David I. Leech

2.8k total citations
22 papers, 564 citations indexed

About

David I. Leech is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David I. Leech has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 564 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David I. Leech's work include Avian ecology and behavior (16 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (6 papers). David I. Leech is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (16 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (6 papers). David I. Leech collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Australia. David I. Leech's co-authors include Humphrey Q. P. Crick, Stephen R. Baillie, Stuart E. Newson, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Robert A. Robinson, Alison Johnston, James R. Bell, Tom Brereton, Marc S. Botham and Dave Parrott and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

David I. Leech

21 papers receiving 544 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David I. Leech United Kingdom 14 436 248 191 155 84 22 564
Fulgencio Lisón Chile 14 273 0.6× 230 0.9× 212 1.1× 74 0.5× 81 1.0× 39 454
Magne Husby Norway 14 738 1.7× 391 1.6× 169 0.9× 211 1.4× 88 1.0× 46 854
Marjorie C. Sorensen Canada 10 285 0.7× 207 0.8× 105 0.5× 178 1.1× 80 1.0× 17 457
Thomas H. White United States 16 448 1.0× 193 0.8× 107 0.6× 334 2.2× 88 1.0× 31 610
Russell Thorstrom United States 13 551 1.3× 198 0.8× 153 0.8× 214 1.4× 108 1.3× 69 718
Clara García‐Ripollés Spain 14 646 1.5× 224 0.9× 222 1.2× 118 0.8× 44 0.5× 20 704
Igor Berkunsky Argentina 13 370 0.8× 132 0.5× 129 0.7× 231 1.5× 103 1.2× 66 557
Patrik Byholm Finland 19 759 1.7× 324 1.3× 251 1.3× 253 1.6× 137 1.6× 37 870
Troy I. Wellicome Canada 14 544 1.2× 113 0.5× 120 0.6× 203 1.3× 125 1.5× 34 620
Alessandro Montemaggiori Italy 10 324 0.7× 197 0.8× 258 1.4× 177 1.1× 120 1.4× 18 505

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David I. Leech

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leech, David I., et al.. (2024). Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5162–5162. 6 indexed citations
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Martay, Blaise, David I. Leech, C. R. Shortall, et al.. (2023). Aerial insect biomass, but not phenological mismatch, is associated with chick survival of an insectivorous bird. Ibis. 165(3). 790–807. 8 indexed citations
3.
McLean, Nina, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Henk P. van der Jeugd, et al.. (2022). Warming temperatures drive at least half of the magnitude of long-term trait changes in European birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2105416119–e2105416119. 21 indexed citations
4.
Walker, Ruth H., Robert A. Robinson, Mark J. Grantham, et al.. (2020). Bird ringing and nest recording in Britain and Ireland in 2018. Ringing & Migration. 35(1). 35–82. 3 indexed citations
5.
Bell, James R., Marc S. Botham, Peter A. Henrys, et al.. (2019). Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century. Global Change Biology. 25(6). 1982–1994. 41 indexed citations
6.
Shutt, Jack D., et al.. (2019). The environmental predictors of spatio-temporal variation in the breeding phenology of a passerine bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1908). 20190952–20190952. 31 indexed citations
7.
Stokke, Bård G., Irja I. Ratikainen, Arne Moksnes, et al.. (2018). Characteristics determining host suitability for a generalist parasite. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6285–6285. 28 indexed citations
8.
Plummer, Kate E., Stuart Bearhop, David I. Leech, Dan Chamberlain, & Jonathan D. Blount. (2018). Effects of winter food provisioning on the phenotypes of breeding blue tits. Ecology and Evolution. 8(10). 5059–5068. 10 indexed citations
9.
Leech, David I., et al.. (2018). Supplemental food alters nest defence and incubation behaviour of an open‐nesting wetland songbird. Journal of Avian Biology. 49(8). 13 indexed citations
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Walker, Ruth H., Robert A. Robinson, Jacquie A. Clark, et al.. (2018). Bird ringing and nest recording in Britain and Ireland in 2017. Ringing & Migration. 33(2). 99–145.
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Miller, Mark W., David I. Leech, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, & Robert A. Robinson. (2017). Multi‐state, multi‐stage modeling of nest‐success suggests interaction between weather and land‐use. Ecology. 98(1). 175–186. 11 indexed citations
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Franks, Samantha E., James W. Pearce‐Higgins, James R. Bell, et al.. (2017). The sensitivity of breeding songbirds to changes in seasonal timing is linked to population change but cannot be directly attributed to the effects of trophic asynchrony on productivity. Global Change Biology. 24(3). 957–971. 42 indexed citations
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Morrison, Catriona A., Stephen R. Baillie, Jacquie A. Clark, et al.. (2014). Flexibility in the timing of post‐breeding moult in passerines in the UK. Ibis. 157(2). 340–350. 20 indexed citations
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Clark, Jacquie A., Robert A. Robinson, D. Moss, et al.. (2011). Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2010. Ringing & Migration. 26(2). 118–160. 5 indexed citations
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Newson, Stuart E., Alison Johnston, Dave Parrott, & David I. Leech. (2011). Evaluating the population-level impact of an invasive species, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri, on native avifauna. Ibis. 153(3). 509–516. 33 indexed citations
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Douglas, David J. T., Stuart E. Newson, David I. Leech, David G. Noble, & Robert A. Robinson. (2010). How important are climate‐induced changes in host availability for population processes in an obligate brood parasite, the European cuckoo?. Oikos. 119(11). 1834–1840. 31 indexed citations
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Newson, Stuart E., David I. Leech, Chris M. Hewson, Humphrey Q. P. Crick, & P. V. Grice. (2009). Potential impact of grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis on woodland bird populations in England. Journal für Ornithologie. 151(1). 211–218. 26 indexed citations
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Evans, Karl L., David I. Leech, Humphrey Q. P. Crick, Jeremy J. D. Greenwood, & Kevin J. Gaston. (2009). Latitudinal and seasonal patterns in clutch size of some single‐brooded British birds. Bird Study. 56(1). 75–85. 17 indexed citations
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Leech, David I., et al.. (2006). Experimental evidence for adjustment of parental investment in relation to brood sex ratio in the blue tit. Animal Behaviour. 72(6). 1301–1307. 8 indexed citations
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Leech, David I.. (2001). No effect of parental quality or extrapair paternity on brood sex ratio in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology. 12(6). 674–680. 90 indexed citations

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