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50
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7084
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3926
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1366

Overview

Robert F. Rockwell is affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a specialization in Ecology and related subfields. Their work spans into atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and computer vision and pattern recognition, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Robert F. Rockwell has contributed to multiple recent scientific publications. Key papers include:

  • "Artificial intelligence for automated detection of large mammals creates path to upscale drone surveys" (2023), published in Scientific Reports
  • "A phenological comparison of grizzly (Ursus arctos) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) as waterfowl nest predators in Wapusk National Park" (2020), published in Polar Biology
  • "Subpopulation contributions to a breeding metapopulation of migratory arctic herbivores: survival, fecundity and asymmetric dispersal" (2022), published in Ecography
  • "Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)" (2020), published in Birds of the World
  • "Nesting Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) show little behavioral response to fixed-wing drone surveys" (2021), published in Drone Systems and Applications

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Andrew F. Barnas
  • Susan N. Ellis-Felege
  • David T. Iles
  • Tanner J. Stechmann
  • David N. Koons

The main venues where Robert F. Rockwell's work has been featured are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Polar Biology
  • Ecography
  • Drone Systems and Applications
  • ARCTIC

Best Publications

  • The Snow Geese of La Pérouse Bay: Natural Selection in the Wild

    F. Cooke;Robert F. Rockwell;David B. Lank

  • Body Size Variation in Lesser Snow Geese: Environmental Plasticity in Gosling Growth Rates

    E. G. Cooch;D. B. Lank;A. Dzubin;R. F. Rockwell

  • Long-Term Decline in Body Size in a Snow Goose Population: Evidence of Environmental Degradation?

    E. G. Cooch;D. B. Lank;R. F. Rockwell;F. Cooke

  • RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: A LESSER SNOW GOOSE EXAMPLE

    Evan Cooch;Robert F. Rockwell;Solange Brault

  • Long-Term Changes in Survival Rates of Lesser Snow Geese

    Charles M. Francis;Miriam H. Richards;Fred Cooke;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Transient population dynamics:relations to life history and initial population state

    David N. Koons;James B. Grand;Bertram Zinner;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Recruitment and the timing of reproduction in Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens)

    F. Cooke;C.S. Findlay;R.F. Rockwell

  • Foraging geese, vegetation loss and soil degradation in an Arctic salt marsh

    Robert L. Jefferies;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Harvest, survival, and abundance of midcontinent lesser snow geese relative to population reduction efforts

    Ray T. Alisauskas;Robert F. Rockwell;Kevin W. Dufour;Evan G. Cooch

  • What to eat now? Shifts in polar bear diet during the ice‐free season in western Hudson Bay

    Linda J. Gormezano;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Environmental change and the cost of philopatry: an example in the lesser snow goose.

    E. G. Cooch;R. L. Jefferies;R. F. Rockwell;F. Cooke

  • 7 – Gene Flow and the Genetic Structure of Populations

    Robert F. Rockwell

  • Agricultural food subsidies, migratory connectivity and large-scale disturbance in arctic coastal systems: a case study.

    R. L. Jefferies;R. F. Rockwell;K. F. Abraham

  • THE DETECTION OF VEGETATIONAL CHANGE BY MULTITEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF LANDSAT DATA : THE EFFECTS OF GOOSE FORAGING

    Andrew P. Jano;Robert L. Jefferies;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Archiving primary data: Solutions for long-term studies

    James A. Mills;Céline Teplitsky;Beatriz Arroyo;Anne Charmantier

  • The embarrassment of riches: agricultural food subsidies, high goose numbers, and loss of Arctic wetlands a continuing saga

    R L Jefferies;R F Rockwell;K F Abraham

  • Age and Reproductive Success in Female Lesser Snow Geese: Experience, Senescence and the Cost of Philopatry

    R. F. Rockwell;E. G. Cooch;C. B. Thompson;F. Cooke

  • NATAL AND BREEDING PHILOPATRY IN A BLACK BRANT, BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS, METAPOPULATION

    Mark S. Lindberg;James S. Sedinger;Dirk V. Derksen;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Long-term decline in fecundity in a snow goose population: evidence for density dependence?

    E. G. Cooch;D. B. Lank;R. F. Rockwell;F. Cooke

  • Relative effects of survival and reproduction on the population dynamics of emperor geese

    Joel A. Schmutz;Robert F. Rockwell;Margaret R. Petersen

  • snow geese of La Pérouse Bay

    F. Cooke;Robert F. Rockwell;David B. Lank

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Cooke
Fred Cooke Simon Fraser University
David N. Koons
David N. Koons Colorado State University
David B. Lank
David B. Lank Simon Fraser University
Evan G. Cooch
Evan G. Cooch Cornell University
Robert L. Jefferies
Robert L. Jefferies University of Toronto
James S. Sedinger
James S. Sedinger University of Nevada Reno
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Joel A. Schmutz
Joel A. Schmutz United States Geological Survey
Paul L. Flint
Paul L. Flint United States Geological Survey
Gilles Gauthier
Gilles Gauthier Université Laval

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