Kevin C. Burns

Kevin C. Burns

Victoria University of Wellington

H-index: 35

Oceania-New Zealand

About Kevin C. Burns

Kevin C. Burns, With an exceptional h-index of 35 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Victoria University of Wellington, specializes in the field of Ecology, evolution, macroecology, biogeography.

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

Harsh environmental conditions promote cooperative behavior in an epiphytic fern

Conspicuous, green flowers are an honest signal of nectar rewards in a bird-pollinated tree (Fuchsia excorticata, Onagraceae)

The Loss (and Gain) of Defensive Adaptations in Island Plants and Animals: A Comparative Review

How arboreal are epiphytes? A correction and brief commentary on Burns (2010)

The island biogeography of human population size

Maintenance of a fruit colour polymorphism along an elevational gradient in the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Avian translocations restore dual interaction networks in an island ecosystem

Flower size evolution in the Southwest Pacific

Kevin C. Burns Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

4090

Citations(since 2020)

1858

Cited By

2956

hIndex(all)

35

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

99

i10Index(since 2020)

57

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Kevin C. Burns Skills & Research Interests

Ecology

evolution

macroecology

biogeography

Top articles of Kevin C. Burns

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Harsh environmental conditions promote cooperative behavior in an epiphytic fern

Plant Signaling & Behavior

Kahurangi Cronin

Ian Hutton

KC Burns

2024/12/31

Conspicuous, green flowers are an honest signal of nectar rewards in a bird-pollinated tree (Fuchsia excorticata, Onagraceae)

Plant Ecology

Ganges Lim

KC Burns

2024/2/2

The Loss (and Gain) of Defensive Adaptations in Island Plants and Animals: A Comparative Review

Riccardo Ciarle

Kevin C Burns

Fabio Mologni

2024/1/4

How arboreal are epiphytes? A correction and brief commentary on Burns (2010)

New Zealand Journal of Botany

KC Burns

2023/10/2

The island biogeography of human population size

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Fabio Mologni

Kevin C Burns

2023/1/25

Maintenance of a fruit colour polymorphism along an elevational gradient in the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Oecologia

Ganges Lim

KC Burns

2023/1

Avian translocations restore dual interaction networks in an island ecosystem

Restoration Ecology

Ganges Lim

Kevin C Burns

2022

Flower size evolution in the Southwest Pacific

bioRxiv

Riccardo Ciarle

Kevin C Burns

Fabio Mologni

2023

Do fruit reflectance properties affect avian frugivory in New Zealand?

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Ganges Lim

Kevin C Burns

2021/11/25

Functional traits explain non-native plant species richness and occupancy on northern New Zealand islands

Biological Invasions

Fabio Mologni

Peter J Bellingham

Ewen K Cameron

Khoi Dinh

Anthony E Wright

...

2022/7

Adaptive fruit colour variation along an elevational gradient in a colour-polymorphic plant

Ganges Lim

Kevin C Burns

2022/6/22

The paradox of island evolution

Journal of Biogeography

KC Burns

2022/2

The psychology of natural history

KC Burns

Jason Low

2022/12/1

A simple null model predicts the island rule

Ecology Letters

Matt Biddick

KC Burns

2021/5

Scientists’ warning–The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril

José María Fernández-Palacios

Holger Kreft

Severin DH Irl

Sietze Norder

Claudine Ah-Peng

...

2021/11/1

Similar yet distinct distributional patterns characterize native and exotic plant species richness across northern New Zealand islands

Journal of Biogeography

Fabio Mologni

Peter J Bellingham

Even Tjørve

Ewen K Cameron

Anthony E Wright

...

2021/7

Minimal models provide maximally parsimonious explanations

Ecology Letters

Matt Biddick

Kevin C Burns

2021/11

Gender dimorphism in the virulence of a dioecious mistletoe

International Journal for Parasitology

KC Burns

2021/11/1

An anecdotal observation of anti-predatory tool use in a New Zealand parrot

Behaviour

KC Burns

2021/10/20

Primitive eusociality in a land plant?

Ecology

KC Burns

Ian Hutton

Lara Shepherd

2021/9/1

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