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Wayne L. Linklater

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
5636
World Ranking
6638
National Ranking
2244

Wayne L. Linklater 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 Wayne L. Linklater sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 113 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wayne L. Linklater 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 Wayne L. Linklater sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wayne L. Linklater is affiliated with California State University, Sacramento in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with significant contributions across several subfields such as Ecology, Social Psychology, Molecular Biology, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
  • Geographies of human-animal interactions
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Notable recent publications by Wayne L. Linklater include:

  • Responses of New Zealand forest birds to management of introduced mammals, 2020, Conservation Biology
  • The need for formal reflexivity in conservation science, 2021, Conservation Biology
  • Lessons from a conservation and tourism cooperative: the Namibian black rhinoceros case, 2020, Annals of Tourism Research
  • Oxpeckers Help Rhinos Evade Humans, 2020, Current Biology
  • Do environmental education fieldtrips strengthen children's connection to nature and promote environmental behaviour or wellbeing?, 2023, Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology

Wayne L. Linklater frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • Jeff R. Muntifering
  • Valentina Lucarelli
  • Damon Colbert
  • Mathew Cumming
  • Andrew V. Kralicek

Their research has been published in a range of scholarly venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Annals of Tourism Research
  • Current Biology
  • Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
  • New Zealand Science Review

Best Publications

  • Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Trine H. Setsaas;Wayne L. Linklater

  • Meta-analysis of human connection to nature and proenvironmental behavior.

    Julie Whitburn;Wayne Linklater;Wokje Abrahamse

  • Exposure to Urban Nature and Tree Planting Are Related to Pro-Environmental Behavior via Connection to Nature, the Use of Nature for Psychological Restoration, and Environmental Attitudes:

    Julie Whitburn;Wayne L. Linklater;Taciano L. Milfont

  • Stallion harassment and the mating system of horses.

    Wayne L. Linklater;Elissa Z. Cameron;Edward O. Minot;Kevin J. Stafford

  • Eye-Tracking of Men’s Preferences for Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Breast Size of Women

    Barnaby J. Dixson;Gina M. Grimshaw;Wayne L. Linklater;Alan F. Dixson

  • Adaptive explanation in socio‐ecology: lessons from the Equidae

    Wayne L. Linklater

  • Aging and improving reproductive success in horses: declining residual reproductive value or just older and wiser?

    E. Z. Cameron;W. L. Linklater;K. J. Stafford;E. O. Minot

  • Extreme sex ratio variation in relation to change in condition around conception

    Elissa Z Cameron;Wayne L Linklater

  • Social and spatial structure and range use by Kaimanawa wild horses (Equus caballus: Equidae).

    Wayne L. Linklater;Elissa Z. Cameron;Kevin J. Stafford;Clare J. Veltman

  • Psycho‐Social Factors Influencing Forest Conservation Intentions on the Agricultural Frontier

    Matias Enrique Mastrangelo;Matias Enrique Mastrangelo;Matias Enrique Mastrangelo;Michael C. Gavin;Michael C. Gavin;Pedro Laterra;Pedro Laterra;Wayne L. Linklater

  • Birth sex ratios relate to mare condition at conception in Kaimanawa horses

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Wayne L. Linklater;Kevin J. Stafford;Clare J. Veltman

  • Maternal investment results in better foal condition through increased play behaviour in horses

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Elissa Z. Cameron;Wayne L. Linklater;Kevin J. Stafford;Edward O. Minot

  • Suckling behaviour does not measure milk intake in horses, Equus caballus.

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Kevin J. Stafford;Wayne L. Linklater;Clare J. Veltman

  • Individual mares bias investment in sons and daughters in relation to their condition.

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Wayne L. Linklater

  • Science and Management in a Conservation Crisis: a Case Study with Rhinoceros

    Wayne L. Linklater

  • Men’s Preferences for Women’s Breast Morphology in New Zealand, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea

    Barnaby J. Dixson;Paul L. Vasey;Katayo Sagata;Nokuthaba Sibanda

  • Social grouping and maternal behaviour in feral horses ( Equus caballus ): the influence of males on maternal protectiveness

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Wayne L. Linklater;Kevin J. Stafford;Edward O. Minot

  • Tests for cooperative behaviour between stallions

    Wayne L. Linklater;Elissa Z. Cameron

  • Reserve Size, Conspecific Density, and Translocation Success for Black Rhinoceros

    Wayne L. Linklater;Ronald R. Swaisgood

  • Eye tracking of men's preferences for female breast size and areola pigmentation.

    Barnaby J. Dixson;Gina M. Grimshaw;Wayne L. Linklater;Alan F. Dixson

  • Sex bias in studies of sex bias: the value of daughters to mothers in poor condition

    Elissa Z. Cameron;Wayne L. Linklater

  • Emerging threats in urban ecosystems: a horizon scanning exercise

    Margaret C Stanley;Jacqueline R Beggs;Imogen E Bassett;Bruce R Burns

Frequent Co-Authors

Elissa Z. Cameron
Elissa Z. Cameron University of Tasmania
Kevin J. Stafford
Kevin J. Stafford Massey University
Barnaby J. W. Dixson
Barnaby J. W. Dixson University of Queensland
Andrew T. Knight
Andrew T. Knight Imperial College London
Graham I. H. Kerley
Graham I. H. Kerley Nelson Mandela University
Benoit Goossens
Benoit Goossens Cardiff University
Ronald R. Swaisgood
Ronald R. Swaisgood Zoological Society of San Diego
Marc Ancrenaz
Marc Ancrenaz Sabah Wildlife Department
Graeme Gillespie
Graeme Gillespie Government of the Northern Territory
Jadranka Travas-Sejdic
Jadranka Travas-Sejdic University of Auckland

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