Published / In Press
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein D.T. (2020) 'The hidden ethical costs of conservation'. Science, forthcoming.
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein D.T. (2020) 'Effective Conservation' Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35(10), 857-859.
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein D.T. (2020) 'Conflicts and Triage' Animal Sentience, 27(24)
Blumstein D.T. and Lynch, K.E. (2020) 'Innovative yes, but is it rewilding?' Animal Sentience, 28(8)
Lynch, K.E., Parke, E, O'Malley M. (2019) 'How Causal are Microbiomes? A Comparison with the Helicobacter pylori Explanation of Ulcers' Biology and Philosophy (target article for peer commentary), 34: 62.
Commentaries on the article can be found here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Lynch, K.E., Parke, E, O'Malley M. (2020) 'Microbiome causality: further reflections', (a response to commentaries). Biology and Philosophy
O’Neill, S.J., White, T.E., Lynch, K.E, and Kemp, D.J (2019) 'Male guppies differ in display rate but not diel pattern of display under daily light changes' In Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73(11), 157.
Lynch, K.E. (2019) ‘Why microbes not microbiomes are better causal explanations in gut-brain research. Behaviour and Brain Sciences, 42, e76
Lynch, K.E. (2019)' Gut Microbiome' In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2782-1
Lynch, K.E. (2019) 'Heritability' In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6
Dar-Nimrod, I., MacNevin, G., Godwin, A., Lynch, K.E., Magory Cohen, T., Morandini, J. (2019) ‘Genetic literacy within a national Australian sample: comparisons with other diverse populations. Public Health Genomics, 1-11.
Lynch, K.E., White, T.E., Kemp, D.J. (2018) ‘The effect of long-term captive breeding upon adult thermal preference in the Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni)’. Journal of Thermal Biology, 78 290-297.
Lynch, K.E., Morandini, J. Dar-Nimrod, I. Griffiths, P. (2018) ‘Causal Reasoning about Genetics: Synthesis and Future Directions’. Behavior Genetics. 49(2), 221-234.
Lynch, K.E. and Bourrat, P. (2017) ‘Interpreting Heritability Causally’ Philosophy of Science, 84(1) 14-34.
Lynch, K.E. (2017) ‘Heritability and Causal Reasoning’ Biology & Philosophy, 32(1) 25-49.
Lynch, K.E. (2016) ‘Gene Environment Correlation’. Encyclopaedia of Personality Differences. Springer. Invited publication. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1470-1
Lynch, K.E. and Kemp, D.J. (2014) ‘Nature-via-nurture and unravelling causality in evolutionary genetics’. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 29(1) 2-5.
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein D.T. (2020) 'Effective Conservation' Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35(10), 857-859.
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein D.T. (2020) 'Conflicts and Triage' Animal Sentience, 27(24)
Blumstein D.T. and Lynch, K.E. (2020) 'Innovative yes, but is it rewilding?' Animal Sentience, 28(8)
Lynch, K.E., Parke, E, O'Malley M. (2019) 'How Causal are Microbiomes? A Comparison with the Helicobacter pylori Explanation of Ulcers' Biology and Philosophy (target article for peer commentary), 34: 62.
Commentaries on the article can be found here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Lynch, K.E., Parke, E, O'Malley M. (2020) 'Microbiome causality: further reflections', (a response to commentaries). Biology and Philosophy
O’Neill, S.J., White, T.E., Lynch, K.E, and Kemp, D.J (2019) 'Male guppies differ in display rate but not diel pattern of display under daily light changes' In Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73(11), 157.
Lynch, K.E. (2019) ‘Why microbes not microbiomes are better causal explanations in gut-brain research. Behaviour and Brain Sciences, 42, e76
Lynch, K.E. (2019)' Gut Microbiome' In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2782-1
Lynch, K.E. (2019) 'Heritability' In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6
Dar-Nimrod, I., MacNevin, G., Godwin, A., Lynch, K.E., Magory Cohen, T., Morandini, J. (2019) ‘Genetic literacy within a national Australian sample: comparisons with other diverse populations. Public Health Genomics, 1-11.
Lynch, K.E., White, T.E., Kemp, D.J. (2018) ‘The effect of long-term captive breeding upon adult thermal preference in the Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni)’. Journal of Thermal Biology, 78 290-297.
Lynch, K.E., Morandini, J. Dar-Nimrod, I. Griffiths, P. (2018) ‘Causal Reasoning about Genetics: Synthesis and Future Directions’. Behavior Genetics. 49(2), 221-234.
Lynch, K.E. and Bourrat, P. (2017) ‘Interpreting Heritability Causally’ Philosophy of Science, 84(1) 14-34.
Lynch, K.E. (2017) ‘Heritability and Causal Reasoning’ Biology & Philosophy, 32(1) 25-49.
Lynch, K.E. (2016) ‘Gene Environment Correlation’. Encyclopaedia of Personality Differences. Springer. Invited publication. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1470-1
Lynch, K.E. and Kemp, D.J. (2014) ‘Nature-via-nurture and unravelling causality in evolutionary genetics’. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 29(1) 2-5.
In Review
Lynch, K.E. 'The meaning of cause in genetics' In Genetics meets causal inference: Understanding modifiable risks in human health and development. Editors: George Davey Smith, Rebecca Richmond, John-Baptiste Pingault. Cold Spring Harbour Press.
Dar-Nimrod, I., Kuntzman, R., MacNevin, G., Lynch, K.E., Woods, M., and Morandini, J. Genetic essentialism: The mediating role of essentialist biases on the relationship between genetic knowledge and the interpretations of genetic information.
Lynch, K.E., St-Jean, S., and Kemp, D.J. ‘Sex and population differences in size and ornamentation but not behaviour in two populations of feral guppies (Poecilia reticulata)'
In Preparation
Lynch, K.E. ‘Detecting Gene-Environment Interplays Using Causal Models’
Lynch, K.E.'How a focus on intelligence has shaped the nature-nurture debate'
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein, D.T. 'A values approach to conservation biology'
Lynch, K.E. 'Determining genetic and environmental causes: the case of Mendelian Randomization'
Lynch, K.E., Baxter, A., O'Neill, S., and Kemp, D.J. 'Two tests of habitat preference reveal repeatable activity behaviours in feral guppies (Poecilia reticulata)'
Lynch, K.E., White, T.E., Kemp, D.J. and Baxter A. 'Phenotypic plasticity of thermal preference as a function of juvenile temperature environment in the Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni)'
Lynch, K.E., White, T.E., Kemp, D.J. and Baxter A. 'Regional variation in temperature preferences in the Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni)'
Lynch, K.E.'How a focus on intelligence has shaped the nature-nurture debate'
Lynch, K.E. and Blumstein, D.T. 'A values approach to conservation biology'
Lynch, K.E. 'Determining genetic and environmental causes: the case of Mendelian Randomization'
Lynch, K.E., Baxter, A., O'Neill, S., and Kemp, D.J. 'Two tests of habitat preference reveal repeatable activity behaviours in feral guppies (Poecilia reticulata)'
Lynch, K.E., White, T.E., Kemp, D.J. and Baxter A. 'Phenotypic plasticity of thermal preference as a function of juvenile temperature environment in the Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni)'
Lynch, K.E., White, T.E., Kemp, D.J. and Baxter A. 'Regional variation in temperature preferences in the Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tryoni)'