📚 Research

I am a theoretical evolutionary biologist, which means I use mathematical models and computer simulations to investigate the interplay of evolutionary and ecological processes. Before transitioning to industry, I researched the evolution of social behaviors such as cooperation and conflict. Past research topics have included sex allocation and biological diversification.

I use a theoretical approach (with an emphasis on adaptive dynamics and individual‑based simulations), occasionally in combination with empirical work. To learn more about my work, take at look at my publications (below), watch my Ph.D. exit seminar, read my Ph.D. thesis, or get in touch.

2022

William J.-A. Ou*, Gil J. B. Henriques*, Athmanathan Senthilnathan, Po-Ju Ke, Tess N. Grainger†, Rachel M. Germain†. Writing accessible theory in ecology and evolution: insights from Cognitive Load Theory. In BioScience. (*Equal contribution; †Shared senior authorship)

2021

Gil J. B. Henriques*, Simon van Vliet*, Michael Doebeli. Multilevel selection favors fragmentation modes that maintain cooperative interactions in multispecies communities. In PLOS Computational Biology (*Equal contribution)

Gil J. B. Henriques, Koichi Ito, Christoph Hauert, Michael Doebeli. On the importance of evolving phenotype distributions on evolutionary diversification. In PLOS Computational Biology

2020

Gil J. B. Henriques, Matthew M. Osmond. Cooperation can promote rescue or lead to evolutionary suicide during environmental change. In Evolution

Andrés E. Quiñones, Gil J. B. Henriques, Ido Pen. Queen‑worker conflict can drive the evolution of social plymorphism and split sex ratios in facultatively eusocial life cycles. In Evolution

2019

Gil J. B. Henriques, Simon Burton, Yaroslav Ispolatov, Michael Doebeli. Acculturation drives the evolution of intergroup conflict. In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA

2016

Eva J. P. Lievens, Gil J. B. Henriques, Yannis Michalakis, Thomas Lenormand. Maladaptive sex ratio adjustment in the invasive brine shrimp Artemia franciscana. In Current Biology