Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research overview
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.
Academic/Professional Qualification
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Are studies of mating systems too inbred? A commentary on Clo et al. (2025)
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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Facultative parthenogenesis
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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Gametes best discriminate natural and sexual selection: a comment on Janicke 2024
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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Hamilton's rule predicts sibling cannibalism in a wild population of insects
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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On the biological basis of beauty
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
Datasets
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Cannibalism and intraguild predation in a wild population of lygaeid seed bug (dataset)
Abbs, M. M. (Creator), Kennedy, J. R. (Contributor), Drago Rosa, A. (Contributor) & Shuker, D. M. (Contributor), University of St Andrews, 15 May 2025
DOI: 10.17630/69f3dd9d-6908-4187-bbff-d42607d6fd18
Dataset
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Data underpinning Madingley Moravia Abbs's thesis
Abbs, M. M. (Creator), Shuker, D. M. (Supervisor), Fritsch, O. S. (Contributor), Gourevitch, E. (Contributor), Drago Rosa, A. (Contributor), Cooper, L. M. (Contributor), Pechlivanis, A. (Contributor), Todd-Jones, E. (Contributor) & Kennedy, J. R. (Contributor), University of St Andrews, 22 Aug 2027
DOI: 10.17630/5518eb2a-f062-42c1-b6e1-290edbad3767
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Data underpinning Eleanor Gourevitch's thesis
Gourevitch, E. (Creator), Shuker, D. M. (Supervisor) & Dougherty, L. R. (Contributor), University of St Andrews, 12 Feb 2026
DOI: 10.17630/c57c82bf-e70c-4f3d-befe-ea150d00a15f, https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/760
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Investigating the causes of mating failure in Lygaeus simulans seed bugs (thesis data)
Balfour, V. (Creator) & Shuker, D. M. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 6 Jun 2025
DOI: 10.17630/37154949-85e2-4369-be46-d89bafaf69e5, https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/496
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Sexual selection in wild populations of seed bugs: the role of size in pre-copulatory mate choice by females and males (dataset)
Fritsch, O. S. (Creator) & Shuker, D. M. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 30 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.17630/09878f60-1a55-4042-bb20-f89d6f4c9a09, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sf7m0cgkr
Dataset
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Genetics and genomics of adaptive sex: The genetics and genomics of adaptive sex ratio behaviour
Shuker, D. (PI) & Ritchie, M. (CoI)
7/01/13 → 6/04/16
Project: Standard
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Understanding the constraints on Sex: Understanding the constraints on sex ratio adaptation using artificial neural networks
Shuker, D. (PI)
1/04/09 → 30/11/10
Project: Standard
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Testing evolutionary theory: Testing evolutionary theory: from genome to phenotype and back again
Shuker, D. (PI)
1/02/09 → 30/06/12
Project: Fellowship
Activities
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Advising University of St Andrews Museums on new butterfly exhibit
Shuker, D. M. (Consultant)
2020Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy and expert advice
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Association for the study of Animal Behaviour (External organisation)
Shuker, D. M. (Participant)
2013 → 2018Activity: Membership types › Membership in special-interest organisation
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Invited speaker XXIV International Congress of Entomology
Shuker, D. M. (Invited speaker)
2012Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Biology Letters (Journal)
Shuker, D. M. (Member of editorial board)
2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Ecology and Evolution (Journal)
Shuker, D. M. (Member of editorial board)
2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
Prizes
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Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
Shuker, D. M. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Election to learned society