P. E. Cowan

2.4k total citations
62 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

P. E. Cowan is a scholar working on Ecology, Small Animals and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. E. Cowan has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Small Animals and 10 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in P. E. Cowan's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (26 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (25 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (11 papers). P. E. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (26 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (25 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (11 papers). P. E. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and India. P. E. Cowan's co-authors include S. A. Barnett, C. H. Tyndale‐Biscoe, D. Waddington, Peter Caley, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, D.D. Heath, Desmond W. Cooper, Abdul Moeed, V. Krishnapillai and R. E. Brockie and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Ecology, Biological Conservation and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

P. E. Cowan

61 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. E. Cowan New Zealand 21 711 232 196 189 172 62 1.3k
Erik Lindström Sweden 20 1.2k 1.6× 180 0.8× 146 0.7× 207 1.1× 108 0.6× 25 1.6k
D. W. Macdonald United Kingdom 25 1.2k 1.7× 368 1.6× 263 1.3× 367 1.9× 207 1.2× 53 2.3k
Dale L. Nolte United States 22 865 1.2× 156 0.7× 146 0.7× 287 1.5× 72 0.4× 96 1.6k
James S. Adelman United States 26 628 0.9× 424 1.8× 100 0.5× 673 3.6× 179 1.0× 61 1.9k
Michael S. Mooring United States 27 1.1k 1.5× 437 1.9× 312 1.6× 993 5.3× 385 2.2× 57 2.1k
Li Yu China 27 477 0.7× 644 2.8× 67 0.3× 262 1.4× 158 0.9× 100 2.4k
Kristen J. Navara United States 29 922 1.3× 266 1.1× 87 0.4× 1.2k 6.2× 154 0.9× 59 2.4k
Damien Caillaud United States 19 490 0.7× 183 0.8× 61 0.3× 310 1.6× 424 2.5× 46 1.1k
A. J. Bradley Australia 25 1.2k 1.7× 243 1.0× 368 1.9× 686 3.6× 365 2.1× 93 2.3k
C.M. Deerenberg Netherlands 12 1.4k 2.0× 351 1.5× 132 0.7× 1.4k 7.6× 152 0.9× 22 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. E. Cowan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. E. Cowan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cowan, P. E.. (2016). Characteristics and behaviour of brushtail possums initially moving into a depopulated area. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 43(3). 223–233. 4 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E., M.J. Ralston, & D.D. Heath. (2005). The anomalous distribution of the possum parasite Parastrongyloides trichosuri (Nematoda: Strongyloididae) in the southern South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 32(1). 9–16. 5 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E., D.D. Heath, & M. Stankiewicz. (2002). Local variation in endoparasite infection of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula , along a forest margin transect, lower North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 29(2). 171–176. 5 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E., D.D. Heath, & M. Stankiewicz. (2002). Effects of season, age, and sex on infection with endoparasites of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula , from a forest/farmland site, lower North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 29(2). 161–169. 7 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (2001). Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990–2000: Brushtail possum. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 31(1). 15–29. 29 indexed citations
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Brockie, R. E., et al.. (1997). Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) on Hawke's Bay farmland: Spatial distribution and population structure before and after a control operation. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 27(2). 181–191. 16 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E., et al.. (1996). Effects of vaccination against gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) on the social status of brushtail possums in captivity. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 23(4). 325–330. 18 indexed citations
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Stankiewicz, M., G. H. Jowett, M. G. Roberts, et al.. (1996). Internal and external parasites of possums ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) from forest and farmland, Wanganui, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 23(4). 345–353. 13 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (1993). Environmental pests: How can we identify the values at risk?. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 20(4). 279–283. 3 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (1993). Effects of intensive trapping on breeding and age structure of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula , on Kapiti Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 20(1). 1–11. 10 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (1992). Analysis of the characteristics of fruit eaten by possums, Trichosurus vulpecula , in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 19(1-2). 45–52. 7 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E. & D. Waddington. (1991). Litterfall under hinau, Elaeocarpus dentatus , in lowland podocarp/ mixed hardwood forest, and the impact of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29(4). 385–394. 7 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E. & D. Waddington. (1990). Suppression of fruit production of the endemic forest tree, Elaeocarpus dentatus , by introduced marsupial brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 28(3). 217–224. 32 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (1989). A vesicular‐arbuscular fungus in the diet of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 27(1). 129–131. 5 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (1987). The influence of lures and relative opportunity for capture on catches of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14(2). 149–161. 12 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E. & Abdul Moeed. (1987). Invertebrates in the diet of brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula , in lowland podocarp/broadleaf forest, Orongorongo Valley, Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14(2). 163–177. 29 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E.. (1985). Weight of dried marrow as an indicator of femur fat in brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 12(3). 349–352. 3 indexed citations
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Cowan, P. E., et al.. (1985). Aspects of litter production in a New Zealand lowland podocarp/broadleaf forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 23(2). 191–199. 20 indexed citations

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