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57
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14326
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2670
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69

Lukas F. Keller 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 Lukas F. Keller sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lukas F. Keller 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 Lukas F. Keller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lukas F. Keller is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed to multiple areas within biological sciences. Their research spans diverse topics and involves collaboration with several frequent co-authors and publication venues.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science. Within these domains, their subfields of focus include Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The main topics addressed in Lukas F. Keller's research are:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Lukas F. Keller are:

  • Peter Arcese
  • Pirmin Nietlisbach
  • Jane M. Reid
  • Lisa Dickel
  • Alice Brambilla

Publications by Lukas F. Keller have appeared in a variety of venues, including:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Nature Communications
  • Science
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Evolution Letters

Recent papers by Lukas F. Keller include:

  • Purging of highly deleterious mutations through severe bottlenecks in Alpine ibex, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals, 2022, Science
  • Stay home, stay safe-Site familiarity reduces predation risk in a large herbivore in two contrasting study sites, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Immigration counter-acts local micro-evolution of a major fitness component: Migration-selection balance in free-living song sparrows, 2021, Evolution Letters
  • Mechanisms governing avian phylosymbiosis: Genetic dissimilarity based on neutral and MHC regions exhibits little relationship with gut microbiome distributions of Galápagos mockingbirds, 2020, Ecology and Evolution

In addition to journal articles, Lukas F. Keller has a book publication titled Saving without Barriers: Lessons from the Retirement Savings Laboratory's Pilot Projects, published in 2021 by Inter-American Development Bank eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Inbreeding effects in wild populations.

    Lukas F. Keller;Donald M. Waller

  • Back to the future: museum specimens in population genetics.

    Peter Wandeler;Paquita E.A. Hoeck;Lukas F. Keller

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Selection against inbred song sparrows during a natural population bottleneck

    Lukas F. Keller;Peter Arcese;James N. M. Smith;Wesley M. Hochachka

  • The foraging performance of great and blue tits (Parus major and P. caeruleus) in relation to caterpillar development, and its consequences for nestling growth and fledging weight

    Beat Naef‐Daenzer;Lukas F. Keller

  • INBREEDING AND ITS FITNESS EFFECTS IN AN INSULAR POPULATION OF SONG SPARROWS (MELOSPIZA MELODIA)

    Lukas F. Keller

  • Purging of highly deleterious mutations through severe bottlenecks in Alpine ibex

    Christine Grossen;Frédéric Guillaume;Lukas F. Keller;Daniel Croll

  • Immigration and the ephemerality of a natural population bottleneck: evidence from molecular markers.

    Lukas F. Keller;Kathryn J. Jeffery;Peter Arcese;Mark A. Beaumont

  • Environmental conditions affect the magnitude of inbreeding depression in survival of Darwin's finches.

    Lukas F. Keller;Peter R. Grant;B. Rosemary Grant;Kenneth Petren

  • Comparative landscape genetics and the adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches: the role of peripheral isolation.

    K. Petren;P. R. Grant;B. R. Grant;L. F. Keller

  • CONVERGENT EVOLUTION OF DARWIN'S FINCHES CAUSED BY INTROGRESSIVE HYBRIDIZATION AND SELECTION

    Peter R. Grant;B. Rosemary Grant;Jeffrey A. Markert;Jeffrey A. Markert;Jeffrey A. Markert;Lukas F. Keller

  • Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals

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  • Effects of El Niño events on Darwin's finch productivity

    Peter R. Grant;B. Rosemary Grant;Lukas F. Keller;Kenneth Petren

  • HETEROSIS AND OUTBREEDING DEPRESSION IN DESCENDANTS OF NATURAL IMMIGRANTS TO AN INBRED POPULATION OF SONG SPARROWS (MELOSPIZA MELODIA)

    Amy B. Marr;Lukas F. Keller;Peter Arcese

  • Inbreeding depresses immune response in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia): direct and inter-generational effects

    Jane M. Reid;Peter Arcese;Lukas F. Keller

  • Song repertoire size predicts initial mating success in male song sparrows, Melospiza melodia

    Jane M. Reid;Jane M. Reid;Peter Arcese;Alice L.E.V. Cassidy;Sara M. Hiebert

  • Heritability of morphological traits in Darwin’s Finches: misidentified paternity and maternal effects

    L F Keller;P R Grant;B R Grant;K Petren

  • Hamilton and Zuk meet heterozygosity? Song repertoire size indicates inbreeding and immunity in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

    Jane M. Reid;Peter Arcese;Alice L. E. V. Cassidy;Amy B. Marr

  • Inbreeding reduces long-term growth of Alpine ibex populations.

    Claudio Bozzuto;Iris Biebach;Stefanie Muff;Stefanie Muff;Anothony R. Ives

  • VIRAL EPIZOOTIC REVEALS INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN A HABITUALLY INBREEDING MAMMAL

    Adin Ross-Gillespie;M. Justin O'Riain;Lukas F. Keller

  • No Evidence for Inbreeding Avoidance in a Natural Population of Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

    Lukas F. Keller;Peter Arcese

  • Interactive effects of environmental stress and inbreeding on reproductive traits in a wild bird population

    A. B. Marr;P. Arcese;W. M. Hochachka;Jane Margaret Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Arcese
Peter Arcese University of British Columbia
Jane M. Reid
Jane M. Reid University of Aberdeen
Peter R. Grant
Peter R. Grant Princeton University
Kenneth Petren
Kenneth Petren University of Cincinnati
James N. M. Smith
James N. M. Smith University of British Columbia
Daniel Croll
Daniel Croll University of Neuchâtel
B. Rosemary Grant
B. Rosemary Grant Princeton University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland

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