Eugene Morton

Senior Scientist Emeritus
Migratory Bird Center

Contact Information

Address:

Hemlock Hill Field Station
22318 Teepleville Flats Road
Cambridge Springs, PA 16403 USA
Sept-April:
Dept. of Biology
York University, 4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3

Research Focus

Eugene Morton works on avian behavioral ecology and communication, especially in tropical birds.

Davidar, P. & Morton, E.S. 2006. Are multiple infections more severe for Purple Martins than single infections? Auk 123, 141-147.
Morton, E.S. 2006. Commentary on "The Influence of Pitch Height on the Perception of Submissiveness and Threat in Musical Passages" by David Huron, Daryl Kinney, and Kristin Precoda. Empirical Musicology Review 1, 178-179.
Morton, E.S., Howlett, J., Kopysh, N. & Chiver, I. 2006. Song ranging by incubating male Blue-headed Vireos: the importance of song representation in repertoires and implications for song delivery patterns and local/foreign dialect discrimination. Journal of Field Ornithology 77, 291-301.
Gorrell, J., Ritchison, G. & Morton, E.S. 2005. Territory size and stability in a sedentary neotropical passerine: is resource partitioning a necessary condition? Journal of Field Ornithology 76, 395-401.
Morton, E.S. 2005. Predation and variation in breeding habitat use in the Ovenbird with special reference to breeding habitat in selection in northwestern Pennsylvania. Wilson Bulletin 117, 327-344.