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K. A. Hook

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H. S. Fisher· 4 shared W. D. Weber· 2 shared C. Liu· 1 shared D. J. G. Pearce· 1 shared G. A. Duncan· 1 shared H. E. Hoekstra· 1 shared H. Fisher· 1 shared K. A. Joyner· 1 shared

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Female reproductive fluid composition differs based on mating system in Peromyscus mice

K. A. Hook, C. Liu, K. A. Joyner, G. A. Duncan, H. Fisher

The paper compares fluid viscosity, pH, and calcium concentration in the reproductive tracts of polyandrous and monogamous Peromyscus mice to assess post-copulatory sexual selection effects.

bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The social shape of sperm: Using an integrative machine-learning approach to examine sperm ultrastructure and collective motility

K. A. Hook, Q. Yang, L. Campanello, W. Losert, H. S. Fisher

The paper uses machine learning to analyze sperm morphology and collective motility in Peromyscus mice, finding that head elongation correlates with aggregation behavior.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Post-copulatory sexual selection is associated with sperm aggregate quality in Peromyscus mice

K. A. Hook, W. D. Weber, H. S. Fisher

The paper examines sperm aggregation in Peromyscus mice, finding that aggregate quality varies with mating system and that aggregates outperform solitary sperm in some species under specific conditions.

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

No support for the sexy-sperm hypothesis in the seed beetle: sons of monandrous females fare better in post-copulatory competition

K. A. Hook

The study tests the sexy-sperm hypothesis in seed beetles and finds that sons from monandrous females outperform sons from polyandrous females in sperm competition.

bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Sibling rivalry: Males with more brothers develop larger testes

H. S. Fisher, K. A. Hook, W. D. Weber, H. E. Hoekstra

The paper shows that males with more brothers develop larger testes and higher fertility, suggesting both evolutionary and developmental influences on sperm production.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Cellular geometry controls the efficiency of motile sperm aggregates

D. J. G. Pearce, L. Hoogerbrugge, K. A. Hook, H. S. Fisher, L. Giomi

This study investigates how sperm head geometry influences the stability and motility of sperm aggregates through computational modeling.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2018Evolutionary Biology