Research areas
My group is interested in the evolution and ecology of insect reproductive behaviour. As such we are interested in how natural and sexual selection shapes reproductive decisions and behaviours in insects. We use a variety of approaches, spanning behavioural experiments, fieldwork, to molecular genetics. Current study organisms include parasitic wasps, lygaeid seed bugs, and mealybugs.
PhD supervision
- Ophelia Fritsch
- Ellie Smith
- Isi Smy
Selected publications
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Open access
Noël, E., Lefebvre, M. J. M., Lefèvre, S., Shuker, D. M. & Duncan, A. B., 1 Apr 2026, In: Ecological Entomology. 51, 2, p. 414-423 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Balfour, V. L., Aumont, C., Corliss, M. K. & Shuker, D. M., Jan 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., e72883.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Gourevitch, E. H. Z., Green, T. & Shuker, D. M., 1 Jun 2026, In: Animal Behaviour. 236, p. 1-13 13 p., 123591.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Open access
Balfour, V. L., Abbs, M. M. & Shuker, D. M., 27 Mar 2026, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 80, p. 1-15 15 p., 44.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shuker, D. M. & Smith, E. B. W., 21 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 38, 6, p. 712-715 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Smith, E. B. W. & Shuker, D. M., 24 Mar 2025, In: Current Biology. 35, 6, p. R204-R206 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Shuker, D. M. & Kvarnemo, C., 15 Oct 2025, In: Behavioral Ecology. 36, 5, p. 1-2 2 p., araf089.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Open access
Abbs, M. M., Kennedy, J. R., Drago Rosa, A. & Shuker, D. M., 12 May 2025, In: Animal Behaviour. 224, 123196.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mendelson, T. C., Renoult, J. P., Rosenthal, G. G. & Shuker, D. M., Aug 2025, In: Biological Reviews. 100, 4, p. 1578-1593 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Fritsch, O. S. & Shuker, D., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 38, 11, p. 1519–1532 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review