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Sex‐specific associations between life‐history traits and a novel reproductive polymorphism in the Pacific field cricket by Richardson, Jon, Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Zuk, Marlene

“…Associations between heritable polymorphisms and life‐history traits, such as development time or reproductive investment, may play an underappreciated role in…”
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Sexual signal loss, pleiotropy, and maintenance of a male reproductive polymorphism in crickets by Heinen-Kay, Justa L., Nichols, Rachel E., Zuk, Marlene

“…Pleiotropy between male signals and female preferences can facilitate evolution of sexual communication by maintaining coordination between the sexes…”
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Direct and indirect effects of sexual signal loss on female reproduction in the Pacific field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus) by Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Strub, Daina B., Balenger, Susan L., Zuk, Marlene

“…Sexual signal evolution may present fitness consequences for the non‐signaling sex due to shared genes and altered social conditions, but this is rarely…”
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How urbanization affects sexual communication by Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Kay, Adam D., Zuk, Marlene

“…Urbanization is rapidly altering landscapes worldwide, changing environmental conditions, and creating novel selection pressures for many organisms. Local…”
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Geographic variation in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in Pacific field crickets by Kota, Mounica V., Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Zuk, Marlene

“…1. Insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) serve a role in both desiccation resistance and sexual attractiveness. These two functions are thought to be maximised…”
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Lava crickets (Caconemobius spp.) on Hawai'i Island: first colonisers or persisters in extreme habitats? by Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Rotenberry, John T., Kay, Adam D., Zuk, Marlene

“…1. Primary succession after a volcanic eruption is a major ecological process, but relatively little is known about insects that colonise barren lava before…”
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Limited flexibility in female Pacific field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus) exploratory behaviors in response to perceived social environment by Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Strub, Daina B., Zuk, Marlene

“…How populations adapt, or not, to rapid evolution of sexual signals has important implications for population viability, but is difficult to assess due to the…”
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Integrating remote international experience and community engagement into course‐based animal behavior research by Kay, Adam D., Lager, Zach, Bhebheza, Litha, Heinen‐Kay, Justa L.

“…Human‐centered, active‐learning approaches can help students develop core competencies in biology and other STEM fields, including the ability to conduct…”
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EVOLUTION OF MALE COLORATION DURING A POST-PLEISTOCENE RADIATION OF BAHAMAS MOSQUITOFISH (GAMBUSIA HUBBSI) by Martin, Ryan A., Riesch, Rüdiger, Heinen-Kay, Justa L., Langerhans, R. Brian

“…Sexual signal evolution can be complex because multiple factors influence the production, transmission, and reception of sexual signals, as well as receivers'…”
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Human‐caused habitat fragmentation can drive rapid divergence of male genitalia by Heinen‐Kay, Justa L., Noel, Holly G., Layman, Craig A., Langerhans, R. Brian

“…The aim of this study rests on three premises: (i) humans are altering ecosystems worldwide, (ii) environmental variation often influences the strength and…”
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Nutrition and interference competition have interactive effects on the behavior and performance of Argentine ants by Kay, Adam D., Zumbusch, Taylor, Heinen, Justa L., Marsh, Tom C., Holway, David A.

“…Food availability often influences competitive outcomes through effects on consumer growth. Although it has received less attention, food availability may also…”
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Environmental drivers of demographics, habitat use, and behavior during a post-Pleistocene radiation of Bahamas mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi) by Heinen, Justa L., Coco, Matthew W., Marcuard, Maurice S., White, Danielle N., Peterson, M. Nils, Martin, Ryan A., Langerhans, R. Brian

“…A fundamental goal of evolutionary ecology is to understand the environmental drivers of ecological divergence during the early stages of adaptive…”
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When Does Sexual Signal Exploitation Lead to Signal Loss? by Heinen-Kay, Justa L., Zuk, Marlene

“…Evolutionary loss of traits is common over evolutionary time and occurs in diverse taxa. Sexual signals and other non-signal traits should differ in their…”
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Causes and Consequences of Genital Evolution by Langerhans, R. Brian, Anderson, Christopher M., Heinen-Kay, Justa L.

“…The study of genital diversity has experienced rapidly burgeoning attention over the past few decades. This research has shown that male genitalia in…”
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Obligately silent males sire more offspring than singers in a rapidly evolving cricket population by Heinen-Kay, Justa L, Urquhart, Ellen M, Zuk, Marlene

“…How sexual traits are gained and lost in the wild remains an important question in evolutionary biology. Pacific field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus) in…”
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Predation shapes behavioral lateralization: insights from an adaptive radiation of livebearing fish by Hulthén, Kaj, Heinen-Kay, Justa L, Schmidt, Danielle A, Langerhans, R Brian

“…Abstract Hemispheric brain lateralization can drive the expression of behavioral asymmetry, or laterality, which varies notably both within and among species…”
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Correction to 'Obligately silent males sire more offspring than singers in a rapidly evolving cricket population' by Heinen-Kay, Justa L, Urquhart, Ellen M, Zuk, Marlene

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Peeking at private parts, for science by Zuk, Marlene, Heinen-Kay, Justa L.

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Acoustic Experience Interacts with Perceived Risk of Predation in Shaping Female Response in Crickets by Ghalichi, Narmin S., Heinen-Kay, Justa L., Zuk, Marlene

“…Female response to male sexual signals is context dependent and influenced by a variety of environmental factors. For instance, females often adjust mating…”
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Aggression and Mating Behavior in Wild and Captive Populations of the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus by Olzer, Rachel, Deak, Nicola, Tan, Xinci, Heinen-Kay, Justa L., Zuk, Marlene

“…Animals in captivity experience drastically different selective pressures than their wild counterparts. This can cause evolutionary divergence in behavior…”
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