Britt J. Heidinger

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Britt J. Heidinger is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Britt J. Heidinger has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Britt J. Heidinger's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (22 papers) and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (18 papers). Britt J. Heidinger is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (22 papers) and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (18 papers). Britt J. Heidinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Britt J. Heidinger's co-authors include Pat Monaghan, Winnie Boner, Kate Griffiths, Jonathan D. Blount, Neil B. Metcalfe, Christopher R. Olson, Joseph J. Fontaine, Thomas E. Martin, Paul R. Martin and Ellen D. Ketterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Britt J. Heidinger

56 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan

2012 541 citations Britt J. Heidinger, Jonathan D. Blount et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chronic Stress Intensity Does not Affect Corticosterone or DNA Damage in Adult and Juvenile House Sparrows 2025 ·Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Britt J. Heidinger, Nina H. Fefferman, L. Michael Romero	0
2	Repeated Experimental Cold Exposure During Early Life Affects Several Metrics of Success but not Telomeres in a Common Songbird 2025 ·Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology ·(unknown), Rebecca C. Young, David F. Westneat, Britt J. Heidinger	0
3	The impact of parental and developmental stress on DNA methylation in the avian hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis 2024 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Britt J. Heidinger, David F. Westneat, (unknown), Dustin R. Rubenstein	0
4	Climate change and its effects on body size and shape: the role of endocrine mechanisms 2024 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), Jennifer L. Grindstaff, David F. Westneat, Britt J. Heidinger	4
5	Early‐life telomeres are influenced by environments acting at multiple temporal and spatial scales 2023 ·Molecular Ecology ·David F. Westneat, Rebecca C. Young, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Britt J. Heidinger	2
6	Stressors interact across generations to influence offspring telomeres and survival 2022 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Rebecca C. Young, David F. Westneat, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey D. Kittilson, (unknown), Britt J. Heidinger	10
7	Postnatal expression of IGF2 is the norm in amniote vertebrates 2022 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Haruka Wada, Britt J. Heidinger, Wendy R. Hood, Tonia S. Schwartz	10
8	Experimentally elevated testosterone shortens telomeres across years in a free‐living songbird 2021 ·Molecular Ecology ·Britt J. Heidinger, (unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey D. Kittilson, Nicole Gerlach, Ellen D. Ketterson	7
9	Longer telomeres during early life predict higher lifetime reproductive success in females but not males 2021 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Britt J. Heidinger, (unknown), (unknown), David F. Westneat	35
10	Parental age does not influence offspring telomeres during early life in common gulls (Larus canus) 2021 ·Molecular Ecology ·Tuul Sepp, Richard Meitern, Britt J. Heidinger, (unknown), Kalev Rattiste, Peeter Hõrak, Lauri Saks, Jeffrey D. Kittilson, (unknown), Mathieu Giraudeau	3
11	Cross‐Generational Effects of Parental Age on Offspring Longevity: Are Telomeres an Important Underlying Mechanism? 2020 ·BioEssays ·Britt J. Heidinger, Rebecca C. Young	10
12	Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length: interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex 2019 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Valeria Marasco, Winnie Boner, Kate Griffiths, Britt J. Heidinger, Pat Monaghan	25
13	Telomere shortening as a mechanism of long-term cost of infectious diseases in natural animal populations 2019 ·Biology Letters ·Mathieu Giraudeau, Britt J. Heidinger, Camille Bonneaud, Tuul Sepp	25
14	Experimental manipulation of telomere length: does it reveal a corner-stone role for telomerase in the natural variability of individual fitness? 2018 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·François Criscuolo, Steve Smith, Sandrine Zahn, Britt J. Heidinger, Mark F. Haussmann	36
15	Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival 2018 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Valeria Marasco, Winnie Boner, Kate Griffiths, Britt J. Heidinger, Pat Monaghan	23
16	Avian Semen Collection by Cloacal Massage and Isolation of DNA from Sperm 2018 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·(unknown), Britt J. Heidinger	12
17	Timing matters: traffic noise accelerates telomere loss rate differently across developmental stages 2018 ·Frontiers in Zoology ·(unknown), Sue Anne Zollinger, Britt J. Heidinger, Harald Brumm	42
18	Do glucocorticoids predict fitness? Linking environmental conditions, corticosterone and reproductive success in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus 2017 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Lindsay J. Henderson, Neil P. Evans, Britt J. Heidinger, Katherine A. Herborn, Kathryn E. Arnold	18
19	Telomere correlations during early life in a long-lived seabird 2016 ·Experimental Gerontology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey D. Kittilson, Mark E. Clark, Wendy L. Reed, Britt J. Heidinger	11
20	Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan breakdown → 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Britt J. Heidinger, Jonathan D. Blount, Winnie Boner, Kate Griffiths, Neil B. Metcalfe, Pat Monaghan	541

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