Prof Matthew Symonds

Spatial variation in avian bill size is associated with temperature extremes in a major radiation of Australian passerines

Kalya Subasinghe, Matthew Symonds, Suzanne Prober, Timothee Bonnet, Kristen Williams, Chris Ware, Janet Gardner

(2024), Vol. 291, pp. 1-12, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, London, Eng., C1

The evolution of positive allometry and exaggerated traits in a diverse beetle clade

Christina Painting, Matthew Symonds, Gregory Holwell

(2024), pp. 1-19, Functional Ecology, London, Eng., C1

Allometry reveals trade-offs between Bergmann's and Allen's rules, and different avian adaptive strategies for thermoregulation

A Frӧhlich, D Kotowska, R Martyka, M Symonds

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, Nature communications, London, Eng., C1

Complex preference relationships between native and non-native angiosperms and foraging insect visitors in a suburban greenspace under field and laboratory conditions

S Howard, M Symonds

(2023), Vol. 110, pp. 1-11, Science of Nature, Berlin, Germany, C1

Birds are better at regulating heat loss through their legs than their bills: implications for body shape evolution in response to climate

Alexandra McQueen, Ryan Barnaby, Matthew Symonds, Glenn Tattersall

(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 1-7, Biology Letters, London, Eng., C1

The influence of resting posture and orientation on alertness and escape in shorebirds

A Timmis, M Symonds, M Weston

(2022), Vol. 163, pp. 509-521, Journal of Ornithology, C1

Ecological and environmental predictors of escape among birds on a large tropical island

K Ekanayake, J Gnanapragasam, K Ranawana, D Vidanapathirana, U Abeyawardhana, C Fernando, A McQueen, M Weston, M Symonds

(2022), Vol. 76, pp. 1-13, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Berlin, Germany, C1

Impact of Fungal Spores on Asthma Prevalence and Hospitalization

K Hughes, D Price, A Torriero, M Symonds, C Suphioglu

(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-12, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, C1

Thermal adaptation best explains Bergmann's and Allen's Rules across ecologically diverse shorebirds

A McQueen, M Klaassen, G Tattersall, R Atkinson, R Jessop, C Hassell, M Christie, M Symonds

(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1-12, Nature Communications, London, Eng., C1

Movement and olfactory signals: Sexually dimorphic antennae and female flightlessness in moths

T Johnson, M Elgar, M Symonds

(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 01-18, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

The importance of wetland margin microhabitat mosaics; the case of shorebirds and thermoregulation

J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds

(2021), Vol. 58, pp. 382-391, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1

Repeatability and Validity of Phenotypic Trait Measurements in Birds

K Subasinghe, M Symonds, M Vidal-García, T Bonnet, S Prober, K Williams, J Gardner

(2021), Vol. 48, pp. 100-114, Evolutionary Biology, C1

Environment and local substrate availability effects on harem formation in a polygynous bark beetle

M Griffin, M Symonds

(2021), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Insects, Switzerland, C1

Spontaneous choices for insect-pollinated flower shapes by wild non-eusocial halictid bees

S Howard, K Prendergast, M Symonds, M Shrestha, A Dyer

(2021), Vol. 224, Journal of Experimental Biology, England, C1

Differences in flight initiation distances between African and Australian birds

M Weston, A Radkovic, L Kirao, P Guay, W Van Dongen, P Malaki, D Blumstein, M Symonds

(2021), Vol. 179, pp. 235-245, Animal Behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

A field-based investigation of simple phenol variation in Australian Agaricus xanthodermus

A Boxshall, J Birch, T Lebel, M Symonds, D Callahan

(2021), Vol. 113, pp. 1123-1135, Mycologia, England, C1

Mapping the evolution of accurate Batesian mimicry of social wasps in hoverflies

A Leavey, C Taylor, M Symonds, F Gilbert, T Reader

(2021), Vol. 75, pp. 2802-2815, Evolution, United States, C1

Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming

S Ryding, M Klaassen, G Tattersall, J Gardner, M Symonds

(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 1036-1048, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, England, C1

Civil war is associated with longer escape distances among sri lankan birds

J Gnanapragasam, K Ekanayake, K Ranawana, M Symonds, M Weston

(2021), Vol. 198, pp. 653-659, American Naturalist, United States, C1

Understanding the role of plantations in the abundance of an arboreal folivore

K Ashman, A Rendall, M Symonds, D Whisson

(2020), Vol. 193, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1

Sex ratio and female allocation to harems in a polygynous bark beetle

Melissa Griffin, Gregory Holwell, Matthew Symonds

(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 149-155, Austral entomology, Chichester, Eng., C1

Evolution of male antennal size in moths (Lepidoptera): a comparative test of potential trade-offs and correlated growth in Australian species

S Weedon, N Porch, M Symonds

(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 156-166, Austral Entomology, C1

Pre- And post-copulatory traits working in concert: Sexual dichromatism in passerines is associated with sperm morphology

K Durrant, T Reader, M Symonds

(2020), Vol. 16, Biology Letters, England, C1

From cryptic to colorful: Evolutionary decoupling of larval and adult color in butterflies

Iliana Medina, Regina Vega-Trejo, Thomas Wallenius, Matthew Symonds, Devi Stuart-Fox

(2020), Vol. 4, pp. 34-43, Evolution Letters, London, Eng., C1

Escape responses of terrestrial and aquatic birds to drones: Towards a code of practice to minimize disturbance

M Weston, C O’Brien, K Kostoglou, M Symonds

(2020), Vol. 57, pp. 777-785, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1

Spatial and temporal variation in morphology in Australian whistlers and shrike-thrushes: is climate change causing larger appendages?

I Onley, J Gardner, M Symonds

(2020), Vol. 130, pp. 101-113, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford, Eng., C1

From quiet-night-in to party animal: sex ratio and density affect male/female aggregations in a 'harem' polygynous insect

M Griffin, G Holwell, M Symonds

(2020), Vol. 170, pp. 111-118, Animal Behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

Persistent spatial gaps in ornithological study in Australia, 1901-2011

Michael Weston, Maree Yarwood, Desley Whisson, Matthew Symonds

(2020), Vol. 47, pp. 264-271, Archives of Natural History, Edinburgh, Scotland, C1

Ethical considerations for invertebrates

S Howard, M Symonds

(2020), Vol. 5, Animal Sentience, C1

Biological determinants of research effort on Australian birds: a comparative analysis

M Yarwood, M Weston, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 119, pp. 38-44, Emu, C1

Morphology and geography predict the use of heat conservation behaviours across birds

G Pavlovic, M Weston, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 286-296, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1

Sexual selection and organs of sense: Darwin's neglected insight

M Elgar, T Johnson, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 69, pp. 63-82, Animal biology, Leiden, The Netherlands, C1

Insect harem polygyny: when is a harem not a harem?

M Griffin, G Holwell, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 73, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, C1

Leg length and temperature determine the use of unipedal roosting in birds

J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 50, Journal of Avian Biology, C1

Combining Evolutionary Inference and Metabolomics to Identify Plants With Medicinal Potential

S Mawalagedera, D Callahan, A Gaskett, N Rønsted, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, C1

Australian songbird body size tracks climate variation: 82 species over 50 years

J Gardner, T Amano, A Peters, W Sutherland, B MacKey, L Joseph, J Stein, K Ikin, R Little, J Smith, M Symonds

(2019), Vol. 286, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1

Are the big and beautiful less bold? Differences in avian fearfulness between the sexes in relation to body size and colour

P Guay, R Leppitt, M Weston, T Yeager, W van Dongen, M Symonds

(2018), Vol. 304, pp. 252-259, Journal of zoology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1

Mitogenomic and nuclear diversity in the Mulga parrot of the Australian arid zone: Cryptic subspecies and tests for selection

K McElroy, Keirabeattie, M Symonds, L Joseph

(2018), Vol. 118, pp. 22-35, Emu, C1

Bicycles evoke longer flight-initiation distances and higher intensity escape behaviour of some birds in parks compared with pedestrians

G Bernard, W van Dongen, P Guay, M Symonds, R Robinson, M Weston

(2018), Vol. 178, pp. 276-280, Landscape and Urban Planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

The evolution of the avian bill as a thermoregulatory organ

G Tattersall, B Arnaout, M Symonds

(2017), Vol. 92, pp. 1630-1656, Biological Reviews, England, C1

Bill size mediates behavioural thermoregulation in birds

J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds

(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 885-893, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1

Measurement techniques for curved shorebird bills: a comparison of low-tech and high-tech methods

J Ryeland, M Symonds, M Weston

(2017), Vol. 124, pp. 33-39, Wader study, [Devon, Eng.], C1

Sexual selection on receptor organ traits: Younger females attract males with longer antennae

T Johnson, M Symonds, M Elgar

(2017), Vol. 104, Science of Nature, Germany, C1

Anticipatory flexibility: Larval population density in moths determines male investment in antennae, wings and testes

T Johnson, M Symonds, M Elgar

(2017), Vol. 284, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1

The role of life-history and ecology in the evolution of color patterns in Australian chrysomeline beetles

E Tan, C Reid, M Symonds, J Jurado-Rivera, M Elgar

(2017), Vol. 5, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, C1

Leadership through knowledge and experience in a social sawfly

L Hodgkin, M Symonds, M Elgar

(2017), Vol. 134, pp. 177-181, Animal behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

Tests of ecogeographical relationships in a non-native species: what rules avian morphology?

A Cardilini, K Buchanan, C Sherman, P Cassey, M Symonds

(2016), Vol. 181, pp. 783-793, Oecologia, Germany, C1

Time since urbanization but not encephalisation is associated with increased tolerance of human proximity in birds

M Symonds, M Weston, W Van Dongen, A Lill, R Robinson, P Guay

(2016), Vol. 4, pp. 1-1, Frontiers in ecology and evolution, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

Experimental evolution reveals that population density does not affect moth signalling behaviour and antennal morphology

K Ashman, K McNamara, M Symonds

(2016), Vol. 30, pp. 1009-1021, Evolutionary Ecology, C1

Spatial variation in avian bill size is associated with humidity in summer among Australian passerines

J Gardner, M Symonds, L Joseph, K Ikin, J Stein, L Kruuk

(2016), Vol. 3, Climate change responses, London, Eng., C1

The mothematics of female pheromone signaling: strategies for aging virgins

K Umbers, M Symonds, H Kokko

(2015), Vol. 185, pp. 417-432, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1

Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera

O Grace, S Buerki, M Symonds, F Forest, A van Wyk, G Smith, R Klopper, C Bjorå, S Neale, S Demissew, M Simmonds, N Rønsted

(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1-12, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1

Climate-related spatial and temporal variation in bill morphology over the past century in Australian parrots

D Campbell-Tennant, J Gardner, M Kearney, M Symonds

(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 1163-1175, Journal of biogeography, London, Eng., C1

Investment in sensory structures, testis size, and wing coloration in males of a diurnal moth species: trade-offs or correlated growth?

B Shiel, C Sherman, M Elgar, T Johnson, M Symonds

(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 1601-1608, Ecology and evolution, London, Eng., C1

Comparative analysis of classic brain component sizes in relation to flightiness in birds

M Symonds, M Weston, R Robinson, P Guay

(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-8, PLoS one, San Francisco, California, C1

Leaders benefit followers in the collective movement of a social sawfly

L Hodgkin, M Symonds, M Elgar

(2014), Vol. 281, pp. 1-6, Proceedings of the royal society B, London, Eng., C1

Lecturing and other face-to-face teaching - too much or too little? An assessment based on student feedback and fail rates

M Symonds

(2014), Vol. 33, pp. 1221-1231, Higher education research and development, London, Eng., C1

Gender differences in conference presentations: a consequence of self-selection?

T Jones, K Fanson, R Lanfear, M Symonds, M Higgie

(2014), Vol. 2, pp. 1-15, PeerJ, Corte Madera, Calif., C1

Brains and bravery: little evidence of a relationship between brain size and flightiness in shorebirds

P Guay, M Weston, M Symonds, H Glover

(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 516-522, Austral ecology, Richmond, Vic., C1

Macrostress: do large-scale ecological patterns exist in the glucocorticoid stress response of vertebrates?

T Jessop, R Woodford, M Symonds

(2013), Vol. 27, pp. 120-130, Functional ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1

Distance from water, sex and approach direction influence flight distances among habituated black swans

P Guay, R Lorenz, R Robinson, M Symonds, M Weston

(2013), Vol. 119, pp. 552-558, Ethology, Weinheim, Germany, C1

Factors shaping the evolution of colour patterns in Australian agamid lizards (Agamidae): a comparative study

I Chen, M Symonds, J Melville, D Stuart-Fox

(2013), Vol. 109, pp. 101-112, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford, Eng., C1

The evolution of body size, antennal size and host use in parasitoid wasps (hymenoptera: chalcidoidea): a phylogenetic comparative analysis

M Symonds, M Elgar

(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-13, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1

Pheromone production, male abundance, body size, and the evolution of elaborate antennae in moths

M Symonds, T Johnson, M Elgar

(2012), Vol. 2, pp. 227-246, Ecology and evolution, West Sussex, Eng., C1

Reproductive consequences of male arrival order in the Bark beetle, Ips grandicollis

M Symonds, M Magrath, T Latty

(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 401-407, Journal of insect behavior, New York, N. Y., C1-1

Sexual selection and the evolution of complex color patterns in dragon lizards

I Chen, D Stuart-Fox, A Hugall, M Symonds

(2012), Vol. 66, pp. 3605-3614, Evolution, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

Can phylogeny predict chemical diversity and potential medicinal activity of plants? A case study of amaryllidaceae

N Ronsted, M Symonds, T Birkholm, S Christensen, A Meerow, M Molander, P Molgaard, G Petersen, N Rasmussen, J van Staden, G Stafford, A Jager

(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-12, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1

Effects of humidity on the response of the bark beetle Ips grandicollis (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to synthetic aggregation pheromone

M Bassett, J Baumgartner, M Hallett, Y Hassan, M Symonds

(2011), Vol. 50, pp. 48-51, Australian journal of entomology, Richmond, Vic., C1-1

Evolution of cuticular hydrocarbon diversity in ants

E Van Wilgenburg, M Symonds, M Elgar

(2011), Vol. 24, pp. 1188-1198, Journal of evolutionary biology, Oxford, Eng., C1

A brief guide to model selection, multimodel inference and model averaging in behavioural ecology using Akaike's information criterion

M Symonds, A Moussalli

(2011), Vol. 65, pp. 13-21, Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

Positive and negative effects of phoretic mites on the reproductive output of an invasive bark beetle

L Hodgkin, M Elgar, M Symonds

(2010), Vol. 58, pp. 198-204, Australian journal of zoology, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1

Geographical variation in bill size across bird species provides evidence for Allen's rule

M Symonds, G Tattersall

(2010), Vol. 176, pp. 188-197, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1-1

Changing philosophies and tools for statistical inferences in behavioral ecology

Z Garamszegi, S Calhim, N Dochtermann, G Hegyi, P Hurd, C Jorgensen, N Kutsukake, M Lajeunesse, K Pollard, H Schielzeth, M Symonds, S Nakagawa

(2009), Vol. 20, pp. 1363-1375, Behavioral ecology, Cary, NC, C1-1

Harem size and oviposition behaviour in a polygynous bark beetle

T Latty, M Magrath, M Symonds

(2009), Vol. 34, pp. 562-568, Ecological entomology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

The evolution of sex pheromones in an ecologically diverse genus of flies

M Symonds, A Moussalli, M Elgar

(2009), Vol. 97, pp. 594-603, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford , Eng., C1-1

The evolution of pheromone diversity

M Symonds, M Elgar

(2008), Vol. 23, pp. 220-228, Trends in ecology and evolution, London, Eng., C1-1

Species richness and evenness in Australian birds

M Symonds, C Johnson

(2008), Vol. 171, pp. 480-490, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1-1

Latitudinal gradients in abundance, and the causes of rarity in the tropics: a test using Australian honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae)

M Symonds, L Christidis, C Johnson

(2006), Vol. 149, pp. 406-417, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

Gender differences in publication output: towards an unbiased metric of research performance

M Symonds, N Gemmell, T Braisher, K Gorringe, M Elgar

(2006), Vol. 1, pp. 1-5, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Ca., C1-1

Determinants of local abundance in a major radiation of Australian passerines (Aves: Meliphagoidea)

M Symonds, C Johnson

(2006), Vol. 33, pp. 794-802, Journal of biogeography, Oxford , Eng., C1-1

Range size-abundance relationships in Australian passerines

M Symonds, C Johnson

(2006), Vol. 15, pp. 143-152, Global ecology and biogeography, Oxford , Eng., C1-1

Phylogeny and life histories of the 'Insectivora': controversies and consequences

M Symonds

(2005), Vol. 80, pp. 93-128, Biological reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

The mode of evolution of aggregation pheromones in Drosophila species

M Symonds, B Wertheim

(2005), Vol. 18, pp. 1253-1263, Journal of evolutionary biology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

Web-building spiders attract prey by storing decaying matter

B Bjorkman-Chiswell, M Kulinski, R Muscat, K Nguyen, K Norton, M Symonds, G Westhope, M Elgar

(2004), Vol. 91, pp. 245-248, Naturwissenschaften, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

Ecological correlates of the threat of extinction in neotropical bird species

G Gage, M Brooke, M Symonds, D Wege

(2004), Vol. 7, pp. 161-178, Animal conservation, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

The mode of pheromone evolution: evidence from bark beetles

M Symonds, M Elgar

(2004), Vol. 271, pp. 839-846, Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, London, Eng., C1-1

Species overlap, speciation and the evolution of aggregation pheromones in bark beetles

M Symonds, M Elgar

(2004), Vol. 7, pp. 202-212, Ecology letters, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

The effects of topological inaccuracy in evolutionary trees on the phylogenetic comparative method of independent contrasts

M Symonds

(2002), Vol. 51, pp. 541-553, Systematic biology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

Insectivore life histories: further evidence against an optimum body size for mammals

M Symonds

(1999), Vol. 13, pp. 508-513, Functional ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

Life histories of the Insectivora : the role of phylogeny, metabolism and sex differences

M Symonds

(1999), Vol. 249, pp. 315-337, Journal of zoology, London, Eng., C1-1