R. R. Germain

Species-specific traits mediate avian demographic responses under past climate change

The paper reconstructs demographic histories of 263 bird species using whole-genome sequences and identifies trait networks influencing population size changes in response to climate warming and cooling.

Individual repeatability and heritability of divorce in a wild population

The paper estimates repeatability and heritability of divorce in song sparrows using long-term breeding records and pedigree data, finding moderate female repeatability and small heritability.

Evolution Of Pre-Copulatory And Post-Copulatory Strategies Of Inbreeding Avoidance And Associated Polyandry

This study uses individual-based modeling to examine how pre-copulatory and post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance strategies evolve under different costs and constraints, and how they influence the evolution of polyandry.

The consequences of polyandry for sibship structures, distributions of relationships and relatedness, and potential for inbreeding in a wild population

This study quantifies how simultaneous polyandry affects sibship structures and inbreeding risk in song sparrows, finding mixed effects on relatedness and mating frequencies.

Demographic consequences of invasion by a native, controphic competitor to an insular bird population

The paper investigates the demographic impact of fox sparrows on song sparrows on Mandarte Island, finding that winter food competition reduced survival rates despite increased reproduction.