The effects of urban life on animal immunity: Adaptations and constraints

P Minias - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Land transformation, including urbanization, is a dominant form of anthropogenic change to
the global environment at the dawn of the Anthropocene epoch. More and more species are …

Urbanization is associated with modifications in DNA methylation in a small passerine bird

H Watson, D Powell, P Salmón, A Jacobs… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization represents a fierce driver of phenotypic change, yet the molecular mechanisms
underlying observed phenotypic patterns are poorly understood. Epigenetic changes are …

The house sparrow in the service of basic and applied biology

HE Hanson, NS Mathews, ME Hauber, LB Martin - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
From the northernmost tip of Scandinavia to the southernmost corner of Patagonia, and
across six continents, house sparrows (Passer domesticus) inhabit most human-modified …

Introduced house sparrows (Passer domesticus) have greater variation in DNA methylation than native house sparrows

ME Lauer, H Kodak, T Albayrak, MR Lima… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
As a highly successful introduced species, house sparrows (Passer domesticus) respond
rapidly to their new habitats, generating phenotypic patterns across their introduced range …

Epigenetic potential affects immune gene expression in house sparrows

HE Hanson, C Zimmer, B Koussayer… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Epigenetic mechanisms may play a central role in mediating phenotypic plasticity, especially
during range expansions, when populations face a suite of novel environmental conditions …

High epigenetic potential protects songbirds against pathogenic Salmonella enterica infection

E Sheldon, C Zimmer, H Hanson… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Animals encounter many novel and unpredictable challenges when moving into new areas,
including pathogen exposure. Because effective immune defenses against such threats can …

Epigenetic Potential and DNA Methylation in an Ongoing House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Range Expansion

HE Hanson, C Wang, AW Schrey… - The American …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
During range expansions, organisms can use epigenetic mechanisms to adjust to conditions
in novel areas by altering gene expression and enabling phenotypic plasticity. Here, we …

Epigenetic Potential in Native and Introduced Populations of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

HE Hanson, B Koussayer, HJ Kilvitis… - Integrative and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetic potential, defined as the capacity for epigenetically-mediated phenotypic
plasticity, may play an important role during range expansions. During range expansions …

[HTML][HTML] Immune gene expression and epigenetic potential affect the consumption of risky food by female house sparrows

C Zimmer, HE Hanson, M Garrison, D Reese… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
When organisms move into new areas, they are likely to encounter novel food resources.
Even if they are nutritious, these foods can also be risky, as they might be contaminated by …

Diverging Epigenetic Responses to Wildfire History in Two Sympatric Lizards

DR Tevs, E Simpson, ME Lauer, D Ray… - Journal of …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
In altered postdisturbance habitats, sympatric organisms that have different life history
strategies may manifest different epigenetic marks in response to changing landscapes …