James R. Spotila

10.4k citations
199 papers · 8.4k indexed · h-index 54
Topics
Turtle Biology and Conservation (124 papers)Amphibian and Reptile Biology (81 papers)Physiological and biochemical adaptations (57 papers)

In The Last Decade

James R. Spotila

191 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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James R. Spotila
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  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 5.7k
  • Ecology 4.5k
  • Global and Planetary Change 4.3k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.8k
  • Ecological Modeling 749
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James R. Spotila

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James R. Spotila. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James R. Spotila 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 James R. Spotila. James R. Spotila is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) thermal ecology and reproductive success along a rainfall cline
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7 62
8 53
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11 79
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Reassessment of the Leatherback Turtle Nesting Population at Parque Marino Las Baulas Costa Rica: Effects of Conservation Efforts
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Inferences on the phylogenetic relationships of Succineidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata) based on 18S rRNA gene
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Opportunistic behavioral thermoregulation of turtles, Pseudemys scripta, in response to microclimatology of a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir
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LIFE HISTORY OF THE DESERT IGUANA, DIPSOSA UR US DORSALIS
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About James R. Spotila

James R. Spotila is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 199 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Turtle Biology and Conservation (124 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (81 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (57 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (5.7k citations), Global and Planetary Change (4.3k citations) and Ecology (4.5k citations). James R. Spotila has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Frank V. Paladino, Edward A. Standora, Richard D. Reina, Pilar Santidrián Tomillo, J.H. van Wyk, Michael O′Connor, Anthony C. Steyermark, Vincent S. Saba, Stephen J. Morreale and Rotney Piedra. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

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