Ronald Altig

2.5k total citations
77 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ronald Altig is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald Altig has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ronald Altig's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (52 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). Ronald Altig is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (52 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). Ronald Altig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Argentina. Ronald Altig's co-authors include Roy W. McDiarmid, Matt R. Whiles, Lyn C. Branch, Walter J. Diehl, Susan C. Walls, Jodi J. L. Rowley, Edmund D. Brodie, Stephen M. Reilly, M. Florencia Vera Candioti and R. Brent Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oecologia and Freshwater Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ronald Altig

75 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ronald Altig United States 23 1.7k 877 671 555 492 77 2.0k
Martha L. Crump United States 27 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 646 1.0× 637 1.1× 703 1.4× 42 2.3k
Allison C. Alberts United States 26 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 971 1.4× 1.4k 2.6× 345 0.7× 51 2.8k
Margaret M. Stewart United States 23 1.4k 0.8× 805 0.9× 319 0.5× 396 0.7× 528 1.1× 53 1.6k
Cynthia P. A. Prado Brazil 20 1.7k 1.0× 975 1.1× 503 0.7× 484 0.9× 479 1.0× 75 2.0k
D. Bruce Means United States 15 1.1k 0.6× 536 0.6× 492 0.7× 439 0.8× 432 0.9× 47 1.5k
Paula Cabral Eterovick Brazil 23 1.3k 0.8× 653 0.7× 485 0.7× 557 1.0× 557 1.1× 83 1.7k
Joseph T. Collins United States 13 1.2k 0.7× 638 0.7× 666 1.0× 818 1.5× 255 0.5× 37 1.8k
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita Brazil 25 1.1k 0.7× 728 0.8× 460 0.7× 627 1.1× 517 1.1× 106 1.7k
Ricardo J. Sawaya Brazil 26 1.4k 0.9× 608 0.7× 548 0.8× 671 1.2× 488 1.0× 75 1.8k
Marinus Steven Hoogmoed Brazil 20 1.2k 0.7× 531 0.6× 369 0.5× 312 0.6× 451 0.9× 108 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ronald Altig

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All Works

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Candioti, Florencia Vera, Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias, Jodi J. L. Rowley, et al.. (2021). Anatomical features of the phytotelma dwelling, egg‐eating, fanged tadpoles of Rhacophorus vampyrus (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Journal of Morphology. 282(5). 769–778. 9 indexed citations
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Kusrini, Mirza Dikari, et al.. (2015). The Reproductive Biology and Larvae of the First Tadpole-Bearing Frog, Limnonectes larvaepartus. PLoS ONE. 10(1). e116154–e116154. 18 indexed citations
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Rowley, Jodi J. L., Duong Thi Thuy Le, Huy Duc Hoang, & Ronald Altig. (2014). The breeding behaviour, advertisement call and tadpole of Limnonectes dabanus (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa. 3881(2). 195–200. 9 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald & Jodi J. L. Rowley. (2014). The breeding behavior of Glyphoglossus molossus and the tadpoles of Glyphoglossus molossus and Calluella guttulata (Microhylidae). Zootaxa. 3811(3). 381–6. 6 indexed citations
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Klink, Vincent P., et al.. (2013). A Novel Sample Preparation Method That Enables Nucleic Acid Analysis from Ultrathin Sections. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 19(3). 635–641. 2 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald, Amy Lathrop, & Robert W. Murphy. (2009). Morphology of Southeast Asian Tadpoles: Hoplobatrachus chinensis (Dicroglossidae), Leptolalax pelodytoides (Megophryidae), and Other Megophryids. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 16(2). 126–130. 5 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald, et al.. (2007). What do tadpoles really eat? Assessing the trophic status of an understudied and imperiled group of consumers in freshwater habitats. Freshwater Biology. 52(2). 386–395. 238 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald. (2006). Discussion of the Origin and Evolution of the Oral Apparatus of Anuran Tadpoles.. 2(2). 1000–1011. 16 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald. (2006). TADPOLES EVOLVED AND FROGS ARE THE DEFAULT. Herpetologica. 62(1). 1–10. 20 indexed citations
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McDiarmid, Roy W. & Ronald Altig. (1999). Research: materials and techniques. 26(10). 7–23. 69 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald, et al.. (1995). Can anuran tadpoles choose among foods that vary in quality?. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 10 indexed citations
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Diehl, Walter J., et al.. (1995). Food deprivation during different periods of tadpole (Hyla chrysoscelis) ontogeny affects metamorphic performance differently. Oecologia. 103(4). 518–522. 55 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald & Alan Channing. (1993). Hypothesis: functional significance of colour and pattern of anuran tadpoles. Herpetological Journal. 3(2). 73–75. 4 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald, et al.. (1992). Configurations of the rectus abdominis muscle of anuran tadpoles. Journal of Morphology. 214(3). 351–356. 12 indexed citations
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McDiarmid, Roy W. & Ronald Altig. (1990). Description of a bufonid and two hylid tadpoles from western Ecuador. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 8(2). 51–60. 21 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald, et al.. (1988). Sequence of ontogenetic development and atrophy of the oral apparatus of six anuran tadpoles. Journal of Morphology. 197(1). 63–69. 56 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald. (1987). Key to the Anuran Tadpoles of Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. 32(1). 75–75. 3 indexed citations
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Walls, Susan C. & Ronald Altig. (1986). Female reproductive biology and larval life history of Ambystoma salamanders: a comparison of egg size, hatchling size, and larval growth. Herpetologica. 42(3). 334–345. 28 indexed citations
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Altig, Ronald, et al.. (1986). Osmoregulation of the lesser siren, Siren intermedia (Caudata: Amphibia). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 84(4). 683–685. 1 indexed citations
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Zug, George R. & Ronald Altig. (1978). Anuran locomotion - structure and function: the jumping forces of frogs. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 68. 144–144. 9 indexed citations

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