William A. Foster

William A. Foster

University of Cambridge

H-index: 44

Europe-United Kingdom

About William A. Foster

William A. Foster, With an exceptional h-index of 44 and a recent h-index of 24 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Cambridge, specializes in the field of Entomology, Behavioural Ecology, Conservation Biology.

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

The impacts of within-stream physical structure and riparian buffer strips on semi-aquatic bugs in Southeast Asian oil palm

Variable responses of individual species to tropical forest degradation

The effects of land‐use change on semi‐aquatic bugs (Gerromorpha, Hemiptera) in rainforest streams in Sabah, Malaysia

Eusocial evolution without a nest: kin structure of social aphids forming open colonies on bamboo

Length–biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi‐aquatic bug biomass in tropical streams

Habitat heterogeneity supports day-flying Lepidoptera in oil palm plantations

Brood parasites that care: alternative nesting tactics in a subsocial wasp

Maintaining understory vegetation in oil palm plantations supports higher assassin bug numbers

William A. Foster Information

University

Position

Department of Zoology

Citations(all)

7573

Citations(since 2020)

2392

Cited By

6140

hIndex(all)

44

hIndex(since 2020)

24

i10Index(all)

103

i10Index(since 2020)

54

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William A. Foster Skills & Research Interests

Entomology

Behavioural Ecology

Conservation Biology

Top articles of William A. Foster

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The impacts of within-stream physical structure and riparian buffer strips on semi-aquatic bugs in Southeast Asian oil palm

Martina F Harianja

Sarah H Luke

Holly Barclay

Vun K Chey

David C Aldridge

...

2024/1/11

Variable responses of individual species to tropical forest degradation

bioRxiv

Robert M Ewers

William D Pearse

C David L Orme

Priyanga Amarasekare

Tijmen De Lorm

...

2024

The effects of land‐use change on semi‐aquatic bugs (Gerromorpha, Hemiptera) in rainforest streams in Sabah, Malaysia

Freshwater Biology

Martina F Harianja

Edgar C Turner

Holly Barclay

Vun K Chey

David C Aldridge

...

2024/1/15

Eusocial evolution without a nest: kin structure of social aphids forming open colonies on bamboo

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Keigo Uematsu

Man-Miao Yang

William Amos

William A Foster

2023/3

Length–biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi‐aquatic bug biomass in tropical streams

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Martina F Harianja

Sarah H Luke

Holly Barclay

Vun K Chey

David C Aldridge

...

2023/2

Habitat heterogeneity supports day-flying Lepidoptera in oil palm plantations

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Valentine Joy Reiss-Woolever

Andreas Dwi Advento

Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan

Jean-Pierre Caliman

William A Foster

...

2023/1

Brood parasites that care: alternative nesting tactics in a subsocial wasp

The American Naturalist

Jeremy Field

Charlie Savill

William A Foster

2023/11/1

Maintaining understory vegetation in oil palm plantations supports higher assassin bug numbers

Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Jake Stone

Andreas Dwi Advento

Michael D Pashkevich

Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan

Jean‐Pierre Caliman

...

2023/10

Understory vegetation supports more abundant and diverse butterfly communities in oil palm plantations

Andreas Dwi Advento

Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan

Jean-Pierre Caliman

William A Foster

Mohammad Naim

...

2023/8/17

A whole‐ecosystem method for experimentally suppressing ants on a small scale

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Amelia SC Hood

Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan

Andreas D Advento

Wahyu R Suberkah

Adham Ashton‐Butt

...

2022/4

Spiders in canopy and ground microhabitats are robust to changes in understory vegetation management practices in mature oil palm plantations (Riau, Indonesia)

Basic and Applied Ecology

Michael D Pashkevich

Dakota M Spear

Andreas Dwi Advento

Jean-Pierre Caliman

William A Foster

...

2022/11/1

Length-biomass equations to allow rapid assessment of semi-aquatic bug (Gerromorpha, Hemiptera) biomass in tropical streams

Martina Harianja

Sarah Luke

Holly Barclay

Vun Chey

David Aldridge

...

2022/8/9

Removing understory vegetation in oil palm agroforestry reduces ground-foraging ant abundance but not species richness

Basic and Applied Ecology

Amelia SC Hood

Andreas D Advento

Jake Stone

Tom M Fayle

Alice LM Fairnie

...

2020/11/1

Complexity within an oil palm monoculture: The effects of habitat variability and rainfall on adult dragonfly (Odonata) communities

Biotropica

Sarah H Luke

Andreas Dwi Advento

Rory A Dow

Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan

Holly Barclay

...

2020/3

Managing oil palm plantations more sustainably: large-scale experiments within the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Tropical Agriculture (BEFTA) Programme

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Sarah H Luke

Andreas Dwi Advento

Anak Agung Ketut Aryawan

Dwi Nugroho Adhy

Adham Ashton-Butt

...

2020/1/8

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Co-Authors

H-index: 79
Andrea Manica

Andrea Manica

University of Cambridge

H-index: 55
David C Aldridge

David C Aldridge

University of Cambridge

H-index: 38
Alex J. Dumbrell

Alex J. Dumbrell

University of Essex

H-index: 35
Alexander Shingleton

Alexander Shingleton

University of Illinois at Chicago

H-index: 32
Edgar C Turner

Edgar C Turner

University of Cambridge

H-index: 27
Tristram D. Wyatt

Tristram D. Wyatt

University of Oxford

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