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Stephen F. Chenoweth

Stephen F. Chenoweth

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Ecology and Evolution

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45
Citations
7016
World Ranking
4895
National Ranking
391

Overview

Stephen F. Chenoweth is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within the biological sciences, with a focus on genetics, evolutionary biology, and insect science.

Their work predominantly falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Subfields of study central to their research include Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Chenoweth's research covers several main topics such as Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, and Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control.

Recent papers authored by Chenoweth include:

  • Natural variation at a single gene generates sexual antagonism across fitness components in Drosophila, 2022, Current Biology
  • Artificial Selection Finds New Hypotheses for the Mechanism of Wolbachia-Mediated Dengue Blocking in Mosquitoes, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Dengue and chikungunya virus loads in the mosquito Aedes aegypti are determined by distinct genetic architectures, 2023, PLoS Pathogens
  • Integrating genomics and multivariate evolutionary quantitative genetics: a case study of constraints on sexual selection in Drosophila serrata, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Genetic and social contributions to sex differences in lifespan in Drosophila serrata, 2022, Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Scott L. Allen
  • Adam J. Reddiex
  • Vikram P. Narayan
  • Alastair J. Wilson
  • Yiguan Wang

Chenoweth often publishes in venues focused on evolutionary biology and related disciplines. These venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Biology, PLoS Pathogens, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Frontiers in Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Intralocus sexual conflict.

    Russell Bonduriansky;Stephen F. Chenoweth

  • Natural Selection and the Reinforcement of Mate Recognition

    Megan Higgie;Stephen Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • 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

  • 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

  • Wolbachia Reduces the Transmission Potential of Dengue-Infected Aedes Aegypti

    Yixin H. Ye;Alison M. Carrasco;Francesca D. Frentiu;Stephen F. Chenoweth

  • Phenotypic divergence along lines of genetic variance.

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

  • When oceans meet: A teleost shows secondary intergradation at an Indian-Pacific interface.

    S. F. Chenoweth;J. M. Hughes;C. P. Keenan;S. Lavery

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Genomics of Sexual Conflict.

    Locke Rowe;Stephen F Chenoweth;Aneil F Agrawal

  • Genetic constraints and the evolution of display trait sexual dimorphism by natural and sexual selection.

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

  • Concordance between dispersal and mitochondrial gene flow: isolation by distance in a tropical teleost, Lates calcarifer (Australian barramundi)

    Stephen F Chenoweth;Jane M Hughes;Clive P Keenan;Shane Lavery

  • Signal trait sexual dimorphism and mutual sexual selection in Drosophila serrata.

    Stephen F. Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • Multivariate quantitative genetics and the lek paradox: genetic variance in male sexually selected traits of Drosophila serrata under field conditions.

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

  • Can non-directional male mating preferences facilitate honest female ornamentation?

    Stephen F. Chenoweth;Paul Doughty;Hanna Kokko;Hanna Kokko

  • Dissecting the complex genetic basis of mate choice

    Stephen F. Chenoweth;Mark W. Blows

  • The origin and maintenance of metabolic allometry in animals.

    Craig R. White;Dustin J. Marshall;Lesley A. Alton;Lesley A. Alton;Pieter A. Arnold;Pieter A. Arnold

  • Sex-Specific Fitness Consequences of Nutrient Intake and the Evolvability of Diet Preferences

    Adam J. Reddiex;Thomas P. Gosden;Russell Bonduriansky;Stephen F. Chenoweth

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark W. Blows
Mark W. Blows University of Queensland
Howard D. Rundle
Howard D. Rundle University of Ottawa
Russell Bonduriansky
Russell Bonduriansky University of New South Wales
Jane M. Hughes
Jane M. Hughes Griffith University
Robbie S. Wilson
Robbie S. Wilson University of Queensland
Nigel W. Beebe
Nigel W. Beebe University of Queensland
Scott Leslie O'Neill
Scott Leslie O'Neill Monash University
Paul Doughty
Paul Doughty Western Australian Museum
Scott A. Ritchie
Scott A. Ritchie James Cook University
John Hunt
John Hunt Western Sydney University

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