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Courses Taught
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Education
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*Summer Course at Chincoteague Bay Field Station |
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Publications and Honors
* Houtz J.L., J.B. Receveur, J.L. Pechal, M.E. Benbow, B.M. Horton, & J.R. Wallace. In Press. Characterization of the avian postmortem gut microbiome across space and time using 16S rRNA sequencing. Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments.
Dakin R., I.T. Moore, B.M. Horton, B.J. Vernasco, & T.B. Ryder. 2021. Testosterone-mediated behaviour shapes the emergent properties of social networks. Journal of Animal Ecology 90: 131–142. (doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13305).
Horton B.M, * C.M. Michael, M.R. Prichard, & D.L. Maney. 2020. Vasoactive intestinal peptide as a mediator of the effects of a supergene on social behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287: 20200196. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0196).
Ryder T.B., R. Dakin, B.J. Vernasco, B.S. Evans, B.M. Horton, & I.T. Moore. 2020. Testosterone modulates status-specific patterns of cooperation in a social network. The American Naturalist 195(1): 82-94. (doi:10.1086/706236).
Maney D.L., J.R. Merritt, M.R. Prichard, B.M. Horton, & S.V. Yi. 2020. Inside the supergene of the bird with four sexes. Hormones & Behavior 126: 104850. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104850).
Horton B.M., T.B. Ryder, I.T. Moore, &. C.N. Balakrishnan. 2020. Gene expression in the social behavior network of the wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda) brain. Genes, Brain & Behavior 19: e12560. (doi: 10.1111/gbb.12560).
Vernasco B.J., B.M. Horton, I.T. Moore, & T.B. Ryder. 2020. Reduced cooperative behavior as a cost of high testosterone in a lekking passerine bird. Behavioral Ecology 31(2): 401-410. (doi:10.1093/beheco/arz201).
Grogan K.E., B.M. Horton, * Y. Hu, & D.L. Maney. 2019. A chromosomal inversion predicts the expression of sex steroid-related genes in a species with alternative behavioral phenotypes. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 495: 110517. (doi:10.1016/j.mce.2019.110517).
Vernasco B.J., B.M. Horton, T.B. Ryder, & I.T. Moore. 2019. Sampling baseline androgens in free-living passerines: methodological considerations and solutions. General & Comparative Endocrinology 273:202-208. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.07.017).
Moore I.T., B.J. Vernasco, C. Escallon, T. Small, T.B. Ryder, & B.M. Horton. 2019. Tales of testosterone: advancing our understanding of environmental endocrinology through studies of neotropical birds. General and Comparative Endocrinology 273:184-191. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.07.003).
Rivers J.W., * J.L. Houtz, M.G. Betts, & B.M. Horton. 2017. No evidence for a link between forest herbicides and offspring sex ratio in a migratory songbird using high-throughput molecular sexing. Conservation Physiology 5(1): cox054. (doi:10.1093/conphys/cox054).
Zinzow-Kramer, W.M., B.M. Horton, C.D. McKee, J.M. Michaud, G.K. Tharp, J.W. Thomas, E.M. Tuttle, S. Yi, & D.L. Maney. 2015. Genes located in a chromosomal inversion are correlated with territorial song in white-throated sparrows. Genes, Brain & Behavior 14: 641-654. (doi:10.1111/gbb.12252).
Maney, D.L., B.M. Horton, & W.M. Zinzow-Kramer. 2015. Estrogen receptor alpha as a mediator of life-history trade-offs. Integrative & Comparative Biology 55(2): 323-331. (doi:10.1093/icb/icv005).
Horton, B.M., W.H. Hudson, E.A. Ortlund, * S. Shirk, J.W. Thomas, * E.R. Young, W. Zinzow-Kramer, & D.L. Maney. 2014. Promoter polymorphism and differential expression of estrogen receptor α in a species with alternative behavioral phenotypes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 1443-1448. (doi:10.1073/pnas.1317165111).
Horton, B.M., I.T. Moore, & D.L. Maney. 2014. New insights into the hormonal and behavioural correlates of polymorphism in white-throated sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis. Animal Behaviour 93: 207-219. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.04.015).
Zinzow-Kramer, W.M., B.M. Horton, & D.L. Maney. 2014. Evaluation of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in songbird brain, pituitary, and gonad. Hormones & Behavior 66: 267-275. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.04.011).
Grozhik, A.V., C.P. Horoszko, B.M. Horton, * Y. Hu, * D.A. Voisin, & D.L. Maney. 2014. Hormonal regulation of vasotocin receptor mRNA in a seasonally breeding songbird. Hormones & Behavior 65: 254-263. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.11.009).
Horton, B.M., * Y. Hu, C.L. Martin, B.P. Bunke, E. Matthews, I.T. Moore, J.W. Thomas, & D.L. Maney. 2013. Behavioral characterization of a white-throated sparrow homozygous for the ZAL2m chromosomal rearrangement. Behavior Genetics 43(1): 60-70. (doi:10.1007/s10519-012-9574-6).
Ballentine, B., B.M. Horton, E.T. Brown, & R. Greenberg. 2013. Divergent selection on bills contributes to non-random mating between swamp sparrow subspecies. Animal Behaviour 86: 467-473. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.06.002).
Horton, B.M., M.E. Hauber, & D.L. Maney. 2012. Morph matters: Aggression bias in a polymorphic sparrow. PLoS ONE 7(10): e48705. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048705).
Ryder, T.B., B.M. Horton, M. van den Tillaart, * J. Morales, & I.T. Moore. 2012. Proximity data-loggers increase the quantity and quality of social network data. Biology Letters 8: 917-920. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2012.0536).
Rivers, J.W., S. Young, E. Gonzalez, B.M. Horton, J. Lock, & R.C. Fleischer. 2012. High levels of relatedness between brown-headed cowbird nestmates in a heavily-parasitized host community. The Auk 129(4): 623-631. (doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11236).
Ryder, T.B., B.M. Horton, & I.T. Moore. 2011. Understanding testosterone variation in a tropical lek-breeding bird. Biology Letters 7(4): 506-509. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.1219).
Biggins, D.E., J.L. Godbey, B.M. Horton, & T.M. Livieri. 2011. Movements and survival of black-footed ferrets associated with an experimental translocation in South Dakota. Journal of Mammalogy 92(4): 742-750. (doi:10.1644/10-MAMM-S-152.1).
Horton, B.M. & R.L. Holberton. 2010. Variation in baseline corticosterone and the adrenocortical response in breeding white-throated sparrows. The Auk 127(3): 540-548. (doi:10.1525/auk.2010.09096).
Horton, B.M., J.M. Yoon, C.K. Ghalambor, I.T. Moore, & T.S. Sillett. 2010. Seasonal and population variation in breeding testosterone in male orange-crowned warblers, Vermivora celata. General & Comparative Endocrinology 168: 333-339. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.04.019).
Horton, B.M., & R.L. Holberton. 2009. Corticosterone manipulations alter morph-specific nestling provisioning behavior in male white-throated Sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis. Hormones & Behavior 56: 510-518. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.09.001).
Horton, B.M., J.A. Long, & R.L. Holberton. 2007. Intraperitoneal delivery of exogenous corticosterone via osmotic pump in a passerine bird. General & Comparative Endocrinology 152: 8-13. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.02.030).
Dakin R., I.T. Moore, B.M. Horton, B.J. Vernasco, & T.B. Ryder. 2021. Testosterone-mediated behaviour shapes the emergent properties of social networks. Journal of Animal Ecology 90: 131–142. (doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13305).
Horton B.M, * C.M. Michael, M.R. Prichard, & D.L. Maney. 2020. Vasoactive intestinal peptide as a mediator of the effects of a supergene on social behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287: 20200196. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0196).
Ryder T.B., R. Dakin, B.J. Vernasco, B.S. Evans, B.M. Horton, & I.T. Moore. 2020. Testosterone modulates status-specific patterns of cooperation in a social network. The American Naturalist 195(1): 82-94. (doi:10.1086/706236).
Maney D.L., J.R. Merritt, M.R. Prichard, B.M. Horton, & S.V. Yi. 2020. Inside the supergene of the bird with four sexes. Hormones & Behavior 126: 104850. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104850).
Horton B.M., T.B. Ryder, I.T. Moore, &. C.N. Balakrishnan. 2020. Gene expression in the social behavior network of the wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda) brain. Genes, Brain & Behavior 19: e12560. (doi: 10.1111/gbb.12560).
Vernasco B.J., B.M. Horton, I.T. Moore, & T.B. Ryder. 2020. Reduced cooperative behavior as a cost of high testosterone in a lekking passerine bird. Behavioral Ecology 31(2): 401-410. (doi:10.1093/beheco/arz201).
Grogan K.E., B.M. Horton, * Y. Hu, & D.L. Maney. 2019. A chromosomal inversion predicts the expression of sex steroid-related genes in a species with alternative behavioral phenotypes. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 495: 110517. (doi:10.1016/j.mce.2019.110517).
Vernasco B.J., B.M. Horton, T.B. Ryder, & I.T. Moore. 2019. Sampling baseline androgens in free-living passerines: methodological considerations and solutions. General & Comparative Endocrinology 273:202-208. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.07.017).
Moore I.T., B.J. Vernasco, C. Escallon, T. Small, T.B. Ryder, & B.M. Horton. 2019. Tales of testosterone: advancing our understanding of environmental endocrinology through studies of neotropical birds. General and Comparative Endocrinology 273:184-191. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.07.003).
Rivers J.W., * J.L. Houtz, M.G. Betts, & B.M. Horton. 2017. No evidence for a link between forest herbicides and offspring sex ratio in a migratory songbird using high-throughput molecular sexing. Conservation Physiology 5(1): cox054. (doi:10.1093/conphys/cox054).
Zinzow-Kramer, W.M., B.M. Horton, C.D. McKee, J.M. Michaud, G.K. Tharp, J.W. Thomas, E.M. Tuttle, S. Yi, & D.L. Maney. 2015. Genes located in a chromosomal inversion are correlated with territorial song in white-throated sparrows. Genes, Brain & Behavior 14: 641-654. (doi:10.1111/gbb.12252).
Maney, D.L., B.M. Horton, & W.M. Zinzow-Kramer. 2015. Estrogen receptor alpha as a mediator of life-history trade-offs. Integrative & Comparative Biology 55(2): 323-331. (doi:10.1093/icb/icv005).
Horton, B.M., W.H. Hudson, E.A. Ortlund, * S. Shirk, J.W. Thomas, * E.R. Young, W. Zinzow-Kramer, & D.L. Maney. 2014. Promoter polymorphism and differential expression of estrogen receptor α in a species with alternative behavioral phenotypes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 1443-1448. (doi:10.1073/pnas.1317165111).
Horton, B.M., I.T. Moore, & D.L. Maney. 2014. New insights into the hormonal and behavioural correlates of polymorphism in white-throated sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis. Animal Behaviour 93: 207-219. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.04.015).
Zinzow-Kramer, W.M., B.M. Horton, & D.L. Maney. 2014. Evaluation of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in songbird brain, pituitary, and gonad. Hormones & Behavior 66: 267-275. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.04.011).
Grozhik, A.V., C.P. Horoszko, B.M. Horton, * Y. Hu, * D.A. Voisin, & D.L. Maney. 2014. Hormonal regulation of vasotocin receptor mRNA in a seasonally breeding songbird. Hormones & Behavior 65: 254-263. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.11.009).
Horton, B.M., * Y. Hu, C.L. Martin, B.P. Bunke, E. Matthews, I.T. Moore, J.W. Thomas, & D.L. Maney. 2013. Behavioral characterization of a white-throated sparrow homozygous for the ZAL2m chromosomal rearrangement. Behavior Genetics 43(1): 60-70. (doi:10.1007/s10519-012-9574-6).
Ballentine, B., B.M. Horton, E.T. Brown, & R. Greenberg. 2013. Divergent selection on bills contributes to non-random mating between swamp sparrow subspecies. Animal Behaviour 86: 467-473. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.06.002).
Horton, B.M., M.E. Hauber, & D.L. Maney. 2012. Morph matters: Aggression bias in a polymorphic sparrow. PLoS ONE 7(10): e48705. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048705).
Ryder, T.B., B.M. Horton, M. van den Tillaart, * J. Morales, & I.T. Moore. 2012. Proximity data-loggers increase the quantity and quality of social network data. Biology Letters 8: 917-920. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2012.0536).
Rivers, J.W., S. Young, E. Gonzalez, B.M. Horton, J. Lock, & R.C. Fleischer. 2012. High levels of relatedness between brown-headed cowbird nestmates in a heavily-parasitized host community. The Auk 129(4): 623-631. (doi:10.1525/auk.2012.11236).
Ryder, T.B., B.M. Horton, & I.T. Moore. 2011. Understanding testosterone variation in a tropical lek-breeding bird. Biology Letters 7(4): 506-509. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.1219).
Biggins, D.E., J.L. Godbey, B.M. Horton, & T.M. Livieri. 2011. Movements and survival of black-footed ferrets associated with an experimental translocation in South Dakota. Journal of Mammalogy 92(4): 742-750. (doi:10.1644/10-MAMM-S-152.1).
Horton, B.M. & R.L. Holberton. 2010. Variation in baseline corticosterone and the adrenocortical response in breeding white-throated sparrows. The Auk 127(3): 540-548. (doi:10.1525/auk.2010.09096).
Horton, B.M., J.M. Yoon, C.K. Ghalambor, I.T. Moore, & T.S. Sillett. 2010. Seasonal and population variation in breeding testosterone in male orange-crowned warblers, Vermivora celata. General & Comparative Endocrinology 168: 333-339. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.04.019).
Horton, B.M., & R.L. Holberton. 2009. Corticosterone manipulations alter morph-specific nestling provisioning behavior in male white-throated Sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis. Hormones & Behavior 56: 510-518. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.09.001).
Horton, B.M., J.A. Long, & R.L. Holberton. 2007. Intraperitoneal delivery of exogenous corticosterone via osmotic pump in a passerine bird. General & Comparative Endocrinology 152: 8-13. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.02.030).
