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Animal Science and Veterinary

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37
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1454
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101

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Liana Zanette publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liana Zanette sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 70 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Liana Zanette D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Liana Zanette sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Liana Zanette is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and primarily conducts research in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple aspects of ecology, animal behavior, and wildlife conservation.

The scientist's research areas include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior

Liana Zanette has published extensively with a focus on ecological interactions and the influence of fear and predator-prey dynamics on animal populations. Their research has appeared in several notable venues, including:

  • Current Biology
  • Oecologia
  • Scientific Reports
  • Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Selected recent papers are:

  • "Ecology and Neurobiology of Fear in Free-Living Wildlife" (2020) published in Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • "Fear of the human 'super predator' pervades the South African savanna" (2023) published in Current Biology

Other papers closely related to their sphere of research but authored by frequent collaborators include:

  • "Prey tells, large herbivores fear the human 'super predator'" (2022) published in Oecologia
  • "Fear of predators in free-living wildlife reduces population growth over generations" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Playbacks of predator vocalizations reduce crop damage by ungulates" (2022) published in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Frequent coauthors in Zanette's body of work comprise:

  • Michael Clinchy
  • Dries P. J. Kuijper
  • Robert A. McCleery
  • L. Mike Conner
  • Marek C. Allen

Their research contributions include significant insights into the ecological consequences of fear responses in wildlife populations, the interplay between humans and large mammals as perceived predators, and behavioral adaptations that affect species conservation outcomes. The integration of animal vocal communication and responses to predation threats is a recurrent theme in their studies.

Best Publications

  • Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the Number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year

    Liana Y. Zanette;Aija F. White;Marek C. Allen;Michael Clinchy

  • Modelling the fear effect in predator–prey interactions

    Xiaoying Wang;Liana Zanette;Xingfu Zou

  • Predator‐induced stress and the ecology of fear

    Michael Clinchy;Michael J. Sheriff;Liana Y. Zanette

  • FOOD SHORTAGE IN SMALL FRAGMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM AN AREA-SENSITIVE PASSERINE

    Liana Zanette;Paul Doyle;Steve M. Trémont

  • Fear of large carnivores causes a trophic cascade.

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

  • Fear of humans as apex predators has landscape-scale impacts from mountain lions to mice.

    Justin P. Suraci;Michael Clinchy;Liana Y. Zanette;Christopher C. Wilmers

  • Balancing food and predator pressure induces chronic stress in songbirds

    Michael Clinchy;Liana Zanette;Rudy Boonstra;John C. Wingfield

  • Fear of the human 'super predator' reduces feeding time in large carnivores.

    Justine A. Smith;Justin P. Suraci;Justin P. Suraci;Michael Clinchy;Ayana Crawford

  • Fear of the human “super predator” far exceeds the fear of large carnivores in a model mesocarnivore

    Michael Clinchy;Liana Y. Zanette;Devin Roberts;Justin P. Suraci

  • What do artificial nests tells us about nest predation

    Liana Zanette

  • Indirect predator effects on clutch size and the cost of egg production

    Marc Travers;Marc Travers;Michael Clinchy;Liana Zanette;Rudy Boonstra

  • NESTING SUCCESS AND NEST PREDATORS IN FOREST FRAGMENTS: A STUDY USING REAL AND ARTIFICIAL NESTS

    Liana Zanette;Bert Jenkins

  • Do stable isotopes reflect nutritional stress? Results from a laboratory experiment on song sparrows.

    Bethany Kempster;Liana Zanette;Fred J. Longstaffe;Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton

  • Song repertoire size varies with HVC volume and is indicative of male quality in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

    Jeremy A Pfaff;Liana Zanette;Scott A MacDougall-Shackleton;Elizabeth A MacDougall-Shackleton

  • Synergistic effects of food and predators on annual reproductive success in song sparrows

    Liana Zanette;James N. M. Smith;Harry van Oort;Michael Clinchy

  • Food availability affects diurnal nest predation and adult antipredator behaviour in song sparrows, Melospiza melodia

    Anne Duncan Rastogi;Liana Zanette;Michael Clinchy

  • Ecology of fear

    Liana Y. Zanette;Michael Clinchy

  • Early nutritional stress impairs development of a song-control brain region in both male and female juvenile song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) at the onset of song learning.

    Ian F MacDonald;Bethany Kempster;Liana Zanette;Scott A MacDougall-Shackleton

  • Fragment size and the demography of an area-sensitive songbird

    Liana Zanette

  • Food and predators affect egg production in song sparrows.

    Liana Zanette;Michael Clinchy;James N. M. Smith

  • The Neurological Ecology of Fear: Insights Neuroscientists and Ecologists Have to Offer one Another

    Michael Clinchy;Jay Schulkin;Liana Y. Zanette;Michael J. Sheriff

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Clinchy
Michael Clinchy University of Victoria
James N. M. Smith
James N. M. Smith University of British Columbia
Marty L. Leonard
Marty L. Leonard Dalhousie University
Rudy Boonstra
Rudy Boonstra University of Toronto
Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton
Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton University of Western Ontario
Christopher C. Wilmers
Christopher C. Wilmers University of California, Santa Cruz
John C. Wingfield
John C. Wingfield University of California, Davis
Bart Kempenaers
Bart Kempenaers Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Daniel T. Haydon
Daniel T. Haydon University of Glasgow
Mihai Valcu
Mihai Valcu Max Planck Society

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