Topic · Bird parasitology and diseases
Most cited papers in Bird parasitology and diseases
What are the most cited papers in Bird parasitology and diseases?
The most cited paper in Bird parasitology and diseases is "Heritable True Fitness and Bright Birds: A Role for Parasites?" (William D. O. Hamilton, Marlene Zuk, 1982), with 3,797 citations. Next come "No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird" (1,955) and "Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in Pakistan" (1,791).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 369 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heritable True Fitness and Bright Birds: A Role for Parasites? William D. O. Hamilton, Marlene Zuk · Science | 22 Oct 1982 | 3,797 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in Pakistan J. Lindsay Oaks, Martin Gilbert, Munir Z. Virani et al. · Nature | 26 Jan 2004 | 1,791 |
| 4 | QUANTIFYING PARASITES IN SAMPLES OF HOSTS Lajos Rózsa, Jenő Reiczigel, Gábor Majoros · Journal of Parasitology | Apr 2000 | 1,233 |
| 5 | A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings Balbir Bagicha Singh, Lee Kim Sung, Asmad Matusop et al. · The Lancet | Mar 2004 | 1,207 |
| 6 | Avian Clinical Biochemistry J. T. Lumeij · Elsevier eBooks | 1997 | 1,164 |
| 7 | A NEW PCR ASSAY FOR SIMULTANEOUS STUDIES OF LEUCOCYTOZOON, PLASMODIUM, AND HAEMOPROTEUS FROM AVIAN BLOOD Olof Hellgren, Jonas Waldenström, Staffan Bensch · Journal of Parasitology | Aug 2004 | 1,131 |
| 8 | MalAvi: a public database of malaria parasites and related haemosporidians in avian hosts based on mitochondrial cytochrome b lineages Staffan Bensch, Olof Hellgren, Javier Pérez‐Tris · Molecular Ecology Resources | 9 Apr 2009 | 1,047 |
| 9 | ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR MODELING AVIAN NEST SURVIVAL Stephen J. Dinsmore, Gary C. White, Fritz L. Knopf · Ecology | Dec 2002 | 944 |
| 10 | Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in Humans Is Widely Distributed and Potentially Life Threatening Janet Cox‐Singh, Timothy M. E. Davis, K.-S. Lee et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases | 4 Dec 2007 | 913 |
| 11 | Growth, efficiency, and yield of commercial broilers from 1957, 1978, and 2005 Martin J. Zuidhof, B.L. Schneider, V.L. Carney et al. · Poultry Science | 27 Sep 2014 | 882 |
| 12 | Threats to seabirds: A global assessment Maria Peixe Dias, Robert W. Martin, Elizabeth J. Pearmain et al. · Biological Conservation | 7 Aug 2019 | 874 |
| 13 | Growth, livability, and feed conversion of 1957 versus 2001 broilers when fed representative 1957 and 2001 broiler diets GB Havenstein, PR Ferket, MA Qureshi · Poultry Science | Oct 2003 | 870 |
| 14 | INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN EGG SIZE AND EGG COMPOSITION IN BIRDS: EFFECTS ON OFFSPRING FITNESS Tony D. Williams · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | Feb 1994 | 820 |
| 15 | A UNIFIED APPROACH TO ANALYZING NEST SUCCESS Terry L. Shaffer · The Auk | 2004 | 810 |
| 16 | Decrease in Eggshell Weight in Certain Birds of Prey Derek A. Ratcliffe · Nature | Jul 1967 | 801 |
| 17 | Homage to Linnaeus: How many parasites? How many hosts? Andy Dobson, Kevin D. Lafferty, Armand M. Kuris et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 11 Aug 2008 | 779 |
| 18 | Producers and scroungers: A general model and its application to captive flocks of house sparrows C. J. Barnard, Richard M. Sibly · Animal Behaviour | May 1981 | 776 |
| 19 | Taxonomic Concepts in the Ascidae, with a Modified Setal Nomenclature for the Idiosoma of the Gamasina (Acarina: Mesostigmata) Evert E. Lindquist, G. O. Evans · Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada | 1965 | 775 |
| 20 | Thermal Tolerance of Avian Embryos: A Review Diane Webb · Ornithological Applications | Nov 1987 | 765 |
| 21 | Newcastle disease and other avian paramyxovirus D. J. Alexander · Scientific and Technical Review (World Organisation for Animal Health) | Aug 2000 | 720 |
| 22 | Mechanisms of disease‐induced extinction Francisco J. de Castro, Benjamin M. Bolker · Ecology Letters | 3 Dec 2004 | 698 |
| 23 | Host specificity in avian blood parasites: a study ofPlasmodiumandHaemoproteusmitochondrial DNA amplified from birds Stffan Bensch, Martin Stjernman, Dennis Hasselquist et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 7 Aug 2000 | 691 |
| 24 | The Determination of Clutch-Size in Birds a Review H. Klomp · Ardea | 2002 | 681 |
| 25 | “Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: A review of the role of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in epidemiology Ary Farajollahi, Dina M. Fonseca, Laura D. Kramer et al. · Infection Genetics and Evolution | 22 Aug 2011 | 679 |
| 26 | Avian egg size: variation within species and inflexibility within individuals Julian K. Christians · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | Feb 2002 | 626 |
| 27 | A computerised system for matching climates in ecology Robert W. Sutherst · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | Jul 1985 | 625 |
| 28 | Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation Krijn P. Paaijmans, Simon Blanford, Andrew S. Bell et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 9 Aug 2010 | 612 |
| 29 | Babesia: A world emerging Leonhard Schnittger, Anabel Elisa Rodríguez, Mónica Florin‐Christensen et al. · Infection Genetics and Evolution | 31 Jul 2012 | 611 |
| 30 | Hen welfare in different housing systems Donald C. Lay Jr., Richard M. Fulton, P.Y. Hester et al. · Poultry Science | 21 Dec 2010 | 581 |
| 31 | The effect of herbs and their associated essential oils on performance, dietary digestibility and gut microflora in chickens from 7 to 28 days of age D.E. Cross, Regina M. McDevitt, Kevin Hillman et al. · British Poultry Science | Aug 2007 | 580 |
| 32 | Avoiding the ‘Costs’ of Testosterone: Ecological Bases of Hormone-Behavior Interactions John C. Wingfield, Sharon E. Lynn, Kiran K. Soma · Brain Behavior and Evolution | 2001 | 576 |
| 33 | Assessing the Cost of Mounting an Immune Response Camille Bonneaud, Jérémy Mazuc, Guillermo González et al. · The American Naturalist | Mar 2003 | 574 |
| 34 | Prevalence of leg weakness in broiler chickens and its relationship with genotype Steve C. Kestin, Toby Grahame Knowles, Alan E. Tinch et al. · Veterinary Record | 29 Aug 1992 | 573 |
| 35 | Analysis of trends and agricultural drivers of farmland bird declines in North America: A review Rebecca Stanton, Christy A. Morrissey, Robert G. Clark · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | 22 Dec 2017 | 553 |
| 36 | The Genus Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleina) Todd G. Smith · Journal of Parasitology | Aug 1996 | 552 |
| 37 | Simplifying the phytohaemagglutinin skin‐testing technique in studies of avian immunocompetence Judit E. G. Smits, G. R. Bortolotti, José Luis Tella · Functional Ecology | Aug 1999 | 551 |
| 38 | Detecting disease and parasite threats to endangered species and ecosystems Hamish Ian McCallum, Andy Dobson · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | May 1995 | 548 |
| 39 | Why de young birds reproduce less well? Eberhard Curio · Ibis | Jul 1983 | 544 |
| 40 | Hidden costs of infection: Chronic malaria accelerates telomere degradation and senescence in wild birds Muhammad Abdullah Asghar, Dennis Hasselquist, Bengt Hansson et al. · Science | 22 Jan 2015 | 539 |
| 41 | Ecology of sea lice parasitic on farmed and wild fish Mark J. Costello · Trends in Parasitology | 22 Aug 2006 | 538 |
| 42 | “Adaptive” changes in the behaviour of parasitized animals: A critical review Robert Poulin · International Journal for Parasitology | Dec 1995 | 533 |
| 43 | Origin of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in gorillas Wei‐Min Liu et al. · Nature | Sep 2010 | 525 |
| 44 | Human Infections and Detection of Plasmodium knowlesi Balbir Bagicha Singh, Cyrus Daneshvar · Clinical Microbiology Reviews | Apr 2013 | 525 |
| 45 | Immune activity elevates energy expenditure of house sparrows: a link between direct and indirect costs? Lynn B. Martin, Alexander Scheuerlein, Martin C. Wikelski · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 22 Jan 2003 | 519 |
| 46 | Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: ecological corridor rather than barrier? Robert E. Gill, T. Lee Tibbitts, David C. Douglas et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 29 Oct 2008 | 515 |
| 47 | A New Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Method Very Efficient in Detecting Plasmodium and Haemoproteus Infections From Avian Blood Jonas Waldenström, Staffan Bensch, Dennis Hasselquist et al. · Journal of Parasitology | Feb 2004 | 514 |
| 48 | The Avian Egg: Water Vapor Conductance, Shell Thickness, and Functional Pore Area Amos Ar, C. V. Paganelli, Robert Blake Reeves et al. · Ornithological Applications | 1974 | 507 |
| 49 | Flying, fasting, and feeding in birds during migration: a nutritional and physiological ecology perspective Scott R. McWilliams, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Barbara J. Pierce et al. · Journal of Avian Biology | 26 Aug 2004 | 503 |
| 50 | Can conditions experienced during migration limit the population levels of birds? Ian Newton · Journal für Ornithologie | 7 Mar 2006 | 499 |
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