ANIMAL COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY
Seth W. Coleman 
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biology
Texas A&M University
email: scoleman@bio.tamu.edu
Ph. D. Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Program, University of Maryland, Spring 2005
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Interspecific Vocal Mimicry in Satin bowerbirds
Interview on National Geographic’s Pulse of the Planet, November 2005, with S.W. Coleman. (link)
Trivedi, B. P. 2003. Among bowerbirds, mimicry wins mates. National Geographic News. (link)
Variable Female Preferences in Satin Bowerbirds
Ryan, M. J. 2004. Fickle Females? Nature 428: 708. (pdf)
Morrell, V. 2004. Why male bowerbirds decorate as well as dance. Science 304: 372. (pdf)
Melissa Block’s interview of S.W. Coleman on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, 14 April 2004. (link)
Interview on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Quirks and Quarks, 17 April 2004. (link)
Coleman et al. 2004 is selected as one of the most influential papers of the year by the Faculty of 1000.
Courtship: Bowerbirds are all things to all females. The Animal Communication Project. (link)
Williams, M. M. 2004. Male bowerbirds aim to please. ScenceNOW.org. (link)
Co-option of Aggressive Displays for use in Bowerbird Courtship
Humphries, S. and Ruxton, G. D. 2001. Treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen: are females drawn to aggressive males? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 16: 15. (pdf)