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Optimal immune responses: immunocompetence revisited by Viney, Mark E., Riley, Eleanor M., Buchanan, Katherine L.

“…The function of the immune system of an animal is to provide defence against infection, in order to maximize fitness. Understanding this and, particularly, how…”
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Testing the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis: a review of the evidence by Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Evans, M.R.

“…The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis was formulated 12 years ago in an attempt to offer a proximate mechanism by which female choice of males could be…”
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Stress and the evolution of condition-dependent signals by Buchanan, Katherine L.

“…Stressful events are known to initiate a cascade of physiological mechanisms that are potentially costly for metabolic processes. Although these mechanisms are…”
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Heritability of corticosterone response and changes in life history traits during selection in the zebra finch by EVANS, MATTHEW R., ROBERTS, MARK L., BUCHANAN, KATHERINE L., GOLDSMITH, ARTHUR R.

“…Vertebrates respond to environmental stressors through the neuro‐endocrine stress response, which involves the production of glucocorticoids. We have selected…”
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Parasites affect song complexity and neural development in a songbird by Spencer, Karen A, Buchanan, Katherine L, Leitner, Stefan, Goldsmith, Arthur R, Catchpole, Clive K

“…) as juveniles, develop simpler songs as adults compared to uninfected individuals, and exhibit reduced development of the high vocal centre (HVC) song nucleus…”
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Developmental stress selectively affects the song control nucleus HVC in the zebra finch by Buchanan, K. L., Leitner, S., Spencer, K. A., Goldsmith, A. R., Catchpole, C. K.

“…) under stressed and controlled conditions and determining the effect on adult HVC size. Our results confirm the strong influence of environmental conditions,…”
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Song as an honest signal of developmental stress in the zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata) by Spencer, K.A, Buchanan, K.L, Goldsmith, A.R, Catchpole, C.K

“…In a wide range of bird species, females have been shown to express active preferences for males that sing more complex songs. Current sexual selection theory…”
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Introns and Splicing Elements of Five Diverse Fungi by Kupfer, Doris M, Drabenstot, Scott D, Buchanan, Kent L, Lai, Hongshing, Zhu, Hua, Dyer, David W, Roe, Bruce A, Murphy, Juneann W

“…Classifications Services EC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A549 Lung Epithelial Cells Grown as Three-Dimensional Aggregates: Alternative Tissue Culture Model for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis by Carterson, A. J, Höner zu Bentrup, K, Ott, C. M, Clarke, M. S, Pierson, D. L, Vanderburg, C. R, Buchanan, K. L, Nickerson, C. A, Schurr, M. J

“…A three-dimensional (3-D) lung aggregate model was developed from A549 human lung epithelial cells by using a rotating-wall vessel bioreactor to study the…”
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Stress, resource allocation, and mortality by McNamara, J. M., Buchanan, K. L.

“…We model the optimal allocation of limited resources of an animal during a transient stressful event such as a cold spell or the presence of a predator. The…”
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Testosterone influences basal metabolic rate in male house sparrows: a new cost of dominance signalling? by Buchanan, Katherine L., Evans, Matthew R., Goldsmith, Arthur R., Bryant, David M., Rowe, Louise V.

“…Passer domesticus…”
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Noninvasive endocrine data for behavioural studies: the importance of validation by Buchanan, Katherine L, Goldsmith, Arthur R

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Testosterone, Dominance Signalling and Immunosuppression in the House Sparrow, Passer domesticus by Buchanan, K. L., Evans, M. R., Goldsmith, A. R.

“…The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICHH) suggests that dominance signals are costly because their development is controlled by testosterone, which is…”
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What makes Cryptococcus neoformans a pathogen? by Buchanan, K L, Murphy, J W

“…Life-threatening infections caused by the encapsulated fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans have been increasing steadily over the past 10 years because of…”
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Nestling testosterone is associated with begging behaviour and fledging success in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca by Goodship, Nicola M, Buchanan, Katherine L

“…Animal signals are hypothesized to be costly in order to honestly reflect individual quality. Offspring solicitation signals given by nestling birds are…”
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Developmental Stress Affects the Attractiveness of Male Song and Female Choice in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) by Spencer, K. A., Wimpenny, J. H., Buchanan, K. L., Lovell, P. G., Goldsmith, A. R., Catchpole, C. K.

“…Developmental stress has recently been shown to have adverse effects upon adult male song structure in birds, which may well act as an honest signal of male…”
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Developmental stress, social rank and song complexity in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) by Spencer, K. A., Buchanan, K. L., Goldsmith, A. R., Catchpole, C. K.

“…Sturnus vulgaris…”
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Song as an indicator of male parental effort in the sedge warbler by Buchanan, Katherine L., Catchpole, Clive K.

“…Acrocephalus schoenobaenus…”
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Sexual selection and individual genetic diversity in a songbird by Marshall, Rupert C., Buchanan, Katherine L., Catchpole, Clive K.

“…Here, we report for the first time, to our knowledge, a strong correlation between a measure of individual genetic diversity and song complexity, a sexually…”
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Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenicity by Wilson, J W, Schurr, M J, LeBlanc, C L, Ramamurthy, R, Buchanan, K L, Nickerson, C A

“…Pathogenic bacteria utilise a number of mechanisms to cause disease in human hosts. Bacterial pathogens express a wide range of molecules that bind host cell…”
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