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In review
1. Slowinski, S., Gresham, Jennifer, Penley, McKenna, Lively, Curtis, Morran, Levi. Outcrossing increases resistance against coevolving parasites. In Review, Evolution. Link to preprint
Peer-reviewed articles
12. Chen, D., Slowinski, S., Kido, A., Bruns, E. High temperatures reduce growth, infection, and transmission of a naturally occurring fungal plant pathogen. 2024. Ecology.
Link to article
11. Slowinski, S*, Gresham, J*, Cui, E, Haspel, K, Lively, C, Morran, L. Outcrossing in Caenorhabditis elegans increases in response to food limitation. 2024. Ecology and evolution. Link to article
*Equal author contribution
10. Slowinski, S., Cho, J, Penley, M, Alexander, L, Greenberg, A, Namburar, S, Morran, L. 2023. High parasite virulence necessary for the maintenance of host outcrossing via parasite-mediated selection. Evolution Letters. Link to article
9. Slowinski, S., Geissler, J., Gerlach, N., Heidinger, B., Ketterson, E. Haemosporidian parasite prevalence increases with host age but is not affected by experimental testosterone elevation in a wild songbird. 2022. Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2022, Issue 1. Link to article; Press release
8. Heidinger, B., Slowinski S., Sirman, A., Kittilson, J., Gerlach, N., Ketterson, E. 2021. Experimentally elevated testosterone shortens telomeres across years in a free-living songbird. Molecular Ecology. Link to article; Press release
7. Slowinski, S.; Ramirez, I.; Narayan, V.; Somayaji, M.; Para, M.; Pi, S.; Jadeja, N.; Karimzadegan, S.; Pees, B.; Shapira, M. 2020. Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance. Microorganisms 8, 1781. Link to article
6. Whittaker, D., Slowinski, S., Greenberg, J., Alian, O., Winters, A., Ahmad, Madison., Soini, H., Ketterson, E., Theis, K. 2019. Experimental evidence that symbiotic bacteria produce chemical cues in a songbird. Journal of Experimental Biology. Link to article; NYTimes coverage
5. Slowinski, S., Fudickar, A., Hughes, A., Mettler, R., Gorbatenko, O., Spellman, G., Ketterson, E., Atwell, J. 2018. Sedentary songbirds maintain higher prevalence of parasite infections than migratory conspecifics during seasonal sympatry. PLOS ONE 13:e0201563. Link to article
4. Garvin, M., Austin, A., Stracker, N., S., Slowinski, S., Rutter, J., Buttler, M., Michel, M., Whelan, R. Attraction of Culex pipiens to West Nile virus avian reservoir hosts and host uropygial gland secretions. 2018. Journal of Vector Ecology. DOI 10.1111/jvec.1229. Link to article
3. Whittaker, D., Rosvall, K., Slowinski, S., Soini, H., Novotny, M., Ketterson, E. 2017. Songbird chemical signals reflect uropygial gland androgen sensitivity and predict aggression: implications for the role of the periphery in chemosignaling. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. DOI 10.1007/s00359-017-1221-5. Link to article
2. Slowinski, S.*, Morran, L.*, Parrish, R., Cui, E., Bhattacharya, A., Lively, C., and Phillips, P. 2016. Coevolutionary interactions with parasites constrain the spread of self-fertilization into outcrossing host populations. Evolution. 70:2632-2639. Link to article
*Equal author contribution
1. Whittaker, D., Gerlach, N., Slowinski, S., Corcoran, K., Soini, H., Novotny, M., Ketterson, E., and Theis, K. 2016. Social Environment Has a Primary Influence on the Microbial and Odor Profiles of a Chemically Signaling Songbird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 4. Link to article
Link to article
11. Slowinski, S*, Gresham, J*, Cui, E, Haspel, K, Lively, C, Morran, L. Outcrossing in Caenorhabditis elegans increases in response to food limitation. 2024. Ecology and evolution. Link to article
*Equal author contribution
10. Slowinski, S., Cho, J, Penley, M, Alexander, L, Greenberg, A, Namburar, S, Morran, L. 2023. High parasite virulence necessary for the maintenance of host outcrossing via parasite-mediated selection. Evolution Letters. Link to article
9. Slowinski, S., Geissler, J., Gerlach, N., Heidinger, B., Ketterson, E. Haemosporidian parasite prevalence increases with host age but is not affected by experimental testosterone elevation in a wild songbird. 2022. Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2022, Issue 1. Link to article; Press release
8. Heidinger, B., Slowinski S., Sirman, A., Kittilson, J., Gerlach, N., Ketterson, E. 2021. Experimentally elevated testosterone shortens telomeres across years in a free-living songbird. Molecular Ecology. Link to article; Press release
7. Slowinski, S.; Ramirez, I.; Narayan, V.; Somayaji, M.; Para, M.; Pi, S.; Jadeja, N.; Karimzadegan, S.; Pees, B.; Shapira, M. 2020. Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance. Microorganisms 8, 1781. Link to article
6. Whittaker, D., Slowinski, S., Greenberg, J., Alian, O., Winters, A., Ahmad, Madison., Soini, H., Ketterson, E., Theis, K. 2019. Experimental evidence that symbiotic bacteria produce chemical cues in a songbird. Journal of Experimental Biology. Link to article; NYTimes coverage
5. Slowinski, S., Fudickar, A., Hughes, A., Mettler, R., Gorbatenko, O., Spellman, G., Ketterson, E., Atwell, J. 2018. Sedentary songbirds maintain higher prevalence of parasite infections than migratory conspecifics during seasonal sympatry. PLOS ONE 13:e0201563. Link to article
4. Garvin, M., Austin, A., Stracker, N., S., Slowinski, S., Rutter, J., Buttler, M., Michel, M., Whelan, R. Attraction of Culex pipiens to West Nile virus avian reservoir hosts and host uropygial gland secretions. 2018. Journal of Vector Ecology. DOI 10.1111/jvec.1229. Link to article
3. Whittaker, D., Rosvall, K., Slowinski, S., Soini, H., Novotny, M., Ketterson, E. 2017. Songbird chemical signals reflect uropygial gland androgen sensitivity and predict aggression: implications for the role of the periphery in chemosignaling. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. DOI 10.1007/s00359-017-1221-5. Link to article
2. Slowinski, S.*, Morran, L.*, Parrish, R., Cui, E., Bhattacharya, A., Lively, C., and Phillips, P. 2016. Coevolutionary interactions with parasites constrain the spread of self-fertilization into outcrossing host populations. Evolution. 70:2632-2639. Link to article
*Equal author contribution
1. Whittaker, D., Gerlach, N., Slowinski, S., Corcoran, K., Soini, H., Novotny, M., Ketterson, E., and Theis, K. 2016. Social Environment Has a Primary Influence on the Microbial and Odor Profiles of a Chemically Signaling Songbird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 4. Link to article
Book chapters
1. Choi, R.*, Kim, D.*, Li, S.*, Massot, M.*, Narayan, V.*, Slowinski, S.*, Schulenburg, H., Shapira, M. 2020. Extra-intestinal regulation of the gut microbiome: The case of C. elegans TGFβ/SMA signaling. Cellular Dialogues in the Holobiont, Chapter 8, edited by Thomas Bosch and Michael Hadfield. Link to chapter
*Equal author contribution
*Equal author contribution
