Susan Cunningham

About Susan Cunningham

Susan Cunningham, With an exceptional h-index of 27 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Cape Town, specializes in the field of Sensory Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, Global Change Biology.

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

A trait-based assessment of southern African arid-zone birds' vulnerability to climate change

Drinking dependency shapes behavioural thermoregulatory trade-offs in four arid-zone larks

Bird tolerance to humans in open tropical ecosystems

Helpers don’t help when it’s hot in a cooperatively breeding bird, the Southern Pied Babbler

Interactive effects of rising temperatures and urbanisation on birds across different climate zones: A mechanistic perspective

Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor in the Kalahari

Incubation scheduling by African Black Oystercatchers: effects of weather, tide phase, and time of day

The spatial and temporal exploitation of anthropogenic food sources by common ravens (Corvus corax) in the Alps

Susan Cunningham Information

University

Position

Senior Lecturer FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology

Citations(all)

2609

Citations(since 2020)

2019

Cited By

1153

hIndex(all)

27

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

45

i10Index(since 2020)

45

Email

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Susan Cunningham Skills & Research Interests

Sensory Ecology

Behavioural Ecology

Global Change Biology

Top articles of Susan Cunningham

A trait-based assessment of southern African arid-zone birds' vulnerability to climate change

Biological Conservation

2023/11/1

Drinking dependency shapes behavioural thermoregulatory trade-offs in four arid-zone larks

Journal of Arid Environments

2023/7/1

Helpers don’t help when it’s hot in a cooperatively breeding bird, the Southern Pied Babbler

Behavioral Ecology

2023/4/15

Interactive effects of rising temperatures and urbanisation on birds across different climate zones: A mechanistic perspective

2023/5

Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor in the Kalahari

Ibis

2023

Incubation scheduling by African Black Oystercatchers: effects of weather, tide phase, and time of day

Journal of Ornithology

2023/1

The spatial and temporal exploitation of anthropogenic food sources by common ravens (Corvus corax) in the Alps

Movement Ecology

2022/12

Comparative morphology and soft tissue histology of the remote‐touch bill‐tip organ in three ibis species of differing foraging ecology

Journal of Anatomy

2022/10

Staying cool and eating junk: Influence of heat dissipation and anthropogenic food on foraging and body condition in an urban passerine

Landscape and Urban Planning

2022/10/1

Application of a trait‐based climate change vulnerability assessment to determine management priorities at protected area scale

Conservation Science and Practice

2022/8

Collapse of breeding success in desert-dwelling hornbills evident within a single decade

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

2022

No sex‐specific differences in the influence of high air temperatures during early development on nestling mass and fledgling survival in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides …

Ibis

2022/1

Hot days are associated with short-term adrenocortical responses in a southern African arid-zone passerine bird

Journal of Experimental Biology

2021/5/15

Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio

Ostrich

2021/4/9

How hornbills handle heat: sex-specific thermoregulation in the southern yellow-billed hornbill

Journal of Experimental Biology

2021/2/15

Dehydration risk is associated with reduced nest attendance and hatching success in a cooperatively breeding bird, the southern pied babbler Turdoides bicolor

Conservation physiology

2021

Pulses of anthropogenic food availability appear to benefit parents, but compromise nestling growth in urban red-winged starlings

Oecologia

2021/11

Direct and indirect effects of high temperatures on fledging in a cooperatively breeding bird

Behavioral Ecology

2021/11

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