D. W. Thomas

2.5k total citations
41 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

D. W. Thomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Thomas has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 26 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in D. W. Thomas's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (9 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (9 papers). D. W. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (9 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (9 papers). D. W. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United Kingdom. D. W. Thomas's co-authors include Jean Bergeron, Michael J. Dorais, Fritz Geiser, M. Brock Fenton, M. M. Humphries, Jacques Blondel, Marcel M. Lambrechts, Denis Réale, Philippe Perret and Vincent Careau and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Oecologia and Journal of Applied Ecology.

In The Last Decade

D. W. Thomas

41 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. W. Thomas Canada 27 1.5k 1.3k 249 200 191 41 1.9k
Cas Eikenaar Germany 26 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 115 0.5× 187 0.9× 374 2.0× 64 2.0k
Liam P. McGuire Canada 25 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 230 0.9× 276 1.4× 92 0.5× 86 2.0k
Andreas Nord Sweden 27 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 215 0.9× 83 0.4× 190 1.0× 76 1.9k
Ádám Z. Lendvai Hungary 26 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 147 0.6× 199 1.0× 296 1.5× 74 2.0k
Carmi Korine Israel 30 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 235 0.9× 528 2.6× 61 0.3× 84 2.5k
Péter L. Pap Romania 27 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 127 0.5× 80 0.4× 480 2.5× 69 1.7k
Allen Kurta United States 26 2.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 288 1.2× 387 1.9× 64 0.3× 73 2.4k
Frances Bonier Canada 25 2.1k 1.4× 1.9k 1.5× 184 0.7× 335 1.7× 353 1.8× 62 3.3k
Alexander R. Gerson United States 26 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 245 1.0× 48 0.2× 248 1.3× 57 1.8k
Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl Canada 29 1.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.7× 130 0.5× 212 1.1× 187 1.0× 96 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. W. Thomas

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All Works

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Careau, Vincent, Denis Réale, M. M. Humphries, & D. W. Thomas. (2010). Of voles, mice, chipmunks and dogs : the energetics of animal personality. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 50(37). 2082–4. 1 indexed citations
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Montiglio, Pierre‐Olivier, Dany Garant, D. W. Thomas, & Denis Réale. (2010). Individual variation in temporal activity patterns in open-field tests. Animal Behaviour. 80(5). 905–912. 93 indexed citations
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Bourgault, Patrice, D. W. Thomas, Philippe Perret, & Jacques Blondel. (2009). Spring vegetation phenology is a robust predictor of breeding date across broad landscapes: a multi-site approach using the Corsican blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Oecologia. 162(4). 885–892. 39 indexed citations
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Mennerat, Adèle, Philippe Perret, Patrice Bourgault, et al.. (2009). Aromatic plants in nests of blue tits: positive effects on nestlings. Animal Behaviour. 77(3). 569–574. 53 indexed citations
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Munro, Daniel, et al.. (2008). CLIMATE AND RESOURCE DETERMINANTS OF FUNDAMENTAL AND REALIZED METABOLIC NICHES OF HIBERNATING CHIPMUNKS. Ecology. 89(12). 3306–3316. 80 indexed citations
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Careau, Vincent, Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, D. W. Thomas, Denis Réale, & M. M. Humphries. (2008). Exploration strategies map along fast–slow metabolic and life‐history continua in muroid rodents. Functional Ecology. 23(1). 150–156. 132 indexed citations
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Careau, Vincent, Julie Morand‐Ferron, & D. W. Thomas. (2007). Basal Metabolic Rate of Canidae from Hot Deserts to Cold Arctic Climates. Journal of Mammalogy. 88(2). 394–400. 44 indexed citations
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Careau, Vincent, et al.. (2006). SOARING AND GLIDING FLIGHT OF MIGRATING BROAD-WINGED HAWKS: BEHAVIOR IN THE NEARCTIC AND NEOTROPICS COMPARED. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 118(4). 471–477. 7 indexed citations
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Samuel, P., Marcel M. Lambrechts, Olivier Chastel, et al.. (2006). Simultaneous pituitary–gonadal recrudescence in two Corsican populations of male blue tits with asynchronous breeding dates. Hormones and Behavior. 50(3). 347–360. 41 indexed citations
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Berteaux, Dominique & D. W. Thomas. (1999). Seasonal and Interindividual Variation in Field Water Metabolism of Female Meadow VolesMicrotus pennsylvanicus. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 72(5). 545–554. 10 indexed citations
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Audet, Doris & D. W. Thomas. (1997). Facultative hypothermia as a thermoregulatory strategy in the phyllostomid bats, Carollia perspicillata and Sturnira lilium. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 167(2). 146–152. 56 indexed citations
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Thomas, D. W., et al.. (1997). Blood Anion Gaps and Venoarterial Carbon Dioxide Gradients as Risk Factors in Long-Term Extra corporeal Support. Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology. 29(1). 6–10. 14 indexed citations
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Thomas, D. W. & Fritz Geiser. (1997). Periodic arousals in hibernating mammals: is evaporative water loss involved?. Functional Ecology. 11(5). 585–591. 125 indexed citations
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Thomas, D. W., et al.. (1996). Nitrogen and energy requirements of the short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata): fruit bats are not nitrogen constrained. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 166(7). 427–434. 38 indexed citations
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Thomas, D. W., et al.. (1988). Metabolic Costs Associated with the Ingestion of Plant Phenolics by Microtus pennsylvanicus. Journal of Mammalogy. 69(3). 512–515. 56 indexed citations
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Thomas, D. W.. (1984). Fruit Intake and Energy Budgets of Frugivorous Bats. Physiological Zoology. 57(4). 457–467. 119 indexed citations
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Fenton, M. Brock & D. W. Thomas. (1980). Dry-Season Overlap in Activity Patterns, Habitat Use, and Prey Selection by Sympatric African Insectivorous Bats. Biotropica. 12(2). 81–81. 48 indexed citations
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Blake, Joseph T. & D. W. Thomas. (1971). Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema in Utah. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 158(12). 2047–2052. 3 indexed citations

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