W. Potts

Most-cited papers

The Evolution of Mating Preferences and Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes
D. Penn, W. Potts
1999American Naturalist754 citations
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MHC heterozygosity confers a selective advantage against multiple-strain infections
D. Penn, Kristy Damjanovich, W. Potts
2002Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America620 citations Open access
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Chemical signals and parasite-mediated sexual selection.
D. Penn, W. Potts
1998Trends in Ecology & Evolution408 citations
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Male-male competition magnifies inbreeding depression in wild house mice.
Shawn Meagher, D. Penn, W. Potts
2000Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America286 citations Open access
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Cooperative display and relatedness among males in a lek-mating bird.
D. McDonald, W. Potts
1994Science251 citations
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MHC–disassortative mating preferences reversed by cross–fostering
D. Penn, W. Potts
1998Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences232 citations Open access
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Evolution of diversity at the major histocompatibility complex.
W. Potts, E. Wakeland
1990Trends in Ecology & Evolution220 citations
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Scent-marking displays provide honest signals of health and infection
Sarah M. Zala, W. Potts, D. Penn
2004211 citations Open access
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Evolution of MHC genetic diversity: a tale of incest, pestilence and sexual preference.
W. Potts, E. Wakeland
1993Trends in Genetics201 citations
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How do major histocompatibility complex genes influence odor and mating preferences?
D. Penn, W. Potts
1998Advances in Immunology198 citations
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Major Histocompatibility Complex Heterozygote Superiority during Coinfection
E. McClelland, D. Penn, W. Potts
2003Infection and Immunity197 citations Open access
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The chorus-line hypothesis of manoeuvre coordination in avian flocks
W. Potts
1984Nature182 citations
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Communal nesting and communal nursing in house mice, Mus musculus domesticus
C. J. Manning, D. Dewsbury, E. Wakeland, W. Potts
1995177 citations
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The role of infectious disease, inbreeding and mating preferences in maintaining MHC genetic diversity: an experimental test.
W. Potts, C. J. Manning, E. Wakeland, A. Hughes
1994Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences151 citations
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Ancestral polymorphisms of MHC class II genes: Divergent allele advantage
E. Wakeland, S. Boehme, Jin-Xiong She, Cheng-Chan Lu +4 more
1990Immunologic research145 citations
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The Nature of Selection on the Major Histocompatibility Complex.
V. Apanius, D. Penn, Patricia R. Slev, L. Ruff +1 more
2017Critical Reviews in Immunology144 citations
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Untrained mice discriminate MHC-determined odors.
D. Penn, W. Potts
1998Physiology and Behavior113 citations
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Experimental viral evolution to specific host MHC genotypes reveals fitness and virulence trade-offs in alternative MHC types
J. Kubinak, James S. Ruff, Cornelius Whitney Hyzer, Patricia R. Slev +1 more
2012Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America94 citations Open access
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Contrasting histories of avian and mammalian Mhc genes revealed by class II B sequences from songbirds.
S. Edwards, E. Wakeland, W. Potts
1995Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America90 citations Open access
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Discrimination of MHC-derived odors by untrained mice is consistent with divergence in peptide-binding region residues
L. Carroll, D. Penn, W. Potts
2002Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America86 citations Open access
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The Role of Host Gender in the Pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans Infections
E. McClelland, L. M. Hobbs, Johanna Rivera, A. Casadevall +3 more
2013PLoS ONE83 citations Open access
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Dynamics of Mhc evolution in birds and crocodilians: amplification of class II genes with degenerate primers
Scott V. Edwards, M. Grahn, W. Potts
1995Molecular Ecology81 citations
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Major Histocompatibility Complex Heterozygosity Reduces Fitness in Experimentally Infected Mice
P. Ilmonen, D. Penn, Kristy Damjanovich, L. Morrison +2 more
2007Genetics80 citations Open access
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FITNESS EFFECTS OF A SELFISH GENE (THE MUS T COMPLEX) ARE REVEALED IN AN ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT
L. Carroll, Shawn Meagher, L. Morrison, D. Penn +1 more
2004Evolution; international journal of organic evolution74 citations
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The nature of selection on the major histocompatibility complex.
V. Apanius, D. Penn, Patricia R. Slev, L. Ruff +1 more
1997Critical Reviews in Immunology74 citations
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Experimental infection magnifies inbreeding depression in house mice
P. Ilmonen, D. Penn, K. Damjanovich, J. Clarke +4 more
2008Journal of Evolutionary Biology71 citations
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Human-relevant Levels of Added Sugar Consumption Increase Female Mortality and Lower Male Fitness in Mice
James S. Ruff, A. Suchy, Sara A. Hugentobler, M. M. Sosa +5 more
2013Nature Communications69 citations Open access
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Sperm competition in horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)
H. Brockmann, Timothy Colson, W. Potts
1994Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology69 citations
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MHC signaling during social communication
James S. Ruff, Adam C. Nelson, J. Kubinak, W. Potts
2012Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology67 citations Open access
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Influenza Infection Neutralizes the Attractiveness of Male Odour to Female Mice (Mus musculus)
D. Penn, G. Schneider, K. White, Patricia R. Slev +1 more
201060 citations
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Contrasting genetic structures in sister species of North American scrub-jays
D. McDonald, W. Potts, J. Fitzpatrick, G. Woolfenden
1999Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences58 citations Open access
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Paternity in horseshoe crabs when spawning in multiple-male groups.
H. Brockmann, C. Nguyen, W. Potts
2000Animal Behaviour55 citations
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Reintroducing domesticated wild mice to sociality induces adaptive transgenerational effects on MUP expression
Adam C. Nelson, Joseph W. Cauceglia, Seth D. Merkley, Neil A. Youngson +5 more
2013Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America53 citations Open access
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Emigration Behavior of Clark's Nutcracker
S. W. Hoffman, W. Potts
198141 citations
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A microsatellite-based MHC genotyping system for house mice (Mus domesticus).
Shawn Meagher, W. Potts
2004Hereditas36 citations
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CHAPTER 2 – DNA Microsatellites as Genetic Markers at Several Scales
D. McDonald, W. Potts
199733 citations
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Sensory neurons with MHC-like peptide binding properties: disease consequences.
Patricia R. Slev, Adam C. Nelson, W. Potts
2006Current Opinion in Immunology32 citations
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Major Histocompatibility Complex-Dependent Susceptibility to Cryptococcus neoformans in Mice
E. McClelland, D. Granger, W. Potts
2003Infection and Immunity32 citations Open access
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SIZE AND FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY OF MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERS IN MICE: THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH INBREEDING AND t‐HAPLOTYPE
L. Leamy, Shawn Meagher, S. Taylor, L. Carroll +1 more
2001Evolution; international journal of organic evolution31 citations
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Compared to sucrose, previous consumption of fructose and glucose monosaccharides reduces survival and fitness of female mice.
James S. Ruff, Sara A. Hugentobler, A. Suchy, M. M. Sosa +6 more
2015Journal of NutriLife28 citations Open access
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Female house mice initially shun infected males, but do not avoid mating with them
Sarah M. Zala, Amber Bilak, Michael Perkins, W. Potts +1 more
2015Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology26 citations
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Wisdom through immunogenetics
W. Potts
2002Nature Genetics26 citations
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Major histocompatibility complex controls the trajectory but not host-specific adaptation during virulence evolution of the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
E. McClelland, F. Adler, D. Granger, W. Potts
2004Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences25 citations Open access
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Genetic resistance to infection influences a male's sexual attractiveness and modulation of testosterone.
Sarah M. Zala, Benjamin K. Chan, S. Bilbo, W. Potts +2 more
2008Brain, behavior, and immunity24 citations
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Relationship of Virulence Factor Expression to Evolved Virulence in Mouse-Passaged Cryptococcus neoformans Lines
E. McClelland, Wesley T Perrine, W. Potts, A. Casadevall
2005Infection and Immunity24 citations Open access
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Low-dose paroxetine exposure causes lifetime declines in male mouse body weight, reproduction and competitive ability as measured by the novel organismal performance assay
S. Gaukler, James S. Ruff, Tessa Galland, Kirstie A. Kandaris +6 more
2014Neurotoxicology and Teratology23 citations Open access
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COMPETITIVE ABILITY IN MALE HOUSE MICE (Mus musculus): GENETIC INFLUENCES
C. Cunningham, James S. Ruff, K. Chase, W. Potts +1 more
2013Behavior Genetics23 citations Open access
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Host resistance influences patterns of experimental viral adaptation and virulence evolution
J. Kubinak, W. Potts
2013Virulence22 citations Open access
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Disease consequences of pathogen adaptation.
Patricia R. Slev, W. Potts
2002Current Opinion in Immunology22 citations
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Exposing males to female scent increases the cost of controlling Salmonella infection in wild house mice
Sarah M. Zala, W. Potts, D. Penn
2008Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology20 citations
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