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Lawrence M. Dill

Lawrence M. Dill

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
79
Citations
37583
World Ranking
858
National Ranking
54

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Lawrence M. Dill is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their work spans multiple areas within environmental and earth sciences with a focus on marine and ecological systems.

The main fields of study for Dill include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader areas, Dill has contributed to several subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their research topics cover diverse aspects of animal behavior and environmental dynamics, including:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Dill has authored and co-authored several papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Behaviourally mediated biases in transect surveys: a predation risk sensitivity approach" (2020) published in Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • "Foraging behaviour and ecology of transient killer whales within a deep submarine canyon system" (2024) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System" (2025) published in PLoS ONE

Dill frequently collaborates with other researchers. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Josh D. McInnes
  • K. Lester
  • Chelsea R. Mathieson
  • Andrew W. Trites
  • Peggy J. West-Stap

The primary publication venues for Dill's research are:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology

Recognition of Dill's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Behavioral decisions made under the risk of predation: a review and prospectus

    Steven L. Lima;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Human-caused Disturbance Stimuli as a Form of Predation Risk

    Alejandro Frid;Lawrence M. Dill

  • The Economics of Fleeing from Predators

    R.C. Ydenberg;L.M. Dill

  • The scent of death: Chemosensory assessment of predation risk by prey animals

    Lee B. Kats;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Adaptive Flexibility in the Foraging Behavior of Fishes

    Lawrence M. Dill

  • FOOD AVAILABILITY AND TIGER SHARK PREDATION RISK INFLUENCE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN HABITAT USE

    Michael R. Heithaus;Lawrence M. Dill

  • REVISITING THE CLASSICS: CONSIDERING NONCONSUMPTIVE EFFECTS IN TEXTBOOK EXAMPLES OF PREDATOR–PREY INTERACTIONS

    Barbara L. Peckarsky;Peter A. Abrams;Daniel I. Bolnick;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Animal decision making and its ecological consequences: the future of aquatic ecology and behaviour

    Lawrence M. Dill

  • A DETERMINATION OF THE ENERGETIC EQUIVALENCE OF THE RISK OF PREDATION

    Mark V. Abrahams;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade.

    Justin P. Suraci;Michael Clinchy;Lawrence M. Dill;Devin Roberts

  • Position Choice by Drift-Feeding Salmonids: Model and Test for Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in Subarctic Mountain Streams, Interior Alaska

    Nicholas F. Hughes;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Risk of predation and the feeding behavior of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

    Lawrence M. Dill;Alex H. G. Fraser

  • State‐dependent risk‐taking by green sea turtles mediates top‐down effects of tiger shark intimidation in a marine ecosystem

    Michael R. Heithaus;Alejandro Frid;Aaron J. Wirsing;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Habitat use and foraging behavior of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in a seagrass ecosystem

    M. R. Heithaus;L. M. Dill;G. J. Marshall;B. Buhleier

  • Fish and game: a game theoretic approach to habitat selection by predators and prey*

    Don M. Hugie;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Ecological and social determinants of group size in transient killer whales

    Robin W. Baird;Lawrence M. Dill

  • The Relative Growth of Dominant and Subordinate Juvenile Steelhead Trout (Salmo Gairdneri) Fed Equal Rations

    Jeremy C. Abbott;Lawrence M. Dill

  • Mate choice by female crickets is influenced by predation risk

    Ann V. Hedrick;Lawrence M. Dill

  • BEHAVIORALLY MEDIATED INDIRECT INTERACTIONS IN MARINE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS

    Lawrence M. Dill;Michael R. Heithaus;Michael R. Heithaus;Carl J. Walters

  • Occurrence and behaviour of transient killer whales: seasonal and pod-specific variability, foraging behaviour, and prey handling

    R. W. Baird;L. M. Dill

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Heithaus
Michael R. Heithaus Florida International University
Aaron J. Wirsing
Aaron J. Wirsing University of Washington
Martin Krkošek
Martin Krkošek University of Toronto
Robin W. Baird
Robin W. Baird Cascadia Research Collective
John D. Reynolds
John D. Reynolds Simon Fraser University
Ronald C. Ydenberg
Ronald C. Ydenberg Simon Fraser University
Pierre Magnan
Pierre Magnan Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Greg Marshall
Greg Marshall National Geographic Society
Peter Nonacs
Peter Nonacs University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew B. Cooper
Andrew B. Cooper Seattle Children's Hospital

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