Dr Susanne Zajitschek

Journal article

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek SRK, Vasconcelos ACO, Bonduriansky R. 2023. Dietary restriction fails to extend life in stressful environments Functional Ecology, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Wilson LAB, Zajitschek SRK, Lagisz M, Mason J, Haselimashhadi H, Nakagawa S. 2022. Sex differences in allometry for phenotypic traits in mice indicate that females are not scaled males Nature Communications, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anwer H, O'Dea R, Mason D, Zajitschek S, Klinke A, Reid M, Hesselson D, Noble D, Morris M, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. 2022. The effects of an obesogenic diet on behaviour and cognition in zebrafish (Danio rerio): traits average, variability, repeatability, and behavioural syndromes Ecology and Evolution, 12 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Anwer H, O'Dea RE, Mason D, Zajitschek S, Klinke A, Reid M, Hesselson D, Noble DWA, Morris MJ, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. 2022. The effects of an obesogenic diet on behavior and cognition in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Trait average, variability, repeatability, and behavioral syndromes. Ecology and evolution, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anwer H, Mason D, Zajitschek S, Hesselson D, Noble DWA, Morris MJ, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. 2022. Intergenerational effects of overfeeding on aversive learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio) Ecology and Evolution, 12 :1-13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bestion E, Teyssier A, Rangassamy M, Calvez O, Guillaume O, Richard M, Braem A, Zajitschek F, Zajitschek S, Cote J. 2022. Adaptive Maternal Effects Shape Offspring Phenotype and Survival in Natal Environments American Naturalist, 200 :773-789 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Mason D, Zajitschek S, Anwer H, O'Dea RE, Hesselson D, Nakagawa S. 2021. Low repeatability of aversive learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio) The Journal of Experimental Biology, 224 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Anwer H, Mason D, Zajitschek S, Noble D, Hesselson D, Morris M, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. 2021. An efficient new assay for measuring zebrafish anxiety: tall tanks that better characterize between-individual differences Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 356 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek SRK, Zajitschek F, Russell B, Brooks RC, Cornwell W, Falster DS, Lagisz M, Mason J, Senior AM, Noble DAW, Nakagawa S. 2020. Sexual dimorphism in trait variability and its eco-evolutionary and statistical implications eLife, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek S, Zajitschek F, Josway S, Al Shabeeb R, Weiner H, Manier MK. 2019. Costs and benefits of giant sperm and sperm storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 32 :1300-1309 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek S, Bonduriansky R. 2019. Senescence in wild insects: Key questions and challenges Functional Ecology, 34 :26-37 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek SRK, Dowling DK, Head ML, Rodriguez-Exposito E, Garcia-Gonzalez F. 2018. Transgenerational effects of maternal sexual interactions in seed beetles Heredity, 121 :282-291 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Iglesias-Carrasco M, Jennions MD, Zajitschek SRK, Head ML. 2018. Are females in good condition better able to cope with costly males? BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 29 :876-884 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek F, Georgolopoulos G, Vourlou A, Ericsson M, Zajitschek SRK, Friberg U, Maklakov AA. 2018. Evolution Under Dietary Restriction Decouples Survival From Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster Females Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences, 74 :1542-1548 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Alavioon G, Hotzy C, Nakhro K, Rudolf S, Scofield DG, Zajitschek S, Maklakov AA, Immler S. 2017. Haploid selection within a single ejaculate increases offspring fitness Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 :8053-8058 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek S, Herbert-Read JE, Abbasi NM, Zajitschek F, Immler S. 2017. Paternal personality and social status influence offspring activity in zebrafish BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek S, Manier M. 2017. High-protein paternal diet confers an advantage to sons in sperm competition Biology Letters, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Head ML, Jennions MD, Zajitschek SRK. 2016. Sexual selection: incorporating non-genetic inheritance Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 12 :129-137 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek SRK, Canton C, Georgolopoulos G, Friberg U, Maklakov AA. 2016. Evolution under dietary restriction increases male reproductive performance without survival cost PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 283 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kotrschal A, Corral-Lopez A, Zajitschek S, Immler S, Maklakov AA, Kolm N. 2015. Positive genetic correlation between brain size and sexual traits in male guppies artificially selected for brain size Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28 :841-850 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek S, Hotzy C, Zajitschek F, Immler S. 2014. Short-term variation in sperm competition causes sperm-mediated epigenetic effects on early offspring performance in the zebrafish PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 281 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Glastad KM, Hunt BG, Yi SV, Goodisman MAD. 2014. Epigenetic inheritance and genome regulation: is DNA methylation linked to ploidy in haplodiploid insects? Proceedings. Biological sciences, 281 :20140411 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Lindholm AK, Head ML, Brooks RC, Rollins LA, Ingleby FC, Zajitschek SRK. 2014. Causes of male sexual trait divergence in introduced populations of guppies Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 :437-448 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kotrschal A, Rogell B, Bundsen A, Svensson B, Zajitschek S, Brannstrom I, Immler S, Maklakov AA, Kolm N. 2013. The benefit of evolving a larger brain: big-brained guppies perform better in a cognitive task Animal Behaviour, 86 :e4-e6 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek SRK, Friberg U, Maklakov AA. 2013. Interactive effects of sex, social environment, dietary restriction, and methionine on survival and reproduction in fruit flies AGE, 35 :1193-1204 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Kotrschal A, Rogell B, Bundsen A, Svensson B, Zajitschek S, Brannstrom I, Immler S, Maklakov AA, Kolm N. 2013. Artificial Selection on Relative Brain Size in the Guppy Reveals Costs and Benefits of Evolving a Larger Brain CURRENT BIOLOGY, 23 :168-171 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Zajitschek F, Miles DB, Clobert J. 2012. The effect of coloration and temperature on sprint performance in male and female wall lizards BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 107 :573-582 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Legrand D, Guillaume O, Baguette M, Cote J, Trochet A, Calvez O, Zajitschek S, Zajitschek F, Lecomte J, Benard Q, Le Galliard J-F, Clobert J. 2012. The Metatron: an experimental system to study dispersal and metaecosystems for terrestrial organisms NATURE METHODS, 9 :828-+ DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Zajitschek F, Clobert J. 2012. The importance of habitat resistance for movement decisions in the common lizard, Lacerta vivipara BMC ECOLOGY, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek S. 2010. The interplay between sexual selection, inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata.

Mariette MM, Zajitschek SRK, Garcia CM, Brooks RC. 2010. The effects of familiarity and group size on mating preferences in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 23 :1772-1782 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Brooks RC. 2010. Inbreeding depression in male traits and preference for outbred males in Poecilia reticulata BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 21 :884-891 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Zajitschek F, Brooks RC. 2009. Demographic costs of inbreeding revealed by sex-specific genetic rescue effects BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Lindholm AK, Evans JP, Brooks RC. 2009. Experimental evidence that high levels of inbreeding depress sperm competitiveness JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 22 :1338-1345 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek F, Bonduriansky R, Zajitschek SRK, Brooks RC. 2009. Sexual Dimorphism in Life History: Age, Survival, and Reproduction in Male and Female Field Crickets Teleogryllus commodus under Seminatural Conditions AMERICAN NATURALIST, 173 :792-802 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Brooks RC. 2008. Distinguishing the Effects of Familiarity, Relatedness, and Color Pattern Rarity on Attractiveness and Measuring Their Effects on Sexual Selection in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) AMERICAN NATURALIST, 172 :843-854 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Evans JP, Brooks RC, Zajitschek SRK, Griffith SC. 2008. DOES GENETIC RELATEDNESS OF MATES INFLUENCE COMPETITIVE FERTILIZATION SUCCESS IN GUPPIES? EVOLUTION, 62 :2929-2935 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek F, Hunt J, Zajitschek SRK, Jennions MD, Brooks R. 2007. No Intra-Locus Sexual Conflict over Reproductive Fitness or Ageing in Field Crickets PLOS ONE, 2 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Evans JP, Brooks R. 2006. Independent effects of familiarity and mating preferences for ornamental traits on mating decisions in guppies BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 17 :911-916 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

preprint

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek SRK, Vasconcelos ACO, Bonduriansky R. 2022. Dietary restriction fails to extend life in stressful environments Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DOI Publisher Url

Anwer H, Mason D, Zajitschek S, Noble D, Hesselson D, Morris M, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. 2022. Intergenerational effects of overfeeding on aversive learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Wilson L, Zajitschek S, Lagisz M, Mason J, Haselimashhadi H, Nakagawa S. 2022. Sex differences in allometry for mouse phenotypic traits indicate that females are not scaled males bioRxiv DOI Publisher Url

Other

Zajitschek S, Zajitschek F, Josway S, Al Shabeeb R, Weiner H, Manier M. 2019. Costs and benefits of giant sperm and sperm storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster DOI Publisher Url

Zajitschek F, Zajitschek S, Manier M. 2017. Correction to: High-protein paternal diet confers an advantage to sons in sperm competition (vol 13, 20160914, 2017) BIOLOGY LETTERS, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zajitschek SRK, Zajitschek F, Bonduriansky R, Brooks RC, Cornwell W, Falster DS, Lagisz M, Mason J, Senior AM, Noble DAW, Nakagawa S. Sex and Power: sexual dimorphism in trait variability and its eco-evolutionary and statistical implications biorxiv, DOI Publisher Url

Award:

Teaching Excellence Award: Rising Star 2023, LJMU Teaching & Learning Academy. 2023

Faculty of Science Teaching Award, LJMU. 2023

Research Grants Awarded:

LJMU TLA, AI & cheating: how susceptipble are current assessments in the School of Biological & Environmental Sciences?, Grant value (£): 6000, Duration of research project: 9months. 2023

EU Horizon 2020 /Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, SESAME, Grant value (£): 240000, Duration of research project: declined. 2019

EDB / Severo Ochoa internal award, Transgenerational effects of sexual interactions and their impact on sexual conflict, Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez, Damian Dowling, Grant value (£): 11 000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2016

Talentia Fellowship, Andalusian Agency of Knowledge / EU Horizon2020, Transgenerational effects of sexual interactions, Grant value (£): 137 000, Duration of research project: 2 years. 2015

Sven and Lilly Lawski Foundation, Haploid selection: the role of sperm on offspring traits, Grant value (£): 43000, Duration of research project: 2 years. 2011

Horizon2020 / Marie Curie Actions, Sex-specific effects of an “optimised diet” across generations, Grant value (£): 169000, Duration of research project: Grant declined by applicant.

Conference organisation:

ASAB Easter Meeting 2025, Committee Chair. 2023

Australasian Evolution Society Meeting 2019, Organizing Committee, http://ausevo.com/conference/. 2019

Teaching qualification:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). 2022

Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching. 2020

Other Professional Activity:

Enhancing Research Culture Initiative: Development of best practice guide for the School of BES, in collaboration with LJMU Library Services.