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Amanda M. Sparkman · SciRah

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Amanda M. Sparkman

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h-index: 18
Works: 37
Citations: 998

Most-cited papers

A test of life-history theories of immune defence in two ecotypes of the garter snake, Thamnophis elegans.
Amanda M. Sparkman, M. G. Palacios
2009Journal of Animal Ecology107 citations
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An empirical test of evolutionary theories for reproductive senescence and reproductive effort in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans
Amanda M. Sparkman, S. Arnold, A. Bronikowski
2007Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences103 citations Open access
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Direct fitness benefits of delayed dispersal in the cooperatively breeding red wolf (Canis rufus)
Amanda M. Sparkman, J. Adams, T. Steury, L. Waits +1 more
201163 citations
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Helper effects on pup lifetime fitness in the cooperatively breeding red wolf (Canis rufus)
Amanda M. Sparkman, J. Adams, Art Beyer, T. Steury +2 more
2011Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences63 citations Open access
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Evolutionary ecology of endocrine-mediated life-history variation in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans.
Amanda M. Sparkman, C. Vleck, A. Bronikowski
2009Ecology61 citations
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Corticosterone and pace of life in two life-history ecotypes of the garter snake Thamnophis elegans.
M. G. Palacios, Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski
2012General and Comparative Endocrinology60 citations Open access
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The untapped potential of reptile biodiversity for understanding how and why animals age
Luke A. Hoekstra, T. Schwartz, Amanda M. Sparkman, David A. W. Miller +1 more
2019Functional Ecology53 citations Open access
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Developmental plasticity of immune defence in two life-history ecotypes of the garter snake, Thamnophis elegans - a common-environment experiment.
M. G. Palacios, Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski
2011Journal of Animal Ecology49 citations Open access
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Social and Demographic Effects of Anthropogenic Mortality: A Test of the Compensatory Mortality Hypothesis in the Red Wolf
Amanda M. Sparkman, L. Waits, D. Murray
2011PLoS ONE47 citations Open access
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Physiological indices of stress in wild and captive garter snakes: correlations, repeatability, and ecological variation.
Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski, Shelby Williams, S. Parsai +2 more
2014Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology44 citations Open access
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The role of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in growth and reproduction in female brown house snakes (Lamprophis fuliginosus).
Amanda M. Sparkman, D. Byars, N. Ford, A. Bronikowski
2010General and Comparative Endocrinology42 citations
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Geographic variation and within-individual correlations of physiological stress markers in a widespread reptile, the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis).
E. Gangloff, Amanda M. Sparkman, Kaitlyn G. Holden, Caitlyn J Corwin +2 more
2017Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology39 citations Open access
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Pack social dynamics and inbreeding avoidance in the cooperatively breeding red wolf
Amanda M. Sparkman, J. Adams, T. Steury, L. Waits +1 more
201232 citations Open access
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Rates of molecular evolution vary in vertebrates for insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), a pleiotropic locus that regulates life history traits.
Amanda M. Sparkman, T. Schwartz, J. Madden, S. Boyken +3 more
2012General and Comparative Endocrinology30 citations
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Avian Predation and the Evolution of Life Histories in the Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans
Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski, J. Billings, D. von Borstel +1 more
201329 citations
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Parallel behavioral and morphological divergence in fence lizards on two college campuses
Amanda M. Sparkman, S. Howe, S. Hynes, Brooke Hobbs +1 more
2018PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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Among‐individual heterogeneity in maternal behaviour and physiology affects reproductive allocation and offspring life‐history traits in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans
E. Gangloff, Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski
201819 citations
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Convergence in reduced body size, head size, and blood glucose in three island reptiles
Amanda M. Sparkman, Amanda D. Clark, L. Brummett, Kenneth R Chism +3 more
2018Ecology and Evolution18 citations Open access
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The utility of reptile blood transcriptomes in molecular ecology
D. Waits, Dasia Y. Simpson, Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski +1 more
2019Molecular Ecology Resources17 citations Open access
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Vertical Transmission of Hepatozoon in the Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans
Kiera L. Kauffman, Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski, M. G. Palacios
2017Journal of Wildlife Diseases17 citations
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Integrating behaviour into the pace-of-life continuum: Divergent levels of activity and information gathering in fast- and slow-living snakes.
E. Gangloff, M. Chow, V. Leos-Barajas, S. Hynes +2 more
2017Behavioural Processes16 citations
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Evidence for sex-specific reproductive senescence in monogamous cooperatively breeding red wolves
Amanda M. Sparkman, M. Blois, J. Adams, L. Waits +2 more
2016Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology16 citations
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Evidence for a genetic basis for delayed dispersal in a cooperatively breeding canid
Amanda M. Sparkman, J. Adams, T. Steury, L. Waits +1 more
201214 citations
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Influences of Diet and Family on Age of Maturation in Brown House Snakes, Lamprophis fuliginosus
D. Byars, N. Ford, Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski
201011 citations
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Current and time‐lagged effects of climate on innate immunity in two sympatric snake species
Lucia L Combrink, A. Bronikowski, David A. W. Miller, Amanda M. Sparkman
2021Ecology and Evolution8 citations Open access
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Use of field‐portable ultrasonography reveals differences in developmental phenology and maternal egg provisioning in two sympatric viviparous snakes
Amanda M. Sparkman, Kenneth R Chism, A. Bronikowski, L. Brummett +5 more
2018Ecology and Evolution8 citations Open access
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Rock Refuges Are Strongly Associated with Increased Urban Occupancy in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
Alexander J. Rurik, Seth C. Wilmoth, K. Dayton, Amanda M. Sparkman
2022Diversity4 citations Open access
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Microevolutionary change in mimicry? Potential erosion of rattling behaviour among nonvenomous snakes on islands lacking rattlesnakes
Bradley C. Allf, Amanda M. Sparkman, D. Pfennig
20204 citations
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Food availability has direct and delayed effects on structural growth and body reserves in garter snakes.
Carli R Dinsmore, A. Bronikowski, Amanda M. Sparkman, C. Davis +4 more
2025Ecology2 citations Open access
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Princes and Paupers: Effects of Annual and Early-Life Resource Variability on Demography in Populations of Common Garter Snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis
Carli R Dinsmore, A. Bronikowski, Amanda M. Sparkman, David Muñoz +4 more
2024Journal of Herpetology1 citations
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Embryonic heart rate correlates with maternal temperature and developmental stage in viviparous snakes.
Kelly. Evans, L. Brummett, Lucia L Combrink, Kaitlyn G. Holden +4 more
2020Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology1 citations Open access
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Acorn woodpeckers alter resource use, group size, and spring productivity across an urban landscape
Olivia R. Knapp, Kendra E. Forster, Alexander J. Rurik, Isabelle Hugoniot +9 more
2026Urban Ecosystems0 citations Open access
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Urbanization is associated with alterations in immunity, stress physiology, morphology and reproduction in western fence lizards
Amanda M. Sparkman, Corban A. Muthiah, Eric J. Reyes, Alexander J. Rurik +1 more
2026Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science0 citations Open access
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J. Moriarty, E. Quah, Amanda M. Sparkman
2023Ichthyology & Herpetology0 citations
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Evidence for sex-specific reproductive senescence in monogamous cooperatively breeding red wolves
Amanda M. Sparkman, M. Blois, J. Adams, L. Waits +2 more
2016Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology0 citations
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IGF-1 and Reproduction in Snakes
Amanda M. Sparkman, A. Bronikowski, N. Ford
20110 citations
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The evolution of life histories in garter snakes: Reproduction, aging, and the physiology of trade-offs
Amanda M. Sparkman
20090 citations
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