Dr Rhonda Snook - Publications
Journal articles
Garlovsky MD & Snook RR (2018) Persistent postmating, prezygotic reproductive isolation between populations . Ecology and Evolution . View this article in WRRO
Southern HM, Berger MA, Young PG & Snook RR (2018) Sperm morphology and the evolution of intracellular sperm-egg interactions . Ecology and Evolution , 8(10), 5047-5058.
Veltsos P, Fang Y, Cossins AR, Snook RR & Ritchie MG (2017) Mating system manipulation and the evolution of sex-biased gene expression in Drosophila
. Nature Communications , 8(1).
Debelle A, Courtiol A, Ritchie MG & Snook RR (2017) Mate choice intensifies motor signalling in Drosophila . Animal Behaviour , 133, 169-187.
Porcelli D, Gaston KJ, Butlin RK & Snook RR (2016) Local adaptation of reproductive performance during thermal stress . Journal of Evolutionary Biology . View this article in WRRO
Porcelli D, Westram AM, Pascual M, Gaston KJ, Butlin RK & Snook RR (2016) Gene expression clines reveal local adaptation and associated trade-offs at a continental scale. . Sci Rep , 6, 32975-32975. View this article in WRRO
Debelle A, Ritchie MG & Snook RR (2016) Sexual selection and assortative mating: an experimental test . Journal of Evolutionary Biology , 29(7), 1307-1316.
Porcelli D, Butlin RK, Gaston KJ, Joly D & Snook RR (2015) The environmental genomics of metazoan thermal adaptation . Heredity , 114, 502-514. View this article in WRRO
Jennings JH, Snook RR & Hoikkala A (2014) Reproductive isolation among allopatricDrosophila montanapopulations . Evolution , 68(11), 3095-3108.
Debelle A, Ritchie MG & Snook RR (2014) Evolution of divergent female mating preference in response to experimental sexual selection. . Evolution , 68(9), 2524-2533. View this article in WRRO
Immonen E, Snook RR & Ritchie MG (2014) Mating system variation drives rapid evolution of the female transcriptome in Drosophila pseudoobscura . Ecology and Evolution , 4(11), 2186-2201. View this article in WRRO
Snook RR, Gidaszewski NA, Chapman T & Simmons LW (2013) Sexual selection and the evolution of secondary sexual traits: Sex comb evolution in Drosophila . Journal of Evolutionary Biology , 26(4), 912-918.
Moore AJ, Bacigalupe LD & Snook RR (2013) Integrated and independent evolution of heteromorphic sperm types. . Proc Biol Sci , 280(1769), 20131647. View this article in WRRO
Hunt J, Snook RR, Mitchell C, Crudgington HS & Moore AJ (2012) Sexual selection and experimental evolution of chemical signals in Drosophila pseudoobscura . Journal of Evolutionary Biology , 25(11), 2232-2241.
Butlin R, Debelle A, Kerth C, Snook RR, Beukeboom LW, Castillo Cajas RF, Diao W, Maan ME, Paolucci S, Weissing FJ , van de Zande L et al (2012) What do we need to know about speciation? . Trends in Ecology and Evolution , 27(1), 27-39.
Snook RR, Hosken DJ & Karr TL (2011) The biology and evolution of polyspermy: insights from cellular and functional studies of sperm and centrosomal behavior in the fertilized egg. . Reproduction , 142(6), 779-792.
Okada K, Blount JD, Sharma MD, Snook RR & Hosken DJ (2011) Male attractiveness, fertility and susceptibility to oxidative stress are influenced by inbreeding in Drosophila simulans. . J Evol Biol , 24(2), 363-371.
Snook RR, Bacigalupe LD & Moore AJ (2010) The quantitative genetics and coevolution of male and female reproductive traits. . Evolution , 64(7), 1926-1934.
Crudgington HS, Fellows S & Snook RR (2010) Increased opportunity for sexual conflict promotes harmful males with elevated courtship frequencies. . J Evol Biol , 23(2), 440-446.
Snook RR, Brüstle L & Slate J (2009) A test and review of the role of effective population size on experimental sexual selection patterns. . Evolution , 63(7), 1923-1933.
Crudgington HS, Fellows S, Badcock NS & Snook RR (2009) Experimental manipulation of sexual selection promotes greater male mating capacity but does not alter sperm investment. . Evolution , 63(4), 926-938.
Lessells CM, Snook RR & Hosken DJ (2009) The evolutionary origin and maintenance of sperm: Selection for a small, motile gamete mating type , 43-67.
Karr TL, Swanson WJ & Snook RR (2009) The evolutionary significance of variation in sperm-egg interactions , 305-365.
Price TAR, Bretman AJ, Avent TD, Snook RR, Hurst GDD & Wedell N (2008) Sex ratio distorter reduces sperm competitive ability in an insect . EVOLUTION , 62(7), 1644-1652.
Bacigalupe LD, Crudgington HS, Slate J, Moore AJ & Snook RR (2008) Sexual selection and interacting phenotypes in experimental evolution: a study of Drosophila pseudoobscura mating behavior. . Evolution , 62(7), 1804-1812.
Holman L & Snook RR (2008) A sterile sperm caste protects brother fertile sperm from female-mediated death in Drosophila pseudoobscura. . Curr Biol , 18(4), 292-296.
Holman L, Freckleton RP & Snook RR (2008) What use is an infertile sperm? A comparative study of sperm-heteromorphic Drosophila. . Evolution , 62(2), 374-385.
Bacigalupe LD, Crudgington HS, Hunter F, Moore AJ & Snook RR (2007) Sexual conflict does not drive reproductive isolation in experimental populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura. . J Evol Biol , 20(5), 1763-1771.
Roberts SP, Crudgington HS & Snook RR (2006) Experimental manipulation of sexual selection and the evolution of locomotor performance in Drosophila pseudoobscura. INTEGR COMP BIOL , 46, E119-E119.
Holman L & Snook RR (2006) Spermicide, cryptic female choice and the evolution of sperm form and function. . J Evol Biol , 19(5), 1660-1670.
Lessells CM, Bennett ATD, Birkhead TR, Colegrave N, Dall SRX, Harvey PH, Hatchwell B, Hosken DJ, Hunt J, Moore AJ , Parker GA et al (2006) Debating sexual selection and mating strategies.. Science , 312(5774), 689-697.
Pizzari T, Birkhead TR, Blows MW, Brooks R, Buchanan KL, Clutton-Brock TH, Harvey PH, Hosken DJ, Jennions MD, Kokko H , Kotiaho JS et al (2006) Debating sexual selection and mating strategies. SCIENCE , 312(5774), 690-690.
Snook RR, Robertson A, Crudgington HS & Ritchie MG (2005) Experimental manipulation of sexual selection and the evolution of courtship song in Drosophila pseudoobscura. . Behav Genet , 35(3), 245-255.
Crudgington HS, Beckerman AP, Brüstle L, Green K & Snook RR (2005) Experimental removal and elevation of sexual selection: does sexual selection generate manipulative males and resistant females? . Am Nat , 165 Suppl 5, S72-S87.
Till-Bottraud I, Joly D, Lachaise D & Snook RR (2005) Pollen and sperm heteromorphism: convergence across kingdoms? . J EVOLUTION BIOL , 18(1), 1-18.
Snook RR (2005) Sperm in competition: not playing by the numbers. . Trends Ecol Evol , 20(1), 46-53.
Pizzari T & Snook RR (2004) Sexual conflict and sexual selection: Measuring antagonistic coevolution. EVOLUTION , 58(6), 1389-1393.
Snook RR & Hosken DJ (2004) Sperm death and dumping in Drosophila. . Nature , 428(6986), 939-941. View this article in WRRO
Bernasconi G, Ashman T-L, Birkhead TR, Bishop JDD, Grossniklaus U, Kubli E, Marshall DL, Schmid B, Skogsmyr I, Snook RR , Taylor D et al (2004) Evolutionary ecology of the prezygotic stage. . Science , 303(5660), 971-975.
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