Ashlyn Swift‐Gallant

Memorial University of Newfoundland — Canada

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

15h-index810citations52works3.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Sexual Differentiation and Disorders(24), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(15), Hormonal and reproductive studies(12), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities(11), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones(9)

Publications52 total

Finger pointing: Why bias against 2D:4D ratios doesn't add up
Hormones and Behavior·2025· 4 cited
Sexual orientation is associated with 2D:4D finger length ratios in both sexes: an updated and expanded meta-analysis
Frontiers in Psychology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
A meta-analysis of sex differences in neonatal rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and the implication for the preclinical maternal immune activation model
Biology of Sex Differences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Gut microbiota transfer from the preclinical maternal immune activation model of autism is sufficient to induce sex-specific alterations in immune response and behavioural outcomes
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
A meta-analysis of sex differences in neonatal rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and the implication for the preclinical maternal immune activation model
2024Open Access
Gut-immune reactivity underlies sex differences in the maternal immune activation preclinical model of autism
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Abstract 1448: Investigating the effects of estrogen on the initiation of prostate cancer
Cancer Research·2024
A broader cultural view is necessary to study the evolution of sexual orientation
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Evidence that ovarian hormones, but not diet and exercise, contribute to the sex disparity in post-traumatic stress disorder
Journal of Psychiatric Research·2023· 6 cited
Cross-sex cecal microbiota transfer alters depressive-like behaviours in mice
Behavioural Processes·2023· 2 cited
Organizational Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Human Sexual Orientation
Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology·2023· 6 cited
Antibiotic-induced socio-sexual behavioral deficits are reversed via cecal microbiota transplantation but not androgen treatment
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Using Animal Models to Study the Interplay Between the Biodevelopmental Pathways Underlying Human Sexual Orientation
Archives of Sexual Behavior·2022· 4 cited
Cross-sex cecal microbiota transfer alters depressive-like behaviours in mice
2022Open Access
Evidence for Perinatal Steroid Influence on Human Sexual Orientation and Gendered Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
Overexpression of Androgen Receptors Masculinizes 2D:4D Digit Ratios in Mice
Archives of Sexual Behavior·2021· 6 cited
Differences in digit ratios between gay men who prefer receptive versus insertive sex roles indicate a role for prenatal androgen
Scientific Reports·2021· 21 citedOpen Access
Recalled Childhood Separation Anxiety Differs by Anal Sex Role among Gay Men
The Journal of Sex Research·2021· 6 cited
Puberty is a Critical Period for Vomeronasal Organ Mediation of Socio-sexual Behavior in Mice
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience·2021· 14 citedOpen Access
Development of Sex Differences
2021· 29 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

D. Ashley Monks(20), Lindsay A. Coome(14), S. Marc Breedlove(9), Stephanie Salia(8), Firyal Ramzan(6), Meagan Hinks(6), Doug P. VanderLaan(5), David A. Puts(5), Cynthia L. Jordan(4), Melissa M. Holmes(4), Francine F. Burke(4), Alison M. Randell(4), Toe Aung(4), Victor Di Rita(3), Susan G. Walling(3), Francis Rodriguez Bambico(3), Lucía Mendoza-Viveros(2), Hai‐Ying Mary Cheng(2), Kaiguo Mo(2), Deane E. Peragine(2)