Publications

Ecological Epigenetics

A.L. Liebl, S.C. Anderson, A.F. Russell, J.S. Wesner, J.L. Petersen. 2026. Cooperative care influences genome-wide levels of DNA methylation in nestling chestnut-crowned babblers. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 381(1955), rstb20250014.

L. Gerber, A.W. Schrey, S.C. Anderson, E. Jain, and A.L. Liebl. 2025. Sequencing method matters: differential performance of DNA methylation data acquisition in epigenetic clock calibration. Journal of Avian Biology, (5), e03498.

H.E. Hanson and A.L. Liebl. 2022. The mutagenic consequences of DNA methylation within and across generations. Epigenomes, 6(4): 33.

H.E. Hanson, C. Wang, A.S. Schrey, A.L. Liebl, M. Ravinet, R.H.Y. Jiang, and L.B. Martin. 2022. Epigenetic potential and DNA methylation in an ongoing house sparrow (Passer domesticus) range expansion. American Naturalist, 200(5): 662-674.

A.L. Liebl, J.S. Wesner, A.F. Russell, and A.W. Schrey. 2021. Methylation patterns at fledging predict delayed dispersal in a cooperatively breeding bird. PLOS One, 16(6): e0252227.

A.L. Liebl, A.W. Schrey, C.R. Richards, and L.B. Martin. 2013. Patterns of DNA methylation throughout a range expansion of an introduced songbird, Integrative and Comparative Biology,53(2) 307-318.

A.W. Schrey, M. Alvarez, C.M. Foust, H.J. Kilvitis, J.D. Lee, A.L. Liebl, L.B. Martin, C.L. Richards, and M. Robertson, 2013. Ecological epigenetics: beyond MS-AFLP, Integrative and Comparative Biology,53(2) 307-318.

Avian Ecology & Social Behavior

A.L. Liebl, A.J. Steen, L.J. O'Neill, J.L. Savage, A.F. Russell. 2024. Clutch Size, but Not Egg Volume, Increases with Rainfall in an Arid-Dwelling Bird. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 64(6), 1633-1642.

A. G. Cones, A.L. Liebl, and A.F. Russell. 2023. Helpers are associated with increased nest attentiveness and more constant egg temperatures in chestnut-crowned babblers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 77: 87.

A.G. Cones, A.L. Liebl, T.M. Houslay, and A.F. Russell. 2020. Temperature-mediated plasticity in incubation schedules is unlikely to evolve to buffer embryos from climatic challenges in a seasonal songbird, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34(3): 465-476.

E. Capp, A.L. Liebl, A.G. Cones, A.F. Russell. 2018. Advancing breeding phenology does not affect incubation schedules in chestnut-crowned babblers: opposing effects of temperature and wind, Ecology and Evolution, 8(1): 696-705.

A.L. Liebl, L.E. Browning, and A.F. Russell. 2016. Manipulating carer number versus brood size: complimentary but not equivalent ways of quantifying carer effects on offspring, Behavioral Ecology, 27(4): 1247-1254.

A.L. Liebl, F.Y. Nomano, L.E. Browning, and A.F. Russell. 2016. Experimental evidence for fully additive care among male carers in chestnut-crowned babblers, Animal Behaviour, 115: 47-53.

Physiology, Behavior & Adaptation

L.B. Martin and A.L. Liebl, 2014. Physiological flexibility in an avian range expansion, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 206: 227-234.

A.L. Liebl and L.B. Martin, 2014. Living on the edge: range edge birds consume novel foods sooner than established ones, Behavioral Ecology, 25: 1089-1096.

J.W. Rivers, A.L. Liebl, L.B. Martin, and M.G. Betts, 2014. Corticosterone in territorial male Swaison’s thrushes varies relative to forest age but not vegetative cover, Journal of Ornithology,155(2): 539-548.

A.L. Liebl and L.B. Martin. 2013. Stress hormone receptors change as range expansion progresses in house sparrows, Biology Letters,9(3).

A.L. Liebl, T. Shimizu, and L.B. Martin. 2013. Covariation among glucocorticoid regulatory elements varies seasonally in house sparrows, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 183(1) 32-37.

A.L. Liebl and L.B. Martin. 2012. Exploratory behaviour and stressor hyper-responsiveness facilitate range expansion of an introduced songbird, Proceedings of the Royal Society, 279(1746) 4375-4381.

J.W. Rivers, A.L. Liebl, J.C. Owen, L.B. Martin, and M.G. Betts, 2012. Baseline corticosterone is positively related to juvenile survival in a migrant passerine bird, Functional Ecology, 26(5) 1127-1134.

R.M. Cox, E.U. Parker, D.M. Cheney, A.L. Liebl, L.B. Martin, and R. Calsbeek. 2010. Experimental evidence for physiological costs underlying the trade-off between reproduction and survival, Functional Ecology,24: 1262-1269.

Women in STEM

M.E. Swanson and A.L. Liebl. 2026. Female authorship in “Women in STEM” fields: a bibliometric analysis. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 66, icag090.

A.L. Liebl and C.C. Josefson. 2024. Motherhood and Academia: Tradeoffs. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 64(6), 1606-1610.

D.J. Galvin, S.C. Anderson, C.J. Marolf, N.G. Schneider, and A.L. Liebl. 2024. Comparative analysis of gender disparity in academic positions based on U.S. region and STEM discipline. PLOS One, 19(3).

A.L. Liebl, P. Rowland, A. Kiesow, A. Podhradsky, M. Redlin, M. Gaiani, J. Eduful, C. Anderson, A. Surovek, and M. Emery. 2021. Salaries in higher education systems: a system-wide perspective on career advancement and gender equity. ADVANCE Journal.

The Fierce Women's Collective (an initiative to highlight amazing women in science, athletics, business, and the community) interviewed Andrea about her research and scientific career. Read or listen to it here.