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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
38
8.810
Why?
Fishes
27
2025
145
6.200
Why?
Phylogeny
33
2025
1275
3.270
Why?
Swimming
12
2020
64
3.160
Why?
Skull
10
2025
273
3.020
Why?
Feeding Behavior
13
2025
338
2.960
Why?
Jaw
14
2025
75
2.820
Why?
Biological Evolution
23
2025
1030
2.610
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
32
2025
506
2.280
Why?
Animal Fins
6
2020
54
1.920
Why?
Tetraodontiformes
4
2022
7
1.760
Why?
Predatory Behavior
7
2025
48
1.520
Why?
Kinesis
2
2022
5
1.500
Why?
Animals
72
2025
28945
1.390
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
8
2025
891
1.070
Why?
Coral Reefs
3
2022
10
0.930
Why?
Behavior, Animal
5
2018
394
0.890
Why?
Gait
2
2019
85
0.820
Why?
Beak
1
2023
9
0.820
Why?
Species Specificity
14
2019
707
0.790
Why?
Somatotypes
1
2022
4
0.770
Why?
Biodiversity
5
2025
238
0.760
Why?
Locomotion
6
2018
146
0.660
Why?
Body Size
5
2024
99
0.610
Why?
Genetic Speciation
4
2025
121
0.600
Why?
Muscles
2
2019
193
0.590
Why?
Coleoptera
3
2013
18
0.590
Why?
Eating
1
2019
165
0.570
Why?
Masticatory Muscles
5
2006
19
0.550
Why?
Computer Simulation
5
2016
1158
0.500
Why?
Extremities
3
2017
179
0.490
Why?
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
2
2019
630
0.480
Why?
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
1
2015
17
0.470
Why?
Bass
1
2015
2
0.470
Why?
Trachea
5
2023
293
0.460
Why?
Fossils
4
2025
388
0.460
Why?
Vertebrates
1
2016
113
0.460
Why?
Conservation of Natural Resources
2
2013
98
0.450
Why?
Suction
3
2022
38
0.420
Why?
Weapons
1
2013
2
0.400
Why?
Sharks
1
2013
16
0.390
Why?
Genome
3
2025
407
0.390
Why?
Tooth
1
2013
56
0.380
Why?
Genomics
3
2025
855
0.380
Why?
X-Rays
4
2022
139
0.370
Why?
Ecology
1
2012
82
0.360
Why?
Smegmamorpha
2
2025
4
0.360
Why?
Bayes Theorem
6
2017
404
0.360
Why?
Likelihood Functions
6
2017
257
0.360
Why?
Animal Structures
2
2013
27
0.350
Why?
Classification
2
2012
55
0.350
Why?
Synchrotrons
3
2009
33
0.340
Why?
Electromyography
5
2020
201
0.330
Why?
Models, Biological
8
2013
1815
0.320
Why?
Mastication
2
2006
78
0.320
Why?
Geography
3
2007
240
0.310
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
6
2015
908
0.300
Why?
Carbon Dioxide
3
2009
212
0.300
Why?
Genes, Regulator
1
2008
65
0.280
Why?
Radiographic Magnification
1
2008
16
0.280
Why?
Physiology
1
2008
18
0.280
Why?
Eels
1
2007
1
0.270
Why?
Pharynx
1
2007
45
0.270
Why?
DNA, Mitochondrial
6
2008
197
0.270
Why?
Branchial Region
1
2006
15
0.250
Why?
Touch Perception
2
2018
76
0.250
Why?
Bite Force
4
2008
31
0.240
Why?
Birds
3
2016
173
0.240
Why?
Oceans and Seas
3
2025
33
0.230
Why?
Vision, Ocular
1
2005
73
0.230
Why?
Respiration
3
2022
281
0.230
Why?
Insecta
4
2023
55
0.230
Why?
Ligaments
1
2005
34
0.220
Why?
Anthozoa
2
2016
14
0.220
Why?
Muscle Contraction
2
2013
294
0.210
Why?
Ecosystem
3
2025
394
0.210
Why?
Video Recording
6
2008
214
0.210
Why?
Head
2
2022
131
0.200
Why?
Air Sacs
1
2023
3
0.200
Why?
X-Ray Microtomography
2
2024
102
0.200
Why?
Gryllidae
1
2003
2
0.200
Why?
Arthropods
1
2023
33
0.190
Why?
Animal Distribution
2
2013
30
0.190
Why?
Sequence Alignment
5
2017
360
0.190
Why?
Escape Reaction
1
2002
13
0.190
Why?
Motor Activity
3
2005
331
0.190
Why?
Mouth
1
2022
49
0.180
Why?
Ants
1
2003
56
0.180
Why?
Forelimb
1
2001
20
0.180
Why?
Turtles
1
2001
15
0.180
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2005
483
0.180
Why?
Micronesia
2
2013
5
0.160
Why?
Pacific Ocean
2
2025
19
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2018
1010
0.160
Why?
Hyoid Bone
1
2019
13
0.150
Why?
Physical Endurance
1
2019
12
0.150
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
3
2005
259
0.150
Why?
Dinoflagellida
2
2016
4
0.150
Why?
Feedback, Sensory
1
2018
31
0.140
Why?
Mitochondria
2
2015
623
0.140
Why?
Elastic Modulus
1
2018
39
0.140
Why?
Hydrodynamics
1
2018
20
0.140
Why?
Sucking Behavior
2
1999
5
0.130
Why?
Fish Proteins
2
2008
20
0.130
Why?
Touch
1
2018
115
0.130
Why?
Scattering, Radiation
2
2016
122
0.130
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2017
215
0.130
Why?
Models, Anatomic
1
2016
93
0.120
Why?
Body Patterning
1
2018
217
0.120
Why?
Principal Component Analysis
1
2016
168
0.120
Why?
RNA, Ribosomal
2
2005
72
0.110
Why?
Cell Nucleus
2
2008
623
0.110
Why?
Analysis of Variance
2
2006
910
0.110
Why?
Indian Ocean
1
2013
2
0.100
Why?
History, 19th Century
1
2013
59
0.100
Why?
Flight, Animal
2
2003
26
0.100
Why?
Papua New Guinea
1
2012
3
0.100
Why?
Bays
1
2012
4
0.100
Why?
Movement
3
2018
325
0.090
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
3
2005
3041
0.090
Why?
Neck Muscles
1
1992
19
0.090
Why?
Vocalization, Animal
1
1993
104
0.090
Why?
Population Density
1
2012
70
0.090
Why?
Population Dynamics
1
2012
144
0.090
Why?
Models, Genetic
2
2008
983
0.090
Why?
Base Sequence
4
2017
2344
0.090
Why?
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
1
1992
205
0.090
Why?
Information Dissemination
1
2012
126
0.090
Why?
Grasshoppers
1
2009
13
0.080
Why?
Aging
2
2008
766
0.080
Why?
Respiratory Transport
1
2008
2
0.070
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
2
2005
1268
0.070
Why?
Software
1
2013
698
0.070
Why?
Diffusion
2
2013
95
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
2781
0.070
Why?
Linear Models
1
2009
438
0.070
Why?
Time Factors
2
2007
5585
0.070
Why?
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
1
2007
31
0.070
Why?
Deglutition
1
2007
85
0.060
Why?
Computer Systems
1
2007
79
0.060
Why?
Cetacea
1
2025
7
0.060
Why?
Histological Techniques
1
2005
37
0.060
Why?
Eye Movements
1
2005
119
0.060
Why?
Pseudogenes
1
2004
36
0.050
Why?
Australia
1
2004
124
0.050
Why?
Gene Rearrangement
1
2004
179
0.050
Why?
Diet
2
2024
461
0.050
Why?
Light
2
2016
297
0.050
Why?
Symbiosis
2
2016
134
0.050
Why?
Tidal Volume
1
2003
61
0.050
Why?
DNA, Ribosomal
1
2002
55
0.050
Why?
Thorax
1
2003
80
0.050
Why?
Oxygen
2
2009
788
0.050
Why?
RNA, Transfer
1
2004
173
0.050
Why?
Male
4
2020
45870
0.050
Why?
Pressure
1
2003
175
0.050
Why?
Muscle Proteins
1
2002
134
0.040
Why?
Phenotype
2
2023
2579
0.040
Why?
Water
1
2022
307
0.040
Why?
DNA
1
2005
1332
0.040
Why?
Radiography
2
2013
826
0.040
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2003
475
0.040
Why?
Motor Neurons
1
1999
178
0.030
Why?
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
1
1998
14
0.030
Why?
Base Composition
1
2017
38
0.030
Why?
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
1
2016
6
0.030
Why?
Photobleaching
1
2016
8
0.030
Why?
Robotics
1
2018
273
0.030
Why?
Animals, Newborn
2
1998
535
0.030
Why?
Genetic Variation
1
2002
1423
0.030
Why?
Temperature
1
2016
426
0.030
Why?
Convection
1
2013
11
0.020
Why?
Neck
1
1993
99
0.020
Why?
Reflex, Stretch
1
1992
5
0.020
Why?
Biology
1
2012
52
0.020
Why?
Internet
1
2013
339
0.020
Why?
Rats
2
1998
4154
0.020
Why?
Body Temperature
1
2009
131
0.020
Why?
Atlantic Ocean
1
2008
7
0.020
Why?
X-Ray Diffraction
1
2007
131
0.020
Why?
Gene Order
1
2004
24
0.010
Why?
Female
1
2008
50063
0.010
Why?
Genes, Duplicate
1
2004
20
0.010
Why?
Base Pairing
1
2004
56
0.010
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
2014
0.010
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2004
392
0.010
Why?
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
1
2002
175
0.010
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
1
2004
1083
0.010
Why?
DNA Primers
1
2002
548
0.010
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
1
2004
2092
0.010
Why?
Sucrose
1
1998
67
0.010
Why?
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