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Servedio CV Short Format MARIA R. SERVEDIO Curriculum Vitae September 8, 2017 PERSONAL INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: Personal Information: Title: Professor Address: Department of Biology CB# 3280, Coker Hall The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Phone: (919) 843-2692 Fax: (919) 962-1625 Email: [email protected] Citizenship: Dual (Canada and U.S.) Education: The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Zoology. 1993-1998. Supervising professor: Mark Kirkpatrick Harvard College, A.B. in Biology (Magna Cum Laude), 1989-1993. Professional Experience: 2014-present: Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Core faculty, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program Faculty, Ecology Curriculum 2008-2014: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, UNC Chapel Hill Spring 2012: Sabbatical, Department of Mathematics, University of Vienna, and IST Austria 2002-2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UNC Chapel Hill Fall 2006: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), Triangle Sabbatical Scholar 2001-2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis and Visiting Scholar, University of California, San Diego Sponsor: Russell Lande 1999-2001: Center for Population Biology Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis. Sponsors: Michael Turelli, Sergey Nuzhdin. 1998-1999: Cornell University, teaching and performing independent postdoctoral research. Sponsor: Alexey Kondrashov HONORS AND ELECTED POSITIONS: Elected Positions: 2017: Vice-President Elect, American Society of Naturalists (to serve as Vice President: 2018) 2010-2012: Council member for the Society for the Study of Evolution. Maria R. Servedio 2 Awards and Fellowships: 2017: Swedish Collegium of Advanced Study Fellowship, to be taken in Spring, 2018 2010: Kenan Competitive Research Leave (taken in 2012) 2000: Young Investigators Award, American Society of Naturalists 1992: John Harvard Scholarship and Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholarship (highest academic achievement), Harvard College 1990 & 1991: Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit (high academic achievement), Harvard College PUBLICATIONS: Citation Metrics: (as of 9/8/17) ISI Web of Science: Total citations: 2872, h-index: 29 Google Scholar: Total citations: 3923, h-index: 31 Refereed Articles: (see pg. 6-7 for key to symbols) 58. †Kopp, M, †M.R. Servedio, T.C. Mendelson, R.J. Safran. R.L. Rodriguez, E.C. Scordato, L.B. Symes, C.N. Balakrishnan, M.E. Hauber, D. M. Zonana, and S.G. van Doorn. Mechanisms of assortative mating in speciation: connecting theory and empirical research. The American Naturalist. In press. 57. *Cotto, O. and M.R. Servedio. The roles of sexual and viability selection in the evolution of incomplete reproductive isolation: from allopatry to sympatry. The American Naturalist. In press. 56. *Stern, C.A and M.R. Servedio. Evolution of a mating preference for a dual-utility trait used in intrasexual competition in genetically monogamous popluations. Ecology and Evolution. In press. – media coverage by: Phys.org, AAAS’s EurekAlert and others: “Birds choose mates with ornamental traits” 55. Servedio, M.R. and J.W. Boughman. The role of sexual selection in local adaptation and speciation. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. In press. 54. *Lyu, N., M.R. Servedio, H. Lloyd, and Y-H. Sun. 2017. The evolution of post- pairing male mate choice. Evolution 71:1465-1477. 53. *Fitzpatrick, C.L. and M.R. Servedio. 2017. Male mate choice, male quality, and the potential for sexual selection on female traits under polygyny. Evolution 71:174-183. – media coverage by: AAAS’s EurekAlert.org “Model shows female beauty isn’t just sex appeal” Inverse: “Scientists discover female beauty isn’t just for hooking up” – main feature on the homepage for Duke University 2/8/17-2/9/17. 52. Rettelbach, A., M.R. Servedio, and J. Hermisson. 2016. Speciation in peripheral populations: effects of drift load and mating systems. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29:1073-1090. Maria R. Servedio 3 51. Servedio, M.R. 2016. Geography, assortative mating, and the effects of sexual selection on speciation with gene flow. Evolutionary Applications 9:91-102. – Invited paper for a special issue on "Women's contribution to basic and applied evolutionary biology" 50. Servedio, M.R. and R. Bürger. 2015. The effects of sexual selection on trait divergence in a peripheral population with gene flow. Evolution 69:2648-2661. 49. *Yeh, D.J. and M.R. Servedio. 2015. Reproductive isolation with a learned trait in a structured population. Evolution 69:1938-1947. 48. Barton, N.H. and M.R. Servedio. 2015. The interpretation of selection coefficients. Evolution 69:1101-1112. 47. Servedio, M.R., Y. Brandvain, *S. Dhole, *C.L. Fitzpatrick, E.E. Goldberg, *C.A. Stern, *J. Van Cleve, and *D.J. Yeh. 2014. Not just a theory - the utility of mathematical models in evolutionary biology (Essay). PLoS Biology 12:e1002017. – Very Good - Faculty of 1000. 12 December 2014. Begins: “In an essay that should be required reading by graduate students in biology…” – media coverage by: Phys.org “The utility of mathematical models in evolutionary biology” The Unz review: “Math Kills the Analogies, a Good Thing” 46. *Dhole, S. and M.R. Servedio. 2014. Sperm competition and the evolution of seminal fluid composition. Evolution 68:3008-3019. 45. Servedio, M.R. and R. Bürger. 2014. The counterintuitive role of sexual selection in species maintenance and speciation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 111:8113-8118. 44. Pfennig, D.W. and M.R. Servedio. 2013. The role of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in diversification and speciation. Non-Genetic Inheritance 1:17-26. – Invited review 43. Servedio, M.R. and R. Dukas. 2013. Effects on population divergence of within- generational learning about prospective mates. Evolution 67:2363-2375. 42. Servedio, M.R., T. Price, and R. Lande. 2013. Evolution of displays within the pair bond. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 280:20123020. – media coverage by: LiveScience “Public displays of affection may have evolutionary benefits” Science Life “Shaking a Tail Feather for the Good of the Brood” 41. Servedio, M.R., J. Hermisson, and G.S. van Doorn. 2013. Hybridization may rarely promote speciation (Comment). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26:282-285. Maria R. Servedio 4 40. †*South, S.H., Arnqvuist, G., and †M.R. Servedio. 2012. Female preference for male courtship effort can drive the evolution of male mate choice. Evolution 66:3722- 3735. 39. Verzijden, M.N., C. ten Cate, M.R. Servedio, G. Kozak, J.W. Boughman, and E. Svensson. 2012. Learning, sexual selection and speciation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 27:511-519. 38. *Frame, A.M. and M.R. Servedio. 2012. The evolution of preference strength under sensory bias: a role for indirect selection. Ecology and Evolution 2:1572-1583. 37. åBergen, E.L., *J.T. Rowell, F. Gould, and M.R. Servedio. 2012. Stochasticity in sexual selection enables divergence: implications for moth pheromone evolution. Evolutionary Biology 39:271-281. – Invited paper for a special issue 36. *Rowell, J.T. and M.R. Servedio. 2012. Vocal communications and the maintenance of population specific songs in a contact zone. PLoS One 7:e35257. 35. Servedio, M.R. and M. Kopp. 2012. Sexual selection and magic traits in speciation with gene flow. Current Zoology 58:510-516. – part of special column on Sexual Selection and Speciation, Opinion 34. †Servedio, M.R., †G.S. van Doorn, †M. Kopp, *A.M. Frame and P. Nosil. 2011. Magic traits in speciation: ‘magic’ but not rare? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 389-397. 33. *†Olofsson, H., *†A.M. Frame and M.R. Servedio. 2011. Can reinforcement occur with a learned trait? Evolution 65:1992-2003. 32. Servedio, M.R. 2011. Limits to the evolution of assortative mating by female choice under restricted gene flow. Proceeding of the Royal Society of London Series B 278:179-187. 31. Proulx, S.R. and M.R. Servedio. 2009. Dissecting selection on female mating preferences during secondary contact. Evolution 63:2031-2046. 30. Servedio, M.R., S.A. Sæther and G.-P. Sætre. 2009. Reinforcement and learning. Evolutionary Ecology 23:109-123. – Invited paper for a symposium edition 29. Servedio, M.R. 2009. The role of linkage disequilibrium in the evolution of premating isolation. Heredity 102:51-56. – Invited paper for special issue. 28. *Rowell, J.T. and M.R. Servedio. 2009. Gentlemen prefer blondes: the evolution of mate preference among strategically allocated males. The American Naturalist 173:12-25. Maria R. Servedio 5 27. Otto, S.P., M.R. Servedio, and S. Nuismer. 2008. Frequency-dependent selection and the evolution of assortative mating. Genetics 179:2091-2112. 26. åTramm, N.A. and M.R. Servedio. 2008. Evolution of mate-choice imprinting: competing strategies. Evolution 62:1991-2003. 25. *Olofsson, H. and M.R. Servedio. 2008. Sympatry affects the evolution of genetic versus cultural determination of song. Behavioral Ecology 19:594-604. 24. Servedio, M.R. 2007. Male versus female mate choice: sexual selection and the evolution of species recognition via reinforcement. Evolution 61:2772-2789. – Top 20 most downloaded papers from Evolution in 12 month span. 23. *Chunco, A.J., J.S. McKinnon and M.R. Servedio. 2007. Microhabitat variation and sexual selection can maintain male color polymorphisms. Evolution 61:2504-2515. 22. Sæther, S.A., G.-P. Sætre, T. Borge, C. Wiley, N. Svedin, G. Andersson, T. Veen, J. Haavie, M.R. Servedio, S. Bureš, M. Král, M.B. Hjernquist, L. Gustafsson, J. Träff and A. Qvarnström. 2007. Sex chromosome-linked species recognition and evolution of reproductive isolation in flycatchers. Science 318:95-97. – Covered in a Perspective: Ritchie, M.G. 2007. Feathers, females, and fathers. Science 318:54-55, – Must Read - Faculty of 1000. 6 November 2007. 21. †*Lorch, P.D. and †M.R. Servedio. 2007. The evolution of conspecific gamete precedence and its effect on reinforcement. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20:937- 949. 20. †Servedio, M.R.
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