Defense Evolution

Defense Evolution is the academic concept of the evolutionary process by which organisms develop adaptive traits that reduce their susceptibility to predation, parasitism, or other antagonistic interactions, distinguished from related evolutionary phenomena by its focus on trait changes arising specifically in response to selective pressures from natural enemies.

721

Publications

48.5K

Citations

2K

Authors

778

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

152

Authors

2K

  1. MP
    Michael P. Speed

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  2. GD
    Graeme D. Ruxton

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 857 citations

    14

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  3. AA
    Anurag A. Agrawal

    Cornell University, United States

    11 publications · 1.9K citations

    11

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  4. TN
    Thomas N. Sherratt

    Carleton University, Canada

    9 publications · 562 citations

    9

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  5. GD
    Glenn D. Prestwich

    University of Utah, United States

    7 publications · 268 citations

    7

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Venues

  1. Evolution

    54 publications · 4.3K citations

    36

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  2. The American Naturalist

    AN · 37 publications · 4K citations

    31

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  3. 29

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  4. Ecology

    20 publications · 2.1K citations

    18

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  5. Animal Behaviour

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

    17

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