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Andrew E. McKechnie

Andrew E. McKechnie

University of Pretoria
South Africa

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
8566
World Ranking
4234
National Ranking
41

Andrew E. McKechnie publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 192 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Andrew E. McKechnie D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew E. McKechnie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Andrew E. McKechnie is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focuses heavily on ecology, evolution, and physiological adaptations within avian and mammalian species.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

McKechnie has published in several prominent venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Global Change Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Conservation Physiology

Their recent papers include:

  • Thermoregulation in desert birds: scaling and phylogenetic variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling (2021, Journal of Experimental Biology)
  • Mortality among birds and bats during an extreme heat event in eastern South Africa (2021, Austral Ecology)
  • High temperatures are associated with substantial reductions in breeding success and offspring quality in an arid-zone bird (2020, Oecologia)
  • Avian mortality risk during heat waves will increase greatly in arid Australia during the 21st century (2020, Conservation Physiology)
  • Essential outcomes for COP26 (2021, Global Change Biology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McKechnie include:

  • Marc T. Freeman
  • Susan J. Cunningham
  • Blair O. Wolf
  • Shannon R. Conradie
  • Zenon J. Czenze

Their research commonly addresses ecological and physiological challenges faced by birds and bats in arid and extreme environments, with attention to climate change impacts and species conservation through observational and experimental studies.

Andrew E. McKechnie has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa, reflecting participation in the broader scientific community in South Africa.

Best Publications

  • Climate change increases the likelihood of catastrophic avian mortality events during extreme heat waves.

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Blair O. Wolf

  • The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data.

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Blair O. Wolf

  • Adaptive thermoregulation in endotherms may alter responses to climate change.

    Justin G. Boyles;Frank Seebacher;Ben Smit;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • AVIAN FACULTATIVE HYPOTHERMIC RESPONSES: A REVIEW

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Barry G. Lovegrove

  • Phenotypic flexibility in basal metabolic rate and the changing view of avian physiological diversity: a review

    Andrew E. McKechnie

  • Mapping evaporative water loss in desert passerines reveals an expanding threat of lethal dehydration.

    Thomas P. Albright;Dennis Mutiibwa;Dennis Mutiibwa;Alexander R. Gerson;Alexander R. Gerson;Eric Krabbe Smith

  • Phenotypic plasticity in the scaling of avian basal metabolic rate

    Andrew E McKechnie;Robert P Freckleton;Walter Jetz

  • Chronic, sublethal effects of high temperatures will cause severe declines in southern African arid-zone birds during the 21st century.

    Shannon R Conradie;Stephan M Woodborne;Susan J Cunningham;Andrew E McKechnie

  • Avian thermoregulation in the heat: scaling of heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity in three southern African arid-zone passerines.

    Maxine C. Whitfield;Ben Smit;Andrew E. McKechnie;Blair O. Wolf

  • Feeling the heat: Australian landbirds and climate change

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Philip A. R. Hockey;Blair O. Wolf

  • Stacking the odds: light pollution may shift the balance in an ancient predator–prey arms race

    Corneile Minnaar;Justin G. Boyles;Ingrid A. Minnaar;Catherine L. Sole

  • The Physiology of Heat Tolerance in Small Endotherms

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Blair O. Wolf

  • Sources and significance of variation in basal, summit and maximal metabolic rates in birds

    Andrew E. Mckechnie;David L. Swanson

  • The impact of humidity on evaporative cooling in small desert birds exposed to high air temperatures.

    Alexander R. Gerson;Eric Krabbe Smith;Ben Smit;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • The costs of keeping cool: behavioural trade-offs between foraging and thermoregulation are associated with significant mass losses in an arid-zone bird

    T. M. F. N. van de Ven;A. E. McKechnie;S. J. Cunningham

  • Heterothermy in Afrotropical mammals and birds: a review.

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Nomakwezi Mzilikazi

  • Environment, migratory tendency, phylogeny and basal metabolic rate in birds.

    Walter Jetz;Robert P. Freckleton;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • Avian seasonal metabolic variation in a subtropical desert: basal metabolic rates are lower in winter than in summer

    Ben Smit;Ben Smit;Andrew E. McKechnie;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • A global heterothermic continuum in mammals

    Justin G. Boyles;Amy B. Thompson;Andrew E. McKechnie;Ezit Malan

  • Phenotypic flexibility in the basal metabolic rate of laughing doves: responses to short-term thermal acclimation.

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Andrew E. McKechnie;Kinesh Chetty;Barry G. Lovegrove

  • Deuterium stable isotope ratios as tracers of water resource use: an experimental test with rock doves.

    Andrew E. McKechnie;Andrew E. McKechnie;Blair O. Wolf;Carlos Martínez del Rio

  • UNCORRECTED PROOF Sources and significance of variation in basal, summit and maximal metabolic rates in birds

    Andrew E. Mckechnie;David L. Swanson

Frequent Co-Authors

Blair O. Wolf
Blair O. Wolf University of New Mexico
Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
R. Mark Brigham
R. Mark Brigham University of Regina
Barry G. Lovegrove
Barry G. Lovegrove University of KwaZulu-Natal
Justin G. Boyles
Justin G. Boyles Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Amanda R. Ridley
Amanda R. Ridley University of Western Australia
Ara Monadjem
Ara Monadjem University of Pretoria
David L. Swanson
David L. Swanson University of South Dakota
Andre Ganswindt
Andre Ganswindt University of Pretoria
Mylene M. Mariette
Mylene M. Mariette Deakin University

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