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Douglass H. Morse

Douglass H. Morse

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
7618
World Ranking
5533
National Ranking
1892

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Douglass H. Morse is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. The scientist's work incorporates several subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, and ecological modeling.

Their main research topics focus on plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, animal behavior and reproduction, avian ecology and behavior, animal ecology and behavior studies, and studies related to species distribution and climate change.

Douglass H. Morse has contributed numerous research papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Rapid phenological change differs across four trophic levels over 15 years, 2021, Oecologia
  • Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens), 2020, Birds of the World
  • Rapid decline of a four-trophic-level system over a 15-year period, 2021, Oecologia
  • Spider use of caterpillar shelters, 2021, Journal of Arachnology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Insect Behavior, Birds of the World, Oecologia, Journal of Arachnology, and Ecological Entomology. The Journal of Insect Behavior and Birds of the World are among the most common outlets for their research.

Collaboration is a part of Morse's scientific endeavors, with frequent coauthors including Alan F. Poole, Joe P. Poston, Peter Pyle, Thomas K. Merchant, and Galen J. L. Tiong.

Douglass H. Morse was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986.

Best Publications

  • Ecological Aspects of Some Mixed-Species Foraging Flocks of Birds

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Behavioral Mechanisms in Ecology

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Niche Breadth as a Function of Social Dominance

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Feeding Behavior and Predator Avoidance in Heterospecific Groups

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Crab spiders affect flower visitation by bees

    Reuven Dukas;Douglass H. Morse

  • Propagule size, dispersal ability, and seedling performance in Asclepias syriaca

    Douglass H. Morse;Johanna Schmitt

  • The Insectivorous Bird as an Adaptive Strategy

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Experimental and Observational Studies of Patch Choice at Different Scales by the Crab Spider Misumena Vatia

    Douglass H. Morse;Robert S. Fritz

  • Prey capture by the crab spider Misumena calycina (Araneae: Thomisidae).

    Douglass H. Morse

  • A Quantitative Study of Foraging of Male and Female Spruce‐Woods Warblers

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Reproductive success and foraging of the crab spider Misumena vatia.

    Robert S. Fritz;Douglass H. Morse

  • STRUCTURE AND FORAGING PATTERNS OF FLOCKS OF TITS AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES IN AN ENGLISH WOODLAND DURING THE WINTER

    Douglass H. Morse

  • American Warblers: An Ecological and Behavioral Perspective

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Predatory risk to insects foraging at flowers

    Douglass H. Morse

  • VARIABLES AFFECTING THE DENSITY AND TERRITORY SIZE OF BREEDING SPRUCE-WOODS WARBLERS'

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Contributions of diurnal and nocturnal insects to the pollination of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) in a pollen-limited system.

    Douglass H. Morse;Robert S. Fritz

  • Factors driving extreme sexual size dimorphism of a sit-and-wait predator under low density

    Rebecca S. Legrand;Douglass H. Morse

  • Prey capture by the crab spider Misumena vatia (Clerck) (Thomisidae) on three common native flowers.

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Predator upon a Flower: Life History and Fitness in a Crab Spider

    Douglass H. Morse

  • Territorial and Courtship Songs of Birds

    Douglass H. Morse

Frequent Co-Authors

Johanna Schmitt
Johanna Schmitt University of California, Davis
Reuven Dukas
Reuven Dukas McMaster University
Robert S. Fritz
Robert S. Fritz Vassar College
Jill T. Anderson
Jill T. Anderson University of Georgia
Peter Kareiva
Peter Kareiva University of California, Los Angeles
Sean Myles
Sean Myles Dalhousie University

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