Pitnick, S., M. Wolfner and S. Suarez. Sperm-female interactions. In Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective (T.R. Birkhead, D.J. Hosken and S. Pitnick, eds.) Elsevier Press, in preparation.

Pitnick, S. Sperm competition.  In Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology (C. W. Fox and D. F. Westneat, eds.) in preparation.

Bjork, A., R. Dallai and S. Pitnick. Adaptive modulation of sperm production rate in Drosophila bifurca, a species with giant sperm. In review.

Blanckenhorn, W.U., Dixon, A.F.G., Fairbairn D.J., Gilbert, P., van der Linde, K., Meier, R., Nylin, S., Pitnick, S., Schoff, C., Signorelli, M. and C. Wiklund. 2007. Proximate causes of Rensch's rule: Does sexual size dimorphism in arthropods result from sex differences in development time? The American Naturalist 169: 245-257.

Bjork, A., W. T. Starmer, D. M. Higginson, C. J. Rhodes and S. Pitnick. 2007. Complex interactions with females and rival males limit the evolution of sperm offense and defense. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 274:1779-1788.

Amitin, E. G. and S. Pitnick. 2007. Influence of developmental environment on male- and female-mediated sperm precedence in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 381-91.

Pizzari, T., T. R. Birkhead, M. W. Blows, R. Brooks, K. L. Buchanan, T. H. Clutton-Brock, P. Harvey, D. J. Hosken, M. D. Jennions, H. Kokko, J. S. Kotiaho, C. M. Lessells, C. Macias-García, A. J. Moore, G. A. Parker, S. Pitnick, J. Radwan, M. Ritchie, B. C. Sheldon, L. W. Simmons, R. R. Snook, P. Stockley, M. Zuk. 2006. Reproductive behavior: Sexual selection remains the best explanation. Science 312: 690. [PDF]

Lessells, C, M., A. T. D. Bennett, T. R. Birkhead, N. Colegrave, S. R. X. Dall, P. Harvey, B. Hatchwell, D. J. Hosken, J. Hunt, A. J. Moore, G. A. Parker, S. Pitnick, T. Pizzari, J. Radwan, M. Ritchie, B. C. Sheldon, D. Shuker, L. W. Simmons, P. Stockley, T. Tregenza, M. Zuk. 2006. Nothing new under the sun: Social selection is part of sexual selection theory. Science 312: 689-690. [PDF]

Bjork, A. and S. Pitnick. 2006. Intensity of sexual selection along the road to isogamy. Nature 441: 742-745. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Jones, K. and G. Wilkinson. 2006. Mating system and brain size in bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 273: 719-724. [PDF]

Pattarini, J. M., W. T. Starmer, A. Bjork and S. Pitnick. 2006. Mechanisms underlying the sperm quality advantage in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 60: 2064-80.

Blanckenhorn, W. U., Dixon, A. F. G., Fairbairn D. J., Gilbert, P., van der Linde, K., Meier, R., Nylin, S., Pitnick, S., Schoff, C., Signorelli, M. and C. Wiklund. 2006. Proximate causes of Rensch's rule: Does sexual size dimorphism in arthropods result from sex differences in development time?  The American Naturalist 169: 245-257.

Brown, W. D., Bjork, A., Schneider, K. and S. Pitnick. 2004. No evidence that polyandry benefits females in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 58: 1242-50.

Morrow, E. H., G. Arnqvist, and S. Pitnick. 2003. Adaptation versus pleiotropy: why do males harm their mates? Behavioral Ecology 14: 802-806.

Pitnick, S., Miller, G. T., Schneider, K. and T. A. Markow. 2003. Ejaculate-female coevolution in Drosophila mojavensis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 270: 1507-1512. [PDF]

Miller, G. T., Starmer, W. T. and S. Pitnick. 2003. Quantitative genetic analysis of among population variation in sperm and female sperm-storage organ length in Drosophila mojavensis. Genetical Research, 81: 213-220. [PDF]

Hosken, D. J. and S. Pitnick. 2003. Do queens select sperm? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 18: 107. [PDF]

Miller, G. T. and S. Pitnick. 2003. Functional significance of seminal receptacle length in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 16: 114-126. [PDF]

Starmer, W. T., Polak, M., Barker, J. S. F., McEvey, S., Pitnick, S. and L. L. Wolf. 2002. Phylogenetic, geographic, and temporal analysis of female reproductive trade-offs in Drosophila. Evolutionary Biology, 33: 139-171. [PDF]

Miller, G. T. and S. Pitnick. 2002. Sperm-female co-evolution in Drosophila. Science 298: 1230-1233. [PDF]

Pitnick, S. and F. García-González. 2002. Harm to females increases with male body size in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 269: 1821-1828. [PDF]

Miller, G. T., Starmer, W. T. and S. Pitnick. 2001. Quantitative genetic analysis of the size of the primary sperm-storage organ in Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity 86: 25-32. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Miller, G. T., Reagan, J. and B. Holland. 2001. Males' evolutionary responses to experimental removal of sexual selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 268: 1071-1080. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Brown, W. D. and G. T. Miller. 2001. Evolution of female remating behaviour following experimental removal of sexual selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 268: 557-563. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., and W. D. Brown. 2000. Criteria for demonstrating female sperm choice. Evolution 54:1052-1056. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., and G. T. Miller. 2000. Correlated response in reproductive and life history traits to selection on testis length in Drosophila hydei. Heredity 84:416-426. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., T. A. Markow, and G. S. Spicer. 1999. Evolution of multiple kinds of female sperm-storage organs in Drosophila. Evolution 53:1804-1822. [PDF]

Karr, T. L., and S. Pitnick. 1999. Sperm competition: Defining the rules of engagement. Current Biology 9:787-790. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., and T. L. Karr. 1998. Paternal products and by-products in Drosophila development. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 265:821-826. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Spicer, G. S., and T. A. Markow. 1997. Phylogenetic examination of male ejaculatory donations in Drosophila. Evolution 51:833-845. [PDF]

Karr, T. L., and S. Pitnick. 1996. The ins and outs of fertilization. Nature 379:405-406.

Pitnick, S., and T. L. Karr. 1996. Sperm caucus. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 11:148-151. [PDF]

Pitnick, S. 1996. Investment in testes and the cost of making long sperm in Drosophila. The American Naturalist 148:57-80. [PDF]

Spicer, G. S., and S. Pitnick. 1996. Molecular systematics of the Drosophila hydei subgroup as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Molecular Evolution 43:281-286. [PDF]

Markow, T. A., Bustoz, D., and S. Pitnick. 1996. Sexual selection and a secondary sexual character in two Drosophila species. Animal Behaviour 52: 759-766. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Spicer, G. S., and T. A. Markow. 1995. How long is a giant sperm? Nature 375:109. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Markow, T. A., and G. S. Spicer. 1995. Delayed male maturity is a cost of producing large sperm in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 92:10614-10618. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., and T. A. Markow. 1994. Male gametic strategies: Sperm size, testes size, and the allocation of ejaculate among successive mates by the sperm-limited fly Drosophila pachea and its relatives. The American Naturalist 143:785-819. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., and T. A. Markow. 1994. Large-male advantages associated with costs of sperm production in Drosophila hydei, a species with giant sperm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 91:9277-9281. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., and W. B. Heed. 1994. New species of cactus breeding Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87:307-310. [PDF]

Pitnick, S. 1993. Operational sex ratios and sperm limitation in populations of Drosophila pachea. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 33:383-391. [PDF]

Pitnick, S. 1991. Male size influences mate fecundity and remating interval in Drosophila melanogaster. Animal Behaviour 41:735-745. [PDF]

Pitnick, S., Markow, T. A., and M. F. Riedy. 1991. Transfer of ejaculate and incorporation of male-derived substances by females in the nannoptera species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Evolution 45:774-780. [PDF]