Publications

Notable Recent Publications

1. Sepp, T., K. J. McGraw, and M. Giraudeau. 2020. Urban sexual selection. In: Urban Evolutionary Biology (M. Szulkin, J. Munshi-South, A. Charmentier, eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 234-252. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198836841.003.0014

2. Simpson, R. K. and K. J. McGraw. 2019. Interspecific covariation in courtship displays, iridescent plumage, solar orientation, and their interactions in hummingbirds. Am. Nat. 194:441-454. Link

3. Giraudeau, M., M. B. Toomey, P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Expression of and choice for condition-dependent carotenoid-based color in an urbanizing context. Behav. Ecol. 29:1307-1315. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary093

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Edited Books

Hill, G. E. and K. J. McGraw. 2006b. Bird Coloration. Volume II. Function and Evolution. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Catalog advertisement, Table of Contents, Purchase now, Read an excerpt, Wingspan (review), Times Literary Supplement (review), Science (browsing), Trends in Ecology and Evolution (review), Nature (review), Condor(review), Quarterly Review of Biology (review), ISBE newsletter (review)

Hill, G. E. and K. J. McGraw. 2006a. Bird Coloration. Volume I. Mechanisms and Measurements. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Catalog advertisement, Table of Contents, Purchase now, ASU Insight feature (on last page), Condor (review), Auk (review)

All McGraw Journal Publications and Book Chapters

250. Drake, D. and K. J. McGraw. 2023. Variation in plasma protein levels in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus): effects of season, disease state, and urbanization. J. Ornithol. (in press).

249. Weaver, M. J. and K. J. McGraw. 2023. Context-dependent variation in innovation as a function of urbanization in a songbird. J. Urban Ecol. (in press).

248. DePinto, K. N. and K. J. McGraw. 2022. Back to the future: does previously grown ornamental colouration in male house finches reveal mate quality at the time of pair formation? J. Ornithol. (in press). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-01997-y

247. McGraw, K. J., V. Aguiar de Souza Penha, D. Drake, S. Kraberger, and A. Varsani. 2022. Poxvirus infection in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus): genome sequence analysis and patterns of infection in wild birds. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 69: e2318–e2328. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14575

246. Toomey, M. B., D. J. Smith, D. M. Gonzales, and K. J. McGraw. 2022. Methods for extracting and analyzing carotenoids in bird feathers. Methods in Enzymology 670:459-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2022.01.015

245. Arnold, S., M. J. Weaver, and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Ornamental plumage coloration interacts with habitat urbanization to predict problem-solving in a desert songbird. Acta Ornithol. 56:29-37. https://doi.org/10.3161/00016454AO2021.56.1.003

244. Cook, C., E. C. Powell, K. J. McGraw, and L. A. Taylor. 2021. Sexually dimorphic dorsal coloration in a jumping spider: testing a potential case of sex-specific mimicry. Royal Soc. Open Sci. 8:210308. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210308. Media coverage = The Guardian

243. Baker, D. E., M. Staley, L. Tardy, M. Giraudeau, G. E. Hill, K. J. McGraw, and C. Bonneaud. 2021. Levels of pathogen virulence and host resistance both shape the antibody response to an emerging infectious disease. Sci. Reports 11:8209. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87464-9

242. Mills, R. and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Cool birds: facultative use by an introduced species of mechanical air conditioning systems during extremely hot outdoor conditions. Biol. Lett. 20200813. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0813. Media coverage = Forbes, Audubon, Ethologisch, n + 1, Liberation (France), Scientific American podcast, AZ Big Media, Copper Courier, Arizona Daily Star,

241. Hutton, P., J. McKenna, and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Urban links to molt schedule, body condition, and carotenoid-based coloration in the house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). J. Avian Biol. 52:e02761. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02761

240. Sykes, B. E., P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Sex-specific relationships between urbanization, parasitism, and plumage coloration in house finches. Curr. Zool. 67:237-244. https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoaa060, LTER data package

239. Schaper, L., P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Bird-feeder cleaning lowers disease severity in rural but not urban birds. Sci. Rep. 11:12835. https://rdcu.be/cmMyQ

238. Sepp, T., E. A. Webb, R. K. Simpson, M. Giraudeau, P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Light at night reduces digestive efficiency of developing birds: an experiment with king quail. Sci. of Nature 108:4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-020-01715-9

237. Steffen, J., R. Quigley, I. Whibley, and K. J. McGraw. 2021. Carotenoid deprivation and beta-carotene’s effects on male and female turtle color. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 253:110546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110546

236. Bonneaud, C., L. Tardy, G. E. Hill, K. J. McGraw, A. J. Wilson, and M. Giraudeau. 2020. Experimental evidence for stabilizing selection on virulence in a bacterial pathogen. Evol. Letters 4:491-501. https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.203

235. Reed, S., R. K. Simpson, and K. J. McGraw. 2020. Feather morphological predictors of angle-dependent color changes in parrot plumage. Avian Biol. Res. 13:108-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758155920963198

234. Khalil, S., J. F. Welkin, K. J. McGraw, J. Boersma, H. Schwabl, M. S. Webster, and J. Karubian. 2020. Testosterone regulates CYP2J19-linked carotenoid signal expression in male red-backed fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus). Proc. R. Soc. B 287:20201687. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1687

233. McGraw, K. J., K. Chou, A. Bridge, H. C. McGraw, P. R. McGraw, and R. K. Simpson. 2020. Body condition and poxvirus infection predict circulating glucose levels in a colorful songbird that inhabits urban and rural environments. J. Exp. Zool. A 333:561-568. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2391

232. Sepp, T., K. J. McGraw, and M. Giraudeau. 2020. Urban sexual selection. In: Urban Evolutionary Biology (M. Szulkin, J. Munshi-South, A. Charmentier, eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 234-252. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198836841.003.0014. Book review in Evolution, Blog post in Evolution in the City

231. Taylor, L. A., C. Cook, and K. J. McGraw. 2019. Variation in activity rates may explain sex-specific dorsal color patterns in Habronattus jumping spiders. PLoS ONE 14:e0223015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223015

230. Gadau, A., M. S. Crawford, R. Mayek, M. Giraudeau, K. J. McGraw, C. M. Whisner, and C. Kondrat-Smith, and K. L. Sweazea. 2019. A comparison of the nutritional physiology and gut microbiome of urban and rural house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 237:110332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2019.110332

229. Bonneaud, C., L. Tardy, M. Giraudeau, G. E. Hill, K. J. McGraw, and A. J. Wilson. 2019. Evolution of both host resistance and tolerance to an emerging bacterial pathogen. Evol. Letters 3:544-554. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/evl3.133

228. Tardy, L., M. Giraudeau, G. E. Hill, K. J. McGraw, and C. Bonneaud. 2019. Contrasting evolution of virulence and replication rates in an emerging bacterial pathogen. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 116:16927-16932. https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2019/07/31/1901556116.full.pdf, Press Coverage, KJZZ

227. Weaver, M. J., P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2019. Urban house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) are less averse to novel noises, but not other novel environmental stimuli, than rural birds. Behaviour 156:1393-1417. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003571

226. Schmidlin, K., T. Sepp, A. Khalifeh, K. Smith, R. S. Fontanele, K. J. McGraw, and A. Varsani. 2019. Diverse genomoviruses representing eight new and one known species identified in feces and nests of house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Arch. Virol. 164:2345–2350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04318-6

225. Simpson, R. K. and K. J. McGraw. 2019. Interspecific covariation in courtship displays, iridescent plumage, solar orientation, and their interactions in hummingbirds. Am. Nat. 194:441-454. Link

224. Saini, C., P. Hutton, S. Gao, R. K. Simpson, M. Giraudeau, T. Sepp, E. Webb, and K. J. McGraw. 2019. Exposure to artificial light at night increases innate immune activity during development in a precocial bird. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 233:84-88. PDF

223. Mohr, A. E., M. Girard, M. Rowe, K. J. McGraw, and K. L. Sweazea. 2019. Varied effects of dietary carotenoid supplementation on oxidative damage in tissues of two waterfowl species. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 231:67-74. PDF

222. Simpson, R. K. and K. J. McGraw. 2019. Experimental trait mis-matches uncover specificity of evolutionary links between multiple signaling traits and their interactions in hummingbirds. Evolution 73:436–451. PDF

221. Hasegawa, M., M. Giraudeau, R. A. Ligon, N. Kutsukake, M. Watanabe, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Repeatability of combat rate across different group compositions in male house finches. Behaviour 155:883-904. PDF

220. Hutton, P., C. Wright, D. DeNardo, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. No effect of human presence at night on disease, body mass, or metabolism in rural and urban house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Integr. Comp. Biol. 58:977-985. PDF

219. Simpson, R. K. and K. J. McGraw. 2018. It’s not just what you have but how you use it: solar-positional and behavioral effects on hummingbird color appearance during courtship. Ecol. Letters 21:1413-1422. Link, Science press coverage, Forbes press coverage

218. Weaver, M. J., R. A. Ligon, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Avian anthrophobia? Behavioral and physiological responses of house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) to human and predator threats across an urban gradient. Landsc. Urban Plann. 179:46-54. PDF

217. Bonneaud, C., L. Tardy, M. Giraudeau, M. Staley, G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Rapid antagonistic coevolution in an emerging pathogen and its vertebrate host. Curr. Biol. 28:1-6. PDF

216. Giraudeau, M., M. B. Toomey, P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Expression of and choice for condition-dependent carotenoid-based color in an urbanizing context. Behav. Ecol. 29:1307-1315. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary093

215. Giraudeau, M., A. K. Ziegler, K. J. McGraw, M. Okuliarova, M. Zeman, and B. Tschirren. 2018. In ovo yolk carotenoid and testosterone levels interactively influence female transfer of yolk antioxidants to her eggs. Biol. Letters 14:20180103. PDF

214. Ligon, R. A., and K. J. McGraw. 2018. A chorus of color: hierarchical and graded information content of rapid color change signals. Behav. Ecol. 29:1075-1087. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary076

213. Weaver, M. J., S. Gao, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Circulating corticosterone levels vary during exposure to anthropogenic stimuli and show weak correlation with behavior across an urban gradient in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 266:52-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.04.017

212. Giraudeau, M., J.-M. Bonzom, S. Ducatez, K. Beaugelin-Seiller, P. Deviche, T. Lengagne, I. Cavalie, V. Camilliri, C. Adam-Guillermin, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Carotenoid distribution in wild Japanese tree frogs (Hyla japonica) exposed to ionizing radiation in Fukushima. Scientific Reports 8:7438. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25495-5

211. Osinubi, S. T., K. J. McGraw, U. Ottosson, J. A. Brown, J. Briskie, and H. M. Chapman. 2018. Carotenoid-based plumage pigmentation and concentration as a function of sex and habitat type in the yellow-breasted boubou (Laniarius atroflavus). Ostrich 89:259-264. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2018.1464076

210. Thomas, D. and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Hidden carotenoids in the powder down of herons. J. Ornithol. 159:785-792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1554-z

209. Sepp, T., M. Giraudeau, A. Lendvai, and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Feather corticosterone levels do not correlate with health or plumage coloration in juvenile house finches. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 124:157-164. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly029

208. Simpson, R. K., and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Two ways to display: male hummingbirds show different color-display tactics based on sun orientation. Behav. Ecol. 29:637-648. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary016

207. Simpson, R. K., and K. J. McGraw. 2018. Multiple signaling in a variable environment: expression of song and color traits as a function of ambient sound and light. Biotropica 50:531-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12528

206. Staley, M., C. Bonneaud, K. J. McGraw, C. M. Vleck, and G. E. Hill. 2018. Detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) from Arizona, USA. Avian Diseases 62:14-17. https://doi.org/10.1637/11610-021317-Reg.1

205. Seymoure, B., A. Raymundo, K. J. McGraw, W. O. McMillan, and R. L. Rutowski. 2018. Environment-dependent attack rates of cryptic and aposematic butterflies. Curr. Zool. 64:663-669. https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zox062

204. Dugas, M. B., K. J. McGraw, and S. A. Strickler. 2018. Nestling mouth coloration is different from adult mouth coloration, carotenoid-based, and correlated with body mass in Cave Swallows (Petrochelidon fulva). J. Ornithol. 159:581-586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1531-6

203. Sepp, T., K. J. McGraw, A. Kaasik, and M. Giraudeau. 2017. A review of urban impacts on avian life-history evolution: does city living lead to slower pace of life? Global Change Biology 24:1452-1469. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13969

202. Burns, K. J., K. J. McGraw, A. J. Shultz, M. C. Stoddard, and D. B. Thomas. 2017. Advanced methods for studying pigments and coloration using avian specimens. In: The Extended Specimen: Emerging Frontiers in Collections-Based Ornithological Research (M. S. Webster, ed.), pp. 23-57. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315120454

201. George, D. B., B. C. Schneider, K. J. McGraw, and D. R. Ardia. 2017. Carotenoids buffer the acute phase response on fever, sickness behavior, and rapid bill color change in zebra finches. J. Exp. Biol. 220:2957-2964. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.155069

200. Cook, M. O., M. J. Weaver, P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2017. The effects of urbanization and human disturbance on problem solving in juvenile house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 71:85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2304-6

199. Taylor, L. A., E. C. Powell, and K. J. McGraw. 2017. Frequent misdirected courtship in a natural community of colorful Habronattus jumping spiders. PLOS One 12:e0173156. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173156

198. Giraudeau, M., R. Stikeleather, J. McKenna, P. Hutton, and K. J. McGraw. 2017. Plumage micro-organisms and preen gland size in an urbanizing context. Science Total Environ. 580:425-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.224

197. Ligon, R. A., R. K. Simpson, N. A. Mason, G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. 2016. Evolutionary innovation and diversification of carotenoid-based pigmentation in finches. Evolution 70:2839-2852. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13093

196. Ligon, R. A. and K. J. McGraw. 2016. Social costs enforce honesty of a dynamic signal of motivation. Proc. R. Soc. B 283:20161873. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1873

195. Hubbard, J. K., A. K. Hund, I. I. Levin, K. J. McGraw, M. R. Wilkins, and R. J. Safran. 2016. The importance of cross-validation, accuracy, and precision for measuring plumage color: a comment on Vaquero-Alba et al. (2016). Auk 134:34-38. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-16-99.1

194. Toomey, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2016. The effects of sun exposure on carotenoid accumulation and oxidative stress in the retina of the house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). Avian Res. 7:5 DOI 10.1186/s40657-016-0041-6.

193. Crothers, L., R. A. Saporito, J. Yeager, K. Lynch, C. Friesen, C. L. Richards-Zawacki, K. J. McGraw, and M. Cummings. 2016. Warning signal properties covary with toxicity but not testosterone or aggregate carotenoids in a poison frog. Evol. Ecol. 30:601-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-016-9830-y

192. Koch, R. E., K. J. McGraw, and G. E. Hill. 2016. Effects of diet on plumage coloration and carotenoid deposition in red and yellow domestic canaries (Serinus canaria). Wilson J. Ornithol. 128:328-333. https://doi.org/10.1676/wils-128-02-328-333.1

191. Toomey, M. B., O. Lind, R. Frederiksen, R. W. Curley Jr., K. M. Riedl, D. Wilby, S. J. Schwartz, C. C. Witt, E. H. Harrison, N. W. Roberts, M. Vorobyev, K. J. McGraw, M. C. Cornwall, A. Kelber, and J. C. Corbo. 2016. Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds. eLife 5:e15675. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15675

190. Hutton, P., and K. J. McGraw. 2016. Urban impacts on oxidative balance and animal signals. Front. Ecol. Evol. 4:54. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00054

189. Hutton, P., and K. J. McGraw. 2016. Urban-rural differences in eye, bill, and skull allometry in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Integr. Comp. Biol. 56:1215-1224. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icw077

188. Hutton, P., Seymoure, B. M., McGraw, K. J., Ligon, R. A., and Simpson, R. K. 2015. Dynamic color communication. Current Opin. Behav. Sci. 6:41-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.08.007

187. Hasegawa, M., Giraudeau, M., Kutsukake, N., Watanabe, M., and McGraw, K. J. 2015. Bayesian estimation of competitiveness in male house finches: small-billed males are more competitive. Anim. Behav. 108:207-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.07.027

186. Pearlstein, E., Hughs, M., Mazurek, J., McGraw, K. J., Pesme, C., Riedler, R., and Gleeson, M. 2015. Ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence and chemical analysis as tools for examining featherwork. J. Am. Inst. Conserv. 54:149-167. https://doi.org/10.1179/1945233015Y.0000000010

185. Ge, Z., Johnson, J. D., Cobine, P. A., McGraw, K. J., Garcia, R., and Hill, G. E. 2015. High concentrations of ketocarotenoids in hepatic mitochondria of Haemorhous mexicanus. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 88:444-450. https://doi.org/10.1086/681992

184. Rowe, M., Pierson, K. L., and McGraw, K. J. 2015. Exploratory behavior is associated with plasma carotenoid accumulation in two congeneric species of waterfowl. Behav. Proc. 115:181-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.04.008

183. Fasanello, V. J., Carlton, E. D., Pott, M., Marchetto, N. M., Vaughn, E., McGraw, K. J., Mauck, R. A., and Haussmann, M. F. 2015. Monomorphic ornamentation related to oxidative damage and assortative mating in the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle). Waterbirds 38:106-110. https://doi.org/10.1675/063.038.0114

182. Giraudeau, M., Chavez, A., Toomey, M. B., and McGraw, K. J. 2015. Effects of carotenoid supplementation and oxidative challenges on physiological parameters and carotenoid-based coloration in an urbanization context. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 69:957-970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-015-1908-y

181. Pearlstein, E., Hughs, M., Mazurek, J., McGraw, K. J., Pesme, C., and Garcia-Garibay, M. 2015. Correlations between photochemical damage and UV fluorescence of feathers. Objects Specialty Group Postprints 21:143-179. Link

180. Steffen, J. E., Learn, K. M., Drumheller, J. S., Boback, S. M., and McGraw, K. J. 2015. Carotenoid composition of colorful body stripes and patches in the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) and red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta). Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 14:56-63. https://doi.org/10.2744/ccab-14-01-56-63.1

179. Newbrey, J. L., Paszkowski, C. A., McGraw, K. J., and Ogle, S. 2015. Laying-sequence variation in yolk carotenoids and egg characteristics in the red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus. J. Avian Biol. 46:46-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00332

178. Giraudeau, M., Nolan, P. M., Black, C. E., Earl, S., Hasegawa, M., and McGraw, K. J. 2014. Song characteristics track bill morphology along a gradient of urbanization in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Frontiers Zool. 11:83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-014-0083-8

177. Thomas, D. B., McGraw, K. J., Butler, M. W., Carrano, M. T., Madden, O., and James, H. F. 2014. Ancient origins and multiple appearances of carotenoid-pigmented feathers in birds. Proc. R. Soc. B 282:20140806. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0806

176. Ismar, S. M. H., Daniel, C., Igic, B., Morrison-Whittle, P. K., Ballard, G., Millar, C. D., Fidler, A. E., McGraw, K. J., Wakamatsu, K., Stephenson, B. M., Cassey, P., Dearborn, D. C., and Hauber, M. E. 2014. Sexual plumage dichromatism in a size dimorphic seabird. Wilson J. Ornithol. 126:417-428. https://doi.org/10.1676/13-203.1

175. Taylor, L. A., Clark, D. L., and McGraw, K. J. 2014. Natural variation in condition-dependent display colour does not predict male courtship success in a jumping spider. Anim. Behav. 93:267-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.05.005

174. Giraudeau, M. and McGraw, K. J. 2014. Physiological correlates of urbanization in a desert songbird. Integr. Comp. Biol. 54:622-632. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icu024

173. McCartney, K. L., Ligon, R. A., Butler, M. W., DeNardo, D. F., and McGraw, K. J. 2014. The effect of carotenoid supplementation on immune system development in juvenile male veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus). Frontiers Zool. 11,26:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-26

172. Taylor, L. A., Clark, D. L., and McGraw, K. J. 2014. From spiderling to senescence: ontogeny of color in the jumping spider, Habronattus pyrrithrix. J. Arachnol. 42:268-276. https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202-42.3.268

171. Hasegawa, M., Ligon, R. A., Giraudeau, M., Watanabe, M., and McGraw, K. J. 2014. Urban and colorful house finches are less aggressive. Behav. Ecol. 25:641-649. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/aru034

170. Friedman, N. R., McGraw, K. J., and Omland, K. E. 2014. History and mechanisms of carotenoid plumage evolution in the New World Orioles (Icterus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 172-173:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.03.004

169. Giraudeau, M., Mousel, M., Earl, S., and McGraw, K. J. 2014. Parasites in the city: degree of urbanization predicts poxvirus and coccidian infections in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). PLOS One 9:e86747. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086747

168. Thomas, D. B., McGraw, K. J., James, H. F., and Madden, O. 2014. Non-destructive descriptions of carotenoids in feathers using Raman spectroscopy. Analyt. Methods 6:1301-1308. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3AY41870G

167. Friedman, N., McGraw, K. J., and Omland, K. E. 2014. Evolution of carotenoid pigmentation in caciques and meadowlarks (Icteridae): repeated gains of red plumage coloration by carotenoid C-4 oxygenation. Evolution 68:791-801. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12304

166. Brown, A. C., Leonard, H. M., McGraw, K. J., and Clotfelter, E. 2014. Maternal effects of carotenoid supplementation in an ornamented cichlid fish (Amantitlania siquia). Funct. Ecol. 28:612-620. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12205

165. Peluc, S. I., W. L. Reed, P. Gibbs, and K. J. McGraw. 2014. Maternal dietary carotenoids mitigate detrimental effects of maternal GnRH on offspring immune function in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). J. Avian Biol. 45:334-344. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00360

164. Ligon, R. A. and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Chameleons communicate with complex colour change during contests: different body regions convey different information. Biol. Letters 9:20130892. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0892

163. McGraw, K. J., M. Giraudeau, G. E. Hill, and M. B. Toomey. 2013. Ketocarotenoid circulation, but not retinal carotenoid accumulation, is linked to eye disease status in a wild songbird. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 539:156-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2013.09.015

162. Pickett, S. R. A., S. B. Weber, K. J. McGraw, K. J. Norris, and M. R. Evans. 2013. Environmental and parental influences on offspring health and growth in great tits (Parus major). PLoS One 8:e69786. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069695

161. Butler, M. W., B. Karanfilian, M. Homsher, and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Carotenoid supplementation during adulthood, but not development, decreases testis size in mallards. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 166:465-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.07.024

160. Giraudeau, M., K. Sweazea, M. W. Butler, and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Effects of carotenoid and vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress and plumage coloration in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 166:406-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.07.014

159. Hill, G. E., X. Fu, S. Balenger, K. J. McGraw, M. Giraudeau, and W. R. Hood. 2013. Changes in concentrations of circulating heat shock proteins in House Finches in response to different environmental stressors. J. Field Ornithol. 84:416-424. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12040

158. Alan, R. R., S. R. McWilliams, and K. J. McGraw. 2013. The importance of antioxidants for avian fruit selection during autumn migration. Wilson J. Ornithology 125:513-525. https://doi.org/10.1676/13-014.1

157. Lendvai, A. Z., M. Giraudeau, J. Nemeth, V. Bako, and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration reflects feather corticosterone levels in male house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 67:1817-1824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-013-1591-9

156. Butler, M. W. and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Eggshell coloration reflects both yolk characteristics and dietary carotenoid history of female mallards. Funct. Ecol. 27:1176-1185. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12123

155. Brown, A. C., K. J. McGraw, and E. Clotfelter. 2013. Dietary carotenoids increase yellow non-pigment coloration of female convict cichlids (Amantitlania nigrofasciata). Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 86:312-322. https://doi.org/10.1086/670734

154. Butler, M. W. and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Immune function is related to adult carotenoid and bile pigment levels, but not dietary carotenoid access during development, in female mallard ducks. J. Exp. Biol. 216:2632-2640. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.082982

153. Thomas, D. B., McGoverin, C. M., McGraw, K. J., James, H. F., and Madden, O. 2013. Vibrational spectroscopic analyses of unique yellow feather pigments (spheniscins) in penguins. J. R. Soc. Interface 10:20121065. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.1065

152. Butler, M. W., Stahlschmidt, Z. R., Ardia, D. R., Davis, S., Davis, J. R., Guillette, Jr., L. J., Johnson, N., McCormick, S. D., McGraw, K. J., and DeNardo, D. F. 2013. Thermal sensitivity of immune function: evidence against a generalist-specialist tradeoff among endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates. Am. Nat. 181:761-774. https://doi.org/10.1086/670191

151. Taylor, L. A. and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Male ornamental coloration improves courtship success in a jumping spider, but only in the sun. Behav. Ecol. 24:955-967. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/art011

150. Cohen, A. A., Bowman, R., Boughton, R. K., Bridge, E., Heiss, R. S., Schoech, S. J., and K. J. McGraw. 2013. Circulating carotenoid levels are negatively associated with previous reproductive success in Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens). Can. J. Zool. 91:64-70. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2012-0243

149. Rowe, M., Tourville, E. A., and K. J. McGraw. 2012. Carotenoids in bird testes: links to body carotenoid supplies, plumage coloration, body mass and testes mass in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 163:285-291. Link

148. Butler, M. W. and K. J. McGraw. 2012. Differential effects of early- and late-life access to carotenoids on adult immune function and ornamentation in mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). PLoS One 7:e38043. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038043

147. Meadows, M. G., Roudybush, T., and K. J. McGraw. 2012. Dietary protein affects iridescent coloration in Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna). J. Exp. Biol. 215:2742-2750. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.069351

146. Behbahaninia, H., Butler, M. W., Toomey, M. B., and K. J. McGraw. 2012. Food color preferences against a dark, textured background vary in relation to sex and age in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). Behaviour 149:51-65. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853912X626141

145. Toomey, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2012. Mate choice for a male carotenoid-based ornament is linked to female dietary carotenoid intake and accumulation. BMC Evol. Biol. 12:3. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-3

144. Peluc, S. I., Reed, W. L, McGraw, K. J., and Gibbs, P. 2012. Carotenoid supplementation and GnRH challenges influence female endocrine physiology, immune function and egg-yolk characteristics in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). J. Comp. Physiol. B. 182:687-702. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-011-0638-3

143. Giraudeau, M., Toomey, M. B., and McGraw, K. J. 2012. Can house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) use non-visual cues to discriminate the carotenoid content of foods? J. Ornithol. 153:1017-1023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-012-0829-z

142. Butler, M. W and K. J. McGraw. 2012. Developmental immune history affects adult immune function but not carotenoid-based ornamentation in mallard ducks. Funct. Ecol. 26:406-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01942.x

141. Toomey, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2011. The effects of dietary carotenoid supplementation and retinal carotenoid accumulation on vision-mediated foraging in the house finch. PLoS One 6:e21653. Article

140. Butler, M.W., Toomey, M.B., McGraw, K.J., and Rowe, M. 2011. Ontogenetic immune challenges shape adult personality in mallard ducks. Proc. R. Soc. B 279: 326-333. PDF, ScienceNow piece, Discover magazine piece, Science News, SOLS News

139. Chui, C. K. S., McGraw, K. J., and Doucet, S. M. 2011. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration in golden-crowned kinglets (Regulus satrapa); pigment characterization and relationships with migratory timing and condition. J. Avian Biol. 42:309-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05240.x

138. Walsh, N., Dale, J., McGraw, K.J., Pointer, M. A., and Mundy, N. I. 2012. Candidate genes for carotenoid colouration in vertebrates and their expression profiles in the carotenoid-containing plumage and bill of a wild bird. Proc. R. Soc. B 279:58-66. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0765

137. Rowe, M., Giraudeau, M., Czirjak, G., and McGraw, K. J. 2011. Sexual ornamentation reflects antibacterial activity of ejaculates in mallards. Biology Letters 7:740-742. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0276

136. Lifjeld, J. T., O. Kleven, F. Jacobsen, K. J. McGraw, R. J. Safran, and R. Robertson. 2011. Age before beauty? Relationships between fertilication success and age-dependent ornaments in barn swallows. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 65:1687-1697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-011-1176-4

135. Dugas, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2011. Nestling mouth coloration: proximate mechanisms, correlates, and constraints in house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Condor 113:691-700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.07.009

134. McGraw, K. J., K. Lee, and A. Lewin. 2011. The effect of capture-and-handling stress on carotenoid-based beak coloration in zebra finches. J. Comp. Physiol. A 197:683-691. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-011-0631-z

133. Navarro, C., T. Perez-Contreras, J. M. Avies, K. J. McGraw, and J. J. Soler. 2011. Blue-green eggshell coloration reflects yolk antioxidant content in spotless starlings (Stumus unicolor). J. Avian Biol. 42:538-543. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05293.x

132. Meadows, M. G., N. I. Morehouse, R. L. Rutowski, J. M. Douglas, and K. J. McGraw. 2011. Quantifying iridescent coloration in animals: a method for improving repeatability. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 65:1317-1327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-1135-5

131. Smith, C. L., M. B. Toomey, B. R. Walker, E. J. Braun, B. O. Wolf, K. J. McGraw, and K. L. Sweazea. 2011. High levels of circulating antioxidants protect from the development of oxidative stress in the vasculature of mourning doves (Zenaida macroura). Zoology 114:171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2010.12.001

130. Butler, M. W. and K. J. McGraw. 2011. Past or present? Effect of developmental and adult conditions on adult health and coloration in mallards. J. Comp. Physiol. B 181:551-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-010-0529-z

129. Heiss, R. S., A. A. Cohen, R. Bowman, R. K. Boughton, E. Bridge, K. J. McGraw, and S. J. Schoech. 2011. Circulating antioxidant concentrations are negatively correlated with timing of breeding in Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens). J. Exp. Zool. A 315A:101-110. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2012-0243

128. Weiss, S. L., E. A. Kennedy, R. J. Safran, and K. J. McGraw. 2011. Pterin-based ornamental coloration predicts yolk antioxidant levels in female striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus). J. Anim. Ecol. 80:519-527. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01801.x

127. Butler, M. W., M. B. Toomey, and K. J. McGraw. 2011. How many color metrics do we need? Evaluating how different color-scoring procedures explain carotenoid pigment content in avian bare-part and plumage ornaments. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 65:401-413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-1074-1

126. Taylor, L. A., D. L. Clark, and K. J. McGraw. 2011. Condition-dependence of male display coloration in a jumping spider (Habronattus pyrrithrix). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 65:1133-1146. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/art011

125. McGraw, K. J., O. L. Crino, and P. M. Nolan. 2011. Carotenoids boost immunity during molt in a songbird with sexually selected carotenoid-based plumage coloration. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 102:560-572. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01594.x

124. Burtt, Jr., E. H., M. R. Schroeder, L. A. Smith, J. E. Sroka, and K. J. McGraw. 2011. Colourful parrot feathers resist bacterial degradation. Biol. Letters 7:214-216. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0716

123. Giraudeau, M., C. Duval, G. A. Czirjak, V. Bretagnolle, C. Eraud, K. J. McGraw, and P. Heeb. 2011. Maternal investment of female mallards is influenced by male carotenoid-based coloration. Proc. R. Soc. B 278:781-788. PDF

122. Giraudeau, M., G. A. Czirjak, C. Duval, V. Bretagnolle, C. Eraud, K. J. McGraw, and P. Heeb. 2011. Effect of restricted preen-gland access on maternal self maintenance and reproductive investment in mallards. PLoS One 5:e13555. PDF

121. McGraw, K. J., A. Cohen, D. Costantini, and P. Horak. 2010. The ecological significance of antioxidants and oxidative stress: a marriage of functional and mechanistic approaches. Funct. Ecol. (invited editorial) 24: 947-949. PDF

120. Butler, M. W. and K. J. McGraw. 2010. Relationships between dietary carotenoids, body tissue carotenoids, parasite burden, and health state in wild mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 504:154-160.PDF

119. Costantini, D., M. Rowe, M. W. Butler, and K. J. McGraw. 2010. From molecules to living systems: historical and contemporary issues in oxidative stress and antioxidant ecology. Funct. Ecol. (invited review) 24:950-959. PDF

118. Toomey, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2010. The effects of dietary carotenoid intake on carotenoid accumulation in the retina of a wild bird, the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 504:161-168. PDF

117. Hipfner, J. M., J. Dale, and K. J. McGraw. 2010. Yolk carotenoids and stable isotopes reveal links among environment, foraging behaviour and seabird breeding success. Oecologia 163:351-360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1618-0

116. Safran, R. J., K. J. McGraw, K. M. Pilz, and S. M. Correa. 2010. Egg-yolk androgen and carotenoid deposition as a function of maternal social environment in barn swallows Hirundo rustica. J. Avian Biol. 41:470-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.04962.x

115. Toomey, M. B., M. W. Butler, and K. J. McGraw. 2010. Immune-system activation depletes retinal carotenoids in house finches. J. Exp. Biol. 213:1709-1716.

114. Nolan, P. M., F. S. Dobson, T. J. Karels, K. J. McGraw, and P. Jouventin. 2010. Mutual mate choice for colorful traits in king penguins. Ethology 116:635-644.

113. Toomey, M. B., M. W. Butler, M. G. Meadows, L. A. Taylor, H. Fokidis, and K. J. McGraw. 2010. A novel method for quantifying the glossiness of animals. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 64:1047-1055. Uncorrected page proofs

112. Navarro Puig, C., T. Perez-Contreras, J. Aviles, J. Soler, and K. J. McGraw. 2010. Beak colour reflects circulating carotenoid and vitamin A levels in spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. .

111. McGraw, K. J. 2010. Avian antioxidants and oxidative stress: insights from food, physiology, and feathers. In: Oxidative stress (Mandelker, L. and Vajdovich, P., eds), Springer, NY.

110. Hipfner, J. M., K. A. Hobson, J. Dale, and K. J. McGraw. 2010. Stable isotopes link diet to avian yolk carotenoid allocation: a comparative study of five auk species (Charadriiformes: Alcidae). Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 83:481-489.

109. Safran, R. J., K. J. McGraw, M. R. Wilkins, J. K. Hubbard, and J. Marling. 2010. Positive carotenoid balance correlates with greater reproductive performance in a wild bird. PLoS One 5(2): e9420. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009420 PDF, press coverage

108. Lin, S. M., K. Nieves-Puigdoller, A. C. Brown, K. J. McGraw, and E. D. Clotfelter. 2010. Testing the carotenoid trade-off hypothesis in the polychromatic Midas cichlid, Amphilophus citrinellus. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 83:333-342.PDF

107. McGraw, K. J. and M. B. Toomey. 2010. Carotenoid accumulation in the tissues of zebra finches: predictors of integumentary pigmentation and implications for carotenoid allocation strategies. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 83:97-109.PDF and appendix

106. Cohen, A. A., R. A. Mauck, N. T. Wheelwright, C. E. Huntington, and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Complexity in relationships between antioxidants and individual life-history parameters in a songbird and a seabird. Oikos 118:1854-1861. PDF

105. McGraw, K. J. and J. D. Blount. 2009. Control and function of carotenoid coloration in birds: a review of case studies. In Carotenoids: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Functions and Properties (J. T. Landrum, ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 487-510.

104. Butler, M. W. and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Indoor housing during development affects moult, carotenoid circulation, and beak colouration of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Avian Biol. Res. 2:203-211. PDF

103. Dierenfeld, E.S., K. J. McGraw, K. Fritsche, J.T. Briggler, and J. Ettling. 2009. Nutrient composition of whole crayfish (Orconectes and Procambarus species) consumed by hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). Herp. Rev. 40:324-330. PDF

102. Cohen, A. A., W. D. Robinson, and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Serum antioxidant levels in wild birds vary in relation to diet, season, life history strategy, and species. Oecologia 161:673-683. PDF, Supplementary Material 1, Supplementary Material 2

101. Bascunan, A. L., E. A. Tourville, M. B. Toomey, and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Food color preferences of molting house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) in relation to sex and plumage coloration. Ethology 115:1066-1073. PDF

100. Steffen, J. and K. J. McGraw. 2009. How dewlap color reflects its carotenoid and pterin content in brown anoles. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 154:334-340. PDF

99. McGraw, K. J. 2009. Identifying anatomical sites of carotenoid metabolism in birds. Naturwissenschaften 96:987-988. PDF, Original article critiqued, Authors’ response to my critique

98. McGraw, K. J., M. Massaro, T. J. Rivers, and T. Mattern. 2009. Annual, sexual, size-, and condition-related variation in the colour and fluorescent pigment content of yellow crests in Snares penguins (Eudyptes robustus). Emu 109:93-99.PDF, cover image

97. McGraw, K. J. 2009. Canine coloration: dark domesticated dogs and the bright side for wild wolves. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 22:255-256. PDF

96. Meadows, M. G., M. W. Butler, N. I. Morehouse, L. A. Taylor, M. B. Toomey, K. J. McGraw, and R. L. Rutowski. 2009. Iridescence: views from many angles. J. R. Soc. Interface 6:S107-S113. PDF

95. Cohen, A. A. and K. J. McGraw. 2009. No simple measures for antioxidant status in birds: complexity in inter- and intraspecific correlations among circulating antioxidant types. Funct. Ecol. 23:310-320. PDF

94. Toomey, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Seasonal, sexual, and quality related variation in retinal carotenoid accumulation in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Funct. Ecol. 23:321-329. PDF

93. McGraw, K. J. and A. L. A. Middleton. 2009. American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis). The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

92. Rowe, M. and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Carotenoids in the seminal fluid of wild birds: interspecific variation in fairy-wrens. Condor 110:694-700. PDF

91. McGraw, K. J. 2009. Visual signaling in animals. In: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (L. R. Squire, ed.), vol. 10. Academic Press Oxford, pp. 307-311. PDF

90. McGraw, K. J., E. A. Tourville, and M. W. Butler. 2008. A quantitative comparison of the commonly used methods for extracting carotenoids from avian plasma. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 62:1991-2002. PDF

89. Cohen, A. A., K. J. McGraw, P. Wiersma, J. B. Williams, W. D. Robinson, T. R. Robinson, J. D. Brawn, and R. E. Ricklefs. 2008. Interspecific associations between circulating antioxidant levels and life-history variation in birds. Am. Nat. 172:178-193. PDF

88. Piault, R., J. Gasparini, P. Bize, M. Paulet, K. J. McGraw, and A. Roulin. 2008. Experimental support for the make-up hypothesis in nestling tawny owls (Strix aluco). Behav. Ecol. 19:703-709. PDF

87. Safran, R. J., J. Adelman, K. J. McGraw, and M. Hau. 2008. Sexual signal elaboration affects physiological state in a social vertebrate. Current Biology 18:R461-R462. PDF, over 300 newspaper and online articles written on this paper, plus Good Morning America, CNN, and several local radio interviews (e.g. San Francisco, Houston, Rockford, IL, New York). TREE “Research Focus” article highlighting this paper

86. Deviche, P., K. J. McGraw, and J. Underwood. 2008. Age-, sex- and season-specific accumulation of plasma carotenoid pigments in white-winged crossbills. J. Avian Biol. 39:283-292. PDF

85. Blount, J. D. and K. J. McGraw. 2008. Signal functions of carotenoid colouration. In: Carotenoids. Volume 4: Natural Functions (G. Britton, S. Liaaen-Jensen, and H. Pfander, eds.). Birkhauser Verlag, basel, pp. 213-236. Uncorrected galley proofs

84. McGraw, K. J. 2008. An update on the honesty of melanin-based color signals in birds. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 21:133-138. PDF

83. Schaefer, H. M., K. J. McGraw, and C. Catoni. 2008. Birds use fruit colour as an honest signal of dietary antioxidant rewards. Funct. Ecol. 22:303-310. PDF

82. Juola, F. A., K. J. McGraw, and D. C. Dearborn. 2008. Carotenoids and throat pouch coloration in the great frigatebird (Fregata minor). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B. 149:370-377. PDF

81. Safran, R. J., Pilz, K. M., McGraw, K. J., Correa, S. M., and Schwabl, H. 2008. Are yolk androgens and carotenoids in barn swallow eggs related to parental quality? Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 62:427-438. PDF

80. Jouventin, P., K. J. McGraw, M. Morel, and A. Celerier. 2008. Dietary carotenoid supplementation affects orange beak but not foot coloration in gentoo penguins. Waterbirds 30:573-578. PDF

79. Clotfelter, E., Ardia, D., and McGraw, K. J. 2007. Red fish, blue fish: trade-offs between pigmentation and immunity in Betta splendens. Behav. Ecol. 18:1139-1145. PDF

78. Toomey, M. B. and K. J. McGraw. 2007. Modified saponification and HPLC methods for analyzing carotenoids from the retina of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica): implications for its use as a nonprimate model species. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 48:3976-3982. PDF

77. Taylor, L. A. and K. J. McGraw. 2007. Animal coloration: sexy spider scales. Curr. Biol. 17:R592-R593. PDF

76. McGraw, K. J., M. B. Toomey, P. M. Nolan, N. I. Morehouse, M. Massaro, and P. Jouventin. 2007. A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in penguin feathers. Pigment Cell Res. 20:301-304. PDF, Supplementary Material

75. Bezzerides, A. L., K. J. McGraw, R. S. Parker, and J. Husseini. 2007. Elytra color as a signal of chemical defense in the Asian ladybird beetle (Harmonia axyridis). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 61:1401-1408. PDF

74. McGraw, K. J. and D. R. Ardia. 2007. Do carotenoids buffer testosterone-mediated immunosuppression?: an experimental test in a colorful songbird. Biol. Letters 3:375-378. PDF, Electronic Supplementary Material, Biology Letters Highlighted Paper, ASU Headline, ASU News, School of Life Sciences News, Science Daily, Innovations Report,Biology News Net, PhysOrg.com, Eureka Alert, DentalPlans.com, United Press International, ImediNews, Earth Times,Monsters and Critics, New Kerala, Post Chronicle, News-Medical.net, Associated Content, Medical News Today,MediLexicon, Nutrition Horizon, ASU Research Magazine, Softpedia

73. Hofmann, C. M., K. J. McGraw, T. W. Cronin, and K. E. Omland. 2007. Melanin coloration in New World orioles I: carotenoid masking and pigment dichromatism in the orchard oriole complex. J. Avian Biol. 38:163-171. PDF

72. McGraw, K. J., W. Medina-Jerez, and H. Adams. 2007. Carotenoid-based plumage coloration and aggression during molt in male house finches. Behaviour 144:165-178. PDF

71. Steffen, J. and K. J. McGraw. 2007. Patterns of carotenoid and pterin pigmentation in the colorful dewlaps of two anole species. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B. 146:42-46. PDF

70. McGraw, K. J. 2007. Dietary mineral content influences melanin-based ornamental coloration. Behav. Ecol. 18:137-142. PDF

69. McGraw, K. J. 2006. The mechanics of uncommon colors in birds: pterins, porphyrins, and psittacofulvins. In: Bird Coloration. I. Mechanisms and Measurements (G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw, eds.). Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 354-398.

68. McGraw, K. J. 2006. The mechanics of carotenoid coloration in birds. In: Bird Coloration. I. Mechanisms and Measurements (G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw, eds.). Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 177-242.

67. McGraw, K. J. 2006. The mechanics of melanin coloration in birds. In: Bird Coloration. I. Mechanisms and Measurements (G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw, eds.). Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 243-294.

66. Shawkey, M. D., G. E. Hill, K. J. McGraw, and W. R. Hood. 2006. An experimental test of the contributions and condition-dependence of microstructure and carotenoids in yellow plumage colouration. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 273:2985-2991. PDF

65. McGraw, K. J., O. L. Crino, W. Medina-Jerez, and P. M. Nolan. 2006. Effect of dietary carotenoid supplementation on food intake and immune function in a songbird with no carotenoid coloration. Ethology 112: 1209-1216. PDF

64. McGraw, K. J. and K. C. Klasing. 2006. Carotenoids, immunity, and integumentary coloration in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). Auk 123:1161-1171. PDF

63. McGraw, K. J. 2006. Carotenoids mediate a trade-off between egg quantity and quality in Japanese quail. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 18:247-256. PDF

62. McGraw, K. J. 2006. Sex-steroid dependence of carotenoid-based coloration in female zebra finches. Physiol. Behav. 88:347-352. PDF

61. McGraw, K. J., P. M. Nolan, and O. L. Crino. 2006. Carotenoid accumulation strategies for becoming a colorful house finch: analyses of plasma and liver pigments in wild molting birds. Funct. Ecol. 20:678-688. PDF, Cover Image

60. McGraw, K. J., S. M. Correa, and E. Adkins-Regan. 2006. Testosterone upregulates lipoprotein status to control sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 60:117-122. PDF

59. McGraw, K. J. and L. Hardy. 2006. Astaxanthin is responsible for the pink plumage flush of Franklins and Ring-billed gulls. J. Field Ornithol. 77:29-33. PDF

58. McGraw, K. J. and R. S. Parker. 2006. A novel lipoprotein-mediated mechanism controlling sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird. Physiol. Behav. 87:103-108. PDF

57. Deviche, P., K. McGraw, and E. Greiner. 2005. Interspecific differences in hematozoan infection in Sonoran Desert Aimophila sparrows. J. Wild. Dis. 41:532-541. PDF

56. McGraw, K. J., E. Adkins-Regan, and R. S. Parker. 2005. Maternally derived carotenoid pigments affect offspring survival, sex ratio, and sexual attractiveness in a colorful songbird. Naturwiss. 92:375-380. PDF

55. McGraw, K. J., R. J. Safran, and K. Wakamatsu. 2005. How feather colour reflects its melanin content. Funct. Ecol. 19:816-821. PDF

54. Safran, R. J., C. R. Neuman, K. J. McGraw, and I. J. Lovette. 2005. Dynamic paternity allocation as a function of male plumage color in barn swallows. Science 309:2210-2212. PDF, Cover image, Cornell University, Arizona State University, ASU Insight, ASU homepage, BBC, Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, ABC News, ABC News Online, AOL News, Belleville News Democrat, Biology News Net,Cherry Bomb, CLAS Alumni Magazine, EurekAlert, East Valley Tribune (AZ), East Valley Tribune homepage, Melbourne Herald Sun, Innovations Report, Independent Online, Live Science, MSNBC, National Geographic, National Wildlife Federation Magazine, New Haven Herald, New Kerala, New Scientist, New York Times, Newswise, Noorderlicht, NPR,OptusNet, Pet Talk Radio, Planet Ark, Red Nova, Reuters, Salem Statesman Journal, Science Daily, School of Life Sciences (ASU), Science News, Telegraph, The Age, The Oregonian, Times Online, Unison, Virtual Life Sciences Library, Web India, World News Australia, Yahoo News, AAAS radio clip, CLAS News (ASU), 10,000 Birds

53. McGraw, K. J. 2005. Interspecific variation in dietary carotenoid assimilation in birds: links to phylogeny and color ornamentation. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 142:245-250. PDF

52. McGraw, K. J. and M. C. Nogare. 2005. Distribution of unique red feather pigments in parrots. Biology Letters 1:38-43. PDF, Arizona State University homepage 1, Arizona State University homepage 2, Arizona State University press release 1, Arizona State University press release 2, Arizona State University video interview, ASU Insight Newspaper,The Arizona Republic, Innovations Report, The Biochemist, Windy City Parrot, Wissenschaft, EurekaAlert (AAAS),ChemLin, ParrotSuperCenter, Yahoo Korea, Noorderlicht, ScienceDaily, LiveScience, ParrotScience.com, The Oregonian, Farbimpulse, Futura Sciences, El Correo Digital, Vigyan Prasar, Precious Fids, Girl Scientist, Science News,Aviary & Cage Bird Society of South Florida, ASU Insight (Summer Highlights), ASU Alumni Magazine (Spring 2005),eNewsSource, BBC Wildlife, BirdTalk Magazine, Grade Winner, Planned Parrothood, Chemical and Engineering News, Birdwatchers Digest

51. McGraw, K. J. 2005. The antioxidant function of many animal pigments: are there consistent health benefits of sexually selected colorants? Anim. Behav. 69:757-764. PDF, Top 10 article in Animal Behaviour

50. McGraw, K. J. and D. R. Ardia. 2005. Sex differences in carotenoid status and immune performance in zebra finches. Evol. Ecol. Res. 7:251-262. PDF

49. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2005. The physiological costs of being colourful: nutritional control of carotenoid utilization in the American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis). Anim. Behav. 69:653-660. PDF

48. McGraw, K. J., J. Hudon, G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2005. A simple and inexpensive chemical test for behavioral ecologists to determine the presence of carotenoid pigments in animal tissues. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 57:391-397. PDF

47. McGraw, K. J. 2004. Not all red, orange, and yellow animal colors are carotenoid-based: the need to couple biochemical and behavioral studies of color signals. Proc. Ind. Natl. Sci. Acad. B 70:593-598. PDF

46. McGraw, K. J., K. Wakamatsu, A. B. Clark, and K. Yasukawa. 2004. Red-winged blackbirds Agelaius phoeniceus use carotenoid and melanin pigments to color their epaulets. J. Avian Biol. 35:543-550. PDF

45. McGraw, K. J. 2004. Colorful songbirds metabolize carotenoids at the integument. J. Avian Biol. 35:471-476. PDF

44. McGraw, K. J. and A. J. Gregory. 2004. Carotenoid pigments in male American goldfinches: what is the optimal biochemical strategy for becoming colourful? Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 83:273-280. PDF

43. McGraw, K. J. and J. G. Schuetz. 2004. The evolution of carotenoid coloration in estrildid finches: a biochemical analysis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 139:45-51. PDF

42. McGraw, K. J. 2004. Winter plumage coloration in male American goldfinches: do reduced ornaments serve signaling functions in the non-breeding season? Ethology 110:707-715. PDF

41. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, K. J. Navara, and R. S. Parker. 2004. Differential accumulation and pigmenting ability of dietary carotenoids in colorful finches. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 77:484-491. PDF

40. McGraw, K. J. and K. Wakamatsu. 2004. Melanin basis of ornamental feather colors in male zebra finches. Condor 106:686-690. PDF

39. Horak, P., L. Saks, U. Karu, I. Ots, P. F. Surai, and K. J. McGraw. 2004. How coccidian parasites affect health and appearance of greenfinches. J. Anim. Ecol. 73:935-947. PDF

38. McGraw, K. J., R. J. Safran, M. R. Evans, and K. Wakamatsu. 2004. European barn swallows use melanin pigments to color their feathers brown. Behav. Ecol. 15:889-891. PDF, Confirmatory reply by Stradi

37. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2004. Plumage color as a dynamic trait: carotenoid pigmentation of male house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) fades during the breeding season. Can. J. Zool. 82:734-738. PDF

36. McGraw, K. J. and M. C. Nogare. 2004. Carotenoid pigments and the selectivity of psittacofulvin-based coloration systems in parrots. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 138:229-233. PDF

35. Safran, R. J. and K. J. McGraw. 2004. Plumage coloration, not length or symmetry of tail-streamers, is a sexually selected trait in North American barn swallows. Behav. Ecol. 15:455-461. PDF, Nature Australia

34. McGraw, K. J., K. Wakamatsu, S. Ito, P. M. Nolan, P. Jouventin, F. S. Dobson, R. E. Austic, R. J. Safran, L. M. Siefferman, G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2004. You cant judge a pigment by its color: carotenoid and melanin content of yellow and brown feathers in swallows, bluebirds, penguins, and domestic chickens. Condor 106:390-395. PDF

33. McGraw, K. J. 2004. Multiple UV reflectance peaks in the iridescent neck feathers of pigeons. Naturwiss. 91:125-129. PDF

32. Mays Jr., H. L., K. J. McGraw, G. Ritchison, S. Cooper, V. Rush, and R. S. Parker. 2004. Sexual dichromatism in the Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens): spectrophotometric analysis and biochemical basis. J. Avian Biol. 35:125-134.PDF

31. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2004. Mate attentiveness, seasonal timing of breeding and long-term pair bonding in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Behaviour 141:1-13. PDF

30. McGraw, K. J. and D. R. Ardia. 2004. Immunoregulatory activity of different dietary carotenoids in male zebra finches. Chemoecol. 14:25-29. PDF

29. Hill, G. E. and K. J. McGraw. 2004. Correlated changes in male plumage coloration and female mate choice in cardueline finches. Anim. Behav. 67:27-35. PDF

28. McGraw, K. J. and D. R. Ardia. 2003. Carotenoids, immunocompetence, and the information content of sexual colors: an experimental test. Am. Nat. 162:704-712. PDF

27. Saks, L., K. J. McGraw, and P. Horak. 2003. How feather colour reflects its carotenoid content. Funct. Ecol. 17:555-561. PDF

26. McGraw, K. J., M. D. Beebee, G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2003. Lutein-based plumage coloration in songbirds is a consequence of selective pigment incorporation into feathers. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B. 135:689-696. PDF

25. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, and R. S. Parker. 2003. Carotenoid pigments in a mutant cardinal: implications for the genetic and enzymatic control mechanisms of carotenoid metabolism in birds. Condor 105:587-592. PDF

24. McGraw, K. J., A. J. Gregory, R. S. Parker, and E. Adkins-Regan. 2003. Diet, plasma carotenoids, and sexual coloration in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Auk 120:400-410. PDF

23. McGraw, K. J. 2003. Melanins, metals, and mate quality. Oikos 102:402-406. PDF

22. Hill, G. E and K. J. McGraw. 2003. Melanin, nutrition, and the lions mane. Science (Letter) 299:660. PDF

21. McGraw, K. J., J. Dale, and E. A. Mackillop. 2003. Social environment during molt and the expression of melanin-based plumage pigmentation in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 53:116-122. PDF

20. McGraw, K. J., E. A. Mackillop, J. Dale, and M. E. Hauber. 2002. Different colors reveal different information: how nutritional stress affects the expression of melanin- and structurally based ornamental coloration. J. Exp. Biol. 205:3747-3755. PDF, JEB 2002 Highlight

19. McGraw, K. J., E. Adkins-Regan, and R. S. Parker. 2002. Anhydrolutein in the zebra finch: a new, metabolically derived carotenoid in birds. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B. 132:811-818. PDF

18. McGraw, K. J. 2002. Environmental predictors of geographic variation in human mating preferences. Ethology 108:303-317. PDF, Reuters press release, New Scientist article, Straits Times, Ananova, iAfrica, Daily Dispatch, NY Post editorial, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle, Yahoo News (in Spanish), Expressen (Swedish newspaper), Het Parool (Dutch daily newspaper), Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cornell Univ. press release,Australian Broadcasting Company, Hindustan Times (India), Megastar (England), La Opinion (Los Angeles), Washington Post, Hola Hoy (NYC Spanish newspaper), Chicago Sun-Times, Dagbladet (Norwegian newspaper), Indianapolis Star,Terra Lycos, Telegraph News (U.K.), Cornell Chronicle, National Review, Some girl named Allison, San Francisco Chronicle, Indianapolis Star again, Chicago Tribune, Indianapolis Star yet again, Buffalo News, New Orleans Channel,Financial Times magazine (London), EurekAlert (AAAS), Cosmiverse, InteliHealth, El Norte, El Universal, KLIK Magazin,GIGA (Denmark), Newswise, Mindful-Things, SexNews Daily, The KCRA Channel (California), Grinning Idiot, Venezuela Innovadora, Tiscali (Netherlands), Tercera (Chile), Shape Magazine, Allure Magazine, Cornell Communique, Cornell Alumni Magazine, YupiMSN, Avisa Norland (Norway), Aftonbladet (Sweden), 3sat Online (Denmark), Modern Bride magazine, Most Frequently Dowloaded Ethology paper in 2003

17. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, R. Stradi, and R. S. Parker. 2002. The effect of dietary carotenoid access on sexual dichromatism and plumage pigment composition in the American goldfinch. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 131:261-269.PDF

16. Badyaev, A. V., Hill, G. E., Beck, M. L., Dervan, A. A., Duckworth, R. A., McGraw, K. J., Nolan, P. M., and Whittingham, L. A. 2002. Sex-biased hatching order and adaptive population divergence in a passerine bird. Science 295:316-318. PDF, News of the Week, USA Today, National Geographic News.

15. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2002. Testing reversed sexual dominance from an ontogenetic perspective: juvenile female House Finches Carpodacus mexicanus are dominant to juvenile males. Ibis 144:39-42. PDF

14. McGraw, K. J., P. M. Nolan, A. M. Stoehr, and G. E. Hill. 2001. Intersexual differences in age-specific parental effort in the house finch. Etologia 9:35-41. PDF, Journal cover

13. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill, R. Stradi, and R. S. Parker. 2001. The influence of carotenoid acquisition and utilization on the maintenance of species-typical plumage pigmentation in male American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) and northern cardinalis (Cardinalis cardinalis). Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 74:843-852. PDF, Online version with color photos

12. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2001. Carotenoid access and intraspecific variation in plumage pigmentation in male American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis) and northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). Funct. Ecol. 15:732-739. PDF,Journal cover

11. McGraw, K. J., A. M. Stoehr, P. M. Nolan, and G. E. Hill. 2001. Plumage redness predicts breeding onset and reproductive success in the house finch: a validation of Darwin’s theory. J. Avian Biol. 32:90-94. PDF

10. Stoehr, A. M. and K. J. McGraw. 2001. Ultraviolet reflectance of color patches in male Sceloporus undulatus and Anolis carolinensis. J. Herpetol. 35:168-171. PDF

9. Stoehr, A. M, K. J. McGraw, P. M. Nolan, and G. E. Hill. 2001. Parental care in relation to brood size in the house finch. J. Field Ornithol. 72:412-418. PDF

8. Nolan, P. M., A. M. Stoehr, G. E. Hill and K. J. McGraw. 2001. The number of provisioning visits by house finches predicts the mass of food delivered. Condor 103:851-855. PDF

7. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2000. Plumage brightness and breeding-season dominance in the house finch: a negatively correlated handicap? Condor 102:457-462. PDF

6. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2000. Differential effects of endoparasitism on the expression of carotenoid- and melanin-based ornamental coloration. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 267:1525-1532. PDF, NPR Radio Show, Birdwatcher’s Digest

5. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 2000. Carotenoid-based ornamentation and status signaling in the house finch. Behav. Ecol. 11: 520-527. PDF

4. Stoehr, A. M., P. M. Nolan, G. E. Hill, and K. J. McGraw. 2000. Nest mites (Pellonyssus reedi) and the reproductive biology of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Can. J. Zool. 78:2126-2133. PDF

3. Badyaev, A. V., G. E. Hill, A. M. Stoehr, P. M. Nolan, and K. J. McGraw. 2000. The evolution of sexual dimorphism in the house finch: II. Population divergence in relation to local selection. Evolution 54:2134-2144. PDF

2. McGraw, K. J. and G. E. Hill. 1999. Induced homosexual behaviour in male house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus): the “Prisoner Effect”. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 11:197-201. PDF

1. McGraw, K. J., G. E. Hill and A. J. Keyser. 1999. Ultraviolet reflectance of colored plastic leg bands. J. Field Ornithol. 70:236-243. PDF

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