Charlie Cornwallis
Research Fellow in Ornithology
Research Interests
My research centers on revealing how sexual selection shapes the reproductive biology of males and females and the implications this has for evolutionary and ecological processes. I am focusing on the following topics: Individual level:
(a) Genetic and physiological control of reproductive traits.
(b) Importance of phenotypic plasticity in sexual selection.
(c) The way sexual selection and kin selection interact to generate sexual cooperation and spite.
Group level: The influence of sexual selection and kin selection on the genetic structure of groups and populations Population level: The role of sexual selection in determining rates of gene flow between populations.
Other Interests
For more details please visit: http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/egi/people/researchfellows/charlie_cornwallis.htm
Contacts
| Email: | charlie.cornwallis@zoo.ox.ac.uk |
| Phone: | 01865 271255 |
Websites
Selected Publications
- Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2007. Changes in sperm quality and numbers in response to experimental manipulation of male social status and female attractiveness. American Naturalist. 170(5).
- Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2007. Experimental evidence that female ornamentation increases the acquisition of sperm and signals fecundity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 274, 583 - 590.
- Cornwallis, C. K. & Birkhead, T. R. 2006. Social status and reproductive opportunities determine patterns of sperm allocation in the fowl. Evolution. 60, 1486-1493.
- Løvlie, H. Cornwallis, C. K. & Pizzari T. 2005. Male mounting alone reduces female promiscuity in the fowl. Current Biology. 15, 1222-1227.
- Pizzari, T. Cornwallis, C. K., Løvlie, H. Jakobsson, S. & Birkhead, T. R. 2003. Sophisticated sperm allocation in male fowl. Nature, 426, 70-74.