Donald W. Tinkle

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Donald W. Tinkle is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald W. Tinkle has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 29 papers in Ecology and 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Donald W. Tinkle's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (30 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers). Donald W. Tinkle is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (30 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers). Donald W. Tinkle collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donald W. Tinkle's co-authors include Richard D. Alexander, Henry M. Wilbur, Justin D. Congdon, Royce Ε. Ballinger, Stephen G. Tilley, Wilbur W. Mayhew, Arthur E. Dunham, Neil F. Hadley, William E. Hahn and James P. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Donald W. Tinkle

60 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Natural Selection and Social Behavior: Recent Research an... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1981 1970 1969 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Natural Selection and Social Behavior: Recent Research and New Theory
    1981 440 citations Richard D. Alexander, Donald W. Tinkle profile →
  2. EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES IN LIZARD REPRODUCTION
    1970 379 citations Donald W. Tinkle, Henry M. Wilbur et al. Evolution profile →
  3. The Concept of Reproductive Effort and Its Relation to the Evolution of Life Histories of Lizards
    1969 354 citations Donald W. Tinkle The American Naturalist profile →

Peers

Donald W. Tinkle
Tim Halliday United Kingdom
Astrid Kodric‐Brown United States
David Lack United States
Jared Verner United States
Christian Jørgensen Norway
Ronald J. Brooks Canada
Robert G. Jaeger United States
Jeffrey R. Walters United States
Jan Lindström United Kingdom
Jonathan M. Hoekstra United States
Tim Halliday United Kingdom
Donald W. Tinkle
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Congdon, Justin D., et al.. (2003). Testing hypotheses of aging in long-lived painted turtles (Chrysemys picta). Experimental Gerontology. 38(7). 765–772. 140 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W., Arthur E. Dunham, & Justin D. Congdon. (1993). Life History and Demographic Variation in the Lizard Sceloporus Graciosus: A Long‐Term Study. Ecology. 74(8). 2413–2429. 94 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W. & Arthur E. Dunham. (1983). Demography of the Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus, in Central Arizona. Copeia. 1983(3). 585–585. 42 indexed citations
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Taylor, L. R., Richard D. Alexander, & Donald W. Tinkle. (1982). Natural Selection and Social Behaviour. Journal of Animal Ecology. 51(2). 691–691. 119 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W. & Neil F. Hadley. (1975). Lizard Reproductive Effort: Caloric Estimates and Comments on Its Evolution. Ecology. 56(2). 427–434. 137 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W. & Robert K. Selander. (1973). Age-dependent allozymic variation in a natural population of lizards. Biochemical Genetics. 8(3). 231–237. 29 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W. & Royce Ε. Ballinger. (1972). Sceloporus Undulatus: A Study of the Intraspecific Comparative Demography of a Lizard. Ecology. 53(4). 570–584. 276 indexed citations
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Ballinger, Royce Ε., et al.. (1972). Reproductive Ecology of a West Texas Population of the Greater Earless Lizard, Cophosaurus texanus. The American Midland Naturalist. 88(2). 419–419. 16 indexed citations
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Hairston, Nelson G., Donald W. Tinkle, & Henry M. Wilbur. (1970). Natural Selection and the Parameters of Population Growth. Journal of Wildlife Management. 34(4). 681–681. 82 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W.. (1969). The Concept of Reproductive Effort and Its Relation to the Evolution of Life Histories of Lizards. The American Naturalist. 103(933). 501–516. 354 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mayhew, Wilbur W. & Donald W. Tinkle. (1968). The Life and Demography of the Side-Blotched Lizard, Uta stansburiana. Copeia. 1968(4). 886–886. 300 indexed citations
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Alexander, Richard D. & Donald W. Tinkle. (1968). A Comparative Review On Aggression Konrad Lorenz The Territorial Imperative Robert Ardrey. BioScience. 18(3). 245–248. 307 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W., et al.. (1965). Effects of X-radiation on the Testes of the Lizard,Uta Stansburiana Stejnegeri. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 9(1). 67–80. 6 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W.. (1965). POPULATION STRUCTURE AND EFFECTIVE SIZE OF A LIZARD POPULATION. Evolution. 19(4). 569–573. 26 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W.. (1962). Reproductive Potential and Cycles in Female Crotalis atrox from Northwestern Texas. Copeia. 1962(2). 306–306. 54 indexed citations
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Milstead, William W. & Donald W. Tinkle. (1959). Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of Bats (Chiroptera) in Northwestern Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist. 4(3). 134–134. 6 indexed citations
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Fingerman, Milton & Donald W. Tinkle. (1956). RESPONSES OF THE WHITE CHROMATOPHORES OF TWO SPECIES OF PRAWNS (PALAEMONETES) TO LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE. Biological Bulletin. 110(2). 144–152. 15 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W. & William C. Lawrence. (1956). Blowguns for Reptile Sampling. The Southwestern Naturalist. 1(3). 133–133. 3 indexed citations
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Tinkle, Donald W. & Robert G. Webb. (1955). A new species of Sternotherus with a discussion of the Sternotherus carinatus complex (Chelonia, Kinosternidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3. 53–67. 9 indexed citations

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