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Ecology and Evolution

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35
Citations
8079
World Ranking
7260
National Ranking
2442

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1964 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald W. Tinkle was affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States during their academic career. Their research activities and academic contributions were associated with this institution.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1964. Later, in 1979, they were also named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. These awards reflect formal acknowledgments by established organizations within the scientific community.

The available data does not include specific information on recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or detailed fields and subfields of study. Therefore, no further details on these aspects are presented.

Best Publications

  • Natural selection and the evolution of reproductive effort

    Michael F. Hirshfield;Donald W. Tinkle

  • EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES IN LIZARD REPRODUCTION.

    Donald W. Tinkle;Henry M. Wilbur;Stephen G. Tilley

  • The Concept of Reproductive Effort and Its Relation to the Evolution of Life Histories of Lizards

    Donald W. Tinkle

  • The life and demography of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana.

    D. W. Tinkle

  • Sceloporus Undulatus: A Study of the Intraspecific Comparative Demography of a Lizard

    Donald W. Tinkle;Royce E. Ballinger

  • Environmental certainty, trophic level, and resource availability in life history evolution

    Henry M. Wilbur;Donald W. Tinkle;James P. Collins

  • The distribution and evolution of viviparity in reptiles

    D. W. Tinkle;J. W. Gibbons

  • Natural Selection and Social Behavior: Recent Research and New Theory

    Richard D. Alexander;Donald W. Tinkle

  • FAT BODY CYCLING AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR ITS ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE TO OVARIAN FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIZARD UTA STANSBURIANA.

    William E. Hahn;Donald W. Tinkle

  • Reproduction and nesting ecology of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Southeastern Michigan

    J. D. Congdon;G. L. Breitenbach;R. C. Van Loben Sels;D. W. Tinkle

  • NESTING ECOLOGY AND HATCHING SUCCESS IN THE TURTLE EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGI

    Justin D. Congdon;Donald W. Tinkle;Gary L. Breitenbach;Richard C. Van

  • Testing hypotheses of aging in long-lived painted turtles (Chrysemys picta).

    Justin D. Congdon;Roy D. Nagle;Owen M. Kinney;Richard C. van Loben Sels

  • Lizard reproductive effort: caloric estimates and comments on its evolution

    Donald W. Tinkle;Neil F. Hadley

  • Nesting frequency and success: implications for the demography of painted turtles

    Donald W. Tinkle;Justin D. Congdon;Philip C. Rosen

  • Geographic Variation in Reproduction, Size, Sex Ratio and Maturity of Sternothaerus Odoratus (Testudinata: Chelydridae)

    Donald W. Tinkle

  • Life History and Demographic Variation in the Lizard Sceloporus Graciosus: A Long-Term Study

    Donald W. Tinkle;Arthur E. Dunham;Justin D. Congdon

  • Natural selection and the parameters of population growth.

    Nelson G. Hairston;Donald W. Tinkle;Henry M. Wilbur

  • Comparative life histories of two syntopic sceloporine lizards

    Donald W. Tinkle;Arthur E. Dunham

  • REPRODUCTION AND NESTING ECOLOGY OF SNAPPING TURTLES (CHELYDRA SERPENTINA)

    Justin D. Congdon;Gary L. Breitenbach;Richard C. Van Loben Sels;Donald W. Tinkle

  • On the Cost of Tail Regeneration to Body Growth in Lizards

    Royce E. Ballinger;Donald W. Tinkle

  • ENVIRONMENTAL CERTAINTY, TROPHIC LEVEL, AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY IN LIFE HISTORY

    Henry M. Wilbur;Donald W. Tinkle;James P. Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur E. Dunham
Arthur E. Dunham University of Pennsylvania
Justin D. Congdon
Justin D. Congdon University of Georgia
Royce E. Ballinger
Royce E. Ballinger University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Henry M. Wilbur
Henry M. Wilbur University of Virginia
J. Whitfield Gibbons
J. Whitfield Gibbons University of Georgia
Carl Gans
Carl Gans University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laurie J. Vitt
Laurie J. Vitt University of Oklahoma

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