Publications of the research group "Avian Sleep"

Blumberg, M. S.; Lesku, J. A.; Libourel, P.-A.; Schmidt, M. H.; Rattenborg, N. C.: What is REM sleep? Current Biology 30 (1), pp. R38 - R49 (2020)

Ferretti, A.; McWilliams, S. R.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Maggini, I.; Cardinale, M.; Fusani, L.: Energy stores, oxidative balance, and sleep in migratory garden warblers (Sylvia borin) and whitethroats (Sylvia communis) at a spring stopover site. Integrative Organismal Biology 2 (1), obaa010 (2020)

Gutiérrez-Ibáñez, C.; Dannish, M. R.; Kohl, T.; Kettler, L.; Carr, C. E.; Tisdale, R. K.; Iwaniuk, A. N.; Luksch, H.; Wylie, D. R.: Zebrin expression in the cerebellum of two crocodilian species. Brain, behavior and evolution: Official journal of the J. B. Johnston Club 95 (1), pp. 45 - 55 (2020)

Rattenborg, N. C.: Somnovolarism. Sleep Medicine 67, pp. 246 - 247 (2020)

Ungurean, G.; Barrillot, B.; Martinez-Gonzalez, M. D.; Libourel, P.-A.; Rattenborg, N. C.: Comparative perspectives that challenge brain warming as the primary function of REM sleep. iScience 23 (11), 101696 (2020)

Ungurean, G.; van der Meij, J.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Lesku, J. A.: Evolution and plasticity of sleep. Current Opinion in Physiology 15, pp. 111 - 119 (2020)

van der Meij, J.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Beckers, G. J. L.: Divergent neuronal activity patterns in the avian hippocampus and nidopallium. European Journal of Neuroscience: European Neuroscience Association 52 (4), pp. 3124 - 3139 (2020)

van der Meij, J.; Ungurean, G.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Beckers, G. J. L.: Evolution of sleep in relation to memory – A birds’ brain view. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 33, pp. 78 - 85 (2020)

van Hasselt, S. J.; Rusche, M.; Vyssotski, A. L.; Verhulst, S.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Meerlo, P.: The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) shows signs of NREM sleep homeostasis but has very little REM sleep and no REM sleep homeostasis. Sleep 43 (6), zsz311 (2020)

van Hasselt, S. J.; Rusche, M.; Vyssotski, A. L.; Verhulst, S.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Meerlo, P.: Sleep time in the European starling is strongly affected by night length and moon phase. Current Biology 30 (9), pp. 1664 - 1671.e2 (2020)