Publications

1. Liu, M.*, Wild G., West, S. A. (2023). Equilibria and oscillations in cheat-cooperator dynamics. Evolution Letters 7 (5), 339-350. Link.
2. Shen, S.-F.*, Reeve, H. K., Emlen, S. T., Liu, M., Rubenstein, D. R. (2023). Group size and the resolution of insider-outsider conflict in animal societies. Animal Behaviour 205, 107-116. Link.
3. Tsai, C.-Y., Huang, H.-T., Liu, M., Cheng, W.-H., Hsu, W.-H., Majumdar, A., Lee, K.-Y., Feng, P.-H., Tseng, C.-H., Chen, K.-Y., Kuan, Y.-C., Kang, J.-H., Lee, H.-C., Wu, C.-J., Liu, W.-T.* (2023). Associations of fine particulate matter exposure with sleep disorder indices in adults and mediating effect of body fat. Atmospheric Pollution Research 14 (10), 101886. Link
4. Lin, Y.-H.^†, Chen, Y.-Y.^†, Rubenstein, D. R., Liu, M., Liu, M., Shen, S.-F.* (2023). Environmental quality mediates the ecological dominance of cooperatively breeding birds. Ecology Letters (14226). Link
5. Liu, M.*, West, S. A., Wild, G. (2022). The evolution of manipulative cheating. eLife 11 (80611). Link
6. Cooper, G. A.*, Liu, M., Peña, J., West, S. A. (2022). The evolution of mechanisms to divide labour in microorganisms. Nature Communications 13 (195). Link
7. Cooper, G. A.*, Frost, H., Liu, M., West, S. A. (2021). The evolution of division of labour in structured and unstructured groups. eLife 10 (71968). Link
8. Liu, M.*, West, S. A., Cooper, G. A. (2021). Relatedness and the evolution of mechanisms to divide labour in microorganisms. Ecology and Evolution 11(21): 14475-14489. Link
9. Liu, M., Rubenstein, D. R., Cheong, S.‐A., Shen, S.‐F.* (2021). Antagonistic effects of long- and short-term environmental variation on species coexistence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1958), 20211491. Link
10. Tibbetts, E. A.*, Liu, M., Laub, E. C., Shen, S.‐F. (2020). Complex signals alter recognition accuracy and conspecific acceptance thresholds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 375(1802), 20200482. Link
11. Liu, M., Rubenstein, D. R., Liu, W.‐C., Shen, S.‐F.* (2019). A continuum of biological adaptations to environmental fluctuation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286(1912), 20191623. Link
12. Liu, M., Rubenstein, D. R., Cheong, S.‐A., Shen, S.‐F.* (2018). Multitasking and the evolution of optimal clutch size in fluctuating environments. Ecology and Evolution 8(17), 8803–8817. Link

Under review or revision

• Liu, M.*, Bell-Roberts, L., Botero, C., Cornwallis, C. K., West, S. A. (2025). Environmental predictability in phylogenetic comparative analysis: how to measure and does it matter? Under revision in Global Ecology and Biogeography.

• Liu, M.^†, Hung, T.-M.^†, Wu, S.^†, Liu, M., Mai, J., Jang, Y.-S., Huang, C.-C., Hsu, C.-Y., Wei, C.-H., Tuanmu, M.-N., Chen, I.-C.*, Shen, S.-F.* (2025). Warmer environments harbor greater thermal trait diversity. Under revision in Nature Communications.

• Dixit. T., Liu, M., Riederer, J. M., Walker, J. M., Blair, C. J., Lund, J., Moya, C., Spottiswoode, C. N. (2025). Categorical versus continuous signatures of identity in a host–parasite coevolutionary arms race. Under review in PNAS.

*: Correspondence, ^†: Co-first authorship