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  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)

• 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 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)

• 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)

  293 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)

• 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)

  272 Downloads (Pure)

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

  177 Downloads (Pure)

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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-specific pace-of-life syndromes

  Moschilla, J. A., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Jan 2019, In : Behavioral Ecology. 30, 4, p. 1096-1105.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • physiology
  • life history
  • cricket
  • animal behavior
  • path analysis
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Sexual ornaments but not weapons trade off against testes size in primates

  Lüpold, S., Simmons, L. W. & Grueter, C. C., 10 Apr 2019, In : Proceedings. Biological sciences. 286, 1900, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Weapons
  • weapon
  • primate
  • trade-off
  • Primates
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual selection across sensory modalities: Female choice of male behavioral and gustatory displays

  Berson, J. D. & Simmons, L. W., 10 Sep 2018, In : Behavioral Ecology. 29, 5, p. 1096-1104 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual selection
  • hydrocarbons
  • hydrocarbon
  • Onthophagus taurus
  • courtship
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual selection and its evolutionary consequences in female animals

  Hare, R. M. & Simmons, L. W., Jun 2019, In : Biological Reviews. 94, 3, p. 929-956 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual selection
  • Animals
  • Ceilings
  • reproductive success
  • gender
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual selection and the evolution of secondary sexual traits: Sex comb evolution in Drosophila

  Snook, R. R., Gidaszewski, N. A., Chapman, T. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26, 4, p. 912-918

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual selection
  • evolutionary biology
  • Drosophila
  • gender
  • mating success
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual selection can remove an experimentally induced mutation load

  Almbro, M. & Simmons, L., 23 Dec 2013, In : Evolution. 68, 1, p. 295-300 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sexual selection
  • induced mutation
  • mutation
  • Mutation
  • Onthophagus taurus
  33 Citations (Scopus)

  311 Downloads (Pure)

• Sexual selection shapes seminal vesicle secretion gene expression in house mice

  Simmons, L. W., Sloan, N. S. & Firman, R. C., 1 Apr 2020, In : Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37, 4, p. 1114-1117 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual selection
  • Seminal Vesicles
  • gene expression
  • seminal vesicles
  • Mus musculus
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual signalling by females: do unmated females increase their signalling effort?

  Simmons, L., 24 Jun 2015, In : Biology Letters. 11, 6, p. 20150298

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • eclosion
  • Bees
  • Amegilla dawsoni
  • bees
  • Hydrocarbons
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual unfaithfulness can be judged with some accuracy from men's but not women's faces

  Foo, Y. Z., Loncarevic, A., Simmons, L. W., Sutherland, C. A. M. & Rhodes, G., 17 Apr 2019, In : Royal Society Open Science. 6, 4, 13 p., 181552.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Masculinity
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Shark conservation hindered by lack of habitat protection

  Birkmanis, C. A., Partridge, J. C., Simmons, L. W., Heupel, M. R. & Sequeira, A. M. M., 1 Mar 2020, In : Global Ecology and Conservation. 21, e00862.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • habitat conservation
  • sharks
  • shark
  • habitat
  • marine protected areas
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Social cues affect quantitative genetic variation and covariation in animal personality traits

  Rudin, F. S., Simmons, L. W. & Tomkins, J. L., Mar 2019, In : Evolution. 73, 3, p. 540-553

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • genetic variation
  • quantitative genetics
  • personality
  • heritability
  • Genetic Variation
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Social manipulation of sperm competition intensity reduces seminal fluid gene expression

  Sloan, N. S., Lovegrove, M. & Simmons, L. W., 24 Jan 2018, In : Biology Letters. 14, 1, 20170659.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sperm competition
  • Spermatozoa
  • fluids
  • Health Expenditures
  • gene expression
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  373 Downloads (Pure)

• Sperm and seminal fluid proteomes of the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus: identification of novel proteins transferred to females at mating

  Simmons, L., Tan, Y. & Millar, H., 2013, In : Insect Molecular Biology. 22, 1, p. 115-130

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

• Sperm competition and the coevolution of pre- and postcopulatory traits: Weapons evolve faster than testes among onthophagine dung beetles

  Simmons, L. W. & Fitzpatrick, J. L., May 2016, In : Evolution. 70, 5, p. 998-1008

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • sperm competition
  • Coleoptera
  • dung beetles
  • coevolution
  • Weapons
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  276 Downloads (Pure)

• Sperm competition and the evolution of precopulatory weapons: Increasing male density promotes sperm competition and reduces selection on arm strength in a chorusing frog

  Buzatto, B., Roberts, D. & Simmons, L., Oct 2015, In : Evolution. 69, 10, p. 2613-2624 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sperm competition
  • Weapons
  • weapon
  • frog
  • Anura
  39 Citations (Scopus)

  289 Downloads (Pure)

• Sperm competition games: A general model for precopulatory male-male competition

  Parker, G. A., Lessells, C. M. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Evolution. 67, 1, p. 95-109

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • expenditure
  • sperm
  • Spermatozoa
  • Health Expenditures
  138 Citations (Scopus)

• Sperm competition risk generates phenotypic plasticity in ovum fertilizability

  Firman, R. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1772, p. 6pp

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

• Sperm wars and the evolution of male fertility

  Simmons, L. & Fitzpatrick, J., 2012, In : Reproduction. 144, p. 519-534

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

• State-dependent changes in risk-taking behaviour as a result of age and residual reproductive value

  Moschilla, J. A., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Aug 2018, In : Animal Behaviour. 142, p. 95-100 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • risk behavior
  • assets
  • residual effects
  • animal
  • Teleogryllus oceanicus
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Strategic Adjustments In Sperm Production Within And Between Two Island Populations Of House Mice

  Firman, R., Klemme, I. & Simmons, L., 2013, In : Evolution. 67, 10, p. 3061-3070

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • sperm
  • Mus musculus
  • Islands
  • Spermatozoa
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• The coevolution of male and female genitalia in a mammal: A quantitative genetic insight

  André, G. I., Firman, R. C. & Simmons, L. W., 3 Jun 2020, In : Evolution.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Male Genitalia
  • coevolution
  • Female Genitalia
  • quantitative genetics
  • female genitalia
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The effects of the social environment and physical disturbance on personality traits

  Rudin, F. S., Tomkins, J. L. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Apr 2018, In : Animal Behaviour. 138, p. 109-121 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • physical disturbance
  • social environment
  • personality
  • cricket
  • Orthoptera
  7 Citations (Scopus)