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List of works by William A. Buttemer

A 'slow pace of life' in Australian old-endemic passerine birds is not accompanied by low basal metabolic rates

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A comparison of photolyase activity in three Australian tree frogs

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Acute oral toxicity of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothion to fat-tailed and stripe-faced dunnarts and its relevance for pesticide risk assessments in Australia

scientific article published on 4 March 2011

Adverse effects of fipronil on avian reproduction and development: maternal transfer of fipronil to eggs in zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata and in ovo exposure in chickens Gallus domesticus.

scientific article published on 16 February 2011

Among- and within-individual correlations between basal and maximal metabolic rates in birds.

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An experimental examination of interindividual variation in feather corticosterone content in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus in southeast Australia

scientific article published on 14 December 2015

Chemical composition and tissue energy density of the cuttlefish (Sepia apama) and its assimilation efficiency by Diomedea albatrosses

scientific article published on 18 July 2010

Cholinesterase response in native birds exposed to fenitrothion during locust control operations in eastern Australia

scientific article published on November 2006

Constrained mate choice in social monogamy and the stress of having an unattractive partner

scientific article published on 2 February 2011

Corrigendum to "An experimental examination of interindividual variation in feather corticosterone content in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus in southeast Australia" [Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 244 (2017) 93-100]

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

Corticosterone treatment has no effect on reproductive hormones or aggressive behavior in free-living male tree sparrows, Spizella arborea

scientific article published in February 2000

Covariation in life-history traits: differential effects of diet on condition, hormones, behavior, and reproduction in genetic finch morphs

scientific article published on 27 January 2012

Developmental stress can uncouple relationships between physiology and behaviour

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Diacetone alcohol, a dispersant solvent, contributes to acute toxicity of a fipronil-based insecticide in a passerine bird

scientific article published on 21 December 2007

Diet fatty acid profile, membrane composition and lifespan: an experimental study using the blowfly (Calliphora stygia).

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids alter avian metabolism: metabolism and abdominal fat deposition

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Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? I. Mitochondrial ROS production.

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Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? II. Antioxidant systems and oxidative damage

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Early-developmental stress, repeatability, and canalization in a suite of physiological and behavioral traits in female zebra finches

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Ecophysiology of avian migration in the face of current global hazards

scientific article published on June 19, 2012

Effect of temperature on the rate of ageing: an experimental study of the blowfly Calliphora stygia

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Effects of sublethal fenitrothion ingestion on cholinesterase inhibition, standard metabolism, thermal preference, and prey-capture ability in the Australian central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps, Agamidae).

scientific article published on January 2004

Energetics of communal roosting in chestnut-crowned babblers: implications for group dynamics and breeding phenology

scientific article published in November 2016

Energy relations of winter roost-site utilization by American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis).

scientific article published in December 1985

Fenitrothion, an organophosphate, affects running endurance but not aerobic capacity in fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata).

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Fenitrothion, an organophosphorous insecticide, impairs locomotory function and alters body temperatures in Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845) without reducing metabolic rates during running endurance and thermogenic performance tests.

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Fipronil toxicity in northern bobwhite quail Colinus virginianus: reduced feeding behaviour and sulfone metabolite formation

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Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membrane composition compared with short-living Galliformes

scientific article published on August 2008

Frequency-dependent physiological trade-offs between competing colour morphs

scientific article published on October 2007

Gender and Seasonal Differences in the Adrenocortical Response to ACTH Challenge in an Arctic Passerine, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

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Geographical variation in the standard physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus): implications for conservation translocations

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High muscle mitochondrial volume and aerobic capacity in a small marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) reveals flexible links between energy-use levels in mammals.

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Inexplicable inefficiency of avian molt? Insights from an opportunistically breeding arid-zone species, Lichenostomus penicillatus

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Lack of seasonal and moult-related stress modulation in an opportunistically breeding bird: The white-plumed honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus).

scientific article published on 18 February 2015

Life and death: metabolic rate, membrane composition, and life span of animals.

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Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds

scientific article published in January 2018

Metabolic rate and membrane fatty acid composition in birds: a comparison between long-living parrots and short-living fowl

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Moult-related reduction of aerobic scope in passerine birds

scientific article published on 14 March 2019

Parent-embryo acoustic communication: a specialised heat vocalisation allowing embryonic eavesdropping

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

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

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Repeatability of behavior and physiology: No impact of reproductive investment

scientific article published on 25 January 2020

Seasonal and acute changes in adrenocortical responsiveness in an arctic-breeding bird.

scientific article published on December 1995

Steroid hormone interrelationships with territorial aggression in an Arctic-breeding songbird, Gambel's white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

scientific article published in September 2002

Temporal pattern of foraging and microhabitat use by Galápagos marine iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus.

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Testosterone effects on avian basal metabolic rate and aerobic performance: Facts and artefacts

scientific article published on 23 August 2006

The effect of acute fenitrothion exposure on a variety of physiological indices, including avian aerobic metabolism during exercise and cold exposure.

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The effect of corticosterone on standard metabolic rates of small passerine birds

scientific article published in January 1991

The effect of food temperature on postprandial metabolism in albatrosses

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

The influence of testosterone on territorial defence and parental behavior in male free-living rufous whistlers, Pachycephala rufiventris

scientific article published in May 2001

The long life of birds: the rat-pigeon comparison revisited

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Tough decisions: Reproductive timing and output vary with individuals' physiology, behavior and past success in a social opportunistic breeder

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

Why fly the extra mile? Using stress biomarkers to assess wintering habitat quality in migratory shorebirds

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