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Scopus Author ID: 57075458200
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niche, ecology, ornithology, birds, biogeography

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United States

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney working broadly with ecological niche theory and application, phylogenetics and biogeography, and conservation.

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Employment (5)

University of Nebraska at Kearney: Kearney, Nebraska, US

2023-07-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Biology)
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Jacob C. Cooper

University of Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas, US

2021-08-18 to 2023-06-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Biodiversity Institute)
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University of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois, US

2016-07-01 to 2021-07-31 | PhD Student/Researcher (Committee on Evolutionary Biology)
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University of Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas, US

2013-09-01 to 2016-05-31 | Graduate Student (Various Support) (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
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Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory: Brighton, Colorado, US

2008-05-01 to 2013-08-01 | Field Technician
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois, US

2016-07-05 to 2021-08-27 (Committee on Evolutionary Biology)
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University of Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas, US

2013-09-01 to 2016-05-25 | M.A. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
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Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US

2009-09-01 to 2013-05-17 | B.S. (Biology)
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Professional activities (1)

American Ornithological Society: Chicago, Illinois, US

2015 to present
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Works (29)

Ecological niche divergence or ecological niche partitioning in a widespread Neotropical bird lineage

PeerJ
2024-04-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17345
Part of ISSN: 2167-8359
Contributors: Jacob C. Cooper
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Ecological niche divergence or ecological niche partitioning in a widespread Neotropical bird lineage

2024-01-23 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.18.576294
Contributors: Jacob C. Cooper
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What constitutes a community? A co-occurrence exploration of the Costa Rican avifauna

Neotropical Biodiversity
2023-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2023.2204549
Contributors: Mélusine F. Velde; Elizabeth M. Besozzi; Billi A. Krochuk; Kate M. Henderson; Brian R. Tsuru; Sara Velásquez Restrepo; Holly M. Garrod; Jacob C. Cooper
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Effects of occurrence data density on conservation prioritization strategies

Biological Conservation
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110207
Part of ISSN: 0006-3207
Contributors: Marlon E. Cobos; Claudia Nuñez-Penichet; Peter D. Campbell; Jacob C. Cooper; Fernando Machado-Stredel; Narayani Barve; Uzma Ashraf; Abdelghafar A. Alkishe; Eric Ng'eno; Rahul Raveendran Nair et al.
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Interspecific hybridization explains rapid gorget colour divergence in Heliodoxa hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae)

Royal Society Open Science
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221603
Contributors: Chad M. Eliason; Jacob C. Cooper; Shannon J. Hackett; Erica Zahnle; Tatiana Z. Pequeño Saco; Joseph Dylan Maddox; Taylor Hains; Mark E. Hauber; John M. Bates
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Testing the accuracy of species distribution models based on community science data

2023-01-16 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.13.523331
Contributors: Mélusine Velde; Jacob C. Cooper; Holly Garrod
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Is niche divergence more likely in parapatry? A test inSclerurus mexicanussensu lato (Aves: Furnariidae)

2022-12-10 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.12.06.519370
Contributors: Jacob C. Cooper; Diego Barragán
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Climatic refugia and reduced extinction correlate with underdispersion in mammals and birds in Africa

Ecology and Evolution
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8752
Contributors: Jacob C. Cooper; Nicholas M. A. Crouch; Adam W. Ferguson; John M. Bates
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Middle American Leaftosser (Sclerurus mexicanus)

Birds of the World
2021-08-18 | Encyclopedia entry
DOI: 10.2173/bow.tatlea1.01.1
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Jacob C. Cooper

South American Leaftosser (Sclerurus obscurior)

Birds of the World
2021-08-18 | Encyclopedia entry
DOI: 10.2173/bow.soalea1.01
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Jacob C. Cooper

Modelling potential Pleistocene habitat corridors between Afromontane forest regions

Biodiversity and Conservation
2021-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-021-02198-4
Contributors: Kaitlin E. Allen; Walter P. Tapondjou; Benedictus Freeman; Jacob C. Cooper; Rafe M. Brown; A. Townsend Peterson
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Multiple lines of evidence indicate ongoing allopatric and parapatric diversification in an Afromontane sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi)

Ornithology
2021-05-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukaa081
Contributors: Jacob C Cooper; J Dylan Maddox; Kellie McKague; John M Bates
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Hierarchical analyses of community biogeography in the Afromontane highlands

Frontiers of Biogeography
2021-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.21425/f5fbg51310
Part of ISSN: 1948-6596
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Jacob C. Cooper

Dispersal ability correlates with range size in Amazonian habitat-restricted birds

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2020-11-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1450
Contributors: João M. G. Capurucho; Mary V. Ashley; Brian R. Tsuru; Jacob C. Cooper; John M. Bates
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Acknowledging uncertainty in evolutionary reconstructions of ecological niches

Ecology and Evolution
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6359
Contributors: Hannah L. Owens; Vivian Ribeiro; Erin E. Saupe; Marlon E. Cobos; Peter A. Hosner; Jacob C. Cooper; Abdallah M. Samy; Vijay Barve; Narayani Barve; Carlos J. Muñoz‐R. et al.
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First record of Mexican Whip-poor-will Antrostomus arizonae in Nicaragua

Cotinga
2020-06-22 | Journal article
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Jacob C. Cooper

Stable Isotopic Evidence of Mixotrophy in Xylophagaids, Deep-Sea Wood-Boring Bivalves

Frontiers in Marine Science
2020-02-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00050
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
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Jacob C. Cooper

Reconstructing evological niche evolution when niches are incompletely characterized

Systematic Biology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syx084
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Jacob C. Cooper

Niche theory and its relation to morphology and phenotype in geographic space: a case study in woodpeckers (Picidae)

Journal of Avian Biology
2018-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jav.01771
Contributors: Jacob C. Cooper
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Recognition of a new generic‐level swallow taxon from central Africa

Journal of Avian Biology
2018-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jav.01698
Contributors: Thilina N. de Silva; Sumudu W. Fernando; Mark B. Robbins; Jacob C. Cooper; Eric B. Fokam; A. Townsend Peterson
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Creating individual accessible area hypotheses improves stacked species distribution model performance

Global Ecology and Biogeography
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12678
Contributors: Jacob C. Cooper; Jorge Soberón
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Vocal variation and species limits in the Sclerurus mexicanus complex

Wilson Journal of Ornithology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.13
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Contributors: Cooper, J.C.; Cuervo, A.M.
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Jacob C. Cooper via Scopus - Elsevier

Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services

2017-11-16 | Book review
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Jacob C. Cooper

Predictable invasion dynamics in North American populations of the Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2017-09-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1157
Contributors: Kathryn Ingenloff; Christopher M. Hensz; Tashitso Anamza; Vijay Barve; Lindsay P. Campbell; Jacob C. Cooper; Ed Komp; Laura Jimenez; Karen V. Olson; Luis Osorio-Olvera et al.
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Notes on the distribution of the avifauna of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, including one new country record

Malimbus
2017-03 | Journal article
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Jacob C. Cooper

Camera sighting of Congo clawless otter in the midst of a rapid development on mainland Equatorial Guinea

IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
2016 | Journal article
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Contributors: Brzeski, K.E.; Wolfe, J.D.; Ebana Ebana, C.; Cooper, J.C.; Powell, L.L.
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Notes on the birds of Equatorial Guinea, including nine first country records

Bulletin of the African Bird Club
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5962/p.310083
Contributors: Jacob C Cooper; Luke L Powell; Jared D Wolfe
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Notes on the birds of Equatorial Guinea, including nine first country records

Bulletin of the African Bird Club
2016-09 | Journal article
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Jacob C. Cooper

The Evolving Theory of Evolutionary Radiations

Trends in Ecology & Evolution
2016-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.10.007
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Jacob C. Cooper

Peer review (4 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Journal für Ornithologie. (1)
Review activity for Ornithology. (2)
Review activity for The condor. (1)
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