Merrill A. Peterson

1.9k total citations
36 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Merrill A. Peterson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Merrill A. Peterson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 17 papers in Insect Science and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Merrill A. Peterson's work include Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (8 papers). Merrill A. Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (8 papers). Merrill A. Peterson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Merrill A. Peterson's co-authors include Robert F. Denno, Gail Langellotto, Andrea F. Huberty, Deborah L. Finke, Claudio Gratton, Jiaan Cheng, Kirsten J. Monsen, John E. Losey, George Roderick and Micky D. Eubanks and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Merrill A. Peterson

32 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Merrill A. Peterson United States 18 819 578 459 455 404 36 1.4k
PB McQuillan Australia 20 830 1.0× 512 0.9× 334 0.7× 342 0.8× 449 1.1× 80 1.4k
Mary Ellen Czesak United States 15 858 1.0× 517 0.9× 514 1.1× 401 0.9× 258 0.6× 23 1.4k
Frode Ødegaard Norway 20 902 1.1× 487 0.8× 340 0.7× 466 1.0× 479 1.2× 60 1.4k
James R. Ott United States 20 929 1.1× 769 1.3× 249 0.5× 522 1.1× 345 0.9× 42 1.5k
Mark Deyrup United States 26 1.0k 1.2× 760 1.3× 826 1.8× 507 1.1× 166 0.4× 106 1.7k
S. R. Leather United Kingdom 11 550 0.7× 511 0.9× 261 0.6× 403 0.9× 239 0.6× 26 1.2k
Jan G. Sevenster Netherlands 14 923 1.1× 761 1.3× 354 0.8× 331 0.7× 329 0.8× 18 1.3k
Benjamin J. Genton France 6 459 0.6× 220 0.4× 416 0.9× 396 0.9× 345 0.9× 7 1.0k
Marcell K. Peters Germany 24 1.1k 1.3× 463 0.8× 523 1.1× 410 0.9× 515 1.3× 81 1.6k
Milton de Souza Mendonça Brazil 19 695 0.8× 358 0.6× 306 0.7× 289 0.6× 296 0.7× 79 1.0k

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All Works

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Larson, Erica L., et al.. (2019). The effects of heterospecific mating frequency on the strength of cryptic reproductive barriers. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 32(9). 900–912. 4 indexed citations
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Hammond, Paul C., et al.. (2018). Phenological responses of 215 moth species to interannual climate variation in the Pacific Northwest from 1895 through 2013. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0202850–e0202850. 20 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A., Erica L. Larson, Margaret M. Brassil, et al.. (2011). Cryptic gametic interactions confer both conspecific and heterospecific advantages in the Chrysochus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) hybrid zone. Genetica. 139(5). 663–676. 7 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A., et al.. (2007). First report of Oecophora bractella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in North America. Western CEDAR (Western Washington University). 61(3). 165–171. 2 indexed citations
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Savage, Amy M. & Merrill A. Peterson. (2006). Mutualism in a community context: the positive feedback between an ant–aphid mutualism and a gall-making midge. Oecologia. 151(2). 280–291. 17 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A., et al.. (2005). Direct and Indirect Evidence of Low Hybrid Fitness in the Chrysochus Hybrid Zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 84(2). 1 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A., et al.. (2005). Direct and indirect analysis of the fitness of Chrysochus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) hybrids. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 84(2). 273–286. 23 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A., Robert F. Denno, & Laura F. Robinson. (2001). Apparent widespread gene flow in the predominantly flightless planthopper Tumidagena minuta. Ecological Entomology. 26(6). 629–637. 12 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A., et al.. (2001). Behavioral, Molecular, and Morphological Evidence for a Hybrid Zone Between <I>Chrysochus auratus</I> and <I>C. cobaltinus</I> (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 94(1). 1–9. 25 indexed citations
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Denno, Robert F. & Merrill A. Peterson. (2000). Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Mobile Planthoppers Elude Natural Enemies and Deteriorating Host Plants. American Entomologist. 46(2). 95–109. 34 indexed citations
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Denno, Robert F., Merrill A. Peterson, Claudio Gratton, et al.. (2000). FEEDING-INDUCED CHANGES IN PLANT QUALITY MEDIATE INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION BETWEEN SAP-FEEDING HERBIVORES. Ecology. 81(7). 1814–1827. 202 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A. & Robert F. Denno. (1998). The Influence of Dispersal and Diet Breadth on Patterns of Genetic Isolation by Distance in Phytophagous Insects. The American Naturalist. 152(3). 428–446. 233 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A.. (1997). HOST PLANT PHENOLOGY AND BUTTERFLY DISPERSAL: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF UPHILL MOVEMENT. Ecology. 78(1). 167–180. 52 indexed citations
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Denno, Robert F., George Roderick, Merrill A. Peterson, et al.. (1996). Habitat Persistence Underlies Intraspecific Variation in the Dispersal Strategies of Planthoppers. Ecological Monographs. 66(4). 389–408. 141 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A.. (1996). LONG‐DISTANCE GENE FLOW IN THE SEDENTARY BUTTERFLY,EUPHILOTES ENOPTES(LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE). Evolution. 50(5). 1990–1999. 40 indexed citations
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Peterson, Merrill A.. (1995). Unpredictability in the facultative association between larvae of Euphilotes enoptes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and ants. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 55(3). 209–223. 7 indexed citations

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