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Professor (joint appointment with the Department of Psychology) Lab Web Page: http://www2.psych.cornell.edu/regan/ 218 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-6304 Fax: (607) 255-8433 Email: er12@cornell.edu |
Research Interests
Hormonal, neuroendocrine, and behavioral mechanisms responsible for the development and expression of animal social behavior, especially reproductive behavior. Recent and current projects from my laboratory include: (a) mechanisms of long-term monogamous relationships in the zebra finch, (b) development of preferences for opposite-sex partners in the zebra finch, (c) predictors of fertilization in the Japanese quail, (d) maternal effects on offspring fitness produced by sex steroid hormones in egg yolks, (e) neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying species differences in social behavior and social organization, and (f) phylogeny of vertebrate sex determining mechanisms.
Recent Papers and Publications
Adkins-Regan, E. and Krakauer, A. (2000). Removal of adult males from the rearing environment increases preference for same sex partners in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Animal Behaviour, 60, 47-53.
Balthazart, J. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2002). Sexual differentiation of brain and behavior in birds. In Pfaff, D. et al. (Eds.), Hormones, Brain and Behavior, vol. 4, pp. 223-301. San Diego: Academic Press.
McGraw, K. J., Adkins-Regan, E. and Parker, R. S. (2002). Anhydrolutein in the zebra finch: a new, metabolically derived carotenoid in birds. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B 132, 811-818.
Remage-Healey, L., Adkins-Regan, E. and Romero, L. M. (2003). Behavioral and adrenocortical responses to mate separation and reunion in the zebra finch. Hormones and Behavior 43, 108-114.
Adkins-Regan, E. and MacKillop, E. A. (2003). Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) inseminations are more likely to fertilize eggs in a context predicting mating opportunities. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 270, 1685-1689.
McGraw, K. J., Gregory, A. J., Parker, R. S. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2003). Diet, plasma carotenoids, and sexual coloration in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Auk 120, 400-410.
Pilz, K. M., Quiroga, M., Schwabl, H. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2004). European starling chicks benefit from high yolk testosterone levels during a drought year. Hormones and Behavior 46, 179-192.
Ruscio, M. G. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2004). Immediate early gene expression associated with induction of brooding behavior in Japanese quail. Hormones and Behavior 46, 19-29.
Correa, S. M., Adkins-Regan, E. and Johnson, P. A. (2005). High progesterone during avian meiosis biases sex ratios toward females. Biology Letters 1, 215-218.
Adkins-Regan, E. (2005). Tactile contact is required for early estrogen treatment to alter the sexual partner preference of female zebra finches. Hormones and Behavior 48, 180-186.
Pilz, K. M., Adkins-Regan, E. and Schwabl, H. (2005). No sex difference in yolk steroid concentrations of avian eggs at laying. Biology Letters 1, 318-321.
Adkins-Regan, E. (2005). Hormones and Animal Social Behavior. Princeton University Press. (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology) [Reviewed in Science (2005, 310:1905), BioScience (2006, 56:2), Quarterly Review of Biology (2006, 81:205), Animal Behaviour (2006, 71:740), Journal of Experimental Biology (2006, 209:1787), and Investigación y Ciencia (2005, Nov: 92)].
Tomaszycki, M. L. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2005). Experimental alteration of male song quality and output affects female mate choice and pair bond formation in zebra finches. Animal Behaviour 70, 785-794.
McGraw, K. J., Adkins-Regan, E. and Parker, R. S. (2005). Maternally derived carotenoid pigments affect offspring survival, sex ratio, and sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird. Naturwissenschaften 92, 375-380.
Tomaszycki, M. L., Banerjee, S. B., and Adkins-Regan, E. (2006). The role of sex steroids in courtship, pairing and pairing behaviors in the socially monogamous zebra finch. Hormones and Behavior 50, 141-147.
McGraw, K. J., Correa, S. M. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2006). Testosterone upregulates lipoprotein status to control sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60, 117-122.
Adkins-Regan, E. (2006). Hormones, sexual dimorphism, and mate choice. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52(Suppl.), 242-244.
Adkins-Regan, E. (2006). Brain evolution: part I. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29, 12-13. (Open peer commentary on Striedter, G., Principles of Brain Evolution.)
Adkins-Regan, E. and Leung, C. H. (2006). Sex steroids modulate changes in social and sexual preference during juvenile development in zebra finches. Hormones and Behavior 50, 772-778.Tomaszycki, M. L. and Adkins-Regan, E. (2006) Is male song quality important in maintaining pair bonds? Behaviour 143, 549-567.
Burke, M. R., Adkins-Regan, E. and Wade, J. S. (2007). Laterality in syrinx muscle morphology of the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). Physiology and Behavior 90, 682-686.
Sandell, M. I., Adkins-Regan, E. and Ketterson, E. D. (2007). Pre-breeding diet affects the allocation of yolk hormones in zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata. Journal of Avian Biology 38, 284-290.
Adkins-Regan, E. and Tomaszycki, M. (2007). Monogamy on the fast track. Biology Letters 3, 617-619.
Adkins-Regan, E. (2007). Hormones and the development of sex differences in behavior. Journal of Ornithology 148 (suppl 1), S17-S26.
Courses Taught
Hormones and Behavior (BioNB 322); Mind Brain and Behavior (BioNB 111)