William A. Searcy

10.9k citations
142 papers · 8.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 49
Topics
Animal Behavior and Reproduction (118 papers)Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (95 papers)Plant and animal studies (77 papers)

In The Last Decade

William A. Searcy

138 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

SEXUAL SELECTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF SONG198620261999201219862010100200300400500

Peers

William A. Searcy
Comparison fields: 5 of 120
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6.9k
  • Developmental Biology 5.0k
  • Ecology 3.8k
  • Genetics 645
  • Global and Planetary Change 530
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Fields of papers citing papers by William A. Searcy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Searcy

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All Works

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Sexual Selection in Redwinged Blackbirds
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About William A. Searcy

William A. Searcy is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology, having authored 142 papers that have together received 8.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (118 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (95 papers) and Plant and animal studies (77 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (5.0k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.9k citations) and Ecology (3.8k citations). William A. Searcy has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Costa Rica and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Stephen Nowicki, Susan Peters, Ken Yasukawa, Peter Marler, Malte Andersson, Rindy C. Anderson, Michael D. Beecher, Melissa Hughes, Eliot A. Brenowitz and Michael S. Webster. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

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