Alexandra L. Basolo

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Alexandra L. Basolo is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra L. Basolo has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 14 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alexandra L. Basolo's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers), Plant and animal studies (21 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers). Alexandra L. Basolo is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers), Plant and animal studies (21 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers). Alexandra L. Basolo collaborates with scholars based in United States and Mexico. Alexandra L. Basolo's co-authors include William E. Wagner, Guillermina Alcaraz, Brian C. Trainor, Andrea S. Aspbury, John A. Endler, Kevin J. Delaney, Oliver M. Beckers and Andrew R. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The American Naturalist and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra L. Basolo

34 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Female Preference Predates the Evolution of the Sword in Swordtail Fish
    1990 480 citations Alexandra L. Basolo Science profile →

Peers

Alexandra L. Basolo
Molly R. Morris United States
Elisabet Forsgren Norway
Tamra C. Mendelson United States
Rosemary Knapp United States
Jennifer L. Kelley Australia
Margaret B. Ptacek United States
William J. Rowland United States
Christine R. B. Boake United States
Joachim G. Frommen Switzerland
Simone Immler United Kingdom
Molly R. Morris United States
Alexandra L. Basolo
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wagner, William E., et al.. (2012). Tradeoffs limit the evolution of male traits that are attractive to females. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 279(1739). 2899–2906. 28 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (2008). Evolution of pleiotropic alleles for maturation and size as a consequence of predation. Biology Letters. 4(2). 200–203. 12 indexed citations
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Wagner, William E. & Alexandra L. Basolo. (2008). Incidental Sanctions and the Evolution of Direct Benefits. Ethology. 114(6). 521–539. 2 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L., et al.. (2007). Facultative decrease in mating resistance in hermaphroditic Caenorhabditis elegans with self-sperm depletion. Animal Behaviour. 74(5). 1339–1347. 48 indexed citations
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Wagner, William E. & Alexandra L. Basolo. (2007). THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENT DIRECT BENEFITS IN THE MATE CHOICES OF A FIELD CRICKET. Evolution. 61(3). 617–622. 36 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L. & William E. Wagner. (2006). Genetic Variation in Maternal Investment Patterns in Platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus. Zebrafish. 3(3). 339–345. 2 indexed citations
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Trainor, Brian C. & Alexandra L. Basolo. (2005). Location, location, location: stripe position effects on female sword preference. Animal Behaviour. 71(1). 135–140. 14 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L. & William E. Wagner. (2004). Covariation between predation risk, body size and fin elaboration in the green swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 83(1). 87–100. 67 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (2002). Congruence between the sexes in preexisting receiver responses. Behavioral Ecology. 13(6). 832–837. 29 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (2001). The effect of intrasexual fitness differences on genotype frequency stability at Fisherian sex ratio equilibrium. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 38. 297–304. 8 indexed citations
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Endler, John A., et al.. (2001). Variation in Response to Artificial Selection for Light Sensitivity in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata). The American Naturalist. 158(1). 36–48. 54 indexed citations
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Trainor, Brian C. & Alexandra L. Basolo. (2000). An evaluation of video playback using Xiphophorus helleri. Animal Behaviour. 59(1). 83–89. 59 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1998). Shift in investment between sexually selected traits: tarnishing of the silver spoon. Animal Behaviour. 55(3). 665–671. 59 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1998). Evolutionary change in a receiver bias: a comparison of female preference functions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 265(1411). 2223–2228. 98 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1995). A further examination of a pre-existing bias favouring a sword in the genusXiphophorus. Animal Behaviour. 50(2). 365–375. 93 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1995). Phylogenetic evidence for the role of a pre-existing bias in sexual selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 259(1356). 307–311. 158 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1994). The Dynamics of Fisherian Sex-Ratio Evolution: Theoretical and Experimental Investigations. The American Naturalist. 144(3). 473–490. 43 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1991). Response. Science. 253(5026). 1426–1426. 23 indexed citations
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Basolo, Alexandra L.. (1990). Female Preference Predates the Evolution of the Sword in Swordtail Fish. Science. 250(4982). 808–810. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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