Fraser BA, Hughes KA, Tosh DN, & Rodd FH (2013) The role of learning by a predator, Rivulus hartii, in the rare-morph survival advantage in guppies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26:2597-2605.

Remolina SC, Chang PL, Leips J, Nuzhdin SV, & Hughes KA (2012) Genomic basis of aging and life-history evolution in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 66:3390-3403.

Felix TM, Hughes KA, Stone EA, Drnevich JM, & Leips J (2012) Age-specific variation in immune response in Drosophila melanogaster has a genetic basis. Genetics 191:989-1002.

Fraser B, Weadick C, Janowitz I, Rodd FH, & Hughes KA (2011) Sequencing and characterization of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) transcriptome. BMC Genomics 12.

Bushey D, Hughes KA, Tononi G, & Cirelli C (2010) Sleep duration affects lifespan in Drosophila. BMC Neuroscience 11:1-18.

Hughes KA (2010) More than one way to blanch a lizard. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107:1815-1816.

Hughes KA (2010) Mutation and the evolution of ageing: from biometrics to system genetics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 365:1273-1279.

Johnson AM, Chappell G, Price AC, Rodd FH, Olendorf R, & Hughes KA (2010) Inbreeding depression and inbreeding avoidance in a natural population of guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Ethology 116:448-457.

Ayroles JF, et al. (2009) A genomewide assessment of inbreeding depression: gene number, function, and mode of action. Conservation Biology 23:920-930.

Hampton KJ, Hughes KA, & Houde AE (2009) The allure of the distinctive: reduced sexual responsiveness of female guppies to 'redundant' male colour patterns. Ethology 115:475-481.

Remolina SC & Hughes KA (2008) Evolution and mechanisms of long life and high fertility in queen honey bees. AGE 30:177–185.

Ruedi EA & Hughes KA (2008) Natural genetic variation in male courtship intensity in Drosophila melanogaster. Behavior Genetics 38:424-436.

Ruedi EA & Hughes KA (2009) Age, but not experience, affects courtship gene expression in male Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS ONE 4:e6150.

Corona M, Velarde RA, Remolina S, Moran-Lauter A, Wang Y, Hughes KA, & Robinson GE (2007) Vitellogenin, juvenile hormone, insulin signaling, and queen honey bee longevity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America USA 104:7128-7133.

Remolina SC, Hafez DM, Robinson GE, & Hughes KA (2007) Senescence in the worker honey bee Apis Mellifera. Journal of Insect Physiology 53:1027-1033.

Reynolds RM, Temiyasathit S, Reedy MM, Ruedi EA, Drnevich JM, Leips J, & Hughes KA (2007) Age specificity of inbreeding load in Drosophila melanogaster and implications for the evolution of late-life mortality plateaus. Genetics 177:587-595.

Hughes KA, et al. (2006) Segregating variation in the transcriptome: cis regulation and additivity of effects. Genetics 173:1347-1355.

Hughes KA & Leips J (2006) Quantitative trait locus analysis of male mating success and sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 60:1427-1434.

Olendorf R, Rodd FH, Punzalan D, Houde AE, Hurt C, Reznick DN, & Hughes KA (2006) Frequency-dependent survival in natural guppy populations. Nature 441:633-636.

Corona M, Hughes KA, Weaver M, & Robinson GE (2005) Gene expression patterns associated with honey bee queen longevity. Mechanisms of Aging and Development 126:1230-1238.

Hughes KA & Reynolds RM (2005) Evolutionary and mechanistic theories of aging. Annual Review of Entomology 50:421-445.

Hughes KA, Rodd FH, & Reznick DN (2005) Genetic and environmental effects on secondary sex traits in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18:35-45.

Punzalan D, Rodd FH, & Hughes KA (2005) Perceptual processes and the maintenance of polymorphism through frequency-dependent predation. Evolutionary Ecology 19:303-320.

Drnevich J, Murray M, Ruedi* EA, Rodriguez-Zas S, & Hughes KA (2004) Quantitative evolutionary genomics: differential gene expression and male reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 271:2267-2273.

Hughes KA & Sawby RJ (2004) Genetic variability and life history evolution. Evolutionary Conservation Biology, eds Ferriere JR, Dieckmann U, & Couvet D (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge).

Hurt* CR, Stears-Ellis** S, Hughes KA, & Hedrick PW (2004) Mating behaviour in the endangered Sonoran topminnow: speciation in action. Animal Behaviour 67:343-351.

Olendorf R, Reudi B, & Hughes KA (2004) Primers for 12 polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci from the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Molecular Ecology Notes 4:668-671.

Hughes KA (2003) Fisher's Fundamental Theorem and the maintenance of genetic variation in life history traits. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Suppl. 36:119-119.

Hughes KA, Burleson MH, & Rodd FH (2003) Is phenotypic plasticity adaptive? Biodemography of Fertility, eds Rodgers J & Kohler H-C (Kluwer, Dordrech, the Netherlands), pp 23-42.

Hughes KA, Alipaz JA, Drnevich JM, & Reynolds* RM (2002) A test of evolutionary theories of aging. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 99:14286–14291.

Rodd FH, Hughes KA, Grether GF, & Baril CT (2002) A possible non-sexual origin of mate preference: are male guppies mimicking fruit? Proceedings of the Royal Society B 269:475-481.

Grether GF, Hughes KA, & Rodd FH (2002) Attraction to orange: Sexiness, not gluttony - Response. Science 296:847-848.

Rodgers JL, Hughes KA, Kohler H-P, Christensen K, Doughty D, Rowe DC, & Miller WB (2001) Genetic influence helps explain individual differences in human fertility outcomes: evidence from recent behavioral and molecular genetic studies. Current Directions in Psychological Science 10:184-188.

Sawby R & Hughes KA (2001) Male genotype affects female longevity in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 55:834-839.

Charlesworth B & Hughes KA (2000) The maintenance of genetic variation in life history traits. Evolutionary Genetics from Molecules to Morphology, eds Singh RS & Krimbas CB (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK), pp 369-391.

Hughes KA & Burleson MH (2000) Evolutionary causes of variation in fertility and other fitness traits. Genetic Influences on Human Sexuality and Fertility, eds Rodgers JL, Rowe DC, & Miller W (Kluwer Academic Press, Boston), pp 7-34.

Ihle RN, Schuett GW, & Hughes KA (2000) Salmon: A new autosomal mutation demonstrating incomplete dominance in the boine snake boa constrictor. Journal of Heredity 91:254-256.

Hughes KA, Du L, Rodd FH, & Reznick DN (1999) Familiarity leads to female mate preference for novel males in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Animal Behaviour 58:907-916.

Rodd FH, Hughes KA, & Pritcher* T (1999) Sex, color, and mate choice in guppies. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 9:1-2.

Shaw FH, Promislow DEL, Tatar M, Hughes KA, & Geyer CJ (1999) Toward reconciling inferences concerning genetic variation in senescence in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 152:553-566.

Dixon KA, Lerma RR, Craig TP, & Hughes KA (1998) Gall morphology and community composition in Asphondylia flocossa (Cecidomyiidae) galls on Atriplex polycarpa (Chenopodiaceae). Environmental Entomology 27:592-599.

Parker KM, Hughes K, Kim TJ, & Hedrick PW (1998) Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis o. occidentalis) and their utility in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Molecular Ecology 7:361-363.

Hughes KA (1997) Quantitative genetics of sperm precedence in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 145:139-151.

Houle D, Hughes KA, Assimacopoulos S, & Charlesworth B (1997) The effects of spontaneous mutation on quantitative traits. 2. Dominance of mutations with effects on life-history traits. Genetical Research 138:773-785.

Charlesworth B & Hughes KA (1996) Age-specific inbreeding depression and components of genetic variance in relation to the evolution of senescence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 93:6140-6145.

Hughes KA (1995) The evolutionary genetics of male life-history characters in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 49:521-537.

Hughes KA (1995) The inbreeding decline and average dominance of genes affecting male life-history characters in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetical Research 65:41-52.

Hughes KA (1995) Ecological Genetics (book review). Ecology 76:318.

Hughes KA & Charlesworth B (1994) A genetic analysis of senescence in Drosophila. Nature 367:64-66.

Jimenez JA, Hughes KA, Alaks G, Graham L, & Lacy RC (1994) An experimental study of inbreeding depression in a natural habitat. Science 266:271-273.

Houle D, Hughes KA, Hoffmaster DK, Ihara J, Asimacopolous S, Canada D, & Charlesworth B (1994) The effects of spontaneous mutation on quantitative traits. I. Variances and covariance of life history traits. Genetics 138:773-785.

Lacy RC, Hughes KA, & Kreeger T (1994) VORTEX 6.0 Users Manual. A stochastic simulation of the extinction process. Software and User's Manual (IUCN SSC Captive Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota).

Sniegowski PD, Pringle A, & Hughes KA (1994) Effects of autosomal inversions on meiotic exchange in distal and proximal regions of the X chromosome in a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetical Research 63:57-62.

Ellis S, Kuehler C, Lacy R, Hughes K, & Seal US (1994) Hawai'ian Forest Birds Conservation Assessment and Managment Plan. ed Captive Breeding Specialist Group SSC (IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Apple Valley, Minnesota), pp 142.

Hughes K, et al. (1993) 'Alala Populationa and Habitat Viability Assessments. ed Captive Breeding Specialist Group SSC (IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Apple Valley, Minnesota), pp 30.

Lacy R, Hughes K, Kuehler C, Ellis S, & Seal U (1993) Palila (Loxoides bailleui) population and habitat viability assessment report. ed Captive Breeding Specialist Group SSC (IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Apple Valley, Minnesota), pp 130.

Published Technical Reports

Hughes, K., C. Mirande, C. Kuehler, R. Lacy, S. Elli, and U. Seal. 1993. 'Alala (Hawai'ian Crow) population and habitat viability assessment report. Captive Breeding Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Lacy, R., K. Hughes, C. Kuehler, S. Ellis, and U. Seal. 1993. Palila (Loxoides bailleui) population and habitat viability assessment report. Captive Breeding Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Memberships

Society for the Study of Evolution (2016), currently President-Elect, President; 2015 - 2017

Society for the Study of Evolution, Board of Directors; 2013 - 2015

American Genetics Association, Treasurer; 2012 - 2015

American Society of Naturalists, Board of Advisors; 2011 - 2014

American Genetics Association, Board of Advisors; 2006 - 2009

Society for the Study of Evolution, Member; 1990 - present

Peer Review Positions

American Naturalist, American Society of Naturalists; 2010 - 2013

Animal Behavior, National Science Foundation; 2009 - 2009

Genetic Variation and Evolution Study Section, National Institutes of Health; 2007 - 2010

Evolution, Society for the Study of Evolution; 2006 - 2009

Other Professional Activities

Scientific Journal Peer review: Science, Nature, PNAS, Current Biology, Aging Cell, Genetics, Evolution, Genetical Research, Heredity, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, and about 20 more.