Richard R. Alexander

Rider University — United States

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Marine Biology and Ecology Research(29), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils(24), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies(12), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior(8), Marine and coastal plant biology(6)

Publications41 total

Patterns of unsuccessful shell‐crushing predation along a tidal gradient in two geographically separated salt marshes
Marine Ecology·2008· 22 cited
High frequency and severity of breakage-induced shell repair in western Atlantic Pinnidae (Bivalvia)
Journal of Molluscan Studies·2005· 25 citedOpen Access
Non-Predatory Shell Damage in Neogene Western Atlantic Deep-Burrowing Bivalves
Palaios·2005· 24 cited
The Fossil Record of Shell-Breaking Predation on Marine Bivalves and Gastropods
2003· 142 cited
Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of Articulate Brachiopod Shells
The Paleontological Society Papers·2001· 25 cited
Shell Repair Frequencies in New Jersey Bivalves: A Recent Baseline for Tests of Escalation with Tertiary, Mid-Atlantic Congeners
Palaios·2001· 5 cited
Shell Repair Frequencies in New Jersey Bivalves: A Recent Baseline for Tests of Escalation with Tertiary, Mid-Atlantic Congeners
Palaios·2001· 88 cited
Post-Miocene Shift in Stereotypic Naticid Predation on Confamilial Prey from the Mid-Atlantic Shelf: Coevolution with Dangerous Prey
Palaios·2000· 75 cited
Post-Miocene Shift in Stereotypic Naticid Predation on Confamilial Prey from the Mid-Atlantic Shelf: Coevolution with Dangerous Prey
Palaios·2000· 2 cited
Influence of Ambient Flow around the Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus on the Distribution and Orientation of Selected Epizoans
Estuaries·2000· 20 cited
Escalation in Late Cretaceous-early Paleocene oysters (Gryphaeidae) from the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Paleobiology·2000· 67 cited
Site selection and behavior of sponge and bivalve borers in shells of the cretaceous oysters<i>exogyra cancellata</i>and<i>pycnodonte mutabilis</i>from delaware, U.S.A
Historical Biology·1999· 9 cited
Distribution of pedicle boring traces and the life habit of Late Paleozoic leiorhynchid brachiopods fiom dysoxic habitats
Lethaia·1994· 26 cited
Optimum life orientations of brachiopods for hydrodynamic stability and filtration; inferences from flume experiments on shells of extant species
Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America·1994
Influence of Sediment Grain Size on the Burrowing of Bivalves: Correlation with Distribution and Stratigraphic Persistence of Selected Neogene Clams
Palaios·1993· 142 cited
Correlation of shape and habit with sediment grain size for selected species of the bivalve <i>Anadara</i>
Lethaia·1993· 16 cited
Paleozoic brachiopod autecology based on taphonomy: example from the Devonian Ross Formation of Tennessee (USA)
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology·1993· 15 cited
Survival and repair of surgical and natural shell damage in the articulate brachiopod<i>Terebratulina retusa</i>(Linnaeus)
Historical Biology·1992· 13 cited
Functional significance of variations in the central fold of shells of late Ordovician through Devonian biconvex brachiopod genera
The Paleontological Society Special Publications·1992Open Access
Disarticulated shells of Late Ordovician brachiopods: inferences on strength of hinge and valve architecture
Journal of Paleontology·1990· 18 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Gregory P. Dietl(9), Robert J. Stanton(4), J. Robert Dodd(4), Walter F. Bien(2), Carl D. Scharpf(1), Joanne Dietl(1), Carla Nascimento(1), Carlton E. Brett(1), Michael Gibson(1), Mark James(1), Alan D. Ansell(1), Jodi M. Wendt(1), Alan S. Michaels(1), Coleman Becker(1), M Rodriguez Sonja(1)