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D-Index
30
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3391
World Ranking
8353
National Ranking
809

Jeff A. Graves publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeff A. Graves sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jeff A. Graves D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeff A. Graves sits on this spectrum.

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1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jeff A. Graves is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader categories, their work frequently intersects with subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Developmental Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science.

The scientist has contributed to understanding various aspects of animal behavior and ecology. Their main topics of research include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Marine Animal Studies, Fish Ecology and Management, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and Silkworms and Sericulture Research.

Recent publications by Jeff A. Graves highlight diverse biological and ecological themes. These include:

  • Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins (Platanista): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species, 2021, Marine Mammal Science
  • Reproductive Strategies Change With Time in a Newly Founded Colony of Spotless Starlings (Sturnus unicolor), 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Hidden leks in a migratory songbird: mating advantages for earlier and more attractive males, 2020, Behavioral Ecology
  • Cooperative breeding and possible multiple paternity in the supposedly monogamous White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus, 2021, DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))

Jeff A. Graves frequently collaborates with other researchers in related disciplines. Notable frequent co-authors include Diego Gil, Gill Braulik, Frederick I. Archer, Uzma Khan, and Muhammad Imran.

Their work has been published across several specialized venues, including Marine Mammal Science, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Behavioral Ecology, and DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)).

Best Publications

  • Male attractiveness and differential testosterone investment in zebra finch eggs.

    Diego Gil;Jeff Graves;Neil Hazon;Alan Wells

  • Familiarity breeds contempt in guppies.

    J. L. Kelley;J. A. Graves;A. E. Magurran

  • The usefulness of pellets for assessing the diet of adult Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis

    I. G. Johnstone;M. P. Harris;S. Wanless;J. A. Graves

  • Molecular phylogeny of the livebearing Goodeidae (Cyprinodontiformes).

    Shane A. Webb;Jefferson A. Graves;Constantino Macias-Garcia;Anne E. Magurran

  • Sex-specific patterns of yolk androgen allocation depend on maternal diet in the zebra finch

    Alison N. Rutstein;Lucy Gilbert;Peter J. B. Slater;Jeff A. Graves

  • Mate attractiveness and primary resource allocation in the zebra finch

    A.N. Rutstein;Lucy Gilbert;P.J.B. Slater;J.A. Graves

  • Extra-Pair Copulations and Paternity in Shags: Do Females Choose Better Males?

    J. Graves;J. Ortega-Ruano;P. J. B. Slater

  • Why does the herring gull lay three eggs

    J. Graves;A. Whiten;P. Henzi

  • Seasonal patterns of singing in the willow warbler: evidence against the fertility announcement hypothesis.

    Diego Gil;Jeff A. Graves;Peter J.B. Slater

  • A comparative study of song form and duetting in neotropical Thryothorus wrens

    Nigel I. Mann;Kimberly A. Dingess;Keith F. Barker;Jeff A. Graves

  • The impact of climatic variation on the opportunity for sexual selection.

    Sean D Twiss;Christopher Thomas;Veronica Poland;Jeff A Graves

  • Sex ratio in relation to timing of breeding, and laying sequence in a dimorphic seabird

    Alberto Velando;Jeff Graves;Jose E. Ortega‐Ruano

  • Molecular data delineate four genera of "Thryothorus" wrens.

    Nigel I. Mann;F. Keith Barker;Jeff A. Graves;Kimberly A. Dingess-Mann

  • Yolk antioxidants and mate attractiveness in the Zebra Finch

    K. A. Williamson;P. F. Surai;J. A. Graves

  • Maternal effects due to male attractiveness affect offspring development in the zebra finch.

    Lucy Gilbert;K.A Williamson;N. Hazon;J.A Graves

  • A molecular genetic analysis of the communal nesting of the ostrich (Struthio camelus).

    C. N. Kimwele;J. A. Graves

  • Population genetic differentiation of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) parasitic on Atlantic and Pacific salmonids: analyses of microsatellite DNA variation among wild and farmed hosts

    C. D. Todd;A. M. Walker;M. G. Ritchie;J. A. Graves

  • Extra‐pair paternity in the shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis as determined by DNA fingerprinting

    J. Graves;R. T. Hay;M. Scallan;S. Rowe

  • Sex and differentiation: population genetic divergence and sexual dimorphism in Mexican goodeid fish

    M. G. Ritchie;R. M. Hamill;J. A. Graves;A. E. Magurran

  • Sex-biased investment in yolk androgens depends on female quality and laying order in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

    Lucy Gilbert;Alison N. Rutstein;Neil Hazon;Jefferson A. Graves

  • Diet quality and resource allocation in the zebra finch

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  • Reproduction of Blue-black Grassquits in central Brazil.

    C B V Carvalho;R H F Macedo;J A Graves

  • Kin structure and shoal composition dynamics in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

    Stephen T. Russell;Jennifer L. Kelley;Jefferson A. Graves;Anne E. Magurran

  • Sex allocation in response to paternal attractiveness in the zebra finch

    AN Rutstein;HE Gorman;KE Arnold;Lucy Gilbert

  • Yolk androgens and embryo sex: maternal effects or confounding factors?

    Lucy Gilbert;E Bulmer;KE Arnold;JA Graves

  • Variations in age‐ and sex‐specific survival rates help explain population trend in a discrete marine mammal population

    Monica Arso Civil;Barbara Cheney;Nicola Jane Quick;Nicola Jane Quick;Valentina Islas-Villanueva

  • Extra‐pair paternity and song characteristics in the willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

    Diego Gil;Peter J. B. Slater;Jeff A. Graves

  • Sperm competition in birds. Evolutionary causes and consequences

    J. Graves

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego Gil
Diego Gil Spanish National Research Council
Michael G. Ritchie
Michael G. Ritchie University of St Andrews
Regina H. Macedo
Regina H. Macedo University of Brasília
Lucy Gilbert
Lucy Gilbert University of Glasgow
Jeffrey Podos
Jeffrey Podos University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anne E. Magurran
Anne E. Magurran University of St Andrews
Ruth M. Hamill
Ruth M. Hamill Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Erica Bree Rosenblum
Erica Bree Rosenblum University of California, Berkeley
Kathryn E. Arnold
Kathryn E. Arnold University of York
Alfonso Marzal
Alfonso Marzal University of Extremadura

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