M. D. Picker

1.0k total citations
29 papers, 809 citations indexed

About

M. D. Picker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, M. D. Picker has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 809 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 12 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in M. D. Picker's work include Plant and animal studies (11 papers), Fossil Insects in Amber (9 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). M. D. Picker is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (11 papers), Fossil Insects in Amber (9 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). M. D. Picker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and United Kingdom. M. D. Picker's co-authors include Michael J. Samways, J. M. Moore, Jeremy J. Midgley, Malcolm Burrows, M. Timm Hoffman, Jonathan F. Colville, Darcy B. Kelley, Don J. Melnick, Richard M. Cowling and Ben J. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Oecologia, Molecular Ecology and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

M. D. Picker

28 papers receiving 742 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. D. Picker South Africa 18 433 283 269 204 159 29 809
Mike D. Picker South Africa 17 503 1.2× 233 0.8× 265 1.0× 157 0.8× 223 1.4× 40 851
F. J. Odendaal United States 17 490 1.1× 282 1.0× 273 1.0× 282 1.4× 410 2.6× 23 1.1k
M. Báez Spain 16 290 0.7× 161 0.6× 224 0.8× 261 1.3× 291 1.8× 36 746
Peter S. Grimbacher Australia 15 447 1.0× 424 1.5× 196 0.7× 137 0.7× 318 2.0× 20 835
Max Abensperg‐Traun Australia 18 449 1.0× 501 1.8× 300 1.1× 221 1.1× 414 2.6× 37 1.0k
Gregory C. Mayer United States 11 333 0.8× 152 0.5× 341 1.3× 91 0.4× 221 1.4× 19 874
Temel Şahin Türkiye 10 315 0.7× 254 0.9× 465 1.7× 132 0.6× 270 1.7× 31 1.0k
Yann Hénaut Mexico 19 449 1.0× 146 0.5× 457 1.7× 127 0.6× 296 1.9× 73 946
Sean Tomlinson Australia 17 384 0.9× 310 1.1× 168 0.6× 158 0.8× 468 2.9× 66 909
Roseli Pellens France 19 621 1.4× 201 0.7× 398 1.5× 81 0.4× 250 1.6× 37 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by M. D. Picker

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. D. Picker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. D. Picker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Picker, M. D. & Charles L. Griffiths. (2015). Sycamore Tree Lace Bug (Corythucha ciliataSay) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Reaches Africa. African Entomology. 23(1). 247–249. 7 indexed citations
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Bohn, Horst, M. D. Picker, Klaus‐Dieter Klass, & Jonathan F. Colville. (2010). A jumping cockroach from South Africa, Saltoblattella montistabularis, gen. nov., spec. nov. (Blattodea: Blattellidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 68(1). 53–69. 13 indexed citations
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Eberhard, Monika J. B., et al.. (2010). Structure and sensory physiology of the leg scolopidial organs in Mantophasmatodea and their role in vibrational communication. Arthropod Structure & Development. 39(4). 230–241. 39 indexed citations
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Burrows, Malcolm & M. D. Picker. (2010). Jumping mechanisms and performance of pygmy mole crickets (Orthoptera, Tridactylidae). Journal of Experimental Biology. 213(14). 2386–2398. 45 indexed citations
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Chown, Steven L., Elizabeth M. Marais, M. D. Picker, & John S. Terblanche. (2006). Gas exchange characteristics, metabolic rate and water loss of the Heelwalker, Karoophasma biedouwensis (Mantophasmatodea: Austrophasmatidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 52(5). 442–449. 17 indexed citations
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Robertson, H. G., et al.. (2002). Indigenous forests versus exotic eucalypt and pine plantations: a comparison of leaf-litter invertebrate communities. African Entomology. 10(1). 93–99. 28 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D., et al.. (1999). A revision of Aphanicercella Tillyard (Plecoptera: Notonemouridae) including the A. barnardi (Tillyard) species-complex. African Entomology. 7(2). 197–209. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Ben J., Juan Carlos Morales, M. D. Picker, Darcy B. Kelley, & Don J. Melnick. (1997). Comparative molecular phylogeography of two Xenopus species, X. gilli and X. laevis, in the south‐western Cape Province, South Africa. Molecular Ecology. 6(4). 333–343. 28 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D. & Jeremy J. Midgley. (1996). Pollination by monkey beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Hopliini): flower and colour preferences. African Entomology. 4(1). 7–14. 49 indexed citations
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Trinder-Smith, Terry, Amanda T. Lombard, & M. D. Picker. (1996). Reserve scenarios for the Cape Peninsula: high-, middle- and low-road options for conserving the remaining biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation. 5(5). 649–669. 22 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D., et al.. (1995). The Notonemouridae (Plecoptera) of southern Africa: description of a new genus, Balinskycercella, and a key to genera. African Entomology. 3(1). 77–83. 3 indexed citations
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Turner, J. Scott & M. D. Picker. (1993). Thermal ecology of an embedded dwarf succulent from southern Africa (Lithops spp: Mesembryanthemaceae). Journal of Arid Environments. 24(4). 361–385. 13 indexed citations
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Moore, J. M. & M. D. Picker. (1991). Heuweltjies (earth mounds) in the Clanwilliam district, Cape Province, South Africa: 4000-year-old termite nests. Oecologia. 86(3). 424–432. 83 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D.. (1987). An unusual species of spoon‐wing lacewing (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae) from South Africa, with notes on its biology. Systematic Entomology. 12(2). 239–248. 16 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D.. (1984). A new genus and species of spoon-wing lacewing (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae) from Namaqualand, South Africa. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 47(2). 259–268. 11 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D.. (1983). Hormonal Induction of the Aquatic Phonotactic Response of Xenopus by. Behaviour. 84(1-2). 74–90. 33 indexed citations
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Picker, M. D.. (1980). Xenopus Laevis(Anura: Pipidae) Mating Systems - A Preliminary Synthesis with some Data on the Female Phonoresponse. South African Journal of Zoology. 15(3). 150–158. 17 indexed citations

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