Michael LaBarbera

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Michael LaBarbera is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael LaBarbera has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael LaBarbera's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (11 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (10 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (9 papers). Michael LaBarbera is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (11 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (10 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (9 papers). Michael LaBarbera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Michael LaBarbera's co-authors include Steven Vogel, John J. Socha, Daniel J. Miller, Kaustuv Roy, Elizabeth G. Boulding, Philip S. L. Anderson, Rachel A. Merz, Adolf Seilacher, Michał Kowalewski and Andrew N. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Michael LaBarbera

67 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Analyzing Body Size as a Factor in Ecology and Evolution

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Novel Crustacean Swimming Stroke: Coordinated Four-Paddled Locomotion in the Cypridoidean OstracodeCypridopsis vidua(Müller) 2007 ·Biological Bulletin ·Gene Hunt, Lisa Park Boush, Michael LaBarbera	10
2	Effects of size and behavior on aerial performance of two species of flying snakes (Chrysopelea) 2005 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·John J. Socha, Michael LaBarbera	36
3	A Triassic Aquatic Protorosaur with an Extremely Long Neck 2004 ·Science ·Chun Li, Olivier Rieppel, Michael LaBarbera	41
4	Quantitative Fidelity of Brachiopod-Mollusk Assemblages from Modern Subtidal Environments of San Juan Islands, USA 2003 ·Michał Kowalewski, Monica Carroll, (unknown), Neal S. Gupta, Bjarte Hannisdal, Austin Hendy, Richard A. Krause, Michael LaBarbera, Darío G. Lazo, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas A. Rothfus	68
5	Movimiento del fluido alrededor de las conchas de los hipurítidos: efectos de la orientación de las conchas en el suministro y concentración de partículas en las corrientes de alimentación 2001 ·Geotemas ( Madrid ) ·(unknown), Michael LaBarbera	1
6	Comparison of the durability of cadaveric and autologous fascia using an in vivo model 2001 ·Urology ·Hyung L. Kim, Michael LaBarbera, Rajesh V. Patel, William J. Cromie, Gregory T. Bales	10
7	Fuzzing the Boundary of Animal Life 2000 ·Science ·Michael LaBarbera	2
8	The 1996 Lindberg Award. Calcium antagonists alter cell shape and induce procollagenase synthesis in keloid and normal human dermal fibroblasts. 1997 ·PubMed ·Howard Doong, S Dissanayake, Thiruvallur R. Gowrishankar, Michael LaBarbera, Raphael C. Lee	49
9	Taphonomic Bias in Analyses of Drilling Predation: Effects of Gastropod Drill Holes on Bivalve Shell Strength 1994 ·Palaios ·Kaustuv Roy, Daniel J. Miller, Michael LaBarbera	105
10	Endogenous versus Toxin-Induced Diabetes in Rats 1993 ·Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ·Daniel P. Greenwald, Scott Shumway, Lawrence S. Zachary, Michael LaBarbera, (unknown), (unknown), Lawrence J. Gottlieb	26
11	Experimental Taphonomy 1993 ·Palaios ·Susan M. Kidwell, Michael LaBarbera	2
12	Postmortem changes in strength of gastropod shells: evolutionary implications for hermit crabs, snails, and their mutual predators 1992 ·Paleobiology ·Michael LaBarbera, Rachel A. Merz	45
13	The function of astrorhizae in stromatoporoids: quantitative tests 1991 ·Paleobiology ·Michael LaBarbera, George E. Boyajian	12
14	Mechanical Properties of a North American Aboriginal Fishing Line: The Technology of a Natural Product 1985 ·American Anthropologist ·Michael LaBarbera	4
15	The ecology of Mesozoic Gryphaea, Exogyra , and Ilymatogyra (Bivalvia: Mollusca) in a modern ocean 1981 ·Paleobiology ·Michael LaBarbera	66
16	Brachiopod orientation to water movement: functional morphology 1978 ·Lethaia ·Michael LaBarbera	31
17	1. Theory, laboratory behavior, and field orientations 1977 ·Paleobiology ·Michael LaBarbera	81
18	Larval and post-larval development of five species of Miocene bivalves (Mollusca) 1974 ·Journal of Paleontology ·Michael LaBarbera	23
19	Calcification of the first larval shell of Tridacna squamosa (Tridacnidae: Bivalvia) 1974 ·Marine Biology ·Michael LaBarbera	38
20	Larval Development of Chione cancellata Linne (Veneridae, Bivalvia) 1970 ·Chesapeake Science ·Michael LaBarbera, Paul Chanley	11

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