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• Sex ratio bias in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus: adaptive allocation or sex-specific offspring mortality?

  House, C. M., Simmons, L., Kotiaho, J. S., Tomkins, J. & Hunt, J., 2011, In : Evolutionary Ecology. 25, p. 363–372

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

• Sex differences in nutrient intake can reduce the potential for sexual conflict over fitness maximization by female and male crickets

  Ng, S. H., Simpson, S. J. & Simmons, L. W., 6 Aug 2019, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual conflict
  • cricket
  • nutrient intake
  • Orthoptera
  • fitness
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Sex-biased mortality associated with inbreeding in Drosophila melanogaster

  Robinson, S. P., Simmons, L. & Kennington, J., 17 Mar 2014, In : BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14, 1, p. 9pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • inbreeding
  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • mortality
  • gender
  • sex ratio
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Seminal Fluid Affects Sperm Viability in a Cricket

  Simmons, L. & Beveridge, M., 2011, In : PLoS One. 6, 3, p. 1-4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Selection on male physical performance during male-male competition and female choice

  Mccullough, E. L. & Simmons, L. W., Sep 2016, In : Behavioral Ecology. 27, 5, p. 1288-1295

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • courtship
  • fighting
  • body mass
  • contest competition
  • mating success
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Resource allocation trade-off between sperm quality and immunity in the field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus

  Simmons, L., 2012, In : Behavioral Ecology. 23, p. 168-173

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

• Replicated evolutionary divergence in the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of male crickets associated with the loss of song in the Hawaiian archipelago

  Simmons, L., Thomas, M., Gray, B. & Zuk, M. W., Oct 2014, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27, 10, p. 2249-2257 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • cricket
  • song
  • divergent evolution
  • Orthoptera
  • archipelago
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Relationships between sperm length and speed differ among three internally and three externally fertilizing species

  Simpson, J. L., Humphries, S., Evans, J., Simmons, L. & Fitzpatrick, J., 23 Dec 2014, In : Evolution. 68, 1, p. 92-104 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm
  • Spermatozoa
  • spermatozoa
  • speed
  • Flagella
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Rapid loss of behavioral plasticity and immunocompetence under intense sexual selection

  Van Lieshout, E., Mcnamara, K. & Simmons, L., Sep 2014, In : Evolution. 68, 9, p. 2550-2558

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • immunocompetence
  • sexual selection
  • Immunocompetence
  • plasticity
  • loss
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Putative sex-specific human pheromones do not affect gender perception, attractiveness ratings or unfaithfulness judgements of opposite sex faces

  Hare, R. M., Schlatter, S., Rhodes, G. & Simmons, L. W., 8 Mar 2017, In : Royal Society Open Science. 4, 3, 160831.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Human Pheromones
  • Sex Attractants
  • Pheromones
  • Heterosexuality
  • Odorants
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Protein and carbohydrate intakes alter gut microbial community structure in crickets: a Geometric Framework approach

  Ng, S. H., Stat, M., Bunce, M., Simpson, S. J. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Aug 2019, In : FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95, 8

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Gryllidae
  • cricket
  • Microbiota
  • carbohydrate
  • Carbohydrates

• Probable marking behavior of Cerceris clypeata (Philanthinae, Crabronidae, Hymenoptera)

  Alcock, J. & Simmons, L. W., 31 Dec 2018, In : Journal of hymenoptera research. 67, p. 121-125 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

• Preference for related mates in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster

  Robinson, S., Kennington, J. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Animal Behaviour. 84, p. 1169-1176

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

• Predictors of facial attractiveness and health in humans

  Foo, Y. Z., Simmons, L. W. & Rhodes, G., 3 Feb 2017, In : Scientific Reports. 7, 12 p., 39731.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Adiposity
  • Semen Analysis
  • Femininity
  • Health
  • Masculinity
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Predation is associated with variation in colour pattern, but not body shape or colour reflectance, in a rainbowfish (Melanotaenia australis)

  Young, M., Simmons, L. & Evans, J., 2011, In : Journal of Animal Ecology. 80, p. 183–191

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

• Postcopulatory sexual selection when a female mates once

  Dougherty, L. R., Simmons, L. W. & Shuker, D. M., Jun 2016, In : Animal Behaviour. 116, p. 13-16 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Population genetic structure and a possible role for selection in driving phenotypic divergence in a rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae)

  Young, M., Evans, J. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 102, p. 144–160

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

• Population density mediates the interaction between pre- and postmating sexual selection

  McCullough, E. L., Buzatto, B. A. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Apr 2018, In : Evolution. 72, 4, p. 893-905 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • sexual selection
  • Population Density
  • population density
  • Testis
  • Weapons
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Polyandry as a mediator of sexual selection before and after mating

  Kvarnemo, C. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 368, 1613, p. 16

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • polyandry
  • sexual selection
  • mating success
  • multiple mating
  • sperm competition
  152 Citations (Scopus)

• Phenotypic plasticity in genitalia: baculum shape responds to sperm competition risk in house mice

  André, G. I., Firman, R. C. & Simmons, L. W., 11 Jul 2018, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1882, 20181086.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • phenotypic plasticity
  • Physiological Adaptation
  • Mus musculus
  • genitalia
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Phenotypic plasticity but no adaptive divergence in cuticular hydrocarbons and desiccation resistance among translocated populations of dung beetles

  Leeson, S. A., Kennington, W. J., Evans, T. A. & Simmons, L. W., 2 Sep 2020, In : Evolutionary Ecology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • phenotypic plasticity
  • dung beetles
  • adaptive radiation
  • desiccation
  • beetle

• Perceived physical strength in men is attractive to women but may come at a cost to ejaculate quality

  Foo, Y. Z., Simmons, L. W., Peters, M. & Rhodes, G., 1 Aug 2018, In : Animal Behaviour. 142, p. 191-197 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • mating success
  • sexual selection
  • woman
  • sperm
  • competitiveness
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  176 Downloads (Pure)

• Patterns of paternity skew among polyandrous social insects: What can they tell us about the potential for sexual selection?

  Jaffé, R., Garcia-Gonzalez, P., Den Boer, S., Simmons, L. & Baer, B., 2012, In : Evolution. 66, 12, p. 3778-3788

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

• Paternal effects on the expression of a male polyphenism

  Buzatto, B., Simmons, L. & Tomkins, J., 2012, In : Evolution. 66, p. 3167-3178

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

• Ontogenetic changes in seminal fluid gene expression and the protein composition of cricket seminal fluid

  Simmons, L., Beveridge, M., Li, L., Tan, Y. & Millar, H., 11 Mar 2014, In : Evolution and Development. 16, 2, p. 101-109

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Gryllidae
  • cricket
  • gene expression
  • Orthoptera
  • protein composition
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  341 Downloads (Pure)

• Offspring viability benefits but no apparent costs of mating with high quality males

  Simmons, L. & Holley, R., 2011, In : Biology Letters. 7, p. 419–421

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

• Nutritional geometry of paternal effects on embryo mortality

  Polak, M., Simmons, L. W., Benoit, J. B., Ruohonen, K., Simpson, S. J. & Solon-Biet, S. M., 11 Oct 2017, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1864, 20171492.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Caloric Restriction
  • paternal effect
  • Paternal Inheritance
  • Nutrition
  • embryonic mortality
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Nongenetic paternal effects via seminal fluid

  Simmons, L. W. & Lovegrove, M., Aug 2019, In : Evolution Letters. 3, 4, p. 403-411 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

• No evidence of conpopulation sperm precedence between allopatric populations of house mice

  Firman, R. & Simmons, L., 8 Oct 2014, In : PLoS One. 9, 10, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Spermatozoa
  • Population
  • Reproductive Isolation
  • Sperm Count
  • Fertilization in Vitro
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• No evidence for divergence in male harmfulness or female resistance in response to changes in the opportunity for dispersal

  Lymbery, S. J., Wyber, B., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 12 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • divergence
  • kin selection
  • sexual conflict
  • Callosobruchus maculatus
  • relatedness

• No evidence for a trade-off between sperm length and male premating weaponry

  Lüpold, S., Simmons, L., Tomkins, J. & Fitzpatrick, J. L., 13 Dec 2015, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 28, 12, p. 2187-2195 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • weaponry
  • sperm
  • trade-off
  • spermatozoa
  • armament
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  267 Downloads (Pure)

• No Coolidge effect in the Australian field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

  Thomas, M. & Simmons, L., 4 Nov 2015, In : Austral Entomology. 54, 4, p. 433-437 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Teleogryllus oceanicus
  • Gryllidae
  • Orthoptera
  • polyandry
  • interspecific variation
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Natural and sexual selection on cuticular hydrocarbons: a quantitative genetic analysis

  Berson, J. D., Zuk, M. & Simmons, L. W., 15 May 2019, In : Proceedings. Biological sciences. 286, 1902, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sexual selection
  • genetic analysis
  • Genetic Selection
  • Hydrocarbons
  • natural selection
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  288 Downloads (Pure)

• Mutualists or parasites? Context-dependent influence of symbiotic fly larvae on carnivorous investment in the albany pitcher plant

  Lymbery, S. J., Didham, R. K., Hopper, S. D. & Simmons, L. W., 23 Nov 2016, In : Royal Society Open Science. 3, 11, 160690.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Diptera
  • Larva
  • Parasites
  • Carbon
  • Nutrients
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Model systems, taxonomic bias, and sexual selection: Beyond drosophila

  Zuk, M. W., Garcia - Gonzalez, P., Herberstein, M. E. & Simmons, L., 2014, In : Annual Review of Entomology. 59, p. 321-338

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual selection
  • sexual conflict
  • Drosophila
  • entomology
  • insect
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Micro-CT scanning provides insight into the functional morphology of millipede genitalia

  Wojcieszek, J. M., Austin, P., Harvey, M. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Journal of Zoology. 287, p. 91-95

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

• Men's sexual faithfulness judgments may contain a Kernel of truth

  Leivers, S., Simmons, L. & Rhodes, G., 5 Aug 2015, In : PLoS One. 10, 8, p. 1-13 e0134007.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Copulation
  • Consensus
  • Aptitude
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Maternal effects on male weaponry: Female dung beetles produce major sons with longer horns when they perceive higher population density

  Buzatto, B., Tomkins, J. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12, 118, p. 1-12

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Males harm females less when competing with familiar relatives

  Lymbery, S. J. & Simmons, L. W., 29 Nov 2017, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1867, 20171984.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • familiarity
  • relatedness
  • Seed
  • fitness
  • Productivity
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  339 Downloads (Pure)

• Male semelparity and multiple paternity confirmed in an arid-zone dasyurid

  Hayes, G. L. T., Simmons, L. W., Dugand, R. J., Mills, H. R., Roberts, J. D., Tomkins, J. L. & Fisher, D. O., 21 Apr 2019, In : Journal of Zoology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • semelparity
  • paternity
  • arid zones
  • Phascogale
  • Antechinus

• Males adjust their manipulation of female remating in response to sperm competition risk

  Moschilla, J. A., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 9 Sep 2020, In : Proceedings. Biological sciences. 287, 1934, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • Spermatozoa
  • mating behavior
  • shelter
  • female behavior

• Males adjust their manipulation of female remating in response to sperm competition risk: Plasticity in female remating inhibition

  Moschilla, J. A., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Sep 2020, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1934, 1238.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • plasticity
  • Plasticity
  • Spermatozoa
  • Inhibition (Psychology)

• Male responses to sperm competition when rivals vary in number and familiarity

  Lymbery, S. J., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 30 Jan 2019, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286, 1895, 20182589.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • sperm competition
  • familiarity
  • Spermatozoa
  • Recognition (Psychology)
  • Seed
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Male house mice evolving with post-copulatory sexual selection sire embryos with increased viability

  Firman, R. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Ecology Letters. 15, p. 42-46

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

• Male genital morphology influences paternity success in the millipede Antichiropus variabilis

  Wojcieszek, J. M. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65, p. 1843–1856

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

• Male crickets alter the relative expression of cuticular hydrocarbons when exposed to different acoustic environments

  Thomas, M., Gray, B. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Animal Behaviour. 82, p. 49-53

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

• Male Contest Competition And The Coevolution Of Weaponry And Testes In Pinnipeds

  Fitzpatrick, J., Almbro, M., Gonzalez-Voyer, A., Kolm, N. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Evolution. 66, 11, p. 3595-3604

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

• Male-biased sex ratio does not promote increased sperm competitiveness in the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus

  Mcnamara, K., Robinson, S., Rosa, M. E., Sloan, N., Van Lieshout, E. & Simmons, L., 16 Jun 2016, In : Scientific Reports. 6, 28153.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Coleoptera
  • Sex Ratio
  • Seeds
  • Spermatozoa
  • Fertilization
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Macronutrients and micronutrients drive trade-offs between male pre- and postmating sexual traits

  Ng, S. H., Simpson, S. J. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Oct 2018, In : Functional Ecology. 32, 10, p. 2380-2394 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • dietary minerals
  • life history trait
  • life history
  • courtship
  • trace element
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Low Pitched Voices Are Perceived as Masculine and Attractive but Do They Predict Semen Quality in Men?

  Simmons, L., Peters, M. & Rhodes, G., 2011, In : PLoS One. 6, 12, p. 6 pages

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  28 Citations (Scopus)