Flapping frequency, amplitude, and organization: associations between accelerometer data and flight energy costs during solo and small group flight of European starlings
Ruby-throated hummingbirds suppress ATP demand to save energy during torpor
Growth, movement, and survival of precocial shorebird chicks are constrained by local conditions
Modifications to skeletal muscle morphology correlate with increased thermogenic capacity during cold-acclimation in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis)
Arduino allows development of a low-cost, high-resolution metabolic and behavioral phenotyping system for birds
Haemosporidian infection does not alter aerobic performance in Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)
Lean mass deposition occurs at a greater rate than fat deposition during pre-breeding stopover in highly depleted songbirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Recent Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of Avian Responses to Environmental Challenges
Serca Uncoupling May Facilitate Cold Acclimation in Dark-Eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) without Regulation by Sarcolipin or Phospholamban
It pays to follow the leader: metabolic cost of flight is lower for trailing birds in small groups
ECR Spotlight-Cory Elowe
ECR Spotlight–Cory Elowe
Sarcolipin relates to fattening, but not sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase uncoupling, in captive migratory gray catbirds
White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) liver and pectoralis flight muscle transcriptomic changes in preparation for migration
Long-duration wind tunnel flights reveal exponential declines in protein catabolism over time in short-and long-distance migratory warblers
Depleted lean body mass after crossing an ecological barrier differentially affects stopover duration and refuelling rate among species of long‐distance migratory birds
Short-term mercury exposure disrupts muscular and hepatic lipid metabolism in a migrant songbird
Migratory disposition alters lean mass dynamics and protein metabolism in migratory white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Circadian and circatidal rhythms of protein abundance in the California mussel (Mytilus californianus)
The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility
Developing a stopover-CORT hypothesis: corticosterone predicts body composition and refueling rate in gray catbirds during migratory stopover
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Journal of Experimental Biology Early Career Researcher Spotlight
The Surprising Science Behind Long-distance Bird Migration, UMass Amherst News
Un départ protéiné pour les oiseaux migrateurs, Québec Science