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Ethan D. Clotfelter

Ethan D. Clotfelter

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3903
World Ranking
2418
National Ranking
686

Overview

Ethan D. Clotfelter is affiliated with Amherst College in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with an emphasis on Ecology and related disciplines. Clotfelter's work encompasses several subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Ecological Modeling.

Their research covers a range of topics, focusing notably on physiological and biochemical adaptations, crustacean biology and ecology, bat biology and ecology studies, plant and animal studies, fish ecology and management studies, animal behavior and reproduction, and species distribution and climate change.

Clotfelter has contributed to multiple publication venues, including:

  • Ecology
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Invertebrate Biology
  • Journal of Animal Ecology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Clotfelter include:

  • "Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America" (2023, Ecology)
  • "Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)" (2020, Birds of the World)
  • "Morphology, performance, and fluid dynamics of the crayfish escape response" (2020, Journal of Experimental Biology)
  • "Experimental ectoparasite removal has a sex-specific effect on nestling telomere length" (2023, Ecology and Evolution)
  • "Size, but not sex, predicts pinch force and exoskeleton mechanical properties in crayfish of the genus Faxonius" (2023, Invertebrate Biology)

Frequent collaborators in Clotfelter's research include:

  • Mark T. Stanback
  • Sarah E. Wolf
  • Conor C. Taff
  • Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi
  • Mary J. Woodruff

Best Publications

  • The role of animal behaviour in the study of endocrine-disrupting chemicals

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Alison M. Bell;Kate R. Levering

  • Experimental cooling during incubation leads to reduced innate immunity and body condition in nestling tree swallows

    Daniel R. Ardia;Jonathan H. Pérez;Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • Acorn mast drives long-term dynamics of rodent and songbird populations

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Amy B. Pedersen;Jack A. Cranford;Nilam Ram

  • Consequences of elevating plasma testosterone in females of a socially monogamous songbird: evidence of constraints on male evolution?

    Ethan D Clotfelter;Dawn M O'Neal;Jacqueline M Gaudioso;Joseph M Casto

  • What cues do brown-headed cowbirds use to locate red-winged blackbird host nests?

    Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • Nest box orientation affects internal temperature and nest site selection by Tree Swallows

    Daniel R. Ardia;Jonathan H. Pérez;Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • Serotonin decreases aggression via 5-HT1A receptors in the fighting fish Betta splendens

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Erin P. O'Hare;Meredith M. McNitt;Russ E. Carpenter

  • Carotenoid-based coloration in cichlid fishes.

    Kristina M. Sefc;Alexandria C. Brown;Alexandria C. Brown;Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • Red fish, blue fish: Trade-offs between pigmentation and immunity in Betta splendens

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Daniel R. Ardia;Kevin J. McGraw

  • Temperature and life history: experimental heating leads female tree swallows to modulate egg temperature and incubation behaviour

    Daniel R. Ardia;Jonathan H. Pérez;Elise K. Chad;Margaret A. Voss

  • Behavioral changes in fish exposed to phytoestrogens.

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Alison C. Rodriguez

  • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

    V. Nolan;E. D. Ketterson;D. A. Cristol;C. M. Rogers

  • Experimental heating reveals nest temperature affects nestling condition in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor).

    Jonathan H Pérez;Daniel R Ardia;Elise K Chad;Ethan D Clotfelter

  • Individual quality and age affect responses to an energetic constraint in a cavity-nesting bird

    Daniel R. Ardia;Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • Parental allocation of food to nestling tree swallows: the influence of nestling behaviour, sex and paternity

    Linda A Whittingham;Peter O Dunn;Ethan D Clotfelter

  • Mate Choice and Spawning Success in the Fighting Fish Betta splendens: the Importance of Body Size, Display Behavior and Nest Size

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Leslie J. Curren;Leslie J. Curren;Caleb E. Murphy;Caleb E. Murphy

  • Impact of brood parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds on Red-winged Blackbird reproductive success

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Ken Yasukawa

  • Bystanders to contests between conspecifics are primed for increased aggression in male fighting fish

    Ethan D Clotfelter;Aaron D Paolino

  • Aggregation Behavior in Wildtype and Transgenic Zebrafish

    Jennifer L. Snekser;Scott P. McRobert;Caleb E. Murphy;Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • MECHANISMS OF FACULTATIVE SEX-RATIO VARIATION IN ZEBRA FINCHES (TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA )

    Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • Laying order, hatching asynchrony and nestling body mass in Tree Swallows Tachycineta bicolor

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Linda A. Whittingham;Peter O. Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen D. Ketterson
Ellen D. Ketterson Indiana University
Val Nolan
Val Nolan Indiana University
Ken Yasukawa
Ken Yasukawa Beloit College
Kevin J. McGraw
Kevin J. McGraw Arizona State University
Cliff H. Summers
Cliff H. Summers University of South Dakota
Linda A. Whittingham
Linda A. Whittingham University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Daniel A. Cristol
Daniel A. Cristol William & Mary
Peter O. Dunn
Peter O. Dunn University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Nilam Ram
Nilam Ram Stanford University
Kristina M. Sefc
Kristina M. Sefc University of Graz

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