Overcoming mechanical adversity in extreme hindleg weapons

Selection on an extreme weapon in the frog-legged leaf beetle (Sagra femorata )

(2017) Devin M. O'Brien et al.   EVOLUTION

Seasonal Effects on the Population, Morphology and Reproductive Behavior of Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

(2017) Lauren Cirino et al.   Insects

The tale of the shrinking weapon: seasonal changes in nutrition affect weapon size and sexual dimorphism, but not contemporary evolution

(2016) C. W. Miller et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Jaw morphology and fighting forces in stag beetles

(2016) Jana Goyens et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Adult nutrition, but not inbreeding, affects male primary sexual traits in the leaf-footed cactus bugNarnia femorata(Hemiptera: Coreidae)

(2016) Paul N. Joseph et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Functional mechanics of beetle mandibles: Honest signaling in a sexually selected system

(2015) Maria R. Mills et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Cost of flight and the evolution of stag beetle weaponry

(2015) J. Goyens et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Context-dependent female mate preferences in leaf-footed cactus bugs

(2014) Karla M. Addesso et al.   BEHAVIOUR

SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS EVOLVE POSITIVE ALLOMETRY WHEN SOME MATINGS OCCUR IRRESPECTIVE OF THE TRAIT

(2014) Lutz Fromhage et al.   EVOLUTION

Horn Growth and Reproduction in a Long-Lived Male Mammal: No Compensation for Poor Early-Life Horn Growth

(2014) C. S. Willisch et al.   Evolutionary Biology

Metabolic incentives for dishonest signals of strength in the fiddler crab Uca vomeris

(2014) C. L. Bywater et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Biomechanical determinants of bite force dimorphism in Cyclommatus metallifer stag beetles

(2014) J. Goyens et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mechanical limits to maximum weapon size in a giant rhinoceros beetle

(2014) E. L. McCullough   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The evolution of index signals to avoid the cost of dishonesty

(2014) J. M. Biernaskie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

THE DESIGN OF A BEAUTIFUL WEAPON: COMPENSATION FOR OPPOSING SEXUAL SELECTION ON A TRAIT WITH TWO FUNCTIONS

(2012) Stefan Dennenmoser et al.   EVOLUTION

The form of sexual selection arising from male-male competition depends on the presence of females in the social environment

(2012) D. S. PROCTER et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Compensatory traits and the evolution of male ornaments

(2011) Jerry Husak et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Social control of unreliable signals of strength in male but not female crayfish, Cherax destructor

(2011) G. M. Walter et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Biomechanics of jumping in the flea

(2011) G. P. Sutton et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Association Between Muscle Activation and Metabolic Cost of Walking in Young and Old Adults

(2011) T. Hortobagyi et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

There is no trade-off between speed and force in a dynamic lever system

(2010) M. J. McHenry   Biology Letters

MODULARITY AND SCALING IN FAST MOVEMENTS: POWER AMPLIFICATION IN MANTIS SHRIMP

(2010) Thomas Claverie et al.   EVOLUTION

Assessing the intensity of sexual selection on male body mass and antler length in roe deer Capreolus capreolus: is bigger better in a weakly dimorphic species?

(2010) Cécile Vanpé et al.   OIKOS

Genital shape correlates with sperm transfer success in the praying mantis Ciulfina klassi (Insecta: Mantodea)

(2009) Gregory I. Holwell et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Costs and benefits of increased weapon size differ between sexes of the slender crayfish, Cherax dispar

(2009) R. S. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Horns honestly advertise parasite infection in male and female African buffalo

(2008) Vanessa O. Ezenwa et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Weapon size is a reliable indicator of strength and social dominance in female slender crayfish (Cherax dispar)

(2008) C. L. Bywater et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Estimating maximum performance: effects of intraindividual variation

(2008) S. C. Adolph et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY