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At a broad scale, I am intrigued by the diversity of organisms\u2019 mating systems and the forces that shape that diversity.  Most of my work, though, has focused within species, exploring at multiple levels the manifestations of sexual selection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primarily, I am interested in how mates are chosen — what traits are desired in a mate, and what cues might be used to recognize a good choice?  This is complicated by the fact that for some traits there may be a single \u2018best\u2019 phenotype to seek in a mate, while in other cases, the best choice of mate could depend on the traits of the chooser (think of \u201copposites attract\u201d in people, for instance) or some other context-dependent factor.  In yet other cases, any ol\u2019 mate might do.   These questions are particularly interesting in the context of the Mhc, a suite of genes whose proteins allow the immune system to communicate about pathogens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dearborn DC, Gager AB, McArthur AG, Gilmour ME, Mandzhukova E*, and Mauck RA. \u00a02016. \u00a0Gene duplication and divergence produce diverse MHC genotypes without disassortative mating. \u00a0Molecular Ecology<\/em>\u00a025:4355-4367.Kennedy EA, Lattin CR, Romero LM, and Dearborn DC. 2013. Feather coloration in museum specimens is related to corticosterone.\u00a0Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology<\/em>\u00a067:341-348. \u00a0\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juola FA and Dearborn DC.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Sequence-based evidence for major histocompatibility complex-disassortative mating in a colonial seabird.\u00a0Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences<\/em>\u00a0279:153-162, with coverage on the website of\u00a0Science<\/em>. \u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wright SG and Dearborn DC. 2009.\u00a0 Male ornament variation in a sexually dimorphic seabird with variable male mating success.\u00a0\u00a0Evolutionary Ecology Research<\/em>\u00a011:759-770, with cover photo. \u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juola FA, McGraw K, and Dearborn DC.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 Carotenoids and throat pouch coloration in the great frigatebird (Fregata minor<\/em>).\u00a0Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B<\/em>\u00a0149:370-377.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dearborn DC, Anders AD, and Parker PG.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 Sexual dimorphism, extra-pair fertilizations, and operational sex ratio in great frigatebirds (Fregata minor<\/em>).\u00a0\u00a0Behavioral Ecology<\/em>\u00a012:746-752.\u00a0\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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