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Early-Life Stress Triggers Juvenile Zebra Finches to Switch Social Learning Strategies by Farine, Damien R., Spencer, Karen A., Boogert, Neeltje J.

“…Stress during early life can cause disease and cognitive impairment in humans and non-humans alike [1]. However, stress and other environmental factors…”
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Developmental stress predicts social network position by Boogert, Neeltje J., Farine, Damien R., Spencer, Karen A.

“…The quantity and quality of social relationships, as captured by social network analysis, can have major fitness consequences. Various studies have shown that…”
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Light-induced asymmetries in embryonic retinal gene expression are mediated by the vascular system and extracellular matrix by Versace, Elisabetta, Sgadò, Paola, George, Julia, Loveland, Jasmine L., Ward, Joseph, Thorpe, Peter, Jensen, Lars Juhl, Spencer, Karen A., Paracchini, Silvia, Vallortigara, Giorgio

“…Left–right asymmetries in the nervous system (lateralisation) influence a broad range of behaviours, from social responses to navigation and language. The role…”
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Long-term effects of adolescent stress on neophobic behaviors in zebra finches are modulated by social context when in adulthood by Emmerson, Michael G., Spencer, Karen A.

“…Experiencing stress during adolescence can increase neophobic behaviors in adulthood, but most tests have been conducted in the absence of conspecifics…”
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For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners by Monaghan, Pat, Heidinger, Britt J, D'Alba, Liliana, Evans, Neil P, Spencer, Karen A

“…Stressful conditions early in life can give rise to exaggerated stress responses, which, while beneficial in the short term, chronically increase lifetime…”
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Developmental stress and social phenotypes: integrating neuroendocrine, behavioural and evolutionary perspectives by Spencer, Karen A.

“…The social world is filled with different types of interactions, and social experience interacts with stress on several different levels. Activation of the…”
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Egg-Laying Substrate Selection for Optimal Camouflage by Quail by Lovell, P. George, Ruxton, Graeme D., Langridge, Keri V., Spencer, Karen A.

“…Camouflage is conferred by background matching and disruption, which are both affected by microhabitat [1]. However, microhabitat selection that enhances…”
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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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Eggshell appearance does not signal maternal corticosterone exposure in Japanese quail: an experimental study with brown-spotted eggs by Duval, Camille, Cassey, Phillip, Lovell, Paul G, Mikšík, Ivan, Reynolds, S James, Spencer, Karen A

“…Reproduction is a critical period for birds as they have to cope with many stressful events. One consequence of an acute exposure to stress is the release of…”
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A marker of biological age explains individual variation in the strength of the adult stress response by Andrews, Clare, Nettle, Daniel, Larriva, Maria, Gillespie, Robert, Reichert, Sophie, Brilot, Ben O., Bedford, Thomas, Monaghan, Pat, Spencer, Karen A., Bateson, Melissa

“…The acute stress response functions to prioritize behavioural and physiological processes that maximize survival in the face of immediate threat. There is…”
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Developmental programming: Cumulative effects of increased pre-hatching corticosterone levels and post-hatching unpredictable food availability on physiology and behaviour in adulthood by Zimmer, Cédric, Boogert, Neeltje J., Spencer, Karen A.

“…Prolonged exposure to stress during development can have long-term detrimental effects on health and wellbeing. However, the environmental matching hypothesis…”
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Stress and life history by Monaghan, Pat, Spencer, Karen A.

“…In his book on behavioural endocrinology, Randy Nelson describes ‘stress’ as a ‘notoriously ethereal concept’. Yet, despite this lack of clarity, studies of…”
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Postnatal Stress in Birds: A Novel Model of Glucocorticoid Programming of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis by Spencer, Karen A, Evans, Neil P, Monaghan, Patricia

“…There is growing international interest in how environmental conditions experienced during development can shape adult phenotypes and the extent to which such…”
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Glucocorticoid programming of neuroimmune function by Walker, David J., Spencer, Karen A.

“…•Stress and neuro-immune responses are regulated by glucocorticoids.•Neuroimmune system interaction with physiological systems is essential for disease…”
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Pre-natal exposure to glucocorticoids causes changes in developmental circadian clock gene expression and post-natal behaviour in the Japanese quail by Harvey-Carroll, Jessica, Stevenson, Tyler J., Bussière, Luc F., Spencer, Karen A.

“…The embryonic environment is critical in shaping developmental trajectories and consequently post-natal phenotypes. Exposure to elevated stress hormones during…”
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Transgenerational transmission of a stress-coping phenotype programmed by early-life stress in the Japanese quail by Zimmer, Cédric, Larriva, Maria, Boogert, Neeltje J., Spencer, Karen A.

“…An interesting aspect of developmental programming is the existence of transgenerational effects that influence offspring characteristics and performance later…”
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Maternal developmental history alters transfer of circadian clock genes to offspring in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) by Harvey-Carroll, Jessica, Stevenson, Tyler J., Spencer, Karen A.

“…Maternal signals shape embryonic development, and in turn post-natal phenotypes. RNA deposition is one such method of maternal signalling and circadian rhythms…”
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Stress hormones, social associations and song learning in zebra finches by Boogert, Neeltje J., Lachlan, Robert F., Spencer, Karen A., Templeton, Christopher N., Farine, Damien R.

“…The use of information provided by others is a common short-cut adopted to inform decision-making. However, instead of indiscriminately copying others, animals…”
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Social experience during adolescence in female rats increases 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in adulthood, without affecting anxiety‐like behavior by Emmerson, Michael G., Spencer, Karen A., Brown, Gillian R.

“…Adolescents are highly motivated to engage in social interactions, and researchers have hypothesized that positive social relationships during adolescence can…”
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