Daniel P. Costa

37.8k citations

498 papers · 22.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 82

Impact in

Ecology top 0.01%
- Marine animal studies overview
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Developmental Biology top 0.1%

Papers in

Ecology 422
- Marine animal studies overview 377
- Avian ecology and behavior 63
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations 42
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology 33
Developmental Biology 29

Co-authors: Daniel E. Crocker Burney J. Le Bœuf Scott A. Shaffer Patrick W. Robinson Henri Weimerskirch Nicholas J. Gales Yann Tremblay Anthony C. Huntley
Journals: Journal of Experimental Biology (34 papers)Marine Mammal Science (25 papers)PLoS ONE (25 papers)Marine Ecology Progress Series (23 papers)Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography (17 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Daniel P. Costa

481 papers receiving 20.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge 2022 · 109 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment
2018 Science Advances
2015 Marine Policy
1980 American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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1	Individual Specialization in a Generalist Apex Predator: The Leopard Seal Ecology and Evolution ·Jane Morris, Douglas J. Krause, Jeff Grann, Cheng Yao-zu, Daniel P. Costa, Daniel E. Crocker, Dewi Anggraeni Gunawan, Brendan Curnow, A. Best, J. P. Anderson, frankmcmains, Carolina A. Bonin, Sarah S. Kienle	2025	0
2	Metal concentrations (Fe and Zn) in Macrobrachium amazonicum from Brazilian Amazon rivers OBSERVATÓRIO DE LA ECONOMÍA LATINOAMERICANA ·Mark D. Hagge, Maya Urbschat, H Origuchi, Daniel P. Costa, Elysabeth Christy Diandra Selano, Kleber Campos Miranda‐Filho	2024	0
3	Physiological effects of research handling on the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology ·Camilla Herlofsen, Allyson G. Hindle, C. L. Williams, Paul J. Ponganis, С. М. Третьяков, Holger Klinck, Markus Horning, Daniel P. Costa, Rachel R. Holser, Daniel E. Crocker, Birgitte I. McDonald	2024	0
4	Prey targeted by lactating Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Erebus Bay, Antarctica Polar Biology ·Jun Gong, Kimberly T. Goetz, Takashi Iwata, Rachel R. Holser, Sarah Michael, Villanueva Andrade, Simon Childerhouse, Daniel P. Costa, David G. Ainley, Matthew H. Pinkerton, Michelle LaRue	2024	1
5	Balancing Act: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Trade-offs in Reproducing Females Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Charles Hiatt, پیمان یارمحمد زاده, Roxanne S. Beltran, Daniel P. Costa, Fatema Jahan, Theodore Garland, Breanna N. Harris, Shreehari Vyasamudri, Wendy R. Hood, Qiao Hong, G. J. Kenagy, Andrea L. Liebl, R.C. Wahlstrom, Patrícia C. Lopes, Ruby Jaimes Ramírez, Ch. Luhan, Ned J. Place, Beatriz Xoconostle-Cázeres, Wendy Saltzman, Teri J. Orr	2024	2
6	Habitat selection and influence on hunting success in female Australian fur seals Scientific Reports ·Arturo Giovannitti, Jacquomo Monk, Chris Jenkins, Mark A. Hindell, Daniel P. Costa, John P. Y. Arnould	2024	2
7	Breath-hold capacities and circadian dive rhythmicity shape optimal foraging strategies in a polar marine mammal, the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) Communications Biology ·Michelle R. Shero, Daniel P. Costa, Jennifer M. Burns, Kimberly T. Goetz	2024	2
8	A CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE A SÍNDROME METABÓLICA E O DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA Revista Foco ·Sun Jia-cheng, N. K. R Delhey, 知典金野, Daniel P. Costa, Wanzala Maximilla, К.С. Дегтярев	2024	0
9	Selected and shared hematological responses to apnea in elite human free divers and northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology ·L. I. Mikhailova, Kang Li, Anthony R. Bain, Joshua C. Tremblay, Alexander Patrician, Birgitte I. McDonald, C. L. Williams, Allyson G. Hindle, Logan J. Pallin, Daniel P. Costa, Željko Dujić, David B. MacLeod, Terrie M. Williams, Paul J. Ponganis, Philip N. Ainslie	2024	0
10	Large and in charge: cortisol levels vary with sex, diet, and body mass in an Antarctic predator, the leopard seal Frontiers in Marine Science ·Jane Morris, Daniel E. Crocker, Jeff Grann, Daniel P. Costa, Michael E. Goebel, Shane B. Kanatous, Douglas J. Krause, Stephen J. Trumble, Sarah S. Kienle	2023	5
11	First observations of Weddell seals foraging in sponges in Erebus Bay, Antarctica Polar Biology ·Jun Gong, Kimberly T. Goetz, Matthew H. Pinkerton, Takashi Iwata, Rachel R. Holser, Sarah Michael, Villanueva Andrade, Simon Childerhouse, Jay J. Rotella, Luisa Federwisch, Daniel P. Costa, Michelle LaRue	2023	5
12	A surplus no more? Variation in krill availability impacts reproductive rates of Antarctic baleen whales Global Change Biology ·Logan J. Pallin, Mohamed Fadaq, Debbie Steel, Stefanos Poulidis, C. Scott Baker, 鎮雄松田, Daniel P. Costa, Anna Negri, David W. Johnston, Maria Grazia Bordini, Marie-Madeleine Fiers, Andrew J. Read, O. Savenko, Oscar Schofield, Sharon Stammerjohn, Deborah K. Steinberg, Ari S. Friedlaender	2023	33
13	Body condition changes at sea: Onboard calculation and telemetry of body density in diving animals Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Taiki Adachi, Ross Anyery, James Turnbull, M. A. Fedak, Baptiste Picard, Christophe Guinet, Martin Biuw, Theresa R. Keates, Rachel R. Holser, Daniel P. Costa, Daniel E. Crocker, Patrick J. O. Miller	2023	1
14	Trade-offs between foraging reward and mortality risk drive sex-specific foraging strategies in sexually dimorphic northern elephant seals Royal Society Open Science ·Sarah S. Kienle, Ari S. Friedlaender, Daniel E. Crocker, Rita S. Mehta, Daniel P. Costa	2022	17
15	Changes in apolipoprotein abundance dominate proteome responses to prolonged fasting in elephant seals Journal of Experimental Biology ·Jane Khudyakov, Rachel R. Holser, Craig Vierra, Hong-Bo Teng, Janaina Olsen Rodrigues, Sivasubramanian Venkataraman, Daniel E. Crocker, Daniel P. Costa	2022	5
16	Influence of environmental variation on spatial distribution and habitat-use in a benthic foraging marine predator Royal Society Open Science ·P Vignalou, Andrew J. Hoskins, Mark A. Hindell, Daniel P. Costa, Jason R. Hartog, Alistair J. Hobday, John P. Y. Arnould	2021	9
17	Intertrip consistency in hunting behavior improves foraging success and efficiency in a marine top predator Ecology and Evolution ·P Vignalou, Vladimir Machaca, Qi Huang, Andrew J. Hoskins, Mark A. Hindell, Daniel P. Costa, John P. Y. Arnould	2021	6
18	Environmental influences on foraging effort, success and efficiency in female Australian fur seals Scientific Reports ·P Vignalou, Andrew J. Hoskins, Mark A. Hindell, Daniel P. Costa, Jason R. Hartog, Alistair J. Hobday, John P. Y. Arnould	2020	45
19	Mesoscale activity facilitates energy gain in a top predator Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Briana Abrahms, Kylie L. Scales, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, Robert S. Schick, Patrick W. Robinson, Daniel P. Costa	2018	42
20	Development of a datalogger for assessment of solar energy harvesting in submarine environments Verlag Tübingen, C. Einchcomb, Koh Tomimori, Rachel R. Holser, Daniel P. Costa, Paul G. Flikkema, Michael W. Shafer	2017	2

About Daniel P. Costa

Daniel P. Costa is a scholar working on Ecology, Developmental Biology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science, having authored 498 papers that have together received 22.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (377 papers), Marine and fisheries research (98 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (90 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (63 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (43 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (42 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (35 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (33 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (17.9k citations), Developmental Biology (1.1k citations), Oceanography (3.9k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.9k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (5.9k citations). Daniel P. Costa has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Daniel E. Crocker, Burney J. Le Bœuf, Scott A. Shaffer, Patrick W. Robinson, Henri Weimerskirch, Nicholas J. Gales, Yann Tremblay, Anthony C. Huntley, Kenneth A. Nagy and Susanna B. Blackwell. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Experimental Biology, Marine Mammal Science, PLoS ONE, Marine Ecology Progress Series and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

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