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Richard B. Forward

Richard B. Forward

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
8606
World Ranking
2625
National Ranking
928

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard B. Forward is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to environmental and aquatic sciences, focusing extensively on marine and fisheries research. The main fields of study include Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work also covers subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research topics are concentrated on areas including:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarah D. Carr
  • James L. Hench
  • Richard A. Luettich
  • Richard A. Tankersley
  • Jonathan H. Cohen

Their recent publication is titled "Spatial patterns in the ovigerous Callinectes sapidus spawning migration: results from a coupled behavioral-physical model", published in 2021 through UNC Libraries. This paper contributes to their work in marine biological systems and ecological modeling.

Richard B. Forward has published regularly in venues such as UNC Libraries. Their publication record reflects a focus on marine ecology, fisheries, and environmental interactions.

In recognition of their contributions to science, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Larval release rhythms of decapod crustaceans: an overview

    R. B. Forward

  • ZOOPLANKTON DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION — A REVIEW OF PROXIMATE CONTROL

    Jonathan H. Cohen;Richard B. Forward

  • The visual pigments of crabs. I: Spectral characteristics

    Thomas W. Cronin;Richard B. Forward

  • Cues for Metamorphosis of Brachyuran Crabs: An Overview

    Richard B. Forward;Richard A. Tankersley;Dan Rittschof

  • Abundance of estuarine crab larvae is associated with tidal hydrologic variables

    M. C. DeVries;R. A. Tankersley;R. B. Forward;W. W. Kirby-Smith

  • Responses of estuarine crab megalopae to pressure, salinity and light: Implications for flood-tide transport

    R. A. Tankersley;L. M. McKelvey;R. B. Forward

  • Tidal vertical migration: an endogenous rhythm in estuarine crab larvae.

    Thomas W. Cronin;Richard B. Forward

  • Control of diel vertical migration: Photoresponses of a larval crustacean†

    Richard B. Forward;Thomas W. Cronin;Donald E. Stearns

  • Cues and context: Larval responses to physical and chemical cues

    D. Rittschof;RB Forward;G. Cannon;JM Welch

  • Movement patterns and trajectories of ovigerous blue crabs Callinectes sapidus during the spawning migration

    Sarah D Carr;Richard A Tankersley;James L Hench;Richard B Forward

  • Effects of chemical cues on settlement behavior of blue crab Callinectes sapidus postlarvae

    Welch Jm;Rittschof D;Bullock Tm;Forward Rb

  • Light and Diurnal Vertical Migration: Photobehavior and Photophysiology of Plankton

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  • Endogenous swimming rhythms in estuarine crab megalopae: Implications for flood-tide transport

    R. A. Tankersley;R. B. Forward

  • Selective tidal-stream transport of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus: An overview

    Richard B. Forward;Richard A. Tankersley;James M. Welch

  • Spectral sensitivity of vertically migrating marine copepods.

    Jonathan H. Cohen;Richard B. Forward

  • Effects of environmental cues on metamorphosis of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus

    RB Forward;MC DeVries;D. Rittschof;Daz Frankel

  • The ontogeny of phototaxis by larvae of the crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii

    R. B. Forward;J. D. Costlow

  • Flood tide transport of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, postlarvae: Behavioral responses to salinity and turbulence

    J. M. Welch;R. B. Forward

  • Photosensitivity of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa

    D. E. Stearns;R. B. Forward

  • Copepod photobehavior in a simulated natural light environment and its relation to nocturnal vertical migration

    D. E. Stearns;R. B. Forward

  • Spectral sensitivity of larvae from intertidal crustaceans

    Richard B. Forward;Thomas W. Cronin

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan Rittschof
Dan Rittschof Duke University
Thomas W. Cronin
Thomas W. Cronin University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Richard A. Luettich
Richard A. Luettich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Salmon
Michael Salmon Florida Atlantic University
Anthony S. Clare
Anthony S. Clare Newcastle University
David B. Eggleston
David B. Eggleston North Carolina State University
Craig M. Young
Craig M. Young University of Oregon
Kenneth J. Lohmann
Kenneth J. Lohmann University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Patricia A. Tester
Patricia A. Tester Ocean Tester LLC
Douglas P. Nowacek
Douglas P. Nowacek Duke University

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