Publications
Emberts, Z, U Somjee, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Damage from intraspecific combat is costly. Behavioral Ecology 32: 1240-1245. Link
Woodman, TE, S Chen, Z Emberts, D Wilner, W Federle, and CW Miller. 2021. Nutrition affects the structural integrity of a sexually selected weapon. Integrative and Comparative Biology 61: 723-735. Link
Emberts, Z, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Do sexually selected weapons drive diversification? Evolution 75: 2411-2424 Link PDF
Miller, CW, PN Joseph, and Z Emberts. 2021. Trade-offs between weapons and testes do not manifest at high social densities. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34: 726–735. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Defensive structures influence fighting outcomes. Functional Ecology 35: 696–704. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, WS Hwang, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Weapon performance drives weapon evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288: 20202898. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CW Miller, C Skojec, R Shepherd, and CM St. Mary. 2020. Leaf-footed bugs possess multiple hidden contrasting color signals, but only one is associated with increased body size. Ecology and Evolution 10: 8571–8578. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CM St. Mary, CC Howard, M Forthman, PW Bateman, U Somjee, WS Hwang, D Li, R Kimball, and CW Miller. 2020. The evolution of autotomy in leaf-footed bugs. Evolution 74: 897–910. Link PDF
Miller, CW, PN Joseph, R Kilner, and Z Emberts. 2019. A weapons-testes tradeoff in males is amplified in female traits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20190906. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, I Escalante, and PW Bateman. 2019. The ecology and evolution of autotomy. Biological Reviews 94: 1881–1896. Link PDF
Pears, JB, Z Emberts, and PW Bateman. 2018. The scent of danger: the impact of predator chemical cues on emergence from refuge and willingness to autotomize limbs in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus). Journal of Insect Behavior 31: 416–426. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CM St Mary, TJ Herrington, and CW Miller. 2018. Males missing their sexually selected weapon have decreased fighting ability and mating success in a competitive environment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 72: 81. Link PDF
Joseph, PN, Z Emberts, DA Sasson, and CW Miller. 2018. Males that drop a sexually selected weapon grow larger testes. Evolution 72: 113–122. Link PDF
Cirino, LA, Z Emberts, PN Joseph, PE Allen, D Lopatto, and CW Miller. 2017. Broadening the voice of science: promoting scientific communication in the undergraduate classroom. Ecology and Evolution 7: 10124–10130. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CW Miller, D Kiehl, and CM St Mary. 2017. Cut your losses: self-amputation of injured limbs increases survival. Behavioral Ecology 28: 1047–1054. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CW Miller, D Li, WS Hwang, and CM St Mary. 2017. Multiple male morphs in the leaf-footed bug Mictis longicornis (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Entomological Science 20: 396–401. Link PDF
Gil, M, Z Emberts, H Jones, and CM St Mary. 2017. Social information on fear and food drives animal grouping and fitness. American Naturalist 189: 227–241. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CM St Mary, and CW Miller. 2016. Coreidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) limb loss and autotomy. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109: 678–683. Link PDF
Woodman, TE, S Chen, Z Emberts, D Wilner, W Federle, and CW Miller. 2021. Nutrition affects the structural integrity of a sexually selected weapon. Integrative and Comparative Biology 61: 723-735. Link
Emberts, Z, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Do sexually selected weapons drive diversification? Evolution 75: 2411-2424 Link PDF
Miller, CW, PN Joseph, and Z Emberts. 2021. Trade-offs between weapons and testes do not manifest at high social densities. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34: 726–735. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Defensive structures influence fighting outcomes. Functional Ecology 35: 696–704. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, WS Hwang, and JJ Wiens. 2021. Weapon performance drives weapon evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288: 20202898. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CW Miller, C Skojec, R Shepherd, and CM St. Mary. 2020. Leaf-footed bugs possess multiple hidden contrasting color signals, but only one is associated with increased body size. Ecology and Evolution 10: 8571–8578. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CM St. Mary, CC Howard, M Forthman, PW Bateman, U Somjee, WS Hwang, D Li, R Kimball, and CW Miller. 2020. The evolution of autotomy in leaf-footed bugs. Evolution 74: 897–910. Link PDF
Miller, CW, PN Joseph, R Kilner, and Z Emberts. 2019. A weapons-testes tradeoff in males is amplified in female traits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20190906. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, I Escalante, and PW Bateman. 2019. The ecology and evolution of autotomy. Biological Reviews 94: 1881–1896. Link PDF
Pears, JB, Z Emberts, and PW Bateman. 2018. The scent of danger: the impact of predator chemical cues on emergence from refuge and willingness to autotomize limbs in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus). Journal of Insect Behavior 31: 416–426. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CM St Mary, TJ Herrington, and CW Miller. 2018. Males missing their sexually selected weapon have decreased fighting ability and mating success in a competitive environment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 72: 81. Link PDF
Joseph, PN, Z Emberts, DA Sasson, and CW Miller. 2018. Males that drop a sexually selected weapon grow larger testes. Evolution 72: 113–122. Link PDF
Cirino, LA, Z Emberts, PN Joseph, PE Allen, D Lopatto, and CW Miller. 2017. Broadening the voice of science: promoting scientific communication in the undergraduate classroom. Ecology and Evolution 7: 10124–10130. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CW Miller, D Kiehl, and CM St Mary. 2017. Cut your losses: self-amputation of injured limbs increases survival. Behavioral Ecology 28: 1047–1054. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CW Miller, D Li, WS Hwang, and CM St Mary. 2017. Multiple male morphs in the leaf-footed bug Mictis longicornis (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Entomological Science 20: 396–401. Link PDF
Gil, M, Z Emberts, H Jones, and CM St Mary. 2017. Social information on fear and food drives animal grouping and fitness. American Naturalist 189: 227–241. Link PDF
Emberts, Z, CM St Mary, and CW Miller. 2016. Coreidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) limb loss and autotomy. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109: 678–683. Link PDF