David E. McCauley

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

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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, Czechia and France. David E. McCauley's co-authors include Michael C. Whitlock, Michael J. Wade, Douglas Taylor, Robert J. Cabin, Pamela O’Neil, Ann K. Sakai, Jane Molofsky, Jodie S. Holt, Stephen G. Weller and Ingrid M. Parker 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 David E. McCauley et al. 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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Author						Papers	Cites
David E. McCauley	4.7k	4.6k	3.1k	2.8k	2.6k	107	10.5k
Sara Via	4.4k 0.9×	5.6k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	62	10.8k
Victoria L. Sork	4.6k 1.0×	4.8k 1.0×	3.7k 1.2×	4.5k 1.6×	2.9k 1.1×	144	10.8k
Carl D. Schlichting	2.6k 0.6×	4.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	80	8.8k
Philippe Jarne	4.4k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	3.9k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	157	8.8k
Paul Sunnucks	5.3k 1.1×	3.7k 0.8×	4.4k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	194	11.3k
Joseph M. Quattro	8.1k 1.7×	2.8k 0.6×	4.3k 1.4×	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	86	14.3k
Kevin C. Nixon	2.8k 0.6×	8.0k 1.7×	1.8k 0.6×	2.8k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	108	14.6k
Olivier J. Hardy	6.9k 1.5×	5.9k 1.3×	2.9k 0.9×	3.9k 1.4×	3.6k 1.4×	234	12.6k
Allan J. Baker	8.0k 1.7×	3.4k 0.7×	5.7k 1.9×	2.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	190	14.4k
J. L. Hamrick	5.0k 1.1×	6.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	3.5k 1.3×	4.4k 1.7×	203	10.5k

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Mandel, Jennifer R. & David E. McCauley. (2015). Pervasive Mitochondrial Sequence Heteroplasmy in Natural Populations of Wild Carrot, Daucus carota spp. carota L. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136303–e0136303. 6 indexed citations

McCauley, David E.. (2013). Paternal leakage, heteroplasmy, and the evolution of plant mitochondrial genomes. New Phytologist. 200(4). 966–977. 79 indexed citations

Fields, Peter D., David E. McCauley, Edward V. McAssey, & Douglas Taylor. (2013). Patterns of cyto-nuclear linkage disequilibrium in Silene latifolia: genomic heterogeneity and temporal stability. Heredity. 112(2). 99–104. 16 indexed citations

Mandel, Jennifer R., et al.. (2013). Population Genetics of Braun’s Rockcress (Boechera perstellata,Brassicaceae), an Endangered Plant with a Disjunct Distribution. Journal of Heredity. 105(2). 265–275. 5 indexed citations

Sloan, Daniel B., Andrew J. Alverson, Martin Wu, et al.. (2012). Rapid Evolution of Enormous, Multichromosomal Genomes in Flowering Plant Mitochondria with Exceptionally High Mutation Rates. PLoS Biology. 10(1). e1001241–e1001241. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

Mandel, Jennifer R., et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial Gene Diversity Associated with the atp9 Stop Codon in Natural Populations of Wild Carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota). Journal of Heredity. 103(3). 418–425. 16 indexed citations

Bernasconi, Giorgina, Janis Antonovics, Arjen Biere, et al.. (2009). Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution. Heredity. 103(1). 5–14. 174 indexed citations

McCauley, David E. & Maia F. Bailey. (2009). Recent advances in the study of gynodioecy: the interface of theory and empiricism. Annals of Botany. 104(4). 611–620. 55 indexed citations

Pearl, Stephanie A., Mark E. Welch, & David E. McCauley. (2008). Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy and Paternal Leakage in Natural Populations of Silene vulgaris, a Gynodioecious Plant. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26(3). 537–545. 42 indexed citations

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McCauley, David E., et al.. (2008). RECOMBINATION AND LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM AMONG MITOCHONDRIAL GENES IN STRUCTURED POPULATIONS OF THE GYNODIOECIOUS PLANT SILENE VULGARIS. Evolution. 62(4). 823–832. 21 indexed citations

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McCauley, David E. & Matthew S. Olson. (2008). DO RECENT FINDINGS IN PLANT MITOCHONDRIAL MOLECULAR AND POPULATION GENETICS HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF GYNODIOECY AND CYTONUCLEAR CONFLICT?. Evolution. 62(5). 1013–1025. 40 indexed citations

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Bentley, Kerin E., et al.. (2008). Detection of rare paternal chloroplast inheritance in controlled crosses of the endangered sunflower Helianthus verticillatus. Heredity. 100(6). 574–580. 42 indexed citations

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McCauley, David E., et al.. (2007). Inheritance of chloroplast DNA is not strictly maternal in Silene vulgaris (Caryophyllaceae): evidence from experimental crosses and natural populations. American Journal of Botany. 94(8). 1333–1337. 55 indexed citations

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McCauley, David E., et al.. (2005). Evidence for paternal transmission and heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial genome of Silene vulgaris, a gynodioecious plant. Heredity. 95(1). 50–58. 64 indexed citations

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Olson, Matthew S., David E. McCauley, & Douglas Taylor. (2005). Genetics and adaptation in structured populations: sex ratio evolution in Silene vulgaris. Genetica. 123(1-2). 49–62. 27 indexed citations

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Barthelmess, Erika L., Christopher M. Richards, & David E. McCauley. (2005). Relative effects of nocturnal vs diurnal pollinators and distance on gene flow in small Silene alba populations. New Phytologist. 169(4). 689–698. 46 indexed citations

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McCauley, David E., et al.. (2003). The hierarchical spatial distribution of chloroplast DNA polymorphism across the introduced range of Silene vulgaris. Molecular Ecology. 12(12). 3227–3235. 42 indexed citations

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Olson, Matthew S. & David E. McCauley. (2002). MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DIVERSITY, POPULATION STRUCTURE, AND GENDER ASSOCIATION IN THE GYNODIOECIOUS PLANT SILENE VULGARIS. Evolution. 56(2). 253–262. 60 indexed citations

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Whitlock, Michael C. & David E. McCauley. (1999). Indirect measures of gene flow and migration: FST≠1/(4Nm+1). Heredity. 82(2). 117–125. 1289 indexed citations breakdown →

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McCauley, David E.. (1995). The use of chloroplast DNA polymorphism in studies of gene flow in plants. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 10(5). 198–202. 233 indexed citations

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