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Mark W. Blows publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark W. Blows sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 130 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Mark W. Blows D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark W. Blows sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Mark W. Blows is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans 19 publications within this broad area, with a focus on Genetics as a subfield. Additional research interests include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Geometry and Topology.

The scientist's research centers on several key topics including genetic diversity and population structure, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and evolution and genetic dynamics. Their studies also address animal behavior and reproduction, plant and animal interactions, ecology and vegetation dynamics, as well as morphological variations and asymmetry.

Mark W. Blows has published actively in a range of scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Genetics. Other publication venues include Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Evolution Letters, and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Notable recent publications include:

  • The contribution of mutation and selection to multivariate quantitative genetic variance in an outbred population of Drosophila serrata (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Loss of ecologically important genetic variation in late generation hybrids reveals links between adaptation and speciation (2020, Evolution Letters)
  • Causes of variability in estimates of mutational variance from mutation accumulation experiments (2022, Genetics)
  • Using inbreeding to test the contribution of non-additive genetic effects to additive genetic variance: a case study in Drosophila serrata (2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • Using inbreeding to test the contribution of non-additive genetic effects to additive genetic variance: a case study in Drosophila serrata (2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark W. Blows include Katrina McGuigan, Robert J. Dugand, Emma Hine, Cara Conradsen, and J. David Aguirre.

Recognition for their contributions to science includes being named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Abundant Genetic Variation + Strong Selection = Multivariate Genetic Constraints: A Geometric View of Adaptation

    Bruce Walsh;Mark W. Blows

  • A reassessment of genetic limits to evolutionary change

    Mark W. Blows;Ary A. Hoffmann

  • Species borders: ecological and evolutionary perspectives

    Ary A. Hoffmann;Mark W. Blows

  • Estimating Nonlinear Selection Gradients Using Quadratic Regression Coefficients: Double Or Nothing?

    John R. Stinchcombe;Aneil F. Agrawal;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Stevan J. Arnold

  • A tale of two matrices: multivariate approaches in evolutionary biology.

    M. W. Blows

  • Natural Selection and the Reinforcement of Mate Recognition

    Megan Higgie;Stephen Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • Measuring Nonlinear Selection

    Mark W. Blows;Robert Brooks

  • Orientation of the genetic variance-covariance matrix and the fitness surface for multiple male sexually selected traits.

    Mark W. Blows;Stephen F. Chenoweth;Emma Hine

  • Levels of Mate Recognition Within and Between Two Drosophila Species and Their Hybrids

    Mark W. Blows;Rachel A. Allan

  • EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR MULTIVARIATE STABILIZING SEXUAL SELECTION

    Robert Brooks;John Hunt;Mark W. Blows;Michael J. Smith

  • Contrasting Mutual Sexual Selection on Homologous Signal Traits in Drosophila serrata

    Stephen F. Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • Divergent Selection and the Evolution of Signal Traits and Mating Preferences

    Howard D Rundle;Stephen F Chenoweth;Paul Doughty;Mark W Blows

  • Exploring complex fitness surfaces: multiple ornamentation and polymorphism in male guppies.

    Mark W. Blows;Robert Brooks;Peter G. Kraft

  • Determining the effective dimensionality of the genetic variance-covariance matrix.

    Emma Hine;Mark W. Blows

  • Phenotypic divergence along lines of genetic variance.

    Katrina McGuigan;Stephen F. Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • The contribution of selection and genetic constraints to phenotypic divergence.

    Stephen F. Chenoweth;Howard D. Rundle;Mark W. Blows

  • THE ROLES OF NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION DURING ADAPTATION TO A NOVEL ENVIRONMENT

    Howard D. Rundle;Stephen F. Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • ADAPTATION OF RAINBOW FISH TO LAKE AND STREAM HABITATS

    Katrina McGuigan;Craig E. Franklin;Craig Moritz;Mark W. Blows

  • The use of transcriptional profiles to predict adult mosquito age under field conditions.

    Peter E. Cook;Leon E. Hugo;Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe;Craig R. Williams

  • THE GENETICS OF CENTRAL AND MARGINAL POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA SERRATA. I. GENETIC VARIATION FOR STRESS RESISTANCE AND SPECIES BORDERS.

    Mark W. Blows;Ary A. Hoffmann

  • Genetic variance in female condition predicts indirect genetic variance in male sexual display traits

    Donna Petfield;Stephen F. Chenoweth;Howard D. Rundle;Mark W. Blows

  • Cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila birchii and D. serrata: identification and role in mate choice in D. serrata.

    Ralph W. Howard;Larry L. Jackson;Heidi Banse;Mark W. Blows

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen F. Chenoweth
Stephen F. Chenoweth University of Queensland
Howard D. Rundle
Howard D. Rundle University of Ottawa
Ary A. Hoffmann
Ary A. Hoffmann University of Melbourne
Robert Brooks
Robert Brooks University of New South Wales
Ian P. F. Owens
Ian P. F. Owens Cornell University
Dustin J. Marshall
Dustin J. Marshall Monash University
Michael D. Jennions
Michael D. Jennions Australian National University
Sonya M. Clegg
Sonya M. Clegg University of Oxford
Scott A. Ritchie
Scott A. Ritchie James Cook University
Craig E. Franklin
Craig E. Franklin University of Queensland

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