L. Witting

Causality in the natural selection of the population ecological life histories of birds

The paper decomposes population ecological life histories of 11,187 bird species to show how selection on mass explains most inter-specific variation in body mass, demography, and ecological traits.

Cause and effect in the natural selection of the population ecological life histories of mammals

The paper decomposes mammalian life histories to show that natural selection on body mass explains most of the variation in ecological and demographic traits across species.

Population dynamic population delineation in North American birds

The paper develops an ecological clustering method to delineate natural populations using population dynamics data from North American birds, identifying 2-5 populations per species for 160 species.

Huge narwhal displacement following shipping of iron ore in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

The paper estimates a large narwhal population decline in Eclipse Sound due to iron ore shipping, highlighting potential ecological impacts of increased Arctic shipping.

Behind the scene of body mass allometries

The paper uses life history models to show natural selection shapes body mass allometries through resource handling, metabolism, and ecological factors across birds and mammals.

Natural selection shapes and regulates the population dynamics of birds and mammals

The paper fits population dynamic models to bird and mammal abundance data, showing natural selection explains most population dynamics variance and regulates population cycles.

The population dynamic life histories of the birds andmammals of the world

The paper estimates complete population dynamic life history models for 11,188 bird and 4,937 mammal species using body mass and allometric extrapolations to explain natural selection mechanisms and population dynamics.

Saving killer whale populations from a global collapse: rebuttal against Desforges et al. (2018)

The paper refutes a prediction of global killer whale population collapse by identifying a flawed model parametrisation in a previous study.

The natural selection of metabolism explains curvature in fossil body mass evolution

The paper uses metabolic scaling theory to explain curvature in fossil body mass evolution across species, predicting specific exponents for different evolutionary scenarios.

The natural selection of metabolism and mass selects lifeforms from viruses to multicellular animals

The paper proposes a model where natural selection of metabolism and mass drives life history transitions from viruses to multicellular animals.

The natural selection of metabolism explains curvature in allometric scaling

The paper simulates the evolution of metabolism and mass to explain the curvature in metabolic allometry for placental and marsupial mammals, finding stronger curvature in placentals with higher metabolic rates.

The natural selection of metabolism and mass selects allometric transitions from prokaryotes to mammals

The paper explains how natural selection of metabolism and mass leads to allometric transitions across species from prokaryotes to mammals.

Meta population modelling of narwhals in East Canadaand West Greenland - 2017

The paper models narwhal populations in East Canada and West Greenland using Bayesian methods to estimate catch impacts and management probabilities.