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Dianne H. Brunton

Dianne H. Brunton

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
3709
World Ranking
8105
National Ranking
109

Dianne H. Brunton publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dianne H. Brunton sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 133 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dianne H. Brunton 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 Dianne H. Brunton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dianne H. Brunton is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans a wide range of subfields, including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, Ecological Modeling, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their primary focus includes topics related to Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Some of the recent research papers authored or co-authored by Brunton include:

  • Biological invasions as a selective filter driving behavioral divergence, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Koe: Web-based software to classify acoustic units and analyse sequence structure in animal vocalizations, 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Alpine grassland degradation intensifies the burrowing behavior of small mammals: evidence for a negative feedback loop, 2023, Integrative Zoology
  • Spatial and temporal variation in prey color patterns for background matching across a continuous heterogeneous environment, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Does the invasive plague skink (Lampropholis delicata) compete with native skink species in New Zealand?, 2020, Austral Ecology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michelle M. Roper (14 coauthored works)
  • Aaron M. T. Harmer (11 coauthored works)
  • Yukio Fukuzawa (8 coauthored works)
  • Wesley H. Webb (8 coauthored works)
  • Matthew D. M. Pawley (6 coauthored works)

Their publications are often featured in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 6 publications
  • Ecological Applications - 5 publications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 4 publications
  • New Zealand Journal of Zoology - 3 publications
  • Integrative Zoology - 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Dolphin-watching tour boats change bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) behaviour

    Rochelle Constantine;Dianne H Brunton;Todd Dennis

  • Impact of climate change on human-wildlife-ecosystem interactions in the Trans-Himalaya region of Nepal

    Achyut Aryal;Dianne Brunton;David Raubenheimer;David Raubenheimer

  • Impacts of Predators: Center Nests Are Less Successful than Edge Nests in a Large Nesting Colony of Least Terns

    Dianne H. Brunton

  • The effects of nesting stage, sex, and type of predator on parental defense by killdeer (Charadrius vociferous): testing models of avian parental defense

    Dianne H. Brunton

  • Human–carnivore conflict: ecological and economical sustainability of predation on livestock by snow leopard and other carnivores in the Himalaya

    Achyut Aryal;Dianne Brunton;Weihong Ji;Rosemary K. Barraclough

  • The effects of translocation‐induced isolation and fragmentation on the cultural evolution of bird song

    Kevin A. Parker;Marti J. Anderson;Peter F. Jenkins;Dianne H. Brunton

  • Optimal' colony size for least terns : An inter-colony study of opposing selective pressures by predators

    Dianne Brunton

  • Life history traits and food supplementation affect productivity in a translocated population of the endangered Hihi (Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta)

    Isabel Castro;Dianne H Brunton;Karen M Mason;Brice Ebert

  • Haemoproteus minutus is highly virulent for Australasian and South American parrots.

    Luis Ortiz-Catedral;Dianne Brunton;Mark F. Stidworthy;Hany M. Elsheikha

  • Fatal antipredator behavior of a Killdeer

    D. H. Brunton

  • Molecular characterisation of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in New Zealand and its implications for managing an infectious disease

    Melanie Massaro;Luis Ortiz-Catedral;Laurel Julian;Josie A. Galbraith

  • A test of the dear enemy hypothesis in female New Zealand bellbirds (Anthornis melanura): female neighbors as threats

    D. H. Brunton;B. Evans;T. Cope;W. Ji

  • Predictive habitat modelling for the population census of a burrowing seabird : A study of the endangered cook's petrel

    Matt J. Rayner;Mick N. Clout;Rosalie K. Stamp;Michael J. Imber

  • The success of using trained dogs to locate sparse rodents in pest-free sanctuaries.

    Anna Gsell;John Innes;Pim de Monchy;Dianne Brunton

  • Behavior of free-ranging common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

    Karen A. Stockin;Vicky Binedell;Nicky Wiseman;Dianne H. Brunton

  • The song structure and seasonal patterns of vocal behavior of male and female bellbirds ( Anthornis melanura )

    Dianne H. Brunton;Dianne H. Brunton;Xiaoling Li

  • Sexual differences in reproductive effort: time-activity budgets of monogamous killdeer, Charadrius vociferus

    Dianne H. Brunton

  • Blue sheep in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal: habitat use, population biomass and their contribution to the carrying capacity of snow leopards.

    Achyut Aryal;Dianne Brunton;Weihong Ji;David Raubenheimer;David Raubenheimer

  • Female song occurs in songbirds with more elaborate female coloration and reduced sexual dichromatism

    Wesley H. Webb;Dianne H. Brunton;J. David Aguirre;Daniel B. Thomas

  • Multipronged strategy including genetic analysis for assessing conservation options for the snow leopard in the central Himalaya

    Achyut Aryal;Dianne Brunton;Weihong Ji;Dibesh Karmacharya

  • Begging call matching between a specialist brood parasite and its host: a comparative approach to detect coevolution

    Michael G. Anderson;Howard A. Ross;Dianne H. Brunton;Mark E. Hauber;Mark E. Hauber

Frequent Co-Authors

David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney
Mark E. Hauber
Mark E. Hauber Queens College, CUNY
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
Garth J. S. Cooper
Garth J. S. Cooper University of Auckland
Chris Frampton
Chris Frampton University of Otago
James V. Briskie
James V. Briskie University of Canterbury
Devi Stuart-Fox
Devi Stuart-Fox University of Melbourne
Michael Wink
Michael Wink Heidelberg University
Doug P. Armstrong
Doug P. Armstrong Massey University
Dianne M. Gleeson
Dianne M. Gleeson University of Canberra

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