Acosta MC, Warren ID, Saltzman W & Razak KA. Accepted. Sex-specific effects of experience with pups on perineuronal next expression in the biparental California mouse (Peromyscus californicus). Journal of Comparative Neurology.
Arquilla AM, Kokash J, Rumschlag JA, Wilson KM, Razak KA and Saltzman W. 2025. Early-life vocalizations and adult auditory brainstem responses in California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiology & Behavior 300:115011. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115011
Wilson KM, Dwyer T, Ramirez AV, Arquilla AM, Seelke AMH, Trainor BC & Saltzman W. 2025. Parenthood and gene expression of oxytocin receptors and vasopressin receptors in sensory cortices of the male California mouse (Peromyscus californicus). Hormones and Behavior 167:105661. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105661Acosta MC, Manal H & Saltzman W. 2024. Effects of acute inhibition of dopamine beta-hydroxylase on neural responses to pups in adult virgin male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Behavioural Brain Research 471:115116. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2024.115116
Shaikh N, Asif PY & Saltzman W. 2024. Inhibition of alloparental behavior by acute stress in virgin male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Behavioural Processes 220:105060.Wilson KM, Rosales-Torres KM, Hussein M, Chan MG, Arquilla AM & Saltzman W. 2024. Effects of reproductive status on behavioral and neural responses to isolated pup stimuli in female California mice. Behavioural Brain Research 457: 114727. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114727.
Wilson KM, Arquilla AM & Saltzman W. 2023. The parental umwelt: Effects of parenthood on sensory processing in rodents . Journal of Neuroendocrinology35(7):e13237. doi: 10.1111/jne.13237
Arquilla AM, Wilson KM & Saltzman W. 2023. Fatherhood increases attraction to sensory stimuli from unrelated pups in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Animal Behaviour 198: 131-140. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.02.001
Wilson KM, Arquilla AM, Rosales-Torres KM, Hussein M, Chan MG, Razak KA & Saltzman W. 2022. Neural responses to pup calls and pup odors in California mouse fathers and virgin males. Behavioural Brain Research 434: 114024. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114024
Acosta MC, Tillage RP, Weinshenker D & Saltzman W. 2022. Acute inhibition of dopamine beta-hydroxylase attenuates behavioral responses to pups in adult virgin California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Hormones and Behavior 137:105086. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105086.
Wilson KM, Wagner VA & Saltzman W. 2022. Specificity of California mouse pup vocalizations in response to olfactory stimuli. Developmental Psychobiology 64:e22261. doi: 10.1002/dev.22261.
Nguyen CTY & Saltzman W. 2021. Sex differences in offspring discrimination in the biparental California mouse (Peromyscus californicus). Journal of Ethology 39:309-318. doi: 10.1007/s10164-021-00705-2. PDF
Horrell ND, Acosta MC & Saltzman W. 2021. Plasticity of the paternal brain: effects of fatherhood on neural structure and function. Developmental Psychobiology 63:1499-1520. doi:10.1002/dev.22097. PDF
Nguyen CTY*, Zhao M* & Saltzman W. 2020. Effects of sex and age on parental motivation in adult virgin California mice. Behavioural Processes 178:104185. (*co-first authors). doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104185. PDF
Andrew JR, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Zhao M, Horrell ND & Saltzman W. 2020. Long-term effects of fatherhood on morphology, energetics, and exercise performance in California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 93:75-86. doi: 10.1086/706863. PDF
Perea-Rodriguez JP, de Jong TR, Kung E, Horrell ND & Saltzman W. 2019. Consequences of placentophagia by adult virgin male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Behavioral Processes 166:103889. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103889. PDF
Zhao M, Harris BN, Nguyen CTY & Saltzman W. 2019. Effects of single parenthood on mothers’ behavior, morphology, and endocrine function in the biparental California mouse. Hormones and Behavior 114:104536. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.05.005. PDF
Andrew JR, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Zhao M & Saltzman W. 2019. Effects of short- and long-term cold acclimation on morphology, physiology, and exercise performance of California mice (Peromyscus californicus): potential modulation by fatherhood. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 189:471-487. doi: 10.1007/s00360-019-01219-7. PDF
Horrell ND, Saltzman W & Hickmott PW. 2019. Plasticity of paternity: Effects of fatherhood on synaptic, intrinsic and morphological characteristics of neurons in the medial preoptic area of male California mice. Behavioural Brain Research 365:89-102. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.02.029. PDF
Horrell ND, Hickmott PW & Saltzman W. 2018. Neural regulation of paternal behavior in mammals: Sensory, neuroendocrine, and experiential influences on the paternal brain. In: Grattan, D.R. and Coolen, L.M., eds. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences. doi: 10.1007/7854_2018_55. PDF
Perea-Rodriguez JP, Zhao M, Harris BN, Raqueno J & Saltzman, W. 2018. Behavioral and endocrine consequences of placentophagia in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiology and Behavior 188:283-290. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.022. PDF
Zhao M, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Andrew JR, Harris BN & Saltzman W. 2018. Effects of a physical and energetic challenge on male California mice (Peromyscus californicus): Modulation by reproductive condition. Journal of Experimental Biology 221. doi:10.1242/jeb.168559. PDF
Saltzman W, Harris BN, de Jong TR, Perea-Rodriguez JP, Horrell ND, Zhao M & Andrew JR. 2017. Paternal care in biparental rodents: Intra- and inter-individual variation. Integrative and Comparative Biology 57:589-602. doi: 10.1093/icb/icx047. PDF
Horrell ND, Perea-Rodriguez JP, Harris BN & Saltzman W. 2017. Effects of repeated pup exposure on behavioral, neural, and adrenocortical responses to pups in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Hormones and Behavior 90:56-63. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.008. PDF
Zhao M, Garland T Jr, Chappell MA, Andrew JR & Saltzman W. 2017. Metabolic and affective consequences of fatherhood in male California mice. Physiology and Behavior 177:57-67. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.04.010. PDF
Garland T Jr, Zhao M & Saltzman W. 2016. Hormones and the evolution of complex traits: Insights from artificial selection on behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology 56:207-224. doi: 10.1093/icb/icw040. PDF
Andrew JR, Saltzman W, Chappell MA & Garland T Jr. 2016. Consequences of fatherhood in the biparental California mouse (Peromyscus californicus): Locomotor performance, metabolic rate, and organ masses. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 89: 130-140. doi: 10.1086/685435. PDF
Bales KL & Saltzman W. 2016. Fathering in rodents: neurobiological substrates and consequences for offspring. Hormones and Behavior 77:249-259. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.05.021. PDF
Kaiser K, Devito J, Jones CG, Marentes A, Perez R, Umeh L, Weickum RM, McGovern EK, Wilson EH & Saltzman W. 2015. Reproductive and immune effects of chronic corticosterone treatment in male White's treefrogs, Litoria caerulea. Conservation Physiology 3:cov 022, doi 10.1093/conphys/cov022. [PDF file]
Kaiser K, Devito J, Jones CG, Marentes A, Perez R, Umeh L, Weickum RM, McGovern EK, Wilson EH & Saltzman W. 2015. Effects of anthropogenic noise on endocrine and reproductive function in White's treefrog, Litoria caerulea. Conservation Physiology 3:10.1093/conphys/cou061. PDF
Perea-Rodriguez JP, Takahashi EY, Amador TM, Saltzman W & Trainor BC. 2015. Effects of reproductive status on central expression of progesterone, oestrogen, oxytocin, and vasopressin (v1a) receptor mRNA in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Journal of Neuroendocrinology 27: 245-252. doi: 10.1111/jne.12264. PDF
Saltzman W, Harris BN, de Jong TR, Nguyen P, Cho JT, Hernandez M & Perea-Rodriguez JP. 2015. Effects of parental status on male body mass in the monogamous, biparental California mouse. Journal of Zoology 296: 23-29. PDF
Perea-Rodriguez JP & Saltzman W. 2014. Differences in placentophagia in relation to male and female reproductive status in the California mouse (Peromyscus californicus). Developmental Psychobiology 52: 812-820. PDF
Saltzman W & Ziegler TE. 2014. Functional significance of hormonal changes in mammalian fathers. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 26: 685-693. PDF
Harris BN, de Jong TR, Yang V & Saltzman W. 2013. Chronic variable stress in fathers alters paternal and social behavior but not pup development in the biparental California mouse (Peromyscus californicus). Hormones and Behavior 64: 799-811. PDF
De Jong TR, Harris BN, Perea-Rodriguez JP & Saltzman W. 2013. Physiological and neuroendocrine responses to chronic variable stress in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus): influence of social environment and paternal state. Psychoneuroendocrinology 38: 2023-2033. PDF
Harris BN & Saltzman W. 2013. Effect of reproductive status on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activity and reactivity in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiology and Behavior 112-113: 70-76. PDF
Harris BN & Saltzman W. 2013. Effects of aging on hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis activity and reactivity in virgin male and female California mice (Peromyscus californicus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 186: 41-49. PDF
Harris BN, Saltzman W, de Jong TR & Milnes MR. 2012. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function in the California mouse (Peromyscus californicus): changes in baseline activity, reactivity, and fecal excretion of glucocorticoids across the diurnal cycle. General and Comparative Endocrinology 179: 436-450. PDF
Chauke M, de Jong TR, Garland T Jr & Saltzman W. 2012. Paternal responsiveness is associated with, but not mediated by reduced neophobia in male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiology and Behavior 107: 65-75. PDF
De Jong TR, Korosi A, Harris BN, Perea-Rodriguez JP & Saltzman W. 2012. Individual variation in paternal responses of virgin male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 85: 740-751. PDF
Dlugosz EM, Harris BN, Saltzman W & Chappell MA. 2012. Glucocorticoids, aerobic physiology, and locomotor behavior in California mice. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 85: 671-683. PDF
Chauke M, Malisch JL, Robinson C, de Jong TR & Saltzman W. 2011. Effects of reproductive status on behavioral and endocrine responses to acute stress in a biparental rodent, the California mouse (Peromyscus californicus). Hormones and Behavior 60: 128-138. PDF
Harris BN, Perea-Rodriguez JP & Saltzman W. 2011. Acute effects of corticosterone injection on paternal behavior in California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) fathers. Hormones and Behavior 60: 666-675. PDF
De Jong TR, Measor KR, Chauke M, Harris BN & Saltzman W. 2010. Brief pup exposure induces Fos expression in the lateral habenula and serotonergic caudal dorsal raphe nucleus of parentally experienced male California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Neuroscience 169:1094-1104. PDF
De Jong TR, Chauke M, Harris BN & Saltzman W. 2009. From here to paternity: neural correlates of the onset of paternal behavior in California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Hormones and Behavior 56:220-231. PDF