Publications

Updated 8/04/2011

    2011

        Roth, T.C., L.D. LaDage, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2011. Variation in hippocampal morphology along an environmental gradient: controlling for the effects of latitude. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. In press.

        Roth, T.C., L.D. LaDage, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2011. Long-term memory in a food-caching parid. Animal Cognition. In press.

        Roth, T.C., L.D. LaDage, C. Freas, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2011. Variation in memory and the hippocampus across populations from different climates: a common garden approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. In press.

        Chancellor, L.V.^&, T.C. Roth, L.D. LaDage, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2011. The effect of environmental harshness on neurogenesis: a large-scale comparison. Developmental Neurobiology. 71:246-252.  ^&Undergraduate author.

Rattenborg, N.C., D. Martinez-Gonzalez, T.C. Roth, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2011. Hippocampal memory consolidation during sleep: a comparison of mammals and birds. Biological Reviews. In press.

    2010

LaDage, L.D., T.C. Roth, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2010. Hippocampal neurogenesis is associated with migratory behavior in adult but not juvenile white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys ssp.). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278:138-143.

Pravosudov, V.V., T.C. Roth, and L.D. LaDage. 2010. Chickadees are selfish group members when it comes to food caching. Animal Behaviour 80:175-180. Highlighted as an In focus article in Animal Behaviour.

Roth, T.C., L.D. LaDage, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2010. Learning capabilities enhanced in harsh environments: a common garden study. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277:3187-3193. Highlighted in Nature (June 10, 2010). pdf

Fox, R.A., T.C. Roth, L.D. LaDage, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2010. Effects of social group composition and size on hippocampal formation morphology and neurogenesis in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli). Developmental Neurobiology 70:538-547. pdf

Steury, T.D., J.E. McCarthy, T.C. Roth, S.L. Lima, and D.L. Murray. 2010. Evaluation of root-n bandwidth selectors for kernel density estimation. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:539-548. pdf

LaDage, L.D., T.C. Roth, R.A. Fox, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2010. Ecologically-relevant spatial memory use modulates hippocampal neurogenesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277:1071-1079. pdf

Roth, T.C., A. Brodin, T.V. Smulders, L.D. LaDage, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2010. Is bigger always better? A critical appraisal of the use of volumetric analysis in the study of the hippocampus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365:915-931. pdf

Roth, T.C., N.C. Rattenborg, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2010.  The ecological relevance of sleep: the trade-off between sleep, memory, and energy conservation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365:945-959. pdf

                                                                                              2009

LaDage, L.D., T.C. Roth, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2009. Biases in measuring the brain: the trouble with the telencephalon. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 73:253-258. pdf

Lesku, J.A., T.C. Roth, N.C. Rattenborg, C.J. Amlaner, and S.L. Lima. 2009. History and future of comparative analyses in sleep research. Neuroscience   and Biobehavioral Reviews.  33:1024-1036.

Roth, T. C. and V. V. Pravosudov. 2009. Tough times call for bigger brains. Communicative and Integrative Biology 2(3):1-3. Invited article.

Fox, R.A., L.D. LaDage, T.C. Roth, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2009. Temperament traits predict dominance status in mountain chickadees. Animal Behaviour. 77:1441-1448. pdf

LaDage, L.D., T.C. Roth, R.A. Fox, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2009. Effects of captivity and memory-based experiences on the hippocampus of mountain chickadees. Behavioral Neuroscience 123:284-291. pdf

LaDage, L.D., T.C. Roth, R.A. Fox, and V.V. Pravosudov. 2009. Flexible cue use in food-caching birds?  Animal Cognition 12:419-426. pdf

Roth, T. C. and V. V. Pravosudov. 2009. Hippocampal volume and neuron numbers increase along a gradient of environmental harshness: a large-scale comparison. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276:401-405. pdf

2008

Roth, T.C., J.G. Cox, and S.L. Lima. 2008.  Olfaction in birds: assessing predation risk by scent. Animal Behaviour. 76:2021-2027. pdf

Roth, T.C., J.G. Cox, and S.L. Lima. 2008.  The use and sharing of information about predation risk by flocks of wintering finches. Ethology.  114:1218-1226. pdf

Roth, T.C., W.E. Vetter, and S.L. Lima. 2008.  Spatial ecology of wintering Accipiter hawks: home range, habitat use, and the influence of feeders. Condor. 110:260-268. pdf

Roth, T.C., and W.E. Vetter. 2008.  The effect of feeder hotspots on the predictability and home range use of a small bird in winter. Ethology 114: 398-     404. pdf

Lesku, J.A., T.C. Roth, N.C. Rattenborg, C.J. Amlaner, and S.L. Lima.  2008. Phylogenetics and the correlates of mammalian sleep: a reappraisal. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 12:229-244. pdf

Angilletta, M.J., T.C. Roth, R.S. Wilson, A.C. Niehaus, and P.L. Ribeiro. 2008. The fast and the fractalous: thermal sensitivity of speed and tortuosity in running ants. Functional Ecology 22:78-83. pdf

2007

 Roth, T.C., and S.L. Lima.  2007. The predatory behavior of wintering Accipiter hawks: temporal patterns in activity of predators and prey. Oecologia  152 (1): 169-178. pdf

 Roth, T.C., and S.L. Lima.  2007. Use of predictable prey hotspots by an avian predator: purposeful randomness? The American Naturalist 169 (2): 264-273. pdf

 Roth, T.C., and S.L. Lima.  2006. Predatory behavior and diet of wintering male Cooper’s hawks in a rural habitat.  Journal of Raptor Research 40 (4): 287-290. pdf

2006 

Roth, T.C., J.A. Lesku, C.J. Amlaner, and S.L. Lima.  2006.  A phylogenetic analysis of the correlates of sleep in birds.  Journal of Sleep Research 15 (4): 395-402. pdf

 Lesku, J.A., T.C. Roth, C.J. Amlaner, and S.L. Lima.  2006.  A phylogenetic analysis of sleep architecture in mammals: the influence of anatomy, physiology, and ecology.  The American Naturalist 168 (4): 441-453. pdf

 Roth, T.C., and B.D. Greene.  2006.  Movement patterns and home range use of the northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon). Copeia 2006 (3): 543-550. pdf

 Roth, T.C., S.L. Lima, and W.E. Vetter.  2006.  Determinants of predation risk in small wintering birds: a hawk's perspective.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60 (2):195-204. pdf

2005

 Roth, T.C., S.L. Lima, and W.E. Vetter. 2005. Survival and causes of mortality in wintering Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper’s Hawks.  Wilson Bulletin 117 (3): 237-244. pdf

2003

 Roth, T.C., and S.L. Lima. 2003. Hunting behavior and diet of Cooper’s Hawks: An urban view of the small-bird-in-winter paradigm. Condor 105 (3): 474-483. pdf

 Lima, S.L., W.A. Mitchell, and T.C. Roth.  2003. Predators feeding on behaviorally responsive prey: some implications for the classical models of optimal diet choice. Evolutionary Ecology Research 5 (7): 1083-1102. pdf