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Philip D. Taylor

Philip D. Taylor

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
10613
World Ranking
5980
National Ranking
379

Overview

Philip D. Taylor is affiliated with Acadia University in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology. Within this broad field, they have contributed extensively to subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Aerospace Engineering.

Taylor's work addresses several main topics related to animal and environmental studies. These include Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Marine animal studies overview, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Climate variability and models.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Taylor showcase a focus on migratory behaviors and environmental influences on wildlife:

  • Rapid recovery by fat- and muscle-depleted Blackpoll Warblers following trans-oceanic migration is driven by time-minimization, 2021, The Auk
  • Songbirds initiate migratory flights synchronously relative to civil dusk, 2023, Movement Ecology
  • Atmospheric pressure predicts probability of departure for migratory songbirds, 2023, Movement Ecology
  • Autumn migratory timing and pace are driven by breeding season carryover effects, 2021, Animal Behaviour
  • There's no place like home: tropical overwintering sites may have a fundamental role in shaping migratory strategies, 2020, Animal Behaviour

Taylor frequently collaborates with several co-authors, indicating a network of research partnerships. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Junior A. Tremblay
  • Nicholas J. Bayly
  • D. Ryan Norris
  • Keith A. Hobson
  • Lucas E. Berrigan

Their research has been published predominantly in several key venues associated with ecology and animal behavior, including:

  • Movement Ecology
  • The Auk
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Best Publications

  • Connectivity is a vital element of landscape structure

    Philip D. Taylor;Lenore Fahrig;Kringen Henein;Gray Merriam

  • Effect of road traffic on amphibian density

    Lenore Fahrig;John H. Pedlar;Shealagh E. Pope;Philip D. Taylor

  • Insect parasitoid species respond to forest structure at different spatial scales

    Jens Roland;Philip D. Taylor

  • Connectivity Conservation: Landscape connectivity: a return to the basics

    Philip D. Taylor;Lenore Fahrig

  • Declines of Aerial Insectivores in North America Follow a Geographic Gradient

    Silke Nebel;Alex Mills;Jon D. McCracken;Philip D. Taylor

  • The motus wildlife tracking system: A collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement

    Philip D. Taylor;Tara L. Crewe;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Denis Lepage

  • An Experimental Assessment of Landscape Connectivity

    Jason Pither;Philip D. Taylor

  • Independent effects of fragmentation on forest songbirds: an organism-based approach.

    Matthew G. Betts;Graham J. Forbes;Antony W. Diamond;Philip D. Taylor

  • Transoceanic migration by a 12 g songbird.

    William V. DeLuca;Bradley K. Woodworth;Christopher C. Rimmer;Peter P. Marra

  • Landscape movements of migratory birds and bats reveal an expanded scale of stopover.

    Philip D. Taylor;Philip D. Taylor;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Bethany G. Thurber;Bethany G. Thurber;Anna M. Calvert;Anna M. Calvert

  • Wing Morphology of a Forest Damselfly Is Related to Landscape Structure

    Philip D. Taylor;Gray Merriam

  • Migratory stopover in the long-distance migrant silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans.

    Liam P. McGuire;Christopher G. Guglielmo;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Philip D. Taylor;Philip D. Taylor

  • Bird interactions with offshore oil and gas platforms: review of impacts and monitoring techniques.

    Robert A. Ronconi;Karel A. Allard;Philip D. Taylor

  • Fuel loads acquired at a stopover site influence the pace of intercontinental migration in a boreal songbird.

    Camila Gómez;Nicholas J. Bayly;D. Ryan Norris;Stuart A. Mackenzie

  • In Situ Behavioral Response of Common Loons Associated with Elevated Mercury (Hg) Exposure

    Joseph J. Nocera;Philip D. Taylor

  • Passerines use Nocturnal Flights for Landscape-Scale Movements during Migration Stopover

    Alexander M. Mills;Alexander M. Mills;Alexander M. Mills;Bethany G. Thurber;Bethany G. Thurber;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Philip D. Taylor;Philip D. Taylor

  • Fine-scale movement behaviors of calopterygid damselflies are influenced by landscape structure: an experimental manipulation

    Ian D. Jonsen;Philip D. Taylor

  • Automated telemetry reveals age specific differences in flight duration and speed are driven by wind conditions in a migratory songbird.

    Greg W Mitchell;Greg W Mitchell;Bradley K Woodworth;Bradley K Woodworth;Philip D Taylor;Philip D Taylor;D Ryan Norris

  • Using eBird data to model population change of migratory bird species

    Jacob Walker;Philip D. Taylor

  • Nonbreeding-Season Drivers of Population Dynamics in Seasonal Migrants: Conservation Parallels Across Taxa

    Anna M. Calvert;Sandra Joan Walde;Philip D. Taylor

  • Changing importance of habitat structure across multiple spatial scales for three species of insects

    Meg A. Krawchuk;Philip D. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra J. Walde
Sandra J. Walde Dalhousie University
D. Ryan Norris
D. Ryan Norris University of Guelph
Christopher G. Guglielmo
Christopher G. Guglielmo University of Western Ontario
Lenore Fahrig
Lenore Fahrig Carleton University
Ian D. Jonsen
Ian D. Jonsen Macquarie University
Dave Shutler
Dave Shutler Acadia University
Heiko Schmaljohann
Heiko Schmaljohann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Jens Roland
Jens Roland University of Alberta
Charles M. Francis
Charles M. Francis Government of Canada
Philip M. Hansbro
Philip M. Hansbro University of Technology Sydney

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