| Ecology, sexual selection, and the evolution of mating systems ST Emlen, LW Oring Science 197 (4300), 215-223, 1977 | 7691 | 1977 |
| The evolution of helping. I. An ecological constraints model ST Emlen The American Naturalist 119 (1), 29-39, 1982 | 1131 | 1982 |
| An evolutionary theory of the family. ST Emlen Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 92 (18), 8092-8099, 1995 | 736 | 1995 |
| Evolution of cooperative breeding in birds and mammals E ST Behavioural ecology: an evolutionary approach, 301-337, 1991 | 607 | 1991 |
| Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality P Abbot, J Abe, J Alcock, S Alizon, JAC Alpedrinha, M Andersson, ... Nature 471 (7339), E1-E4, 2011 | 546 | 2011 |
| Predicting family dynamics in social vertebrates ST Emlen Behavioural ecology: an evolutionary approach 4, 228-253, 1997 | 448 | 1997 |
| A technique for recording migratory orientation of captive birds ST Emlen, JT Emlen The Auk 83 (3), 361-367, 1966 | 427 | 1966 |
| Reproductive sharing in animal societies: reproductive incentives or incomplete control by dominant breeders? HK Reeve, ST Emlen, L Keller Behavioral Ecology 9 (3), 267-278, 1998 | 402 | 1998 |
| An experimental analysis of the parameters of bird song eliciting species recognition ST Emlen Behaviour 41 (1-2), 130-171, 1972 | 400 | 1972 |
| Cognitive processes underlying human mate choice: The relationship between self-perception and mate preference in Western society PM Buston, ST Emlen Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (15), 8805-8810, 2003 | 373 | 2003 |
| Cooperative breeding in birds and mammals E ST Behavioural ecology: an evolutionary approach, 305-339, 1984 | 368 | 1984 |
| Lek organization and mating strategies in the bullfrog ST Emlen Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 1, 283-313, 1976 | 354 | 1976 |
| Celestial rotation: its importance in the development of migratory orientation ST Emlen Science 170 (3963), 1198-1201, 1970 | 322 | 1970 |
| Migration: orientation and navigation ST Emlen Avian biology 5, 129-219, 1975 | 317 | 1975 |
| Benefits, constrainsts and the evolution of the family ST Emlen Trends in Ecology & Evolution 9 (8), 282-285, 1994 | 301 | 1994 |
| The role of kinship in helping decisions among white-fronted bee-eaters ST Emlen, PH Wrege Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 23, 305-315, 1988 | 277 | 1988 |
| Forced copulations and intra‐specific parasitism: two costs of social living in the white‐fronted bee‐eater ST Emlen, PH Wrege Ethology 71 (1), 2-29, 1986 | 276 | 1986 |
| Adaptive significance of synchronized breeding in a colonial bird: a new hypothesis ST Emlen, NJ Demong Science 188 (4192), 1029-1031, 1975 | 264 | 1975 |
| The evolution of helping. II. The role of behavioral conflict ST Emlen The American Naturalist 119 (1), 40-53, 1982 | 259 | 1982 |
| The evolution of cooperative breeding in birds E ST Behavioural ecology: an evolutionary approach, 245-281, 1978 | 254 | 1978 |
