Institute of Gerontology


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Daniel Promislow

Professor
promislow@uga.edu


University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-
706.542. (voice)
706. (fax)



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.

Selected Publications

Charmantier, A., A.J. Keyser and D.E.L. Promislow. In press. First evidence for heritable variation in cooperative breeding behaviour. Proc. R. Soc. (London)

Corby-Harris, V., A. C. Pontaroli, L. J. Shimkets, J.L. Bennetzen, K.E. Habel and D.E.L. Promislow. In press. 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. The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology. 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