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PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Grémillet D, Fort J. 2023. Combined threats of climate change and contaminant exposure through the lens of bioenergetics. Global Change Biology. 29(18):5139–5168. doi:10.1111/gcb.16822.

2. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Fort J. 2023. Contaminant-by-environment interactive effects on animal behavior in the context of global change: Evidence from avian behavioral ecotoxicology. Science of The Total Environment. 879:163169. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163169.

3. Grunst ML, Grunst AS. 2023. Endocrine effects of exposure to artificial light at night: A review and synthesis of knowledge gaps. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 568–569:111927. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2023.111927.

4. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Grémillet D, Kato A, Bustamante P, Albert C, Brisson‐Curadeau É, Clairbaux M, Cruz‐Flores M, Gentès S, et al. 2023. A keystone avian predator faces elevated energy expenditure in a warming Arctic. Ecology. 104(5):e4034. doi:10.1002/ecy.4034.

5. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Grémillet D, Kato A, Bustamante P, Albert C, Brisson-Curadeau É, Clairbaux M, Cruz-Flores M, Gentès S, et al. 2023. Mercury Contamination Challenges the Behavioral Response of a Keystone Species to Arctic Climate Change. Environ Sci Technol. 57(5):2054–2063. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c08893.

6. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Raap T, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2023. Anthropogenic noise and light pollution additively affect sleep behaviour in free-living birds in sex- and season-dependent fashions. Environmental Pollution. 316:120426. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120426.

7. Grunst M, Grunst A, Barcelo-Serra M, Delefortrie Z, Forrette L, Tuttle E, Gonser R. 2023. Aberrant singing is associated with developmental stress and zero fitness in a male White-throated Sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis ). JFO. 94(1):art2. doi:10.5751/JFO-200-940102.

8. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Eens G, Eens M. 2022. An Experimental Approach to Investigating Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Free-Ranging Animals: Implementation, Results, and Directions for Future Research. JoVE.(180):63381. doi:10.3791/63381.

9. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Staes N, Thys B, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2021. Serotonin transporter (SERT) polymorphisms, personality and problem-solving in urban great tits. Sci Rep. 11(1):24270. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-03466-7.

10. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2021. Variable and consistent traffic noise negatively affect the sleep behavior of a free-living songbird. Science of The Total Environment. 778:146338. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146338.

11. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2021. Little parental response to anthropogenic noise in an urban songbird, but evidence for individual differences in sensitivity. Science of The Total Environment. 769:144554. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144554.

12.Thys B, Grunst AS, Staes N, Pinxten R, Eens M, Grunst ML. 2021. The serotonin transporter gene and female personality variation in a free-living passerine. Sci Rep. 11(1):8577. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-88225-4.

13. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2020. Sources of individual variation in problem-solving performance in urban great tits (Parus major): Exploring effects of metal pollution, urban disturbance and personality. Science of The Total Environment. 749:141436. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141436.

14. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Bervoets L, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2020. Proximity to roads, but not exposure to metal pollution, is associated with accelerated developmental telomere shortening in nestling great tits. Environmental Pollution. 256:113373. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113373.

15. Grunst ML, Raap T, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Parenteau C, Angelier F, Eens M. 2020. Early-life exposure to artificial light at night elevates physiological stress in free-living songbirds☆. Environmental Pollution. 259:113895. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113895.

16. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2020. Anthropogenic noise is associated with telomere length and carotenoid-based coloration in free-living nestling songbirds. Environmental Pollution. 260:114032. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114032.

17. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Bervoets L, Eens M. 2020. Carotenoid- but not melanin-based plumage coloration is negatively related to metal exposure and proximity to the road in an urban songbird. Environmental Pollution. 256:113473. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113473.

18. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Daem N, Pinxten R, Bervoets L, Eens M. 2019. An Important Personality Trait Varies with Blood and Plumage Metal Concentrations in a Free-Living Songbird. Environ Sci Technol. 53(17):10487–10496. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b03548.

19. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2019. Personality and plasticity in neophobia levels vary with anthropogenic disturbance but not toxic metal exposure in urban great tits. Science of The Total Environment. 656:997–1009. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.383.

20. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Korody ML, Forrette LM, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2019. Extrapair mating and the strength of sexual selection: insights from a polymorphic species. Behavioral Ecology. 30(2):278–290. doi:10.1093/beheco/ary160Editor's choice.

21. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2019. Developmental stress and telomere dynamics in a genetically polymorphic species. J of Evolutionary Biology. 32(2):134–143. doi:10.1111/jeb.13400.

22. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Formica VA, Korody ML, Betuel AM, Barcelo-Serra M, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2018. Actuarial senescence in a dimorphic bird: different rates of ageing in morphs with discrete reproductive strategies. Proc R Soc B. 285(1892):20182053. doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.2053.

23. Grunst ML, Raap T, Grunst AS, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2019. Artificial light at night does not affect telomere shortening in a developing free-living songbird: A field experiment. Science of The Total Environment. 662:266–275. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.469.

24. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Thys B, Raap T, Daem N, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2018. Variation in personality traits across a metal pollution gradient in a free-living songbird. Science of The Total Environment. 630:668–678. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.191.

25. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Formica VA, Korody ML, Betuel AM, Barcelo-Serra M, Ford S, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2018. Morph-Specific Patterns of Reproductive Senescence: Connections to Discrete Reproductive Strategies. The American Naturalist. 191(6):744–755. doi:10.1086/697377.

26. Raap T, Thys B, Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Pinxten R, Eens M. 2018. Personality and artificial light at night in a semi-urban songbird population: No evidence for personality-dependent sampling bias, avoidance or disruptive effects on sleep behaviour. Environmental Pollution. 243:1317–1324. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.037.

27. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Rathbun NA, Hubbard JK, Safran RJ, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2017. Disruptive selection on plumage coloration across genetically determined morphs. Animal Behaviour. 124:97–108. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.032.

28. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Formica VA, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2018. Multiple signaling functions of song in a polymorphic species with alternative reproductive strategies. Ecol Evol. 8(2):1369–1383. doi:10.1002/ece3.3702.

29. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2017. Breeding synchrony and extrapair paternity in a species with alternative reproductive strategies. J Avian Biol. 48(8):1087–1094. doi:10.1111/jav.01375.

30. Tuttle EM, Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Korody ML, Betuel AM, Barcelo‐Serra M, Bierly G, Gonser RA. 2017. Climatically driven changes in population composition and offspring sex‐morph ratio in a polymorphic species. Ecosphere. 8(4):e01762. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1762.

31. Grunst ML, Rotenberry JT, Grunst AS. 2016. Elevating perceived predation risk modifies the relationship between parental effort and song complexity in the song sparrow Melospiza melodia. J Avian Biol. 47(1):57–68. doi:10.1111/jav.00758.

32. Grunst AS, Grunst ML. 2015. Context-dependent relationships between multiple sexual pigments and paternal effort. Behavioral Ecology. 26(4):1170–1179. doi:10.1093/beheco/arv066.

33. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Rotenberry JT. 2015. Sexual pigmentation and parental risk-taking in yellow warblers Setophaga petechia. J Avian Biol. 46(1):9–17. doi:10.1111/jav.00496. Editor’s Choice

34. Grunst AS, Rotenberry JT, Grunst ML. 2014. Age-dependent relationships between multiple sexual pigments and condition in males and females. Behavioral Ecology. 25(2):276–287. doi:10.1093/beheco/art124Editor's Choice.

35. Grunst AS, Grunst ML. 2014. Multiple sexual pigments, assortative social pairing, and genetic paternity in the yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia). Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 68(9):1451–1463. doi:10.1007/s00265-014-1752-5.

36. Grunst AS, Salgado-Ortiz J, Rotenberry JT, Grunst ML. 2014. Phaeomelanin- and carotenoid-based pigmentation reflect oxidative status in two populations of the yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia). Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 68(4):669–680. doi:10.1007/s00265-013-1681-8.

37. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Parker CE, Romero LM, Rotenberry JT. 2015. Pigment-specific relationships between feather corticosterone concentrations and sexual coloration. Behavioral Ecology. 26(3):706–715. doi:10.1093/beheco/aru210.

38. Rathbun NA, Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Hubbard JK, Safran RJ, Gonser RA, Tuttle EM. 2015. Quantitative color variation within and across morphs of the polymorphic White-throated Sparrow. The Auk. 132(1):92–104. doi:10.1642/AUK-14-103.1.

39. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Rotenberry JT. 2014. Phenotypic plasticity in nest departure calls: weighing costs and benefits. Animal Behaviour. 90:31–39. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.01.010.

40. Grunst ML, Grunst AS. 2014. Song complexity, song rate, and variation in the adrenocortical stress response in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 200:67–76. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.03.001.

41. Grunst ML, Rotenberry JT, Grunst AS. 2014. Variation in adrenocortical stress physiology and condition metrics within a heterogeneous urban environment in the song sparrow Melospiza melodia. J Avian Biol. 45(6):574–583. doi:10.1111/jav.00459.

EDITORIALS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

1. Grunst AS, Grunst ML, Arzel C, Eens M. 2023. Editorial: Behavioral ecological insights into organismal responses to anthropogenic environmental change: a multi-stress perspective. Front Ecol Evol. 11:1200682. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1200682.

2. Grunst ML, Grunst AS, Grémillet D, Fort J. 2023. Avian Energetics in a Warming Arctic. Bulletin Ecologic Soc America. 104(3):e2073. doi:10.1002/bes2.2073.

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