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Gerald Borgia is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several detailed subfields, including:

  • Genetics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Gerald Borgia has contributed to multiple publications, notably in the journal Nature. Their recent papers include:

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2021, Nature

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Shaohong Feng
  • Josefin Stiller
  • Yuan Deng
  • Joel Armstrong
  • Qi Fang

Best Publications

  • SEXUAL SELECTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF MATING SYSTEMS

    Gerald Borgia

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Bower quality, number of decorations and mating success of male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus): an experimental analysis

    Gerald Borgia

  • Male displays adjusted to female's response

    Gail L. Patricelli;J. Albert C. Uy;J. Albert C. Uy;Gregory Walsh;Gerald Borgia

  • Variable female preferences drive complex male displays

    Seth W. Coleman;Gail L. Patricelli;Gail L. Patricelli;Gerald Borgia

  • ON THE ORIGIN AND BASIS OF THE MALE-FEMALE PHENOMENON

    Richard D. Alexander;Gerald Borgia

  • SEXUAL SELECTION DRIVES RAPID DIVERGENCE IN BOWERBIRD DISPLAY TRAITS

    J. Albert C. Uy;Gerald Borgia

  • Mate selection in the fly Scatophaga stercoraria: female choice in a male-controlled system

    Gerald Borgia

  • Male satin bowerbird problem-solving ability predicts mating success

    Jason Keagy;Jean François Savard;Gerald Borgia

  • Complex male display and female choice in the spotted bowerbird: specialized functions for different bower decorations

    Gerald Borgia

  • Female choice for parasite-free male satin bowerbirds and the evolution of bright male plumage

    Gerald Borgia;Ken Collis

  • Bower destruction and sexual competition in the satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

    Gerald Borgia

  • Male satin bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, adjust their display intensity in response to female startling: an experiment with robotic females

    Gail L. Patricelli;Seth W. Coleman;Gerald Borgia

  • Complex mate searching in the satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus.

    J. Albert C. Uy;Gail L. Patricelli;Gerald Borgia

  • Sexual Competition in Scatophaga Stercoraria: Size- and Density-Related Changes in Male Ability To Capture Females

    Gerald Borgia

  • Satin bowerbird parasites: a test of the bright male hypothesis

    Gerald Borgia

  • Complex relationship between multiple measures of cognitive ability and male mating success in satin bowerbirds, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

    Jason Keagy;Jean François Savard;Gerald Borgia

  • Why Do Bowerbirds Build Bowers

    Gerald Borgia

  • Feather stealing in the satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus): male competition and the quality of display

    Gerald Borgia;Mauvis A. Gore

  • The evolution of beauty: how Darwin's forgotten theory of mate choice shapes the animal world—and us, Richard O. Prum, Doubleday, New York (2017), p. 448, Price $30.00 hardback

    Gerald Borgia;Gregory F. Ball

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Barney A. Schlinger
Barney A. Schlinger University of California, Los Angeles
Mark A. Chappell
Mark A. Chappell University of California, Riverside
Mark Diekhans
Mark Diekhans University of California, Santa Cruz
David Haussler
David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz
Benedict Paten
Benedict Paten University of California, Santa Cruz

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