elizabeth Sheldon

Publications

• Telomere dynamics in the first year of life, but not later in life, predict lifespan in a wild bird
• Epigenetic potential: Promoter CpG content positively covaries with lifespan and is dependent on gene function among vertebrates
• Working dogs in dynamic on-duty environments: The impact of dark adaptation, strobe lighting and acoustic distraction on task performance
• Screening H3 histone acetylation in a wild bird, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• Embryonic heart rate predicts prenatal development rate, but is not related to post‐natal growth rate or activity level in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
• Associations between DNA methylation and telomere length during early life: Insight from wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
• A high incidence of non-cavity nesting in an introduced population of House Sparrows suggests that the species should not be constrained by cavity-nest site availability
• Epigenetic and genetic variation among three separate introductions of the house sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) into Australia
• Singing under glass: rapid effects of anthropogenic habitat modification on song and response behaviours in an isolated house sparrow Passer domesticus population
• Dynamic changes in DNA methylation during postnatal development in zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata exposed to different temperatures
• Associations between DNA methylation and telomere length during early life: insight from wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
• Telomere dynamics in the first year of life, but not later in life, predict lifespan in a wild bird
• Introduced house sparrows (Passer domesticus) have greater variation in DNA methylation than native house sparrows
• The consumption of marine subsidies is associated with genome-wide patterns of DNA methylation in Alaskan coastal wolves (Canis lupus ligoni)
• Microbial surveillance versus cytokine responsiveness in native and non-native house sparrows
• Integrating plasticity into conservation practice: Harnessing genetic estimates of epigenetic potential to study phenotypic plasticity in wild populations