Alexander D. Ball

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alexander D. Ball is a scholar working on Genetics, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander D. Ball has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Genetics, 12 papers in Paleontology and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Alexander D. Ball's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (9 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers). Alexander D. Ball is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (9 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers). Alexander D. Ball collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Alexander D. Ball's co-authors include Jon Slate, Jessica Stapley, Robert Ekblom, Juan Galindo, Andrew P. Beckerman, Julia Reger, Philine G. D. Feulner, Clair Bennison, Carole M. Smadja and Terry Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Scientific Reports and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alexander D. Ball

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Adaptation genomics: the next generation

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The evolutionary history and timeline of mites in ancient soils 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Pavel B. Klimov, (unknown), Dmitry Vorontsov, Alexander D. Ball, Samuel J. Bolton, (unknown), Gregory D. Edgecombe, Almir R. Pepato, Philipp E. Chetverikov, Qixin He, M. Alejandra Perotti, Henk R. Braig	0
2	Mouthpart morphology and feeding structures in the palaeocharinid trigonotarbids of the Rhynie chert: insights from comparisons to modern arachnids 2024 ·Palaeontology ·(unknown), Gregory D. Edgecombe, Brett Clark, (unknown), Alexander D. Ball, Xiaoya Ma	2
3	Data from: Microbial-tubeworm associations in a 440 million year old hydrothermal vent community 2018 ·Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Magdalena N. Georgieva, Crispin T. S. Little, (unknown), Alexander D. Ball, Adrian G. Glover, (unknown)	1
4	Re-description of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Grapsoidea: Varunidae) zoeal development using confocal laser scanning microscopy 2018 ·Zootaxa ·(unknown), David Morritt, Alexander D. Ball, Tomasz Góral, Paul F. Clark	1
5	SEM‐microphotogrammetry, a new take on an old method for generating high‐resolution 3D models from SEM images 2017 ·Journal of Microscopy ·Alexander D. Ball, (unknown), (unknown)	13
6	The pros and cons of using micro-computed tomography in gross and microanatomical assessments of polychaetous annelids 2014 ·Memoirs of Museum Victoria ·Gordon Paterson, Dan Sykes, Sarah Faulwetter, (unknown), Farah K. Ahmed, Lawrence E. Hawkins, (unknown), Alexander D. Ball, Christos Arvanitidis	24
7	High-utility conserved avian microsatellite markers enable parentage and population studies across a wide range of species 2013 ·BMC Genomics ·Deborah A. Dawson, Alexander D. Ball, Lewis G. Spurgin, David Martín‐Gálvez, Ian Stewart, Gavin J. Horsburgh, (unknown), Mercedes Molina‐Morales, Anthony W. J. Bicknell, Stephanie A. J. Preston, Robert Ekblom, Jon Slate, Terry Burke	65
8	Microsatellite resources for Passeridae species: a predicted microsatellite map of the house sparrow Passer domesticus 2012 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Deborah A. Dawson, Gavin J. Horsburgh, Andrew P. Krupa, Ian Stewart, (unknown), Henrik Jensen, Alexander D. Ball, Lewis G. Spurgin, Maria‐Elena Mannarelli, Shinichi Nakagawa, Julia Schroeder, Carl Vangestel, G. Hinten, Terry Burke	41
9	In situ distribution and characterization of the organic content of the oyster shell Crassostrea gigas (Mollusca, Bivalvia) 2012 ·Micron ·Yannicke Dauphin, Alexander D. Ball, Hiram Castillo‐Michel, Corinne Chevallard, Jean‐Pierre Cuif, B. Farre, Stéphane Pouvreau, Murielle Salomé	39
10	The first zoeal stage morphology of Crossotonotus spinipes (De Man, 1888) and Pseudopalicus serripes (Alcock & Anderson, 1895), with implications for palicoid systematics (Crustacea: Brachyura: Palicoidea) 2012 ·Zootaxa ·Paul F. Clark, Yoshihisa Fujita, Alexander D. Ball, Peter K. L. Ng	2
11	A comparison of SNPs and microsatellites as linkage mapping markers: lessons from the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) 2010 ·BMC Genomics ·Alexander D. Ball, Jessica Stapley, Deborah A. Dawson, T. R. Birkhead, Terry Burke, Jon Slate	74
12	On the use of large marker panels to estimate inbreeding and relatedness: empirical and simulation studies of a pedigreed zebra finch population typed at 771 SNPs 2010 ·Molecular Ecology ·Anna W. Santure, Jessica Stapley, Alexander D. Ball, T. R. Birkhead, Terry Burke, Jon Slate	118
13	New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high cross‐species utility – as demonstrated for birds 2009 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Deborah A. Dawson, Gavin J. Horsburgh, Clemens Küpper, Ian Stewart, Alexander D. Ball, Kate L. Durrant, Bengt Hansson, (unknown), Susannah Bird, (unknown), Andrew P. Krupa, Jinwon Lee, David Martín‐Gálvez, Michelle Simeoni, Gemma Smith, Lewis G. Spurgin, Terry Burke	132
14	Micro‐computed X‐ray tomography: a new non‐destructive method of assessing sectional, fly‐through and 3D imaging of a soft‐bodied marine worm 2009 ·Journal of Microscopy ·(unknown), (unknown), Gordon Paterson, Alexander D. Ball, Ian Sinclair, (unknown), Stuart Lanham	34
15	Structural, Mineralogical, and Biochemical Diversity in the Lower Part of the Pearl Layer of Cultivated Seawater Pearls from Polynesia 2008 ·Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Jean‐Pierre Cuif, Alexander D. Ball, Yannicke Dauphin, B. Farre, J. Nouet, (unknown), Murielle Salomé, C. T. Williams	23
16	Structure and composition of the nacre–prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia) 2008 ·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·Yannicke Dauphin, Alexander D. Ball, Marine Cotte, Jean‐Pierre Cuif, Anders Meibom, Murielle Salomé, Jean Susini, C. T. Williams	76
17	Subdaily Growth Patterns and Organo-Mineral Nanostructure of the Growth Layers in the Calcitic Prisms of the Shell of Concholepas concholepas Bruguière, 1789 (Gastropoda, Muricidae) 2007 ·Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Nury Guzmán, Alexander D. Ball, (unknown), Yannicke Dauphin, A. Denis, Luc Ortlieb	14
18	Extraordinary flexible shell sculpture: the structure and formation of calcified periostracal lamellae in Lucina pensylvanica (Bivalvia: Lucinidae) 2004 ·Malacologia ·John D. Taylor, Emily A. Glover, Melita Peharda, Gregório Bigatti, Alexander D. Ball	18
19	A method for preparing lightly sclerotized mites for examination by transmission electron microscopy 2004 ·Systematic and Applied Acarology ·(unknown), Anne S. Baker, Alexander D. Ball	4
20	DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACINOUS AND ACCESSORY SALIVARY GLANDS IN NUCELLA LAPILLUS 1997 ·Journal of Molluscan Studies ·Alexander D. Ball, John D. Taylor, Elizabeth B. Andrews	11

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