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Mark Hauber to Nesting Behavior

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  1. Goodson DJ, Hanley D, Hoover JP, Turner AM, van Riper CJ, Hauber ME. Decoding the dilemma: Exploring the rules and cues of egg rejection in the American robin (Turdus migratorius) through conjoint experimentation. J Comp Psychol. 2025 Nov; 139(4):315-324.
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    Score: 0.856
  2. Fernandez-Duque F, Stanback M, Lawson SL, Hauber ME. Egg shape and color mediate acceptance thresholds in diverse avian host species with different rates of antiparasitic egg rejection. J Exp Biol. 2025 02 01; 228(3).
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    Score: 0.849
  3. Hauber ME, Nagy J, Sheard C, Antonson ND, Street SE, Healy SD, Lala KN, Mainwaring MC. Nest architecture influences host use by avian brood parasites and is shaped by coevolutionary dynamics. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Jan 10; 291(2014):20231734.
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    Score: 0.789
  4. Mainwaring MC, Stoddard MC, Barber I, Deeming DC, Hauber ME. The evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 08 28; 378(1884):20220136.
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    Score: 0.762
  5. Burns-Cusato M, Rana A, Hawkins W, Young Z, Hauber ME. Egg burial in the ringneck dove (Streptopelia risoria): A potential laboratory model system for egg-rejection research? J Comp Psychol. 2022 08; 136(3):189-193.
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    Score: 0.709
  6. Turner AM, Di Giovanni AJ, Hoover JP, Hauber ME. Eggshell texture but not odor treatment affects model egg rejection in American robins (Turdus migratorius). Anim Cogn. 2022 Oct; 25(5):1307-1312.
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    Score: 0.696
  7. Lawson SL, Enos JK, Mendes NC, Gill SA, Hauber ME. Heterospecific eavesdropping on an anti-parasitic referential alarm call. Commun Biol. 2020 03 31; 3(1):143.
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    Score: 0.607
  8. Manna TJ, Hanley D, Honza M, Capek M, Rutila J, Sama? P, Abolins-Abols M, Hauber ME. Fitting different visual models to behavioral patterns of parasitic egg rejection along a natural egg color gradient in a cavity-nesting host species. Vision Res. 2020 02; 167:54-59.
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    Score: 0.599
  9. Abolins-Abols M, Hanley D, Mosk?t C, Grim T, Hauber ME. Anti-parasitic egg rejection by great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) tracks differences along an eggshell color gradient. Behav Processes. 2019 Sep; 166:103902.
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    Score: 0.577
  10. Hanley D, L?pez AV, Fiorini VD, Reboreda JC, Grim T, Hauber ME. Variation in multicomponent recognition cues alters egg rejection decisions: a test of the optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2019 04 01; 374(1769):20180195.
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    Score: 0.566
  11. Hays IR, Hauber ME. How the egg rolls: a morphological analysis of avian egg shape in the context of displacement dynamics. J Exp Biol. 2018 10 05; 221(Pt 19).
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    Score: 0.548
  12. Aidala Z, Strausberger BM, Hauber ME. Increased egg-nest visual contrast does not induce egg ejection in the eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), an accepter host of the brood parasitic brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater). J Comp Psychol. 2019 02; 133(1):46-55.
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    Score: 0.540
  13. Stoddard MC, Hauber ME. Colour, vision and coevolution in avian brood parasitism. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017 Jul 05; 372(1724).
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    Score: 0.502
  14. Luro AB, Hauber ME. A test of the nest sanitation hypothesis for the evolution of foreign egg rejection in an avian brood parasite rejecter host species. Naturwissenschaften. 2017 Apr; 104(3-4):14.
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    Score: 0.490
  15. Hanley D, Grim T, Igic B, Sama? P, L?pez AV, Shawkey MD, Hauber ME. Egg discrimination along a gradient of natural variation in eggshell coloration. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 02 08; 284(1848).
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    Score: 0.488
  16. Hauber ME, Aidala Z, Igic B, Shawkey MD, Mosk?t C. Experimental shifts in egg-nest contrasts do not alter egg rejection responses in an avian host-brood parasite system. Anim Cogn. 2015 Sep; 18(5):1133-41.
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    Score: 0.437
  17. Aidala Z, Croston R, Schwartz J, Tong L, Hauber ME. The role of egg-nest contrast in the rejection of brood parasitic eggs. J Exp Biol. 2015 Apr 15; 218(Pt 8):1126-36.
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    Score: 0.424
  18. Igic B, Cassey P, Grim T, Greenwood DR, Mosk?t C, Rutila J, Hauber ME. A shared chemical basis of avian host-parasite egg colour mimicry. Proc Biol Sci. 2012 Mar 22; 279(1731):1068-76.
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    Score: 0.336
  19. Igic B, Braganza K, Hyland MM, Silyn-Roberts H, Cassey P, Grim T, Rutila J, Mosk?t C, Hauber ME. Alternative mechanisms of increased eggshell hardness of avian brood parasites relative to host species. J R Soc Interface. 2011 Nov 07; 8(64):1654-64.
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    Score: 0.328
  20. Anderson MG, Mosk?t C, B?n M, Grim T, Cassey P, Hauber ME. Egg eviction imposes a recoverable cost of virulence in chicks of a brood parasite. PLoS One. 2009 Nov 11; 4(11):e7725.
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    Score: 0.296
  21. Cassey P, Honza M, Grim T, Hauber ME. The modelling of avian visual perception predicts behavioural rejection responses to foreign egg colours. Biol Lett. 2008 Oct 23; 4(5):515-7.
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    Score: 0.275
  22. Hoover JP, Hauber ME. Individual patterns of habitat and nest-site use by hosts promote transgenerational transmission of avian brood parasitism status. J Anim Ecol. 2007 Nov; 76(6):1208-14.
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    Score: 0.257
  23. Anderson MG, Hauber ME. A recognition-free mechanism for reliable rejection of brood parasites. Trends Ecol Evol. 2007 Jun; 22(6):283-6.
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    Score: 0.247
  24. Ausprey IJ, Hanley D, Hauber ME, Hiers T, McEntee JP. Correlated evolution between nest architecture and the visual system of Passerine birds. Evolution. 2025 Sep 12; 79(8):1490-1502.
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    Score: 0.221
  25. Lipshutz SE, Hibbins MS, Bentz AB, Buechlein AM, Empson TA, George EM, Hauber ME, Rusch DB, Schelsky WM, Thomas QK, Torneo SJ, Turner AM, Wolf SE, Woodruff MJ, Hahn MW, Rosvall KA. Repeated behavioural evolution is associated with convergence of gene expression in cavity-nesting songbirds. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 May; 9(5):845-856.
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    Score: 0.216
  26. Hauber ME, Yeh PJ, Roberts JO. Patterns and coevolutionary consequences of repeated brood parasitism. Proc Biol Sci. 2004 Aug 07; 271 Suppl 5:S317-20.
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    Score: 0.205
  27. Kilner RM, Madden JR, Hauber ME. Brood parasitic cowbird nestlings use host young to procure resources. Science. 2004 Aug 06; 305(5685):877-9.
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    Score: 0.205
  28. Mainwaring MC, Medina I, Tobalske BW, Hartley IR, Varricchio DJ, Hauber ME. The evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in modern birds and their ancestors. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 08 28; 378(1884):20220143.
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    Score: 0.190
  29. Enos JK, Ducay R, Paitz RT, Ward MP, Hauber ME. Female red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) do not alter nest site selection, maternal programming, or hormone-mediated maternal effects in response to perceived nest predation or brood parasitism risk. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2023 09 15; 341:114322.
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    Score: 0.189
  30. Schmitz Orn?s A, Ducay RL, Fulmer AG, Hauber ME. Coloniality and development impact intraclutch consistency of avian eggs: a comparative analysis of the?individual repeatability of eggshell size and shape metrics. Naturwissenschaften. 2023 Mar 21; 110(2):12.
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    Score: 0.186
  31. Hauber ME. Lower begging responsiveness of host versus parasitic brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) nestlings is related to species identity but not to early social experience. J Comp Psychol. 2003 Mar; 117(1):24-30.
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    Score: 0.186
  32. Antonson ND, Schelsky WM, Tolman D, Kilner RM, Hauber ME. Niche construction through a Goldilocks principle maximizes fitness for a nest-sharing brood parasite. Proc Biol Sci. 2022 09 14; 289(1982):20221223.
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    Score: 0.180
  33. Kennerley JA, Somveille M, Hauber ME, Richardson NM, Manica A, Feeney WE. The overlooked complexity of avian brood parasite-host relationships. Ecol Lett. 2022 Aug; 25(8):1889-1904.
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    Score: 0.177
  34. Ausprey IJ, Hauber ME. Host and brood parasite coevolutionary interactions covary with comparative patterns of the avian visual system. Biol Lett. 2021 09; 17(9):20210309.
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    Score: 0.168
  35. L?pez AV, Bolmaro RE, ?valos M, Gerschenson LN, Reboreda JC, Fiorini VD, Tartalini V, Risso P, Hauber ME. How to build a puncture- and breakage-resistant eggshell? Mechanical and structural analyses of avian brood parasites and their hosts. J Exp Biol. 2021 09 01; 224(17).
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    Score: 0.167
  36. Pollock HS, MacDonald SE, Vizentin-Bugoni J, Brawn JD, Sutton ZS, Hauber ME. What the pluck? The theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications. Ecology. 2021 12; 102(12):e03501.
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    Score: 0.167
  37. Clark DL, Hauber ME, Anderson PSL. Nest substrate and tool shape significantly affect the mechanics and energy requirements of avian eggshell puncture. J Exp Biol. 2021 04 15; 224(8).
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    Score: 0.163
  38. Scharf HM, Hauber ME, Mommer BC, Hoover JP, Schelsky WM. The effect of avian brood parasitism on physiological responses of host nestlings. Oecologia. 2021 Apr; 195(4):861-872.
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    Score: 0.162
  39. Luro AB, Fern?ndez-Juricic E, Baumhardt P, Hauber ME. Visual acuity and egg spatial chromatic contrast predict egg rejection behavior of American robins. J Exp Biol. 2020 10 18; 223(Pt 20).
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    Score: 0.158
  40. Antonson ND, Hauber ME, Mommer BC, Hoover JP, Schelsky WM. Physiological responses of host parents to rearing an avian brood parasite: An experimental study. Horm Behav. 2020 09; 125:104812.
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    Score: 0.155
  41. Abolins-Abols M, Hauber ME. Endocrine regulation of egg rejection in an avian brood parasite host. Biol Lett. 2020 06; 16(6):20200225.
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    Score: 0.154
  42. Hauber ME, Dainson M, Luro A, Louder AA, Hanley D. When are egg-rejection cues perceived? A test using thermochromic eggs in an avian brood parasite host. Anim Cogn. 2019 Nov; 22(6):1141-1148.
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    Score: 0.146
  43. Scharf HM, Stenstrom K, Dainson M, Benson TJ, Fernandez-Juricic E, Hauber ME. Mimicry-dependent lateralization in the visual inspection of foreign eggs by American robins. Biol Lett. 2019 07 26; 15(7):20190351.
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    Score: 0.145
  44. Hanley D, Gern K, Hauber ME, Grim T. Host Responses to Foreign Eggs across the Avian Visual Color Space. Am Nat. 2019 07; 194(1):17-27.
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    Score: 0.143
  45. Canniff L, Dainson M, L?pez AV, Hauber ME, Grim T, Sama? P, Hanley D. Probing the Limits of Egg Recognition Using Egg Rejection Experiments Along Phenotypic Gradients. J Vis Exp. 2018 08 22; (138).
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    Score: 0.136
  46. Croston R, Hauber ME. Experimental shifts in intraclutch egg color variation do not affect egg rejection in a host of a non-egg-mimetic avian brood parasite. PLoS One. 2015; 10(4):e0121213.
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    Score: 0.107
  47. Portugal SJ, Maurer G, Thomas GH, Hauber ME, Grim T, Cassey P. Nesting behaviour influences species-specific gas exchange across avian eggshells. J Exp Biol. 2014 Sep 15; 217(Pt 18):3326-32.
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    Score: 0.103
  48. Hanley D, Sama? P, Hauber ME, Grim T. Who moved my eggs? An experimental test of the egg arrangement hypothesis for the rejection of brood parasitic eggs. Anim Cogn. 2015 Jan; 18(1):299-305.
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    Score: 0.103
  49. Polacikov? L, Takasu F, Stokke BG, Moksnes A, R?skaft E, Cassey P, Hauber ME, Grim T. Egg arrangement in avian clutches covaries with the rejection of foreign eggs. Anim Cogn. 2013 Sep; 16(5):819-28.
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    Score: 0.093
  50. de la Colina MA, Pompilio L, Hauber ME, Reboreda JC, Mahler B. Different recognition cues reveal the decision rules used for egg rejection by hosts of a variably mimetic avian brood parasite. Anim Cogn. 2012 Sep; 15(5):881-9.
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    Score: 0.088
  51. Hanley D, Hauber ME, Holford M, Moya C, Spottiswoode CN, Dixit T. Pigment concentrations only partially predict avian eggshell colour mimicry in a polymorphic host-brood parasite system. Biol Lett. 2025 Jun; 21(6):20250112.
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    Score: 0.054
  52. McClelland SC, Lund J, Dixit T, Hamama S, McClean LA, Spottiswoode CN, White CR, Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Honza M, Portugal SJ. Highly virulent avian brood-parasitic species show elevated embryonic metabolic rates at specific incubation stages compared to less virulent and non-parasitic species. Biol Lett. 2024 Sep; 20(9):20240411.
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    Score: 0.052
  53. Rudzki EN, Antonson ND, Jones TM, Schelsky WM, Trevelline BK, Hauber ME, Kohl KD. Host avian species and environmental conditions influence the microbial ecology of brood parasitic brown-headed cowbird nestlings: What rules the roost? Mol Ecol. 2024 Mar; 33(6):e17289.
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    Score: 0.050
  54. Di Giovanni AJ, Villa J, Stanback MT, Thompson CF, Sakaluk SK, Hauber ME, Hanley D. Decision rules for egg-color-based rejection by two cavity-nesting hosts of the brown-headed cowbird. J Exp Biol. 2023 07 01; 226(14).
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    Score: 0.048
  55. Jones TM, Di Giovanni AJ, Hauber ME, Ward MP. Ontogenetic effects of brood parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird on host offspring. Ecology. 2023 03; 104(3):e3925.
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    Score: 0.046
  56. Jones TM, Benson TJ, Hauber ME, Ward MP. Host community-wide patterns of post-fledging behavior and survival of obligate brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds. Oecologia. 2022 Apr; 198(4):981-993.
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    Score: 0.044
  57. McClelland SC, Reynolds M, Cordall M, Hauber ME, Goymann W, McClean LA, Hamama S, Lund J, Dixit T, Louder MIM, Safari I, Honza M, Spottiswoode CN, Portugal SJ. Embryo movement is more frequent in avian brood parasites than birds with parental reproductive strategies. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 10 27; 288(1961):20211137.
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    Score: 0.042
  58. Lawson SL, Enos JK, Wolf CS, Stenstrom K, Winnicki SK, Benson TJ, Hauber ME, Gill SA. Referential alarm calling elicits future vigilance in a host of an avian brood parasite. Biol Lett. 2021 09; 17(9):20210377.
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    Score: 0.042
  59. Antonson ND, Rubenstein DR, Hauber ME, Botero CA. Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in avian brood parasites. Nat Commun. 2020 08 21; 11(1):4185.
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    Score: 0.039
  60. Dainson M, Hauber ME, L?pez AV, Grim T, Hanley D. Does contrast between eggshell ground and spot coloration affect egg rejection? Naturwissenschaften. 2017 Aug; 104(7-8):54.
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    Score: 0.031
  61. Colombelli-N?grel D, Hauber ME, Robertson J, Sulloway FJ, Hoi H, Griggio M, Kleindorfer S. Embryonic learning of vocal passwords in superb fairy-wrens reveals intruder cuckoo nestlings. Curr Biol. 2012 Nov 20; 22(22):2155-60.
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    Score: 0.023
  62. Sorenson MD, Hauber ME, Derrickson SR. Sexual imprinting misguides species recognition in a facultative interspecific brood parasite. Proc Biol Sci. 2010 Oct 22; 277(1697):3079-85.
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    Score: 0.019
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