Becky Cramer

Academic interests
I'm interested in sexual selection, behavioral ecology, and evolution in birds.
Courses taught
- First-year biology (Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar, 2018-2020)
- First-year writing seminar on bird song ("Songs and Sex: the Biology of Birdsong", Cornell University, Spring 2012)
- Teaching Assistant with Introduction to Behavior (Cornell University,Fall 2008)
Background
2020- Researcher, University of Oslo Natural History Museum, Norway
2018-2020 Teaching specialist, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
2015-2016 Postdoctoral researcher, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, USA
2012-2015 Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oslo Natural History Museum, Norway
2012 Ph.D., Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University,USA
2005 B.A., Biology Department, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, USA
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=L27gHbUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2021). Measuring Pre- and Post-Copulatory Sexual Selection and Their Interaction in Socially Monogamous Species with Extra-Pair Paternity. Cells. ISSN 2073-4409. 10(3), s 620
- Albrecht, Tomas; Opletalová, Kamila; Reif, Jiri; Janousek, Vaclav; Pialek, Lubomir; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Johnsen, Arild & Reifova, Radka (2019). Sperm divergence in a passerine contact zone: Indication of reinforcement at the gametic level. Evolution. ISSN 0014-3820. 73(2), s 202- 213 . doi: 10.1111/evo.13677 Full text in Research Archive.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Rowe, Melissah; Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Sætre, Glenn-Peter & Johnsen, Arild (2019). Measuring sperm swimming performance in birds: effects of dilution, suspension medium, mechanical agitation, and sperm number. Journal of Ornithology = Journal fur Ornithologie. ISSN 0021-8375. s 1- 11 . doi: 10.1007/s10336-019-01672-9 Full text in Research Archive.
- Sætre, Camilla Lo Cascio; Johnsen, Arild; Stensrud, Even & Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2018). Sperm morphology, sperm motility and paternity success in the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica). PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 13(3) . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192644 Full text in Research Archive.
- Taugbøl, Annette; Mazzarella, Anna; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A & Laskemoen, Terje (2017). Salinity-induced phenotypic plasticity in threespine stickleback sperm activation. Biology Letters. ISSN 1744-9561. 13(10), s 1- 4 . doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0516 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Stensrud, Even; Marthinsen, Gunnhild; Hogner, Silje; Johannessen, Lars Erik; Laskemoen, Terje; Eybert, Marie-Christine; Slagsvold, Tore; Lifjeld, Jan Terje & Johnsen, Arild (2016). Sperm performance in conspecific and heterospecific female fluid. Ecology and Evolution. ISSN 2045-7758. . doi: 10.1002/ece3.1977 Full text in Research Archive.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Ålund, Murielle; McFarlane, S. Eryn; Johnsen, Arild & Qvarnström, Anna (2016). Females discriminate against heterospecific sperm in a natural hybrid zone. Evolution. ISSN 0014-3820. 70(8), s 1844- 1855 . doi: 10.1111/evo.12986
- Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice; Rowe, Melissah; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Haas, Fredrik; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Runemark, Anna; Johnsen, Arild & Sætre, Glenn-Peter (2016). Experimental evidence for ovarian hypofunction in sparrow hybrids. Avian Research. ISSN 2053-7166. 7 . doi: 10.1186/s40657-016-0038-1
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Laskemoen, Terje; Stensrud, Even; Rowe, Melissah; Haas, Fredrik; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Sætre, Glenn-Peter & Johnsen, Arild (2015). Morphology-function relationships and repeatability in the sperm of Passer sparrows. Journal of morphology. ISSN 0362-2525. 276(4), s 370- 377 . doi: 10.1002/jmor.20346
- Rowe, Melissah; Albrecht, Tomas; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Johnsen, Arild; Laskemoen, Terje; Weir, Jason T & Lifjeld, Jan Terje (2015). Postcopulatory sexual selection is associated with accelerated evolution of sperm morphology. Evolution. ISSN 0014-3820. 69(4), s 1044- 1052 . doi: 10.1111/evo.12620
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Laskemoen, Terje; Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice; Haas, Fredrik; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Rowe, Melissah; Sætre, Glenn-Peter & Johnsen, Arild (2014). Testing a post-copulatory pre-zygotic reproductive barrier in a passerine species pair. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. ISSN 0340-5443. 68(7), s 1133- 1144 . doi: 10.1007/s00265-014-1724-9
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2013). Measuring consistency: spectrogram cross-correlation versus targeted acoustic parameters. Bioacoustics. ISSN 0952-4622. 22(3), s 247- 257 . doi: 10.1080/09524622.2013.793616
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2013). Physically Challenging Song Traits, Male Quality, and Reproductive Success in House Wrens. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 8(3) . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059208
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2013). Vocal deviation and trill consistency do not affect male response to playback in house wrens. Behavioral Ecology. ISSN 1045-2249. 24(2), s 412- 420 . doi: 10.1093/beheco/ars178
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Laskemoen, Terje; Kleven, Oddmund; LaBarbera, Katie; Lovette, Irby J. & Lifjeld, Jan Terje (2013). No evidence that sperm morphology predicts paternity success in wild hous wrens. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. ISSN 0340-5443. 67(11), s 1845- 1853 . doi: 10.1007/s00265-013-1594-6
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Laskemoen, Terje; Kleven, Oddmund & Lifjeld, Jan Terje (2013). Sperm length variation in House Wrens Troglodytes aedon. Journal of Ornithology = Journal fur Ornithologie. ISSN 0021-8375. 154(1), s 129- 138 . doi: 10.1007/s10336-012-0878-3 Show summary
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2017). Songbird sperm: the unexplored side of sexual selection.
- Ålund, Murielle; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; McFarlane, Eryn; Johnsen, Arild & Qvarnström, Anna (2017). Females discriminate against heterospecific sperm in a natural hybrid zone.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2015). Songs, sperm, and speciation: the role of sexual selection.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Ålund, Murielle; McFarlane, S. Eryn; Johnsen, Arild & Qvarnström, Anna (2015). A post-copulatory pre-zygotic barrier between collared and pied flycatchers.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2014). Can sperm evolution facilitate speciation in passerine birds?.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2014). Sperm biology in passerines: individual variation and evolutionary implications.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Ålund, Murielle; Laskemoen, Terje; Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice; Eybert, Marie-Christine; Haas, Fredrik; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Rowe, Melissah; Qvarnström, Anna; Sætre, Glenn-Peter & Johnsen, Arild (2014). Post-copulatory, pre-zygotic isolating barriers in passerine birds?.
- Johnsen, Arild; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A & Grydeland, Ivar (2014, 20. august). Fugleforskerne i Heimdalen. [Radio]. Ekko, NRK P2.
- Rowe, Melissah; Albrecht, Tomas; Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Johnsen, Arild; Laskemoen, Terje; Weir, Jason T & Lifjeld, Jan Terje (2014). Postcopulatory sexual selection accelerates rates of evolutionary divergence in sperm morphology..
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2013). Sperm biology in passerines: individual variation and evolutionary implications.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2013). The swimmers of singers: sexual selection in birds before and after copulation.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A & Johnsen, Arild (2013). Post-mating, pre-zygotic barriers and speciation.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Laskemoen, Terje; Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice; Haas, Fredrik; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Rowe, Melissah; Sætre, Glenn-Peter & Johnsen, Arild (2013). An experimental test of a potential post-copulatory pre-zygotic reproductive barrier in a passerine species pair.
- Cramer, Emily Rebecca A; Laskemoen, Terje; Eroukhmanoff, Fabrice; Haas, Fredrik; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Rowe, Melissah; Sætre, Glenn-Peter & Johnsen, Arild (2013). Testing a post-copulatory pre-zygotic reproductive barrier in a passerine species pair.