Robert L. Nudds

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Nudds is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Nudds has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Ecology, 35 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 25 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Nudds's work include Avian ecology and behavior (31 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (24 papers). Robert L. Nudds is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (31 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (24 papers). Robert L. Nudds collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway. Robert L. Nudds's co-authors include Adrian L. R. Thomas, Graham K. Taylor, Gareth J. Dyke, David M. Bryant, Jonathan R. Codd, J. M. V. Rayner, Richard J. Bomphrey, Robert B. Srygley, Stephen A. Oswald and Holly A. Shiels and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

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Robert L. Nudds

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high power efficiency

2003 759 citations Graham K. Taylor, Robert L. Nudds et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Differential changes in the morphology and fuel loads of obligatory and partial migrant passerines over half a century in Britain 2024 ·Movement Ecology ·(unknown), Robert A. Robinson, Robert L. Nudds	0
2	The Influence of Snow Properties on Speed and Gait Choice in the Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) 2021 ·Integrative Organismal Biology ·(unknown), Robert L. Nudds, Lars P. Folkow, William I. Sellers, Peter Falkingham, Jonathan R. Codd	4
3	Does posture explain the kinematic differences in a grounded running gait between male and female Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) moving on snow? 2021 ·Polar Biology ·(unknown), Robert L. Nudds, Lars P. Folkow, (unknown), Jonathan R. Codd	1
4	Terrestrial locomotion of the Svalbard rock ptarmigan: comparing field and laboratory treadmill studies 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Robert L. Nudds, (unknown), Lars P. Folkow, Jonathan R. Codd	6
5	Primary feather vane asymmetry should not be used to predict the flight capabilities of feathered fossils 2017 ·Science Bulletin ·Xia Wang, Robert L. Nudds, Colin Palmer, Gareth J. Dyke	6
6	Ontogeny of sex differences in the energetics and kinematics of terrestrial locomotion in leghorn chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Kathryn Rose, Karl T. Bates, Robert L. Nudds, Jonathan R. Codd	12
7	Locomotor preferences in terrestrial vertebrates: An online crowdsourcing approach to data collection 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), James Gardiner, James R. Usherwood, Robert L. Nudds	12
8	The peacock train does not handicap cursorial locomotor performance 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·N. Thavarajah, Peter G. Tickle, Robert L. Nudds, Jonathan R. Codd	19
9	Reassessment of the Wing Feathers of Archaeopteryx lithographica Suggests No Robust Evidence for the Presence of Elongated Dorsal Wing Coverts 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Robert L. Nudds	6
10	The effects of season and sex upon the morphology and material properties of keratin in the Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) 2014 ·Journal of Thermal Biology ·(unknown), Lars P. Folkow, Robert L. Nudds, Jonathan R. Codd	3
11	Size scaling and stiffness of avian primary feathers: implications for the flight of Mesozoic birds 2012 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·X. Wang, Robert L. Nudds, Colin Palmer, Gareth J. Dyke	32
12	Scaling of Avian Primary Feather Length 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Robert L. Nudds, Gary W. Kaiser, Gareth J. Dyke	28
13	Reduced Metabolic Cost of Locomotion in Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) during Winter 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Robert L. Nudds, Karl‐Arne Stokkan, Lars P. Folkow, Jonathan R. Codd	19
14	Energetics and kinematics of walking in the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) 2010 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology ·Robert L. Nudds, James Gardiner, Peter G. Tickle, Jonathan R. Codd	26
15	Narrow Primary Feather Rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx Suggest Poor Flight Ability 2010 ·Science ·Robert L. Nudds, Gareth J. Dyke	75
16	The shape of pterosaur evolution: evidence from the fossil record 2009 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Gareth J. Dyke, Alistair J. McGowan, Robert L. Nudds, (unknown)	31
17	Uncinate Process Length in Birds Scales with Resting Metabolic Rate 2009 ·PLoS ONE ·Peter G. Tickle, Robert L. Nudds, Jonathan R. Codd	12
18	Evidence for a Mass Dependent Step-Change in the Scaling of Efficiency in Terrestrial Locomotion 2009 ·PLoS ONE ·Robert L. Nudds, Jonathan R. Codd, William I. Sellers	15
19	Modern avian radiation across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary 2007 ·The Auk ·Gareth J. Dyke, Robert L. Nudds, Michael J. Benton	1
20	Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high power efficiency breakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Graham K. Taylor, Robert L. Nudds, Adrian L. R. Thomas	759

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