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Ronald C. Ydenberg

Ronald C. Ydenberg

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
13244
World Ranking
2425
National Ranking
161

Overview

Ronald C. Ydenberg is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Ecology, with significant work spanning Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics, which include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Ronald C. Ydenberg are:

  • "Predation landscapes influence migratory prey ecology and evolution," 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Fragmentation and Translocation Distort the Genetic Landscape of Ungulates: Red Deer in the Netherlands," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Migrant Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) Have Over Four Decades Steadily Shifted Towards Safer Stopover Locations," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Oversummering juvenile and adult Semipalmated sandpipers in Perú gain enough survival to compensate for foregone breeding opportunity," 2020, Movement Ecology
  • "Spatial genetic structure of European wild boar, with inferences on late-Pleistocene and Holocene demographic history," 2023, Heredity

The scientist frequently publishes in specific venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Movement Ecology
  • Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Heredity

Collaborative work is a notable part of their research activity. Ronald C. Ydenberg has teamed frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • David B. Lank
  • H.H.T. Prins
  • Joost F. de Jong
  • Pim van Hooft
  • Hendrik-Jan Megens

Best Publications

  • The Economics of Fleeing from Predators

    R.C. Ydenberg;L.M. Dill

  • Foraging : behavior and ecology

    David W. Stephens;Joel S. Brown;Ronald C Ydenberg

  • Protandrous arrival timing to breeding areas: a review

    Yolanda E. Morbey;Ronald C. Ydenberg

  • Neighbours, strangers, and the asymmetric war of attrition

    R.C. Ydenberg;L.A. Giraldeau;J.B. Falls

  • Begging and provisioning in broods of asynchronously-hatched yellow-headed blackbird nestlings

    Karen Price;Ron Ydenberg

  • Begging tactics of nestling yellow-headed blackbirds,Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, in relation to need

    Karen Price;Hélène Harvey;Ron Ydenberg

  • Effects of Predation Danger on Migration Strategies of Sandpipers

    David B. Lank;Robert W. Butler;John Ireland;Ronald C. Ydenberg

  • Western sandpipers have altered migration tactics as peregrine falcon populations have recovered.

    Ronald C. Ydenberg;Robert W. Butler;Robert W. Butler;David B. Lank;Barry D. Smith;Barry D. Smith

  • The effect of personality on social foraging: shy barnacle geese scrounge more

    Ralf H. J. M. Kurvers;Herbert H. T. Prins;Sipke E. van Wieren;Kees van Oers

  • Time and energy constraints and the relationships between currencies in foraging theory

    R. C Ydenberg;C. V. J. Welham;R. Schmid-Hempel;P. Schmid-Hempel

  • Aerobiosis and anaerobiosis during diving by western grebes: An optimal foraging approach*

    R.C. Ydenberg;Colin W. Clark

  • Personality differences explain leadership in barnacle geese

    Ralf H.J.M. Kurvers;Babette Eijkelenkamp;Kees van Oers;Bart van Lith

  • Nomadic predators and geographical synchrony in microtine population cycles

    Ronald C. Ydenberg

  • Growth-Mortality Trade-Offs and the Evolution of Juvenile Life Histories in the Alcidae

    R. C. Ydenberg

  • Food abundance and territory size in juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

    Lawrence M. Dill;Ronald C. Ydenberg;Alex H. G. Fraser

  • SPRING GRAZING AND THE MANIPULATION OF FOOD QUALITY BY BARNACLE GEESE

    R.C. Ydenberg;H.H.T. Prins

  • Trade-offs, condition dependence and stopover site selection by migrating sandpipers

    Ronald C. Ydenberg;Robert W. Butler;David B. Lank;Christopher G. Guglielmo

  • The relationship between population size, amount of brood, and individual foraging behaviour in the honey bee, Apis mellifera L.

    C. D. Eckert;M. L. Winston;R. C. Ydenberg

  • Personality predicts the use of social information

    Ralf H. J. M. Kurvers;Kees Van Oers;Bart A. Nolet;Rudy M. Jonker

  • The effects of wing loading and gender on the escape flights of least sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) and western sandpipers (Calidris mauri)

    James G. Burns;Ronald C. Ydenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert H. T. Prins
Herbert H. T. Prins Wageningen University & Research
David B. Lank
David B. Lank Simon Fraser University
Hendrik-Jan Megens
Hendrik-Jan Megens Wageningen University & Research
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Robert W. Elner
Robert W. Elner Simon Fraser University
Mark L. Winston
Mark L. Winston Simon Fraser University
Lawrence M. Dill
Lawrence M. Dill Simon Fraser University
Luc-Alain Giraldeau
Luc-Alain Giraldeau University of Quebec at Montreal
Kees van Oers
Kees van Oers Wageningen University & Research

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