Publications

A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework
Badihi, G., Taylor-O’Connor, J., Bezerra de Melo Daly, G., Komeda, V., Daoudi-Simison, S., Rodrigues, E. D., Webster, M. M., Altschul, D. M., Hobaiter, C., Wiltshire, C., Klein, H., Freymann, E., Grund, C., Soldati, A., Henderson, M., Leroux, M. M. & Slania, N. E., 1 Jan 2026, In: Animal Behaviour. 231, p. 1-10 10 p., 123428.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A career in pursuit of the origin of species: celebrating Roger Butlin's contributions to the advancement of knowledge and growth of our scientific community
Faria, R., Bridle, J., Eyres, I., Johannesson, K., Kulmuni, J., Rafajlovic, M., Ravinet, M., Schon, I., Smadja, C. M., Snook, R. R., Tregenza, T., Westram, A. M., Ritchie, M. G. & Stankowski, S., 17 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Biodiversity trends show an excess of both near stasis and of very large change
McGill, B. J., Moyes, F., Dornelas, M., Gotelli, N. J. & Magurran, A. E., Mar 2026, In: Ecology Letters. 29, 3, p. 1-11 11 p., e70353.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Changes in age-related sexual selection in a humpback whale population recovering from exploitation
Eichenberger, F., Carroll, E. L., Garrigue, C., Jarmon, S., Steel, D. J., Robbins, J., Rendell, L. & Garland, E. C., 9 Mar 2026, In: Current Biology. 36, 5, p. 1115-1127.e4 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Co-evolving infectivity and expression patterns drive the diversification of endogenous retroviruses
Senti, K.-A., Rafanel, B., Handler, D., Kosiol, C., Schlötterer, C. & Brennecke, J., 16 Mar 2026, In: EMBO Journal. 45, 6, p. 1889-1908 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Cultural transmission of foraging behavior in cetaceans
Wild, S. & Rendell, L., 12 Jan 2026, The evolution of cetacean societies: uncovering the social complexity of whales and dolphins. Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p. 281-307 27 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Degradation of fish food webs in the Anthropocene
Carvajal-Quintero, J. D., Dornelas, M., Comte, L., Herrera-Pérez, J., Tedesco, P. A., Giam, X., Brose, U. & Chase, J. M., Feb 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 8, p. 1-10 10 p., eadu6540.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Endemic fish promote ecological structure in a tropical biodiversity hotspot
Shukla, R., Fontrodona Eslava, A., Atkore, V., Bhat, A., Dahanukar, N., Johnson, J. A., Raghavan, R., Dornelas , M., Magurran, A. E. & Shanker, K., 21 Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, 20251127 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Endless forms: reflections on a career of research about biological diversity
Magurran, A. E., Apr 2026, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 83, 4, p. 1-12 12 p., fsag045.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evolutionary influences of sexual signalling on protective colouring
Wainwright, J. B., Ruxton, G. D. & Bailey, N. W., Feb 2026, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 41, 2, p. 130-138 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Examining the role of a chromosomal inversion in accumulating adaptive and barrier loci in a cold-adapted insect species
Poikela, N., Hoikkala, V., Ritchie, M. G. & Kankare, M., May 2026, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 18, 5, p. 1-20 20 p., evag101.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Genomic analyses in Drosophila do not support the classic allopatric model of speciation
Yusuf, L. H., Laetsch, D. R., Lohse, K. & Ritchie, M. G., 15 Jan 2026, In: Evolution Letters. Advance Article, p. 1-9 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Headbutting behavior between sperm whales documented using unoccupied aerial vehicles
Burslem, A., Cerdà, M., Brotons, T., Rendell, L., Silva, M. A. & Prieto, R., Apr 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 2, p. 1-7 7 p., e70153.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

High-quality surrounding landscapes mitigate avian extirpations from forest remnants
Bueno, A. S., Mendenhall, C. D., Anciães, M., dos Anjos, L., Arroyo-Rodríguez, V., Aurélio-Silva, M., Banks-Leite, C., Betts, M. G., Bispo, A. A., Boesing, A. L., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Claessens, O., Cresswell, W., Daily, G. C., Dami, F. D., Dantas, S. M., Develey, P. F., Ding, P., Edwards, D. P. & Efe, M. A. & 38 others, Faria, D., Feeley, K. J., Gillespie, T. W., Hadley, A. S., Hatfield, J. H., Henriques, L. M. P., Holbech, L. H., Irving, G. J., Kormann, U. G., Krishnan, M. J., Krügel, M. M., Lasky, J. R., Lawes, M. J., Lees, A. C., Lens, L., Lobo-Araújo, L. W., M’Gonigle, L. K., Mansor, M. S., Manu, S. A., Marini, M. Â., Martensen, A. C., Matthews, T. J., Metzger, J. P., Moore, R., Morante-Filho, J. C., Nameer, P. O., Nor, S. M., Oliveira, H. S., Ribon, R., Ruiz-Gutiérrez, V., Silveira, L. F., Stouffer, P. C., Terborgh, J. W., Uezu, A., Wang, Y., Wethered, R., Yong, D. L. & Peres, C. A., 7 Apr 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123, 14, 8 p., e2521783123.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Inclusive fitness for the conflicted individual
Gardner, A., 2 Jun 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals
Oliver, R. Y., Yanco, S. W., Ellis-Soto, D., Jesmer, B. R., Cohen, J., Gao, S., Patchett, R., Avgar, T., Bildstein, K., Bakner, N. W., Barber, D., Barker, K., Barnes, J. G., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Belan, J. L., Benson, J. F., Bêty, J., Beyer, D. E., Bird, D. & Bowersock, N. & 72 others, Boyce, A. J., Carlson, B. S., Casazza, M. L., Chamberlain, M. J., Cherry, M. J., Collier, B. A., Courtemanch, A., Davidson, S. C., DeBloois, D., DeNicola, V., DeSorbo, C. R., Dowler, R. C., Dupont, D., Elbroch, L. M., Elliott, J., Evans, B. A., Ford, W. M., Hancock, D., Hardesty-Moore, M., Hawley, J. E., Jeffress, M. R., Jennings, S., Kauffman, M. J., Kays, R., Kelly, M. J., Kluever, B. M., Lamont, M., LaPoint, S., LaSharr, T. N., Lefebvre, J., Legagneux, P., Loretto, M.-C., Lumpkin, D., Martinez, L. A., Marzluff, J. M., McCauley, D., McDuie, F., Mong, T. W., Monteith, K. L., Mueller, T., Newediuk, L., Ortega, A. C., Ossi, F., Overton, C., Perkins, J. C., Petroelje, T. R., Prugh, L., Sager-Fradkin, K. A., Seer, M., Shawler, A., Skalos, S., Smiley, R. A., Sommefeld, J., Stahler, D. R., Stephenson, J., Stevens, R. D., Svoboda, N. J., Therrien, J.-F., Thomas, P., VanAcker, M., Vander Wal, E., Varland, D., Verzuh, T. L., Wagler, B. L., Warnock, N., Webb, S. L., Williams, C. K., Wilmers, C. C., Wolfson, D. W., Young, J. K., Rutz, C. & Jetz, W., 21 May 2026, In: Science. 392, 100, p. 879-884 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Introduction
Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L., 12 Jan 2026, The evolution of cetacean societies: uncovering the social complexity of whales and dolphins. Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Male mating behaviour is shaped by previous experience of both conspecific and heterospecific females in the seed bug Lygaeus simulans
Balfour, V. L., Aumont, C., Corliss, M. K. & Shuker, D. M., Jan 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., e72883.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Multispecies analysis of social effects on same-sex sexual behavior challenges mistaken identity hypotheses in insects
Green, T. M. J., Rayner, J. G., Villar, D. A. & Bailey, N. W., 3 Mar 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123, 9, e2506022123.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Naturally-selected and sexually-selected wing structures synergistically enhance the attractiveness of katydid acoustic signals
Wainwright, J. B., Sarria-S, F. A., Symes, L., Montealegre-Z, F. & Bailey, N. W., Jun 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2072, p. 1-12 12 p., 20260952 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

On the role of mating systems: freeing the study of sexual behaviour from bias
Gourevitch, E. H. Z., Green, T. & Shuker, D. M., 1 Jun 2026, In: Animal Behaviour. 236, p. 1-13 13 p., 123591.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Pink Cricket Club: dramatic color change in a neotropical leaf-masquerading katylid (Arota festae, Griffini, 1896)
Wainwright, J. B., Rowe, Z. W., Greenwell, M. P., Cannon, P. G., Bailey, N. W. & Ruxton, G. D., Mar 2026, In: Ecology. 107, 3, p. 1-5 5 p., e70333.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Skin colour in salamanders is modulated by both epitranscriptomic methylation and gene expression
Strowbridge, N., Vieites, D. R., Ritchie, M. G. & Elmer, K. R., Mar 2026, In: Molecular Ecology. 35, 6, p. 1-14 14 p., e70302.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Testing for cryptic male mate choice in an insect with high mating failure
Balfour, V. L., Abbs, M. M. & Shuker, D. M., 27 Mar 2026, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 80, p. 1-15 15 p., 44.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The diffusion of cooperative and solo bubble net feeding in Canadian Pacific humpback whales
Wray, J., O'Mahony, É., Baer, G., Robinson, N., Dundas, A., Gaggiotti, O., Rendell, L. & Keen, E., Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, p. 1-12 12 p., 20252409.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The role of personal reproductive experience on nest building in a wild bird
Chapman, E. G., Edwards, S. C., Alexander, E. J. & Healy, S. D., Jul 2026, In: Behavioral Ecology. 37, 4, p. 1-10 10 p., arag049.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Tracking morphological development in stony corals
Fundakowski, G. J., Brambilla, V., Zawada, K. J. A., Chow, C. F. Y., Croasdale, E., Errington, A. J. F., Fontoura, L., Marais, W. J., Woods, R. M., Edelaar, P., Lala, K., Madin, J. S. & Dornelas , M., 28 Feb 2026, In: Coral Reefs. p. 1-14 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

UK Bycatch Monitoring Programme Report for 2022
Kingston, A., Thomas, L., Moyes, F., Coram, A., Sparling, C., Mackay, A., Murray, J., Elson, J., Daunt, F., Searle, K., Cohen, M., Roach, M., Clarke, L., Balestri, E., McAllister, G. & Northridge, S., 15 Apr 2026, defra. 46 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Vocal cultures in cetaceans
Hersh, T. A., Filatova, O. A. & Garland, E. C., 12 Jan 2026, The evolution of cetacean societies: uncovering the social complexity of whales and dolphins. Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p. 308-329 22 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

A Brazilian bioregionalization reappraisal based on Angiosperm distribution: a biogeographical and conservation overview
Lucresia, L., Meagher, T. R. & Sano, P. T., 18 Aug 2025, In: Acta Botanica Brasilica. 39, p. 1-20 20 p., e20240279.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A conceptual framework for measuring ecological novelty
Staples, T. L., Blois, J., Cramer, K. L., Cunningham, E. T., Dornelas, M., Haberle, S. G., Heger, T., Kiessling, W., Magurran, A. E., O'Dea, A., Penny, A. M., Radeloff, V. C., Smith, J. A., Thuiller, W., Williams, J. W. & Pandolfi, J. M., Feb 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., e70005.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A developmentalist’s view of inheritance
Lala, K., Jun 2025, In: Acta Ethologica. 28, 2, p. 51-59
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

A formal theory of group-level adaptation for obligate eusociality
Twyman, K. Z. & Gardner, A., 17 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Advance access, p. 1-9 9 p., voaf141.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A high-quality reference genome and comparative genomics of the widely farmed banded cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) identifies selective breeding targets
Zhang, S., Duffield, K. R., Foquet, B., Ramirez, J. L., Sadd, B. M., Sakaluk, S. K., Hunt, J. & Bailey, N. W., 16 Mar 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 3, 12 p., e71134.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A history of studies of reproductive isolation between Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis
Leigh, S. & Ritchie, M. G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Fly. 19, 1, 22 p., 2439111.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review