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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Australian Laureate Fellow
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Nina Wedell is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several domains within agricultural and biological sciences, with specific focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is situated primarily in the intersection of genetics, insect science, and animal reproductive behavior.

The primary fields of study for Nina Wedell include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields where their research is established are:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Insect Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science

Main topics of research cover:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Nina Wedell has contributed to several scientific publications, including the following recent papers:

  • "Fifty years of sperm competition: the structure of a scientific revolution", 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Selfish genetic elements and male fertility", 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "The impact of female mating strategies on the success of insect control technologies", 2021, Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • "Selfish genes and sexual selection: the impact of genomic parasites on host reproduction", 2020, Journal of Zoology
  • "Sexual selection on the genital lobes of male Drosophila simulans", 2021, Evolution

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Evolution
  • Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • Journal of Zoology
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Collaborations have been established with several co-authors, notably:

  • Tom A. R. Price
  • David J. Hosken
  • Manmohan D. Sharma
  • Darrell J. Kemp
  • Martijn A. Schenkel

Nina Wedell has been recognized with awards including the Australian Laureate Fellow in 2019 and is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Sperm competition, male prudence and sperm-limited females

    Nina Wedell;Matthew J.G. Gage;Geoffrey A. Parker

  • Genetic compatibility, mate choice and patterns of parentage: invited review.

    T. Tregenza;N. Wedell;N. Wedell

  • Polyandrous females avoid costs of inbreeding

    Tom Tregenza;Nina Wedell

  • The Ecology and Evolutionary Dynamics of Meiotic Drive

    Anna K. Lindholm;Kelly A. Dyer;Renée C. Firman;Lila Fishman

  • BENEFITS OF MULTIPLE MATES IN THE CRICKET GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS.

    Tom Tregenza;Nina Wedell

  • Polyandry in nature: a global analysis.

    Michelle Louise Taylor;Tar Price;Nina Wedell

  • Non-fertile sperm delay female remating

    Penny A. Cook;Nina Wedell;Nina Wedell

  • Butterflies tailor their ejaculate in response to sperm competition risk and intensity

    Nina Wedell;Penny A. Cook

  • Definitive evidence for cuticular pheromones in a cricket

    Tom Tregenza;Nina Wedell

  • Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population.

    Emily A Hornett;Sylvain Charlat;Sylvain Charlat;Anne M. R Duplouy;Anne M. R Duplouy;Neil Davies

  • Female receptivity in butterflies and moths.

    Nina Wedell

  • Extraordinary flux in sex ratio.

    Sylvain Charlat;Emily Anne Hornett;James H. Fullard;Neil Davies

  • Ejaculate Dynamics in Butterflies: A Strategy for Maximizing Fertilization Success?

    Penny A. Cook;Nina Wedell

  • Phylogenetic approaches in ecology

    Hans-Erik Wanntorp;Daniel R. Brooks;Thomas Nilsson;Sören Nylin

  • Molecular evidence of post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus.

    Amanda Bretman;Nina Wedell;Tom Tregenza

  • Sexual conflict and life histories

    Nina Wedell;Charlotta Kvarnemo;C(Kate). M. Lessells;Tom Tregenza

  • SUCCESSFUL FATHERS SIRE SUCCESSFUL SONS.

    N. Wedell;T. Tregenza

  • Wolbachia infection reduces sperm competitive ability in an insect.

    Fleur E Champion de Crespigny;Nina Wedell

  • Male age, mating status and nuptial gift quality in a bushcricket

    Nina Wedell;Michael G. Ritchie

  • The wartbiter spermatophore and its effect on female reproductive output (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Decticus verrucivorus)

    Nina Wedell;A. Arak

  • SPERMATOPHORE SIZE IN BUSHCRICKETS: COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE FOR NUPTIAL GIFTS AS A SPERM PROTECTION DEVICE.

    Nina Wedell

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Hosken
David J. Hosken University of Exeter
Tom Tregenza
Tom Tregenza University of Exeter
Gregory D. D. Hurst
Gregory D. D. Hurst University of Liverpool
John Hunt
John Hunt Western Sydney University
Jacek Radwan
Jacek Radwan Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Amanda Bretman
Amanda Bretman University of Leeds
Leigh W. Simmons
Leigh W. Simmons University of Western Australia
George K. Roderick
George K. Roderick University of California, Berkeley
Chris D. Jiggins
Chris D. Jiggins University of Cambridge
Judith E. Mank
Judith E. Mank University of British Columbia

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