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  • Van Nuland, M.E., Averill, C., Stewart, J.D., Prylutskyi, O., Corrales, A., van Galen, L.G., Manley, B.F., Qin, C., Lauber, T., Mikryukov, V., Dulia, O., Furci, G., Marín, C., Sheldrake, M., Weedon, J.T., Peay, K.G., Cornwallis, C.K., Větrovský, T., Kohout, P., Baldrian, P., Tedersoo, L., West, S.A., Crowther, T.W., Kiers, E.T., van den Hoogen, J. 2025. Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected. Nature, 645, 414–422. [pdf]
  • Erazo-­ Garcia, M. P. Sheyn, U. Barth, Z. K. Craig, R. J. Wessman, P. Jivaji, A. M. Ray, K. W. Svensson-­ Coelho, M. Cornwallis, C. K. Rengefors, K. Brussaard, C. P. D. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, M. Aylward, F. O. 2025. Cryptic infection of a giant virus in a unicellular green alga. Science, 388: 720-732. [pdf]
  • Svensson, E.I., Schou, M.F., Melgar, J., Waller, J.T., Engelbrecht, A., Brand, Z., Cloete, S., Cornwallis, C.K., 2025. Infrared thermography is a useful tool in research on thermoregulation and evolution of heat tolerance. Evolution Letters [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C.K. Engelbrecht, A. The benefits of long-term international partnerships for ostrich research. Agriprobe, 22 [pdf]
  • Liu, M. Bell-Roberts, L. Botero, C. Cornwallis, C. K. West, S. A. 2025. Environmental Predictability in Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis: How to Measure It and Does It Matter? Global Ecology & Biogeography, 34: e70108. [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Griffin, A. S. 2024. Phylogenetic comparative methods and their application. Annual Reviews in Ecology & Evolution, 55: 181-204. [pdf]
  • Schou, M. F. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2024. Thermal adaptation across life-stages in fluctuating environments. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 39 (9): 841-850. [pdf]
  • Santos, M. Downing, P. Griffin, A. S. Cornwallis, C. K. & West, S. A. 2024. Altruism and natural selection in a variable environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 121 (38): e2402974121. [pdf]
  • Howe, J. Cornwallis, C. K. & Griffin, A. S. 2024. Conflict-reducing innovations in development enable increased multicellular complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. [pdf]
  • Carroll, C. P. Manaprasertsak, A. Castro, A. B. van den Bos, H. Spierings, D. Wardenaar, R. Bukkuri, A. Engström, N. Baratchart, E. Yang, M. Biloglav, A. Cornwallis, C. K. Johansson, B. Hagerling, C. Arsenian-Henriksson, M. Paulsson, K. Amend, S. Mohlin, S. Foijer, F. McIntyre, A. Pienta, K. J. & Hammarlund, E. U. 2024. Drug-resilient cancer cell phenotype is acquired via polyploidization associated with early stress response coupled to HIF-2α transcriptional regulation. Cancer Research Communications, 4 (3): 691–705. [pdf]
  • Uller, T. Milocco, L. Isanta-Navarro, J. Cornwallis, C. K. & Feiner, N. 2024. Twenty Years of Developmental Plasticity and Evolution: On middle range theories and how to test them. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227: jeb246375. [pdf]
  • Svensson, E. I. Schou, M. F. Melgar, J. Waller, J. Engelbrecht, A. Brand, Z. Cloete, S. W. P. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2023. Heritable variation in thermal profiles is associated with reproductive success in the world’s largest bird. Evolution Letters. 1-12. [pdf]
  • Bensch, S. Caballero-López, V. Cornwallis, C. K. Sokolovskis, K. 2023. The evolutionary history of “suboptimal” migration routes. iScience, 26(11), 108266. [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. van’t Padje, A. Ellers, J. Klein, M. Jackson, R. Kiers, T. West, S. A. & Henry, L. 2023. Symbioses shape feeding niches and diversification across insects. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 7: 1022-1044. [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. Svensson-Coelho, M. Lindh, M. Li, Q. Stábile, F. Hansson, L. A. & Rengefors, K. 2023. Single-cell adaptations shape evolutionary transitions to multicellularity in green algae. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 7:  889–902. [pdf]
  • Pettersen, A. K. Feiner, N. Noble, D. W. A. While, G. M. Uller, T. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2023. Maternal behavioural thermoregulation facilitated evolutionary transitions from egg laying to live birth. Evolution Letters, 7(5): 351-360. [pdf]
  • Yazdi, H. P. Olito, C. Kawakami, T. Unneberg, P. Schou, M. F. Cloete, S. W. P. Hansson, B. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2023. The evolutionary maintenance of ancient recombining sex chromosomes in the ostrich. PLoS Genetics, 19(6): e1010801. [pdf]
  • Videvall, E. Bensch, H. M. Engelbrecht, A. Serfontein, N. Cloete, S. W. P. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2023. Coprophagy rapidly matures juvenile gut microbiota in a precocial bird. Evolution letters, 7(4), 240-251. [pdf]
  • Melgar, J. Schou, M. F. Bonato, M. Engelbrecht, A. Brand, Z. Cloete, S. W. P. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2022. Experimental evidence that group size drives divergent benefits of cooperative breeding for male and female ostriches. eLife, 11:e77170. [pdf]
  • Schou, M. F. Engelbrecht, A. Brand, Z. Svensson, E. I. Cloete, S. W. P. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2022. Evolutionary trade-offs between heat and cold tolerance limit responses to fluctuating climates. Science Advances. 8: eabn9580 [pdf]
  • O’Connor, E. A. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2022. Immunity and Lifespan: Answering Long-Standing Questions with Comparative Genomics. Trends in Genetics. 38: 650-661 [pdf]
  • Bensch, H. M. O’Connor, E. A. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2021. Living with relatives offsets the harm caused by pathogens in natural populations. eLife. 10:e66649 [pdf]
  • Pike, V. Cornwallis, C. K. & Griffin, A. S. 2021. Why don’t all animals avoid inbreeding. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 288: 20211045. [pdf]
  • Schou, M. F. Bonato, M. Engelbrecht, A. Brand, Z. Svensson, E. I. Melgar, J. Muvhali, T.P. Cloete, S. W. P. Cornwallis, C. K. 2021. Extreme temperatures compromise male and female fertility in a large desert bird. Nature Communications. 12, 666 [pdf]
  • Downing, P.  Griffin, A. S. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2021. Hard-working Helpers Contribute to Long Breeder Lifespans in Cooperative Birds. Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 376,20190742 [pdf]
  • Videvall, E. Song, S. J. Bensch, H. M. Strandh, M. Engelbrecht, A. Serfontein, N. Hellgren, O. Olivier, A. Cloete, S. Knight, R. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2020. Early-life gut dysbiosis linked to juvenile mortality in ostriches. Microbiome. 8, 147 [pdf]
  • Downing, P.  Griffin, A. S. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2020. The Benefits of Help in Cooperative Birds – non-existent or difficult to detect? American Naturalist.  195(6), 1085-1091 [pdf]
  • Downing, P.  Griffin, A. S. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2020. Group formation and the evolutionary pathway to complex sociality in birds. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(3), 479- 486 [pdf]
  • O’Connor, E. A. Hasselquist, D. Nilsson, J-Å. Westerdahl, H. Cornwallis, C. K. 2020. Wetter climates select for higher immune gene diversity in resident, but not migratory, songbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 287, 20192675 [pdf]
  • Videvall, E. Song, S. J. Bensch, H. M. Strandh, M. Engelbrecht, A. Serfontein, N. Hellgren, O. Olivier, A. Cloete, S. W. P. Knight, R. Cornwallis, C. K. 2019. Major shifts in gut microbiota during development and its relationship to growth in ostriches. Molecular Ecology. 28, 2653-2667 [pdf]
  • Downing, P.  Griffin, A. S. & Cornwallis, C. K. Sex difference in helping effort reveal the effect of future reproduction on cooperative behaviour in birds. 2018. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 285, 20181164 [pdf]
  • O’Connor, E. A. Cornwallis, C. K. Hasselquist, D. Nilsson, J-Å. Westerdahl, H. 2018. The evolution of immunity in relation to colonisation and migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, 841-849 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. 2018. Cooperative breeding and the evolutionary coexistence of helper and non-helper strategies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 115, 1684-1686 [pdf]
  • Videvall, E. Strandh, M. Engelbrecht, A. Cloete, S. W. P. Cornwallis, C. K. 2018. Measuring the gut microbiome in birds: comparison of faecal and cloacal sampling. Molecular Ecology Resources. 18, 424-434 [pdf]
  • Fisher, R. M. Henry, L. M. Cornwallis, C. K. Kiers, E. T & West, S. A. 2017. The evolution of host-symbiont dependence Nature Communications. 8, 15978 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. Botero, C. A. Rubenstein, D. R. R. Downing, P. A. West, S. A. & Griffin, A. S. 2017. Cooperation facilitates the colonization of harsh environments. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1, 0057 [pdf]
  • Leggett, H. C. Cornwallis, C. K. Buckling, A. & West, S. A. 2017. Growth rate, transmission mode and virulence in human pathogens. Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 372, 20160094 [pdf]
  • Videvall, E. Cornwallis, C. K., Ahrén, D., Palinauskas, V., Valkiunas, G. & Hellgren, O. 2017. The transcriptome of the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium ashfordi displays host-specific gene expression Molecular Ecology. 10.1111/mec.14085 [pdf]
  • Videvall, E. Strandh, M. Engelbrecht, A. Cloete, S. W. P. Cornwallis, C. K. 2017. Direct PCR offers a fast and reliable alternative to conventional DNA isolation methods for animal gut microbiomes. mSystems. 2, e00132-17[pdf]
  • Hayward, A. Tsuboi, M. Owusu, C. Kotrschal, A. Buechel, S. D. Zidar, J. Cornwallis, C. K. Lovlie, H. & Kolm, N. 2017. Evolutionary associations between host traits and parasite load: insights from Lake Tanganyika cichlids. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 10.1111/jeb.13053 [pdf]
  • Downing, P. Cornwallis, C. K. & Griffin, A. S. How to make a sterile helper. 2016. Bioessays. 39, 1600136 [pdf]
  • Downing, P. A. Cornwallis, C. K. & Griffin, A. S. 2015. Sex, long life and the evolutionary transition to cooperative breeding in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 282: 20151663 [pdf]
  • Hayward, A. Cornwallis, C. K. & Jern, P. 2015. Pan-vertebrate comparative genomics unmasks retrovirus macroevolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 112. 464-469 [pdf] 
  • Videvall, E. Cornwallis, C. K., Palinauskas, V., Valkiunas, G. & Hellgren, O. 2015. The avian transcritpome response to malaria infection. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 32, 1255-1267 [pdf]
  • Bonato, M., Malecki, I. A., Rybnik-Trzaskowska, P. K., Cornwallis, C. K. & Cloete, S. W. P. 2014. Predicting ejaculate quality and libido in male ostriches: effects of season and age. Animal Reproduction Science. 151, 49-55 [pdf] 
  • Cornwallis, C. K. Dean, R. & Pizzari, T. 2014. Sex-specific patterns of aging on sexual ornaments and gametes. American Naturalist. 184, E66-78 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis. 2014. Inclusive fitness. Oxford Bibliographies [pdf]
  • Tobias, J. A.* Cornwallis, C. K.* Derryberry, E. P. Claramunt, S. Brumfield, R. T. Seddon, N. 2014. Species interactions and the dynamics of phenotypic evolution across a major radiation of birds. Nature, 506, 359-363 [pdf]
  • Griffin, A. S. Alonzo, S. H. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2013. Why do cuckolded males provide paternal care? PLoS Biology, 11, e1001520 [pdf] 
  • Fisher, R. Cornwallis, C. K. & West, S. A. 2013. Group formation, relatedness and the evolution of multicellularity. Current Biology. 23, 1120-1125 [pdf] 
  • Wood, M. J. Childs, D.J. Davies, A. S. Cornwallis, C. K., Hellgren, O., Perrins, C. M., Sheldon, B. C. 2013. The epidemiology underlying age-related avian malaria infection in a long-lived host, the mute swan Cygnus olor. Journal of Avian Biology. 44, 347-358 [pdf]
  • Leggett, H. C., Cornwallis, C. K. & West, S. A. 2012 Mechanisms of pathogenesis, infective dose and virulence in human pathogens. PLoS Pathogens. 8, e1002512 [pdf]
  • Liedvogel, M*. Cornwallis, C. K*. & Sheldon, B. S. 2012. Integrating candidate gene and quantitative genetic approaches to understand variation in timing of breeding in wild tit populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 5, 813-823 [pdf]
  • Bonato, M. Cornwallis, C. K. Malecki, I. A. Rybnik, P. K. & Cloete, S. W. P. 2012. The effect of temperature and pH on the motility and viability of ostrich sperm. Animal Reproduction Science, 133, 123-128 [pdf]
  • Boomsma, J., Beekman, M., Cornwallis, C. K., Griffin, A. S., Holman, L., Hughes, W., Keller, L., Oldroyd, B., & Ratnieks, F. 2011. Only full-sibling families evolved eusociality Nature, 471, 7339 [pdf]
  • Bonato, M. Rybnik, P. K. Malecki, I. A. Cornwallis, C. K. & Cloete, S. W. P. 2011. Twice daily collection yields greater semen output and does not affect male libido in the ostrich. Animal Reproduction Science. 123, 258-264 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. West, S. A. Davies, K. & Griffin, A. S. 2010. Promiscuity and the evolutionary transition to complex societies. Nature, 466, 969-972 [pdf]
  • Bonato, M. Rybnik, P. K. Malecki, I. A. Cornwallis, C. K. & Cloete, S. W. P. 2010. Between male variation in semen characteristics and preliminary results on the dilution of semen in the ostrich. South African Journal of Animal Science. 40, 438-441 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Uller, T. 2010. Dynamic affairs, could be if we let it! Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25, 430-431 [pdf]
  • Dean, R., Cornwallis, C. K., Løvlie, H., Worley, K., Richardson, D. S. & Pizzari, T. 2010. Male reproductive senescence causes potential for sexual conflict over mating. Current Biology, 20, 1192-1196 [pdf]
  • Worley, K., Collet, J., Spurgin, L., Cornwallis, C. K., Pizzari, T. & Richardson, D. S. 2010. MHC heterozygosity and survival in red junglefowl. Molecular Ecology, 19, 3064-3075 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Uller, T. 2010. Towards an evolutionary ecology for sexual traits. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 25, 145-152 [pdf] 
  • Cornwallis, C. K. West, S. A. & Griffin, A. S. 2009. Routes to indirect fitness in cooperatively breeding vertebrates: kin discrimination and limited dispersal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22, 2445-2457 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & O’Connor, E. A. 2009. Sperm: seminal fluid interactions and the adjustment of sperm quality in relation to female attractiveness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 276, 3457-3467 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2008. Plasticity in reproductive phenotypes reveals status specific correlations between behavioral, morphological and physiological sexual traits. Evolution. 62, 1149-1161 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2007. Changes in sperm quality and numbers in response to experimental manipulation of male social status and female attractiveness. American Naturalist. 170, 758-771 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2007. Experimental evidence that female ornamentation increases the acquisition of sperm and signals fecundity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 274, 583-590 [pdf]
  • Pizzari, T., Cornwallis, C. K. & Froman, D. P. 2007. Social competitive ability is associated with rapid fluctuations in sperm quality in male fowl. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 274, 853-860 [pdf]
  • Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2006. Social status and availability of females determine patterns of sperm allocation in the fowl. Evolution. 60, 1486-1493 [pdf]
  • Løvlie, H. Cornwallis, C. K. & Pizzari T. 2005. Male mounting alone reduces female promiscuity in the fowl. Current Biology. 15, 1222-1227 [pdf]
  • Keeling, L., Andersson, L., Schütz, K. E., Kerje, S., Fredriksson, R., Calborg, Ö., Cornwallis, C. K., Pizzari, T. & Jensen P. 2004. Chicken genomics: Feather-pecking and victim pigmentation. Nature. 431, 645-646 [pdf]
  • Pizzari, T., Løvlie, H., & Cornwallis, C. K. 2004. Sex-specific, counteracting responses to inbreeding in a bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 271, 2115-2121 [pdf]
  • Pizzari, T. Jensen, P. & Cornwallis, C. K. 2004. A novel test of the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis reveals independent components of fertility. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 217, 51-58 [pdf]
  • Pizzari, T. Cornwallis, C. K., Løvlie, H. Jakobsson, S. & Birkhead, T. R. 2003. Sophisticated sperm allocation in male fowl. Nature, 426, 70-74 [pdf]

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