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A Meaning-Based Approach to Humility: Relationship Affirmation Reduces Worldview Defense by Tongeren, Daryl R. Van, Green, Jeffrey D, Hulsey, Timothy L, Legare, Cristine H, Bromley, David G, Houtman, Anne M

“…Humans are notoriously resistant to changing their longstanding beliefs and often act defensively when they encounter individuals holding divergent beliefs. We…”
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Song of Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte Costae) by Williams, Bethany R, Houtman, Anne M

“…Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a North American species that breeds in desert scrub in the southwestern United States. Males sing a whistled song that…”
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Female Zebra Finches Choose Extra-Pair Copulations with Genetically Attractive Males by Houtman, Anne M.

“…One way that sexual selection for genetic benefits could operate in monogamous species is through female choice during extra-pair copulations (EPCS). EPCS are…”
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Testosterone increases activity but not daily energy expenditure in captive male dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis by Lynn, Sharon E., Houtman, Anne M., Weathers, Wesley W., Ketterson, Ellen D., Nolan, Val

“…Plasma testosterone (T) levels in male dark-eyed juncos peak early in the breeding season, then decline. If T enhances opportunities for reproductive success,…”
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Tan and White Color Morphs of White-Throated Sparrows Differ in Their Non-Song Vocal Responses to Territorial Intrusion by Collins, Christine E., Houtman, Anne M.

“…White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) occur in two distinct color morphs indicated by the color of the bird's median crown stripe. Tan-striped (TS)…”
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Decreasing Plagiarism: What Works and What Doesn't by Houtman, Anne M, Walker, Sean

“…The authors tested the predictions of a game theory model of plagiarism, using a test population of student papers submitted to an online plagiarism detection…”
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Female Mate Choice in the Zebra Finch: The Effect of Male Beak Colour and Male Song by Collins, Sarah A., Christene Hubbard, Houtman, Anne M.

“…Studies of female mate preference in zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata) have shown that male beak colour and song rate are important. However, the two…”
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White-throated sparrow morphs that differ in song production rate also differ in the anatomy of some song-related brain areas by DeVoogd, T J, Houtman, A M, Falls, J B

“…White-throated sparrows are unusual among songbirds in that they occur in two color morphs, white-striped and tan-striped, determined by a chromosomal…”
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