Michael J. Ryan (biologist)

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Michael Joseph Ryan
Alma mater	University of California Berkeley, Cornell University, Rutgers University, Glassboro State College
Awards	Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Clark Hubbs Regents Professor in Zoology, 1997 Guggenheim Fellow, 2008 Joseph Grinnell Medal, 2010 E.O. Wilson Naturalist Award, 2011 ING Professor of Excellence, 2011 Fellow Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, 1982-84 Miller Fellow
Scientific career
Fields	evolutionary biology, sexual selection, animal communication, animal behavior
Institutions	The University of Texas at Austin, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Michael Joseph Ryan is an American biologist, author, Clark Hubbs Regents Professor in Zoology in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, and Senior Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. ^{[1] [2]} He is considered to be a prominent expert in the fields of sexual selection and animal communication. ^[3] Ryan has authored over 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles and publications on the evolution and mechanisms of animal behavior. ^[1] His book The Túngara Frog: A Study of Sexual Selection and Communication is regarded as a classic in his field. ^{[4] [3]} He lives in Austin, Texas.

Bibliography

• Ryan, Michael (2018). A taste for the beautiful: the evolution of attraction. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-16726-8.
• Ryan, Michael (2011). An introduction to animal behavior: an integrative approach. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. ISBN   978-0-879698-58-4.
• Ryan, Michael (2001). Anuran communication. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN   1-56098-973-4.
• Wilczynski, Walter; Ryan, Michael J. (1999-03-25). "Geographic Variation in Animal Communication Systems". Geographic Variation in Behavior. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780195082951.003.0015. ISBN   978-0-19-508295-1.
• Fritzsch, Bernd; Ryan, Michael (1988). The Evolution of the amphibian auditory system. New York: Wiley. ISBN   978-0-471-84809-7. OCLC   16129170.
• Ryan, Michael (1985). The túngara frog: a study in sexual selection and communication. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN   978-0-226-73229-9.

Notable Research Publications

• Kirkpatrick, Mark; Ryan, Michael J. (1991). "The evolution of mating preferences and the paradox of the lek". Nature. 350 (6313). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 33–38. Bibcode:1991Natur.350...33K. doi:10.1038/350033a0. ISSN   0028-0836. S2CID   4366707.
• RYAN, M. J. (1980-07-25). "Female Mate Choice in a Neotropical Frog". Science. 209 (4455). American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): 523–525. Bibcode:1980Sci...209..523R. doi:10.1126/science.209.4455.523. ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   17831371. S2CID   13302478.
• Ryan, Michael J.; Fox, James H.; Wilczynski, Walter; Rand, A. Stanley (1990). "Sexual selection for sensory exploitation in the frog Physalaemus pustulosus". Nature. 343 (6253). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 66–67. Bibcode:1990Natur.343...66R. doi:10.1038/343066a0. ISSN   0028-0836. PMID   2296291. S2CID   4358189.
• Taylor, R. C.; Ryan, M. J. (2013-06-06). "Interactions of Multisensory Components Perceptually Rescue Tungara Frog Mating Signals". Science. 341 (6143). American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): 273–274. Bibcode:2013Sci...341..273T. doi: 10.1126/science.1237113 . ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   23744778. S2CID   40706179.
• Ryan, Michael J. (2021-02-16). "Darwin, sexual selection, and the brain". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (8) e2008194118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11808194R. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2008194118 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   7923531 . PMID   33593899.

References

1. Ryan, Michael. "CV" (PDF). The Ryan Lab. UT Austin College of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
2. College of Natural Science, University of Texas at Austin. "directory". CNS Directory. CNA-UT Austin. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
3. Berreby, David (14 October 2003). "SCIENTIST AT WORK -- Michael Ryan; Evolving by Accident, Not Fitness". New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
4. Ryan, Michael. "Q&A" (PDF). Cell. Cell Press. Retrieved 2 May 2021.