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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas E. Martin is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on avian ecology and behavior, animal behavior and reproduction, and wildlife ecology and conservation. Other areas of study include species distribution in relation to climate change, ecological and vegetation dynamics, plant and animal studies, and rangeland and wildlife management.

Thomas E. Martin has published frequently in selected scientific venues, with notable repeated contributions to:

  • Functional Ecology
  • Birds of the World
  • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
  • The American Naturalist
  • Barbastella

Recent papers include:

  • "Neuron numbers link innovativeness with both absolute and relative brain size in birds", 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Metamorphosis in an Era of Increasing Climate Variability", 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Longer-lived tropical songbirds reduce breeding activity as they buffer impacts of drought", 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Contrasting seasonal effects of climate change influence density in a cold-adapted species", 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Daily Nest Predation Rates Decrease with Body Size in Passerine Birds", 2020, The American Naturalist

Frequent collaborators with whom Thomas E. Martin has co-authored multiple publications include James C. Mouton, Necmiye Şahin Arslan, Riccardo Ton, Penn Lloyd, and Timothy R. Forrester.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Thomas E. Martin was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Food as a limit on breeding birds: a life-history perspective

    Thomas E. Martin

  • Avian Life History Evolution in Relation to Nest Sites, Nest Predation, and Food

    Thomas E. Martin

  • Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds

    C. John Ralph;Geoffrey R Geupel;Peter Pyle;Thomas E Martin

  • Nest Predation and Nest SitesNew perspectives on old patterns

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  • Manual de métodos de campo para el monitoreo de aves terrestres

    C. John Ralph;Geoffrey R. Geupel;Peter Pyle;Thomas E. Martin

  • Nest Predation and Nest-Site Selection of a Western Population of the Hermit Thrush

    Thomas E. Martin;James J. Roper

  • Nest predation among vegetation layers and habitat types: revising the dogmas.

    Thomas E. Martin

  • Nest predation increases with parental activity: separating nest site and parental activity effects.

    Thomas E. Martin;Jason Scott;Jason Scott;Chris Menge

  • ARE MICROHABITAT PREFERENCES OF COEXISTING SPECIES UNDER SELECTION AND ADAPTIVE

    Thomas E. Martin

  • Fecundity-Survival Trade-Offs and Parental Risk-Taking in Birds

    Cameron K. Ghalambor;Thomas E. Martin

  • Life History Traits of Open- vs. Cavity-Nesting Birds

    Thomas E. Martin;Pingjun Li

  • Parent birds assess nest predation risk and adjust their reproductive strategies

    J. J. Fontaine;T. E. Martin;T. E. Martin

  • Life history evolution in tropical and south temperate birds : What do we really know ?

    Thomas E. Martin

  • Bird communities and habitat as ecological indicators of forest condition in regional monitoring.

    Grant E. Canterbury;Thomas E. Martin;Daniel R. Petit;Lisa J. Petit

  • Parental care and clutch sizes in North and South American birds.

    Thomas E. Martin;Thomas E. Martin;P. R. Martin;C. R. Olson;B. J. Heidinger

  • Nest-Site Selection and Nesting Success of Cavity-Nesting Birds in High Elevation Forest Drainages

    Pingjun Li;Thomas E. Martin

  • Evolution of passerine incubation behavior: influence of food, temperature, and nest predation.

    Courtney J. Conway;Thomas E. Martin

  • Interaction of Nest Predation and Food Limitation in Reproductive Strategies

    Thomas E. Martin;Thomas E. Martin

  • A new view of avian life-history evolution tested on an incubation paradox

    Thomas E. Martin

  • On the advantage of being different: Nest predation and the coexistence of bird species

    Thomas E. Martin

  • Ecology and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds: A Synthesis and Review of Critical Issues

    Thomas E. Martin;Deborah M. Finch

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander V. Badyaev
Alexander V. Badyaev University of Arizona
Cameron K. Ghalambor
Cameron K. Ghalambor Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Courtney J. Conway
Courtney J. Conway University of Idaho
Joshua J. Tewksbury
Joshua J. Tewksbury University of Colorado Boulder
Jean Clobert
Jean Clobert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
James V. Briskie
James V. Briskie University of Canterbury
Frank Gill
Frank Gill Drexel University
Hubert Schwabl
Hubert Schwabl Washington State University
Frederick H. Sheldon
Frederick H. Sheldon Louisiana State University
Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

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