2019
AUG 2019
Our PNAS paper, led by Ben Hopkins, shows how males can alter their sperm and seminal fluid proteins differently in response to rival males. Complete with explanatory video!
MAR 2019
Our Mol Cell Proteomics paper, led by Irem Sepil, uses a novel quantitative proteomics method to identify new Drosophila seminal proteins.
JAN 2019
Our Nat Comms paper shows how polyandry affects sexual selection on males – great work from Ju Morimoto & the team!
Our PNAS paper, led by Ben Hopkins, shows how males can alter their sperm and seminal fluid proteins differently in response to rival males. Complete with explanatory video!
MAR 2019
Our Mol Cell Proteomics paper, led by Irem Sepil, uses a novel quantitative proteomics method to identify new Drosophila seminal proteins.
JAN 2019
Our Nat Comms paper shows how polyandry affects sexual selection on males – great work from Ju Morimoto & the team!
2018
NOV 2018
Our new paper in Proc B, on fly nervous system-sex effects on behaviour & lifespan, is the work of two terrific undergrad project students, Ewan & Tomoyo!
OCT 2018
We have a new paper in Functional Ecology, lead by Ellie Bath, showing how juvenile lifestyles affect adult fighting in females
JUL 2018
Read this article in the Mirror explaining the similarities between Love Island and our research on fly sex
Our new paper in Proc B, on fly nervous system-sex effects on behaviour & lifespan, is the work of two terrific undergrad project students, Ewan & Tomoyo!
OCT 2018
We have a new paper in Functional Ecology, lead by Ellie Bath, showing how juvenile lifestyles affect adult fighting in females
JUL 2018
Read this article in the Mirror explaining the similarities between Love Island and our research on fly sex
2017
AUG 2017
Check out Sally Le Page’s new (and first) paper, on male relatedness and familiarity, and sexual conflict in fruit flies (open access)!
JUL 2017
Welcome to Dani Edmunds, who started her DPhil studies in the fly lab today, supervised by Jen Perry and Stu Wigby.
JUN 2017
Check out our new quick guide to seminal fluid, out now in Current Biology
MAY 2017
Our new Nature Ecology & Evolution paper shows that sperm and sex peptide increase aggression in female flies!
MAR 2017
We did an Oxford Sparks twitter takeover! Here’s the story: https://storify.com/StuartWigby/fly-takeover
FEB 2017
Check out our new fly-sex karaoke podcast!
JAN 2017
New paper from lab alumni Cedric Tan, on his PhD work on relatedness and sexual selection in the red junglefowl
Check out Sally Le Page’s new (and first) paper, on male relatedness and familiarity, and sexual conflict in fruit flies (open access)!
JUL 2017
Welcome to Dani Edmunds, who started her DPhil studies in the fly lab today, supervised by Jen Perry and Stu Wigby.
JUN 2017
Check out our new quick guide to seminal fluid, out now in Current Biology
MAY 2017
Our new Nature Ecology & Evolution paper shows that sperm and sex peptide increase aggression in female flies!
MAR 2017
We did an Oxford Sparks twitter takeover! Here’s the story: https://storify.com/StuartWigby/fly-takeover
FEB 2017
Check out our new fly-sex karaoke podcast!
JAN 2017
New paper from lab alumni Cedric Tan, on his PhD work on relatedness and sexual selection in the red junglefowl
