Phenology, seasonal timing and circannual rhythms: towards a unified framework

ME Visser, SP Caro, K Van Oers… - … Transactions of the …, 2010‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phenology refers to the periodic appearance of life-cycle events and currently receives
abundant attention as the effects of global change on phenology are so apparent …

Birds and climate change: impacts and conservation responses

JW Pearce-Higgins, RE Green - 2014‏ - books.google.com
From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …

Control of the annual cycle in birds: endocrine constraints and plasticity in response to ecological variability

A Dawson - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2008‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper reviews information from ecological and physiological studies to assess how
extrinsic factors can modulate intrinsic physiological processes. The annual cycle of birds is …

A review of vocal duetting in birds

ML Hall - Advances in the Study of Behavior, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Avian duetting is an unusual but taxonomically widespread phenomenon, occurring in over
400 species, representing 40% of bird families. Duets vary in form from loosely overlap** …

Phenotypic integration and independence: hormones, performance, and response to environmental change

ED Ketterson, JW Atwell… - … and Comparative Biology, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Hormones coordinate the co-expression of behavioral, physiological, and morphological
traits, giving rise to correlations among traits and organisms whose parts work well together …

Sex differences in the response to environmental cues regulating seasonal reproduction in birds

GF Ball, ED Ketterson - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2008‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although it is axiomatic that males and females differ in relation to many aspects of
reproduction related to physiology, morphology and behaviour, relatively little is known …

Hormone levels predict individual differences in reproductive success in a passerine bird

JQ Ouyang, PJ Sharp, A Dawson… - Proceedings of the …, 2011‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hormones mediate major physiological and behavioural components of the reproductive
phenotype of individuals. To understand basic evolutionary processes in the hormonal …

Tracking the seasons: the internal calendars of vertebrates

MJ Paul, I Zucker, WJ Schwartz - … Transactions of the …, 2008‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animals have evolved many season-specific behavioural and physiological adaptations that
allow them to both cope with and exploit the cyclic annual environment. Two classes of …

Migration-selection balance and local adaptation of mitochondrial haplotypes in rufous-collared sparrows (Zonotrichia capensis) along an elevational gradient

ZA Cheviron, RT Brumfield - Evolution, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Variable selection pressures across heterogeneous landscapes can lead to local adaptation
of populations. The extent of local adaptation depends on the interplay between natural …

Comparative endocrinology, environment and global change

JC Wingfield - General and comparative endocrinology, 2008‏ - Elsevier
All organisms respond to environmental cues that allow them to organize the timing and
duration of life history stages that make up their life cycles. Superimposed on this predictable …