Corey R. Freeman-Gallant
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Address: Dana
Science Center Department
of Biology Skidmore
College Saratoga
Springs, New York 12866 (518)
580-5086 Courses Taught: Ornithology
(BI 307) Evolution
(BI 324) Evolutionary
Biology (BI 155) Biological
Sciences I (BI 105) |
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Research Interests: Dr.
Freeman-Gallant's research uses field and molecular techniques to explore the
evolution of ecologically important traits in birds. In the field, he
combines observational and experimental work with color-banded individuals to
describe the selective environment shaping avian life histories. In the
laboratory, he uses hypervariable genetic markers
to describe patterns of gene exchange within and between populations. Current
projects
include a long-term study of sexually antagonistic selection on plumage
traits in common yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas) and an investigation of the linkage between
cell-level processes (oxidative stress, telomere dynamics) and patterns of
sexual selection on carotenoid-based ornaments in
birds.
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Recent Publications: Freeman-Gallant CR, CC Taff, DF Morin,
PO Dunn, LA Whittingham & SM Tsang. 2010. Sexual selection, multiple male
ornaments, and age- and condition-dependent signaling in the common yellowthroat.
Evolution (in press) Dunn PO, JC Garvin, LA Whittingham, CR Freeman-Gallant & D Hasselquist. 2009. Carotenoid
and melanin-based ornaments signal similar aspects of male quality in two
populations of the common yellowthroat. Functional Ecology (in press) Butler MW, JC Garvin, NT Wheelwright
& CR Freeman-Gallant. 2009. Ambient temperature, but not paternity, is
associated with immune response in Savannah Sparrows. Auk (in press) Perlut NG, CR Freeman-Gallant, AM
Strong, TM Donovan, CW Kilpatrick & NJ Zalik.
2008. Agricultural management affects evolutionary processes in a migratory
songbird. Molecular Ecology 17: 1248-1255. Wheelwright NT, MB Swett, II Levin, DE Kroodsma, CR Freeman-Gallant & H Williams. 2008. The
influence of different tutor types on song learning in a natural bird
population. Animal Behaviour. In press. Dunn PO, LA Whittingham, CR Freeman-Gallant & J DeCoste. 2008.
Geographic variation in the function of ornaments in the common yellowthroat.
Journal of Avian Biology 39: 66-72. Freeman-Gallant CR, NT
Wheelwright, KE Meiklejohn & SV Sollecito.
2006. Genetic similarity, extra-pair paternity, and offspring quality in
Savannah sparrows. Behavioral Ecology 17: 952-958. Mitchell DP, PO Dunn, LA Whittingham & CR Freeman-Gallant. 2006. Attractive males provide less
parental care in two populations of the common yellowthroat. Animal Behaviour 73: 165-170. Wheelwright NT, CR
Freeman-Gallant & RA Mauck. 2006. Asymmetrical
incest avoidance in the choice of social and genetic mates. Animal Behaviour 71: 631-639. Freeman-Gallant CR, NT
Wheelwright, KE Meiklejohn, SL States &
SV Sollecito. 2005. Little effect of extra-pair paternity on the opportunity
for sexual selection in Savannah sparrows. Evolution 59: 422-430. Freeman-Gallant CR, M Meguerdichian, NT Wheelwright & SV Sollecito.
2003. Social pairing and female mating fidelity predicted by RFLP similarity
at the major histocompatibility complex in a
songbird. Molecular Ecology 12: 3077-3083. Wheelwright NT, KA Tice &
CR Freeman-Gallant. 2003. Post-fledging parental care in Savannah sparrows:
sex, size, and survival. Animal Behaviour 65: 435-443. Freeman-Gallant CR, EM Johnson, F Saponara & M Stanger. 2002. Variation at the major histocompatibility complex in Savannah sparrows. Molecular Ecology 11: 1125-1130. Freeman-Gallant C, KD OÕConnor & ME
Breuer. 2001. Sexual selection and the geography of Plasmodium
infection in Savannah sparrows. Oecologia 127:
517-521 Freeman-Gallant CR& MD
Rothstein. 1999. Apparent
heritability of parental care in Savannah Sparrows. Auk 116: 1132-1136. Freeman-Gallant CR. 1998. Fitness consequences of male parental care in Savannah
sparrows. Behavioral Ecology 9:
486-492. Freeman-Gallant CR. 1997. Extra-pair paternity in monogamous and polygynous
Savannah sparrows. Animal Behaviour 53: 397-404. Freeman-Gallant CR. 1997. Parentage and paternal care: consequences of intersexual selection in Savannah
sparrows. Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology 40: 395-400. Freeman-Gallant
CR. 1996. Microgeographic
patterns of genetic and morphological variation in Savannah sparrows.
Evolution 50: 1631-1637. Freeman-Gallant CR. 1996. DNA fingerprinting reveals female preference for male
parental care in Savannah sparrows.
Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B: Biological
Sciences 263: 157-160. Danforth BN & CR Freeman-Gallant. 1996. DNA fingerprinting data and the
problem of non-independence among pairwise
comparisons. Molecular Ecology
5: 221-227 *Students indicated in GREEN.
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