Professor Erin McCullough is an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist whose research aims to understand patterns of morphological and behavioral diversity. She specializes in studying the evolution of reproductive traits and uses diverse and integrated approaches to explore the evolutionary forces that give rise to biodiversity at different levels of biological organization – from proteins to structures to populations to species.
Erin McCullough
Research Scientist, Biology
- About
- Scholarly and creative works
- Awards and grants
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Organismal Biology and Ecology, University of Montana, 2014
- B.S. in Biology, University of Puget Sound, 2006
Affiliated Department
Scholarly and creative works
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Seasonal activity and sexual selection in an urban dung beetle
Annals of the Entomological Society of America2025Vol. 118Issue #6 -
The prevalence of weapon damage: a proportional meta-analysis
Animal Behaviour2025Vol. 222 -
Evolution of reproductive traits at multiple scales: from molecules to morphologies
Department of Biological Science seminar seriesBronx, NYJanurary2025Sponsored by Fordham University -
Are weapon allometries steeper in major or minor males? A meta-analysis
Behavioral Ecology2024Vol. 35Issue #6 -
The life history of Drosophila sperm involves molecular continuity between male and female reproductive tracts
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2022Vol. 119Issue #11 -
Variation in allometry along the weapon-signal continuum
Evolutionary Ecology2022 -
Commentary: The ecological and evolutionary implications of allometry
Evolutionary Ecology2022Vol. 36Issue #4 -
Quantitative proteomics reveals rapid divergence in the postmating response of female reproductive tracts among sibling species
Proceedings of the Royal Society B2020Vol. 287Issue #1929 -
Exploratory activities for understanding evolutionary relationships depicted by phylogenetic trees: United but diverse
The American biology teacher2020Vol. 82Issue #5 -
Cost of an elaborate trait: a trade-off between attracting females and maintaining a clean ornament
Behavioral Ecology2020Vol. 31Issue #5 -
Staying cool: the importance of shade availability for tropical ectotherms
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology2019Vol. 73Issue #8 -
Population density mediates the interaction between pre-and postmating sexual selection
Evolution2018Vol. 72Issue #4 -
Benefits of polyandry: Molecular evidence from field-caught dung beetles
Molecular ecology2017Vol. 26Issue #13 -
Why sexually selected weapons are not ornaments
Trends in Ecology & Evolution2016Vol. 31Issue #10 -
Selection on male physical performance during male–male competition and female choice
Behavioral Ecology2016Vol. 27Issue #5 -
Variation in the allometry of exaggerated rhinoceros beetle horns
Animal Behaviour2015Vol. 109 -
Structural adaptations to diverse fighting styles in sexually selected weapons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2014Vol. 111Issue #40 -
Mechanical limits to maximum weapon size in a giant rhinoceros beetle
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences2014Vol. 281Issue #1786 -
Evaluating the costs of a sexually selected weapon: big horns at a small price
Animal Behaviour2013Vol. 86Issue #5 -
Elaborate horns in a giant rhinoceros beetle incur negligible aerodynamic costs
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences2013Vol. 280Issue #1758 -
Costs of elaborate weapons in a rhinoceros beetle: how difficult is it to fly with a big horn?
Behavioral Ecology2012Vol. 23Issue #5
Awards and grants
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Sexual selection across the invaded range of an exotic dung beetle
Clark University (Faculty Development Fund)
May. 1, 2024 – Sep. 1, 2024
