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L. Scott Johnson

L. Scott Johnson

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
29
Citations
2502
World Ranking
2633
National Ranking
741

Overview

L. Scott Johnson is affiliated with Towson University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

Their work spans multiple subfields including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oral Surgery
  • Orthodontics

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

L. Scott Johnson has contributed to several recent papers, many of which investigate aspects related to bird species and environmental interactions. Notable publications include:

  • Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), 2020, Birds of the World
  • Environmental unpredictability shapes glucocorticoid regulation across populations of tree swallows, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Abundance estimation from genetic mark-recapture data when not all sites are sampled: An example with the bowhead whale, 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Individual variation in natural or manipulated corticosterone does not covary with circulating glucose in a wild bird, 2022, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Gene expression in the female tree swallow brain is associated with inter- and intra-population variation in glucocorticoid levels, 2022, Hormones and Behavior

The scientist has frequently collaborated with a group of coauthors over multiple publications, including:

  • Cédric Zimmer
  • Conor C. Taff
  • Daniel R. Ardia
  • Maren N. Vitousek
  • Alexandra P. Rose

The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Birds of the World
  • Journal für Ornithologie
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Best Publications

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

    Marcel M. Lambrechts;Frank Adriaensen;Daniel R. Ardia;Alexandr V. Artemyev

  • Effects of haematophagous ectoparasites on nestling house wrens, Troglodytes aedon : who pays the cost of parasitism?

    L. Scott Johnson;Daniel J. Albrecht

  • Assessing the effects of haematophagous ectoparasites on the health of nestling birds: haematocrit vs haemoglobin levels in House Wrens parasitized by blow fly larvae

    Erin L. O'Brien;Brian L. Morrison;L. Scott Johnson

  • Neonatal body condition, immune responsiveness, and hematocrit predict longevity in a wild bird population

    E. Keith Bowers;Christine J. Hodges;Anna M. Forsman;Laura A. Vogel

  • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

    L. Scott Johnson;Alan Poole;Frank Gill

  • The Functions of Song in Male House Wrens (Troglodytes Aedon)

    L. Henry Kermott;L. Scott Johnson

  • The Cost of Polygyny in the House Wren Troglodytes aedon

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  • Female Attraction To Male Song in House Wrens (Troglodytes Aedon)

    L. Scott Johnson;William A. Searcy

  • Genotype and extra-pair paternity in the house wren: a rare-male effect?

    Brian S. Masters;Bonnie G. Hicks;L. Scott Johnson;Lori A. Erb

  • Latitudinal variation in clutch size-lay date regressions in Tachycineta swallows: effects of food supply or demography?

    David W. Winkler;Kevin M. Ringelman;Kevin M. Ringelman;Peter O. Dunn;Linda Whittingham

  • The Process and Causes of Fledging in a Cavity‐Nesting Passerine Bird, the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

    L. Scott Johnson;Robin L. Rauch;Sara N. Dellone

  • Reproductive Success of House Wrens in Suburban and Rural Landscapes

    Michael J. Newhouse;Peter P. Marra;L. Scott Johnson

  • Environmental unpredictability shapes glucocorticoid regulation across populations of tree swallows.

    Cedric Zimmer;Conor C Taff;Daniel R Ardia;Alexandra P Rose

  • Increased cuckoldry as a cost of breeding late for male house wrens (Troglodytes aedon)

    L. Scott Johnson;Bonnie G. Hicks;Brian S. Masters

  • Possible Causes of Territory Takeovers in a North-Temperate Population of House Wrens

    L. Scott Johnson;L. Henry Kermott

  • Effects of supplemental calcium on the reproductive output of a small passerine bird, the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

    L. Scott Johnson;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • Extra-pair young in house wren broods are more likely to be male than female

    L. Scott Johnson;Charles F. Thompson;Scott K. Sakaluk;Markus Neuhäuser

  • Extra-pair paternity in the socially monogamous mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides and its effect on the potential for sexual selection

    Susan L. Balenger;L. Scott Johnson;Herman L. Mays;Brian S. Masters

  • CHANGES IN EGG SIZE AND CLUTCH SIZE WITH ELEVATION IN A WYOMING POPULATION OF MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS

    L. Scott Johnson;Emilene Ostlind;Jessica L. Brubaker;Susan L. Balenger

  • Sexual selection in a socially monogamous bird: male color predicts paternity success in the mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides

    Susan L. Balenger;Susan L. Balenger;L. Scott Johnson;Brian S. Masters

  • Female house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) increase the size, but not immunocompetence, of their offspring through extra-pair mating.

    Anna M. Forsman;Laura A. Vogel;Scott K. Sakaluk;Bonnie G. Johnson

  • Why is reduced male parental assistance detrimental to the reproductive success of secondary female house wrens

    L.Scott Johnson;L.Henry Kermott

  • Effect of ectoparasitism by larvae of the blow fly Protocalliphora parorum (Diptera : calliphoridae) on nestling house wrens, Troglodytes aedon

    L. Scott Johnson;Marjorie D. Eastman;L. Henry Kermott

  • Manipulation of offspring sex ratio by second-mated female house wrens.

    Daniel J. Albrecht;L. Scott Johnson

  • Experimental evidence for importance of male parental care in monogamous house wrens

    L. Scott Johnson;M. S. Merkle;L. H. Kermott

  • GROWTH OF LATE-HATCHED, COMPETITIVELY DISADVANTAGED NESTLING HOUSE WRENS RELATIVE TO THEIR OLDER, LARGER NESTMATES

    Kathleen Lago;L. Scott Johnson;Daniel J. Albrecht

  • Effect of Mate Loss on Song Performance in the Plain Titmouse

    L. Scott Johnson

  • Ectoparasitism of nestling House Wrens, Troglodytes aedon, by larvae of the blow fly Protocalliphora braueri (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Marjorie D. Eastman;L. Scott Johnson;L. Henry Kermott

  • Variation in incubation effort during egg laying in the Mountain Bluebird and its association with hatching asynchrony

    L. Scott Johnson;Felicia M. Napolillo;Dovid Y. Kozlovsky;Rachel M. Hebert

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles F. Thompson
Charles F. Thompson Illinois State University
Scott K. Sakaluk
Scott K. Sakaluk Illinois State University
Russell D. Dawson
Russell D. Dawson University of Northern British Columbia
David W. Winkler
David W. Winkler Cornell University
William A. Searcy
William A. Searcy University of Miami
Seppo Rytkönen
Seppo Rytkönen University of Oulu
Andrew G. Horn
Andrew G. Horn Dalhousie University
Juan C. Reboreda
Juan C. Reboreda University of Buenos Aires
Marty L. Leonard
Marty L. Leonard Dalhousie University
Dave Shutler
Dave Shutler Acadia University

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