The University of Queensland

Simultaneous estimation of additive and mutational genetic variance in an outbred population of drosophila serrata

McGuigan, Katrina, David Aguirre, J. David and Blows, Mark W. (2015). Simultaneous estimation of additive and mutational genetic variance in an outbred population of drosophila serrata. Genetics, 201 (3), 1239-1251. doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.178632

The phenome-wide distribution of genetic variance

Blows, Mark W., Allen, Scott L., Collet, Julie M., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and McGuigan, Katrina (2015). The phenome-wide distribution of genetic variance. American Naturalist, 186 (1), 15-30. doi: 10.1086/681645

Dominance genetic variance for traits under directional selection in Drosophila serrata

Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L. and Blows, Mark W. (2015). Dominance genetic variance for traits under directional selection in Drosophila serrata. Genetics, 200 (1), 371-384. doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.175489

Evolutionary constraints in high-dimensional trait sets

Hine, Emma, McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2014). Evolutionary constraints in high-dimensional trait sets. American Naturalist, 184 (1), 119-131. doi: 10.1086/676504

Using inbreeding to test the contribution of non-additive genetic effects to additive genetic variance: a case study in Drosophila serrata

Dugand, Robert J., Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2023). Using inbreeding to test the contribution of non-additive genetic effects to additive genetic variance: a case study in Drosophila serrata. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290 (1995) 20222111, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2111

Maintenance of quantitative genetic variance in complex, multitrait phenotypes: the contribution of rare, large effect variants in 2 Drosophila species

Hine, Emma, Runcie, Daniel E., Allen, Scott L., Wang, Yiguan, Chenoweth, Stephen F., Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2022). Maintenance of quantitative genetic variance in complex, multitrait phenotypes: the contribution of rare, large effect variants in 2 Drosophila species. Genetics, 222 (2) iyac122, 1-17. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyac122

Causes of variability in estimates of mutational variance from mutation accumulation experiments

Conradsen, Cara, Blows, Mark W and McGuigan, Katrina (2022). Causes of variability in estimates of mutational variance from mutation accumulation experiments. Genetics, 221 (2) iyac060, 1-14. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyac060

The contribution of mutation and selection to multivariate quantitative genetic variance in an outbred population of Drosophila serrata

Dugand, Robert J., Aguirre, J. David, Hine, Emma, Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2021). The contribution of mutation and selection to multivariate quantitative genetic variance in an outbred population of Drosophila serrata. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (31) e2026217118, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2026217118

Loss of ecologically important genetic variation in late generation hybrids reveals links between adaptation and speciation

Walter, Greg M., Richards, Thomas J., Wilkinson, Melanie J, Blows, Mark W., Aguirre, J. David and Ortiz‐Barrientos, Daniel (2020). Loss of ecologically important genetic variation in late generation hybrids reveals links between adaptation and speciation. Evolution Letters, 4 (4) evl3.187, 302-316. doi: 10.1002/evl3.187

Uneven distribution of mutational variance across the transcriptome of Drosophila serrata revealed by high-dimensional analysis of gene expression

Hine, Emma, Runcie, Daniel E., McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2018). Uneven distribution of mutational variance across the transcriptome of Drosophila serrata revealed by high-dimensional analysis of gene expression. Genetics, 209 (4), 1319-1328. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300757

Environmentally induced development costs underlie fitness tradeoffs

Walter, Greg M., Wilkinson, Melanie J., Aguirre, J. David, Blows, Mark W. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2018). Environmentally induced development costs underlie fitness tradeoffs. Ecology, 99 (6), 1391-1401. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2234

Mutational pleiotropy and the strength of stabilizing selection within and between functional modules of gene expression

Collet, Julie M., McGuigan, Katrina, Allen, Scott L., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2018). Mutational pleiotropy and the strength of stabilizing selection within and between functional modules of gene expression. Genetics, 208 (4), 1601-1616. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300776

Genotypic covariance between the performance of a resident species and community assembly in the field

Riedel, Arthur M., Monro, Keyne, Blows, Mark W. and Marshall, Dustin J. (2018). Genotypic covariance between the performance of a resident species and community assembly in the field. Functional Ecology, 32 (2), 533-544. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13005

Evolution of genetic variance during adaptive radiation

Walter, Greg M., Aguirre, J. David, Blows, Mark W. and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2018). Evolution of genetic variance during adaptive radiation. American Naturalist, 191 (4), E108-E128. doi: 10.1086/696123

Sexual selection on spontaneous mutations strengthens the between-sex genetic correlation for fitness

Allen, Scott L., McGuigan, Katrina, Connallon, Tim, Blows, Mark W. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2017). Sexual selection on spontaneous mutations strengthens the between-sex genetic correlation for fitness. Evolution, 71 (10), 2398-2409. doi: 10.1111/evo.13310

Artificial selection to increase the phenotypic variance in gmax fails

Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L. and Blows, Mark W. (2017). Artificial selection to increase the phenotypic variance in gmax fails. American Naturalist, 190 (5), 707-723. doi: 10.1086/693959

Heritable micro-environmental variance covaries with fitness in an outbred population of Drosophila serrata

Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L., McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2017). Heritable micro-environmental variance covaries with fitness in an outbred population of Drosophila serrata. Genetics, 206 (4), 2185-2198. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.199075

Accounting for sampling error in genetic eigenvalues using random matrix theory

Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L. and Blows, Mark W. (2017). Accounting for sampling error in genetic eigenvalues using random matrix theory. Genetics, 206 (3), 1271-1284. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.198606

Genetic compatibility underlies benefits of mate choice in an external fertilizer

Aguirre, J. David, Blows, Mark W. and Marshall, Dustin J. (2016). Genetic compatibility underlies benefits of mate choice in an external fertilizer. American Naturalist, 187 (5), 647-657. doi: 10.1086/685892

Testing for a genetic response to sexual selection in a wild Drosophila population

Gosden, T. P., Thomson, J. R., Blows, M. W., Schaul, A. and Chenoweth, S. F. (2016). Testing for a genetic response to sexual selection in a wild Drosophila population. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29 (6), 1278-1283. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12851

Simultaneous estimation of additive and mutational genetic variance in an outbred population of drosophila serrata

McGuigan, Katrina, David Aguirre, J. David and Blows, Mark W. (2015). Simultaneous estimation of additive and mutational genetic variance in an outbred population of drosophila serrata. Genetics, 201 (3), 1239-1251. doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.178632

Transcriptome-wide effects of sexual selection on the fate of new mutations

Collet, Julie M., Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2015). Transcriptome-wide effects of sexual selection on the fate of new mutations. Evolution, 69 (11), 2905-2916. doi: 10.1111/evo.12778

The phenome-wide distribution of genetic variance

Blows, Mark W., Allen, Scott L., Collet, Julie M., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and McGuigan, Katrina (2015). The phenome-wide distribution of genetic variance. American Naturalist, 186 (1), 15-30. doi: 10.1086/681645

Dominance genetic variance for traits under directional selection in Drosophila serrata

Sztepanacz, Jacqueline L. and Blows, Mark W. (2015). Dominance genetic variance for traits under directional selection in Drosophila serrata. Genetics, 200 (1), 371-384. doi: 10.1534/genetics.115.175489

The distribution of genetic variance across phenotypic space and the response to selection

Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2015). The distribution of genetic variance across phenotypic space and the response to selection. Molecular Ecology, 24 (9), 2056-2072. doi: 10.1111/mec.13023

Female mate choice predicts paternity success in the absence of additive genetic variance for other female paternity bias mechanisms in Drosophila serrata

Collet, J. M. and Blows, M. W. (2014). Female mate choice predicts paternity success in the absence of additive genetic variance for other female paternity bias mechanisms in Drosophila serrata. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (11), 2568-2572. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12511

The genetic covariance between life cycle stages separated by metamorphosis

Aguirre, J. David, Blows, Mark W. and Marshall, Dustin J. (2014). The genetic covariance between life cycle stages separated by metamorphosis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281 (1788) 20141091, 1-8. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1091

Pleiotropic mutations are subject to strong stabilizing selection

McGuigan, Katrina, Collet, Julie M., Allen, Scott L., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2014). Pleiotropic mutations are subject to strong stabilizing selection. Genetics, 197 (3), 1051-1062. doi: 10.1534/genetics.114.165720

Estimating uncertainty in multivariate responses to selection

Stinchcombe, John R., Simonsen, Anna K. and Blows, Mark W. (2014). Estimating uncertainty in multivariate responses to selection. Evolution, 68 (4), 1188-1196. doi: 10.1111/evo.12321

The nature and extent of mutational pleiotropy in gene expression of male Drosophila serrata

McGuigan, Katrina, Collet, Julie M., McGraw, Elizabeth A., Ye, Yixin H., Allen, Scott L., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2014). The nature and extent of mutational pleiotropy in gene expression of male Drosophila serrata. Genetics, 196 (3), 911-921. doi: 10.1534/genetics.114.161232

Comparing G: multivariate analysis of genetic variation in multiple populations

Aguirre, J. D., Hine, E., McGuigan, K. and Blows, M. W. (2014). Comparing G: multivariate analysis of genetic variation in multiple populations. Heredity, 112 (1), 21-29. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2013.12

Evolutionary constraints in high-dimensional trait sets

Hine, Emma, McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2014). Evolutionary constraints in high-dimensional trait sets. American Naturalist, 184 (1), 119-131. doi: 10.1086/676504

Relative influence of resident species and environmental variation on community assembly

Riedel, Arthur, Monro, Keyne, Blows, Mark W. and Marshall, Dustin J. (2014). Relative influence of resident species and environmental variation on community assembly. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 499, 103-113+2. doi: 10.3354/meps10695

The contribution of spontaneous mutations to thermal sensitivity curve variation in drosophila serrata

Latimer, Camille A. L., McGuigan, Katrina, Wilson, Robbie S., Blows, Mark W. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2014). The contribution of spontaneous mutations to thermal sensitivity curve variation in drosophila serrata. Evolution, 68 (6), 1824-1837. doi: 10.1111/evo.12392

Joint allelic effects on fitness and metric traits

McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2013). Joint allelic effects on fitness and metric traits. Evolution, 67 (4), 1131-1142. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01833.x

Evolutionary optimum for male sexual traits characterized using the multivariate Robertson-Price Identity

Delcourt, Matthieu, Blows, Mark W., Aguirre, J. David and Rundle, Howard D. (2012). Evolutionary optimum for male sexual traits characterized using the multivariate Robertson-Price Identity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 109 (26), 10414-10419. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1116828109

Reducing mutation load through sexual selection on males

McGuigan, Kate, Petfield, Donna and Blows, Mark W. (2011). Reducing mutation load through sexual selection on males. Evolution, 65 (10), 2816-2829. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01346.x

High-dimensional variance partitioning reveals the modular genetic basis of adaptive divergence in gene expressionduring reproductive character displacement

McGraw, Elizabeth A., Ye, Yixin H., Foley, Brad, Chenoweth, Stephen F., Higgie, Megan, Hine, Emma and Blows, Mark W. (2011). High-dimensional variance partitioning reveals the modular genetic basis of adaptive divergence in gene expressionduring reproductive character displacement. Evolution, 65 (11), 3126-3137. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01371.x

Natural selection stops the evolution of male attractiveness

Hine, Emma, McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W (2011). Natural selection stops the evolution of male attractiveness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (9), 3659-3664. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1011876108

Pleiotropy, apparent stabilizing selection and uncovering fitness optima

McGuigan, Katrina, Rowe, Locke and Blows, Mark W. (2011). Pleiotropy, apparent stabilizing selection and uncovering fitness optima. Trends In Ecology & Evolution, 26 (1), 22-29. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.10.008

Quantitative genetics of female mate preferences in an ancestral and a novel environment

Delcourt, Matthieu, Blows, Mark W. and Rundle, Howard D. (2010). Quantitative genetics of female mate preferences in an ancestral and a novel environment. Evolution, 64 (9), 2758-2766. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01031.x

Evolvability of individual traits in a multivariate context: Partitioning the additive genetic variance into common and specific components

McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2010). Evolvability of individual traits in a multivariate context: Partitioning the additive genetic variance into common and specific components. Evolution, 64 (7), 1899-1911. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.00968.x

Experimental evidence for the evolution of indirect genetic effects: Changes in the interaction effect coefficient, psi (ψ), due to sexual selection

Chenoweth, Stephen F., Rundle, Howard D. and Blows, Mark W. (2010). Experimental evidence for the evolution of indirect genetic effects: Changes in the interaction effect coefficient, psi (ψ), due to sexual selection. Evolution, 64 (6), 1849-1856. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.00952.x

Ontogenetic change in genetic variance in size depends on growth environment

Dmitriew, C., Blows, M. W. and Rowe, L. (2010). Ontogenetic change in genetic variance in size depends on growth environment. American Naturalist, 175 (6), 640-649. doi: 10.1086/652470

Sexual conflict and the maintenance of multivariate genetic variation

Hall, Matthew D., Lailvaux, Simon P., Blows, Mark W. and Brooks, Robert C. (2010). Sexual conflict and the maintenance of multivariate genetic variation. Evolution, 64 (6), 1697-1703. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00932.x

The contribution of selection and genetic constraints to phenotypic divergence

Chenoweth, Stephen F., Rundle, Howard D. and Blows, Mark W. (2010). The contribution of selection and genetic constraints to phenotypic divergence. American Naturalist, 175 (2), 186-196. doi: 10.1086/649594

Abundant Genetic Variation plus Strong Selection = Multivariate Genetic Constraints: A Geometric View of Adaptation

Walsh, B. and Blows, M.W. (2009). Abundant Genetic Variation plus Strong Selection = Multivariate Genetic Constraints: A Geometric View of Adaptation. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 40, 41-59. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.110308.120232

Asymmetry of genetic variation in fitness-related traits: Apparent stabilizing selection on g(max)

McGuigan, Katrina and Blows, Mark W. (2009). Asymmetry of genetic variation in fitness-related traits: Apparent stabilizing selection on g(max). Evolution, 63 (11), 2838-2847. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00759.x

The diversification of mate preferences by natural and sexual selection

Rundle, H.D., Chenoweth, S.F. and Blows, M.W. (2009). The diversification of mate preferences by natural and sexual selection. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 22 (8), 1608-1615. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01773.x

Characterizing the evolution of genetic variance using genetic covariance tensors

Hine, E, Chenoweth, SF, Rundle, HD and Blows, MW (2009). Characterizing the evolution of genetic variance using genetic covariance tensors. Philosphical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 364 (1523), 1567-1578. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0313

Sexually antagonistic genetic variance for fitness in an ancestral and a novel environment

Delcourt, M, Blows, M.W. and Rundle, H.D. (2009). Sexually antagonistic genetic variance for fitness in an ancestral and a novel environment. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - B, 276 (1664), 2009-2014. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1459

An expressed sequence tag (EST) library for Drosophila serrata, a model system for sexual selection and climatic adaptation studies

Frentiu, Francesca D., Adamski, Marcin, McGraw, Elizabeth A., Blows, Mark W. and Chenoweth, Stephen F. (2009). An expressed sequence tag (EST) library for Drosophila serrata, a model system for sexual selection and climatic adaptation studies. BMC Genomics, 10 (40) 40, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-40

Estimating Nonlinear Selection Gradients Using Quadratic Regression Coefficients: Double or Nothing?

Stinchcombe, J.R., Agrawal, A.F., Hohenlohe, P.A., Arnold, S.J. and Blows, M. W. (2008). Estimating Nonlinear Selection Gradients Using Quadratic Regression Coefficients: Double or Nothing?. Evolution, 62 (9), 2435-2440. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00449.x

An Evolutionary Limit to Male Mating Success

McGuigan, K. L., Van Homrigh, A. J. and Blows, M. W. (2008). An Evolutionary Limit to Male Mating Success. Evolution, 62 (6), 1528-1537. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00379.x

Qst meets the G matrix: The dimensionality of adaptive divergence in multiple correlated quantitative traits

Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2008). Qst meets the G matrix: The dimensionality of adaptive divergence in multiple correlated quantitative traits. Evolution, 62 (6), 1437-1449. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00374.x

The Evolution of Reproductive Charater Displacement Conflicts with how Sexual Selection Operates within a Species

Higgie, M. and Blows, M. W. (2008). The Evolution of Reproductive Charater Displacement Conflicts with how Sexual Selection Operates within a Species. Evolution, 62 (5), 1192-1203. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00357.x

Comparing Complex Fitness Surfaces: Among-Population Variation in Mutual Sexual Selection in Drosophila serrata

Rundle, H. D., Chenoweth, S. F. and Blows, M. W. (2008). Comparing Complex Fitness Surfaces: Among-Population Variation in Mutual Sexual Selection in Drosophila serrata. American Naturalist, 171 (4), 443-454. doi: 10.1086/528963

Genetic Analysis of Female Preference Functions as Function-Valued Traits

McGuigan, K. L., Van Homrigh, A.J. and Blows, M. W. (2008). Genetic Analysis of Female Preference Functions as Function-Valued Traits. American Naturalist, 172 (2), 194-202. doi: 10.1086/588075

Genetic Constraints and the Evolution of Display Trait Sexual Dimorphism by Natural and Sexual Selection.

Chenoweth, S. F., Rundle, H. D. and Blows, M. W. (2008). Genetic Constraints and the Evolution of Display Trait Sexual Dimorphism by Natural and Sexual Selection.. American Naturalist, 171 (1), 22-34. doi: 10.1086/523946

Pedigree-free Animal Models: the Relatedness Matrix Reloaded

Frentiu, F., Clegg, S.M., Chittock, J., Burke, T., Blows, M. W. and Owens, I.P.F. (2008). Pedigree-free Animal Models: the Relatedness Matrix Reloaded. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - B, 275 (1635), 639-647. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1032

A tale of two matrices: Multivariate approaches in evolutionary biology

Blows, M. W. (2007). A tale of two matrices: Multivariate approaches in evolutionary biology. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01164.x

Are traits that experience reinforcement also under sexual selection?

Higgie, M. and Blows, M. W. (2007). Are traits that experience reinforcement also under sexual selection?. American Naturalist, 170 (3), 409-420. doi: 10.1086/519401

Complexity for complexity's sake?

Blows, M. W. (2007). Complexity for complexity's sake?. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20 (1), 39-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01241.x

Genetic mechanisms of pollution resistance in a marine invertebrate

Galletly, B. C., Blows, M. W. and Marshall, D. J. (2007). Genetic mechanisms of pollution resistance in a marine invertebrate. Ecological Applications, 17 (8), 2290-2297. doi: 10.1890/06-2079.1

Large body size in an island-dwelling bird: A microevolutionary analysis

Frentiu, F. D., Clegg, S. M., Blows, M. W. and Owens, I. P. F. (2007). Large body size in an island-dwelling bird: A microevolutionary analysis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20 (2), 639-649. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01242.x

Male choice generates stabilizing sexual selection on a female fecundity correlate

Chenoweth, S. F., Petfield, D., Doughty, P. and Blows, M. W. (2007). Male choice generates stabilizing sexual selection on a female fecundity correlate. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20 (5), 1745-1750. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01390.x

Natural genetic variation in cuticular hydrocarbon expression in male and female Drosophila melanogaster

Foley, B., Chenoweth, S. F., Nuzhdin, S. V. and Blows, M. W. (2007). Natural genetic variation in cuticular hydrocarbon expression in male and female Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics, 175 (3), 1465-1477. doi: 10.1534/genetics.106.065771

Predicting the age of mosquitoes using transcriptional profiles

Cook, P. E., Hugo, L. E., Iturbe-Ormaetxe, I., Williams, C. R., Chenoweth, S. F., Ritchie, S. A., Ryan, P. A., Kay, B. H., Blows, M. W. and O'Neill, S. L. (2007). Predicting the age of mosquitoes using transcriptional profiles. Nature Protocols, 2 (11), 2796-2806. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2007.396

Reconciling strong stabilizing selection with the maintenance of genetic variation in a natural population of black field crickets (Teleogryllus commodus)

Hunt, J., Blows, M. W., Zajitschek, F., Jennionos, M. D. and Brooks, R. (2007). Reconciling strong stabilizing selection with the maintenance of genetic variation in a natural population of black field crickets (Teleogryllus commodus). Genetics, 177 (2), 875-880. doi: 10.1534/genetics.107.077057

The depletion of genetic variance by sexual selection

Van Homrigh, A., Higgie, M., McGuigan, K. and Blows, M. W. (2007). The depletion of genetic variance by sexual selection. Current Biology, 17 (6), 528-532. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.055

The phenotypic and genetic covariance structure of drosphilid wings

McGuigan, K. and Blows, M. W. (2007). The phenotypic and genetic covariance structure of drosphilid wings. Evolution, 61 (4), 902-911. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00078.x

The use of transcriptional profiles to predict adult mosquito age under field conditions

Cook, P. E., Hugo, L. E., Iturbe-Ormaetxe, I., Williams, C. R., Chenoweth, S. F., Ritchie, S. A., Ryan, P. A., Kay, B. H., Blows, M. W. and O'Neill, S. L. (2006). The use of transcriptional profiles to predict adult mosquito age under field conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103 (48), 18060-18065. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0604875103

Age determination in individual wild-caught Drosophila serrata using pteridine concentration

Robson, S. K. A., Vickers, M., Blows, M. W. and Crozier, R. H. (2006). Age determination in individual wild-caught Drosophila serrata using pteridine concentration. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209 (16), 3155-3163. doi: 10.1242/jeb.02318

Debating sexual selection and mating strategies

Pizzari, T., Birkhead, T. R., Blows, M. W., Brooks, R., Buchanan, K. L., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Harvey, P. H., Hosken, D. J., Jennions, M. D., Kokko, H., Kotiaho, J. S., Lessells, C. M., Macias-Garcia, C., Moore, A. J. and Parker, G. A. (2006). Debating sexual selection and mating strategies. Science, 312 (5774), 690-690. doi: 10.1126/science.312.5774.689b

Determining the effective dimensionality of the genetic variance-covariance matrix

Hine, E. and Blows, M. W. (2006). Determining the effective dimensionality of the genetic variance-covariance matrix. Genetics, 173 (2), 1135-1144. doi: 10.1534/genetics.105.054627

Dissecting the complex genetic basis of mate choice

Chenoweth, S. F. and Blows, M. W. (2006). Dissecting the complex genetic basis of mate choice. Nature Reviews Genetics, 7 (9), 681-692. doi: 10.1038/nrg1924

Measuring natural and sexual selection on breeding values of male display traits in Drosophila serrata

Skroblin, A. and Blows, M. W. (2006). Measuring natural and sexual selection on breeding values of male display traits in Drosophila serrata. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19 (1), 35-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00986.x

Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity in tadpoles: extension or innovation?

Kraft, P. G., Franklin, C. E. and Blows, M. W. (2006). Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity in tadpoles: extension or innovation?. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19 (2), 450-458. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01015.x

Substantial changes in the genetic basis of tadpole morphology of Rana lessonae in the presence of predators

Kraft, P. G., Wilson, R. S., Franklin, C. E. and Blows, M. W. (2006). Substantial changes in the genetic basis of tadpole morphology of Rana lessonae in the presence of predators. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19 (6), 1813-1818. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01185.x

The roles of natural and sexual selection during adaptation to a novel environment

Rundle, H. D., Chenoweth, S. F. and Blows, M. W. (2006). The roles of natural and sexual selection during adaptation to a novel environment. Evolution, 60 (11), 2218-2225. doi: 10.1554/06-249.1

Divergent selection and the evolution of signal traits and mating preferences

Rundle, Howard D., Chenoweth, Stephen F., Doughty, Paul and Blows, Mark W. (2005). Divergent selection and the evolution of signal traits and mating preferences. Plos Biology, 3 (11) e368, 1988-1995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030368

Genetic variance in female condition predicts indirect genetic variance in male sexual display traits

Petfield, Donna, Chenoweth, Stephen F., Rundle, Howard D. and Blows, Mark W. (2005). Genetic variance in female condition predicts indirect genetic variance in male sexual display traits. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102 (17), 6045-6050. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0409378102

A reassessment of genetic limits to evolutionary change

Blows, M. W. and Hoffmann, A. A. (2005). A reassessment of genetic limits to evolutionary change. Ecology, 86 (6), 1371-1384. doi: 10.1890/04-1209

Contrasting mutual sexual selection on homologous signal traits in Drosophila serrata

Chenoweth, S. F. and Blows, M. W. (2005). Contrasting mutual sexual selection on homologous signal traits in Drosophila serrata. American Naturalist, 165 (2), 281-289. doi: 10.1086/427271

Experimental evidence for multivariate stabilizing sexual selection

Brooks, R., Hunt, J., Blows, M. W., Smith, M. J., Bussiere, L. F. and Jennions, M. D. (2005). Experimental evidence for multivariate stabilizing sexual selection. Evolution, 59 (4), 871-880. doi: 10.1554/04-662

Genetic covariance between indices of body condition and immunocompetence in a passerine bird

Gleeson, D. J., Blows, M. W. and Owens, I. P. F. (2005). Genetic covariance between indices of body condition and immunocompetence in a passerine bird. Bmc Evolutionary Biology, 5 (1) 61, 61.1-61.9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-5-61

Phenotypic divergence along lines of genetic variance

McGuigan, K., Chenoweth, S. F. and Blows, M. W. (2005). Phenotypic divergence along lines of genetic variance. American Naturalist, 165 (1), 32-43. doi: 10.1086/426600

Multivariate quantitative genetics and the Lek Paradox: genetic variance in male sexually selected traits of Drosophila serrata under field control

Hine, E. J., Chenoweth, S. F. and Blows, M. W. (2004). Multivariate quantitative genetics and the Lek Paradox: genetic variance in male sexually selected traits of Drosophila serrata under field control. Evolution, 58 (12), 2754-2762. doi: 10.1554/04-558

Orientation of the genetic variance-covariance matrix and the fitness surface for multiple male sexually selected traits

Blows, Mark W., Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Hine, Emma (2004). Orientation of the genetic variance-covariance matrix and the fitness surface for multiple male sexually selected traits. American Naturalist, 163 (3), 329-340. doi: 10.1086/381941

The genetic covariance among clinal environments after adaptation to an environmental gradient in Drosophila serrata

Sgro, C. M. and Blows, M. W. (2004). The genetic covariance among clinal environments after adaptation to an environmental gradient in Drosophila serrata. Genetics, 167 (3), 1281-1291. doi: 10.1534/genetics.103.026120

Exploring complex fitness surfaces: Multiple ornamentation and polymorphism in male guppies

Blows, Mark W., Brooks, Robert and Kraft, Peter G. (2003). Exploring complex fitness surfaces: Multiple ornamentation and polymorphism in male guppies. Evolution, 57 (7), 1622-1630. doi: 10.1554/02-507

Adaptation of rainbow fish to lake and stream habitats

McGuigan, Katrina, Franklin, Craig E., Moritz, Craig and Blows, Mark W. (2003). Adaptation of rainbow fish to lake and stream habitats. Evolution, 57 (1), 104-118. doi: 10.1554/0014-3820(2003)057[0104:AORFTL]2.0.CO;2

Are wing size, wing shape and asymmetry related to field fitness of Trichogramma egg parasitoids?

Kolliker-Ott, Ursula M., Blows, Mark W. and Hoffmann, Ary A. (2003). Are wing size, wing shape and asymmetry related to field fitness of Trichogramma egg parasitoids?. Oikos, 100 (3), 563-573. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12063.x

Cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila birchii and D-serrata: Identification and role in mate choice in D-serrata

Howard, R. W., Jackson, L. L., Banse, H. and Blows, M. W. (2003). Cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila birchii and D-serrata: Identification and role in mate choice in D-serrata. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29 (4), 961-976. doi: 10.1023/A:1022992002239

Evolution of additive and nonadditive genetic variance in development time along a cline in Drosophila serrata

Sgro, C. M. and Blows, M. W. (2003). Evolution of additive and nonadditive genetic variance in development time along a cline in Drosophila serrata. Evolution, 57 (8), 1846-1851. doi: 10.1554/03-050

Genetic constraints on the evolution of mate recognition under natural selection

Blows, M. W. and Higgie, M. (2003). Genetic constraints on the evolution of mate recognition under natural selection. American Naturalist, 161 (2), 240-253. doi: 10.1086/345783

Measuring nonlinear selection

Blows, Mark W. and Brooks, Robert (2003). Measuring nonlinear selection. American Naturalist, 162 (6), 815-820. doi: 10.1086/378905

Signal trait sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection in Drosophila serrata

Chenoweth, Stephen F. and Blows, Mark W. (2003). Signal trait sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection in Drosophila serrata. Evolution, 57 (10), 2326-2334. doi: 10.1554/02-754

Evolutionary experiments on mate recognition in the Drosophila serrata species complex

Blows, M. W. and Higgie, M. (2002). Evolutionary experiments on mate recognition in the Drosophila serrata species complex. Genetica, 116 (2-3), 239-250. doi: 10.1023/A:1021276224566

Interaction between natural and sexual selection during the evolution of mate recognition

Blows, M. W. (2002). Interaction between natural and sexual selection during the evolution of mate recognition. Proceedings of The Royal Society of London Series B, 269 (1496), 1113-1118. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2002

Positive genetic correlation between female preference and offspring fitness

Hine, Emma, Lachish, Shelly, Higgie, Megan and Blows, Mark W. (2002). Positive genetic correlation between female preference and offspring fitness. Proceedings of The Royal Society of London Series B, 269 (1506), 2215-2219. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2149

Natural Selection And The Reinforcement Of Mate Recognition

Higgie, M., Chenoweth, S. and Blows, M. W. (2000). Natural Selection And The Reinforcement Of Mate Recognition. Science, 290 (5491), 519-521. doi: 10.1126/science.290.5491.519

Resistance to temperature extremes between and within life cycle stages in Drosophila serrata, D-birchii and their hybrids: intraspecific and interspecific comparisons

Berrigan, D., Hercus, M. J., Blows, M. W., Magiafoglou, A. and Hoffmann, A. A. (2000). Resistance to temperature extremes between and within life cycle stages in Drosophila serrata, D-birchii and their hybrids: intraspecific and interspecific comparisons. Biological Journal of The Linnean Society, 71 (3), 403-416. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01266.x

Evolution of the genetic covariance between male and female components of mate recognition: An experimental test

Blows, M. W. (1999). Evolution of the genetic covariance between male and female components of mate recognition: An experimental test. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 266 (1434), 2169-2174. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0904

Life-history consequences of divergent selection on egg size in Drosophila melanogaster

Schwarzkopf, L., Blows, M. W. and Caley, M. J. (1999). Life-history consequences of divergent selection on egg size in Drosophila melanogaster. American Naturalist, 154 (3), 333-340. doi: 10.1086/303242

Rapid evolution towards equal sex ratios in a system with heterogamety

Blows, M. W., Berrigan, D. and Gilchrist, G. W. (1999). Rapid evolution towards equal sex ratios in a system with heterogamety. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 1 (3), 277-283.

Evolution of a mate recognition system after hybridization between two Drosophila species

Blows, M. W. (1998). Evolution of a mate recognition system after hybridization between two Drosophila species. American Naturalist, 151 (6), 538-544. doi: 10.1086/286139

Levels of mate recognition within and between two Drosophila species and their hybrids

Blows, M. W. and Allan, R. A. (1998). Levels of mate recognition within and between two Drosophila species and their hybrids. American Naturalist, 152 (6), 826-837. doi: 10.1086/286211

Evidence for an association between nonadditive genetic variation and extreme expression of a trait

Blows, MW and Hoffmann, AA (1996). Evidence for an association between nonadditive genetic variation and extreme expression of a trait. American Naturalist, 148 (3), 576-587. doi: 10.1086/285940

The Expression of Additive and Nonadditive Genetic-Variation Under Stress

Blows, MW and Sokolowski, MB (1995). The Expression of Additive and Nonadditive Genetic-Variation Under Stress. Genetics, 140 (3), 1149-1159.

Species Borders - Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

Hoffmann, AA and Blows, MW (1994). Species Borders - Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 9 (6), 223-227. doi: 10.1016/0169-5347(94)90248-8

The Genetics of Central and Marginal Populations of Drosophila-Serrata .1. Genetic-Variation for Stress Resistance and Species Borders

Blows, MW and Hoffmann, AA (1993). The Genetics of Central and Marginal Populations of Drosophila-Serrata .1. Genetic-Variation for Stress Resistance and Species Borders. Evolution, 47 (4), 1255-1270. doi: 10.2307/2409990

The Genetics of Central and Marginal Populations of Drosophila-Serrata .2. Hybrid Breakdown in Fitness Components as a Correlated Response to Selection for Desiccation Resistance

Blows, MW (1993). The Genetics of Central and Marginal Populations of Drosophila-Serrata .2. Hybrid Breakdown in Fitness Components as a Correlated Response to Selection for Desiccation Resistance. Evolution, 47 (4), 1271-1285. doi: 10.2307/2409991

Evidence That Drosophila-Mycetophaga Malloch (diptera, Drosophilidae) Is Not a True Lekking Species

Hoffmann, AA and Blows, MW (1992). Evidence That Drosophila-Mycetophaga Malloch (diptera, Drosophilidae) Is Not a True Lekking Species. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 31, 219-221.

Spatial-Distribution of a Primitively Social Bee - Does Genetic Population-Structure Facilitate Altruism

Blows, MW and Schwarz, MP (1991). Spatial-Distribution of a Primitively Social Bee - Does Genetic Population-Structure Facilitate Altruism. Evolution, 45 (3), 680-693. doi: 10.2307/2409920

Evolutionary Genetics and Climate Change - Will Animals Adapt to Global Warming

Hoffmann, AA and Blows, MW (1993). Evolutionary Genetics and Climate Change - Will Animals Adapt to Global Warming. Workshop On Biotic Interactions and Global Change, San Juan Island Wa, Sep 20-23, 1991. SUNDERLAND: SINAUER ASSOCIATES.

R code and input files required to generate figures and tables for BSFG analysis of standing variance in two Drosophila datasets. This dataset is the current version and supercedes any earlier versions.

Hine, Emma, Runcie, Daniel E. , Allen, Scott L. , Wang, Yiguan , Chenoweth, Stephen F. , Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2021). R code and input files required to generate figures and tables for BSFG analysis of standing variance in two Drosophila datasets. This dataset is the current version and supercedes any earlier versions.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a3c5652

Enrichment analysis results for heritable common factors of Drosophila gene expression

Hine, Emma, Runcie, Daniel E., Allen, Scott L., Wang, Yiguan, Chenoweth, Stephen F., Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2021). Enrichment analysis results for heritable common factors of Drosophila gene expression. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/90441fc

R code used to implement Bayesian sparse factor genetic analysis of Drosophila gene expression.

Hine, Emma, Runcie, Daniel E., Allen, Scott L., Wang, Yiguan, Chenoweth, Stephen F., Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2021). R code used to implement Bayesian sparse factor genetic analysis of Drosophila gene expression.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/ec9b92c

Two Drosophila datasets used in the Bayesian sparse factor analysis of standing genetic variance in 3385 gene expression traits

Hine, Emma , Runcie, Daniel E., Allen, Scott L., Wang, Yiguan, Chenoweth, Stephen F. , Blows, Mark W. and McGuigan, Katrina (2021). Two Drosophila datasets used in the Bayesian sparse factor analysis of standing genetic variance in 3385 gene expression traits. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f3eede4