Russell A. Ligon

1.2k total citations
34 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

Russell A. Ligon is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell A. Ligon has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 14 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Russell A. Ligon's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (25 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (10 papers). Russell A. Ligon is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (25 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (10 papers). Russell A. Ligon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Russell A. Ligon's co-authors include Kevin J. McGraw, Geoffrey E. Hill, Gavin M. Leighton, Richard K. Simpson, Nathan D. Burkett‐Cadena, Michael S. Webster, Janelle L. Morano, Alexander Charles Lees, Benjamin G. Freeman and Brett Seymoure and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Russell A. Ligon

34 papers receiving 838 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Russell A. Ligon United States 17 557 248 169 115 112 34 853
Radek Lučan Czechia 14 618 1.1× 326 1.3× 58 0.3× 146 1.3× 130 1.2× 38 898
Ingrid Schwabl Germany 20 856 1.5× 736 3.0× 199 1.2× 166 1.4× 97 0.9× 27 1.2k
Michael W. Butler United States 23 701 1.3× 607 2.4× 205 1.2× 27 0.2× 103 0.9× 57 1.3k
Paul M. Nolan United States 23 984 1.8× 737 3.0× 130 0.8× 142 1.2× 180 1.6× 39 1.4k
Heike Lutermann South Africa 19 382 0.7× 461 1.9× 69 0.4× 68 0.6× 120 1.1× 59 854
Mattias Hagman Australia 18 619 1.1× 224 0.9× 637 3.8× 55 0.5× 166 1.5× 40 940
Olga Ramilijaona Madagascar 13 315 0.6× 227 0.9× 168 1.0× 45 0.4× 171 1.5× 27 618
Karen M. Bouwman Netherlands 14 702 1.3× 476 1.9× 94 0.6× 108 0.9× 149 1.3× 18 880
Noah T. Owen–Ashley United States 9 627 1.1× 367 1.5× 84 0.5× 61 0.5× 44 0.4× 12 843
Vania Regina Assis Brazil 16 360 0.6× 151 0.6× 344 2.0× 24 0.2× 29 0.3× 34 625

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Russell A. Ligon

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All Works

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Odom, Karan J., Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Janelle L. Morano, et al.. (2021). Comparative bioacoustics: a roadmap for quantifying and comparing animal sounds across diverse taxa. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 96(4). 1135–1159. 39 indexed citations
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Miller, Eliot T., Gavin M. Leighton, Benjamin G. Freeman, Alexander Charles Lees, & Russell A. Ligon. (2019). Ecological and geographical overlap drive plumage evolution and mimicry in woodpeckers. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1602–1602. 56 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A., et al.. (2018). Avian anthrophobia? Behavioral and physiological responses of house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) to human and predator threats across an urban gradient. Landscape and Urban Planning. 179. 46–54. 14 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A., Janelle L. Morano, Jolyon Troscianko, et al.. (2018). Evolution of correlated complexity in the radically different courtship signals of birds-of-paradise. PLoS Biology. 16(11). e2006962–e2006962. 83 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Masaru, Mathieu Giraudeau, Russell A. Ligon, et al.. (2018). Repeatability of combat rate across different group compositions in male house finches. Behaviour. 155(10-12). 883–904. 1 indexed citations
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Hendry, Tory A., et al.. (2018). Visual Detection and Avoidance of Pathogenic Bacteria by Aphids. Current Biology. 28(19). 3158–3164.e4. 19 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A. & Kevin J. McGraw. (2018). A chorus of color: hierarchical and graded information content of rapid color change signals in chameleons. Behavioral Ecology. 29(5). 1075–1087. 19 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A. & Michael W. Butler. (2016). Body mass and immune function, but not bill coloration, predict dominance in female mallards. Behavioural Processes. 131. 59–67. 3 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A., et al.. (2016). Biochemical regulation of pigment motility in vertebrate chromatophores: a review of physiological color change mechanisms. Current Zoology. 62(3). 237–252. 86 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A., Richard K. Simpson, Nicholas A. Mason, Geoffrey E. Hill, & Kevin J. McGraw. (2016). Evolutionary innovation and diversification of carotenoid‐based pigmentation in finches. Evolution. 70(12). 2839–2852. 22 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A. & Kevin J. McGraw. (2016). Social costs enforce honesty of a dynamic signal of motivation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1841). 20161873–20161873. 32 indexed citations
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Butler, Michael W. & Russell A. Ligon. (2015). Interactions between Biliverdin, Oxidative Damage, and Spleen Morphology after Simulated Aggressive Encounters in Veiled Chameleons. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0138007–e0138007. 9 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Masaru, Russell A. Ligon, Mathieu Giraudeau, Masahiko Watanabe, & Kevin J. McGraw. (2014). Urban and colorful male house finches are less aggressive. Behavioral Ecology. 25(3). 641–649. 40 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A. & Geoffrey E. Hill. (2012). Is the juvenal plumage of altricial songbirds an honest signal of age? Evidence from a comparative study of thrushes (Passeriformes: Turdidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 51(1). 64–71. 8 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A., Lynn Siefferman, & Geoffrey E. Hill. (2011). Invasive Fire Ants Reduce Reproductive Success and Alter the Reproductive Strategies of a Native Vertebrate Insectivore. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22578–e22578. 5 indexed citations
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Burkett‐Cadena, Nathan D., Christopher J. W. McClure, Russell A. Ligon, et al.. (2011). Host Reproductive Phenology Drives Seasonal Patterns of Host Use in Mosquitoes. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17681–e17681. 41 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A. & Geoffrey E. Hill. (2010). Sex-biased parental investment is correlated with mate ornamentation in eastern bluebirds. Animal Behaviour. 79(3). 727–734. 21 indexed citations
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Burkett‐Cadena, Nathan D., Russell A. Ligon, Mark Liu, et al.. (2010). Vector–Host Interactions in Avian Nests: Do Mosquitoes Prefer Nestlings over Adults?. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 83(2). 395–399. 32 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A., Mark Liu, & Geoffrey E. Hill. (2009). Adoption by a Territorial Passerine. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 121(4). 830–834. 2 indexed citations
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Ligon, Russell A. & Geoffrey E. Hill. (2009). Do adult eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis, males recognize juvenile-specific traits?. Animal Behaviour. 77(5). 1267–1272. 14 indexed citations

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