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Stéphanie M. Doucet

Stéphanie M. Doucet

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
4108
World Ranking
2254
National Ranking
135

Overview

Stéphanie M. Doucet is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada and focuses their research on multiple aspects of bird ecology, animal behavior, and evolutionary biology. Their work often intersects the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Developmental Biology.

The main topics addressed in their studies include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Marine animal studies overview

Recent publications by Stéphanie M. Doucet demonstrate diverse interests within avian vocal communication, coloration, and cultural evolution. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Sympatry drives colour and song evolution in wood-warblers (Parulidae)" (2021), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Cumulative cultural evolution and mechanisms for cultural selection in wild bird songs" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Microgeographical variation in birdsong: Savannah sparrows exhibit microdialects in an island population" (2022), published in Animal Behaviour
  • "Natural and sexual selection shape the evolution of colour and conspicuousness in North American wood-warblers (Parulidae)" (2020), published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • "Vocal learning in Savannah sparrows: acoustic similarity to neighbours shapes song development and territorial aggression" (2021), published in Animal Behaviour

Their frequent publication venues highlight a consistent contribution to journals focused on animal behavior and ecology, including:

  • Animal Behaviour
  • The Auk
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature Communications

Stéphanie M. Doucet has collaborated extensively with several researchers, often co-authoring papers with:

  • Daniel J. Mennill
  • D. Ryan Norris
  • Amy E. M. Newman
  • Sarah L. Dobney
  • Heather Williams

The collective body of Stéphanie M. Doucet's work revolves around advancing understanding in ecological and evolutionary mechanisms shaping animal communication and reproductive behavior, with a focus on birds. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates behavioral, ecological, and developmental frameworks within avian systems.

Best Publications

  • Iridescence: a functional perspective

    Stéphanie M Doucet;Melissa G Meadows

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

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Robert Montgomerie

  • Field test of an affordable, portable, wireless microphone array for spatial monitoring of animal ecology and behaviour

    Daniel J. Mennill;Matthew Battiston;David R. Wilson;Jennifer R. Foote

  • STRUCTURAL PLUMAGE COLORATION, MALE BODY SIZE, AND CONDITION IN THE BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT

    Stéphanie M. Doucet

  • Achromatic color variation in black-capped chickadees, Poecile atricapilla: black and white signals of sex and rank

    Daniel J. Mennill;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Robert Montgomerie;Laurene M. Ratcliffe

  • Iridescent plumage in satin bowerbirds: structure, mechanisms and nanostructural predictors of individual variation in colour

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Matthew D. Shawkey;Geoffrey E. Hill;Robert Montgomerie

  • The effect of coccidial infection on iridescent plumage coloration in wild turkeys

    Geoffrey E. Hill;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Richard Buchholz

  • Achromatic plumage reflectance predicts reproductive success in male black-capped chickadees

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Daniel J. Mennill;Robert Montgomerie;Peter T. Boag

  • The Evolution of Signal Design in Manakin Plumage Ornaments

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Daniel J. Mennill;Geoffrey E. Hill

  • Do museum specimens accurately represent wild birds? A case study of carotenoid, melanin, and structural colours in long-tailed manakins Chiroxiphia linearis

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Geoffrey E. Hill

  • Structural plumage colour and parasites in satin bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus: implications for sexual selection

    Stephanie M. Doucet;Robert Montgomerie

  • Wild Birds Learn Songs from Experimental Vocal Tutors.

    Daniel J. Mennill;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Amy E.M. Newman;Heather Williams

  • Body size correlates negatively with the frequency of distress calls and songs of Neotropical birds

    Joshua P. Martin;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Ryan C. Knox;Daniel J. Mennill

  • Dynamic sexual dichromatism in an explosively breeding Neotropical toad.

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Daniel J. Mennill

  • Secondary sexual characters and sperm traits in coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch

    Trevor E. Pitcher;Stéphanie M. Doucet;J. M.J. Beausoleil;D. Hanley

  • Do female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) copy each other's mate preferences?

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;Stephen M. Yezerinac;Robert Montgomerie

  • Egg coloration in ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis): a test of the sexual signaling hypothesis

    Daniel Hanley;Stéphanie M. Doucet

  • Plumage development and molt in long-tailed manakins (chiroxiphia linearis): variation according to sex and age

    Stéphanie M. Doucet;David B. McDonald;Mercedes S. Foster;Rob P. Clay

  • A novel digital telemetry system for tracking wild animals: a field test for studying mate choice in a lekking tropical bird

    Daniel J. Mennill;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Kara Anne A Ward;Dugan F. Maynard

  • A test of ecological and sexual selection hypotheses for geographical variation in coloration and morphology of golden‐crowned kinglets (Regulus satrapa)

    Celia K. S. Chui;Stéphanie M. Doucet

  • A Blackmail Hypothesis for the Evolution of Conspicuous Egg Coloration in Birds

    Daniel Hanley;Daniel Hanley;Stéphanie M. Doucet;Donald C. Dearborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Montgomerie
Robert Montgomerie Queen's University
D. Ryan Norris
D. Ryan Norris University of Guelph
Geoffrey E. Hill
Geoffrey E. Hill Auburn University
Oliver P. Love
Oliver P. Love University of Windsor
L. Lacey Knowles
L. Lacey Knowles University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Trevor E. Pitcher
Trevor E. Pitcher University of Windsor
Lynda D. Corkum
Lynda D. Corkum University of Windsor
Laurene M. Ratcliffe
Laurene M. Ratcliffe Queen's University
Kevin J. McGraw
Kevin J. McGraw Arizona State University
Brian Otis
Brian Otis University of Washington

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