T. Scott Sillett

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(95), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(58), Species Distribution and Climate Change(54), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(39), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(34)

Publications173 total

Genetic parallelism underlying repeated bill divergence in the island scrub-jay ( <i>Aphelocoma insularis</i> ) increases at higher genetic levels of organization
Evolution·2025Open Access
Post‐fledging ecology of birds: emergent patterns, knowledge gaps, and future frontiers
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·2025
Stable Isotope Composition of Feathers and Foraging Behavior Parallel Bill Shape Divergence of Island Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma insularis) in Pine and Oak Habitats
Western North American Naturalist·2025· 1 cited
Designing Fog Collectors to Understand Impacts of Changing Precipitation Patterns on the California Channel Islands
Western North American Naturalist·2025
Environmental and demographic mechanisms provide relative stability for a vulnerable island songbird in novel conditions
2025Open Access
An island bird community retains anti-predator behavior toward a locally extinct nest predator
Behavioral Ecology·2025· 1 cited
Behavioural co‐option of plant secondary compounds by a cavity‐nesting bird is an adaptation against competition and predation
Functional Ecology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Non-breeding conditions induce carry-over effects on survival of migratory birds
Current Biology·2024· 13 cited
Black‐throated blue warblers ( <i>Setophaga caerulescens</i> ) exhibit diet flexibility and track seasonal changes in insect availability
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
<i>Melospiza melodia</i> (Song Sparrow) bill size is primarily shaped by thermoregulation on the California Channel Islands
The Auk·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Are agrochemical‐free and biodiversity‐friendly attributes substitutes or complements? Evidence from a coffee choice experiment
Agribusiness·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Winter and Summer Conditions Induce Carry-Over Effect on Survival of Migratory Birds
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Considerations for radio-transmitter specifications on songbirds: color and antenna length matter too
Journal of Field Ornithology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
The role of tropical rainfall in driving range dynamics for a long-distance migratory bird
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
No evidence of sex ratio manipulation by black-throated blue warblers in response to food availability
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology·2023
Thank You to the Reviewers of the 2023 <i>Ornithology</i>, Volume 140
The Auk·2023Open Access
Unraveling Adaptive Evolutionary Divergence at Microgeographic Scales
The American Naturalist·2023· 5 cited
The strength of migratory connectivity in Painted Buntings is spatial scale dependent and shaped by molting behavior
Journal of Field Ornithology·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Light-level geolocation reveals moderate levels of migratory connectivity for declining and stable populations of Black-throated Blue Warblers ( Setophaga caerulescens )
Avian Conservation and Ecology·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Climate‐mediated population dynamics of a migratory songbird differ between the trailing edge and range core
Ecological Monographs·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Richard T. Holmes(14), Peter P. Marra(13), Scott A. Morrison(12), Cameron K. Ghalambor(10), Nicholas L. Rodenhouse(7), W. Chris Funk(6), Torben C. Rick(6), Courtney A. Hofman(5), Jesús E. Maldonado(5), Thomas W. Sherry(4), Paul W. Collins(4), Michael S. Webster(4), Keith A. Hobson(3), Patrick J. Doran(3), Jeffrey A. Hostetler(3), Thomas B. Ryder(3), Julie L. King(3), Christina L. Boser(3), Katherine Ralls(3), Seth D. Newsome(3)