Ken A. Otter

University of Northern British Columbia — Canada

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

31h-index3.9kcitations119works2.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(60), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(56), Avian ecology and behavior(38), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(30), Marine animal studies overview(22)

Publications119 total

Setting BirdNET confidence thresholds: species-specific vs. universal approaches
Journal für Ornithologie·2025· 11 citedOpen Access
Feather trace element profiles in urban mountain chickadees differ from adjacent rural chickadees
Urban Ecosystems·2025
The influence of migratory routes, breeding, and wintering grounds on cultural shifts in song of White-throated Sparrows ( Zonotrichia albicollis )
Journal of Field Ornithology·2025Open Access
Behaviours of moose at roadside mineral licks in British Columbia: Implications for moose-vehicle collisions
Applied Animal Behaviour Science·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Exploring differences in neophobia and anti-predator behaviour between urban and rural mountain chickadees
Journal of Urban Ecology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Behaviours of Moose at Roadside Mineral Licks in North-Central British Columbia
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Using autonomous recording units for vocal individuality: insights from Barred Owl identification
Avian Conservation and Ecology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Hard of hearing: the effect of distance and experimental noise on mountain chickadee song transmission
Bioacoustics·2023· 1 cited
The Law and the Pussycat: Public Perceptions of the Use of Municipal Bylaws to Control Free-Roaming Domestic Cats in Canada
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science·2022· 2 cited
Hybridization between closely related songbirds is related to human habitat disturbance
Global Change Biology·2022· 21 cited
Within-population song evolution in white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Behaviour·2022· 2 cited
Sympatry leads to reduced body condition in chickadees that occasionally hybridize
Ecology and Evolution·2022· 17 citedOpen Access
The retention of non-commercial hardwoods in mixed stands maintains higher avian biodiversity than clear-cutting
Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research·2022· 1 cited
Sexual Selection and Mating Systems under Anthropogenic Disturbance
2021· 2 cited
Urban-nesting mountain chickadees have a reduced response to a simulated predator
Behaviour·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Do phylogeny and habitat influence admixture among four North American chickadee (family: Paridae) species?
Journal of Avian Biology·2021· 5 cited
Analysis of bacterial communities associated with Mountain Chickadees (<i>Poecile gambeli</i>) across urban and rural habitats
Canadian Journal of Microbiology·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Do phylogeny and habitat influence admixture among four North American chickadee (family: Paridae) species?"
2021Open Access
Evolution of song and color in island birds
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology·2021· 27 cited
Author response for "Do phylogeny and habitat influence admixture among four North American chickadee (family: Paridae) species?"
2021Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Laurene M. Ratcliffe(14), Steffi LaZerte(9), Scott M. Ramsay(7), Peter K. McGregor(5), Peter T. Boag(5), Daniel J. Mennill(5), Harry van Oort(5), Thibault Grava(5), Hans Slabbekoorn(4), Kevin T. Fort(4), Angélique Grava(4), Theresa M. Burg(4), Matthew W. Reudink(4), Torben Dabelsteen(3), Tom M. Peake(2), Marcel M. Lambrechts(2), Andrew M. R. Terry(2), Bryan Chruszcz(2), Marisa Hoeschele(2), Christopher B. Sturdy(2)