Theodore Stankowich

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Theodore Stankowich is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Theodore Stankowich has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Theodore Stankowich's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (32 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (11 papers). Theodore Stankowich is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (32 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (11 papers). Theodore Stankowich collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Theodore Stankowich's co-authors include Daniel T. Blumstein, Richard G. Coss, Tim Caro, William E. Cooper, Diogo S. M. Samia, Matthew Cox, Robert C. Reiner, Amanda Izzo, Emmanuelle S. Briolat and Emily Burdfield‐Steel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Theodore Stankowich

49 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Fear in animals: a meta-analysis and review of risk assessment

2005 805 citations Theodore Stankowich et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
Ungulate flight responses to human disturbance: A review and meta-analysis

2008 445 citations Theodore Stankowich Biological Conservation profile →

Peers

Theodore Stankowich

EEBS

ECOLO

GPC

NLC

Frances Bonier Canada

Jana A. Eccard Germany

Matthew R. Evans United Kingdom

Michael Cherry South Africa

Veronika Bókony Hungary

Hugh Drummond Mexico

Dominique Allainé France

András Liker Hungary

Peter N. M. Brotherton United Kingdom

Zoltán Barta Hungary

Frances Bonier Canada

Theodore Stankowich

2.1k ×1.3

EEBS

1.9k ×1.2

ECOLO

526 ×0.8

GPC

399 ×1.0

291 ×0.8

NLC

Citations per year, relative to Theodore Stankowich Theodore Stankowich (= 1×) peers Frances Bonier

Countries citing papers authored by Theodore Stankowich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Theodore Stankowich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Theodore Stankowich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Theodore Stankowich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Theodore Stankowich 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 Theodore Stankowich. Theodore Stankowich is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sander, Heather A., Mason Fidino, Julia L. Angstmann, et al.. (2024). Patterns in tree squirrel co-occurrence vary with responses to local land cover in US cities. Urban Ecosystems. 27(6). 2121–2133. 1 indexed citations

Dwyer, James F., et al.. (2023). Supplementation of seasonal natural resources with year‐round anthropogenic resources by coyotes in natural fragments within a high‐density urban area. Wildlife Biology. 2023(4). 6 indexed citations

Gallo, Travis, Mason Fidino, Brian D. Gerber, et al.. (2022). Mammals adjust diel activity across gradients of urbanization. eLife. 11. 36 indexed citations

Crofts, Stephanie & Theodore Stankowich. (2021). Stabbing Spines: A review of the Biomechanics and Evolution of Defensive Spines. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61(2). 655–667. 17 indexed citations

Kay, Cria A. M., Heather A. Sander, Theodore Stankowich, et al.. (2021). Barriers to building wildlife‐inclusive cities: Insights from the deliberations of urban ecologists, urban planners and landscape designers. People and Nature. 4(1). 62–70. 24 indexed citations

Stankowich, Theodore, et al.. (2019). Small but spiny: the evolution of antipredator defenses in Madagascar tenrecs. Journal of Mammalogy. 100(1). 13–20. 8 indexed citations

Briolat, Emmanuelle S., Emily Burdfield‐Steel, Katja Rönkä, et al.. (2018). Diversity in warning coloration: selective paradox or the norm?. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 94(2). 388–414. 99 indexed citations

Broeckhoven, Chris, et al.. (2018). On dangerous ground: the evolution of body armour in cordyline lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1880). 20180513–20180513. 28 indexed citations

Stankowich, Theodore, et al.. (2017). The correlated evolution of antipredator defences and brain size in mammals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1846). 20161857–20161857. 23 indexed citations

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Caro, Tim, et al.. (2017). Why is the giant panda black and white?. Behavioral Ecology. 28(3). 657–667. 32 indexed citations

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Jones, Caleb, Theodore Stankowich, & Bruno Pernet. (2016). Allocation of cytoplasm to macromeres in embryos of annelids and molluscs is positively correlated with egg size. Evolution & Development. 18(3). 156–170. 4 indexed citations

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Stankowich, Theodore, Paul J. Haverkamp, & Tim Caro. (2014). ECOLOGICAL DRIVERS OF ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSES IN CARNIVORES. Evolution. 68(5). 1415–1425. 32 indexed citations

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Caro, Tim, et al.. (2014). The function of zebra stripes. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3535–3535. 94 indexed citations

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Stankowich, Theodore, Tim Caro, & Matthew Cox. (2011). BOLD COLORATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF APOSEMATISM IN TERRESTRIAL CARNIVORES. Evolution. 65(11). 3090–3099. 60 indexed citations

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Caro, Tim, et al.. (2011). The functional significance of colouration in cetaceans. Evolutionary Ecology. 25(6). 1231–1245. 42 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Juricic, Esteban, et al.. (2009). California's Endangered Belding’s Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi): Tolerance of Pedestrian Disturbance. Avian Conservation and Ecology. 4(2). 7 indexed citations

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Stankowich, Theodore. (2009). When predators become prey: flight decisions in jumping spiders. Behavioral Ecology. 20(2). 318–327. 28 indexed citations

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Stankowich, Theodore. (2008). Ungulate flight responses to human disturbance: A review and meta-analysis. Biological Conservation. 141(9). 2159–2173. 445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stankowich, Theodore & Richard G. Coss. (2006). The re-emergence of felid camouflage with the decay of predator recognition in deer under relaxed selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 274(1607). 175–182. 67 indexed citations

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Stankowich, Theodore. (2003). Marginal predation methodologies and the importance of predator preferences. Animal Behaviour. 66(3). 589–599. 52 indexed citations

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