Peter K. McGregor

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Peter K. McGregor is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter K. McGregor has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 63 papers in Developmental Biology and 44 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Peter K. McGregor's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (63 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (57 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Peter K. McGregor is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (63 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (57 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Peter K. McGregor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Portugal. Peter K. McGregor's co-authors include Tom M. Peake, Torben Dabelsteen, John R. Krebs, Andrew M. R. Terry, J. R. Krebs, Rui F. Oliveira, Ricardo J. Matos, J. Bruce Falls, Jo Holland and Ken A. Otter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Peter K. McGregor

120 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Animal Communication Networks

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter K. McGregor United Kingdom	43	4.5k	3.7k	2.5k	729	667	121	6.3k
William A. Searcy United States	49	6.9k 1.5×	5.0k 1.3×	3.8k 1.5×	530 0.7×	508 0.8×	142	8.1k
Sandra L. Vehrencamp United States	43	5.0k 1.1×	2.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	403 0.6×	782 1.2×	83	6.1k
R. Haven Wiley United States	35	3.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	652 0.9×	449 0.7×	71	5.0k
Carel ten Cate Netherlands	44	3.3k 0.7×	3.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	474 0.7×	536 0.8×	153	6.0k
Marc Naguib Netherlands	43	3.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	314 0.4×	604 0.9×	138	5.0k
Andrew N. Radford United Kingdom	48	3.0k 0.7×	3.2k 0.9×	4.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	907 1.4×	167	6.6k
Hal Whitehead Canada	50	2.1k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	6.1k 2.4×	913 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	137	7.7k
Jack W. Bradbury United States	34	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	501 0.7×	435 0.7×	58	4.5k
Christopher S. Evans Australia	38	3.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	869 1.2×	857 1.3×	82	4.3k
Tim Guilford United Kingdom	47	3.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	3.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	670 1.0×	171	6.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aplin, Lucy M., Ross Crates, Andrea Flack, & Peter K. McGregor. (2025). Social learning and culture in birds: emerging patterns and relevance to conservation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 380(1925). 20240128–20240128. 7 indexed citations

Garland, Ellen C. & Peter K. McGregor. (2020). Cultural Transmission, Evolution, and Revolution in Vocal Displays: Insights From Bird and Whale Song. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 544929–544929. 59 indexed citations

Thomsen, Frank, Andrew B. Gill, Julian D. Metcalfe, et al.. (2011). Effects of Pile Driving on the Behavior of Cod and Sole. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 730. 387–388. 8 indexed citations

Gilbert, Francis, et al.. (2007). Asking questions in biology : a guide to hypothesis-testing, analysis and presentation in practical work and research. 2 indexed citations

Peake, Tom M., Ricardo J. Matos, & Peter K. McGregor. (2006). Effects of manipulated aggressive ‘interactions’ on bystanding male fighting fish, Betta splendens. Animal Behaviour. 72(5). 1013–1020. 11 indexed citations

Terry, Andrew M. R., Tom M. Peake, & Peter K. McGregor. (2005). The role of vocal individuality in conservation. Frontiers in Zoology. 2(1). 10–10. 154 indexed citations

Peake, Tom M., Giuliano Matessi, Peter K. McGregor, & Torben Dabelsteen. (2005). Song type matching, song type switching and eavesdropping in male great tits. Animal Behaviour. 69(5). 1063–1068. 56 indexed citations

Peake, Tom M. & Peter K. McGregor. (2004). Information and aggression in fishes. Learning & Behavior. 32(1). 114–121. 40 indexed citations

McGregor, Peter K., Tom M. Peake, & Helene M. Lampe. (2001). Fighting fish Betta splendens extract relative information from apparent interactions: what happens when what you see is not what you get. Animal Behaviour. 62(6). 1059–1065. 60 indexed citations

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Peake, Tom M., et al.. (2001). Corncrake Crex crex census estimates: a conservation application of vocal individuality. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 24(1). 81–90. 39 indexed citations

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Burford, Fiona R. L., Peter K. McGregor, & Rui F. Oliveira. (2000). The sequence of mudball placement by male fiddler crabs, Uca tangeri. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 53–55. 4 indexed citations

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Cameron, John, et al.. (2000). Wing feather mite infestations on passerine birds : season and ambient air temperature influence the distribution of Proctophyllodes stylifer across the wings of blue tits (Parus caeruleus).. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 2 indexed citations

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Doutrelant, Claire & Peter K. McGregor. (2000). EAVESDROPPING AND MATE CHOICE IN FEMALE FIGHTING FISH. Behaviour. 137(12). 1655–1668. 125 indexed citations

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Green, Patrick R., Louise Gentle, Tom M. Peake, et al.. (1999). Conditioning pigeons to discriminate naturally lit insect specimens. Behavioural Processes. 46(1). 97–102. 20 indexed citations

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Burford, Fiona R. L., Peter K. McGregor, & Rui F. Oliveira. (1998). Chorusing by male European fiddler crabs, Uca tangeri : a study of visual communication networks. acta ethologica. 33–41. 9 indexed citations

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Behnke, Jerzy M., Peter K. McGregor, Mike Shepherd, et al.. (1995). Identity, prevalence and intensity of infestation with wing feather mites on birds (Passeriformes) from the Setubal Peninsula of Portugal. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 19(8). 443–458. 28 indexed citations

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Lessells, C. M., Candy Rowe, & Peter K. McGregor. (1995). Individual and sex differences in the provisioning calls of European bee-eaters. Animal Behaviour. 49(1). 244–247. 32 indexed citations

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McGregor, Peter K.. (1993). Signalling in territorial systems: a context for individual identification, ranging and eavesdropping. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 340(1292). 237–244. 222 indexed citations

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Behnke, J. M., C. J. Barnard, Jane L. Hurst, et al.. (1993). The prevalence and intensity of infection with helminth parasites inMus spretusfrom the Setubal Peninsula of Portugal. Journal of Helminthology. 67(2). 115–122. 15 indexed citations

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McGregor, Peter K., et al.. (1986). Discrimination of song types by male great tits. Behavioural Processes. 13(1-2). 1–12. 18 indexed citations

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