Maria R. Servedio

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
106 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Maria R. Servedio is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria R. Servedio has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 70 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Maria R. Servedio's work include Plant and animal studies (76 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (62 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (44 papers). Maria R. Servedio is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (76 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (62 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (44 papers). Maria R. Servedio collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and France. Maria R. Servedio's co-authors include Mohamed A. F. Noor, Mark Kirkpatrick, John J. Wiens, Janette W. Boughman, Michael Kopp, Russell Lande, Robert F. Lachlan, G. Sander van Doorn, Alicia M. Frame and Patrik Nosil and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Maria R. Servedio

104 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Role of Reinforcement in Speciation: Theory and Data

2003 754 citations Maria R. Servedio, Mohamed A. F. Noor Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics profile →
Magic traits in speciation: ‘magic’ but not rare?

2011 445 citations Maria R. Servedio, Michael Kopp et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria R. Servedio United States	39	4.0k	3.2k	1.2k	814	639	106	5.7k
Andrew Pomiankowski United Kingdom	40	6.0k 1.5×	3.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	530 0.7×	732 1.1×	143	8.3k
Adam G. Jones United States	49	3.8k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 2.1×	1.1k 1.7×	124	7.5k
‎Jacob Höglund Sweden	40	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.4k 2.0×	769 0.9×	964 1.5×	153	5.4k
Mark W. Blows Australia	49	5.7k 1.4×	4.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	734 1.1×	125	8.0k
Anna Qvarnström Sweden	45	4.7k 1.2×	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 2.6×	876 1.1×	796 1.2×	113	8.2k
Michael P. Speed United Kingdom	35	4.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.5×	965 0.8×	485 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	80	5.2k
Darren E. Irwin Canada	37	2.5k 0.6×	3.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.9×	854 1.0×	600 0.9×	81	5.7k
Anne Charmantier France	42	4.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	3.9k 3.3×	1.0k 1.3×	783 1.2×	129	7.0k
Alexander V. Badyaev United States	49	5.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.5×	3.5k 2.9×	814 1.0×	886 1.4×	130	7.6k
Thomas N. Sherratt Canada	43	4.6k 1.2×	2.0k 0.6×	2.1k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.9×	168	7.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria R. Servedio

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2025). Learned Sex Discrimination and the Evolution of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior. The American Naturalist. 206(6). 527–539. 2 indexed citations

Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2025). Cryptic female choice can maintain reproductive isolation. Evolution. 79(10). 2259–2273. 1 indexed citations

Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2024). The Evolution of Mate Attachment. The American Naturalist. 204(4). E70–E84. 2 indexed citations

Aubier, Thomas G., et al.. (2024). Negative Coupling: The Coincidence of Premating Isolating Barriers Can Reduce Reproductive Isolation. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 16(10). a041435–a041435. 4 indexed citations

Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2023). Host learning selects for the coevolution of greater egg mimicry and narrower antiparasitic egg-rejection thresholds. Evolution Letters. 7(6). 413–421.

Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2023). Predation drives complex eco-evolutionary dynamics in sexually selected traits. PLoS Biology. 21(4). e3002059–e3002059. 2 indexed citations

DuVal, Emily H., Courtney L. Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth A. Hobson, & Maria R. Servedio. (2023). Inferred Attractiveness: A generalized mechanism for sexual selection that can maintain variation in traits and preferences over time. PLoS Biology. 21(10). e3002269–e3002269. 8 indexed citations

Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2021). The evolution of flower longevity in unpredictable pollination environments. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(11). 1781–1792. 6 indexed citations

Butlin, Roger K., Maria R. Servedio, Carole M. Smadja, et al.. (2021). Homage to Felsenstein 1981, or why are there so few/many species?. Evolution. 75(5). 978–988. 11 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2020). Same-sex sexual behaviour and selection for indiscriminate mating. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(1). 135–141. 20 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R., John M. Powers, Russell Lande, & Trevor D. Price. (2019). Evolution of sexual cooperation from sexual conflict. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(46). 23225–23231. 16 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R., Yaniv Brandvain, Sumit Dhole, et al.. (2014). Not Just a Theory—The Utility of Mathematical Models in Evolutionary Biology. PLoS Biology. 12(12). e1002017–e1002017. 144 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R., et al.. (2012). Vocal Communications and the Maintenance of Population Specific Songs in a Contact Zone. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e35257–e35257. 13 indexed citations

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Sæther, Stein Are, Glenn‐Peter Sætre, Thomas Borge, et al.. (2007). Sex Chromosome-Linked Species Recognition and Evolution of Reproductive Isolation in Flycatchers. Science. 318(5847). 95–97. 195 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R.. (2007). MALE VERSUS FEMALE MATE CHOICE: SEXUAL SELECTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF SPECIES RECOGNITION VIA REINFORCEMENT. Evolution. 61(12). 2772–2789. 80 indexed citations

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Verzijden, Machteld N., Robert F. Lachlan, & Maria R. Servedio. (2005). FEMALE MATE-CHOICE BEHAVIOR AND SYMPATRIC SPECIATION. Evolution. 59(10). 2097–2108. 90 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R. & Mohamed A. F. Noor. (2003). The Role of Reinforcement in Speciation: Theory and Data. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 34(1). 339–364. 754 indexed citations breakdown →

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Servedio, Maria R.. (2000). THE EFFECTS OF PREDATOR LEARNING, FORGETTING, AND RECOGNITION ERRORS ON THE EVOLUTION OF WARNING COLORATION. Evolution. 54(3). 751–763. 77 indexed citations

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Rosenthal, Gil G. & Maria R. Servedio. (1999). Chase-Away Sexual Selection: Resistance to "Resistance". Evolution. 53(1). 296–296. 28 indexed citations

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Servedio, Maria R. & Mark Kirkpatrick. (1996). The Evolution of Mate Choice Copying by Indirect Selection. The American Naturalist. 148(5). 848–867. 45 indexed citations

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