Dr. Charles Thompson
Research Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Office
Felmley Hall Annex FSA 135
Office Hours
By appointment
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- About
- Education
- Research
Teaching Interests & Areas
Directing undergraduate-, M.S.-, and Ph.D.- student research
Research Interests & Areas
The evolutionary, physiological, and behavioral ecology of birds.
Ph D Zoology
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
MA Zoology
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
BA Zoology
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Journal Article
Rittinger, M.A., Bowden, R.M., Sauers, L.A., Paitz, R.T., Poppe, C.J., Thompson, C.F. and S.K. Sakaluk. 2022. Sex-specific effects of hatching order on nestling baseline corticosterone in a wild songbird. General and Comparative Endocrinology 319: 113964 .
Thompson, C.F., Hodges, K.E., Mortimer, N.T., Vrailas-Mortimer, A.D., Sakaluk, S.K. and M.E. Hauber. 2022. Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100: 77-81.
Jenkins, J.B., Mueller, A.J., Thompson, C.F., Sakaluk, S.K. and E. K. Bowers.2021. Female birds monitor the activity of their mates while brooding nest-bound young. Animal Cognition 24: 613–628.
Thompson, C.F., Hodges, K., Mortimer, N., Vrailas-Mortimer, A., Sakaluk, S.K., Hauber, M. Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content. 2021. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100 (999), 77-81. doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2021-0134.
Hodges, K.E., Mortimer, N.T., Vrailas-Mortimer, A.D., Sakaluk, S.K., and C.F. Thompson. 2020. Connecting the dots: avian eggshell pigmentation, female condition and paternal provisioning effort. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 130: 114–127.
Presentations
Transgenerational effects of experimentally increased maternal corticosterone in a wild bird population. 18th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress. International Society for Behavioral Ecology. (2022)
What makes a song signal sex or strife? Synthesized songs can tell us which song components matter to free-living birds. 18th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress. International Society for Behavioral Ecology. (2022)
Sex-specific effects of hatching order on baseline corticosterone in house wrens. 27th Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2021)
Sex-Specific Effects of Hatching Order on Baseline Corticosterone are Unrelated to Hatching Synchrony. 2020 Animal Behavior Society Virtual Conference. Animal Behavior Society. (2020)
Transgenerational effects of experimentally increased maternal corticosterone on parental behavior of male house wrens. 7th North American Ornithological Conference. American Ornithological Society. (2020)
Experimental cross-fostering of eggs reveals effects of territory quality on reproductive allocation. 26th Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2019)
Sex specific effects of hatching order and synchrony on nestling baseline corticosterone. 26th Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2019)
Song and syllable diversity in a central Illinois population of northern house wrens. Joint meeting of the 56th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference. Animal Behavior Society. (2019)
Grants & Contracts
Induced immunity as a source of maternal effects on offspring phenotype (renewal application - resubmission). National Institutes of Health. Federal. (2017)