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last 10 years

2023

Adams, C. B., Papeş, M., Price, C. A., & Freeberg, T. M. (2023). Influence of social and physical environmental variation on antipredator behavior in mixed-species parid flocks. PLoS ONE, 18(12): e0295910. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295910

Carlson, N. V., Freeberg, T. M., Goodale, E., & Theo, A. H. (2023). Mixed-species groups and aggregations: shaping ecological and behavioural patterns and processes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B, 378, 20220093. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0093

Coppinger, B. A., Carlson, N. V., Freeberg, T. M., & Sieving, K. E. (2023). Mixed-species groups and the question of dominance in the social ecosystem. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B, 378, 20220097. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0097

Freeberg, T. M., Coppinger, B. A., & Eppert, S. K. (2023). Mixed-species flock composition matters: interspecific influences on finding novel food in North American parids. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B, 378, 20220113. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0113

Freeberg, T. M., & Fiset, S. (2023). Influence of group size on shelter choice in Blaptica dubia cockroaches. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 137, 155-166

Krama, T., Krams, R., Popovs, S., Trakimas, G., Rantala, M. J., Freeberg, T. M., & Krams, I. A. (2023). Permanent ad-lib feeders decrease the survival of wintering great tits (Parus major). Birds, 4, 225–235. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4020019  

2022

Benson, S. A., Kelly, J. R., Kullberg, C., Krama, T., Vrublevska, J., Krams, I., Freeberg, T. M. (2022). Graded-risk sensitivity in northern European mixed-species flocks of tit and nuthatch species. Ethology, 128, 437-442.

Richardson, K. E., Roche, D. P., Mugel, S. G., Lancaster, N. D., Sieving, K. E., Freeberg, T. M., & Lucas, J. R. (2022). Social dynamics of core members in mixed-species bird flocks change across a gradient of foraging habitat quality. PLoS ONE, 17, e0262385. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262385

2021

Bai, J., Freeberg, T. M., Lucas, J. R., & Sieving, K. E. (2021). A community context for aggression? Multi-species audience effects on territorial aggression in two species of Paridae. Ecology & Evolution, 11, 5305-5319.

Freeberg, T. M. (2021). Zing-Yang Kuo and “Giving Up Instincts in Psychology”, 100 Years Later. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 135, 151-155.

2020

Coppinger, B. A., Kania, S., Lucas, J. R., Sieving, K. E., & Freeberg, T. M. (2020). Experimental manipulation of mixed-species flocks reveals heterospecific audience effects on calling. Animal Behaviour, 167, 193-207.

Jung, H., Sherrod, A., LeBreux, S., Price, J. & Freeberg, T. M. (2020). Traffic noise and responses to a simulated approaching avian predator in mixed-species flocks of chickadees, titmice, and nuthatches. Ethology, 126, 620-629.

Krams, I. A., Krama, T., Freeberg, T. M., Krams, R., & Sieving, K. E. (2020). Attacks of songbirds in mixed-species flocks by Eurasian sparrowhawks: strategies of predators and potential prey. Journal of Field Ornithology, 91, 367-374.

2019

Coppinger, B. A., Davis, J., & Freeberg, T. M. (2019). Flockmate familiarity affects note composition of chick-a-dee calls. Acta Ethologica, 22, 73-77.

Freeberg, T. M., Gentry, K. E., Sieving, K. E., & Lucas, J. R. (2019). On understanding the nature and evolution of social cognition: a need for the study of communication. Animal Behaviour, 155, 279-286.

Gentry, K. E., Roche, D. P., Mugel, S. G., Lancaster, N. D., Sieving, K. E., Freeberg, T. M., & Lucas, J. R. (2019). Flocking propensity by satellites, but not core members of mixed-species flocks, increases when individuals experience energetic deficits in a poor-quality foraging habitat. PLoS ONE , 14, e0209680. DOI: 10.1371/journal/pone.0209680.

2018

Bush, J. M., Jung, H., Connell, J. P., & Freeberg, T. M. (2018). Duty now for the future: a call for public outreach by animal behaviour researchers. Animal Behaviour, 139, 161-169.

Coppinger, B. A., Sanchez de-Launay, A., & Freeberg, T. M. (2018). Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) calling behavior in response to threats and in flight: flockmate familiarity matters. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 132,16-23.

Lucas, J. R., Gentry, K. E., Sieving, K. E., & Freeberg, T. M. (2018). Communication as a fundamental part of Machiavellian Intelligence. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 132, 442-454.

2017

Coppinger, B., Cannistraci, R. A., Karaman, F., Kyle, S. C., Hobson, E. A., Freeberg, T. M., & Hay, J. F. (2017). Studying audience effects in animals: what we can learn from human language research. Animal Behaviour, 124, 161-165.

Freeberg, T. M., Eppert, S. K., Sieving, K. E., & Lucas, J. R. (2017). Diversity in mixed species groups improves success in a novel feeder test in a wild songbird community. Scientific Reports, 7:43014 | DOI: 10.1038/srep43014.

Jung, H., & Freeberg, T. M. (2017). Variation in chick-a-dee calls of bridled titmice (Baeolophus wollweberi): frequent use of non-combinatorial calls in a combinatorial calling system. Ethology, 123, 835-842.

2016

Cantwell, L. R., Johnson III, W. T., Kaschel, R. E., Love, D. J., & Freeberg, T. M. Predator-risk-sensitive foraging behavior of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) and tufted titmice (Baeolophus bicolor) in response to the head orientation of snake predator models. (2016). Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 70, 533-539.

Freeberg, T. M., Book, D. L., & Weiner, R. L. (2016). Foraging and calling behavior of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) in response to the head orientation of potential predators. Ethology, 122, 10-19.

Johnson III, W. T., & Freeberg, T. M. (2016). Pseudoreplication in use of predator stimuli in experiments on antipredator responses. Animal Behaviour, 119, 161-164.

Kershenbaum, A., Blumstein, D. T., Roch, M. A., Akçay, C., Backus, G., Bee, M. A., Bohn, K., Cao, Y., Carter, G., Cäsar, C., Coen, M., DeRuiter, S. L., Doyle, L., Edelman, S., Ferrer-i-Cancho, R., Freeberg, T. M., Garland, E. C., Gustison, M., Harley, H. E., Huetz, C., Hughes, M., Bruno, J. H., Ilany, A., Jin, D. Z., Johnson, M., Ju, C., Karnowski, J., Lohr, B., Manser, M. B., McCowan, B., Mercado III, E., Narins, P. M., Piel, A., Rice, M., Salmi, R., Sasahara, K., Sayigh, L., Shiu, Y., Taylor, C., Vallejo, E. E., Waller, S., & Zamora-Gutierrez, V. (2016). Acoustic sequences in non-human animals: a tutorial review and prospectus. Biological Reviews, 91, 13-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12160

Kyle, S. C., & Freeberg, T. M. (2016). Do Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) and tufted titmice (Baeolophus bicolor) attend to the head or body orientation of a perched avian predator? Journal of Comparative Psychology, 130, 145-152.

2015

Bartmess-LeVasseur, J. N., & Freeberg, T. M. (2015). Isolation increases time to emerge from shells in two Coenobita hermit crab species. Acta Ethologica, 18, 221-225.

Book, D. L., & Freeberg, T. M. (2015). Titmouse calling and foraging are affected by head and body orientation of cat predator models and possible experience with real cats. Animal Cognition, 18, 1155-1164.

Freeberg, T. M., & Krams, I. (2015). Does social complexity link vocal complexity and cooperation? Journal of Ornithology, 156, S125-S132.

Kershenbaum, A., Freeberg, T. M., Gammon, D. E. (2015). Estimating vocal repertoire size is like collecting coupons: a theoretical framework with heterogeneity in signal abundance. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 373, 1-11.

Vrublevska, J., Krama, T., Rantala, M. J., Mierauskas, P., Freeberg, T. M., & Krams, I. A. (2015). Personality and density affect nest defence and nest survival in the great tit. Acta Ethologica, 18, 111-120.

2014

Avey, M. T., Bloomfield, L. L., Elie, J. E., Freeberg, T. M., Guillette, L. M., Hoeschele, M., Lee, H., Moscicki, M. K., Owens, J. L., & Sturdy, C. B. (2014). ZENK activation in the nidopallium of black-capped chickadees in response to both conspecific and heterospecific calls. PLoS ONE, 9; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100927.

Freeberg, T. M., Krama, T., Vrublevska, J., Krams, I., & Kullberg, C. (2014). Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) calling and risk-sensitive foraging in the face of threat. Animal Cognition, 17, 1341-1352.

Kershenbaum, A., Bowles, A. E., Freeberg, T. M., Jin, D. Z., Lameira, A. R., & Bohn, K. (2014). Animal vocal sequences: not the Markov chains we thought they were. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 281, 20141370.

Krams, I. A., Krama, T., Moore, F. R., Kivleniece, I., Kuusik, A., Freeberg, T. M., Mänd, R., Rantala, M. J., Daukšte, J., & Mänd, M. (2014). Male mealworm beetles increase resting metabolic rate under terminal investment. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27, 541-550.

Krams, I., Kivleniece, I., Kuusik, A., Krama, T., Freeberg, T. M., Mänd, R., Sivacova, L., Rantala, M. J., & Mänd, M. (2014). High repeatability of anti-predator responses and resting metabolic rate in a beetle. Journal of Insect Behavior, 27, 57-66.