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X chromosome influences sperm length in the stalk-eyed fly Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni by Johns, P.M, Wilkinson, G.S

“…Whether sexually selected traits are sex linked can have profound effects on their evolution. In the diopsid stalk-eyed fly, Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni, sperm…”
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Genetic linkage between a sexually selected trait and X chromosome meiotic drive by Johns, P.M, Wolfenbarger, L.L, Wilkinson, G.S

“…cross, half of the F2 males carried the drive haplotype, produced partially elongated spermatids and female-biased broods, and had shorter eye span. The…”
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Effect of cylinder deactivation on tribological performance of piston compression ring and connecting rod bearing by Morris, N., Mohammadpour, M., Rahmani, R., Johns-Rahnejat, P.M., Rahnejat, H., Dowson, D.

“…Thermo-mixed-hydrodynamics of compression rings and big-end bearings are presented. Frictional losses under normal engine operating conditions for a gasoline…”
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Genetic divergence does not predict change in ornament expression among populations of stalk-eyed flies by Swallow, J.G, Wallace, L.E, Christianson, S.J, Johns, P.M, Wilkinson, G.S

“…Stalk‐eyed flies (Diptera: Diopsidae) possess eyes at the ends of elongated peduncles, and exhibit dramatic variation in eye span, relative to body length,…”
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Prelude to a kiss: evidence for mate discrimination in the striped bark scorpion, Centruroides vittatus by Nobile, C.J, Johns, P.M

“…The scorpion, Centruroides vittatus, lives in groups, which may allow females to discriminate among mates. We examine possible female mate discrimination based…”
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A review of some tribo-dynamics phenomena from micro- to nano-scale conjunctions by Rahnejat, H., Johns-Rahnejat, P.M., Teodorescu, M., Votsios, V., Kushwaha, M.

“…The paper provides some highlights in the developments of theories of lubrication and contact mechanics from early pioneering works of Reynolds and Hertz to…”
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Two new Upper Jurassic arthropods from New Zealand by Grant-Mackie, J.A., Buckeridge, J.S., Johns, P.M.

“…An orthopteran wing fragment from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) of New Zealand is described as Notohagla mauii n. gen. et sp. and placed near species from the…”
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