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Peter C. Frederick is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on various subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

Peter C. Frederick has authored multiple scientific papers in prominent venues. Some recent papers include:

  • "A general deep learning model for bird detection in high-resolution airborne imagery" (2022) published in Ecological Applications
  • "Analysis of movement recursions to detect reproductive events and estimate their fate in central place foragers" (2020) published in Movement Ecology
  • "Mercury bioaccumulation in tropical bats from a region of active artisanal and small-scale gold mining" (2020) published in Ecotoxicology
  • "Quantifying Intertidal Habitat Relative Coverage in a Florida Estuary Using UAS Imagery and GEOBIA" (2020) published in Remote Sensing
  • "Trends in Oyster Populations in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: An Assessment of River Discharge and Fishing Effects over Time and Space" (2020) published in Marine and Coastal Fisheries

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Birds of the World
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Peter C. Frederick collaborates extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Lindsey Garner
  • Glenda M. Yenni
  • Ethan P. White
  • S. K. Morgan Ernest
  • Ben Weinstein

Best Publications

  • Altered pairing behaviour and reproductive success in white ibises exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of methylmercury

    Peter Frederick;Nilmini Jayasena;Nilmini Jayasena

  • Nesting success of five ciconiiform species in relation to water conditions in the Florida Everglades

    Peter C. Frederick;Michael W. Collopy

  • METHYLMERCURY ACCUMULATION IN TISSUES AND ITS EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND APPETITE IN CAPTIVE GREAT EGRETS

    Marilyn G. Spalding;Peter C. Frederick;Heather C. McGill;Shannon N. Bouton

  • The White Ibis and Wood Stork as indicators for restoration of the everglades ecosystem

    Peter Frederick;Dale E. Gawlik;John C. Ogden;Mark I. Cook

  • Restoring the eastern oyster: how much progress has been made in 53 years?

    Ada Bersoza Hernández;Robert D Brumbaugh;Peter Frederick;Raymond Grizzle

  • HISTOLOGIC, NEUROLOGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC EFFECTS OF METHYLMERCURY IN CAPTIVE GREAT EGRETS

    Marilyn G. Spalding;Peter C. Frederick;Heather C. McGill;Shannon N. Bouton

  • Effects of chronic, low concentrations of dietary methylmercury on the behavior of juvenile great egrets

    Shannon N. Bouton;Peter C. Frederick;Marilyn G. Spalding;Heather McGill

  • Wading birds as bioindicators of mercury contamination in Florida, USA: Annual and geographic variation

    Peter C. Frederick;Marilyn G. Spalding;Robert Dusek

  • Extrapair Copulations in the Mating System of White Ibis (Eudocimus Albus)

    Peter C. Frederick

  • FRESHWATER WETLANDS, RAINFALL, AND THE BREEDING ECOLOGY OF WHITE IBISES IN COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA

    Keith L. Bildstein;William Post;James Johnston;Peter Frederick

  • The use of genetic markers to estimate the frequency of successful alternative reproductive tactics

    David F. Westneat;Peter C. Frederick;R. Haven Wiley

  • Accuracy and variation in estimates of large numbers of birds by individual observers using an aerial survey simulator

    Peter C. Frederick;Becky Hylton;Julie A. Heath;Martin Ruane

  • Waterbirds as indicators of ecosystem health in the coastal marine habitats of southern Florida: 1. Selection and justification for a suite of indicator species

    John C. Ogden;John D. Baldwin;Oron L. Bass;Joan A. Browder

  • Decadal changes in oyster reefs in the Big Bend of Florida's Gulf Coast

    J. R. Seavey;W. E. Pine;P. Frederick;L. Sturmer

  • The role of predation in determining reproductive success of colonially nesting wading birds in the Florida Everglades

    Peter C. Frederick;Michael W. Collopy

  • Relationships Among Mercury Concentrations, Hormones, and Nesting Effort of White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) in the Florida Everglades

    Julie A. Heath;Peter C. Frederick

  • Feeding patterns and aggressive behavior in juvenile and adult american flamingos

    Keith L. Bildstein;Peter C. Frederick;Marilyn G. Spalding

  • Subchronic effects of methylmercury on plasma and organ biochemistries in great egret nestlings

    David J. Hoffman;Marilyn G. Spalding;Peter C. Frederick

  • PULSED BREEDING OF LONG-LEGGED WADING BIRDS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INFREQUENT SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES

    Peter C. Frederick;John C. Ogden

  • Exposure of great egret (Ardea albus) nestlings to mercury through diet in the everglades ecosystem

    Peter C Frederick;Marilyn G. Spalding;Maria S. Sepalveda;Gary E. Williams

  • A historical record of mercury contamination in Southern Florida (USA) as inferred from avian feather tissue

    Peter C. Frederick;Becky Hylton;Julie A. Heath;Marilyn G. Spalding

Frequent Co-Authors

Marilyn G. Spalding
Marilyn G. Spalding University of Florida
Keith L. Bildstein
Keith L. Bildstein Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
John C. Ogden
John C. Ogden University of South Florida
Diego Rubolini
Diego Rubolini University of Milan
Joel C. Trexler
Joel C. Trexler Florida International University
William H. Orem
William H. Orem United States Geological Survey
Louis J. Guillette
Louis J. Guillette Medical University of South Carolina
Cynthia C. Gilmour
Cynthia C. Gilmour Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Alan L. Wright
Alan L. Wright University of Florida
Yuncong Li
Yuncong Li University of Florida

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