C. M. Lessells

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

C. M. Lessells is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. M. Lessells has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 35 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in C. M. Lessells's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (39 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (27 papers) and Plant and animal studies (25 papers). C. M. Lessells is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (39 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (27 papers) and Plant and animal studies (25 papers). C. M. Lessells collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. C. M. Lessells's co-authors include Peter T. Boag, Marcel E. Visser, Christiaan Both, Sandra Bouwhuis, Joost M. Tinbergen, Arie J. van Noordwijk, A. Christa Mateman, Wouter Halfwerk, Leonard J. M. Holleman and Hans Slabbekoorn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The American Naturalist and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

C. M. Lessells

63 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

4 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Unrepeatable Repeatabilities: A Common Mistake

1987 2.7k citations C. M. Lessells et al. The Auk profile →
Climate change and population declines in a long-distance migratory bird

2006 1.1k citations Christiaan Both, Sandra Bouwhuis et al. Nature profile →
Warmer springs lead to mistimed reproduction in great tits (Parus major)

1998 790 citations Marcel E. Visser, C. M. Lessells et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
Negative impact of traffic noise on avian reproductive success

2010 375 citations C. M. Lessells et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. M. Lessells Netherlands	38	5.6k	5.2k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	63	8.2k
Arie J. van Noordwijk Netherlands	37	6.0k 1.1×	5.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.6×	966 0.8×	77	9.2k
Yoram Yom‐Tov Israel	47	3.6k 0.6×	5.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	213	7.9k
Rauno V. Alatalo Finland	61	8.0k 1.4×	5.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	2.5k 2.1×	495 0.4×	167	10.3k
Patrick J. Weatherhead Canada	53	5.8k 1.0×	7.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	999 0.9×	240	10.0k
David W. Winkler United States	53	3.6k 0.6×	5.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	800 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	161	7.9k
José L. Tella Spain	62	5.3k 0.9×	7.0k 1.4×	2.6k 2.0×	964 0.8×	970 0.8×	249	10.4k
Peter T. Boag Canada	50	7.3k 1.3×	6.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	3.2k 2.6×	749 0.6×	147	11.4k
Raleigh J. Robertson Canada	54	5.3k 1.0×	5.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	933 0.8×	470 0.4×	177	7.8k
Joost M. Tinbergen Netherlands	36	4.4k 0.8×	4.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	665 0.6×	831 0.7×	102	6.4k
Sievert Rohwer United States	50	4.6k 0.8×	4.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	667 0.6×	168	7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. M. Lessells

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Lessells, C. M., Suvi Ruuskanen, & Hubert Schwabl. (2016). Yolk steroids in great tit Parus major eggs: variation and covariation between hormones and with environmental and parental factors. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 70(6). 843–856. 20 indexed citations

Müller, Wendt, C. M. Lessells, Peter Korsten, & Nikolaus von Engelhardt. (2007). Manipulative Signals in Family Conflict? On the Function of Maternal Yolk Hormones in Birds. The American Naturalist. 169(4). E84–E96. 119 indexed citations

Korsten, Peter, C. M. Lessells, A. Christa Mateman, Marco van der Velde, & Jan Komdeur. (2006). Primary sex ratio adjustment to experimentally reduced male UV attractiveness in blue tits. Behavioral Ecology. 17(4). 539–546. 59 indexed citations

Lessells, C. M.. (2006). The evolutionary outcome of sexual conflict. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 361(1466). 301–317. 133 indexed citations

Both, Christiaan, Sandra Bouwhuis, C. M. Lessells, & Marcel E. Visser. (2006). Climate change and population declines in a long-distance migratory bird. Nature. 441(7089). 81–83. 1111 indexed citations breakdown →

Dasmahapatra, Kanchon K., C. M. Lessells, A. Christa Mateman, & William Amos. (2004). Microsatellite loci in the European bee‐eater, Merops apiaster. Molecular Ecology Notes. 4(3). 500–502. 9 indexed citations

Currie, David J., et al.. (2002). Sexual size dimorphism in the critically endangered Seychelles Scops OwlOtus insularis. Ringing & Migration. 21(1). 16–18. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Kevin P., Selvino R. de Kort, A. Christa Mateman, et al.. (2001). A Molecular Phylogeny of the Dove Genera Streptopelia and Columba. The Auk. 118(4). 874–887. 26 indexed citations

Velando, Alberto, et al.. (2001). The function of female and male ornaments in the Inca Tern: evidence for links between ornament expression and both adult condition and reproductive performance. Journal of Avian Biology. 32(4). 311–318. 78 indexed citations

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Heg, Dik, Niels J. Dingemanse, C. M. Lessells, & A. Christa Mateman. (2000). PARENTAL CORRELATES OF OFFSPRING SEX RATIO IN EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHERS. The Auk. 117(4). 980–980. 27 indexed citations

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Heg, Dik, Niels J. Dingemanse, C. M. Lessells, & A. Christa Mateman. (2000). Parental Correlates of Offspring Sex Ratio in Eurasian Oystercatchers. The Auk. 117(4). 980–986. 7 indexed citations

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Heeb, Philipp, A. Christa Mateman, Mathias Kölliker, et al.. (1999). Ectoparasite infestation and sex-biased local recruitment of hosts. Nature. 400(6739). 63–65. 70 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M., Candy Rowe, & Peter K. McGregor. (1995). Individual and sex differences in the provisioning calls of European bee-eaters. Animal Behaviour. 49(1). 244–247. 32 indexed citations

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Colegrave, Nick, Timothy R. Birkhead, & C. M. Lessells. (1995). Sperm precedence in zebra finches does not require special mechanisms of sperm competition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 259(1355). 223–228. 80 indexed citations

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Wilson, Kenneth & C. M. Lessells. (1994). Evolution of clutch size in insects. I. A review of static optimality models. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 7(3). 339–363. 43 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M.. (1993). The cost of reproduction : do experimental manipulations measure the edge of the options set?. 95–111. 30 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M. & T. R. Birkhead. (1990). Mechanisms of sperm competition in birds: mathematical models. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 27(5). 325–337. 65 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M., Fred Cooke, & Robert F. Rockwell. (1989). Is there a trade‐off between egg weight and clutch size in wild Lesser Snow Geese (Anser c. caerulescens)?. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2(6). 457–472. 62 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M. & M. I. Avery. (1987). Sex-Ratio Selection in Species with Helpers at the Nest: Some Extensions of the Repayment Model. The American Naturalist. 129(4). 610–620. 53 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M., Richard M. Sibly, Myrfyn Owen, & Samuel Ellis. (1979). Weights of females Barnacle Geese during breeding. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 9 indexed citations

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