Ronald R. Swaisgood

Zoological Society of San Diego — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

59h-index8.9kcitations204works2.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(95), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(81), Species Distribution and Climate Change(49), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies(39), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(39)

Publications202 total

Breeding experience improves reproductive outcomes in an avian conservation breeding program
Frontiers in Conservation Science·2025Open Access
Giant otter populations persist and demonstrate recovery potential in suboptimal freshwater ecosystems degraded by gold mining
Ecological Indicators·2025Open Access
Balancing evidence and reducing uncertainty in the evaluation of reintroduction outcomes in ‘alalā, the Hawaiian crow
Global Ecology and Conservation·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Don't Stand So Close: Social Crowding Negatively Impacts Reproduction in an Endangered, Territorial Hawaiian Bird
Animal Conservation·2025· 1 cited
Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of local extinction and colonization of giant pandas over the past 30 years
Ecology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Understanding and predicting infection dynamics for an endangered amphibian using long-term surveys of wild and translocated frogs
Biological Conservation·2024· 1 cited
Starting From Scratch: Husbandry Techniques to Establish the First Population of 'Akikiki (<i>Oreomystis bairdi</i>) in Human Care Using Wild‐Collected Eggs
Zoo Biology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Nest quality predicts the probability of egg loss in the critically endangered ʻAlalā (<i>Corvus hawaiiensis</i>)
Zoo Biology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
An enclosure quality ranking framework for terrestrial animals in captivity
Applied Animal Behaviour Science·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Habitat connectivity drives panda recovery
Current Biology·2024· 17 cited
Evaluating the role of caretaker‐rated personality traits for reproductive outcomes in a highly endangered Hawaiian corvid
Animal Conservation·2024· 2 cited
Insights from longitudinal patterns of local extinction and colonization in giant pandas
2024Open Access
The influence of pair duration on reproductive success in the monogamous ‘Alalā (Hawaiian crow, Corvus hawaiiensis)
Frontiers in Conservation Science·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
The influence of feeding station location on the space use and behavior of reintroduced 'alalā: Causes and consequences
Conservation Science and Practice·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
The beneficial role of plant secondary compounds in giant panda foraging ecology
Mammalian Biology·2024
Understanding and Predicting Disease Dynamics for an Endangered Amphibian Using Long-Term Surveys of Wild and Translocated Frogs
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Applications of animal behavior to conservation
Elsevier eBooks·2024· 1 cited
Spatial behaviors and seasonal habitat use of the increasingly endangered thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha)
Global Ecology and Conservation·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Spatial behaviors and seasonal habitat use of the increasingly endangered thick-billed parrot ( <i>Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha</i> )
2023Open Access
Signal detection theory applied to giant pandas: Do pandas go out of their way to make sure their scent marks are found?
Ecology and Evolution·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Fuwen Wei(10), Zejun Zhang(10), Yonggang Nie(8), Megan A. Owen(7), Donald G. Lindburg(7), Yibo Hu(6), Hemin Zhang(5), David E. Wildt(5), David Shepherdson(4), Angela M. White(4), Xiaoping Zhou(4), Oded Berger‐Tal(3), Daniel T. Blumstein(3), Xiaodong Gu(3), Wenliang Zhou(3), Meghan S. Martin‐Wintle(3), Guiquan Zhang(3), Nancy M. Czekala(3), Benjamin D. Charlton(3), Yan Li(2)