J. M. Reid

The paper estimates genetic, environmental, and phenotypic variance components for seasonal migration in European shags using a joint capture-recapture and quantitative genetic model.

The paper shows spatial population structure can prolong costly female preference and male display coevolution by maintaining genetic variance through genetic drift and migration-bias in structured populations.

The paper estimates sex-specific additive genetic variances and correlations for fitness in song sparrows, finding substantial VA in both sexes and moderate cross-sex correlation.

The paper estimates repeatability and heritability of divorce in song sparrows using long-term breeding records and pedigree data, finding moderate female repeatability and small heritability.

This study uses individual-based modeling to examine how pre-copulatory and post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance strategies evolve under different costs and constraints, and how they influence the evolution of polyandry.

This study quantifies how simultaneous polyandry affects sibship structures and inbreeding risk in song sparrows, finding mixed effects on relatedness and mating frequencies.

The paper unifies inbreeding and parental investment theories, showing that optimal parental investment increases when inbreeding reduces offspring viability, leading to fewer offspring and altered reproductive strategies.