Publications

    Submitted
  1. Ataei Mehr B, K Magyar, K Adeli, SR Garner and BD Neff. Effect of arginine vasotocin on shoaling behaviour of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata).
  2. Ataei Mehr B, and BD Neff. Preoptic area vasotocin and isotocin neuronal regulation of shoaling behaviour in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata).
  3. Partridge CG, RD Breckels, and BD Neff. The effect of temperature on male sperm competition and female reproductive success in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata).
    4. In Press
    2023
  4. Churchman EKL, TJA Hain, R Knapp, and BD Neff. Parental care behaviour in response to perceived paternity is not mediated by 11-ketotestosterone in bluegill sunfish. General and Comparative Endocrinology. [PDF]
  5. Baker PM, CA Therrien, CA Muir, SR Garner, and BD Neff. Dietary thiaminase impairs cardiac function and increases heart size in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Canadian Journal of Zoology. [PDF]
  6. Cunha AAP, SR Garner, E Ingoldsby, B Dixon, SA MacDougall-Shackleton, R Knapp, and BD Neff. 2023. Androgen and prolactin manipulation do not induce changes in immunocompetence measures in a fish with male parental care. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 339:284-289. [PDF]
    7. 2022
  7. Church KDW, L Nguyen-Dang, BD Neff, and CAD Semeniuk. 2022. Personality in hatchery Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is associated with growth but not metabolic rate or performance. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 79:2006-2024. [PDF]
  8. Mokdad AI, SR Garner, BD Neff, and TE Pitcher. 2022. Upstream and downstream dispersal behaviour of hard- and soft-released juvenile Atlantic salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 42:438-446. [PDF]
  9. Muir CA, SR Garner, S Damjanovski, and BD Neff. 2022. Temperature-dependent plasticity mediates heart morphology and thermal performance of cardiac function in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Journal of Experimental Biology. 225:jeb244305. [PDF]
  10. Muir CA, BS Bork, BD Neff, and S Damjanovski. 2022. Proteomic analysis of temperature-dependent developmental plasticity within the ventricle of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Current Research in Physiology. 5:344-354. [PDF]
  11. Muñoz NB, B Reid, C Correa, RI Madriz, BD Neff, and JD Reynolds. 2022. Emergent trophic interactions following the Chinook salmon invasion of Patagonia. Ecosphere. 13:e3910. [PDF]
  12. Therrien CA, YE Morbey, and BD Neff. 2022. Hide or seek: presence of stream shelter influences the foraging behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Linnaeus 1758). Environmental Biology of Fishes. 105:1-18. [PDF]
  13. Wardlaw C, PL Corcoran, and BD Neff. 2022. Factors influencing the variation of microplastic uptake in demersal fishes from the upper Thames River Ontario. Environmental Pollution. 313:120095. [PDF]
    14. 2021
  14. Lau MJ, CC Wilson and BD Neff. 2021. Innate and learned predator recognition across populations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. Ethology. 127:563–571. [PDF]
  15. Mitchell K, SR Garner, ALS Houde, CC Wilson, TE Pitcher and BD Neff. 2021. Effects of dietary thiaminase on reproductive traits in three populations of Atlantic salmon targeted for reintroduction into Lake Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 78:135-143. [PDF]
  16. Muir CA, BD Neff, S Damjanovski. 2021. Adaptation of a mouse Doppler echocardiograph system for assessing cardiac function and thermal performance in a juvenile salmonid. Conservation Physiology. 9:coab070. [PDF]
  17. Muñoz NB, B Reid, C Correa, BD Neff, and JD Reynolds. 2021. Non-native Chinook salmon add nutrient subsidies and functional novelty to Patagonian streams. Freshwater Biology. 66:495-508. [PDF]
    18. 2020
  18. Ataei Mehr B, SR Garner, and BD Neff. 2020. Effect of isotocin on shoaling behaviour of the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Animal Cognition. 23:827-831. [PDF]
  19. Garner SR and BD Neff. 2020. Alternative reproductive tactics. In: Natural History of Crustaceans: Reproductive Biology. Eds. Cothran R, Thiel M. Oxford University Press.
  20. Silveira L, SR Garner, and BD Neff. 2020. Similarity at the major histocompatibility complex class II does not influence mating patterns in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74:38. [PDF]
    21. 2019
  21. Muñoz NJ, JD Reynolds, JW Moore and BD Neff. 2019. Salmon in clear and present danger. Science. 366:582. [PDF]
  22. Bose APH, M Lau, KM Cogliati, B Neff, and S Balshine. 2019. Cannibalism of young is related to low paternity and nest takeovers in an intertidal fish. Animal Behavior. 153:41-48. [PDF]
  23. Cunha A, C Partridge, R Knapp and BD Neff. 2019. Androgen and prolactin manipulation induces changes in aggressive and nurturing behavior in a fish with male parental care. Hormones and Behavior. 116:104582. [PDF]
  24. Doughty KH, SR Garner, MA Bernards, JW Heath and BD Neff. 2019. Effects of dietary fishmeal substitution with corn gluten meal and chicken meal on growth rate and flesh characteristics in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). International Aquatic Research. 11:325–334. [PDF]
  25. Semeniuk CAD, PM Capelle, MGE Dender, R Devlin, B Dixon, J Drown, J Heath, R Hepburn, DM Higgs, K Janisse, SJ Lehnert, OP Love, J Mayrand, M Mickle, TE Pitcher, B Neff, SL Semple, JL Smith, S Toews, K Wellband, CJ Venney, and D Heath. 2019. Domestic-wild hybridization to improve aquaculture performance in Chinook salmon. Aquaculture. 511:724255. [PDF]
    26. 2018
  26. He X, ALS Houde, BD Neff, and DD Heath. 2018. Transcriptome response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to competition with ecologically similar non-native species. Ecology and Evolution. 8:1769-1777. [PDF]
  27. Loggie JW, SR Garner, CG Partridge, B Dixon, R Knapp, and BD Neff. 2018. A test of the effects of androgens on immunity: no relationship between 11-ketotestosterone and immune performance in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 261:1-8. [PDF]
  28. Muñoz NJ, AP Farrell, JW Heath, and BD Neff. 2018. Hematocrit is associated with thermal tolerance and modulated by developmental temperature in juvenile Chinook salmon. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 91:757-762. [PDF]
    29. 2017
  29. Hain TJA, SR Garner, IW Ramnarine, and BD Neff. 2017. Evolution of kin recognition mechanisms in a fish. Animal Cognition, 20:367-370. [PDF]
  30. Houde ALS, CC Wilson, and BD Neff. 2017. Performance of four salmonids species in competition with Atlantic salmon. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 43:211-215. [PDF]
  31. Smith AD, ALS Houde, BD Neff, and PR Peres-Neto. 2017. Effects of competition on fitness-related traits. Oecologia, 183:701-713. [PDF]
    32. 2016
  32. Colborne SF, SR Garner, FJ Longstaffe, and BD Neff. 2016. Assortative mating but no evidence of genetic divergence in a species characterized by a trophic polymorphism. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29:633-644. [PDF]
  33. Gradil KJ, SR Garner, CC Wilson, AP Farrell, and BD Neff. Relationship between cardiac performance and environment across populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): a common garden experiment implicates local adaptation. Evolutionary Ecology, 30:877-886. [PDF]
  34. Hain TJA, SR Garner, IW Ramnarine, and BD Neff. 2016. Multiple mating predicts intensity but not mechanism of kin recognition. Behavioral Ecology, 27:93-100. [PDF]
  35. Houde ALS, AD Smith, CC Wilson, PR Peres-Neto, and BD Neff. 2016. Competitive effects between rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in natural and artificial streams. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 25:248-260. [PDF]
  36. Partridge CG, MD MacManes, R Knapp, and BD Neff. 2016. Brain transcriptional profiles of male alternative reproductive tactics and females in bluegill sunfish. PLOS ONE, 11:e0167509. [PDF]
    37. 2015
  37. Muñoz NJ, AP Farrell, JW Heath, and BD Neff. 2015. Adaptive potential of a Pacific salmon challenged by climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5:163-166. [PDF]
  38. Muñoz NJ, AP Farrell, JW Heath, and BD Neff. 2015. Reply to 'Response of chinook salmon to climate change'. Nature Climate Change, 5:615. [PDF]
  39. Neff BD, SR Garner, IA Fleming, and MR Gross. 2015. Reproductive success in wild and hatchery male coho salmon. Royal Society Open Science, 2:150161. [PDF]
  40. Berchtold AE, SF Colborne, FJ Longstaffe, and BD Neff. 2015. Ecomorphological patterns linking morphology and diet across three populations of pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 93:289-297. [PDF]
  41. Cogliati KM, C Danukarjanto, AC Pereira, MJ Lau, A Hassan, AF Mistakidis, BM Bolker, BD Neff, and S Balshine. 2015. Diet and cannibalism in plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 86:1396-1415. [PDF]
  42. Colborne SF, TJA Hain, FJ Longstaffe, and BD Neff. 2015. The potential for less invasive inference of resource use: covariation in stable isotope composition between females and their eggs in bluegill. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 144:283-291. [PDF]
  43. Colborne SF, ADM Clapp, FJ Longstaffe, and BD Neff. 2015. Foraging ecology of native pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) following the invasion of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 72:983-990. [PDF]
  44. He X, CC Wlson, KW Wellband, ALS Houde, BD Neff, and DD Heath. 2015. Transcriptional profiling of two Atlantic salmon strains: implications for reintroduction into Lake Ontario. Conservation Genetics, 16:277-287. [PDF]
  45. Houde ALS, SR Garner, and BD Neff. 2015. Restoring species through reintroductions: strategies for source population selection. Restoration Ecology, 23:746-753. [PDF]
  46. Houde ALS, CA Black, CC Wilson, TE Pitcher, and BD Neff. 2015. Genetic and maternal effects on juvenile survival and fitness-related traits in three populations of Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 72:751-758. [PDF]
  47. Houde ALS, PJ Saez, CC Wilson, DP Bureau, and BD Neff. 2015. Effects of feeding high dietary thiaminase to sub-adult Atlantic salmon from three populations. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 41:898-906. [PDF]
  48. Houde ALS, CC Wilson, and BD Neff. 2015. Effects of competition with four non-native salmonid species on Atlantic salmon from three populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 144:1081-1090. [PDF]
  49. Houde ALS, CC Wilson, and BD Neff. 2015. Competitive interactions among multiple non-native salmonids and two populations of Atlantic salmon. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 24:44-55. [PDF]
  50. Houde ALS, CC Wilson, and BD Neff. 2015. Predictability of multispecies competitive interactions in three populations of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Journal of Fish Biology, 86:1438-1443. [PDF]
  51. Partridge C, CMC Rodgers, R Knapp and BD Neff. 2015. Androgen effects on immune gene expression during parental care in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 93:9-13. [PDF]
    52. 2014
  52. Neff BD and EI Svensson. 2014. The role of genes and environment in the phenotypic expression of alternative mating tactics: a reply to Buzatto et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (B), 369:20140052. [PDF]
  53. Neff BD. 2014. An evolutionary primer on pregnancy. BioScience 64:361-362. [PDF]
  54. Breckels RD, SR Garner, and BD Neff. 2014. Rapid evolution in response to increased temperature maintains population viability despite genetic erosion in a tropical ectotherm. Evolutionary Ecology, 28:141-155. [PDF]
  55. Breckels RD and BD Neff. 2014. Rapid evolution of a sperm trait in response to increased temperature in an ectothermic fish. Evolutionary Ecology, 28:521-533. [PDF]
  56. Cogliati KM, AF Mistakidis, JR Marentette, A Lau, BM Bolker, BD Neff, and S Balshine. Comparing population level sexual selection in a species with alternative reproductive tactics. Behavioral Ecology, 25:1524-1533. [PDF]
  57. Cogliati KM, BD Neff, and S Balshine. 2014. Competition and cuckoldry: estimating fitness of alternative reproductive tactics in plainfin midshipman. Behaviour, 151:1209-1227. [PDF]
  58. Muñoz NJ, K Anttila, Z Chen, JW Heath, AP Farrell, and BD Neff. 2014. Indirect genetic effects underlie oxygen-limited thermal tolerance within a coastal population of chinook salmon. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B), 281:20141082. [PDF]
    59. 2013
  59. Neff BD and EI Svensson. 2013. Polyandry and alternative mating tactics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (B), 368:20120045. [PDF]
  60. Breckels RD and BD Neff. 2013. The effects of elevated temperature on the sexual traits, immunology and survivorship of a tropical ectotherm. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216:2658-2664. [PDF]
  61. Cogliati KM, BD Neff, and S Balshine. 2013. High degree of paternity loss in a species with alternative reproductive tactics. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67:399-408. [PDF]
  62. Colborne SF, PR Peres-Neto, FJ Longstaffe, and BD Neff. 2013. Effects of foraging and sexual selection on ecomorphology of a fish with alternative reproductive tactics. Behavioral Ecology, 24:1339-1347. [PDF]
  63. Evans ML, BD Neff, and DD Heath. 2013. Behavioural and genetic analyses of mate choice and reproductive success in two Chinook salmon populations Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 70:263-270. [PDF]
  64. Garner SR and BD Neff. 2013. Alternative male reproductive tactics drive asymmetrical hybridization between sunfishes (Lepomis spp.). Biology Letters, 9:20130658. [PDF]
  65. Houde ALS, CC Wilson, and BD Neff. 2013. Genetic architecture of survival and fitness-related traits in two populations of Atlantic salmon. Heredity, 111:513-519. [PDF]
  66. Rodgers CMC, BD Neff, and R Knapp. 2013. Androgen-mediated nurturing and aggressive behaviors during paternal care in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Hormones and Behavior, 63:454-461. [PDF]
    67. 2012
  67. Muñoz NJ, RD Breckels, and BD Neff. 2012. The metabolic, locomotor, and sex-dependent effects of elevated temperature on Trinidadian guppies: limited capacity for acclimation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215:3436-3441. [PDF]
  68. Rodgers CMC, BD Neff, and R Knapp. 2012. Effects of exogenous testosterone on parental care behaviours in male bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Ethology, 118:636-643.[PDF]
  69. Suk HY, BD Neff, K Quach, and YE Morbey. 2012. Evolution of introduced Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Huron: emergence of populations genetic structure in less than 10 generations. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes, 21:235-244. [PDF]
  70. Van Zwol JA, BD Neff, and CC Wilson. 2012. The influence of non-native salmonids on circulating hormone concentrations in juvenile Atlantic salmon. Animal Behaviour, 83:119-129. [PDF]
  71. Van Zwol JA, BD Neff, and CC Wilson. 2012. Effects of non-native salmonids on social dominance and growth of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 141:907-918. [PDF]
  72. Van Zwol JA, BD Neff, and CC Wilson. 2012. The effect of competition among three salmonids on dominance and growth during the juvenile life stage. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes, 21:533-540. [PDF]
    73. 2011
  73. Neff BD, SR Garner, and TE Pitcher. 2011. Conservation and enhancement of wild fish populations: preserving genetic fitness versus genetic diversity. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 68:1139–1154. [PDF]
  74. Colborne SF, MC Bellemare, PR Peres-Neto, and BD Neff. 2011. The influence of reproductive tactic on morphological variation and swimming performance in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 68:1802-1810. [PDF]
  75. MacDougall-Shackleton EA, Clinchy M, Zanette L, and Neff BD. 2011. Songbird genetic diversity is lower in anthropogenically versus naturally fragmented landscapes. Conservation Genetics, 12:1195-1203. [PDF]
  76. Henkel, AJ, SR Garner, and BD Neff. 2011. Effects of paternal reproductive tactic on juvenile behaviour and kin recognition in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Ethology, 117:451-458. [PDF]
  77. Garner SR, BN Madison, NJ Bernier, BD Neff. 2011. Behavioural interactions and hormones in naturally and hatchery spawned Chinook salmon. Ethology 117:37–48. [PDF]
    78. 2010
  78. Neff BD and JD Olden. 2010. Not so fast: Inflation in impact factors contributes to apparent improvements in journal quality. BioScience 60:455-459. [PDF]
  79. Neff BD and BA Fraser. 2010. A program to compare genetic differentiation statistics across loci using resampling of individuals and loci. Molecular Ecology Resources 10:546–550. [PDF] [Download genetic differentiation software]
  80. Breckels RD and BD Neff. 2010. Pollution-induced behavioural effects in the brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus). Ecotoxiciology 19:1337–1346. [PDF]
  81. Garner SR, R Bortoluzzi, DD Heath, and BD Neff. 2010. Sexual conflict inhibits female mate choice for MHC dissimiliarity in Chinook salmon. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 277:885-894. [PDF]
  82. Garner SR, JW Heath, and BD Neff. 2010. The importance of freshwater feeding in mature Pacific salmon: a response to Armstrong. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67:2055–2057. [PDF]
  83. Garner SR, BD Neff, MA Bernards. 2010. Dietary carotenoid levels affect carotenoid and retinoid allocation in female Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum). Journal of Fish Biology 76:1474–1490. [PDF]
  84. Evans ML, BD Neff, and DD Heath. 2010. MHC-mediated local adaptation in reciprocally translocated Chinook salmon. Conservation Genetics 11:2333–2342. [PDF]
  85. Evans ML, BD Neff, and DD Heath. 2010. Quantitative genetic and translocation experiments reveal genotype-by-environment effects on juvenile life-history traits in two populations of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23:687-698. [PDF]
  86. Evans ML, BD Neff, and DD Heath. 2010. MHC genetic structure and divergence across populations of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Heredity 104:449–459. [PDF]
  87. Fraser BA, IW Ramnarine, and BD Neff. 2010. Temporal variation at the MHC class IIB in wild populations of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Evolution, 64:2086-2096. [PDF]
  88. Fraser BA and BD Neff. 2010. Parasite mediated homogenizing selection at the MHC in guppies. Genetica 138:273-278. [PDF]
  89. Fraser BA, IW Ramnarine, and BD Neff. 2010. Selection at the MHC class IIB locus across guppy (Poecilia reticulata) populations. Heredity 104:155-167. [PDF]
    90. 2009
  90. Neff BD and R Knapp. 2009. Paternity, parental behaviour and circulating steroid hormone concentrations in nest-tending male bluegill. Hormones and Behavior 56:239-245. [PDF]
  91. Neff BD and TE Pitcher. 2009. Mate choice for non-additive genetic benefits and the maintenance of genetic diversity in song sparrows. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:424-429. [PDF]
  92. Neff BD and R Knapp. 2009. Alternative reproductive tactics in the Centrarchidae. In: The Biology and Conservation of Centrarchidae, pp. 90-104. Eds. Cooke SJ and D Philipps. Wiley-Blackwell.
  93. Evans ML and BD Neff. 2009. MHC heterozygote advantage and widespread bacterial infections in populations of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Molecular Ecology 18:4716-4729. [PDF]
  94. Evans ML and BD Neff. 2009. Non-additive genetic effects contribute to larval spinal deformity in two populations of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquaculture 296:169–173. [PDF]
  95. Fraser BA and BD Neff. 2009. MHC class IIB additive and non-additive effects on fitness measures in the guppy. Journal of Fish Biology 75:2299–2312. [PDF]
  96. Hain TJA and BD Neff. 2009. Kinship affects innate responses to a predator in bluegill Lepomis macrochirus larvae. Journal of Fish Biology 75:728–737. [PDF]
  97. Garner SR, JW Heath, and BD Neff. 2009. Egg consumption in mature Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:1546-1553. [PDF]
  98. Suk HY, BD Neff, JL Fitzpatrick, and S Balshine. 2009. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in plainfin midshipman fish. Hereditas 146:204–207. [PDF]
  99. Suk HY and BD Neff. 2009. Microsatellite genetic differentiation among populations of the Trinidadian guppy. Heredity 102:425-434. [PDF]
    100. 2008
  100. Neff BD and TE Pitcher. 2008. Mate choice for non-additive genetic benefits: a resolution to the lek paradox. Journal of Theoretical Biology 254:147–155. [PDF]
  101. Neff BD, SR Garner, JW Heath, and DD Heath. 2008. The MHC and non-random mating in a captive population of Chinook salmon. Heredity 101:175–185. [PDF]
  102. Neff BD, TE Pitcher, and IW Ramnarine. 2008. Inter-population variation in multiple paternity and reproductive skew in the guppy. Molecular Ecology 17:2975-2984. [PDF]
  103. Neff BD and EL Clare. 2008. Temporal variation in cuckoldry and paternity in two sunfish species (Lepomis spp.) with alternative reproductive tactics. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86:92-98. [PDF]
  104. Neff BD. 2008. Alternative mating tactics and mate choice for good genes or good care. In: Alternative Reproductive Tactics, pp 421-434. Eds. Oliveira RF, M Taborsky, and J Brockmann. Cambridge University Press.
  105. Knapp R and BD Neff. 2008. Alternative reproductive tactics in fishes. In: Fish Behaviour, pp. 411-433. Eds. Magnhagen C, VA Braithwaite, E Fosgren, and BG Kapoor. Science Publishers.
  106. Garner SR, BN Madison, NJ Bernier, and BD Neff. 2008. Juvenile growth and aggression in diploid and triploid Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Journal of Fish Biology 73:169–185. [PDF]
  107. Stiver KA, JL Fitzpatrick, JK Desjardins, BD Neff, JS Quinn, and S Balshine. 2008. The role of genetic relatedness among social mates in a cooperative breeder. Behavioral Ecology 19:816–823. [PDF]
    108. 2007
  108. Neff BD and JS Lister. 2007. Genetic life history effects on juvenile survival in bluegill. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20:517-525. [PDF]
  109. Knapp R and BD Neff. 2007. Steroid hormones in bluegill, a species with male alternative reproductive tactics including female mimicry. Biology Letters 3:628-631. [PDF]
  110. Hain TJA and BD Neff. 2007. Multiple paternity and kin recognition mechanisms in a guppy population. Molecular Ecology 16:3938-3946. [PDF]
  111. Pitcher TE and BD Neff. 2007. Genetic quality and offspring performance in Chinook salmon: implications for supportive breeding. Conservation Genetics 8:607–616. [PDF]
  112. Stiver KA, JK Desjardins, J Fitzpatrick, B Neff, JS Quinn, and S Balshine. 2007. Evidence for size and sex-specific dispersal in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish. Molecular Ecology 16:2974-2984. [PDF]
  113. Weber DM, JS Millar, and BD Neff. 2007. Male reproductive success and female preference in bushy-tailed woodrats (Neotoma cinerea): Do females prefer males in good physical condition? Canadian Journal of Zoology 85:169-176. [PDF]
    114. 2006
  114. Neff BD and JA Stoltz (equal contributors) 2006. Sperm competition in a fish with external fertilization: the contribution of sperm number, speed, and length. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19:1873-1881. [PDF]
  115. Neff BD and JD Olden. 2006. Is peer review a game of chance? BioScience 56:333-340. [PDF]
  116. Neff BD. 2006. Ways of getting ahead: excerpts from natural history. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 21:430. [PDF]
  117. Hain TJA and BD Neff 2006. Promiscuity drives self-referent kin recognition. Current Biology 16:1807-1811. [PDF]
  118. Pitcher TE and BD Neff. 2006. MHC class IIB alleles contribute to both additive and non-additive genetic effects on survival in Chinook salmon. Molecular Ecology 15:2357-2365. [PDF] [Download genetic effects software]
  119. Lister JS and BD Neff. 2006. Paternal genetic effects on foraging decision-making under the risk of predation. Ethology 112:963-970. [PDF]
  120. Magee SE and BD Neff. 2006. Temporal variation in decisions about parental care in bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus. Ethology 112:1000-1007. [PDF]
  121. Magee SE, BD Neff, and R Knapp. 2006. Plasma levels of androgens and cortisol in relation to breeding behavior in parental male bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus. Hormones and Behavior 49:598-609. [PDF]
  122. Cargnelli LM and BD Neff. 2006. Condition-dependent nesting in bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus. Journal of Animal Ecology 75:627-633. [PDF] [Appendix]
  123. Stoltz JA and BD Neff. 2006. Male size and mating tactic influence proximity to females during sperm competition in bluegill sunfish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59:811-818. [PDF]
    124. 2005
  124. Neff BD and TE Pitcher. 2005. Genetic quality and sexual selection: an integrated framework for good genes and compatible genes. Molecular Ecology 14:19-38. [PDF]
  125. Neff BD and PW Sherman. 2005. In vitro fertilization reveals offspring recognition via self-referencing in a fish with paternal care and cuckoldry. Ethology 111:425-438. [PDF]
  126. Stoltz JA, BD Neff, and JD Olden. 2005. Allometric growth and sperm competition in fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 67:470-480. [PDF]
    127. 2004
  127. Neff BD. 2004. Stabilizing selection on genomic divergence in a wild fish population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 101:2381-2385. [PDF]
  128. Neff BD and LM Wahl. 2004. Mechanisms of sperm competition: testing the fair raffle. Evolution 58:1846-1851. [PDF] [Download Raffle software]
  129. Neff BD and LM Cargnelli. 2004. Relationships between condition factors, parasite load and paternity in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 71:297-304. [PDF]
  130. Neff BD, LM Cargnelli, and IM Côté. 2004. Solitary nesting as an alternative breeding tactic in colonial nesting bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56:381-387. [PDF]
  131. Neff BD. 2004. Mean d2 and divergence time: transformations and standardizations. Journal of Heredity 21:165-171. [PDF]
  132. Neff BD. 2004. Increased performance of offspring sired by parasitic males in bluegill sunfish. Behavioral Ecology 15:327-331. [PDF]
  133. Neff BD. 2004. Something fishy in the next. Natural History 2:47-50.
  134. Neff BD and PW Sherman. 2004. Behavioral syndromes versus darwinian algorithms. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 19:621-622. [PDF]
    135. 2003
  135. Neff BD. 2003. Decisions about parental care in response to perceived paternity. Nature 422:716-719. [PDF]
  136. Pitcher TE, BD Neff, FH Rodd, and L Rowe. 2003. Multiple mating and sequential mate choice in guppies: females trade up. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 260:1623-1629. [PDF]
  137. Neff BD. 2003. Paternity and condition affect cannibalistic behavior in nest-tending bluegill sunfish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 54:377–384. [PDF]
  138. Neff BD, P Fu, and MR Gross. 2003. Sperm investment and alternative mating tactics in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Behavioral Ecology 14:634–641. [PDF]
  139. Neff BD and PW Sherman. 2003. Nestling recognition via direct cues by parental male bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Animal Cognition 6:87-92. [PDF]
  140. Sherman PW and BD Neff. 2003. Father knows best. Nature, 425:136-137. [PDF]
    141. 2002
  141. Neff BD and PW Sherman. 2002. Decision making and recognition mechanisms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 269:1435-1441. [PDF]
  142. Neff BD and TE Pitcher. 2002. Assessing the statistical power of genetic analyses to detect multiple mating in fish. Journal of Fish Biology 61:739-750. [PDF] [Download PrDM software]
  143. Neff BD, TE Pitcher, and J Repka. 2002. A Bayesian model for assessing the frequency of multiple mating in nature. Journal of Heredity 93:406-414. [PDF] [Download FMM software]
  144. Neff BD. 2002. Can good genes explain the peacock's tail? Trends in Ecology & Evolution 17:206. [PDF]
    145. 2001
  145. Neff BD and MR Gross. 2001. Microsatellite evolution in vertebrates: inference from AC dinucleotide repeats. Evolution 55:1717-1733. [PDF]
  146. Neff BD, J Repka, and MR Gross. 2001. A Bayesian framework for parentage analysis: the value of genetic and other biological data. Theoretical Population Biology 59:315-331. [PDF]
  147. Neff BD and MR Gross. 2001. Dynamic adjustment of parental care in response to perceived paternity, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 268:1559-1565. [PDF]
  148. Neff BD. 2001. Genetic paternity analysis and breeding success in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Journal of Heredity 92:111-119. [PDF]
  149. Neff BD. 2001. Alternative reproductive tactics and sexual selection. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 16:669. [PDF]
  150. Neff BD. 2001. Infidelity as a transaction between social mates. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 16:175. [PDF]
  151. Fu P, BD Neff, and MR Gross. 2001. Tactic-specific success in sperm competition, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 268:1105-1112. [PDF]
  152. Olden JD and BD Neff. 2001. Cross correlation bias in lag analysis of aquatic time series. Marine Biology 138:1063-1070. [PDF]
    153. 2000
  153. Neff BD, J Repka, and MR Gross. 2000. Parentage analysis with incomplete sampling of candidate parents and offspring. Molecular Ecology 9:515-528. [PDF] [Download Two-Sex Paternity software]
  154. Neff BD, J Repka, and MR Gross. 2000. Statistical confidence in models of parentage analysis with incomplete sampling: how many loci and offspring are needed? Molecular Ecology 9:529-539. [PDF]
  155. Neff BD, P Fu, and MR Gross. 2000. Microsatellite multiplexing in fish. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129:590-599. [PDF]
  156. Neff BD. 2000. Finding Mr. Right: good genes and multiple mating by females. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 15:489. [PDF]
  157. Neff BD. 2000. Females aren't perfect: maintaining genetic diversity and the lek paradox. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 15:395. [PDF]
    158. 1999
  158. Neff BD, P Fu, and MR Gross. 1999. Microsatellite evolution in sunfish (Centrarchidae). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56:1198-1205. [PDF]
    159. 1996
  159. Colbourne JK, BD Neff, JM Wright, and MR Gross. 1996. DNA fingerprinting of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) using (GT)n microsatellites and its potential for assessment of mating success. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53:342-349. [PDF]