Clint Kelly

Professor,
Université du Québec à Montréal
Département de sciences biologiques
E-mail: kelly.clint@uqam.ca
Personal page



Education

  • Postdoc, Dalhousie University, 2008
  • Postdoc, Australian National University, 2007
  • Doctorate, University of Toronto, 2005
  • Master's Thesis, , Mount Allison University, 1999
  • Bachelor's Honours, University of Waterloo, 1995


Research

We use an empirical approach to examine a large spectrum of subjects in behavioural and evolutionary ecology with emphasis on the evolution and maintenance of mating systems and the strategies and compromises between reproduction, immunity and evolution of sexual dimorphism and sperm competition. Other than our empirical approach to research, we have a deep interest in examining and synthesising primary literature by using meta-analysis, by commenting on statistical questions and by analysing scientific practices

QCBS students

Maxime Fraser Franco

Ph.D.
(Start: 2018)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Pierre-Olivier Montiglio
Quantifying how ecological factors and learning shape individual variation in hunting behaviour at multiple levels using an online videogame

Monica Monllor

Ph.D.
(Start: 2019)
Sexual selection and sperm networks in a sexually dimorphic New Zealand insect

Eloise Adam

M.Sc.
(Start: 2016)

Roxanne Gagnon

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Maxim Larrivée, Insectarium de Montréal
(Start: 2019, End: 2020)
Estimation de la population et caractérisation de l’habitat de la Cicindèle verte des pinèdes (Cicindela patruela Dejean) sur l’Île aux Allumettes (Québec)

Marie-Eve Le Ber

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Maxim Larrivée, Insectarium de Montréal
(Start: 2018)
Habitat preferences and occurrence of the common walking stick (Diapheromera femorata) in Quebec

Jean-Christophe Robert

M.Sc.
(Start: 2018)
Impact of juvenile hormone on the allocation of ressources between the immune system and the reproductive system in the sand field cricket (Gryllus firmus)

Daphné Bourget

M.Sc.
(Start: 2018, End: 2020)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Pierre-Olivier Montiglio
Relation entre le comportement reproducteur, la condition, et la survie chez le patineur (Aquarius remigis)

Previous students (since 2009)

Aurélie Lagueux-Beloin

M.Sc.
(Start: 2016, End: 2018)

Sarah Nason

M.Sc.
(Start: 2016, End: 2019)
Trimorphism in male tree weta (Hemideina crassidens): the role of genetics, population characteristics, and environmental influences
Link to thesis (pdf)
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Examples of species studied

Woodworthia maculatus
Acheta domesticus
Orthoptera
Anostostomatidae
Deinacrida rugosa
Hemideina crassidens
Poecilia reticulata
Poeciliidae
Gryllus texensis
Tettigonioidea


Publications

61- Equal fitness among alternative mating strategies in a harem polygynous insect: Equal fitness among alternative morphs
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2020 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2020-09-06)

60- No evidence of sickness behavior in immune-challenged field crickets
Kelly C D , Mc Cabe Leroux J ,
2020 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2020-06-08)

59- Benefits of multiple mating in a sexually dimorphic polygynandrous insect
Nason S E , Kelly C D ,
2020 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2020-05-16)

58- Rate and success of study replication in ecology and evolution
Kelly C D ,
2019 PeerJ (Date Added: 2019-11-07)

57- Do alternative reproductive strategies in the Wellington tree weta represent different behavioural types?
Wilson A D M , Kelly C D ,
2019 Ethology (Date Added: 2019-05-20)

56- Developmental and genetic effects on behavioral and life-history traits in a field cricket
Wey T W , Réale D , Kelly C D ,
2019 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-04-05)

55- Sexual dimorphism in immunity across animals: a meta-analysis
Kelly C D , Stoehr A M , Nunn C , Smyth K N , Prokop Z M ,
2018 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2018-10-14)

54- Successful use of radiotransmitters in tracking male tree wētā Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Anostostomatidae)
Gwynne D T , Kelly C D ,
2018 New Zealand Entomologist (Date Added: 2018-08-12)

53- The causes and evolutionary consequences of variation in female mate choice in insects: the effects of individual state, genotypes and environments
Kelly, CD
2018 Current Opinion in Insect Science (Date Added: 2018-03-02)

52-Sperm Competition Theory
Kelly, CD, Jennions M D ,
2017 Springer-Verlag ( Date Added: 2018-05-17)

51- Sexually dimorphic effect of mating on the melanotic encapsulation response in the harem-defending Wellington tree weta,_Hemideina crassidens_(Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Anostostomatidae)
Kelly, CD, Hebets, E
2017 Ethology (Date Added: 2017-08-15)

50- Do Male Cook Strait Giant Weta Prudently Allocate Sperm?
Kelly C D , Gwynne D T ,
2017 Journal of Insect Behavior (Date Added: 2017-06-08)

49-Review of: Cryptic Female Choice in Arthropods
Kelly, C
2016 Springer-Verlag ( Date Added: 2018-05-17)

48- Fraud Not a Primary Cause of Irreproducible Results: A Reply to Clark et al.
Parker T H , Forstmeier W , Koricheva J , Fidler F , Hadfield J D , Chee Y E , Kelly C D , Gurevitch J , Nakagawa S ,
2016 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2017-02-22)

47- Effect of nutritional stress and sex on melanotic encapsulation rate in the sexually size dimorphic cook strait giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa)
Kelly C D ,
2016 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2017-02-22)

46- Sex-specific catch-up growth in the Texas field cricket, Gryllus texensis
Tawes B R , Kelly C D ,
2016 Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2017-02-22)

45- Transparency in Ecology and Evolution: Real Problems, Real Solutions
Parker T H , Forstmeier W , Koricheva J , Fidler F , Hadfield J D , Chee Y E , Kelly C D , Gurevitch J , Nakagawa S ,
2016 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2017-02-22)

44- The effect of condition on mate searching speed and copulation frequency in the Cook Strait giant weta
Kelly, CD, Gwynne, DT
2016 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

43- Females gain survival benefits from immune-boosting ejaculates
Worthington, AM, Kelly, CD
2016 Evolution (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

42- Direct costs and benefits of multiple mating: Are high female mating rates due to ejaculate replenishment?
Worthington, AM, Kelly, CD
2016 Behavioural Processes (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

41- Male-biased sex ratios and plasticity in post-insemination behaviour in the New Zealand stick insect Micrarchus hystriculeus
Kelly, CD
2015 Behaviour (Date Added: 2017-08-15)

40- Mating for male-derived prostaglandin: A functional explanation for the increased fecundity of mated female crickets?
Worthington, AM, Jurenka, RA, Kelly, CD
2015 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

39- Sexual size and shape dimorphism and allometric scaling patterns in head traits in the New Zealand common gecko Woodworthia maculatus
Kelly, CD
2015 Zoology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

38- Are attractive male crickets better able to pay the costs of an immune challenge?
Kelly, CD, Telemeco, MSC, Bartholomay, LC
2015 PeerJ (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

37- Effect of an immune challenge on the functional performance of male weaponry
Kelly, CD
2014 Behavioural Processes (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

36- Sex-specific life history responses to nymphal diet quality and immune status in a field cricket
Kelly, CD, Neyer, AA, Gress, BE
2014 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

35- Sexual selection, phenotypic variation, and allometry in genitalic and non-genitalic traits in the sexually size-dimorphic stick insect Micrarchus hystriculeus
Kelly, CD
2014 Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

34- Intraspecific Sexual Size and Shape Dimorphism in an Australian Freshwater Fish Differs with Respect to a Biogeographic Barrier and Latitude
Kelly, CD, Folinsbee, KE, Adams, DC, Jennions, MD
2013 Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

33- Do male crickets strategically adjust the number and viability of their sperm under sperm competition?
Worthington, AM, Gress, BE, Neyer, AA, Kelly, CD
2013 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

32- Experience affects mating behavior, but does not impact parental reproductive allocation in a lizard
Warner, DA, Kelly, CD, Lovern, MB
2013 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

31- Sex-Specific Effect of Juvenile Diet on Adult Disease Resistance in a Field Cricket
Kelly, CD, Tawes, BR
2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

30- Meta-analysis and sexual selection: Past studies and future possibilities
Jennions, MD, Kahn, AT, Kelly, CD, Kokko, H
2012 Evolutionary Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

29- Is sperm viability independent of ejaculate size in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus)?
Gress, BE, Kelly, CD
2011 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

28- Sexual selection and sperm quantity: Meta-analyses of strategic ejaculation
Kelly, CD, Jennions, MD
2011 Biological Reviews (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

27- Reproductive and physiological costs of repeated immune challenges in female Wellington tree weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
Kelly, CD
2011 Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

26- Sexual Selection, Ontogenetic Acceleration, and Hypermorphosis Generates Male Trimorphism in Wellington Tree Weta
Kelly, CD, Adams, DC
2010 Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

25- Evidence for male allocation in pipefish?
Gwynne, DT, Judge, KA, Kelly, CD
2010 Nature (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

24- Pairing and insemination patterns in a giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa: Orthoptera; Anostostomatidae)
Kelly, CD, Bussière, LF, Gwynne, DT
2010 Journal of Ethology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

23- Sexually dimorphic immune response in the harem polygynous Wellington tree weta Hemideina crassidens
Kelly, CD, Jennions, MD
2009 Physiological Entomology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

22- Sperm investment in relation to weapon size in a male trimorphic insect?
Kelly, CD
2008 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

21- Sexual selection for male mobility in a giant insect with female-biased size dimorphism
Kelly, CD, Bussière, LF, Gwynne, DT
2008 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

20- The interrelationships between resource-holding potential, resource-value and reproductive success in territorial males: How much variation can we explain?
Kelly, CD
2008 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

19- Why do male tree weta aggressively evict females from galleries after mating?
Kelly, CD
2008 Ethology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

18- Identifying a causal agent of sexual selection on weaponry in an insect
Kelly, CD
2008 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

17- H-index: Age and sex make it unreliable [3]
Kelly, CD, Jennions, MD
2007 Nature (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

16- Replicating empirical research in behavioral ecology: How and why it should be done but rarely ever is
Kelly, CD
2006 Quarterly Review of Biology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

15- Estimating abundance, age structure and sex ratio of a recently discovered New Zealand tusked weta Motuweta riparia (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae), using mark-recapture analysis
McCartney, J, Armstrong, DP, Gwynne, DT, Kelly, CD, Barker, RJ
2006 New Zealand Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

14- Resource quality or harem size: What influences male tenure at refuge sites in tree weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)?
Kelly, CD
2006 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

13- Fighting for harems: assessment strategies during male-male contests in the sexually dimorphic Wellington tree weta
Kelly, CD
2006 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

12- Movement patterns and gallery use by the sexually dimorphic Wellington tree weta
Kelly, CD
2006 New Zealand Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

11- The relationship between resource control, association with females and male weapon size in a male dominance insect
Kelly, CD
2006 Ethology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

10- The h index and career assessment by numbers
Kelly, CD, Jennions, MD
2006 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

9- Understanding mammalian evolution using Bayesian phylogenetic inference
Kelly, CD
2005 Mammal Review (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

8- Allometry and sexual selection of male weaponry in Wellington tree weta, Hemideina crassidens
Kelly, CD
2005 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

7- Sexual selection and infection by ectoparasites in Wellington tree weta, Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
Kelly, CD
2005 Austral Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

6- Male Mate Choice in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata): Do Males Prefer Larger Females as Mates?
Herdman, EJE, Kelly, CD, Godin, J-GJ
2004 Ethology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

5- Geographical variation in male genitalia in Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Poeciliidae): Is it sexually or naturally selected?
Jennions, MD, Kelly, CD
2002 Oikos (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

4- Predation risk reduces male-male sexual competition in the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Kelly, CD, Godin, J-GJ
2001 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

3- Geographical variation in the male intromittent organ of the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Kelly, CD, Godin, J-GJ, Abdallah, G
2000 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

2- Geographical variation in multiple paternity within natural populations of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Kelly, CD, Godin, J-GJ, Wright, JM
1999 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2016-06-28)

1- Evaluating indices of body condition in two cricket species
Kelly, CD, Tawes, BR, Worthington, AM
Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-06-28)