Lab Publications

Acosta 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.  2024Effects 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