Topic · Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Most cited papers in Animal Behavior and Reproduction
What are the most cited papers in Animal Behavior and Reproduction?
The most cited paper in Animal Behavior and Reproduction is "A general and simple method for obtaining R 2 from generalized linear mixed‐effects models" (Shinichi Nakagawa, Holger Schielzeth, 2012), with 10,527 citations. Next come "Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers" (7,502) and "Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Systems" (6,316).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,324 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A general and simple method for obtaining R 2 from generalized linear mixed‐effects models Shinichi Nakagawa, Holger Schielzeth · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 3 Dec 2012 | 10,527 |
| 2 | Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers Dakota E. McCoy, Teresa J. Feo, Todd Alan Harvey et al. · Nature Communications | 27 Dec 2017 | 7,502 |
| 3 | Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Systems Stephen T. Emlen, Lewis W. Oring · Science | 15 Jul 1977 | 6,316 |
| 4 | THE MEASUREMENT OF SELECTION ON CORRELATED CHARACTERS Russell Lande, Stevan J. Arnold · Evolution | Nov 1983 | 5,068 |
| 5 | Mating systems, philopatry and dispersal in birds and mammals Paul J. Greenwood · Animal Behaviour | Nov 1980 | 3,990 |
| 6 | Heritable True Fitness and Bright Birds: A Role for Parasites? William D. O. Hamilton, Marlene Zuk · Science | 22 Oct 1982 | 3,797 |
| 7 | Adaptive versus non‐adaptive phenotypic plasticity and the potential for contemporary adaptation in new environments Cameron K. Ghalambor, JOHN K. McKAY, Scott P. Carroll et al. · Functional Ecology | 27 Apr 2007 | 3,767 |
| 8 | Integrating animal temperament within ecology and evolution Denis Réale, Simon M. Reader, Daniel Sol et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | 16 Apr 2007 | 3,650 |
| 9 | Behavioral syndromes: an ecological and evolutionary overview Andrew Sih, Alison M. Bell, J. Chadwick Johnson · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 21 Jun 2004 | 3,396 |
| 10 | A movement ecology paradigm for unifying organismal movement research Ran Nathan, Wayne Marcus Getz, Eloy Revilla et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 5 Dec 2008 | 3,071 |
| 11 | Effective leadership and decision-making in animal groups on the move Iain D. Couzin, Jens Krause, Nigel R. Franks et al. · Nature | Feb 2005 | 2,860 |
| 12 | Repeatability for Gaussian and non‐Gaussian data: a practical guide for biologists Shinichi Nakagawa, Holger Schielzeth · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | 21 Jun 2010 | 2,668 |
| 13 | Wing Rotation and the Aerodynamic Basis of Insect Flight Michael H. Dickinson, Fritz‐Olaf Lehmann, Sanjay P. Sane · Science | 18 Jun 1999 | 2,661 |
| 14 | Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology Ben C. Sheldon, Simon Verhulst · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Aug 1996 | 2,637 |
| 15 | A brief guide to model selection, multimodel inference and model averaging in behavioural ecology using Akaike’s information criterion Matthew R. E. Symonds, Adnan Moussalli · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | 24 Aug 2010 | 2,594 |
| 16 | Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates Robin Dunbar · Journal of Human Evolution | Jun 1992 | 2,554 |
| 17 | The ODD protocol: A review and first update Volker Grimm, Uta Berger, Donald Lee Deangelis et al. · Ecological Modelling | 14 Sep 2010 | 2,504 |
| 18 | ISOLATION BY DISTANCE IN EQUILIBRIUM AND NON-EQUILIBRIUM POPULATIONS Montgomery Slatkin · Evolution | Feb 1993 | 2,472 |
| 19 | The "Challenge Hypothesis": Theoretical Implications for Patterns of Testosterone Secretion, Mating Systems, and Breeding Strategies John C. Wingfield, Robert E. Hegner, Alfred M. Dufty et al. · The American Naturalist | Dec 1990 | 2,363 |
| 20 | The moulding of senescence by natural selection William D. O. Hamilton · Journal of Theoretical Biology | Sep 1966 | 2,342 |
| 21 | Animal Communication: When I’m Calling You, Will You Answer Too? Neil J. Vickers · Current Biology | Jul 2017 | 2,237 |
| 22 | Collective Memory and Spatial Sorting in Animal Groups Iain D. Couzin, Jens Krause, Richard William James et al. · Journal of Theoretical Biology | Sep 2002 | 2,216 |
| 23 | The repeatability of behaviour: a meta-analysis Alison M. Bell, Shala Hankison, Kate L. Laskowski · Animal Behaviour | 13 Feb 2009 | 2,175 |
| 24 | Trade‐offs in evolutionary immunology: just what is the cost of immunity? Robert L. Lochmiller, C.M. Deerenberg · Oikos | 2000 | 2,164 |
| 25 | Comparing evolvability and variability of quantitative traits. David Houle · Genetics | 1992 | 2,111 |
| 26 | Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection Anders Pope Møller · Elsevier eBooks | 1998 | 2,088 |
| 27 | Interaction ruling animal collective behavior depends on topological rather than metric distance: Evidence from a field study Michele Ballerini, N. Cabibbo, Raphaël Candelier et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 28 Jan 2008 | 2,081 |
| 28 | Behavioral Syndromes: An Integrative Overview Andrew Sih, Alison M. Bell, J. Chadwick Johnson et al. · The Quarterly Review of Biology | Sep 2004 | 2,077 |
| 29 | Assessment strategy and the evolution of fighting behaviour George A. Parker · Journal of Theoretical Biology | Sep 1974 | 2,071 |
| 30 | Adaptation, Plasticity, and Extinction in a Changing Environment: Towards a Predictive Theory Luis‐Miguel Chevin, Russell Lande, Georgina M. Mace · PLoS Biology | 27 Apr 2010 | 2,049 |
| 31 | GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY Sara Via, Russell Lande · Evolution | May 1985 | 2,048 |
| 32 | The Prudent Parent: Energetic Adjustments in Avian Breeding1) R.H. Drent, Serge Daan · Ardea | 2002 | 2,043 |
| 33 | The adaptive significance of maternal effects Timothy Alexander Mousseau · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Oct 1998 | 2,038 |
| 34 | An Ecological Model of Female-Bonded Primate Groups Richard W. Wrangham · Behaviour | 1980 | 1,991 |
| 35 | At‐sea distribution and scale‐dependent foraging behaviour of petrels and albatrosses: a comparative study David Pinaud, Henri Weimerskirch · Journal of Animal Ecology | 27 Nov 2006 | 1,985 |
| 36 | A Simple and Universal Method for Molecular Sexing of Non-Ratite Birds Anna‐Karin Fridolfsson, Hans Ellegren · Journal of Avian Biology | Mar 1999 | 1,957 |
| 37 | No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird Rebecca E. Koch, Andreas N. Kavazis, Dennis Hasselquist et al. · Nature Communications | 30 Jan 2018 | 1,955 |
| 38 | THE AMPHIBIAN TREE OF LIFE Darrel R. Frost, Taran Grant, Julián Faivovich et al. · Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History | Mar 2006 | 1,931 |
| 39 | Human-caused Disturbance Stimuli as a Form of Predation Risk Alejandro Frid, Lawrence M. Dill · Conservation Ecology | 2002 | 1,926 |
| 40 | The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations Joel G. Kingsolver, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Jonathan M. Hoekstra et al. · The American Naturalist | Mar 2001 | 1,910 |
| 41 | rptR: repeatability estimation and variance decomposition by generalized linear mixed‐effects models Martin A. Stoffel, Shinichi Nakagawa, Holger Schielzeth · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 21 Apr 2017 | 1,873 |
| 42 | SCARED TO DEATH? THE EFFECTS OF INTIMIDATION AND CONSUMPTION IN PREDATOR–PREY INTERACTIONS Evan L. Preisser, Daniel I. Bolnick, Michael F. Benard · Ecology | Feb 2005 | 1,861 |
| 43 | The evolution of human mating: Trade-offs and strategic pluralism Steven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson · Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Aug 2000 | 1,843 |
| 44 | Genetics and Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity Samuel M. Scheiner · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics | Nov 1993 | 1,823 |
| 45 | The CMA Evolution Strategy: A Comparing Review Nikolaus Hansen · Studies in fuzziness and soft computing | 18 Jun 2007 | 1,814 |
| 46 | The Evolutionary Psychology of Facial Beauty Gillian Rhodes · Annual Review of Psychology | 12 Aug 2005 | 1,786 |
| 47 | Morphology, Performance and Fitness Stevan J. Arnold · American Zoologist | May 1983 | 1,770 |
| 48 | Natural selection and the heritability of fitness components Timothy Alexander Mousseau, Derek A. Roff · Heredity | Oct 1987 | 1,747 |
| 49 | Why do females mate multiply? A review of the genetic benefits Michael D. Jennions, Marion Petrie · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | Feb 2000 | 1,746 |
| 50 | Alternative reproductive strategies and tactics: diversity within sexes Mart R. Gross · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Feb 1996 | 1,735 |
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