Erin McCullough

Scholarly and Creative Works

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Commentary: The ecological and evolutionary implications of allometry

  Published in Evolutionary Ecology

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  2022

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  Vol. 36

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  Issue #4

  Emma Sherratt

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  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Christina Painting

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Variation in allometry along the weapon-signal continuum

  Published in Evolutionary Ecology

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  2022

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Devin O’Brien

• Article in Refereed Journal

  The life history of Drosophila sperm involves molecular continuity between male and female reproductive tracts

  Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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  2022

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  Vol. 119

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  Issue #11

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Emma Whittington

  ,

  Akanksha Singh

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  Scott Pitnick

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  Mariana Wolfner

  ,

  Steve Dorus

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Cost of an elaborate trait: a trade-off between attracting females and maintaining a clean ornament

  Published in Behavioral Ecology

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  2020

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  Vol. 31

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  Issue #5

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Chun-Chia Chou

  ,

  Patricia Backwell

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Exploratory activities for understanding evolutionary relationships depicted by phylogenetic trees: United but diverse

  Published in The American biology teacher

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  2020

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  Vol. 82

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  Issue #5

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Lauren Verdeflor

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  Alaina Weinsztok

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  Jason Wiles

  ,

  Steve Dorus

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Quantitative proteomics reveals rapid divergence in the postmating response of female reproductive tracts among sibling species

  Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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  2020

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  Vol. 287

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  Issue #1929

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Caitlin McDonough

  ,

  Scott Pitnick

  ,

  Steve Dorus

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Staying cool: the importance of shade availability for tropical ectotherms

  Published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

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  2019

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  Vol. 73

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  Issue #8

  C-C Chou

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  D Perez

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  Sophie Johns

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  R Gardner

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  K Kerr

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  M Head

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  E McCullough

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  PRY Backwell

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Population density mediates the interaction between pre-and postmating sexual selection

  Published in Evolution

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  2018

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  Vol. 72

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  Issue #4

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Bruno Buzatto

  ,

  Leigh Simmons

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Benefits of polyandry: Molecular evidence from field-caught dung beetles

  Published in Molecular ecology

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  2017

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  Vol. 26

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  Issue #13

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Bruno Buzatto

  ,

  Leigh Simmons

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Selection on male physical performance during male--male competition and female choice

  Published in Behavioral Ecology

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  2016

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  Vol. 27

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  Issue #5

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Leigh Simmons

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Why sexually selected weapons are not ornaments

  Published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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  2016

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  Vol. 31

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  Issue #10

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Christine Miller

  ,

  Douglas Emlen

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Variation in the allometry of exaggerated rhinoceros beetle horns

  Published in Animal Behaviour

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  2015

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  Vol. 109

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Kimberly Ledger

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  Devin O'Brien

  ,

  Douglas Emlen

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Mechanical limits to maximum weapon size in a giant rhinoceros beetle

  Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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  2014

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  Vol. 281

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  Issue #1786

  Erin McCullough

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Structural adaptations to diverse fighting styles in sexually selected weapons

  Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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  2014

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  Vol. 111

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  Issue #40

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Bret Tobalske

  ,

  Douglas Emlen

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Elaborate horns in a giant rhinoceros beetle incur negligible aerodynamic costs

  Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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  2013

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  Vol. 280

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  Issue #1758

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Bret Tobalske

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Evaluating the costs of a sexually selected weapon: big horns at a small price

  Published in Animal Behaviour

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  2013

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  Vol. 86

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  Issue #5

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Douglas Emlen

• Article in Refereed Journal

  Costs of elaborate weapons in a rhinoceros beetle: how difficult is it to fly with a big horn?

  Published in Behavioral Ecology

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  2012

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  Vol. 23

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  Issue #5

  Erin McCullough

  ,

  Paul Weingarden

  ,

  Douglas Emlen