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Aggression, mate guarding and fitness in male fruit flies by Baxter, Carling M., Barnett, Rachael, Dukas, Reuven

“…Aggression is a central trait affecting fitness, which has been well studied in many animals. As a part of a research programme integrating mechanisms and…”
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Life history of aggression: effects of age and sexual experience on male aggression towards males and females by Baxter, Carling M., Dukas, Reuven

“…Aggression is a prominent behaviour well studied in a large variety of animals, but it has not been well integrated within life history research. To address…”
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Genetic correlation between aggressive signals and fighting by Baxter, Carling M, Shams, Ieta, Dworkin, Ian, Dukas, Reuven

“…Theoretical analyses indicate that aggressive signals should positively correlate with the signallers' willingness and abilities to fight. Few experimental…”
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Mating success in fruit flies: courtship interference versus female choice by Baxter, Carling, Mentlik, Joseph, Shams, Ieta, Dukas, Reuven

“…The outcomes of sexual selection often differ when mating success is determined by male contest rather than female choice. Many studies, however, inferred…”
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The genetic basis of variation in sexual aggression: Evolution versus social plasticity by Scott, Andrew M., Yan, Janice L., Baxter, Carling M., Dworkin, Ian, Dukas, Reuven

“…Male sexual aggression towards females is a form of sexual conflict that can result in increased fitness for males through forced copulations (FCs) or coercive…”
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Artificial selection on sexual aggression: Correlated traits and possible trade-offs by Dukas, Reuven, Yan, Janice L., Scott, Andrew M., Sivaratnam, Surabhi, Baxter, Carling M.

“…Forced copulation is an extreme form of sexual aggression that can affect the evolution of sex-specific anatomy, morphology, and behavior. To characterize…”
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Abnormal Social Interactions in a Drosophila Mutant of an Autism Candidate Gene: Neuroligin 3 by Yost, Ryley T, Robinson, J Wesley, Baxter, Carling M, Scott, Andrew M, Brown, Liam P, Aletta, M Sol, Hakimjavadi, Ramtin, Lone, Asad, Cumming, Robert C, Dukas, Reuven, Mozer, Brian, Simon, Anne F

“…Social interactions are typically impaired in neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism, for which the genetic underpinnings are very complex. Social…”
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Effects of Age and Experience on Male Mate Choosiness by Baxter, Carling M, Barnett, Rachael, Dukas, Reuven, Koenig, W

“…Mate choosiness by males has been documented in many taxa but we still do not know how it varies with age even though such variation can be important for our…”
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Genetic variation in sexual aggression and the factors that determine forced copulation success by Baxter, Carling M., Yan, Janice L., Dukas, Reuven

“…Sexual conflict is common in nature and sometimes results in sexual aggression. An extreme case is forced copulation, where one individual forcibly mates with…”
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Mate choosiness in young male fruit flies by Dukas, Reuven, Baxter, Carling M.

“…Lay Summary Male fruit flies may be more choosy and contribute more to sexual selection and speciation than previously thought. Mate choice experiments…”
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