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Theodore Garland is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biology and medicine, with a substantial focus on genetics, physiology, and molecular biology. Garland's work examines the biological mechanisms underlying physical performance, metabolism, and animal behavior.

The scientist's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Subfields of particular interest encompass Genetics, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach bridging molecular processes and organismal function.

Garland's research topics cover a range of specialized subjects, notably Genetics and Physical Performance, Sports Performance and Training, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.

Theodore Garland has published extensively, including recent notable papers such as:

  • Trade-Offs (and Constraints) in Organismal Biology, 2021, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
  • Early-life effects of juvenile Western diet and exercise on adult gut microbiome composition in mice, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Roles of KLF4 and AMPK in the inhibition of glycolysis by pulsatile shear stress in endothelial cells, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The long-lasting shadow of litter size in rodents: litter size is an underreported variable that strongly determines adult physiology, 2023, Molecular Metabolism
  • Universal metabolic constraints shape the evolutionary ecology of diving in animals, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Garland's work include Alberto A. Castro, Marcell D. Cadney, Nicole E. Schwartz, Margaret P. Schmill, and David A. Hillis. These co-authors have contributed repeatedly across multiple publications, evidencing sustained research partnerships.

Garland's publications frequently appear in journals such as the Journal of Experimental Biology, The FASEB Journal, UNC Libraries, Physiology & Behavior, and the Journal of Anatomy. The distribution of publications in these venues highlights an engagement with both experimental biology and broader physiological research communities.

Best Publications

  • Procedures for the Analysis of Comparative Data Using Phylogenetically Independent Contrasts

    Theodore Garland;Paul H. Harvey;Anthony R. Ives

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of Covariance by Computer Simulation

    Theodore Garland;Allan W. Dickerman;Christine M. Janis;Jason A. Jones

  • Why tropical forest lizards are vulnerable to climate warming

    Raymond B. Huey;Curtis A. Deutsch;Joshua J. Tewksbury;Laurie J. Vitt

  • Tempo and mode in evolution: phylogenetic inertia, adaptation and comparative methods

    S. P. Blomberg;T. Garland

  • Using the Past to Predict the Present: Confidence Intervals for Regression Equations in Phylogenetic Comparative Methods.

    Theodore Garland;Anthony R. Ives

  • Are subordinates always stressed? a comparative analysis of rank differences in cortisol levels among primates

    D.H Abbott;E.B Keverne;F.B Bercovitch;C.A Shively

  • Why Not to Do Two-Species Comparative Studies: Limitations on Inferring Adaptation

    Theodore Garland;Stephen C. Adolph

  • PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF THE CORRELATED EVOLUTION OF CONTINUOUS CHARACTERS: A SIMULATION STUDY

    Emilia P. Martins;Theodore Garland

  • Phylogenetic approaches in comparative physiology.

    Theodore Garland;Albert F. Bennett;Enrico L. Rezende

  • An Introduction to Phylogenetically Based Statistical Methods, with a New Method for Confidence Intervals on Ancestral Values

    Theodore Garland;Peter E. Midford;Anthony R. Ives

  • EVOLUTION OF SPRINT SPEED IN LACERTID LIZARDS: MORPHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL COVARIATION.

    Dirk Bauwens;Theodore Garland;Aurora M. Castilla;Raoul Van Damme

  • Phylogenetic Logistic Regression for Binary Dependent Variables

    Anthony R. Ives;Theodore Garland

  • Within-species variation and measurement error in phylogenetic comparative methods.

    Anthony R. Ives;Peter E. Midford;Theodore Garland

  • The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives.

    Theodore Garland;Heidi Schutz;Mark A. Chappell;Brooke K. Keeney

  • Integrating function and ecology in studies of adaptation: Investigations of locomotor capacity as a model system

    Duncan J. Irschick;Theodore Garland

  • Performance, Personality, and Energetics: Correlation, Causation, and Mechanism*

    Vincent Careau;Theodore Garland

  • Artificial selection for increased wheel-running behavior in house mice.

    John G. Swallow;Patrick A. Carter;Theodore Garland

  • The relation between maximal running speed and body mass in terrestrial mammals

    Theodore Garland

  • Mouse inbred strain differences in ethanol drinking to intoxication

    J. S. Rhodes;M. M. Ford;C. H. Yu;L. L. Brown

  • Polytomies in Comparative Analyses of Continuous Characters

    Andy Purvis;Theodore Garland

Frequent Co-Authors

Justin S. Rhodes
Justin S. Rhodes University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark A. Chappell
Mark A. Chappell University of California, Riverside
Daniel Pomp
Daniel Pomp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David W. Threadgill
David W. Threadgill Texas A&M University
Enrico L. Rezende
Enrico L. Rezende Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anthony R. Ives
Anthony R. Ives University of Wisconsin–Madison
George M. Weinstock
George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory
Raymond B. Huey
Raymond B. Huey University of Washington
Gary A. Churchill
Gary A. Churchill The Jackson Laboratory

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