Nicole Creanza

This study examines how urbanization and ecological factors influence song frequency traits in Spotted and Eastern towhees using geographic and environmental data.

The paper examines coevolutionary relationships between cooperative breeding, female song, and male song traits in songbirds, finding context-dependent associations influenced by territoriality.

This study analyzes how urbanization affects birdsong across nine species over ~60 years, finding inconsistent song changes and differences between vocal learners and non-learners.

This study examines song differences between dark-eyed junco subspecies and finds that more distinguishable songs correlate with reduced hybridization and greater genetic differentiation.

This study examines genetic structure in African populations using ethnolinguistic data, finding that language classifications better capture genetic variation than geography alone.

This study conducts a genome-wide association study to identify genetic variants linked to musical beat synchronization, finding high polygenicity with 69 significant loci and heritability estimates of 13%-16%.