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Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5965
World Ranking
6146
National Ranking
121

Overview

Heinz-Ulrich Reyer is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields primarily focusing on Environmental Science as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of subfields including:

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Reyer's research topics include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

The scientist has published notably in the venues:

  • Evolution
  • Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

Recent papers include:

  • Josh Van Buskirk (1959-2021), 2021, Evolution
  • Resolution of Respect: Josh Van Buskirk (1959-2021), 2022, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Patterns of natural selection on size at metamorphosis in water frogs.

    Res Altwegg;Heinz Ulrich Reyer

  • Efficacy of hunting, feeding, and fencing to reduce crop damage by wild boars

    Hannes Geisser;Heinz‐Ulrich Reyer

  • Investment and relatedness: A cost/benefit analysis of breeding and helping in the pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

    Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Flexible helper structure as an ecological adaptation in the pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis L.)

    Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • The influence of food and temperature on population density of wild boar Sus scrofa in the Thurgau (Switzerland)

    Hannes Geisser;Heinz‐Ulrich Reyer

  • Cryptic female choice: frogs reduce clutch size when amplexed by undesired males.

    H U Reyer;G Frei;C Som

  • Mate-guarding and other Functions of Antiphonal Duets in the Slate-coloured Boubou (Laniarius funebris)

    Edith Sonnenschein;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Widespread unidirectional transfer of mitochondrial DNA: a case in western Palaearctic water frogs

    Jörg Plötner;Thomas Uzzell;Peter Beerli;Christina Spolsky

  • PERFORMANCE OF TADPOLES FROM THE HYBRIDOGENETIC RANA ESCULENTA COMPLEX: INTERACTIONS WITH POND DRYING AND INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION.

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Modification of anti-predator behaviour in tadpoles by environmental conditioning

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • From clonal to sexual hybrids: genetic recombination via triploids in all-hybrid populations of water frogs

    Ditte G. Christiansen;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Nectar intake and energy expenditure in a flower visiting bat.

    O. v. Helversen;H. U. Reyer

  • Avian Helpers at the Nest: Are they Psychologically Castrated?

    Heinz‐Ulrich Reyer;John P. Dittami;Michael R. Hall

  • Hibernation behavior of Rana lessonae and R. esculenta in their natural habitat

    A. K. Holenweg;H. U. Reyer

  • Mate choice and fitness in a hybrid frog: Rana esculenta females prefer Rana lessonae males over their own

    Gaby Abt;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Parental energy expenditure: a proximate cause of helper recruitment in the pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

    Heinz-Ulrich Reyer;Klaas Westerterp

  • Breeder-helper-interactions in the pied kingfisher reflect the costs and benefits of cooperative breeding

    Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Effects of triphenyltin and pH on the growth and development of Rana lessonae and Rana esculenta tadpoles

    Ennio Fioramonti;Raymond D. Semlitsch;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer;Karl Fent

  • Singing and mating success in water pipits: one specific song element makes all the difference

    Ueli Rehsteiner;Hannes Geisser;Heinz-Ulrich Reyer

  • Selection through predation, snowfall and microclimate on nest-site preferences in the Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

    Claudia M. Rauter;Heinz Ulrich Reyer;Kurt Bollmann;Kurt Bollmann

  • Factors influencing the composition of mixed populations of a hemiclonal hybrid and its sexual host

    B. Hellriegel;H.-U. Reyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Vorburger
Christoph Vorburger Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Res Altwegg
Res Altwegg University of Cape Town
Bradley R. Anholt
Bradley R. Anholt University of Victoria
Rob Westaway
Rob Westaway University of Glasgow
Dirk S. Schmeller
Dirk S. Schmeller National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Nickolas M. Waser
Nickolas M. Waser University of California, Riverside
Raymond D. Semlitsch
Raymond D. Semlitsch University of Missouri
Trenton W. J. Garner
Trenton W. J. Garner Zoological Society of London

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