Michael R. Willig

University of Connecticut — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

71h-index24.6kcitations306works2.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(94), Species Distribution and Climate Change(94), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies(82), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(60), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(44)

Publications299 total

Historical biogeography and current ecology influence Andean bird communities along an elevational gradient
The Auk·2025· 1 cited
Machine learning for biosecurity: A probabilistic framework for invasive species management
Journal of Applied Ecology·2025· 1 cited
Variation in the Composition and Biodiversity of Native Trees in Tropical Forests: Effects of Invasive Species, Topography, and Habitat
Diversity and Distributions·2025Open Access
The units of biodiversity
Ecological Monographs·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Influence of algal drift and morphodynamic conditions on the fish assemblages and feeding guilds in ocean-exposed tropical beaches
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science·2025
Variations in Hawaiian Plume Flux Controlled by Ancient Mantle Depletion
AGU Advances·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Decoding the blueprint of receptor binding by filoviruses through large-scale binding assays and machine learning
Cell Host & Microbe·2025· 10 citedOpen Access
Long‐term stability of tropical forest metacommunities in Puerto Rico: Native and non‐native species
Biotropica·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Variation in biodiversity and abundance of functional groups of arthropods along a tropical elevational gradient in Puerto Rico
Biotropica·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Rapid taxonomic categorization of short, abundant virus sequences for ecological analyses
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
The structure of Congolese shrew ensembles: competition and spatial variation in resource abundance
Journal of Mammalogy·2024
Phenological patterns in ecology: Problems using circular statistics and solutions based on simulations
Methods in Ecology and Evolution·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
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2024
Latitudinal gradients of biodiversity: Theory and empirical patterns
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Biodiversity and disturbance
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Rapid taxonomic categorization of short, abundant virus sequences for ecological analyses
2023Open Access
Reproductive phenologies of phyllostomid bat populations and ensembles from lowland Amazonia
Journal of Mammalogy·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Long‐term responses to large‐scale disturbances: spatiotemporal variation in gastropod populations and communities
Oikos·2023· 3 cited
Latitudinal Gradients of Biodiversity: Patterns, Processes, and Prospects
Elsevier eBooks·2023· 1 cited
Protecting biodiversity via conservation networks: Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic considerations
Biological Conservation·2023· 11 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Samuel M. Scheiner(7), S. Kathleen Lyons(6), Steven J. Presley(5), Gary G. Mittelbach(4), Laura Gough(4), Michael A. Mares(4), M. Mónica Díaz(3), Dawn M. Kaufman(3), Richard D. Stevens(3), Christopher F. Steiner(3), Katherine L. Gross(3), Robert B. Waide(3), Stanley I. Dodson(3), Laura M. Cisneros(3), Brian T. Klingbeil(3), Stephen B. Cox(3), Thomas E. Lacher(3), Michael A. Matthias(2), Robert H. Gilman(2), Eduardo Gotuzzo(2)