Alexander R. Gerson

Alexander R. Gerson

University of Massachusetts Amherst

H-index: 26

North America-United States

About Alexander R. Gerson

Alexander R. Gerson, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializes in the field of Biology, Ecological Physiology, Comparative Physiology, Migration, Animal Energetics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Springing forward: Migrating songbirds catch up with the start of spring in North America

Water restriction increases oxidation of endogenous amino acids in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Sarcolipin relates to fattening, but not sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase uncoupling, in captive migratory gray catbirds

Factors affecting the nesting success of Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) along an elevational gradient

Surfing birds: flight interactions with a structured vortex wake

Snow Buntings, an arctic cold-specialist passerine, risk overheating under intense activity even at low air temperatures

White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) liver and pectoralis flight muscle transcriptomic changes in preparation for migration

Flight muscle size reductions and functional changes following long‐distance flight under variable humidity conditions in a migratory warbler

Alexander R. Gerson Information

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Citations(all)

2126

Citations(since 2020)

1516

Cited By

1240

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

36

i10Index(since 2020)

33

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Alexander R. Gerson Skills & Research Interests

Biology

Ecological Physiology

Comparative Physiology

Migration

Animal Energetics

Top articles of Alexander R. Gerson

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Springing forward: Migrating songbirds catch up with the start of spring in North America

Journal of Animal Ecology

Claire E Nemes

Peter P Marra

Theodore J Zenzal Jr

Samantha A Collins

Bryant C Dossman

...

2024/3

Water restriction increases oxidation of endogenous amino acids in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Elizabeth J Rogers

Alexander R Gerson

2024/2/21

Sarcolipin relates to fattening, but not sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase uncoupling, in captive migratory gray catbirds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Cory R Elowe

Maria Stager

Alexander R Gerson

2024/1/1

Factors affecting the nesting success of Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) along an elevational gradient

Ecology and Evolution

Sarah C Deckel

William V DeLuca

Alexander R Gerson

David I King

2024/1

Surfing birds: flight interactions with a structured vortex wake

Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Siyang Hao

Rónán Gissler

Jayna Rybner

Kiera Fullick

Mareesa Islam

...

2023/11/20

Snow Buntings, an arctic cold-specialist passerine, risk overheating under intense activity even at low air temperatures

bioRxiv

Ryan Sean O'Connor

Oliver P Love

Lyette Regimbald

Alexander R Gerson

Kyle H Elliott

...

2023

White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) liver and pectoralis flight muscle transcriptomic changes in preparation for migration

Physiological Genomics

Cory R Elowe

Courtney Babbitt

Alexander R Gerson

2023/11/1

Flight muscle size reductions and functional changes following long‐distance flight under variable humidity conditions in a migratory warbler

Physiological Reports

Derrick JE Groom

Betsy Black

Jessica E Deakin

Joely G DeSimone

M Collette Lauzau

...

2023/10

Variation in human functional eccrine gland density and its implications for the evolution of human sweating

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Andrew W Best

Daniel E Lieberman

Alexander R Gerson

Brigitte M Holt

Jason M Kamilar

2023/7

Refueling performance of migratory passerines stopping at an inland stopover site in the Connecticut River Valley

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Madelyn Kaplin

Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez

Sarah Deckel

Jessica Tatten

David I King

...

2023/6/1

Long-duration wind tunnel flights reveal exponential declines in protein catabolism over time in short-and long-distance migratory warblers

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cory R Elowe

Derrick JE Groom

Julia Slezacek

Alexander R Gerson

2023/4/25

Short-term mercury exposure disrupts muscular and hepatic lipid metabolism in a migrant songbird

Scientific Reports

Chad L Seewagen

Cory R Elowe

Alexander R Gerson

Derrick JE Groom

Yanju Ma

...

2022/7/6

Migratory disposition alters lean mass dynamics and protein metabolism in migratory white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Cory R Elowe

Alexander R Gerson

2022/7/1

Depleted lean body mass after crossing an ecological barrier differentially affects stopover duration and refuelling rate among species of long‐distance migratory birds

Functional Ecology

Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez

Michael S Griego

Joely G DeSimone

Cory R Elowe

Alexander R Gerson

2022/12

Flight in Flocks: Surfing in the wake of other birds?

Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Sonja Friman

Siyang Hao

Cory Elowe

Laura Mendez

Raul Ayala

...

2022/11/21

Pre-breeding foraging ecology of three tern species nesting in the Gulf of Maine.

Avian Conservation & Ecology

Rachel M Bratton

Henry D Legett

Paula Shannon

Keenan C Yakola

Alexander R Gerson

...

2022/6/1

Surfing Birds: Bird flight and engineered wing responses to an unsteady vortex wake

Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Siyang Hao

Sonja Friman

Cory Elowe

Laura Mendez

Jared Ramirez

...

2022/11/21

The effects of training, acute exercise and dietary fatty acid composition on muscle lipid oxidative capacity in European starlings

Journal of Experimental Biology

Edwin R Price

Ulf Bauchinger

Scott R McWilliams

Michelle L Boyles

Lillie A Langlois

...

2022/10/1

Aminopeptidase-N modulation assists lean mass anabolism during refuelling in the white-throated sparrow

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Michael Griego

Joely DeSimone

Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez

Alexander R Gerson

2021/1/27

Triple oxygen isotope measurements (delta'o-17) of body water reflect water intake, metabolism, and delta O-18 of ingested water in passerines

Pablo Enrique Sabat Opazo

Seth D Newsome

Stephanie Pinochet

Roberto Nespolo

Juan Carlos Sánchez Hernández

...

2021

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