William B. Heed

2.5k total citations
61 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

William B. Heed is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Heed has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Insect Science, 25 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in William B. Heed's work include Insect behavior and control techniques (35 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (16 papers). William B. Heed is often cited by papers focused on Insect behavior and control techniques (35 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (16 papers). William B. Heed collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Mexico. William B. Heed's co-authors include William T. Starmer, Michael P. Kambysellis, Henry W. Kircher, James C. Fogleman, William J. Etges, J. Spencer Johnston, Marvin Wasserman, Alfredo Ruíz, A. Ruiz and M. MIRANDA and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

William B. Heed

60 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William B. Heed United States 24 930 809 694 345 342 61 1.8k
Antonio Fontdevila Spain 29 931 1.0× 727 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 315 0.9× 893 2.6× 94 2.3k
Esteban Hasson Argentina 28 1.1k 1.1× 1000 1.2× 993 1.4× 530 1.5× 503 1.5× 128 2.4k
P. E. Howse United Kingdom 28 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 184 0.5× 571 1.7× 77 2.2k
William J. Etges United States 29 992 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 1.4k 2.0× 536 1.6× 232 0.7× 74 2.3k
Th. Dobzhansky United States 24 596 0.6× 582 0.7× 808 1.2× 232 0.7× 400 1.2× 64 1.7k
Juan C. Vilardi Argentina 27 1.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.3× 780 1.1× 398 1.2× 617 1.8× 117 2.4k
Susanne Dobler Germany 30 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 429 0.6× 407 1.2× 711 2.1× 72 2.2k
A. K. Minks Netherlands 21 2.4k 2.5× 886 1.1× 552 0.8× 321 0.9× 727 2.1× 54 2.7k
Luciano M. Matzkin United States 26 792 0.9× 734 0.9× 975 1.4× 716 2.1× 306 0.9× 53 2.2k
Catherine Hsiao United States 24 679 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 570 0.8× 186 0.5× 1.1k 3.2× 44 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William B. Heed

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All Works

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Oliveira, Deodoro C. S. G., Edwin H. Wintermute, William J. Etges, et al.. (2004). Hierarchical structure in the Drosophila mojavensis cluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Hereditas. 139(3). 223–227. 5 indexed citations
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Etges, William J., et al.. (2001). Two New Species of <I>Drosophila</I> (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the <I>repleta</I> Group from Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 94(1). 16–20. 8 indexed citations
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Baker, Richard H., et al.. (2000). Phylogenetic Analysis of the repleta Species Group of the Genus Drosophila Using Multiple Sources of Characters. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 16(2). 296–307. 68 indexed citations
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Tolbert, Leslie P., et al.. (1994). Ultrastructural examination of the insemination reaction in Drosophila. Cell and Tissue Research. 275(3). 467–479. 30 indexed citations
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Etges, William J. & William B. Heed. (1992). Remating effects on the genetic structure of female life histories in populations of Drosophila mojavensis. Heredity. 68(6). 515–528. 22 indexed citations
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Anderson, Wyatt W., Jonathan Arnold, Andrew T. Beckenbach, et al.. (1991). Four decades of inversion polymorphism in Drosophila pseudoobscura.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(22). 10367–10371. 63 indexed citations
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Ruiz, A., William B. Heed, & Marvin Wasserman. (1990). Evolution of the Mojavensis Cluster of Cactophilic Drosophila with Descriptions of Two New Species. Journal of Heredity. 81(1). 30–42. 102 indexed citations
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Etges, William J. & William B. Heed. (1987). Sensitivity to larval density in populations of Drosophila mojavensis: Influences of host plant variation on components of fitness. Oecologia. 71(3). 375–381. 47 indexed citations
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Fogleman, James C., William T. Starmer, & William B. Heed. (1982). Comparisons of yeast florae from natural substrates and larval guts of southwestern Drosophila. Oecologia. 52(2). 187–191. 25 indexed citations
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Vacek, Don C., William T. Starmer, & William B. Heed. (1979). Relevance of the ecology ofCitrus yeasts to the diet ofDrosophila. Microbial Ecology. 5(1). 43–49. 28 indexed citations
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Fontdevila, Antonio, et al.. (1977). Migrant selection in a natural population ofDrosophila. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 33(11). 1447–1448. 1 indexed citations
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Heed, William B.. (1977). A new cactus-feeding but soil-breeding species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 19 indexed citations
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Starmer, William T., William B. Heed, M. MIRANDA, M. W. Miller, & H. J. Phaff. (1976). The ecology of yeast flora associated with cactiphilic Drosophila and their host plants in the Sonoran desert. Microbial Ecology. 3(1). 11–30. 42 indexed citations
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Spieth, Herman T. & William B. Heed. (1972). Experimental Systematics and Ecology of Drosophila. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 3(1). 269–288. 13 indexed citations
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Kambysellis, Michael P. & William B. Heed. (1971). Studies of Oogenesis in Natural Populations of Drosophilidae. I. Relation of Ovarian Development and Ecological Habitats of the Hawaiian Species. The American Naturalist. 105(941). 31–49. 123 indexed citations
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Lowe, Charles H., et al.. (1967). Supercooling of the Saguaro Species Drosophila Nigrospiracula in the Sonoran Desert. Ecology. 48(6). 984–985. 2 indexed citations
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Carson, Hampton L. & William B. Heed. (1964). STRUCTURAL HOMOZYGOSITY IN MARGINAL POPULATIONS OF NEARCTIC AND NEOTROPICAL SPECIES OF DROSOPHILA IN FLORIDA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 52(2). 427–430. 14 indexed citations
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Heed, William B.. (1963). DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF DROSOPHILA POLYMORPHA AND ITS COLOR ALLELES IN SOUTH AMERICA. Evolution. 17(4). 502–518. 14 indexed citations

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