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Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

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Ecology and Evolution

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46
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6917
World Ranking
4694
National Ranking
1634

Overview

Nathaniel T. Wheelwright is affiliated with Bowdoin College in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on environmental science with a strong emphasis on ecological and behavioral studies related to avian species.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, their subfields of study consist of:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change

The main topics Wheelwright has worked on cover:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Climate variability and models

Wheelwright's publication record includes contributions to notable scientific venues such as:

  • The Auk
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Ecology Letters
  • Ecology

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Wheelwright include:

  • "Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis" (2023), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Temporal correlations among demographic parameters are ubiquitous but highly variable across species" (2022), Ecology Letters
  • "Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)" (2020), Birds of the World
  • "Natal experience and pre-breeding environmental conditions affect lay date plasticity in Savannah Sparrows" (2021), Ecology

Wheelwright frequently collaborates with several co-authors:

  • Joseph B. Burant
  • Amy E. M. Newman
  • Daniel J. Mennill
  • Stéphanie M. Doucet
  • Greg W. Mitchell

Best Publications

  • Fruit‐Size, Gape Width, and the Diets of Fruit‐Eating Birds

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Seed Dispersal by Animals: Contrasts with Pollen Dispersal, Problems of Terminology, and Constraints on Coevolution

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright;Gordon H. Orians

  • Tropical fruit-eating birds and their food plants: a survey of a Costa Rican lower montane forest.

    N. T. Wheelwright;W. A. Haber;K. G. Murray;C. Guindon

  • Colors of Fruit Displays of Bird-Dispersed Plants in Two Tropical Forests

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright;Charles H. Janson

  • Monteverde: ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest.

    Nalini Moreshwar Nadkarni;Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Competition for dispersers, and the timing of flowering and fruiting in a guild of tropical trees

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Philopatry, natal dispersal, and inbreeding avoidance in an island population of Savannah sparrows

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright;Robert A. Mauck

  • Social pairing and female mating fidelity predicted by restriction fragment length polymorphism similarity at the major histocompatibility complex in a songbird

    Corey R. Freeman‐Gallant;Michael Meguerdichian;Nathaniel T. Wheelwright;Suzanne V. Sollecito

  • Fruits and the Ecology of Resplendent Quetzals

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Egg Neglect in the Procellariiformes: Reproductive Adaptations in the Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel

    P. Dee Boersma;Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • The rate of telomere loss is related to maximum lifespan in birds

    Gianna M Tricola;Mirre J P Simons;Els Atema;Raoul K Boughton

  • The diet of American Robins: an analysis of U.S. biological survey records

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals

    Pierre de Villemereuil;Anne Charmantier;Debora Arlt;Pierre Bize

  • Fruit size in a tropical tree species: variation, preference by birds, and heritability

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Fruit size and shape: Allometry at different taxonomic levels in bird-dispersed plants

    Susan J. Mazer;Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Previous-year reproduction reduces photosynthetic capacity and slows lifetime growth in females of a neotropical tree

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright;Barry A. Logan

  • Three decades of cultural evolution in Savannah sparrow songs

    Heather Williams;Iris I. Levin;Iris I. Levin;D. Ryan Norris;Amy E.M. Newman

  • A seven-year study of individual variation in fruit production in tropical bird-dispersed tree species in the family Lauraceae

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

  • Stable isotope chronology and climate signal calibration in neotropical montane cloud forest trees

    K. J. Anchukaitis;K. J. Anchukaitis;M. N. Evans;N. T. Wheelwright;D. P. Schrag

  • Development of Foraging Skills and the Transition to Independence in Juvenile Savannah Sparrows

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright;Jennifer J. Templeton

  • Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest - 2014 Updated Chapters

    Nalini M Nadkarni;Nathaniel T Wheelwright

  • FRUIT SIZE, GAPE WIDTH, AND THE DIETS OF

    Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Ryan Norris
D. Ryan Norris University of Guelph
Nalini M. Nadkarni
Nalini M. Nadkarni University of Utah
Raleigh J. Robertson
Raleigh J. Robertson Queen's University
David W. Winkler
David W. Winkler Cornell University
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Carol M. Vleck
Carol M. Vleck Iowa State University
Charles H. Janson
Charles H. Janson University of Montana
Kevin J. Anchukaitis
Kevin J. Anchukaitis University of Arizona
Russell D. Dawson
Russell D. Dawson University of Northern British Columbia
Dave Shutler
Dave Shutler Acadia University

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