Melissa L. Grunst

Variation in adrenocortical stress physiology and condition metrics within a heterogeneous urban environment in the song sparrow <i>Melospiza melodia</i>

Melissa L. Grunst, John T. Rotenberry, Andrea S. Grunst · Journal of Avian Biology · 2014 · 47 citations

Condition Metrics, Body Mass, Stress Hormone +13

Early-life exposure to artificial light at night elevates physiological stress in free-living songbirds☆

Melissa L. Grunst, Thomas Raap, Andrea S. Grunst et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2019 · 46 citations

Light Regulation, Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Stress +5

Personality and plasticity in neophobia levels vary with anthropogenic disturbance but not toxic metal exposure in urban great tits

Andrea S. Grunst, Melissa L. Grunst, Rianne Pinxten et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2018 · 45 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Neophobia Levels, Environmental Exposure +7

Variation in personality traits across a metal pollution gradient in a free-living songbird

Andrea S. Grunst, Melissa L. Grunst, Bert Thys et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2018 · 40 citations

Fitness, Evolutionary Biology, Avian Evolution +5

Variable and consistent traffic noise negatively affect the sleep behavior of a free-living songbird

Melissa L. Grunst, Andrea S. Grunst, Rianne Pinxten et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2021 · 39 citations

Consistent Traffic Noise, Sleep, Behavioral Sciences +12