Laura Alencar

Laura Alencar

Clemson University

H-index: 13

North America-United States

About Laura Alencar

Laura Alencar, With an exceptional h-index of 13 and a recent h-index of 12 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Clemson University, specializes in the field of Evolutionary Biology, Herpetology, Natural History, Conservation.

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

There and back again: when and how the world's richest snake family (Dipsadidae) dispersed and speciated across the Neotropical region

Opportunity Begets Opportunity to Drive Macroevolutionary Dynamics of a Diverse Lizard Radiation

Viviparity imparts a macroevolutionary signature of ecological opportunity in Liolaemus lizards

Vipers on the Scene: Assessing the Relationship Between Speciation and Climatic Niche Evolution in Venomous Snakes (Reptilia: Viperidae)

Geographical and ecological drivers of coexistence dynamics in squamate reptiles

Size as a complex trait and the scaling relationships of its components across teleosts

VenomMaps: Updated species distribution maps and models for New World pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae)

Conservation gaps for Neotropical vipers: Mismatches between protected areas, species richness and evolutionary distinctiveness

Laura Alencar Information

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Citations(all)

1832

Citations(since 2020)

1174

Cited By

1152

hIndex(all)

13

hIndex(since 2020)

12

i10Index(all)

15

i10Index(since 2020)

14

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Clemson University

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Laura Alencar Skills & Research Interests

Evolutionary Biology

Herpetology

Natural History

Conservation

Top articles of Laura Alencar

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There and back again: when and how the world's richest snake family (Dipsadidae) dispersed and speciated across the Neotropical region

Journal of Biogeography

Filipe C Serrano

Matheus Pontes‐Nogueira

Ricardo J Sawaya

Laura RV Alencar

Cristiano C Nogueira

...

2024/1

Opportunity Begets Opportunity to Drive Macroevolutionary Dynamics of a Diverse Lizard Radiation

Laura Alencar

Orlando Schwery

Meaghan R Gade

Saúl F Domínguez-Guerrero

Eliza Tarimo

...

2024/1/18

Viviparity imparts a macroevolutionary signature of ecological opportunity in Liolaemus lizards

Saúl Domínguez-Guerrero

Damien Esquerré

Edward Burress

Carlos A Maciel-Mata

Laura Alencar

...

2023/9/13

Vipers on the Scene: Assessing the Relationship Between Speciation and Climatic Niche Evolution in Venomous Snakes (Reptilia: Viperidae)

Evolutionary Biology

Citlalli Edith Esparza-Estrada

Laura RV Alencar

Levi Carina Terribile

Octavio Rojas-Soto

Carlos Yáñez-Arenas

...

2023/6

Geographical and ecological drivers of coexistence dynamics in squamate reptiles

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Laura RV Alencar

Tiago B Quental

2023

Size as a complex trait and the scaling relationships of its components across teleosts

Evolutionary Ecology

Laura RV Alencar

Jennifer R Hodge

Sarah T Friedman

Peter C Wainwright

Samantha A Price

2022/8

VenomMaps: Updated species distribution maps and models for New World pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae)

Scientific Data

Rhett M Rautsaw

Gustavo Jiménez-Velázquez

Erich P Hofmann

Laura RV Alencar

Christoph I Grünwald

...

2022/5/25

Conservation gaps for Neotropical vipers: Mismatches between protected areas, species richness and evolutionary distinctiveness

Biological Conservation

Luis G Oliveira-Dalland

Laura RV Alencar

Leandro R Tambosi

Paola A Carrasco

Rhett M Rautsaw

...

2022/11/1

The role of vicariance and dispersal on the temporal range dynamics of forest vipers in the Neotropical region

Plos one

Matheus Pontes-Nogueira

Marcio Martins

Laura RV Alencar

Ricardo J Sawaya

2021/9/17

Linking population‐level and microevolutionary processes to understand speciation dynamics at the macroevolutionary scale

Ecology and Evolution

Laura Rodrigues Vieira de Alencar

Tiago Bosisio Quental

2021/6

Do key innovations unlock diversification? A case-study on the morphological and ecological impact of pharyngognathy in acanthomorph fishes

Current Zoology

Olivier Larouche

Jennifer R Hodge

Laura RV Alencar

Benjamin Camper

Danielle S Adams

...

2020/10/1

BOTHROPS PAULOENSIS (Marbled Lancehead). DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR.

Herpetological Review

João Paulo dos Santos Vieira-Alencar

Laura R. V. Alencar

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 63
Michael E. Alfaro

Michael E. Alfaro

University of California, Los Angeles

H-index: 47
Marcio Martins

Marcio Martins

Universidade de São Paulo

H-index: 43
Hussam Zaher

Hussam Zaher

Universidade de São Paulo

H-index: 21
Tiago Bosisio Quental

Tiago Bosisio Quental

Universidade de São Paulo

H-index: 16
Bryan Maritz

Bryan Maritz

University of the Western Cape

H-index: 9
Marilia Palumbo Gaiarsa

Marilia Palumbo Gaiarsa

Universität Zürich

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