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Overview

Mark A. Elgar is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biomaterials.

The main topics covered in Elgar's work include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Pheromone Research and Control

Elgar has published extensively in scientific journals such as:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Functional Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Elgar include:

  • "Short-term particulate matter contamination severely compromises insect antennal olfactory perception," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology," 2023, Nature Reviews Materials
  • "From Bioinspired to Bioinformed: Benefits of Greater Engagement From Biologists," 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Motion: enhancing signals and concealing cues," 2021, Biology Open
  • "Urban street lighting differentially affects community attributes of airborne and ground-dwelling invertebrate assemblages," 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elgar include:

  • Devi Stuart-Fox
  • Christopher B. Freelance
  • Eunice J. Tan
  • Hieu Thi Pham
  • Kathryn B. McNamara

Best Publications

  • PREDATOR VIGILANCE AND GROUP SIZE IN MAMMALS AND BIRDS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

    Mark A. Elgar

  • Cannibalism : ecology and evolution among diverse taxa

    Bernard J Crespi;Mark A Elgar

  • The evolution of pheromone diversity.

    Matthew R.E. Symonds;Mark A. Elgar

  • Basal Metabolic Rates in Mammals: Allometry, Phylogeny and Ecology

    M. A. Elgar;P. H. Harvey

  • 9 – Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection in Spiders and Other Arachnids

    Mark A. Elgar

  • House sparrows establish foraging flocks by giving chirrup calls if the resources are divisible

    Mark A. Elgar

  • Evolutionary compromise between a few large and many small eggs : comparative evidence in teleost fish

    Mark A. Elgar

  • The functional significance of silk decorations of orb-web spiders: a critical review of the empirical evidence

    M. E. Herberstein;C. L. Craig;C. L. Craig;J. A. Coddington;M. A. Elgar

  • The influence of ants on host plant selection by Jalmenus evagoras , a myrmecophilous lycaenid butterfly

    Naomi E. Pierce;Mark A. Elgar

  • Effects of stock grazing on the ground invertebrate fauna of woodland remnants

    Lindell Bromham;Marcel Cardillo;Andrew F. Bennett;Mark A. Elgar

  • Sexual cannibalism in the garden spider Araneus diadematus

    Mark A. Elgar;David R. Nash

  • Female control of paternity in the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope keyserlingi

    Mark A. Elgar;Jutta M. Schneider;Marie E. Herberstein

  • Evolutionary Significance of Sexual Cannibalism

    Mark A. Elgar;Jutta M. Schneider

  • Geographic affinity, cuticular hydrocarbons and colony recognition in the Australian meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus

    Melissa L. Thomas;Laura J. Parry;Rachel A. Allan;Mark A. Elgar

  • Flocking and predator surveillance in house sparrows: Test of an hypothesis

    Mark A. Elgar;Carla P. Catterall

  • Sexual cannibalism in orb-weaving spiders : an economic model

    Jonathan A. Newman;Mark A. Elgar

  • The role of male age, sperm age and mating history on fecundity and fertilization success in the hide beetle.

    Therésa M. Jones;Mark A. Elgar

  • Sexual cannibalism, competition, and size dimorphism in the orb-weaving spider Nephila plumipes Latreille (Araneae: Araneoidea)

    Mark A. Elgar;Babette F. Fahey

  • Costs of courtship and mating in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider: female mating strategies and their consequences for males

    M. E. Herberstein;J. M. Schneider;M. A. Elgar

  • SEXUAL CANNIBALISM, SIZE DIMORPHISM, AND COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR IN ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS (ARANEIDAE).

    Mark A. Elgar

  • Sperm competition and small size advantage for males of the golden orb-web spider Nephila edulis

    J. M. Schneider;M. E. Herberstein;F. C. De Crespigny;S. Ramamurthy

Frequent Co-Authors

Therésa M. Jones
Therésa M. Jones University of Melbourne
Marie E. Herberstein
Marie E. Herberstein Macquarie University
Jutta M. Schneider
Jutta M. Schneider Universität Hamburg
Matjaž Kuntner
Matjaž Kuntner National Institute of Biology
Paul H. Harvey
Paul H. Harvey University of Oxford
Naomi E. Pierce
Naomi E. Pierce Harvard University
Michael A. Weston
Michael A. Weston Deakin University
Göran Arnqvist
Göran Arnqvist Uppsala University
Christopher A. Reid
Christopher A. Reid Monash University
Michael J. L. Magrath
Michael J. L. Magrath University of Melbourne

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