Alistair Dawson

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Alistair Dawson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alistair Dawson has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Ecology, 67 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Alistair Dawson's work include Avian ecology and behavior (70 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (64 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (18 papers). Alistair Dawson is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (70 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (64 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (18 papers). Alistair Dawson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Alistair Dawson's co-authors include P. J. Sharp, A. R. Goldsmith, T. J. Nicholls, George E. Bentley, Gregory F. Ball, Verdun M. King, A. R. Goldsmith, Shelley A. Hinsley, Arthur Goldsmith and A. S. Grimm and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, PLoS ONE and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Alistair Dawson

118 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Photoperiodic Control of Seasonality in Birds

2001 786 citations Alistair Dawson, Gregory F. Ball et al. profile →
Photorefractoriness in birds and comparison with mammals

1988 431 citations A. R. Goldsmith, Alistair Dawson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Uncoupling clutch size, prolactin, and luteinizing hormone using experimental egg removal 2015 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Calen P. Ryan, Alistair Dawson, P. J. Sharp, Tony D. Williams	4
2	Plasma LH concentrations in Mute Swans Cygnus olor of different ages during spring 2013 ·Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) ·Alistair Dawson, (unknown)	0
3	Is microevolution the only emergency exit in a warming world? Temperature influences egg laying but not its underlying mechanisms in great tits 2013 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·P. Samuel, Sonja V. Schaper, Alistair Dawson, P. J. Sharp, Phillip Gienapp, Marcel E. Visser	17
4	A Carryover Effect of Migration Underlies Individual Variation in Reproductive Readiness and Extreme Egg Size Dimorphism in Macaroni Penguins 2010 ·The American Naturalist ·Glenn T. Crossin, Phil Trathan, Richard A. Phillips, Alistair Dawson, (unknown), Tony D. Williams	50
5	The involvement of prolactin in avian molt: The effects of gender and breeding success on the timing of molt in Mute swans (Cygnus olor) 2009 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Alistair Dawson, Christopher M. Perrins, P. J. Sharp, Diana E. Wheeler, (unknown)	16
6	Photorefractoriness in birds—photoperiodic and non-photoperiodic control 2007 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Alistair Dawson, P. J. Sharp	74
7	Detection of seroconversion to West Nile virus, Usutu virus and Sindbis virus in UK sentinel chickens. 2006 ·Virology Journal ·A. Buckley, Alistair Dawson, Ernest A. Gould	83
8	Testosterone and autumn territorial behavior in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus 2005 ·Hormones and Behavior ·François Mougeot, Alistair Dawson, Stephen M. Redpath, Fiona Leckie	51
9	Seasonal Differences in the Secretion of Luteinising Hormone and Prolactin in Response to N‐Methyl‐dl‐Aspartate in Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) 2005 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Alistair Dawson	26
10	Prior Experience with Photostimulation Enhances Photo-Induced Reproductive Development in Female European Starlings: A Possible Basis for the Age-Related Increase in Avian Reproductive Performance1 2004 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Keith W. Sockman, Tony D. Williams, Alistair Dawson, Gregory F. Ball	31
11	Evidence against a period of relative photorefractoriness during the recovery of photosensitivity in common starlings 2004 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Alistair Dawson	8
12	Changes in Basal Hypothalamic Chicken Gonadotropin‐Releasing Hormone‐I and Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Associated with a Photo‐Induced Cycle in Gonadal Maturation and Prolactin Secretion in Intact and Thyroidectomized Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) 2002 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Alistair Dawson, Richard Talbot, Ian Dunn, P. J. Sharp	41
13	The Effects of a Single Long Photoperiod on Induction and Dissipation of Reproductive Photorefractoriness in European Starlings 2001 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Alistair Dawson	26
14	Fertility Decline in Aging Roosters Is Related to Increased Testicular and Plasma Levels of Estradiol 1999 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Simy Weil, I. Rozenboim, A. Allan Degen, Alistair Dawson, Michael J. Friedlander, Avi Rosenstrauch	54
15	Changes in gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH-I) in the pre-optic area and median eminence of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during the recovery of photosensitivity and during photostimulation 1997 ·Journal of Reproduction & Infertility ·Alistair Dawson, A. R. Goldsmith	2
16	The effects of nerve growth factor and anti-nerve growth factor antibody on the neuroendocrine reproductive system in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris 1997 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·(unknown), A. R. Goldsmith, (unknown), Alistair Dawson	14
17	Neoteny and the thyroid in ratites 1996 ·Reviews of Reproduction ·Alistair Dawson	7
18	Plasma Thyroxine Concentrations in Farmed Ostriches in Relation to Age, Body Weight, and Growth Hormone 1996 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Alistair Dawson, D. Charles Deeming, A. C. Dick, P. J. Sharp	15
19	A Comparison of the Responses to Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone of Adult and Juvenile, and Photosensitive and Photorefractory European Starlings, Sturnus vulgaris 1995 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·(unknown), Alistair Dawson, A. R. Goldsmith	10
20	Seasonal Plasma Levels of Luteinizing and Steroid Hormones in Male and Female Domestic Ostriches (Struthio camelus) 1994 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·A. Allan Degen, Simy Weil, Avi Rosenstrauch, Michael Kam, Alistair Dawson	46

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