Michael A. Weston

6.1k total citations
217 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Weston is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Weston has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Ecology, 65 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 40 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Weston's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (119 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (114 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (62 papers). Michael A. Weston is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (119 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (114 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (62 papers). Michael A. Weston collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Michael A. Weston's co-authors include Patrick‐Jean Guay, Grainne S. Maguire, Thomas A. Schlacher, Rod M. Connolly, Kelly K. Miller, Mark A. Elgar, Emily M. McLeod, Matthew R. E. Symonds, Daniel T. Blumstein and David S. Schoeman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Weston

205 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael A. Weston Australia 37 3.4k 1.2k 659 658 653 217 4.4k
Samantha Strindberg United States 23 2.6k 0.8× 433 0.4× 726 1.1× 498 0.8× 705 1.1× 62 3.2k
P. Dee Boersma United States 42 4.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 1.6k 2.5× 409 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 142 5.5k
Alejandro Frid Canada 23 3.3k 1.0× 914 0.8× 1.4k 2.2× 202 0.3× 1.6k 2.5× 46 4.3k
Felisa A. Smith United States 39 3.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.8× 1.3k 2.0× 91 5.9k
Jedediah F. Brodie United States 33 2.7k 0.8× 866 0.7× 837 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 1.4k 2.1× 105 4.1k
Bruno J. Ens Netherlands 35 3.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 1.9× 525 0.8× 893 1.4× 127 4.3k
Martin A. Schlaepfer United States 23 1.9k 0.6× 996 0.9× 1.3k 1.9× 679 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 45 3.5k
Alexander Charles Lees United Kingdom 36 2.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 2.6× 1.1k 1.6× 2.2k 3.4× 120 5.1k
Toni Lyn Morelli United States 27 1.3k 0.4× 672 0.6× 958 1.5× 1.1k 1.7× 763 1.2× 75 3.1k
Stephen C. Votier United Kingdom 47 6.3k 1.9× 1.4k 1.2× 2.3k 3.5× 733 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 148 7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael A. Weston

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schlacher, Thomas A., Michael A. Weston, Brooke Maslo, et al.. (2025). Vehicles kill birds on sandy beaches: The global evidence. The Science of The Total Environment. 975. 179258–179258.
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Mikula, Peter, Martin Bulla, Daniel T. Blumstein, et al.. (2024). Urban birds' tolerance towards humans was largely unaffected by COVID-19 shutdown-induced variation in human presence. Communications Biology. 7(1). 874–874. 6 indexed citations
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Weston, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Web-based spatial decision support system for optimum route to forest fires: A case of Viphya plantations. Trees Forests and People. 19. 100740–100740.
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Ekanayake, Kasun B., et al.. (2024). Acoustic deterrents for Red Fox Vulpes vulpes and threatened shorebird clutch survival on sandy beaches. Global Ecology and Conservation. 54. e03115–e03115.
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Weston, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Seasonal Changes of Surface-Active Beach Invertebrate Assemblages in Southern Central Victoria, Australia. Estuaries and Coasts. 47(4). 1052–1063. 2 indexed citations
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Dongen, Wouter F. D. van, et al.. (2023). Leash Status of Approaching Dogs Mediates Escape Modality but Not Flight-Initiation Distance in a Common Urban Bird. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 277–283. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Edward H., et al.. (2022). Vocal traits of shorebird chicks are related to body mass and sex. Ibis. 164(3). 816–824. 1 indexed citations
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Ekanayake, Kasun B., et al.. (2022). Ecological and environmental predictors of escape among birds on a large tropical island. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 76(2). 11 indexed citations
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Cardilini, Adam P. A., et al.. (2019). Higher rates of non-breeding territory occupancy of urban compared with rural Masked Lapwings Vanellus miles on Phillip Island, Victoria. The Victorian naturalist. 136(3). 96–100. 2 indexed citations
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Whisson, Desley A., Kasun B. Ekanayake, Michael A. Weston, & Thomas A. Schlacher. (2018). Urban corvids on the move: habitat use and movement ecology of the Little Raven Corvus mellori at a peri-urban wetland. 42. 29–37. 1 indexed citations
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Sherman, Craig D. H., et al.. (2017). Implications of radio-tracking for the survival of Masked Lapwing chicks. Own your potential (DEAKIN). 41. 37–41. 4 indexed citations
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Schlacher, Thomas A., Ben L. Gilby, Nick Porch, et al.. (2017). Algal subsidies enhance invertebrate prey for threatened shorebirds: A novel conservation tool on ocean beaches?. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 191. 28–38. 39 indexed citations
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Whisson, Desley A., et al.. (2014). The influence of cover on nesting red-capped plovers: A trade-off between thermoregulation and predation risk?. The Victorian naturalist. 131(4). 115–127. 20 indexed citations
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Weston, Michael A., et al.. (2014). Sex-specific dive characteristics in a sexually size dimorphic duck. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 64(64). 126–131. 1 indexed citations
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Guay, Patrick‐Jean, et al.. (2014). Are vehicles 'mobile bird hides'?: A test of the hypothesis that 'cars cause less disturbance'. The Victorian naturalist. 131(4). 150–153. 10 indexed citations
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Cardilini, Adam P. A., Kasun B. Ekanayake, & Michael A. Weston. (2012). Little Ravens 'Corvus mellori' hunt, kill and eat individuals of two species of shorebird. The Victorian naturalist. 129(1). 22–24. 5 indexed citations
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Weston, Michael A., et al.. (2008). A review of terrestrial bird atlases of the world and their application. Emu - Austral Ornithology. 108(1). 42–67. 65 indexed citations
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Antos, Mark, et al.. (2006). Factors Influencing Awareness of Community-Based Shorebird Conservation Projects in Australia. Applied Environmental Education & Communication. 5(1). 63–72. 8 indexed citations
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Weston, Michael A., et al.. (2006). A Survey of Contributors to an Australian Bird Atlassing Project: Demography, Skills and Motivation. 11(2). 51. 16 indexed citations

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