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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michelle L. Hall is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work frequently explores subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, and Speech and Hearing. Their research interests cover topics including Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Some recent publications by Michelle L. Hall include:

  • White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds, 2020, Current Biology
  • Urban Noise Restricts, Fragments, and Lightens Sleep in Australian Magpies, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Hot and Dry Conditions Predict Shorter Nestling Telomeres in an Endangered Songbird: Implications for Population Persistence, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Effect of Natural and Artificial Light at Night on Nocturnal Song in the Diurnal Willie Wagtail, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Telomere Dynamics in the First Year of Life, but Not Later in Life, Predict Lifespan in a Wild Bird, 2021, Molecular Ecology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with peers including Raoul A. Mulder, Farley Connelly, Robin D. Johnsson, Therésa M. Jones, and John A. Lesku.

Michelle L. Hall's work has been published in several journals more than once, with frequent venues including Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology, Ethology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Research Square (Research Square).

In recognition of their contributions, Michelle L. Hall was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Female song is widespread and ancestral in songbirds.

    Karan J. Odom;Michelle L. Hall;Katharina Riebel;Kevin E. Omland

  • A review of hypotheses for the functions of avian duetting

    Michelle L. Hall;Michelle L. Hall

  • A Review of Vocal Duetting in Birds

    Michelle L. Hall

  • Vocal performance influences male receiver response in the banded wren.

    Anya E Illes;Michelle L Hall;Sandra L Vehrencamp

  • The function of duetting in magpie-larks: conflict, cooperation, or commitment?

    Michelle L. Hall

  • Visual mimicry of host nestlings by cuckoos

    Naomi E. Langmore;Martin Stevens;Golo Maurer;Robert Heinsohn

  • New insights from female bird song: towards an integrated approach to studying male and female communication roles.

    Katharina Riebel;Karan J Odom;Karan J Odom;Naomi E Langmore;Michelle L Hall

  • Brood Parasitism and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds

    William Feeney;Iliana Medina;M. Somveille;Robert Heinsohn

  • Temporal coordination signals coalition quality

    Michelle L. Hall;Robert D. Magrath

  • Animal personality and pace-of-life syndromes: do fast-exploring fairy-wrens die young?

    Michelle L. Hall;Timon van Asten;Andrew C. Katsis;Niels J. Dingemanse;Niels J. Dingemanse

  • Coordination between the sexes for territorial defence in a duetting fairy-wren

    Michelle L. Hall;Anne Peters

  • Early-life telomere length predicts lifespan and lifetime reproductive success in a wild bird.

    Justin Ross Eastwood;Michelle L Hall;Michelle L Hall;Niki Teunissen;Sjouke A Kingma;Sjouke A Kingma

  • Female songbirds still struggling to be heard.

    Katharina Riebel;Michelle L. Hall;Naomi E. Langmore

  • Multiple benefits of cooperative breeding in purple-crowned fairy-wrens: a consequence of fidelity?

    Sjouke A. Kingma;Michelle L. Hall;Elena Arriero;Anne Peters

  • Male songbird indicates body size with low-pitched advertising songs.

    Michelle L. Hall;Sjouke Anne Kingma;Anne Peters

  • Song matching, overlapping, and switching in the banded wren: the sender's perspective

    Sandra L. Vehrencamp;Michelle L. Hall;Erin R. Bohman;Catherine D. Depeine

  • Multiple benefits drive helping behavior in a cooperatively breeding bird: An integrated analysis

    Sjouke Anne Kingma;Michelle L. Hall;Anne Peters

  • Nabiximols for the Treatment of Cannabis Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Nicholas Lintzeris;Anjali Bhardwaj;Llewellyn Mills;Adrian Dunlop

  • Trill performance components vary with age, season, and motivation in the banded wren

    S. L. Vehrencamp;J. Yantachka;J. Yantachka;M. L. Hall;M. L. Hall;S. R. de Kort;S. R. de Kort

  • White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds.

    Anne E. Aulsebrook;Anne E. Aulsebrook;Farley Connelly;Farley Connelly;Robin D. Johnsson;Therésa M. Jones

  • Arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy is associated with higher medial knee joint load and reductions in medial articular cartilage volume despite typical knee strength at 2 years post-surgery

    KL Bennell;TV Wrigley;Flavia M Cicuttini;BR Metcalf

  • What to deploy to prevent hip OA; population attributable fractions of risk factors for incident clinical and radiographic hip OA

    J. Runhaar;M. Hall;D. Schiphof;F. Saberi Hosnijeh

  • Effect of exercise on psychological well-being in people with knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    M. Hall;R.K. Nelligan;F.L. Dobson;N.J. Collins

  • Does a higher external knee flexion moment and quadriceps weakness predict patellar cartilage loss over 2 years following medial arthroscopic partial meniscectomy

    M Hall;TV Wrigley;BR Metcalf;Flavia M Cicuttini

  • Moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with greater patellar cartilage volume over 2 years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

    M. Hall;X. Wang;K. Fortin;K.L. Bennell

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Peters
Anne Peters Monash University
Naomi E. Langmore
Naomi E. Langmore Australian National University
Kim L. Bennell
Kim L. Bennell University of Melbourne
Kaspar Delhey
Kaspar Delhey Max Planck Society
Rana S. Hinman
Rana S. Hinman University of Melbourne
Sandra L. Vehrencamp
Sandra L. Vehrencamp Cornell University
Flavia M. Cicuttini
Flavia M. Cicuttini Monash University
Katharina Riebel
Katharina Riebel Leiden University
Kevin E. Omland
Kevin E. Omland University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bill Vicenzino
Bill Vicenzino University of Queensland

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