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Robert Montgomerie

Robert Montgomerie

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
14605
World Ranking
1331
National Ranking
75

Overview

Robert Montgomerie is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Reproductive Medicine, Paleontology, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Plant and animal studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Morphological variations and asymmetry, and Reproductive Health and Technologies.

Montgomerie has contributed to scholarly literature with publications in multiple venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Birds of the World
  • The Auk
  • Ibis
  • Human Reproduction
  • Ornithological Applications

The scientist has authored and coauthored several recent papers, including:

  • Three decades of sperm competition in birds (2020), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Shapes of Birds' Eggs: Evolutionary Constraints and Adaptations (2021), published in The American Naturalist
  • Preston's universal formula for avian egg shape (2022), published in The Auk
  • Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) (2020), published in Birds of the World
  • Recent decline in sperm motility among donor candidates at a sperm bank in Denmark (2024), published in Human Reproduction

Montgomerie collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • T. R. Birkhead
  • Barbara E. Kus
  • Rebecca T. Kimball
  • Allan Pacey
  • Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

The range of Montgomerie's research highlights an interdisciplinary approach, linking aspects of ecology, evolutionary biology, and reproductive medicine. These diverse fields connect topics from avian reproductive strategies and morphology to broader environmental and paleontological contexts.

Best Publications

  • RISKS AND REWARDS OF NEST DEFENCE BY PARENT BIRDS

    Robert D. Montgomerie

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • The evolution of female ornaments and weaponry: social selection, sexual selection and ecological competition.

    Joseph A. Tobias;Robert Montgomerie;Bruce E. Lyon

  • Plumage Colour Signals Nutritional Condition in the House Finch

    Geoffrey E. Hill;Robert Montgomerie

  • Facial attractiveness signals different aspects of ''quality'' in women and men

    Deborah K Hume;Robert Montgomerie

  • Mortality costs of sexual dimorphism in birds

    Daniel E. L. Promislow;Robert Montgomerie;Thomas E. Martin

  • Dietary carotenoids predict plumage coloration in wild house finches

    Geoffrey E Hill;Caron Y Inouye;Robert Montgomerie

  • Sexual selection is a form of social selection

    Bruce E. Lyon;Robert Montgomerie

  • Female promiscuity promotes the evolution of faster sperm in cichlid fishes.

    John L. Fitzpatrick;Robert Montgomerie;Julie K. Desjardins;Kelly A. Stiver

  • Multiple sexual ornaments in satin bowerbirds: ultraviolet plumage and bowers signal different aspects of male quality

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Robert Montgomerie

  • Sperm size and sperm competition in birds.

    James V. Briskie;Robert Montgomerie

  • THE EVOLUTION OF SPERM SIZE IN BIRDS.

    James V. Briskie;Robert Montgomerie;Tim R. Birkhead

  • DELAYED PLUMAGE MATURATION IN PASSERINE BIRDS: RELIABLE SIGNALING BY SUBORDINATE MALES?

    Bruce E. Lyon;Robert D. Montgomerie

  • Sperm swimming speed and energetics vary with sperm competition risk in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

    Gary Burness;Gary Burness;Stephen J. Casselman;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Christopher D. Moyes

  • Nestling American robins compete with siblings by begging

    Henrik G. Smith;Robert Montgomerie

  • A TEST OF THE GLACIAL REFUGIUM HYPOTHESIS USING PATTERNS OF MITOCHONDRIAL AND NUCLEAR DNA SEQUENCE VARIATION IN ROCK PTARMIGAN (LAGOPUS MUTUS).

    K. Holder;R. Montgomerie;V. L. Friesen

  • American robin nestlings compete by jockeying for position

    Susan B. McRae;Robert Montgomerie

  • Ovarian fluid enhances sperm movement in Arctic charr

    E. Turner;R. Montgomerie

  • Female Size Influences Mate Preferences of Male Guppies

    Laura D. Dosen;Robert Montgomerie

  • Incubation feeding in snow buntings: female manipulation or indirect male parental care?

    Bruce E. Lyon;Robert D. Montgomerie

  • Lakes and rivers as islands: species-area relationships in the fish faunas of Ontario

    John McA Eadie;T. Andre Hurly;Robert D. Montgomerie;Kevin L. Teather

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce E. Lyon
Bruce E. Lyon University of California, Santa Cruz
Tim R. Birkhead
Tim R. Birkhead University of Sheffield
Stéphanie M. Doucet
Stéphanie M. Doucet University of Windsor
Peter T. Boag
Peter T. Boag Queen's University
James V. Briskie
James V. Briskie University of Canterbury
Sigal Balshine
Sigal Balshine McMaster University
Simon C. Griffith
Simon C. Griffith Macquarie University
John L. Fitzpatrick
John L. Fitzpatrick Stockholm University
Geoffrey E. Hill
Geoffrey E. Hill Auburn University
Laurene M. Ratcliffe
Laurene M. Ratcliffe Queen's University

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