Gregory F. Ball

Gregory F. Ball
Born
Gregory Francis Ball
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University
Rutgers University
SpouseMargaret McCarthy
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
University of Maryland, College Park
Thesis Evolutionary and ecological aspects of the sexual division of parental care in barn swallows  (1983)

Gregory Francis Ball is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is best known for his research into how seasonal hormonal shifts change the brain and reproductive behavior of different bird species.[1]

  1. ^ John C. Wingfield, Robert E. Hegner, Alfred M. Dufty, Jr., and Gregory F. Ball (December 1990). "The "Challenge Hypothesis": Theoretical Implications for Patterns of Testosterone Secretion, Mating Systems, and Breeding Strategies". The American Naturalist. 136 (6): 829–846. doi:10.1086/285134. S2CID 84509821.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)