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- Publications
- Influence
Intraspecific evidence from guppies for correlated patterns of male and female genital trait diversification
- J. P. Evans, C. Gasparini, G. Holwell, I. Ramnarine, T. Pitcher, A. Pilastro
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 September 2011
The role of sexual selection in fuelling genital evolution is becoming increasingly apparent from comparative studies revealing interspecific divergence in male genitalia and evolutionary… Expand
Female praying mantids use sexual cannibalism as a foraging strategy to increase fecundity
- K. Barry, G. Holwell, M. Herberstein
- Biology
- 1 July 2008
Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the evolution of sexual cannibalism. The foraging strategy hypothesis states that sexual cannibalism may arise as an adaptive foraging strategy,… Expand
Mate location, antennal morphology, and ecology in two praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea)
- G. Holwell, K. Barry, M. Herberstein
- Biology
- 1 June 2007
The sensory systems employed by animals to locate potential mates are diverse. Among insects, chemical and acoustic signals are commonly used over long distances, with visual signals playing a role… Expand
Genital shape correlates with sperm transfer success in the praying mantis Ciulfina klassi (Insecta: Mantodea)
- G. Holwell, C. Winnick, T. Tregenza, M. Herberstein
- Biology
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- 1 March 2010
The rapid divergence of male genitalia is a widely observed evolutionary phenomenon. Although sexual selection is currently regarded as providing the most likely driving force behind genital… Expand
Exaggerated Trait Allometry, Compensation and Trade-Offs in the New Zealand Giraffe Weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis)
- Christina J Painting, G. Holwell
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 27 November 2013
Sexual selection has driven the evolution of exaggerated traits among diverse animal taxa. The production of exaggerated traits can come at a cost to other traits through trade-offs when resources… Expand
Male mating behaviour reduces the risk of sexual cannibalism in an Australian praying mantid
- K. Barry, G. Holwell, M. Herberstein
- Biology
- Journal of Ethology
- 1 September 2009
In cases where sexual cannibalism represents a sexual conflict, we should expect to find male traits that reduce the risk of cannibalism. In fact, a wide variety of such traits have been proposed,… Expand
Scramble competition polygyny in terrestrial arthropods
- M. Herberstein, C. J. Painting, G. Holwell
- Biology
- 2017
Multiple exaggerated weapon morphs: a novel form of male polymorphism in harvestmen
- Christina J. Painting, Anna F. Probert, Daniel J. Townsend, G. Holwell
- Biology, Medicine
- Scientific reports
- 6 November 2015
Alternative reproductive tactics in animals are commonly associated with distinct male phenotypes resulting in polymorphism of sexually selected weapons such as horns and spines. Typically, morphs… Expand
The potential global distribution of the Bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae)
- M. C. Saavedra, G. Avila, T. Withers, G. Holwell
- Biology
- 1 May 2015
Thaumastocoris peregrinus is a sap‐feeding insect native to Australia that has become a serious global pest of Eucalyptus species. To date, T. peregrinus has been found in more than 10 countries… Expand
Predatory pollinator deception: Does the orchid mantis resemble a model species?
- J. O’Hanlon, G. Holwell, M. Herberstein
- Biology
- 1 February 2014
Cases of imperfect or non-model mimicry are common in plants and animals and challenge intuitive assumptions about the nature of directional selection on mimics. Many non-rewarding flower species do… Expand