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  1. Carotenoid coloration predicts escape performance in the House Finch ( Haemorhous mexicanus )

    Article • Ornithology, July 2014, American Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  2. An experimental test of the role of structural blue and melanin-based chestnut coloration in aggressive contests in male eastern bluebirds

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, June 2014, Frontiers

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  3. Seasonal use of habitat by shrub-breeding birds in a southeastern national forest

    Article • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, December 2013, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  4. Ketocarotenoid circulation, but not retinal carotenoid accumulation, is linked to eye disease status in a wild songbird

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  5. The mitonuclear compatibility hypothesis of sexual selection

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  6. Effect of Prenatal and Natal Administration of Testosterone on Production of Structurally Based Plumage Coloration

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, May 2013, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  7. Risk of Exposure to Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Increases with the Density of Northern Cardinals

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  8. Dynamic versus static occupancy: How stable are habitat associations through a breeding season?

    Article • Ecosphere, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  9. Influence of Hatch Order on Begging and Plumage Coloration of Nestling Eastern Bluebirds

    Article • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, December 2011, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  10. Effect of feather abrasion on structural coloration in male eastern bluebirds Sialia sialis

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  11. Condition-dependent traits as signals of the functionality of vital cellular processes

    Article • Ecology Letters, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  12. Estimation of Dispersal Distances of Culex erraticus in a Focus of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Southeastern United States

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  13. Detrimental effects of carotenoid pigments: the dark side of bright coloration

    Article • The Science of Nature, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  14. The Effects of West Nile Virus on the Reproductive Success and Overwinter Survival of Eastern Bluebirds in Alabama

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, March 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  15. A field test of female mate preference for male plumage coloration in eastern bluebirds

    Article • Animal Behaviour, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  16. The effect of rearing environment on blue structural coloration of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  17. Ivorybill Hunters

    Article • April 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  18. An experimental test of the contributions and condition dependence of microstructure and carotenoids in yellow plumage coloration

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, December 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  19. An experimental test of female choice relative to male structural coloration in eastern bluebirds

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  20. Yolk Antioxidants Vary with Male Attractiveness and Female Condition in the House Finch ( Carpodacus mexicanus )

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, November 2006, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  21. Carotenoid-based breast plumage colour, body condition and clutch size in red fodies (Foudia madagascariensis)

    Article • Ostrich, November 2006, Informa UK Limited

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  22. Mechanisms of evolutionary change in structural plumage coloration among bluebirds (Sialia spp.)

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, February 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  23. A dynamic transmission model of eastern equine encephalitis virus

    Article • Ecological Modelling, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  24. Egg coloration is correlated with female condition in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, November 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  25. A cDNA macroarray approach to parasite‐induced gene expression changes in a songbird host: genetic response of house finches to experimental infection by Mycoplasma gallisepticum

    Article • Molecular Ecology, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  26. Blue structural coloration of male eastern bluebirdsSialia sialispredicts incubation provisioning to females

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  27. Effects of breeding density and plumage coloration on mate guarding and cuckoldry in blue grosbeaks (Passerina caerulea)

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, September 2005, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  28. Ornamental plumage coloration and condition are dependent on age in eastern bluebirds Sialia sialis

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, August 2005, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  29. EVIDENCE FOR SEXUAL SELECTION ON STRUCTURAL PLUMAGE COLORATION IN FEMALE EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (SIALIA SIALIS)

    Article • Evolution, August 2005, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  30. The effect of coccidial infection on iridescent plumage coloration in wild turkeys

    Article • Animal Behaviour, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  31. The anatomical basis of sexual dichromatism in non-iridescent ultraviolet-blue structural coloration of feathers

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, January 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  32. EVIDENCE FOR SEXUAL SELECTION ON STRUCTURAL PLUMAGE COLORATION IN FEMALE EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (SIALIA SIALIS)

    Article • Evolution, January 2005, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  33. UV-blue structural coloration and competition for nestboxes in male eastern bluebirds

    Article • Animal Behaviour, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  34. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration predicts resistance to a novel parasite in the house finch

    Article • The Science of Nature, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  35. Correlated changes in male plumage coloration and female mate choice in cardueline finches

    Article • Animal Behaviour, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  36. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. V. MATERNAL EFFECTS

    Article • Evolution, February 2003, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  37. FEMALE MATE CHOICE IN RELATION TO STRUCTURAL PLUMAGE COLORATION IN BLUE GROSBEAKS

    Article • Ornithological Applications, January 2003, Cooper Ornithological Society

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  38. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. V. MATERNAL EFFECTS

    Article • Evolution, January 2003, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  39. Structural coloration and sexual selection in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, November 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  40. A Matter of Condition

    Article • October 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  41. Testing reversed sexual dominance from an ontogenetic perspective: juvenile female House FinchesCarpodacus mexicanusare dominant to juvenile males

    Article • Ibis, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  42. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. IV. POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN ONTOGENY

    Article • Evolution, December 2001, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  43. Carotenoid Pigments in Male House Finch Plumage in Relation to Age, Subspecies, and Ornamental Coloration

    Article • Ornithology, October 2001, JSTOR

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  44. Plumage Color as a Composite Trait: Developmental and Functional Integration of Sexual Ornamentation

    Article • The American Naturalist, September 2001, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  45. Pox and Plumage Coloration in the House Finch: A Critique of Zahn and Rothstein

    Article • Ornithology, January 2001, American Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  46. Pox and Plumage Coloration in the House Finch: A Critique of Zahn and Rothstein

    Article • Ornithology, January 2001, JSTOR

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  47. CAROTENOID PIGMENTS IN MALE HOUSE FINCH PLUMAGE IN RELATION TO AGE, SUBSPECIES, AND ORNAMENTAL COLORATION

    Article • Ornithology, January 2001, American Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  48. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. III. DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS

    Article • Evolution, January 2001, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  49. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. IV. POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN ONTOGENY

    Article • Evolution, January 2001, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  50. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. III. DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS

    Article • Evolution, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  51. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. II. POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN RELATION TO LOCAL SELECTION

    Article • Evolution, December 2000, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  52. Energetic constraints on expression of carotenoid‐based plumage coloration

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, December 2000, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  53. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. I. POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN MORPHOLOGICAL COVARIANCE STRUCTURE

    Article • Evolution, October 2000, Wiley

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  54. Evolution of sexual dichromatism: contribution of carotenoid- versus melanin-based coloration

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  55. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. II. POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN RELATION TO LOCAL SELECTION

    Article • Evolution, January 2000, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  56. THE EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN THE HOUSE FINCH. I. POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN MORPHOLOGICAL COVARIANCE STRUCTURE

    Article • Evolution, January 2000, The Society for the Study of Evolution

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  57. Is There an Immunological Cost to Carotenoid‐Based Ornamental Coloration?

    Article • The American Naturalist, November 1999, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  58. Temporal variation in shedding of coccidial oocysts: implications for sexual-selection studies

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, August 1999, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  59. Condition-dependent variation in the blue-ultraviolet coloration of a structurally based plumage ornament

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 1999, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  60. Habitat Requirements of Henslow's Sparrows Wintering in Silvicultural Lands of the Gulf Coastal Plain

    Article • Ornithology, January 1999, JSTOR

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  61. Enhancing Bachman's Sparrow Habitat via Management of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, January 1998, JSTOR

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  62. Sexual Selection and Survival Selection on Wing Coloration and Body Size in the Rubyspot Damselfly Hetaerina americana

    Article • Evolution, October 1996, JSTOR

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill, Dr Gregory F Grether

  63. Redness as a measure of the production cost of ornamental coloration

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, April 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  64. Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow. Anders Pape Moller

    Article • The Quarterly Review of Biology, September 1995, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  65. Sexual selection and cuckoldry in a monogamous songbird: implications for sexual selection theory

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, September 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  66. Trait elaboration via adaptive mate choice: sexual conflict in the evolution of signals of male quality

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, September 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  67. Geographic variation in male ornamentation and female mate preference in the house finch: a comparative test of models of sexual selection

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, January 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  68. Male Mate Choice and the Evolution of Female Plumage Coloration in the House Finch

    Article • Evolution, October 1993, JSTOR

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  69. The proximate basis of inter- and intra-population variation in female plumage coloration in the House Finch

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, March 1993, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  70. Plumage coloration is a sexually selected indicator of male quality

    Article • Nature, March 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill

  71. Female house finches prefer colourful males: sexual selection for a condition-dependent trait

    Article • Animal Behaviour, September 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Geoffrey E. Hill