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Darryl T. Gwynne

Darryl T. Gwynne

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Ecology and Evolution

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46
Citations
8759
World Ranking
4628
National Ranking
306

Overview

Darryl T. Gwynne is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, where their research focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans mainly Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, with additional contributions to Genetics, Insect Science, Ecology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's research topics encompass plant and animal studies, animal behavior and reproduction, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, entomological studies and ecology, and Orthoptera research and taxonomy.

Recent publications by Darryl T. Gwynne include the following papers:

  • Mating and Sexual Selection in Empidine Dance Flies (Empididae), 2022, Insects
  • Paternity sharing in insects with female competition for nuptial gifts, 2022, Ecology and Evolution
  • Effect of body condition on mobility and mating success in a wild population of the scramble polygynous Cook Strait giant weta, 2022, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Deceived, but not betrayed: static allometry suggests female ornaments in the long-tailed dance fly (Rhamphomyia longicauda) exaggerate condition to males, 2022, Evolutionary Ecology
  • Mating assortment and the strength of sexual selection in a polyandrous population of Cook Strait giant weta, 2023, Behavioral Ecology

The venues where Darryl's work has been frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Insects
  • Ecology and Evolution

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jessica H. Browne, Luc F. Bussière, Rosalind L. Murray, Elizabeth J. Herridge, and Erik A. Etzler.

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Courtship feeding increases female reproductive success in bushcrickets

    Darryl T. Gwynne;Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Experimental reversal of courtship roles in an insect

    D. T. Gwynne;L. W. Simmons

  • Sexual Conflict over Nuptial Gifts in Insects

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Sexual difference theory: mormon crickets show role reversal in mate choice.

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • 4 – Male Mating Effort, Confidence of Paternity, and Insect Sperm Competition

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  • Sexual competition among females: What causes courtship-role reversal?

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • SEXUAL SELECTION AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCES IN MORMON CRICKETS (ORTHOPTERA: TETTIGONIIDAE, ANABRUS SIMPLEX).

    Darryl T. Gwynne;Darryl T. Gwynne

  • COURTSHIP FEEDING AND THE FITNESS OF FEMALE KATYDIDS (ORTHOPTERA: TETTIGONIIDAE).

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Testing Parental Investment and the Control of Sexual Selection in Katydids: The Operational Sex Ratio

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Phylogeny of the Ensifera (Orthoptera): A Hypothesis Supporting Multiple Origins of Acoustical Signalling, Complex Spermatophores and Maternal Care in Crickets, Katydids, and Weta

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Bioturbation in Eolian Deposits

    Thomas S. Ahlbrandt;Sarah Andrews;Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Orthopteran Mating Systems: Sexual Competition In A Diverse Group Of Insects

    Darryl T. Gwynne;Glenn K. Morris

  • FEMALE CHOICE FOR AN INDICATOR OF MALE SIZE IN THE SONG OF THE BLACK-HORNED TREE CRICKET, OECANTHUS NIGRICORNIS (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLIDAE: OECANTHINAE)

    William D. Brown;Julie Wideman;Maydianne C. B. Andrade;Andrew C. Mason

  • Mate selection by female katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Conocephalus nigropleurum)

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Courtship feeding in katydids benefits the mating male's offspring

    D. T. Gwynne

  • BEETLES ON THE BOTTLE: MALE BUPRESTIDS MISTAKE STUBBIES FOR FEMALES (COLEOPTERA)

    D. T. Gwynne;D. C. F. Rentz

  • Sex-biased predation and the risky mate-locating behaviour of male tick-tock cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae)

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • COURTSHIP FEEDING IN KATYDIDS (ORTHOPTERA: TETTIGONIIDAE): INVESTMENT IN OFFSPRING OR IN OBTAINING FERTILIZATIONS?

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • Food Quality Controls Sexual Selection in Mormon Crickets by Altering Male Mating Investment

    Darryl T. Gwynne

  • The refractory period of female katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): sexual conflict over the remating interval?

    Leigh W. Simmons;Darryl T. Gwynne

Frequent Co-Authors

John Alcock
John Alcock Arizona State University
Michael G. Ritchie
Michael G. Ritchie University of St Andrews
Gregory A. Sword
Gregory A. Sword Texas A&M University
Leigh W. Simmons
Leigh W. Simmons University of Western Australia
Hanna Kokko
Hanna Kokko Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Maydianne C. B. Andrade
Maydianne C. B. Andrade University of Toronto
Richard E. Michod
Richard E. Michod University of Arizona
Pierre-Henri Gouyon
Pierre-Henri Gouyon French National Museum of Natural History
Leda Cosmides
Leda Cosmides University of California, Santa Barbara
John Tooby
John Tooby University of California, Santa Barbara

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