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Janis L. Dickinson

Janis L. Dickinson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
15200
World Ranking
4948
National Ranking
1695

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Janis L. Dickinson is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple aspects of agricultural and biological sciences with a focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Their work spans interdisciplinary fields that include genetics, sociology and political science, gender studies, and statistics.

The primary research topics covered in their publications include animal behavior and reproduction, plant and animal studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, conferences and exhibitions management, diversity and career in medicine, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, and animal and plant science education.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Janis L. Dickinson include:

  • Transfer, subsequent movement, and fate of sperm in the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta, 2021, Physiological Entomology
  • Juggling parenthood and ornithology: A full lifecycle approach to supporting mothers through the American Ornithological Society, 2021, Ornithological Applications
  • Extraterritorial visits in a cooperatively breeding songbird are consistent with multiple functions, 2020, Animal Behaviour
  • Does Terminology Matter? Effects of the Citizen Science Label on Participation in a Wildlife Conservation Online Platform, 2025, Citizen Science Theory and Practice
  • Number and Relative Proportions of Eusperm and Parasperm in Various Lepidoptera, 2021, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Janis L. Dickinson include:

  • Julian Shepherd
  • Nancy Hague
  • Susannah B. Lerman
  • Liba Pejchar
  • Lauryn Benedict

The scientist's publications have appeared in several venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Physiological Entomology
  • Ornithological Applications
  • Citizen Science Theory and Practice
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

In 2009, Janis L. Dickinson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy

    Rick Bonney;Caren B. Cooper;Janis L. Dickinson;Steve Kelling

  • Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits

    Janis L. Dickinson;Benjamin Zuckerberg;David N. Bonter

  • The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement

    Janis L Dickinson;Jennifer Shirk;David Bonter;Rick Bonney

  • Citizen Science as a Tool for Conservation in Residential Ecosystems

    Caren B. Cooper;Janis Dickinson;Tina Phillips;Rick Bonney

  • Ecology and evolution of cooperative breeding in birds

    Walter D. Koenig;Janis L. Dickinson

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation

    Hiromi Kobori;Janis L. Dickinson;Izumi Washitani;Ryo Sakurai

  • Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research

    Janis L. Dickinson;Rick Bonney;Richard Louv;John W. Fitzpatrick

  • Eunuchs: The Role of Apyrene Sperm in Lepidoptera?

    Robert E. Silberglied;Julian G. Shepherd;Janis Lou Dickinson

  • Cooperative breeding in vertebrates : studies of ecology, evolution, and behavior

    Walter D. Koenig;Janis L. Dickinson

  • The People Paradox: Self-Esteem Striving, Immortality Ideologies, and Human Response to Climate Change

    Janis L. Dickinson

  • Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds: Fitness consequences of helping

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  • Life-History Variation Predicts the Effects of Demographic Stochasticity on Avian Population Dynamics

    BE Saether;S Engen;AP Moller;H Weimerskirch

  • Climatic constraints on wintering bird distributions are modified by urbanization and weather.

    Benjamin Zuckerberg;David N. Bonter;Wesley M. Hochachka;Walter D. Koenig

  • Fitness consequences of helping behavior in the western bluebird

    Janis L. Dickinson;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Citizen Science: A Tool for Integrating Studies of Human and Natural Systems

    Rhiannon Crain;Caren Cooper;Janis L. Dickinson

  • Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds: Delayed dispersal

    Jan Ekman;Janis L. Dickinson;Ben J. Hatchwell;Michael Griesser

  • Prolonged mating in the milkweed leaf beetle Labidomera clivicollis clivicollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): a test of the “sperm-loading” hypothesis

    Janis L. Dickinson

  • Which Moral Foundations Predict Willingness to Make Lifestyle Changes to Avert Climate Change in the USA

    Janis L. Dickinson;Poppy McLeod;Robert Bloomfield;Shorna Allred

  • How Framing Climate Change Influences Citizen Scientists’ Intentions to Do Something About It

    Janis L. Dickinson;Rhiannon Crain;Steve Yalowitz;Tammy M. Cherry

  • Extrapair paternity, inclusive fitness, and within‐group benefits of helping in western bluebirds

    J. L. Dickinson;J. J. Akre

  • Nestling sex-ratio variation in Western Bluebirds

    Walter D. Koenig;Janis L. Dickinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter D. Koenig
Walter D. Koenig University of California, Berkeley
Benjamin Zuckerberg
Benjamin Zuckerberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wesley M. Hochachka
Wesley M. Hochachka Cornell University
Ben J. Hatchwell
Ben J. Hatchwell University of Sheffield
Marty L. Leonard
Marty L. Leonard Dalhousie University
Andrew G. Horn
Andrew G. Horn Dalhousie University
Raleigh J. Robertson
Raleigh J. Robertson Queen's University
Charles E. McCulloch
Charles E. McCulloch University of California, San Francisco
Marianne E. Krasny
Marianne E. Krasny Cornell University
Barbara A. Knuth
Barbara A. Knuth Cornell University

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