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Overview

Gary R. Hepp is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a specific emphasis on Ecology as a subfield of study.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Hepp has contributed to several publications in the venue Birds of the World, signaling a consistent presence in this specialized outlet.

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Gary R. Hepp include:

  • "Gadwall (Mareca strepera)", 2020, Birds of the World
  • "American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)", 2020, Birds of the World
  • "American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)", 2025, Birds of the World

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Jerry R. Longcore
  • Daniel G. McAuley
  • Judith M. Rhymer
  • C. R. Leschack
  • S. K. McKnight

Best Publications

  • Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation implications of incubation temperature-dependent phenotypes in birds

    Sarah E. DuRant;Sarah E. DuRant;William A. Hopkins;Gary R. Hepp;J. R. Walters

  • Maternal effects in Wood Ducks: incubation temperature influences incubation period and neonate phenotype

    G. R. Hepp;R. A. Kennamer;Maribeth H Johnson

  • Physiological condition of autumn-banded mallards and its relationship to hunting vulnerability

    Gary R. Hepp;Robert J. Blohm;Ronald E. Reynolds;James E. Hines

  • Slight differences in incubation temperature affect early growth and stress endocrinology of wood duck (Aix sponsa) ducklings.

    S E Durant;G R Hepp;I T Moore;B C Hopkins

  • Dominance in Wintering Waterfowl (Anatini): Effects on Distribution of Sexes

    Gary R. Hepp;Jay D. Hair

  • Incubation temperature affects multiple measures of immunocompetence in young wood ducks (Aix Sponsa).

    Sarah E. DuRant;William A. Hopkins;Dana M. Hawley;Gary R. Hepp

  • Factors affecting variation in the egg and duckling components of Wood Ducks

    G. R. Hepp;D. J. Stangohr;L. A. Baker;R. A. Kennamer

  • Incubation as a Reproductive Cost in Female Wood Ducks

    Gary R. Hepp;Robert A. Kennamer;William F. Harvey

  • Warm Is Better: Incubation Temperature Influences Apparent Survival and Recruitment of Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)

    Gary R. Hepp;Robert A. Kennamer

  • Recruitment and Natal Philopatry of Wood Ducks

    Gary R. Hepp;Robert A. Kennamer;William F. Harvey

  • Characteristics and consequences of nest-site fidelity in wood ducks

    Gary R. Hepp;Robert A. Kennamer

  • Population parameters and philopatry of breeding female wood ducks

    Gary R. Hepp;Richard T. Hoppe;Robert A. Kennamer

  • Fitness consequences of delayed maturity in female wood ducks

    Madan K. Oli;Gary R. Hepp;Robert A. Kennamer

  • Incubation temperature affects the metabolic cost of thermoregulation in a young precocial bird

    Sarah E. DuRant;William A. Hopkins;Amanda F. Wilson;Gary R. Hepp

  • Effects of Age and Experience on Reproductive Performance of Wood Ducks

    Gary R. Hepp;Robert A. Kennamer

  • PATTERNS OF NEST ATTENDANCE IN FEMALE WOOD DUCKS

    Chad A. Manlove;Gary R. Hepp

  • American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)

    Jerry R. Longcore;Daniel G. McAuley;Gary R. Hepp;Judith M. Rhymer

  • Incubation temperature influences locomotor performance in young wood ducks (Aix sponsa).

    Brittney Cole Hopkins;Sarah Elizabeth DuRant;Gary Richard Hepp;William Alexander Hopkins

  • Age-specific reproduction in three species of European ducks

    Peter Blums;Gary R. Hepp;Aivars Mednis

  • Embryonic developmental patterns and energy expenditure are affected by incubation temperature in wood ducks (Aix sponsa).

    S. E. DuRant;William A. Hopkins;G. R. Hepp

  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

    Gary R. Hepp;Frank C. Bellrose;A. Poole;F. Gill

  • Potential effect of grass carp herbivory on waterfowl foods

    S. Keith McKnight;Gary R. Hepp

  • Incubation conditions are more important in determining early thermoregulatory ability than posthatch resource conditions in a precocial bird.

    S E DuRant;W A Hopkins;A W Carter;C M Stachowiak

  • Embryonic Development and Nest Attentiveness of Wood Ducks during Egg Laying

    Robert A. Kennamer;William F. Harvey Iv;Gary R. Hepp

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Hopkins
William A. Hopkins Virginia Tech
James E. Hines
James E. Hines United States Geological Survey
James D. Nichols
James D. Nichols United States Geological Survey
Frank Gill
Frank Gill Drexel University
Dana M. Hawley
Dana M. Hawley Virginia Tech
Kenneth H. Pollock
Kenneth H. Pollock North Carolina State University
Ignacio T. Moore
Ignacio T. Moore Virginia Tech
Madan K. Oli
Madan K. Oli University of Florida
Jeffrey R. Walters
Jeffrey R. Walters Virginia Tech

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