All Outputs (6)

Bet hedging via multiple mating: A meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Holman, L. (2016). Bet hedging via multiple mating: A meta-analysis. Evolution, 70, 62-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12822

Polyandry has been hypothesized to allow females to “bet hedge” against mating only with unsuitable mates, reducing variance in offspring fitness between members of a polyandrous lineage relative to a single‐mating one. Theoretically, this reduction... Read More about Bet hedging via multiple mating: A meta-analysis.

Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: why we need blind data recording (2015)
Journal Article
Holman, L., Head, M. L., Lanfear, R., & Jennions, M. D. (2015). Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: why we need blind data recording. PLOS Biology, 13(7), Article e1002190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002190

Observer bias and other “experimenter effects” occur when researchers’ expectations influence study outcome. These biases are strongest when researchers expect a particular result, are measuring subjective variables, and have an incentive to produce... Read More about Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: why we need blind data recording.

Bet-hedging via polyandry: a comment on ‘Mating portfolios: bet-hedging, sexual selection and female multiple mating’ (2015)
Journal Article
Henshaw, J. M., & Holman, L. (2015). Bet-hedging via polyandry: a comment on ‘Mating portfolios: bet-hedging, sexual selection and female multiple mating’. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1809), Article 20150346. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.0346

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Assessing the alignment of sexual and natural selection using radiomutagenized seed beetles (2015)
Journal Article
Power, D. J., & Holman, L. (2015). Assessing the alignment of sexual and natural selection using radiomutagenized seed beetles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28(5), 1039-1048. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12625

A major unsolved question in evolutionary biology concerns the relationship between natural and sexual selection. Sexual selection might augment natural selection, for example if mutations that harm female fecundity also reduce male mating success. C... Read More about Assessing the alignment of sexual and natural selection using radiomutagenized seed beetles.

The extent and consequences of p-hacking in science (2015)
Journal Article
Head, M. L., Holman, L., Lanfear, R., Kahn, A. T., & Jennions, M. D. (2015). The extent and consequences of p-hacking in science. PLOS Biology, 13(3), Article e1002106. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002106

A focus on novel, confirmatory, and statistically significant results leads to substantial bias in the scientific literature. One type of bias, known as “p-hacking,” occurs when researchers collect or select data or statistical analyses until nonsign... Read More about The extent and consequences of p-hacking in science.

Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive (2015)
Journal Article
Holman, L., Price, T. A., Wedell, N., & Kokko, H. (2015). Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive. Evolution, 69(3), 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12595

Segregation distorters located on sex chromosomes are predicted to sweep to fixation and cause extinction via a shortage of one sex, but in nature they are often found at low, stable frequencies. One potential resolution to this longstanding puzzle i... Read More about Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive.