Timothy R. Birkhead

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Timothy R. Birkhead is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy R. Birkhead has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Timothy R. Birkhead's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Timothy R. Birkhead is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Timothy R. Birkhead collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Timothy R. Birkhead's co-authors include Tommaso Pizzari, F. Fletcher, Nick Colegrave, C. M. Lessells, E. J. Pellatt, G. J. Wishart, J. D. Biggins, Jon Slate, Matthew C. Hale and José P. Veiga and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Reviews Genetics, Evolution and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Timothy R. Birkhead

15 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Postcopulatory sexual selection

2002 550 citations Timothy R. Birkhead, Tommaso Pizzari Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

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Timothy R. Birkhead

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F. Fletcher United Kingdom

E. J. Pellatt United Kingdom

James V. Briskie New Zealand

Rebecca Dean United Kingdom

Terje Laskemoen Norway

Peter Korsten Netherlands

Mollie K. Manier United States

Charles Ziegenfus United States

Dominic A. Edward United Kingdom

Jodie M. Jawor United States

F. Fletcher United Kingdom

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551 ×1.4

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99 ×0.9

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50 ×0.5

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15 of 15 papers shown

Birkhead, Timothy R. & Robert Montgomerie. (2023). Census counts of Common Murres adjusted for timing of breeding are more accurate than counts based on calendar dates. Ornithological applications. 125(4). 2 indexed citations

Jackson, Duncan E., J.E. Thompson, Nicola Hemmings, & Timothy R. Birkhead. (2018). Common guillemot (Uria aalge) eggs are not self-cleaning. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 23). 5 indexed citations

Schulze‐Hagen, Karl & Timothy R. Birkhead. (2014). The ethology and life history of birds: the forgotten contributions of Oskar, Magdalena and Katharina Heinroth. Journal für Ornithologie. 156(1). 9–18. 7 indexed citations

Slate, Jon, Matthew C. Hale, & Timothy R. Birkhead. (2007). Simple sequence repeats in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) expressed sequence tags: a new resource for evolutionary genetic studies of passerines. BMC Genomics. 8(1). 52–52. 50 indexed citations

Birkhead, Timothy R., et al.. (2006). GENIC CAPTURE AND THE GENETIC BASIS OF SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS IN THE ZEBRA FINCH. Evolution. 60(11). 2389–2389. 44 indexed citations

Birkhead, Timothy R., Simone Immler, E. J. Pellatt, & Robert P. Freckleton. (2006). UNUSUAL SPERM MORPHOLOGY IN THE EURASIAN BULLFINCH (PYRRHULA PYRRHULA). The Auk. 123(2). 383–383. 31 indexed citations

Birkhead, Timothy R., Simone Immler, E. J. Pellatt, & Robert P. Freckleton. (2006). Unusual Sperm Morphology in the Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula Pyrrhula). The Auk. 123(2). 383–392. 6 indexed citations

Birkhead, Timothy R., et al.. (2006). GENIC CAPTURE AND THE GENETIC BASIS OF SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS IN THE ZEBRA FINCH. Evolution. 60(11). 2389–2398. 44 indexed citations

Birkhead, Timothy R. & Tommaso Pizzari. (2002). Postcopulatory sexual selection. Nature Reviews Genetics. 3(4). 262–273. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

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Birkhead, Timothy R., Emma J. A. Cunningham, & Kimberly M. Cheng. (1996). The insemination window provides a distorted view of sperm competition in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 263(1374). 1187–1192. 35 indexed citations

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Colegrave, Nick, Timothy R. Birkhead, & C. M. Lessells. (1995). Sperm precedence in zebra finches does not require special mechanisms of sperm competition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 259(1355). 223–228. 80 indexed citations

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Birkhead, Timothy R., G. J. Wishart, & J. D. Biggins. (1995). Sperm precedence in the domestic fowl. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 261(1362). 285–292. 62 indexed citations

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Birkhead, Timothy R. & Marion Petrie. (1995). Ejaculate features and sperm utilization in peafowlPavo cristatus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 261(1361). 153–158. 28 indexed citations

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Birkhead, Timothy R. & F. Fletcher. (1995). Male phenotype and ejaculate quality in the zebra finchTaeniopygia guttata. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 262(1365). 329–334. 105 indexed citations

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Birkhead, Timothy R., José P. Veiga, & Anders Pape Møller. (1994). Male sperm reserves and copulation behaviour in the house sparrow,Passer domesticus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 256(1347). 247–251. 44 indexed citations

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