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2832
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M. S. Webster 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 M. S. Webster sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 163 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. S. Webster 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 M. S. Webster sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

M. S. Webster is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research outputs particularly focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, with notable contributions to Ecology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, and Ecological Modeling.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics centered around animal and plant studies, as well as ecological and behavioral dynamics. Key research topics include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Webster's publications have frequently appeared in several specialized venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Evolution
  • BioScience
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • The American Naturalist

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Webster include:

  • "Digital Extended Specimens: Enabling an Extensible Network of Biodiversity Data Records as Integrated Digital Objects on the Internet" (2022), published in BioScience
  • "Comparative bioacoustics: a roadmap for quantifying and comparing animal sounds across diverse taxa" (2021), published in Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "A machine learning approach for classifying and quantifying acoustic diversity" (2021), published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Testosterone regulates CYP2J19 -linked carotenoid signal expression in male red-backed fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus)" (2020), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Male-like ornamentation in female hummingbirds results from social harassment rather than sexual selection" (2021), published in Current Biology

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Webster has worked notably with:

  • Jordan Karubian
  • Jordan Boersma
  • Joseph F. Welklin
  • Sara A. Kaiser
  • William E. Feeney

Best Publications

  • Population diversity and the portfolio effect in an exploited species

    Daniel E. Schindler;Ray Hilborn;Brandon Chasco;Christopher P. Boatright

  • Links between worlds: unraveling migratory connectivity

    Michael S. Webster;Peter P. Marra;Susan M. Haig;Staffan Bensch

  • The predation gauntlet: early post-settlement mortality in reef fishes

    Glenn R. Almany;Michael S. Webster;Michael S. Webster

  • Coastal oceanography sets the pace of rocky intertidal community dynamics

    B. A. Menge;J. Lubchenco;M. E. S. Bracken;F. Chan

  • MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF PAIRING SUCCESS, EXTRA-PAIR COPULATIONS AND MATE QUALITY ON THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SEXUAL SELECTION

    Michael S. Webster;Stephen Pruett‐Jones;David F. Westneat;Stevan J. Arnold

  • Cosmic-ray muons in the deep ocean

    J. Babson;B. Barish;R. Becker-Szendy;H. Bradner

  • Sexual dimorphism, mating system and body size in new world blackbirds (Icterinae)

    Michael S. Webster

  • CHAPTER 14 – Density Dependence in Reef Fish Populations

    Mark A. Hixon;Michael S. Webster

  • Double-digest RAD sequencing outperforms microsatellite loci at assigning paternity and estimating relatedness: A proof of concept in a highly promiscuous bird.

    Derrick J. Thrasher;Bronwyn G. Butcher;Leonardo Campagna;Michael S. Webster

  • Top 40 Priorities for Science to Inform US Conservation and Management Policy

    Erica Fleishman;David E. Blockstein;John A. Hall;Michael B. Mascia

  • Role of predators in the early post-settlement demography of coral-reef fishes

    Michael S. Webster

  • Genomic and morphological analysis of a semipermeable avian hybrid zone suggests asymmetrical introgression of a sexual signal.

    Daniel T. Baldassarre;Thomas A. White;Jordan Karubian;Michael S. Webster

  • Who Should Pick the Winners of Climate Change

    Michael S. Webster;Madhavi A. Colton;Emily S. Darling;Jonathan Armstrong

  • Microsatellite identification of extrapair sires in a socially monogamous warbler

    Michael S. Webster;Helen C. Chuang-Dobbs;Richard T. Holmes

  • Promiscuity drives sexual selection in a socially monogamous bird.

    Michael S. Webster;Keith A. Tarvin;Elaina M. Tuttle;Stephen Pruett-Jones

  • The opportunity for sexual selection: not mismeasured, just misunderstood

    A. H. Krakauer;M. S. Webster;E. H. Duval;A. G. Jones

  • Mechanisms and individual consequences of intraspecific competition in a coral-reef fish

    Michael S. Webster;Mark A. Hixon

  • Climate Change, Ecosystem Impacts, and Management for Pacific Salmon

    Daniel E. Schindler;Xan Augerot;Erica Fleishman;Nathan J. Mantua

  • The effectiveness of mate guarding by male black-throated blue warblers

    Helen C. Chuang-Dobbs;Michael S. Webster;Richard T. Holmes

  • Molecular analysis of kinship in birds: Interesting questions and useful techniques

    D. F. Westneat;M. S. Webster

  • Behavioral Isolation and Incipient Speciation in Birds

    J. Albert C. Uy;Darren E. Irwin;Michael S. Webster

Frequent Co-Authors

John Perry Cumalat
John Perry Cumalat University of Colorado Boulder
Marco Giammarchi
Marco Giammarchi University of Milan

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