Daniel Promislow
Professor
Ph.D. (1990) Oxford University
Phone: 706-542-1715
Email: promislow@uga.edu
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Research Interests
In my work, I use theoretical and experimental approaches to ask questions about the evolutionary causes and consequences of variation in behavior and life history strategies. My research interests are united by a common theme of evolutionary demography, and have focused in particular on the evolution of senescence and the costs and benefits of sexual selection and reproduction. Current projects include empirical and theoretical studies on the evolutionary implications of gene networks, studies of genetic variation for resistance to pathogens in flies, models of host-parasite coevolution, and studies of sexual conflict in flies.
  • Charmantier, A., A.J. Keyser and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. First evidence for heritable variation in cooperative breeding behaviour. Proc. R. Soc. 274: 1757-61.
  • Corby-Harris, V., A. C. Pontaroli, L. J. Shimkets, J.L. Bennetzen, K.E. Habel and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. The geographical distribution and diversity of microbes associated with natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
  • Chandler, R., L. Wolfe and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. Survival of the Fittest: The Chicago Guide to Landing an Academic Biology Job. University of Chicago Press.
  • Burger, J.M.S., D.S. Hwangbo, V. Corby-Harris and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. The functional costs and benefits of dietary restriction in Drosophila. Aging Cell 6:63-71.
  • Fedorka, K, J. Linder and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. Post-mating disparity between potential and realized immune response in Drosophila melanogaster. Proc. R. Soc. Series B (London). 274: 1211-1217.
  • Corby-Harris, V., K.E. Habel, F.G. Ali and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. Alternative measures of response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 526-533.
  • Proulx, S. R., S. Nuzhdin, D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. Direct selection on genetic robustness revealed in the yeast transcriptome. PLoS ONE.
  • Beck, C.W. and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. Evolution of female preference for younger males. PLoS ONE.
  • Mank, J.E., D.E.L. Promislow and J.C. Avise. 2006. Evolution of alternative sex-determining mechanisms in teleost fishes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 87: 83-93.
  • Siegal, M.L., D.E.L. Promislow, and A. Bergman. 2006. Functional and evolutionary inference in gene networks: Does topology matter? Genetica 129: 83-103.
  • Promislow, D.E.L and A. Bronikowski. 2006. Evolutionary genetics of senescence. In: Evolutionary Genetics: Concepts and Case Studies. C.W. Fox and J.B. Wolf (eds). Oxford University Press.
  • Promislow, D.E.L., J. Burger and K. Fedorka. 2006. Evolutionary biology of aging: future directions. In: Handbook of the Biology of Aging. E. Masoro and S. Austad (eds). Elsevier Academic Press.
  • Burger, J.M.S. and D.E.L. Promislow. 2006. Are functional and demographic senescence genetically independent? Experimental Gerontology 41: 1108-1116.
  • Proulx, S., P. Phillips and D.E.L. Promislow. 2005. The ecology and evolution of networks. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 20: 345-353.
  • Promislow, D.E.L. 2005. A regulatory network analysis of phenotypic plasticity in yeast. American Naturalist. 165: 515-523.
  • Promislow, D.E.L. 2004. Protein networks, pleiotropy and the evolution of senescence. Proc. R. Soc. (London) 271: 1225-1234.
  • Promislow, D.E.L. 2003. Mate choice, sexual conflict and evolution of senescence. Behavior Genetics 33: 191-201.
  • Spencer, C.C, C.E. Howell, A.R. Wright and D.E.L. Promislow. 2003. Testing an 'aging gene' in long-lived Drosophila strains: Increased longevity depends on sex and genetic background. Aging Cell 2: 123-130.
  • Beck, C.W., B. Shapiro, S. Choksi and D.E.L. Promislow. 2002. A genetic algorithm approach to study the evolution of female preference based on male age. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 4: 275-292.