Vallo Tilgar

2.2k total citations
65 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Vallo Tilgar is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vallo Tilgar has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ecology, 48 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Vallo Tilgar's work include Avian ecology and behavior (47 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (24 papers). Vallo Tilgar is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (47 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (24 papers). Vallo Tilgar collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and Spain. Vallo Tilgar's co-authors include Raivo Mänd, Marko Mägi, Priit Kilgas, Agu Leivits, S. James Reynolds, Asko Lõhmus, I. Ots, Indriķis Krams, Anu Viitak and Anders Pape Møller and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Vallo Tilgar

65 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vallo Tilgar Estonia 24 1.1k 911 437 224 110 65 1.5k
Tomás Pérez‐Contreras Spain 23 992 0.9× 968 1.1× 367 0.8× 125 0.6× 62 0.6× 60 1.5k
Csongor I. Vágási Romania 25 781 0.7× 846 0.9× 375 0.9× 119 0.5× 112 1.0× 48 1.3k
Clotilde Biard France 20 871 0.8× 985 1.1× 377 0.9× 88 0.4× 123 1.1× 35 1.6k
Liesbeth De Neve Belgium 21 903 0.8× 759 0.8× 332 0.8× 122 0.5× 63 0.6× 62 1.3k
Marco Cucco Italy 21 802 0.7× 616 0.7× 170 0.4× 261 1.2× 90 0.8× 72 1.2k
Julien Gasparini France 28 971 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 504 1.2× 81 0.4× 124 1.1× 66 2.1k
François Vézina Canada 27 1.6k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 291 0.7× 137 0.6× 214 1.9× 76 2.0k
James R. Belthoff United States 23 1.1k 1.0× 667 0.7× 196 0.4× 283 1.3× 49 0.4× 78 1.6k
G. R. Bortolotti Canada 19 1.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.8× 616 1.4× 125 0.6× 218 2.0× 26 2.3k
Marko Mägi Estonia 20 728 0.7× 628 0.7× 238 0.5× 173 0.8× 53 0.5× 46 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vallo Tilgar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tilgar, Vallo, Jaanus Elts, Kunter Tätte, & Riho Marja. (2024). Linking farming practices and landscape elements to nest predation of an iconic farmland wader. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 373. 109095–109095. 1 indexed citations
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Muriel, Jaime, Jesús Martínez‐Padilla, Andreas Nord, et al.. (2024). Seasonal and environmental factors contribute to the variation in the gut microbiome: A large‐scale study of a small bird. Journal of Animal Ecology. 93(10). 1475–1492. 7 indexed citations
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Laaksonen, Toni, Malcolm D. Burgess, Alejandro Cantarero, et al.. (2021). Population differences in the length and early‐life dynamics of telomeres among European pied flycatchers. Molecular Ecology. 31(23). 5966–5978. 10 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, et al.. (2016). Acute embryonic exposure to corticosterone alters physiology, behaviour and growth in nestlings of a wild passerine. Hormones and Behavior. 84. 111–120. 14 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, et al.. (2015). Does the interaction between glucocorticoids and insulin-like growth factor 1 predict nestling fitness in a wild passerine?. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 225. 149–154. 19 indexed citations
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Ruuskanen, Suvi, Toni Laaksonen, Judith Morales, et al.. (2013). Large-scale geographical variation in eggshell metal and calcium content in a passerine bird (Ficedula hypoleuca). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(5). 3304–3317. 27 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, et al.. (2012). Acute stress affects the corticosterone level in bird eggs: A case study with great tits (Parus major). Hormones and Behavior. 62(4). 475–479. 29 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, et al.. (2011). Plumage Bacterial Assemblages in a Breeding Wild Passerine: Relationships with Ecological Factors and Body Condition. Microbial Ecology. 61(4). 740–749. 39 indexed citations
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Ruuskanen, Suvi, Heli Siitari, Tapio Eeva, et al.. (2011). Geographical Variation in Egg Mass and Egg Content in a Passerine Bird. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e25360–e25360. 29 indexed citations
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Kilgas, Priit, et al.. (2010). Antioxidant protection, immune function and growth of nestling great tits Parus major in relation to within-brood hierarchy. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 157(3). 288–293. 14 indexed citations
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Ferrer, Miguel, et al.. (2010). Plasma alkaline phosphatase as a sensitive indicator of age and skeletal development in wild coscoroba swans. Wildlife Research. 37(6). 504–511. 8 indexed citations
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Veeroja, Rauno, et al.. (2009). Conception date affects litter type and foetal sex ratio in female moose in Estonia. Journal of Animal Ecology. 79(1). 169–175. 10 indexed citations
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Kilgas, Priit, Vallo Tilgar, & Raivo Mänd. (2006). Hematological Health State Indices Predict Local Survival in a Small Passerine Bird, the Great Tit (Parus major). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 79(3). 565–572. 63 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo & Raivo Mänd. (2006). Sibling Growth Patterns in Great tits: Does Increased Selection on Last-hatched Chicks Favour an Asynchronous Hatching Strategy?. Evolutionary Ecology. 20(3). 217–234. 21 indexed citations
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Kilgas, Priit, Raivo Mänd, Marko Mägi, & Vallo Tilgar. (2006). Hematological parameters in brood-rearing great tits in relation to habitat, multiple breeding and sex. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 144(2). 224–231. 56 indexed citations
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Mänd, Raivo, Vallo Tilgar, & Anders Pape Møller. (2005). Negative relationship between plumage colour and breeding output in female great tits, Parus major. Evolutionary ecology research. 7(7). 1013–1023. 17 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, Raivo Mänd, Priit Kilgas, & S. James Reynolds. (2005). Chick Development in Free‐Living Great TitsParus majorin Relation to Calcium Availability and Egg Composition. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 78(4). 590–598. 20 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, I. Ots, & Raivo Mänd. (2004). Bone Alkaline Phosphatase as a Sensitive Indicator of Skeletal Development in Birds: A Study of the Great Tit Nestlings. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 77(3). 530–535. 19 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, Raivo Mänd, I. Ots, et al.. (2004). Calcium availability affects bone growth in nestlings of free‐living great tits (Parus major), as detected by plasma alkaline phosphatase. Journal of Zoology. 263(3). 269–274. 32 indexed citations
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Tilgar, Vallo, Raivo Mänd, & Agu Leivits. (1999). Breeding in calcium-poor habitats: are there any extra costs?. Acta Ornithologica. 34(2). 215–218. 8 indexed citations

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