David W. Pfennig

David W. Pfennig

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

H-index: 65

North America-United States

About David W. Pfennig

David W. Pfennig, With an exceptional h-index of 65 and a recent h-index of 38 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializes in the field of Ecological developmental biology, Evolutionary ecology, Behavioral ecology, Phenotypic plasticity, Mimicry.

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

A maladaptive parental effect: offspring survival decreases with maternal over-condition in an amphibian

Comparative transcriptomics reveals that a novel form of phenotypic plasticity evolved via lineage‐specific changes in gene expression

Frog hatchlings use early environmental cues to produce an anticipatory resource-use phenotype

Evolution and the flexible organism

L’évolution et l’organisme plastique

Disentangling the developmental origins of a novel phenotype: enhancement versus reversal of environmentally induced gene expression

Innovation and diversification via plasticity-led evolution

Adaptive plasticity as a fitness benefit of mate choice

David W. Pfennig Information

University

Position

Professor of Biology

Citations(all)

14454

Citations(since 2020)

5462

Cited By

11394

hIndex(all)

65

hIndex(since 2020)

38

i10Index(all)

119

i10Index(since 2020)

105

Email

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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David W. Pfennig Skills & Research Interests

Ecological developmental biology

Evolutionary ecology

Behavioral ecology

Phenotypic plasticity

Mimicry

Top articles of David W. Pfennig

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A maladaptive parental effect: offspring survival decreases with maternal over-condition in an amphibian

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Emily A Harmon

Tianxiu Li

Patrick W Kelly

Catherine Chen

David W Pfennig

...

2023/12/1

Comparative transcriptomics reveals that a novel form of phenotypic plasticity evolved via lineage‐specific changes in gene expression

Ecology and Evolution

Andrew J Isdaner

Nicholas A Levis

David W Pfennig

2023/10

Frog hatchlings use early environmental cues to produce an anticipatory resource-use phenotype

Biology Letters

Emily A Harmon

Boyce Evans

David W Pfennig

2023/3/29

Evolution and the flexible organism

American scientist

David W Pfennig

2022/3

L’évolution et l’organisme plastique

Pour la Science

David William Pfennig

2022

Disentangling the developmental origins of a novel phenotype: enhancement versus reversal of environmentally induced gene expression

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Nicholas A Levis

Daniel J McKay

David W Pfennig

2022/10/26

Innovation and diversification via plasticity-led evolution

Nicholas A Levis

David W Pfennig

2021/5/31

Adaptive plasticity as a fitness benefit of mate choice

Patrick W Kelly

David W Pfennig

Karin S Pfennig

2021/4/1

Transcriptomic bases of a polyphenism

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Nicholas A Levis

Patrick W Kelly

Emily A Harmon

Ian M Ehrenreich

Daniel J McKay

...

2021/9

Microevolutionary change in mimicry? Potential erosion of rattling behaviour among nonvenomous snakes on islands lacking rattlesnakes

Ethology Ecology & Evolution

Bradley C Allf

Amanda M Sparkman

David W Pfennig

2021/3/4

A condition-dependent male sexual signal predicts adaptive predator-induced plasticity in offspring

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Patrick W Kelly

David W Pfennig

Karin S Pfennig

2021/2

Evolutionary rescue via transgenerational plasticity: Evidence and implications for conservation

Emily A Harmon

David W Pfennig

2021/7

Phenotypic plasticity & evolution: causes, consequences, controversies

Alan C Love

Günter P Wagner

2022/11

Key questions about phenotypic plasticity

David W Pfennig

2021/5/31

Dead Spadefoot Tadpoles Adaptively Modify Development in Future Generations: A Novel Form of Nongenetic Inheritance?

Copeia

Katrina S Pfennig

David W Pfennig

2020/3/1

Carryover effects and the evolution of polyphenism

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Sofia M De La Serna Buzon

Ryan A Martin

David W Pfennig

2020/11

Evolution: Ancestral plasticity promoted extreme temperature adaptation in thermophilic bacteria

Current Biology

Nicholas A Levis

David W Pfennig

2020/1/20

Character displacement

Current Biology

David W Pfennig

Karin S Pfennig

2020/9/21

Philosophical considerations of developmental bias: From

Evolution & Development

Ingo Brigandt

Wim Hordijk

Lee Altenberg

Jeremy Draghi

Tobias Uller

...

2020/1

Quick guide: Character displacement

Current Biology

DW Pfennig

2020/9

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Co-Authors

H-index: 76
Rick Relyea

Rick Relyea

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

H-index: 76
H. Frederik Nijhout

H. Frederik Nijhout

Duke University

H-index: 65
James P. Collins

James P. Collins

Arizona State University

H-index: 49
Armin Moczek

Armin Moczek

Indiana University Bloomington

H-index: 49
Cameron K. Ghalambor

Cameron K. Ghalambor

Colorado State University

H-index: 46
Carl Schlichting

Carl Schlichting

University of Connecticut

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