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
- Thomas Hitchcock
Selected publications
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A gene?s-eye view of sexual antagonism
Hitchcock, T. & Gardner, A., 12 Aug 2020, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1932, 9 p., 20201633.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Does kin discrimination promote cooperation?
Faria, G. & Gardner, A., Mar 2020, In : Biology Letters. 16, 3, 4 p., 20190742.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Kin discrimination and demography modulate patterns of sexual conflict
Faria, G., Gardner, A. & Carazo, P., 25 May 2020, In : Nature Ecology and Evolution. First OnlineResearch output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Price's equation made clear
Gardner, A., Apr 2020, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. 375, 1797, 7 p., 20190361.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Resource heterogeneity and the evolution of public-goods cooperation
Stilwell, P., O'Brien, S., Hesse, E., Lowe, C., Gardner, A. & Buckling, A., 4 Feb 2020, In : Evolution Letters. Early ViewResearch output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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The demography of human warfare can drive sex differences in altruism
Micheletti, A. J. C., Ruxton, G. D. & Gardner, A., 20 Feb 2020, In : Evolutionary Human Sciences. 2, 15 p., e7.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Author Correction: Inference of ecological and social drivers of human brain-size evolution (Nature, (2018), 557, 7706, (554-557), 10.1038/s41586-018-0127-x)
González-Forero, M. & Gardner, A., 7 Mar 2019, In : Nature. 567, 7746, 1 p., E4.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Comment/debate
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Fisher?s reproductive value
Gardner, A., 2019, Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Shackelford, T. K. & Weekes-Shackelford, V. A. (eds.). Cham: SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Genomic imprinting as a window into human language evolution
Hitchcock, T., Paracchini, S. & Gardner, A., Jun 2019, In : BioEssays. 41, 6, 11 p., 1800212.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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How to make a haploid male
Ross, L., Davies, N. & Gardner, A., 7 Mar 2019, In : Evolution Letters. Early View, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article