Avis C. James

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Avis C. James is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Avis C. James has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Avis C. James's work include Physiological and biochemical adaptations (8 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (7 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Avis C. James is often cited by papers focused on Physiological and biochemical adaptations (8 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (7 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Avis C. James collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Avis C. James's co-authors include Linda Partridge, William J. Boecklen, Christopher T. Yarnes, Bethany Cook, J. William O. Ballard, Ricardo B. R. Azevedo, John Jaenike, Jennie McCabe, Barry Chernoff and Bas J. Zwaan and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Genetics and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Avis C. James

21 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

On the Use of Stable Isotopes in Trophic Ecology

2011 812 citations William J. Boecklen, Christopher T. Yarnes et al. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Avis C. James United States	16	1.3k	671	513	473	404	21	2.1k
Nathan E. Rank United States	26	853 0.7×	685 1.0×	562 1.1×	606 1.3×	150 0.4×	47	1.8k
W. Jason Kennington Australia	27	876 0.7×	686 1.0×	916 1.8×	178 0.4×	340 0.8×	106	2.0k
Christopher S. Willett United States	17	934 0.7×	388 0.6×	669 1.3×	219 0.5×	319 0.8×	41	1.7k
M.R. Warburg Israel	20	672 0.5×	352 0.5×	418 0.8×	173 0.4×	384 1.0×	117	1.4k
Steven M. Bogdanowicz United States	21	492 0.4×	530 0.8×	833 1.6×	317 0.7×	180 0.4×	42	1.5k
Stewart B. Peck Canada	28	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 2.6×	784 1.5×	740 1.6×	254 0.6×	195	3.0k
Elrike Marais South Africa	14	848 0.6×	441 0.7×	424 0.8×	317 0.7×	208 0.5×	14	1.4k
Steaphan P. Hazell United Kingdom	9	1.1k 0.8×	913 1.4×	986 1.9×	530 1.1×	347 0.9×	10	2.6k
Heidi J. MacLean United States	16	815 0.6×	679 1.0×	561 1.1×	219 0.5×	214 0.5×	29	1.5k
Marcin Czarnołęski Poland	24	935 0.7×	536 0.8×	307 0.6×	192 0.4×	286 0.7×	73	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Hansen, Immo A., et al.. (2014). Evidence against the Presence ofWolbachiain a Population of the Crayfish SpeciesProcambarus clarkii. 2014. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Boecklen, William J., Christopher T. Yarnes, Bethany Cook, & Avis C. James. (2011). On the Use of Stable Isotopes in Trophic Ecology. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 42(1). 411–440. 812 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ballard, J. William O. & Avis C. James. (2004). Differential fitness of mitochondrial DNA in perturbation cage studies correlates with global abundance and population history inDrosophila simulans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 271(1544). 1197–1201. 35 indexed citations

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James, Avis C. & J. William O. Ballard. (2003). Mitochondrial Genotype Affects Fitness inDrosophila simulans. Genetics. 164(1). 187–194. 109 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O., Barry Chernoff, & Avis C. James. (2002). DIVERGENCE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA IS NOT CORROBORATED BY NUCLEAR DNA, MORPHOLOGY, OR BEHAVIOR IN DROSOPHILA SIMULANS. Evolution. 56(3). 527–545. 113 indexed citations

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Ballard, J. William O., Barry Chernoff, & Avis C. James. (2002). DIVERGENCE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA IS NOT CORROBORATED BY NUCLEAR DNA, MORPHOLOGY, OR BEHAVIOR IN DROSOPHILA SIMULANS. Evolution. 56(3). 527–527. 15 indexed citations

7.

Zwaan, Bas J., et al.. (2000). Cellular basis of wing size variation in Drosophila melanogaster: a comparison of latitudinal clines on two continents. Heredity. 84(3). 338–347. 74 indexed citations

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James, Avis C. & J. William O. Ballard. (2000). EXPRESSION OF CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY IN DROSOPHILA SIMULANS AND ITS IMPACT ON INFECTION FREQUENCIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS. Evolution. 54(5). 1661–1672. 96 indexed citations

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James, Avis C. & J. William O. Ballard. (2000). EXPRESSION OF CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY IN DROSOPHILA SIMULANS AND ITS IMPACT ON INFECTION FREQUENCIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS. Evolution. 54(5). 1661–1661. 10 indexed citations

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Feder, Martin E., Timothy L. Karr, William Yang, Jonathan M. Hoekstra, & Avis C. James. (1999). Interaction ofDrosophilaand Its EndosymbiontWolbachia:Natural Heat Shock and the Overcoming of Sexual Incompatibility. American Zoologist. 39(2). 363–373. 30 indexed citations

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James, Avis C. & Linda Partridge. (1998). Geographic Variation in Competitive Ability inDrosophila melanogaster. The American Naturalist. 151(6). 530–537. 38 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Ricardo B. R., Avis C. James, Jennie McCabe, & Linda Partridge. (1998). RATIO IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. 1 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Ricardo B. R., Avis C. James, Jennie McCabe, & Linda Partridge. (1998). Latitudinal Variation of Wing: Thorax Size Ratio and Wing-Aspect Ratio in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution. 52(5). 1353–1353. 87 indexed citations

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James, Avis C., Ricardo B. R. Azevedo, & Linda Partridge. (1997). Genetic and Environmental Responses to Temperature of Drosophila melanogaster From a Latitudinal Cline. Genetics. 146(3). 881–890. 205 indexed citations

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James, Avis C. & Linda Partridge. (1995). Thermal evolution of rate of larval development in Drosophila melanogaster in laboratory and field populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 8(3). 315–330. 140 indexed citations

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Grimaldi, David A., Avis C. James, & John Jaenike. (1992). Systematics and Modes of Reproductive Isolation in the Holarctic Drosophila testacea Species Group (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 85(6). 671–685. 28 indexed citations

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James, Avis C. & John Jaenike. (1992). Determinants of mating success in wild Drosophila testacea. Animal Behaviour. 44(1). 168–170. 23 indexed citations

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Jaenike, John & Avis C. James. (1991). Aggregation and the Coexistence of Mycophagous Drosophila. Journal of Animal Ecology. 60(3). 913–913. 109 indexed citations

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James, Avis C., John Jakubczak, Michael P. Riley, & John Jaenike. (1988). On the Causes of Monophagy in Drosophila quinaria. Evolution. 42(3). 626–626. 7 indexed citations

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James, Avis C., John Jakubczak, Michael P. Riley, & John Jaenike. (1988). ON THE CAUSES OF MONOPHAGY IN DROSOPHILA QUINARIA. Evolution. 42(3). 626–630. 40 indexed citations

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