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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What are hit papers?

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 Patrick J. Weatherhead et al. profile →
Meta‐analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecology

2010 467 citations Jeffrey D. Brawn, Patrick J. Weatherhead et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Patrick J. Weatherhead	7.3k	5.8k	2.8k	2.0k	1.2k	240	10.0k
C. M. Lessells	5.2k 0.7×	5.6k 1.0×	999 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	63	8.2k
Christopher M. Perrins	10.1k 1.4×	6.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	3.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	105	12.4k
Peter Arcese	6.4k 0.9×	4.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.7×	188	9.8k
Peter T. Boag	6.5k 0.9×	7.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	3.2k 2.7×	147	11.4k
Erik Matthysen	7.1k 1.0×	4.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	3.3k 1.7×	2.2k 1.8×	251	11.7k
Arie J. van Noordwijk	5.2k 0.7×	6.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	77	9.2k
André A. Dhondt	6.8k 0.9×	5.0k 0.9×	792 0.3×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	246	10.5k
Sievert Rohwer	4.6k 0.6×	4.6k 0.8×	918 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.8×	168	7.5k
Christiaan Both	7.7k 1.1×	5.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	961 0.8×	132	10.8k
Rauno V. Alatalo	5.1k 0.7×	8.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	2.5k 2.1×	167	10.3k

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Benson, Thomas J., Michael P. Ward, Richard L. Lampman, Arlo Raim, & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2012). Implications of Spatial Patterns of Roosting and Movements of American Robins for West Nile Virus Transmission. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(10). 877–885. 9 indexed citations

Sperry, Jinelle H., Gabriel Blouin‐Demers, Gerardo L.F. Carfagno, & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2010). Latitudinal variation in seasonal activity and mortality in ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta). Ecology. 91(6). 1860–1866. 38 indexed citations

Weatherhead, Patrick J., Gerardo L.F. Carfagno, Jinelle H. Sperry, Jeffrey D. Brawn, & Scott K. Robinson. (2010). Linking snake behavior to nest predation in a Midwestern bird community. Ecological Applications. 20(1). 234–241. 41 indexed citations

Maddox, J. Dylan & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2009). Seasonal sex allocation by Common Grackles? Revisiting a foundational study. Ecology. 90(11). 3190–3196. 10 indexed citations

Sperry, Jinelle H. & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2008). PREY-MEDIATED EFFECTS OF DROUGHT ON CONDITION AND SURVIVAL OF A TERRESTRIAL SNAKE. Ecology. 89(10). 2770–2776. 56 indexed citations

Carfagno, Gerardo L.F. & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2008). Energetics and space use: intraspecific and interspecific comparisons of movements and home ranges of two Colubrid snakes. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(2). 416–424. 48 indexed citations

Maddox, J. Dylan & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2006). Nests Without Eggs: Abandonment or Cryptic Predation?. The Auk. 123(1). 135–140. 1 indexed citations

Weatherhead, Patrick J., et al.. (2006). Prenatal sex ratios and expression of sexually dimorphic traits in three snake species. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology. 305A(8). 603–609. 6 indexed citations

Cooke, Steven J., David P. Philipp, David H. Wahl, & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2006). Energetics of parental care in six syntopic centrarchid fishes. Oecologia. 148(2). 235–249. 59 indexed citations

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Gibbs, H. Lisle, et al.. (2006). Hybridization between mtDNA‐defined phylogeographic lineages of black ratsnakes (Pantherophissp.). Molecular Ecology. 15(12). 3755–3767. 21 indexed citations

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Weatherhead, Patrick J.. (2005). Effects of climate variation on timing of nesting, reproductive success, and offspring sex ratios of red-winged blackbirds. Oecologia. 144(1). 168–175. 49 indexed citations

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Weatherhead, Patrick J.. (2003). A Red Bird in a Brown Bag: The Function and Evolution of Colorful Plumage in the House Finch. Ornithological Applications. 105(3). 607–608. 9 indexed citations

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Weatherhead, Patrick J., et al.. (2000). Behavioral and life history responses of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) to human disturbance. Oecologia. 125(2). 170–178. 54 indexed citations

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Gibbs, H. Lisle, et al.. (1999). Microgeographic population genetic structure in the northern water snake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon detected using microsatellite DNA loci. Molecular Ecology. 8(2). 329–333. 55 indexed citations

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Prior, Kent A., et al.. (1997). Genetic structure of populations of the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Sistrurus c. catenatus: evidence from microsatellite DNA markers. Molecular Ecology. 6(12). 1123–1132. 95 indexed citations

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Hurd, Peter L., Patrick J. Weatherhead, & Susan B. McRae. (1991). Parental consumption of nestling feces: good food or sound economics?. Behavioral Ecology. 2(1). 69–76. 24 indexed citations

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Dufour, Kevin W. & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (1991). A test of the condition-bias hypothesis using Brown-headed Cowbirds trapped during the breeding season. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 69(10). 2686–2692. 22 indexed citations

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Weatherhead, Patrick J.. (1984). Mate Choice in Avian Polygyny: Why Do Females Prefer Older Males?. The American Naturalist. 123(6). 873–875. 26 indexed citations

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Bendell, Barry E. & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (1982). Prey characteristics of upland-breeding Red-winged Blackbirds, Agelaius phoeniceus. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 96(3). 265–271. 4 indexed citations

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Weatherhead, Patrick J., Robert G. Clark, J. Roger Bider, & Rodger D. Titman. (1980). Movements of blackbirds and Starlings in southwestern Quebec and eastern Ontario in relation to crop damage and control. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 94(1). 75–79. 2 indexed citations

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