Patrick J. Weatherhead

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
240 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Patrick J. Weatherhead is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick J. Weatherhead has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Ecology, 137 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 79 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Patrick J. Weatherhead's work include Avian ecology and behavior (122 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (121 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (78 papers). Patrick J. Weatherhead is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (122 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (121 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (78 papers). Patrick J. Weatherhead collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Patrick J. Weatherhead's co-authors include Gabriel Blouin‐Demers, Robert Montgomerie, Raleigh J. Robertson, Jinelle H. Sperry, Stephen M. Yezerinac, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Kevin L. Teather, Douglas G. Barron, Kent A. Prior and Peter T. Boag and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Patrick J. Weatherhead

238 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Risks and Rewards of Nest Defence by Parent Birds

1988 678 citations Robert Montgomerie, Patrick J. Weatherhead profile →
Meta‐analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecology

2010 467 citations Patrick J. Weatherhead et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Habitat selection by juvenile black‐capped vireos following independence from parental care 2014 ·Journal of Wildlife Management ·(unknown), David A. Cimprich, Jinelle H. Sperry, Patrick J. Weatherhead	19
2	Implications of Spatial Patterns of Roosting and Movements of American Robins for West Nile Virus Transmission 2012 ·Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases ·Thomas J. Benson, Michael P. Ward, Richard L. Lampman, Arlo Raim, Patrick J. Weatherhead	9
3	Latitudinal variation in seasonal activity and mortality in ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta) 2010 ·Ecology ·Jinelle H. Sperry, Gabriel Blouin‐Demers, Gerardo L.F. Carfagno, Patrick J. Weatherhead	38
4	PREY-MEDIATED EFFECTS OF DROUGHT ON CONDITION AND SURVIVAL OF A TERRESTRIAL SNAKE 2008 ·Ecology ·Jinelle H. Sperry, Patrick J. Weatherhead	56
5	Energetics and space use: intraspecific and interspecific comparisons of movements and home ranges of two Colubrid snakes 2008 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Gerardo L.F. Carfagno, Patrick J. Weatherhead	48
6	Nests Without Eggs: Abandonment or Cryptic Predation? 2006 ·The Auk ·J. Dylan Maddox, Patrick J. Weatherhead	1
7	Energetics of parental care in six syntopic centrarchid fishes 2006 ·Oecologia ·Steven J. Cooke, David P. Philipp, David H. Wahl, Patrick J. Weatherhead	59
8	Prenatal sex ratios and expression of sexually dimorphic traits in three snake species 2006 ·Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology ·Patrick J. Weatherhead, (unknown), (unknown)	6
9	Effects of climate variation on timing of nesting, reproductive success, and offspring sex ratios of red-winged blackbirds 2005 ·Oecologia ·Patrick J. Weatherhead	49
10	A Red Bird in a Brown Bag: The Function and Evolution of Colorful Plumage in the House Finch 2003 ·Ornithological Applications ·Patrick J. Weatherhead	9
11	Behavioral and life history responses of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) to human disturbance 2000 ·Oecologia ·(unknown), Patrick J. Weatherhead	54
12	A test of the good-genes-as-heterozygosity hypothesis using red-winged blackbirds 1999 ·Behavioral Ecology ·Patrick J. Weatherhead	25
13	Genetic structure of populations of the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Sistrurus c. catenatus: evidence from microsatellite DNA markers 1997 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Kent A. Prior, Patrick J. Weatherhead, Glenn Johnson	95
14	How robins find worms 1997 ·Animal Behaviour ·Robert Montgomerie, Patrick J. Weatherhead	42
15	Influence of Population Size on Habitat Use by Territorial Male Red-Winged Blackbirds in Agricultural Landscapes 1987 ·The Auk ·Robert G. Clark, Patrick J. Weatherhead	8
16	Numerical responses of red-winged blackbird populations to changes in regional land-use patterns 1986 ·Canadian Journal of Zoology ·Robert G. Clark, Patrick J. Weatherhead, Hamilton Greenwood, Rodger D. Titman	9
17	Mate Choice in Avian Polygyny: Why Do Females Prefer Older Males? 1984 ·The American Naturalist ·Patrick J. Weatherhead	26
18	Two Principal Strategies in Avian Communal Roosts 1983 ·The American Naturalist ·Patrick J. Weatherhead	62
19	Prey characteristics of upland-breeding Red-winged Blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceus 1982 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·Barry E. Bendell, Patrick J. Weatherhead	4
20	Movements of blackbirds and Starlings in southwestern Quebec and eastern Ontario in relation to crop damage and control 1980 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·Patrick J. Weatherhead, Robert G. Clark, J. Roger Bider, Rodger D. Titman	2

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