Larry B. Spear

2.6k total citations
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Larry B. Spear is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry B. Spear has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Larry B. Spear's work include Avian ecology and behavior (36 papers), Marine animal studies overview (14 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (10 papers). Larry B. Spear is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (36 papers), Marine animal studies overview (14 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (10 papers). Larry B. Spear collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Larry B. Spear's co-authors include David G. Ainley, Nadav Nur, Christine A. Ribic, Peter Pyle, Cynthia T. Tynan, John A. Barth, Timothy J. Cowles, Stephen D. Pierce, W. Allan Walker and William J. Sydeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Larry B. Spear

49 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers

Larry B. Spear

ECOLO

GPC

EEBS

NLC

OCEAN

April Hedd Canada

Iain J. Staniland United Kingdom

P J Nico de Bruyn South Africa

Douglas F. Bertram Canada

Marco Favero Argentina

Lorien Pichegru South Africa

Maite Louzao Spain

Ben Lascelles United Kingdom

Brad Page Australia

John van den Hoff Australia

April Hedd Canada

Larry B. Spear

2.0k ×1.2

ECOLO

790 ×1.3

GPC

371 ×0.8

EEBS

366 ×1.1

NLC

203 ×0.8

OCEAN

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Larry B. Spear

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Cheng, Lei, Larry B. Spear, & David G. Ainley. (2010). Importance of Marine Insects (heteroptera: Gerridae, Halobates Spp) as Prey of Eastern Tropical Pacific Seabirds. Marine ornithology. 38(2). 25 indexed citations

Spear, Larry B. & David G. Ainley. (2008). The Seabird Community of the Peru Current, 1980-1995, with Comparisons to Other Eastern Boundary Currents. Marine ornithology. 36(2). 19 indexed citations

Spear, Larry B., David G. Ainley, & W. Allan Walker. (2007). Foraging dynamics of seabirds in the Eastern tropical pacific ocean. 1–99. 80 indexed citations

Karnovsky, Nina J., Larry B. Spear, David G. Ainley, et al.. (2005). At-sea Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Affinities of Xantus's Murrelets. Marine ornithology. 33(2). 17 indexed citations

Spear, Larry B., David G. Ainley, & Sophie Webb. (2005). Distribution, abundance, habitat use and behaviour of three Procellaria petrels off South America. Notornis. 52(2). 88–88. 9 indexed citations

Tynan, Cynthia T., David G. Ainley, John A. Barth, et al.. (2005). Cetacean distributions relative to ocean processes in the northern California Current System. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 52(1-2). 145–167. 112 indexed citations

Spear, Larry B. & David G. Ainley. (2005). At‐sea distributions and abundance of tropicbirds in the eastern Pacific. Ibis. 147(2). 353–366. 17 indexed citations

Spear, Larry B., David G. Ainley, Britta Denise Hardesty, Steve N. G. Howell, & Sharon Webb. (2004). Reducing Biases Affecting At-sea Surveys of Seabirds: Use of Multiple Observer Teams. Marine ornithology. 32(2). 49 indexed citations

Ford, R. Glenn, et al.. (2004). THE BIOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SEABIRDS IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT. Marine ornithology. 32. 77–96. 26 indexed citations

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Strong, Cheryl, et al.. (2004). Forster’s Tern, Caspian Tern, and California Gull Colonies in San Francisco Bay: Habitat Use, Numbers and Trends, 1982-2003. Waterbirds. 27(4). 411–423. 41 indexed citations

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Spear, Larry B., David G. Ainley, & Sophie Webb. (2003). Distribution, abundance and behaviour of Buller’s, Chatham Island and Salvin's Albatrosses off Chile and Peru. Ibis. 145(2). 253–269. 30 indexed citations

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Clarke, Elizabeth D., Larry B. Spear, Marti L. McCracken, et al.. (2003). Validating the use of generalized additive models and at‐sea surveys to estimate size and temporal trends of seabird populations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 40(2). 278–292. 75 indexed citations

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Howell, Steve N. G., et al.. (2000). Status of the Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica) off South America. Notornis. 47(4). 179–179. 6 indexed citations

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Spear, Larry B., Peter Pyle, & Nadav Nur. (1998). Natal dispersal in the western gull: proximal factors and fitness consequences. Journal of Animal Ecology. 67(2). 165–179. 60 indexed citations

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Spear, Larry B. & David G. Ainley. (1997). Flight speed of seabirds in relation to wind speed and direction. Ibis. 139(2). 234–251. 147 indexed citations

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Spear, Larry B., David G. Ainley, & Nadav Nur. (1995). Population Size and Factors Affecting At-Sea Distributions of Four Endangered Procellariids in the Tropical Pacific. Ornithological Applications. 97(3). 613–638. 53 indexed citations

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Pitman, Robert L., et al.. (1995). The Marine Birds of Malpelo Island, Colombia. Colonial Waterbirds. 18(1). 113–113. 12 indexed citations

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Howell, Steve N. G., Larry B. Spear, & Peter Pyle. (1994). IDENTIFICATION OF MANX-TYPE SHEARWATERS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 11. 1409303–1409303. 5 indexed citations

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Pyle, Peter, Larry B. Spear, & David G. Ainley. (1993). OBSERVATIONS OF DARK-RUMPED PETRELS OFF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 2 indexed citations

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Spear, Larry B.. (1987). Hybridization of Glaucous and Herring Gulls at the Mackenzie Delta, Canada. The Auk. 104(1). 123–125. 9 indexed citations

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