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In the pipeline:
Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Zhang, Z., Evans, M.R., Safran, R.J. Phenotype variation in barn swallows Hirundo rustica across China. In press, Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society

2019
Scordato, E.S.C., Smith, C.C.R, Semenov, G, Liu, Y., Wilkins, M.R., Liang, W.,Gomboobaatar, S., Rubtsov, A.I., Koyama, K., Wunder, M.B., Stricker, C., Safran, R.J. (2019) Migratory divides coincide with species barriers across replicated avian hybrid zones above the Tibetan Plateau. Ecology Letters. PDF

Safran, R.J., Levin, I.I., Fosdick, B.K., McDermott, M.T., Semenov, G.А., Hund, A.K., Scordato, E.S.C. and Turbek, S.P. (2019) Using Networks to Connect Individual-Level Reproductive Behavior to Population Patterns. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. PDF

2018
Smith, C.C.R, Scordato, E.S.C., Taylor, S.A., Tittes, S., Vergara, D. (2018) Book Review: Molecular Population Genetics by Matthew Hahn. Molecular Ecology 27: 4976-4977 *all authors contributed equally

Scordato, E.S.C. (2018) Male competition drives song divergence along an ecological gradient in an avian ring species. Evolution. 72: 2360–2377 PDF

Smith, C.C.R, Flaxman, S.M., Scordato E.S.C., Kane, N.C., Hund, A.K., Sheta, B.M., Safran, R.J. Barn swallow demographic inference using approximate Bayesian computation and whole genome data shows signal for founder event during the Holocene. Molecular Ecology. 27: 4200-4212. PDF

Hund, A.K.,  Churchill, A., Faist, A., Havrilla, C., Love Stowell, S., McCreery, H., Ng, J., Pinzone, C., Scordato, E.S.C. (2018) Transforming Mentorship in STEM by Training Scientists to be Better Leaders. Ecology & Evolution. 8:9962-9974. PDF

Fitzpatrick, C.L., Mendelson, T.C., Rodriguez, R.L., Safran, R.J., Scordato, E.S.C., Servedio, M.R., Stern, C.A., Symes, L.B., and Kopp, M. (2018) Theory meets empiry: a citation network analysis. In Press, ​BioScience. 68:805-812. PDF

Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Safran, R.J., and Evans, M.R. Ventral plumage colour is under sexual selection in a Northeastern Chinese barn swallow (Hirundo rustica gutturalis) population. (2018) Journal of Ornithology 159:675-685. PDF

Tinghitella, R.M., Lackey, A.C.R., Martin, M.D., Dijkstra, P.D., Drury, J.P.,  Heathcote, R.J.P., Keagy, J., Scordato, E.S.C., Tyers, A.M. A major player need not be the only player in speciation: a response to comments on Tinghitella et al. (2018) Behavioral Ecology 29: 802:803 PDF

Wilkins M.R., Scordato E.S.C., Semenov, G., Karaardıç H., Shizuka, D., Rubtsov, A., Pap P., Shen S., Safran R.J. Patterns of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Song Divergence at Continental and Global Scales. (2018), Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 123:824-849 PDF

Kopp, M.*, Servedio, M.S.*, Mendelson, T.C., Safran, R.J., Rodriguez, R.L., Scordato, E.S.C., Symes, L.B., Balakrishnan, C.N., Hauber, M.E., Zonana, D.M., van Doorn, S. Mechanisms of assortative mating in speciation: connecting theory and empirical research. (2018) The American Naturalist  *co-first authors PDF


Tinghitella, R.M.,* Lackey, A.C.R., * Martin, M.,* Dijkstra, P.D., Drury, J.P., Heathcote, R., Keagy, J., Scordato, E.S.C., and Tyers. A.M. On the role of male competition in speciation: A review and research agenda. (2018) Behavioral Ecology. 29: 783-797. Invited Review  *co-first authors PDF

2017
Scordato, E.S.C., Wilkins, M.R., Semenov, G., Rubtsov, A.S., Kane, N.K, Safran, R.J. Genomic variation across two barn swallow hybrid zones reveals traits associated with divergence in sympatry and allopatry. (2017) Molecular Ecology PDF

Scordato, E.S.C. Geographic variation in male territory defense strategies in an avian ring species. (2017) Animal Behaviour, 126:153-162. 
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Turbek, S.P., Scordato, E.S.C., Safran, R.J. The role of seasonal migration in reproductive isolation. In Press, Trends in Ecology and Evolution PDF

Semenov, G., Scordato, E.S.C., Khadayrov, D., Smith, C.C.R.,  Kane, N.C., Safran, R.J. Effects of assortative mate choice on the genomic and morphological structure of a contact zone between two bird subspecies. (2017) Molecular Ecology ​PDF

2016
Scordato, E.S.C. and Safran R.J. Evolutionary genetics: small genomic regions make a big impact. (2016) Current Biology, 26: R1155–R1157. PDF

Safran, R.J.,  Scordato, E.S.C, Wilkins, M.R., Hubbard, J., Jenkins, B., Albrecht, T., Flaxman, S., Karaardic, H., Vortman, Y., Lotem, A., Nosil, P., Pap, P., Shen, S-F., Chan, S-F., Parchman, T., Kane, N. (2016) Genome-wide differentiation in closely related populations: the roles of selection and geographic isolation. Molecular Ecology. 16: 3865-3883. PDF
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2015
Toews, D. P. L, Campagna, L., Taylor, S. A., Balakrishnan, C. N., Baldassarre, D. T., Deane-Coe, P. E., Harvey, M. G., Hooper, D. M., Irwin, D. E., Judy, C. D., Mason, N.A., McCormack, J. E., McCracken, K. G., Oliveros, C. H., Safran, R. J., Scordato, E.S.C., Stryjewski, K. F., Tigano, A., Uy, J. A. C., and Winger. B. (2015) Genomic approaches to understanding the early stages of population divergence and speciation in birds. The Auk. 133:13-30. PDF

2014
Scordato, E.S.C. and Safran, R.J. (2014) Sexual selection and speciation in the barn swallow. Avian Research 5: 8-21. PDF

Scordato, E.S.C., Symes, L.B., Mendelson, T.C., and Safran, R. J. (2014) The role of ecology in speciation by sexual selection: a systematic empirical review. Journal of Heredity. 105: 785-794. (invited submission to special issue on speciation) PDF

Scordato, E.S.C., and Kardish, M.R.* (2014) Prevalence and beta diversity in avian malaria: host species is a better predictor than geography. Journal of Animal Ecology. 83: 1387-1397. PDF
*Undergraduate co-author

Alcaide, M, Scordato, E.S.C., Price, T.D., and Irwin, D. E. (2014) Genomic divergence in a ring. Nature. 511: 83-85. PDF  

2013
Safran, R.J., Scordato, E.S.C., Mendelson, T.C., Symes, L.B., and Rodriguez, R.L. (2013) Contributions of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of premating reproductive isolation: a research agenda. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 28: 643-650. PDF

2012
Safran, R., Flaxman, S., Kopp, M., Irwin, D., Evans, M.R., Funk, C.W., Gray, D.E., Hebets, E., Seddon, N., Scordato, E.S.C., Symes, L., Toews, D., and Uy, J.A.C. (2012) Metrics of phenotypic distance to estimate and compare trait differences among closely related populations. Current Zoology. PDF

Scordato, E.S.C., Bontrager, A.L, and Price, T.D. (2012) Cross-generational effects of climate change on the expression of a sexually selected trait. Current Biology. 22: 78-82. PDF
Faculty of 1000 selection - Dispatch


2007-2009
Starling, A., Charpentier, M.J.E., Fitzpatrick, C.L., Scordato, E.S., and Drea, C.M. (2009) Seasonality, sociality, and reproduction: Long-term stressors of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Hormones and Behavior. 57: 76-85. PDF

Drea, C.M. and Scordato, E.S. (2008) Olfactory communication in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta): Form and function of multimodal signals. Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11. Ed. by Beynon, R.J., Hurst, J.L., Roberts, S.C, and Wyatt T. Springer: New York. PDF

Scordato, E.S., Dubay, G.R, and Drea, C.M. (2007) Chemical composition of scent marks in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta): glandular differences, individual signatures, and seasonal variation. Chemical Senses. 32: 493-504. PDF

Scordato, E.S. and Drea, C.M. (2007) Scents and sensibility: information content of olfactory signals in the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta). Animal Behaviour. 73: 301-314.
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