J. David Ligon

6.3k citations
76 papers · 4.5k indexed · h-index 37
Topics
Animal Behavior and Reproduction (34 papers)Plant and animal studies (33 papers)Avian ecology and behavior (29 papers)

In The Last Decade

J. David Ligon

76 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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J. David Ligon
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  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3.3k
  • Ecology 2.4k
  • Genetics 906
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 550
  • Global and Planetary Change 491
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Fields of papers citing papers by J. David Ligon

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. David Ligon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. David Ligon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. David Ligon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with J. David Ligon. J. David Ligon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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2 9
3 433
4 52
5 39
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7 146
8 20
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10 59
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Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee for the Conservation of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker
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15 33
16 19
17 28
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Relationships of the cathartid vultures
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About J. David Ligon

J. David Ligon is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology, having authored 76 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (34 papers), Plant and animal studies (33 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.3k citations), Developmental Biology (341 citations) and Ecology (2.4k citations). J. David Ligon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Peter Stacey, Marlene Zuk, Randy Thornhill, Kristine Johnson, Rebecca T. Kimball, Sandra H. Ligon, Patrick W. Zwartjes, Edward L. Braun, Timothy Parker and Steve Zack. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

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