Mike D. Picker

1.2k total citations
40 papers, 851 citations indexed

About

Mike D. Picker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mike D. Picker has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 851 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 22 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mike D. Picker's work include Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (10 papers). Mike D. Picker is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (10 papers). Mike D. Picker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and Austria. Mike D. Picker's co-authors include Charles L. Griffiths, Klaus‐Dieter Klass, Jakob Damgaard, Michael J. Samways, Monika J. B. Eberhard, Savel R. Daniels, Michelle Hamer, Marie Djernæs, Vere Ross‐Gillespie and Andrew E. Whittington and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Molecular Ecology and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Mike D. Picker

39 papers receiving 807 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mike D. Picker South Africa 17 503 265 233 223 157 40 851
Roseli Pellens France 19 621 1.2× 398 1.5× 201 0.9× 250 1.1× 81 0.5× 37 1.1k
M. D. Picker South Africa 18 433 0.9× 269 1.0× 283 1.2× 159 0.7× 204 1.3× 29 809
Gregory C. Mayer United States 11 333 0.7× 341 1.3× 152 0.7× 221 1.0× 91 0.6× 19 874
Sean Tomlinson Australia 17 384 0.8× 168 0.6× 310 1.3× 468 2.1× 158 1.0× 66 909
Lynsey Bunnefeld United Kingdom 11 232 0.5× 170 0.6× 203 0.9× 275 1.2× 115 0.7× 14 743
Ivan Hadrián Tuf Czechia 13 293 0.6× 184 0.7× 263 1.1× 278 1.2× 129 0.8× 69 793
Milton de Souza Mendonça Brazil 19 695 1.4× 306 1.2× 296 1.3× 289 1.3× 125 0.8× 79 1.0k
Eva Maria Griebeler Germany 20 362 0.7× 213 0.8× 361 1.5× 430 1.9× 136 0.9× 58 1.0k
Peter S. Grimbacher Australia 15 447 0.9× 196 0.7× 424 1.8× 318 1.4× 137 0.9× 20 835
Jaime Pizarro‐Araya Chile 14 338 0.7× 208 0.8× 138 0.6× 117 0.5× 118 0.8× 88 620

Countries citing papers authored by Mike D. Picker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mike D. Picker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oldeland, Jens, et al.. (2022). Reproduction of sand termites and local genetic patterns. Biodiversity & Ecology. 7. 54–55. 1 indexed citations
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Fuller, Andrea, Leith C. R. Meyer, Duncan Mitchell, et al.. (2020). Increased Diurnal Activity Is Indicative of Energy Deficit in a Nocturnal Mammal, the Aardvark. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 637–637. 22 indexed citations
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Picker, Mike D., et al.. (2019). Do high soil temperatures on Namibian fairy circle discs explain the absence of vegetation?. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0217153–e0217153. 10 indexed citations
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Ross‐Gillespie, Vere, Mike D. Picker, Helen F. Dallas, & Jenny A. Day. (2017). The role of temperature in egg development of three aquatic insects Lestagella penicillata (Ephemeroptera), Aphanicercella scutata (Plecoptera), Chimarra ambulans (Trichoptera) from South Africa. Journal of Thermal Biology. 71. 158–170. 13 indexed citations
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Juergens, Norbert, et al.. (2015). Weaknesses in the plant competition hypothesis for fairy circle formation and evidence supporting the sand termite hypothesis. Ecological Entomology. 40(6). 661–668. 24 indexed citations
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Picker, Mike D., et al.. (2014). Herbivory by subterranean termite colonies and the development of fairy circles in SW N amibia. Ecological Entomology. 40(1). 42–49. 25 indexed citations
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Ryan, Peter G., Jonathan F. Colville, & Mike D. Picker. (2013). African Pipit feeding on monkey beetles. 4. 6–8. 1 indexed citations
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Picker, Mike D.. (2012). Little landscapers : social insects transform landscapes by recycling and releasing nutrients and increasing floral diversity. 98(4). 174–177. 1 indexed citations
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Picker, Mike D. & Charles L. Griffiths. (2011). Alien and Invasive Animals: A South African Perspective. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 72 indexed citations
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Djernæs, Marie, Klaus‐Dieter Klass, Mike D. Picker, & Jakob Damgaard. (2011). Phylogeny of cockroaches (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Blattodea), with placement of aberrant taxa and exploration of out‐group sampling. Systematic Entomology. 37(1). 65–83. 84 indexed citations
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Eberhard, Monika J. B., Günther Pass, Mike D. Picker, et al.. (2009). Structure and function of the arolium of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta). Journal of Morphology. 270(10). 1247–1261. 28 indexed citations
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Ollerton, Jeff, Siro Masinde, Ulrich Meve, Mike D. Picker, & Andrew E. Whittington. (2009). Fly pollination in Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): biogeographic and phylogenetic perspectives. Annals of Botany. 103(9). 1501–1514. 61 indexed citations
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Daniels, Savel R., et al.. (2009). Unravelling evolutionary lineages among South African velvet worms (Onychophora: Peripatopsis) provides evidence for widespread cryptic speciation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 97(1). 200–216. 59 indexed citations
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Damgaard, Jakob, et al.. (2008). Phylogeny of the Heelwalkers (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea) based on mtDNA sequences, with evidence for additional taxa in South Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47(2). 443–462. 39 indexed citations
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Hockman, Dorit, et al.. (2008). Postembryonic development of the unique antenna of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta). Arthropod Structure & Development. 38(2). 125–133. 17 indexed citations
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Eberhard, Monika J. B. & Mike D. Picker. (2008). Vibrational Communication in Two Sympatric Species of Mantophasmatodea (Heelwalkers). Journal of Insect Behavior. 21(4). 240–257. 21 indexed citations
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Picker, Mike D., et al.. (1989). The distribution and conservation status of Xenopus gilli (Anura: Pipidae). Biological Conservation. 49(3). 169–183. 22 indexed citations
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McGeoch, Mélodie A., Michael J. Samways, John P. Simaika, et al.. (1970). Conservation and monitoring of invertebrates in terrestrial protected areas. Koedoe. 53(2). 4 indexed citations

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