David B. Lank

Simon Fraser University — Canada

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

44h-index7.5kcitations225works4.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(148), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(84), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(80), Marine animal studies overview(29), Plant and animal studies(28)

Publications225 total

Sex differences in development alter the fledgling sex ratio in a lekking bird with strong sexual size dimorphism
2025Open Access
A single gene orchestrates androgen variation underlying male mating morphs in ruffs
Science·2025· 21 cited
Sperm swimming speed and morphology differ slightly among the three genetic morphs of ruff sandpiper (Calidris pugnax), but show no clear polymorphism
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2024Open Access
A supergene affects androgen concentrations during early development in a bird with alternative reproductive morphs
Hormones and Behavior·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A circumpolar study unveils a positive non‐linear effect of temperature on arctic arthropod availability that may reduce the risk of warming‐induced trophic mismatch for breeding shorebirds
Global Change Biology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Why do avian responses to change in Arctic green‐up vary?
Global Change Biology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Considerations for a threatened seabird: The impact of shoreline avian predators on at‐sea marbled murrelets
Wildlife Society Bulletin·2024Open Access
Factors influencing mercury exposure in Arctic-breeding shorebirds
Ecotoxicology·2023· 3 cited
Differences in sperm swimming speed and morphology between the three genetic morphs in the ruff sandpiper
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Avian wings can lengthen rather than shorten in response to increased migratory predation danger
Ecology and Evolution·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Factors Influencing Mercury Exposure in Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds
Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access
Fitness benefits from co-display favour subdominant male–male partnerships between phenotypes
Animal Behaviour·2023· 4 cited
A supergene affects steroid metabolism during early ontogeny in a bird with alternative reproductive morphs
2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Fitness benefits from co-display favour subdominant male-male partnerships between phenotypes
2022Open Access
The Influence of Breeding Status and Nest Site Location on Marine Habitat Use by Marbled Murrelet <i>Brachyramphus marmoratus</i>
Marine ornithology·2022Open Access
Danger, risk and anti‐predator behavior in the life history of long‐distance migratory sandpipers
Journal of Avian Biology·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Danger, risk and anti-predator behavior in the life history of long-distance migratory sandpipers"
2022
Intralocus conflicts associated with a supergene
Nature Communications·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Marbled Murrelets prefer stratified waters close to freshwater inputs in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Ornithological applications·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
Intralocus conflicts associated with a supergene
Research Square (Research Square)·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Fred Cooke(14), Robert F. Rockwell(8), Brett K. Sandercock(8), Ronald C. Ydenberg(7), Eunbi Kwon(7), Jennie Rausch(7), Richard B. Lanctot(7), Stephen C. Brown(7), Evan G. Cooch(6), Erica Nol(6), H. River Gates(6), Laura McKinnon(6), Megan L. Boldenow(6), Nathan R. Senner(6), Paul A. Smith(6), Rebecca Bentzen(6), Sarah T. Saalfeld(6), Emily L. Weiser(6), Robert W. Butler(5), Joël Bêty(5)