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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
48
Citations
7329
World Ranking
698
National Ranking
73

Overview

D. C. Deeming is affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom and has a research focus that spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their academic work addresses topics primarily within avian ecology and behavior, as well as animal behavior and reproduction.

Their research covers a variety of interconnected fields and subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Parasitology
  • Paleontology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Main topics of D. C. Deeming's work include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

Frequent venues publishing Deeming's work are:

  • Journal of Zoology
  • Acta Ornithologica
  • Ornis Hungarica
  • Journal of Anatomy
  • Avian Research

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Factors Affecting Thermal Insulation of Songbird Nests as Measured Using Temperature Loggers, 2020, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
  • Plastic is a widely used and selectively chosen nesting material for pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) in rural woodland habitats, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A Review of the Roles Materials Play in Determining Functional Properties of Bird Nests, 2023, Acta Ornithologica
  • Nest construction in mammals: a review of the patterns of construction and functional roles, 2023, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Inter-relationships among body mass, jaw musculature and bite force in birds, 2022, Journal of Zoology

D. C. Deeming has collaborated frequently with several researchers throughout their career, including:

  • Gregory P. Sutton
  • Shannon L. Harrison
  • A. Goodman
  • Lucia E. Biddle
  • Kevin B. Briggs

Best Publications

  • Egg Incubation: Its Effects on Embryonic Development in Birds and Reptiles

    D. Charles Deeming;Mark W. J. Ferguson

  • The design and function of birds' nests

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Marcel M. Lambrechts;D. Charles Deeming

  • Physiological effects of incubation temperature on embryonic development in reptiles and birds

    Denis C. Deeming;Mark W. J. Ferguson

  • Environmental regulation of sex determination in reptiles.

    D. C. Deeming;M. W. J. Ferguson

  • The mechanism of temperature dependent sex determination in crocodilians: a hypothesis

    Denis C. Deeming;Mark W. J. Ferguson

  • First‐egg date and air temperature affect nest construction in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus, but not in Great Tits Parus major

    Jennifer Britt;D. Charles Deeming

  • Climate change and nesting behaviour in vertebrates: a review of the ecological threats and potential for adaptive responses

    Mark Charles Mainwaring;Iain Barber;Denis Charles Deeming;David A. Pike

  • Nests, Eggs, and Incubation: New ideas about avian reproduction

    D. Charles Deeming;S. James Reynolds

  • Latitudinal variation in blue tit and great tit nest characteristics indicates environmental adjustment

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Stuart Bearhop;Kaat Brulez

  • The relationship between eggshell porosity and oxygen consumption of the embryo in the domestic fowl.

    S.G Tullett;D.C Deeming

  • An egg-adult association, gender, and reproduction in pterosaurs.

    Junchang Lü;David M. Unwin;D. Charles Deeming;Xingsheng Jin

  • Factors affecting hatchability during commercial incubation of ostrich (Struthio camelus) eggs.

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  • Characteristics of unturned eggs: Critical period, retarded embryonic growth and poor albumen utilisation

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  • Local Temperature and not Latitude Determines the Design of Blue Tit and Great Tit nests

    D. Charles Deeming;Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Ian R. Hartley;S. James Reynolds

  • Adaptive latitudinal variation in Common Blackbird Turdus merula nest characteristics

    Mark C. Mainwaring;D. Charles Deeming;Chris I. Jones;Ian R. Hartley

  • Effects of incubation temperature on growth and development of embryos ofAlligator mississippiensis

    D. C. Deeming;M. W. J. Ferguson

  • Failure to turn eggs during incubation: Effects on embryo weight, development of the chorioallantois and absorption of albumen

    S. G. Tullett;D. C. Deeming

  • Importance of Nest Type on the Regulation of Humidity in Bird Nests

    D. Charles Deeming

  • Yolk lipids and their fatty acids in the wild and captive ostrich (Struthio camelus)

    R.C. Noble;B.K. Speake;R. McCartney;C.M. Foggin

  • Production, fertility and hatchability of ostrich (Struthio camelus) eggs on a farm in the United Kingdom

    D. C. Deeming

  • Size-dependent pigmentation-pattern formation in embryos of Alligator mississippiensis: time of initiation of pattern generation mechanism.

    James Dickson Murray;D. C. Deeming;M. W. J. Ferguson

  • Importance of sub-embryonic fluid and albumen in the embryo's response to turning of the egg during incubation.

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  • Avian eggshell thickness: scaling and maximum body mass in birds

    G. F. Birchard;D. C. Deeming

  • Opportunistic use of a Wool-Like Artificial Material as Lining of Tit (Paridae) Nests

    Joanne Surgey;Christopher R. Du Feu;D. Charles Deeming

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark W. J. Ferguson
Mark W. J. Ferguson University of Manchester
Richard M. Sibly
Richard M. Sibly University of Reading
Jonathan J. Cooper
Jonathan J. Cooper University of Lincoln
James D. Murray
James D. Murray University of Washington
Brian K. Speake
Brian K. Speake Scottish Agricultural College
Johannes A. Lenstra
Johannes A. Lenstra Utrecht University
Iain Barber
Iain Barber Aberystwyth University
Stephen J. G. Hall
Stephen J. G. Hall University of Lincoln
Mark C. Mainwaring
Mark C. Mainwaring University of Montana
Ian R. Hartley
Ian R. Hartley Lancaster University

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