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40
Citations
8347
World Ranking
6022
National Ranking
475

Overview

Devi Stuart-Fox is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their publication record includes studies spanning several subfields such as genetics, global and planetary change, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and insect science. Their research topics cover a range of areas including animal behavior and reproduction, plant and animal studies, amphibian and reptile biology, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, neurobiology and insect physiology research, cephalopods and marine biology, and visual perception and processing mechanisms.

Recent papers authored by Stuart-Fox include: Convergence and divergence in lizard colour polymorphisms (2020) published in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, The Paradox of Iridescent Signals (2020) featured in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, and Male-biased sexual selection, but not sexual dichromatism, predicts speciation in birds (2021) in Evolution. These works have received attention with citation numbers reflecting their relevance in the field.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Stuart-Fox on multiple publications include Katrina J. Rankin, Amanda M. Franklin, Iliana Medina, Leslie Ng, and Mark A. Elgar.

Their research is regularly published in scientific venues that include:

  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Functional Ecology
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Best Publications

  • The biology of color

    Innes C. Cuthill;William L. Allen;Kevin Arbuckle;Barbara Caspers

  • The gender gap in science: How long until women are equally represented?

    Luke Holman;Devi Stuart-Fox;Cindy E. Hauser

  • Camouflage, communication and thermoregulation: lessons from colour changing organisms

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Adnan Moussalli

  • Conspicuous males suffer higher predation risk: visual modelling and experimental evidence from lizards

    Devi M. Stuart-Fox;Adnan Moussalli;N.Justin Marshall;Ian P.F. Owens

  • Sexual selection, natural selection and the evolution of dimorphic coloration and ornamentation in agamid lizards

    Devi M. Stuart-Fox;Terry J. Ord

  • Selection for Social Signalling Drives the Evolution of Chameleon Colour Change

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Adnan Moussalli

  • Genetics and evolution of colour patterns in reptiles.

    Mats Olsson;Devi Stuart-Fox;Cissy Ballen

  • Accelerated speciation in colour-polymorphic birds

    Andrew F Hugall;Devi Stuart-Fox

  • Thermal consequences of colour and near-infrared reflectance.

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Elizabeth Newton;Susana Clusella-Trullas

  • Ultraviolet signals ultra-aggression in a lizard

    Martin J. Whiting;Devi M. Stuart-Fox;David O'Connor;David Firth

  • Geographic variation in animal colour polymorphisms and its role in speciation

    Claire A. McLean;Claire A. McLean;Devi Stuart-Fox

  • Predator-specific camouflage in chameleons

    Devi M Stuart-Fox;Adnan Moussalli;Martin J Whiting

  • Camouflage and colour change: antipredator responses to bird and snake predators across multiple populations in a dwarf chameleon

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Martin J. Whiting;Adnan Moussalli

  • Evolution of color variation in dragon lizards: quantitative tests of the role of crypsis and local adaptation.

    Devi M. Stuart-Fox;Adnan Moussalli;Gregory Ronald Johnston;Ian P. F. Owens

  • Natural Selection on Social Signals: Signal Efficacy and the Evolution of Chameleon Display Coloration

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Adnan Moussalli;Martin J Whiting

  • Meta-analytic evidence that sexual selection improves population fitness.

    Justin G. Cally;Devi Stuart-Fox;Luke Holman

  • Multiple signals in chameleon contests: designing and analysing animal contests as a tournament

    Devi M. Stuart-Fox;David Firth;Adnan Moussalli;Martin J. Whiting

  • Sexual selection and the evolution of complex color patterns in dragon lizards.

    I-Ping Chen;Devi Stuart-Fox;Andrew F. Hugall;Matthew R. E. Symonds;Matthew R. E. Symonds

  • Species richness in agamid lizards: chance, body size, sexual selection or ecology?

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Ian P. F. Owens

  • Testing game theory models: fighting ability and decision rules in chameleon contests

    Devi Stuart-Fox

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin J. Whiting
Martin J. Whiting Macquarie University
Bob B. M. Wong
Bob B. M. Wong Monash University
Adrian G. Dyer
Adrian G. Dyer RMIT University
Tim S. Jessop
Tim S. Jessop Deakin University
John A. Endler
John A. Endler Deakin University
Michael R. Kearney
Michael R. Kearney University of Melbourne
Jane Melville
Jane Melville Museums Victoria
Tim Caro
Tim Caro University of California, Davis
Ian P. F. Owens
Ian P. F. Owens Cornell University
Martin Stevens
Martin Stevens University of Exeter

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