2026 C. Davison Ankney: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	42	5494	354	113	8595

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World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Ecology and Evolution

5494

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8595

Overview

C. Davison Ankney was affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Throughout their career, Ankney contributed to academic research in a focused but not extensively documented manner, with limited publicly recorded publications or collaborations.

There are no recent papers listed under Ankney's name. Details about co-authors or frequent publication venues are not available, which suggests a relatively low profile in terms of collaborative networks or consistent journal contributions.

Information on book publications, main fields of study, subfields, and principal topics of research has not been documented in the available sources. Similarly, no awards or recognitions are recorded in relation to Ankney's work.

Although specific research outputs, topics, and impacts are not detailed in the accessible data, Ankney's association with a recognized Canadian academic institution situates their professional activities within a scholarly context.

Best Publications

Nutrient Reserves and Reproductive Performance of Female Lesser Snow Geese

C. Davison Ankney;Charles D. MacInnes

1021
Citations
Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl

John T. Ratti;Bruce D. J. Batt;Alan D. Afton;Michael G. Anderson

747
Citations
The effect of apparatus, extraction time, and solvent type on lipid extractions of snow geese

Gloria R. Dobush;C. Davison Ankney;David G. Krementz

611
Citations
Whole brain size and general mental ability: a review.

J. Philippe Rushton;C. Davison Ankney

280
Citations
MITOCHONDRIAL GENE TREES AND THE EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIP OF MALLARD AND BLACK DUCKS.

John C. Avise;C. Davison Ankney;William S. Nelson

251
Citations
Egg Weight, Survival, and Growth of Lesser Snow Goose Goslings

C. Davison Ankney

250
Citations
An embarrassment of riches : Too many geese

Unknown

245
Citations
Nutrient Reserve Dynamics of Breeding and Molting Brant

C. Davison Ankney

233
Citations
Sources of Variation in Growth of Tree Swallows

Terry E. Quinney;David J. T. Hussell;C. Davison Ankney

189
Citations
MATRIARCHAL POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE IN AN AVIAN SPECIES WITH FEMALE NATAL PHILOPATRY.

John C. Avise;Ray T. Alisauskas;William S. Nelson;C. Davison Ankney

186
Citations
Bioenergetics of Breeding Northern Shovelers: Diet, Nutrient Reserves, Clutch Size, and Incubation

C. Davison Ankney;Alan D. Afton

182
Citations
Prey Size Selection by Tree Swallows

C. Davison Ankney

171
Citations
Body Size, Activity Budgets, and Diets of Sea Ducks Wintering in Newfoundland

Unknown

164
Citations
The role of nutrient reserves in limiting waterfowl reproduction

C. D. Ankney;A. D. Afton;R. T. Alisauskas

148
Citations
Nutrient reserves and the energetics of reproduction in American coots

Ray T. Alisauskas;C. Davison Ankney

141
Citations
NUTRIENT-RESERVE DYNAMICS OF BREEDING LESSER SCAUP: A TEST OF COMPETING HYPOTHESES

Alan D. Afton;C. Davison Ankney

138
Citations
PREDATION OF ZEBRA MUSSELS BY DIVING DUCKS: AN EXCLOSURE STUDY'

Unknown

134
Citations
The effect of drying temperature on extraction of petroleum ether soluble fats of small birds and mammals

David C. Kerr;C. Davison Ankney;John S. Millar

129
Citations
Sex Ratio Varies with Egg Sequence in Lesser Snow Geese

C. Davison Ankney

128
Citations
Winter Diets and Nutrition of Midcontinental Lesser Snow Geese

Ray T. Alisauskas;C. Davison Ankney;Erwin E. Klaas

127
Citations
Nutrient reserve dynamics of lesser snow geese staging at James Bay, Ontario

Ronald C. P. Wypkema;C. Davison Ankney

111
Citations
Effects of dietary fiber and diet diversity on digestive organs of captive Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

F. Patrick Kehoe;C. Davison Ankney;Ray T. Alisauskas

111
Citations
Nutrient-Reserve Dynamics and Diet of Breeding Female Gadwalls

C. Davison Ankney;Ray T. Alisauskas

111
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray T. Alisauskas Environment and Climate Change Canada

J. Philippe Rushton University of Western Ontario

Todd W. Arnold University of Minnesota

Alan D. Afton Louisiana State University

John C. Avise University of California, Irvine

Gary L. Krapu United States Geological Survey

Jennifer L. Lavers Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation

Douglas H. Johnson United States Geological Survey

Dave Shutler Acadia University

Mark R. Forbes Carleton University

External Links

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