Author

Alexander D. Ball

Observed names: A Ball, A. BALL, A. Ball, A. D. Ball, A.D. BALL, A.D. Ball, ALEXANDER D. BALL, Alexander Ball, Alexander D Ball, Ball, A.D., Ball, Alexander D, Ball, Alexander D.

Institution: Natural History Museum

Observed institutions: Natural History Museum, Royal Holloway University of London, Brock University, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

ORCID: 0000-0001-5082-5375

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-5082-5375

OpenAlex ID: A5085642972

Structure and composition of the nacre–prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

2008 · Yannicke Dauphin, Alexander D. Ball, et al. · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · 83

Ancient fig wasps indicate at least 34 Myr of stasis in their mutualism with fig trees

2010 · Stephen G. Compton, Alexander D. Ball, et al. · Biology Letters · 73

Hierarchical structure of marine shell biomaterials: biomechanical functionalization of calcite by brachiopods

2012 · Wolfgang W. Schmahl, Erika Griesshaber, et al. · Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials · 52

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In situ distribution and characterization of the organic content of the oyster shell Crassostrea gigas (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

2012 · Yannicke Dauphin, Alexander D. Ball, et al. · Micron · 48

A 3D imaging and visualization workflow, using confocal microscopy and advanced image processing for brachyuran crab larvae

2017 · S.A. KAMANLI, T.C. KIHARA, et al. · Journal of Microscopy · 46

Morphology and postlarval development of the ligament of Thracia phaseolina (Bivalvia: Thraciidae), with a discussion of model choice in allometric studies

2009 · André F. Sartori, Alexander D. Ball · Journal of Molluscan Studies · 44

Identification of fossil worm tubes from Phanerozoic hydrothermal vents and cold seeps

2017 · Magdalena N. Georgieva, Crispin T. S. Little, et al. · Journal of Systematic Palaeontology · 43

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Micro‐computed X‐ray tomography: a new non‐destructive method of assessing sectional, fly‐through and 3D imaging of a soft‐bodied marine worm

2009 · J. DINLEY, L. HAWKINS, et al. · Journal of Microscopy · 42

The pros and cons of using micro-computed tomography in gross and microanatomical assessments of polychaetous annelids

2014 · Gordon L.J. Paterson, Dan Sykes, et al. · Memoirs of Museum Victoria · 35

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Structural, Mineralogical, and Biochemical Diversity in the Lower Part of the Pearl Layer of Cultivated Seawater Pearls from Polynesia

2008 · Jean-Pierre Cuif, Alexander D. Ball, et al. · Microscopy and Microanalysis · 30

SEM‐microphotogrammetry, a new take on an old method for generating high‐resolution 3D models from SEM images

2017 · A.D. BALL, P.A. JOB, et al. · Journal of Microscopy · 21

Mineralization of A lvinella polychaete tubes at hydrothermal vents

2014 · M. N. Georgieva, C. T. S. Little, et al. · Geobiology · 19

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Ctenidial structure and three bacterial symbiont morphotypes in Anodontia (Euanodontia) ovum (Reeve, 1850) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Bivalvia: Lucinidae)

2009 · A. D. Ball, K. J. Purdy, et al. · Journal of Molluscan Studies · 19

Extraordinary flexible shell sculpture: the structure and formation of calcified periostracal lamellae in Lucina pensylvanica (Bivalvia: Lucinidae)

2004 · John D. Taylor, Emily A. Glover, et al. · Repositorio Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (Universidad de Buenos Aires) · 19

Towards an Understanding of Molecule Capture by the Antennae of Male Beetles Belonging to the Genus Rhipicera (Coleoptera, Rhipiceridae)

2015 · Andrew Ramsey, Terry F. Houston, et al. · The Anatomical Record · 18

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Towards systematics of calcite biocrystals: insight from the inside

2012 · Wolfgang W. Schmahl, Erika Griesshaber, et al. · Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials · 16

Marine Valvatoidea - comments on anatomy and systematics with description of a new species from Florida (Heterobranchia: Cornirostridae)

1998 · Bieler, Rüdiger, Ball, Alexander D, et al. · Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) · 16

Subdaily Growth Patterns and Organo-Mineral Nanostructure of the Growth Layers in the Calcitic Prisms of the Shell of Concholepas concholepas Bruguière, 1789 (Gastropoda, Muricidae)

2007 · Nury Guzman, Alexander D. Ball, et al. · Microscopy and Microanalysis · 15

Confocal Microscopy Applied to Paleontological Specimens

2016 · Alexander D. Ball, Tomasz Goral, et al. · The Paleontological Society Papers · 14

Exceptional preservation of a novel gill grade in large C retaceous inoceramids: systematic and palaeobiological implications

2013 · Robin I. Knight, Noel J. Morris, et al. · Palaeontology · 14

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Resolving the phylogenetic position of enigmatic New Guinea and Seychelles Scutigeromorpha (Chilopoda): a molecular and morphological assessment of Ballonemini

2010 · Aodhán D. Butler, Gregory D. Edgecombe, et al. · Invertebrate Systematics · 14

The Ontogeny of the Pleurembolic Proboscis in Nucella Lapillus (gastropoda: Muricidae)

1997 · A.D. BALL, E.B. ANDREWS, et al. · Journal of Molluscan Studies · 14

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Characterization of the green iridescence on the chelicerae of the tube web spider, Segestria florentina (Rossi 1790) (Araneae, Segestriidae)

2009 · A. L. Ingram, A. D. Ball, et al. · Journal of Arachnology · 13

Crystal architecture of the tooth and jaw bone (pyramid) of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

2012 · E. Griesshaber, A. J. Goetz, et al. · Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials · 12

Development of the Acinous and Accessory Salivary Glands in Nucella Lapillus

1997 · A.D. BALL, J.D. TAYLOR, et al. · Journal of Molluscan Studies · 11

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Works count: 150

Citation count: 794

H-index: 16

I10-index: 27