Shannon Whelan

637 total citations
31 papers, 305 citations indexed

About

Shannon Whelan is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Shannon Whelan has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 305 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Shannon Whelan's work include Avian ecology and behavior (27 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (7 papers). Shannon Whelan is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (27 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (7 papers). Shannon Whelan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. Shannon Whelan's co-authors include Kyle H. Elliott, Scott A. Hatch, SA Hatch, KH Elliott, D. Ryan Norris, Dan Strickland, Julie Morand‐Ferron, Z Morgan Benowitz‐Fredericks, Paul A. Zandbergen and Allison Patterson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Shannon Whelan

27 papers receiving 305 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shannon Whelan Canada 12 246 120 54 39 31 31 305
Motohiro Ito Japan 10 230 0.9× 97 0.8× 70 1.3× 54 1.4× 30 1.0× 25 304
Allison Patterson Canada 10 175 0.7× 72 0.6× 53 1.0× 34 0.9× 44 1.4× 26 258
Amanda Lynnes United Kingdom 8 259 1.1× 80 0.7× 104 1.9× 48 1.2× 38 1.2× 10 308
André R. Breton United States 12 320 1.3× 107 0.9× 100 1.9× 103 2.6× 18 0.6× 17 372
Anne‐Mathilde Thierry France 11 178 0.7× 109 0.9× 45 0.8× 23 0.6× 39 1.3× 16 264
Christopher A. Nicolai United States 12 347 1.4× 142 1.2× 56 1.0× 77 2.0× 24 0.8× 25 396
Jason L. Schamber United States 10 312 1.3× 107 0.9× 76 1.4× 66 1.7× 16 0.5× 25 366
Vojtěch Kubelka Czechia 8 211 0.9× 75 0.6× 43 0.8× 47 1.2× 10 0.3× 22 268
Darrell L. Whitworth United States 11 408 1.7× 78 0.7× 93 1.7× 68 1.7× 14 0.5× 29 429
Julie A. Morse United States 9 454 1.8× 132 1.1× 88 1.6× 95 2.4× 26 0.8× 11 474

Countries citing papers authored by Shannon Whelan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shannon Whelan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shannon Whelan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shannon Whelan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shannon Whelan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Shannon Whelan. Shannon Whelan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ferriss, Bridget E., Mary E. Hunsicker, Eric J. Ward, et al.. (2025). Identifying common trends and ecosystem states to inform Gulf of Alaska ecosystem-based fisheries management. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0324154–e0324154.
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Whelan, Shannon, et al.. (2024). If it ain't broke, don't fix it: variable foraging behaviour is associated with low kittiwake reproductive success. Animal Behaviour. 209. 155–167. 2 indexed citations
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Hatch, Scott A., et al.. (2024). Survival costs of reproduction are independent of energy costs in a seabird, the pelagic cormorant. Ecology and Evolution. 14(7). e11414–e11414.
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Whelan, Shannon, et al.. (2024). PIT tagging does not measurably reduce reproductive success in sensitive burrow-nesting seabirds. Marine Biology. 171(4). 1 indexed citations
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Tremolada, Paolo, Francesco Saliu, Anna Winkler, et al.. (2024). Indigo-dyed cellulose fibers and synthetic polymers in surface-feeding seabird chick regurgitates from the Gulf of Alaska. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 203. 116401–116401. 3 indexed citations
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Patterson, Allison, et al.. (2023). Lower nutritional state and foraging success in an Arctic seabird despite behaviorally flexible responses to environmental change. Ecology and Evolution. 13(4). e9923–e9923. 5 indexed citations
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Merkling, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Go your own way? Reasons for divorce in a monogamous seabird. Animal Behaviour. 204. 13–24. 4 indexed citations
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Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean, et al.. (2023). Beyond body condition: Experimental evidence that plasma metabolites improve nutritional state measurements in a free-living seabird. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 285. 111504–111504. 5 indexed citations
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Whelan, Shannon, et al.. (2022). Resting costs too: the relative importance of active and resting energy expenditure in a sub-arctic seabird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225(4). 10 indexed citations
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Wilson, Rory P., Nik C. Cole, Vikash Tatayah, et al.. (2022). Ecological inference using data from accelerometers needs careful protocols. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(4). 813–825. 24 indexed citations
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Benowitz‐Fredericks, Z Morgan, et al.. (2022). Telomere length correlates with physiological and behavioural responses of a long-lived seabird to an ecologically relevant challenge. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1978). 20220139–20220139. 4 indexed citations
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Whelan, Shannon, Scott A. Hatch, Anthony J. Gaston, H. Grant Gilchrist, & Kyle H. Elliott. (2022). Opposite, but insufficient, phenological responses to climate in two circumpolar seabirds: Relative roles of phenotypic plasticity and selection. Functional Ecology. 36(7). 1782–1795. 12 indexed citations
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Shoji, Akiko, Kyle H. Elliott, Yutaka Watanuki, et al.. (2021). Geolocators link marine mercury with levels in wild seabirds throughout their annual cycle: Consequences for trans-ecosystem biotransport. Environmental Pollution. 284. 117035–117035. 12 indexed citations
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Wheelwright, Nathaniel T., Amy E. M. Newman, Shannon Whelan, et al.. (2021). Natal experience and pre‐breeding environmental conditions affect lay date plasticity in Savannah Sparrows. Ecology. 103(2). e03575–e03575. 11 indexed citations
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Whelan, Shannon, et al.. (2020). Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes. Biology Letters. 16(1). 20190725–20190725. 13 indexed citations
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Whelan, Shannon, et al.. (2020). Accelerometry predicts muscle ultrastructure and flight capabilities in a wild bird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(Pt 22). 4 indexed citations
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Whelan, Shannon, et al.. (2019). Huffin’ and puffin: seabirds use large bills to dissipate heat from energetically demanding flight. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 21). 20 indexed citations
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Whelan, Shannon, Dan Strickland, Julie Morand‐Ferron, & D. Ryan Norris. (2017). Reduced reproductive performance associated with warmer ambient temperatures during incubation in a winter‐breeding, food‐storing passerine. Ecology and Evolution. 7(9). 3029–3036. 7 indexed citations

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