Corey
R. Freeman-Gallant
Associate Dean of the Faculty & Professor of Biology |
|
|
Address: Office of Academic Advising Starbuck Center ~ and ~ Department of Biology Dana Science Center Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (518) 580-5720 Courses Taught: Ornithology (BI 307) Evolution (BI 324) Evolutionary Biology (BI 155) Biological Sciences I (BI 105) |
|
|
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.
|
|
|
Recent Publications:
Bollmer JL, PO Dunn, CR
Freeman-Gallant & LA Whittingham (2012) Social
and extra-pair mating in relation to major histocompatibility complex
variation in common yellowthroats.
Proceedings of the Royal Society,
London, Series B: Biological Sciences (in press). Dunn PO, JL Bollmer, CR Freeman-Gallant & LA Whittingham (2012) MHC variation is related to a sexually selected ornament, survival, and parasite resistance in common yellowthroats. Evolution (in press). Taff CC, D Steinberger, C Clark, K Belinsky, H Sacks, CR Freeman-Gallant, PO Dunn & LA Whittingham (2012) Multi-modal sexual selection in a warbler: plumage and song are related to different fitness components. Animal Behaviour In press. Taff CC, KA Littrell & CR Freeman-Gallant (2012) Female song in the common yellowthroat. Wilson Bulletin 124: 370-374. Mitchell GW, CG Guglielmo, NT Wheelwright, CR Freeman-Gallant & DR Norris (2011) Early life events carry over to influence pre-migratory condition in a free-living songbird. PLoS ONE 6: e28838. Freeman-Gallant CR, J Amidon, B Berdy, S Wein, CC Taff & MF Haussmann (2011) Oxidative damage to DNA related to survivorship and carotenoid-based sexual ornamentation in the common yellowthroat. Biology Letters 7: 364-367. Taff CC, CR Freeman-Gallant, PO Dunn & LA Whittingham (2011) Relationship between brood sex ratio and male ornaments depends on male age in a warbler. Animal Behaviour 81: 619-625. 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 64:
1007-1017. 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 24: 149-158. Butler MW, JC Garvin, NT Wheelwright & CR Freeman-Gallant. 2009.
Ambient temperature, but not paternity, is associated with immune response in
Savannah Sparrows. Auk 126:
536-542. 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 75: 1479-1493. 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 *Former
students indicated in GREEN.
|
|