General: Animal behavior and ecology
Specific: 

• Behavioral ecology of insects, spiders and other animals; especially mating system theory, animal contest resolution, and the effects of sexual selection 
• Conservation biology and the use of invertebrates in environmental monitoring
• Evolutionary ecology of insect-induced plant galls

2000  Dodson, G. N.  Behavior of the Phytalmiinae and the evolution of antlers in tephritid flies.  Pp. 175-184  In: Fruit flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior.  Aluja, M. and A. Norrbom (eds.).  CRC Press.

2000   Sivinski, J., Aluja, M., Dodson, G., Freidberg, A., Headrick, D., Kaneshiro, K., and Landolt, P.  Topics in the Evolution of Sexual Behavior in the Tephritidae.  Pp. 751-792.  In: Fruit flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior.  Aluja, M. and A. Norrbom (eds.).   CRC Press.

2001  Dodson, G. N. and A. T. Schwaab.  Body size, leg autotomy, and prior experience as factors in the fighting success of male crab spiders, Misumenoides formosipes.   Journal of Insect Behavior 14: 841-855.

2005  Dodson, G. N.  A test of fluctuating asymmetry as a bioindicator of stress in antlered flies.   Pacific Conservation Biology  11: 121-135.

2007  Schutze, M., Yeates, D. K., Graham, G. C., and Dodson, G.  Phylogenetic relationships of antlered flies, Phytalmia Gerstaecker (Diptera: Tephritidae): the evolution of antler shape and mating behaviour. Australian Journal of Entomology   In Press

2007  Stellwag, L. and Dodson, G. N.  Navigation by male crab spiders Misumenoides formosipes (Araneae: Thomisidae): Floral cues may aid in locating potential mates.  Submitted to Journal of Insect Behavior