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Luciana M. Möller

Luciana M. Möller

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
4534
World Ranking
6471
National Ranking
509

Luciana M. Möller 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 Luciana M. Möller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Luciana M. Möller 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 Luciana M. Möller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luciana M. Möller is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, molecular biology, and developmental biology. Their research touches on various topics related to marine animals, animal vocal communication and behavior, fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems, aquaculture disease management, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Luciana M. Möller include:

  • Phylogenomics of the genus Tursiops and closely related Delphininae reveals extensive reticulation among lineages and provides inference about eco-evolutionary drivers, 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Movements and behaviour of blue whales satellite tagged in an Australian upwelling system, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Seascape genomics of coastal bottlenose dolphins along strong gradients of temperature and salinity, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • Pygmy blue whale movement, distribution and important areas in the Eastern Indian Ocean, 2022, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Fine-scale genetic structure in Lahille's bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus gephyreus) is associated with social structure and feeding ecology, 2020, Marine Biology

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include:

  • Luciano B. Beheregaray
  • Kerstin Bilgmann
  • Jonathan Sandoval-Castillo
  • Guido J. Parra
  • Catherine R. M. Attard

They have published extensively in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Mammal Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • A BIOPSY SYSTEM FOR SMALL CETACEANS: DARTING SUCCESS AND WOUND HEALING IN TURSIOPS SPP.

    Michael Krützen;Lynne M. Barré;Luciana M. Möller;Michael R. Heithaus

  • Alliance membership and kinship in wild male bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) of southeastern Australia.

    Luciana M. Möller;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Robert G. Harcourt;Michael Krützen

  • Genetic evidence for sex-biased dispersal in resident bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

    Luciana M. Möller;Luciano B. Beheregaray

  • Social cohesion in a hierarchically structured embayment population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins

    Joanna Wiszniewski;Simon Allen;Luciana Marta Moller

  • Association patterns and kinship in female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) of southeastern Australia

    Luciana M. Möller;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Simon J. Allen;Robert G. Harcourt

  • A novel holistic framework for genetic-based captive-breeding and reintroduction programs.

    Catherine Attard;Luciana Moller;Minami Sasaki;Michael Hammer

  • Coastal bottlenose dolphins from southeastern Australia are Tursiops aduncus according to sequences of the mitochondrial DNA control region

    Luciana M. Möller;Luciano B. Beheregaray

  • Female bisexual kinship ties maintain social cohesion in a dolphin network

    Joanna Wiszniewski;David Lusseau;Luciana M. Möller

  • Habitat type promotes rapid and extremely localised genetic differentiation in dolphins

    Luciana Marta Moller;Joanna Wiszniewski;Simon Allen;Luciano Bellagamba Beheregaray

  • Group Characteristics, Site Fidelity And Seasonal Abundance Of Bottlenosed Dolphins (Tursiops Aduncus) In Jervis Bay And Port Stephens, South-Eastern Australia

    L.M. Möller;S.J. Allen;R.G. Harcourt

  • Recent diversification of a marine genus (Tursiops spp.) tracks habitat preference and environmental change.

    Andre E. Moura;Sandra C. A. Nielsen;Julia T. Vilstrup;J. Victor Moreno-Mayar

  • Seascape genetics of a globally distributed, highly mobile marine mammal: the short-beaked common dolphin (genus Delphinus).

    Ana R. Amaral;Ana R. Amaral;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Kerstin Bilgmann;Dmitri Boutov

  • Sociogenetic structure, kin associations and bonding in delphinids

    Luciana M. Möller

  • Genetic differentiation in bottlenose dolphins from South Australia: association with local oceanography and coastal geography

    Kerstin Bilgmann;Luciana M. Möller;Robert G. Harcourt;Susan E. Gibbs

  • Remarkably low genetic diversity and strong population structure in common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) from coastal waters of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

    Pedro F. Fruet;Eduardo R. Secchi;Fábio Daura-Jorge;Els Vermeulen

  • Complex patterns of male alliance formation in a dolphin social network

    Joanna Wiszniewski;Culum Brown;Luciana M. Möller

  • How does Australia's largest dolphin-watching industry affect the behaviour of a small and resident population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins?

    Andre Steckenreuter;Luciana Möller;Luciana Möller;Robert Harcourt

  • Multi-gene evidence for a new bottlenose dolphin species in southern Australia.

    Luciana Moller;Kerstin Bilgmann;Katherine Charlton-Robb;Luciano Beheregaray

  • Environmental and social influences on the genetic structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Southeastern Australia

    Joanna Wiszniewski;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Simon J. Allen;Simon J. Allen;Luciana M. Möller;Luciana M. Möller

  • Male reproductive success increases with alliance size in Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

    Joanna Wiszniewski;Shannon Corrigan;Luciano B. Beheregaray;Luciana M. Möller

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Robert Harcourt
Robert Harcourt Macquarie University
Simon J. Allen
Simon J. Allen University of Zurich
Eduardo R. Secchi
Eduardo R. Secchi Federal University of Rio Grande
Robert Baldwin
Robert Baldwin London School of Economics and Political Science
Maria Manuela Coelho
Maria Manuela Coelho University of Lisbon
A. Rus Hoelzel
A. Rus Hoelzel Durham University
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University
Michael Krützen
Michael Krützen University of Zurich
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Bronwyn M. Gillanders University of Adelaide

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