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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
81
Citations
26724
World Ranking
789
National Ranking
119

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Marsh Award for Ecology, British Ecological Society

Overview

Tim Coulson is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record in the fields of environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily spans ecology, genetics, and ecological modeling, with significant contributions to understanding ecological and evolutionary dynamics.

The scientist's recent notable papers include:

  • Social networks strongly predict the gut microbiota of wild mice, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Skewed distributions of lifetime reproductive success: beyond mean and variance, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Phenological asynchrony: a ticking time-bomb for seemingly stable populations?, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Towards a more precise - and accurate - view of eco-evolution, 2021, Ecology Letters

Tim Coulson collaborates frequently with several researchers including:

  • Jean-Michel Gaillard
  • Shripad Tuljapurkar
  • Joseph Travis
  • David N. Reznick
  • Ronald D. Bassar

The main publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology Letters
  • The American Naturalist
  • Peer Community In Ecology
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Research themes addressed by Tim Coulson cover a broad range of topics such as:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Plant and animal studies

They have contributed significantly to the subfields of ecology, genetics, ecology-evolution-behavior-systematics, nature and landscape conservation, and ecological modeling.

Tim Coulson has received the Marsh Award for Ecology from the British Ecological Society in 2012 for their contributions to the field.

Best Publications

  • Age, Sex, Density, Winter Weather, and Population Crashes in Soay Sheep

    Tim Coulson;Edward A. Catchpole;Steve D. Albon;Byron J. T. Morgan

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

    William J. Sutherland;Robert P. Freckleton;H. Charles J. Godfray;Steven R. Beissinger

  • Effects of sampling regime on the mean and variance of home range size estimates

    Luca Börger;Luca Börger;Luca Börger;Novella Franconi;Giampiero De Michele;Alberto Gantz

  • The use of photographic rates to estimate densities of tigers and other cryptic mammals

    Chris Carbone;S. Christie;K. Conforti;T. Coulson

  • Coupled dynamics of body mass and population growth in response to environmental change

    Arpat Ozgul;Dylan Z. Childs;Madan K. Oli;Kenneth B. Armitage

  • Does heterozygosity estimate inbreeding in real populations

    F. Balloux;W. Amos;T. Coulson

  • The influence of parental relatedness on reproductive success

    W. Amos;J. Worthington Wilmer;K. Fullard;T. M. Burg

  • Why large-scale climate indices seem to predict ecological processes better than local weather

    T B Hallett;T Coulson;Jill Pilkington;T H Clutton-Brock

  • Noise and determinism in synchronized sheep dynamics

    B T Grenfell;K Wilson;B F Finkenstadt;T N Coulson

  • The use and abuse of population viability analysis

    Tim Coulson;Georgina M Mace;Elodie Hudson;Hugh Possingham

  • LONGEVITY CAN BUFFER PLANT AND ANIMAL POPULATIONS AGAINST CHANGING CLIMATIC VARIABILITY

    William F. Morris;Catherine A. Pfister;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Chirrakal V. Haridas

  • Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach

    D. H. Nussey;T. Coulson;M. Festa-Bianchet;J.-M. Gaillard

  • Microsatellites reveal heterosis in red deer

    T. N Coulson;J. M Pemberton;S. D Albon;M Beaumont

  • Sexually antagonistic genetic variation for fitness in red deer

    Katharina Foerster;Tim Coulson;Ben C. Sheldon;Josephine M. Pemberton

  • Empirical Evidence of Density- Dependence in Populations of Large Herbivores

    C. Bonenfant;J.M. Gaillard;T. Coulson;M. Festa-Bianchet

  • Why Conservationists Should Heed Pokémon

    Andrew Balmford;Lizzie Clegg;Tim Coulson;Jennie Taylor

  • Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast–slow life‐history continuum

    Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho

  • The dynamics of phenotypic change and the shrinking sheep of St. Kilda.

    Arpat Ozgul;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Tim G. Benton;Josephine M. Pemberton

  • Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection.

    Adam M. Siepielski;Michael B. Morrissey;Mathieu Buoro;Stephanie M. Carlson

  • An integrated approach to identify spatiotemporal and individual-level determinants of animal home range size.

    Luca Börger;Novella Franconi;Francesco Ferretti;Fiora Meschi

  • Models in Biology: Mathematics, Statistics and Computing

    Tim Coulson;D. Brown;P. Rothery

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Tim H. Clutton-Brock University of Cambridge
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Josephine M. Pemberton
Josephine M. Pemberton University of Edinburgh
Sonya M. Clegg
Sonya M. Clegg University of Oxford
Arpat Ozgul
Arpat Ozgul University of Zurich
E. J. Milner-Gulland
E. J. Milner-Gulland University of Oxford
Byron J. T. Morgan
Byron J. T. Morgan University of Kent
Steve D. Albon
Steve D. Albon James Hutton Institute
Marco Festa-Bianchet
Marco Festa-Bianchet Université de Sherbrooke
Giacomo Tavecchia
Giacomo Tavecchia University of the Balearic Islands

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