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Overview

Michael H. Horn is affiliated with California State University, Fullerton in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions in ecology and conservation biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several interrelated subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Genetics
  • Global and Planetary Change

Main topics of study in their research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Michael H. Horn has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • John Chen
  • Alexandros Lotsos
  • Lexie Zhao
  • Uri Wilensky
  • Bruce Sherin

Publication venues where Horn has contributed most frequently include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Waterbirds
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Deposit Once (Technische Universität Berlin)
  • Computer-supported collaborative learning 'The Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference'

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Horn include:

  • Population Growth and Long-Distance Vagrancy Leads to Colonization of Europe by Elegant Terns Thalasseus elegans, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • High Connectivity Among Breeding Populations of the Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) in Mexico and Southern California Revealed Through Population Genomic Analysis, 2020, Waterbirds
  • Raumakustische Messungen in sechs Aufführungsräumen: Konzerthaus / Kleiner Saal (Berlin), Jesus-Christus-Kirche (Berlin), Kloster Eberbach / Basilika (Eltville am Rhein), Renaissance-Theater (Berlin), Komische Oper (Berlin), Gewandhaus / Großer Saal (Leipzig), 2021, Deposit Once (Technische Universität Berlin)
  • Comparison of Diets in the California Least Tern (Sternula antillarum browni) at Two Sites in Central California, U.S.A., 2023, Waterbirds
  • Prompts Matter: Comparing ML/GAI Approaches for Generating Inductive Qualitative Coding Results, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Activity of digestive enzymes in yolk-sac larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus): indication of readiness for first feeding

    Anna Gawlicka;Brigitte Parent;Michael H Horn;Neil Ross

  • Geographical gradients of marine herbivorous fishes: patterns and processes

    Sergio R Floeter;M D Behrens;C.E.L. Ferreira;M J Paddack

  • Intertidal fishes : life in two worlds

    Michael H. Horn;Karen L. M. Martin;Michael Anthony Chotkowski

  • Digestive enzyme activities in herbivorous and carnivorous prickleback fishes (Teleostei: Stichaeidae): ontogenetic, dietary, and phylogenetic effects.

    Donovan P. German;Michael H. Horn;Anna Gawlicka

  • Ecology of marine fishes : California and adjacent waters

    Larry Glenn Allen;Daniel J. Pondella;Michael H. Horn

  • A Distributional Analysis of California Coastal Marine Fishes

    Michael H. Horn;Larry G. Allen

  • Gut length and mass in herbivorous and carnivorous prickleback fishes (Teleostei: Stichaeidae): ontogenetic, dietary, and phylogenetic effects

    Donovan P. German;Michael H. Horn

  • Seed dispersal by fishes in tropical and temperate fresh waters: The growing evidence

    Michael H. Horn;Sandra Bibiana Correa;Pia Parolin;B.J.A. Pollux

  • Abundance, diversity and seasonality of fishes in Colorado Lagoon, Alamitos Bay, California

    Larry G. Allen;Michael H. Horn

  • Structure and function of the stomachless digestive system in three related species of New World silverside fishes (Atherinopsidae) representing herbivory, omnivory, and carnivory

    M. H. Horn;A. K. Gawlicka;D. P. German;E. A. Logothetis

  • Petroleum lumps on the surface of the sea.

    Michael H. Horn;John M. Teal;Richard H. Backus

  • Evidence for dispersal of fig seeds by the fruit-eating characid fish Brycon guatemalensis Regan in a Costa Rican tropical rain forest.

    Michael H. Horn

  • Insectivore to frugivore: ontogenetic changes in gut morphology and digestive enzyme activity in the characid fish Brycon guatemalensis from Costa Rican rain forest streams

    K. E. Drewe;M. H. Horn;K. A. Dickson;A. Gawlicka

  • Digestive enzyme activities in carnivores and herbivores: comparisons among four closely related prickleback fishes (Teleostei: Stichaeidae) from a California rocky intertidal habitat

    A. S. Chan;M. H. Horn;K. A. Dickson;A. Gawlicka

  • Fish guts as chemical reactors: a model of the alimentary canals of marine herbivorous fishes

    M. H. Horn;K. S. Messer

  • Phenotypic variation among populations of Atherinops affinis(Atherinopsidae) with insights from a geometric morphometric analysis

    K. M. O'Reilly;M. H. Horn

  • Comparison of feeding guild structure and ecomorphology of intertidal fish assemblages from central California and central Chile

    Kelly S. Boyle;Michael H. Horn

  • Dietary selectivity in the field and food preferences in the laboratory for two herbivorous fishes (Cebidichthys violaceus and Xiphister mucosus) from a temperate intertidal zone

    M. H. Horn;S. N. Murray;T. W. Edwards

  • Nutritional quality of macrophytes eaten and not eaten by two temperatezone herbivorous fishes: A multivariate comparison

    M. A. Neighbors;M. H. Horn

  • Disperser- vs. Establishment-Limited Distribution of a Riparian Fig Tree (Ficus insipida) in a Costa Rican Tropical Rain Forest1

    Sandra Anne Banack;Michael H. Horn;Anna Gawlicka

  • The emerging role of pharmacology in understanding consumer–prey interactions in marine and freshwater systems

    Erik E. Sotka;Jennifer Forbey;Michael Horn;Alistair G. B. Poore

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik E. Sotka
Erik E. Sotka College of Charleston
Gregor M. Cailliet
Gregor M. Cailliet Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Carlos E. L. Ferreira
Carlos E. L. Ferreira Fluminense Federal University
Alistair G. B. Poore
Alistair G. B. Poore University of New South Wales
Exequiel Ezcurra
Exequiel Ezcurra University of California, Riverside
Sergio R. Floeter
Sergio R. Floeter Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Dennis M. Staley
Dennis M. Staley United States Geological Survey
Jason W. Kean
Jason W. Kean United States Geological Survey
Richard F. Lee
Richard F. Lee Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Sharon R. Long
Sharon R. Long Stanford University

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