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  1. Dietary restriction fails to extend life in stressful environments

    Article • Functional Ecology, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  2. Sex differences in allometry for phenotypic traits in mice indicate that females are not scaled males

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  3. Adaptive Maternal Effects Shape Offspring Phenotype and Survival in Natal Environments

    Article • The American Naturalist, December 2022, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  4. The effects of an obesogenic diet on behavior and cognition in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ): Trait average, variability, repeatability, and behavioral syndromes

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2022, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  5. Dietary restriction fails to extend life in stressful environments

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  6. Intergenerational effects of overfeeding on aversive learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, October 2022, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  7. Sex differences in allometry for mouse phenotypic traits indicate that females are not scaled males

    Article • March 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  8. Low repeatability of aversive learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, June 2021, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  9. An efficient new assay for measuring zebrafish anxiety: Tall tanks that better characterize between-individual differences

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  10. Sexual dimorphism in trait variability and its eco-evolutionary and statistical implications

    Article • eLife, November 2020, eLife

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  11. Low Repeatability of Aversive Learning in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • November 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  12. Sex and Power: sexual dimorphism in trait variability and its eco-evolutionary and statistical implications

    Article • May 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  13. Costs and benefits of giant sperm and sperm storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  14. Senescence in wild insects: Key questions and challenges

    Article • Functional Ecology, July 2019, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  15. Costs and benefits of giant sperm and sperm storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • May 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  16. Transgenerational effects of maternal sexual interactions in seed beetles

    Article • Heredity, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  17. Evolution Under Dietary Restriction Decouples Survival From Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster Females

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  18. Are females in good condition better able to cope with costly males?

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  19. Haploid selection within a single ejaculate increases offspring fitness

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  20. Paternal personality and social status influence offspring activity in zebrafish

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  21. Correction to ‘High-protein paternal diet confers an advantage to sons in sperm competition’

    Article • Biology Letters, July 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  22. High-protein paternal diet confers an advantage to sons in sperm competition

    Article • Biology Letters, February 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  23. Sexual selection: incorporating non-genetic inheritance

    Article • Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  24. Males evolved on dietary restriction

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, February 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  25. Positive genetic correlation between brain size and sexual traits in male guppies artificially selected for brain size

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Alexander Kotrschal, Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  26. Short-term variation in sperm competition causes sperm-mediated epigenetic effects on early offspring performance in the zebrafish

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  27. Causes of male sexual trait divergence in introduced populations of guppies

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fiona Ingleby, Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  28. The benefit of evolving a larger brain: big-brained guppies perform better in a cognitive task

    Article • Animal Behaviour, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek, Dr Alexander Kotrschal

  29. Artificial Selection on Relative Brain Size in the Guppy Reveals Costs and Benefits of Evolving a Larger Brain

    Article • Current Biology, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek, Dr Alexander Kotrschal

  30. The effect of coloration and temperature on sprint performance in male and female wall lizards

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  31. Interactive effects of sex, social environment, dietary restriction, and methionine on survival and reproduction in fruit flies

    Article • AGE, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  32. The Metatron: an experimental system to study dispersal and metaecosystems for terrestrial organisms

    Article • Nature Chemical Biology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  33. The importance of habitat resistance for movement decisions in the common lizard, Lacerta vivipara

    Article • BMC Ecology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  34. The effects of familiarity and group size on mating preferences in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek, Constantino Macías Garcia

  35. Inbreeding depression in male traits and preference for outbred males in Poecilia reticulata

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, June 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  36. Sexual Dimorphism in Life History: Age, Survival, and Reproduction in Male and Female Field Crickets Teleogryllus commodus under Seminatural Conditions

    Article • The American Naturalist, June 2009, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  37. Experimental evidence that high levels of inbreeding depress sperm competitiveness

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  38. Demographic costs of inbreeding revealed by sex-specific genetic rescue effects

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  39. Distinguishing the Effects of Familiarity, Relatedness, and Color Pattern Rarity on Attractiveness and Measuring Their Effects on Sexual Selection in Guppies ( Poecilia reticulata )

    Article • The American Naturalist, December 2008, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  40. DOES GENETIC RELATEDNESS OF MATES INFLUENCE COMPETITIVE FERTILIZATION SUCCESS IN GUPPIES?

    Article • Evolution, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  41. No Intra-Locus Sexual Conflict over Reproductive Fitness or Ageing in Field Crickets

    Article • PLOS One, January 2007, PLOS

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek

  42. Independent effects of familiarity and mating preferences for ornamental traits on mating decisions in guppies

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, July 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Susanne RK Zajitschek