Quarterly Review of Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Quarterly Review of Biology is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
:Microbiology of Infectious Disease: Integrating Genomics with Natural History18
:The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants13
:The Pleistocene Social Contract: Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution11
:The Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, From Animals to AI to Aliens11
In Memoriam11
:Explorers of Deep Time: Paleontologists and the History of Life10
:The Lives of Seaweeds. A Natural History of Our Planet’s Seaweeds and Other Algae8
:On the Origin of Being: Understanding the Science of Evolution to Enhance Your Quality of Life7
Directory of Publishers6
:Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners: 20 Mysteries of Honey Bee Behavior Solved6
:Common Bees of Western North America. Princeton Field Guides6
:Animal as Machine: The Quest to Understand How Animals Work and Adapt6
:The Good Virus: The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage5
:Conservation of Marine Birds3
The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund3
: Neurobiological Evolution of Humans: From Neurons to Narratives2
: Advances in Virus Research. Volume 1191
:Yellowstone’s Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World’s First National Park1
:Cryptic Species: Morphological Stasis, Circumscription, and Hidden Diversity. The Systematics Association Special Volume 891
:Communication between Honeybees: More Than Just a Dance in the Dark1
Thinking through Climate Change: A Philosophy of Energy in the Anthropocene. Palgrave Studies in the Future of Humanity and Its Successors. By Adam Briggle. Palgrave (Macmillan). Cham (Switzerl1
:Parasites: The Inside Story1
:Landscape Evolution: Landforms, Ecosystems, and Soils1
:Power in the Wild: The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others1
Exploring the Factors Driving the Success of Urban-Exploiting Spiders0
Index to Reviewers of Books0
: Speciation0
:Invading Ecological Networks. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation0
:Enchanted by Daphne: The Life of an Evolutionary Naturalist0
Index to Reviewers of Books0
Index to Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
:In Search of Human Evolution: Field Research in Diverse Environments0
:Much Like Us: What Science Reveals about the Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviour of Animals0
:Human Success: Evolutionary Origins and Ethical Implications0
:Do Plants Know Math?0
:All You Need to Know About Spiders0
Cultural Lability: Insights from Birdsong0
:Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life0
:Two Acres of Time: Unearthing the Ice Age at the Byron Dig0
:Conflicting Models for the Origin of Life. Astrobiology Perspectives on Life of the Universe0
The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund0
:Planktonia: The Nightly Migration of the Ocean’s Smallest Creatures0
:Performance All the Way Down: Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference. Science-Culture Series0
Directory of Publishers0
: Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life0
Front Matter0
:The Species–Area Relationship: Theory and Application. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation0
:Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change0
Index to Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
:Exploring Animal Behavior through Sound. Volume 1. Methods0
:Travels with Trilobites: Adventures in the Paleozoic0
Reprinted “Foreword” from 19260
:Antibiofilm Strategies: Current and Future Applications to Prevent, Control and Eradicate Biofilms. Springer Series on Biofilms, Volume 110
:The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium0
Index to Reviewers of Books0
The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund0
:Caribou: Wind Walkers of the Northern Wilderness0
:New Horizons in Evolution0
: Is a River Alive?0
Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States. By Walter E. Meshaka Jr., Suzanne L. Collins, R. Bruce Bury, and Malcolm L. McCallum. Gainesville (Florida): University Press of Florida. $50
:Paths of Pollen0
:Climate Change Adaptation: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer. Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers0
: The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI0
: Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals0
Directory of Publishers0
:Dinosaur Behavior: An Illustrated Guide0
:Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia: Exploring Tapovan0
:Evolution “On Purpose”: Teleonomy in Living Systems. Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology0
:The Anthropocene: 101 Questions and Answers for Understanding the Human Impact on the Global Environment0
Directory of Publishers0
:Ethics in Biodiversity Conservation0
Unraveling the Environment-Phenotype-Genotype Nexus: Successful Approaches from Bird Colors and How to Apply Them to Other Traits and Taxa0
Quantitative Analysis of Ecological Networks. By Mark R. T. Dale and Marie-Josée Fortin. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. $115.00 (hardcover); $49.99 (paper). x + 221 p. + 160
:Understanding Charles Darwin. Understanding Life Series0
:Ants: A Visual Guide0
: Octopus Biology and Ecology0
:Impacts of Human Population on Wildlife: A British Perspective. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation0
:Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology. Wildlife Management and Conservation0
:Blood Groups and Human Heredity, 1900–1950: The First Genetic Marker0
:Ecological Complexity0
The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund0
: Darwin’s Racism, Sexism, and Idolization: Their Tragic Societal and Scientific Repercussions0
:The Well-Connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies0
: Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History0
Front Matter0
:Ancestry Reimagined: Dismantling the Myth of Genetic Ethnicities0
:Why Conserve Nature?: Perspectives on Meanings and Motivations. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation0
:The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History0
: The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog and Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science0
: Bird Brains and Behavior: A Synthesis0
:A Scientific Revolution: Ten Men and Women Who Reinvented American Medicine0
:Kingdoms, Empires, and Domains: The History of High-Level Biological Classification0
:The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Disease0
:A New History of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases: Immunization — Chance and Necessity0
:The Lives of Sharks. A Natural History of Shark Life0
:Island Biogeography: Geo-environmental Dynamics, Ecology, Evolution, Human Impact, and Conservation0
The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory: A Pompous Parade of Arithmetic. By Charles H. Pence. Academic Press. Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and New York: Elsevier. $106.25 (paper). vii + 182 p.0
:Heart of the Hive: Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony0
:The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature’s Hidden Rules0
:Lung Cancer: Disease Biology and Its Potential for Clinical Translation. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine0
:Remnants of Ancient Life: The New Science of Old Fossils0
:Principles of Behavioral Neuroscience0
:Insect Diapause0
:Birds of Greater Southern Africa. Princeton Field Guides.0
:Understanding Living Systems. Understanding Life Series0
:Frogs of the United States and Canada. Second Edition0
:The Biology of Death: How Dying Shapes Cells, Organisms, and Populations0
:Epigenetics and Health: A Practical Guide0
:Nematodes as Model Organisms0
:Organisms Amplify Diversity: An Autocatalytic Hypothesis0
:Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography0
Sensitive Period Diversity: Insights From Evolutionary Models0
:Life Is Simple: How Occam’s Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe0
:Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins—From Spices to Vices0
: A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia0
:Origin Africa: A Natural History0
:Genomic Citizenship: The Molecularization of Identity in the Contemporary Middle East0
Animals’ Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild. By Barbara J. King. Chicago (Illinois): University of Chicago Press. $25.00. ix + 274 p.; index. ISBN0
:Animal Remains. Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture0
:Preparing Dinosaurs: The Work Behind the Scenes0
:The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, From the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us0
The Era beyond Eisemann et al. (1984): Insect Pain in the 21st Century0
:Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences. Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology0
:Human Migration: Biocultural Perspectives0
Index to Articles Volume 100 (2025)0
Index to Reviewers of Books Volume 99 (2024)0
:Inshore Fishes of Britain and Ireland0
:Gregor Mendel: His Life and Legacy0
:Deep Water: From the Frilled Shark to the Dumbo Octopus and From the Continental Shelf to the Mariana Trench0
:Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know0
:How We Age: The Science of Longevity0
:California Amphibians and Reptiles0
: Revisiting the Eclipse of Darwinism: A Historiographical and Philosophical Analysis0
:The Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and Ecology0
: Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens: Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation0
Revisiting Rapoport’s Rule: The History of an Idea and Alternative Explanations for Latitudinal Variation in Geographic Range Size0
Crop Pollination by Bees. Volume 1: Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management. Second Edition. By Keith S. Delaplane. Wallingford (United Kingdom) and Boston (Massachusetts): CABI. $67.50
:Hymenoptera: The Natural History and Diversity of Wasps, Bees, and Ants0
:Population Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases. Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Series0
:The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works0
:An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us0
:Life Sculpted: Tales of the Animals, Plants, and Fungi That Drill, Break, and Scrape to Shape the Earth0
: Melissopalynology: Bee Flora, Pollen and Honey0
Bat Calls of Britain and Europe: A Guide to Species Identification. Edited by Jon Russ. Exeter (United Kingdom): Pelagic Publishing. £49.99. x + 462 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-1-78427-225-8 (hc0
: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep0
: Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences: An Evidence-Based Approach. Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing0
:Infectious Disease Ecology of Wild Birds0
:Reconciling Agricultural Production with Biodiversity Conservation. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, Number 870
: Evolutionary Physiology of Algae and Aquatic Plants0
:Mosquitoes: A Laboratory Manual0
:Drawing Nature: The Creative Process of an Artist, Illustrator, and Naturalist0
: The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren’t and Can’t Be Perfect0
:Cellular and Molecular Approaches in Fish Biology0
:Evolutionary Developmental Biology: A Reference Guide0
How Might Artificial Intelligence Influence Human Evolution?0
: Writing Science in Plain English0
Front Matter0
:Seaweeds of the World: A Guide to Every Order0
Announcement: 100 Years, Volume 100, Number 40
A Paradigm Shift, or a Paradigm Adjustment? The Evolution of the Oleaceae Mating System as a Small-Scale Kuhnian Case Study0
: Understanding the Nature-Nurture Debate0
:Ocean Acidification and Marine Wildlife: Physiological and Behavioral Impacts0
:A History of Genomics across Species, Communities and Projects0
:For Want of Wings: A Bird with Teeth and a Dinosaur in the Family0
:The Desert Bones: The Paleontology and Paleoecology of Mid-Cretaceous North Africa0
:Gibbon Conservation in the Anthropocene0
: Death: Perspectives from the Philosophy of Biology0
A Primer of Life Histories: Ecology, Evolution, and Application. By Jeffrey A. Hutchings. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. $85.00 (hardcover); $42.95 (paper). xiv + 226 p.; ill.; s0
:Ending Epidemics: A History of Escape from Contagion0
:Racism, Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions0
:Evolution and Phylogeny of Pancrustacea: A Story of Scientific Method0
Directory of Publishers0
:Parasites in Past Civilizations and Their Impact upon Health0
:Aging: Geroscience as the New Public Health Frontier. Second Edition. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine0
:Foundations of Ecology II: Classic Papers with Commentaries0
:Applied Statistics with R: A Practical Guide for the Life Sciences0
Front Matter0
:Salamanders & Newts of the World0
:Shrimps: Their Diversity, Intriguing Adaptations and Varied Lifestyles. Fish & Fisheries Series, Volume 420
:Biology of Algae, Lichens and Bryophytes0
:The Lives of Beetles: A Natural History of Coleoptera0
:Pocket Guide to Birds of Australia0
:Sound Communication in Insects. Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 610
Index to Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
:A Curious Herbal: Elizabeth Blackwell’s Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art0
: Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts of the World: A Guide to Every Order0
Index to Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
:Terns of North America: A Photographic Guide0
: Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World0
Titles and Authors of Articles and Commentaries0
:George Meléndez Wright: The Fight for Wildlife and Wilderness in the National Parks0
Front Matter0
:Evolution and the Machinery of Chance: Philosophy, Probability, and Scientific Practice in Biology0
:The Parrot in the Mirror: How Evolving to Be Like Birds Made Us Human0
:The Evolution of Biological Information: How Evolution Creates Complexity, from Viruses to Brains0
:Invertebrate Pathology0
:Radical by Nature: The Revolutionary Life of Alfred Russel Wallace0
:A Better Ape: The Evolution of the Moral Mind and How It Made Us Human0
: The Brain in Motion: From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function0
:Understanding DNA Ancestry. Understanding Life Series0
:Birds of Costa Rica. Princeton Field Guides0
: The Foundations of Population Genetics0
:Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science, and Ethics to Practice0
Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
:Treasure Your Exceptions: The Science and Life of William Bateson. Second Edition0
The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World. By Oliver Milman. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. $27.95. vii + 260 p.; index. ISBN: 9781324006596 (hc); 9781324006602 0
:Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More0
A Mathematical Primer of Molecular Phylogenetics. By Xuhua Xia. Palm Bay (Florida): Apple Academic Press; distributed by CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. $149.95 (hardcover); $69.95 (paper). xii0
Index to Reviewers of Books0
: The Gull Guide: North America0
The Nucleus. Second Edition. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. Edited by Ana Pombo, Martin W. Hetzer, and Tom Misteli. Cold Spring Harbor (New York): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Pre0
: Is Anyone Listening? What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us0
List of Donors to The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund0
Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature. By Richard Rhodes. New York: Doubleday. $30.00. xiii + 270 p. + 16 pl.; ill.; index. ISBN: 9780385545556 (hc); 9780385545563 (eb). 2021.0
:Ancient Woods, Trees and Forests: Ecology, History and Management0
:Understanding Evo-Devo. Understanding Life Series0
Collected Contents: Volume 970
:Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics0
: Foundations of Stream and River Ecology: A Guide to the Classic Literature0
:Evolutionary Ecology of Amphibians0
: The World Atlas of Deserts and Drylands0
Index to Reviewers of Books Volume 100 (2025)0
:Understanding Genes. Understanding Life Series0
:The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names0
Reviewers of Books0
:Updating Neanderthals: Understanding Behavioural Complexity in the Late Middle Palaeolithic0
The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund0
The Handbook of Acoustic Bat Detection. By Volker Runkel, Guido Gerding, and Ulrich Marckmann; translated by Iain Macmillan. Exeter (United Kingdom): Pelagic Publishing. $50.00 (paper). xii + 10
Index to Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
: Feathered Entanglements: Human-Bird Relations in the Anthropocene0
: Evolution and Development: Conceptual Issues0
: Father Nature: The Science of Paternal Potential0
:Snakes of Australia0
:The Age of Mammals: Nature, Development, and Paleontology in the Long Nineteenth Century. Intersections: Histories of Environment, Science, and Technology in the Anthropocene0
:Ernst Haeckel: Ausgewählte Briefwechsel. Band 3: Familienkorrespondenz: April 1857 - März 18590
Directory of Publishers0
: Smithsonian Trees of North America0
: A History of the World in Six Plagues: How Contagion, Class, and Captivity Shaped Us, from Cholera to COVID-190
:Demographic Methods across the Tree of Life0
:Extinctions: From Dinosaurs to You0
:Plant-Animal Interactions: Source of Biodiversity0
Index to Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed0
: Identity: What DNA Can Tell Us About Ourselves0
:Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs0
Population Genomics: Wildlife. Population Genomics Series. Edited by Paul A. Hohenlohe and Om P. Rajora. Cham (Switzerland) and New York: Springer. $179.99 (hardcover); $139.00 (eBook). xiv + 50
:Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of the East Coast of North America0
Directory of Publishers0
:Remapping Race in a Global Context. History and Philosophy of Biology0
Front Matter0
: Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould0
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