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Sarah Elizabeth DuRant
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Federal Grant PI
High Impact
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Oklahoma State University (2014–2020); Tufts University (2012–2016); University of South Carolina (2004); University of Georgia (2004–2007); Virginia Tech (2005–2014)
27 h-index
80 pubs
2,269 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Sarah Elizabeth DuRant studies the physiological and ecological factors influencing avian reproduction and development, with a particular focus on the effects of incubation temperature on phenotype and stress physiology. Her research has investigated how slight variations in incubation temperature impact the early growth, metabolic costs of thermoregulation, and immunocompetence of wood ducklings (Aix sponsa). DuRant has also examined the relationship between innate immunity, stress physiology, and habitat quality in eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), and explored the metabolic effects of elevated plasma corticosterone in terrestrial salamanders.
Her work has contributed to understanding the additive metabolic costs associated with thermoregulation and pathogen infection. DuRant's research has been supported by federal funding, including a Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award from the NSF totaling $147,200. She has a notable publication record, with an h-index of 27, over 2,261 citations, and 79 total publications. DuRant collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ashley C. Love and Erin L. Sauer, with whom she has co-authored numerous publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 27
- Publications: 80
- Citations: 2,269
Positions
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Associate Professor 2021–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Biological Sciences ORCID
Selected Publications
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Sublethal Effects of Crude Oil Exposure Alter Population‐Level Responses in an Individual Based Model of a Passerine Bird (2026)
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Thermal Variation and Mean Temperature Independently Affect Breeding Behavior Across Temporal Scales in Two Cavity-nesting Birds (2026)
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Code and data for DuRant et al. 2026: Lingering physiological effects of a high fat diet and infectious disease in mothers have transgenerational implications. (2026)
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Code and data for DuRant et al. 2026: Lingering physiological effects of a high fat diet and infectious disease in mothers have transgenerational implications. (2026)
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Code and data for DuRant et al. 2026: Lingering physiological effects of a high fat diet and infectious disease in mothers have transgenerational implications. (2026)
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Altricial and Precocial Development in Birds (2025)
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The nutritional content of anthropogenic resources affects wildlife disease dynamics (2025)
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Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System (2025)
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Prior infection induces long-lasting partial immunity to reduce transmission within flocks in an avian host-pathogen system (2025)
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A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection (2025)
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Chronic Water Restriction Leads to Body Mass Loss, Increased Urine Concentrations, and Reduced Evaporative Water Loss in Female Octodon degus, an Arid-Adapted Rodent (2025)
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Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature (2025)
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Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system (2024)
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A high lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection (2024)
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Effect of dietary macronutrients and immune challenge on gut microbiota, physiology and feeding behaviour in zebra finches (2024)
Federal Grants 1 $147,200 total
NSF
PI
Aug 2022 - Jul 2027
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Erin L. Sauer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
12 shared publications
In database
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system
- A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
- Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host-pathogen system
- Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Christopher G. Goodchild
University of Central Oklahoma (US)
11 shared publications
- Bioenergetics-adverse outcome pathway: Linking organismal and suborganismal energetic endpoints to adverse outcomes
- Perception of infection: disease-related social cues influence immunity in songbirds
- Effects of sublethal application of Deepwater Horizon oil to bird eggs on embryonic heart and metabolic rate
- Evidence for the ‘behavioural character’ hypothesis: does boldness programme disparate antipredator strategies?
- Fluorescent Heme Degradation Products Are Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Linked to Impaired Membrane Integrity in Avian Red Blood Cells
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Ashley C. Love
Miami University
10 shared publications
In database
- Perception of infection: disease-related social cues influence immunity in songbirds
- Captivity alters neuroendocrine regulators of stress and reproduction in the hypothalamus in response to acute stress
- Effect of dietary macronutrients and immune challenge on gut microbiota, physiology and feeding behaviour in zebra finches
- Simulated infection alters the behavior of pair bonded songbirds and their healthy neighbors
- Weathered Mississippi Canyon 252 crude oil ingestion alters cytokine signaling, lowers heterophil:lymphocyte ratio, and induces sickness behavior in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Weston Perrine
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system
- A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
- Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host-pathogen system
- Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Sydney F. Hope
Virginia Tech (US)
5 shared publications
- Incubation temperature as a constraint on clutch size evolution
- Prolactin is related to incubation constancy and egg temperature following a disturbance in a precocial bird
- Free‐moving artificial eggs containing temperature loggers reveal remarkable within‐clutch variance in incubation temperature
- Ambient temperature and female body condition are related to night incubation behavior in wood ducks Aix sponsa
- Limited Support for Thyroid Hormone or Corticosterone Related Gene Expression as a Proximate Mechanism of Incubation Temperature-Dependent Phenotypes in Birds
Robert A. Kennamer
University of Georgia (US)
5 shared publications
- Incubation temperature as a constraint on clutch size evolution
- Prolactin is related to incubation constancy and egg temperature following a disturbance in a precocial bird
- Free‐moving artificial eggs containing temperature loggers reveal remarkable within‐clutch variance in incubation temperature
- Ambient temperature and female body condition are related to night incubation behavior in wood ducks Aix sponsa
- Limited Support for Thyroid Hormone or Corticosterone Related Gene Expression as a Proximate Mechanism of Incubation Temperature-Dependent Phenotypes in Birds
William A. Hopkins
Virginia Tech (US)
5 shared publications
- Cortisol is the predominant glucocorticoid in the giant paedomorphic hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
- Prolactin is related to incubation constancy and egg temperature following a disturbance in a precocial bird
- Free‐moving artificial eggs containing temperature loggers reveal remarkable within‐clutch variance in incubation temperature
- Ambient temperature and female body condition are related to night incubation behavior in wood ducks Aix sponsa
- Hematological and histological changes from ingestion of Deepwater Horizon crude oil in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
John J. Hallagan
Stockton University (US)
4 shared publications
- Incubation temperature as a constraint on clutch size evolution
- Prolactin is related to incubation constancy and egg temperature following a disturbance in a precocial bird
- Free‐moving artificial eggs containing temperature loggers reveal remarkable within‐clutch variance in incubation temperature
- Ambient temperature and female body condition are related to night incubation behavior in wood ducks Aix sponsa
Jeffrey B. Krall
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (US)
4 shared publications
- Perception of infection: disease-related social cues influence immunity in songbirds
- Weathered Mississippi Canyon 252 crude oil ingestion alters cytokine signaling, lowers heterophil:lymphocyte ratio, and induces sickness behavior in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)
- Deepwater Horizon crude oil reduces aerobic capacity of birds
- Ingestion of Weathered Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil Alters Hematological Indices and Reduces Aerobic Scope for Activity in a Model Songbird
Craig A. Davis
Oklahoma State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Avian parental behavior and nest success influenced by temperature fluctuations
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
Oklahoma State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Avian parental behavior and nest success influenced by temperature fluctuations
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
Michelle L. Beck
Rivier University (US)
3 shared publications
- Cortisol is the predominant glucocorticoid in the giant paedomorphic hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
- Incubation temperature as a constraint on clutch size evolution
- Free‐moving artificial eggs containing temperature loggers reveal remarkable within‐clutch variance in incubation temperature
Rachel Carroll
Murray State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Parental Effects and Climate Change: Will Avian Incubation Behavior Shield Embryos from Increasing Environmental Temperatures?
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
William H. Kirkpatrick
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
- Thermal Variation and Mean Temperature Independently Affect Breeding Behavior Across Temporal Scales in Two Cavity-nesting Birds
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
Haruka Wada
Auburn University (US)
2 shared publications
- Altricial and Precocial Development in Birds
- Altricial and Precocial Development in Birds
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