Areas of expertise

• Behavioural Ecology 060201
• Evolutionary Biology 0603

Publications

• Medina, I, Wallenius, T & Head, M 2020, 'No honesty in warning signals across life stages in an aposematic bug', Evolutionary Ecology, vol. 34, pp. 59-72.
• Vincent, A, Head, M & Iglesias Carrasco, M 2020, 'Sexual conflict and the environment: teasing apart effects arising via males and females', Animal Behaviour, vol. 162, pp. 57-66.
• Wanelik, K, Griffin, J, Head, M et al. 2020, 'Breaking barriers? Ethnicity and socioeconomic background impact on early career progression in the fields of ecology and evolution', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 10, no. 14, pp. 6870-6880.
• Spagopoulou, F, Vega Trejo, R, Head, M et al. 2020, 'Shifts in Reproductive Investment in Response to Competitors Lower Male Reproductive Success', The American Naturalist, vol. 196, no. 3, pp. 355-368.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Harrison, L, Jennions, M et al. 2020, 'Combined effects of rearing and testing temperatures on sperm traits', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 33, no. 12, pp. 1715-1724.
• Jigisha, J, Iglesias Carrasco, M, Vincent, A et al. 2020, 'Disentangling the costs of mating and harassment across different environments', Animal Behaviour, vol. 165, pp. 79-88.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Aich, U, Jennions, M et al. 2020, 'Stress in the city: meta-analysis indicates no overall evidence for stress in urban vertebrates', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 287, no. 1936, pp. 1-10.
• Brookes, S, Iglesias Carrasco, M, Kruuk, L et al. 2020, 'Sex-specific responses to competitive environment in the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki', Evolutionary Ecology, vol. 34, no. -, pp. 963-979.
• Johns, S, Henshaw, J, Jennions, M et al 2019, 'Males can evolve lower resistance to sexually transmitted infections to infect their mates and thereby increase their own fitness', Evolutionary Ecology, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 149-172.
• Chuard, P, Vrtilek, M, Head, M et al 2019, 'Evidence that nonsignificant results are sometimes preferred: Reverse P-hacking or selective reporting?', PLoS Biology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. e3000127.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Duchene Garzon, D, Head, M et al. 2019, 'Sex in the city: sexual selection and urban colonization in passerines', Biology Letters, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 1-4.
• Chou, C, Head, M & Backwell, P 2019, 'Effects of temperature on reproductive timing and hatching success in a tropical fiddler crab', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 128, no. 4, pp. 817-827.
• Chou, C, Perez, D, Johns, S et al. 2019, 'Staying cool: the importance of shade availability for tropical ectotherms', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 73, no. 8, pp. 12pp.
• Fox, R, Gearing, E, Jennions, M et al 2019, 'Variation in the condition-dependence of individual sexual traits in male eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 666-674.
• Fox, R, Head, M & Jennions, M 2019, 'Disentangling the costs of male harassment and the benefits of polyandry for females ', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 872-881.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Fox, R, Vega Trejo, R et al 2019, 'An experimental test for body size-dependent effects of male harassment and an elevated copulation rate on female lifetime fecundity and offspring performance', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 1262-1273.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Fox, R, Vincent, A et al 2019, 'No evidence that male sexual experience increases mating success in a coercive mating system', Animal Behaviour, vol. 150, pp. 201-208pp.
• Vega Trejo, R, Fox, R, Iglesias Carrasco, M et al 2019, 'The effects of male age, sperm age and mating history on ejaculate senescence', Functional Ecology.
• Iglesias-Carrasco, M, Head, M, Martin, J et al 2018, 'Increased temperature disrupts chemical communication in some species but not others: The importance of local adaptation and distribution', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1031-1042pp.
• Harrison, L, Jennions, M & Head, M 2018, 'Does the winner-loser effect determine male mating success?', Biology Letters, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 1-4pp.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Head, M & Cabido, C 2018, 'Effect of an immune challenge on the anti-predator response of the green Iberian frog (Pelophylax perezi): The influence of urban habitats', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 124, no. 3, pp. 447-455pp.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Head, M, Martin, J et al 2018, 'Increased temperature disrupts chemical communication in some species but not others: The importance of local adaptation and distribution', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1031-1042pp.
• Zajitschek, S, Dowling, D, Head, M et al 2018, 'Transgenerational effects of maternal sexual interactions in seed beetles', Heredity, vol. 121, pp. 282-291.
• Iglesias-Carrasco, M, Head, M & Cabido, C 2018, 'Effect of an immune challenge on the anti-predator response of the green Iberian frog (Pelophylax perezi): The influence of urban habitats', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 124, no. 3, pp. 447-455pp.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Bilgin, G, Jennions, M et al. 2018, 'The fitness cost to females of exposure to males does not depend on water availability in seed beetles', Animal Behaviour, vol. 142, pp. 77-84.
• Vega Trejo, R, Kruuk, L, Jennions, M et al 2018, 'What happens to offspring when parents are inbred, old or had a poor start in life? Evidence for sex-specific parental effects', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1138-1151.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Jennions, M, Zajitschek, S et al 2018, 'Are females in good condition better able to cope with costly males?', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 876-884.
• Fox, R, Head, M & Barber, I 2018, 'Good parenting may not increase reproductive success under environmental extremes', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 1638-1646pp.
• Vega Trejo R, Head, M, Jennions, M & Kruuk, L 2018, 'Maternal-by-environment but not genotype-by-environment interactions in a fish without parental care', Heredity, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. 154-167.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Head, M, Jennions, M et al 2017, 'Secondary compounds from exotic tree plantations change female mating preferences in the palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus)', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1788-1795pp.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Head, M, Jennions, M et al. 2017, 'Leaf extracts from an exotic tree affect responses to chemical cues in the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus', Animal Behaviour, vol. 127, pp. 243-251pp.
• Head, M, Kahn, A, Henshaw, J et al. 2017, 'Sexual selection on male body size, genital length and heterozygosity: Consistency across habitats and social settings', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 1458-1468.
• Vega Trejo, R, Head, M, Keogh, S et al. 2017, 'Experimental evidence for sexual selection against inbred males', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 394-404.
• Iglesias-Carrasco, M, Head, M, Jennions, M et al 2017, 'Secondary compounds from exotic tree plantations change female mating preferences in the palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus)', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1788-1795.
• Campbell, L, Head, M, Wilfert, L et al 2017, 'An ecological role for assortative mating under infection?', Conservation Genetics, pp. 1-12.
• Iglesias-Carrasco, M, Head, M, Jennions, M et al. 2017, 'Leaf extracts from an exotic tree affect responses to chemical cues in the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus', Animal Behaviour, vol. 127, pp. 243-251pp.
• Head, M, Fox, R & Barber, I 2017, 'Environmental change mediates mate choice for an extended phenotype, but not for mate quality', Evolution, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 135-144pp.
• Marsh, J, Jennions, M & Head, M 2017, 'Why does inbreeding reduce male paternity? Effects on sexually selected traits', Evolution, 71, pp. 2728-2738.
• Head, M, Jennions, M & Zajitschek, S 2016, 'Sexual selection: incorporating non-genetic inheritance', Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, vol. 12, pp. 129-137pp.
• Iglesias-Carrasco, M, Head, M, Jennions, M et al. 2016, 'Condition-dependent trade-offs between sexual traits, body condition and immunity: the effect of novel habitats', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 16, no. 135, p. 10.
• Iglesias-Carrasco, M, Head, M & Cabido, C 2016, 'Habitat dependent effects of experimental immune challenge on lizard anti-predator responses', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 1931-1939.
• Vega Trejo, R, Jennions, M & Head, M 2016, 'Are sexually selected traits affected by a poor environment early in life?', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 16, no. 263, pp. 1-12.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Head, M & Cabido, C 2016, 'Habitat dependent effects of experimental immune challenge on lizard anti-predator responses ', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 1931-1939pp.
• Iglesias Carrasco, M, Head, M, Jennions, M et al. 2016, 'Condition-dependent trade-offs between sexual traits, body condition and immunity: The effect of novel habitats', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 16, no. 135, pp. 10pp.
• Vega Trejo, R, Head, M & Jennions, M 2016, 'Inbreeding depression does not increase after exposure to a stressful environment: a test using compensatory growth', BMC Evolutionary Biology (now BMC Ecology and Evolution), vol. 16, no. 68, pp. 1-12.
• Booksmythe, I, Head, M, Keogh, S et al. 2016, 'Fitness consequences of artificial selection on relative male genital size', Nature Communications, vol. 7, no. 11597, pp. 11597-11597.
• Hopwood, P, Mazue, G, Carter, M et al. 2016, 'Do female Nicrophorus vespilloides reduce direct costs by choosing males that mate less frequently?', Biology Letters, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 20151064-20151064.
• Hopwood, P, Head, M, Jordan, E et al 2016, 'Selection on an antagonistic behavioral trait can drive rapid genital coevolution in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides', Evolution, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 1180-1188.
• Smith, S, Fox, R, Donelson, J et al 2016, 'Predicting range-shift success potential for tropical marine fishes using external morphology', Biology Letters, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 1-5pp.
• Head, M, Jacomb, F, Vega Trejo, R et al. 2015, 'Male mate choice and insemination success under simultaneous versus sequential choice conditions', Animal Behaviour, vol. 103, pp. 99-105.
• Vega Trejo, R, Head, M & Jennions, M 2015, 'Evidence for inbreeding depression in a species with limited opportunity for maternal effects', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 1398-1404.
• Carter, M, Head, M, Moore, A et al 2015, 'Behavioral plasticity and G x E of reproductive tactics in Nicrophorus vespilloides burying beetles', Evolution, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 969-978pp.
• O'Dea, R, Vega Trejo, R, Head, M et al 2015, 'Maternal effects on offspring size and number in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, no. 14, pp. 2945-2955.
• Holman, L, Head, M, Lanfear, R et al 2015, 'Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: Why we need blind data recording', PLoS Biology, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. e1002190-e1002190.
• Parker, D, Cunningham, C, Walling, C et al. 2015, 'Transcriptomes of parents identify parenting strategies and sexual conflict in a subsocial beetle', Nature Communications, vol. 6, pp. 1-11.
• Head, M, Vega Trejo, R, Jacomb, F et al 2015, 'Predictors of male insemination success in the mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, no. 21, pp. 4999-5006.
• Head, M, Hinde, C, Moore, A et al 2014, 'Correlated evolution in parental care in females but not males in response to selection on paternity assurance behaviour', Ecology Letters, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 803-810.
• Bonduriansky, R & Head, M 2007, 'Maternal and paternal condition effects on offspring phenotype in Telostylinus angusticollis (Diptera: Neriidae)', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 2379-2388.
• Head, M, Hunt, J & Brooks, R 2006, 'Genetic association between male attractiveness and female differential allocation', Biology Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 341-344.
• Head, M & Brooks, R 2006, 'Sexual coercion and the opportunity for sexual selection in guppies', Animal Behaviour, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 515-522.
• Head, M, Hunt, J, Jennions, M et al 2005, 'The indirect benefits of mating with attractive males outweigh the direct costs', PLoS Biology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. e33.
• Head, M, Holman, L, Lanfear, R et al 2015, 'The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science', PLoS Biology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. e1002106-e1002106.
• O'Dea, R, Jennions, M & Head, M 2014, 'Male body size and condition affects sperm number and production rates in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 2739-2744.
• Vega Trejo, R, O'Dea, R, Jennions, M et al 2014, 'The effects of familiarity and mating experience on mate choice in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1205-1211.
• Lee, V, Head, M, Carter, M et al 2014, 'Effects of age and experience on contest behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 172-179.
• Seear, P, Head, M, Tilley, C et al 2014, 'Flow-mediated plasticity in the expression of stickleback nesting glue genes', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 1233-1242.
• Lindholm, A, Head, M, Brooks, R et al. 2014, 'Causes of male sexual trait divergence in introduced populations of guppies', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 437-448.
• Royle, N, Hopwood, P & Head, M 2013, 'Burying beetles', Current Biology, vol. 23, no. 20, pp. R907-R909.
• Kozak, G, Head, M, Lackey, A et al 2013, 'Sequential mate choice and sexual isolation in threespine stickleback species', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 130-140.
• Benowitz, K, Head, M, Williams, C et al 2013, 'Male age mediates reproductive investment and response to paternity assurance', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 280, no. 1764, pp. 20131124-20131124.
• Head, M, Kozak, G & Boughman, J 2013, 'Female mate preferences for male body size and shape promote sexual isolation in threespine sticklebacks', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 2183-2196.
• Tinghitella, R, Weigel, E, Head, M et al 2013, 'Flexible mate choice when mates are rare and time is short', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 2820-2831.
• Head, M, Berry, L, Royle, N et al 2012, 'Paternal Care: Direct And Indirect Genetic Effects Of Fathers On Offspring Performance', Evolution, vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 3570-3581.
• Kozak, G, Head, M & Boughman, J 2011, 'Sexual imprinting on ecologically divergent traits leads to sexual isolation in sticklebacks', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 278, no. 1718, pp. 2604-2610.
• Rushbrook, B, Head, M, Katsiadaki, I et al 2010, 'Flow regime affects building behaviour and nest structure in sticklebacks', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 64, no. 12, pp. 1927-1935.
• Head, M, Wong, B & Brooks, R 2010, 'Sexual Display and Mate Choice in an Energetically Costly Environment', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 5, no. 12, pp. e15279-e15279.
• Head, M, Price, E & Boughman, J 2009, 'Body size differences do not arise from divergent mate preferences in a species pair of threespine stickleback', Biology Letters, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 517-520.
• Cockburn, A, Dalziell, A, Blackmore, C et al 2009, 'Superb fairy-wren males aggregate into hidden leks to solicit extragroup fertilizations before dawn', Behavioral Ecology, vol. 20, pp. 501-510.
• Head, M, Lindholm, A & Brooks, R 2008, 'Operational sex ratio and density do not affect directional selection on male sexual ornaments and behavior', Evolution, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 135-144.
• Head, M, Doughty, P, Blomberg, S et al. 2008, 'Chemical mediation of reciprocal mother-offspring recognition in the Southern Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)', Austral Ecology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 20-28.
• Head, M, Keogh, S & Doughty, P 2005, 'Male southern water skinks (Eulamprus heatwolei) use both visual and chemical cues to detect female sexual receptivity', Acta Ethologica, vol. 8, pp. 79-85.
• Head, M, Keogh, S & Doughty, P 2002, 'Experimental evidence of an age-specific shift in chemical detection of predators in a lizard', Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 541-554.

Projects and Grants

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• Evolving with Sexually Transmitted Infections (Primary Investigator)

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