Robert W. Elner

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Elner is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Elner has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 19 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Elner's work include Crustacean biology and ecology (31 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (21 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (18 papers). Robert W. Elner is often cited by papers focused on Crustacean biology and ecology (31 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (21 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (18 papers). Robert W. Elner collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Robert W. Elner's co-authors include Roger N. Hughes, Peter G. Beninger, R. L. Vadas, Kimberley J. Mathot, Timothy P. Foyle, Glen Jamieson, Alan Campbell, P. H. Odense, David Raffaelli and T.F. Sutherland and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Elner

69 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Energy Maximization in th... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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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. Energy Maximization in the Diet of the Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas
    1978 455 citations Robert W. Elner et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert W. Elner 2.6k 1.7k 1.1k 441 416 69 3.4k
Bernard Sainte‐Marie 2.6k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 559 1.3× 371 0.9× 92 3.3k
Benjamin G. Miner 1.9k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.5× 519 1.2× 596 1.4× 29 3.7k
Simon A. Morley 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.5× 359 0.8× 291 0.7× 106 3.3k
R. N. Hughes 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 2.0k 1.8× 614 1.4× 574 1.4× 75 4.0k
D.M. Holdich 3.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 770 1.7× 214 0.5× 86 3.9k
Thomas H. Carefoot 1.1k 0.4× 735 0.4× 896 0.8× 214 0.5× 334 0.8× 69 2.2k
Felix Christopher Mark 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 477 1.1× 526 1.3× 76 2.9k
Marco Vannini 1.8k 0.7× 865 0.5× 599 0.5× 334 0.8× 237 0.6× 99 2.2k
Augusto A. V. Flores 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 935 0.8× 217 0.5× 260 0.6× 99 2.2k
Uwe Piatkowski 2.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 324 0.7× 1.2k 3.0× 122 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert W. Elner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert W. Elner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brunswick, Pamela, et al.. (2023). Long chain fatty acids analysis of intertidal biofilm by direct injection liquid chromatography time of flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 1693. 463870–463870. 1 indexed citations
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Drever, Mark C., et al.. (2023). Shorebird Abundance is Associated with Nutritional Quality of Intertidal Biofilm on the Fraser River Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts. 47(2). 519–534. 2 indexed citations
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Kuwae, Tomohiro, Kazuhiko Ichimi, Kenta Watanabe, et al.. (2022). Using stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) values from feces and breath to infer shorebird diets. Oecologia. 200(1-2). 23–35. 5 indexed citations
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Kuwae, Tomohiro, Robert W. Elner, Tatsuya Amano, & Mark C. Drever. (2021). Seven ecological and technical attributes for biofilm‐based recovery of shorebird populations in intertidal flat ecosystems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 10 indexed citations
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Brunswick, Pamela, Robert W. Elner, Marcus Kim, et al.. (2021). Assessing diatom-mediated fatty acids in intertidal biofilm: a new conservation concern. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 6 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Keisuke, Katsuaki KOMAI, Robert W. Elner, & Tomohiro Kuwae. (2017). INFILTRATION FLOW AND SALINITY IN ROBERTS BANK TIDAL FLAT. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B3 (Ocean Engineering). 73(2). I_618–I_623. 1 indexed citations
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Baird, Patricia A., et al.. (2014). Trace elements in pacific Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica): patterns of accumulation and concentrations in kidneys and feathers. Ecotoxicology. 24(1). 29–44. 18 indexed citations
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Hipfner, J. Mark & Robert W. Elner. (2012). Sea-surface temperature affects breeding density of an avian rocky intertidal predator, the black oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 440. 29–34. 3 indexed citations
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Kuwae, Tomohiro, et al.. (2008). BIOFILM GRAZING IN A HIGHER VERTEBRATE: THE WESTERN SANDPIPER,CALIDRIS MAURI. Ecology. 89(3). 599–606. 102 indexed citations
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Zharikov, Yuri, et al.. (2008). Interplay between physical and predator landscapes affects transferability of shorebird distribution models. Landscape Ecology. 24(1). 129–144. 10 indexed citations
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Mathot, Kimberley J., Barry D. Smith, & Robert W. Elner. (2007). LATITUDINAL CLINES IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION CORRELATE WITH DIFFERENTIAL MIGRATION IN THE WESTERN SANDPIPER. Ecology. 88(3). 781–791. 51 indexed citations
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Guglielmo, Christopher G., et al.. (2006). LANDSCAPE-SCALE PHYSIOLOGY: SITE DIFFERENCES IN REFUELING RATES INDICATED BY PLASMA METABOLITE ANALYSIS IN FREE-LIVING MIGRATORY SANDPIPERS. The Auk. 123(2). 563–563. 36 indexed citations
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Vadas, Robert L. & Robert W. Elner. (2003). Responses to Predation Cues and Food in Two Species of Sympatric, Tropical Sea Urchins. Marine Ecology. 24(2). 101–121. 37 indexed citations
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Beninger, Peter G., Robert W. Elner, & Y. Poussart. (1991). Gonopods of the Majid Crab Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 11(2). 217–217. 28 indexed citations
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Elner, Robert W. & R. L. Vadas. (1990). Inference in Ecology: The Sea Urchin Phenomenon in the Northwestern Atlantic. The American Naturalist. 136(1). 108–125. 147 indexed citations
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Beninger, Peter G., Robert W. Elner, Timothy P. Foyle, & P. H. Odense. (1988). FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND THE FEMALE SPERMATHECA IN THE SNOW CRAB CHIONOECETES OPILIO (0. FABRICIUS) (DECAPODA: MAJIDAE) AND A HYPOTHESIS FOR FERTILIZATION. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 8(3). 322–332. 78 indexed citations
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Elner, Robert W.. (1981). Diet of green crab Carcinus maenas (L.) from Port Hebert, southwestern Nova Scotia.. Journal of Shellfish Research. 1(1). 89–94. 114 indexed citations
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Elner, Robert W.. (1981). Diet of green crab Carcinus maenas (l.) from Port Hebert, southwestern Nova Scotia [Canada]. 3 indexed citations
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Elner, Robert W.. (1978). The mechanics of predation by the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.), on the edible mussel, Mytilus edulis L.. Oecologia. 36(3). 333–344. 167 indexed citations
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Elner, Robert W. & A. B. Stasko. (1978). Mating Behavior of the Rock Crab, Cancer irroratus. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 35(10). 1385–1388. 5 indexed citations

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