List of works - Conor C Taff

Achromatic plumage brightness predicts stress resilience and social interactions in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)

scientific article published in 2019

An experimental test of the testosterone mediated oxidation handicap hypothesis in a wild bird.

scientific article published on 4 June 2014

Apparent inbreeding preference despite inbreeding depression in the American crow

scientific article published on 04 February 2019

Contrasting patterns of selection on the size and coloration of a female plumage ornament in common yellowthroats.

scientific article published on 14 April 2014

Developmental temperature predicts the adult response to stressors in a free-living passerine

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Avian Provisioning, Corticosterone, and Reproductive Success

scientific article published in 2021

Efficacy of negative feedback in the HPA axis predicts recovery from acute challenges

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Experimental chronic noise is related to elevated fecal corticosteroid metabolites in lekking male greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus).

scientific article

Genome-wide variation in DNA methylation is associated with stress resilience and plumage brightness in a wild bird

scientific article published on 11 August 2019

Geolocator deployment reduces return rate, alters selection, and impacts demography in a small songbird

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Influence of Host Ecology and Behavior on Campylobacter jejuni Prevalence and Environmental Contamination Risk in a Synanthropic Wild Bird Species.

scientific article published on 03 June 2016

On again, off again: Acute stress response and negative feedback together predict resilience to experimental challenges

scientific article published in 2019

Oxidative damage to DNA related to survivorship and carotenoid-based sexual ornamentation in the common yellowthroat ⬇️

scientific article published on January 19, 2011

Selection counteracts developmental plasticity in body-size responses to climate change

scientific article published in 2022

Sexual signals reflect telomere dynamics in a wild bird.