Prof Andy Gardner
Professor
Research areas
I work on Darwinian adaptation. Natural selection explains the appearance of design in the living world, but at what level is this design expected to manifest – gene, individual, society – and what is its function? Social evolution provides a window on this problem, by pitting the interests of genes, individuals and societies against each other. I develop general theory on the topics of inclusive fitness and multilevel selection, and also tailor general theory to the biology of particular species to facilitate empirical testing. I work on a wide range of biological systems, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, crustaceans, insects, fish and humans. Visit my webpage at http://synergy.st-andrews.ac.uk/gardner/ for more information.
PhD supervision
- Bing Dong
- Chon I Kam
Selected publications
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Open access
A geometric approach to the evolution of altruism
Gardner, A., 7 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 576, 4 p., 111653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ancestor-descendant conflict
Stucky, K. & Gardner, A., 21 Apr 2024, (Accepted/In press) Encyclopedia of Religious Psychology and Behavior. Shackelford, T. (ed.). Cham: SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Open access
Kin selection as a modulator of human handedness: sex-specific, parental and parent-of-origin effects
Dong, B., Paracchini, S. & Gardner, A., 27 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolutionary Human Sciences. 6, 14 p., e32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A simulation test of the prediction that density-dependent dispersal promotes female-biased sex allocation in viscous populations
Chokechaipaisarn, C. & Gardner, A., 11 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: microPublication Biology. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Group selection
Gardner, A., 26 Oct 2023, Oxford Bibliographies in Evolutionary Biology. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Open access
Inclusive fitness: a scientific revolution
Rodrigues, A. & Gardner, A., 9 Mar 2023, Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory. Dickins, T. & Dickins, B. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 343-360 18 p. (Evolutionary biology – new perspectives on its development; vol. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Inclusive fitness theory as scientific revolution: a commentary on Futuyma
Rodrigues, A. & Gardner, A., 9 Mar 2023, Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory. Dickins, T. & Dickins, B. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 543-547 5 p. (Evolutionary biology – new perspectives on its development; vol. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Open access
Kin selection favours religious traditions: ancestor worship as a cultural descendant-leaving strategy
Stucky, K. I. & Gardner, A., 5 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Religion, Brain & Behavior. Latest Articles, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kin selection of time travel: the social evolutionary causes and consequences of dormancy
Twyman, K. Z. & Gardner, A., 13 Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2006, 9 p., 20231247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On monism and pluralism: a reply to Dickins, T. E.
Rodrigues, A. & Gardner, A., 9 Mar 2023, Evolutionary biology: contemporary and historical reflections upon core theory. Dickins, T. & Dickins, B. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 369-372 4 p. (Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development; vol. 2524-776X, no. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review