Alan F. Bird

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alan F. Bird is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan F. Bird has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Alan F. Bird's work include Nematode management and characterization studies (70 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (13 papers). Alan F. Bird is often cited by papers focused on Nematode management and characterization studies (70 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (16 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (13 papers). Alan F. Bird collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Germany. Alan F. Bird's co-authors include JEAN BIRD, R.J. Akhurst, B. R. Loveys, M. A. McClure, G. W. Yeates, Karl W. Deutsch, G.E. Rogers, Antony Bacic, H.R. Wallace and M. S. Buttrose and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Alan F. Bird

95 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Introduction to functional organization. 1998 ·Alan F. Bird, (unknown), R. N. Perry, Donald J. Wright	3
2	Chitin in Melaidogyne javanica 1995 ·Fundamental & applied nematology ·Alan F. Bird, Peter Self	15
3	Some observations on the influence of agricultural practices on the nematode faunae of some South Australian soils 1994 ·Fundamental & applied nematology ·G. W. Yeates, Alan F. Bird	90
4	Effect of Acrobeloides nanus (Nematoda: Cephalobidae) upon the survival of Pseudomonas corrugata (Eubacteria) in pasteurized soil from Kapunda, South Australia 1993 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Maarten H. Ryder, Alan F. Bird	2
5	Vital staining of glycoprotein secreted by infective third stage larvae of Haemonchus contortus prior to exsheathment 1990 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·Alan F. Bird	7
6	Observations on Aphelenchoides hylurgi Massey, 1974 feeding on fungal pathogens of wheat in Australia 1989 ·Revue de nématologie ·Alan F. Bird, JEAN BIRD, Renaud Fortuner, (unknown)	5
7	A technique for staining the endospores of Pasteuria penetrans 1988 ·Revue de nématologie ·Alan F. Bird	6
8	Moulting of parasitic nematodes 1987 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·Alan F. Bird	14
9	Attachment of Pasteuria penetrans spores to the cuticles of root-knot nematodes. 1986 ·Revue de nématologie ·G. R. Stirling, Alan F. Bird, (unknown)	24
10	The influence of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne javanica) on yield and on activity of sucrose synthase and invertase in roots of eggplants (Solanum melongena) 1984 ·Physiological Plant Pathology ·W. Claußen, Alan F. Bird	2
11	Development of galls induced in Lolium rigidum by Anguina agrostis. 1982 ·Phytopathology ·(unknown), Alan F. Bird	15
12	Detection and Ultrastructural Description of a Larval Moult in the Egg of Orrina phyllobia. 1982 ·PubMed ·Alan F. Bird, (unknown)	2
13	THE INFLUENCE OF LIGHT QUALITY ON THE GROWTH AND FECUNDITY OF MELOIDOGYNE INFESTING TOMATO 1980 ·Nematologia mediterranea ·Alan F. Bird, (unknown), Royal N. Chapman, B. R. Loveys	2
14	Ultrastructure of the tail region of the second stage preparasitic larva of the root-knot nematode 1979 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·Alan F. Bird	1
15	The Morphology of a Corynebacterium sp. Parasitic on Annual Rye Grass 1977 ·Phytopathology ·Alan F. Bird	37
16	Suppression of Embryogenesis and Hatching in Meloidogyne javanica by Thermal Stress. 1974 ·PubMed Central ·Alan F. Bird	2
17	Changes in the Ultrastructure of the Gelatinous Matrix of Meloidogyne javanica During Dehydration. 1972 ·PubMed ·Alan F. Bird, (unknown)	6
18	Some Observations On Exudates From Meloidogyne Larvae 1966 ·Nematologica ·Alan F. Bird	13
19	The Effect of Antimetabolites On the Growth of Meloidogyne Javanica 1966 ·Nematologica ·(unknown), Alan F. Bird	4
20	Additional notes on the attractiveness of roots to plant parasitic nematodes 1960 ·Nematologica ·Alan F. Bird	20

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