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List of works by Vladimir V. Pravosudov

A test of the adaptive specialization hypothesis: population differences in caching, memory, and the hippocampus in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapilla).

scientific article published in August 2002

Absence of population structure across elevational gradients despite large phenotypic variation in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article

Biases in measuring the brain: the trouble with the telencephalon

scientific article

Birds as a model to study adult neurogenesis: bridging evolutionary, comparative and neuroethological approaches

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Chickadees are selfish group members when it comes to food caching

scientific article

Chickadees with bigger brains have smaller digestive tracts: a multipopulation comparison

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Condition dependence, developmental plasticity, and cognition: implications for ecology and evolution

scientific article (publication date: May 2013)

Correction to: 'Fluctuations in annual climatic extremes are associated with reproductive variation in resident mountain chickadees'

scholarly article published in Royal Society Open Science

Differential hippocampal gene expression is associated with climate-related natural variation in memory and the hippocampus in food-caching chickadees

scientific article

Divergence in foraging behavior of foliage-gleaning birds of Canadian and Russian boreal forests

scientific article

Dominance-related changes in spatial memory are associated with changes in hippocampal cell proliferation rates in mountain chickadees

scientific article published in January 2005

Dorsal cortex volume in male side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) is associated with different space use strategies

scientific article published on July 2009

Ecologically relevant spatial memory use modulates hippocampal neurogenesis

scientific article published on 25 November 2009

Effects of captivity and memory-based experiences on the hippocampus in mountain chickadees

scientific article published in April 2009

Effects of demanding foraging conditions on cache retrival accuracy in food-caching mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article

Effects of nutritional restrictions during post-hatching development on adrenocortical function in western scrub-jays (Aphelocoma californica).

scientific article published on 15 August 2005

Evidence for long-term spatial memory in a parid

scientific article published on July 20, 2011

Flexible cue use in food-caching birds

scientific article published on 26 November 2008

Hippocampal memory consolidation during sleep: a comparison of mammals and birds

scientific article published on November 11, 2010

Hippocampal neurogenesis is associated with migratory behaviour in adult but not juvenile sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys ssp.).

scientific article published on 21 July 2010

Hippocampal volumes and neuron numbers increase along a gradient of environmental harshness: a large-scale comparison

scientific article published in February 2009

Increased Testosterone Decreases Medial Cortical Volume and Neurogenesis in Territorial Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana).

scientific article published on March 2017

Individual variation in spatial memory performance in wild mountain chickadees from different elevations

Integrating ecology, psychology and neurobiology within a food-hoarding paradigm

scientific article published on March 2010

Interaction between territoriality, spatial environment, and hippocampal neurogenesis in male side-blotched lizards

scientific article published on June 3, 2013

Is bigger always better? A critical appraisal of the use of volumetric analysis in the study of the hippocampus

scientific article

Is bigger always better? A critical appraisal of the use of volumetric analysis in the study of the hippocampus.

scientific article published in August 2010

Is the western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) really an underdog among food-caching corvids when it comes to hippocampal volume and food caching propensity?

scientific article

Learning capabilities enhanced in harsh environments: a common garden approach

scientific article published on 2 June 2010

Long-term moderate elevation of corticosterone facilitates avian food-caching behaviour and enhances spatial memory

scientific article published in December 2003

Long-term unpredictable foraging conditions and physiological stress response in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article

Mountain chickadees discriminate between potential cache pilferers and non-pilferers

scientific article published in January 2008

Mountain chickadees from different elevations sing different songs: acoustic adaptation, temporal drift or signal of local adaptation?

scientific article

No effect of social group composition or size on hippocampal formation morphology and neurogenesis in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article

No latitudinal differences in adrenocortical stress response in wintering black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapilla).

scientific article

Nutritional deficits during early development affect hippocampal structure and spatial memory later in life

scientific article published on October 2005

On the evolution of brain size in relation to migratory behaviour in birds

scientific article published on March 2007

Population genetic structure and its implications for adaptive variation in memory and the hippocampus on a continental scale in food‐caching black‐capped chickadees

scientific article published on August 7, 2012

Potential Mechanisms Driving Population Variation in Spatial Memory and the Hippocampus in Food-caching Chickadees

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

Predictably harsh environment is associated with reduced cognitive flexibility in wild food-caching mountain chickadees

Prolonged moderate elevation of corticosterone does not affect hippocampal anatomy or cell proliferation rates in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article published in January 2005

Social Organization of the Nuthatch Sitta europaea asiatica

Spatial memory: are lizards really deficient?

scientific article published on August 29, 2012

The ecological relevance of sleep: the trade-off between sleep, memory and energy conservation

scientific article (publication date: 27 March 2010)

The effect of environmental harshness on neurogenesis: A large‐scale comparison

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

The effect of photoperiod on adrenocortical stress response in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article published in April 2002

The relationship between dominance, corticosterone, memory, and food caching in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli).

scientific article published in August 2003

The relationship between migratory behaviour, memory and the hippocampus: an intraspecific comparison

scientific article published in October 2006

Tough times call for bigger brains

scientific article published on May 2009

Untangling elevation-related differences in the hippocampus in food-caching mountain chickadees: the effect of a uniform captive environment

scientific article published on 29 October 2013

Variation in Brain Regions Associated with Fear and Learning in Contrasting Climates

scientific article published on January 26, 2012

Variation in hippocampal glial cell numbers in food-caching birds from different climates

scientific article

Variation in hippocampal morphology along an environmental gradient: controlling for the effects of day length

scientific article published on February 2, 2011

Variation in memory and the hippocampus across populations from different climates: a common garden approach

scientific article published on June 29, 2011

What makes specialized food-caching mountain chickadees successful city slickers?

scientific article published in May 2017