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Abbigail M. Turner

Environmental Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Avian ecology and behaviorAnimal Behavior and ReproductionBird parasitology and diseasesGenetic diversity and population structureFish Ecology and Management Studies

Publications

17

Citations

46

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Abbigail M. Turner studies how birds recognize and reject foreign eggs laid in their nests, focusing on the American robin as a host of the parasitic brown-headed cowbird. Much of the work explores the behavioral and hormonal factors (such as the stress hormone corticosterone) that influence egg-rejection decisions, along with the evolutionary interplay between parasites that mimic host eggs and hosts that learn to detect them.

Avian brood parasitism and egg rejectionBird behavior and cognitionHormonal influences on behaviorHost-parasite coevolutionAvian ecology

Publication activity grew notably from 2021 onward after an earlier gap, with output concentrated in the past five years (about 2.8 papers per year).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication171819202021: 2 publications212022: 6 publications6222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×4
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution×1
  • Evolution Letters×1
  • Hormones and Behavior×1
  • Journal of Field Ornithology×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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