Linden Higgins

1.1k total citations
32 papers, 887 citations indexed

About

Linden Higgins is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Linden Higgins has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 887 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Genetics, 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Linden Higgins's work include Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (19 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Linden Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (19 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Linden Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Slovenia. Linden Higgins's co-authors include Mary Ann Rankin, Ruth E. Buskirk, Matjaž Kuntner, Charles J. Goodnight, Cheryl Y. Hayashi, Nicholas F. Lahens, David N. Nicholson, Paul Babb, Ingi Agnarsson and Benjamin F. Voight and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLoS ONE and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Linden Higgins

32 papers receiving 844 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Linden Higgins United States 18 628 540 207 136 134 32 887
Matjaž Gregorič Slovenia 17 542 0.9× 368 0.7× 129 0.6× 137 1.0× 48 0.4× 48 738
Chen‐Pan Liao Taiwan 15 343 0.5× 295 0.5× 185 0.9× 70 0.5× 64 0.5× 51 596
Tamás Szűts Hungary 9 499 0.8× 308 0.6× 133 0.6× 101 0.7× 89 0.7× 31 708
Janice S. Edgerly United States 19 378 0.6× 431 0.8× 113 0.5× 31 0.2× 210 1.6× 49 809
Mark A. Townley United States 16 519 0.8× 181 0.3× 534 2.6× 152 1.1× 107 0.8× 30 828
Juanita Rodríguez Australia 14 419 0.7× 375 0.7× 46 0.2× 103 0.8× 144 1.1× 45 678
Chris A. Hamilton United States 21 1.3k 2.0× 733 1.4× 75 0.4× 388 2.9× 106 0.8× 41 1.6k
Samuel Zschokke Switzerland 19 595 0.9× 484 0.9× 167 0.8× 61 0.4× 129 1.0× 39 937
Craig S. Hieber United States 12 269 0.4× 296 0.5× 67 0.3× 21 0.2× 84 0.6× 14 449
Matthias Pechmann Germany 19 444 0.7× 211 0.4× 119 0.6× 724 5.3× 62 0.5× 34 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Higgins, Linden, et al.. (2024). “Enhancing” Exam Wrappers with Research into Learning is Associated with a Shift in Study Strategies in a First Semester Biology Course. Journal of College Science Teaching. 53(5). 411–419. 1 indexed citations
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Agnarsson, Ingi, Charles J. Goodnight, & Linden Higgins. (2024). Developmental asynchrony: A potential cost of extreme sexual size dimorphism in seasonal environments. Journal of Arachnology. 52(1). 2 indexed citations
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Babb, Paul, Matjaž Gregorič, Nicholas F. Lahens, et al.. (2022). Characterization of the genome and silk-gland transcriptomes of Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini). PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0268660–e0268660. 13 indexed citations
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Babb, Paul, Nicholas F. Lahens, Sandra M. Correa-Garhwal, et al.. (2017). The Nephila clavipes genome highlights the diversity of spider silk genes and their complex expression. Nature Genetics. 49(6). 895–903. 168 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden & Charles J. Goodnight. (2011). Developmental response to low diets by giant Nephila clavipes females (Araneae: Nephilidae). Journal of Arachnology. 39(3). 399–408. 17 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden, Jonathan A. Coddington, Charles J. Goodnight, & Matjaž Kuntner. (2011). Testing ecological and developmental hypotheses of mean and variation in adult size in nephilid orb-weaving spiders. Evolutionary Ecology. 25(6). 1289–1306. 19 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden, et al.. (2006). Patterns of variation among distinct alleles of the Flag silk gene from Nephila clavipes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 40(3). 201–216. 8 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden. (2006). QUANTITATIVE SHIFTS IN ORB-WEB INVESTMENT DURING DEVELOPMENT IN NEPHILA CLAVIPES (ARANEAE, NEPHILIDAE). Journal of Arachnology. 34(2). 374–386. 9 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden. (2002). Female gigantism in a New Guinea population of the spider Nephila maculata. Oikos. 99(2). 377–385. 46 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast, & Mary Ann Rankin. (2001). VARIATION IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ORB WEBS BUILT BY THE SPIDER NEPHILA CLAVIPES (ARANEAE, TETRAGNATHIDAE). Journal of Arachnology. 29(1). 82–94. 36 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden & Mary Ann Rankin. (2001). Mortality risk of rapid growth in the spider Nephila clavipes. Functional Ecology. 15(1). 24–28. 34 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden & Mary Ann Rankin. (1999). Nutritional requirements for web synthesis in the tetragnathid spider Nephila clavipes. Physiological Entomology. 24(3). 263–270. 23 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden & Mary Ann Rankin. (1996). Different Pathways in Arthropod Postembryonic Development. Evolution. 50(2). 573–573. 23 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden & Ruth E. Buskirk. (1992). A trap-building predator exhibits different tactics for different aspects of foraging behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 44. 485–499. 87 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden. (1992). Developmental Plasticity and Fecundity in the Orb-Weaving Spider Nephila clavipes. Journal of Arachnology. 20(3). 94–106. 58 indexed citations
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Barnes, Jeffrey K., Linden Higgins, & Curtis W. Sabrosky. (1992). Life histories ofPseudogauraxspecies (Diptera: Chloropidae), descriptions of two new species, and ecology ofNephila clavipes(Linnaeus) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) egg predation. Journal of Natural History. 26(4). 823–834. 14 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden & Keith A. McGuinness. (1991). Web Orientation by Nephila clavipes in Southeastern Texas. The American Midland Naturalist. 125(2). 286–286. 9 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden. (1990). Variation in foraging investment during the intermolt interval and before egg-laying in the spiderNephila clavipes (Araneae: Araneidae). Journal of Insect Behavior. 3(6). 773–783. 46 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden. (1989). Effect of Insemination on the Morphology of the Internal Female Genitalia of the Spider Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Araneidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 82(6). 748–753. 18 indexed citations
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Higgins, Linden. (1988). Variation in web structure in the orb-weaving spider Nephila clavipes and correlated changes in life history. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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