Physiological impacts of chronic and experimental Plasmodium infection on breeding-condition male songbirds

KM Talbott, ED Ketterson - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
While Plasmodium parasitism is common in songbirds, its impact on avian reproduction is
unclear owing to conflicting reports in the existing literature. Particularly understudied is the …

Determinants of spring migration departure dates in a New World sparrow: Weather variables reign supreme

AJ Byrd, KM Talbott, TM Smiley, TB Verrett… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous factors influence the timing of spring migration in birds, yet the relative
importance of intrinsic and extrinsic variables on migration initiation remains unclear. To test …

Heavy Metal Contamination in Birds from Protected Regions in the Amazon

Y Loera, C Gruppi, K Swing… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The extraction of crude oil and gold has substantially increased heavy metal contamination
in the environment, yet the study of wildlife exposure and biological response to this …