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Geoffrey M. While

Geoffrey M. While

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
3456
World Ranking
7722
National Ranking
597

Overview

Geoffrey M. While is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research spans various areas within environmental and biological sciences, with a focus on reptile biology, genetics, and ecological dynamics. The scientist's work often intersects with evolutionary biology and species conservation.

Their frequent co-authors include Tobias Uller, Erik Wapstra, Weizhao Yang, M. Gardner, and Nathalie Feiner. This collaboration network indicates ongoing joint efforts particularly in reptile biology and evolutionary studies.

Geoffrey M. While has published multiple papers in leading journals, demonstrating active engagement in current scientific discussions. Recent notable publications include:

  • "Extensive introgression and mosaic genomes of Mediterranean endemic lizards," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Spatial variation in gene flow across a hybrid zone reveals causes of reproductive isolation and asymmetric introgression in wall lizards," 2020, Evolution
  • "Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk," 2021, Biological Conservation
  • "Impact of fluctuating developmental temperatures on phenotypic traits in reptiles: a meta-analysis," 2022, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research," 2021, Australian Journal of Zoology

The venues where their research has most frequently appeared include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Experimental Biology, Australian Journal of Zoology, and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Geoffrey M. While's research expertise covers the following main fields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their work also delves into several subfields, highlighting specific areas of interest and expertise:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling

The core topics explored throughout Geoffrey M. While's publications include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Best Publications

  • Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard.

    Pedro Andrade;Catarina Pinho;Guillem Pérez i. de Lanuza;Sandra Afonso

  • Climate-driven population divergence in sex-determining systems

    Ido Pen;Tobias Uller;Barbara Feldmeyer;Anna Harts

  • Sexual selection drives asymmetric introgression in wall lizards

    Geoffrey M. While;Geoffrey M. While;Sozos Michaelides;Robert J. P. Heathcote;Robert J. P. Heathcote;Hannah E. A. MacGregor;Hannah E. A. MacGregor

  • Maternal care in a social lizard: links between female aggression and offspring fitness

    D.L. Sinn;G.M. While;E. Wapstra

  • Giving offspring a head start in life: field and experimental evidence for selection on maternal basking behaviour in lizards

    Erik Wapstra;Tobias Uller;Tobias Uller;Geoffrey While;Mats Olsson

  • Patterns of developmental plasticity in response to incubation temperature in reptiles.

    Geoffrey M. While;Daniel W.A. Noble;Tobias Uller;Daniel A. Warner

  • Quo vadis amphibia? Global warming and breeding phenology in frogs, toads and salamanders

    Geoffrey M. While;Geoffrey M. While;Tobias Uller;Tobias Uller

  • Repeatable intra-individual variation in plasma testosterone concentration and its sex-specific link to aggression in a social lizard.

    Geoffrey M. While;Caroline Isaksson;Caroline Isaksson;Jo McEvoy;David L. Sinn

  • The diversity of population responses to environmental change.

    Fernando Colchero;Owen R Jones;Dalia A. Conde;David Hodgson

  • Extensive introgression and mosaic genomes of Mediterranean endemic lizards

    Weizhao Yang;Nathalie Feiner;Catarina Pinho;Geoffrey M. While

  • Family conflict and the evolution of sociality in reptiles

    Geoffrey M. While;Tobias Uller;Erik Wapstra

  • Female aggression predicts mode of paternity acquisition in a social lizard

    Geoffrey M. While;David L. Sinn;Erik Wapstra

  • Live bearing promotes the evolution of sociality in reptiles

    Ben Halliwell;Tobias Uller;Barbara R. Holland;Geoffrey M. While

  • Plasticity of thermoregulatory behaviour in response to the thermal environment by widespread and alpine reptile species

    Amanda J. Caldwell;Geoffrey M. While;Geoffrey M. While;Erik Wapstra

  • Adaptive responses to cool climate promotes persistence of a non-native lizard.

    Geoffrey M. While;Joseph Williamson;Graham Prescott;Terézia Horváthová

  • Spatial variation in gene flow across a hybrid zone reveals causes of reproductive isolation and asymmetric introgression in wall lizards.

    Weizhao Yang;Nathalie Feiner;Hanna Laakkonen;Roberto Sacchi

  • Sociality in Lizards

    Martin J. Whiting;Geoffrey M. While

  • Within-population variation in social strategies characterize the social and mating system of an Australian lizard, Egernia whitii

    Geoffrey M. While;Tobias Uller;Erik Wapstra

  • Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk

    David G. Chapple;Uri Roll;Monika Böhm;Rocío Aguilar;Rocío Aguilar

  • Genomic evidence for asymmetric introgression by sexual selection in the common wall lizard

    Weizhao Yang;Geoffrey M. While;Hanna Laakkonen;Roberto Sacchi

  • Altitudinal divergence in maternal thermoregulatory behaviour may be driven by differences in selection on offspring survival in a viviparous lizard

    Tobias Uller;Geoffrey M While;Geoffrey M While;Chloe D Cadby;Anna Harts;Anna Harts

  • Birthing asynchrony is not a consequence of asynchronous offspring development in a non-avian vertebrate, the Australian skink Egernia whitii

    G. M. While;S. M. Jones;E. Wapstra

  • Widespread primary, but geographically restricted secondary, human introductions of wall lizards, Podarcis muralis

    Sozos N. Michaelides;Geoffrey M. While;Geoffrey M. While;Natalia Zajac;Tobias Uller;Tobias Uller

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Wapstra
Erik Wapstra University of Tasmania
Tobias Uller
Tobias Uller Lund University
David G. Chapple
David G. Chapple Monash University
Mats Olsson
Mats Olsson University of Gothenburg
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Martin J. Whiting
Martin J. Whiting Macquarie University
Nikos Poulakakis
Nikos Poulakakis University of Crete
Caroline Isaksson
Caroline Isaksson Lund University
Miguel A. Carretero
Miguel A. Carretero University of Porto
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University

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