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D-Index
35
Citations
4477
World Ranking
7408
National Ranking
2488

Overview

Brian D. Todd is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology. Their work also intersects with Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Rabies epidemiology and control

Brian D. Todd has collaborated frequently with several researchers in the field. These co-authors include Kurt A. Buhlmann, Tracey D. Tuberville, A. Justin Nowakowski, Brian J. Halstead, and Pearson A. McGovern.

Their work has been published in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Nature
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography

Some recent papers authored by Brian D. Todd are:

  • "Ectothermy and the macroecology of home range scaling in snakes," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Reference Genome of the Northwestern Pond Turtle, Actinemys marmorata," 2022, Journal of Heredity
  • "Wind, sun, and wildlife: do wind and solar energy development 'short-circuit' conservation in the western United States?", 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Protected areas slow declines unevenly across the tetrapod tree of life," 2023, Nature
  • "Thermal performance curves based on field movements reveal context-dependence of thermal traits in a desert ectotherm," 2020, Landscape Ecology

Best Publications

  • Remarkable Amphibian Biomass and Abundance in an Isolated Wetland: Implications for Wetland Conservation

    J. Whitfield Gibbons;Christopher T. Winne;David E. Scott;John D. Willson

  • Effects of Timber Harvest on Amphibian Populations: Understanding Mechanisms from Forest Experiments

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;Brian D. Todd;Sean M. Blomquist;Aram J. K. Calhoun

  • Climate change correlates with rapid delays and advancements in reproductive timing in an amphibian community

    Brian D. Todd;David E. Scott;Joseph H. K. Pechmann;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • A Connection between Colony Biomass and Death in Caribbean Reef-Building Corals

    Daniel J. Thornhill;Randi D. Rotjan;Brian D. Todd;Geoff C. Chilcoat

  • Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modification.

    A. Justin Nowakowski;James I. Watling;Michelle E. Thompson;George A. Brusch

  • The Global Status of Reptiles and Causes of Their Decline

    Brian D. Todd;John D. Willson;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • Effects of forest removal on amphibian migrations: implications for habitat and landscape connectivity

    Brian D. Todd;Thomas M. Luhring;Betsie B. Rothermel;Betsie B. Rothermel;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • Assessing quality of clearcut habitats for amphibians: Effects on abundances versus vital rates in the southern toad (Bufo terrestris)

    Brian D. Todd;Betsie B. Rothermel

  • Response of a Reptile Guild to Forest Harvesting

    Brian D. Todd;Kimberly M. Andrews

  • Phylogenetic homogenization of amphibian assemblages in human-altered habitats across the globe

    A. Justin Nowakowski;Luke O. Frishkoff;Michelle E. Thompson;Tatiana M. Smith

  • Tropical amphibians in shifting thermal landscapes under land-use and climate change

    A. Justin Nowakowski;A. Justin Nowakowski;James I. Watling;Steven M. Whitfield;Brian D. Todd

  • Ontogenetic and interspecific variation in timing of movement and responses to climatic factors during migrations by pond-breeding amphibians

    Brian D. ToddB.D. Todd;Christopher T. WinneC.T. Winne

  • Amphibian sensitivity to habitat modification is associated with population trends and species traits

    A. Justin Nowakowski;Michelle E. Thompson;Maureen A. Donnelly;Brian D. Todd

  • Long-term apparent survival of translocated gopher tortoises: A comparison of newly released and previously established animals

    Tracey D. Tuberville;Terry M. Norton;Brian D. Todd;Jeffrey S. Spratt

  • Interactive effects of maternal and dietary mercury exposure have latent and lethal consequences for amphibian larvae.

    Christine M. Bergeron;William A. Hopkins;Brian D. Todd;Mark J. Hepner

  • Getting the Drift: Examining the Effects of Timing, Trap Type and Taxon on Herpetofaunal Drift Fence Surveys

    Brian D. Todd;Christopher T. Winne;John D. Willson;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • Ecological and methodological factors affecting detectability and population estimation in elusive species

    John D. Willson;Christopher T. Winne;Brian D. Todd

  • Habitat alteration increases invasive fire ant abundance to the detriment of amphibians and reptiles

    Brian D. Todd;Betsie B. Rothermel;Robert N. Reed;Thomas M. Luhring

  • Enigmatic Decline of a Protected Population of Eastern Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis Getula, in South Carolina

    Christopher T. Winne;John D. Willson;Brian D. Todd;Kimberly M. Andrews

  • Bioinspiration for Anisotropic Load Transfer at Soil–Structure Interfaces

    Alejandro Martinez;Sophia Palumbo;Brian D. Todd

  • Parallels in Amphibian and Bat Declines from Pathogenic Fungi

    Evan A. Eskew;Brian D. Todd

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Whitfield Gibbons
J. Whitfield Gibbons University of Georgia
William A. Hopkins
William A. Hopkins Virginia Tech
Maureen A. Donnelly
Maureen A. Donnelly Florida International University
Janet E Foley
Janet E Foley University of California, Davis
Jeffrey E. Lovich
Jeffrey E. Lovich United States Geological Survey
Raymond D. Semlitsch
Raymond D. Semlitsch University of Missouri
Sharon P. Lawler
Sharon P. Lawler University of California, Davis
William K. Fitt
William K. Fitt University of Georgia
Rahel Sollmann
Rahel Sollmann University of California, Davis
Staci L. Massey Simonich
Staci L. Massey Simonich Oregon State University

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