David C. Lees

9.3k citations

79 papers · 5.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 27

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Ecology top 1%
Ecological Modeling top 0.2%
Genetics top 1%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%

Co-authors: Robert K. Colwell Gary Barker Roger K. Butlin Gareth Jones Matt R. K. Zeale Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero Miguel Vences David R. Vieites
Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (46 papers)Plant and animal studies (34 papers)Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (13 papers)
Cited by: Ecological Modeling Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States France

In The Last Decade

David C. Lees

73 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

The mid-domain effect: geometric constraints on the geography of species richness

2000 873 citations David C. Lees et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Model‐based uncertainty in species range prediction

2006 746 citations David C. Lees et al. profile →
Accelerated Species Inventory on Madagascar Using Coalescent-Based Models of Species Delineation

2009 616 citations David C. Lees et al. profile →
Taxon‐specific PCR for DNA barcoding arthropod prey in bat faeces

2010 438 citations Matt R. K. Zeale, Roger K. Butlin et al. Molecular Ecology Resources profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Lathrotelinae): a previously unrecognised species affecting cultivated palms 2025 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Mark R. Young,P. M. Hall,Nigel G. J. Richards,David C. Lees	0
2	Pacifimusotima Ko & Solis, new genus and species of the Musotiminae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Federated States of Micronesia, including two newly combined species 2024 ·Zootaxa ·(unknown),M. Alma Solís,David C. Lees,(unknown)	0
3	The identity of Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambinae), synonyms, and related species revealed by morphology and DNA capture in type specimens 2023 ·ZooKeys ·Bernard Landry,Julia Bilat,(unknown),M. Alma Solís,David C. Lees,Nadir Álvarez,(unknown),Jérémy Gauthier	2
4	Land‐use change differentially affects endemic, forest and open‐land butterflies in Madagascar 2022 ·Insect Conservation and Diversity ·Annemarie Wurz,Ingo Graß,David C. Lees,(unknown),Szabolcs Sáfián,Dominic A. Martin,Kristina Osen,Jacqueline Loos,(unknown),(unknown),Teja Tscharntke	11
5	Malagasy Polka Dot Moths (Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini) of Ambohitantely—endemism in the most important relict of Central Plateau rainforest in Madagascar 2021 ·PeerJ ·(unknown),(unknown),David C. Lees,Łukasz Przybyłowicz	3
6	Multidisciplinary investigation of two Egyptian child mummies curated at the University of Tartu Art Museum, Estonia (Late/Graeco-Roman Periods) 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Ester Oras,(unknown),Mari Tõrv,Signe Vahur,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Martin Malve,Lehti Saag,(unknown),Anu Teearu,Pilleriin Peets,Kristiina Tambets,Mait Metspalu,David C. Lees,Maxwell V. L. Barclay,M. J. R. Hall,Salima Ikram,Dario Piombino‐Mascali	14
7	Unravelling relationships among the shared stripes of sailors: Mitogenomic phylogeny of Limenitidini butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae), focusing on the genera Athyma and Limenitis 2018 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Li-Wei Wu,(unknown),David C. Lees,(unknown),Ming‐Luen Jeng	11
8	Hawaiian Philodoria (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Ornixolinae) leaf mining moths on Myrsine (Primulaceae): two new species and biological data 2018 ·ZooKeys ·(unknown),(unknown),Carlos López‐Vaamonde,Camiel Doorenweerd,Atsushi Kawakita,Issei Ohshima,David C. Lees,(unknown),Akito Y. Kawahara	6
9	Heteropsis (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini: Mycalesina): 19 new species from Madagascar and interim revision 2016 ·Zootaxa ·David C. Lees	4
10	Ancient Neotropical origin and recent recolonisation: Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) 2015 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Marianne Espeland,Jason P. W.‏ Hall,(unknown),David C. Lees,(unknown),Yu‐Feng Hsu,Li-Wei Wu,Dana L. M. Campbell,Gerard Talavera,Roger Vila,Shayla Salzman,(unknown),David J. Lohman,Naomi E. Pierce	59
11	A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of owlet moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), and examination of the utility of mitochondrial genomes for lepidopteran phylogenetics 2015 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Xiushuai Yang,Stephen L. Cameron,David C. Lees,Dayong Xue,Hongxiang Han	2
12	Mitogenomics of ‘Old World Acraea’ butterflies reveals a highly divergent ‘Bematistes’ 2015 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Martijn J.T.N. Timmermans,David C. Lees,Martin Thompson,Szabolcs Sáfián,Oskar Brattström	16
13	Towards a mitogenomic phylogeny of Lepidoptera 2014 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Martijn J.T.N. Timmermans,David C. Lees,Thomas J. Simonsen	174
14	A Large-Scale, Higher-Level, Molecular Phylogenetic Study of the Insect Order Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Jerome C. Regier,Charles Mitter,Andreas Zwick,Adam L. Bazinet,Michael P. Cummings,Akito Y. Kawahara,Jae‐Cheon Sohn,Derrick J. Zwickl,Soowon Cho,Donald R. Davis,Joaquín Baixeras,John W. Brown,Cynthia Parr,Susan J. Weller,David C. Lees,Kim T. Mitter	230
15	Host tracking or cryptic adaptation? Phylogeography ofPediobius saulius(Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a parasitoid of the highly invasive horse‐chestnut leafminer 2011 ·Evolutionary Applications ·Antonio Hernández‐López,Rodolphe Rougerie,Sylvie Augustin,David C. Lees,R. Tomov,Marc Kenis,(unknown),(unknown),Christer Hansson,Giselher Grabenweger,Alain Roques,Carlos López‐Vaamonde	25
16	Taxon‐specific PCR for DNA barcoding arthropod prey in bat faecesbreakdown → 2010 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Matt R. K. Zeale,Roger K. Butlin,Gary Barker,David C. Lees,Gareth Jones	438
17	Madagascar as a model region of species diversification 2009 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Miguel Vences,Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero,David R. Vieites,David C. Lees	324
18	High mitochondrial diversity in geographically widespread butterflies of Madagascar: A test of the DNA barcoding approach 2008 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown),Iván Darío Soto‐Calderón,David C. Lees,Nicola M. Anthony	79
19	Quantifying paleogeography using biogeography: a test case for the Ordovician and Silurian of Avalonia based on brachiopods and trilobites 2002 ·Paleobiology ·David C. Lees,Richard A. Fortey,L. Robin M. Cocks	35
20	Examining Monophyly in a Large Radiation of Madagascan Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Mycalesina) Based on Mitochondrial DNA Data 2001 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Elizabeth Torres,David C. Lees,Richard I. Vane‐Wright,Claire Kremen,Jennifer A. Leonard,(unknown)	35

About David C. Lees

David C. Lees is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics, having authored 79 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (46 papers), Plant and animal studies (34 papers) and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (1.8k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.4k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.2k citations). David C. Lees has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Robert K. Colwell, Gary Barker, Roger K. Butlin, Gareth Jones, Matt R. K. Zeale, Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero, Miguel Vences, David R. Vieites, Richard G. Pearson and Pedro Segurado. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

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