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Mark R. Forbes

Mark R. Forbes

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Animal Science and Veterinary

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49
Citations
9291
World Ranking
647
National Ranking
50

Ecology and Evolution

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50
Citations
9544
World Ranking
3848
National Ranking
264

Overview

Mark R. Forbes is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada. Their research primarily lies within environmental science, with a significant focus on ecology.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Parasitology
  • Insect Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

Their main topics of study encompass:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Mark R. Forbes are:

  • "Threats from the air: Damselfly predation on diverse prey taxa" (2020) published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Reproductive behavior of intersexes of an intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator" (2024) published in Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
  • "Effects of two pesticides on northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) stress metrics: Blood cell profiles and corticosterone concentrations" (2021) published in Aquatic Toxicology
  • "Seaduck engineers in the Arctic Archipelago: nesting eiders deliver marine nutrients and transform the chemistry of island soils, plants, and ponds" (2021) published in Oecologia
  • "Meta-analysis shows environmental contaminants elevate cortisol levels in teleost fish - Effect sizes depend on contaminant class and duration of experimental exposure" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • PeerJ
  • Parasitology Research
  • Arctic Science
  • Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

Mark R. Forbes has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, most notably:

  • Stacey A. Robinson (9 collaborations)
  • André Morrill (8 collaborations)
  • Jillian Rohonczy (5 collaborations)
  • Kari Kaunisto (3 collaborations)
  • Eero J. Vesterinen (3 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Fluctuating Asymmetry as a Bioindicator of Stress: Comparing Efficacy of Analyses Involving Multiple Traits.

    Brian Leung;Mark R. Forbes;David Houle

  • Male biases in parasitism of mammals : effects of study type, host age, and parasite taxon

    Gina Schalk;Mark R. Forbes

  • Parasitism and host reproductive effort

    Mark R. L. Forbes

  • Natal philopatry in passerine birds: genetic or ecological influences?

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  • Fluctuating asymmetry in relation to stress and fitness: Effects of trait type as revealed by meta-analysis

    Brian Leung;Mark R. Forbes

  • Females have a larger hippocampus than males in the brood-parasitic brown-headed cowbird.

    David F. Sherry;Mark R. L. Forbes;Moshe Khurgel;Gwen O. Ivy

  • Sex-Biased Parasitism of Avian Hosts: Relations to Blood Parasite Taxon and Mating System

    Dean G. McCurdy;Dave Shutler;Adele Mullie;Mark R. Forbes

  • Host range and local parasite adaptation

    Marc J Lajeunesse;Mark R Forbes

  • Seabirds as indicators of aquatic ecosystem conditions: a case for gathering multiple proxies of seabird health

    Mark L. Mallory;Stacey A. Robinson;Craig E. Hebert;Mark R. Forbes

  • Variable reporting and quantitative reviews: a comparison of three meta‐analytical techniques

    Marc J. Lajeunesse;Mark R. Forbes

  • Modelling fluctuating asymmetry in relation to stress and fitness

    B. Leung;Mark Forbes

  • The evolution of transmission mode

    Janis Antonovics;Anthony J. Wilson;Mark R. Forbes;Heidi C. Hauffe

  • Longer ice-free seasons increase the risk of nest depredation by polar bears for colonial breeding birds in the Canadian Arctic

    Samuel A. Iverson;H. Grant Gilchrist;Paul A. Smith;Anthony J. Gaston

  • Risk-taking by female ducks: intra- and interspecific tests of nest defense theory

    Mark R. L. Forbes;Robert G. Clark;Terry Armstrong

  • Host race formation in the Acari

    Sara Magalhães;Mark R. Forbes;Anna Skoracka;Masahiro Osakabe

  • Sex differences in mercury contamination of birds: testing multiple hypotheses with meta-analysis.

    Stacey A. Robinson;Marc J. Lajeunesse;Mark R. Forbes

  • Condition and fecundity of the damselfly, Enallagma ebrium (Hagen) : the importance of ectoparasites

    Mark R. L. Forbes;Robert L. Baker

  • Sex ratios, mating behavior and sexual size dimorphism of the northern water snake, Nerodia sipedon

    Frances E. Barry;Gregory P. Brown;Mark R. L. Forbes

  • Costs of reproduction in a long-lived bird: large clutch size is associated with low survival in the presence of a highly virulent disease

    Sébastien Descamps;Sébastien Descamps;H. Grant Gilchrist;Joël Bêty;E. Isabel Buttler

  • Inter-annual variation in the breeding chronology of arctic shorebirds: effects of weather, snow melt and predators.

    Paul A. Smith;H. Grant Gilchrist;Mark R. Forbes;Jean-Louis Martin

  • Immune expression in a damselfly is related to time of season, not to fluctuating asymmetry or host size

    Christopher P. Yourth;Mark R. Forbes;Bruce P. Smith

  • Ectoparasites and mating success of male Enallagma ebrium damselflies (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

    Mark R. L. Forbes

  • Feather corticosterone reveals effect of moulting conditions in the autumn on subsequent reproductive output and survival in an Arctic migratory bird

    N. Jane Harms;Pierre Legagneux;H. Grant Gilchrist;Joël Bêty

  • Sex biases in dispersal and philopatry: insights from a meta-analysis based on capture–mark–recapture studies of damselflies

    Kirsten Beirinckx;Hans Van Gossum;Marc J. Lajeunesse;Mark R. Forbes

  • Shorebird incubation behaviour and its influence on the risk of nest predation

    Paul A. Smith;Ingrid Tulp;Hans Schekkerman;H. Grant Gilchrist

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark L. Mallory
Mark L. Mallory Acadia University
H. Grant Gilchrist
H. Grant Gilchrist Carleton University
Jennifer F. Provencher
Jennifer F. Provencher Government of Canada
Sébastien Descamps
Sébastien Descamps Norwegian Polar Institute
Brian Leung
Brian Leung McGill University
Craig E. Hebert
Craig E. Hebert Carleton University
Joël Bêty
Joël Bêty Université du Québec à Rimouski
Oliver P. Love
Oliver P. Love University of Windsor
Thomas N. Sherratt
Thomas N. Sherratt Carleton University
Birgit M. Braune
Birgit M. Braune Carleton University

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