Publications

*Denotes undergraduate researchers

53. Miller, R., Lambert, M. and ManyBirds Project 1 Team ( >120 authors, including E. Cochran*, M. G. Kimball, C. R Lattin, and A. Patel*). 2024. Evolutionary drivers of neophobia across the avian clade (pre-print). Available at: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qhy8m.

52. Krajcir, K. J., T. R. Kelly, M. G. Kimball, E. B. Cochran*, K. R. Stansberry, B. A. Dusang*, A. Patel*, D. F. Masri*, S. E. Lipshutz, and C. R. Lattin. 2024. Eurasian tree sparrows are more food neophobic and habituate to novel objects more slowly than house sparrows. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03403-5.

51. Kimball, M. G., D. F. Masri*, E. B. Gautreaux*, K. R. Stansberry, T. R. Kelly and C. R. Lattin. 2024. Conspecific alarm calls prevent the attenuation of neophobia behavior in wild-caught house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Frontiers in Bird Science 3:1440063. doi:10.3389/fbirs.2024.1440063.     

50. R. Thompson, Y. Delville and C. Lattin. 2024. Why biodiversity matters in the lab (editorial). Hormones and Behavior 160:105509.

49. C. Mayer, L. Russell, C. Liu, C.R. Lattin and J.G. Nevarez. 2024. Plasma and shed skin corticosterone levels in a population of Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni). Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery. https://doi.org/10.5818/JHMS-D-23-00035

48. Madison, F. N., V. P. Bingman, T. V. Smulders and C. R. Lattin. 2024. A bird’s eye view of the hippocampus beyond space: behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neuroendocrine perspectives. Hormones and Behavior 157:105451.

47. Kelly, T. R., A. Cannon*, K. R. Stansberry, M. G. Kimball and C. R. Lattin. 2024. Changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function, immunity, and glucose during acute Plasmodium relictum infection in house sparrows (Passer domesticus). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 345:114388. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114388.

46. Kimball, M. G. and C. R. Lattin. 2024. The "seven deadly sins" of neophobia experimental design. Integrative and Comparative Biology icad127, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icad127.

45. Kimball, M. G. and C. R. Lattin. 2023. The "seven deadly sins" of neophobia experimental design (pre-print). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4511040 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4511040.

44. Kimball, M. G. and C. R. Lattin. 2023. Exploration of a novel environment is not correlated with object neophobia in wild-caught house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behavioural Processes 210:104913.

43. Kimball, M. G., C. T. Harding*, K. E. Couvillion*, K. R. Stansberry, T. R. Kelly and C. R. Lattin. 2023. Effect of estradiol and predator cues on behavior and brain responses of captive female house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Frontiers in Physiology 14:1172865: doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1172865.

42. S. N. Parks, T. N. Tully, A. L. Settle and C. R. Lattin. 2023. Handling and restraint induce a significant increase in plasma corticosterone in Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis). American Journal of Veterinary Research DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.22.12.0223, pp 1-7.

41. Kimball, M. G., C. T. Harding*, K. E. Couvillion*, K. R. Stansberry, T. R. Kelly and C. R. Lattin. 2022. Estradiol and predator cues affect behavior and brain responses of captive female house sparrows (Passer domesticus) (preprint). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4207716 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4207716.

40. Kimball, M. G., E. B. Gautreaux*, K. E. Couvillion*, T. R. Kelly, K. R. Stansberry and C. R. Lattin. 2022. Novel objects alter immediate early gene expression globally for ZENK and regionally for c-Fos in neophobic and non-neophobic house sparrows. Behavioral Brain Research 428:113863.

39. Lattin, C. R., T. R. Kelly, M. W. Kelly and K. M. Johnson. 2022. Constitutive gene expression differs in three brain regions important for cognition in neophobic and non-neophobic house sparrows (Passer domesticus). PLOS One.

38. Madden, A. A., A. M. Oliverio, P. J. Kearns, J. B. Henley, N. Fierer, P. T. B. Starks, B. E. Wolfe, L. M. Romero and C. R. Lattin. 2022. Chronic stress and captivity alter the cloacal microbiome of a wild songbird. Journal of Experimental Biology.

37. Wright-Lichter, J. X., B. M. G. Gormally, C. R. Lattin and L. M. Romero. 2022. Mean measurable corticosterone in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) primary feathers varies little across life-history stages. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 133 (4): 659–665.

36. Kelly, T. R., A. E. Vinson*, G. M. King and C. R. Lattin. 2022. No guts about it: captivity, but not neophobia phenotype, influences the cloacal microbiome of house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Integrative Organismal Biology https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac010.

35. Kelly, T. R., K. I. Lynch*, K. E. Couvillion*, J. N. Gallagher*, K. R. Stansberry, M. G. Kimball and C. R. Lattin. 2022. A transient reduction in circulating corticosterone reduces object neophobia in male house sparrows. Hormones and Behavior 137:105094.

34. Lattin, C. R., T. R. Kelly, M. W. Kelly and K. M. Johnson. 2021. Constitutive gene expression differs in three brain regions important for cognition in neophobic and non-neophobic house sparrows (Passer domesticus) (preprint). bioRxiv: 2021.2007.2006.451290.

33. Bini, J., C. R. Lattin, T. Toyonaga, S. J. Finnema and R. E. Carson. 2021. Optimized methodology for reference region and image-derived input function kinetic modeling in preclinical PET. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. doi:10.1109/TRPMS.2021.3088606

32. Kelly, T. R., M. G. Kimball, K. R. Stansberry and C. R. Lattin. 2020. No, you go first: phenotype and social context affect house sparrow neophobia. Biology Letters 16:20200286.

31. Lattin, C. R. and T. R. Kelly. 2020. Glucocorticoid negative feedback as a potential mediator of trade-offs between reproduction and survival. General and Comparative Endocrinology 286:113301.

30. Lattin, C. R., D. P. Merullo, L. V. Riters and R. E. Carson. 2019. In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird. Scientific Reports 9:10407.

29. C. R. Knapp, C. Perez‐Heydrich, T. T. Zachariah, J. Jollay, A. N. Schnelle, S. D. Buckner, C. R. Lattin and L. M. Romero. 2019. Host sex, size, and hemoparasite infection influence the effects of ectoparasitic burdens on free‐ranging iguanas. Ecology and Evolution 9:1946-1956. doi:10.1002/ece3.4887. 

28. Lattin, C.R., M. A. Emerson, J.-D. Gallezot, T. Mulnix, J. E. Brown and R. E. Carson. 2018. A 3D-printed modular device for imaging the brain of small birds. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 293, 183-190.

27. Calisi, R. M. and A Working Group of Mothers in Science [includes C R. Lattin]. 2018. How to tackle the childcare-conference conundrum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (12) 2845-2849.

26. Gewin, V., D. Keith, J. Haigh and C. Lattin. 2018. Tackling harassment. Nature 562:449-450.

25. Lattin, C. R., F. A. Stabile and R. E. Carson. 2017. Estradiol modulates neural response to conspecific and heterospecific song in female house sparrows: An in vivo positron emission tomography study. PLOS ONE 12(8): e0182875.

24. Lattin, C. R., A. V. Pechenenko* and R. E. Carson. 2017. Experimentally reducing corticosterone mitigates rapid captivity effects on behavior, but not body composition, in a wild bird. Hormones and Behavior 89:121-129.  Supplemental tables Supplemental figures

23. Romero, L.M., C. M. Bauer, R. de Bruijn and C. R. Lattin. 2017. Seasonal Rhythms. In: Fink G., ed. Stress: Neuroendocrinology and Neurobiology. Academic Press. pp 421-427.

22. Crossin, G. T., R. A. Phillips, C. R. Lattin, L. M. Romero, X. Bordeleau, C. M. Harris, O. P. Love and T. D. Williams. 2016. Costs of reproduction and carry-over effects in breeding albatrosses. Antarctic Science. doi:10.1017/S0954102016000560.

21. Lattin, C. R., C. W. Breuner and L. M. Romero. 2016. Does corticosterone regulate the onset of breeding in free-living birds?: The CORT-Flexibility Hypothesis and six potential mechanisms for priming corticosteroid function. Hormones and Behavior 78:107-120.

20. Lattin, C. R., S. E. Durant and L. M. Romero. 2015. Wounding alters blood chemistry parameters and skin mineralocorticoid receptors in house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 323(5):322-330.

19. Lattin, C. R., D. E. Keniston, J. M. Reed and L. M. Romero. 2015. Are receptor concentrations correlated across tissues within individuals? A case study examining glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor binding. Endocrinology 156(4):1354-1361.

18. Lattin, C. R. and L. M. Romero. 2015. Seasonal variation in glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors in metabolic tissues of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 214:95-102.

17. Gilmour, M. E., C. R. Lattin, L. M. Romero, M. F. Haussmann and D. C. Dearborn. 2015. Finding the best predictor of reproductive performance of Leach’s Storm-Petrels. Auk: Ornithological Advances 132:191-205.

16. Lattin, C. R. and L. M. Romero. 2014. Chronic exposure to a low dose of ingested petroleum disrupts corticosterone receptor signaling in a tissue-specific manner in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Conservation Physiology 2(1): cou058.Doi: 10.1093/conphys/cou058.

15. Lattin, C. R., H. M. Ngai* and L. M. Romero. 2014. Evaluating the stress response of wild birds as a bioindicator of sub-lethal effects of crude oil exposure. PLOS ONE 9: e102106.

14. Lattin, C. R. and L. M. Romero. 2014. Chronic stress induces changes in brain and peripheral intracellular glucocorticoid receptors in a tissue-specific manner in wild house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Journal of Experimental Biology 217:2601-2608.

13. Lattin, C. R. and L. M. Romero. 2013. The size of a melanin-based plumage ornament correlates with glucocorticoid receptor concentrations in the skin of that ornament. Biology Letters 9: doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0440.

12. Knapp, C. R., K. N. Hines, T. Zachariah, C. L. White, J. B. Iverson, S. D. Buckner, S. C. Hallach, L. M. Romero and C. R. Lattin. 2013. Physiological effects of tourism and associated food provisioning in an endangered iguana. Conservation Physiology 1(1): cot032. Doi: 10.1093/conphys/cot032.

11. Lattin, C. R. and L. M. Romero. 2013. Seasonal variation in corticosterone receptor binding in brain, hippocampus and gonads in house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Auk 130(4):591-598.

10. Crossin, G. T., R. A. Phillips, C. R. Lattin, L. M. Romero and T. D. Williams. 2013. Corticosterone mediated costs of reproduction link current to future breeding. General and Comparative Endocrinology 193: 112-120.

9. Medina, C. O.*, C. R. Lattin, M. McVey and L. M. Romero. 2013. There is no correlation between glucocorticoid receptor mRNA expression and protein binding in the brains of house sparrows (Passer domesticus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 193:27-36.

8. Lattin, C. R., K. Waldron-Francis* and L. M. Romero. 2013. Intracellular glucocorticoid receptors in spleen, but not skin, vary seasonally in wild house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 280:doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.3033.

7. Kennedy, E. A., C. R. Lattin, L. M. Romero and D. C. Dearborn. 2013. Feather coloration in museum specimens is related to feather corticosterone. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 341-348.

6. Lattin, C. R., K. Waldron-Francis*, J. W. Richardson*, R. deBruijn, C. M. Bauer, C. W. Breuner and L. M. Romero. 2012. Pharmacological characterization of intracellular glucocorticoid receptors in nine tissues from house sparrow (Passer domesticus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 179: 214-220.

5. Lattin, C. R., C. M. Bauer, R. de Bruijn and L. M. Romero. 2012. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and the subsequent response to chronic stress differ depending upon life history stage. General and Comparative Endocrinology 178: 494-501.

4. Keyel, A. C., C. M Bauer, C. R. Lattin, L. M. Romero and J. M. Reed. 2012. Testing the role of patch openness as a causal mechanism for apparent area sensitivity. Oecologia 169: 407-418.

3. Lattin, C. R., J. M. Reed, D. DesRochers and L.M. Romero. 2011. Elevated corticosterone in feathers correlates with corticosterone-induced decreased feather quality: A validation study. Journal of Avian Biology 42: 247-252.

2. Nevarez, J. G., C. R. Lattin, L. M. Romero, B. Stacy and N. Kinler. 2011. Assessment of corticosterone levels in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) with dermatitis. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 21: 76-79.

1. Lattin, C. and G. Ritchison. 2009. Intra- and intersexual functions of singing by male Blue Grosbeaks: The role of within-song variation. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 714-721.