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Robert M. Cox 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 Robert M. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 99 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert M. Cox 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 Robert M. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences
  • 1953 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert M. Cox is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields within environmental sciences and agricultural and biological sciences, focusing on evolutionary biology, ecology, genetics, and molecular biology.

The researcher's primary subfields include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, global and planetary change, and molecular biology. Their studies frequently engage with topics such as animal behavior and reproduction, amphibian and reptile biology, genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, physiological and biochemical adaptations, plant and animal studies, species distribution and climate change, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Robert M. Cox has contributed to a range of academic journals, with publications appearing notably in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Integrative Organismal Biology
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution Letters

Their recent publications include:

  • "Hormonal pleiotropy structures genetic covariance," 2021, Evolution Letters
  • "A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus ), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology," 2021, GigaScience
  • "Selection on Sperm Count, but Not on Sperm Morphology or Velocity, in a Wild Population of Anolis Lizards," 2021, Cells
  • "Evolution of hormone-phenotype couplings and hormone-genome interactions," 2022, Hormones and Behavior
  • "Ontogenetic Change in Male Expression of Testosterone-Responsive Genes Contributes to the Emergence of Sex-Biased Gene Expression in Anolis sagrei," 2022, Frontiers in Physiology

The researcher collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors, reflecting a network of consistent scientific partnerships. Their notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Christopher D. Robinson
  • Tyler N. Wittman
  • Christian L. Cox
  • Aaron M. Reedy
  • Henry B. John-Alder

Throughout their career, Robert M. Cox has been recognized by scientific societies. They were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1992 under the Academy of Social Sciences, and earlier in 1953, they became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Sexually antagonistic selection, sexual dimorphism, and the resolution of intralocus sexual conflict.

    Robert M. Cox;Ryan Calsbeek

  • A COMPARATIVE TEST OF ADAPTIVE HYPOTHESES FOR SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN LIZARDS

    Robert M. Cox;Stephanie L. Skelly;Henry B. John-Alder

  • The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in reptiles

    Robert M. Cox;Marguerite A. Butler;Henry B. John-Alder

  • Natural selection on thermal performance in a novel thermal environment

    Michael L. Logan;Robert M. Cox;Ryan Calsbeek

  • Experimental evidence for physiological costs underlying the trade-off between reproduction and survival.

    Robert M. Cox;Elizabeth U. Parker;Diane M. Cheney;Andrea L. Liebl

  • Experimentally assessing the relative importance of predation and competition as agents of selection

    Ryan Calsbeek;Robert M. Cox

  • Testosterone has opposite effects on male growth in lizards (Sceloporus spp.) with opposite patterns of sexual size dimorphism.

    Robert M. Cox;Henry B. John-Alder

  • Testosterone, growth and the evolution of sexual size dimorphism

    R. M. Cox;D. S. Stenquist;R. Calsbeek

  • Severe costs of reproduction persist in Anolis lizards despite the evolution of a single-egg clutch.

    Robert M. Cox;Ryan Calsbeek

  • SEX‐SPECIFIC SELECTION AND INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM

    Robert M. Cox;Ryan Calsbeek

  • Testosterone Regulates Sexually Dimorphic Coloration in the Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus

    Robert M. Cox;Stephanie L. Skelly;Angela Leo;Henry B. John-Alder

  • Increased mite parasitism as a cost of testosterone in male striped plateau lizards Sceloporus virgatus

    Robert M. Cox;Henry B. John-Alder

  • Testosterone Inhibits Growth in Juvenile Male Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus undulatus): Implications for Energy Allocation and Sexual Size Dimorphism

    Robert M. Cox;Stephanie L. Skelly;Henry B. John‐Alder

  • Fitness consequences of sex-specific selection

    Timothy Connallon;Timothy Connallon;Robert M Cox;Ryan Calsbeek

  • Hormones, performance and fitness: Natural history and endocrine experiments on a lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

    Henry B. John-Alder;Robert M. Cox;Gregory J. Haenel;Linda C. Smith

  • Cryptic sex-ratio bias provides indirect genetic benefits despite sexual conflict

    Robert M. Cox;Ryan Calsbeek

  • Hormones as Mediators of Phenotypic and Genetic Integration: an Evolutionary Genetics Approach.

    Robert M. Cox;Joel W. McGlothlin;Frances Bonier

  • Testosterone stimulates the expression of a social color signal in Yarrow's Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus jarrovii

    Robert M. Cox;Viktoriya Zilberman;Henry B. John-Alder

  • Evolutionary shifts in habitat aridity predict evaporative water loss across squamate reptiles

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  • Does adaptive radiation of a host lineage promote ecological diversity of its bacterial communities? A test using gut microbiota of Anolis lizards

    Tiantian Ren;Ariel F. Kahrl;Martin Wu;Robert M. Cox

  • Manipulating testosterone to assess links between behavior, morphology, and performance in the Brown Anole Anolis sagrei.

    Robert M. Cox;Derek S. Stenquist;Justin P. Henningsen;Ryan Calsbeek

  • GROWING APART TOGETHER: THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRASTING SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISMS IN SYMPATRIC SCELOPORUS LIZARDS

    Robert M. Cox;Henry B. John-Alder

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan Calsbeek
Ryan Calsbeek Dartmouth College
Daniel A. Warner
Daniel A. Warner Auburn University
Adam D. Leaché
Adam D. Leaché University of Washington
Timothy Connallon
Timothy Connallon Monash University
Michael J. Angilletta
Michael J. Angilletta Arizona State University
Donald B. Miles
Donald B. Miles Ohio University
Joseph B. Williams
Joseph B. Williams The Ohio State University
Tracy Langkilde
Tracy Langkilde Pennsylvania State University
Todd A. Castoe
Todd A. Castoe The University of Texas at Arlington
Martin Wu
Martin Wu University of Virginia

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