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  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

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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 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-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 conflict and correlated evolution between male persistence and female resistance traits in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus

  Dougherty, L. R., van Lieshout, E., McNamara, K. B., Moschilla, J. A., Arnqvist, G. & Simmons, L. W., 31 May 2017, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1855, 20170132.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sexual conflict
  • Coleoptera
  • Callosobruchus maculatus
  • Bruchidae
  • beetle
  28 Citations (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 genital evolution

  Simmons, L., 22 Jan 2014, In : Austral Entomology. 53, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

• 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

  File

  • 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)

• Short-term phenotypic plasticity in long-chain cuticular hydrocarbons

  Thomas, M. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 278, p. 3123–3128

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  29 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)

• Socially cued seminal fluid gene expression mediates responses in ejaculate quality to sperm competition risk

  Simmons, L. W. & Lovegrove, M., 30 Aug 2017, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1861, 8 p., 20171486.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  22 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)

  372 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

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

  274 Downloads (Pure)

• Sperm competition and the evolution of precopulatory weapons: Testis size and amplexus position, but not arm strength, affect fertilization success in a chorusing frog

  Buzatto, B. A., Thyer, E. M., Roberts, J. D. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Feb 2017, In : Evolution. 71, 2, p. 329-341 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sperm competition
  • Weapons
  • weapon
  • frog
  • Fertilization
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  326 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 does not influence sperm hook morphology in selection lines of house mice

  Firman, R., Cheam, L. Y. & Simmons, L., 2011, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24, p. 856–862

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

• 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 in humans: Mate guarding behavior negatively correlates with ejaculate quality

  Leivers, S., Rhodes, G. & Simmons, L., 24 Sep 2014, In : PLoS One. 9, 9, 8 p., e108099.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Spermatozoa
  • Health Expenditures
  • Paternity
  • Ovum
  • Life Style
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  238 Downloads (Pure)

• 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 competition suppresses gene drive among experimentally evolving populations of house mice

  Manser, A., Lindholm, A. K., Simmons, L. W. & Firman, R. C., 1 Oct 2017, In : Molecular Ecology. 26, 20, p. 5784-5792 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • sperm competition
  • Gene Drive Technology
  • Mus musculus
  • Spermatozoa
  • gene
  17 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 carotenoid beta-carotene enhances facial colour, attractiveness and perceived health, but not actual health, in humans

  Foo, Y. Z., Rhodes, G. & Simmons, L., 13 Feb 2017, In : Behavioral Ecology. 28, 2, p. 570-578

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • carotenoid
  • beta-carotene
  • human health
  • carotenoids
  • health
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  453 Downloads (Pure)

• 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 coevolution of ova defensiveness with sperm competitiveness in house mice

  Firman, R., Gomendio, M., Roldán, E. R. S. & Simmons, L., Apr 2014, In : American Naturalist. 183, 4, p. 565-572

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • sperm competition
  • coevolution
  • sperm
  • competitiveness
  • Mus musculus
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  300 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of maternal and paternal immune challenge on offspring immunity and reproduction in a cricket

  Mcnamara, K., Van Lieshout, E. & Simmons, L., 2014, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27, 6, p. 1020-1028 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • paternal effect
  • cricket
  • immunocompetence
  • immunity
  • maternal effect
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• The effects of sex hormones on immune function: a meta-analysis

  Foo, Y. Z., Nakagawa, S., Rhodes, G. & Simmons, L. W., 1 Feb 2017, In : Biological Reviews. 92, 1, p. 551-571 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • sex hormones
  • meta-analysis
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones
  • Testosterone
  • testosterone
  114 Citations (Scopus)

  501 Downloads (Pure)

• 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)

• The genetics of primary and secondary sexual character trade-offs in a horned beetle

  House, C. M. & Simmons, L., 2012, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25, p. 1711-1717

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

• The influence of diet and environment on the gut microbial community of field crickets

  Ng, S. H., Stat, M., Bunce, M. & Simmons, L. W., 1 May 2018, In : Ecology and Evolution. 8, 9, p. 4704-4720 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • cricket
  • intestinal microorganisms
  • Orthoptera
  • microbial communities
  • diet
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship between health and mating success in humans

  Foo, Y. Z., Simmons, L. W. & Rhodes, G., 25 Jan 2017, In : Royal Society Open Science. 4, 1, 11 p., 160603.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Health
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Semen Analysis
  • Health Behavior
  • Oxidative Stress
  4 Citations (Scopus)