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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
19430
World Ranking
3945
National Ranking
1376

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Douglas J. Futuyma is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research spans several main fields of study, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, their work often focuses on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects related to biology and ecology. These include Plant and animal studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Douglas J. Futuyma has contributed to academic literature with recent papers such as:

  • A Call to Action: Marshaling Science for Society, 2020, BioScience
  • Cuda a molekuły, 2021, Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy
  • Bird Senses: How and What Birds See, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Feel. By Graham R. Martin. Exeter (United Kingdom): Pelagic Publishing. $39.69. x + 270 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-1-78427-216-6 (pb); 978-1-78427-217-3 (eb). 2020., 2021, The Quarterly Review of Biology
  • Book of Birds: Introduction to Ornithology. Gideon Lincecum Nature and Environment Series. By John Faaborg; illustrated by Claire Faaborg. College Station (Texas): Texas A&M University Press. $65.00. xiii + 455 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 9781623497767 (hc); 9781623497774 (eb). 2020., 2021, The Quarterly Review of Biology
  • Ornithology: Foundation, Analysis, and Application. Edited by Michael L. Morrison, Amanda D. Rodewald, Gary Voelker, Melanie R. Colón, and Jonathan F. Prather. Baltimore (Maryland): Johns Hopkins University Press. $110.00. xi + 1004 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 9781421424712 (hc); 9781421424729 (eb). 2018., 2020, The Quarterly Review of Biology

The scientist has authored books published by notable academic presses, including two editions of How Birds Evolve with Princeton University Press in 2021 and a book titled Evolution published by Oxford University Press in 2022.

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Charles B. Fenster
  • Gregory J. Anderson
  • May R. Berenbaum
  • John E. Burris

Douglas J. Futuyma's publications often appear in venues such as:

  • The Quarterly Review of Biology
  • BioScience
  • Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy
  • Evolution

Over their career, they have received several recognitions including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2006, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996, a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1992, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1985.

Best Publications

  • The Evolution of Ecological Specialization

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Gabriel Moreno

  • On the Measurement of Niche Breadth and Overlap

    Robert K. Colwell;Douglas J. Futuyma

  • Does evolutionary theory need a rethink

    Kevin Laland;Tobias Uller;Marc Feldman;Kim Sterelny

  • Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology

    Mark Ridley;Richard Dawkins;Paul H. Harvey;Linda Partridge

  • Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

    Douglas J. Futuyma;H. Bradley Shaffer;Daniel Simberloff

  • Macroevolution and the biological diversity of plants and herbivores

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Anurag A. Agrawal

  • Non-Allopatric Speciation in Animals

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Gregory C. Mayer

  • EVOLUTIONARY CONSTRAINT AND ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES

    Douglas J. Futuyma

  • Genetic Variation in the Use of Resources by Insects

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Steven C. Peterson

  • On the role of species in anagenesis

    Douglas J. Futuyma

  • Phylogenetic studies of insect-plant interactions: Insights into the genesis of diversity

    Charles Mitter;Brian Farrell;Douglas J. Futuyma

  • PHYLOGENY AND THE EVOLUTION OF HOST PLANT ASSOCIATIONS IN THE LEAF BEETLE GENUS OPHRAELLA (COLEOPTERA, CHRYSOMELIDAE).

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Shawn S. McCafferty

  • GENETIC CONSTRAINTS ON MACROEVOLUTION: THE EVOLUTION OF HOST AFFILIATION IN THE LEAF BEETLE GENUS OPHRAELLA.

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Mark C. Keese;Daniel J. Funk

  • The Relationship between Species Diversity and Stability: An Experimental Approach with Protozoa and Bacteria

    N. G. Hairston;J. D. Allan;R. K. Colwell;D. J. Futuyma

  • FOOD PLANT SPECIALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTABILITY IN LEPIDOPTERA

    Douglas J. Futuyma

  • Associations of Plants and Insects in Deciduous Forest

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Fred Gould

  • Climate Change and the Integrity of Science

    Jennifer Sills;P. H. Gleick;R. M. Adams;R. M. Amasino

  • Evolution of host plant utilization in laboratory populations of the southern cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera : Bruchidae)

    Steven S. Wasserman;Douglas J. Futuyma

  • Diversification at the Insect-Plant Interface

    Brian D. Farrell;Charles Mitter;Douglas J. Futuyma

  • GENETIC VARIATION AND HOST PLANT RELATIONS IN A PARTHENOGENETIC MOTH.

    Charles Mitter;Douglas J. Futuyma;John C. Schneider;J. Daniel Hare

  • GENETIC VARIATION AND COVARIATION IN RESPONSES TO HOST PLANTS BY ALSOPHILA POMETARIA (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE)

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Thomas E. Philippi

  • Evolutionary genetics: by John Maynard Smith, Oxford University Press, 1989. £16.95 pbk (xii + 325 pages) ISBN 0 19 854215 1

    Douglas J. Futuyma

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Mitter
Charles Mitter University of Maryland, College Park
Richard E. Lenski
Richard E. Lenski Michigan State University
Robert K. Colwell
Robert K. Colwell University of Connecticut
Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University
Hopi E. Hoekstra
Hopi E. Hoekstra Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Boyd R. Strain
Boyd R. Strain Duke University
May R. Berenbaum
May R. Berenbaum University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gregory A. Wray
Gregory A. Wray Duke University
Jerry A. Coyne
Jerry A. Coyne University of Chicago
Trudy F. C. Mackay
Trudy F. C. Mackay Clemson University

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