Spencer C. Galen

Spencer C. Galen

University of Scranton

H-index: 14

North America-United States

About Spencer C. Galen

Spencer C. Galen, With an exceptional h-index of 14 and a recent h-index of 13 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Scranton, specializes in the field of Ecology and Evolution, Haemosporida, Parasitology.

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

Coinfection rates of avian blood parasites increase with latitude in parapatric host species

Let’s end taxonomic blank slates with molecular morphology

Cascading effects of habitat loss on ectoparasite-associated bacterial microbiomes

Parasite-associated mortality in birds: the roles of specialist parasites and host evolutionary distance

Genetic confirmation of a hybrid between two highly divergent cardinalid species: A rose‐breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) and a scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Detecting turnover among complex communities using null models: A case study with sky-island haemosporidian parasites

Global drivers of avian haemosporidian infections vary across zoogeographical regions

Contrasting drivers of diversity in hosts and parasites across the tropical Andes

Spencer C. Galen Information

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Position

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Citations(all)

757

Citations(since 2020)

655

Cited By

365

hIndex(all)

14

hIndex(since 2020)

13

i10Index(all)

15

i10Index(since 2020)

15

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University of Scranton

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Spencer C. Galen Skills & Research Interests

Ecology and Evolution

Haemosporida

Parasitology

Top articles of Spencer C. Galen

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Coinfection rates of avian blood parasites increase with latitude in parapatric host species

Parasitology

Naima C Starkloff

Spencer C Galen

2023/4

Let’s end taxonomic blank slates with molecular morphology

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Michael Tessler

Spencer C Galen

Rob DeSalle

Bernd Schierwater

2022/12/8

Cascading effects of habitat loss on ectoparasite-associated bacterial microbiomes

ISME communications

Kelly A Speer

Tiago Souto Martins Teixeira

Alexis M Brown

Susan L Perkins

Katharina Dittmar

...

2022/12

Parasite-associated mortality in birds: the roles of specialist parasites and host evolutionary distance

Biology Letters

Spencer C Galen

Suravi Ray

Marissa Henry

Jason D Weckstein

2022/4/13

Genetic confirmation of a hybrid between two highly divergent cardinalid species: A rose‐breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) and a scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Ecology and Evolution

David PL Toews

Tessa A Rhinehart

Robert Mulvihill

Spencer Galen

Stephen M Gosser

...

2022/8

Detecting turnover among complex communities using null models: A case study with sky-island haemosporidian parasites

Oecologia

Lisa N Barrow

Selina M Bauernfeind

Paxton A Cruz

Jessie L Williamson

Daniele L Wiley

...

2021/2

Global drivers of avian haemosporidian infections vary across zoogeographical regions

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Alan Fecchio

Nicholas J Clark

Jeffrey A Bell

Heather R Skeen

Holly L Lutz

...

2021/12

Contrasting drivers of diversity in hosts and parasites across the tropical Andes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Sabrina M McNew

Lisa N Barrow

Jessie L Williamson

Spencer C Galen

Heather R Skeen

...

2021/3/23

Metatranscriptomics yields new genomic resources and sensitive detection of infections for diverse blood parasites

Molecular Ecology Resources

Spencer C Galen

Janus Borner

Jessie L Williamson

Christopher C Witt

Susan L Perkins

2020/1

Parasite species identity and local community diversity mediate effects of habitat fragmentation on bacterial microbiomes

Authorea. Preprint

Kelly A Speer

Tiago Teixeira

Alexis Brown

Susan Perkins

Katharina Dittmar

...

2020/6/12

Phylogenomics from transcriptomic “bycatch” clarify the origins and diversity of avian trypanosomes in North America

Plos One

Spencer C Galen

Janus Borner

Susan L Perkins

Jason D Weckstein

2020/10/8

An inverse latitudinal gradient in infection probability and phylogenetic diversity for Leucocytozoon blood parasites in New World birds

Journal of Animal Ecology

Alan Fecchio

Jeffrey A Bell

Mariane Bosholn

Jefferson A Vaughan

Vasyl V Tkach

...

2020/2

Conservative plumage masks extraordinary phylogenetic diversity in the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex of the humid Andes

The Auk

R Terry Chesser

Morton L Isler

Andrés M Cuervo

C Daniel Cadena

Spencer C Galen

...

2020/7/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 36
Christopher C. Witt

Christopher C. Witt

University of New Mexico

H-index: 29
Jason D. Weckstein

Jason D. Weckstein

Drexel University

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