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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
9295
World Ranking
1047
National Ranking
314

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
9460
World Ranking
5465
National Ranking
1866

Eugene S. Morton publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eugene S. Morton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 105 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Eugene S. Morton D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eugene S. Morton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Eugene S. Morton is affiliated with York University in Canada. The research focus centers broadly on environmental and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on avian ecology and behavior.

Their academic contributions span a range of subfields within ecology, including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecological modeling, nature and landscape conservation, and developmental biology. These areas of study frame a multidisciplinary approach to understanding animal and plant interactions and environmental dynamics.

Eugene S. Morton's principal topics of work include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Animal vocal communication and behavior

The scientist has published extensively in the venue Birds of the World, contributing four papers there. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)," 2020, Birds of the World
  • "Red-throated Ant-Tanager (Habia fuscicauda)," 2020, Birds of the World
  • "Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)," 2020, Birds of the World
  • "Red-throated Ant-Tanager (Driophlox fuscicauda)," 2024, Birds of the World

Coauthorship collaborations indicate multidisciplinary teamwork within the field. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Bridget J. M. Stutchbury
  • Ioana Chiver
  • Thomas M. Haggerty
  • Ross D. James
  • John van Dort

The extent of their work across environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences underscores a diverse research portfolio. The combination of ecological modeling and conservation topics reflects engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of biology and sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Ecological Sources of Selection on Avian Sounds

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  • On the Occurrence and Significance of Motivation-Structural Rules in Some Bird and Mammal Sounds

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  • Behavioral ecology of tropical birds

    Bridget J. M. Stutchbury;Eugene S. Morton

  • Animal Vocal Communication: A New Approach

    Donald H. Owings;Eugene S. Morton

  • The Effect of Breeding Synchrony On Extra-Pair Mating Systems in Songbirds

    Bridget J. M. Stutchbury;Eugene S. Morton

  • EXTRAPAIR FERTILIZATIONS AND THE EVOLUTION OF COLONIAL BREEDING IN PURPLE MARTINS

    Eugene S. Morton;Lisa Forman;Michael J. Braun

  • Predictions From the Ranging Hypothesis for the Evolution of Long Distance Signals in Birds

    Eugene S. Morton

  • On the Evolutionary Advantages and Disadvantages of Fruit Eating in Tropical Birds

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  • Structural Adaptations to Local Habitat Acoustics in Carolina Wren Songs

    Sheri Lynn Gish;Eugene S. Morton

  • The relationship between fruit crop sizes and fruit removal rates by birds

    Priya Davidar;Eugene S. Morton

  • Condition-dependent control of paternity by female purple martins: implications for coloniality

    Richard H. Wagner;Malcolm D. Schug;Eugene S. Morton

  • Grading, Discreteness, Redundancy, and Motivation-Structural Rules

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  • Living with parasites: prevalence of a blood parasite and its effect on survivorship in the purple martin

    P. Davidar;Eugene S. Morton

  • RECENT ADVANCES IN THE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL BIRDS The 2005 Margaret Morse Nice Lecture

    Bridget J. M. Stutchbury;Eugene S. Morton

  • Extrapair paternity in hooded warblers

    Bridget J. Stutchbury;Judith M. Rhymer;Eugene S. Morton

  • Habitat segregation between the sexes of wintering hooded warblers (Wilsonia citrina)

    J. F. Lynch;E. S. Morton;M. E. Van Der Voort

  • Territory switching behavior in a sedentary tropical passerine, the dusky antbird (Cercomacra tyrannina)

    Eugene S. Morton;Kim C. Derrickson;Bridget J. M. Stutchbury

  • On the learning of degraded and undegraded songs in the Carolina wren

    Eugene S. Morton;Sheri L. Gish;Martha Van Der Voort

  • Song ranging by the dusky antbird, Cercomacra tyrannina : ranging without song learning

    E. S. Morton;K. C. Derrickson

  • VOCAL RESPONSE TO PREDATORS IN PAIR-BONDED CAROLINA WRENS

    Eugene S. Morton;Michael D. Shalter

  • Confidence of paternity, actual paternity and parental effort by purple martins

    Richard H. Wagner;Malcolm D. Schug;Eugene S. Morton

  • The role of distance, familiarity, and time of day in Carolina wrens responses to conspecific songs

    Eyal Shy;Eugene S. Morton

  • Variation in Mate Guarding Intensity By Male Purple Martins

    Eugene S. Morton

  • Prolonged Spring Migration in the Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

    Paul A. Callo;Eugene S. Morton;Bridget J. M. Stutchbury

  • Male Acadian flycatchers, Empidonax virescens, obtain extrapair fertilizations with distant females

    Bonnie E. Woolfenden;Bridget J.M. Stutchbury;Eugene S. Morton

  • A Previously Undescribed Method of Song Matching in a Species with a Single Song “Type”, the Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)

    Eugene S. Morton;Kimberley Young

  • Extra-pair mating system of a synchronously breeding tropical songbird

    Bridget J. M. Stutchbury;Eugene S. Morton;Walter H. Piper

  • Habitat segregation between the sexes of wintering Hooded Warblers

    J. Lynch;Eugene S. Morton;M. Van der Voort

  • The singing life of birds: The art and science of listening to birdsong.

    Eugene S. Morton

Frequent Co-Authors

Priya Davidar
Priya Davidar Pondicherry University
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Frank Gill
Frank Gill Drexel University
Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park
William J. McShea
William J. McShea Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Russell Greenberg
Russell Greenberg Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

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