David Lack
Impact in
- Ecology top 0.1%
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
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- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Plant and animal studies
Papers in
- Ecology 34
- Avian ecology and behavior 30
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 6
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- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 6
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 4
- Co-authors
- Allen Keast (1 shared paper)H. N. Southern (1 shared paper)J. C. Coulson (1 shared paper)H. G. Andrewartha (2 shared papers)L. C. Birch (1 shared paper)W. E. Ricker (1 shared paper)Herbert Friedmann (1 shared paper)L. Richard Mewaldt (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Ibis (22 papers)Bird Study (10 papers)Journal of Animal Ecology (7 papers)Journal of Wildlife Management (4 papers)Evolution (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomNetherlands
In The Last Decade
David Lack
76 papers receiving 6.6k citations
David Lack's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 150
- Ecology 6.5k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4.2k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.3k
- Ecological Modeling 732
- Developmental Biology 325
Countries citing papers authored by David Lack
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Lack
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside David Lack, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 80 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 3311 |
| 2 | Population Studies of Birds Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 1446 |
| 3 | The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers Hit paper breakdown → | 1955 | 585 |
| 4 | Ecological Isolation in Birds Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 451 |
| 5 | Darwin's Finches | 1983 | 307 |
| 6 | 1976 | 266 | |
| 7 | 1969 | 203 | |
| 8 | 1968 | 173 | |
| 9 | 1967 | 159 | |
| 10 | 1969 | 108 | |
| 11 | The significance of clutch-size in waterfowl | 1967 | 106 |
| 12 | Swifts in a tower | 1973 | 84 |
| 13 | 1955 | 63 | |
| 14 | 1960 | 63 | |
| 15 | 1958 | 61 | |
| 16 | 2007 | 60 | |
| 17 | 1964 | 60 | |
| 18 | 1973 | 54 | |
| 19 | 1956 | 51 | |
| 20 | Darwin's finches : an essay on the general biological theory of evolution | 1961 | 50 |
About David Lack
David Lack is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Parasitology, having authored 80 papers that have together received 8.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Avian ecology and behavior (30 papers), Bird parasitology and diseases (7 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (4 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (6.5k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.2k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.3k citations), Ecological Modeling (732 citations) and Developmental Biology (325 citations). David Lack has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Allen Keast, H. N. Southern, J. C. Coulson, H. G. Andrewartha, L. C. Birch, W. E. Ricker, Herbert Friedmann, L. Richard Mewaldt, Denis F. Owen and Jack P. Hailman. Their work appears in journals such as Ibis, Bird Study, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Wildlife Management and Evolution.
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