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Robert Cox

Professor of Biology

University of Virginia

Affiliations

College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology

Robert Cox is currently serving as a College And Graduate School Of Arts And Sciences Professor of Biology at University of Virginia.

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University of Virginia

Professor of Biology

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evolutionary biology biology sexual selection evolutionary ecology fitness reproductive biology ecology and evolutionary biology behavioral ecology population genetics genetics reproductive success ecology zoology adaptation ecology evolution evolutionary significance animal ecology endocrinology animal behavior morphology (biology) reproductive endocrinology reproduction response comparative endocrinology natural selection sex differences genetic variation reproductive science comparative physiology breeding behavior reproductive hormones growth rate sexual size dimorphism animal physiology heredity evolutionary genetics speciation population ecology molecular ecology evolutionary theory reproductive physiology biological evolution behavioral neuroendocrinology body size mating psychology male-biased ssd evolutionary applications steroid metabolism endocrine mechanisms sex-specific selection anolis lizards sexual dimorphism functional ecology ethology mammalian biology psychoneuroendocrinology allometric studies predator-prey interactions host-parasite relationships gametes adrenal glands integrative biology sexual antagonism eastern fence lizard energy allocation evolutionary endocrinology female brown anoles sex-biased gene expression viability selection empty implants food restriction island lizards ecophysiology specie interaction microbial diversity molecular evolutionary ecology evolutionary microbiology

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Dna Methylation–Based Age Prediction and Sex-Specific Epigenetic Aging in a Lizard With Female-Biased Longevity. Science Advances (2025)

Ethan P. ShealyTonia S. SchwartzRobert M. CoxAaron M. ReedyBenjamin B. Parrott

longevityepigenetic changesscience advanceepigeneticsaging processsex-specific epigenetic agingevolutionary biologyfemale-biased longevity

Parental Age Effects on Offspring Fitness in a Wild Population of a Short-Lived Reptile. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2025)

longevityreproductive successadaptationbehavioral ecologybiologyfitnesswild populationlife historyparental age effectsshort-lived reptileecology

Sex-Specific Consequences of Juvenile Dispersal for Survival and Reproduction in an Island Lizard. Behavioral Ecology (2025)

population ecologyreproductive successsexual selectionzoologybiologyanimal ecologyreproduction responseisland lizardevolutionary ecologyjuvenile dispersalpopulation biologyreproductive biologyecology and evolutionary biologyecologyevolutionary biologysex-specific consequences

The Landscape of Natural Selection During Early Population Establishment in an Invasive Lizard. Evolution (2025)

ecology evolutionpopulation ecologyinvasive speciesinvasive lizardbiologyanimal ecologyearly population establishmentevolutionary ecologypopulation biologynatural selectionecology and evolutionary biologybiological invasionsecologyevolutionary biology

Widespread Male-Female Expression Imbalance of X-Linked Genes Across Phrynosomatid Lizards. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

genetic recombinationhereditysexual selectiongeneticsbiologydevelopmental geneticsx-linked genesreproductive biologymolecular genetics

Effects of Testosterone on Gene Expression Are Concordant Between Sexes but Divergent Across Species of Sceloporus Lizards. The American Naturalist (2024)

Christopher D. RobinsonMatthew D. HaleChristian L. CoxHenry B. John-AlderRobert M. Cox

gene expressionprimatologyavian biologysex differencesanimal geneticsendocrinologygametesgeneticssceloporus lizardsbreeding behaviorecologyevolutionary biology

Evolutionary Loss of Male-Specific Coloration is Associated With the Loss of Androgen Receptor Expression in Skin of Sceloporus Lizards. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (2024)

Christopher D. RobinsonMatthew R. MilnesIan T. CliftonHenry B. John-AlderRobert M. Cox

male-specific colorationandrogen receptor expressionevolutionary biologyevolutionary loss

Sexual Dimorphism. Elsevier eBooks (2024)

D.J. FairbairnR.M. Cox

Behavioral Estimates of Mating Success Corroborate Genetic Evidence for Pre-Copulatory Selection. Behavioral Ecology (2023)

Rachana S BhaveHeidi A SeearsAaron M ReedyTyler N WittmanChristopher D RobinsonRobert M Cox

animal behaviorpre-copulatory selectionbehavioral estimatesbehavioral ecologymating psychologygeneticsbreeding behavior

Behavioral Estimates of Mating Success Corroborate Genetic Evidence for Pre-Copulatory Sexual Selection in Male Anolis Sagrei Lizards. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

Rachana S. BhaveHeidi A. SeearsAaron M. ReedyTyler N. WittmanChristopher D. RobinsonRobert M. Cox

animal behaviorpre-copulatory sexual selectionbehavioral estimatesavian biologysexual selectionbehavioral ecologymating psychologygeneticsbreeding behaviorentomologyevolutionary biologybehavioral sciences

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Robert Cox

Professor of Biology

University of Virginia

Affiliations

College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology

Robert Cox is currently serving as a College And Graduate School Of Arts And Sciences Professor of Biology at University of Virginia.

Honors

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Robert Cox

University of Virginia

Professor of Biology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Dna Methylation–Based Age Prediction and Sex-Specific Epigenetic Aging in a Lizard With Female-Biased Longevity. Science Advances (2025)

Ethan P. ShealyTonia S. SchwartzRobert M. CoxAaron M. ReedyBenjamin B. Parrott

longevityepigenetic changesscience advanceepigeneticsaging processsex-specific epigenetic agingevolutionary biologyfemale-biased longevity

Parental Age Effects on Offspring Fitness in a Wild Population of a Short-Lived Reptile. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2025)

longevityreproductive successadaptationbehavioral ecologybiologyfitnesswild populationlife historyparental age effectsshort-lived reptileecology

Sex-Specific Consequences of Juvenile Dispersal for Survival and Reproduction in an Island Lizard. Behavioral Ecology (2025)

The Landscape of Natural Selection During Early Population Establishment in an Invasive Lizard. Evolution (2025)

Widespread Male-Female Expression Imbalance of X-Linked Genes Across Phrynosomatid Lizards. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

genetic recombinationhereditysexual selectiongeneticsbiologydevelopmental geneticsx-linked genesreproductive biologymolecular genetics

Effects of Testosterone on Gene Expression Are Concordant Between Sexes but Divergent Across Species of Sceloporus Lizards. The American Naturalist (2024)

Christopher D. RobinsonMatthew D. HaleChristian L. CoxHenry B. John-AlderRobert M. Cox

gene expressionprimatologyavian biologysex differencesanimal geneticsendocrinologygametesgeneticssceloporus lizardsbreeding behaviorecologyevolutionary biology

Evolutionary Loss of Male-Specific Coloration is Associated With the Loss of Androgen Receptor Expression in Skin of Sceloporus Lizards. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (2024)

Christopher D. RobinsonMatthew R. MilnesIan T. CliftonHenry B. John-AlderRobert M. Cox

male-specific colorationandrogen receptor expressionevolutionary biologyevolutionary loss

Sexual Dimorphism. Elsevier eBooks (2024)

D.J. FairbairnR.M. Cox

Behavioral Estimates of Mating Success Corroborate Genetic Evidence for Pre-Copulatory Selection. Behavioral Ecology (2023)

Rachana S BhaveHeidi A SeearsAaron M ReedyTyler N WittmanChristopher D RobinsonRobert M Cox

animal behaviorpre-copulatory selectionbehavioral estimatesbehavioral ecologymating psychologygeneticsbreeding behavior

Behavioral Estimates of Mating Success Corroborate Genetic Evidence for Pre-Copulatory Sexual Selection in Male Anolis Sagrei Lizards. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

Rachana S. BhaveHeidi A. SeearsAaron M. ReedyTyler N. WittmanChristopher D. RobinsonRobert M. Cox

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