Among-species variation in hormone concentrations is associated with urban tolerance in birds

Brain Size and Life History Interact to Predict Urban Tolerance in Birds

(2020) Ferran Sayol et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Testosterone induces plumage ornamentation followed by enhanced territoriality in a female songbird

(2020) Jordan Boersma et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Changes in the social behavior of urban animals: more aggression or tolerance?

(2020) Rafał Łopucki et al.   MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

Stress in the city: meta-analysis indicates no overall evidence for stress in urban vertebrates

(2020) Maider Iglesias-Carrasco et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Stressed tadpoles mount more efficient glucocorticoid negative feedback in anthropogenic habitats due to phenotypic plasticity

(2020) Veronika Bókony et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Generalists are the most urban-tolerant of birds: a phylogenetically controlled analysis of ecological and life history traits using a novel continuous measure of bird responses to urbanization

(2019) Corey T. Callaghan et al.   OIKOS

Macroevolutionary Patterning in Glucocorticoids Suggests Different Selective Pressures Shape Baseline and Stress-Induced Levels

(2019) Maren N. Vitousek et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

City sicker? A meta‐analysis of wildlife health and urbanization

(2019) Maureen H Murray et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Factors Affecting the Reproductive Rate of Urban Northern Goshawks

(2019) Haruki Natsukawa et al.   JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH

Baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels across birds and reptiles do not reflect urbanization levels

(2019) Allison S Injaian et al.   Conservation Physiology

Efficacy of negative feedback in the HPA axis predicts recovery from acute challenges

(2018) Conor C. Taff et al.   Biology Letters

The repeatability of glucocorticoids: A review and meta-analysis

(2018) Conor C. Taff et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Rethinking phylogenetic comparative methods

(2018) Josef C Uyeda et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Repeatability of glucocorticoid hormones in vertebrates: a meta-analysis

(2018) Kelsey L. Schoenemann et al.   PeerJ

HormoneBase, a population-level database of steroid hormone levels across vertebrates

(2018) Maren N. Vitousek et al.   Scientific Data

Species interactions limit the occurrence of urban-adapted birds in cities

(2018) Paul R. Martin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A review of urban impacts on avian life-history evolution: Does city living lead to slower pace of life?

(2017) Tuul Sepp et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Heritable variation in circulating glucocorticoids and endocrine flexibility in a free-living songbird

(2017) J. M. Stedman et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The effects of sex hormones on immune function: a meta-analysis

(2016) Yong Zhi Foo et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Agonistic urban birds: elevated territorial aggression of urban song sparrows is individually consistent within a breeding period

(2016) Scott Davies et al.   Biology Letters

Sublethal consequences of urban life for wild vertebrates

(2016) Kim Birnie-Gauvin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

Sublethal consequences of urban life for wild vertebrates

(2016) Kim Birnie-Gauvin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

Linking anthropogenic resources to wildlife-pathogen dynamics: a review and meta-analysis

(2015) Daniel J. Becker et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Links between fear of humans, stress and survival support a non-random distribution of birds among urban and rural habitats

(2015) Natalia Rebolo-Ifrán et al.   Scientific Reports

Experimental increase of testosterone increases boldness and decreases anxiety in male African striped mouse helpers

(2014) Julien Raynaud et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

An experimental analysis of the heritability of variation in glucocorticoid concentrations in a wild avian population

(2014) B. R. Jenkins et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers

(2014) M. F. J. Aronson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Measures of physiological stress: a transparent or opaque window into the status, management and conservation of species?

(2014) B. Dantzer et al.   Conservation Physiology

Behavioural adjustments for a life in the city

(2013) Daniel Sol et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

An Experimental Test of the Capture-Restraint Protocol for Estimating the Acute Stress Response

(2013) Jesse J. Pakkala et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Testosterone Affects Neural Gene Expression Differently in Male and Female Juncos: A Role for Hormones in Mediating Sexual Dimorphism and Conflict

(2013) Mark P. Peterson et al.   PLoS One

Do smart birds stress less? An interspecific relationship between brain size and corticosterone levels

(2013) A. Z. Lendvai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Behavioural responses of wildlife to urban environments

(2012) Hélène Lowry et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Life history and the ecology of stress: how do glucocorticoid hormones influence life-history variation in animals?

(2012) Erica J. Crespi et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Hormones in the city: Endocrine ecology of urban birds

(2012) Frances Bonier   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools

(2012) K. C. Seto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Correlated response to selection of testosterone levels and immunocompetence in lines selected for avian personality

(2011) Kees van Oers et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Brains and the city: big-brained passerine birds succeed in urban environments

(2011) A. A. Maklakov et al.   Biology Letters

Corticosterone responses differ between lines of great tits (Parus major) selected for divergent personalities

(2011) Alexander T. Baugh et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Within seasons and among years: When are corticosterone levels repeatable?

(2011) Jenny Q. Ouyang et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Intralocus sexual conflict for fitness: sexually antagonistic alleles for testosterone

(2011) S. C. Mills et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Natural Selection on Testosterone Production in a Wild Songbird Population

(2010) Joel W. McGlothlin et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Invasion, Competition, and Biodiversity Loss in Urban Ecosystems

(2010) Eyal Shochat et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Does testosterone determine dominance in the house sparrow Passer domesticus? An experimental test

(2010) K. L. Buchanan et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Corticosterone, testosterone and life-history strategies of birds

(2010) M. Hau et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Stress Response and the Value of Reproduction: Are Birds Prudent Parents?

(2009) Veronika Bókony et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Living in the big city: Effects of urban land-use on bird community structure, diversity, and composition

(2009) Rubén Ortega-Álvarez et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Do baseline glucocorticoids predict fitness?

(2009) Frances Bonier et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Testosterone and melanin-based black plumage coloration: a comparative study

(2008) Veronika Bókony et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Social modulation of androgens in male birds

(2008) Wolfgang Goymann   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space

(2008) Walter Jetz et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY