D. B. A. Thompson

1.6k citations

23 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 15

Ecology top 2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%
Global and Planetary Change top 10%
Ecological Modeling top 5%

Co-authors: C. J. Barnard Mark A. Burgman H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya Scott Ferson Andrew F. Brown P. S. Thompson David R. Currie Terry Burke
Topics: Avian ecology and behavior (6 papers)Plant and animal studies (5 papers)Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Ecology
Journals: Journal of Ecology Journal of Animal Ecology Journal of Applied Ecology
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia Norway

In The Last Decade

D. B. A. Thompson

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Risk Assessment in Conservation Biology.

1994 567 citations D. B. A. Thompson, Mark A. Burgman et al. Journal of Ecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	International overview of sea turtle fibropapillomatosis: a survey of expert opinions and trends 2024 ·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),S. Koda,(unknown),D. B. A. Thompson,(unknown),(unknown),Annie Page‐Karjian,Nicholas B. Blackburn,Karina Jones,Ellen Ariel,(unknown),Lawrence A. Wood,David J. Duffy	0
2	Large scale eradication of non-native invasive American mink (Neovison vison) from the outer Hebrides of Scotland. 2019 ·Iain MacLeod,(unknown),(unknown),D. B. A. Thompson,(unknown)	5
3	Risk Assessment in Conservation Biology.breakdown → 1994 ·Journal of Ecology ·D. B. A. Thompson,Mark A. Burgman,Scott Ferson,H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya	567
4	Greenshanks Tringa nebularia and long‐term studies of breeding waders 1991 ·Ibis ·P. S. Thompson,D. B. A. Thompson	19
5	Book review 1991 ·Animal Behaviour ·D. B. A. Thompson,John Atle Kålås	1
6	Gulls and Plovers, The Ecology and Behaviour of Mixed-Species Feeding Groups 1987 ·Colonial Waterbirds ·(unknown),C. J. Barnard,D. B. A. Thompson	115
7	Timing of Breeding and Breeding Performance in a Population of Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia) 1986 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·D. B. A. Thompson,P. S. Thompson,(unknown)	26
8	Parasite manipulation of host behaviour: acanthocephalans and shrimps in the laboratory 1986 ·Journal of Biological Education ·Andrew F. Brown,D. B. A. Thompson	41
9	Patterns of association between birds and invertebrates in the Clyde Estuary 1986 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences ·D. B. A. Thompson,David J. Curtis,J. Smyth	4
10	Gulls and Plovers: The Ecology and Behaviour of Mixed-Species Feeding Groups. 1986 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Mark A. Elgar,C. J. Barnard,D. B. A. Thompson	34
11	The economics of kleptoparasitism: optimal foraging, host and prey selection by gulls 1986 ·Animal Behaviour ·D. B. A. Thompson	68
12	Gulls and Plovers 1985 ·C. J. Barnard,D. B. A. Thompson	84
13	Seasonal variations in prey selection by estuarine black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) 1985 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·David J. Curtis,(unknown),J. C. Smyth,D. B. A. Thompson	13
14	Gulls and plovers 1985 ·C. J. Barnard,D. B. A. Thompson	30
15	Early warning and mixed species association: the ‘Plover's Page’ revisited 1985 ·Ibis ·D. B. A. Thompson,(unknown)	12
16	Prey selection by plovers: Optimal foraging in mixed-species groups 1984 ·Animal Behaviour ·D. B. A. Thompson,C. J. Barnard	65
17	The abundance and distribution of intertidal invertebrates, and an estimation of their selection by Shelduck 1982 ·Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) ·D. B. A. Thompson	7
18	Time Budgets, Feeding Efficiency and Flock Dynamics in Mixed Species Flocks of Lapwings, Golden Plovers and Gulls 1982 ·Behaviour ·C. J. Barnard,D. B. A. Thompson,Hilary Stephens	43
19	Echolocation and Feeding Behaviour of Myotis Adversus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). 1982 ·Australian Journal of Zoology ·D. B. A. Thompson,(unknown)	20
20	Feeding behaviour of wintering Shelduck on the Clyde Estuary 1981 ·Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) ·D. B. A. Thompson	8

About D. B. A. Thompson

D. B. A. Thompson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 23 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Avian ecology and behavior (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (476 citations), Ecological Modeling (156 citations) and Ecology (885 citations). D. B. A. Thompson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Norway. Frequent co-authors include C. J. Barnard, Mark A. Burgman, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Scott Ferson, Andrew F. Brown, P. S. Thompson, David R. Currie, Terry Burke, Hilary Stephens and Mark A. Elgar. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology and Journal of Applied Ecology.

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