David S. Jacobs

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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David S. Jacobs is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David S. Jacobs has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 44 papers in Ecology and 26 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in David S. Jacobs's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (73 papers), Marine animal studies overview (30 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (25 papers). David S. Jacobs is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (73 papers), Marine animal studies overview (30 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (25 papers). David S. Jacobs collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Canada and United States. David S. Jacobs's co-authors include TH Kunz, Gareth Jones, P. A. Racey, Robert M. R. Barclay, M. Corrie Schoeman, Conrad A. Matthee, Geeta N. Eick, Cassandra M. Miller‐Butterworth, James H. Fullard and Eric H. Harley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

David S. Jacobs

94 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Carpe noctem: the importance of bats as bioindicators

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Detection distances in desert dwelling, high duty cycle echolocators: A test of the foraging habitat hypothesis 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Marc W. Holderied, David S. Jacobs	2
2	Faecal analyses and alimentary tracers reveal the foraging ecology of two sympatric bats 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), David S. Jacobs	6
3	It’s not all about the Soprano: Rhinolophid bats use multiple acoustic components in echolocation pulses to discriminate between conspecifics and heterospecifics 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Anna Bastian, David S. Jacobs	6
4	Testing the Sensory Drive Hypothesis: Geographic variation in echolocation frequencies of Geoffroy's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophidae: Rhinolophus clivosus) 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·David S. Jacobs, (unknown), Gregory L. Mutumi, (unknown), Paul W. Webala	24
5	Sensory Drive Mediated by Climatic Gradients Partially Explains Divergence in Acoustic Signals in Two Horseshoe Bat Species, Rhinolophus swinnyi and Rhinolophus simulator 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Gregory L. Mutumi, David S. Jacobs, Henning Winker	30
6	Development and characterization of 10 microsatellite markers in the Cape horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus capensis (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) and cross-amplification in southern African Rhinolophus species 2015 ·BMC Research Notes ·(unknown), David S. Jacobs, Kevin A. Feldheim, Jacqueline M. Bishop	1
7	Retinoic acid-independent expression of Meis2 during autopod patterning in the developing bat and mouse limb 2015 ·EvoDevo ·Mandy K. Mason, Dorit Hockman, (unknown), Thomas J. Cunningham, Gregg Duester, Malcolm Logan, David S. Jacobs, Nicola Illing	8
8	Sensory trait variation in an echolocating bat suggests roles for both selection and plasticity 2014 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), David S. Jacobs, Jacqueline M. Bishop	22
9	Phenotypic Convergence in Genetically Distinct Lineages of a Rhinolophus Species Complex (Mammalia, Chiroptera) 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·David S. Jacobs, (unknown), Anna Bastian, Teresa Kearney, (unknown), Jacqueline M. Bishop	31
10	The relative influence of competition and prey defences on the trophic structure of animalivorous bat ensembles 2010 ·Oecologia ·M. Corrie Schoeman, David S. Jacobs	42
11	S17-03 Differences in the wing and hindlimb transcriptomes of the natal long-fingered bat, Miniopterus natalensis, during embryonic development 2009 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Mandy K. Mason, Dorit Hockman, David S. Jacobs, Nicola Illing	1
12	The Relative Influence of Competition and Prey Defenses on the Phenotypic Structure of Insectivorous Bat Ensembles in Southern Africa 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·M. Corrie Schoeman, David S. Jacobs	45
13	The allometry of echolocation call frequencies of insectivorous bats: why do some species deviate from the pattern? 2007 ·Oecologia ·David S. Jacobs, Robert M. R. Barclay, (unknown)	86
14	Karyotypic differences in two sibling species of <i>Scotophilus</i> from South Africa (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera, Mammalia) 2007 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·Geeta N. Eick, David S. Jacobs, Fengtang Yang, Marianne Volleth	7
15	A Family Matter: Conclusive Resolution of the Taxonomic Position of the Long-Fingered Bats, Miniopterus 2007 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Cassandra M. Miller‐Butterworth, William J. Murphy, Stephen J. O’Brien, David S. Jacobs, Mark S. Springer, Emma C. Teeling	155
16	Ignoring the irrelevant: auditory tolerance of audible but innocuous sounds in the bat-detecting ears of moths 2007 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·James H. Fullard, John M. Ratcliffe, David S. Jacobs	13
17	Abundance of Cacodmus villosus (Stål, 1855) (Heteroptera : Cimicidae) on its host, Neoromicia capensis (Chiroptera : Vespertillionidae) : short communication 2006 ·African Entomology ·Klaus Reinhardt, David S. Jacobs	2
18	A Nuclear DNA Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolution of Echolocation and Historical Biogeography of Extant Bats (Chiroptera) 2005 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Geeta N. Eick, David S. Jacobs, Conrad A. Matthee	191
19	Strong population substructure is correlated with morphology and ecology in a migratory bat 2003 ·Nature ·Cassandra M. Miller‐Butterworth, David S. Jacobs, Eric H. Harley	97
20	Community level support for the allotonic frequency hypothesis 2000 ·Acta Chiropterologica ·David S. Jacobs	23

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