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D-Index
60
Citations
13809
World Ranking
2294
National Ranking
271

Overview

David J. Hodgson is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research concentrates primarily in the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Recent publications by David J. Hodgson include:

  • "Perils and pitfalls of mixed-effects regression models in biology," 2020, PeerJ
  • "Migrant birds and mammals live faster than residents," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Life histories are not just fast or slow," 2024, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Infected or informed? Social structure and the simultaneous transmission of information and infectious disease," 2020, Oikos
  • "The multiple origins of sexual size dimorphism in global amphibians," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hodgson include:

  • Robbie A. McDonald
  • Matthew J. Silk
  • Richard J. Delahay
  • Stuart Bearhop
  • Jenni L. McDonald

Hodgson's research has been featured regularly in several publication venues, notably:

  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • A brief introduction to mixed effects modelling and multi-model inference in ecology.

    Xavier A. Harrison;Lynda Donaldson;Lynda Donaldson;Maria Eugenia Correa-Cano;Julian Evans;Julian Evans

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

    William J. Sutherland;Robert P. Freckleton;H. Charles J. Godfray;Steven R. Beissinger

  • Marine renewable energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research

    Richard Inger;Martin J. Attrill;Stuart Bearhop;Annette C. Broderick

  • What do you mean, 'resilient'?

    Dave Hodgson;Jenni L. McDonald;David J. Hosken

  • Fast-slow continuum and reproductive strategies structure plant life-history variation worldwide.

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;Eelke Jongejans;Simon P. Blomberg

  • The compadre Plant Matrix Database: an open online repository for plant demography

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;C. Ruth Archer;Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley

  • The Consequences of Feminization in Breeding Groups of Wild Fish

    Catherine A. Harris;Patrick B. Hamilton;Tamsin J. Runnalls;Veronica Vinciotti

  • COMADRE: a global data base of animal demography

    Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Owen R. Jones;C. Ruth Archer;Christoph Bein

  • The evolution of body size under environmental gradients in ectotherms: why should Bergmann's rule apply to lizards?

    Daniel Pincheira-Donoso;David J Hodgson;Tom Tregenza

  • A framework for studying transient dynamics of population projection matrix models

    Iain Stott;Stuart Townley;David James Hodgson

  • Carry‐over effects reveal reproductive costs in a long‐distance migrant

    Richard Inger;Xavier A. Harrison;Graeme D. Ruxton;Jason Newton

  • Smartphones in ecology and evolution: a guide for the app‐rehensive

    Amber G. F. Teacher;David J. Griffiths;David J. Hodgson;Richard Inger

  • Using Social Network Measures in Wildlife Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Management

    Matthew J Silk;Darren P Croft;Richard J Delahay;David J Hodgson

  • Predictive systems ecology

    Matthew R. Evans;Mike Bithell;Stephen J. Cornell;Sasha R. X. Dall

  • Light pollution is associated with earlier tree budburst across the United Kingdom.

    Richard H. ffrench-Constant;Robin Somers-Yeates;Jonathan Bennie;Theodoros Economou

  • Assessing wave energy effects on biodiversity: the wave hub experience.

    M. J. Witt;E. V. Sheehan;S. Bearhop;A. C. Broderick

  • Host ecology determines the relative fitness of virus genotypes in mixed‐genotype nucleopolyhedrovirus infections

    D. J. Hodgson;R. B. Hitchman;A. J. Vanbergen;R. S. Hails

  • Niche occupation limits adaptive radiation in experimental microcosms.

    Michael A. Brockhurst;Nick Colegrave;David J. Hodgson;Angus Buckling

  • Selfish Genetic Elements Promote Polyandry in a Fly

    T. A. R. Price;T. A. R. Price;T. A. R. Price;D. J. Hodgson;D. J. Hodgson;D. J. Hodgson;Z. Lewis;Z. Lewis;Z. Lewis;G. D. D. Hurst;G. D. D. Hurst;G. D. D. Hurst

  • Genetic variation in strains of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the implications for ecotoxicology studies.

    T. S. Coe;P. B. Hamilton;A. M. Griffiths;D. J. Hodgson

  • Mechanisms linking diversity, productivity and invasibility in experimental bacterial communities.

    David J. Hodgson;Paul B. Rainey;Angus Buckling

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbie A. McDonald
Robbie A. McDonald University of Exeter
Mike Boots
Mike Boots University of California, Berkeley
Richard J. Delahay
Richard J. Delahay Animal and Plant Health Agency
Brendan J. Godley
Brendan J. Godley University of Exeter
Roberto Salguero-Gómez
Roberto Salguero-Gómez University of Oxford
Stuart Bearhop
Stuart Bearhop University of Exeter
Richard Inger
Richard Inger University of Exeter
Angus Buckling
Angus Buckling University of Exeter
Tom Tregenza
Tom Tregenza University of Exeter
James W. Vaupel
James W. Vaupel University of Southern Denmark

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