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• Review article

  The evolution of female genitalia

  Sloan, N. S. & Simmons, L. W., Sep 2019, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 32, 9, p. 882-889 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• Letter

  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)
• Comment/debate

  Sperm competition, sexual conflict, and speciation: A comment on Tinghitella et al.

  Simmons, L. W., 3 Jul 2018, In : Behavioral Ecology. 29, 4, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• X-Ray sex: Sexual conflict caught in the act

  Dougherty, L. R. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Oct 2018, In : Molecular Reproduction and Development. 85, 10, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access
• Chapter

  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)
• Article

  A competitive environment influences sperm production, but not testes tissue composition, in house mice

  Firman, R. C., Garcia-Gonzalez, F., Simmons, L. W. & André, G. I., Nov 2018, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 31, 11, p. 1647-1654

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • sperm
  • Mus musculus
  • testes
  • spermatozoa
  • tissue
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• A costly chemical trait: phenotypic condition dependence of cuticular hydrocarbons in a dung beetle

  Berson, J. D. & Simmons, L. W., Dec 2018, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 31, 12, p. 1772-1781

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • dung beetles
  • beetle
  • hydrocarbons
  • hydrocarbon
  • chemical
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Acoustic cues alter perceived sperm competition risk in the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus

  Gray, B. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Behavioral Ecology. 24, 4, p. 982-986

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • Teleogryllus oceanicus
  • cricket
  • Orthoptera
  • acoustics
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Additive genetic variance in polyandry enables its evolution, but polyandry is unlikely to evolve through sexy or good sperm processes

  Travers, L. M., Simmons, L. W. & Garcia-Gonzalez, F., May 2016, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 29, 5, p. 916-928

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • polyandry
  • sperm
  • genetic variance
  • spermatozoa
  • competitiveness
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Age-dependent trade-offs between immunity and male, but not female, reproduction

  Mcnamara, K., Van Lieshout, E., Jones, T. M. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Journal of Animal Ecology. 82, p. 235–244

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• A link between heritable parasite resistance and mate choice in dung beetles

  Buzatto, B. A., Kotiaho, J. S., Assis, L. A. F. & Simmons, L. W., 28 Sep 2019, In : Behavioral Ecology. 30, 5, p. 1382-1387 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • parasite resistance
  • mate choice
  • dung beetles
  • beetle
  • mite
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Assortative mating for relatedness in a large naturally occurring population of Drosophila melanogaster

  Robinson, S., Kennington, J. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25, p. 716-725

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

• Comparing evolvabilities: Common errors surrounding the calculation and use of coefficients of additive genetic variation

  Garcia-Gonzalez, P., Simmons, L., Tomkins, J., Kotiaho, J. S. & Evans, J., 2012, In : Evolution. 66, 8, p. 2341-2349

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

• Complex patterns of multivariate selection on the ejaculate of a broadcast spawning marine invertebrate

  Fitzpatrick, J., Simmons, L. & Evans, J., 2012, In : Evolution. 66, 8, p. 2451-2460

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  48 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

  File

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

  232 Downloads (Pure)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

  File

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

  397 Downloads (Pure)

• 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

  File

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

  29 Downloads (Pure)

• 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

  File

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

  74 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 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

  File

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

  339 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)

• 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

  File

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

  114 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 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)

• 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)

• 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

  File

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

  277 Downloads (Pure)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

  File

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

  282 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

  File

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

  128 Downloads (Pure)

• 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

  File

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

  231 Downloads (Pure)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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 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 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 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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)