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Overview

Leigh W. Simmons is affiliated with the University of Western Australia and primarily works within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research covers a range of topics centered around animal behavior, reproduction, and ecological studies.

The scientist's research domains include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Leigh W. Simmons has contributed extensively to the subfields of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Social Psychology.

Their recent publications show an emphasis on topics such as sperm competition, sexual selection, and ecological impacts on species. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Male alternative reproductive tactics and sperm competition: a meta-analysis," 2022, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Future Distribution of Suitable Habitat for Pelagic Sharks in Australia Under Climate Change Models," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Immune function during early adolescence positively predicts adult facial sexual dimorphism in both men and women," 2020, Evolution and Human Behavior
  • "Fifty years of sperm competition: the structure of a scientific revolution," 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Baculum shape and paternity success in house mice: evidence for genital coevolution," 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Simmons include Maxine Lovegrove, Joseph L. Tomkins, Renée C. Firman, Elizabeth M. Speechley, and Benjamin J. Ashton.

Key publication venues where Simmons has frequently contributed are:

  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Evolution
  • Functional Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour

Best Publications

  • Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the Insects.

    Leigh W. Simmons

  • Sexual selection and mate choice.

    Malte Andersson;Leigh W. Simmons

  • Reactive oxygen species as universal constraints in life-history evolution

    Damian K. Dowling;Leigh W. Simmons

  • Attractiveness and sexual behavior: Does attractiveness enhance mating success?

    Gillian Rhodes;Leigh W. Simmons;Marianne Peters

  • 10 – Sperm Competition in Insects: Mechanisms and the Potential for Selection

    Leigh Simmons;M.T. Siva-Jothy

  • The Evolution of Polyandry: Sperm Competition, Sperm Selection, and Offspring Viability

    Leigh W. Simmons

  • Does sexual dimorphism in human faces signal health

    Gillian Rhodes;Janelle Chan;Leslie A. Zebrowitz;Leigh W. Simmons

  • The effects of sex hormones on immune function: a meta-analysis.

    Yong Zhi Foo;Shinichi Nakagawa;Shinichi Nakagawa;Gillian Rhodes;Leigh W. Simmons

  • Experimental reversal of courtship roles in an insect

    D. T. Gwynne;L. W. Simmons

  • Sperm wars and the evolution of male fertility

    Leigh W Simmons;John L Fitzpatrick

  • Evolutionary trade-off between weapons and testes.

    Leigh W. Simmons;Douglas J. Emlen

  • Female choice in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (De Geer)

    L.W. Simmons

  • Sexual selection and genital evolution

    Leigh W Simmons

  • Towards a resolution of the lek paradox

    Janne S. Kotiaho;Janne S. Kotiaho;Leigh W. Simmons;Joseph L. Tomkins;Joseph L. Tomkins

  • Image content influences men's semen quality.

    Sarah J Kilgallon;Leigh W Simmons

  • Sperm Viability Matters in Insect Sperm Competition

    Francisco Garcı́a-González;Leigh W. Simmons

  • Inter-male competition and mating success in the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus (de Geer)

    L.W. Simmons

  • Polyandry as a mediator of sexual selection before and after mating

    Charlotta Kvarnemo;Leigh W. Simmons

  • Sperm competition games: A general model for precopulatory male-male competition

    Geoff A. Parker;Catherine M. Lessells;Leigh W. Simmons

  • The calling song of the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus (De Geer): constraints on transmission and its role in intermale competition and female choice

    L.W. Simmons

  • Nuptial Feeding in Insects: Mating Effort versus Paternal Investment

    L. W. Simmons;G. A. Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph L. Tomkins
Joseph L. Tomkins University of Western Australia
Gillian Rhodes
Gillian Rhodes University of Western Australia
Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez
Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez Spanish National Research Council
Marlene Zuk
Marlene Zuk University of Minnesota
John Hunt
John Hunt Western Sydney University
Janne S. Kotiaho
Janne S. Kotiaho University of Jyväskylä
Geoff A. Parker
Geoff A. Parker University of Liverpool
Jonathan P. Evans
Jonathan P. Evans University of Western Australia
John L. Fitzpatrick
John L. Fitzpatrick Stockholm University
Charlotta Kvarnemo
Charlotta Kvarnemo University of Gothenburg

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