M. Blows

Most-cited papers

Abundant Genetic Variation + Strong Selection = Multivariate Genetic Constraints: A Geometric View of Adaptation
B. Walsh, M. Blows
2009598 citations
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A reassessment of genetic limits to evolutionary change
M. Blows, A. Hoffmann
2005587 citations
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Estimating Nonlinear Selection Gradients Using Quadratic Regression Coefficients: Double Or Nothing?
J. Stinchcombe, A. Agrawal, Paul A Hohenlohe, S. Arnold +1 more
2008Evolution; international journal of organic evolution484 citations Open access
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A tale of two matrices: multivariate approaches in evolutionary biology
M. Blows
2007Journal of Evolutionary Biology331 citations Open access
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Orientation of the Genetic Variance‐Covariance Matrix and the Fitness Surface for Multiple Male Sexually Selected Traits
M. Blows, S. F. Chenoweth, E. Hine
2004American Naturalist264 citations Open access
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EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR MULTIVARIATE STABILIZING SEXUAL SELECTION
R. Brooks, J. Hunt, M. Blows, Michael J. Smith +2 more
2005Evolution; international journal of organic evolution215 citations
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Divergent Selection and the Evolution of Signal Traits and Mating Preferences
H. Rundle, S. F. Chenoweth, P. Doughty, M. Blows
2005PLoS Biology201 citations Open access
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Determining the Effective Dimensionality of the Genetic Variance–Covariance Matrix
E. Hine, M. Blows
2006Genetics143 citations
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Genetic variance in female condition predicts indirect genetic variance in male sexual display traits
D. Petfield, S. F. Chenoweth, H. Rundle, M. Blows
2005Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America143 citations Open access
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The Contribution of Selection and Genetic Constraints to Phenotypic Divergence
S. F. Chenoweth, H. Rundle, M. Blows
2010American Naturalist138 citations Open access
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THE ROLES OF NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION DURING ADAPTATION TO A NOVEL ENVIRONMENT
H. Rundle, S. F. Chenoweth, M. Blows
2006Evolution; international journal of organic evolution128 citations
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Genetic Constraints and the Evolution of Display Trait Sexual Dimorphism by Natural and Sexual Selection
S. F. Chenoweth, H. Rundle, M. Blows
2007American Naturalist126 citations Open access
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Comparing G: multivariate analysis of genetic variation in multiple populations
J. Aguirre, E. Hine, Katrina McGuigan, M. Blows
2013Heredity119 citations Open access
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MULTIVARIATE QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND THE LEK PARADOX: GENETIC VARIANCE IN MALE SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS OF DROSOPHILA SERRATA UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
E. Hine, S. F. Chenoweth, M. Blows
2004Evolution; international journal of organic evolution118 citations Open access
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Cuticular Hydrocarbons of Drosophila birchii and D. serrata: Identification and Role in Mate Choice in D. serrata
R. Howard, L. L. Jackson, H. Banse, M. Blows
2004Journal of Chemical Ecology115 citations
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The use of transcriptional profiles to predict adult mosquito age under field conditions
P. E. Cook, L. Hugo, I. Iturbe-Ormaetxe, C. Williams +6 more
2006Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America113 citations Open access
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The depletion of genetic variance by sexual selection.
Anna Van Homrigh, M. Higgie, Katrina McGuigan, M. Blows
2007Current Biology105 citations Open access
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Dissecting the complex genetic basis of mate choice
S. F. Chenoweth, M. Blows
2006Nature reviews genetics101 citations
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Natural Genetic Variation in Cuticular Hydrocarbon Expression in Male and Female Drosophila melanogaster
B. Foley, S. F. Chenoweth, S. Nuzhdin, M. Blows
2007Genetics95 citations Open access
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Characterizing the evolution of genetic variance using genetic covariance tensors
E. Hine, S. F. Chenoweth, H. Rundle, M. Blows
2009Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences92 citations Open access
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The evolution of Reproductive Character Displacement Conflicts with How Sexual Selection Operates within a Species
M. Higgie, M. Blows
2008Evolution; international journal of organic evolution87 citations
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Natural selection stops the evolution of male attractiveness
E. Hine, Katrina McGuigan, M. Blows
2011Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America85 citations Open access
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Sexually antagonistic genetic variance for fitness in an ancestral and a novel environment
M. Delcourt, M. Blows, H. Rundle
2009Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences85 citations Open access
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Evolution of genetic variance during adaptive radiation
Greg M. Walter, J. D. Aguirre, M. Blows, D. Ortiz-Barrientos
2017bioRxiv79 citations Open access
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Reconciling Strong Stabilizing Selection with the Maintenance of Genetic Variation in a Natural Population of Black Field Crickets (Teleogryllus commodus)
J. Hunt, M. Blows, Felix Zajitschek, M. Jennions +1 more
2007Genetics79 citations Open access
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Are Traits That Experience Reinforcement Also Under Sexual Selection?
M. Higgie, M. Blows
2007American Naturalist77 citations Open access
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Qst Meets the G Matrix: The Dimensionality of Adaptive Divergence in Multiple Correlated Quantitative Traits
S. F. Chenoweth, M. Blows
2008Evolution; international journal of organic evolution72 citations
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THE PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC COVARIANCE STRUCTURE OF DROSPHILID WINGS
Katrina McGuigan, M. Blows
2007Evolution; international journal of organic evolution69 citations Open access
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Pleiotropy, apparent stabilizing selection and uncovering fitness optima.
Katrina McGuigan, L. Rowe, M. Blows
2011Trends in Ecology & Evolution67 citations
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REDUCING MUTATION LOAD THROUGH SEXUAL SELECTION ON MALES
Katrina McGuigan, D. Petfield, M. Blows
2011Evolution; international journal of organic evolution66 citations
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The genetic covariance between life cycle stages separated by metamorphosis
J. D. Aguirre, M. Blows, D. Marshall
2014Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences65 citations Open access
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Pedigree-free animal models: the relatedness matrix reloaded
F. Frentiu, S. Clegg, J. Chittock, T. Burke +2 more
2008Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences65 citations Open access
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EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR THE EVOLUTION OF INDIRECT GENETIC EFFECTS: CHANGES IN THE INTERACTION EFFECT COEFFICIENT, PSI (Ψ), DUE TO SEXUAL SELECTION
S. F. Chenoweth, H. Rundle, M. Blows
2010Evolution; international journal of organic evolution63 citations
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Spherical Cows Grazing in Flatland: Constraints to Selection and Adaptation
M. Blows, B. Walsh
200961 citations
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The distribution of genetic variance across phenotypic space and the response to selection
M. Blows, Katrina McGuigan
2015Molecular Ecology59 citations
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Evolutionary Constraints in High-Dimensional Trait Sets
E. Hine, Katrina McGuigan, M. Blows
2014American Naturalist59 citations Open access
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ESTIMATING UNCERTAINTY IN MULTIVARIATE RESPONSES TO SELECTION
J. Stinchcombe, Anna K. Simonsen, M. Blows
2014Evolution; international journal of organic evolution55 citations Open access
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Comparing Complex Fitness Surfaces: Among‐Population Variation in Mutual Sexual Selection in Drosophila serrata
H. Rundle, S. F. Chenoweth, M. Blows
2008American Naturalist55 citations
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Male choice generates stabilizing sexual selection on a female fecundity correlate
S. F. Chenoweth, Donna Petfield, P. Doughty, M. Blows
2007Journal of Evolutionary Biology51 citations
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The Nature and Extent of Mutational Pleiotropy in Gene Expression of Male Drosophila serrata
Katrina McGuigan, J. Collet, E. McGraw, Yi-Xin H. Ye +3 more
2014Genetics50 citations Open access
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The diversification of mate preferences by natural and sexual selection
H. Rundle, S. F. Chenoweth, M. Blows
2009Journal of Evolutionary Biology50 citations
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Genetic mechanisms of pollution resistance in a marine invertebrate.
Bronwyn C Galletly, M. Blows, D. Marshall
2007Ecological Applications49 citations
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Genetic Analysis of Female Preference Functions as Function‐Valued Traits
Katrina McGuigan, Anna Van Homrigh, M. Blows
2008American Naturalist48 citations Open access
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Predicting the age of mosquitoes using transcriptional profiles
P. E. Cook, L. Hugo, I. Iturbe-Ormaetxe, C. Williams +6 more
2007Nature Protocols47 citations
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Pleiotropic Mutations Are Subject to Strong Stabilizing Selection
Katrina McGuigan, J. Collet, S. Allen, S. F. Chenoweth +1 more
2014Genetics43 citations Open access
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The Phenome-Wide Distribution of Genetic Variance
M. Blows, S. Allen, J. Collet, S. F. Chenoweth +1 more
2015American Naturalist39 citations
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Debating Sexual Selection and Mating Strategies
T. Pizzari, Tim R. Birkhead, M. Blows, Robert Brooks +20 more
2006Science36 citations
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Genetic covariance between indices of body condition and immunocompetence in a passerine bird
D. J. Gleeson, M. Blows, I. Owens
2005BMC Evolutionary Biology36 citations Open access
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Predator‐induced phenotypic plasticity in tadpoles: extension or innovation?
P. Kraft, Craig E. Franklin, M. Blows
2006Journal of Evolutionary Biology35 citations
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EVOLVABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TRAITS IN A MULTIVARIATE CONTEXT: PARTITIONING THE ADDITIVE GENETIC VARIANCE INTO COMMON AND SPECIFIC COMPONENTS
Katrina McGuigan, M. Blows
2010Evolution; international journal of organic evolution34 citations Open access
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