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• Loss of the Nuclear Receptor Corepressor SLIRP Compromises Male Fertility

  Colley, S., Wintle, L., Searles, R., Russell, V., Firman, R., Smith, S., Deboer, K., Merriner, D. J., Genevieve, B., Bentel, J., Stuckey, B., Phillips, M. R., Simmons, L., De Kretser, D. M., O'Bryan, M. K. & Leedman, P., 2013, In : PLoS One. 8, 8, p. 8pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Live fast die young life history in females: Evolutionary trade-off between early life mating and lifespan in female Drosophila melanogaster

  Travers, L., Garcia-Gonzalez, P. & Simmons, L., 20 Oct 2015, In : Scientific Reports. 5, p. 1-7 7 p., 15469.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • Longevity
  • Life History Traits
  • Reproduction
  • Drosophila
  28 Citations (Scopus)

  231 Downloads (Pure)

• Lifetime changes in phenotypic expression and evolutionary potential of female mating traits in Drosophila melanogaster

  Travers, L. M., Simmons, L. W. & Garcia-Gonzalez, F., 1 Nov 2016, In : Animal Behaviour. 121, p. 147-155 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • courtship
  • virgin females
  • female behavior
  • mating behavior
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  128 Downloads (Pure)

• Island hopping introduces Polynesian field crickets to novel environments, genetic bottlenecks and rapid evolution

  Tinghitella, R. M., Zuk, M., Beveridge, M. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24, p. 1199-1211

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Intralocus tactical conflict: Genetic correlations between fighters and sneakers of the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus

  Buzatto, B., Kotiaho, J. S., Tomkins, J. & Simmons, L., 3 Apr 2015, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 28, 3, p. 730-738 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Onthophagus taurus
  • dung beetles
  • beetle
  • genetic correlation
  • conflict
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  279 Downloads (Pure)

• Inbreeding depression in the competitive fertilization success of male crickets

  Simmons, L., 2011, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24, p. 415–421

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Impressions of sexual unfaithfulness and their accuracy show a degree of universality

  Sutherland, C. A. M., Martin, L. M., Kloth, N., Simmons, L. W., Foo, Y. Z. & Rhodes, G., 1 Oct 2018, In : PLoS One. 13, 10, e0205716.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Social Perception
  • Social Skills
  • European Continental Ancestry Group
  • prediction
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Immune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and women

  Foo, Y. Z., Simmons, L. W., Perrett, D., Holt, P. G., Eastwood, P. R. & Rhodes, G., May 2020, In : Evolution and Human Behavior. 41, 3, p. 199-209 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Human Sperm Competition: Playing a Defensive Strategy

  Leivers, S. & Simmons, L., 2014, In : Advances in the Study of Behavior. 46, p. 1-44

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • Spermatozoa
  • Physiological Adaptation
  • ova
  • Ovum
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Heat stress but not inbreeding affects offensive sperm competitiveness in Callosobruchus maculatus

  Van Lieshout, E., Tomkins, J. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Ecology and Evolution. 3, 9, p. 2859-2866

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • inbreeding
  • Callosobruchus maculatus
  • heat stress
  • sperm
  • competitiveness
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Gustatory cues to kinship among males moderate the productivity of females

  Lymbery, S. J. & Simmons, L. W., 31 Jan 2020, In : Behavioral Ecology. 31, 1, p. 81-89 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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  • kinship
  • productivity
  • relatedness
  • hydrocarbons
  • hydrocarbon
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• Good Genes and Sexual Selection in Dung Beetles (Onthophagus taurus): Genetic Variance in Egg-to-Adult and Adult Viability

  Garcia - Gonzalez, P. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : PLoS One. 6, 1, p. 1-4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic variation underlying the expression of a polyphenism

  Buzatto, B., Simmons, L. & Tomkins, J., 2012, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25, p. 748-758

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic variation but weak genetic covariation between pre- and post-copulatory episodes of sexual selection in Drosophila melanogaster

  Travers, L., Garcia-Gonzalez, P. & Simmons, L., Aug 2016, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 29, 8, p. 1535-1552

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual selection
  • genetic variation
  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • reproductive success
  • fitness
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Gametic interactions promote inbreeding avoidance in house mice

  Firman, R. & Simmons, L., Sep 2015, In : Ecology Letters. 18, 9, p. 937-943

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • inbreeding avoidance
  • sperm
  • Mus musculus
  • inbreeding
  • spermatozoa
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Future Distribution of Suitable Habitat for Pelagic Sharks in Australia Under Climate Change Models

  Birkmanis, C. A., Freer, J. J., Simmons, L. W., Partridge, J. C. & Sequeira, A. M. M., 14 Jul 2020, In : Frontiers in Marine Science. 7, 570.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • sharks
  • shark
  • Climate change
  • Climate models
  • climate change
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Function of copulatory plugs in house mice: Mating behavior and paternity outcomes of rival males

  Sutter, A., Simmons, L., Lindholm, A. K. & Firman, R., Jan 2016, In : Behavioral Ecology. 27, 1, p. 185-195

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • mating behavior
  • paternity
  • Mus musculus
  • sperm competition
  • ejaculation
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  277 Downloads (Pure)

• Flight behaviour of honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers is altered by initial infections of the fungal parasite Nosema apis

  Dosselli, R., Grassl, J., Carson, A., Simmons, L. W. & Baer, B., 9 Nov 2016, In : Scientific Reports. 6, 36649.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Nosema
  • Bees
  • Honey
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Mycoses
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Fifty years of sperm competition: the structure of a scientific revolution

  Simmons, L. W. & Wedell, N., 7 Dec 2020, In : Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 375, 1813, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Females suffer a reduction in the viability of stored sperm following an immune challenge

  Mcnamara, K., Van Lieshout, E. & Simmons, L., 6 Jan 2014, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27, 1, p. 133-140 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • sperm
  • viability
  • spermatozoa
  • Teleogryllus oceanicus
  • infection
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Female preferences for acoustic and olfactory signals during courtship: Male crickets send multiple messages

  Simmons, L., Thomas, M., Simmons, F. & Zuk, M., 2013, In : Behavioral Ecology. 24, 5, p. 1099-1107

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • courtship
  • cricket
  • Orthoptera
  • acoustics
  • hydrocarbons
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Female monopolization mediates the relationship between pre- and postcopulatory sexual traits

  Lüpold, S., Tomkins, J., Simmons, L. & Fitzpatrick, J., 23 Jan 2014, In : Nature Communications. 5, 8 p., 3184.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Direction compound
  • Energy resources
  • testes
  • maintenance
  • ambiguity
  79 Citations (Scopus)

  316 Downloads (Pure)

• Female genitalia can evolve more rapidly and divergently than male genitalia

  Simmons, L. & Fitzpatrick, J. L., 21 Mar 2019, In : Nature Communications. 10, 8 p., 1312.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Male Genitalia
  • Female Genitalia
  • Coleoptera
  • beetles
  • divergence
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Female genitalia

  Sloan, N. S. & Simmons, L. W., 21 Dec 2020, In : Current Biology. 30, 24, p. R1461-R1463

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Female Genitalia
  • female genitalia
  • Biological Sciences

• Female effects, but no intrinsic male effects on paternity outcome in crickets

  Simmons, L., Lovegrove, M. & Almbro, M., Aug 2014, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27, 8, p. 1644-1649

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • paternity
  • male effect
  • cricket
  • Orthoptera
  • fertilization (reproduction)
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Female cuticular hydrocarbons can signal indirect fecundity benefits in an insect

  Berson, J. D. & Simmons, L. W., 1 May 2019, In : Evolution. 73, 5, p. 982-989 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Hydrocarbons
  • fecundity
  • Insecta
  • Fertility
  • insect
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  111 Downloads (Pure)

• Female crickets assess relatedness during mate guarding and bias storage of sperm towards unrelated males

  Tuni, C., Beveridge, M. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26, 6, p. 1261-1268

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • mate guarding
  • cricket
  • relatedness
  • sperm
  • Orthoptera
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Facial Attractiveness Ratings from Video-Clips and Static Images Tell the Same Story

  Rhodes, G., Lie, H., Thevaraja, N., Taylor, L., Iredell, N., Curran, C., Tan, S. Q. C., Carnemolla, P. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : PLoS One. 6, 11, p. 6 pages

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental manipulation reveals a trade-off between weapons and testes

  Somjee, U., Miller, C., Tatarnic, N. J. & Simmons, L. W., Jan 2018, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 31, 1, p. 57-65

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • weapon
  • trade-off
  • legs
  • testes
  • resource allocation
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  339 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental evolution reveals trade-offs between mating and immunity

  Mcnamara, K., Wedell, N. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Biology Letters. 9, 4, p. 4pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • immunity
  • Immunity
  • Plodia interpunctella
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase
  • monophenol monooxygenase
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental evolution reveals divergence in female genital teeth morphology in response to sexual conflict intensity in a moth

  McNamara, K. B., Dougherty, L. R., Wedell, N. & Simmons, L. W., 1 May 2019, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 32, 5, p. 519-524 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sexual conflict
  • spermatophore
  • moth
  • spermatophores
  • female genitalia
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  74 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental evolution reveals differences between phenotypic and evolutionary responses to population density

  Mcnamara, K. B. & Simmons, L. W., Sep 2017, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 30, 9, p. 1763-1771

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • immunity
  • population density
  • monophenol monooxygenase
  • Plodia interpunctella
  • sperm
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental evolution of sperm competitiveness in a mammal

  Firman, R. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11, 19, p. 1-6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental evidence for the role of sexual selection in the evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus

  Berson, J. D., Garcia-Gonzalez, F. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Nov 2019, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 32, 11, p. 1186-1193 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Onthophagus taurus
  • sexual selection
  • dung beetles
  • beetle
  • hydrocarbons
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  26 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental evidence for the evolution of the mammalian baculum by sexual selection

  Simmons, L. & Firman, R., 23 Dec 2013, In : Evolution. 68, 1, p. 276-283 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sexual selection
  • divergent evolution
  • Male Genitalia
  • Population
  • divergence
  39 Citations (Scopus)

  396 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental coevolution of male and female genital morphology

  Simmons, L. & Garcia - Gonzalez, P., 2011, In : Nature Communications. 2:374, p. 1-6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary Trade-Off between Secondary Sexual Traits and Ejaculates

  Simmons, L. W., Lüpold, S. & Fitzpatrick, J. L., 1 Dec 2017, In : Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32, 12, p. 964-976 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  • weapon
  • trade-off
  • expenditure
  • sexual selection
  • reproductive strategy
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary insight from a humble fly: sperm competition and the yellow dungfly

  Simmons, L. W., Parker, G. A. & Hosken, D. J., 7 Dec 2020, In : Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 375, 1813, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • sperm competition
  • Diptera
  • sexual selection
  • Spermatozoa
  • Reproductive Behavior
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary change in testes tissue composition among experimental populations of house mice

  Firman, R., Garcia, P., Thyer, E., Wheeler, S., Yamin, Z., Yuan, M. & Simmons, L., 16 Mar 2015, In : Evolution. 69, 3, p. 848-855 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm
  • Mus musculus
  • sperm competition
  • Spermatozoa
  • Testis
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Evidence for stabilizing selection and slow divergent evolution of male genitalia in a millipede (antichiropus variabilis)

  Wojcieszek, J. M. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Evolution. 66, 4, p. 1138-1153

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Estimating relatedness and inbreeding using molecular markers and pedigrees: The effect of demographic history

  Robinson, S. P., Simmons, L. & Kennington, J., 2013, In : Molecular Ecology. 22, 23, p. 5779-5792

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Inbreeding
  • demographic history
  • inbreeding
  • relatedness
  • Pedigree
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Ejaculate economics: Testing the effects of male sexual history on the trade-off between sperm and immune function in Australian crickets

  Dowling, D. K. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : PLoS One. 7, p. 1-6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of vitamin E and beta-carotene on sperm competitiveness

  Almbro, M., Dowling, D. K. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Ecology Letters. 14, p. 891-895

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Ecology and Evolution of Dung Beetles

  Simmons, L. & Ridsdill-Smith, J., 2011, 1 ed. U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell.

  Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology

  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Ecological determinants of sex roles and female sexual selection

  Hare, R. M. & Simmons, L. W., 16 Dec 2019, Advances in the Study of Behavior. Netherlands: Elsevier, (Advances in the Study of Behavior).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter

  • sexual selection
  • gender
  • Food
  • hearing
  • Hearing
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Divergence in genital morphology may contribute to mechanical reproductive isolation in a millipede

  Wojcieszek, J. M. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Ecology and Evolution. 3, 2, p. 334-343

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • reproductive isolation
  • Diplopoda
  • genitalia
  • divergence
  • isolated population
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Dietary antioxidants, but not courtship effort, affect oxidative balance in the testes and muscles of crickets

  Simmons, L. W., Lovegrove, M. & Lymbery, S. J., 1 Oct 2018, In : Journal of Experimental Biology. 221, 20

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • courtship
  • Courtship
  • Gryllidae
  • cricket
  • antioxidant
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  232 Downloads (Pure)

• Crickets detect the genetic similarity of mating partners via cuticular hydrocarbons

  Thomas, M. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24, p. 1793–1800

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlated evolution of sexual dimorphism and male dimorphism in a clade of neotropical harvestmen

  Buzatto, B., Tomkins, J., Simmons, L. & Machado, G. B. D. O., 3 Jun 2014, In : Evolution. 68, 6, p. 1671-1686

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • dimorphism
  • Opiliones
  • sexual dimorphism
  • Sex Characteristics
  • sexual conflict
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Contrasting responses of pre- and post-copulatory traits to variation in mating competition

  Simmons, L. & Buzatto, B., Apr 2014, In : Functional Ecology. 28, 2, p. 494-499

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sperm competition
  • contest competition
  • expenditure
  • Onthophagus taurus
  • plasticity
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  253 Downloads (Pure)