W. Oring's work include Avian ecology and behavior (55 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers). Lewis W. Oring is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (55 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers). Lewis W. Oring collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Lewis W. Oring's co-authors include Stephen T. Emlen, Susan M. Haig, Chris S. Elphick, Mark A. Colwell, David W. Mehlman, Stephen J. Maxson, David B. Lank, Albert J. Fivizzani, J. Michael Reed and C. Alex Hartman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Lewis W. Oring

92 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Sy... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Systems
    1977 4.9k citations Lewis W. Oring et al. profile →

Peers

Lewis W. Oring
Rauno V. Alatalo Finland
Arie J. van Noordwijk Netherlands
Robert Montgomerie Canada
F. E. Guinness United Kingdom
N. B. Davies United Kingdom
Ben J. Hatchwell United Kingdom
Gordon H. Orians United States
Thomas J. Valone United States
Judy A. Stamps United States
Kenneth B. Armitage United States
Rauno V. Alatalo Finland
Lewis W. Oring
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Hartman, C. Alex & Lewis W. Oring. (2003). ORIENTATION AND MICROCLIMATE OF HORNED LARK NESTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF SHADE. Ornithological Applications. 105(1). 158–158. 45 indexed citations
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Johnson, Matthew, Jon P. Beckmann, & Lewis W. Oring. (2003). DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL BEHAVIOR OF BREEDING AMERICAN AVOCETS. The Wilson Bulletin. 115(2). 176–185. 12 indexed citations
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Haig, Susan M., et al.. (2000). Application of a modified harness design for attachment of radio transmitters to shorebirds. 91. 16–20. 35 indexed citations
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Plissner, Jonathan H., Susan M. Haig, & Lewis W. Oring. (2000). Postbreeding Movements of American Avocets and Implications for Wetland Connectivity in the Western Great Basin. The Auk. 117(2). 290–298. 4 indexed citations
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Plissner, Jonathan H., Susan M. Haig, & Lewis W. Oring. (1999). Within- and between-year dispersal of american avocets among multiple western great basin wetlands. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 111(3). 314–320. 11 indexed citations
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Warnock, Nils, Susan M. Haig, & Lewis W. Oring. (1998). Monitoring Species Richness and Abundance of Shorebirds in the Western Great Basin. Ornithological Applications. 100(4). 589–600. 39 indexed citations
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Haig, Susan M. & Lewis W. Oring. (1998). Wetland connectivity and waterbird conservation in the western Great Basin of the United States: Introduction to workshop. 85. 19–20. 2 indexed citations
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Delehanty, David J., Robert C. Fleischer, Mark A. Colwell, & Lewis W. Oring. (1998). Sex-role reversal and the absence of extra-pair fertilization in Wilson's phalaropes. Animal Behaviour. 55(4). 995–1002. 35 indexed citations
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Oring, Lewis W., J. Michael Reed, & Stephen J. Maxson. (1994). Copulation patterns and mate guarding in the sex-role reversed, polyandrous spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia. Animal Behaviour. 47(5). 1065–1072. 13 indexed citations
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Reed, J. Michael & Lewis W. Oring. (1993). Philopatry, Site Fidelity, Dispersal, and Survival of Spotted Sandpipers. The Auk. 110(3). 541–551. 43 indexed citations
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Gratto‐Trevor, Cheri L., Albert J. Fivizzani, Lewis W. Oring, & Fred Cooke. (1990). Seasonal changes in gonadal steroids of a monogamous versus a polyandrous shorebird. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 80(3). 407–418. 19 indexed citations
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Oring, Lewis W., Albert J. Fivizzani, & Mohamed E. El Halawani. (1989). Testosterone-induced inhibition of incubation in the spotted sandpiper (Actitis mecularia). Hormones and Behavior. 23(3). 412–423. 64 indexed citations
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Colwell, Mark A. & Lewis W. Oring. (1989). Extra-pair mating in the spotted sandpiper: a female mate acquisition tactic. Animal Behaviour. 38(4). 675–684. 66 indexed citations
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Colwell, Mark A. & Lewis W. Oring. (1988). BREEDING BIOLOGY OF WILSON'S PHALAROPE IN SOUTHCENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 100(4). 567–582. 24 indexed citations
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Colwell, Mark A. & Lewis W. Oring. (1988). Habitat use by breeding and migrating shorebirds in southcentral Saskatchewan. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 100(4). 554–566. 31 indexed citations
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Oring, Lewis W., Albert J. Fivizzani, Mark A. Colwell, & Mohamed E. El Halawani. (1988). Hormonal changes associated with natural and manipulated incubation in the sex-role reversed Wilson's phalarope. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 72(2). 247–256. 46 indexed citations
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Colwell, Mark A., et al.. (1988). Effects of Blood Sampling on Shorebirds: Injuries, Return Rates, and Clutch Desertions. Ornithological Applications. 90(4). 942–945. 36 indexed citations
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Haig, Susan M. & Lewis W. Oring. (1988). Genetic Differentiation of Piping Plovers across North America. The Auk. 105(2). 260–267. 21 indexed citations
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Oring, Lewis W. & W. Marvin Davis. (1966). Shorebird Migration at Norman, Oklahoma: 1961-63. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 6 indexed citations

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