David W. Stephens

71 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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David W. Stephens
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  • Developmental Biology 404
  • General Decision Sciences 324
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.9k
  • Ecology 1.9k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 887
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All Works

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3 201468
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About David W. Stephens

David W. Stephens is a scholar working on General Decision Sciences, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Safety Research and Small Animals, having authored 72 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (13 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (7 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (7 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (6 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (404 citations), General Decision Sciences (324 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.9k citations), Ecology (1.9k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (887 citations). David W. Stephens has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include John R. Krebs, Sasha R. X. Dall, Ola Olsson, Eric L. Charnov, Joel S. Brown, Ronald C. Ydenberg, Aimee S. Dunlap, Colleen M. McLinn, Jeffrey R. Stevens and David M. Gillespie. Their work appears in journals such as Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology and The American Naturalist.

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