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Richard D. Reina

Richard D. Reina

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
7087
World Ranking
5567
National Ranking
445

Overview

Richard D. Reina is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Parasitology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Richard D. Reina has published extensively on sea turtles and related ecological topics. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Microbial symbiosis and coevolution of an entire clade of ancient vertebrates: the gut microbiota of sea turtles and its relationship to their phylogenetic history (2020) in Animal Microbiome
  • Adaptation of sea turtles to climate warming: Will phenological responses be sufficient to counteract changes in reproductive output? (2023) in Global Change Biology
  • Extreme rainfall events and cooling of sea turtle clutches: Implications in the face of climate warming (2020) in Ecology and Evolution
  • Low male production at the world's largest green turtle rookery (2020) in Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • The gut bacterial microbiota of sea turtles differs between geographically distinct populations (2020) in Endangered Species Research

Frequent co-authors working with Richard D. Reina include:

  • Sean A. Williamson
  • Christopher R. Gatto
  • Terence I. Walker
  • Licia Finotto
  • André Chiaradia

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • Endangered Species Research
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology B

Best Publications

  • Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century

    M. Hamann;M.H. Godfrey;J.A. Seminoff;K. Arthur

  • Pacific leatherback turtles face extinction.

    James R. Spotila;Richard D. Reina;Anthony C. Steyermark;Pamela T. Plotkin

  • Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles

    A.F. Rees;J. Alfaro-Shigueto;P.C.R. Barata;K.A. Bjorndal

  • Nesting Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: 1988–1989 to 1999–2000

    Richard David Reina;Philippe A Mayor;James R Spotila;Rotney Piedra

  • Interpreting indices of physiological stress in free-living vertebrates

    Christopher P. Johnstone;Richard D. Reina;Alan Lill

  • The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

    Vincent S. Saba;Pilar Santidrián‐Tomillo;Richard D. Reina;James R. Spotila

  • Low reproductive success of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, is due to high embryonic mortality

    Barbara A. Bell;James R. Spotila;Frank V. Paladino;Richard D. Reina

  • Stress related physiological changes and post-release survival of Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) and gummy sharks (Mustelus antarcticus) following gill-net and longline capture in captivity

    Lorenz H. Frick;Richard David Reina;Terence Ivan Walker

  • Biotic and abiotic factors affect the nest environment of embryonic leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea.

    Bryan P Wallace;Paul R Sotherland;James R Spotila;Richard D Reina

  • Feeding ecology of the East Pacific green sea turtle Chelonia mydas agassizii at Gorgona National Park, Colombia

    Diego Amorocho;Richard David Reina

  • Detecting elusive aspects of wildlife ecology using drones: new insights on the mating dynamics and operational sex ratios of sea turtles

    Gail Schofield;Kostas A. Katselidis;Martin K. S. Lilley;Richard D. Reina

  • The leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, exhibits both polyandry and polygyny

    J. L. Crim;L. D. Spotila;J. R. Spotila;M. O'Connor

  • Effects of salinity on the survival, growth and development of tadpoles of the brown tree frog, Litoria ewingii

    Kavitha Chinathamby;Richard David Reina;Paul C Bailey;Belinda K Lees

  • Arrested embryonic development: a review of strategies to delay hatching in egg-laying reptiles

    Anthony R. Rafferty;Richard D. Reina

  • Respiratory frequency, dive behaviour and social interactions of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea during the inter-nesting interval

    Richard D. Reina;Richard D. Reina;Kyler J. Abernathy;Greg J. Marshall;James R. Spotila

  • Reassessment of the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Nesting Population at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: Effects of Conservation Efforts

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Elizabeth Vélez;Richard D. Reina;Rotney Piedra

  • The potential of unmanned aerial systems for sea turtle research and conservation: A review and future directions

    Alan F. Rees;Larisa Avens;Katia Ballorain;Elizabeth Bevan

  • Respiratory mode and gear type are important determinants of elasmobranch immediate and post-release mortality

    Derek R Dapp;Terence I Walker;Charlie Huveneers;Richard D Reina

  • Size, growth, and reproductive output of adult female leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea

    Edwin R. Price;Bryan P. Wallace;Richard D. Reina;James R. Spotila

  • Maternal investment in reproduction and its consequences in leatherback turtles

    Bryan P Wallace;Paul R Sotherland;Pilar Santidrian Tomillo;Richard David Reina

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Spotila
James R. Spotila Drexel University
Frank V. Paladino
Frank V. Paladino Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University
Bryan P. Wallace
Bryan P. Wallace Duke University
Graeme C. Hays
Graeme C. Hays Deakin University
Peter H. Dutton
Peter H. Dutton National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Yan Ropert-Coudert
Yan Ropert-Coudert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Annette C. Broderick
Annette C. Broderick University of Exeter
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes Florida State University
Robert J. Moore
Robert J. Moore RMIT University

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