Robert L. Thomson
University of Cape Town
H-index: 27
Africa-South Africa
Top articles of Robert L. Thomson
Title | Journal | Author(s) | Publication Date |
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Urbanization correlates with the prevalence and richness of blood parasites in Eurasian Blackbirds (Turdus merula) | Science of The Total Environment | Jordi Figuerola Josué Martínez-de la Puente Alazne Díez-Fernández Robert L Thomson José I Aguirre | 2024/2/27 |
The breeding ecology of the Agulhas Long-billed Lark: an endemic bird dependent on the remnant Renosterveld of the Western Cape Province, South Africa | Journal of Ornithology | Sanjo Rose Robert Leslie Thomson Alan Tristam Kenneth Lee Peter Geoffrey Ryan | 2024/4 |
Costs and benefits in extreme nesting associations: do Sociable Weavers benefit from hosting African Pygmy Falcons? | Ibis | Anthony M Lowney Robert L Thomson | 2023 |
Using generalised additive models to visualise the annual cycle of primary feather moult patterns | Ostrich | Rebecca R Irons Alan TK Lee Robert L Thomson Birgit Erni | 2023/12/1 |
All savanna islands of fertility are not equal: colonial birds influence soil nutrient stoichiometries with consequences for tree seedling growth | Plant Ecology | Timothy K Aikins Robert L Thomson Michael D Cramer | 2023/8 |
Breeding biology of the African Pygmy Falcon: long-term variation and seasonal decline in breeding performance of an arid zone raptor | Journal of Ornithology | Olufemi P Olubodun Anthony M Lowney Diana Bolopo Robert L Thomson | 2023/7 |
Positive feedbacks between savanna tree size and the nutritional characteristics of “Islands of fertility” are amplified by sociable weaver colonies | Journal of Arid Environments | TK Aikins MD Cramer RL Thomson | 2023/2/1 |
Maternally transferred thyroid hormones and life‐history variation in birds | Journal of Animal Ecology | Bin‐Yan Hsu Veli‐Matti Pakanen Winnie Boner Blandine Doligez Tapio Eeva | 2022/7 |
The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol | Ostrich | Michael Brooks Sanjo Rose Res Altwegg Alan TK Lee Henk Nel | 2022/12/16 |
The reuse of avian samples: opportunities, pitfalls, and a solution | Vojtěch Brlík Pavel Pipek Kate Brandis Nikita Chernetsov Fábio JV Costa | 2022/1 | |
What to research and how to research in instructed second language pronunciation | Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods | A Lee R Thomson | 2022/12/8 |
Breeding near heterospecifics as a defence against brood parasites: can redstarts lower probability of cuckoo parasitism using neighbours? | Oecologia | Angela Moreras Jere Tolvanen Risto Tornberg Mikko Mönkkönen Jukka T Forsman | 2022/8 |
Ecological engineering across a spatial gradient: Sociable weaver colonies facilitate animal associations with increasing environmental harshness | Journal of Animal Ecology | Anthony M Lowney Robert L Thomson | 2022/7 |
Population differences in the length, early-life dynamics, and heritability of telomeres among European pied flycatchers | BioRxiv | Tiia Kärkkäinen Toni Laaksonen Malcolm Burgess Alejandro Cantarero Jesús Martínez-Padilla | 2021/3/17 |
Excessive red tape is strangling biodiversity research in South Africa | South African Journal of Science | Graham J Alexander Krystal A Tollev Bryan Maritz Andrew McKechnie Paul Manger | 2021/10 |
Ecological engineering across a temporal gradient: Sociable weaver colonies create year‐round animal biodiversity hotspots | Journal of Animal Ecology | Anthony M Lowney Robert L Thomson | 2021/10 |
Genetic differentiation in an endangered and strongly philopatric, migrant shorebird | BMC Ecology and Evolution | Nelli Rönkä Veli-Matti Pakanen Angela Pauliny Robert L Thomson Kimmo Nuotio | 2021/6/19 |
Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. | Biological conservation | Amanda E Bates Richard B Primack Brandy S Biggar Tomas J Bird Mary E Clinton | 2021/11/1 |
Prevalence and drivers of poison use by South African commercial farmers and perceptions of alternative livestock protection measures | Ambio | Christiaan Willem Brink Robert Leslie Thomson Arjun Amar Marco Girardello Andrea Santangeli | 2021/6 |
Pulses of anthropogenic food availability appear to benefit parents, but compromise nestling growth in urban red-winged starlings | Oecologia | Sarah Catto Petra Sumasgutner Arjun Amar Robert L Thomson Susan J Cunningham | 2021/11 |