Publications
2023
27. Stennette KA, Fishbein A, Prior NH, Ball GF, Dooling RJ. Sound order discrimination in two species of birds - Taeniopygia guttata and Melopsittacus undulatus. Journal of Comparative Psychology. 137 (1), 29.
2022
26. Prior NH, Bentz EJ, & Ophir AG. Reciprocal processes of sensory perception and social bonding: an integrated social-sensory framework of social behavior. Genes, Brain and Behavior
25. Rose, EM, Prior NH, & Ball GF. The singing question: re‐conceptualizing birdsong. Biological Reviews
2021
24. Fishbein AR*, Prior NH*, JA Brown, Ball GF & Dooling RJ. Discrimination of natural acoustic variation in vocal signals. Scientific Reports 11 (1), 1-10. *co first author
2020
23. Prior NH, Smith E, Dooling RJ, Ball GF. Monogamy in a moment: how do brief social interactions change over time in pair-bonded zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)? bioRxiv 2020.06.18.160051
22. Prior NH. What's in a moment: what can be learned about pair bonding from studying moment-to-moment behavioral synchrony between partners? Frontiers in Psychology
21. Prior NH, Smith E, Dooling RJ, Ball GF. Familiarity enhances moment-to-moment behavioral coordination in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) dyads. Journal of Comparative Psychology
2019
20. Prior NH, Fernandez MSA, Soula HA, Vignal C. Water restriction influences intra-pair vocal behaviour and the acoustic structure of vocalisations in the opportunistically breeding zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
19. Fokidis HB, Ma C, Radin B, Prior NH, Adomat HH, Guns ES, Soma KK. Neuropeptide Y and orexin immunoreactivity in the sparrow brain coincide with seasonal changes in energy balance and steroids. Journal of Comparative Neurology.
18. Prior NH, Fernandez MSA, Soula HA, Vignal C. Rapid effects of sex steroids on zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) pair maintenance. Behavioral Neuroscience.
2018
17. Prior NH, Smith E, Lawson S, Ball GF, Dooling RJ. Acoustic Fine structure may contribute to functional communication in zebra finches. Scientific Reports. 8, 6212
16. Lawson S, Fishbein A, Prior NH, Ball GF, Dooling R. Relative Salience of Syllable Structure and Syllable Order in Zebra Finch Song. Animal Cognition. 21:467–480
2017
15. Griffith SC (51 authors total) et al. Variation in reproductive success across captive populations: methodological differences, potential biases and opportunities. Ethology. 123: 0–29
14. Dooling RJ & Prior NH. Do we hear what birds hear in birdsong? Animal Behavior. 124: 283–289
13. Prior NH, Yap KN*, Mainwaring MC, Adomat HH, Crino OL, Ma C, Guns ES, Griffith SC, Buchanan KL, Soma KK. Sex steroid profiles in zebra finches: effects of reproductive state and domestication. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 244: 108–117
2016
12. Prior NH, Yap KN*, Adomat HH, Mainwaring MC, Fokidis HB, Guns ES, Buchanan KL, Griffith SC, Soma KK. Sex steroid profiles and pair-maintenance behavior of captive wild-caught zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 202: 35-44
11. Prior NH, Yap KN, Liu TQD*, Vignal C, Soma KK. Context- dependent effects of testosterone treatment to males on pair maintenance behaviour in Zebra finches. Animal Behavior, 114: 155-164
10. Heimovics SA, Prior NH, Ma C, Soma KK. Rapid effects of an aggressive interaction on dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, and oestradiol levels in the male song sparrow brain: a seasonal comparison. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28
2015
9. Prior NH & Soma KK. Neuroendocrine regulation of long-term pair maintenance in the monogamous zebra finch. Hormones and Behavior. 76:11-22
8. McCowan LSC, Mainwaring MC, Prior NH, Griffith SC. Personality in the wild zebra finch: exploration, sociality, and reproduction. Behavioral Ecology, 26:735-746
2014
7. Prior NH, Yap KN*, Soma KK. Acute and chronic effects of fadrozole on pair-maintenance behavior in water-restricted zebra finch pairs. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 196: 62-71
2013
6. Fokidis HB, Prior NH, Soma KK. Fasting increases social instability and alters steroid concentrations in brain regions associated with aggression. Endocrinology, 154: 4328-4339
5. Prior NH, Heimovics SA, Soma KK. Effects of water restriction on reproductive physiology and affiliative behavior in an opportunistically breeding and monogamous songbird, the zebra finch. Hormones and Behavior, 63: 462-74
2012
4. Maddison CJ, Anderson RC, Prior NH, Taves MD, Soma KK. Aggression and soft song: seasonal changes and endocrine correlates in song sparrows. Hormones and Behavior, 62: 455-463
3. Heimovics SA, Prior NH, Maddison CJ, Soma KK. Rapid and widespread effects of 17β-Estradiol on intracellular signaling in the male songbird brain: A seasonal comparison. Endocrinology, 153: 1364-1376
2011
2. Prior NH, Washington CN, Housley JM, Duffy MA, Hall SR, Cáceres CE. Maternal effects and epidemiological traits in a planktonic host-parasite system. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 13:1-13
2010
1. Taves MD, Schmidt KL, Ruhr IM, Kapusta K, Prior NH, Soma KK. Steroid concentrations in plasma, whole blood, and brain: Effects of saline perfusion to remove blood contamination from brain. PLoS One. 5, e15727
Chapters
1. Prior NH. Progesterone (2017). J. Vonk, T.K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior