What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Ecology
- Genus
- Paleontology
Trevor H. Worthy spends much of his time researching Ecology, Zoology, Paleontology, Ancient DNA and Fauna.
Trevor H. Worthy interconnects Megafauna, Holocene and Extinction in the investigation of issues within Ecology.
His Zoology research incorporates themes from Clade, Lineage and Leiopelmatidae.
In Paleontology, Trevor H. Worthy works on issues like Cave, which are connected to Radiocarbon dating.
His Ancient DNA research includes themes of Sister group and Ratite.
His Fauna study incorporates themes from Glacial period, Tuatara and Quaternary.
His most cited work include:
- Dating the late prehistoric dispersal of Polynesians to New Zealand using the commensal Pacific rat. (363 citations)
- The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand (281 citations)
- A working list of breeding bird species of the New Zealand region at first human contact (174 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary scientific interests are in Ecology, Zoology, Fauna, Taxon and Paleontology.
His research integrates issues of Extinction, Ancient DNA, Pleistocene and Holocene in his study of Ecology.
His research in Ancient DNA intersects with topics in Ratite, Dinornis, Coprolite and Subfossil.
Trevor H. Worthy has included themes like Palaeognathae and Cenozoic in his Ratite study.
His Zoology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Sister group, Clade and Southern Hemisphere.
His Taxon research integrates issues from Range and Dinornithiformes.
He most often published in these fields:
- Ecology (50.69%)
- Zoology (40.09%)
- Fauna (23.04%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Zoology (40.09%)
- Taxon (19.82%)
- Ecology (50.69%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Trevor H. Worthy mainly investigates Zoology, Taxon, Ecology, Fauna and Archaeology.
His Zoology research incorporates elements of Fowl, Genyornis, Cenozoic and Ancient DNA.
His Ancient DNA research focuses on subjects like Vicariance, which are linked to Sister group.
The various areas that Trevor H. Worthy examines in his Taxon study include Taxonomy, Cladistics and Holocene.
Trevor H. Worthy incorporates Ecology and Colonisation in his research.
He has researched Fauna in several fields, including Fossil Record, Common species, Lizard and Sexual dimorphism.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The evolution of giant flightless birds and novel phylogenetic relationships for extinct fowl (Aves, Galloanseres) (34 citations)
- On the taxonomic composition and phylogenetic affinities of the recently proposed clade Vegaviidae Agnolín et al., 2017 ‒ neornithine birds from the Upper Cretaceous of the Southern Hemisphere (18 citations)
- Recent advances in avian palaeobiology in New Zealand with implications for understanding New Zealand’s geological, climatic and evolutionary histories (14 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Genus
- Paleontology
Trevor H. Worthy focuses on Zoology, Taxon, Fauna, Taxonomy and Ecology.
His Zoology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Sister group, Miller, Vegavis, Genyornis and Biological dispersal.
His Taxon research includes elements of Biodiversity, Ecosystem diversity, Adaptive radiation and Mystacinidae.
His work deals with themes such as Osteology, Genus, Southern Hemisphere, Sexual dimorphism and Common species, which intersect with Fauna.
He interconnects Galliformes, Cenozoic and Megapode in the investigation of issues within Taxonomy.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Population growth and Refugee in addition to Ecology.
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