Colleen Downs

Colleen Downs

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 42

Africa-South Africa

About Colleen Downs

Colleen Downs, With an exceptional h-index of 42 and a recent h-index of 28 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of KwaZulu-Natal, specializes in the field of Terrestrial vertebrate physiology, ecology and conservation.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The migration of aquatic macrocrustaceans over an artificial barrier in the uThukela river, South Africa

New waterbird breeding records in Western Province, Zambia

Detecting changes in fish behaviour in real time to alert managers to thresholds of potential concern

Nest characteristics of African crowned eagles and black sparrowhawks in urban mosaic landscapes: Potential constraints in finding nesting sites and implications for exotic …

Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape

Metabolic responses to cold: thermal physiology of native common waxbills (Estrilda astrild)

Patterns and predictors of mammalian taxonomic and functional species diversity in naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests in South Africa

Does Ficus species fruit mastication and ingestion by Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bats enhance seed germination and seedling emergence?

Colleen Downs Information

University

Position

Professor School of Life Sciences Centre for Invasion Biology

Citations(all)

8154

Citations(since 2020)

4537

Cited By

5138

hIndex(all)

42

hIndex(since 2020)

28

i10Index(all)

270

i10Index(since 2020)

171

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University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Colleen Downs Skills & Research Interests

Terrestrial vertebrate physiology

ecology and conservation

Top articles of Colleen Downs

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The migration of aquatic macrocrustaceans over an artificial barrier in the uThukela river, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Matthew J Burnett

Bradley Van Zyl

Colleen T Downs

2024/1

New waterbird breeding records in Western Province, Zambia

Ostrich

Jonah Gula

Amukena Mungole

Kirsty J Kyle

Matthew J Burnett

Moses Chibesa

...

2024/2/24

Detecting changes in fish behaviour in real time to alert managers to thresholds of potential concern

River Research and Applications

Matthew J Burnett

Vanessa Süßle

Terence Saayman

Graham Jewitt

Gordon C O'Brien

...

2024/1

Nest characteristics of African crowned eagles and black sparrowhawks in urban mosaic landscapes: Potential constraints in finding nesting sites and implications for exotic …

Landscape and Urban Planning

Mfundo ST Maseko

Manqoba M Zungu

Colleen T Downs

2024/2/1

Pregnancy complications in wild vervet monkeys in an urban mosaic landscape

African Journal of Ecology

Kerushka R Pillay

Colleen T Downs

2024/1

Metabolic responses to cold: thermal physiology of native common waxbills (Estrilda astrild)

bioRxiv

Cesare Pacioni

Marina Sentis

Anvar Kerimov

Andrey Bushuev

Colleen Downs

...

2024

Patterns and predictors of mammalian taxonomic and functional species diversity in naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests in South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management

Mbalenhle T Sosibo

David A Ehlers Smith

Yvette C Ehlers Smith

S Thobeka Gumede

Samukelisiwe P Ngcobo

...

2024/5/1

Does Ficus species fruit mastication and ingestion by Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bats enhance seed germination and seedling emergence?

African Journal of Ecology

Islamiat Abidemi Raji

Colleen Thelma Downs

2024/1

A genomic basis of vocal rhythm in birds

Nature Communications

Matteo Sebastianelli

Sifiso M Lukhele

Simona Secomandi

Stacey G de Souza

Bettina Haase

...

2024/4/23

The ethnomedicinal use of vultures by traditional health practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Ornithology

Nomthandazo S Manqele

SA Jeanetta Selier

Colleen T Downs

2023/10

Facets of the nesting ecology of a ground-nesting bird, the Spotted Thick-knee, in an urban mosaic landscape

Global Ecology and Conservation

Kyrone K Josiah

Colleen T Downs

2023/8/1

Activity and nocturnal home range size of male common hippopotamus in Kruger National Park, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Camille JA Fritsch

Jarryd P Streicher

Colleen T Downs

2023/12

Second-hand housing: a review of avian species using Hamerkop nests for breeding

Jonah Gula

Colleen T Downs

2023/1/2

The state of stork research globally: A systematic review

Jonah Gula

KS Gopi Sundar

Sandi Willows-Munro

Colleen T Downs

2023/4/1

A role for vocal rhythm in avian speciation

Alexander Kirschel

Matteo Sebastianelli

Sifiso Lukhele

Simona Secomandi

Stacey de Souza

...

2023/7/21

Avian species functional diversity and habitat use: The role of forest structural attributes and tree diversity in the Midlands Mistbelt Forests of KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

Ecology and Evolution

Nasiphi Bitani

Craig P Cordier

David A Ehlers Smith

Yvette C Ehlers Smith

Colleen T Downs

2023/9

Potential Climatic Suitability Distribution Model for Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Claudette N James

Brent Coverdale

Tinyiko C Shivambu

Colleen T Downs

2023/11

Primates in the urban mosaic: Terminology, flexibility, and management

Harriet R Thatcher

Colleen T Downs

Nicola F Koyama

2023/1/1

Long-term concentration of tropical forest nutrient hotspots is generated by a central-place apex predator

Scientific Reports

Everton BP de Miranda

Carlos A Peres

Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Oliveira-Santos

Colleen T Downs

2023/3/17

Not all mammalian small carnivores are equal: a global review of the research effort in urban areas

Jarryd P Streicher

Tharmalingam Ramesh

Colleen T Downs

2023/7

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Co-Authors

H-index: 83
Steven D. Johnson

Steven D. Johnson

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 62
David Ward

David Ward

Kent State University

H-index: 40
Paul Iji

Paul Iji

Fiji National University

H-index: 25
Mark Brown

Mark Brown

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 24
Ben Smit

Ben Smit

Rhodes University

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