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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
5015
World Ranking
1416
National Ranking
100

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
5015
World Ranking
6691
National Ranking
417

Russell D. Dawson publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Russell D. Dawson sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 100 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Russell D. Dawson D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Russell D. Dawson sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Russell D. Dawson is affiliated with the University of Northern British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans primarily across Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology.

The scientist's work includes contributions to subfields such as Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Developmental Biology, and Social Psychology.

Main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Robert G. Clark
  • Lisha L. Berzins
  • Christy A. Morrissey
  • Ilsa A. Griebel
  • Aija F. White

Russell D. Dawson has published in a variety of scientific venues, including:

  • The Auk
  • Ecology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Ethology
  • Ecology and Evolution

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Russell D. Dawson are:

  • Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America (2023, Ecology)
  • The relative contribution of individual quality and changing climate as drivers of lifetime reproductive success in a short-lived avian species (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) genoscape: implications for monitoring, management, and subspecies boundaries (2021, The Auk)
  • Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) (2020, Birds of the World)
  • Nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) alter begging behaviour in response to odour of familiar adults, but not their nests (2020, Ethology)

Best Publications

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

    Marcel M. Lambrechts;Frank Adriaensen;Daniel R. Ardia;Alexandr V. Artemyev

  • The importance of microclimate variation in determining size, growth and survival of avian offspring: experimental evidence from a cavity nesting passerine.

    Russell D. Dawson;Cheyenne C. Lawrie;Erin L. O’Brien

  • DNA barcoding cannot reliably identify species of the blowfly genus Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    T. L. Whitworth;R. D. Dawson;Hélène Magalon;E. Baudry

  • Are avian hematocrits indicative of condition ? American kestrels as a model

    R. D. Dawson;G. R. Bortolotti

  • EFFECTS OF HEMATOZOAN PARASITES ON CONDITION AND RETURN RATES OF AMERICAN KESTRELS

    Russell D. Dawson;Gary R. Bortolotti

  • Why are American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Populations Declining in North America? Evidence from Nest-Box Programs

    John A. Smallwood;Mark F. Causey;David H. Mossop;James R. Klucsarits

  • REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF AMERICAN KESTRELS: THE ROLE OF PREY ABUNDANCE AND WEATHER

    Russell D. Dawson;Gary R. Bortolotti

  • Stress during feather development predicts fitness potential

    Gary R. Bortolotti;Russell D. Dawson;Gillian L. Murza

  • Genetics, local environment and health as factors influencing plasma carotenoids in wild American kestrels (Falco sparverius).

    Gary R. Bortolotti;José Luis Tella;Manuela G. Forero;R.D. Dawson;R.D. Dawson

  • Environmental and genetic variation in T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling American kestrels.

    José L. Tella;Gary R. Bortolotti;Manuela G. Forero;Russell D. Dawson

  • Effects of variation in egg size and hatching date on survival of Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis ducklings

    Russell D. Dawson;Robert G. Clark;Robert G. Clark

  • ECOLOGY OF PARASITISM OF NESTLING AMERICAN KESTRELS BY CARNUS HEMAPTERUS (DIPTERA : CARNIDAE)

    Russell Dm Dawson;Gary Rm Bortolotti

  • Effects of Experimental Variation in Temperature on Larval Densities of Parasitic Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Nests of Tree Swallows (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae)

    Russell D. Dawson;Kristy K. Hillen;Terry L. Whitworth

  • EFFECTS OF HATCHING DATE AND EGG SIZE ON GROWTH, RECRUITMENT, AND ADULT SIZE OF LESSER SCAUP

    Russell D. Dawson;Robert G. Clark

  • The T-cell-mediated immune response and return rate of fledgling American kestrels are positively correlated with parental clutch size.

    José L. Tella;Gary R. Bortolotti;Russell D. Dawson;Manuela G. Forero

  • Total plasma protein level as an indicator of condition in wild American kestrels (Falco sparverius)

    Russell D. Dawson;Gary R. Bortolotti

  • Spatiotemporal Patterns in Nest Box Occupancy by Tree Swallows Across North America

    Dave Shutler;David J. T. Hussell;D. R. Norris;David W. Winkler

  • Variation in Hematocrit and Total Plasma Proteins of Nestling American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in the Wild

    Russell D Dawson;Gary R Bortolotti

  • Plumage characteristics, reproductive investment and assortative mating in tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor

    Pierre-Paul Bitton;Russell D. Dawson;Courtney L. Ochs

  • Plumage brightness and age predict extrapair fertilization success of male tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor

    Pierre-Paul Bitton;Erin L. O'Brien;Russell D. Dawson

  • Constructing and evaluating a continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle

    Samantha M. Knight;David W. Bradley;David W. Bradley;Robert G. Clark;Elizabeth A. Gow

  • Experimental evidence for food limitation and sex-specific strategies of American kestrels (Falco sparverius) provisioning offspring

    Russell D. Dawson;Gary R. Bortolotti

  • Context-dependent genetic benefits of extra-pair mate choice in a socially monogamous passerine

    Erin L. O'Brien;Russell D. Dawson

  • Parasite-mediated growth patterns and nutritional constraints in a cavity-nesting bird.

    Erin L. O’Brien;Russell D. Dawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary R. Bortolotti
Gary R. Bortolotti University of Saskatchewan
Robert G. Clark
Robert G. Clark University of Saskatchewan
David W. Winkler
David W. Winkler Cornell University
Dave Shutler
Dave Shutler Acadia University
Peter O. Dunn
Peter O. Dunn University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Linda A. Whittingham
Linda A. Whittingham University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Marty L. Leonard
Marty L. Leonard Dalhousie University
Carol M. Vleck
Carol M. Vleck Iowa State University
Andrew G. Horn
Andrew G. Horn Dalhousie University
L. Scott Johnson
L. Scott Johnson Towson University

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