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Curtis M. Lively

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Evolution and Genetic DynamicsMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studies

Publications

204

Citations

16,083

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1984

Research summary
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Curtis M. Lively studies how organisms and their parasites evolve together, with a particular focus on why sexual reproduction persists in nature despite its costs. Much of this work uses freshwater snails and their parasites as a model system, combining field observations, experiments, and mathematical theory to test ideas about coevolution and the maintenance of genetic diversity.

Host-parasite coevolutionEvolution and maintenance of sexFrequency-dependent natural selectionEvolutionary ecology of snails and parasitesTheoretical and mathematical models of evolution

Publication output has been steady at roughly two to four papers per year across the decade, with a one-year spike in 2022 and slightly fewer papers in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 9 publications9222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Ecology and Evolution×6
  • Evolution×4
  • The American Naturalist×4
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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