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Dennis L. Murray

Dennis L. Murray

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
10344
World Ranking
2467
National Ranking
163

Dennis L. Murray publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 200 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis L. Murray 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 Dennis L. Murray sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dennis L. Murray is affiliated with Trent University in Canada and specializes in environmental science. Their research focuses primarily on ecology, with an emphasis on wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution and climate change, and animal ecology and behavior studies.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Environmental Science

Their work spans several subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies

Many papers authored or coauthored by Dennis L. Murray have appeared in respected scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Climate change increases predation risk for a keystone species of the boreal forest, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • The Purr-fect Catch: Using accelerometers and audio recorders to document kill rates and hunting behaviour of a small prey specialist, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • On "success" in applied environmental research - What is it, how can it be achieved, and how does one know when it has been achieved?, 2020, Environmental Reviews
  • Does coat colour influence survival? A test in a cyclic population of snowshoe hares, 2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Assessing connectivity and the contribution of private lands to protected area networks in the United States, 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Oecologia
  • Ecosphere
  • Biological Conservation
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Dennis L. Murray has collaborated multiple times with key coauthors including:

  • Stan Boutin
  • Charles J. Krebs
  • Allyson K. Menzies
  • Emily K. Studd
  • Rudy Boonstra

Best Publications

  • FUNCTIONAL RESPONSES OF COYOTES AND LYNX TO THE SNOWSHOE HARE CYCLE

    Mark O’Donoghue;Stan Boutin;Charles J. Krebs;Gustavo Zuleta

  • Pathogens, Nutritional Deficiency, and Climate Influences on a Declining Moose Population

    Dennis L. Murray;Eric W. Cox;Warren B. Ballard;Heather A. Whitlaw

  • Population changes of the vertebrate community during a snowshoe hare cycle in Canada’s boreal forest

    Stan Boutin;C. J. Krebs;R. Boonstra;M. R. T. Dale

  • Assessing differential prey selection patterns between two sympatric large carnivores

    Jason S. Husseman;Dennis L. Murray;Gary Power;Curt Mack

  • On Improving Telemetry-Based Survival Estimation

    Dennis L. Murray

  • Interactive effects of sublethal nematodes and nutritional status on snowshoe hare vulnerability to predation

    Dennis L. Murray;John R. Cary;Lloyd B. Keith

  • Infectious disease and the conservation of free-ranging large carnivores

    Dennis L. Murray;Cynthia A. Kapke;James F. Evermann;Todd K. Fuller

  • Spatial organization and food habits of jaguars (Panthera onca) in a floodplain forest

    Fernando Cesar Cascelli de Azevedo;Dennis Lewis Murray

  • Evaluation of Potential Factors Predisposing Livestock to Predation by Jaguars

    Fernando Cesar Cascelli De Azevedo;Dennis L. Murray

  • Hunting behaviour of a sympatric felid and canid in relation to vegetative cover

    Dennis L. Murray;Stan Boutin;Mark O'Donoghue;Vilis O. Nams

  • Development of predictive models of nutritional condition for Rocky Mountain elk

    Rachel C. Cook;John G. Cook;Dennis L. Murray;Peter Zager

  • The influence of snow on lynx and coyote movements: does morphology affect behavior?

    Dennis L. Murray;Stan Boutin

  • Behavioural responses of coyotes and lynx to the snowshoe hare cycle

    Mark O'Donoghue;Stan Boutin;Charles J. Krebs;Dennis L. Murray

  • Protection from harvesting restores the natural social structure of eastern wolf packs

    Linda Y. Rutledge;Brent R. Patterson;Kenneth J. Mills;Karen M. Loveless

  • Differential body condition and vulnerability to predation in snowshoe hares

    Dennis L. Murray

  • Death from anthropogenic causes is partially compensatory in recovering wolf populations.

    Dennis L. Murray;Douglas W. Smith;Edward E. Bangs;Curtis Mack

  • Habitat Selection by Recolonizing Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains of the United States

    John K. Oakleaf;Dennis L. Murray;James R. Oakleaf;Edward E. Bangs

  • Survival of Colonizing Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains of the United States, 1982-2004

    Douglas W. Smith;Edward E. Bangs;John K. Oakleaf;Curtis Mack

  • Estimating low-density snowshoe hare populations using fecal pellet counts

    Dennis L Murray;James D Roth;Ethan Ellsworth;Aaron J Wirsing

  • Winter habitat selection by lynx and coyotes in relation to snowshoe hare abundance

    Dennis L. Murray;Stan Boutin;Mark O'Donoghue

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron J. Wirsing
Aaron J. Wirsing University of Washington
Jeff Bowman
Jeff Bowman Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Lisette P. Waits
Lisette P. Waits University of Idaho
Stan Boutin
Stan Boutin University of Alberta
Brent R. Patterson
Brent R. Patterson Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
James D. Roth
James D. Roth University of Manitoba
Todd K. Fuller
Todd K. Fuller University of Massachusetts Amherst
Charles J. Krebs
Charles J. Krebs University of British Columbia
Marie-Josée Fortin
Marie-Josée Fortin University of Toronto
Rudy Boonstra
Rudy Boonstra University of Toronto

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