Publications.
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- Zimmer C., Hanson H.E., Garrison M., Reese D., Dor R., Søraker J.S., Thu P.H., Sheldon E.L. and Martin L.B. In press. Immune gene expression and epigenetic potential affects the consumption of risky food by house sparrows. Brain Behaviour and Immunity
- Ray D., Sheldon E.L., Zimmer C., Martin L.B. and Schrey A.W. 2024. Screening H3 histone acetylation in a wild bird, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Integrative Organismal Biology.
- Zimmer C., Jimeno B. and Martin L.B. 2024. HPA flexibility and FKBP5: promising physiological targets for conservation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 379. PDF
- *Sheldon E., *Zimmer C., Hanson H.E., Koussayer B., Schrey A.W., Wigley P., Amy L. Wedley and Martin L.B. 2023. High epigenetic potential protects songbirds against pathogenic Salmonella enterica infection. Journal of Experimental Biology 226 (13): jeb245475. *indicates equal contribution of the authors PDF
- Taff C.C., McNew S.M., Zimmer C., Uehling J., Houtz J., Ryan T.A., Chang van Oordt D.C., Injaian A.S. and Vitousek M.N. 2023. Social signal manipulation and environmental challenges have independent effects on physiology, internal microbiome, and reproductive performance in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology: 1-13. PDF
- Ryan T.A., Taff C.C, Zimmer C. and Vitousek M.N. 2023. Cold temperatures induce priming of the glucose stress response in tree swallows. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 280: 111419. PDF
- Zimmer C., Taff C.C, Ardia D.R., Rosvall K.A., Kallenberg C., Taylor A.R, Bentz A.B., Johnson S. and Vitousek M.N. 2023. Gene expression in the female tree swallow brain is associated with inter- and intra-population variation in glucocorticoid levels. Hormones & Behavior 147: 105280. PDF
- Jimeno B. and Zimmer C. 2022. Glucocorticoid receptor expression as an integrative measure to assess glucocorticoid plasticity and efficiency in evolutionary endocrinology. A Perspective. Hormones & Behavior 145: 105240. PDF
- Martin L.B. and Zimmer C. 2022. Correspondence: Endocrine Flexibilities. Journal of Experimental Biology 225(16): jeb244646. PDF
- Vitousek M.N., Houtz J., Pipkin M., Chang van Oordt D., Hallinger K., Uehling J., Zimmer C. and Taff C.C. 2022. Natural and experimental cold exposure in adulthood increase the sensitivity to future stressors in a free-living songbird. Functional Ecology 36(10): 2531-2543. PDF
- Woodruff M., Zimmer C., Ardia D.R., Vitousek M.N. and Rosvall K.A. 2022. Heat Shock Protein Gene Expression Varies Among Tissues and Populations in Free Living Birds. Ornithology 139(3): 1-13. PDF
- Taff C.C., Zimmer C., Ryan T.A., van Oordt D.C., Aborn D., Ardia D.R., Johnson L.S., Rose A. and Vitousek M.N. 2022. Individual variation in natural or manipulated corticosterone does not covary with circulating glucose in a wild bird. Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (4). PDF
- Zimmer C., Woods H.A. and Martin L.B. 2022. Information theory in vertebrate stress physiology. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism 33: 8-17. PDF
- Zimmer C., Hanson H.E. and Martin L.B. 2021. FKBP5 expression is related to HPA flexibility and the capacity to cope with stressors in female and male house sparrows. Hormones and Behavior 135: 105038. PDF
- Taff C.C., Zimmer C., Scheck D., Ryan T.A., Houtz J.L., Smee M.R., Hendry T.A. and Vitousek M.N. 2021. Plumage manipulation alters associations between behaviour, physiology, the internal microbiome, and fitness. Animal Behaviour 178: 11-36 PDF
- Hanson H.E., Zimmer C., Koussayer B., Schrey A.W., Maddox J.D., Martin L.B. 2021. Epigenetic potential affects immune gene expression in house sparrows. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb238451. PDF
- Zimmer C., Hanson H.E., Wildman D.E., Uddin M. and Martin L.B. 2020. FKBP5: a key mediator of how vertebrates flexibly cope with adversity. BioScience 70(12): 1127-1138. PDF
- Schoenle L.A., Zimmer C., Miller E.T. and Vitousek M.N. 2021. Does variation in glucocorticoid concentrations predict fitness? A phylogenetic meta-analysis. General and Comparative Endocrinology 300:113611. PDF
- Zimmer C., Taff C.C., Ardia D.R., Rose A., Aborn D., Johnson L.S. and Vitousek M.N. 2020. Environmental unpredictability shapes glucocorticoids regulation across populations of tree swallows. Scientific Reports 10:13682. PDF
- Vitousek M.N., Taff C.C., Ryan T.A. and Zimmer C. 2019. Stress resilience and the dynamic regulation of glucocorticoids. Integrative and Comparative Biology 59: 251-263. PDF
- Walker D., Zimmer C., Larriva M., Healy S., Spencer K.A. 2019. Early-life stress programs long-term cytokine and microglia expression within the HPA axis in female Japanese quail. Journal of Experimental Biology 256: 80-88. PDF
- Zimmer C., Taff C.C., Ardia D.R., Winkler D.W. and Vitousek M.N. 2019. On again, off again: acute stress response and negative feedback together predict resilience to experimental challenges. Functional Ecology 33:619-628. PDF
- Taff C.C., Zimmer C. and Vitousek M.N. 2019. Achromatic plumage brightness predicts stress resilience and social interactions in tree swallows (Tachicyneta bicolor). Behavioral Ecology. PDF
- Vitousek M.N., Taff C.C., Ardia D.A., Stedman J.S., Zimmer C. and Winkler D.W. 2018. The lingering impact of stress: brief acute glucocorticoid exposure has sustained, dose-dependent effects on reproduction. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285(1882). PDF
- Taff C.C., Zimmer C. and Vitousek M.N. 2018. Efficacy of negative feedback in the HPA axis predicts recovery from acute challenges. Biology Letters 14(7). PDF
- Schoenle L.A., Zimmer C. and Vitousek M.N. 2018. Understanding context dependence in glucocorticoid-fitness relationships: the role of the nature of the challenge, the intensity and frequency of stressors, and life history. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58(4): 777-789. PDF
- Miles M.C., Vitousek M.N., Husak J.F., Johnson M.A., Martin L.B., Taff C.C, Zimmer C., Lovern M.B. and Fuxjager M.J. 2018. Standing Variation and the Capacity for Change: Are Endocrine Phenotypes More Variable Than Other Traits? Integrative and Comparative Biology 58(4): 751-762. PDF
- Vitousek M.N., Taff C.C., Hallinger K.K., Zimmer C. and Winkler D.W. 2018. Hormones and fitness: Evidence for trade-offs in glucocorticoid regulation across contexts. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6. PDF
- Sheriff M.J., Bell A., Boonstra R., Dantzer B., Lavergne S.G., McGhee K.E., MacLeod K., Winandy L., Zimmer C. and Love O.P. 2017. Integrating Ecological and evolutionary context in the study of maternal stress. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57(3): 437-449. PDF
- Zimmer C., Larriva M., Boogert N.J. and Spencer K.A. 2017. Transgenerational transmission of a stress-coping phenotype programmed by early-life stress in the Japanese quail. Scientific Reports 7: 46125. PDF
- Zimmer C. and Spencer K.A. 2015. Reduced resistance to oxidative stress during reproduction as a cost of early-life stress. Journal of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part A 183: 9-13. PDF
- Durand E., Petit O., Tremblay L., Zimmer C., Sgambato-Faure V., Chassain C., Laurent M., Pereira B., Silberberg C. and Durif F. 2015. Social behaviour changes in MPTP-treated monkey model of Parkinson's disease. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 9. PDF
- Zimmer C. and Spencer K.A. 2014. Modifications of glucocorticoids receptors mRNA expression in the HPA axis in response to early life stress in female Japanese quail. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 26: 853-860. PDF
- Duval C., Zimmer C., Mikšík I., Cassey P.and Spencer K.A. 2014. Early life stress shapes female reproductive strategy through eggshell pigmentation in Japanese quail. General and Comparative Endocrinology 208: 146-153. PDF
- Zimmer C., Boogert N.J. and Spencer K.A. 2013. Developmental programming: cumulative effects of increased pre-hatching corticosterone levels and post-hatching unpredictable food availability on physiology and behaviour in adulthood. Hormones & Behavior 64(3): 494-500. PDF
- Boogert N.J., Zimmer C. and Spencer K.A. 2013. Pre- and post-natal stress have opposing effects on social information use. Biology Letters 9(2). PDF
- Zimmer C., Boos M., Poulin N., Gosler A., Petit O. and Robin J-P. 2011. Evidence of the trade-off between starvation and predation risks in ducks. PLOS One 6(7): e22352. PDF
- Zimmer C., Boos M., Bertrand F., Robin J-P. and Petit O. 2011. Behavioural adjustment in response to an increase in predation risk: a study in three duck species. PLOS One. 6 (4): e18977. PDF
- Zimmer C., Boos M., Petit O. and Robin J-P. 2010. Body mass variations in disturbed mallards fit to the mass-dependent starvation-predation risk trade-off. Journal of Avian Biology. 41: 637-644. PDF
- Boss M., Auroy F., Liukkonen T., Zimmer C., Petit O. and Robin J-P. 2010. Brood desertion in ducks: the value of parental care for offspring survival. Wildlife Biology in Practice. 6: 95-106. PDF
- Lihoreau M., Zimmer C. and Rivault C., 2008. Mutual mate choice: when it pays both sexes to avoid inbreeding. PLOS One. 3 (10). PDF
- Lihoreau M., Zimmer C. and Rivault C., 2007. Kin recognition and incest avoidance in a group-living insect. Behavioral Ecology. 18: 880-887. PDF
- Boos M., Zimmer C., Carrière A., Robin J.P. and Petit O., 2007. Post-hatching parental care behaviour and hormonal status in a precocial bird. Behavioural Processes. 76: 206-214. PDF