List of works - Kevin D Matson

A hemolysis-hemagglutination assay for characterizing constitutive innate humoral immunity in wild and domestic birds

scientific article published in January 2005

A novel integrative method for measuring body condition in ecological studies based on physiological dysregulation

article by Emmanuel Milot et al published 20 January 2014 in Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Are antimicrobial defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection?

scientific article

Are there differences in immune function between continental and insular birds?

scientific article published in September 2006

Baseline haptoglobin concentrations are repeatable and predictive of certain aspects of a subsequent experimentally-induced inflammatory response

scientific article published on 31 January 2012

Capture stress and the bactericidal competence of blood and plasma in five species of tropical birds

scientific article published on 4 April 2006

Climate change, host plant availability, and irrigation shape future region‐specific distributions of the <i>Sitobion</i> grain aphid complex

scientific article published in 2023

Costs of immune responses are related to host body size and lifespan

article

Digest: Great tits and their ticks: Life‐history traits affect tick fitness

scientific article published in 2022

Disease ecology in the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): host genetic diversity, parasite load and natural antibodies

scientific article published in April 2006

Ecological Immunology through the Lens of Exercise Immunology: New Perspective on the Links between Physical Activity and Immune Function and Disease Susceptibility in Wild Animals

scientific article published in June 2016

Effects of immune supplementation and immune challenge on bacterial assemblages in the avian cloaca

Effects of immune supplementation and immune challenge on oxidative status and physiology in a model bird: implications for ecologists.

scientific article published in October 2010

Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life.

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Environmental, geographical and time‐related impacts on avian malaria infections in native and introduced populations of house sparrows (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), a globally invasive species

scientific article published in 2023

Erratum to: Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life.

scientific article published in January 2015

Exposure to Chemical Cues from Predator-Exposed Conspecifics Increases Reproduction in a Wild Rodent

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Forest Connectivity, Host Assemblage Characteristics of Local and Neighboring Counties, and Temperature Jointly Shape the Spatial Expansion of Lyme Disease in United States

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Geographical and temporal variation in environmental conditions affects nestling growth but not immune function in a year-round breeding equatorial lark.

scientific article

Immune function differs among tropical environments but is not downregulated during reproduction in three year-round breeding equatorial lark populations

scientific article published in November 2021

Immune function in a free-living bird varies over the annual cycle, but seasonal patterns differ between years

scientific article

Immune indexes of larks from desert and temperate regions show weak associations with life history but stronger links to environmental variation in microbial abundance

scientific article published on 31 July 2012

Immune response to an endotoxin challenge involves multiple immune parameters and is consistent among the annual-cycle stages of a free-living temperate zone bird.

scientific article published on 26 March 2013

In utero behavioral imprinting to predation risk in pups of the bank vole

scientific article

Indices of immune function used by ecologists are mostly unaffected by repeated freeze-thaw cycles and methodological deviations

scientific article published on September 2017

Indices of stress and immune function in Arctic barnacle goslings (Branta leucopsis) were impacted by social isolation but not a contaminated grazing environment

scientific article published on 24 May 2017

Intense flight and endotoxin injection elicit similar effects on leukocyte distributions but dissimilar effects on plasma-based immunological indices in pigeons

scientific article published on 18 July 2012

Island life shapes the physiology and life history of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis).

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Mammal assemblage composition predicts global patterns in emerging infectious disease risk

scientific article

Minor differences in body condition and immune status between avian influenza virus-infected and noninfected mallards: a sign of coevolution?

scientific article

No simple answers for ecological immunology: relationships among immune indices at the individual level break down at the species level in waterfowl

scientific article published in April 2006

Offspring pay sooner, parents pay later: experimental manipulation of body mass reveals trade-offs between immune function, reproduction and survival.

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

One problem, many solutions: simple statistical approaches help unravel the complexity of the immune system in an ecological context

scientific article

Parasite Load and Site-Specific Parasite Pressure as Determinants of Immune Indices in Two Sympatric Rodent Species

scientific article published on 22 November 2019

Pathogen pressure puts immune defense into perspective.

scientific article published on 20 June 2011

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

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Phylogenetic structure of wildlife assemblages shapes patterns of infectious livestock diseases in Africa

scientific article

Pre- and Postnatal Predator Cues Shape Offspring Anti-predatory Behavior Similarly in the Bank Vole

scientific article published on 14 December 2021

Restless roosts: Light pollution affects behavior, sleep, and physiology in a free-living songbird

scientific article published on 9 June 2017

Seasonal redistribution of immune function in a migrant shorebird: annual-cycle effects override adjustments to thermal regime

scientific article published on December 2008

Sex-specific effects of increased incubation demand on innate immunity in black guillemots

scientific article

Sources of variation in innate immunity in great tit nestlings living along a metal pollution gradient: an individual-based approach

scientific article published on 6 December 2014

Thresholds for sweet, salt, and sour taste stimuli in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus).

scientific article published in January 2001

Variation in the innate and acquired arms of the immune system among five shorebird species

scientific article

What type of rigorous experiments are needed to investigate the impact of artificial light at night on individuals and populations?

scientific article

Wild skylarks seasonally modulate energy budgets but maintain energetically costly inflammatory immune responses throughout the annual cycle

scientific article

Year-round breeding equatorial Larks from three climatically-distinct populations do not use rainfall, temperature or invertebrate biomass to time reproduction

scientific article

List of works by Kevin D Matson

A hemolysis-hemagglutination assay for characterizing constitutive innate humoral immunity in wild and domestic birds

A novel integrative method for measuring body condition in ecological studies based on physiological dysregulation

Are antimicrobial defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection?

Are there differences in immune function between continental and insular birds?

Baseline haptoglobin concentrations are repeatable and predictive of certain aspects of a subsequent experimentally-induced inflammatory response

Capture stress and the bactericidal competence of blood and plasma in five species of tropical birds

Climate change, host plant availability, and irrigation shape future region‐specific distributions of the <i>Sitobion</i> grain aphid complex

Costs of immune responses are related to host body size and lifespan

Digest: Great tits and their ticks: Life‐history traits affect tick fitness

Disease ecology in the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): host genetic diversity, parasite load and natural antibodies

Ecological Immunology through the Lens of Exercise Immunology: New Perspective on the Links between Physical Activity and Immune Function and Disease Susceptibility in Wild Animals

Effects of immune supplementation and immune challenge on bacterial assemblages in the avian cloaca

Effects of immune supplementation and immune challenge on oxidative status and physiology in a model bird: implications for ecologists.

Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life.

Environmental, geographical and time‐related impacts on avian malaria infections in native and introduced populations of house sparrows (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), a globally invasive species

Erratum to: Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life.

Exposure to Chemical Cues from Predator-Exposed Conspecifics Increases Reproduction in a Wild Rodent

Forest Connectivity, Host Assemblage Characteristics of Local and Neighboring Counties, and Temperature Jointly Shape the Spatial Expansion of Lyme Disease in United States

Geographical and temporal variation in environmental conditions affects nestling growth but not immune function in a year-round breeding equatorial lark.

Immune function differs among tropical environments but is not downregulated during reproduction in three year-round breeding equatorial lark populations

Immune function in a free-living bird varies over the annual cycle, but seasonal patterns differ between years

Immune indexes of larks from desert and temperate regions show weak associations with life history but stronger links to environmental variation in microbial abundance

Immune response to an endotoxin challenge involves multiple immune parameters and is consistent among the annual-cycle stages of a free-living temperate zone bird.

In utero behavioral imprinting to predation risk in pups of the bank vole

Indices of immune function used by ecologists are mostly unaffected by repeated freeze-thaw cycles and methodological deviations

Indices of stress and immune function in Arctic barnacle goslings (Branta leucopsis) were impacted by social isolation but not a contaminated grazing environment

Intense flight and endotoxin injection elicit similar effects on leukocyte distributions but dissimilar effects on plasma-based immunological indices in pigeons

Island life shapes the physiology and life history of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis).

Mammal assemblage composition predicts global patterns in emerging infectious disease risk

Minor differences in body condition and immune status between avian influenza virus-infected and noninfected mallards: a sign of coevolution?

No simple answers for ecological immunology: relationships among immune indices at the individual level break down at the species level in waterfowl

Offspring pay sooner, parents pay later: experimental manipulation of body mass reveals trade-offs between immune function, reproduction and survival.

One problem, many solutions: simple statistical approaches help unravel the complexity of the immune system in an ecological context

Parasite Load and Site-Specific Parasite Pressure as Determinants of Immune Indices in Two Sympatric Rodent Species

Pathogen pressure puts immune defense into perspective.

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

Phylogenetic structure of wildlife assemblages shapes patterns of infectious livestock diseases in Africa

Pre- and Postnatal Predator Cues Shape Offspring Anti-predatory Behavior Similarly in the Bank Vole

Restless roosts: Light pollution affects behavior, sleep, and physiology in a free-living songbird

Seasonal redistribution of immune function in a migrant shorebird: annual-cycle effects override adjustments to thermal regime

Sex-specific effects of increased incubation demand on innate immunity in black guillemots

Sources of variation in innate immunity in great tit nestlings living along a metal pollution gradient: an individual-based approach

Thresholds for sweet, salt, and sour taste stimuli in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus).

Variation in the innate and acquired arms of the immune system among five shorebird species

What type of rigorous experiments are needed to investigate the impact of artificial light at night on individuals and populations?

Wild skylarks seasonally modulate energy budgets but maintain energetically costly inflammatory immune responses throughout the annual cycle

Year-round breeding equatorial Larks from three climatically-distinct populations do not use rainfall, temperature or invertebrate biomass to time reproduction