Sama Zefania

527 total citations
19 papers, 343 citations indexed

About

Sama Zefania is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sama Zefania has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 343 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Sama Zefania's work include Avian ecology and behavior (16 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Sama Zefania is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (16 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (7 papers). Sama Zefania collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Madagascar and Germany. Sama Zefania's co-authors include Tamás Székely, Terry Burke, Clemens Küpper, Peter R. Long, András Kosztolányi, Richard H. ffrench‐Constant, Luke J. Eberhart‐Phillips, Natalie dos Remedios, Joseph I. Hoffman and Michael W. Bruford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sama Zefania

18 papers receiving 331 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sama Zefania United Kingdom 10 201 137 96 50 34 19 343
Johan Träff Sweden 6 169 0.8× 166 1.2× 163 1.7× 32 0.6× 43 1.3× 7 332
Maria‐Elena Mannarelli United Kingdom 7 97 0.5× 130 0.9× 65 0.7× 60 1.2× 17 0.5× 11 278
Thomas Kvalnes Norway 14 257 1.3× 220 1.6× 213 2.2× 21 0.4× 24 0.7× 30 478
David M. Zonana United States 8 83 0.4× 224 1.6× 137 1.4× 44 0.9× 13 0.4× 13 336
Philip A. Downing Sweden 12 160 0.8× 301 2.2× 128 1.3× 31 0.6× 18 0.5× 21 500
Terézia Horváthová Poland 10 195 1.0× 189 1.4× 73 0.8× 23 0.5× 56 1.6× 16 370
Luke J. Eberhart‐Phillips Germany 11 269 1.3× 194 1.4× 77 0.8× 20 0.4× 20 0.6× 24 385
Katie LaBarbera United States 8 206 1.0× 179 1.3× 72 0.8× 40 0.8× 105 3.1× 20 351
Rachel Bristol United Kingdom 9 141 0.7× 114 0.8× 92 1.0× 23 0.5× 63 1.9× 18 335
Joanne L. Godwin United Kingdom 5 125 0.6× 271 2.0× 238 2.5× 29 0.6× 24 0.7× 6 414

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sama Zefania

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sama Zefania. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sama Zefania based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sama Zefania. Sama Zefania is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Andrianandrasana, Herizo T., Nikoleta Jones, Chrisovalantis Malesios, et al.. (2025). Links between poverty, climate-induced migration and deforestation in western Madagascar. Environmental Development. 56. 101284–101284. 1 indexed citations
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Chakarov, Nayden, Barbara A. Caspers, W. E. Jones, et al.. (2024). The gut microbiota of three avian species living in sympatry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(1). 144–144.
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Zefania, Sama, et al.. (2024). Can chicks smell their parents? No evidence of olfactory parent recognition in a shorebird. Animal Behaviour. 217. 133–143. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, W. E., Luke J. Eberhart‐Phillips, Robert P. Freckleton, et al.. (2021). Exceptionally high apparent adult survival in three tropical species of plovers in Madagascar. Journal of Avian Biology. 2022(1). 5 indexed citations
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Jackson, Josephine D’Urban, et al.. (2019). Ecology, conservation, and phylogenetic position of the Madagascar JacanaActophilornis albinucha. Ostrich. 90(4). 315–326. 4 indexed citations
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Remedios, Natalie dos, Clemens Küpper, Tamás Székely, et al.. (2018). Genetic structure among Charadrius plovers on the African mainland and islands of Madagascar and St Helena. Ibis. 162(1). 104–118. 4 indexed citations
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Eberhart‐Phillips, Luke J., Clemens Küpper, Orsolya Vincze, et al.. (2018). Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1651–1651. 59 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Charles, et al.. (2018). Social interactions predict genetic diversification: an experimental manipulation in shorebirds. Behavioral Ecology. 29(3). 609–618. 5 indexed citations
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Puente, Josué Martínez‐de la, Luke J. Eberhart‐Phillips, Sama Zefania, et al.. (2017). Extremely low Plasmodium prevalence in wild plovers and coursers from Cape Verde and Madagascar. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 243–243. 12 indexed citations
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Maher, Kathryn H., Luke J. Eberhart‐Phillips, András Kosztolányi, et al.. (2017). High fidelity: extra‐pair fertilisations in eight Charadrius plover species are not associated with parental relatedness or social mating system. Journal of Avian Biology. 48(7). 910–920. 20 indexed citations
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Jackson, Josephine D’Urban, Natalie dos Remedios, Kathryn H. Maher, et al.. (2017). Polygamy slows down population divergence in shorebirds. Evolution. 71(5). 1313–1326. 32 indexed citations
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Eberhart‐Phillips, Luke J., et al.. (2015). Contrasting genetic diversity and population structure among three sympatric Madagascan shorebirds: parallels with rarity, endemism, and dispersal. Ecology and Evolution. 5(5). 997–1010. 19 indexed citations
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Zefania, Sama, et al.. (2014). Experimental assessment of mating opportunities in three shorebird species. Animal Behaviour. 90. 83–90. 24 indexed citations
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Rheindt, Frank E., Tamás Székely, Scott V. Edwards, et al.. (2011). Conflict between Genetic and Phenotypic Differentiation: The Evolutionary History of a ‘Lost and Rediscovered’ Shorebird. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e26995–e26995. 102 indexed citations
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Zefania, Sama, et al.. (2010). Cryptic sexual size dimorphism in Malagasy ploversCharadriusspp.. Ostrich. 81(3). 173–178. 10 indexed citations
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Long, Peter R., et al.. (2010). PCR primers for microsatellite loci in a Madagascan waterbird, the Sakalava Rail (Amaurornis olivieri). Conservation Genetics Resources. 2(S1). 273–277. 1 indexed citations
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Zefania, Sama, et al.. (2009). Distribution, habitat and status of ‘Endangered’ Sakalava Rail of Madagascar. Bird Conservation International. 19(1). 23–32. 4 indexed citations
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Zefania, Sama, Richard H. ffrench‐Constant, Peter R. Long, & Tamás Székely. (2008). Breeding distribution and ecology of the threatened Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus. Ostrich. 79(1). 43–51. 12 indexed citations
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Long, Peter R., Sama Zefania, Richard H. ffrench‐Constant, & Tamás Székely. (2008). Estimating the population size of an endangered shorebird, the Madagascar plover, using a habitat suitability model. Animal Conservation. 11(2). 118–127. 28 indexed citations

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