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HILLGARTH, NIGELLA

Academic Administrator

Executive Director, Birch Aquarium

Degrees:

• B.A., Oxford University, U.K.
• Ph.D., Oxford University, U.K.

Research Interests:

• Evolutionary Biology
• Behavioral Ecology
• Science communication
• Informal education

2002 Jerry R. Schubel, Nigella Hillgarth, Robert Jenkins, Susanne Lawrenz-Miller, Michael Schaadt, and Julie Packard; California’s Aquariums and an Ocean Agenda for the Future: Providing the Connective Tissue. pp. 439-449.In California and the World Ocean 2002: Revisiting and Revising California’s Ocean Agenda (Proceedings of the Conference, Oct. 27-30, 2002, Santa Barbara, CA)Editors Orville T. Magoon, Hugh Converse, Brian Baird, Beth Jines, and Melissa Miller-Henson.

2002 Boersma PD, Clark JA, Hillgarth N (2002) Seabird conservation. In: Schreiber EA, Burger J (eds) Biology of Marine Birds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p 559–579

1999 Leary, J., Sullivan, K. A. and Hillgarth, N. Relationship among dominance, foraging proficiency and condition in juvenile juncos. Auk.

1997 Hillgarth, N., Wingfield, J.C. & Romanofsky, M. Testosterone and sexual selection. Behavioural Ecology. 8: 108-109.

1997 Hillgarth, N. & Wingfield, J.C. Parasites and sexual selection - endocrinological aspects. In: Host-Parasite Evolution: General Principles and Avian Models. Editors: D. Clayton & J. Moore. Oxford University Press.

1997 Thompson, C.W, Hillgarth, N. Leu, M. & McClure, H.E. High parasite load in house finches (Cardodacus mexicanus) is correlated with reduced expression of a sexually selected trait. American Naturalist. 149: 270-294.

1997 Wingfield, J.C., Jacobs, J., and Hillgarth, N. Ecological constraints and the evolution of hormone-behavior relationships. Annuals of The NewYork.Academy of Sciences. 807: 22-41.