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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
5293
World Ranking
2226
National Ranking
626

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1962 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Nicholas E. Collias is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. This affiliation situates their research within a major academic institution known for its diverse contributions to science and engineering.

Throughout their career, Collias has been recognized through distinguished awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1977. Earlier, in 1962, they were also awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. These honors denote formal recognition by significant scientific and academic bodies.

The research scope, publication record, and collaboration network of Nicholas E. Collias are not publicly detailed in terms of recent papers, co-authors, or specific venues where work has been published. Additionally, there is no available data on book publications or detailed fields or subfields of study.

Given the absence of listed research topics, it is not possible to specify the scientific themes or main areas of expertise associated with their work from the available data.

Best Publications

  • Nest Building and Bird Behavior

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • The Analysis of Socialization in Sheep and Goats

    Nicholas E. Collias

  • Aggressive Behavior among Vertebrate Animals

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  • Evolution of social organisation and visual communication in the weaver birds (Ploceinae)

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  • The Vocal Repertoire of the Red Junglefowl: A Spectrographic Classification and the Code of Communication

    Nicholas E. Collias

  • On the Origin and Evolution of Nest Building by Passerine Birds

    Nicholas E. Collias

  • Social organization of a red junglefowl,Gallus gallus, population related to evolution theory

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • Statistical Analysis of Factors Which Make for Success in Initial Encounters between Hens

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  • Locality fixation, mobility and social organization within an unconfined population of red jungle fowl

    Nicholas E. Collias;Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias;Elsie C. Collias;Don Hunsaker;Don Hunsaker;Lory Minning;Lory Minning

  • Modification of the Social Order in Flocks of Hens by the Injection of Testosterone Propionate

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  • THE EVOLUTION OF NESTS AND NEST-BUILDING IN BIRDS

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  • The Development of Nest-Building Behavior in a Weaverbird

    Elsie C. Collias;Nicholas E. Collias

  • The role of vocalization in the social behaviour of the northern elephant seal

    George A. Bartholomew;Nicholas E. Collias

  • Social Behavior in Animals

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  • Social Behavior and Breeding Success in Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) Confined under Semi-Natural Conditions

    Nicholas E. Collias;Laurence R. Jahn

  • THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE WEST AFRICAN VILLAGE WEAVERBIRD

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • Nest and mate selection in the village weaverbird (Ploceus cucullatus)

    N.E. Collias;J.K. Victoria

  • An Experimental Study of the Mechanisms of Nest Building in a Weaverbird

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • Anna's Hummingbirds Trained to Select Different Colors in Feeding

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • Cooperative Breeding Behavior in the White-Browed Sparrow Weaver

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • Dominant Red Junglefowl (Gallus Gallus) Hens in an Unconfined Flock Rear the Most Young over Their Lifetime

    Nicholas Collias;Elsie Collias;Robert I. Jennrich

  • Evolution of nest-building in the weaverbirds (Ploceidae)

    Richard F. Johnston;Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • NEST BUILDING AND NESTING BEHAVIOUR OF THE SOCIABLE WEAVER PHILETAIRUS SOCIUS

    Elsie C. Collias;Nicholas E. Collias

  • Size of Breeding Colony Related to Attraction of Mates in a Tropical Passerine Bird

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE BLACK-HEADED WEAVERBIRD TEXTOR CUCULLATUS GRAUERI (HARTERT) IN THE BELGIAN CONGO

    Nicholas E. Collias;Elsie C. Collias

  • Engineering aspects of nest building by birds

    Nicholas Collias

  • Nest colour as a factor in nest selection by female village weaverbirds

    Catherine H. Jacobs;Nicholas E. Collias;Jeffrey T. Fujimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert I. Jennrich
Robert I. Jennrich University of California, Los Angeles
George A. Bartholomew
George A. Bartholomew University of California, Los Angeles

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