Desjardins, J.K., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Stiver, K.A., Van Der Kraak, G.J., & Balshine, S., 2011. "Lunar and diurnal cycles in reproductive physiology and behavior in a natural population of cooperatively breeding fish." Journal of Zoology  285 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Reddon, A. R., Balk, D., & Balshine, S., 2011. "Sex differences in group joining decisions in social fish" Animal Behaviour , in press | Request Reprint

Marentette, J.R., Tong, S., Wang, G., Sopinka, N.M., Taves, M.D., Koops, M., Balshine, S., 2011. "Laboratory and field evidence of sex-biased movement in the invasive round goby" Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology , DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1233-z | Request Reprint

Reddon, A. R., Voisin, M. R., Menon, N., Marsh-Rollo, S. E., Wong, M. Y. L. & Balshine, S., 2011. "Rules of engagement for resource contests in a social fish." Animal Behaviour  82, 93-99 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Wong, M.Y.L., Balshine, S., 2011. "Fight for your breeding right: hierarchy re-establishment predicts aggression in a social queue" Biology Letters , in press | Request Reprint

Balshine, S., Sloman, K., 2010. "Parental Care in Fishes" Encyclopedia of Fishes , Elsevier Academic Press, London. In press | Request Reprint

Bowley, L.A., Alam, F., Marentette, J.R., Balshine, S., Wilson, J.Y., , 2010. "Characterization of vitellogenin gene expression in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay" Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry  29, 2751-2760 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Mileva, V.R., Gilmour, K.M., Balshine, S., 2010. "Effects of maternal stress on egg characteristics in a cooperatively breeding fish." Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology  158, 22-29 | Download PDF

Wong, M., Balshine, S., 2010. "The evolution of cooperative breeding in the African cichid fish, Neolamprologus pulcher" Biological Reviews , In press | Download PDF

Sopinka, N.M., Marentette, J.M., Balshine, S., 2010. "Impact of contaminant exposure on resource contests in an invasive fish" Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  64, 1947-1958 | Download PDF

Reddon, A.R., Balshine, S., 2010. "Lateralization in response to social stimuli in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish" Behavioural Processes  85, 68-71 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Marentette, J.R., Gooderham, K.L., McMaster, M.E., Ng, T., Parrott, J.L., Wilson, J.Y., Wood, C.M., Balshine, S., 2010. "Signatures of contamination in invasive round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus): A double strike for ecosystem health?" Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety , doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.06.007 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Jordan, L.A., Wong, M.Y.L., Balshine, S., 2010. "The effects of familiarity and social hierarchy on group membership decisions in a social fish" Biology Letters  6, 301-303 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Velez-Espino, L.A.,Koops, M.A., Balshine, S., 2010. "Invasion dynamics of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario" Biological Invasions , DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9777-9 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Young, J.A.M., Marentette, J.R., Gross, C., McDonald, J.I., Verma, A., Marsh-Rollo, S.E., Macdonald, P.D.M., Earn, D.J.D., Balshine, S., 2010. "Demography and substrate affinity of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Hamilton Harbour" Journal of Great Lakes Research  36, 115-122 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Suk, H.Y., Neff, B.D., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Balshine, S., 2009. "Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in plainfin midshipman" Hereditas  146, 001-004 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Sopinka, N.M., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Marsh-Rollo, S.E. and Balshine, S., 2009. "Liver size reveals social status in the African cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher" Journal of Fish Biology  75, 1-16 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Mileva, V.R., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Marsh-Rollo, S., Gilmour, K.M., Wood, C.M., Balshine, S., 2009. "The stress response of the highly social african cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher" Physiological and Biochemical Zoology  82, 720-729 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Craig, P.M., Bucking, C., Balshine, S., Wood, C.M., & McClelland, G.B., 2009. "Sperm performance under hypoxic conditions in an intertidal fish (Porichthys notatus)" Canadian Journal of Zoology  87, 464-469 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K, Balshine, S., 2009. "Mixed parentage in Neolamprologus pulcher groups" Journal of Fish Biology  74, 1129-1135 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Taves, M.D.., Desjardins, J.K., Mishra, S., Balshine, S., 2009. "Androgens and dominance: sex-specific patterns in a highly social fish (Neolamprologus pulcher)" General and Comparative Endocrinology  161, 202-207 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Marentette, J.R., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Berger, R.G., Balshine, S. , 2009. "Multiple male reproductive morphs in the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)" Journal of Great Lakes Research   35, 302-308 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Montgomerie, R., Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Kolm, N., Balshine, S., 2009. "Female promiscuity promotes the evolution of faster sperm in cichlid fishes" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA  106, 1128-1132 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine, S., Buston, P.M., 2008. "Cooperation in Fish" in Fish Behaviour Ecology, Eds: C. Magnhagen, V. Braithwaite, E. Forsgren and B.G Kapoor , Science Publisher, 437-484 | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Nadella, S., Bucking, C., Balshine, S., Wood, C.M., 2008. "The relative sensitivity of sperm, eggs and embryos to copper in the blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) " Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology  147, 441-449 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Milligan, N., Stiver, K.A., Montgomerie, R., Balshine, S., 2008. "Female-mediated causes and consequences of status change in a social fish" Proceeding of the Royal Society, B  275, 929-936 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Balshine, S., 2008. "Differential responses to territory intrusions in cooperatively breeding fish" Animal Behaviour   75, 598-604 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Stiver, K., Fitzpatrick, J., Desjardins, J., Neff, B., Quinn, J., Balshine, S., 2008. "The role of genetic relatedness among social mates in a cooperative breeder" Behavioral Ecology  19, 816-823 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Milligan, N., Van Der Kraak, G.J., Balshine, S., 2008. "Sex and status in a cooperative breeding fish: behavior and androgens" Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  62, 785-794 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Desjardins, J.K., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Stiver, K.A., Milligan, N., Van Der Kraak, G.J., Balshine, S., 2007. "Costs and benefits of polygyny in the cichlid, Neolamprologus pulcher" Animal Behavior  75, 1771-1779 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Buston, P. M. & Balshine, S., 2007. "Cooperating in the face of uncertainty: a consistent framework for understanding the evolution of cooperation" Behavioural Processes  76, 152-159 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Milligan, N., Montgomerie, R., Balshine, S. , 2007. "Reproductive-Tactic-Specific Variation in Sperm Swimming Speeds in a Shell-Brooding Cichlid" Biology of Reproduction  77, 280-284 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Stiver, K.A., Desjardins, J.K., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Neff, B., Quinn, J.S., Balshine, S., 2007. "Evidence for size and sex-specific dispersal in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish" Molecular Ecology  16, 2974-2984 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Aubin-Horth, N., Desjardins, J.K., Martei, Y.M., Balshine, S., Hofmann H.A., 2007. "Masculinized dominant females in a cooperatively breeding species " Molecular Ecology  16, 1349-1358 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J., Wood, C., Stiver, K., Desjardins, J., Balshine, S., 2007. "Social status, sperm and stress: Reproductive suppression in a cooperative fish " Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A  146, S77-S78 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Sloman, K.A., Wilson, R.W., Balshine, S., 2006. "Behaviour and Physiology of Fish" Elsevier Academic Press , London | Request Reprint

Sloman, K.A., Wilson, R.W., Balshine, S., 2006. "Behaviour and Physiology of Fish: An Introduction" Elsevier Academic Press , xiii-xviii | Request Reprint

Bressler, E.R., Martin, R., Balshine, S., 2006. "Production and appreciation of humor as sexually selected traits" Evolution & Human Behavior  27, 121-130 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Fitzpatrick, J., Desjardins, J., Stiver, K., Montgomerie, R., Balshine, S., 2006. "Male reproductive suppression in the cooperatively breeding fish Neolamprologus pulcher" Behavioral Ecology  17, 25-33 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J., Desjardins, J.K., and Balshine, S., 2006. "Sex differences in rates of territory joining and inheritance in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish" Animal Behaviour  71, 449-456 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Kolm, N. Goodwin, N.B., Balshine S. and Reynolds, J.D., 2006. "Life history evolution in cichlids 2: Directional evolution of the trade-off between egg number and egg size." Journal of Evolutionary Biology  19, 76-84 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Kolm, N. Goodwin, N.B., Balshine S. and Reynolds, J.D., 2006. "Life history evolution in cichlids 1: Revisiting the evolution of life histories in relation to parental care." Journal of Evolutionary Biology  19, 66-75 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Bressler, E.R., Balshine, S., 2006. "The influence of humor on desirability" Evolution & Human Behavior  27, 29-39 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Desjardins, J.K., Hazelden, M.R., Van der Kraak, G.J. & Balshine, S., 2005. "Males and females provide support for the ‘Challenge Hypothesis’: Steroid hormones and territoriality in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish" Behavioral Ecology  17, 149-154 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Stiver K.A., Dierkes P., Taborsky M., Gibbs, L. & Balshine S., 2005. "Relatedness and helping: testing the theoretical predictions." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B  272, 1593-1599 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine, S., Verma, A., Chant, V., Theysmeyer, T., 2005. "Competitive interactions between round gobies and logperch" Journal of Great Lakes Research  31, 68-77 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Buchner, A.S., Sloman, K.A., Balshine, S., 2004. "The physiological effects of social status in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher" Journal of Fish Biology  65, 1080-1095 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Stiver, K.A., Dierkes, P., Taborsky, M., Balshine, S., 2004. "Dispersal patterns and status change in the co-operatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher: evidence from microsatellite analyses and behavioural observations" Journal of Fish Biology  65, 91-105 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Werner, N., Balshine, S., Lotem, A., 2003. "Helping opportunities and space segregation among helpers in cooperatively breeding cichlids" Behavioural Ecology  14, 749-756 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Taylor, M.I., Morley, J.I., Rico, C., Balshine, S., 2003. "Evidence for genetic monogamy and female-biased dispersal in the biparental mouthbrooding cichlid Eretmodus cyanostictus from Lake Tanganyika" Molecular Ecology  12, 3173-3177 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Morley, J.I., Balshine, S., 2003. "Reproductive biology of Eretmodus cyanostictus, a cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika" Environmental Biology of Fishes  66, 169-179 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Morley, J.I., Balshine, S., 2002. "Faithful fish: territory and mate defence favour monogamy in an African cichlid fish" Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  52, 326-331 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine, S., Kempenaers, B., Szekely, T., 2002. "Conflict and cooperation in parental care - Introduction" Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B  357, 237-240 | Download PDF

Balshine, S., Leach, B.J., Neat, F., Werner, N.Y., Montgomerie, R., 2001. "Sperm size of African cichlids in relation to sperm competition" Behavioral Ecology  12, 726-731 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine, S., Leach, B., Neat, F., Reid, H., Taborsky, M., Werner, N., 2001. "Correlates of group size in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish (Neolamprologus pulcher)" Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  50, 134-140 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Goodwin, N.B., Balshine, S., Reynolds, J.D., 2001. "Using phylogenies to test evolutionary hypotheses about cichlid fishes" Journal of Aquariculture and Aquatic Sciences  9, 256-268 | Download PDF

Balshine, S., Blomqvist, D., 1999. "Parental behaviour in Kentish plovers: who cares?" Trends in Ecology & Evolution  14, 293-294 | Download PDF

Neat, F.C., Balshine-Earn, S., 1999. "A field survey of the breeding habits of Eretmodus cyanostictus, a biparental mouthbrooding cichlid in Lake Tanganyika" Environmental Biology of Fishes  55, 333-338 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Lotem, A., Wagner, R.H., Balshine-Earn, S., 1999. "The overlooked signaling component of nonsignaling behavior" Behavioral Ecology  10, 209-212 | Download PDF

Goodwin, N.B., Balshine-Earn, S., Reynolds, J.D., 1998. "Evolutionary transitions in parental care in cichlid fish" Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B  265, 2265-2272 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., Neat, F.C., Reid, H., Taborsky, M., 1998. "Paying to stay or paying to breed? Field evidence for direct benefits of helping behavior in a cooperatively breeding fish" Behavioral Ecology  9, 432-438 | View Abstract | Request Reprint

Balshine-Earn, S., Lotem, A., 1998. "Individual recognition in a cooperatively breeding cichlid: Evidence from video playback experiments" Behaviour  135, 369-386 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., Earn, D.J.D., 1998. "On the evolutionary pathway of parental care in mouthbrooding cichlid fishes." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B  265, 2217-2222 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., Earn, D.J.D., 1997. "An evolutionary model of parental care in St. Peter's fish." Journal of Theoretical Biology  184, 423-431 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., 1997. "The benefits of uniparental care versus biparental mouth brooding in Galilee St. Peter's fish" Journal of Fish Biology  50, 371-381 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., 1996. "Reproductive rates, operational sex ratios and mate choice in St. Peter's fish" Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology  39, 107-116 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., 1995. "The costs of parental care in Galilee St Peter's fish, Sarotherodon galilaeus" Animal Behaviour  50, 1-7 | View Abstract | Download PDF

Balshine-Earn, S., McAndrew, B.J., 1995. "Sex-role reversal in the black-chinned tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppel) (Cichlidae)" Behaviour  132, 861-874 | View Abstract | Download PDF