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Richard F. Preziosi

Richard F. Preziosi

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
5878
World Ranking
5892
National Ranking
629

Overview

Richard F. Preziosi is affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The main subfields of their work include Ecology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Molecular Biology. Their research covers a variety of topics with particular focus on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Plant and Animal Studies, and Marine and Coastal Plant Biology.

Preziosi has published several papers related to environmental and biological research. Notable recent publications include:

  • Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Is the central-marginal hypothesis a general rule? Evidence from three distributions of an expanding mangrove species, Avicennia germinans (L.) L, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Impact of Climate Change on the Production of Coffea arabica at Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 2021, Agriculture
  • The gut microbiome variability of a butterflyfish increases on severely degraded Caribbean reefs, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Hurricanes overcome migration lag and shape intraspecific genetic variation beyond a poleward mangrove range limit, 2020, Molecular Ecology

Frequent coauthors that Preziosi has collaborated with include Jennifer K. Rowntree, John P. Kennedy, Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Friederike Clever, and Lina M. Barrios.

Their work is published in several scientific venues, with the most recurrent being Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Animals, and Molecular Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

    Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Kofi Affum-Baffoe;Carolina Castilho

  • Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Allometry for Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Water Strider, Aquarius remigis

    Daphne J. Fairbairn;Richard F. Preziosi

  • Time and energy constraints and the evolution of sexual size dimorphism- to eat or to mate?

    Wolf U. Blanckenhorn;Richard F. Preziosi;Daphne J. Fairbairn

  • The spatial structure of the physical environment.

    G. Bell;M. J. Lechowicz;A. Appenzeller;M. Chandler

  • Lifetime selection on adult body size and components of body size in a waterstrider: opposing selection and maintenance of sexual size dimorphism.

    Richard F. Preziosi;Daphne J. Fairbairn

  • The estimation of the genetic correlation: the use of the jackknife

    Derek A Roff;Richard Preziosi

  • Nutritional Benefits of Cannibalism for the Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) When Prey Quality is Poor

    William E. Snyder;Sarah B. Joseph;R. F. Preziosi;Allen J. Moore

  • Ex situ diet influences the bacterial community associated with the skin of red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas).

    Rachael E. Antwis;Rachel L. Haworth;Daniel J. P. Engelmoer;Victoria Ogilvy

  • SEXUAL SELECTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE WATER STRIDER, AQUARIUS REMIGIS

    Daphne J. Fairbairn;Richard F. Preziosi

  • The evolution of interacting phenotypes: genetics and evolution of social dominance.

    Allen J. Moore;Kenneth F. Haynes;Richard F. Preziosi;Patricia J. Moore

  • Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review.

    Guuske P. Tiktak;Demi Butcher;Peter J. Lawrence;John Norrey

  • Body size and fecundity in the waterstrider Aquarius remigis: a test of Darwin's fecundity advantage hypothesis.

    Richard F. Preziosi;Daphne J. Fairbairn;Derek A. Roff;Julie M. Brennan

  • Genotype‐by‐Genotype Interactions Modified by a Third Species in a Plant‐Insect System

    Catherine Tétard‐Jones;Michael A. Kertesz;Patrick Gallois;Richard F. Preziosi

  • LIFETIME SELECTION ON ADULT BODY SIZE AND COMPONENTS OF BODY SIZE IN A WATERSTRIDER: OPPOSING SELECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM

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  • GENETIC POPULATION STRUCTURE AND LEVELS OF GENE FLOW IN THE STREAM DWELLING WATERSTRIDER, AQUARIUS (=GERRIS) REMIGIS (HEMIPTERA: GERRIDAE).

    Richard F. Preziosi;Daphne J. Fairbairn

  • Genetic variation in a tropical tree species influences the associated epiphytic plant and invertebrate communities in a complex forest ecosystem.

    Sharon E. Zytynska;Michael F. Fay;David Penney;Richard F. Preziosi

  • Sexual size dimorphism and selection in the wild in the waterstrider Aquarius remigis: Body size, components of body size and male mating success

    R. F. Preziosi;D. J. Fairbairn

  • Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Water Strider, Aquarius remigis

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  • A brighter future for frogs? The influence of carotenoids on the health, development and reproductive success of the red‐eye tree frog

    V. Ogilvy;R. F. Preziosi;A. L. Fidgett

  • Biophysical connectivity explains population genetic structure in a highly dispersive marine species

    Nathan K. Truelove;Andrew S. Kough;Andrew S. Kough;Donald C. Behringer;Claire B. Paris

  • A comparison of methods to estimate cross-environment genetic correlations

    P. A. Astles;A. J. Moore;R. F. Preziosi

  • Amphibian Symbiotic Bacteria Do Not Show a Universal Ability To Inhibit Growth of the Global Panzootic Lineage of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

    Rachael E. Antwis;Rachael E. Antwis;Rachael E. Antwis;Richard F. Preziosi;Xavier A. Harrison;Trenton W. J. Garner;Trenton W. J. Garner

Frequent Co-Authors

Daphne J. Fairbairn
Daphne J. Fairbairn University of California, Riverside
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester
Anthony Bebbington
Anthony Bebbington Clark University
Allen J. Moore
Allen J. Moore University of Georgia
Geoffrey D. Robson
Geoffrey D. Robson University of Manchester
Mark J. Butler
Mark J. Butler Florida International University
Michael A. Kertesz
Michael A. Kertesz University of Sydney
Terence A. Brown
Terence A. Brown University of Manchester
Erika Berenguer
Erika Berenguer University of Oxford
Kenneth F. Haynes
Kenneth F. Haynes University of Kentucky

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