It pays to follow the leader: Metabolic cost of flight is lower for trailing birds in small groups.

Autor: Friman SI; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599., Elowe CR; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003., Hao S; Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912., Mendez L; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599., Ayala R; Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912., Brown I; Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912., Hagood C; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599., Hedlund Y; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599., Jackson D; Department of Physics, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059., Killi J; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599., Orfanides G; Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623., Ozcan E; Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912., Ramirez J; Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089., Gerson AR; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003., Breuer KS; Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912., Hedrick TL; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.

Publikováno v: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2024 Jun 25; Vol. 121 (26), pp. e2319971121. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 17.

White-throated sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis ) liver and pectoralis flight muscle transcriptomic changes in preparation for migration.

Autor: Elowe CR; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States., Babbitt C; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States., Gerson AR; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.

Publikováno v: Physiological genomics [Physiol Genomics] 2023 Nov 01; Vol. 55 (11), pp. 544-556. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 11.

Short-term mercury exposure disrupts muscular and hepatic lipid metabolism in a migrant songbird.

Autor: Seewagen CL; Great Hollow Nature Preserve and Ecological Research Center, New Fairfield, CT, USA. cseewagen@greathollow.org., Elowe CR; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA., Gerson AR; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA., Groom DJE; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA., Ma Y; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, China., Yildirim M; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA., Guglielmo CG; Department of Biology, Advanced Facility for Avian Research, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2022 Jul 06; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 11470. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 06.

Developing a Stopover-CORT hypothesis: Corticosterone predicts body composition and refueling rate in Gray Catbirds during migratory stopover.

Autor: DeSimone JG; Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. Electronic address: joely.desimone@umontana.edu., Ramirez MG; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA., Elowe CR; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA., Griego MS; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA., Breuner CW; Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA., Gerson AR; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

Publikováno v: Hormones and behavior [Horm Behav] 2020 Aug; Vol. 124, pp. 104776. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 25.