List of works - Ben Dantzer

Associations between glucocorticoids and sociality across a continuum of vertebrate social behavior.

scientific article published on 2 July 2018

Behavioral responses of territorial red squirrels to natural and experimental variation in population density

article

Body temperature, heart rate, and activity patterns of two boreal homeotherms in winter: Homeostasis, allostasis, and ecological coexistence

scientific article published on 23 July 2020

Brain size predicts problem-solving ability in mammalian carnivores.

scientific article

Brains, brawn and sociality: a hyaena's tale

scientific article

Decoupling the effects of food and density on life history plasticity of wild animals using field experiments: insights from the steward who sits in the shadow of its tail, the North American red squirrel

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

Density triggers maternal hormones that increase adaptive offspring growth in a wild mammal

scientific article

Does Hormonal Pleiotropy Shape the Evolution of Performance and Life History Traits?

scientific article published in August 2017

Ecology. Mothers shape ecological communities

scientific article published in February 2015

Error management theory and the adaptive significance of transgenerational maternal-stress effects on offspring phenotype

scientific article published on 02 June 2018

Familiar neighbours, but not relatives, enhance fitness in a territorial mammal

scientific article published on 26 March 2019

Familiarity with neighbours affects intrusion risk in territorial red squirrels

Fecal cortisol metabolite levels in free-ranging North American red squirrels: Assay validation and the effects of reproductive condition

scientific article published on 24 March 2010

Fitness consequences of peak reproductive effort in a resource pulse system.

scientific article published on 24 August 2017

How does diet affect fecal steroid hormone metabolite concentrations? An experimental examination in red squirrels

scientific article published on 19 August 2011

Increased food availability raises eviction rate in a cooperative breeding mammal

scientific article published on April 2017

Indirect effects on fitness between individuals that have never met via an extended phenotype

scientific article published on 10 February 2019

Individual variation in phenotypic plasticity of the stress axis

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Insulin-like growth factor-1 is associated with life-history variation across Mammalia

scientific article (publication date: 7 May 2014)

Integrating Ecological and Evolutionary Context in the Study of Maternal Stress

scientific article

Introduction to Symposium: The Developmental and Proximate Mechanisms Causing Individual Variation in Cooperative Behavior.

scientific article

Is biasing offspring sex ratio adaptive? A test of Fisher's principle across multiple generations of a wild mammal in a fluctuating environment

article

Low heritabilities, but genetic and maternal correlations between red squirrel behaviours.

scientific article published on 23 January 2012

MASTREE+: Time‐series of plant reproductive effort from six continents

scientific article published in 2022

Maternal androgens and behaviour in free-ranging North American red squirrels

article by Ben Dantzer et al published February 2011 in Animal Behaviour

Maternal glucocorticoids promote offspring growth without inducing oxidative stress or shortening telomeres in wild red squirrels

scientific article published on 06 January 2020

Measurement of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): effects of captivity, sex, reproductive condition, and season

scholarly article by Ben Dantzer et al published 4 June 2016 in Journal of Mammalogy

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

scientific article

Mediation of vertebrate life histories via insulin-like growth factor-1.

scientific article

Multilevel and sex-specific selection on competitive traits in North American red squirrels

scientific article

Museum epigenomics: Characterizing cytosine methylation in historic museum specimens

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Native species exhibit physiological habituation to invaders: a reason for hope

scientific article published in 2022

Optimisation of energetic and reproductive gains explains behavioural responses to environmental variation across seasons and years

scientific article published on 18 March 2020

Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs.

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Rank-Related Contrasts in Longevity Arise from Extra-Group Excursions Not Delayed Senescence in a Cooperative Mammal

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Relationships between Endocrine Traits and Life Histories in Wild Animals: Insights, Problems, and Potential Pitfalls

scientific article published in June 2016

Seasonal, spatial, and maternal effects on gut microbiome in wild red squirrels

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Selective disappearance does not underlie age-related changes in trait repeatability in red squirrels

scientific article published in March 2021

Sex differences in telomeres and lifespan in Soay sheep: From the beginning to the end.

scientific article published in June 2017

Sexually selected infanticide by male red squirrels in advance of a mast year

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Social effects of territorial neighbours on the timing of spring breeding in North American red squirrels

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Stress activity is not predictive of coping style in North American red squirrels

Stress in biological invasions: Introduced invasive grey squirrels increase physiological stress in native Eurasian red squirrels

article by Francesca Santicchia et al published September 2018 in Journal of Animal Ecology

Telomeres shorten more slowly in slow-aging wild animals than in fast-aging ones

scientific article published on 05 September 2015

Territory acquisition mediates the influence of predators and climate on juvenile red squirrel survival

scientific article published on 19 April 2020

The development of individual differences in cooperative behaviour: maternal glucocorticoid hormones alter helping behaviour of offspring in wild meerkats

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

The ecology of stress: effects of the social environment

scientific article published in 2012

The effects of stress and glucocorticoids on vocalizations: a test in North American red squirrels

scientific article published in 2019

The impact of reproduction on the stress axis of free-living male northern red backed voles (Myodes rutilus).

scientific article published on 16 July 2015

The influence of stress hormones and aggression on cooperative behaviour in subordinate meerkats.

scientific article

The new kid on the block: immigrant males win big whereas females pay fitness cost after dispersal

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Urban fox squirrels exhibit tolerance to humans but respond to stimuli from natural predators

scientific article published in 2021

Validation of a Fecal Glucocorticoid Assay to Assess Adrenocortical Activity in Meerkats Using Physiological and Biological Stimuli

scientific article

List of works by Ben Dantzer

Associations between glucocorticoids and sociality across a continuum of vertebrate social behavior.

Behavioral responses of territorial red squirrels to natural and experimental variation in population density

Body temperature, heart rate, and activity patterns of two boreal homeotherms in winter: Homeostasis, allostasis, and ecological coexistence

Brain size predicts problem-solving ability in mammalian carnivores.

Brains, brawn and sociality: a hyaena's tale

Decoupling the effects of food and density on life history plasticity of wild animals using field experiments: insights from the steward who sits in the shadow of its tail, the North American red squirrel

Density triggers maternal hormones that increase adaptive offspring growth in a wild mammal

Does Hormonal Pleiotropy Shape the Evolution of Performance and Life History Traits?

Ecology. Mothers shape ecological communities

Error management theory and the adaptive significance of transgenerational maternal-stress effects on offspring phenotype

Familiar neighbours, but not relatives, enhance fitness in a territorial mammal

Familiarity with neighbours affects intrusion risk in territorial red squirrels

Fecal cortisol metabolite levels in free-ranging North American red squirrels: Assay validation and the effects of reproductive condition

Fitness consequences of peak reproductive effort in a resource pulse system.

How does diet affect fecal steroid hormone metabolite concentrations? An experimental examination in red squirrels

Increased food availability raises eviction rate in a cooperative breeding mammal

Indirect effects on fitness between individuals that have never met via an extended phenotype

Individual variation in phenotypic plasticity of the stress axis

Insulin-like growth factor-1 is associated with life-history variation across Mammalia

Integrating Ecological and Evolutionary Context in the Study of Maternal Stress

Introduction to Symposium: The Developmental and Proximate Mechanisms Causing Individual Variation in Cooperative Behavior.

Is biasing offspring sex ratio adaptive? A test of Fisher's principle across multiple generations of a wild mammal in a fluctuating environment

Low heritabilities, but genetic and maternal correlations between red squirrel behaviours.

MASTREE+: Time‐series of plant reproductive effort from six continents

Maternal androgens and behaviour in free-ranging North American red squirrels

Maternal glucocorticoids promote offspring growth without inducing oxidative stress or shortening telomeres in wild red squirrels

Measurement of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris): effects of captivity, sex, reproductive condition, and season

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

Mediation of vertebrate life histories via insulin-like growth factor-1.

Multilevel and sex-specific selection on competitive traits in North American red squirrels

Museum epigenomics: Characterizing cytosine methylation in historic museum specimens

Native species exhibit physiological habituation to invaders: a reason for hope

Optimisation of energetic and reproductive gains explains behavioural responses to environmental variation across seasons and years

Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs.

Rank-Related Contrasts in Longevity Arise from Extra-Group Excursions Not Delayed Senescence in a Cooperative Mammal

Relationships between Endocrine Traits and Life Histories in Wild Animals: Insights, Problems, and Potential Pitfalls

Seasonal, spatial, and maternal effects on gut microbiome in wild red squirrels

Selective disappearance does not underlie age-related changes in trait repeatability in red squirrels

Sex differences in telomeres and lifespan in Soay sheep: From the beginning to the end.

Sexually selected infanticide by male red squirrels in advance of a mast year

Social effects of territorial neighbours on the timing of spring breeding in North American red squirrels

Stress activity is not predictive of coping style in North American red squirrels

Stress in biological invasions: Introduced invasive grey squirrels increase physiological stress in native Eurasian red squirrels

Telomeres shorten more slowly in slow-aging wild animals than in fast-aging ones

Territory acquisition mediates the influence of predators and climate on juvenile red squirrel survival

The development of individual differences in cooperative behaviour: maternal glucocorticoid hormones alter helping behaviour of offspring in wild meerkats

The ecology of stress: effects of the social environment

The effects of stress and glucocorticoids on vocalizations: a test in North American red squirrels

The impact of reproduction on the stress axis of free-living male northern red backed voles (Myodes rutilus).

The influence of stress hormones and aggression on cooperative behaviour in subordinate meerkats.

The new kid on the block: immigrant males win big whereas females pay fitness cost after dispersal

Urban fox squirrels exhibit tolerance to humans but respond to stimuli from natural predators

Validation of a Fecal Glucocorticoid Assay to Assess Adrenocortical Activity in Meerkats Using Physiological and Biological Stimuli