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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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Baculum shape and paternity success in house mice: evidence for genital coevolution

  André, G. I., Firman, R. C. & Simmons, L. W., 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

  • Mammals
  • Male Genitalia
  • coevolution
  • Mus musculus
  • paternity
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Can paternal effects via seminal fluid contribute to the evolution of polyandry?

  Simmons, L. W. & Lovegrove, M., 1 Nov 2020, In : Biology Letters. 16, 11, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • paternal effect
  • Paternal Inheritance
  • polyandry
  • fluids
  • Embryonic Structures

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

  26 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 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 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)

  111 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 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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

  Open Access

  File

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

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• 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)

• 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)

  279 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)

• 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)

• 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)