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3822
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Lynne A. Isbell 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 Lynne A. Isbell sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 125 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lynne A. Isbell 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 Lynne A. Isbell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lynne A. Isbell is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily related to animal behavior, ecology, and conservation, with a strong focus on primates and large mammals.

Their recent scholarly work includes several published papers:

  • Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements (2020) - Conservation Biology
  • Home range variation in leopards living across the human density gradient (2021) - Journal of Mammalogy
  • Spatial patterns of large African cats: a large-scale study on density, home range size, and home range overlap of lions Panthera leo and leopards Panthera pardus (2023) - Mammal Review
  • Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data (2022) - Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Infant adoptions in wild bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata) (2022) - Primates

Lynne A. Isbell frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Karen L. Bales
  • Joseph Erwin
  • Kris Coleman
  • Ma Hew Novak
  • Mollie A. Bloomsmith

The primary venues where their work has appeared include:

  • American Journal of Primatology (28 publications)
  • Journal of Mammalogy (2 publications)
  • Conservation Biology (1 publication)
  • Mammal Review (1 publication)
  • Primates (1 publication)

Lynne A. Isbell's book publications include:

  • Primate Socioecology (2024), published by Johns Hopkins University Press

Their research spans several subfields, notably:

  • Social Psychology
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Small Animals

Main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Best Publications

  • Moving in the Anthropocene : global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Marlee A. Tucker;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;William F. Fagan;John M. Fryxell

  • Contest and scramble competition: patterns of female aggression and ranging behavior among primates

    Lynne A. Isbell

  • Snakes as agents of evolutionary change in primate brains

    Lynne A. Isbell

  • Predation on primates: Ecological patterns and evolutionary consequences

    Lynne A. Isbell

  • Ecological models of female social relationships in primates: similarities, disparities, and some directions for future clarity

    Lynne A. Isbell;Truman P. Young

  • Pulvinar neurons reveal neurobiological evidence of past selection for rapid detection of snakes

    Quan Van Le;Lynne A. Isbell;Jumpei Matsumoto;Minh Nguyen

  • Ants on swollen-thorn acacias: species coexistence in a simple system

    Truman P. Young;Cynthia H. Stubblefield;Lynne A. Isbell

  • Differential Costs of Locational and Social Dispersal and Their Consequences for Female Group-Living Primates

    Dirk Van Vuren;Lynne A. Isbell

  • Social and ecological influences on activity budgets of vervet monkeys, and their implications for group living

    Lynne A. Isbell;Truman P. Young

  • Large carnivores make savanna tree communities less thorny

    Adam T. Ford;Jacob R. Goheen;Tobias O. Otieno;Laura Bidner

  • Linking social and pathogen transmission networks using microbial genetics in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

    Kimberly L. VanderWaal;Kimberly L. VanderWaal;Edward R. Atwill;Lynne. A. Isbell;Brenda McCowan

  • The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent: Why We See So Well

    Lynne A. Isbell

  • Movements of vervets (Cercopithecus aethiops) and patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) as estimators of food resource size, density, and distribution

    Lynne A. Isbell;Jill D. Pruetz;Truman P. Young

  • Correlations of food distribution and patch size with agonistic interactions in female vervets (Chlorocebus aethiops) and patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) living in simple habitats

    Jill D. Pruetz;Lynne A. Isbell

  • Sex Differences in Giraffe Feeding Ecology: Energetic and Social Constraints

    Truman P. Young;Lynne A. Isbell

  • Sudden short-term increase in mortality of vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) due to leopard predation in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

    Lynne A. Isbell

  • Costs and benefits of home range shifts among vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

    Lynne A. Isbell;Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth

  • Diet for a Small Primate: Insectivory and Gummivory in the (Large) Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas pyrrhonotus)

    Lynne A. Isbell;Lynne A. Isbell

  • Stag parties linger: continued gender bias in a female-rich scientific discipline.

    Lynne A. Isbell;Truman P. Young;Alexander H. Harcourt

  • Multilevel social organization and space use in reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

    Kimberly L. VanderWaal;Kimberly L. VanderWaal;Hui Wang;Brenda McCowan;Hsieh Fushing

Frequent Co-Authors

Truman P. Young
Truman P. Young University of California, Davis
Brenda McCowan
Brenda McCowan University of California, Davis
Raivo Mänd
Raivo Mänd University of Tartu
James R. Carey
James R. Carey University of California, Davis
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Roland Kays
Roland Kays North Carolina State University
Carlos Tomaz
Carlos Tomaz University of Brasília
Adam T. Ford
Adam T. Ford University of British Columbia
Hisao Nishijo
Hisao Nishijo University of Toyama
Justin M. Calabrese
Justin M. Calabrese University of Maryland, College Park

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