A. G. McAdam

The study shows that a future food boom can offset the negative effects of early-life adversity on lifespan in red squirrels, but experimental food supplementation does not replicate this effect.

The paper compares body condition indices (BCI) and body mass in predicting fat and lean mass in three mammal species, finding BCI no better than body mass alone.

The paper examines how proximity to different kin relationships affects survival and reproductive success in red squirrels, finding varying benefits depending on the genealogical relationship.

This paper introduces a sleep detection method called a homeogram for accelerometer data from wild animals and applies it to red squirrels to identify unique sleep strategies in changing environments.

The study examines how kinship and familiarity affect fitness in red squirrels, finding that familiarity with neighbors increases survival and reproductive success, suggesting cooperation can evolve even among non-relatives.

This study tests if maternal glucocorticoids affect offspring behavior and HPA axis activity in red squirrels, finding no significant effects on aggression or adrenal reactivity.

This study examines how density-dependent dispersal in deer mice varies over time and across spatial scales, finding that local and regional densities influence dispersal probability differently.

This study examines how conspecific and heterospecific densities affect dispersal in four forest small mammal species using 51 years of live-trapping data.

This study shows that maternal glucocorticoids increase offspring growth rates without causing oxidative stress or telomere shortening in red squirrels.

The paper examines how the timing of territory acquisition affects juvenile red squirrel survival and mediates the impacts of predators and climate.

The paper examines how maternal attentiveness in red squirrels affects pup growth and lifetime reproductive success, finding that attentive mothers have faster-growing pups and higher reproductive success.

This study shows that experimental increases in cortisol in wild red squirrels alter HPA axis function but do not affect survival or reproduction.

This study tests if physiological stress affects vocalization structure in red squirrels, finding mixed evidence of a stress signature in acoustic signals.

The paper shows how indirect genetic effects explain trait evolution without fitness increase by reconciling evolutionary theory with observed natural scenarios.

The paper shows red squirrels adjust territorial behavior based on neighbor familiarity, but cross-sectional data may not reliably capture this plasticity.

This study tests whether red squirrel rattles deter conspecific intrusions, finding a 34% reduction in intrusion probability and increased latency to intrusion when rattles were broadcasted.

The study investigates how red squirrels use vocalizations to discriminate territorial neighbors, finding no difference in intrusion risk but variation in intruder identity.

The paper shows that red squirrels' hoarding behavior, an extended phenotype, influences future individuals' fitness and resource acquisition without direct interaction.

The paper estimates indirect phenotypic and genetic effects of territorial neighbors on spring breeding timing in red squirrels, finding stronger social effects at high population densities.

This study shows that phenotypic differences in distal spine length among populations of Bythotrephes longimanus are due to plasticity, not genetics, despite spatially varying selection pressures.

The paper quantifies multilevel and sex-specific natural selection on growth rate and birth date in red squirrels, showing stronger selection within social neighborhoods and litters, with females facing stronger growth rate selection.