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Overview

Fred Cooke is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science.

Their work focuses on various aspects of ecology and wildlife behavior, with notable subfields including Ecology and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Specific topics addressed in their research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends

Cooke has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications. Key recent papers include:

  • "Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)", 2020, published in Birds of the World
  • "Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)", 2024, published in Birds of the World
  • "The Influence of Breeding Status and Nest Site Location on Marine Habitat Use by Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus", 2022, published in Marine ornithology

Their frequent co-authors comprise:

  • Thomas B. Mowbray
  • Barbara Ganter
  • Steven G. Mlodinow
  • Sonya A. Pastran
  • David B. Lank

Cooke's work is published predominantly in a few key venues, with the majority of articles appearing in Birds of the World and Marine ornithology.

Best Publications

  • Genetic polymorphism for alternative mating behaviour in lekking male ruff Philomachus pugnax

    David B. Lank;Constance M. Smith;Olivier Hanotte;Terry Burke

  • Differential Timing of Spring Migration in Wood Warblers (Parulinae)

    Charles M. Francis;Fred Cooke

  • Winter philopatry in migratory waterfowl

    Gregory J. Robertson;Fred Cooke;Fred Cooke

  • Body Size Variation in Lesser Snow Geese: Environmental Plasticity in Gosling Growth Rates

    E. G. Cooch;D. B. Lank;A. Dzubin;R. F. Rockwell

  • Long-Term Decline in Body Size in a Snow Goose Population: Evidence of Environmental Degradation?

    E. G. Cooch;D. B. Lank;R. F. Rockwell;F. Cooke

  • Reproductive Habits in the Snow Goose: The Influence of Female Age

    George Finney;Fred Cooke

  • GENE FLOW BETWEEN BREEDING POPULATIONS OF LESSER SNOW GEESE

    F. Cooke;C.D. MacInnes;J.P. Prevett.

  • Long-Term Changes in Survival Rates of Lesser Snow Geese

    Charles M. Francis;Miriam H. Richards;Fred Cooke;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Recruitment and the timing of reproduction in Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens)

    F. Cooke;C.S. Findlay;R.F. Rockwell

  • DNA marker analysis detects multiple maternity and paternity in single broods of the lesser snow goose

    Thomas W. Quinn;James S. Quinn;Fred Cooke;Bradley N. White

  • Environmental change and the cost of philopatry: an example in the lesser snow goose.

    E. G. Cooch;R. L. Jefferies;R. F. Rockwell;F. Cooke

  • Philopatry, Site Tenacity, and Mate Fidelity in the Semipalmated Sandpiper

    Cheri L. Gratto;R. I. G. Morrison;Fred Cooke

  • Environmental degradation, food limitation and reproductive output: juvenile survival in lesser snow geese

    T. D. Williams;E. G. Cooch;R. L. Jefferies;F. Cooke

  • Annual Nesting Productivity in Snow Geese: Prairie Droughts and Arctic Springs

    J. Chris Davies;Fred Cooke

  • BREEDING SYNCHRONY IN THE LESSER SNOW GOOSE (ANSER CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS): I. GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS OF HATCH DATE VARIABILITY AND THEIR EFFECTS ON HATCH SYNCHRONY.

    C. Scott Findlay;Fred Cooke

  • Rape in the Lesser Snow Goose

    Pierre Mineau;Fred Cooke

  • Age-specific costs of first-time breeding

    Anne Viallefont;Fred Cooke;Jean-Dominique Lebreton

  • SYNCHRONY IN THE LESSER SNOW GOOSE (ANSER CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS). II. THE ADAPTIVE VALUE OF REPRODUCTIVE SYNCHRONY.

    C. Scott Findlay;Fred Cooke

  • Age and Reproductive Success in Female Lesser Snow Geese: Experience, Senescence and the Cost of Philopatry

    R. F. Rockwell;E. G. Cooch;C. B. Thompson;F. Cooke

  • Long-term decline in fecundity in a snow goose population: evidence for density dependence?

    E. G. Cooch;D. B. Lank;R. F. Rockwell;F. Cooke

  • snow geese of La Pérouse Bay

    F. Cooke;Robert F. Rockwell;David B. Lank

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell American Museum of Natural History
David B. Lank
David B. Lank Simon Fraser University
Evan G. Cooch
Evan G. Cooch Cornell University
Charles M. Francis
Charles M. Francis Government of Canada
Gregory J. Robertson
Gregory J. Robertson Environment and Climate Change Canada
Pierre Mineau
Pierre Mineau Environment and Climate Change Canada
Bradley N. White
Bradley N. White Trent University
Falk Huettmann
Falk Huettmann University of Alaska Fairbanks
Raleigh J. Robertson
Raleigh J. Robertson Queen's University
Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University

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