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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
6399
World Ranking
1161
National Ranking
69

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

Zoology, Biogeography, Ecology, Systematics and Corvoidea are his primary areas of study. His study in Monophyly extends to Zoology with its themes. His Biogeography study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Speciation, Divergence, Miniopterus and Molecular phylogenetics.

His work in the fields of Ecology, such as Taxonomy, overlaps with other areas such as Extant taxon. His Systematics study incorporates themes from Branta, Tyto, Strigiformes, Disjunct and Rainforest. His work carried out in the field of Corvoidea brings together such families of science as Passerine, Paleontology, Incertae sedis and Lineage.

His most cited work include:

  • Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds (248 citations)
  • Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories (175 citations)
  • Taxonomy anarchy hampers conservation. (111 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Leslie Christidis mainly investigates Zoology, Ecology, Taxon, Systematics and Biogeography. The Zoology study combines topics in areas such as Evolutionary biology, Monophyly and Molecular phylogenetics. His work deals with themes such as Biological dispersal and Molecular clock, which intersect with Ecology.

He has researched Taxon in several fields, including Indo-Pacific, Holotype, Clade and Miniopterus. His Systematics research incorporates elements of Polyphyly and Zoogeography. His Taxonomy research incorporates themes from Species complex and Plumage.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Zoology (69.47%)
  • Ecology (56.49%)
  • Taxon (29.01%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Ecology (56.49%)
  • Biodiversity (10.69%)
  • Range (20.61%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Leslie Christidis mostly deals with Ecology, Biodiversity, Range, Niche and Taxonomy. His research ties Morphology and Ecology together. The concepts of his Biodiversity study are interwoven with issues in Mainland, Climate change and Threatened species.

His study in Niche is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Evolutionary biology, Sericornis, Molecular clock and Biogeography. Taxonomy and Conservation biology are frequently intertwined in his study. His Bird-of-paradise research is included under the broader classification of Zoology.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Taxonomy anarchy hampers conservation. (111 citations)
  • Bioacoustic and multi-locus DNA data of Ninox owls support high incidence of extinction and recolonisation on small, low-lying islands across Wallacea (18 citations)
  • Bioacoustic and multi-locus DNA data of Ninox owls support high incidence of extinction and recolonisation on small, low-lying islands across Wallacea (18 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

Leslie Christidis focuses on Ecology, Biodiversity, Predation, Moluccan boobook and Endemism. In general Ecology, his work in Taxonomy, Conservation biology and Great barrier reef is often linked to Data science and δ15N linking many areas of study. His studies in Biodiversity integrate themes in fields like Taxon and Endangered species.

His research integrates issues of Threatened species, Climate change and Coral in his study of Predation. His Moluccan boobook study overlaps with Ninox, Southern boobook, Mainland, Insular biogeography and Archipelago.

Best Publications

  • Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds

    Leslie Christidis;Walter E Boles

  • A Gondwanan origin of passerine birds supported by DNA sequences of the endemic New Zealand wrens

    Per G. P. Ericson;Les Christidis;Alan Cooper;Martin Irestedt;Martin Irestedt

  • Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories

    L Christidis;W.E Boles

  • Structured elicitation of expert judgments for threatened species assessment: a case study on a continental scale using email

    Marissa F McBride;Stephen T Garnett;Judit K Szabo;Allan H Burbidge;Allan H Burbidge

  • Invasion patterns inferred from cytochrome oxidase I sequences in three bryozoans, Bugula neritina, Watersipora subtorquata, and Watersipora arcuata

    Joshua A. Mackie;Michael J. Keough;Les Christidis

  • Molecular systematics and biogeography of the bent-wing bat complex Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

    B.R. Appleton;B.R. Appleton;J.A. McKenzie;L. Christidis

  • Systematic affinities of the lyrebirds (Passeriformes: Menura), with a novel classification of the major groups of passerine birds

    Per G.P Ericson;Les Christidis;Martin Irestedt;Martin Irestedt;Janette A Norman

  • Relationships among the Australo-Papuan parrots, lorikeets and cockatoos (Aves : psittaciformes) : protein evidence

    L. Christidis;R. Schodde;D. D. Shaw;S. F. Maynes

  • Mitochondrial DNA and morphology reveal three geographically distinct lineages of the large bentwing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in Australia

    B. R. Cardinal;L. Christidis

  • Phylogeny and biogeography in the evolution of migration: shorebirds of the Charadrius complex

    Leo Joseph;Enrique P. Lessa;Leslie Christidis

  • Resolving deep lineage divergences in core corvoid passerine birds supports a proto-Papuan island origin

    Marie Aggerbeck;Jon Fjeldsa;Leslie Christidis;Leslie Christidis;Pierre-Henri Fabre;Pierre-Henri Fabre

  • Molecular Relationships Within Australasian Waterfowl (Anseriformes)

    M Sraml;L Christidis;S Easteal;P Horn

  • Feathers from museum bird skins-A good source of DNA for phylogenetic studies

    Peter Leeton;Leslie Christidis;Michael Westerman

  • DNA evidence shows vocalizations to be a better indicator of taxonomic limits than plumage patterns in Zimmerius tyrant-flycatchers.

    Frank E Rheindt;Janette A Norman;Janette A Norman;Leslie Christidis;Leslie Christidis;Leslie Christidis

  • Unravelling a biogeographical knot: origin of the 'leapfrog' distribution pattern of Australo-Papuan sooty owls (Strigiformes) and logrunners (Passeriformes).

    J. A. Norman;L. Christidis;L. Joseph;B. Slikas

  • Towards a global list of accepted species VI: The Catalogue of Life checklist

    Donald Hobern;Saroj K. Barik;Les Christidis;Stephen T.Garnett

  • Relationships within the Australo-Papuan Fairy-wrens (Aves : Malurinae) : an Evaluation of the Utility of Allozyme Data

    Leslie Christidis;Richard Schodde

  • A multigene phylogeny examining evolutionary and ecological relationships in the Australo-papuan wrens of the subfamily Malurinae (Aves)

    Amy C Driskell;Janette Ann Norman;Janette Ann Norman;Stephen Pruett-Jones;Elizabeth Mangall

  • A multi-gene phylogeny reveals novel relationships for aberrant genera of Australo-Papuan core Corvoidea and polyphyly of the Pachycephalidae and Psophodidae (Aves : Passeriformes).

    Janette A Norman;Per Gp Ericson;Knud A Jonsson;Jon Fjeldsa

  • Molecular phylogenetics of Australo-Papuan possums and gliders (family Petauridae).

    M.J. Osborne;M.J. Osborne;L. Christidis

  • Relicts from Tertiary Australasia: undescribed families and subfamilies of songbirds (Passeriformes) and their zoogeographic signal.

    Richard Schodde;Leslie Christidis

  • Genetic distinctness of isolated populations of an endangered marsupial, the mountain pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus.

    M. J. Osborne;J. A. Norman;L. Christidis;N. D. Murray

  • Molecular Phylogenetic Affinities of the Night Parrot (Geopsittacus Occidentalis) and the Ground Parrot (Pezoporus Wallicus)

    Peter R. J. Leeton;Leslie Christidis;Michael Westerman;Walter E. Boles

  • Multilocus analysis of a taxonomically densely sampled dataset reveal extensive non-monophyly in the avian family Locustellidae.

    Per Alstrom;Silke Fregin;Janette Ann Norman;Per Gp Ericson

Frequent Co-Authors

Janette A Norman
Janette A Norman Southern Cross University
Knud A. Jønsson
Knud A. Jønsson Swedish Museum of Natural History
Brendan P. Kelaher
Brendan P. Kelaher Southern Cross University
Martin Irestedt
Martin Irestedt Swedish Museum of Natural History
Jon Fjeldså
Jon Fjeldså University of Copenhagen
Per G. P. Ericson
Per G. P. Ericson Swedish Museum of Natural History
Michael Westerman
Michael Westerman La Trobe University
Rauri C. K. Bowie
Rauri C. K. Bowie University of California, Berkeley
Stephen T. Garnett
Stephen T. Garnett Charles Darwin University
Gretta T. Pecl
Gretta T. Pecl University of Tasmania

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