Ian Dworkin - McMaster Experts

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McMaster University,
Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Professor, Biology, Faculty of Science
Associate Professor, Zoology, Michigan State University
Assistant Professor, Zoology, Michigan State University

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Animal developmental and reproductive biology (RA)
Biostatistical methods (RA)
Developmental genetics (including sex determination) (RA)
Evolution of developmental systems (RA)
Evolutionary ecology (RA)
Genetics (RA)
Genomics (RA)
Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics (RA)
Quantitative genetics (including disease and trait mapping genetics) (RA)

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chapters
- Multivariate Quantitative Genetics. 71-76. 2016
- Canalization, cryptic variation, and developmental buffering: A critical examination and analytical perspective. 131-158. 2005
- CHAPTER 8 Canalization, Cryptic Variation, and Developmental Buffering A Critical Examination and Analytical Perspective. 131-158. 2005
- Canalization, Cryptic Variation, and Developmental Buffering. 131-158. 2005
conferences
- Individual Cryptic Scaling Relationships and the Evolution of Animal Form. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 1411-1428. 2019
- Using RNA-seq to understand the endocrine control of condition-dependent traits.. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E249-E249. 2016
- More bang for your buck: Quorum-sensing capabilities improve the efficacy of suicidal altruism. Artificial Life 14 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, ALIFE 2014. 121-128. 2014
- Tipping the scales: Evolution of the allometric slope independently of average trait size. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E67-E67. 2014
- Fly wing biometrics. IEEE Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Biometrics and Identity Management, CIBIM. 42-46. 2013
- Fly Wing Biometrics Using Genetic & Evolutionary Feature Extraction. PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN BIOMETRICS AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT (CIBIM). 42-46. 2013
- Speeding up scientific imaging workflows: Design of automated image annotation tool. 2013 1st IEEE Workshop on User-Centered Computer Vision (UCCV). 13-18. 2013
- Genetic Contingency: Intergrating genetic background and environment into the study of mutational effects. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E51-E51. 2012
- Designing: an approach to evolutionary developmental biology.. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 1262-1262. 2002
datasets
figures
- Delphinia_picta
internet publications
- What do genetic background effects and cryptic genetic variation tell us about the genotype-phenotype map?
journal articles
- The role of resource defensibility in facilitating sexually-selected weapon evolution: An experimental evolution test.. Evolution. qpaf073. 2025
- No degradation of temperature-mediated phenotypic plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster after more than 275 generations of artificial selection on body-size.. microPublication Biology. 2025:10.17912/micropub.biology.001468. 2025
- Sexually discordant selection is associated with trait-specific morphological changes and a complex genomic response. Evolution. 78:1426-1440. 2024
- Complexities of recapitulating polygenic effects in natural populations: replication of genetic effects on wing shape in artificially selected and wild-caught populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 224:iyad050. 2023
- Genetic correlation between aggressive signals and fighting. Biology Letters. 19:20220616. 2023
- Regulation at Drosophila’s Malic Enzyme highlights the complexity of transvection and its sensitivity to genetic background. Genetics. 223:iyac181. 2023
- Complexities of recapitulating polygenic effects in natural populations: replication of genetic effects on wing shape in artificially selected and wild caught populations ofDrosophila melanogaster 2022
- The genetic basis of variation in sexual aggression: Evolution versus social plasticity. Molecular Ecology. 31:2865-2881. 2022
- Evolution of sociability by artificial selection ^*. Evolution. 76:541-553. 2022
- Reexamining Waddington: Canalization and new mutations are not required for the evolution of genetic assimilation 2022
- Sex chromosome degeneration, turnover, and sex-biased expression of sex-linked transcripts in African clawed frogs ( Xenopus ). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 376:20200095-20200095. 2021
- Spatial heterogeneity in resources alters selective dynamics in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution. 75:1792-1804. 2021
- The influence of adaptation to life at high-altitude on condition dependent sexual shape and size dimorphism in Drosophila melanogaster 2021
- Spatial heterogeneity in resources alters selective dynamics inDrosophila melanogaster 2020
- Genetic and environmental canalization are not associated among altitudinally varying populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution. 74:1755-1771. 2020
- Sexual Selection Does Not Increase the Rate of Compensatory Adaptation to a Mutation Influencing a Secondary Sexual Trait inDrosophila melanogaster. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 10:1541-1551. 2020
- Behavioral Strategy Chases Promote the Evolution of Prey Intelligence*. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. 225-246. 2020
- Chloroform and desflurane immobilization with recovery of viable Drosophila larvae for confocal imaging. Journal of Insect Physiology. 117:103900-103900. 2019
- Genetic and environmental canalization are not associated among altitudinally varying populations ofDrosophila melanogaster 2019
- Sexual selection does not increase the rate of compensatory adaptation to a mutation influencing a secondary sexual trait inDrosophila melanogaster 2019
- A Multivariate Genome-Wide Association Study of Wing Shape inDrosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 211:1429-1447. 2019
- The behavioral repertoire of Drosophila melanogaster in the presence of two predator species that differ in hunting mode. PLoS ONE. 14:e0216860-e0216860. 2019
- Sexual dimorphism and heightened conditional expression in a sexually selected weapon in the Asian rhinoceros beetle. Molecular Ecology. 27:5049-5072. 2018
- Weed evolution: Genetic differentiation among wild, weedy, and crop radish. Evolutionary Applications. 11:1964-1974. 2018
- Sociability in Fruit Flies: Genetic Variation, Heritability and Plasticity. Behavior Genetics. 48:247-258. 2018
- How well do you know your mutation? Complex effects of genetic background on expressivity, complementation, and ordering of allelic effects. PLoS Genetics. 13:e1007075-e1007075. 2017
- Does increased heat resistance result in higher susceptibility to predation? A test using Drosophila melanogaster selection and hardening. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 30:1153-1164. 2017
- Scared fitless: Context-dependent response of fear to loss of predators over evolutionary time in Drosophila melanogaster. Facets. 2:342-354. 2017
- Disintegrating the fly: A mutational perspective on phenotypic integration and covariation. Evolution. 71:66-80. 2017
- Identification and functional analyses of sex determination genes in the sexually dimorphic stag beetle Cyclommatus metallifer. BMC Genomics. 17:250. 2016
- The sex-limited effects of mutations in the EGFR and TGF-β signaling pathways on shape and size sexual dimorphism and allometry in the Drosophila wing. Development Genes and Evolution. 226:159-171. 2016
- Field measurements of genotype by environment interaction for fitness caused by spontaneous mutations inArabidopsis thaliana. Evolution. 70:1039-1050. 2016
- Experimental evidence for within‐ and cross‐seasonal effects of fear on survival and reproduction. Journal of Animal Ecology. 85:507-515. 2016
- Tipping the scales: Evolution of the allometric slope independent of average trait size. Evolution. 70:433-444. 2016
- An image database of Drosophila melanogaster wings for phenomic and biometric analysis. GigaScience. 4:25. 2015
- Divergent host preferences of above‐ and below‐ground Culex pipiens mosquitoes and their hybrid offspring. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 29:115-123. 2015
- The significance and scope of evolutionary developmental biology: a vision for the 21st century. Evolution and Development. 17:198-219. 2015
- Evolutionary Genetics: You Are What You Evolve to Eat. Current Biology. 25:R341-R344. 2015
- Exaggerated Trait Growth in Insects. Annual Review of Entomology. 60:453-472. 2015
- Cryptic Genetic Variation in Natural Populations: A Predictive Framework. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 54:783-793. 2014
- The potential influence of morphology on the evolutionary divergence of an acoustic signal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27:2163-2176. 2014
- Evolutionary rates for multivariate traits: the role of selection and genetic variation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 369:20130252-20130252. 2014
- Consequences of Whole-Genome Triplication as Revealed by Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrumand Three Other Brassicaceae Species . The Plant Cell. 26:1925-1937. 2014
- Adaptation to a novel predator inDrosophila melanogaster: How well are we able to predict evolutionary responses? 2014
- Causes and Consequences of Genetic Background Effects Illuminated by Integrative Genomic Analysis. Genetics. 196:1321-1336. 2014
- The roles of standing genetic variation and evolutionary history in determining the evolvability of anti-predator strategies 2014
- Daily blood feeding rhythms of laboratory-reared North American Culex pipiens. Journal of Circadian Rhythms. 12:1-1. 2014
- A pipeline for the de novo assembly of the Themira biloba (Sepsidae: Diptera) transcriptome using a multiple k-mer length approach. BMC Genomics. 15:188-188. 2014
- From Cues to Signals: Evolution of Interspecific Communication via Aposematism and Mimicry in a Predator-Prey System. PLoS ONE. 9:e91783-e91783. 2014
- Insights into the Development and Evolution of Exaggerated Traits Using De Novo Transcriptomes of Two Species of Horned Scarab Beetles. PLoS ONE. 9:e88364-e88364. 2014
- More Bang For Your Buck: Quorum-Sensing Capabilities Improve the Efficacy of Suicidal Altruism. ALIFE 14: The Fourteenth Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. (2014) Vol. 14. 120-128. 2014
- The Roles of Standing Genetic Variation and Evolutionary History in Determining the Evolvability of Anti-Predator Strategies. PLoS ONE. 9:e100163-e100163. 2014
- Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Journal of Mammalogy. 94:1298-1310. 2013
- A general mechanism for conditional expression of exaggerated sexually‐selected traits. BioEssays. 35:889-899. 2013
- Does your gene need a background check? How genetic background impacts the analysis of mutations, genes, and evolution. Trends in Genetics. 29:358-366. 2013
- Limited plasticity in the phenotypic variance‐covariance matrix for male advertisement calls in the black field cricket,Teleogryllus commodus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26:1060-1078. 2013
- ALTITUDINAL CLINAL VARIATION IN WING SIZE AND SHAPE IN AFRICANDROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER: ONE CLINE OR MANY?. Evolution. 67:438-452. 2013
- CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN mRNA ENCODING AN INSULIN RECEPTOR FROM THE HORNED SCARAB BEETLE Onthophagus nigriventris (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE). Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 82:43-57. 2013
- Genotype‐by‐environment interactions for cuticular hydrocarbon expression in Drosophila simulans. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26:94-107. 2013
- RUNAWAY SEXUAL SELECTION LEADS TO GOOD GENES. Evolution. 67:110-119. 2013
- The Conditional Nature of Genetic Interactions: The Consequences of Wild-Type Backgrounds on Mutational Interactions in a Genome-Wide Modifier Screen. PLoS Genetics. 9:e1003661-e1003661. 2013
- Admixture mapping of male nuptial colour and body shape in a recently formed hybrid population of threespine stickleback. Molecular Ecology. 21:5265-5279. 2012
- An experimental test for genetic constraints in Drosophila melanogaster 2012
- A Mechanism of Extreme Growth and Reliable Signaling in Sexually Selected Ornaments and Weapons. Science. 337:860-864. 2012
- EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION OF THE CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS SEX DETERMINATION PATHWAY. Evolution. 66:82-93. 2012
- Lifetime selection on a hypoallometric size trait in the spotted hyena. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 278:3277-3285. 2011
- Experimental Manipulation of Body Size to Estimate Morphological Scaling Relationships in <em>Drosophila</em>. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3162. 2011
- The role of developmental plasticity in evolutionary innovation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 278:2705-2713. 2011
- The Effects of Weak Genetic Perturbations on the Transcriptome of the Wing Imaginal Disc and Its Association With Wing Shape in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 187:1171-1184. 2011
- PLASTICITY, CANALIZATION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY OF THEDROSOPHILAWING: JOINT EFFECTS OF MUTATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTAL TEMPERATURE. Evolution. 63:2864-2876. 2009
- Many ways to be small: different environmental regulators of size generate distinct scaling relationships inDrosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 276:2625-2633. 2009
- Genomic Consequences of Background Effects onscallopedMutant Expressivity in the Wing ofDrosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 181:1065-1076. 2009
- Genetic Changes Accompanying the Evolution of Host Specialization in Drosophila sechellia. Genetics. 181:721-736. 2009
- Genetics of microenvironmental canalization in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104:13717-13722. 2007
- Complex genetic interactions govern the temporal effects of Antennapedia on antenna-to-leg transformations in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Genetics. 86:111-123. 2007
- Insulin signaling and limb-patterning: candidate pathways for the origin and evolutionary diversification of beetle ‘horns’. Heredity. 97:179-191. 2006
- Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Contributes to Variation for Wing Shape in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 173:1417-1431. 2006
- Imaginal Discs, the Genetic and Cellular Logic of Pattern Formation. Lewis I Held, Jr. Cambridge University Press. 2005. 461 pages. ISBN 0 521 01835 8. Price £38. (paperback). (ISBN 0521 58445 0. Price £120. (hardback) published 2002). Genetical Research. 87:219-219. 2006
- Tests for the replication of an association between Egfr and natural variation in Drosophila melanogaster wing morphology. BMC Genetics. 6:44. 2005
- Towards a genetic architecture of cryptic genetic variation and genetic assimilation: The contribution of K. G. Bateman. Journal of Genetics. 84:223-226. 2005
- A STUDY OF CANALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY IN THE STERNOPLEURAL BRISTLE SYSTEM OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. Evolution. 59:1500-1509. 2005
- Replication of an Egfr-Wing Shape Association in a Wild-Caught Cohort of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 169:2115-2125. 2005
- Evidence for canalization of Distal‐less function in the leg of Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution and Development. 7:89-100. 2005
- A STUDY OF CANALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY IN THE STERNOPLEURAL BRISTLE SYSTEM OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. Evolution. 59:1500-1500. 2005
- Uncovering cryptic genetic variation. Nature Reviews Genetics. 5:681-690. 2004
- Nucleotide Variation in the Egfr Locus of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 167:1199-1212. 2004
- The environmental and genetic regulation of obake expressivity: morphogenetic fields as evolvable systems. Evolution and Development. 6:114-122. 2004
- Developmental Instability: Causes and Consequences.Edited by Michal Polak. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. $95.00. xxiii + 459 p; ill.; taxonomic and subject indexes. ISBN: 0–19–514345–0. 2003.. Quarterly Review of Biology. 78:479-479. 2003
- Evidence that Egfr Contributes to Cryptic Genetic Variation for Photoreceptor Determination in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Current Biology. 13:1888-1893. 2003
- Are entrenched characters developmentally constrained? Creating biramous limbs in an insect. Evolution and Development. 3:424-431. 2001
- Developmental Plasticity, Within-Generation Diversified Bet-hedging, and Robustness: what does it mean to be unstable?. Journal of Experimental Biology.
- Fly Wing Biometrics Using Modified Local Binary Pattern, SVMs and Random Forest. International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing. 4:279-285.
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