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D-Index
67
Citations
13061
World Ranking
1637
National Ranking
599

Overview

Duncan J. Irschick is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular emphasis on nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, as well as ecological modeling. Their expertise encompasses various subfields and topics associated with biological and environmental systems.

The scientist's main research themes include ichthyology and marine biology, amphibian and reptile biology, fish ecology and management studies, species distribution and climate change, marine animal studies, morphological variations and asymmetry, and animal behavior and reproduction.

Recent publications by Duncan J. Irschick include:

  • "Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges," 2021, published in Géotechnique
  • "Linking ecomechanical models and functional traits to understand phenotypic diversity," 2021, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "3D visualization processes for recreating and studying organismal form," 2022, published in iScience
  • "Creation of accurate 3D models of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) using 3D photogrammetry," 2020, published in Marine Mammal Science
  • "Reimagining Hair Science: A New Approach to Classify Curly Hair Phenotypes via New Quantitative Geometric and Structural Mechanical Parameters," 2023, published in Accounts of Chemical Research

Duncan J. Irschick has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Marine Mammal Science
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Géotechnique
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • iScience

Collaborations form a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Johnson Martin, Jodie L. Rummer, Philip J. Bergmann, Fredrik Christiansen, and Cameron D. Siler.

Best Publications

  • Integrating function and ecology in studies of adaptation: Investigations of locomotor capacity as a model system

    Duncan J. Irschick;Theodore Garland

  • A comparative analysis of clinging ability among pad‐bearing lizards

    Duncan J. Irschick;Christopher C. Austin;Ken Petren;Robert N. Fisher;Robert N. Fisher

  • How does selection operate on whole-organism functional performance capacities? A review and synthesis

    Duncan J. Irschick;Jerry J. Meyers;Jerry F. Husak;Jean-François Le Galliard

  • Looking Beyond Fibrillar Features to Scale Gecko-Like Adhesion

    Michael D. Bartlett;Andrew B. Croll;Daniel R. King;Beth M. Paret

  • Rapid large-scale evolutionary divergence in morphology and performance associated with exploitation of a different dietary resource

    Anthony Herrel;Katleen Huyghe;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Thierry Backeljau

  • A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MAXIMAL LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE IN CARIBBEAN ANOLIS LIZARDS.

    Duncan J. Irschick;Jonathan B. Losos

  • Do Lizards Avoid Habitats in Which Performance Is Submaximal? The Relationship between Sprinting Capabilities and Structural Habitat Use in Caribbean Anoles

    Duncan J. Irschick;Jonathan B. Losos

  • Performance capacity, fighting tactics and the evolution of life–stage male morphs in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis)

    Simon P. Lailvaux;Anthony Herrel;Bieke VanHooydonck;Jay J. Meyers

  • A functional perspective on sexual selection: insights and future prospects

    Simon P. Lailvaux;Duncan J. Irschick

  • The effect of perch diameter on escape behaviour ofAnolis lizards: laboratory predictions and field tests

    Jonathan B. Losos;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Comparative three-dimensional kinematics of the hindlimb for high-speed bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion of lizards

    Duncan J. Irschick;Bruce C. Jayne

  • A COMPARISON OF EVOLUTIONARY RADIATIONS IN MAINLAND AND CARIBBEAN ANOLIS LIZARDS

    Duncan J. Irschick;Laurie J. Vitt;Peter A. Zani;Jonathan B. Losos

  • The quick and the dead: correlational selection on morphology, performance, and habitat use in island lizards.

    Ryan Calsbeek;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Allometry of behavior

    Kenneth P. Dial;Erick Greene;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Ecosystem Function and Services of Aquatic Predators in the Anthropocene.

    Neil Hammerschlag;Oswald J. Schmitz;Alexander S. Flecker;Kevin D. Lafferty

  • PLEIOTROPIC EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL GENE LOCI ON MANDIBULAR MORPHOLOGY

    James M. Cheverud;Eric J. Routman;Eric J. Routman;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Measuring Performance in Nature: Implications for Studies of Fitness Within Populations

    Duncan J. Irschick

  • Sexual dimorphism in head shape and diet in the cottonmouth snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

    Shawn E. Vincent;Anthony Herrel;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Does dewlap size predict male bite performance in Jamaican Anolis lizards

    B. Vanhooydonck;A. Y. Herrel;R. Van Damme;D. J. Irschick

  • The Evolution of Performance‐Based Male Fighting Ability in Caribbean Anolis Lizards

    Simon P. Lailvaux;Duncan J. Irschick

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Herrel
Anthony Herrel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bieke Vanhooydonck
Bieke Vanhooydonck University of Antwerp
Jonathan B. Losos
Jonathan B. Losos Washington University in St. Louis
Neil Hammerschlag
Neil Hammerschlag University of Miami
Austin J. Gallagher
Austin J. Gallagher University of Miami
Alfred J. Crosby
Alfred J. Crosby University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jerry F. Husak
Jerry F. Husak University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
Bruce C. Jayne
Bruce C. Jayne University of Cincinnati
Michael D. Bartlett
Michael D. Bartlett Virginia Tech
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson University of Sheffield

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