TES Merrill

Early-life immune activation increases song complexity and alters phenotypic associations between sexual ornaments
Merrill, L, MF Naylor, M Dalimonte, S McLaughlin, TES Merrill, and JL Grindstaff. 2017. “Early-Life Immune Activation Increases Song Complexity and Alters Phenotypic Associations Between Sexual Ornaments”. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 31 (12): 2263-73. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12916.
Host density increases parasite recruitment but decreases host risk in a snail-trematode system
Buck, JC, RF Hechinger, AC Wood, TES Merrill, AM Kuris, and KD Lafferty. 2017. “Host Density Increases Parasite Recruitment But Decreases Host Risk in a Snail-Trematode System”. ECOLOGY 98 (8): 2029-38. doi:10.1002/ecy.1905.
Blurred lines between competition and parasitism
Merrill, TES, and SA Schnitzer. 2017. “Blurred Lines Between Competition and Parasitism”. BIOTROPICA 49 (4): 433-38. doi:10.1111/btp.12444.
Epaulet Size and Current Condition in Red-Winged Blackbirds: Examining a Semistatic Signal, Testosterone, Immune Function, and Parasites
Merrill, L, TES Merrill, PL González-Gómez, AL O’Loghlen, JC Wingfield, VA Ellis, and SI Rothstein. 2015. “Epaulet Size and Current Condition in Red-Winged Blackbirds: Examining a Semistatic Signal, Testosterone, Immune Function, and Parasites”. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY 88 (1): 11-21. doi:10.1086/679475.
Host sex and parasitism in Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus): examining potential causes of infection biases in a sexually dimorphic species
Merrill, TES, and L Merrill. 2015. “Host Sex and Parasitism in Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus): Examining Potential Causes of Infection Biases in a Sexually Dimorphic Species”. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 93 (1): 21-29. doi:10.1139/cjz-2014-0223.