• Liebgold, E.B., Gerlach, N.M., and Ketterson, E.D. 2014. Similarity in temporal variation in sex-biased dispersal over short and long distances in the dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis. Molecular Ecology 22(22): 5548-5560.
• Whittaker, D.J., Gerlach, N.M., Soini, H.A., Novotny, M.V., and Ketterson, E.D. 2013. Bird odour predicts reproductive success. Animal Behavior 86(4): 697-703.
  • Media: Science ScienceShots, Nature Research Highlights
• Gerlach, N.M. and Ketterson, E.D. 2013. Experimental elevation of testosterone lowers fitness in female dark-eyed juncos. Hormones and Behavior 63(5): 782–790.

• Gerlach, N.M., McGlothlin, J.W., Parker, P.G., and Ketterson, E.D. 2012. Reinterpreting Bateman gradients: multiple mating and selection in both sexes of a songbird species. Behavioral Ecology 23(5): 1078-1088. [Highlighted as Editor’s Choice]

• Gerlach, N.M., McGlothlin, J.W., Parker, P.G., and Ketterson, E.D. 2012. Promiscuous mating produces offspring with higher lifetime fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279(1730): 860-866.
  • Media: Nature News & Views, Nature Research Highlights, Indiana University, The Conversation. Also featured in Nordell, S.E. & Valone, T.J. 2013. Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications. Oxford University Press.
• Whittaker, D.J., Soini, H.A., Gerlach, N.M., Posto, A.L., Novotny, M.V., and Ketterson, E.D. 2011. Role of seasonality and testosterone in stimulating changes in a potential chemosignal in a songbird. Journal of Chemical Ecology 37:1349-1357.

•  McGlothlin, J.W., Whittaker, D.J., Schrock, S.E., Gerlach, N.M., Jawor, J.M., Snajdr, E.A., and Ketterson, E.D. 2010. Natural selection on testosterone production in a wild songbird population. American Naturalist 175(6): 687–701.
  • Media: University of Virginia Magazine, Indiana University, UVa Today
• Lauay, C., Gerlach, N.M., Adkins-Regan, E., and Devoogd, T.J. 2004. Female zebra finches require early song exposure to prefer high quality song as adults. Animal Behaviour 68(6): 1249-1255.

Forthcoming Publications

• Gerlach, N.M. and Ketterson E.D. Life histories & hormones: experimental studies & long-term insights. In: No bird like the snowbird: integrative approaches to understanding evolutionary diversity in the avian genus Junco (eds. J.W. Atwell and E.D. Ketterson).
• Whittaker, D.J. and Gerlach, N.M. Mate choice in dark-eyed juncos using visual, acoustic, and chemical cues. In: No bird like the snowbird: integrative approaches to understanding evolutionary diversity in the avian genus Junco (eds. J.W. Atwell and E.D. Ketterson).