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50
Citations
6592
World Ranking
3931
National Ranking
88

Overview

Paul I. Ward is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls within the broad domain of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their work crosses multiple subfields and topics such as Insect Science, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, and Ecology.

The scientist's research interests include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, and aspects related to Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues. Additionally, their research touches on Health, Medicine, and Society.

Paul I. Ward has published research in a variety of academic venues, demonstrating a range of ecological and behavioral studies. Some of the frequent publication venues include:

  • Current Zoology
  • Société Française d'Ichtyologie
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Alpine Entomology

The following papers illustrate the scope of their work:

  • Social interactions in striped hyena inferred from camera trap data: is it more social than previously thought?, 2020, Current Zoology
  • Initial feeding by Antarctic fish larvae during winter at South Georgia, 2023, Société Française d'Ichtyologie
  • How biases in sperm storage relate to sperm use during oviposition in female yellow dung flies, 2021, Behavioral Ecology
  • Female accessory gland fluid promotes sperm survival in yellow dung flies, 2021, Alpine Entomology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Wolf U. Blanckenhorn
  • Stefan Lüpold
  • Luc F. Bussière
  • Jonathan Tichon
  • Jason Gilchrist

The combination of research topics and publication venues showcases expertise that spans detailed animal behavioral analysis, reproductive biology, and ecological systems. The collaboration with coauthors across related specializations provides a multidisciplinary approach to their scientific inquiries.

Best Publications

  • The costs of copulating in the dung fly Sepsis cynipsea

    Wolf U. Blanckenhorn;David J. Hosken;Oliver Y. Martin;Constanze Reim

  • Experimental evidence for testis size evolution via sperm competition

    D.J. Hosken;P.I. Ward

  • Sexual conflict selects for male and female reproductive characters.

    D J Hosken;T W J Garner;Paul I Ward

  • Evolutionary Ecology of the Prezygotic Stage

    Giorgina Bernasconi;T.-L Ashman;T. R Birkhead;J. D. D Bishop

  • CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE IN THE YELLOW DUNG FLY SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA (L.)

    Paul I. Ward

  • Complex Female Reproductive Tract Morphology: Its Possible Use in Postcopulatory Female Choice

    Barbara Hellriegel;Paul I. Ward

  • Females influence sperm storage and use in the yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria (L.)

    Paul I. Ward

  • Copula duration and testes size in the yellow dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria (L.): the effects of diet, body size, and mating history

    Paul I. Ward;Paul I. Ward;Leigh W. Simmons

  • Intraspecific variation in sperm size characters

    Paul I Ward

  • The Relationship between Popularity and Body Size in Zoo Animals

    Paul I. Ward;Nicole Mosberger;Claudia Kistler;Oliver Fischer

  • Superior sperm competitors sire higher-quality young

    D. J. Hosken;T.W. J. Garner;T. Tregenza;N. Wedell

  • Co-evolution of male and female reproductive characters across the Scathophagidae (Diptera).

    A. M. Minder;D. J. Hosken;P. I. Ward

  • Sperm Storage in the Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria: Identifying the Sperm of Competing Males in Separate Female Spermathecae

    Merja Otronen;Piedad Reguera;Paul I. Ward

  • Temporal and microspatial variation in the intensities of natural and sexual selection in the yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria

    P. Jann;W. U. Blanckenhorn;P. I. Ward

  • Negative effects of Rhabdias bufonis (Nematoda) on the growth and survival of toads (Bufo bufo)

    C. P. Goater;P. I. Ward

  • A comparative field study of the breeding behaviour of a stream and a pond population of Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda)

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  • A Possible Explanation for Cryptic Female Choice in the Yellow Dung Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria (L.)

    Paul I. Ward

  • A comparison of orang-utan density in a logged and unlogged forest on Sumatra

    Eva Knop;Paul I. Ward;Serge A. Wich

  • Sperm length is heritable and sex‐linked in the yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

    Paul I. Ward

  • Detection of eight Cryptosporidium genotypes in surface and waste waters in Europe.

    P. I. Ward;P. Deplazes;W. Regli;H. Rinder

  • Phylogenetic relationships among muscoidea (Diptera: calyptratae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences.

    M. V. Bernasconi;C. Valsangiacomo;J.-C. Piffaretti;P. I. Ward

  • Sexual Selection, Natural Selection, and Body Size in Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda)

    Unknown

  • Developmental stability in yellow dung flies (Scathophaga stercoraria): fluctuating asymmetry, heterozygosity and environmental stress

    D. J. Hosken;W. U. Blanckenhorn;P. I. Ward

  • Sexual Conflict in the Dung Fly Sepsis cynipsea

    Unknown

  • The effects of size on the mating behaviour of the dung fly Sepsis cynipsea

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolf U. Blanckenhorn
Wolf U. Blanckenhorn University of Zurich
David J. Hosken
David J. Hosken University of Exeter
Tom Tregenza
Tom Tregenza University of Exeter
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich
Trenton W. J. Garner
Trenton W. J. Garner Zoological Society of London
Nina Wedell
Nina Wedell University of Exeter
Jan Pawlowski
Jan Pawlowski Heidelberg University
Stefan Lüpold
Stefan Lüpold University of Zurich
Daniel Hegglin
Daniel Hegglin University of Zurich
Ueli Grossniklaus
Ueli Grossniklaus University of Zurich

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