| Snake activity affects seasonal variation in nest predation risk for birds JH Sperry, RG Peak, DA Cimprich, PJ Weatherhead Journal of Avian Biology 39 (4), 379-383, 2008 | 146 | 2008 |
| Effects of antipredator training, environmental enrichment, and soft release on wildlife translocations: a review and meta-analysis SJ Tetzlaff, JH Sperry, BA DeGregorio Biological Conservation 236, 324-331, 2019 | 125 | 2019 |
| Structure, spatial dynamics, and stability of novel seed dispersal mutualistic networks in Hawaiʻi J Vizentin-Bugoni, CE Tarwater, JT Foster, DR Drake, JM Gleditsch, ... Science 364 (6435), 78-82, 2019 | 112 | 2019 |
| Reproductive decisions in anurans: a review of how predation and competition affects the deposition of eggs and tadpoles VL Buxton, JH Sperry BioScience 67 (1), 26-38, 2017 | 101 | 2017 |
| Nest predators of North American birds: continental patterns and implications BA DeGregorio, SJ Chiavacci, TJ Benson, JH Sperry, PJ Weatherhead BioScience 66 (8), 655-665, 2016 | 97 | 2016 |
| Snake predation on North American bird nests: culprits, patterns and future directions BA DeGregorio, SJ Chiavacci, PJ Weatherhead, JD Willson, TJ Benson, ... Journal of Avian Biology 45 (4), 325-333, 2014 | 94 | 2014 |
| Power lines, roads, and avian nest survival: effects on predator identity and predation intensity BA DeGregorio, PJ Weatherhead, JH Sperry Ecology and Evolution 4 (9), 1589-1600, 2014 | 93 | 2014 |
| Latitudinal variation in thermal ecology of North American ratsnakes and its implications for the effect of climate warming on snakes PJ Weatherhead, JH Sperry, GLF Carfagno, G Blouin-Demers Journal of thermal Biology 37 (4), 273-281, 2012 | 87 | 2012 |
| Evaluation of automated radio telemetry for quantifying movements and home ranges of snakes MP Ward, JH Sperry, PJ Weatherhead Journal of Herpetology 47 (2), 337-345, 2013 | 86 | 2013 |
| Prey‐mediated effects of drought on condition and survival of a terrestrial snake JH Sperry, PJ Weatherhead Ecology 89 (10), 2770-2776, 2008 | 72 | 2008 |
| Effects of temperature, moon phase, and prey on nocturnal activity in ratsnakes: an automated telemetry study JH Sperry, MP Ward, PJ Weatherhead Journal of Herpetology 47 (1), 105-111, 2013 | 71 | 2013 |
| Linking snake behavior to nest predation in a Midwestern bird community PJ Weatherhead, GLF Carfagno, JH Sperry, JD Brawn, SK Robinson Ecological Applications 20 (1), 234-241, 2010 | 67 | 2010 |
| Variation in individual temperature preferences, not behavioural fever, affects susceptibility to chytridiomycosis in amphibians EL Sauer, RC Fuller, CL Richards-Zawacki, J Sonn, JH Sperry, JR Rohr Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285 (1885), 20181111, 2018 | 66 | 2018 |
| Is nest predation on two endangered bird species higher in habitats preferred by snakes? JH Sperry, DA Cimprich, RG Peak, PJ Weatherhead Ecoscience 16 (1), 111-118, 2009 | 60 | 2009 |
| SNAPSHOT USA 2019: a coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States MV Cove, R Kays, H Bontrager, C Bresnan, M Lasky, T Frerichs, R Klann, ... Ecology 102 (6), e03353, 2021 | 58 | 2021 |
| Including rewiring in the estimation of the robustness of mutualistic networks J Vizentin‐Bugoni, VJ Debastiani, VAG Bastazini, PK Maruyama, ... Methods in Ecology and Evolution 11 (1), 106-116, 2020 | 58 | 2020 |
| Does prey availability determine seasonal patterns of habitat selection in Texas ratsnakes JH Sperry, PJ Weatherhead Journal of Herpetology 43 (1), 55-64, 2009 | 57 | 2009 |
| Indirect effect of climate change: Shifts in ratsnake behavior alter intensity and timing of avian nest predation BA DeGregorio, JD Westervelt, PJ Weatherhead, JH Sperry Ecological Modelling 312, 239-246, 2015 | 53 | 2015 |
| Latitudinal variation in seasonal activity and mortality in ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta) JH Sperry, G Blouin-Demers, GLF Carfagno, PJ Weatherhead Ecology 91 (6), 1860-1866, 2010 | 53 | 2010 |
| A review of conspecific attraction for habitat selection across taxa VL Buxton, JK Enos, JH Sperry, MP Ward Ecology and evolution 10 (23), 12690-12699, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
Patrick J. WeatherheadProfessor Emeritus, University of IllinoisVerified email at illinois.edu