| Local host specialization, host-switching, and dispersal shape the regional distributions of avian haemosporidian parasites VA Ellis, MD Collins, MCI Medeiros, EHR Sari, ED Coffey, RC Dickerson, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (36), 11294-11299, 2015 | 100 | 2015 |
| Incubation temperature impacts nestling growth and survival in an open‐cup nesting passerine EA Ospina, L Merrill, TJ Benson Ecology and evolution 8 (6), 3270-3279, 2018 | 72 | 2018 |
| Sex-specific variation in brown-headed cowbird immunity following acute stress: a mechanistic approach L Merrill, F Angelier, AL O’Loghlen, SI Rothstein, JC Wingfield Oecologia 170, 25-38, 2012 | 46 | 2012 |
| Variation in immune defense shapes disease outcomes in laboratory and wild Daphnia TE Stewart Merrill, SR Hall, L Merrill, CE Caceres Integrative and Comparative Biology, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz079, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
| Prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites is positively related to the abundance of host species at multiple sites within a region VA Ellis, MCI Medeiros, MD Collins, EHR Sari, ED Coffey, RC Dickerson, ... Parasitology Research 116, 73-80, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Host immune responses to experimental infection of Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in domestic canaries (Serinus canaria) VA Ellis, S Cornet, L Merrill, MR Kunkel, T Tsunekage, RE Ricklefs Parasitology Research 114, 3627-3636, 2015 | 31 | 2015 |
| Bacteria-killing ability is negatively linked to epaulet size, but positively linked to baseline corticosterone, in male Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) L Merrill, SD Levinson, AL O'Loghlen, JC Wingfield, SI Rothstein The Auk: Ornithological Advances 131 (1), 3-11, 2014 | 31 | 2014 |
| Quantification of 27 yolk steroid hormones in seven shrubland bird species: interspecific patterns of hormone deposition and links to life history, development, and predation risk L Merrill, SJ Chiavacci, RT Paitz, TJ Benson Canadian journal of zoology 97 (1), 1-12, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
| Maternal Antibody Transfer Can Lead to Suppression of Humoral Immunity in Developing Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) L Merrill, JL Grindstaff Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87 (5), 740-751, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| Early life stress strengthens trait covariance: a plastic response that results in reduced flexibility L Merrill, JL Grindstaff The American Naturalist 192 (5), 593-604, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| Blood parasite infection linked to condition of spring-migrating Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) L Merrill, JM Levengood, JC England, JM Osborn, HM Hagy Canadian journal of zoology 96 (10), 1145-1152, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| Imperfect past and present progressive: beak color reflects early-life and adult exposure to antigen L Merrill, MF Naylor, JL Grindstaff Behavioral Ecology 27 (5), 1320-1330, 2016 | 17 | 2016 |
| Pre and post-natal antigen exposure can program the stress axis of adult zebra finches: evidence for environment matching L Merrill, JL Grindstaff Brain, behavior, and immunity 45, 71-79, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
| Breaking down seasonality: androgen modulation and stress response in a highly stable environment PL González-Gómez, L Merrill, VA Ellis, C Venegas, JI Pantoja, ... General and comparative endocrinology 191, 1-12, 2013 | 17 | 2013 |
| Immune function in an avian brood parasite and its nonparasitic relative L Merrill, AL O’Loghlen, JC Wingfield, SI Rothstein Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 86 (1), 61-72, 2013 | 17 | 2013 |
| Changes in Immunocompetence and Other Physiological Measures during Molt in Brown-Headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) VA Ellis, L Merrill, JC Wingfield, AL O'loghlen, SI Rothstein The Auk 129 (2), 231-238, 2012 | 17 | 2012 |
| A blurring of life-history lines: Immune function, molt and reproduction in a highly stable environment L Merrill, PL González-Gómez, VA Ellis, II Levin, RA Vásquez, ... General and comparative endocrinology 213, 65-73, 2015 | 16 | 2015 |
| Cultural evolution and long-term song stability in a dialect population of Brown-headed Cowbirds AL O'loghlen, V Ellis, DR Zaratzian, L Merrill, SI Rothstein The Condor 113 (2), 449-461, 2011 | 16 | 2011 |
| Rates of parasitism, but not allocation of egg resources, vary among and within hosts of a generalist avian brood parasite L Merrill, SJ Chiavacci, RT Paitz, TJ Benson Oecologia 184 (2), 399-410, 2017 | 14 | 2017 |
| Avian health across the landscape: nestling immunity covaries with changing landcover L Merrill, TE Stewart Merrill, AM Barger, TJ Benson Integrative and comparative biology 59 (5), 1150-1164, 2019 | 13 | 2019 |
Vincenzo A. EllisUniversity of DelawareVerified email at udel.edu
