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Sigal Balshine

Sigal Balshine

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
9125
World Ranking
4212
National Ranking
285

Sigal Balshine 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 Sigal Balshine sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 193 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sigal Balshine 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 Sigal Balshine sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sigal Balshine is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, and social psychology.

Balshine's main research topics include animal behavior and reproduction, fish ecology and management studies, marine and fisheries research, marine animal studies overview, primate behavior and ecology, amphibian and reptile biology, and physiological and biochemical adaptations.

The scientist has published frequently in several academic venues, with notable recurring publications in Animal Behaviour, Hormones and Behavior, Behavioural Processes, Animal Cognition, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Balshine are:

  • "Understanding fish cognition: a review and appraisal of current practices," 2021, Animal Cognition
  • "Thermal tolerance depends on season, age and body condition in imperilled redside dace Clinostomus elongatus," 2020, Conservation Physiology
  • "Low-amplitude noise elicits the Lombard effect in plainfin midshipman mating vocalizations in the wild," 2021, Animal Behaviour
  • "Municipal wastewater as an ecological trap: Effects on fish communities across seasons," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A comparison of passive and active gear in fish community assessments in summer versus winter," 2021, Fisheries Research

Frequent collaborators in Balshine's research include Brett M. Culbert, Matthew G. Salena, Francis Juanes, Hossein Mehdi, and Nicholas A. Brown.

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Direct and indirect effects of chemical contaminants on the behaviour, ecology and evolution of wildlife

    Minna Mari Saaristo;Tomas Brodin;Sigal Balshine;Michael Grant Bertram

  • Correlates of group size in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish ( Neolamprologus pulcher )

    Sigal Balshine;Brenda Leach;Francis Neat;Hannah Reid

  • Production and appreciation of humor as sexually selected traits

    Eric R. Bressler;Rod A. Martin;Sigal Balshine

  • Female promiscuity promotes the evolution of faster sperm in cichlid fishes.

    John L. Fitzpatrick;Robert Montgomerie;Julie K. Desjardins;Kelly A. Stiver

  • The influence of humor on desirability

    Eric R. Bressler;Sigal Balshine

  • Competitive Interactions between Round Gobies and Logperch

    Sigal Balshine;Aikta Verma;Virginia Chant;Tys Theysmeyer

  • The evolution of cooperative breeding in the African cichlid fish, Neolamprologus pulcher

    Marian Y. L Wong;Sigal Balshine

  • Dispersal patterns and status change in a co‐operatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher: evidence from microsatellite analyses and behavioural observations

    K. A. Stiver;P. Dierkes;M. Taborsky;S. Balshine

  • Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment.

    Amanda E. Bates;Richard B. Primack;Brandy S. Biggar;Tomas J. Bird

  • Relatedness and helping in fish: examining the theoretical predictions.

    Kelly A Stiver;Petra Dierkes;Michael Taborsky;H Lisle Gibbs

  • Sperm size of African cichlids in relation to sperm competition

    Sigal Balshine;Brenda J. Leach;Francis Neat;Noam Y. Werner

  • Demography and substrate affinity of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Hamilton Harbour.

    Jennifer A.M. Young;Julie R. Marentette;Caroline Gross;James I. McDonald

  • Masculinized dominant females in a cooperatively breeding species.

    Nadia Aubin-Horth;Julie K. Desjardins;Yehoda M. Martei;Sigal Balshine

  • Behaviour and physiology of fish

    Katherine A. Sloman;Rod W. Wilson;Sigal Balshine

  • Male and female cooperatively breeding fish provide support for the “Challenge Hypothesis”

    Julie K. Desjardins;Mark R. Hazelden;Glen J. Van der Kraak;Sigal Balshine

  • Patterns of parental care in vertebrates

    Sigal Balshine

  • The relative sensitivity of sperm, eggs and embryos to copper in the blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus).

    John Fitzpatrick;S. Nadella;S. Nadella;C. Bucking;C. Bucking;S. Balshine

  • Network structure is related to social conflict in a cooperatively breeding fish

    Cody J. Dey;Adam R. Reddon;Constance M. O'Connor;Sigal Balshine

  • Sex differences in rates of territory joining and inheritance in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish

    K.A. Stiver;J. Fitzpatrick;J.K. Desjardins;S. Balshine

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Fitzpatrick
John L. Fitzpatrick Stockholm University
Chris M. Wood
Chris M. Wood University of British Columbia
Bryan D. Neff
Bryan D. Neff University of Western Ontario
Robert Montgomerie
Robert Montgomerie Queen's University
Benjamin M. Bolker
Benjamin M. Bolker McMaster University
Michael Taborsky
Michael Taborsky University of Bern
Jonathan N. Pruitt
Jonathan N. Pruitt McMaster University
Tomas Brodin
Tomas Brodin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Susanne Shultz
Susanne Shultz University of Manchester
Bryan W. Brooks
Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University

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