Massimo Capula

2.0k total citations
90 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Massimo Capula is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Capula has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 41 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Massimo Capula's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (58 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Massimo Capula is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (58 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Massimo Capula collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Nigeria and United States. Massimo Capula's co-authors include Luca Luiselli, Lorenzo Rugiero, Richard Shine, Ernesto Filippi, Dario Capizzi, Anna Rita Rossi, Donald E. Campton, Luís Gil de Sola, D. Crosetti and Ernesto Capanna and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Capula

87 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Massimo Capula 889 648 511 471 440 90 1.5k
Robert Jehle 1.1k 1.2× 681 1.1× 794 1.6× 298 0.6× 568 1.3× 84 1.8k
Donald B. Shepard 655 0.7× 612 0.9× 450 0.9× 387 0.8× 393 0.9× 42 1.4k
J. W. Arntzen 1.1k 1.3× 817 1.3× 615 1.2× 495 1.1× 876 2.0× 46 2.0k
Angelica Crottini 843 0.9× 324 0.5× 418 0.8× 417 0.9× 370 0.8× 112 1.3k
Julio A. Lemos‐Espinal 1.3k 1.5× 537 0.8× 877 1.7× 604 1.3× 443 1.0× 119 1.8k
Joachim Kosuch 939 1.1× 303 0.5× 563 1.1× 420 0.9× 660 1.5× 29 1.5k
Ermi Zhao 1.0k 1.2× 297 0.5× 393 0.8× 343 0.7× 574 1.3× 63 1.4k
Ivan Ineich 882 1.0× 384 0.6× 518 1.0× 392 0.8× 528 1.2× 133 1.4k
Zoltán T. Nagy 830 0.9× 456 0.7× 413 0.8× 425 0.9× 634 1.4× 57 1.5k
Kin Onn Chan 1.1k 1.2× 199 0.3× 442 0.9× 475 1.0× 618 1.4× 86 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Capula

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All Works

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Rugiero, Lorenzo, Massimo Capula, Daniele Dendi, et al.. (2020). A 28-years-long monitoring study suggests heavy decline and habitat shifts in three populations of a Mediterranean tortoise species. Animal Biology. 71(1). 21–35. 2 indexed citations
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Rugiero, Lorenzo, Massimo Capula, Daniele Dendi, et al.. (2020). A 28-years-long monitoring study suggests heavy decline and habitat shifts in three populations of a Mediterranean tortoise species. Animal Biology. 71(1). 21–35. 1 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo, Lorenzo Rugiero, Dario Capizzi, et al.. (2014). 04. Long-term, climate change-related shifts in monthly patterns of roadkilled Mediterranean snakes ( Hierophis viridiflavus ). Herpetological Journal. 24(2). 97–102. 14 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo, et al.. (2013). MORPHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE IBERIAN AND THE OTHER WEST MEDITERRANEAN DISCOGLOSSUS SPECIES (AMPHIBIA SALIENTIA DISCOGLOSSIDAE). Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology. 19. 69–90. 5 indexed citations
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Lanza, Benedetto, Giuseppe Nascetti, Massimo Capula, & L. Bullini. (2013). GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG WEST MEDITERRANEAN DISCOGLOSSUS WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES (AMPHIBIA SALIENTIA DISCOGLOSSIDAE). Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology. 18(2). 133–152. 3 indexed citations
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Rugiero, Lorenzo, Massimo Capula, Leonardo Vignoli, & Luca Luiselli. (2012). 08. Offspring condition determines dispersal patterns in western whip snakes, Hierophis viridiflavus. Herpetological Journal. 22(4). 259–261. 6 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo & Gaetano Aloise. (2011). Extreme Feeding Behaviours in the Italian Wall Lizard, Podarcis siculus.. 6(1). 11–14. 16 indexed citations
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Luiselli, Luca, Lorenzo Rugiero, & Massimo Capula. (2011). Are communal nesting counts as useful as mark–recapture data for estimating population size in snakes?. Herpetological Journal. 21(1). 73–81. 5 indexed citations
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Capizzi, Dario, Massimo Capula, Lorenzo Rugiero, & Luca Luiselli. (2008). Dietary patterns of two sympatric Mediterranean snakes (Hierophis viridiflavus and Zamenis longissimus) along a gradient of habitat alteration. Herpetological Journal. 18(3). 141–146. 12 indexed citations
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Filippi, Ernesto, et al.. (2007). Long-term fidelity to communal oviposition sites in Hierophis viridiflavus. Herpetological Journal. 17(1). 13–1990. 6 indexed citations
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Luiselli, Luca, Ernesto Filippi, & Massimo Capula. (2005). Geographic variation in diet composition of the grass snake (Natrix natrix) along the mainland and an island of italy: the effects of habitat type and interference with potential competitors. Herpetological Journal. 15(4). 221–230. 37 indexed citations
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Scalerà, Riccardo, Massimo Capula, Lorenzo Fornasari, et al.. (2004). Population structure, genetics and conservation of the Maltese wall lizard, Podarcis filfolensis , on Linosa Island (Reptilia, Lacertidae). Italian Journal of Zoology. 71(sup002). 153–159. 4 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo. (2004). Low genetic variation in a critically endangered Mediterranean lizard: conservation concerns forPodarcis raffonei(Reptilia, Lacertidae). Italian Journal of Zoology. 71(sup1). 161–166. 7 indexed citations
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Rugiero, Lorenzo, et al.. (2000). Life-history and diet of two populations of Natrix maura (Reptilia, Colubridae) from contrasted habitats in Sardinia. RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 23(1). 41–51. 12 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo, et al.. (1997). Notes on the food habits of Coluber hippocrepis nigrescens from Pantelleria Island a snake that feeds on both carrion and living prey. Herpetological Journal. 7(2). 67–70. 10 indexed citations
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Luiselli, Luca, Massimo Capula, & Richard Shine. (1996). Reproductive output, costs of reproduction, and ecology of the smooth snake, Coronella austriaca, in the eastern Italian Alps. Oecologia. 106(1). 100–110. 113 indexed citations
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Rugiero, Lorenzo, Massimo Capula, Ernesto Filippi, & Luca Luiselli. (1995). 05. Food habits of Mediterranean populations of the smooth snake ( Coronella austriaca ). Herpetological Journal. 5(4). 316–318. 30 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo & Luca Luiselli. (1994). Trophic niche overlap in sympatric Tarentola mauritanica and Hemidactylus turcicus: a preliminary study. Herpetological Journal. 4(1). 24–25. 20 indexed citations
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Capula, Massimo & Luca Luiselli. (1990). 11. Notes on the occurrence and distribution of Lacerta horvathi Mehely, 1904 in Federal Republic of Germany. Herpetological Journal. 1(11). 535–536. 4 indexed citations

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