publications
Hauber ME, Louder MIM, Grifith S. (2021) Natural History of model organisms: neurogenomic insights into the behavior and vocal development of the zebra finch. eLife
Feng S, Stiller J, Deng Y, ... Louder MIM, ... Jarvis ED, Paten B, Zhang G. (2020) Densely sampling genomes across the diversity of birds increases power of comparative genomic analyses. Nature
Louder MIM, Schelsky WM, Hoover JP, Louder AN, Hauber ME. (2020) A seasonal shift in offspring sex ratio of the brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater). Journal of Avian Biology
Louder MIM, Lafayette M, Louder AN, Uy FMK, Balakrishnan CN, Yasukawa K, Hauber ME. (2020) Shared transcriptional responses to con- and heterospecific behavioral antagonists in a wild songbird. Scientific Reports
-- Featured at The Wildlife Society
Lynch KS, Louder MIM, Friesen CN, Fischer EK, Xiang A, Steele A, Shalov J (2020) Examining the disconnect between prolactin and parental care in avian brood parasites. Genes, Brain and Behavior
Termignoni-Garcia F, Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN, O’Connell LA, Edward SV (2020) Prospects for sociogenomics in avian cooperative breeding and parental care. Current Zoology
Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN, Louder AN, Driver R, London SE, Hauber ME (2019) An acoustic password enhances auditory learning in juvenile cowbirds. Current Biology
-- Featured at Inside Science
Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Louder AN, Hoover JP, Schelsky WM (2019) Greater opportunities for sexual selection in male than in female obligate brood parasitic birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology
-- Featured at Cosmos
Louder MIM, Lawson S, Lynch KS, Balakrishnan CN, Hauber ME. (2019) Neural mechanisms of auditory species recognition in birds. Biological Reviews
Lynch KS, O'Connell LA, Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN, Fischer EK. (2019) Understanding the loss of maternal care in avian brood parasites using preoptic area transcriptome comparisons in brood parasitic and non-parasitic blackbirds. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Balakrishnan CN. (2018) Early social experience alters transcriptomic responses to species-specific song stimuli in female songbirds. Behavioural Brain Research
Lynch KS, Louder MIM, Hauber ME. (2018) Species-specific auditory forebrain responses to non-learned vocalizations in juvenile non-parasitic songbirds. Brain, Behavior and Evolution
Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN. Transcriptome. (2018) In Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (Ed. Vonk J, Shackleford TK.) Springer, NYC
Rivera M, Louder MIM, Kleindorfer S, Liu W, Hauber ME. (2018) Avian embryonic acoustic species recognition: progress and perspectives. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Moskát C, Hauber ME, Louder MIM. (2018) The role of nest mate competition and direct killing in the success of brood parasitic chicks. In Avian Brood Parasitism - Ecology, Evolution and Coevolution. (Ed. Soler M.) Springer
Lynch KS, Giglio A, Tyler E, Coculo J, Louder MIM, Hauber ME. (2017) Neural basis for password-based species recognition in an avian brood parasite. Journal of Experimental Biology
-- featured at Forbes, Audubon
Celis-Murillo A, Schelsky W, Benson, TJ, Louder MIM, Ward MP. (2017) Patterns, correlates, and paternity consequences of extraterritorial foray behavior in the field sparrow (Spizella pusilla): an automated telemetry approach. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Louder MIM, Voss HU, Manna T, Carryl S, London SE, Balakrishnan CN, Hauber ME. (2016) Shared neural substrates of song discrimination in parental and parasitic songbirds. Neuroscience Letters
Louder MIM, Ward MP, Schelsky W, Hauber ME, Hoover JP. (2015) Out on their own: a test of adult-assisted dispersal in fledgling brood parasites reveals solitary departures from hosts. Animal Behaviour
-- featured at Audubon, The Wire, Science Daily, Phys.org
Louder MIM, Schelsky W, Albores A, Hoover JP. (2015) A generalist brood parasite modifies use of a host in response to reproductive success. Proceedings Royal Society B
Louder MIM, Schelsky W, Benson TJ, Hoover JP. (2015) Brown-headed cowbirds exploit a host’s compensatory behavioral response to fecundity reduction. Behavioral Ecology
Louder MIM, Hoover JP, Benson TJ, Schelsky W. (2013) First-year survival in a Neotropical migratory passerine is lower than expected. PLoS ONE
Louder MIM, Hoover JP. (2010) Swainson's warbler survey in southern Illinois suggests potential breeding. Meadowlark 19(1) 2-5
Louder MIM, Hoover JP. (2010) First documented breeding record for Anhinga in Illinois. Meadowlark 19(1) 6-7
Feng S, Stiller J, Deng Y, ... Louder MIM, ... Jarvis ED, Paten B, Zhang G. (2020) Densely sampling genomes across the diversity of birds increases power of comparative genomic analyses. Nature
Louder MIM, Schelsky WM, Hoover JP, Louder AN, Hauber ME. (2020) A seasonal shift in offspring sex ratio of the brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater). Journal of Avian Biology
Louder MIM, Lafayette M, Louder AN, Uy FMK, Balakrishnan CN, Yasukawa K, Hauber ME. (2020) Shared transcriptional responses to con- and heterospecific behavioral antagonists in a wild songbird. Scientific Reports
-- Featured at The Wildlife Society
Lynch KS, Louder MIM, Friesen CN, Fischer EK, Xiang A, Steele A, Shalov J (2020) Examining the disconnect between prolactin and parental care in avian brood parasites. Genes, Brain and Behavior
Termignoni-Garcia F, Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN, O’Connell LA, Edward SV (2020) Prospects for sociogenomics in avian cooperative breeding and parental care. Current Zoology
Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN, Louder AN, Driver R, London SE, Hauber ME (2019) An acoustic password enhances auditory learning in juvenile cowbirds. Current Biology
-- Featured at Inside Science
Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Louder AN, Hoover JP, Schelsky WM (2019) Greater opportunities for sexual selection in male than in female obligate brood parasitic birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology
-- Featured at Cosmos
Louder MIM, Lawson S, Lynch KS, Balakrishnan CN, Hauber ME. (2019) Neural mechanisms of auditory species recognition in birds. Biological Reviews
Lynch KS, O'Connell LA, Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN, Fischer EK. (2019) Understanding the loss of maternal care in avian brood parasites using preoptic area transcriptome comparisons in brood parasitic and non-parasitic blackbirds. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Balakrishnan CN. (2018) Early social experience alters transcriptomic responses to species-specific song stimuli in female songbirds. Behavioural Brain Research
Lynch KS, Louder MIM, Hauber ME. (2018) Species-specific auditory forebrain responses to non-learned vocalizations in juvenile non-parasitic songbirds. Brain, Behavior and Evolution
Louder MIM, Balakrishnan CN. Transcriptome. (2018) In Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (Ed. Vonk J, Shackleford TK.) Springer, NYC
Rivera M, Louder MIM, Kleindorfer S, Liu W, Hauber ME. (2018) Avian embryonic acoustic species recognition: progress and perspectives. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Moskát C, Hauber ME, Louder MIM. (2018) The role of nest mate competition and direct killing in the success of brood parasitic chicks. In Avian Brood Parasitism - Ecology, Evolution and Coevolution. (Ed. Soler M.) Springer
Lynch KS, Giglio A, Tyler E, Coculo J, Louder MIM, Hauber ME. (2017) Neural basis for password-based species recognition in an avian brood parasite. Journal of Experimental Biology
-- featured at Forbes, Audubon
Celis-Murillo A, Schelsky W, Benson, TJ, Louder MIM, Ward MP. (2017) Patterns, correlates, and paternity consequences of extraterritorial foray behavior in the field sparrow (Spizella pusilla): an automated telemetry approach. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Louder MIM, Voss HU, Manna T, Carryl S, London SE, Balakrishnan CN, Hauber ME. (2016) Shared neural substrates of song discrimination in parental and parasitic songbirds. Neuroscience Letters
Louder MIM, Ward MP, Schelsky W, Hauber ME, Hoover JP. (2015) Out on their own: a test of adult-assisted dispersal in fledgling brood parasites reveals solitary departures from hosts. Animal Behaviour
-- featured at Audubon, The Wire, Science Daily, Phys.org
Louder MIM, Schelsky W, Albores A, Hoover JP. (2015) A generalist brood parasite modifies use of a host in response to reproductive success. Proceedings Royal Society B
Louder MIM, Schelsky W, Benson TJ, Hoover JP. (2015) Brown-headed cowbirds exploit a host’s compensatory behavioral response to fecundity reduction. Behavioral Ecology
Louder MIM, Hoover JP, Benson TJ, Schelsky W. (2013) First-year survival in a Neotropical migratory passerine is lower than expected. PLoS ONE
Louder MIM, Hoover JP. (2010) Swainson's warbler survey in southern Illinois suggests potential breeding. Meadowlark 19(1) 2-5
Louder MIM, Hoover JP. (2010) First documented breeding record for Anhinga in Illinois. Meadowlark 19(1) 6-7