David E. McCauley

13.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
107 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

David E. McCauley is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. McCauley has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 51 papers in Genetics and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David E. McCauley's work include Plant and animal studies (54 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (46 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers). David E. McCauley is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (54 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (46 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers). David E. McCauley collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Czechia. David E. McCauley's co-authors include Michael C. Whitlock, Michael J. Wade, Douglas Taylor, Ann K. Sakai, Fred W. Allendorf, Norman C. Ellstrand, John N. Thompson, Ingrid M. Parker, Stephen G. Weller and Joel E. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

David E. McCauley

107 papers receiving 9.9k 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 Population Biology of Invasive Species

2001 3.0k citations David E. McCauley et al. profile →
Indirect measures of gene flow and migration: FST≠1/(4Nm+1)

1999 1.3k citations Michael C. Whitlock, David E. McCauley Heredity profile →
EXTINCTION AND RECOLONIZATION: THEIR EFFECTS ON THE GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION OF LOCAL POPULATIONS

1988 578 citations Michael J. Wade, David E. McCauley Evolution profile →
Rapid Evolution of Enormous, Multichromosomal Genomes in Flowering Plant Mitochondria with Exceptionally High Mutation Rates

2012 505 citations Daniel B. Sloan, Andrew J. Alverson et al. PLoS Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pervasive Mitochondrial Sequence Heteroplasmy in Natural Populations of Wild Carrot, Daucus carota spp. carota L 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Jennifer R. Mandel, David E. McCauley	6
2	Patterns of cyto-nuclear linkage disequilibrium in Silene latifolia: genomic heterogeneity and temporal stability 2013 ·Heredity ·Peter D. Fields, David E. McCauley, Edward V. McAssey, Douglas Taylor	16
3	Population Genetics of Braun’s Rockcress (Boechera perstellata,Brassicaceae), an Endangered Plant with a Disjunct Distribution 2013 ·Journal of Heredity ·(unknown), (unknown), Jennifer R. Mandel, David E. McCauley	5
4	Mitochondrial Gene Diversity Associated with the atp9 Stop Codon in Natural Populations of Wild Carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota) 2012 ·Journal of Heredity ·Jennifer R. Mandel, Edward V. McAssey, (unknown), David E. McCauley	16
5	Rapid Evolution of Enormous, Multichromosomal Genomes in Flowering Plant Mitochondria with Exceptionally High Mutation Rates breakdown → 2012 ·PLoS Biology ·Daniel B. Sloan, Andrew J. Alverson, (unknown), Martin Wu, David E. McCauley, Jeffrey D. Palmer, Douglas Taylor	505
6	Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution 2009 ·Heredity ·Giorgina Bernasconi, Janis Antonovics, Arjen Biere, Deborah Charlesworth, Lynda F. Delph, Dmitry A. Filatov, Tatiana Giraud, Michael E. Hood, Gabriel Marais, David E. McCauley, John R. Pannell, Jacqui A. Shykoff, Boris Vyskot, Lorne M. Wolfe, Alex Widmer	174
7	Recent advances in the study of gynodioecy: the interface of theory and empiricism 2009 ·Annals of Botany ·David E. McCauley, Maia F. Bailey	55
8	RECOMBINATION AND LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM AMONG MITOCHONDRIAL GENES IN STRUCTURED POPULATIONS OF THE GYNODIOECIOUS PLANT SILENE VULGARIS 2008 ·Evolution ·David E. McCauley, (unknown)	21
9	Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy and Paternal Leakage in Natural Populations of Silene vulgaris, a Gynodioecious Plant 2008 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Stephanie A. Pearl, Mark E. Welch, David E. McCauley	42
10	Detection of rare paternal chloroplast inheritance in controlled crosses of the endangered sunflower Helianthus verticillatus 2008 ·Heredity ·(unknown), Kerin E. Bentley, David E. McCauley	42
11	DO RECENT FINDINGS IN PLANT MITOCHONDRIAL MOLECULAR AND POPULATION GENETICS HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF GYNODIOECY AND CYTONUCLEAR CONFLICT? 2008 ·Evolution ·David E. McCauley, Matthew S. Olson	40
12	Inheritance of chloroplast DNA is not strictly maternal in Silene vulgaris (Caryophyllaceae): evidence from experimental crosses and natural populations 2007 ·American Journal of Botany ·David E. McCauley, (unknown), Maia F. Bailey, Mark E. Welch	55
13	High genetic diversity in a rare and endangered sunflower as compared to a common congener 2006 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Catherine H. Pashley, John M. Burke, David E. McCauley	90
14	Evidence for paternal transmission and heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genome of Silene vulgaris, a gynodioecious plant 2005 ·Heredity ·David E. McCauley, (unknown), Nancy A. Sherman, M. Zachary Darnell	64
15	Genetics and adaptation in structured populations: sex ratio evolution in Silene vulgaris 2005 ·Genetica ·Matthew S. Olson, David E. McCauley, Douglas Taylor	27
16	MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DIVERSITY, POPULATION STRUCTURE, AND GENDER ASSOCIATION IN THE GYNODIOECIOUS PLANT SILENE VULGARIS 2002 ·Evolution ·Matthew S. Olson, David E. McCauley	60
17	Indirect measures of gene flow and migration: FST≠1/(4Nm+1) breakdown → 1999 ·Heredity ·Michael C. Whitlock, David E. McCauley	1289
18	Genetic Differentiation of Populations of the Southwestern Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from the United States and Mexico 1990 ·Annals of the Entomological Society of America ·David E. McCauley, Felix Breden, G. M. Chippendale, J. A. Mihm	7
19	GROUP SELECTION: THE PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS 1980 ·Evolution ·Michael J. Wade, David E. McCauley	115
20	GROUP SELECTION: THE GENETIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC BASIS FOR THE PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS OFTRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM 1980 ·Evolution ·David E. McCauley, Michael J. Wade	75

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