Brian C. Weeks

University of Michigan — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

20h-index3.1kcitations65works5.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Species Distribution and Climate Change(23), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(18), Avian ecology and behavior(16), Plant and animal studies(12), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(9)

Publications65 total

Large language models unlock the ecology of species interactions
2026Open Access
Evaluating the empirical basis for threat attribution in the IUCN Red List
Conservation Biology·2026Open Access
Gene Flow Complicates Phylogenetic Inference in an Archipelago Radiation
Systematic Biology·2025Open Access
A new time tree of birds reveals the interplay between dispersal, geographic range size, and diversification
Current Biology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Hyper-dominant species drive unexpected functional shifts in North American birds
2025Open Access
A Specify database model and Darwin Core metadata schema for the extended specimen
BioScience·2025Open Access
Measuring historical pollution: Natural history collections as tools for public health and environmental justice research
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Skeletal trait measurements for thousands of bird species
Scientific Data·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Long-distance seasonal migration to the tropics promotes genetic diversity but not gene flow in boreal birds
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2025· 5 cited
Longer Wing Bones in Warmer Climates Suggest a Role of Thermoregulation in Bird Wing Evolution
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2025· 4 cited
Integrating animal tracking and trait data to facilitate global ecological discoveries
Journal of Experimental Biology·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Genetic and morphological shifts associated with climate change in a migratory bird
BMC Biology·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
Long-term increases in wing length occur independently of changes in climate and climate-driven shifts in body size
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 8 citedOpen Access
Skeletal trait measurements for thousands of bird species
2024Open Access
Tracking individual animals can reveal the mechanisms of species loss
Trends in Ecology & Evolution·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Global expansion of human-wildlife overlap in the 21st century
Science Advances·2024· 49 citedOpen Access
Population genetic consequences of the seasonal migrations of birds
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Body size predicts the rate of contemporary morphological change in birds
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 37 citedOpen Access
Skeletal morphology of bird wings is determined by thermoregulatory demand for heat dissipation in warmer climates
2023· 6 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Joseph A. Tobias(10), Benjamin M. Winger(9), Shahid Naeem(9), Catherine Sheard(6), David E. Willard(6), Bruce K. O'Brien(6), Santiago Claramunt(5), Markéta Zímová(5), Jesse R. Lasky(5), Tiffany Dias(5), David F. Fouhey(5), Teresa M. Pegan(4), Zhizhuo Zhou(4), Mary Hennen(3), Briana Abrahms(3), Jacob E. Allgeier(3), Joël Cracraft(3), Charlotte M. Probst(3), Kristen Ruegg(3), Brett W. Benz(3)