J. David Ligon

6.3k total citations
76 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

J. David Ligon is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, J. David Ligon has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 43 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in J. David Ligon's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (34 papers), Plant and animal studies (33 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (29 papers). J. David Ligon is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (34 papers), Plant and animal studies (33 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (29 papers). J. David Ligon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. J. David Ligon's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

J. David Ligon

76 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Peers

J. David Ligon
Torbjörn von Schantz Sweden
Douglas W. Mock United States
Jan Ekman Sweden
Heinz Richner Switzerland
Valerius Geist Canada
Joost M. Tinbergen Netherlands
Linda A. Whittingham United States
Manuel Soler Spain
Ivar Folstad Norway
N. B. Davies United Kingdom
Torbjörn von Schantz Sweden
J. David Ligon
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Parker, Tassy, et al.. (2006). Does red junglefowl comb size predict sperm swimming speed and motility?. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 18(1). 53–60. 9 indexed citations
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Parker, Timothy, et al.. (2006). Does Red Junglefowl Comb Size Predict Sperm Swimming Speed and Motility. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 18(1). 1000–1008. 9 indexed citations
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Koenig, Walter D., J. David Ligon, Jan Ekman, et al.. (2004). Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 433 indexed citations
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Randi, Ettore, et al.. (2001). Evolution of the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region and Cytochrome b Genes and the Inference of Phylogenetic Relationships in the Avian Genus Lophura (Galliformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 19(2). 187–201. 52 indexed citations
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Randi, Ettore, et al.. (2000). MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY AND SPECIATION IN THE TRAGOPANS. The Auk. 117(4). 1003–1003. 39 indexed citations
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Randi, Ettore, et al.. (2000). Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeny and Speciation in the Tragopans. The Auk. 117(4). 1003–1015. 1 indexed citations
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Kimball, Rebecca T., Edward L. Braun, Patrick W. Zwartjes, Timothy M. Crowe, & J. David Ligon. (1999). A Molecular Phylogeny of the Pheasants and Partridges Suggests That These Lineages Are Not Monophyletic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11(1). 38–54. 146 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David & Peter Stacey. (1991). The Origin and Maintenance of Helping Behavior in Birds. The American Naturalist. 138(1). 254–258. 20 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David & Sandra H. Ligon. (1990). Female-Biased Sex Ratio at Hatching in the Green Woodhoopoe. The Auk. 107(4). 765–771. 55 indexed citations
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Zuk, Marlene, Kristine Johnson, Randy Thornhill, & J. David Ligon. (1990). Parasites and Male Ornaments in Free-Ranging and Captive Red Jungle Fowl. Behaviour. 114(1-4). 232–248. 59 indexed citations
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Zuk, Marlene, Kristine Johnson, Randy Thornhill, & J. David Ligon. (1990). MECHANISMS OF FEMALE CHOICE IN RED JUNGLE FOWL. Evolution. 44(3). 477–485. 124 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David, Randy Thornhill, Marlene Zuk, & Kristine Johnson. (1990). Male-male competition, ornamentation and the role of testosterone in sexual selection in red jungle fowl. Animal Behaviour. 40(2). 367–373. 187 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David, Peter Stacey, Richard N. Conner, Carl E. Bock, & Curtis S. Adkisson. (1986). Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee for the Conservation of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. 103(4). 848–855. 61 indexed citations
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Joste, Nancy E., J. David Ligon, & Peter Stacey. (1985). Shared paternity in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 17(1). 39–41. 33 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David & Sandra H. Ligon. (1982). The Cooperative Breeding Behavior of the Green Woodhoopoe. Scientific American. 247(1). 126–134. 19 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David. (1971). Late Summer-Autumnal Breeding of the Piñon Jay in New Mexico. Ornithological Applications. 73(2). 147–153. 28 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David. (1968). Starvation of Spring Migrants in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona. Ornithological Applications. 70(4). 387–388. 9 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David. (1967). Relationships of the cathartid vultures. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 44 indexed citations
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Ligon, J. David. (1966). A Pleistocene Avifauna from Haile, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 10(4). 127–158. 5 indexed citations

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