Patrick W. Colgan

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Patrick W. Colgan is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick W. Colgan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Patrick W. Colgan's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (42 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (32 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (22 papers). Patrick W. Colgan is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (42 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (32 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (22 papers). Patrick W. Colgan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Patrick W. Colgan's co-authors include Vytenis Gotceitas, Ian D. Thompson, James D. Kieffer, Joseph A. Brown, Ian G. Jamieson, Mark V. Abrahams, Joseph R. Waas, Mart R. Gross, P.J.B. Slater and Şanel İnce and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Biometrics and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Patrick W. Colgan

97 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Measuring behaviour: An introductory guide

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fishing Places, Fishing People: Traditions and Issues in Canadian Small‐scale Fisheries 2000 ·Fish and Fisheries ·Patrick W. Colgan	9
2	Biological Perspectives on Motivated Activities 1996 ·Behavioural Processes ·Patrick W. Colgan	32
3	The Ruling Passion of John Gould 1993 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·Patrick W. Colgan	0
4	Chemical cues associated with visually elaborate aggressive displays of three-spine sticklebacks 1992 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Joseph R. Waas, Patrick W. Colgan	19
5	Prey choice by marten during a decline in prey abundance 1990 ·Oecologia ·Ian D. Thompson, Patrick W. Colgan	69
6	Embattled Ethology Perspectives in Ethology. Vol. 8. Whither Ethology? P. P. G. Bateson P. H. Klopfer 1990 ·BioScience ·Patrick W. Colgan	2
7	The effects of contrast and position on habituation to models of predators in eastern banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) 1990 ·Behavioural Processes ·(unknown), Patrick W. Colgan	7
8	Predator foraging success and habitat complexity: quantitative test of the threshold hypothesis 1989 ·Oecologia ·Vytenis Gotceitas, Patrick W. Colgan	239
9	Eggs in the nests of males and their effect on mate choice in the three-spined stickleback 1989 ·Animal Behaviour ·Ian G. Jamieson, Patrick W. Colgan	68
10	Dynamics of nest defense by male centrarchid fish 1988 ·Behavioural Processes ·Patrick W. Colgan, Joseph A. Brown	17
11	The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, ed. P. J. B. Slater [Review] 1988 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·Patrick W. Colgan	1
12	The role of experience in foraging shoals of bluntnose minnows (Pimephales Notatus) 1988 ·Behavioural Processes ·M. J. Morgan, Patrick W. Colgan	3
13	Quantitative models in ethology 1986 ·Privat eBooks ·Patrick W. Colgan, René Zayan	13
14	Breeding experience and parental behaviour in convict cichlids () 1986 ·Behavioural Processes ·Patrick W. Colgan, (unknown)	9
15	Role of diet and experience in the development of feeding behaviour in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides 1986 ·Journal of Fish Biology ·Patrick W. Colgan, Jennifer Brown, (unknown)	34
16	Risk of predation, hydrodynamic efficiency and their influence on school structure 1985 ·Environmental Biology of Fishes ·Mark V. Abrahams, Patrick W. Colgan	83
17	The ontogeny of feeding behaviour in four species of centrarchid fish 1984 ·Behavioural Processes ·Joseph A. Brown, Patrick W. Colgan	22
18	Feeding behaviour of the central mudminnow, Umbra limi, in the field and laboratory 1984 ·Environmental Biology of Fishes ·Patrick W. Colgan, (unknown)	6
19	Is a Super-Territory Strategy Stable? 1979 ·The American Naturalist ·Patrick W. Colgan	12
20	Role of Woody Debris in Nest Site Selection by Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus 1973 ·Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada ·Patrick W. Colgan, (unknown)	15

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