Immune defense, disease and damage control in the wild

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• 28 Article

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• 2024

  No effect of testosterone or sexual ornamentation on telomere dynamics: A case study and meta-analyses

  Taylor, G. T., McQueen, A., Eastwood, J. R., Dupoué, A., Wong, B. B. M., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., Mar 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 3, 19 p., e11088.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2023

  Low- and high-intensity fire in the riparian savanna: Demographic impacts in an avian model species and implications for ecological fire management

  Teunissen, N., McAlpine, H., Cameron, S. F., Murphy, B. P. & Peters, A., Nov 2023, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 60, 11, p. 2449-2458 10 p.

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• Unexpected long-term retention of subcutaneous beeswax implants and additional notes on dose and composition from four testosterone implant studies

  Boersma, J., McQueen, A., Peters, A., Welklin, J. F., Khalil, S., Quispe, R., Goymann, W. & Schwabl, H., 1 Jan 2023, In: General and Comparative Endocrinology. 330, 6 p., 114124.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• When does early-life telomere length predict survival? A case study and meta-analysis

  Eastwood, J. R., Dupoué, A., Delhey, K., Verhulst, S., Cockburn, A. & Peters, A., Jun 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 11, p. 3000-3013 14 p.

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  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  Hot and dry conditions predict shorter nestling telomeres in an endangered songbird: Implications for population persistence

  Eastwood, J. R., Connallon, T., Delhey, K., Hall, M. L., Teunissen, N., Kingma, S. A., La Porte, A. M., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., 21 Jun 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 25, 9 p., e2122944119.

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  22 Citations (Scopus)

• No evidence for constitutive innate immune senescence in a longitudinal study of a wild bird

  Roast, M. J., Aranzamendi, N. H., Teunissen, N., Fan, M., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., Jan 2022, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 95, 1, p. 54-65 12 p.

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Predator suppression by a toxic invader does not cascade to prey due to predation by alternate predators

  Teunissen, N. & Peters, A., May 2022, In: Biological Invasions. 24, p. 2723–2733 11 p.

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Telomere dynamics in the first year of life, but not later in life, predict lifespan in a wild bird

  Sheldon, E. L., Eastwood, J. R., Teunissen, N., Roast, M. J., Aranzamendi, N. H., Fan, M., Louise Hall, M., Kingma, S. A., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., Dec 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 23, p. 6008-6017 10 p.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Telomere length declines with age, but relates to immune function independent of age in a wild passerine

  Roast, M. J., Eastwood, J. R., Aranzamendi, N. H., Fan, M., Teunissen, N., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., 2022, In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 4, 12 p., 212012.

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  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Context-dependent social benefits drive cooperative predator defense in a bird

  Teunissen, N., Kingma, S. A., Fan, M., Roast, M. J. & Peters, A., 27 Sept 2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 18, p. 4120-4126.e4 11 p.

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  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Male fairy-wrens produce and maintain vibrant breeding colors irrespective of individual quality

  McQueen, A., Delhey, K., Barzan, F. R., Naimo, A. C. & Peters, A., 1 Jan 2021, In: Behavioral Ecology. 32, 1, p. 178-187 10 p.

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  6 Citations (Scopus)

• No evidence for an adaptive role of early molt into breeding plumage in a female fairy wren

  Nolazco Plasier, S., Hall, M. L., Kingma, S. A., Delhey, K. & Peters, A., 2021, In: Behavioral Ecology. 31, 2, p. 411-420 10 p.

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  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Physiological costs and age constraints of a sexual ornament: an experimental study in a wild bird

  McQueen, A., Delhey, K., Szecsenyi, B., Crino, O. L., Roast, M. & Peters, A., Mar 2021, In: Behavioral Ecology. 32, 2, p. 327-338 12 p.

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• Variability, heritability and condition-dependence of the multidimensional male colour phenotype in a passerine bird

  Fan, M., Hall, M. L., Roast, M., Peters, A. & Delhey, K., 30 Aug 2021, In: Heredity. 127, p. 300-311 12 p.

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  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Fitness outcomes in relation to individual variation in constitutive innate immune function

  Roast, M. J., Aranzamendi, N. H., Fan, M., Teunissen, N., Hall, M. D. & Peters, A., 11 Nov 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1938, 9 p., 20201997.

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  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Nest defence and offspring provisioning in a cooperative bird: individual subordinates vary in total contribution, but no division of tasks among breeders and subordinates

  Teunissen, N., Kingma, S. A. & Peters, A., Jul 2020, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74, 7, 9 p., 94.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Predator defense is shaped by risk, brood value and social group benefits in a cooperative breeder

  Teunissen, N., Kingma, S. A. & Peters, A., 19 Jun 2020, In: Behavioral Ecology. 31, 3, p. 761-771 11 p.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Early-life telomere length predicts lifespan and lifetime reproductive success in a wild bird

  Eastwood, J. R., Hall, M. L., Teunissen, N., Kingma, S. A., Hidalgo Aranzamendi, N., Fan, M., Roast, M. J., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., 1 Mar 2019, In: Molecular Ecology. 28, 5, p. 1127-1137 11 p.

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  93 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary drivers of seasonal plumage colours: colour change by moult correlates with sexual selection, predation risk and seasonality across passerines

  McQueen, A., Kempenaers, B., Dale, J., Valcu, M., Emery, Z. T., Dey, C. J., Peters, A. & Delhey, K., Nov 2019, In: Ecology Letters. 22, 11, p. 1838-1849 12 p.

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  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Multiple components of feather microstructure contribute to structural plumage colour diversity in fairy-wrens

  Fan, M., D'Alba, L., Shawkey, M. D., Peters, A. & Delhey, K., 18 Oct 2019, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 128, 3, p. 550-568 19 p.

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  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Persistent low avian malaria in a tropical species despite high community prevalence

  Eastwood, J. R., Peacock, L., Hall, M. L., Roast, M., Murphy, S. A., Gonçalves da Silva, A. & Peters, A., 1 Apr 2019, In: International Journal For Parasitology: Parasites And Wildlife. 8, p. 88-93 6 p.

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  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Rapid plastic breeding response to rain matches peak prey abundance in a tropical savanna bird

  Hidalgo Aranzamendi, N., Hall, M. L., Kingma, S. A., van de Pol, M. & Peters, A., Nov 2019, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 88, 11, p. 1799-1811 13 p.

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  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Short-Term Climate Variation Drives Baseline Innate Immune Function and Stress in a Tropical Bird: A Reactive Scope Perspective

  Roast, M. J., Aulsebrook, A. E., Fan, M., Hidalgo Aranzamendi, N., Teunissen, N. & Peters, A., 1 Mar 2019, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 92, 2, p. 140-151 12 p.

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  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  From ornament to armament or loss of function? Breeding plumage acquisition in a genetically monogamous bird

  Fan, M., Teunissen, N., Hall, M. L., Hidalgo Aranzamendi, N., Kingma, S. A., Roast, M., Delhey, K. & Peters, A., 1 Sept 2018, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 87, 5, p. 1274-1285 12 p.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Increasing the accuracy and precision of relative telomere length estimates by RT qPCR

  Eastwood, J. R., Mulder, E., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., 1 Jan 2018, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 18, 1, p. 68-78 11 p.

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  39 Citations (Scopus)

• More than kin: Subordinates foster strong bonds with relatives and potential mates in a social bird

  Teunissen, N., Kingma, S. A., Hall, M. L., Hidalgo Aranzamendi, N. A., Komdeur, J. & Peters, A., 1 Jan 2018, In: Behavioral Ecology. 29, 6, p. 1316-1324 9 p.

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  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Multiple hypotheses explain variation in extra-pair paternity at different levels in a single bird family

  Brouwer, L., van de Pol, M., Aranzamendi, N. H., Bain, G., Baldassarre, D. T., Brooker, L. C., Brooker, M. G., Colombelli-Négrel, D., Enbody, E., Gielow, K., Hall, M. L., Johnson, A. E., Karubian, J., Kingma, S. A., Kleindorfer, S., Louter, M., Mulder, R. A., Peters, A., Pruett-Jones, S., Tarvin, K. A., & 4 othersThrasher, D. J., Varian-Ramos, C. W., Webster, M. S. & Cockburn, A., 1 Dec 2017, In: Molecular Ecology. 26, 23, p. 6717-6729 13 p.

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  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Personality and innate immune defenses in a wild bird: evidence for the pace-of-life hypothesis

  Jacques-Hamilton, R., Hall, M. L., Buttemer, W. A., Matson, K. D., Goncalves da Silva, A., Mulder, R. A. & Peters, A., 1 Feb 2017, In: Hormones and Behavior. 88, p. 31-40 10 p.

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  25 Citations (Scopus)