Publications

2018

Beck, M. L., Davies, S., Sewall, K. B. 2018. Urbanization alters the relationship between colouration and territorial aggression, but not hormones in song sparrows. Animal Behaviour, 142:119-128. PDF
Hope, S. F., DuRant, S. E., Hallagan, J. J., Beck, M. L., Kennamer, R. A., Hopkins, W. A. 2018. Free-moving artificial eggs containing temperature loggers reveal remarkable within clutch variance in incubation temperature. Journal of Avian Biology, doi:10.1111/jav.01685. PDF
Davies, S., Beck, M. L., Sewall, K. B. 2018. Territorial aggression in urban and rural song sparrows is correlated with corticosterone, but not testosterone. Hormones and Behavior, 98:8-15. PDF

Beck, M. L., Thompson, M. & Hopkins, W. A. 2017. Repeatability and sources of variation in the bacteria-killing assay in the common snapping turtle. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Special Issue Ecoimmunology: An integrative approach. PDF
Campbell, S. A., Beck, M. L., Sewall, K. B. 2017. Hatching asynchrony impacts cognition in male zebra finches. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A DOI: 10.1002/jez.2074. PDF

Beck, M. L., Davies, S., Moore, I. T., Schoenle, L. A., Kerman, K., Vernasco, B. J., Sewall, K. B. 2016. Beeswax corticosterone implants produce long-term elevation of plasma corticosterone and influence condition. General and Comparative Endocrinology 223:109-114. PDF
Gaschnig, R. Rudnick, R. L., McDonough, W., Kaufman, A. J., Valley, J., Hu, Z., Gao, S., Beck, M. L. 2016. Compositional evolution of the upper continental crust through time, as constrained by ancient glacial diamictites. Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta 186:316-343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.03.020.
Hopkins, W. A., Fallon, J. Beck, M. L., Coe, B. H., Jachowski, C.M B., Andrew, D. 2016. Hematological and immunological characteristics of eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) infected and co-infected with endo- and ecto-parasites. Conservation Physiology 4: doi:10.1093/conphys/cow002. PDF

2015

Beck, M. L., Hopkins, W. A., & Hawley, D. M. 2015. Plumage coloration, blood selenium concentrations, and immune responses of adult and nestling tree swallows. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218:3415-3424. PDF
Beck, M. L., Hopkins, W. A., Jackson, B. P. & Hawley, D. M. 2015. The effects of element exposure and weather conditions on reproductive success and offspring development in tree swallows following remediation of a fly ash spill. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187, DOI 10.1007/s10661-015-4333-9. PDF
Hopkins, B. C., Beck, M. L., Chin, S. Y., Jachowski, C. M. B. & Hopkins, W. A. 2015. Local variation in weather conditions influences incubation behavior and temperature in a passerine bird. Journal of Avian Biology. DOI:10.1111/jav.00581.

2014

Beck, M. L., Hopkins, W. A. & Jackson, B. P. 2014. Variation in riparian consumer diet composition and differential bioaccumulation by prey influence the risk of exposure to elements from a recently remediated fly ash spill. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 33:2595-2608. PDF
Beck, M. L., Hopkins, W. A., Hallagan, J. J., Jackson, B. P. & Hawley, D. M. 2014. Exposure to residual concentrations of elements from a remediated coal fly ash spill does not adversely influence stress and immune responses of nestling tree swallows. Conservation Physiology 2 (1): cou018, doi: 10.1093/conphys/cou018. PDF

2013

Van Dyke, J. U., Beck, M. L., Hopkins, W. A., & Jackson, B. P. 2013. Interspecific differences in egg production affect egg trace element concentrations at a coal fly-ash spill site. Environmental Science and Technology 47:13763-13771. PDF
Beck, M. L., Hopkins, W. A. & Jackson, B. P. 2013 Spatial and temporal variation in the tree swallow diet: Implications for trace element exposure following habitat remediation. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 65:575-587. PDF
Beck, M. L. 2013. Nest-box acquisition is related to plumage coloration in male and female Prothonotary warblers. The Auk 130:364-371. PDF

2012 and earlier

Hill, G. E., Farmer, K. L. & Beck, M. L. 2004. The effect of micoplasmosis on carotenoid plumage coloration in male house finches. Journal of Experimental Biology 207:2095- 2099.
Badyaev, A. V., Hill, G. E. & Beck, M. L. 2003. Interaction between maternal effects: Onset of incubation and offspring sex in two populations of a passerine bird. Oecologia 135:386-390.
Badyaev, A. V., Beck, M. L., Hill, G. E. & Whittingham, L. A. 2003. The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in the house finch: V Maternal effects. Evolution 57:384-396.
Shawkey, M. S., Beck, M. L., & Hill, G. E. 2003. A new method for measuring avian growth bars. Journal of Field Ornithology, 74:386-390.
Beck, M. L. & Pruett-Jones, S. 2002. Fluctuating asymmetry, sexual selection, and survivorship in male dark-winged damselflies. Ethology 108:779-791.
Badyaev, A. V., Hill, G. E., Beck, M. L., Dervan, A. A., Duckworth, R. A., McGraw, K. J., Nolan, P. M. & Whittingham, L. A. 2002. Sex-biased hatching order and adaptive population divergence in a passerine bird. Science 295:316-318.