Matt Kustra
@matt-kustra.bsky.social
I study sexual selection and speciation using theoretical and empirical approaches. Currently a Miller postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley.
PhD from UCSC '24.
BS from UVA '18 Biol + CS.
Website: https://kustra-matt.github.io/
PhD from UCSC '24.
BS from UVA '18 Biol + CS.
Website: https://kustra-matt.github.io/
Conspecific sperm precedence evolves through reinforcement, primarily via sexual selection acting on sons. Our results highlight the importance of cryptic female choice in speciation and the need for future theoretical and empirical investigations into this process. (3/3)
October 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Conspecific sperm precedence evolves through reinforcement, primarily via sexual selection acting on sons. Our results highlight the importance of cryptic female choice in speciation and the need for future theoretical and empirical investigations into this process. (3/3)
We use simulation models to explore the circumstances under which conspecific sperm precedence can evolve and maintain reproductive isolation. We found that cryptic female choice can maintain reproductive isolation under many conditions, and population size can play an interesting role. (2/3)
October 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We use simulation models to explore the circumstances under which conspecific sperm precedence can evolve and maintain reproductive isolation. We found that cryptic female choice can maintain reproductive isolation under many conditions, and population size can play an interesting role. (2/3)