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Ellen D. Ketterson

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1976
Animal Behavior and ReproductionAvian ecology and behaviorPlant and animal studiesBird parasitology and diseasesWildlife Ecology and Conservation

Publications

371

Citations

15,104

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
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Ellen D. Ketterson studies the behavior, physiology, and ecology of wild songbirds, with a particular focus on the dark-eyed junco and other North American species. Her work spans how birds respond to migration, seasonal changes, disease (such as West Nile virus and malaria-like Plasmodium infections), and urban environments. Recent projects also examine the genetics and evolution of bird populations and their exposure to pollutants like lead.

Bird behavior and physiologyAvian ecology and migrationWildlife disease and parasitesEnvironmental stress and urban adaptationEvolutionary and population genetics

Publication activity was steady and often high through the late 2010s and early 2020s but has declined noticeably in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

32 earlier awards
  • NIH T32HD049336May 2005 – Apr 2023 · $210k awarded

    Common Themes in Reproductive Diversity

  • NSF 1644717Oct 2016 – Sep 2022 · $298k awarded

    EAGER: Novel Ultralight Sensors for Avian Migration and Movement Studies

  • NSF 1257474Sep 2013 – Aug 2018 · $642k awarded

    Collaborative Research: Adaptive plasticity, timing, and population divergence in a songbird species

  • NSF 1601386Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 · $14k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Hormonal Regulation of Feather Color Development and Variation across Populations

  • NSF 1406496Aug 2014 – Dec 2017 · $20k awarded

    Dissertation Research: Sick in the city? Hosts and parasites in urban and non-urban habitats

  • NSF 1209564Jul 2012 – Jun 2014 · $15k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Individual variation and male-female dimorphism: the role of testosterone and gene expression

  • NSF 1119924Jun 2011 – May 2014 · $241k awarded

    OPUS: Synthesizing research on the adaptable snowbird: hormonal pleiotropy, phenotypic integration, and rapid population divergence

  • NSF 0820055Aug 2008 – Aug 2013 · $570k awarded

    Hormones and Phenotypic Integration: Comparing Sexes, Individuals and Populations

  • NSF 1011145Sep 2010 – Aug 2013 · $15k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The function and speciation potential of short- and long-range song in dark-eyed juncos

  • NSF 0910036Aug 2009 – Jul 2012 · $15k awarded

    Doctoral Dissertation Research: Androgyny & Androgens in Females: Relating Hormones to the Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism

  • NSF 0909834Jul 2009 – Jun 2012 · $15k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Coordination of testosterone-mediated phenotypes and underlying endocrine mechanisms across divergent populations of the dark-eyed junco (J. hyemalis)

  • NSF 0808284May 2008 – Apr 2011 · $12k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolutionary responses of associated hormonal, behavioral, and morphological traits following colonization: integration or independence?

  • NSF 0808051May 2008 – Apr 2010 · $9k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Extra-pair behavior and female fitness in the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

  • NSF 0519211Aug 2005 – Jul 2009

    Testosterone in Female Songbirds: Natural, Sexual, and Correlated Responses to Selection

  • NSF 0508693Apr 2005 – Dec 2007

    Dissertation Research: Physiological Mediation of an Age-related Life History Trade-off

  • NSF 0508692Jun 2005 – May 2007 · $12k awarded

    Dissertation Research: Phenotypic Integration of Adaptive Traits in Junco Hyemalis

  • NSF 0216091Aug 2002 – Jul 2006 · $442k awarded

    Hormone-related Differences and Similarities in Song Birds

  • NSF 0206435May 2002 – Apr 2004 · $9k awarded

    DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The Influence of Ecological Conditions on Maternal Antibody Transmission: Consequences for Offspring Immunity and Growth

  • NSF 0226353Jul 2002 – Jun 2003 · $17k awarded

    NSF/ESF WORKSHOP: Adaptation and Constraint in Avian Reproduction; Integrating Endocrinology and Ecology to be held in Heteren, the Netherlands on September 6-7, 2002

  • NSF 9728384Mar 1998 – Feb 2003 · $360k awarded

    Using Hormones to Explore Adaptation and Constraint in a Male Bird

  • NSF 0073272Jun 2000 – May 2002 · $8k awarded

    Dissertation Research: The Endocrine Basis of Species Differences in Avian Paternal Care

  • NSF 9701334Jun 1997 – May 2000 · $10k awarded

    Dissertation Research: The Effects of Yolk Tetosterone on Nestling Development in the Red-Winged Blackbird

  • NSF 9707602Aug 1997 – Jul 1999 · $14k awarded

    Travel to International Ornithological Congress to be held in Durban, South Africa, August, 1998

  • NSF 9408061Sep 1994 – Aug 1998 · $275k awarded

    Hormones and Avian Life Histories: Exploring the Mechanisticand Functional Bases of Fecundity Trade-offs in a Male Bird

  • NSF 9412288Sep 1994 – Feb 1997 · $10k awarded

    Dissertation Research: Differential Allocation of Parental Care in Free-Ranging Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides)

  • NSF 9014276Sep 1990 – Aug 1996 · $1.0M awarded

    Research Training Group in Animal Behavior

  • NSF 9111498Jul 1991 – Dec 1995 · $250k awarded

    Collaborative Research: Life History Tradeoffs: An Integrative Approach

  • NSF 8718358Jan 1988 – Dec 1991 · $230k awarded

    REU: Life History and Endocrine Function

  • NSF 8315348Mar 1984 – Aug 1986 · $60k awarded

    Three Field Experiments in Bird Migration

  • NSF 8110457Jul 1981 – Jun 1983 · $47k awarded

    Winter Distribution of Dark-Eyed Juncos

  • NSF 7811982Sep 1978 – Feb 1981 · $60k awarded

    Population Structure and Dynamics of Migratory Birds

  • NIH S07RR007031

    HORMONES & BEHAVIOR: ENDOCRINE BASIS OF PRENATAL CARE IN BIRDS

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 526 established Agricultural and Biological Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 15,104cohort median 2,147
h-index: 65cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 4.6cohort median 2.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 30% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 31 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 7 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 3 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 2 collaborators at the same institution2022: 8 collaborators at the same institution2023: 2 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 3 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×9
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology×6
  • Molecular Ecology×5
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×5
  • The American Naturalist×4
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