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Ronald L. Mumme is affiliated with Allegheny College in the United States and contributes to research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans notable subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's research has a strong focus on specific topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Plant and animal studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Ronald L. Mumme has published several papers in recognized venues. Some of the recent works include:

  • High-intensity flight feather molt and comparative molt ecology of warblers of eastern North America, 2021, published in The Auk
  • Females compensate for moult-associated male nest desertion in Hooded Warblers, 2020, published in Ibis
  • Pond drying cues promote cannibalism in larval Anax junius dragonflies, 2020, published in Freshwater Science
  • Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), 2020, published in Birds of the World
  • Brood parasitism of Hooded Warblers by Brown-headed Cowbirds: Severe impact on individual nests but modest consequences for seasonal fecundity and conservation, 2022, published in Ornithological applications

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Mumme in multiple publications include:

  • Robert S. Mulvihill
  • William D. Harrod
  • David Norman
  • Walter D. Koenig
  • Eric L. Walters

Research appears in several key publication venues where Mumme has contributed multiple papers over time. These venues include:

  • Birds of the World
  • The Auk
  • Ornithological applications
  • Ibis
  • Freshwater Science

Best Publications

  • The Evolution of Delayed Dispersal in Cooperative Breeders

    Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka;William J. Carmen;Ronald L. Mumme

  • Acorn Production by Oaks in Central Coastal California: Variation within and among Years

    Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme;William J. Carmen;Mark T. Stanback

  • Population ecology of the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker

    Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme

  • Life and Death in the Fast Lane: Demographic Consequences of Road Mortality in the Florida Scrub‐Jay

    Ronald L. Mumme;Stephan J. Schoech;Glen E. Woolfenden;John W. Fitzpatrick

  • Do helpers increase reproductive success

    Ronald L. Mumme

  • Reproductive endocrinology and mechanisms of breeding inhibition in cooperatively breeding Florida Scrub Jays Aphelocoma C. coerulescens)

    Stephan J. Schoech;Ronald L. Mumme;Michael C. Moore

  • Reproductive competition in the communal acorn woodpecker: sisters destroy each other's eggs

    Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Estimating acorn crops using visual surveys

    Walter D. Koenig;Johannes M.H. Knops;William J. Carmen;Mark T. Stanback

  • Prolactin and helping behaviour in the cooperatively breeding Florida scrub-jay,Aphelocoma c. coerulescens

    Stephan J. Schoech;Ronald L. Mumme;John C. Wingfield

  • Acorn production by oaks in central coastal California: influence of weather at three levels

    Walter D. Koenig;Johannes M.H. Knops;William J. Carmen;Mark T. Stanback

  • Patterns and consequences of egg destruction among joint-nesting acorn woodpeckers

    Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme;Mark T. Stanback;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Predation on the eggs and nestlings of Florida Scrub Jays

    Ron Schaub;Ronald L. Mumme;Glen E. Woolfenden

  • Replacement of breeders and within-group conflict in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker

    Susan J. Hannon;Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Delayed breeding in the cooperatively breeding Florida scrub-jay ( Aphelocoma coerulescens ): inhibition or the absence of stimulation?

    Stephan J. Schoech;Ronald L. Mumme;John C. Wingfield

  • Corticosterone, reproductive status, and body mass in a cooperative breeder, the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

    Stephan J. Schoech;Ronald L. Mumme;John C. Wingfield

  • Genetic Variation and Parentage in a California Population of Acorn Woodpeckers

    Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Robert M. Zink;Jill A. Marten

  • Mate guarding in the acorn woodpecker: Within-group reproductive competition in a cooperative breeder

    Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Helping behaviour, reproductive value, and the future component of indirect fitness

    Ronald L. Mumme;Walter D. Koenig;Francis L.W. Ratnieks

  • Effects of food supplementation, song playback, and temperature on vocal territorial behavior of Carolina Wrens

    Joy G. Strain;Ronald L. Mumme

  • The Breeding System of the Acorn Woodpecker in Central Coastal California

    Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme;Frank A. Pitelka

  • Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. (MPB-24), Volume 24

    Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme

  • Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker

    T. R. Birkhead;Walter D. Koenig;Ronald L. Mumme

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter D. Koenig
Walter D. Koenig University of California, Berkeley
Frank A. Pitelka
Frank A. Pitelka University of California, Berkeley
John C. Wingfield
John C. Wingfield University of California, Davis
Johannes M. H. Knops
Johannes M. H. Knops Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Reed Bowman
Reed Bowman Archbold Biological Station
Robert M. Zink
Robert M. Zink University of Minnesota
Gordon M. Burghardt
Gordon M. Burghardt University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Francis L. W. Ratnieks
Francis L. W. Ratnieks University of Sussex
Frank Gill
Frank Gill Drexel University
Tim R. Birkhead
Tim R. Birkhead University of Sheffield

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