Shaun S. Killen

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
130 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Shaun S. Killen is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaun S. Killen has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Ecology, 78 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 48 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Shaun S. Killen's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (76 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (74 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers). Shaun S. Killen is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (76 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (74 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers). Shaun S. Killen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and France. Shaun S. Killen's co-authors include Stefano Marras, David J. McKenzie, Neil B. Metcalfe, Paolo Domenici, David Atkinson, Douglas S. Glazier, Tim Burton, J. D. Armstrong, Travis E. Van Leeuwen and Cory D. Suski and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Shaun S. Killen

126 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

What causes intraspecific variation in resting metabolic rate and what are its ecological consequences?

2011 569 citations Shaun S. Killen, Neil B. Metcalfe et al. profile →
Does individual variation in metabolic phenotype predict fish behaviour and performance?

2015 278 citations Neil B. Metcalfe, Travis E. Van Leeuwen et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaun S. Killen

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Determination of distance away and depth of transmitters relative to a vertical acoustic telemetry array in the open ocean 2025 ·Animal Biotelemetry ·(unknown), Brendan S. Talwar, David M. Bailey, Shaun S. Killen, Dale M. Webber, (unknown), Travis E. Van Leeuwen, (unknown)	1
2	Impacts of climate‐related stressors on social group cohesion and individual sociability in fish 2024 ·Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·(unknown), Amelia Munson, Daphne Cortese, Mike Webster, Shaun S. Killen	1
3	Acclimation temperature and parasite infection drive metabolic changes in a freshwater fish at different biological scales 2024 ·Functional Ecology ·(unknown), Shaun S. Killen, Stefano Bettinazzi, (unknown), Sophie Breton, Sandra A. Binning	4
4	Expanding the scope: integrating costs of digestive metabolism and growth into estimates of maximum oxygen uptake in fishes 2024 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·Timothy Fernandes, Shi‐Jian Fu, David J. McKenzie, Shaun S. Killen	1
5	Geothermal stickleback populations prefer cool water despite multigenerational exposure to a warm environment 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Natalie Pilakouta, Shaun S. Killen, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Jan Lindström, Neil B. Metcalfe, Kevin J. Parsons	5
6	Energetic costs of mounting an immune response in a coral reef damselfish (Pomacentrus amboinensis) 2023 ·Canadian Journal of Zoology ·(unknown), Dominique G. Roche, Shaun S. Killen, (unknown), Redouan Bshary, Joanna J. Miest, Sandra A. Binning	3
7	Temperature change effects on marine fish range shifts: A meta‐analysis of ecological and methodological predictors 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), Shaun S. Killen	43
8	Does aerobic scope influence geographical distribution of teleost fishes? 2023 ·Conservation Physiology ·Julie J. H. Nati, Lewis G. Halsey, P. Johnson, Jan Lindström, Shaun S. Killen	1
9	Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments 2022 ·Evolution ·Natalie Pilakouta, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Shaun S. Killen, Jan Lindström, Neil B. Metcalfe, Kevin J. Parsons	10
10	Aerobic scope in fishes with different lifestyles and across habitats: Trade-offs among hypoxia tolerance, swimming performance and digestion 2022 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology ·Shi‐Jian Fu, Yun‐Wei Dong, Shaun S. Killen	28
11	A warmer environment can reduce sociability in an ectotherm 2022 ·Global Change Biology ·Natalie Pilakouta, Patrick O’Donnell, Amélie Crespel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Jan Lindström, Neil B. Metcalfe, Shaun S. Killen, Kevin J. Parsons	13
12	Social Group Size and Shelter Availability Influence Individual Metabolic Traits in a Social Fish 2021 ·Integrative Organismal Biology ·(unknown), Daniel Boisclair, Steven J. Cooke, Shaun S. Killen	7
13	Multigenerational exposure to elevated temperatures leads to a reduction in standard metabolic rate in the wild 2020 ·Functional Ecology ·Natalie Pilakouta, Shaun S. Killen, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Jan Lindström, Neil B. Metcalfe, Kevin J. Parsons	43
14	Using aerobic exercise to evaluate sub-lethal tolerance of acute warming in fishes 2020 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·(unknown), Andrew J. Esbaugh, Shaun S. Killen, Francisco Tadeu Rantin, E. W. Taylor, David J. McKenzie	32
15	Shoal familiarity modulates effects of individual metabolism on vulnerability to capture by trawling 2019 ·Conservation Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Travis E. Van Leeuwen, (unknown), Barbara Koeck, David M. Bailey, Shaun S. Killen	10
16	A physiological perspective on fisheries‐induced evolution 2018 ·Evolutionary Applications ·(unknown), (unknown), Barbara Koeck, Amélie Crespel, David M. Bailey, Steven J. Cooke, Jan Lindström, Kevin J. Parsons, Shaun S. Killen	66
17	Overview of a Disease Outbreak and Introduction of a Step-by-Step Protocol for the Eradication of Mycobacterium haemophilum in a Zebrafish System 2018 ·Zebrafish ·(unknown), (unknown), Shaun S. Killen	6
18	The intraspecific scaling of metabolic rate with body mass in fishes depends on lifestyle and temperature 2010 ·Ecology Letters ·Shaun S. Killen, David Atkinson, Douglas S. Glazier	357
19	The effect of prey density on foraging mode selection in juvenile lumpfish: balancing food intake with the metabolic cost of foraging 2007 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Shaun S. Killen, Joseph A. Brown, A. Kurt Gamperl	48
20	Sub-lethal ammonia toxicity in largemouth bass 2006 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology ·Cory D. Suski, James D. Kieffer, Shaun S. Killen, Bruce L. Tufts	24

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