2025
19. N.D. Antonson, J.G. Capano, M.J. Fuxjager. 2025. Neck muscle twitch properties are associated with constraint on drum speed in
woodpeckers, but not drum length. Journal of Experimental Biology. jeb.251289. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251289
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18. N.D. Antonson, M.E. Hauber, W.M. Schelsky, C. Kallembach*, M.J. Fuxjager. 2025. An illustrative case for muscular fatigue-resistance
underlying exaggerated begging in avian brood parasites. The American Naturalist. Accepted. Earlier version at bioRxiv.
17. N.D. Antonson, S. Ogunbiyi*, M. Champigneulle*, T.J. Roberts, F. Goller, M.J. Fuxjager. 2025. Neuromuscular coordination of
movement and breathing forges a hammer-like mechanism for woodpecker drilling. Journal of Experimental Biology. In
Press. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251289
16. M.J. Fuxjager, N.K. Anderson, N.D. Antonson, N.M. Moody, M. Schmidt. 2025. Neurobiology of signal ritualization: a framework to
understanding how the brain underlies the emergence of elaborate displays. Chapter In: Physiology, Behavior, and Evolution: An
Integration of Classic Ideas and New Perspectives. In Press.
15. N.D. Antonson, W.M. Schelsky, D. Tolman, R.M. Kilner, M.E. Hauber. 2025. Niche construction through an optimal host brood size is
supported in cowbirds: Response to Soler. Ethology. e13530. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13530
woodpeckers, but not drum length. Journal of Experimental Biology. jeb.251289. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251289
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18. N.D. Antonson, M.E. Hauber, W.M. Schelsky, C. Kallembach*, M.J. Fuxjager. 2025. An illustrative case for muscular fatigue-resistance
underlying exaggerated begging in avian brood parasites. The American Naturalist. Accepted. Earlier version at bioRxiv.
17. N.D. Antonson, S. Ogunbiyi*, M. Champigneulle*, T.J. Roberts, F. Goller, M.J. Fuxjager. 2025. Neuromuscular coordination of
movement and breathing forges a hammer-like mechanism for woodpecker drilling. Journal of Experimental Biology. In
Press. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251289
16. M.J. Fuxjager, N.K. Anderson, N.D. Antonson, N.M. Moody, M. Schmidt. 2025. Neurobiology of signal ritualization: a framework to
understanding how the brain underlies the emergence of elaborate displays. Chapter In: Physiology, Behavior, and Evolution: An
Integration of Classic Ideas and New Perspectives. In Press.
15. N.D. Antonson, W.M. Schelsky, D. Tolman, R.M. Kilner, M.E. Hauber. 2025. Niche construction through an optimal host brood size is
supported in cowbirds: Response to Soler. Ethology. e13530. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13530
2024
14. E. Rudzki, N.D. Antonson, T. Jones, W.M. Schelsky, B.K. Trevelline, M.E. Hauber, K. Kohl. 2024. Host avian species and environmental
conditions influence the microbial ecology of brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird nestlings: What rules the roost? Molecular
Ecology. 2024;00:e17289. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17289
13. N.D. Antonson, J.K. Enos, S.L. Lawson, F.M.K. Uy, S.A. Gill, K.S. Lynch, M.E. Hauber. 2024. Functional neurogenomic responses to
acoustic threats, including a heterospecific referential alarm call and its referent, in the auditory forebrain of red-winged blackbirds.
Scientific Reports. 14, 2155. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51797-y
12. M.E. Hauber, J. Nagy, C. Sheard, N.D. Antonson, S.E. Street, S.D. Healy, K.N. Lala, and M.C. Mainwaring. 2024. Nest architecture
influences host use by avian brood parasites and is shaped by coevolutionary dynamics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B:
Biological Sciences. 291 (2014), 38196369. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1734
conditions influence the microbial ecology of brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird nestlings: What rules the roost? Molecular
Ecology. 2024;00:e17289. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17289
13. N.D. Antonson, J.K. Enos, S.L. Lawson, F.M.K. Uy, S.A. Gill, K.S. Lynch, M.E. Hauber. 2024. Functional neurogenomic responses to
acoustic threats, including a heterospecific referential alarm call and its referent, in the auditory forebrain of red-winged blackbirds.
Scientific Reports. 14, 2155. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51797-y
12. M.E. Hauber, J. Nagy, C. Sheard, N.D. Antonson, S.E. Street, S.D. Healy, K.N. Lala, and M.C. Mainwaring. 2024. Nest architecture
influences host use by avian brood parasites and is shaped by coevolutionary dynamics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B:
Biological Sciences. 291 (2014), 38196369. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1734
2022
11. N.D. Antonson, W.M. Schelsky, D. Tolman, R.M. Kilner, M.E. Hauber. 2022. Niche construction through a Goldilocks principle maximizes
fitness for a nest-sharing brood parasite. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289 (1982), 20221223.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1223
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10. N.D. Antonson, M.E. Hauber, W.M. Schelsky, H.M. Scharf, L. Bulluck, C. Viverette, S. Pirro, T.J. Boves. 2022. The Complete Genome
Sequence of Protonotaria citrea, the Prothonotary Warbler. Biodiversity Genomes. October. https://doi.org/10.56179/001c.38920.
9. A.M. Turner, A.J. Di Giovanni, N.D. Antonson., H.M. Scharf, M. Abolins-Abols, M.E. Hauber. 2022. Non-invasive elevation of circulating
corticosterone increases the rejection of foreign eggs in female American robins (Turdus migratorius). Hormones and Behavior. 146,
105278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105278
fitness for a nest-sharing brood parasite. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289 (1982), 20221223.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1223
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10. N.D. Antonson, M.E. Hauber, W.M. Schelsky, H.M. Scharf, L. Bulluck, C. Viverette, S. Pirro, T.J. Boves. 2022. The Complete Genome
Sequence of Protonotaria citrea, the Prothonotary Warbler. Biodiversity Genomes. October. https://doi.org/10.56179/001c.38920.
9. A.M. Turner, A.J. Di Giovanni, N.D. Antonson., H.M. Scharf, M. Abolins-Abols, M.E. Hauber. 2022. Non-invasive elevation of circulating
corticosterone increases the rejection of foreign eggs in female American robins (Turdus migratorius). Hormones and Behavior. 146,
105278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105278
2021
8. N.D. Antonson, M. Rivera, M. Abolins-Abols, S. Kleindorfer, W.-C. Liu, M.E. Hauber. 2021. Early acoustic experience alters genome-wide
methylation in the auditory forebrain of songbird embryos. Neuroscience Letters. 755, 135917.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135917
7. S.K. Winnicki, B.M. Strausberger, N.D. Antonson, D.E. Burhans, J. Lock, A.M. Kilpatrick, and M.E. Hauber. 2021. Developmental
asynchrony and host species identity predict variability in nestling growth of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the “growth-tuning”
hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 99(3) 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2020-0147
6. S.L. Lawson, J.K. Enos, N.D. Antonson, S.A. Gill, and M.E. Hauber. 2021. Do hosts of avian brood parasites discriminate parasitic vs.
predatory threats? A meta-analysis. Advances in the Study of Behavior. 53, 63-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.asb.2021.03.002
5. N.D. Antonson and M.E. Hauber. 2021. Conflict and Violence in Avian Siblings: A Natural History Perspective. The SAGE Handbook of
Domestic Violence, Chapter 50, 822-838. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529742343.n50
methylation in the auditory forebrain of songbird embryos. Neuroscience Letters. 755, 135917.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135917
7. S.K. Winnicki, B.M. Strausberger, N.D. Antonson, D.E. Burhans, J. Lock, A.M. Kilpatrick, and M.E. Hauber. 2021. Developmental
asynchrony and host species identity predict variability in nestling growth of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the “growth-tuning”
hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 99(3) 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2020-0147
6. S.L. Lawson, J.K. Enos, N.D. Antonson, S.A. Gill, and M.E. Hauber. 2021. Do hosts of avian brood parasites discriminate parasitic vs.
predatory threats? A meta-analysis. Advances in the Study of Behavior. 53, 63-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.asb.2021.03.002
5. N.D. Antonson and M.E. Hauber. 2021. Conflict and Violence in Avian Siblings: A Natural History Perspective. The SAGE Handbook of
Domestic Violence, Chapter 50, 822-838. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529742343.n50
2020
4. N.D. Antonson, M.E. Hauber, B.C. Mommer, J.P. Hoover, and W.M. Schelsky. 2020. Physiological responses of host parents to rearing
an avian brood parasite: An experimental study. Hormones and Behavior. 125, 104812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104812
3. N.D. Antonson, D.R. Rubenstein, M.E. Hauber, and C.A. Botero. 2020. Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in
avian brood parasites. Nature Communications. 11(1) 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18038-y
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an avian brood parasite: An experimental study. Hormones and Behavior. 125, 104812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104812
3. N.D. Antonson, D.R. Rubenstein, M.E. Hauber, and C.A. Botero. 2020. Ecological uncertainty favours the diversification of host use in
avian brood parasites. Nature Communications. 11(1) 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18038-y
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2019
2. C. L. Carney, N. D. Antonson, J. Alvarez, K. Foss, K. Kettler, A. J. Lloyd, D. Matzner, D. Mohan, K. Shroll, C. Snyder, M. Van Essen, J. W.
Vander Windt, C. Miles, S. L. Matzner. 2019. Fatal Attraction: what is the role of visual cues in attracting prey to carnivorous plants?
Bios. 90(2) 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1893/0005-3155-90.2.79
1. E.L. Westerman, N.D. Antonson, S. Kreutzmann, A. Peterson, S. Pineda, M.R. Kronforst, C.F. Olson-Manning. 2019. Behavior before
beauty: signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes. Ethology. (125) 565-574.
https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12884
Vander Windt, C. Miles, S. L. Matzner. 2019. Fatal Attraction: what is the role of visual cues in attracting prey to carnivorous plants?
Bios. 90(2) 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1893/0005-3155-90.2.79
1. E.L. Westerman, N.D. Antonson, S. Kreutzmann, A. Peterson, S. Pineda, M.R. Kronforst, C.F. Olson-Manning. 2019. Behavior before
beauty: signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes. Ethology. (125) 565-574.
https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12884