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Ton G. G. Groothuis

Ton G. G. Groothuis

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Netherlands
2022

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
62
Citations
14841
World Ranking
285
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Ton G. G. Groothuis is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans several subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, cognitive neuroscience, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics such as animal behavior and reproduction, avian ecology and behavior, fish ecology and management studies, hemispheric asymmetry in neuroscience, thyroid disorders and treatments, wildlife ecology and conservation, and broader plant and animal studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ton G. G. Groothuis include:

  • Exploration speed in captivity predicts foraging tactics and diet in free-living red knots, 2021, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Who listens to mother? A whole-family perspective on the evolution of maternal hormone allocation, 2021, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Explaining discrepancies in the study of maternal effects: the role of context and embryo, 2020, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • Manipulation of Prenatal Thyroid Hormones Does Not Affect Growth or Physiology in Nestling Pied Flycatchers, 2020, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
  • An examination of the influence of prenatal sex hormones on handedness: Literature review and amniotic fluid data, 2021, Hormones and Behavior

Ton G. G. Groothuis frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Bin-Yan Hsu, Tom Sarraude, Suvi Ruuskanen, Bernd Riedstra, and Selin Ersoy.

The scientist's work has been published often in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Journal of Animal Ecology

Best Publications

  • The development of animal personality: relevance, concepts and perspectives

    Judy Stamps;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Maternal hormones as a tool to adjust offspring phenotype in avian species

    Ton G.G. Groothuis;Wendt Müller;Nikolaus von Engelhardt;Claudio Carere

  • Avian personalities: characterization and epigenesis.

    Ton G. G. Groothuis;Claudio Carere;Claudio Carere

  • Hormone-mediated maternal effects in birds: mechanisms matter but what do we know of them?

    Ton. G.G Groothuis;Hubert Schwabl

  • Maternal androgens in black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) eggs: consequences for chick development

    Corine M. Eising;Cas Eikenaar;Hubert Schwabl;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Fecal corticosteroids in a territorial bird selected for different personalities : Daily rhythm and the response to social stress

    C Carere;T.G.G Groothuis;E Möstl;S Daan

  • Developmental perspectives on personality: implications for ecological and evolutionary studies of individual differences

    Judy A. Stamps;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Personalities in great tits, Parus major : stability and consistency

    Claudio Carere;Piet J. Drent;Lucia Privitera;Jaap M. Koolhaas

  • Yolk androgens and begging behaviour in black-headed gull chicks: an experimental field study

    Corine M. Eising;Ton G.G. Groothuis

  • Determinants of within- and among-clutch variation in levels of maternal hormones in Black-Headed Gull eggs

    T. G. Groothuis;Hubert Schwabl

  • Prenatal stress in birds: pathways, effects, function and perspectives.

    Rie Henriksen;Sophie Rettenbacher;Ton G.G. Groothuis

  • Sex-specific effects of yolk testosterone on survival, begging and growth of zebra finches

    Nikolaus von Engelhardt;Claudio Carere;Cor Dijkstra;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Does testosterone affect lateralization of brain and behaviour? A meta- analysis in humans and other animal species

    Kristina A Pfannkuche;Anke Bouma;Ton G.G Groothuis

  • Avian mothers create different phenotypes by hormone deposition in their eggs.

    Corine M Eising;Wendt Müller;Ton G.G Groothuis

  • Epigenetic effects on personality traits: early food provisioning and sibling competition

    Claudio Carere;Piet J. Drent;Jaap M. Koolhaas;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Effect of social defeat in a territorial bird (Parus major) selected for different coping styles

    Claudio Carere;Diliana Welink;Piet J Drent;Jaap M Koolhaas

  • Prenatal androgen exposure modulates cellular and humoral immune function of black-headed gull chicks.

    Wendt Müller;Ton G.G Groothuis;Alice Kasprzik;Cor Dijkstra

  • Balancing between costs and benefits of maternal hormone deposition in avian eggs.

    Ton G. G Groothuis;Corine M Eising;Cor Dijkstra;Wendt Müller

  • Sex differences in yolk hormones depend on maternal social status in Leghorn chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)

    Wendt Müller;Corine M. Eising;Cor Dijkstra;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Fear, stress, and feather pecking in commercial white and brown laying hen parent-stock flocks and their relationships with production parameters

    E.N. de Haas;B. Kemp;J.E. Bolhuis;T. Groothuis

  • The relation among gonadal steroids, immunocompetence, body mass, and behavior in young black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus)

    Albert F H Ros;Ton G G Groothuis;Victor Apanius

  • Parents and early life environment affect behavioral development of laying hen chickens

    Elske N. de Haas;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Bas Kemp;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Direct male-male competition can facilitate invasion of new colour types in Lake Victoria cichlids

    Peter D. Dijkstra;Ole Seehausen;Ole Seehausen;Ton G. G. Groothuis

  • Early feather pecking as a form of social exploration: the effect of group stability on feather pecking and tonic immobility in domestic chicks

    Bernd Riedstra;Ton G.G Groothuis

  • Maternal Hormones in Avian Eggs

    N. von Engelhardt;T.G.G. Groothuis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ole Seehausen
Ole Seehausen University of Bern
Marcel Eens
Marcel Eens University of Antwerp
Claudio Carere
Claudio Carere Tuscia University
Veerle Darras
Veerle Darras KU Leuven
Jan Komdeur
Jan Komdeur University of Groningen
Jaap M. Koolhaas
Jaap M. Koolhaas University of Groningen
Neil B. Metcalfe
Neil B. Metcalfe University of Glasgow
Anke Bouma
Anke Bouma University of Groningen
Manfred Gahr
Manfred Gahr Max Planck Society
T.B. Rodenburg
T.B. Rodenburg Utrecht University

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