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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
67
Citations
19573
World Ranking
1580
National Ranking
578

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Frank Gill is affiliated with Drexel University in the United States. The work focuses on avian species, with research contributions available from scholarly articles and collaborations with other researchers in the field.

The scientist has authored the paper titled Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), published in 2020 in the venue Birds of the World. This publication has been cited six times.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Frank Gill include:

  • Ronald A. Canterbury
  • John L. Confer

Research dissemination has been primarily through the journal Birds of the World, which accounts for at least one published work.

In 1980, Frank Gill was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), recognizing a professional standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Economics of Feeding Territoriality in the Golden-Winged Sunbird

    Frank B. Gill;Larry L. Wolf

  • Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

    Peter E. Lowther;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • NONRANDOM FORAGING BY SUNBIRDS IN A PATCHY ENVIRONMENT

    Frank B. Gill;Larry L. Wolf

  • Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

    Jeremy J. Hatch;D. V. Weseloh;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • TRAPLINE FORAGING BY HERMIT HUMMINGBIRDS: COMPETITION FOR AN UNDEFENDED, RENEWABLE RESOURCE'

    Frank B. Gill

  • Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

    M. N. Kochert;K. Steenhof;C. L. McIntyre;E. H. Craig

  • Foraging Efficiencies and Time Budgets in Nectar-Feeding Birds

    Larry L. Wolf;F. Reed Hainsworth;Frank B. Gill

  • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

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

  • Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)

    R. Ian Goudie;Gregory J. Robertson;Austin Reed;A. Poole

  • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

    Ken Yasukawa;William A. Searcy;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

    Paul R. Cabe;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • PHYLOGENY OF TITMICE (PARIDAE): II. SPECIES RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON SEQUENCES OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL CYTOCHROME-B GENE

    Frank B. Gill;Beth Slikas;Frederick H. Sheldon

  • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

    N. T. Wheelwright;J. D. Rising;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)

    Peter D. Vickery;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Optimal Meal Size in Hummingbirds

    Paul A. DeBenedictis;Frank B. Gill;F. Reed Hainsworth;Graham H. Pyke

  • SPECIATION IN NORTH AMERICAN CHICKADEES: I. PATTERNS OF mtDNA GENETIC DIVERGENCE.

    Frank B. Gill;Alison M. Mostrom;Andrew L. Mack

  • Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

    G. W. Page;J. S. Warriner;J. C. Warriner;P. W. C. Paton

  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

    David A. Buehler;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)

    S. Kim Nelson;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

    Peter Arcese;Mark K. Sogge;Amy B. Marr;Michael A. Patten

  • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)

    R. R. Roth;M. S. Johnson;T. J. Underwood;A. Poole

  • Common Raven (Corvus corax)

    William I. Boarman;Bernd Heinrich;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

    John A. Smallwood;David M. Bird;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

    C. R. Preston;R. D. Beane;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

    Peter E. Lowther;Calvin L. Cink;A. Poole;P. Stettenheim

  • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

    L. Scott Johnson;Alan Poole;Frank Gill

  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

    Sylvia L. Halkin;Susan U. Linville;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)

    Anthony J. Gaston;J. Mark Hipfner;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)

    Fritz L. Knopf;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

    P. E. Lowther;C. Celada;N. K. Klein;C. C. Rimmer

  • Canada Goose ( Branta canadensis )

    Thomas B. Mowbray;Craig R. Ely;James S. Sedinger;Robert E. Trost

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry L. Wolf
Larry L. Wolf Syracuse University
Thomas E. Martin
Thomas E. Martin University of Montana
Frederick H. Sheldon
Frederick H. Sheldon Louisiana State University
Joanna Burger
Joanna Burger Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James P. Gibbs
James P. Gibbs SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Gregory J. Robertson
Gregory J. Robertson Environment and Climate Change Canada
Michael Gochfeld
Michael Gochfeld Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mark L. Mallory
Mark L. Mallory Acadia University
Charles R. Brown
Charles R. Brown University of Tulsa
Storrs L. Olson
Storrs L. Olson National Museum of Natural History

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