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Mark Westneat

Concepts (194)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Perciformes
25
2024
41
8.580
Why?
Fishes
27
2025
143
6.080
Why?
Phylogeny
33
2025
1301
3.180
Why?
Swimming
12
2020
64
3.090
Why?
Skull
10
2025
276
2.920
Why?
Feeding Behavior
13
2025
344
2.880
Why?
Jaw
14
2025
75
2.750
Why?
Biological Evolution
23
2025
1042
2.530
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
32
2025
500
2.230
Why?
Animal Fins
6
2020
54
1.870
Why?
Tetraodontiformes
4
2022
7
1.720
Why?
Predatory Behavior
7
2025
48
1.480
Why?
Kinesis
2
2022
5
1.460
Why?
Animals
72
2025
28471
1.360
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
8
2025
890
1.040
Why?
Coral Reefs
3
2022
10
0.910
Why?
Behavior, Animal
5
2018
397
0.860
Why?
Gait
2
2019
82
0.800
Why?
Beak
1
2023
9
0.800
Why?
Species Specificity
14
2019
688
0.770
Why?
Somatotypes
1
2022
4
0.750
Why?
Biodiversity
5
2025
245
0.740
Why?
Locomotion
6
2018
145
0.650
Why?
Body Size
5
2024
98
0.600
Why?
Genetic Speciation
4
2025
122
0.580
Why?
Muscles
2
2019
179
0.580
Why?
Coleoptera
3
2013
19
0.570
Why?
Eating
1
2019
162
0.560
Why?
Masticatory Muscles
5
2006
19
0.540
Why?
Computer Simulation
5
2016
1148
0.490
Why?
Extremities
3
2017
170
0.480
Why?
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
2
2019
629
0.470
Why?
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
1
2015
16
0.460
Why?
Bass
1
2015
2
0.460
Why?
Trachea
5
2023
249
0.460
Why?
Fossils
4
2025
395
0.450
Why?
Vertebrates
1
2016
114
0.450
Why?
Conservation of Natural Resources
2
2013
101
0.430
Why?
Suction
3
2022
45
0.410
Why?
Weapons
1
2013
2
0.390
Why?
Sharks
1
2013
16
0.380
Why?
Genome
3
2025
411
0.380
Why?
Tooth
1
2013
56
0.370
Why?
Genomics
3
2025
870
0.360
Why?
X-Rays
4
2022
139
0.360
Why?
Smegmamorpha
2
2025
4
0.350
Why?
Ecology
1
2012
83
0.350
Why?
Bayes Theorem
6
2017
415
0.350
Why?
Likelihood Functions
6
2017
257
0.350
Why?
Animal Structures
2
2013
27
0.340
Why?
Classification
2
2012
58
0.330
Why?
Synchrotrons
3
2009
33
0.330
Why?
Models, Biological
8
2013
1792
0.320
Why?
Mastication
2
2006
79
0.310
Why?
Electromyography
5
2020
232
0.310
Why?
Geography
3
2007
247
0.310
Why?
Carbon Dioxide
3
2009
199
0.300
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
6
2015
902
0.290
Why?
Genes, Regulator
1
2008
59
0.280
Why?
Radiographic Magnification
1
2008
16
0.270
Why?
Physiology
1
2008
17
0.270
Why?
Eels
1
2007
1
0.270
Why?
Pharynx
1
2007
43
0.260
Why?
DNA, Mitochondrial
6
2008
203
0.260
Why?
Touch Perception
2
2018
33
0.260
Why?
Branchial Region
1
2006
15
0.240
Why?
Bite Force
4
2008
31
0.240
Why?
Birds
3
2016
175
0.230
Why?
Oceans and Seas
3
2025
35
0.230
Why?
Respiration
3
2022
272
0.220
Why?
Vision, Ocular
1
2005
74
0.220
Why?
Insecta
4
2023
57
0.220
Why?
Ligaments
1
2005
33
0.220
Why?
Anthozoa
2
2016
14
0.220
Why?
Muscle Contraction
2
2013
266
0.210
Why?
Video Recording
6
2008
218
0.200
Why?
Ecosystem
3
2025
407
0.200
Why?
Head
2
2022
134
0.200
Why?
Air Sacs
1
2023
3
0.200
Why?
X-Ray Microtomography
2
2024
103
0.200
Why?
Gryllidae
1
2003
2
0.190
Why?
Arthropods
1
2023
33
0.190
Why?
Animal Distribution
2
2013
32
0.190
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2017
351
0.190
Why?
Escape Reaction
1
2002
13
0.180
Why?
Motor Activity
3
2005
328
0.180
Why?
Mouth
1
2022
47
0.180
Why?
Ants
1
2003
59
0.170
Why?
Forelimb
1
2001
21
0.170
Why?
Turtles
1
2001
16
0.170
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2005
515
0.170
Why?
Micronesia
2
2013
5
0.160
Why?
Pacific Ocean
2
2025
19
0.150
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2018
1007
0.150
Why?
Hyoid Bone
1
2019
13
0.150
Why?
Physical Endurance
1
2019
13
0.150
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
3
2005
268
0.150
Why?
Dinoflagellida
2
2016
4
0.140
Why?
Feedback, Sensory
1
2018
22
0.140
Why?
Elastic Modulus
1
2018
35
0.140
Why?
Touch
1
2018
52
0.140
Why?
Mitochondria
2
2015
638
0.140
Why?
Hydrodynamics
1
2018
21
0.140
Why?
Sucking Behavior
2
1999
5
0.130
Why?
Fish Proteins
2
2008
20
0.130
Why?
Scattering, Radiation
2
2016
122
0.130
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2017
209
0.120
Why?
Body Patterning
1
2018
215
0.120
Why?
Models, Anatomic
1
2016
88
0.120
Why?
Principal Component Analysis
1
2016
169
0.110
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2008
607
0.110
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal
2
2005
65
0.110
Why?
Analysis of Variance
2
2006
889
0.100
Why?
Indian Ocean
1
2013
2
0.100
Why?
History, 19th Century
1
2013
56
0.100
Why?
Flight, Animal
2
2003
26
0.090
Why?
Movement
3
2018
312
0.090
Why?
Papua New Guinea
1
2012
3
0.090
Why?
Bays
1
2012
4
0.090
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
3
2005
2896
0.090
Why?
Neck Muscles
1
1992
21
0.090
Why?
Population Density
1
2012
73
0.090
Why?
Vocalization, Animal
1
1993
109
0.090
Why?
Base Sequence
4
2017
2219
0.090
Why?
Population Dynamics
1
2012
146
0.090
Why?
Models, Genetic
2
2008
985
0.090
Why?
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
1
1992
200
0.080
Why?
Information Dissemination
1
2012
132
0.080
Why?
Grasshoppers
1
2009
13
0.080
Why?
Aging
2
2008
757
0.080
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2005
1248
0.070
Why?
Respiratory Transport
1
2008
2
0.070
Why?
Software
1
2013
684
0.070
Why?
Diffusion
2
2013
94
0.070
Why?
Genes, Mitochondrial
1
2008
11
0.070
Why?
Genes, rRNA
1
2008
7
0.070
Why?
Microradiography
1
2008
2
0.070
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
1
2018
2640
0.070
Why?
Linear Models
1
2009
422
0.070
Why?
Time Factors
2
2007
5524
0.060
Why?
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
1
2007
28
0.060
Why?
Computer Systems
1
2007
63
0.060
Why?
Deglutition
1
2007
85
0.060
Why?
Cetacea
1
2025
7
0.060
Why?
Histological Techniques
1
2005
33
0.060
Why?
Eye Movements
1
2005
122
0.050
Why?
Pseudogenes
1
2004
36
0.050
Why?
Australia
1
2004
122
0.050
Why?
Gene Rearrangement
1
2004
172
0.050
Why?
Diet
2
2024
467
0.050
Why?
Light
2
2016
290
0.050
Why?
Symbiosis
2
2016
130
0.050
Why?
Tidal Volume
1
2003
64
0.050
Why?
DNA, Ribosomal
1
2002
55
0.050
Why?
Thorax
1
2003
77
0.050
Why?
Oxygen
2
2009
782
0.050
Why?
RNA, Transfer
1
2004
174
0.050
Why?
Pressure
1
2003
167
0.050
Why?
Male
4
2020
46116
0.050
Why?
Muscle Proteins
1
2002
130
0.040
Why?
Phenotype
2
2023
2602
0.040
Why?
Water
1
2022
310
0.040
Why?
DNA
1
2005
1270
0.040
Why?
Radiography
2
2013
756
0.040
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2003
460
0.040
Why?
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
1
1998
14
0.030
Why?
Motor Neurons
1
1999
187
0.030
Why?
Base Composition
1
2017
36
0.030
Why?
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
1
2016
6
0.030
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2016
7
0.030
Why?
Robotics
1
2018
270
0.030
Why?
Animals, Newborn
2
1998
521
0.030
Why?
Genetic Variation
1
2002
1434
0.030
Why?
Temperature
1
2016
436
0.030
Why?
Convection
1
2013
11
0.020
Why?
Neck
1
1993
103
0.020
Why?
Reflex, Stretch
1
1992
4
0.020
Why?
Biology
1
2012
53
0.020
Why?
Internet
1
2013
352
0.020
Why?
Rats
2
1998
4051
0.020
Why?
Body Temperature
1
2009
127
0.020
Why?
Atlantic Ocean
1
2008
8
0.020
Why?
X-Ray Diffraction
1
2007
131
0.020
Why?
Gene Order
1
2004
24
0.010
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1974
0.010
Why?
Genes, Duplicate
1
2004
20
0.010
Why?
Base Pairing
1
2004
55
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2008
50528
0.010
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2004
402
0.010
Why?
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
1
2002
157
0.010
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
1
2004
1056
0.010
Why?
DNA Primers
1
2002
530
0.010
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
1
2004
2003
0.010
Why?
Sucrose
1
1998
63
0.010
Why?
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